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Unveiling the Epic's Genesis Through Its Most Pivotal Figures
This volume traces the epic's origins through three interconnected narrative threads that weave together to create the tapestry of fate.
Beginning with the Kuru Dynasty itself, we explore how a royal lineage became the crucible for testing the very nature of righteousness and power.
The framing narrative emerges through Janamejaya and Astika—the king whose thirst for vengeance against serpents becomes the occasion for the epic's telling, and the young Brahmin whose intervention saves both the serpent race and ensures the story reaches us across millennia. Their dynamic establishes the epic's central concern with the consequences of rage and the power of wisdom to transform destruction into preservation.
The Trinity of Foundation
At the heart of this volume lies the profound story of Shantanu, Satyavati, and Vyasa—three figures whose personal desires and moral compromises create the succession crisis that will eventually tear the kingdom apart.
Shantanu's...
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