Mahabharata Episode 23: Arjuna’s Quest for Divine Weapons

The Stories of Mahabharata

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🗓️ 23 July 2015

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Kirata and Arjuna Story

Yudhistira realized that to conquer the Kauravas, he needs to have powerful weapons. He sends Arjuna on a quest to acquire divine and powerful weapons from the gods. Arjuna travels far and meets Lord Shiva in a strange circumstance. The pleased lord Shiva fulfils our heroes wish.

Listen to this special episode of the Vana Parva or the Forest Chapter of the Mahabharatas.

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0:00.0	The stories of Mohabharata retold by Shudipha Bomik. the
0:25.1	Welcome dear friends to another episode of the stories of Mahabharata.
0:34.2	In the last episode we heard how Krishna killed Salva and destroyed his airship Saovanagar. We also heard Yudishira being subjected to some difficult questions
0:38.8	by Draupadi about Tharma and its practice. Drapph D'O this argument. Thrauudis's argument hit according to Bima's heart. The angry Pandava looked straight into
1:10.1	Yudishira's eyes and said,
1:12.6	Brother Yiddishtira, tell me,
1:15.5	tell me why should we always have to sacrifice?
1:18.8	Why should we have to suffer?
1:21.4	Like a chackle who steals from a lion, Turio Dona stole our kingdom from us.
1:28.2	And you, in the name of Dharma, accepted it as your destiny and agreed to this hardship.
1:35.0	Tell me.
1:36.0	Tell me what has this darma of yours given you?
1:40.0	It has only made you a spineless coward.
1:44.0	And we, your brothers, are following you like blind men.
1:49.0	Our inaction has made our friends unhappy and our enemies happy. Shame on us!
1:57.0	Brother, one should not pursue Dharma as their only goal.
2:02.0	Neither should one pursue wealth or fulfillment of desire as their only goal.
2:08.0	Tharma, wealth and desire, one should pursue them all in their life.
2:14.0	The scriptures say that one should fulfill their desire
2:18.0	and enjoy the pleasures of life during their youth.
2:22.0	Pursue and accumulate wealth during of life, and
2:23.4	and accumulate wealth during their midlife, and practice religion and righteousness
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