Mahabharata Episode 53: The War Begins

The Stories of Mahabharata

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🗓️ 17 July 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Vyasa gives Sanjay the power of distant vision.

The huge armies of the Kauravas and the Pandavas assemble on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Bhisma vows to kill 10,000 Pandava soldiers a day. Arjun assures Yudhistir of victory. The Kaurava and the Pandava generals meet and decide on the rules of engagement. Rishi Vyasa visits Dhritarashtra and gives Sanjaya the special power of distant vision, enabling him to watch the battle from the palace of Hastinapur and narrate the details to the blind king. Just before the battle begins, Arjun asks Krishna to take his chariot to the middle of the battlefield so that he could see whom he'd have to kill in this battle.

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0:00.0	Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you
0:08.3	slide by on track to your
0:15.0	there,
0:20.0	the care in the world as you simply lean back. And before you know it, you're there.
0:21.0	This is how travels should feel and on our trains it does.
0:25.0	Avanti West Coast feel good travel. The stories of Mahabharata retold by Shudipha Bhamik. Welcome to another episode of The Stories of Mahabharata. In the last episode, we heard
1:01.0	the story of Sikhandi as narrated by Bishma. Oh, It was early morning and the sun was yet to surface beyond the horizon. While the rest of the country was still asleep,
1:36.7	the grounds of Kurukhetra woke up to the clamor of armors and weapons, the cry of elephants, the nay of horses. of the
1:44.9	cry of elephants, the nay of horses and the excited voices of the soldiers.
1:48.9	Duryodin held a meeting in Pishma's tent with his generals.
1:53.7	He asked, oh great warriors, tell me, how long would it take for us to annihilate the
2:00.4	Pandav army? Vishma was putting on his armoured.
2:05.0	He looked at Duryodhen and said,
2:08.0	I told you,
2:10.0	I will kill 10,000 foot soldiers and 1,000 chariote years a day.
2:17.0	At this rate, the Pandava army would be eliminated in a month. Drown said,
2:25.0	I'm old and I don't have the same vigor of my youth.
2:29.0	Still, just like Bishma, I can destroy the Pandava army in a month.
2:36.2	Crepa said, I would take two months.
2:40.4	Young Ashwokama, the valiant son of drone said,
2:44.0	Give me ten days and the Pandavarme you would vanish from the face of the earth.
2:50.0	Karnas smirked and said,
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