Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati

Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati Vasu Uparichara There was a king of the name of Uparichara. That monarch was devoted to virtue. He was very much addicted also to hunting. That king of the Paurava race, called also Vasu, conquered the excellent and delightful kingdom of Chedi under instructions from…

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Mahabharata is retold by Suta Pauranik in Shaunaka’s Satra

Mahabharata is retold by Suta Pauranik in Shaunaka’s Satra Once, Ugrashrava, the teller of ancient tales and the son of Lomaharshana, arrived into an assembly of ascetic Brahmin sages gathered during a recess at the 12-year long sacrifice organized by Shaunaka in the woods of Naimisha (Naimisharanya). As soon as…

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