Makes many scathing remarks with a vivid imagination of his own. Not a great authority of the epic. Makes many naive assertions like the Yadavas were influenced by Alexander (300 BC) and the Greeks in their 'democracy' like administration Whereas the epic is much older.
Associates Avial to Tamilnadu whereas it is a staple in Kerala.
Makes many compromising statements about many Rishis and Kings.
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So, let's start with some basic questions.
What is Mahabharata? Who was the author of this epic? Why he named his tale as Jaya, not Vijaya? Who were the Pandavas? Who were the Kauravas? And what we can learn from this great epic?
Mahabharata is the world's largest epic, in its present form it contains eighteen chapters and thousands of verses. It tells us about the story of the Pandavas, the Kauravas, and the other important kings who were once ruled the great land known as the bharata-varsha.
The author of this great epic was Krishna Dwaipayana aka Veda Vyasa.
Veda Vyasa named his tale as 'Jaya', because there are two kinds of victories. One is Vijaya, the material victory, other is Jaya, the spiritual victory. In the former there is a loser. And in the latter there are no losers. That's why he named his composition as Jaya, also known as the Mahabharata.
The Pandavas were the son of Pandu, kunti and madri. The name of the five Pandavas are as follows - Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev.
The Pandavas were born by using the ancient Indian concept of 'Niyog'.
The sons of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, were called the Kauravas. They had in total hundred sons and one daughter named as Dusshala.
We can learn lots of things from the Mahabharata. The latter is also known as the complete epic. In this epic, Veda Vyasa covered all the four aspects of human existence, Dharma (social conduct), Artha (economic activities), Kama (Pleasurable pursuits) and moksha (Spiritual activities). And by covering all these aspects of life, Veda Vyasa told us about our limitations and as well as how we can triumph over those limitations which stops us from being able to achieve our full potential.
Before reading this book I suggest you to read, The Ramayana and afterwards read The Mahabharata.
I will end with these lines :-
Jaya and Vijaya are the twins and the doorkeepers of vaikuntha, the abode of God. The meaning of their name is 'victory'. Find the difference between Jaya and Vijaya, and you will unravel the mystery of the world's greatest epic, The Mahabharata.
My Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
I hope you like this, Thanks for reading, Jai Hind.
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Jaya, An illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata is written in a candid way by the author. In fact within few hundred pages the writer unravelled the mystery of the world's greatest epic, The Mahabharata.By Don't be ignorant on 29 August 2019
So, let's start with some basic questions.
What is Mahabharata? Who was the author of this epic? Why he named his tale as Jaya, not Vijaya? Who were the Pandavas? Who were the Kauravas? And what we can learn from this great epic?
Mahabharata is the world's largest epic, in its present form it contains eighteen chapters and thousands of verses. It tells us about the story of the Pandavas, the Kauravas, and the other important kings who were once ruled the great land known as the bharata-varsha.
The author of this great epic was Krishna Dwaipayana aka Veda Vyasa.
Veda Vyasa named his tale as 'Jaya', because there are two kinds of victories. One is Vijaya, the material victory, other is Jaya, the spiritual victory. In the former there is a loser. And in the latter there are no losers. That's why he named his composition as Jaya, also known as the Mahabharata.
The Pandavas were the son of Pandu, kunti and madri. The name of the five Pandavas are as follows - Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev.
The Pandavas were born by using the ancient Indian concept of 'Niyog'.
The sons of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, were called the Kauravas. They had in total hundred sons and one daughter named as Dusshala.
We can learn lots of things from the Mahabharata. The latter is also known as the complete epic. In this epic, Veda Vyasa covered all the four aspects of human existence, Dharma (social conduct), Artha (economic activities), Kama (Pleasurable pursuits) and moksha (Spiritual activities). And by covering all these aspects of life, Veda Vyasa told us about our limitations and as well as how we can triumph over those limitations which stops us from being able to achieve our full potential.
Before reading this book I suggest you to read, The Ramayana and afterwards read The Mahabharata.
I will end with these lines :-
Jaya and Vijaya are the twins and the doorkeepers of vaikuntha, the abode of God. The meaning of their name is 'victory'. Find the difference between Jaya and Vijaya, and you will unravel the mystery of the world's greatest epic, The Mahabharata.
My Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
I hope you like this, Thanks for reading, Jai Hind.
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