Mahabharata War - Righteous One?
By Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya
On Sunday, 19th April, 2015
At Sri Vyasaraja Mata, Bangalore
As part of Sri Vyaasa Madhwa Samshodhana Pratishthana's
Madhwacharya for youth workshops
Salient points:-
1:40 Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Stotra of Sathyadharma Swamigalu
3:31 Understanding the terms "Mahabharata", "Dharma" & "Yuddha"
7:34 Was Mahabharata war fought for Dharma?
10:47 Was the war rightly conducted according to Dharma?
12:32 Bheeshmacharyara vivara
15:00 Killing of Bheeshma - the popular misinterpreted version, compared with what actually happened
16:12 Bheeshma confesses to Duryodhana about 2 things he is incapable of doing
17:10 Yudhistira seeks Bheeshma's blessings before the war
18:48 Bheeshma informs Yudhistira of the way he desires to die
20:26 Arjuna fights Bheeshma, with Shikhandi on his side
25:01 Dronacharyara vivara
25:14 Drushtadyumna unrighteously beheads Dronacharya while Dronacharya is in meditation - the popular misconception, compared to reality
36:29 Narada speaks with Jarasandha when Jarasandha is about to throw his gadha at Mathura
42:22 Karnana vivara - the dharma behind Krishna's instructions to Arjuna on killing Karna while Karna's ratha was stuck
46:32 Duryodhanana vivara - was Duryodhana unrighteously killed?
48:10 Yudhishtira asks Duryodhana to choose any of the Pandavas to fight with, at the end
49:20 Balaraama asks Krishna as to how the killing of Duryodhana by striking his thighs, can be righteous
56:40 Duryodhana's instances of adharma
01:03:47 Krishna advises Arjuna to fight. The same Krishna advises Duryodhana not to fight.
01:05:30 Upon defeat, Duryodhana blames Krishna and continues his adharma
01:07:32 Duryodhana instructs Ashwathama to kill the Pandavas
01:08:48 Ashwathama brings the heads of the upa-pandavas to Duryodhana
01:09:21 Yudhistira, feeling guilty about the deaths in the war, refuses to rule over the kingdom won in the war
01:14:16 Yudhistira's disposition towards Dhritarashtra and Gandhari after the war
01:15:18 Yudhistira's instructions to Arjuna about the Ashwamedha yaga after the war
01:18:40 Question on Ashwathama's mani
01:19:17 Question about the war being conducted during the night
01:21:37 Question on Ekalavya's part in the war
01:25:31 Why didn't Vidura participate in the war?
01:26:52 How were the funeral rites undertaken for the deceased in the war?
01:28:02 Anthu-inthu Kunti-makkalige raajya illa
01:30:43 Yuddhadalli madi/mailige hege?
01:34:52 Geetheyalli baruva "sarva dharmaan parityajya" vaakyada artha
01:36:28 Ashwathaama is a chiranjeevi inspite of the adharma in killing upa-pandavas. How?
01:38:00 Were the soldiers on the Kauravas' side subjected to paapa on account of fighting for the Kauravas?
01:40:00 Madhwa Vijayada Mahatwa
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