Maharaja.Ranjit.Sing.. - Gurmat Veechar

Legendary Origin of the Koh-i-Noor 15
Kama was a shining light of the great galaxy of
men who had gathered round Duryodhana, the
celebrated Kaurava King. 4 He had many precious
stones in his possession. His courtly robes and even
his armour were studded with well-.known diamonds,
jewels and rubies. This gift from his God-father now
adorned his crown. In the great war between the
Pandavas and the Kauravas, fought on the plains of
Kurukshetra which is regarded as one of the bloodiest
battles ever fought, Kama who was leading the armies
of Duryodhana as the Commander-in-Chief, was
killed in action by Arjuna, the ace-warrior of the
Pandavas. It is worth remembering that the chariot of
Arjuna in this war was driven by Lord Krishna.
When Kama fell in the battle-field, his armour,
crown and weapons all fell to Arjuna. So this great
diamond passed on from Kama to Arjuna.
When the war was over after eighteen days of
severest fighting, the Pandavas came out victorious.
The eldest of the Pandavas, RaJa Yudhishtra was
crowned King and Arjuna, his younger brother,
presented this diamond to him as a token of his
affection and homage. 5 Thus it came into the hands
of the rulers of Indra Prastha.
There is yet another story as to how the diamond
came into the possession of Yudhishtra, head of the
4. Mahabharata : Dutt's Translation. Page 786.
5. Mahabharata : Duu's Translation. Page 1870.