Mahābhārata

Epics Nov 15, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 41 – The Story of Sāvitrī (Part 1)

In the kingdom of Madra, there lived a king named Aśvapati who always abided by dharma and truth and was loved by everyone. He did not have any children even th...

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

Epics Nov 22, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 42 – The Story of Sāvitrī (Part 2)

The couple gathered fruits and put them together in a bundle. As Satyavān was working on the logs, his body began sweating all over. He had a tremendous headach...

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

Epics Nov 29, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 43 – The Story of Sāvitrī (Part 3)

After Yama left, Sāvitrī returned to the place where her husband’s lifeless body lay. She placed his head on her lap once again and Satyavān slowly came back to...

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

Epics Dec 06, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 44 – The Enchanted Lake

Upon listening to the story of Sāvitrī, Yudhiṣṭhira experienced a great deal of relief; he did not allow any more worries to plague his heart, and after spendin...

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

Epics Dec 13, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 45 – Answering the Yakṣa’s Questions

Yudhiṣṭhira told the Yakṣa, “O revered one! I do not desire that which belongs to you; the noble ones do not appreciate such behaviour. I shouldn’t indulge in s...

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

Epics Dec 20, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 46 – The Thirteenth Year Begins

VIRĀṬA-PARVA The Pāṇḍavas spent twelve years in the forest in this manner. One day, Dharmarāja called his brothers and said, “It has been twelve years since we...

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

Epics Dec 27, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 47 – Pāṇḍavas in the Kingdom of Virāṭa

Sahadeva entered Virāṭa’s court in the guise of a cowherd. “O king! I tended the cows of the Pāṇḍavas. I don’t know where they are now. I’ve come looking for em...

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

Epics Jan 03, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 48 – Kīcaka Assaults Draupadī

Kīcaka’s joy knew no bounds when he saw Sairandhrī. He felt like a person who had found a boat just by chance when he badly wanted to cross a lake. He said, “Sa...

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

Epics Jan 10, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 49 – Draupadī’s Lament to Bhīmasena

Draupadī told Bhīma, “What is that which ails the wife of Yudhiṣṭhira? Knowing only too well all my sorrows, why do you ask me again? That Prātikāmi addressed m...

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

Epics Feb 08, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 5 – Enter Karṇa

At the fag-end of the tournament, when they heard the tumultuous sound at the gates, filled with wonder the spectators asked, “Have the mountains crumbled?” “Ha...

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

Epics Jan 17, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 50 – The Killing of Kīcaka

Draupadī told Bhīma, “I cried out loud, pouring out my miseries, for I could not control my sorrow; not with a desire to criticize the Mahārāja. Let bygones be...

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

Epics Jan 24, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 51 – Trigartas Attack the Matsya Kingdom

Back at Hastināpura, the spies that Duryodhana had set out in search of the Pāṇḍavas returned to the capital and reported to their king. “We thoroughly searched...

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