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Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
ABHIMANYU: The son of Arjuna and Subhadrā. Said to be an incarnation of the moon-god Soma’s son. He was slain …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
ADHIRATHA: A leader of the sutas, the caste generally employed as charioteers. He found Karṇa after Kuntī had cast him …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
AGNIVESHA: A ṛṣi who underwent severe austerities on Mount Mahendra. He was expert in the use of weapons, and both …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
AKRURA: Kṛṣṇa’s uncle and a famous Vṛṣṇi. He was a commander of the Yādava army and also acted as one …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
ALAMBUSHA: A rakshasa who fought for Duryodhana in the Kurukṣetra war. He was Baka’s brother, and bore enmity toward Bhīma …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
AMBA: The king of Kashi’s eldest daughter. Bhīṣma abducted her from her svayaṁvara to be his brother’s bride. Having already …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
AMBĀLIKĀ: The king of Kashi’s youngest daughter. She was abducted by Bhīṣma from her svayaṁvara and married Vicitravīrya. Later she …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
AMBIKĀ: Second daughter of the king of Kashi, abducted from her svayaṁvara by Bhīṣma. She married Vicitravīrya and, after his …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
ANGARAPARNA: A Gandharva chief; also known as Citraratha, who met the Pāṇḍavas when they were fleeing from Vāraṇāvata after the …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
ARJUNA: Third son of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī, begotten by Indra. He is famous as Kṛṣṇa’s dear friend and he heard …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
ASHVINI KUMARAS: Twin gods who act as celestial physicians. They fathered Nakula and Sahadeva through Mādrī.
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
ASHVATTHAMA: Son of Droṇa and Kripi. When he was young, his father was impoverished. Some of Aśvatthāmā’s friends, knowing that …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
BABRUVAHANA: Son of Arjuna and Citrāṅgadā, who became the ruler of Maṇipura.
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
BAHLIKA: Younger brother of Śantanu. He lived a long life and was an advisor to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He became a commander …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
BALARAMA: Son of Vasudeva and Rohini. Said by the Vedas to be an eternal form of the Supreme Lord who …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
BHARATA: A king in the dynasty of the moon-god (all kṣatriyas are descendents either of Chandra, the moon-god, or Sūrya, …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
BHIMASENA: Pāṇḍu and Kuntī’s second son, sired by Vāyu, the wind-god. After the great war he was installed by Yudhiṣṭhira …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
BHĪṢMA: Son of Śantanu, known as the “grandfather” of the Kurus. Although he never became king, he officiated at Hastināpura …
Mahābhārata - Retold by Kṛṣṇa Dharma dasa Appendix 5
CHITRASENA: King of the Gandharvas who taught Arjuna the arts of singing and dancing while he was in heaven. He …
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