After the somewhat more abstract aspects of existence, such as dharma, and adharma, the personalities behind planetary systems, King Janamejaya inquires of Sage Vaisampayana of who each of the principle characters of the Bharata, the heroes, the villains, the queens, and sages, were, in their more eternal identity in the transcendent worlds, who would descent to play out the great epic.Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Dhaka MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Long Dark by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Echoes of Time v2 by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Chasing Daylight by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'Extrapolation' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auMeditative Mind - Rainy Flutes, Dilpreet BhatiaArtwork partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After describing the daughters of Daksha, in his final descriptions of how the various entities arose, Sage Vaisampayana describes the progeny of Dharma, and their composite qualities. And side by side, the grave descriptions of Adharma are provided.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ambient Nature Music | Nature by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Adrift Among Infinite Stars by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artwork partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Here is explained by the Sage Vaisampayana, details of the daughters of the Prajapati, one of the great progenitors of living entities, to the inquisitive monarch Janamejaya. Amongst his daughters, there are those married to Dharma, the god of justice, as well as the great sage, Kashyapa Muni.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Desert Caravan by Aaron KennyMusic promoted on https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Artwork partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sage Vaisampayana describes in response to King Janamejaya’s question on the birth of different living entities, the role of Lord Brahma as creator, and progenitor of several prajapati’s, or progenitors of living entities and their races.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ambient Nature Music | Nature by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Dhaka MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Artwork partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The events of Kurukshetra had a long history, not only in matters of this world, but the other worlds. King Janamejaya inquires about the hidden identities of the scores of personalities, who were at loggerheads since their births, who would again confront each other on Earth, including the Supreme Personality, Vishnu.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Peaceful Forest - Into Oblivion by Darren CurtisCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Music: Zen Garden by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comLicensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Jalandhar Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Artwork partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sage Vaisampayana, knowing of the spiritual as well as material value to the Mahabharata to an individual and the world, before narrating, informs the monarch, Janamejaya of these great glories of the epic story of the Bharata.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Dhaka MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Artwork partially created with adobe firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Moghuls called the Mahabharata, the “Book of War.” It is clear that without disunion, the stories prominence, would not be the same. King Janamejaya, on seeing his great great grandfather, Sage Vyasa, asks a very pointed question, what was the cause of disunion amongst his great ancestors. To this, Vyasa appoints Sage Vaisampayana, who would be known as the Mahabharata Acharya, or master of the Mahabharata, who summarises the cause of this disunion.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Yugen - Emotional Ethnic Music by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Echoes by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Art of silence by uniqhttps://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 'Extrapolation' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auArtwork partially created with adobe firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As Janamejaya’s curiosity to hear of his ancestral fued deepens, Sage Vaisampayana describes to him the stories behind the characters beginning with Sage Vyasa, and eventually with the host of characters from Pandu, to Vidura, to Shikhandi.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Dhaka MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Moon Dock by Verbovets | https://lesfm.net/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Reawakening by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sentinel by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artwork partially created with Adobe firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After the personality who would stop the snake sacrifice of King Janamejaya had been born; that effulgent Astika, Suta Goswami narrates on how the story of King Parikshit’s passing at the hands of Takshaka the snake, was told to King Janamejaya, to incite him to revenge. This episode describes the causes for the sacrifice, the sacrifice itself, as well as its being halted.MusicTraditional Indian Music, GrafiqIndiaHeartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Stillwater by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Hiraeth by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ascension by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckleyMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artwork partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The liberator of the snakes prophesied by the great Brahma, would be born to the Sage Jaratkaru. This episode describes the circumstance giving rise to his birth; those of circumstances involving a sage who preferred a life of solitude than one of household domesticity. His ancestors urging him to have a child, little would they know, would also lead to the salvation of the snakes.Music:Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Lonesome Journey by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Hiraeth by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Aurora by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artwork is partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Grandson of Arjuna, King Parikshit, despite being one of the most noble of monarchs to have sat on the throne of Hastinapura, happened to do so at a time of transition. Transition of the ages, into the Dark Age. As a result, destiny would have it that he would come across a peaceful sage, and exhibit anger towards him; which would be punished harshly by the sages young and immature son. The episode describes these events, and those that followed leading to the King’s departure from this world.Music:Track: "Dying Light", HUKUMusic provided by https://slip.streamDownload / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/kgVHqNArt of silence by uniqhttps://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/I Walk With Ghosts by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ArtworkPartially created using Adobe firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In anticipation of the great snake sacrifice feared by Vasuki and his snake brothers, that would be instigated by the future King Janamejaya, Suta Goswami in this episode describes the context of the resent towards snakes after events involving the father of Janamejaya, King Parikshit, and his events with Sage Shamika and his son Sringi that would lead to him being cursed to die upon being bitten by the great snake Takshaka.Music:'Ascension' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auMelodic Interlude Two by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Echoes of Time v2 by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artwork is partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As the curse of Kadru, condemning her snake sons to be annihilated in the great snake sacrifice to be conducted by future King Janamejaya, Vasuki calls a counsel for solutions. The variegated thought processes perusing sustenance of the race, end up turning to understanding what has been fated rather than the engineering of their own preferences.Music:Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Horizons by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Adrift Among Infinite Stars by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artwork is partially created by Adobe Firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shesha is one of the most prominent amongst the snake race, the Nagas. This episode shares the background behind him becoming the force holding together the Earth, after leaving his family given the moral and ethical disagreements stemming from his mothers conspiring to put his step mother into slavery, and his step-brothers cooperation with such a plan.MusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Echoes by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ArtworkPartially created with Adobe firefly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Warrior Class, is the most heavily featured class in the Mahabharata. This episode breaks down the warrior class, from the morphology of the Sanskrit word Kshatriya, to the opinions of the likes of Arjuna, Bhima, Karna & Duryodhana on the heart, mindset and role of a warrior.ArtworkPartially created with Adobe fireflyMusicForest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Art of silence by uniqhttps://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by Melody of Nature - Composer: Zakhar Valaha (BMI IPI# 0086614911)Music Link: https://youtu.be/_m-ePEcKCoMMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ https://pixabay.com/users/grafiqindia-37108373/Scott Buckley 'Filaments' under a creative commons license. Lonesome Journey by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Yugen - Emotional Ethnic Music by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After hearing about how Rama is used by Sages and the Pandavas to give encouragement to one another on their journey to the throne, this episode highlights the citation of Rama as God in the Mahabharata.MusicTrack: "Tame Tide"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/qdhjQ7Art of silence by uniqhttps://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode describes how Rama is cited in the Mahabharata in order to inspire a character in many ways similar to himself, the noble Yuddhistira, to continue on the path to victory, and overcome the various tribulations he faced along with his brothers and wife.MusicTrack: "Tame Tide"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/qdhjQ7Ascension by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckleyMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hiraeth by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Reaching Out Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ayodhya features in the Mahabharata both dependently and independently of Rama. Many Kings have come and gone, both in the line of Ikshvaku, and also not; not least during the Moghul rules, but also in the Indo-Aryan ages. The grand example of devotion in Tulasidas in the 1600s, at also a time of intersection with the Moghuls, reveals much about just how intervowen the devotional spirit spurred by Ayodhya was.MusicSunset Landscape by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Peaceful Forest - Into Oblivion by Darren CurtisCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Track: "Net Plurality"Music provided by https://slip.streamFree Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/uX9a6h Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Many an era of the Vedic times, are covered in the Mahabharata in some form; whether through a narration by a Sage, or a comparison with a character from the past; the Ramayana, Ayodhya and Rama are no exception. 13 of the 18 Parvas cite these, and there is much to be learned on how the Pandavas and others of Hastinapura looked back on the times of the great Rama of Ayodhya.MusicYugen - Emotional Ethnic Music by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Dhaka MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Undertow by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Eagle has captivated the minds of generations of civilisations all over the world. This episode explores the background of Garuda across multiple contemporary cultures to this day, and explains how Garuda came to prominence through his prolific adventures, including those with the gods, and Vishnu.Music: Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Chasing Daylight by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Yugen - Emotional Ethnic Music by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ 'Rites of Passage' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auMeditative Mind - Rainy Flutes, Dilpreet Bhatia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.