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THE MAHABHARATA by CR.
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CHAPTERS 32 & 33. THE STORY OF YAVAKRIDA.
November 21, 2020 05:03 - 17 minutes - 16 MBYAVAKRIDA tries to take shortcuts in studying and learning the Vedas.
CHAPTER 30. AGASTYA
November 18, 2020 10:36 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBVarious stories related to the Sage Agastya.
CHAPTER 28. PASUPATA
November 17, 2020 05:12 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBArjuna goes forth to do penance and seek the blessings of Lord Siva.
CHAPTER 27. KRISHNA’S VOW.
November 15, 2020 13:10 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBKrishna vows to avenge the wrongs committed by the Kauravas.
CHAPTER 26. DHRITARASHTRA’S ANXIETY.
November 15, 2020 03:52 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThe Pandavas leave their kingdom. And Duryodhana does not heed good advice.
CHAPTER 25. DRAUPADI’S GRIEF.
November 14, 2020 06:11 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBYudhisthira loses all, and then is banished with his brothers for 13 years to the forest v
CHAPTER 24. THE WAGER
November 13, 2020 05:13 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBYudhisthira loses all in the game of dice
CHAPTER 23. THE INVITATION.
November 11, 2020 13:46 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBDhritarashtra gives in to Duryodhana’s machinations and invites Yudhisthira for a game of dice.
CHAPTER 22. SAKUNI COMES IN
November 10, 2020 15:28 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBSakuni, the uncle of Duryodhana, plots to invite Yudhisthira for a game of dice.
CHAPTER 21. THE FIRST HONOUR
November 08, 2020 13:22 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBSisupala insults Krishna at the Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhisthira and is slain by Krishna.
Chapter 20. The Slaying of Jarasandha
November 07, 2020 13:21 - 12 minutes - 12 MBJARASANDHA is slain and Yudhisthira assumes the title of Emperor
CHAPTER 19. JARASANDHA.
November 06, 2020 12:51 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBYudhisthira is persuaded to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice and assume the title of ‘Emperor’.
CHAPTER 18. THE SARANGA BIRDS
November 06, 2020 12:38 - 11 minutes - 11 MBPerhaps a mere digression. Perhaps there is a moral behind this story.
CHAPTER 17. INDRAPRASTHA
November 05, 2020 10:47 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBDhritarashtra follows the advice of the elders and establishes peace by giving half the kingdom to the Pandavas.
Chapter 16. Draupadi’s Swayamvara
November 04, 2020 15:13 - 18 minutes - 17 MBArjuna wins the hand of the princess of Panchala.
CHAPTER 15. THE SLAYING OF BAKASURA
November 03, 2020 14:13 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBBhima slays a rakshasa and saves a kingdom from the rakshasa’s clutches
Chapter 14. THE ESCAPE OF THE PANDAVAS.
November 02, 2020 13:59 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThe Pandavas take the counsel of Vidura and escape from a plot to kill them.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 13. THE WAX PALACE.
November 01, 2020 16:06 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBDuryodhan’s cup of suffering playing second-fiddle to his cousins is full and he carries out a plan to rid himself of his cousins forever.
CHAPTER 12. DRONA.
October 31, 2020 13:40 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBDrona becomes the Guru of the Pandava and Kaurava princes and shows a vengeful and wily side of him!
The Mahabharata. Chapter 11. KARNA.
October 31, 2020 04:36 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBKarna, one of the most noble characters in history, presents himself for combat with Arjuna.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 10. BHIMA
October 29, 2020 14:05 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBThe sowing of the seeds of hate and acrimony between the Kauravas and the Pandavas was done early in their respective lives which conflagrated inexorably into a lasting and bitter rivalry.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 9. DEATH OF PANDU.
October 29, 2020 03:37 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBThe five Pandavas are born in the forest and King Pandu falls prey to the curse that spelt doom if ever he broke his abstinence.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 8. KUNTI DEVI.
October 27, 2020 05:02 - 7 minutes - 7.33 MBKunti Devi, who was given a boon to invoke any god and be blessed with a child, marries King Pandu.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 7. VIDURA.
October 26, 2020 13:54 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBThe many pieces of the jigsaw slowly fit into the whole. Vidura, incarnation of Dharma, is born a mortal and will be appointed by Bhishma as the Counsellor to Dhritarashtra later.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 6. YAYATI.
October 25, 2020 13:42 - 9 minutes - 8.88 MBThe story of King Yayati and his quest to quench his sensual desires through indulgence and more indulgence is instructive. Wisdom oozes from this chapter.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 5. THE MARRIAGE OF DEVAYANI.
October 25, 2020 04:29 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBDEVAYANI marries Emperor YAYATI.
The MAHABHARATA. Chapter 4. DEVAYANI and KACHA.
October 24, 2020 05:01 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBThe story of how the Asuras were deprived of the secret of Sanjivini, the art of bringing the dead back to life, the secret which was only known to Sukracharya, the preceptor of the Asuras.
The Mahabharata. Chapter 3. AMBA AND BHISHMA.
October 23, 2020 14:03 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBAmba plots for the death of Bhishma after being spurned in marriage
THE MAHABHARATA Chapter 2. BHISHMA’S VOW.
October 21, 2020 15:21 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBBHISHMA’S vow of renouncing not only his right to the throne but also his vow to lead a life of unbroken chastity just so his father King Santanu can marry the woman he wished to is the stuff of gods!
Mahabharata by CR. Chapter 1. DEVAVRATA.
October 20, 2020 14:34 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThe first chapter is the story of King Santanu and his marriage to Ganga and the birth of one of the most revered characters in the Epic, Bhishma.
THE MAHABHARATA by C Rajagopalachari. Read by Jairam Seshadri
October 20, 2020 09:05 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBPROLOGUE. This episode gives a bird’s-eye-view of the grand epic in very sketchy detail. It begins with how the great Sage Vyasa, the original author of this epic, ‘roped’ in Ganapati to be Vyasa’s amanuensis, thereby recording the epic in written form for posterity. A NOTE TO LISTENERS LISTENING TO THIS EPIC FOR THE FIRST TIME: The names and events are at times confusing for those who have not grown up listening to this grand epic. But please persist and let the names and events wash over yo...