Epics

Epics Jan 02, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 99 – King Janaka’s Message of Mokṣa

Yudhiṣṭhira – Are there any instances in the past when a king attained siddhi, the ultimate accomplishment, even as he was a householder? And if so, what is the...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Dec 26, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 98 – Sṛṣṭi, Sāṅkhya, and Yoga

Yudhiṣṭhira asked, “How did this universe, with animate and inanimate, get created? When it dissolves, where does it go?” Bhīṣma (Relating the discussion betwe...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Dec 20, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 97 - The Fox and the Virtue in being a Human

In the past, Kāśyapa, the son of a certain riṣi was run over by a chariot that belonged to a vaiśya. The chariot hit him and Kāśyapa fell down. He was greatly p...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Dec 12, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 96 – The Path to Peace and Joy

Yudhiṣṭhira: As time passes by and all creatures are taken to the abode of death, which is the conduct that leads to śreyas (goodness)? Bhīṣma: (What Mādhavī t...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Dec 05, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 95 – The Eagle-Fox Conversation (Part 2)

The fox said, “A golden child! Listening to the words of this eagle, you’re on the verge of leaving this boy here and going away! Will love and sorrow go away j...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Nov 28, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 94 – The Eagle-Fox Conversation (Part 1)

During times of adversity, if one doesn’t despair and stands firm with determination – and added to that if he received divine grace, the adversity soon passes...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Nov 21, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 93 – Don't Trust Your Enemy

I will narrate another story to demonstrate how an enemy should never be trusted even if he appears to be soft and is gentle in his speech. There lived a king b...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Nov 14, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 92 – Noble Characteristics Reign Supreme

It is good character that is more important than physical strength. Noble character leads to honesty, dhārmic outlook, strength and wealth. In the past, Prahlād...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Nov 07, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 91 – The Story of the Ṛṣi and the Dog

In the activities related to the protection of his people, a king must only take help from people who are courageous, devoted, loyal, respected, hailing from a...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Oct 31, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 90 – The Thirty-six Qualities of an Ideal King

Bhīṣma began his instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira on rāja-dharma (the art and science of governance). First of all, a king has to be devoted to the deities and to br...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Oct 24, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 89 – Yudhiṣṭhira and Kṛṣṇa Visit Bhīṣma

On a chosen day, Dharmarāja sat on a new chariot drawn by sixteen white steeds. Bhīma was the charioteer; Arjuna held a white umbrella; Nakula and Sahadeva fann...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Epics Oct 17, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 88 – Yudhiṣṭhira is Engulfed by Sorrow

ŚĀNTI-PARVA After offering the jala-tarpaṇa and other funeral rites to their departed relatives, Dharmarāja, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and the rest of the Pāṇḍavas and Kaur...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar