Sawan presents Mahabharata For Kids – 151 Episodes Of The Mahabharata. Read with your kids and inspire them to dream big and be disciplined.📚😍
For almost one-third part of the day Yudhishthira stayed there. Then suddenly a strange fragrance wafted into the place. A fresh breeze blew and it seemed to blow away the darkness and the suffering. Yudhishthira looked up in surprise to see Indra, the king of devas, and Yama, the lord of Dharma, his father, standing […]
As they went along, the passage became dark and gloomy. Blood and dead bodies covered the floor. Worms and maggots crawled everywhere. There was a horrible stench. Yudhishthira was horror-struck and asked how long they had to walk. The messenger asked him if he wished to turn back. But from far ahead, Yudhishthira heard voices
The dog vanished, as Yudhishthira had succeeded in Dharma’s test. Indra took him to heaven. He looked all around him. It was a beautiful place but there was no sign of his brothers. He saw Duryodhana seated in splendour with divine forms around him. He looked away. “Where are my brothers?” he asked, “I do
The Yadavas were finished. Krishna, their cousin, friend and guide, was gone. The Pandavas did not wish to live any longer in Hastinapura. Abhimanyu’s son, Parikshit, was crowned the king. Then the Pandavas and Draupadi began a long pilgrimage which was their last journey. Somewhere along the way, a dog attached itself to the group.
Pradyumna, Krishna’s son, was also fighting among the Yadava men. He and Satyaki were also killed. It was not long before Krishna knew the hour of departure had come and gave them the rushes. The Yadavas plucked out the strong sharp rushes growing there to attack one another. As they were plucked, each one became
One day, the Yadavas went to the beach. As usual, they were merry-making, with lots of dance and music, and drinking a lot of wine. Soon they lost all sense of good conduct and began to behave very badly, teasing, mocking and quarrelling with one another. A major argument began between Kritavarma, who had fought
The frightened Yadavas wondered if the second part of the curse of the sages would also come true. Would the mace be the cause of their destruction? They did not know what to do. After discussion, they decided that the best thing was to smash the mace, grind it into powder and scatter it. So,
Krishna belonged to one of the Yadava tribes, the Vrishnis. There were several Yadava tribes. After the war at Kurukshetra, the tribes were relaxed. They became lazy and used to indulge in all kinds of luxury. There was no more discipline or good behaviour among them. One day, some sages came to Dwaraka. The Yadavas
Dhritarashtra and Gandhari went into the palace and broke their fast, eating a meal with Kunti. Then they blessed Yudhishthira and the Pandavas and began the journey into the forest. Dhritarashtra held Gandhari’s shoulder. She had tied a scarf over her eyes since her marriage, so Kunti led her. Sanjaya went with them. As they
For fifteen years, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari lived in Hastinapura under the care of Yudhishthira. Then, he called Yudhishthira one day and asked his permission to withdraw into the forest with Gandhari. They had been unbearably unhappy since all their sons were dead. Only Yuyutsu lived now. They had practised severe penance living in the palace.
Vishampayana recited the Vyasa’s Mahabharata to King Janmejaya. The king asked him how the Pandavas treated Dhritarashtra after winning their kingdom. They treated him with great respect. Yudhishthira tried to keep him happy and never let him feel humiliated. He consulted Dhritarashtra on the matters of state, so that he might feel he was still
Yudhishthira sought the blessings of his grandsire. Bhishma gave his blessings and also gave him sound advice about how to conduct himself correctly as a king. In the Mahabharata epic, this is known as Shantiparva. Having taught him, Bhishma finally passed away. Yudhishthira performed his last rites. Overcome by the sorrow of the past and
Kunti told Yudhishthira that she had asked Karna to join the Pandavas. Even his father, Surya, the Sun-god, had advised him to do the right thing by joining the Pandavas. But Yudhishthira was upset that Kunti had hidden the truth about Karna’s birth from them. She had caused them to commit the great sin of
“Do not blame yourself for Karna’s death,” said Narada, “He himself was responsible for it. I will tell you how.” Karna went to learn the use of the Brahmastra from Drona, who said it was only taught to Brahmanas. Karna disguised himself as a Brahmana and became a disciple of Parashurama. Parashurama taught him the
Gandhari wished one of her sons had been spared. Then she asked for Yudhishthira. He stood before her waiting for her to punish him. She turned aside, as even through the blindfold, she would reduce Yudhisthira to ashes with her grief. Gandhari was wise and she hid her sorrow and blessed the Pandavas. She shared
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