Mahābhārata

Epics Aug 31, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 30 – Naḻopākhyāna – Parallel Lives of Naḻa and Damayantī

Thereafter Damayantī continued walking in the dense forest. After crossing several hills, mountains, and rivers she finally came across a walking trail. She beg...

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

Epics Sep 06, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 31 – Naḻopākhyāna – Naḻa comes to Vidarbha

The brāhmaṇas left in search of Naḻa, as per the words of Damayantī. Several days later, a brāhmaṇa named Parṇāda came back and said to Damayantī, “Mother! As p...

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

Epics Sep 13, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 32 – Naḻopākhyāna: Naḻa and Damayantī reunite

Keśinī met Bāhuka and asked him when they had started for Vidarbha, how long they had travelled and what the purpose of their visit was. He told her that they h...

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

Epics Sep 20, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 33 – Pāṇḍavas set out on a Pilgrimage

The Pāṇḍavas longed for the company of Arjuna and were getting bored without him[1]; they set out on a tīrthayātra (pilgrimage) with the intention of acquiring...

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

Epics Sep 27, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 34 – Bhīma gets the Saugandhika Flowers; Yudhiṣṭhira-Ajagara Conversation

One day, the northeast winds brought along with a divine Saugandhika flower.[1] Deeming this to be an auspicious omen, Draupadī picked up the flower, went to Bh...

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

Epics Oct 04, 2018

Mahābhārata - Episode 35 - Story of Dharma-vyādha and the Goṣa-yātra Idea

The sage Mārkaṇḍeya narrated several traditional stories to the Pāṇḍavas during their stay in Dvaitavana. The story of Dharma-vyādha is one among those. There...

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

Epics Oct 11, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 36 – Pāṇḍavas Save the Kauravas from the Gandharvas

The entourage[1] that left from Hastināpura to Dvaitavana camped at a place near the villages of the cowherds. They set their tents up making sure that there wa...

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

Epics Oct 18, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 37 – Duryodhana Performs the Vaiṣṇava-mahāyajña; Pāṇḍavas Return to Kāmyaka

Sometime after this episode[1], Duryodhana felt that he too should perform a grand yajña like Dharmarāja. Upon learning of this, Karṇa said, “Indeed! This can t...

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

Epics Oct 25, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 38 – Rāmopākhyāna (Part 1)

There was a great king named Aja in the Ikṣvāku dynasty. Daśaratha was his son. He had four sons who were all experts in dharma – Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, and Ś...

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

Epics Nov 01, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 39 – Rāmopākhyāna (Part 2)

Worried that the citizens of Ayodhya may yet again come to the forest, Rāma left the great forest, went to the banks of the beautiful Godāvarī river, and began...

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

Epics Jan 25, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 4 – Test of Skill of the Kuru Princes

There lived a teacher by name Kṛpācārya[1] who taught archery to the kings of the Vṛṣṇi clan and other kṣatriya clans. The Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas were his discip...

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

Epics Nov 08, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 40 – Rāmopākhyāna (Part 3)

Just as Śani approaches Rohiṇī for pleasure, Rāvaṇa decked himself up in expensive clothes and ornaments and went to Sītā. He described his achievements and wea...

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