THE MAHABHARATAM : (in 18 Episodes) - PRELUDE to the Bhagavad Geeta : Episode 1:
========================================================================= Friday, February 24, 2023. 07:30. How the Writing Began : ========================================================================= MAHA MEANS “big, great”; Bharata is India. This is the greatest story of India’s dynasties around the period 5,000 years ago when the Avatara of Lord Krishna took place. The story is of two sets of brothers, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The Great War that was fought between them is the central theme of the epic. And central to the Great War is the spiritual dialogue contained in the Bhagavad Geeta. The other great epic of Indian literature is the Story of Sri Rama or Ramayana, which historically took place even before the Mahabharata war. Rama and His three brothers were born in the Suryavamsha or Solar Dynasty, while the five Pandava brothers were born in the Chandravamsha or Lunar Dynasty. Both Sri Rama and Sri Krishna are Avataras of Lord Vishnu. Their purpose was to restore rig...