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...

Episode#2 Mahabharata Janani Janmabhoomi... Urvashi Urvashi was a Royal courtesan in the court of Indra. She decided to defend to the earth and savour the taste of the lifestyle prevailed there. While returning from this fantasy trip in the wee hours, an evil Asura (Demon) kidnapped her, Pururavas the son of Budh & Illa the first lunar king (chandravanshi) was passing and chased the demon in hot pursuit on his chariot. He freed Urvashi from demon's clutches, she slipped, he caught her hand, this brief moment wherein their fingers touched, it was first time Urvashi experienced the warmth of human flesh and was strongly fascinated by it, Pururavas was equally drawn to her. Pururavas proposed her to marry and she agreed to marry him with 3 conditions. First she would bring 2 goats and their saftey had to be ensured. Second she will consume only clarified butter and third they should never see each other naked except while making love. The day any condition is voilated, she w...

Episode # 1 Excerpt from the book Mahabharata Janani Janmabhoomi...! To order the copy log on to www.yogeshdawda.com This is the story of wailing widows, screaming children and mothers! What happened to Gandhari, who lost her 100 sons in the epic battle leaving behind their widowed daughter-in-laws, what happened to Draupadi who lost her 5 young sons and Subhadra’s only son Abhimanyu, Kunti’s fate on losing her eldest son Karna and Vrushali who lost her husband? Bhanumati, who lost her son Laxamana Kumar, her brave husband Duryodhana? And young Laxamani lost her beloved! In this historical war of the Mahabharata more than 40 million soldiers were killed, but the aftermath left behind a trail of bereaving women, children and spouses whose dreams were shattered by the loss of their kith and kin. In 5000 years, we have not fought a single major war in comparison to this Grande war of Mahabharata. In war when armies get massacred, the sufferers are families, leaving behind wail...

Hello friends Very soon I am going to start writing the highlights of my book Mahabharata Janani Janmabhoomi. I will let you know the dates and time of release. Thank you