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Re: Shamaji, great to see yo back

That the stories are interwoven ... story in a story ... makes for a lasting appealing intrigue for all readers. Thank you so much.

posted by anib on July 8, 2018 at 9:36 PM | link to this | reply

Re: MOEC

Thanks much for reading and commenting 

posted by anib on July 8, 2018 at 9:32 PM | link to this | reply

Hello!! Great attempt to narrate this epic.Enjoyed reading the story...I find it so interesting that these stories and incidents are all entwined and related to make up this epic truly "Mahabharata"

posted by shamasehar on July 1, 2018 at 5:42 AM | link to this | reply

overwhelming! 

posted by Carolyn_Moe on June 27, 2018 at 2:15 AM | link to this | reply

Aba Brother

Oh, you were so right, dear Aba. I DID very much enjoy this installment of the epic. Since I doubt I will be able to read the entire Mahabharata, this is a real treat! And you know, the histories of the kings and queens of Europe read much the same as this one, in many ways. I can't wait for more. Thank you. 

posted by Sea_Gypsy on June 22, 2018 at 11:11 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Re: Aba Brother

Indeed, and hopefully soon! 

posted by Sea_Gypsy on June 22, 2018 at 10:23 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Aba Brother

Im sure you'll enjoy the read

posted by anib on June 22, 2018 at 9:29 PM | link to this | reply

Aba Brother

Just stopped by to say hello, dear Aba. Will read when I can absorb. 

posted by Sea_Gypsy on June 20, 2018 at 10:27 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Kabu

Oh, you fully read that long article. To observe a lifetime of celibacy is a most difficult penance to undergo. Here is the story of Bhishma's sacrifice for the sake of his father. It did mean denouncing power for himself and all his prodigy forever. Thank you so much, ma'am.

posted by anib on June 20, 2018 at 8:14 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Anib to GM

Actually, giving word among the Kshatriyas of that time meant that no matter what it takes, it had to be upheld even at the cost of one's life. It required great courage to promise something and sticking to it. At the time these ill-considered promises were made it wasn't known that they will later prove ill-considered. Im sorry I created confusion. The Mahbharata started much earier, and the Gita is only a very small portion of the Mahabharata. In the 25th chapter of the Mahabharata  starts the Bhagavad-Gita and with 700 shlokas in the Gita and 18 chapters, it ends in the 42nd chapter of the Mahabharata. So Gita is a part of the Mahabharata starting somewhere in the middle of the Epic. 

posted by anib on June 20, 2018 at 7:38 PM | link to this | reply

I wa obviously never meant to be a Nun for it just doesn't seem right to me to make a life time vowel of celibacy....and I understand the thinking here but what a sacrifice...why not just denounce power for himself and all his prodigy forever.

posted by Kabu on June 20, 2018 at 1:14 PM | link to this | reply

Anib

A fascinating story of ill-considered promises and hidden purposes, indeed.  But I am becoming confused.  Is this story before or after the  Bhagavad-Gita?

posted by GoldenMean on June 20, 2018 at 10:23 AM | link to this | reply