{"product_id":"amar-chitra-katha-mahabharata-3-volume-boxed-set","title":"Amar Chitra Katha - Mahabharata  (3-Volume Boxed Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Anant Pai\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: India Book House\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 1344\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8175083557\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmar Chitra Katha – Mahabharata -3 Volumes in a Slip-in Case\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kuru Princes of Hastinapura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeda Vyasa’s epic on the Bharata race was first recited in public by his disciple Vaishampayana at the behest of the ageless seer Vyasa himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe recital took place in the august presence of King Janamejaya, a great-grandson of Vyasa, and the many learned sages who had assembled for Janamejaya’s Sarpa Satra (a twelve-year-long Yajna). This deluxe hard-bound volume describes the lineage of the Kuru princes. When Pandu, the father of the Pandavas, dies in the forest, his wife Kunti returns to Hastinapura with the five boys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe great Dronacharya trains the Kuru princes in the art of war. The feats of strength performed by Bheema, and Arjuna’s skill at wielding the bow awake jealousy in the minds of Duryodhana and the other Kuru princes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuryodhana plots the exile of the Pandavas to the city of Varanavata. Acting on the coded warning given by Vidura, the Pandavas manage to escape from the burning house of shellac.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey live in the guise of mendicants at Ekachakrapura. Later they proceed to Panchala to attend the Swayamvara of Draupadi. Arjuna, the skilful archer, wins Draupadi’s hand. In order to obey their mother’s words. All the five brothers are married with due ceremony to Draupadi. The Pandavas are recalled to Hastinapura and are given half the kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pandavas in Exile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeda Vyasa’s epic on the Bharata race was first recited in public by his disciple Vaishampayana at the behest of the ageless seer Vyasa himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe recital took place in the august presence of king Janamejaya, a great-grandson of Vyasa, and the many learned sages assembled for Janamejaya’s Sarpa Satra (a 12-year-long Yajna).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur earlier volume described the training of the Pandavas and Kauravas, the Pandavas escape from the burning house of shellac, their marriage to Draupadi and their subsequent return to Hastinapura.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume are described the slaying of  Jarasandha by Bheema, the subjugation of the other kings by the Pandavas and the Rajasooya Yajna performed by Yudhisthira. Later, in the game of dice, the Pandavas lose their kingdom and live in exile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of the period of exile, when the Pandavas come back to claim their kingdom, Duryodhana refuses to part with even five villages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 3 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Battlefield of Kurukshetra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeda Vyasa’s epic on the Bharata race was first recited in public by his disciple Vaishampayana at the Sarpa Satra (a 12-year-long Yajna) conducted by King Janamejaya, a great grandson of Vyasa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn our earlier volumes of the Mahabharata were described the growing animosity between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the growing animosity between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the costly game of dice which led to the banishment of the Pandavas for thirteen years, the events during the exile and the proposal of peace from Dhritarashtra conveyed by Sanjaya to the Pandavas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume are described the attempts of Krishna to bring about a peaceful settlement between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. They fail and a bitter war is fought for eighteen days. The Pandavas emerge victorious in the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Veda Vyasa\u003cbr\u003e2.Bheeshma’s Vow\u003cbr\u003e3.The Advent of the Kuru princes\u003cbr\u003e4.The Pandavas at Hastinapura\u003cbr\u003e5.Enter Drona\u003cbr\u003e6.Enter Karna\u003cbr\u003e7.The Conspiracy\u003cbr\u003e8.The Escape\u003cbr\u003e9.The Birth of Ghatotkacha\u003cbr\u003e10.The Pandavas at Ekachakrapura\u003cbr\u003e11.Enter Draupadi\u003cbr\u003e12.Draupadi’s Swayamvara\u003cbr\u003e13.The Pandavas Recalled to Hastinapura\u003cbr\u003e14.Arjuna’s 12-year Exile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15.A Hall for Yudhisthira\u003cbr\u003e16.The Pandavas Conquer the World\u003cbr\u003e17.Yushisthira’s Rajasooya Yajna\u003cbr\u003e18.Indraprastha Lost\u003cbr\u003e19.The Pandavas in the Forest\u003cbr\u003e20.Arjuna’s Quest for Weapons\u003cbr\u003e21.Arjuna in Indraloka\u003cbr\u003e22.The Reunion\u003cbr\u003e23.Duryodhana Humbled\u003cbr\u003e24.The Twelfth Year\u003cbr\u003e25.The Pandavas at Virata’s Palace\u003cbr\u003e26.Panic in the Kaurava Camp\u003cbr\u003e27.Sanjaya’s Mission \u003cbr\u003e28.Duryodhana refuses to Yield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e29.Krishna’s Peace Mission\u003cbr\u003e30.The War Begins\u003cbr\u003e31.Bheeshma in Command\u003cbr\u003e32.The Fall of Bheeshma\u003cbr\u003e33.Drona’s Vow\u003cbr\u003e34.The Slaying of Abhimanyu\u003cbr\u003e35.Arjuna Fulfils his Vow\u003cbr\u003e36.The Battle at ,midnight\u003cbr\u003e37.Karna in Command\u003cbr\u003e38.The Kurus Routed\u003cbr\u003e39.After the War\u003cbr\u003e40.Yudhisthira’s Coronation\u003cbr\u003e41.The Ashwamedha Yajna\u003cbr\u003e42.The Celestial Reunion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Anant Pai \/ India Book House \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153522258288,"sku":"7261","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/7261.jpg?v=1793910648","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/amar-chitra-katha-mahabharata-3-volume-boxed-set","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}