Continued from Adi Parva – 2 Meanwhile Pandu who wants a powerful son asks Kunti to summon Vayu, the God of the Wind. The son born is named Bheema. He is so strong that as a baby he falls down from Kunti’s arms and the rock on which he falls shatters. Pandu then seeks a …
Continued from Adi Parva-1 Bheeshma flatly refuses to break his vow but suggests that the principle of Niyoga can be used to produce an heir. He suggests that a Brahmana well versed in the scriptures can impregnate the queens and make them pregnant. Satyavati then reveals that she has a son by the sage Parashara …
Back to contents The sage Ugrashrava known as Souti narrates the entire story of the Mahabharata to the sages in the Naimisha forest during the sacrifice being conducted by Shaunaka and other sages. The story starts with the Sarpa or snake sacrifice being conducted by the King Janmejaya. The sage Vaishampayana, a disciple of Vyasa …
The Kurukshetra war was fought for 18 days and by the end, the Pandavas won. The war is without doubt one of the most brutal events that occurred in Bharatavarsha. The significance of the war lies in the fact that it marked the victory of dharma over adharma. In subsequent blogs, I will describe each …
When we talk of the Great War, we refer to it as the war between the dharma. The Kurukshetra War was fought between the Pandavas and the Kauravas with all the kingdoms of Bharatavarsha participating in the war on one side of the war. The war was crucial because it decided the destiny of the …
There is no doubt that the most enigmatic character in the Mahabharata is Karna. The eldest son of Kunti brought up as the son of a Suta turned out to be a great warrior, one whom Yudhishtira feared the most. His death at the hand of Arjuna virtually ended the war, with only the formality …
One of the most spoken about concepts in the Sanatana religion in about Dharma. There is a popular misconception about Dharma. Some people equate dharma to religion, which is totally incorrect. So, what then is Dharma? It is a concept that is unique and not found in any other culture. It is a word that …
