Who was Karna before birth?

Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pandavas), and thus a demigod of royal birth.
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Who was Arjun in previous birth?

Siva alludes to the fact that Arjuna was Nara in a previous birth, with Narayana as his companion. It is believed that they continue to perform austerities and penance for the benefit of mankind. The incarnation is symbolic of the human soul which has the Supreme Lord as the eternal companion.
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Who was shakuni in previous birth?

It is believed that Shakuni was the personification of Dvapara Yuga . Dhritharashtra was married to Ghandhari who belonged to the Ghandhara family. Dhritharashtra imprisoned the entire Ghandhara family - king Subala and his 100 sons and tormented them.
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Who was Duryodhana in previous birth?

Duryodhan was an Avatar / manifestation (amsha) of Kaliyuga, shakuni was a manifestation of Dwapar Yuga. And Pandavas were the five previous Indras.
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How was Karna born?

The sage Durvasa had blessed Kunti, daughter of King Kunti Bhog, with a boon. He initiated her into a unique mantra, through which she could invoke any divine being to provide her with a son. Kunti conceived her first son, Karna, from Surya, the Sun God, as a virgin, and had to abandon him.
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Who is real hero of Mahabharata?

Karna-the Real Hero of Mahabharata, the World's Greatest Epic From India (Part I) Karna is the most tragic character in the great Hindu epic Mahabharata. From his birth onwards he faced the cruel fate. He was abandoned by his own mother.
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Who is stronger Arjuna or Karna?

Karna was more powerful than Arjuna.
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What was Karna in his next birth?

Granting Karna these 2 wishes, Krishna tells him that he will be reborn as the Saivite saint Siruttontanayanar or the Little Devotee in his next life and that he will sacrifice his own son as food to the God Siva and reach moksham. Karna dies and therewith the play reaches its conclusion.
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Who was Eklavya in previous birth?

Who was Eklavya in his previous birth? Shraddha, First of all Eklavya was a Nishada prince but you know that Damayanti was also the queen of Nala a Nishada king.
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Who was Krishna in his previous birth?

He was Ram! Whenever Dharma gets in danger, Lord Vishnu take avatars to protect mankind. Ram was his 7th avatar n Krishna was his 8th. Their souls were same so Krishna was Ram in his previous life.
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What is Panchal called now?

The Panchalas occupied the country to the east of the Kurus, between the upper Himalayas and the river Ganges. It roughly corresponded to modern Budaun, Farrukhabad and the adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh.
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Who was Dhritarashtra in previous birth?

Dhritarashtra in his previous birth was a tyrant king, who one day saw a swan surrounded by hundred cygnets. He ordered to poke the eyes of the swan bird and kill all the hundred cygnets just for pleasure. Therefore, in next birth he was born blind and all his sons were killed in the war.
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Is Ashwathama still alive?

NO, Ashwatthama is NOT alive. He was cursed by the Supreme Krishna to wander in suffering for 3000 years.
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Who was Radha in her previous birth?

Radha was born as the daughter of Vrishbhanu and his wife Kirti. However, she was not born from the womb of her mother. It is said that only after the birth of the baby girl, did Radha enter the body of this girl. Because of not having born from the womb, Radha is also known as Ayonija.
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Who is Nara Narayan?

Nara-Narayana (Sanskrit: नर-नारायण; Nara-nārāyaṇa) is a Hindu deity pair. Nara-Narayana is the twin-brother avatar of the god Vishnu on Earth, working for the preservation of Dharma or righteousness. The Hindu scripture Mahabharata identifies the god Krishna with Narayana and Arjuna with Nara in the divine pair.
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Who was Karna wife?

Padmavati. In the Vyasa's Mahabharata (original version of the epic), Padmavati is the wife of Karna.
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Who was Dhrishtadyumna in previous birth?

He was the brother of Draupadi, the five Pandavas' wife. Dhrishtadyumna was a partial incarnation of Agni, the god of fire. In his previous life, he had been Ekalavya. Dhrishtadyumna was born to kill Dronacharya.
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Who killed Eklavya in Mahabharata?

The Bhagavata Purana mentions that Ekalavya assisted Jarasandha, when he attacked Mathura, to take revenge of the death of Kansa.In this battle Ekalavya was killed by Lord Krishna, because Krishna knew about the future war of Mahabharat and that Ekalavya could become an obstacle in the establishment of dharma.
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Why did Krishna curse Ashwathama?

Krishna intervened and revived the stillborn baby, and Ashwatthama was made to give up his source of power – the gemstone in the middle of his forehead. Due to his immortality, he was cursed to live forever till the end of time with the gaping wound on his forehead.
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What was Karna last wish?

To which Karna spoke in the most despondant voice, "Hey krishna, my last wish is that you should perform my last rites, on virgin soil, soil on which the sorrows I have gone through cannot sprout in any form, and where my mortal remains will merge into the virgin soil."
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When did Duryodhana know about Karna birth?

Duryodhan never came to know about Karna's identity. If he had known, he would have stopped the war for his friend's sake knowing that Karna was eldest of all. Only Pandavas came to know about Karna's story through Kunti after the end of the war when performing last rites for their warriors.
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Is Karna Radha's son?

Karna declines the offer. Karna replies that though he was born from Kunti, it was the wife of a charioteer "Radha who gave him love and sustenance", and that makes her his real mother.
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What Krishna says about Karna?

Lord Krishna had praised Karna on several occasions.

In the middle of the war, Krishna even told Arjuna that Karna was indeed a real warrior, and far better than him. Karna reminds us of the saying ”Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
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Was Karna good looking?

KARNA WAS ONE & ONLY WHO WAS DESCRIBED BY LORD KRISHNA AS 'EXTREMELY HANDSOME'.. EVEN AFTER HIS DEATH, HIS DEATH BODY NOT ABANDONED ITS BEAUTY SUCH WAS THE BEAUTY OF KARNA.!!
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Did Draupadi loved Karna?

Originally Answered: Was Draupadi in love with Karna? The short and simple answer is: No Draupadi was not in love with Karna.
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