Duryodhana’s lie to convince Dhritarashtra for Dyuta conspiracy
Duryodhana returned from the flourishing, wealthy Indraprastha right after Yudishthira’s grand success of raja suya. He had seen first hand how th...
Bheeshma Parva 4 - When Shrikrishna lost his cool
Bheeshma then launched a ferocious attack, causing panic in the Pandava ranks. Krishna then led Arjuna to Bheeshma, and the two great warriors foug...
How did the dyuta sabha plan come about?
It was at dyuta sabha where Yudishtira staked his brothers and his wife and lost the entire Indraprastha. At the end the Pandavas were sent on exi...
Bheeshma Parva 3 - The war begins – first 3 days
Yudhishtira then went to Bheeshma after keeping his weapons down. He was joined by his brothers and Krishna. He sought permission from Bheeshma to ...
The dead Kauravas come back to life
The war at Kurukshetra wiped out almost all of the Kauravas. Yudhishthira mentions the number of survivors and says that one billion, 660 million a...
Bheeshma Parva 2 - Arjuna’s dilemma and Shrikrishna’s divine song
Krishna revealed to Arjuna that no can die as the soul is eternal. The soul leaves the body once its work is complete and takes on a new body, just...
Was it Kunti who told Karna about his birth?
Right before the war began at Kurukshetra, Kunti goes to Karna to tell him he is her son. This is after Krishna’s peace mission fails. But is this...
Bheeshma Parva 1- Both the armies gather at Kurukshetra
The war during Bheeshma’s commandership Conches were blown, and drums sounded to signify the start of the war. Krishna and Arjuna blew their conche...
Did Bhishma know about Karna being Kunti putra?
After Arjuna defeats Bhishma and brings him down, all the warriors both Pandava and Kaurava go to see the Pitamaha and get his blessings. Karna had...
Udyoga Parva - 5
Sanjaya described how Dushasana sent Uluka to the Pandava camp as a messenger. Uluka insulted the Pandavas and mocked Yudhishtira for being silent ...
Shantanu adopts Kripa
Kripacharya was one of the gurus of the Kaurava and Pandava princes as well as many students who came to join the gurukul. Kripa’s twin sister, Kr...
Udyoga Parva - 4
Kunti then decided to meet Karna. She met him on the banks of the river Bhagirathi when he was performing his evening rituals. Karna greeted her, a...