Mahabharata Episode 34: The Rescue of Duryodhan

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

🗓️ 9 March 2016

⏱️ 18 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Arjuna battles with Chitra Sena to rescue Duryodhana

Duryodhan plans to visit the Pandavas during their exile and humiliate them. But he gets embroiled in a battle with the Gandharvas and is captured by the Gandharva King Chitrasena. At the request of their brother Yudhistir, Arjuna and Bheem fights the Gandharvas and rescues Duryodhan and his family. Humiliated by this magnanimous gesture of the Pandavas, Duryodhan returns to Hastinapur.

Listen to this episode which marks a turning point in the story of Mahabharata.

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 Bomik. Welcome dear friends to another episode of the stories of Mahabharata.
0:26.4	In the last episode we heard the story of the virtuous butcher and the story of Draupati's advice to Satya Bama.
0:37.0	After Marcandia and his followers left the Pandavaharmitez,
0:41.0	Yudishir decided to move again. This time they selected the beautiful forest of
0:48.4	daitavana as their home. They built their huts next to a blue lake and began to spend the rest of their days in
0:57.1	exile. Oh, Meanwhile in the Hastinapur Palace, Duryodhan was growing impatient.
1:28.0	He knew that the Pandavas exile would soon be over and they would go into hiding for a year and to send the
1:35.8	Pandavas into exile for 12 more years they had to be dug out from their
1:41.6	hiding in this 13th year.
1:45.0	Duryadham knew his spies were the best and with the help from his uncle Shakuni,
1:50.0	the Pandavas would be exposed for sure. But what if his spies fail? What if the Pandavas
1:58.5	use some magic trick and stay invisible for a year? They have gods as their friends and if the gods help them
2:06.6	it would be impossible to find the Pandava brothers. While Duryodhan was brooding in his thoughts,
2:14.0	Karna and Shakuni entered the chamber.
2:18.0	Karna looked at Duryodhan and said,
2:23.0	My dear friend, you must be thinking about the Pandavas, right?
2:29.0	Duryodan stood up from his seat and said,
2:32.0	12 years are almost over.
2:34.0	And we have only one more year to go.
2:37.0	Shouldn't we be concerned?
2:39.0	Carna laughed and said,
2:41.0	ha, don't worry.
	...

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.