ಮಹಾಭಾರತ: ಪ್ರೇಮ ಮತ್ತು ಯುದ್ಧ

The spring had rejuvenated the forest, and death awaited Pandu's life with bated breath. Matsyagandhi, who came to ferry the river, becomes the pretext for a great war. Since the brother-in-law did not desire his brother's wife, the child in the womb is cursed to remain in darkness. Kachana receives a harsh curse for rejecting Devayani's love.

In the eighteen-day war, eighteen Akshauhini armies are completely destroyed. The great warriors lose, and the victors have no companions to celebrate with; all the mighty warriors of the entire Indian subcontinent are buried in the soil of Kurukshetra. Time watches everything, smiling subtly.

The Mahabharata is not just the story of cousins. It is an ocean of stories where new tales emerge the more you search. When you hear a story again that you have heard before, a new meaning shines through. It's one thing if you just listen, another level if you meditate on it, and a different height if you contemplate it.

Delving into Vyasa's Mahabharata, storyteller Gopalakrishna Kuntini has picked out rare, small stories that are both unheard and unknown, even after hearing and knowing. These are stories that blossomed against the backdrop of intense love and brutal war.

These stories are like small lamps held up to the dark pages of the Mahabharata.

-Jogi