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 40 - The Cattle Expedition
Episode 40 - This one starts with some girl talk. Draupadi and Satyabhama get bored of Markandeya's endless mythologies, and sneak off for a more private conversation. Satyabhama wants to know how …
Mon 17 Jan 2011
Episode 39 - The Markandeya Sessions Pt. 3
Episode 39 - Two more stories from the Sage Markandeya. The first is a rousing fight story, where the king of Ayodhya gets super powers from the god Vishnu and defeats a dragon. I find the second st…
Mon 10 Jan 2011
Episode 38 - The Markandeya Sessions Pt. 2
Episode 38 - The Sage Markandeya continues with his storytelling. He begins with his own version of the Four Ages or Yugas. One interesting point is that in his reckoning, the Kali Yuga lasts 1,200…
Mon 27 Dec 2010
Episode 37 - The Markandeya Sessions Pt. 1
Episode 37 - While Krishna is still hanging out at the camp, the sages Narada and Markandeya show up. After some prodding, Markandeya finally opens up and gives us his take on reincarnation, sin and…
Mon 20 Dec 2010
Episode 36 - Bhima and the Snake
Episode 36 - The Pandavas journey south, out of the Himalayas and back to the plains. Along the way, Bhima goes hunting and finds himself captured by a giant magical snake. The Snake takes his time…
Mon 13 Dec 2010
Episode 35 - Welcome back, Arjun
Episode 35 - It's deja-vu all over again, as the Pandavas move from the hermitage of Nar-Narayan to another one on the slopes of Mt Kailash, named for Arstisena. Another flower wafts down the hill, …
Mon 06 Dec 2010
Episode 34 - Monkey's Uncle
Episode 34 - The Pandavas resume center stage as the main characters of this episode. They continue their trek through the mountains until the going gets too rough for Draupadi. Bhima summons his h…
Mon 29 Nov 2010
Episode 33 - The Hawk and the Dove
Episode 33 These are the last three stories of the long series of tales in the Book of the Forest. The Pandavas are finishing up their pilgrimage across India and are moving northward for their rend…
Mon 22 Nov 2010
Episode 32 - Sukanya and Cyavana
Episode 32 - Two more stories from the Book of the Forest. The first involves another Bhrgu Brahmin with a Kshatriya wife. The second story, about Mahdhatar, is short, but interesting in how it dif…
Mon 15 Nov 2010
Episode 31 - Rshyashrnga
Episode 31 - The Pandavas continue their pilgrimage to all the holy sites of India. With Lomasha as their guide & storyteller, they hear the stories of Rshyashrnga and then the story of Rama Jamadag…
Mon 08 Nov 2010
Episode 30 - Agastya
Episode 30 - The four Pandavas who were left in the forest set off on a tour of the sacred sites of Ancient India, with the Sage Lomasha as their guide. At a stopover near the historic hermitage tha…
Mon 01 Nov 2010
Episode 29 - Damayanti & Nala, part 2
Episode 29 - We finish the story of Nala. Brhadashva suggested that this story would cheer up the Pandavas, since there was indeed a king who had it worse than they. But shortly after hearing the s…
Mon 25 Oct 2010
Episode 28 - Damayanti & Nala, part 1
Episode 28 - While Arjun remains in heaven, relaxing with his father Indra, news reaches the Kaurava court of Arjun's exploits. Dhrtarastra then has one of his bouts of regret while Sanjay scolds hi…
Sun 17 Oct 2010
Episode 27 - Arjun goes to Heaven
Episode 27 - We follow Arjun's journey into the Himalayas and beyond. This episode includes Arjun's famous battle with the Mountain Man. He doesn't come out of the fight very well-- Shiva crushes h…
Sun 10 Oct 2010
Episode 26 - Debating Dharma
Episode 26 - We begin this episode with the tale of Krishna's adventures when he might otherwise have helped his friends in their distress. At least he got a few good fight scenes out of it, includi…
Mon 04 Oct 2010
Episode 25 - Draupadi's Lament; Krishna's Excuses
Episode 25 - The continuing adventures of the Pandavas in the forest. The story picks up with Maitreya's curse and angry departure from the court at Hastinapur. Dhrtarastra, apparently tired of all…
Sun 26 Sep 2010
Episode 24 - Into the Forest, part 2
Episode 24 - The Pandavas are now settled into their forest encampment and receive a surprise visitor. The Kauravas plot to kill the Pandavas while they are defenseless in the forest. Vyasa himself…
Sat 18 Sep 2010
Episode 23 - Into the Forest, part 1
Episode 23 -This episode covers the Pandava's departure for the forest and the initial fears of theKauravas as they considered what they had done. As things washed out, only the five brothers, Draup…
Sun 12 Sep 2010
Episode 22 - The Second Dice Game
Episode 22 - At the end of the First Dice Game, it really seemed like King Dhritarastra had put everything back the way it was. He restored the Pandava's freedom, titles and wealth. Unfortunately, …
Wed 04 Aug 2010
Episode 21 - The First Dice Game
Episode 21 - This is a big one; this episode covers the tangled details of the incident that sets off the rest of the story. At the heart of it, it is about Duryodhana and Shakuni cheating at dice t…
Sun 20 Jun 2010
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