Episode#6 The central theme of Mahabharata is not dissimilar and is commonly found in most of the Indian families. In Mahabharata, there are rampant skirmishes right from the childhood wherein the Kauravas and Pandavas princes are at loggerheads - the subject of controversy being the hierarchy to the throne of Hastinapur. Apita was a ancient king of Hastinapur who begot three sons, Devapi, Balhika, Shantanu. Devapi, the eldest, did not suceed due an incurable ailment; the second was given in adoption to his mother's house Madra while Shantanu the younger succeeded to the throne. Young Shantanu one day while hunting near river Ganga, he fells in love with a ravishing woman and proposed her. She accepted to marry him on one condition, provided she would not be questioned or counter check for any of her actions, if he ever happened, she would abandon him permanently without any explanation whatsoever. King Shantanu was so deeply infatuated that without thinking of the consequences ...

Episode#5 Yayati passed through a bad phase when his friend approached for his help. He asked him to provide 800 horses which he has to offer his guru Vishwamitra as Guru-Dakshina. Yayati unable to help his friend in any way, offers his daughter Madhavi. Madhavi was blessed with the ability to bear a son and regain her virginity after every marriage. (Like Satyavati, Kunti and Draupadi were also blessed with the same boon). The justified implications of giving away Madhavi as a gesture of help is inexplicable to the mordern age man but deep contemplation clarifies that this action was commensurate with the intention of helping Galava is an inordinate way whereby the required number of horses would be ready to be offered to the guru as pledged. Let's see how the sweetness of reality unravelled itself...!!! Galava sold her to three kings in sucession and bargained against two hundred special horses from each. Madhavi begot 3 sons to each king. As he was short of 200 horses...

Episode#4 Yayati was the Puranic King and the son of king Nahusha, who was one of the ancestors of Pandavas. Yayati conquered the whole world and was termed as the universal Monarch, he occupied Amravati and ruled from India's throne after Indra slayed Vritra. Yayati had two wives, he married to Devyani the daughter of Shukracharya and begot three sons, he secretly married her maid Sarmishtha daughter of King of Asura and begot two sons. When short tempered Shukracharya came to know a Yayati secret marriage, he cursed him that he will remain impotent rest of his life. Yayati begged for pardon and sage Shukracharya mellowed down and modified the curse that he can exchange his youth or potency if one of his son agree to bore the burden of curse. Yayati requested each of his sons to exchange the youth but none of them agree, except Sarmishtha son Puru agreed, thus Yayati regained his youth and became young and potent. Yayati enjoyed the pleasure of youth for several years and lat...

Mahabharata Janani Janmabhoomi Episode#3 Menaka Menaka was one of most beautiful and the oft-appreciated apasara or celestial maiden of the heavens! Indra had assigned her a job to break the severe penance undertaken by the most revered sage of ancient India - Vishwamitra! Menaka was successful in surfacing Vishwamitra lust and passion with her stunning beauty and by her graceful dances breaking the sage's meditation, but unfortunately, she could not help herself falling in love with Vishwamitra. First she thought it was infatuation, it turned out into pure love, though the sage loved her equally, when he realized that he was tricked by Indra and thinking Menaka was not party to it, he decided to abandon her even after knowing that she was already pregnant. She left him and wandered in wilderness and gave birth to beautiful daughter! She abandon her baby girl at the hermit of sage Kanva who later bought her up till she grew into a beautiful - Shakuntala. Dushayant the king o...

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