Mahabharata

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Swami Tadatmananda’s lectures on the Mahabharata

Adi Parva

Chapters 1, 53, 54 (PDF) Introduction
Chapters 55, 56 (PDF) Vaishampayana’s introduction & summary

Sabha Parva

Chapters 45, 46, 50 (PDF) Duryodhana’s envy and Dhritarashtra’s weakness

Aranyaka Parva

Chapters 1, 2 (PDF) Yudhishthira & the Brahmana: coping with loss
Chapters 28, 30 (PDF) Draupadi’s anger & Yudhishtira’s forgiveness
Chapters 31, 33 (PDF) Destiny vs effort: Yudhishthira & Draupadi’s debate
Chapters 46, 48 (PDF) Dhritarashtra’s lament to Sanjaya
Chapters 175, 178 (PDF) Ajagara (cobra) instructs Bhima & Yudhishthira
Chapters 180, 181 (PDF) Fairness of karma: Markandeya & Yudhishthira discuss
Chapters 186, 187 (PDF) Creation & dissolution: Markandeya describes
Chapter 197 (PDF) Vyadha Gita: dialogue between butcher & brahmana
Chapter 198, 199 (PDF) Vyadha Gita: svadharma
Chapter 200 (PDF) Vyadha Gita: karma & moksha
Chapter 201, 202 (PDF) Vyadha Gita: self-control
Chapter 203 (PDF) Vyadha Gita: sattva guna leads to enlightenment
Chapter 205, 206 (PDF) Vyadha Gita: Vyadha’s curse and conclusion
Chapter 245, 247 (PDF) Story of Mudgala and Durvasa
Chapter 296 – 298 (PDF) Yaksha Prashna: Yudhishthira’s test

Udyoga Parva

Chapter 7 (PDF) Arjuna’s & Duryodhana’s choices
Chapter 23, 31 (PDF) Yudhishthira, Sanjaya & Krishna debate the war
Chapter 33 (PDF) Vidura Niti: Vidura’s teachings on dharma
Chapter 36 (PDF) Vidura Niti (continued)
Chapter 41, 42 (PDF) Sanatsujatiya: rishi Sanatsujata’s Vedantic teachings
Chapter 43 (PDF) Sanatsujatiya (continued)
Chapter 44, 45(PDF) Sanatsujatiya (conclusion)
Chapter 66, 67(PDF) Krishna’s true nature: Sanjaya describes
Chapter 70, 77(PDF) War or peace: choice or destiny?

Bhishma Parva

Chapters 2, 16, 41(PDF) Context of the Bhagavad Gita

Drona Parva

Chapters 61, 62, 89, 90(PDF) Dhritarashtra’s remorse
Chapter 164(PDF) Yudhishthira’s falsehood

Sauptika Parva

Chapters 1-5(PDF) Ashvatthama’s Massacre Plan

Stri Parva

Chapters 1-3, 8(PDF) Dhritarashtra’s Mourning

Shanti Parva

Chapters 7-23(PDF) Arguments for and against sannyasa
Chapters 26-28, 32-34(PDF) Vyasa and Yudhishthira discuss karma
Chapters 50-55(PDF) Krishna asks Bhishma to advise Yudhishthira.
Chapters 105(PDF) Bhishma: How to cope with loss.
Chapters 110-111(PDF) Bhishma and Yudhishthira discuss dharma.
Chapters 161(PDF) Debate on the four purusharthas.

Moksha Dharma Parva (part of Shanti Parva)

Chapters 168(PDF) King Senajit and the Brahmana.
Chapters 169(PDF) Medhavi teaches his father.
Chapters 171(PDF) The Story of Manki.
Chapters 187(PDF) Kshetrajna (knower) vs senses, mind & intellect.
Chapters 188-189(PDF) Bhishma’s meditation instruction.
Chapters 194-199(PDF) Manu teaches self-knowledge to Bhrihaspati.
Chapters 215(PDF) Prahalada tells Indra that human agency does not exist.
Chapters 216-7(PDF) Bali tells Indra that free will does not exist.
Chapters 222(PDF) Qualities Necessary for Moksha.
Chapters 224, 231-3(PDF) Vyasa and Shuka discuss self-knowledge, yoga, and karma.
Chapters 240-242(PDF) Vyasa & Shuka discuss consciousness, mind and senses.
Chapters 246(PDF) Vyasa concludes the Shuka Anuprashna.
Chapters 265, 268(PDF) Bhishma teaches dharma, moksha, and desirelessness.
Chapters 279, 286(PDF) Parashara Gita: Rishi Parashara instructs King Janaka.
Chapters 288(PDF) The Swan and the Sadhyas.
Chapters 289, 290(PDF) Yoga versus Sankhya.
Chapters 291, 295(PDF) Vasishtha teaches Janaka – Yoga and Sankhya.
Chapters 307(PDF) Pancashikha teaches Janaka about death.
Chapters 316, 317(PDF) Narada Muni’s instruction to Shuka.
Chapters 325, 326(PDF) Narada sees Narayana’s cosmic form.
Chapters 328(PDF) Krishna teaches Arjuna His many names.
Chapters 338, 339(PDF) Brahma teaches Rudra: Purusha is one.

Anushasana Parva

Chapters 1, 6(PDF) Willful Effort versus Karma Phala
Chapters 115 – 117(PDF) Bhishma teaches ahimsa & vegetarianism
Chapters 135(PDF) Vishnu Sahasranama (portion)
Chapters 152 – 154(PDF) Bhishma’s Death

Ashvamedika Parva

Chapters 16 – 19(PDF) Krishna Reminds Arjuna.
Chapters 27(PDF) Dialogue: Brahmana and his wife.
Chapters 30(PDF) Alarka Defeats his Mind and Senses.
Chapters 32 – 34(PDF) King Janaka on Possessiveness.
Chapters 35 – 39(PDF) Brahma’s Discourse on the Four Ashramas and Three Gunas.
Chapters 40 – 42(PDF) Brahma’s discourse on Sankhya.
Chapters 49 – 50(PDF) Brahma’s discourse and conclusion of Anugita.
Chapters 52 – 54(PDF) Uttanka’s Curse and Krishna’s Cosmic Form.

Ashrama Parva

Chapters 1 – 8, 13-14(PDF) King Dhritarashtra goes to the forest.

Mausala Parva

Chapter 9(PDF) Vyasa consoles and advises Arjuna.

Svargārohana Parva

Chapter 18(PDF) Conclusion of the Mahabharata.

Chapter and Verses

Year-Month-Day   Book Chapter and Verses(MP3)
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2015-10-10      1-Adi Parva Ch 1, Intro & V 1-3
2015-10-24      1-Adi Parva Ch1, 6-9 and Ch 53, V 32-35 and Ch 54, V 1-7
2015-10-31      1-Adi Parva Ch 54, V 10-23 and Ch 55, V 1-5
2015-11-14      1-Adi Parva Ch 55, V 7-43
2015-11-21      1-Adi Parva Ch 56, V 1-33
2015-11-28      2-Sabha Parva      Ch 45, V 4-38
2015-12-05      2-Sabha Parva      Ch 45, V 40-53
2015-12-12      2-Sabha Parva      Ch 45, V 53-57 and Ch 46, V 6-35 and Ch 50, V 1
2015-12-19      2-Sabha Parva      Ch 50, V 1-27
2015-12-26      3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 1, Ch 2, V 1-15
2016-01-02      3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 2, V 26-64
2016-01-09         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 2, V 65-67 and Ch 28, V 4-6
2016-01-16         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 28, V 13-36 and Ch 30, V 3-8
2016-01-30         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 30, V 14-44
2016-02-06         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 31, V 2-18
2016-02-13         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 31, V 22-41 and Ch 32, V 1
2016-02-20         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 32, V 11-38
2016-02-27         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 33, V 1-19
2016-03-12         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 33, V 20-56
2016-03-19         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 46, V 2-38 and Ch 48, V 10-40
2016-03-26         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 175, V 5-21 and Ch 176, V 2-49 and Ch 177, V 1-2
2016-04-02         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 177, V 3-20
2016-04-09         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 177, V 21-33 and Ch 178, V 3-7
2016-04-23         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 178, V 8-45
2016-04-30         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 180, V 1-39 and Ch 181, V 1-23
2016-05-07         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 181, V 25-32
2016-05-14         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 181, V 34-38 and Ch 186, V 1-13
2016-05-21         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 186, V 56-122
2016-05-28         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 187, V 1-48
2016-06-11         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 197, V 1-31
2016-06-18         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 197, V 33-44 and Ch 198, V 4-22
2016-06-25         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 198, V 37-78 and Ch 199, V 1-15
2016-07-02         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 199, V 19-34
2016-07-09         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 200, V 5-37
2016-07-23         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 200, V 38-52
2016-07-30         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 201, V 2-6
2016-08-06         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 201, 8-10 and Ch 202, V 17-23
2016-08-13         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 203, V 2-8
2016-08-27         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 203, V 8-50
2016-09-10         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 205, V 19-29 and Ch 206, V 6-12
2016-09-17         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 206, V 15-26
2016-09-24         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 245, V 1-34 and Ch 246, V 3-11
2016-10-01         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 246, V 11-32
2016-10-15         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 246, V 33-34 and Ch 247, V 9-40
2016-10-22         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 247, V 41-42 and Ch 296, V 5-33
2016-11-05         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 296, V 35-40 and Ch 297, V 2-29
2016-11-12         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 297, V 36-55
2016-11-19         3-Aranyaka Parva Ch 297, V 54-74
2016-11-26         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 7, V 5-35
2016-12-03         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 23, V 1 and Ch 27, V 2
2016-12-10         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 27, V 2 and Ch 29, V 27
2016-12-24         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 29, V 27 and Ch 31, V 21
2017-01-07         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 33, V 1-19
2017-01-21         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 33, V 19-48
2017-01-28         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 33, V 48-88
2017-02-04         5-Udyoga Parva    Ch 36, V 1-12
2017-02-11         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 36, V 22-61
2017-02-18         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 41, V 2-10 and Ch 42, V 1-4
2017-03-04         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 42, V 4-7,8
2017-03-11         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 42, V 8,9-14
2017-03-18         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 43, V 1-6
2017-03-25         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 43, V 8,12,22-24
2017-04-01         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 43, V 25, 36-37
2017-04-15         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 44, V 1-4
2017-04-22         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 44, V 4-17
2017-04-29         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 44, V 19-20 and Ch 45, V 2
2017-05-06         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 45, V 4-13
2017-05-13         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 45, V 24-28
2017-05-20         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 66, V 6-13 and Ch 67, V 1-7
2017-05-27         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 67, V 7-21
2017-06-10         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 70 and Ch 72, V 1
2017-06-17         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 72, V 1-8
2017-06-24         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 75, V 9-17
2017-07-01         5-Udyoga Parva Ch 76, Ch 78, V 18
2017-07-15         6-Bhishma Parva Ch 2, Ch 16, Ch 41 V 1-8
2017-07-22         6-Bhishma Parva Ch 41 V 9-55
2017-07-29         7-Drona Parva Ch 61 V 5, Ch 62 V 8
2017-08-05         7-Drona Parva Ch 62 V 9, Ch 164 V 72
2017-08-19         7-Drona Parva Ch 164 V 74 - V 111
2017-09-02         10-Sauptika Parva Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3
2017-09-09         10-Sauptika Parva Ch 1-5
2017-09-16         11-Stri Parva   Ch 1, Ch 2 V 3
2017-09-23         11-Stri Parva   Ch 2 V 13, Ch 8 V 8,9
2017-10-07         11-Stri Parva   Ch 8 V 16, 47
2017-10-14         12-Shanti Parva          Ch 7 V 8-32
2017-10-28         12-Shanti Parva          Ch 8 V 32, Ch 9, Ch 10 V 1
2017-11-04         12-Shanti Parva          Ch 10 V 17, Ch 16 V 6
2017-11-11         12-Shanti Parva          Ch 14 V 15, Ch 23 V 12
2017-11-18         12-Shanti Parva      Ch 26 V 2, Ch 27 V 27
2017-11-25         12-Shanti Parva      Ch 27 V 27, Ch 32 V 20
2017-12-02         12-Shanti Parva Ch 33 V 6, Ch 50 V 13
2017-12-09         12-Shanti Parva Ch 50 V 13, Ch 54 V 39
2017-12-16         12-Shanti Parva Ch 55 V 1-2, Ch 105 V 13
2017-12-23         12-Shanti Parva Ch 105 V 19-52
2017-12-30         12-Shanti Parva Ch 110 V 1-12
2018-01-06         12-Shanti Parva Ch 111 V 1-27
2018-01-27         12-Shanti Parva Ch 161 V 2-19
2018-02-17         12-Shanti Parva Ch 161 V 24-43
2018-02-24         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 168 V 1-15
2018-03-03         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 168 V 16-30
2018-03-10         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 168 V 31-52
2018-03-17         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 169 V 1-10
2018-03-31         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 169 V 11-28
2018-04-14         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 171 V 1-19
2018-04-21         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 171 V 20-30
2018-04-28         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 171 V 31-50
2018-05-05         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 187 V 1-12
2018-05-12         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 187 V 14-40
2018-05-19         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 187 V 41-57, Ch 188 V 1-5
2018-05-26         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 188 V 5-18
2018-06-02         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 188 V 19, Ch 189 V 21
2018-06-16         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 194 V 1, Ch 195 V 16
2018-06-23         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 196 V 14, Ch 197 V 3
2018-06-30         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 197 V 7, Ch 199 V 14
2018-07-07         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 215 V 2-17
2018-07-14         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 215 V 17-35
2018-07-21         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 216 V 1, Ch 217 V-13
2018-08-04         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 217 V 15-55
2018-08-11         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 222 V 1-22
2018-08-18         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 224 V 1, Ch 231 V 16
2018-08-25         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 231 V 21, Ch 232 V 2
2018-09-08         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 232 V 2-7
2018-09-22         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 232 V 10-25
2018-09-29         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 233 V 1-7
2018-10-20         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 233 V 9-11, Ch 240 V 1
2018-10-27         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 240 V 2-7
2018-11-10         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 240 V 11-22
2018-11-17         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 241 V 1, Ch 242 V 5
2018-11-24         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 242 V 6-16
2018-12-01         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 246 V 1-7
2018-12-08         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 246 V 9-15
2018-12-15         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 265 V 1-10
2018-12-22         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 265 V 11, Ch 268 V 2
2018-12-29         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 268 V 2-14
2019-01-05         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 279 V 2-10
2019-01-12         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 279 V 16, Ch 280 V 11
2019-01-19         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 280 V 12-13, Ch 281 V 9
2019-01-26         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 281 V 9, Ch 282 V 8
2019-02-02         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 282 V 14, Ch 284 V 4-5
2019-02-09         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 284 V 11, Ch 284 V 41
2019-02-16         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 288 V 1-14
2019-02-23         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 288 V 17-38
2019-03-16         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 289 V 1-11
2019-03-23         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 289 V 14-54
2019-03-30         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 290 V 1-51
2019-04-06         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 290 V 52-95
2019-04-20         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 291 V 1, Ch 294 V 8
2019-04-27         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 294 V 10-28
2019-05-04         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 294 V 29-42
2019-05-11         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 295 V 20-45
2019-05-18         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 307 V 2-12
2019-05-25         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 316 V 1-27
2019-06-01         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 316 V 27, Ch 317 V 13
2019-06-15         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 325 V 1, Ch 326 V 45
2019-06-22         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 326 V 48, 98
2019-06-29         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 328 V 5, 51
2019-07-06         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 338 V 1, 21
2019-07-20         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 338 V 22-24, Ch 339 V 2-3
2019-07-27         12-Moksha Dharma Ch 339 V 4-15
2019-08-03         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 1 V 3-8, Ch 6 V 1
2019-08-10         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 6 V 2-7
2019-08-17         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 6 V 8-22
2019-08-31         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 6 V 40-49
2019-09-14         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 115 V 2 Ch 116 V 12
2019-09-28         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 116 V 20 Ch 11 V 10
2019-10-12         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 117 V 11-38
2019-10-19         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 135 V 1-14
2019-11-02         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 135 V 14-18
2019-11-09         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 135 V 19-131
2019-11-16         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 152 V 1, Ch 153 V 1-28
2019-11-23         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 153 V 30-48
2019-12-07         13-Anushasana Parva Ch 154 V 1-33
2019-12-14         14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 16 V 1-29
2019-12-21         14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 16 V 33-38
2019-12-28         14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 18 V 1-31
2020-01-04         14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 19 V 4-16
2020-01-11         14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 19 V 16-34
2020-01-18         14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 19 V 43-55
2020-01-25 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 20 V 1, Ch 27 V 1-25
2020-02-01 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 30 V 2-9
2020-02-08 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 30 V 9-28
2020-02-15 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 30 V 28-29
2020-02-29 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 32 V 1-15
2020-03-07 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 32 V 16, Ch 33 V 5
2020-03-21 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 35 V 3-30
2020-03-28 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 36 V 1-18, Ch 37 V 1-11, Ch 38 V 1-6, Ch 39 V 1-9
2020-04-04 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 40 V 1, Ch 41 V 1, Ch 42 V 1-58
2020-04-11 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 49 V 7-10
2020-04-18 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 49 V 12-24
2020-04-25 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 49 V 26-28, Ch 50 V 42-48
2020-05-02 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 42 V 7-25, Ch 53 V 3
2020-05-09 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 53 V 3-15
2020-05-16 14-Ashvamedika Parva Ch 53 V 15-21, Ch 54 V 1-8
2020-05-23 15-Ashrama Parva        Ch 1 V 1-6, Ch 2 V 13, Ch 3 V 2-10, Ch 5 V 1-9
2020-05-30 15-Ashrama Parva        Ch 5 V 12-20, Ch 6 V 2-21, Ch 7 V 8-11, Ch 8 V 4-18
2020-06-13 15-Ashrama Parva        Ch 13 V 11-12, Ch 14 V 1-17 and Mausala Parva Ch 9 V 1-12
2020-06-20 16-Mausala Parva         Ch 9 V 13-29
2020-06-27 16-Mausala Parva                 Ch 9 V 31-37 and Svargarohana Parva Ch5 V 25-30
2020-07-04 18-Svargarohana Parva        Ch 5 V 31-53