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Vrikodara – A name of Bhima in the Mahabharata - Voracious Appetite of Bhim

Vrikodara is one among the numerous names of second of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata. Vrikodara means the wolf bellied. Vrika means 'the wolf' and udara means 'the belly.' He got the name because of his voracious appetite which was like that of a wolf. Bhima gorged himself on any feast spread before him. Due to this, he got into trouble when Duryodhana mixed deadly poison in his food and threw him into River Ganga. Another time Bhima ate all the food that the villagers had given to Bakasura . Bhima ate the food and then killed the asura and rescued the villagers There are numerous stories of food associated with Bhima. Avial a famous South Indian dish is believed to have been created by Bhima . During the incognito year of the exile in the Mahabharata, Bheema became the chief cook in the palace of Virata. It is said that he was an excellent cook. In the Mahabharata , of the entire food prepared for the Pandava brothers, half of it was