The Birth of Rama in Valmiki’s Ramayana
Follow Rama’s birth in Bala Kanda: Dasharatha’s sacrifice, the offering shared by three queens, the four brothers and Vishvamitra’s later arrival.
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Lakshmana in the Ramayana: Service, Courage and Difficult Duty
Follow Lakshmana through exile, the fight with Indrajit and his battlefield recovery, with attention to the costs and tensions of loyalty.
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Ravana in the Ramayana: Power, Counsel and Consequences
Understand Ravana through the Ramayana’s abduction narrative, rejected counsel and defeat, while distinguishing later symbolic interpretations.
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Lessons from the Mahabharata: Dharma in Difficult Choices
Explore two Mahabharata dilemmas: Draupadi’s challenge in the dice hall and Yudhishthira’s choice at the lake, with passage references.
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Duryodhana in the Mahabharata: Power, Friendship and Refusal
Read Duryodhana through his friendship with Karna, the dice scheme, rejected settlement and the disputed final duel with Bhima.
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Dharma and Karma in the Mahabharata: Difficult Choices
Understand dharma and karma through Draupadi’s challenge, Yudhishthira’s gambling and Krishna’s teaching on responsible action without attachment.
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Krishna in the Mahabharata: Friend, Guide and Teacher
Explore Krishna’s friendship, counsel and Bhagavad Gita teaching, with a clear account of his absence from the dice game and its aftermath.
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The Pandavas’ Exile: Twelve Forest Years and One Hidden Year
Follow the Pandavas’ exile from the second dice game to forest questioning and the hidden year at Virata’s court, with clear textual references.
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The Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life: Four Reflections
Read four Gita teachings on work, steadiness, attention and compassion, with practical reflections grounded in specific verses.
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Karma in the Gita and Later Vedanta: Key Differences
Understand action, inaction and wrong action in the Gita, and distinguish them from the later sanchita, prarabdha and agami framework.
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