Indian Epics Blog

"Can I tell you a secret?" "Counselling". Source : Pixabay Saliq looked at me with her sad brown eyes. She always seemed to have something on her mind, and as I nodded quickly so she wouldn't shy away from telling me, I considered what the quiet girl who had been attending sessions with me for over three months now would say. She usually only talked to me about school, extracurricular activities like her archery practice, and philosophical readings. She would explicitly state anything that was going on, but never how she was feeling.  There were times she would be on the brink of showing me a glimpse, but she would quickly pull back. It was clear she either still didn't trust me well enough or was just too used to closing herself off to people. I tried to hide my eagerness to hear what she had to say and gestured for her to go on. Saliq wrung her hands, signalling that she was very nervous. She and her mother shared the same tell tale sign. It was ...

Epified: The Mahabharata, Episodes 9-17 -Online video, narrated with illustrations 9. Son of the Sun "the secret of Kunthi's past" The legendary sage w/ a temper comes to her father's kingdom and everyone is frightened, except her For her kindness, he gives her a mantra that allows her to summon gods Sun god came when she tried it out of curiosity and blessed her with a son; a son born already in armor and with gold earrings She could not keep him and sent him down the river 10. Pandu's Curse Same idea- Pandu takes wives to the forest and there he is cursed (by a hermit this time) for shooting them while they were having sex Because of his curse he decides not to return to Hastinapur and is dismayed he will not have sons Kunthi tells him of her secret mantra 11. Sons of Pandu Same story- the sons, known as the Pandavas  are born from the mantra uttered by both Kunthi and Madri Bhima is dropped by Kunthi and breaks a rock with his otherworldly s...

Epified: The Mahabharata, Episodes 1-8 -Online video, narrated with illustrations An Introduction "foundation of a culture" Vyasa narrates the Mahabharata  to Ganesha (the Lord of beginnings) The Mahabharata is a story of kings and queens, heroes and villains  Contains the "spirit of India" 1. Shantanu the Unfortunate Looking at The Mahabharata  and specifically following all of the stories, as an "account of how Karma happens" Here the story of Ganga and Shantanu is told again; how Ganga must drown her first seven babies to release them from mortality as they are actually the Vasus The last baby, Devavrat, she takes with her when Shantanu finally stops her 2. Devavrate Returns Shantanu sees an archer taming the river Ganges; Ganga appears and tells her it is actually his son and leaves Devavrat with Shantanu His son had been taught the art of war and religion by many of the great sages and deities Later on, Shantanu falls in love again...