Mahabharata Podcast
This podcast is for anyone interested in the Epic Literature of India, its spiritual philosophies, the life and background of Krishna, and all the fascinating stories from the great epic The Mahabharata.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2012
Episode 80 - Kurukshetra, Day 18: Shalya & the dissolution of the Kauravas
Episode 80 - This episode covers the final day of the great war. If you were expecting things to go out with a bang, you'll be disappointed. Once the Kaurava general Shalya is killed, things just s…
Wed 09 Nov 2011
Episode 79 - Kurukshetra, Day 17: Down with Dushasan/Killing Karna
Episode 79 - This is a big day in the war. Bhisma fulfills one of his oaths by killing Dushasan and drinking his blood. Now he will be gunning for Duryodhana. Arjun & Karna finally get busy with th…
Tue 01 Nov 2011
Episode 78 - Kurukshetra, Day 17: A Counterfeit Curfuffle
Episode 78 - Karna begins the 17th day of the war by fighting each Pandava except Arjun. He is actually defeated by both Yuddistira and Bhima, but then he defeats Nakul and Sahadev. Both of the el…
Tue 25 Oct 2011
Episode 77 - Kurukshetra, Day 16: Karna's in charge
Episode 77 - Drona is dead and a new commander is needed. Ashwatthaman proposes that Karna be given the position and everyone else agrees. Karna leads the army through a rather desultory day of fig…
Tue 18 Oct 2011
Episode 76 - Some thoughts on the story so far...
Episode 76 - I present my wild theories and hypotheses about the Mahabharata. Among other things, we discuss its relationship to the Precession of the Equinoxes and the Yuga cycle as defined by Mark…
Wed 12 Oct 2011
Episode 75 - Kurukshetra, Day 15: Ashwatthaman goes Ballistic!
Episode 75 - Earlier in day 15, Drona is killed by Dhrstadyumna. The Kaurava army literally comes unraveled until Ashwatthaman hears the news. The boy is outraged at the way his father was treated …
Tue 04 Oct 2011
Episode 74 - Kurukshetra, Day 15: Drona
Episode 74 - Two significant deaths this episode-- first Gatotkacha basically gets sacrificed by Krishna so that Arjun need not face Karna's special unstoppable Indra Dart. It's a mean trick, but Kr…
Tue 27 Sep 2011
Episode 73 - Kurukshetra, Day 14: Killing Jayadratha
Episode 73 - We continue with the events of the 14th day of war. You can relax because we find out that both Satyaki and Bhim made it to Arjun's side, and everyone is OK after all. Arjun finally sp…
Tue 20 Sep 2011
Episode 72 - Kurukshetra, Day 14: Killing Alambusha
Episode 72 - We begin the 14th day of the war. The morning starts with many dark omens, but no one is quite sure for which side they portend doom. Arjun sets off immediately to fight his way throug…
Wed 14 Sep 2011
Episode 71 - Kurukshetra: A Dramatic Interlude
Episode 71 - Vyasa finishes his comforting storytelling, and then vanishes, leaving it up to Yuddistira to deal with breaking the news to Arjun that his son is dead. Arjun comes home expecting a par…
Tue 06 Sep 2011
Episode 70 - The death of Abhimanyu
Episode 70 - Drona has been in charge now for two days, and so far he has failed in his mission to capture Yuddistira. This despite the fact that they have sacrificed a whole nation of warriors just…
Wed 31 Aug 2011
Episode 69 - Kurukshetra, Days 11 & 12: The Drona Parva
Episode 69 - Bhisma is out of commission, and his book is nearly over. In one last scene, Karna comes to meet his fallen nemesis. Bhisma is quite affectionate toward his prodigal nephew, and he tel…
Wed 24 Aug 2011
Episode 68 - Kurukshetra, Day 10: The Bed of Arrows
Episode 68 - I know it feels like this war is really dragging on; but I think that is precisely how Vyasa wanted us to feel by this point in the battle. We are all getting tired of the unending viol…
Tue 16 Aug 2011
Episode 67 - Kurukshetra, Day 9
Episode 67 - On the previous day, Duryodhana was quickly losing faith with his uncle. He began to suspect that Bhisma was throwing the contest in favor of the Pandavas. Karna didn't help any when h…
Wed 10 Aug 2011
Episode 66 - Kurukshetra, Days 7 & 8
Episode 66 - The seventh and eighth days of the War. Bhisma kills a few more Dhartarastras, king Virata loses another son, and we meet Arjun's son Iravat, a Naga prince from Arjun's tour of the holy…
Wed 03 Aug 2011
Episode 65 - Kurukshetra, Days 5 & 6
Episode 65 - The fifth and sixth days of the great war. Arjun wipes out an army of 25,000, and we find out Satyaki has 10 fully grown sons. Soon after we learn about these sons, they get decapitate…
Wed 27 Jul 2011
Episode 64 - Kurukshetra, Days 3 & 4
Episode 64 - The third and fourth days of the great war. It seems like the tide may be turning somewhat, since both days of fighting were dominated by Arjun and Bhimasena. Despite having the honor …
Mon 18 Jul 2011
Episode 63 - Kurukshetra, Day 2
Episode 63 - The second day of battle comes and goes. If the first day went to the Kauravas, the 2nd day certainly belonged to the Pandavas. The day ends with Bhimasena and Arjun dominating the fie…
Wed 29 Jun 2011
Episode 62 - Kurukshetra, Day 1: Concluded
Episode 62 - Let's admit it, we were all impatient for this war to get started. Like the characters in the story, we concluded many episodes back that there was never going to be a peaceful solution…
Wed 22 Jun 2011
Episode 61 - Kurukshetra, Day 1: War is Hell
Episode 61 - It is the morning of the first day of battle. Already Krishna has revealed his great song to Arjuna, and now there are some final formalities, as Yuddistira runs to his elders on the en…
Wed 15 Jun 2011
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