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3. MAHABHARATA
Ramayana and Mahabharata, the two great epics
of India, have captivated the hearts of its people for
several millenniam
Hindu tradition has always considered these two epics
as itihasa (verily did it exist thus) or history.
Modern scholars have largely conceded that the core
of the epics could have had a historical basis.
4. DATE AND AUTHORSHIP
The great war should have taken place during
3139 BC, writings of Megasthenes (312 BC) as
also internal astronomical evidence corroborate
this date.
Modern historians have assailed this theory and
are inclined to accept a much later date, viz,
1424 BC or 950 BC.
Traditional lore ascribes the authorship of this
epic to the great sage Veda Vyasa, also known
as Krsna Dvaipayana.
5. He was a contemporary of the grandsire Bhisma
and had a firsthand knowledge of most of the
events described in the epic.
. Many verses of Mahabhrata composed by Vyasa
were difficult for his scribe, Lord Ganesha to
understand. These verses were understood by Ganesha
in a split second’s break. This break allowed Vyasa to
visualize the further verses. But, these verses are so
difficult that 80% of them remain unsolved even
today. There are 8800 such verses in the Mahabharata.
7. Adiparva
The birth and eduction of Pandavas and Kauravas
their early rivalries; marriage of Draupadi, the
Pancala princess, to the Pandavas, Arjuna’s
pilgrimage and marriage with Subhadra, sister of
Sri Krishna.
8. Sabhaparva
The second deals mainly with the performance
of the Rajasurya sacrifice by Yudhisthira, the
eldest of the Pandava princes, the game of dice
maneuvered by the wily Duryodhana, the
eldest of the Kauravas, and its tragic
consequences for the former.
10. Vanaparva/Aranyaparva
The third chapter that covers the story of the
Pandavas in exile in the Kamyaka forest.
The famous quiz, Yaksaprasna, belongs to this
book.
11. The forth, is one of the smaller chapter dealing
mainly with the stay of the Pandavas incognito
in the kingdom of Virata.
Slaying of the villain Kicaka and the battle for
rescuing the cattle of the king Virata which had
been captured by the Kauravas to force the
Pandavas to come out of their hiding, as also
the wedding of the Virata princess Uttara with
Abhimanyu, Arjuna’s son, are the chief
incidents portrayed here.
Virataparva
13. Udyogaparva
The fifth, is also a short chapter which deals with
the peace parleys and preparations for the war
curiously going together.
The most touching scene of Kunti, the mother of
the Pandavas, disclosing to Karna the secret of
his birth in her womb, and the statesmanship of
Sri Krishna, who makes a last minute bid for
peace, are the highlights of this section.
The famous discourse of the sage Santsujata to
the blind kind Dhrtarastra, well-known as the
Sanatsujatiya, which is full of philosophical
truths.
14. Bhismaparva
Bhismaparva, contains the crown-gem of the
epic, viz., the Bhagavad Gita.
Details descriptions of the first ten days of the
war containing the superhuman exploits of the
grandsire Bhisma, ultimately ending in his being
mortally wounded by Arjuna, form the bulk of
this section.
Since Bhisma had the unique boon of dying at
will, he preferred to lie down on the bed of
arrows and postpone his demise till the
beginning of Uttarayana or the northern solstice.
15. Dronaparva
The seventh, apart from describing the heroic
exploits of Drona, the preceptor, culminating in
his death through stratagem, also contains an
account of the brilliant achievements of the
boy-hero Abhymanya on the battlefield and his
tragic death.
16. Karnaparva
The eight chapter, details the glory death of the
evil genius Dussasana, the second of the
Kaurava brothers, at the hands of the colossal
Bhima, and the fall of Karna himself at the
hands of Arjuna after a bitter fight.
Salyaparva
The ninth chapter, describes the final encounter
between Bhima and Duryodhana on the last
day of the war, the latter succumbing to the
mortal blow receiving during the duel.
17. Sauptikaparva
The tenth chapter, delineates the gruesome
massacre of the Pandava army and its allies, in
the night during sleep, by Asvatthaman,
Drona’s Vengeful son.
Striparva
The eleventh chapter, describes graphically the
pitiful lamentations of the women and widows
of the dead warriors.
18. Santiparva / Anusasanikaparva
The twelfth and the thirteenth chapters,
containing wonderful discourses on all aspects
of Dharma by the patriarch Bhisma at the quest
of Yudhisthira.
Bhisma’s demise and Yudhisthira’s coronation
are the other incidents dealt with.
The two well-known hymns,
Visnusahasranama and Sivasahasranama, as
also the Anugita (a subsidiary discourse by Sri
Krishma to Arjuna) are parts of these chapters.
19. Asvamedhikaparva
The fifteenth chapter, describes the departure
of the old Dhrtarastra to the forest along with
Gandhari, his spouse, and Kunti and their
subsequent death in a forest fire.
Mausalaparva
The sixteenth chapter, gives an account of the
mutual destruction of the Yadava heroes as also
the death of Sri Krishna at the hands of a
hunter.
20. Mahaprasthanika & Svargarohana Parvas
The last two chapters, give an account of the
final journey of the Pandavas, their death on
the way, with Yudhisthira alone reaching
heaven.
22. CHARACTERS
The Mahabharata presents us with a veritable
arry of human characters, from the sublime to
the ridiculous.
No type of human emotion, no deed of valour,
generosity, sacrifice or meanness is missed
here.
Nor is there any artificiality in these portrayals.
A brief delineation of some of the more
important characters may now be attempted
here.
23. Men Characters
Sri Krishna
Bhisma
Yudhisthira
Bhima
Drona
Vidura
Duryodhana
Dhrtarastra
Women Characters
Dhaurpadi
Kunti
Gandhari
24. Sri Krishna
Said by the Vedas to be God, the Supreme
Person, who is the origin of all other
incarnations of the Godhead such as Vishnu
and Nârâyana.
The Bhâgavata Purâna [Srîmad Bhâgavatam]
contains extensive descriptions of his qualities
and activities.
He spoke the Bhagavad Gîtâ to Arjuna at the
beginning of the Kurukshetra war.
25.
26. Bhishma
Son of Shantanu, known as the "grandfather"
of the Kurus.
Although he never became king, he officiated
at Hastinapura as regent until Vichitravirya was
of age.
He is said to be an incarnation of Dyau, the
chief Vasu.
The original text of the Mahâbhârata contains
an entire Parva, the Shanti Parva, devoted to
Bhîshma's instructions on religion and
morality, which he delivered while lying on the
bed of arrows.
28. Yudhisthira
Eldest Pândava, born from the union of Kuntî
and the god Dharma.
He performed a Rajasuya sacrifice which
established him as world emperor.
Famous for his adherence to virtue and truth,
he is also known as Dharmaraja, as well as
Ajatashatru, which means "one who has no
enemies."
After the war he ruled the world for thirty-six
years and was succeeded by Parîksit.
30. Bhimasena
Pându and Kuntî's second son, sired by Vayu, the
wind-god.
After the great war he was installed by Yudhisthira
as crown prince.
A story is told in the Skanda Purâna that Bhîma
became a little proud after the war, considering that
it was by his own power that he had achieved
success in the war.
All his brothers attributed their success to Krishna.
Wanting to curb Bhîma's pride, Krishna took him on
Garuda and traveled a long way to the south, where
they came to a great lake many miles wide.
31. Krishna sent Bhîma to find the source of the lake.
Bhîma ran around its perimeter, but could not discover
its source.
As he ran he encountered a number of powerful
Asuras.
Bhîma found himself unable to defeat them and he ran
to Krishna for shelter.
Krishna lifted and threw the lake away and dispersed
the Asura's (celestial demon).
He said to Bhîma, "This lake was contained in
Kumbhakarna's skull, the Rakshasa killed by Râma in
a previous age.
The warriors who attacked you were from a race of
demons who fought with Ravana against Rama."
32. Drona (Dronâcârya)
The Kurus' martial teacher.
The sage Bharadvaja once caught sight of the
Apsara Ghrtachi and, as a result, semen fell
from his body, which he caught in a pot. Drona
was later born from that pot.
He was taught by Agnivesha and Parasurama.
Said to be an expansion of Brihaspati, the
celestial seer and preceptor of the gods.
33. Vidura
Son of Vyâsadeva and a palace maidservant. He
was said to be an expansion of Yamaraja, the
lord of justice. Once a rishi named Mandavya
was mistaken for a robber. The king arrested and
punished him by having him pierced by a lance.
The sage later went to Yamarâja and asked why
this had happened and was told that in his
childhood he had pierced an insect with a blade
of grass. Hearing that he had received
punishment for a mistake made when he was still
an ignorant child, the sage cursed Yamaraja to
take birth on earth as a s'ûdra. Thus he became
Vidura.
34. Duryodana
Eldest of Dhritarâstra's sons and leader of the
Kauravas.
From childhood he formed an enmity with the
Pândavas, which later resulted in the
Kurukshetra war.
He was killed by Bhîma and went to the
heavenly planets as a result of his adherence to
kshatriya duties.
He was said to be an expansion of Kali, the god
presiding over the dark age.
36. Dhritarastra
The blind son of Vyâsadeva, born of Ambika
after the death of her husband, Vichitravirya.
He became king in Hastinapura after Pându
retired to the forest.
He was the father of the Kauravas.
In the Bhâgavata Purâna it is said that, after
practicing yoga, he achieved liberation,
merging into the Supreme Brahman at the end
of his life
37. Draupathi / Panchali
Daughter of Drupada, king of Panchala, and
wife of the five Pândavas.
In her previous life she was an ascetic woman
named Nalayani who received a boon from
Shiva that she would have five husbands in her
next life.
The epitome of womanly skills, she once gave
advice on how to serve a husband to
Satyabhama, one of Krishna's principal wives.
She was said to be an expansion of the
Goddess Lakshmi.
39. Kunti
The Pândavas' mother.
She was the sister of Vasudeva, Krishna's
father.
Her own father, Surasena, had given her as a
baby to his close friend King Kuntibhoja, who
had no children.
She was named Prithâ at birth, but became
better known as Kuntî after being raised by
Kuntibhoja.
40. Gandhari
Daughter of the king of Gandhara, who became
Dhritarâstra's wife.
Having once pleased Vyâsadeva by her service,
she was blessed by the sage that she would have
one hundred sons.
After marrying the blind Dhritarâstra, she
covered her own eyes with a cloth for the rest of
her life.
She is thus famous as one of the most chaste
ladies in Vedic history.
She died in the forest with her husband and
Kuntî.
43. A Cleansing War
Vishnu is the metaphysical principle of all that is good. He is
the deity that protects, sustains and supports this universe.
Krishna is said to be an incarnation, an avatar of
Vishnu/Vasudeva, or perhaps we might see this in terms of
Krishna being an incarnation of Vishnu’s metaphysical
principles. The purpose of this incarnation is to rid the world
of those warriors, the Kshatriya who have forgotten
theirDharma, and who have become greedy and cruel.
Krishna has come for a war that will cleanse the earth at the
end of the Dvapara Yuga.
44. Krishna’s decision
• Before the war, both Arjun and Duryodhan had gone to Krishna asking for
help. Duryodhan had reached Krishna before Arjun and sat near his head.
Arjun came after Duryodhan and sat near krishna's feet. When Krishna woke
up, he saw Arjun first since he was right opposite his eye view and asked him
his purpose of visit.
However, since Duryodhan had come before Arjun, he got angry and
complained that he came first. To this, Krishna replied that since he saw Arjun
first therefore, his wish would be fulfilled first. Arjun given the chance asks
Krishna to come on his side leaving Duryodhan more than happy, as he
wanted the army and not unarmed Krishna.
45. Manager should decide on a
Goal
A manager should have decided a Goal and Krishna
had 3 clear cut Goals that he followed and achieved
100% targets.
a) Paritranaya Sadhunaam – Welfare for Saints
b) Vinashaya Dushkritaam – Destroy Evil
c) Dharmasansthapanaay Sambhavaami yuge yuge –
To establish and strengthen Religion in every Era.
46. Motivational
speaker
• When Arjun reached the battle field he loose his
determination to fight when he saw that among the
opponents were many of his relatives young and old and
that he was going to kill them for the sake of Kingdom. He
resisted from fighting and dropped arms. Krishna
motivated him by his speech later named “Bhagwat Gita”
that’s still read and followed. Arjun recovered and decided
to fight.
47. Stretegies planner
• Pandavas and Kauravas had soldiers and warriors strength
in the ratio of 7:11, Panadvas having 1.53 millions and
2.41 millions. With this count it was clear that the battle
could be won only with Effective Strategies. The fact that
Pandavas won the battle proves that Krishna was
successful not only in buiding stretegies but in
implementing them to achieve success.
48. Good leader
• When Krishna asked Arjuna and Duryodhana to choose
between him and his army, the choice was, in fact,
between a Leader and his Resources. While a Good Leader
can gain from limited resources, a Bad Leader will loose
even with vast resources. Knowing his excellent
Leadership Qualities, Arjuna requested Krishna not only to
lead the entire mission but to personally lead him by
accepting to be his “Saarthi” (Charioteer), guide him and
lead him to success.
49. Controlled approach
• Controlling an army of 1.53 million soldiers and warriors
to fight against a bigger army was not a easy task. The
1.53 million soldiers were divided in seven divisions, led
by a Commander each, further controlled by a Supreme
Commander who himself was guided by the Pandavas and
Krishna. This all was made possible with with help of Lord
Krishna’s great Management ad Controlling Skills