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This 5 page report discusses “Mahabharata,” the
largest epic in the history of mankind. It describes events that
took place in ancient bhaarata around 5000 BCE. The main event
was the appearance of Lord Krishna - the 8th avatar (incarnation)
of Lord Vishnu. The Mahabharata serves as both sacred text and a
portal through which the modern world may consider the ancient
realms of India. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWmahab.rtf
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may consider the ancient realms of India. Bibliography lists 3 sources. BWmahab.rtf "Mahabharata" -- Reflective of Its Times By: C.B.
Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction The "Mahabharata" is the largest epic in the history of
mankind (the original is eight times longer than The Iliad and The Odyssey put together). It emanates from bhaarata (India) - the land of King Bharata, son of Duushyanta and
Shakuntalaa. Mahaabhaarata is one of the two itihaasa (historical account) scriptures of sanaatana dharma (Hindu-dharma), the other being the Raamaayana. It describes events that took place in ancient bhaarata around
5000 BCE. The main event was the appearance of Lord Krishna - the 8th avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu towards the end of dwaapara yuga (the penultimate age among the
four ages in a mahaayuga which corresponds to a complete cycle of the earths procession). Its most important features are its introduction of Lord Krishna, the historical account of the
kuru and paandu dynasties of approximately 5000 BCE, and the revelation of the Bhagavada Gita (Internet source). A more understandable description for Western thinking is presented in an interview with
French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. "In Sanskrit Maha means great, or total. Bharata is, first, the name of a legendary sage,
second, the name of a family or clan. Thus the title of the epic can be understood as Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty. But Bharata can also, by extension,
mean Hindu, or, more generally, Man. Thus the story is no more and no less than The Great History of Mankind" (5). The "Mahabharata" serves as both sacred text
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