Lecture Series

Mahabharata characters 65 Duryodhana 4 Incompetence and fault finding personified

Mahabharata characters 64 Duryodhana 3 Foolishly adding fuel to fire

Mahabharata characters 63 Duryodhana 2 Krishna’s magnanimity vs Duryodhna’s obstinacy

Mahabharata characters 62 Duryodhana 1 The humiliator is humiliated

Mahabharata characters 61 Draupadi 2 Exemplary devotion amidst tribulation

Mahabharata characters 60 Draupadi 1 Responding to vice with virtue

Mahabharata characters 59 – Sahadeva – Using intelligence in the service of dharma

Mahabharata characters 58 – Nakula – Sustaining unity amidst individuality

Mahabharata characters 57 – Arjun 20 – World conquest for Ashwamedha-yajna

Mahabharata characters 56 – Arjuna 19 – The difficult disciplining of Ashvatthama

Mahabharata characters 55 – Arjuna 18 – The final battle with Karna

Mahabharata characters 54 – Arjun 17 – Devotional surrender amidst mixed feelings at Drona’s death M

Mahabharata characters 53 – Arjuna 16 – Racing against time with the Lord of time

Mahabharata characters 52 – Arjuna 15 – Breaking through the wall of the Kaurava forces

Mahabharata characters 51 – Arjuna 14 – Besting the fearsome elephant and the formidable elephant wa

Bhagavatam first canto study 1 – 1.1.1 – The Attributes of the Absolute Truth

Mahabharata characters 50 – Arjuna 13 – Battling and serving the beloved grandsire

Mahabharata characters 49 – Arjuna 12 – The Gita goes far beyond violence to transcendence

Mahabharata characters 48 – Arjuna 11 – The divine heart calls the human heart to the path of love

Mahabharata Characters 47 – Arjuna 10 – Arguments against and for fighting in the Gita

Mahabharata Characters 46 – Arjuna 09 – Choose Krishna over the world

Mahabharata Characters 45 – Arjuna 08 – The stunning victory at Virata

Mahabharata Characters 44 – Arjuna 07 – Singlehanded triumph over the Nivatkavachas and Kalakanyas

Mahabharata Characters 43 – Arjuna 05 – Heaven hath no fury like a woman scorned

Mahabharata Characters 42 – Arjuna 05 – Austerity and audacity for the pleasure of Lord Shiva

Mahabharata Characters 41 – Arjuna 04 – All the gods bested at Khandava

Mahabharata Characters 40 – Arjuna 03 – The match made with Krishna as the matchmaker

Mahabharata Characters 39 – Arjuna 02 – Accepting exile to honour virtue

Mahabharata Characters 38 – Arjuna 01 – Diligence is essential for attaining excellence

Mahabharata Characters 37 – Bhima 07 – Draupadi’s dishonorers destroyed

Mahabharata Characters 36 – Bhima 06 – Bhima decimates the Kauravas in the war’s first sixteen days

Mahabharata Characters 35 – Bhima 05 – Bhima’s heroics during incognito exile

Mahabharata Characters 34 – Bhima 04 – Meting punishment while giving forgiveness

Mahabharata Characters 33 – Bhima 03 – An attack on the gods that fulfilled a godly purpose

Mahabharata Characters 32 – Bhima 02 – No demon is a match to this human

Mahabharata Characters 31 – Bhima 01 – Growing stronger through danger and disaster

Mahabharata Characters 30 – Yudhisthira 08 – Dharmaraja’s moments of infamy and glory in the war

Mahabharata Characters 29 – Yudhisthira 07 – Steadiness through wisdom amidst the war’s worries

Mahabharata Characters 28 – Yudhisthira 06 – Wisdom wins where strength fails (Nahusha & Yaksha)

Mahabharata Characters 27 – Yudhisthira 05 – Words of wisdom vs words of anger in the forest

Mahabharata Characters 26 – Yudhisthira 04 – The Pandavas dishonoured and dispossessed

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Mahabharata Characters 25 – Yudhisthira 03 – The virtuous victimized in the vicious gambling match

Mahabharata Characters 24 – Yudhisthira 02 – The world’s king glorifies the supreme king

Mahabharata Characters 23 – Yudhisthira 01 – Sticking to integrity amidst injustice

Mahabharata Characters 22 – Kunti 03 – Successful amidst misery after misery

Mahabharata Characters 21 – Kunti 02 – The glorious mother sees the glory of her sons and her Lord

Mahabharata Characters 20 – Kunti 01 – The blessing that made a nightmare and a dream come true

Mahabharata Characters 19 – Vidura 01 – A true friend, affectionate but not attached

Mahabharata Characters 18 – Dhritarashtra 04 – Losing Everything Before Losing Blindiness

Mahabharata Characters 17 – Dhritarashtra 03 – Blaming destiny for irresponsibility

Mahabharata Characters 15 – Dhritarashtra 01 – The blindness of attachment begins

Mahabharata Characters 14 – Drona 04 – Repaying deceit with deceit

Mahabharata Characters 13 – Drona 03 – The Blunder Under Pressure

Mahabharata Characters 12 – Drona 02 – The Teacher’s Tests

Mahabharata Characters 16 – Dhritarashtra 02 – How the attached get manipulated

Mahabharata Characters 11 – Drona 01 – From poverty to power

Mahabharata Characters 10 – Bhishma 09 – The Ideal Departure

Mahabharata Characters 09 – Bhishma 08 – The Grandsire on the arrow bed

Mahabharata Characters 08 – Bhishma 07 – Transcendental devotion amidst violent confrontation

Mahabharata Characters 07 – Bhishma 06 – The heartbreaking conflict among loved ones

Mahabharata Characters 06 – Bhishma 05 – The sacrifice of reputation for devotion

Mahabharata Characters 05 – Bhishma 04 – The celibate becomes the match-maker

Mahabharata Characters 04 – Bhishma 03 – A test of faith

Mahabharata Characters 03 – Bhishma 02 – The fatal complication

Mahabharata Characters 02 – Bhishma 01 – The fierce vow

Mahabharata Characters 01 – Three understandings of the timeless classic

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 10 – 10.02.15-24 – The mysterious appearances of Balarama and Krishna

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 9 – 10.02.01-14 – The previous lives of Kamsa

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 8 – 10.01.56-69 – Kamsa brutally persecutes his own family members

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 7 – 10.01.46-55 – Vasudeva’s plan B to put off catastrophe

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 6 10.01.36-44 – Vasudeva expertly uses sama, dama and bheda to pacify Kamsa

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 5 10.01.26-35 – Events leading to Kamsa’s barbarism

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 4 – 10.01.21-25 – The Lord’s majestic universal rescue operation

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 3 – 10.01.14-20 – The glory of the speakers and hearers of the Bhagavatam

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 2 – 10.05.01-13 – Krishna is everyone’s benefactor – I long to hear about him

Bhagavatam tenth canto study 1 – 10.01.01-04 – Please speak Krishna-katha for benefitting everyone

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