Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution:
I. Introduction
- The Mahbhrata is a story that spans the entire subcontinent.
- Vias dictated the story to Ganesha, the lord of beginnings
- The story has been retold by many other story tellers. Each have put their own touch on the story.
- The Mahabhrata is the story of kings, queens, heroes, villains, and a great war.
II. Shantanu the Unfortunate
- The Mahabharata is said to begin at many points, but can be seen as an account of how karma functions
- King Shantanu fell in love with the river goddess, and asked her to marry him.
- Ganga said yes
- She mad Shantanu promise to never question her decisions
- He agreed, they married, and were happy for a time
- They had their first child and it was drowned by Ganga
- Shantanu was devastated, but did not question his wife as promised
- Ganga killed their next six children without question from Shantanu
- As ganga was about to kill their final child, Shantanu finally questions Ganga
- She replies, and leaves shantanu, walking off with his only remaining child
III. Devavrat Returns
- 16 years after his wife left him, Shatanu found himself at the banks of the Ganga.
- His sadness was interrupted by fighting. The man he saw possessed skill that he had not seen before
- Shortly after the fighting he saw his wife, and found out this young man was his son
- Shantanu brought back to its kingdom its new prince
- Shantanu fell in love, but could not marry due to already having a son. He was depressed
- Devavrat decided to do something about this.
IV. Devavrat becomes Bhishma
- Prince Devavrat goes to the Fisherman and begs him to allow his father to marry his daughter
- The fisherman still refused
- Devavrat vows to never mary so that his father can marry. He vowed to never father any children before all the gods.
- Prince Devavrat becomes known as Bhishma- he of the terrible oath.
Title: The Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution
Author: Epified TV (India)
Year: 2015-2016
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