Theen Baan Dhaari (Grand Son of Bheema) : Who gives his Head as charity to lord krishna

Barbarika  was the son of Ghatotkacha and  grandson of Bheema. He is believed to have been sacrificed before the Mahabharata war to ensure the victory of his grandfathers, the Pandavas.

• Even in his childhood, Barbarika was a very brave warrior. He learnt the art of warfare from his mother. The lord Shiva gave him the three infallible arrows. Hence, Barbarika came to be known as "Bearer of Three Arrows"

• When lord kishna asked how many days he would take to finish the mahabharatha war alone, Barbarika answered that he could finish it in one minute.

• Krishna then asked Barbarika how he'd finish the great battle with just three arrows. Barbarika replied that a single arrow was enough to destroy all his opponents in the war, and it would then return to his quiver.

• He stated that, the first arrow is used to mark all the things that he wants to destroy. If he uses the second arrow, then the second arrow will mark all the things that he wants to save. On using the third arrow, it will destroy all the things that are not marked and then return to his quiver. In other words, with one arrow he can fix all his targets and with the other he can destroy them.

Test of Krishna

• Krishna challenged him to tie all the leaves of the Peepal tree under which he was tanding, using his arrows. Barbarika Baliyadev accepts the challenge and starts meditating to release his arrow by closing his eyes. As Barbarika starts meditating, Krishna quietly plucks a leaf from the tree and hides it under his foot. When Barbarika releases his first arrow, it marks all the leaves of the tree and finally started hovering around the leg of Krishna. Krishna asks Barbarika why the arrow was hovering over his foot. Barbarika replies that there must be a leaf under his foot and the arrow was targeting his foot to mark the leaf that is hidden underneath. Barbarika advises Krishna to lift his leg, otherwise the arrow would mark the leaf by piercing Krishna's foot. Krishna then lifts his foot and the first arrow also marks the hidden leaf. The third arrow then collects all the leaves (including the hidden leaf ) and ties them together. By this Krishna concludes that the arrows are so powerful and infallible, that even if Barbarika is unaware of the whereabouts of his targets, his arrows can still navigate and trace his intended target

    

 Krishna asks Barbarika's head as charity ?

• Krishna gets a deeper insight about Barbarika's phenomenal power and in the form of Brahmin  sought charity from Babarika.  Barbarika promised him anything he wished.

• Krishna asked him to give his head in charity  (because barbarika promised his mother that, if he felt the urge to participate in the battle, he would join the side which would be losing). 

•  Krishna then explained to him that before a battle, the head of the bravest Kshatriya needs to be sacrificed, in order to worship/sanctify the battlefield. Krishna said that he considered Barbarika to be the bravest among Kshatriyas, and was hence asking for his head in charity.