![]() To help explain how Ashwatthaman was able to pull off this massacre single-handedly, Krishna tells a few stories about Shiva, and just how temperamental and dangerous he can be. The Rishis step in and order Arjun to put his guns away, but Ashwatthaman cannot retract this weapon once it is unleashed, so instead, he turns it loose on the wombs of the Pandava women, making them sterile and killing their one remaining heir- Uttara's unborn son Parikshit.įortunately, Krishna revives the kid, but there shall be no more Pandava offspring after this. As soon as they set eyes on each other, the boy Brahmin sets off his Brahmashira weapon, which is 100s of times more powerful than the Brahmastra, and sounds a lot like a hydrogen bomb- "All living things are destroyed and no rains fall for 12 years." They track down Ashwatthaman and find him hanging out with Vyasa and Narada. Thus the Pandavas go off on one final mission to avenge the death of their sons. Just keep watching this blog!Įpisode 83 - The brothers learn of the massacre of their sons & allies, and summon Draupadi to break the news. I'll be sure to keep you posted as things develop. ![]() Thanks for sticking with me on this long journey. On the positive side, once we are through this section of Bhisma's teachings, we are almost at the end of the story! ![]() This means I will need to pour over a lot of text to extract enough information to make a full episode. This constitutes nearly one-third of the entire text, and from what I've seen so far, is extremely legalistic and detailed. We are now entering the section of the Mahabharata that is dedicated to Bhisma's teaching on Dharma. ![]() The podcast may be taking something of a hiatus after this episode. As soon as he has a chance to catch his breath, Krishna suggests that they hurry over to uncle Bhisma, who isn't long for this world.Īlong the way, Krishna tells the story of Battleaxe Rama, who wiped out the race of Kshatriyas 21 times in succession. He appoints his council and gets his kingdom in order. He marches straight to the palace and has himself anointed and consecrated. Episode 87 - Yuddistira is finally convinced that he should remain king, and he gets down to business. ![]()
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