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Till the previous episode we had set up the background for discussion about the important “Vidura-Neeti” from the great Mahaabhaarata text. As part of setting the background, in the previous episode we had seen who is this Vidura and what was his family roots and how did he emerge significantly. We witnessed that Vidura wasContinue reading “Episode # 11 – Vidura ‘s “Selfless Bhakti” moves Lord Krishna to tears!!!”

In the previous episode we had witnessed the birth of Vidura. We witnessed that Satyavati had requested her son Sage Veda-Vyaasa for a second chance, after her daughter-in-laws Ambika and Ambaalika had delivered two handicapped children. After repeated convincing, Sage Veda-Vyaasa accepted his mother’s request and this time, Ambika was smart enough to send oneContinue reading “Episode # 10 – Vidura – An incarnation of “Yama-Dharma-Raaja”!!!”

In the previous episode we had witnessed the continuation of the huge family tree that forms the crux of the Mahaabhaarata text. In due course we witnessed the birth of King Dhirdriraashtra and Paandu. We witnessed an interesting accord behind these two people’s birth, wherein Ambika and Ambaalika had to meet Sage Veda-Vyaasa to getContinue reading “Episode # 9 – Vidura – A “Divine” child of Sage Veda-Vyaasa!!!”

In the previous episode we had been witnessing a brief about the huge family tree that forms the crux of the Mahaabhaarata text. In that, we saw how Bhishma was born. We saw that Bhishma was the son of King Saanthanu and Ganga Devi. However, after Ganga Devi’s departure, King Saanthanu fell in love withContinue reading “Episode # 8 – Why was King Dhridiraashtra blind?”

The previous episode has set a strong foundation for analyzing a very important part of the Mahaabhaarata text – Vidura-Neethi. We witnessed that this Vidura-Neethi is nothing but the advice given by Vidura to King Dhirdriraashtra on various important aspects of “Raaja-Dharma”, which is extremely relevant to our modern day life. We witnessed that thisContinue reading “Episode 7 – Who is Vidhura? A brief background!!!”

In the previous episode we had witnessed in detail as to how the great Mahaabhaarata was propagated to the world through the narration of Sage Vaishampaayana to King Janame-Jaya. In due course we also learnt the significance of the “Art of Listening” to elderly and experienced people. This is extremely relevant in the modern dayContinue reading “Episode # 6 – Commencing the “Vidura-Neethi” – Setting up the context for discussion!!!”

In the previous episode we began witnessing a very interesting event as to how the great Mahaabhaarata text was propogated to the entire world. We saw how Sage Vaishampaayana repeatedly approached King Janame-Jaya to teach him the values and messages that are imbibed in the Mahaabhaarata. Due to his busy schedule as a king, Janame-JayaContinue reading “Episode # 5 – Why is the “Art of LISTENING” very important for us???”

In the previous episode we had witnessed the reasons why the Mahaabhaarata as a text is extremely significant in our Hindu “Sanaathana Dharma” literature. We also witnessed that the Mahaabhaarata is a complete package of various principles of Dharma (Righteousness), which is very important for all of us to follow even in the modern dayContinue reading “Episode # 4 – Sage Vaishampaayana narrates the Mahaabhaarata to King Janame-Jaya!!!”

In the previous episode we had discussed two important points – The first one being the significance of the Mahaabhaarata in brief and the second being the significance of the author of this Mahaabhaarata text – Sage Veda-Vyaasa. The second point had been discussed in great detail, wherein we witnessed that it was Sage VyaasaContinue reading “Episode # 3 – Overall significance of the Mahaabhaarata text!!!”

In the previous episode we had witnessed the commencement of our second mega-project – Leadership lessons from the Mahaabhaarata. We had also seen a small introduction about the two great epics that comprise the crux of our “Sanaathana Dharma”. In that, we had already had the divine opportunity to explore one of the two epicsContinue reading “Episode 2 – Significance & Speciality of Sage Veda-Vyaasa!!!”