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All events of Mahabharata 3 - aftermath *

  ALL events of Mahabharata 3 Part 1: Begining Part 2: The War Part 3: Aftermath 11.  Stri Parva  Story of grief of  Gandhari and other  for wartime losses (4 Sub pervas, 27 chapters ) 11 Stri Parva  81–85 Gandhari and the women (stri) of the Kauravas and Pandavas lament the dead and Gandhari cursing Krishna for the massive destruction and the extermination of the Kaurava.   · · ────── ꒰ঌ·✦·໒꒱ ────── · · 12.  Shanti Parva  Story of crowning of Yudhishthira as king of Hastinapura  (3 Sub pervas, 353-365 chapters  depending on the edition )  Longest 12 Shanti Parva 86–88 The crowning of Yudhishthira as king of Hastinapura, and instructions from Bhishma for the newly anointed king on society, economics, and politics. This is the longest book of the Mahabharata.   · · ────── ꒰ঌ·✦·໒꒱ ────── · · 13.  Anushasana Parva  Story of rul...
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All events of Mahabharata 2 - the war *

  ALL events of Mahabharata 2 Part 1: Begining Part 2: The War Part 3: Aftermath 5. Udyoga Parva Story of peace proposals, alliances, preparation of war (10-12 Sub parvas, 197-199 chapters depending on the edition) *Kings assemble in king Virata's court where King Virata's daughter Uttara marries Arjuna's son Abhimanyu. Together with Krishna, they discuss about possible return of Pandavas and take back the control of their kingdom from Kauravas. As per Drupada's suggestion, they decide to send envoys to other kingdoms for possible alliance. Duryodhana also start to build alliance to strengthen their position. Both Ajun and Duryodhan asks for his alliance. When Krishna gives a choice (him vs his entire army), Arjuna chooses Krishna on his side and Duryodhana gets Krishna's army to serve him. Krisha would not personally fight; rater be charioteer in case of war. Krishna's brother Balaram becom...

All events of Mahabharata 1 - the beginning

  ALL events of Mahabharata 1 Part 1: Begining Part 2: The War Part 3: Aftermath 1. Adi Parva (आदि पर्व)  Story of detail clan background up to Kauravas & Pandavs grown up  (19 sub-parvas, 225-236 chapters depending on the editions) * The first sloka of Mahabharata: नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥ Ugrashravas Sauti (उग्रश्रवस् सौती) narrates to assembled rishis at Naimisharanya (नैमिषारण्य) jungle that how the Mahabharata was written, describes the significance of Mahabharata, claims comprehensive synthesis of all human knowledge, and why it must be studied. ( Anukramanika Parva -chapter 1)   *Following few chapters talks about Kurukshetra, various Rishi Muni, samundra manthan, etc.  *Shantanu marries Ganga, have 7 sons but all drowned, the 8th son Devavrata (Bhishma) survives.  *Story of Shantanu, Satyavati, and Bhishma. ( Ad...

List of All characters of Mahabharata

All characters of Mahabharata (sometimes also included Purans and elsewhere). Generation 1  * King (I)  Santanu  (Kuru Kingdom, capital Hastinapura) Santanu + Ganga: Bhisma and 7 other children left on river Santanu + Satyavati: King Vichitravirya and Chitrangada *Rishi  Parashar  + Satyavati (before her wedding) = Rishi  Vyasa  (also author of Mahabharata) Generation 2 * Bhisma  Pitamah: unmarried * King (II)  Vichitravirya  (married Ambika & Ambalika who were sisters) (no child with Vichitravirya) *Rishi  Vyasa  + Ambika = Dhritarashtra (blind) *Rishi Vyasa + Ambalika = Pandu  *Rishi Vyasa + Dasi of Queen Ambika = Bidur (served as the prime minister of Hastinapur) *Rishi Vyasa (with legal wife Vatika) had a son Shuka who narrated Vhagawata Purana. In Mahabharata, Shuka is mentioned in Shanti Parva as he already achieved Moksha before the war. Generation 3   * King (IV)  Dhritarashtra  ma...