Bhima beating Baka. Source: Wikimedia
Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time, by Krishna Dharma
1.8, Ghatotkaca Born and Baka Slain:
Bhima had just defeated Hidimba but Hidimbi was still left. She decides shes in love with Bhima and wants to marry him. Yudhisthira appreciated Hidimbi's religious knowledge so he approved of Bhima and hers marriage. They gave birth to a chile Ghatotkaca. He was a Raksasa but was virtuous by nature. When their son was old enough to leave, Bhima and the Pandavas leave Hidimbi and stay at a Brahmin's house. They have a problem with a annual sacrifice of young men to a raksasa. Kunti offers Bhima as a sacrifice over the Brahmin's son. Bhima defeats Baka and end the cycle of tribute.
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