The love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant (Duhshanta) has been popularized by Kalidasa. However, the version we read in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata is different. It doesn’t include the curse of Rishi Durvasa nor does Dushyant forget his wife. However, it is dramatic in its own way and shows Shakuntala’s inner strength. A […]
The churning of the milky ocean for amrita is one of the popular stories from the Puranas. Rishi Sauti narrated it in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata. A long time ago, the devas met on the mystical Meru Mountain. The repeated wars with asuras were affecting them. Many devas were being injured or killed. […]
The love story of Rishi Ruru and Pramadvara was narrated in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata. Rishi Bhrigu and his wife Puloma had a son named Chyavana. Rishi Chyavana was married to Sukanya, and they had a son called Pramati. Rishi Pramati married Gritachi and their son was Ruru. Rishi Ruru fell in love […]
Drona’s attack on the battlefield was so brutal that a host of rishis, led by Havyavaha, the god of fire, approached him….