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A critical juncture in the epic: the Kuru dynasty was facing a biological extinction! If the Mahabharata is a record of a “Great Victory”, it begins with a “Great Bankruptcy”.…
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The Anushasana Parva of Mahabharata is essentially a “Civic” junk drawer where later redactors stored everything they wanted to legalize or preach. If the Bhagavad Gita is a philosophical interlude, the…
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The “Approved” Redactions – When the Critical Edition still hides a Secret There is a vital distinction to make. Just because a verse is “Critical” doesn’t mean it is “Original.”…
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The Mahabharata is often called the “Fifth Veda”. When we open the Mahabharata, we often assume we are reading a single, static, sacred book. But what if I told you…
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