Bheem is the second of the Pandava brothers who is known for his strength, courage, and loyalty. He is also known for his quick temper and his love of food.
Known to have the strength of 10,000 elephants, this son of Vayu was responsible for killing all the hundred Kaurava brothers in the battle of Kurukshetra.
Killing Dusshasana who had disrobed Draupadi in public gave Bheem the most pleasure. Bheem pinned him to the ground and ripped out his bowels with his bare hands. He then invited Draupadi to wash her hair with Dusshasana’s blood so that she could, in keeping with her vow of vengeance taken long ago, bind her hair. Watching the bloodsoaked Bheem washing Draupadi’s hair with blood, tying it with Dusshasana’s entrails, and decorating it with his heart, many concluded that Bheem was for Draupadi what Bhairava was for Shakti—the guardian who beheads all those who look upon the earth with eyes of lust.
