The Stories of Mahabharata

Rishi Chyavan regains his youth with the help of Ashwini Kumar twins. King Ushinara sacrifices his body and life to save a little dove. These intriguing stories are narrated by Rishi Lomasha to the Pandavas.

In this chilling episode, the guest Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, reveals how he passed his father's cruel test and later killed the evil King Kartavirya. Parashurama also shares his mission to cleanse the earth of evil Kshatriyas and the conflicts he faces along the way.

Learn about Bhagiratha, who brought Ganga from the heavens to the earth, and Rishwasringa, who was seduced by a clever courtesan. Discover how Bhagiratha led Ganga to the oceans, forming a mighty river, and how Rishwasringa helped bring rains to a cursed land.

The Pandavas embark on a grand pilgrimage and learn about the legends of holy places. They visit the Ashrama of Rishi Agastya who has performed strange miracles. Agastya drinks the ocean and helps the gods defeat the demon clan. He also helps with the growing Vindya mountains.

Arjuna visits the heavens and takes lessons in music and dance from the Gandharva Guru Chitrasena. He becomes infatuated with the beautiful Apsara, Urvasi, but rejects her. Urvasi curses Arjuna, leading to unexpected events in his exile.

Arjuna goes on a quest to acquire divine weapons to conquer the Kauravas. He meets Lord Shiva in a strange circumstance and is granted powerful weapons.

In this podcast episode, Krishna fights Salwa and his Vimana, Sauvanagar. Draupadi expresses her anger and disappointment towards the Pandavas for not protecting her. Krishna recalls his conquest over Salva and his airship. Yudhisthira and Draupadi debate the significance of controlling anger and question the role of God. Draupadi argues with Yudhisthira about righteous actions and urges him to take action and regain their kingdom.

Sudipta Bhawmik and Avi Ziv discuss the behind-the-scenes process of 'The Stories of Mahabharata' podcast. They delve into sound designing, researching, writing, and rehearsing for the podcast. They also talk about engaging with listeners through feedback and support.

The Pandavas begin their exile with the help of a magical bowl. Dhritarashtra banishes Vidura but later calls him back. Rishi Maitreya curses Duryodhana. Listen to this episode for the start of the third chapter of the Mahabharata - The Vana Parva or The Forest Chapter.

The Pandavas going into exileDuryodhana was not happy when Dhritarashtra returned the Pandavas their kingdom and all the wealth they had lost in the game of dice to Shakuni. So he and Shakuni came up with another plan. They invited Yudhistira back to Hastinapura and challenged him to play one last game of dice. But this time, the wager was different. It was proposed, whoever loses the game will have to go into exile in the forests for a period of twelve long years. After the twelve years of exile, they will have to stay in hiding for one more year. And in the thirteenth year, if anyone found them, they would have to go into exile for twelve more years.But will Yudhistira accept this challenge knowing well that it was impossible to beat Shakuni in the game of dice? Or would he walk out to save himself and his brothers from this impending doom?Listen to this exciting episode by clicking the link below.You can also subscribe to the podcast on your smartphone or computer  from http://bhawmik.com/mahabharata. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.