Learn about the awesome history of India in the form of interlinked stories. Stories from epics like Mahabharata, Ramayana, Gilgamesh and others will be added.
Adi Parva / Ancient India / Mahabharata / Pauloma Parva
The Timeless Love Story of Ruru and Pramadvara
September 5, 2024
Adi Parva / Ancient India / Mahabharata / Pauloma Parva
The Legendary Tale of Rishi Bhrigu and Chyavana’s Birth
August 29, 2024
Adi Parva / Ancient India / Mahabharata / Paushya Parva
Utanka and King Paushya: Trials, Curses, and Fate
February 4, 2023
Adi Parva / Ancient India / Mahabharata / Pauloma Parva
The Legendary Tale of Rishi Bhrigu and Chyavana’s Birth
August 29, 2024
The Anukramanika Parva is the very first section of the Adi Parva and serves as the introduction to the entire Mahabharata. In this sub-parva, the sage Ugrasrava Sauti begins narrating the epic to a group of sages gathered in the Naimisha forest.
He offers a brief overview of the vast Mahabharata, highlighting its significance and the divine inspiration behind its composition by the sage Vyasa. The Anukramanika Parva also touches on the scope of the epic, describing it as a text that covers all aspects of life, including history, philosophy, morality, and dharma (righteousness).
It establishes the Mahabharata as a source of profound knowledge, recounting both the war and the spiritual and philosophical lessons embedded within it, including the Bhagavad Gita. This section sets the stage for the grand narrative, preparing the audience for the unfolding stories of the Kuru dynasty and the battle at Kurukshetra.
In this powerful creation story in Hinduism, Ugrasrava Sauti recounts how the universe was born from the cosmic egg, Mahadivya. From Brahma to the thirty-three thousand devas, the tale offers a glimpse into the origins of life, time, and the cosmos.
This is the story of how the narration of one of the greatest stories ever told in the history of mankind. Ugrasrava Sauti starts narrating the Mahabharata for you.