Mahābhārata

Epics Mar 12, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 109 – The Ascent to Svarga

As Yudhiṣṭhira went ahead, he first saw Duryodhana. He was sitting amidst the Devatās, glimmering with the wealth of courage, seated on a throne that was resple...

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

Epics Apr 19, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 11 – Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara

As the celebration of the svayaṃvara started, the crowd at the venue kept growing; actors and dancers entertained them and were rewarded with precious...

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

Epics Mar 19, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 110 - Śakuntalopākhyānam - Part 1

There lived a king named Duṣyanta who belonged to the lineage of Puru. He was valorous and was ruling over the earth in a dhārmic manner. There was no varṇa-saṅ...

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

Epics Mar 27, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 111 - Śakuntalopākhyānam - Part 2

Duṣyanta – “Listening to the story you just narrated confirms that you indeed are a princess from a royal lineage. Please be my wife! Tell me what you desire to...

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

Epics Apr 02, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 112 - Story of Yayāti

Yayāti was the tenth in the line of descendants from Dakṣa-prajāpati; his son was Pūru. Further in his lineage Duṣyanta was born. The preceptor of the Asuras,...

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

Epics May 24, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 16 – The Killing of Jarāsandha

SABHĀ-PARVA Maya was a sculptor of the rākṣasas. He was one of the few who remained alive without getting charred to death when the Khāṇḍava forest burned; out...

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

Epics Dec 28, 2017

Mahābhārata – Episode 2 – Birth of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura

The two children who were born to Satyavatī passed away at a young age. Satyavatī was saddened, thinking about her responsibility towards the lineage of her par...

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

Epics Aug 02, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 26 – Pāṇḍavas in the Dvaita Forest

Draupadī said, “I am not denigrating dharma nor am I criticizing the Supreme; I'm just lamenting about my difficulties. The fruit of the action manifests itself...

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

Epics Aug 09, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 27 – Arjuna’s Encounter with Śiva, Sojourn in Indraloka

Arjuna stood there and undertook a terrible penance, subsisting entirely on fruits and leaves. Aggrieved by this, all the great seers in that region went to mee...

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

Epics Aug 16, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 28 – Naḻopākhyāna - Naḻa Marries Damayantī

There lived a king named Naḻa in the province of Niṣadha. He was strong, virtuous, handsome, and was considered foremost among the kings. The province of Vidarb...

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

Epics Aug 23, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 29 – Naḻopākhyāna – Naḻa Loses the Gamble, Forsakes Damayantī

Kali had to wait for a whole twelve years until he could find a flaw in Naḻa. He went to Naḻa’s friend Puṣkara, instigated him to invite Naḻa to play a game of...

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

Epics Jan 11, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 3 – Birth of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas, Death of Pāṇḍu

Back at Hastināpura, Gāndhārī too was pregnant; even as she was carrying, she heard that Kuntī had given birth to Yudhiṣṭhira. She hadn’t given birth even after...

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