HARE KRISHNA
This katha of Shree Krishna is one of the epic kathas of today, the mahabharata, it called so since it was a world war in which every king in this world took part. It was war between Dharma and Adharma , it was during this war that Krishna showed his universal form and gave us the invaluble Bhagvad Gita, which tells Mankind his true goals, which is to be one with the supreme and not to get entangled in this material world .
The Mahābhārata (Devanagari: महाभारत) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
With more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and some 1.8 million words in total, it is arguably the longest epic poem in the world.[1] Taken together with the Harivamsa, the Mahabharata has a total length of more than 90,000 verses.
It is of immense religious and philosophical importance in India and Nepal, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or wealth, kama or pleasure, dharma or duty/harmony, and moksha or liberation) takes place within a long-standing mythological tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.
The title may be translated as "the great tale of the Bharata Dynasty", according to the Mahābhārata's own testimony extended from a shorter version simply called Bhārata of 24,000 verses[2] The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsas, literally "that which happened", along with the Ramayana and the Purāṇas.
Traditionally, the Mahabharata is ascribed to Vyasa. Due to its immense length, its philological study has a long history of attempts to unravel its historical growth and composition layers. It probably reached its final form in the early Gupta period
With more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and some 1.8 million words in total, it is arguably the longest epic poem in the world.[1] Taken together with the Harivamsa, the Mahabharata has a total length of more than 90,000 verses.
It is of immense religious and philosophical importance in India and Nepal, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or wealth, kama or pleasure, dharma or duty/harmony, and moksha or liberation) takes place within a long-standing mythological tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.
The title may be translated as "the great tale of the Bharata Dynasty", according to the Mahābhārata's own testimony extended from a shorter version simply called Bhārata of 24,000 verses[2] The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsas, literally "that which happened", along with the Ramayana and the Purāṇas.
Traditionally, the Mahabharata is ascribed to Vyasa. Due to its immense length, its philological study has a long history of attempts to unravel its historical growth and composition layers. It probably reached its final form in the early Gupta period
Pandavas were the couisen brothers of krishna. And Duryodhana along with his 99 brothers was couisen brother to pandavas. Duryodhana was very jealous of the rise of the Pandavas. The constant help that they were getting from Krishna, was an eye-sore to him as well. But he was helpless and so he chose to checkmate them through some trick. He knew the weakness of Yudhishthir for playing dice. So, he conferred with his maternal uncle, Shakuni, who was a past-master in dice-games. When Duryodhana invited Yudhishthir tothe game, he could not refuse and soon reached Hastinapur. Duryodhana deputed Shakuni to play on his behalf and he, through his unfair moves, kept heaping defeat after defeat on Yudhishthir. Having lost h is kingdom and every other belonging, Yudhishthir staked his four brothers. When he had lost them too, he staked himself and thereafter his wife Draupadi as well. Duryodhana's joy knew no bounds and he asked his brother Dushasana to bring Draupadi to his court and to strip her there itself. So, Draupadi was dragged to the court and Dushasana set about stripping her. The helpless queen prayed to God for help. How could Krishna sit silent? He responded through his miraculous power and the saree of Draupadi got increased to such a length that Dushasona grew tired of drawing it off her body.
Krishna had saved Draupadi and Duryodhana had not been able to disgrace her in the open court. But enraged at his vicious attempt, Bhima had pledged to kill Duryodhana and his brother Dushasana. This pledge frightened Duryodhana's father, Dhritrashtra, who returned to Yudhishthir everything he had lost in the game. This embittered Duryodhana and he decided to humble the Pandavas in other way. He asked Yudhishthir to have his lost things on the condition that the Pandavas would go into exile for thirteen years, the last year of which they would remain underground and untraced. Duryodhana was not satisfied even now. He pleased saint Durvasa through hospitality and then persuaded him to go to the Pandavas along with his ten thousand pupils and ask for meals. Durvasa complied with Duryodhana's request and went to the Pandavas along with his pupils. Out at elbows, Draupadi found it impossible to entertain the saint and apprehended a curse from him. She preyed to God and Krishna at once responded. He asked for the utensil which had been given to her by the Sun-god. He touched it and asked Draupadi to go on serving food to the saint and his pupils. The utensil I did not run short of food till all of them were satisfied fully. So, Durvasa returned happy and satisfied. So, Durvasa returned happy and satisfied.
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