Mahabharata originals #1. Mahabharata starts with salutations to Lord Krishna and Vedvyas , so that there are no obstacles in learning from puranas and history and let our views be clear from judgements and prejudices!
ओम नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय। ओम नमो कृष्ण्द्वैपायनाय।. (vasudev =krishna , krushnadwepayan = vedvyas) Thus the great epic starts........ A Long time ago Maharushi(great sage) Shaounak was sitting with his colleagues and disciples as was a tradition at that time to sit together and discuss about spiritual knowledge and history of sages and kings. Suddenly had a visitor in their ashram whose name was Ugra-shrava who was a great storyteller and had knowledge of ancient puranas. As he came,everyone in the ashram gathered around him. Ugra-shrava folded his hands with respect and asked "how's everyone doing? , Are all your spiritual rituals and meditation going well? " All the sages welcomed him wholeheartedly. They all sat down under a tree and when everyone was comfortably seated , one of the sages asked ugra-shrava " Where are you coming from? Till now where did you spend your time happily?" (At that time it was a tradition to ask questions in a positive manner rather than in a form of inquiry! So the person would answer enthusiastically!). He answered " Great sages , great king Parikshit 's son Janamejaya conducted a yajna ( a devotion/sacrifice performed in front of fire, and not a animal sacrifice!) , In that yajna a sage named Vashmapayan orated the great Mahabharata created by Maharushi Vedvyas , it was in that yajna that i was present and had the opportunity to learn about Mahabharata's story which are full of mysterious and exciting lessons and stories! After that i went to the land of Kurukshetra where battle between pandavas and kauravas was fought and before them also various battles took place in that holy land of warriors.". Further he said " travelling from Kurukshetra I reached your holy ashram. Please tell me should I reveal the great morales from history of great kings or the puranas which is filled with nector of everlasting knowledge? The sages answered! " भारतस्य ईतिहासस्य पुण्यम ग्रन्थ अर्थ संयुताम। " please tell us about the grear history Mahabharata told by sage Krushnadwepayan which is filled with minute realities of life , that which is not perceived by human eyes like air, not perceived by human ears like sounds made by bat but are still there in present! So that we may understand which most people have been trying to understand but are far away from it. Even gods have regarded it as the greastest grantha, poem , which destroys doubt and fear! " It has been narrated since old ages, many still orate it and in future also it will be passed on as a source of knowledge and is favourite of intellectuals and scholars! ........." So be it" said Ugra-shrava!
This post is to get readers aquainted with the beginning of Mahabharata. Nxt blog - How Mahabharata was written by Lord Ganesh and Dictated by Vedvyas and conversation between the two and concept + content of this great epic!...thank you.
ओम नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय। ओम नमो कृष्ण्द्वैपायनाय।. (vasudev =krishna , krushnadwepayan = vedvyas) Thus the great epic starts........ A Long time ago Maharushi(great sage) Shaounak was sitting with his colleagues and disciples as was a tradition at that time to sit together and discuss about spiritual knowledge and history of sages and kings. Suddenly had a visitor in their ashram whose name was Ugra-shrava who was a great storyteller and had knowledge of ancient puranas. As he came,everyone in the ashram gathered around him. Ugra-shrava folded his hands with respect and asked "how's everyone doing? , Are all your spiritual rituals and meditation going well? " All the sages welcomed him wholeheartedly. They all sat down under a tree and when everyone was comfortably seated , one of the sages asked ugra-shrava " Where are you coming from? Till now where did you spend your time happily?" (At that time it was a tradition to ask questions in a positive manner rather than in a form of inquiry! So the person would answer enthusiastically!). He answered " Great sages , great king Parikshit 's son Janamejaya conducted a yajna ( a devotion/sacrifice performed in front of fire, and not a animal sacrifice!) , In that yajna a sage named Vashmapayan orated the great Mahabharata created by Maharushi Vedvyas , it was in that yajna that i was present and had the opportunity to learn about Mahabharata's story which are full of mysterious and exciting lessons and stories! After that i went to the land of Kurukshetra where battle between pandavas and kauravas was fought and before them also various battles took place in that holy land of warriors.". Further he said " travelling from Kurukshetra I reached your holy ashram. Please tell me should I reveal the great morales from history of great kings or the puranas which is filled with nector of everlasting knowledge? The sages answered! " भारतस्य ईतिहासस्य पुण्यम ग्रन्थ अर्थ संयुताम। " please tell us about the grear history Mahabharata told by sage Krushnadwepayan which is filled with minute realities of life , that which is not perceived by human eyes like air, not perceived by human ears like sounds made by bat but are still there in present! So that we may understand which most people have been trying to understand but are far away from it. Even gods have regarded it as the greastest grantha, poem , which destroys doubt and fear! " It has been narrated since old ages, many still orate it and in future also it will be passed on as a source of knowledge and is favourite of intellectuals and scholars! ........." So be it" said Ugra-shrava!
This post is to get readers aquainted with the beginning of Mahabharata. Nxt blog - How Mahabharata was written by Lord Ganesh and Dictated by Vedvyas and conversation between the two and concept + content of this great epic!...thank you.
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