Indian Epics Blog

Mothers in the Mahabharata Kunti and Gandhari These are two mothers who share their story, and also, in a way, give birth to the great story, and great war, in the Mahabharata . Sisters, sisters-in-law, children of noble/royal blood, devoted wives and both lost children and grandchildren to the great war Kunti Quick facts : Mother of the Pandavas (hers are Yud, Arjuna and Bhima but also the twins by Madri, who throws herself to the pyre when her husband, Pandu dies); has another son Karna, by the sun god, because of the mantra given to her by sage Durvasa; she gives Karna up at birth and he later becomes the enemy of the Pandavas; she is the one who inadvertently causes the Pandavas to each marry Draupadi, such that the one woman born of the fire becomes the wife of five husbands; she also raises the Pandavas on her own; when the time comes, she loses most of her grandchildren in the great war Gandhari Quick facts : Mother of the hundred sons, including Duryodhana (jealous of ...

Shiva Parvati: A Story of Divine Love [Comic on Reserve] Shiva Parvati Comic Cover Page.  Source :  Indian Epics Blog POV: Third person Summary : Shiva is meditating, waiting for Sati to be reborn on earth after she sacrificed herself Near where he meditates, the mountain king and his wife give birth to Parvati, the reincarnation of Sati; Parvati grows into a beautiful woman and then it is time for her to be married Her father wants her to have the best suitor, and he is told that Parvati is destined to be with Shiva; however, Shiva is in deep meditation and to hurry it up, mountain king sends Parvati and several of her friends to wait on Shiva so that he will fall for Parvati; it is Parvati who falls for him In heaven, the gods go to Brahma to ask him to lead them in the war against Taraka, who has overtaken heaven; Brahma predicts the son of Parvati and Shiva shall be their 'war lord' Kama is sent to help Shiva fall for Parvati (everyone wants to hurry Shiva up...

Sati and Shiva: Perfection Rewarded [Comic on Reserve] Sati and Shiva Comic Cover Page.  Source :  Indian Epics Blog POV: Third person Summary : Brahma and Vishnu discuss getting Shiva a husband; Vishnu advises Brahma to ask Uma to reborn on earth and she is reborn as Sati to Brahma's son, Daksha Even from young Sati is strongly devoted to Shiva, such that when she is old enough, she performs seven deep penances to woo Shiva; so deep that she does not realise Brahma and Vishnu, along with their eternal consorts (Saraswati and Lakshmi) have visited her Back where Shiva is meditating, they convince the ascetic Shiva to go to Sati and he grants her a boon; before she can even wish for him, he asks her to be his consort; she requests he asks the blessings of her father (who from this and henceforth, must have thought he had thus had power over Lord Shiva, this incident seems to be what stirred the later disrespect) They are married and spend their days very happy togeth...