The next incarnation of SanghuKarna was in Dvapara Yuga, born as Bahlika Raja. Bahlika Raja was the son of Pratipa and the elder brother of King Santanu (father of Bheeshma) lived during Dvapara Yuga. He is the grandfather to both Kaurava and Pandavas.
He was a great devotee of Lord Krishna, but due to circumstances beyond his control (associate with Kouravas in the Kurukshetra war because of his alliance with Bheeshma and Dhritharastra) he ended up fighting against the Pandavas . He wanted to die at the hands of Bheema and to challenged him to a fight, but Bheema was reluctant to hurt a devotee of the Lord. Bahlika begged him to kill him so that he could take future births and serve him ( Bheema or Madhvacharya ) with devotion.
Bheema agreed to do that provided Bahlika hit the first blow. When Bahlika did as directed, Bheema hit him gently with his formidable mace. Thus Bahlika got the death he wanted, a heart full of devotion towards Lord Krishna, and the divine sight of Krishna and Bheema at the time of his death.
In the next series we will see about the next incarnation, Sri Vyasarajar.
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Good info
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