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When You are the One that Leads Drona had proposed to form the army in a half Sakata (wheel) and half lotus array. Among the leaves of the lotus, at the centre of it, would be formed an array of a needle, with Karna, Bhurisravas, Aswatthaman, ...More

Drona had proposed to form the army in a half Sakata (wheel) and half lotus array. Among the leaves of the lotus, at the centre of it, would be formed an array of a needle, with Karna, Bhurisravas, Aswatthaman, ...More

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The Eternity thinks of the morrow… Arjuna undertook this vow on hearing that it was Jayadratha who held the other four Pandava brothers at bay and delayed their entry into the Chakra Vyuha, once it was broken by Abhimanyu....
The Charioteer that drove the battle We were talking about the dual aspect of Krishna’s role, letting everyone know that He is the Omniscient, unlike Rama, not remaining unaware of His Omnipotence...
The Master that Serves That Bhishma was one of the eight Vasus, by name Prabhasa, cursed to be born as a human being and thus was a superhuman by birth, added to which was the blessing that he received from his father Santanu, is enough and sufficient for our purpose....
What’s in a name! When we get over the problem of the narrative style and the subject of Time in Mahabharata, the next biggest task is to come to grips with names....
Time needs a Third Dimension too! Time is one important and crucial factor in the story. Unlike Ramayana, where Time travels always forwards like a river, the flow of time is not as simple as that in the Mahabharata....
Some Reflections on Mahabharata I must have been seven or eight years old when I was introduced to Ramayana and Mahabharata. It was my mother who gave me a copy of Chakravarti Thirumagan and Vyasar Virundhu and encouraged me to read the stories....
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The Eternity thinks of the morrow…

Arjuna undertook this vow on hearing that it was Jayadratha who held the other four Pandava brothers at bay and delayed their entry into the Chakra Vyuha, once it was broken by Abhimanyu....

The Charioteer that drove the battle

We were talking about the dual aspect of Krishna’s role, letting everyone know that He is the Omniscient, unlike Rama, not remaining unaware of His Omnipotence...

The Master that Serves

That Bhishma was one of the eight Vasus, by name Prabhasa, cursed to be born as a human being and thus was a superhuman by birth, added to which was the blessing that he received from his father Santanu, is enough and sufficient for our purpose....

What’s in a name!

When we get over the problem of the narrative style and the subject of Time in Mahabharata, the next biggest task is to come to grips with names....

Time needs a Third Dimension too!

Time is one important and crucial factor in the story. Unlike Ramayana, where Time travels always forwards like a river, the flow of time is not as simple as that in the Mahabharata....

Some Reflections on Mahabharata

I must have been seven or eight years old when I was introduced to Ramayana and Mahabharata. It was my mother who gave me a copy of Chakravarti Thirumagan and Vyasar Virundhu and encouraged me to read the stories....