THE MAHABHARATAM : (in 18 Episodes) - PRELUDE to the Bhagavad Geeta : Episode 5 :

Chinmaya Mission :

The 7th Annual International Diabetes Summit organized by The Chellaram Diabetes Institute (CDI) was graced by the presence of Pujya Swami Swaroopananda, who gave the inaugural address. 

The Summit 2023 is part of CDI’s efforts to tackle the escalating problem of Diabetes in our midst. With the best-in-class speakers from the leading global Diabetes Institutions – accompanied by accomplished Indian experts – this conference helps bring the latest and the best practices in Diabetes care to Clinicians treating people with Diabetes.

Pujya Swami Swaroopananda ji launched The Chronicle of Diabetes Research and Practice - a flagship open-access journal with a focus to address the unique challenges in Diabetology by publishing articles covering all areas of Diabetes & its complications, and related disorders.

In his inaugural address Pujya Swamiji began his address by acknowledging the efforts of the Chellaram Diabetes Institute in organizing the summit. He spoke about the need for medical professionals to adopt a spiritual outlook when dealing with diseases such as diabetes. He spoke about the tremendous power that an attitude of openness has in finding cures for diseases that were once thought impossible to cure. He encouraged the medical community to keep an open mind and embrace new ideas and technologies that can help in the fight against diabetes.

Pujya Swamiji concluded his address by emphasizing the need for a holistic approach to diabetes management and the importance of addressing the mental and emotional well-being of patients, in addition to their physical health.

Pujya Swami Swaroopananda was felicitated by Mr. Lal L. Chellaram, the founder of Chellaram Diabetes Institute.

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Sunday, March 12, 2023. 07:30.

How the Writing Began :

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Episode 5 :

The Story of Queen Kunti Devi :

Sura was Sri Krishna’s grandfather. So, his daughter, Pritha, was Krishna’s aunt. She 

was given for adoption to King Kuntibhoja. Hence Pritha became known as Kunti.

One day, Durvasa came to Kuntibhoja’s palace. The King asked Kunti to take care of 

the sage. Kunti served him so well that Durvasa gave her a boon before leaving. She got the 

boon of being able to get a child from any Deity just by praying to that Deity.

Kunti was still quite young when one day she playfully thought she would try out her 

boon. She prayed to the Sun-god. At once she had to bear His child. A rather frightened 

Kunti placed this child in a basket and released it into the Ganges River. A peculiar 

characteristic in the child was that it was born with a golden earring and Kavacha (shield). 

One Radha picked up the basket from the river and named the child Radheya (raadheya). He 

was also called Karna, meaning “one with an earring”.

Kunti later got married to King Pandu who was one of the sons of Vichitraveerya. 

King Pandu also married Madri. Pandu became King eventually as his brother Dhritarashtra 

was blind and could not take the throne. Kunti bore three sons to Pandu using her boon.

 

Praying to Dharmaraja, she begot Yudhishthira; from Vayu Devata she gave birth to Bhima; 

and from Indra she bore Arjuna. Madri gave birth to Nakula and Sahadev, who were the 

Ashwini Kumars. These were the five PANDAVAS.

Duryodhana was born a year after Yudhishthira, to the blind Dhritarashtra. 

Dhritarashtra eventually had a hundred sons who were the KAURAVAS.

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Episode 6:
The Young Princes Grow Up Together 
To be continued

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