Mahabharata Episode 11: Dhritarashtra’s Dilemma

The Stories of Mahabharata

Mahabharata Audio Productions, LLC

Hinduism, Arts, Drama, Audio-drama, History, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Performing Arts, India, Mythology, Storytelling

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2014

⏱️ 21 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Dhritarashtra and Yudhistira

When the blind king Dritarashtra learned that the Pandavas have survived the fire in Varanavata and have gained a strong ally, King Drupada of Panchala by marrying his daughter Draupadi, he was in deep trouble. He had already declared Duryodhana to be the crown prince of Hastinapura. Now if the Pandavas come back to Hastinapura and demand the throne, what would he do? Listen to this exciting episode by clicking on the player below.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The stories of Mohabharata retold by Shudipha Bhamik. the story of the story. Dear friends, welcome to another episode of The Stories of Mahabharata.
0:27.0	In the last episode, we heard the story of how Draupati got married to the five Pandava brothers, an incident that has
0:36.9	no parallels in the world literature.
0:40.0	Now let's listen to what happens next. The news of Draupodhana's marriage reached Duryodhana while he was traveling back to the palace.
1:04.8	Turyodona was furious. Not only did the Pandavas survive the fire,
1:10.4	but they have also won Drop with his hand in marriage.
1:14.0	This makes the powerful King Druppad their strongest ally.
1:18.0	He cursed Purochona.
1:20.0	I should have never trusted that fool.
1:23.0	His brother, the sashina said,
1:26.0	the Pandavas deceived us by disguising as Brahmins.
1:30.0	If only we could recognize them, would have taken care of them right there in the Marajal.
1:37.0	Duryodhana was in deep thought.
1:40.0	He said, the Pandavas now have a powerful ally.
1:44.0	They can challenge us at any moment if they want to.
1:48.0	We must think of some strategy to finish them as soon as possible. Let's talk to father about this.
1:57.3	In the meantime in Hastinapur, when Vidura received the news, he was ecstatic with joy.
2:04.5	He went to King Drithraastra's chamber and said,
2:07.4	Oh, King, I have great news for you.
2:10.7	By the grace of God, the glory of the Kurus have reached new heights.
2:15.0	The blind king thought that his son, Duryodhona, must have succeeded in winning the hands of Draopadi.
2:22.0	He stood up in joy and said,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mahabharata Audio Productions, LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Mahabharata Audio Productions, LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.