Vidura’s Instructions In the fifteen years that followed the birth of Abhimanyu’s son, Yudhisthira was an ideal king, entirely worthy of the glorious lineage to which he belonged; none of the citizens ever complained, and they … Read More
The Birth Of Parikshit Months passed. Time did not seem to be of any help to Yudhisthira, who could not forget the terrible tragedy that had afflicted humanity and felt the deepest remorse. During that time … Read More
Shanti Parva A few days had passed since Yudhisthira’s coronation that the Pandavas saw uttarayana preparing, the moment when Bhishma would leave his body. Then everyone got ready to go to greet and honor the great … Read More
Before the assembled relatives and friends, Nilambara Cakravarti spoke the astrological prediction of Lord Caitanya’s future life. For this reason it is said that Nilambara Cakravarti is the incarnation of Garga Muni. Srimati Sacidevi’s … Read More
The Coronation of Yudhisthira Vidura, Sanjaya and Dhaumya completed the preparations for the cremation of the fallen, and a long procession made its way slowly towards the Ganges. The horror felt in the days of the … Read More
Krishna trying to walk Krishna tried to stand up and take a few steps on His own. Falling on His bottom, He would look unhappily at mother Yasoda and cry for a moment. To encourage Him, … Read More
The Deadly Embrace Fourteen years had passed since the day they had come out of Hastinapura furious, kicking the stones they met in the street, and uttering the most terrible curses against Duryodhana and his friends; … Read More
The news of the event shook the Kurava court. Everyone was impressed by the narration of Arjuna’s exploits during the fight against the Gandharvas, especially Bhishma who took the opportunity to scold and warn his grandson … Read More
Asvatthama’s Punishment Just then Sanjaya, who was telling Dhritarastra about the latest events, could no longer see anything. So he could not continue the narration. “O king, with the death of your son the power … Read More
The Night Massacre The Pandavas had recently moved away from the scene of the duel between Bhima and Duryodhana and were in full celebration when Sanjaya, returning to the lake, found the king on the ground, … Read More
The Bhagavad-gita And at that moment the son of Pandu, sitting on the chariot with the emblem of Hanuman, having seen the mighty enemy army deployed with great tactical wisdom, said to Krishna[1]: “O infallible, lead … Read More
The Celebrations For The Victory There were moments of great joy when the Pandavas with Dhristadyumna, Satyaki, Shikandi, the five sons of Draupadi and the other survivors of the great massacre, returned to the camp. And … Read More
Sadly gathering his troops, Duryodhana, evidently immersed in gloomy thoughts, left for Hastinapura. However, along the way he decided to stop in a lonely place and, getting off his horse, he sat down in a yoga … Read More
Duryodhana Defeated Before an anxious audience, the final duel of Kurukshetra’s long and bloody war began. The warrior styles that characterized them were immediately evident: the two were very different from each other: Bhima obviously more … Read More
Preparations For The Final Duel Upon reaching the place, the warriors dismounted and Yudhisthira approached the shore, calling for Duryodhana aloud. “Cousin, what are you doing there? Where is your arrogance? Are you not so sure … Read More
