The Mahabharata (composed between 300 BC and 300 AD) has the honor of being the longest epic in world literature‚ 100‚000 2-line stanzas (although the most recent critical edition edits this down to about 88‚000)‚ making it eight times as long as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey together‚ and over 3 times as long as the Bible (Chaitanya vii). According to the Narasimhan version‚ only about 4000 lines relate to the main story; the rest contain additional myths and teachings. In other words‚ the Mahabharataresembles
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Throughout India‚ there are many religions and ideas that people follow. Mainly‚ Hinduism is the religion that is most practiced. The three Lords that are the highest forms are Vishnu‚ Shiva‚ and Brahma. However‚ there are many avatars of Vishnu. The one that is the most beloved avatar out of all of them is Lord Krishna. He is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu and is adored by his devotees through his stories. He is known as the delightful‚ full of pranks‚ and playful Hindu God‚ which gives appeal
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PANDAVAS Draupadi and Pandavas In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata‚ the Pandava (Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ; also‚ Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu (Sanskrit: पांडु)‚ by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira‚ Bhima‚ Arjuna‚ Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman‚Draupadi. (Each brother also had multiple other wives.) Together‚ the brothers fought and prevailed in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas‚ which came to be known as
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The God of Paradox: Analyzing Krsna’s contradictory preaching of Dharma in the Mahabharata Rohit Rajkumar Religious Studies C166 Professor Goldman April 18th‚ 2014 2 Rajkumar I. Introduction When in doubt about the various facets of life‚ or when lost and looking for some kind of guiding light‚ the tendency of the every-day man is to look to the heavens to for an answer. It is not uncommon to hear “help me God‚” or “what do I do‚ God” as desperate pleas for some kind of moral and
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“Those who take shelter in me‚ though they be of lower birth — women‚ vaiśyas [merchants] and śūdras [workers] — can attain the supreme destination.” The Bhagavad Gita told many story about the Hindu history‚ what was most enlightening to me was the tradition of the women‚ and how they were viewed. The women were viewed as many other early societies dated back as far as Mesopotamian time and even as now. The women were looked at as lower breeds of human‚ more so like slaves. The women of the Hindu
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The film The Legend of Bagger Vance‚ based on the novel of the same name by Steven Pressfield‚ is a movie that transports the philosophical Hindu text‚ the Bhagavad Gita‚ from a celebrated battlefield‚ approximately during the 4th century BCE‚ in India to a fictional southern golf course in Savannah‚ Georgia during the Great Depression. The predominant theme of dharma (or duty) is a major point that both these works focus on. The Legend of Bagger Vance is told from the point of view of Harvey Greaves
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Dharma in the Mahabharta The concept of dharma is the most central and core concept of Hindu philosophy‚ “all the other principles and values flow from the beautiful fountain of Dharma” (Srinivasan n.d.‚ 1). Consequently‚ the Hindu scriptures present many examples of its importance in a variety of ways. The two epics Mahabharata and Ramayana are particularly interesting in their presentation of dharma. Dharma is Sanskrit word with many different connotations
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Gita‚ i.e. Lord Sri Krishna is revered by Hindus as a manifestation of God. The Bhagvad Gita is the advice of Lord Krishna given to Arjuna before the start of the Kurukshetra war. The Gita explains the five basic concepts or truths‚ including Ishvara‚ Jiva‚Prakriti‚ Dharma‚ and kaala (time). Krishna provides knowledge of dharma or universal harmony and duty. Arjuna wishes to leave the battle field without fighting against his own brothers
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THE MAHABHARATA A Chapter by Chapter summary of the great Indian epic‚ as an aid to finding passages within the original 18 Volumes. Written by Duncan Watson. 14-Dec-92 THE MAHABHARATA Translations by Kisari Mohan Ganguli and Pratap Chandra Roy. The Pratap Chandra Roy version published by Munshiram Monoharlal‚ New Delhi‚ India (Post Box 5715‚ 54 Rani Jhansi Road‚ New Delhi-55): Third edition‚ September 1972. Mahabharata was written down by the great sage Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa) about
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spirituality in management journals are increasing (Kale and Shrivastava‚ 2003). One of the ancient Indian spiritual text is the Bhagavad-Gita or the “Song of the Lord” ‚ which provides the essence of the Vedas‚ which was delivered by Sri Krishna to Arjuna more than 50 centuries ago in Kurukshestra‚ India. Introduction (2) The background for the Bhagavad-Gita is the epic Mahabharata. The Mahabharata was composed by Sri Vyasa Muni (son of Parasara Muni) and was written by Sri Ganesa more than
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