In the first volume of the children's Mahabharata, one reads the story of the beginning of the feud between the cousins Kaurava Pandavas It was a family feud that brought widespread disruptions to the kingdom.
In the second volume, we learn about the precedents of this great war. We see how the heroes, the best Pandavas, were deceived by their evil cousins and sent into exile for twelve years. After the exile, they must remain in exile for a year. In the third part, we see the miraculous events that took place during that year. Eventually, the Pandavas completed their exile and demanded the territory, but the Kauravas refused to give even an inch of land. Although Lord Krishna himself went as an ambassador, the result was null and void. Kunti also tried in vain to persuade his first child, Karnunni, to side with Duryodhana. A massacre was inevitable. The third part takes us to the brink of that ghastly tragedy.
The fourth volume tells the curious story of the great war that took place in antiquity. There are two sections in this volume, Bhishmaparvam, and Dronaparvam. Shortly before the start of the war, Lord Krishna taught Arjuna the world-famous Bhagavad Gita. This Bhagavad Gita is the supreme commentary on the orthodox dharma, the eternal truths.
The Mahabharata epic ends with the fifth part. It is in this passage that Bhishma, who is reclining on Ampashayya, instructs Yudhisthira on the subtleties. Reluctantly, Yudhishthira was crowned and Ashvamedhyagam was performed to compensate for the battle of Kurukshetra. The epic, with its weird twists and turns, proves that in the end, Dharma prevails.
Balala Mahabharatam
- Balala Mahabharatam