Learning Path · Itihasa

The Mahabharata

The vast epic of the Kurus — its story and its crowded cast of kings, sages and warriors, and the moral questions they each embody.

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Bhagavad Gita — Complete Commentary by Guruji M. Mohan Sundar
A complete commentary on the Bhagavad Gita by Guruji M. Mohan Sundar — approached through Science, Sense, Logic and Reasoning. All 18 chapters with translations and in-depth notes.
28 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishaada Yoga — Arjuna’s Dilemma and Depression
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, exploring arjuna’s dilemma and depression through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
8 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2: Saankhya Yoga — The Yoga of Knowledge
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, exploring the yoga of knowledge through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
26 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3: Karma Yoga — The Field of Right Action and Duty
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, exploring the field of right action and duty through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
14 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Science of Knowledge, Action and Detachment
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, exploring science of knowledge, action and detachment through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
33 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5: Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Renunciation of the Fruits of Action
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, exploring renunciation of the fruits of action through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
11 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6: Aatmasamyama Yoga — Knowledge of Self and Individual Consciousness
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, exploring knowledge of self and individual consciousness through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
12 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7: Jnana Vignyana Yoga — Knowledge of Science and Wisdom
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, exploring knowledge of science and wisdom through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
9 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8: Akshara Bramha Yoga — The Non-Changing State of Supreme Being
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, exploring the non-changing state of supreme being through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
20 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga — The Path of Royal Yoga
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, exploring the path of royal yoga through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
20 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10: Vibhuthi Yoga — The Multiple Nature of the Supreme Being
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10, exploring the multiple nature of the supreme being through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
14 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Visualisation of the Multi-Verse Cosmos
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, exploring visualisation of the multi-verse cosmos through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
13 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12: Bhakthi Yoga — The Path of Devotion
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, exploring the path of devotion through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
8 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13: Kshetra Kshetragna Vibhagha Yoga — The Secrets of the Soul and the Body
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, exploring the secrets of the soul and the body through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
15 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14: Gunatraya Vibhagha Yoga — The Three Gunas
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, exploring the three gunas through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
9 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15: Purushothama Yoga — Yoga with the Supreme Being
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, exploring yoga with the supreme being through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
7 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16: Daiva Asura Sampath Vibaga Yoga — Divine and Non-Divine Phenomena
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, exploring divine and non-divine phenomena through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
6 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17: Shraddha Traya Vibaga Yoga — The Yoga of Faith
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, exploring the yoga of faith through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
8 min read
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga — Moksha — The Path of Liberation
A focused guide to Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, exploring moksha — the path of liberation through its setting, core teaching, and practical relevance for dharma and spiritual life.
22 min read
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Krishna: The Complete Life, Teachings and Significance of the Yadava Avatara
Encyclopedic profile of Krishna — birth, Vrindavan exploits, Dwarka, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita, philosophy, iconography and global legacy.
11 min read
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Bhima: Vrikodara, the Storm-Born Strength of the Pandavas
Son of Vayu, mace-fighter, husband of Hidimbi, slayer of Duryodhana — the complete life of the strongest Pandava.
20 min read
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Yudhishthira: Dharmaraja, the Eldest Pandava
Son of Yama, the king who could not lie, who lost everything at dice and gained the heaven of dogs — a complete profile.
20 min read
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Karna: Suryaputra, the Tragic Hero of the Mahabharata
Sun-born, river-cast, eldest Pandava unknown — the complete life, friendships, curses, and final battle of Karna.
6 min read
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Duryodhana: Suyodhana, the Kaurava Antagonist
Born of Gandhari’s iron womb, Duryodhana’s jealousy of the Pandavas tore apart the Kuru house. The complete tragic life.
22 min read
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Draupadi: Yajnaseni, the Fire-Born Queen of the Pandavas
Yajnaseni’s birth from fire, swayamvara, five husbands, the dice game, and the vow that started Kurukshetra.
5 min read
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Bhishma: Devavrata, the Grandsire of the Kuru Dynasty
Devavrata’s terrible vow, his role as Kuru regent, and his fall on the bed of arrows — a complete profile of Pitamaha Bhishma.
6 min read
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Arjuna: The Pandava Archer, Disciple of Krishna and Hero of the Bhagavad Gita
Full profile of Arjuna — birth, training under Drona, marriage to Draupadi & Subhadra, divine weapons, the Bhagavad Gita and the Kurukshetra war.
7 min read
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Abhimanyu: Arjuna’s Son and the Chakravyuha Hero
Sixteen years old, son of Arjuna and Subhadra — Abhimanyu’s death inside the Chakravyuha is the Mahabharata’s most chilling chapter.
20 min read