Hidimbi Bhima

While! in exile,!Bhima!defeated!the!demon!Hidimba!and!married!the!demon’s!sister!Hidimbi!as!his!second!wife.!He!had!a!honeymoon!for!a!year!with!Hidimbi!by!day!and!every!night!he!would return!to!be!with!the!Pandava!brothers’!joint!wife!Drapaudi.!Then!Bhima!and!Hidimbi!had!a!child,!whom!they!called!Ghatotkacha.!Ghatotkacha!was!a!giant!and!he!swore!to!come!to!the!aid!of!his!father!whenever!necessary!

In fact, the first brother to get married was not Arjuna or the eldest, Yudhishtira, but the mighty Bhima. After the Kauravas attempted to kill the Pandavas by setting alight their palace (made of lac) on fire, the Pandavas hid in the forest, disguised as the sons of a Brahmin widow. During this time, Bhima killed many Rakshasas such as Baka and Hidimba. Hidimba’s sister, impressed by his strength, chose him as husband and they had a son called Ghatotkacha.