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Mahabharata Episode 5: The Guru Arrives
Mahabharata Episode 5: The Guru Arrives
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16 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
Drona tests his studentsIn this episode, Guru Dronacharya arrives in Hastinapura and awes the Kuru princes with his skills. Bhishma retains him as the royal arms and weapons trainer for the Pandava and Kaurava brothers. Arjuna excels in archery. Ekalavya, a tribal boy, comes to Drona to learn from him. Drona refuses to accept him as a student. But Ekalavya masters the art of archery by practicing in front of a statue of Dronacharya for which he had to pay the ultimate guru dakshina.Listen to the podcast below or subscribe in iTunes store (free.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Jul 10, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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Mahabharata Episode 4: The Conflict Begins: The stories of Mahabharata continues. The conflict between the Pandava brothers and the Kaurava brothers began at an early age. In this episode we learn of the first attempt by the Kaurava brothers, primarily Duryodhona and Duhsashana, by The Stories of Mahabharata