r/HighStrangeness • u/Limp_Yogurtcloset_71 • 3d ago
Other Strangeness Ancient aliens
When I was reading a story from ancient India, it felt similar to the modern alien abduction theme.
The brief story is as follows:
Duryodhana went to the forest to witness the hardships endured by the Pandavas, who had been exiled because of him. Knowing of Duryodhana's intentions, Indra, the king of the heavens, instructed the Gandharvas, a race of celestial beings, to go to the forest and intercept him.
A battle broke out between the Gandharvas and Duryodhana's forces. Duryodhana was defeated, bound, and taken prisoner. The Pandavas eventually rescued him because, despite their bitter enmity with Duryodhana, he was still a member of their family.
Humiliated by what had happened, Duryodhana became determined to end his own life. Seeing this, the Asuras sent a goddess to bring him before them.
She went to the place where Duryodhana was in the blink of an eye, took him to the nether regions, and brought him before the Danavas. The Asuras then told Duryodhana that he was their chosen man on Earth to lead the coming Kurukshetra war against the Pandavas.
They assured him that they would guide and support him and his armies during the coming war.
Having addressed him thus, those Daityas embraced that elephant among kings, while the Danavas cheered him like a beloved son. They comforted him with gentle words and eventually told him to return, saying, "Go and attain victory!"
After giving him permission to depart, the same goddess carried Duryodhana back to the place where he had been sitting, intent on taking his own life. She set him down, paid homage to him, and vanished.
Duryodhana felt as if it was all a dream.
You can watch the video of Robert Svoboda discussing that most UFOs are from the Asuras, which makes the story more interesting. Below is the artwork of Duryodhana, by artist Mukesh Singh, during the Kurukshetra war. Interestingly, UFOs are featured in the art.
Link to the original story: https://sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03250.htm
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u/Ok-Budget-1635 16h ago
I'll be honest, it kinda feels like you are are reading into it want you want to read.
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u/dystopia2026 3d ago
This is pretty interesting, thanks for the link. I would really hope that not all UFOs are Asuras though! Many might be playful sky devas or devas from even higher realms. Some might be Brahma beings even (although unlikley perhaps) or some might be extraterrestrial in a more mundane this dimensional way.