Mahābhārata

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 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 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 Jan 09, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 100 – Indomitable Karma

Although Bhīṣma spoke many such words of peace and solace, Dharmarāja’s heart would not find peace; he would not be consoled. He lamented with the words – “Havi...

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

Epics Jan 16, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 101 – The Death of Bhīṣma

Yudhiṣṭhira said, “However competent one might be, if destiny doesn’t smile on him, he will not earn any wealth. Even a helpless chap or a child, if favoured by...

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

Epics Jan 23, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 102 – Yudhiṣṭhira Laments and Kṛṣṇa Meets his Parents

Dharmarāja offered tarpaṇa to Bhīṣma and as he neared the shores of Ganga, he collapsed out of sorrow. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Kṛṣṇa, Vyāsa and everyone else present there...

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

Epics Jan 31, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 103 – Aśvamedha-yāga and the Mongoose Story

Dharmarāja went to the Himalayas with his younger bothers and gathered the ingredients required for the Aśvamedha-yāga. He also found large quantities of wealth...

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

Epics Feb 06, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 104 – Dhṛtarāṣṭra Wishes to Retire to the Forests

The Pāṇḍavas after winning over their enemies, were ruling the vast kingdom under the guidance of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Sañjaya, Yuyutsu and Vidura were taking care of t...

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

Epics Feb 13, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 105 – Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Others head to the Forest

Upon hearing Dharmarāja's request, asking them to stay back in the kingdom, Dhṛtarāṣṭra replied – “Son, my heart has turned towards tapas. It has come down to u...

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

Epics Feb 21, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 106 – The Passing Away of the Elders

Dhṛtarāṣṭra asked Vidura and Gāndhārī to advise Kuntī to go back with her children. He said that she can perform tapas in the kingdom and she had served them ve...

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

Epics Feb 27, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 107 – The Death of Kṛṣṇa and the Yādavas

Thirty-six years after the Mahābhārata War transpired, yet another catastrophe struck. Once, the three mahaṛṣis – Viśvāmitra, Kaṇva, and Nārada – came to Dvārak...

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

Epics Mar 05, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 108 – The Final Journey

After Yudhiṣṭhira heard the tragic tale of the Yādavas from Arjuna, he felt like renouncing everything and setting out on a long voyage. He looked at Arjuna and...

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