Narrated by Kumar Varun

The final episode of our Mahabharata series. Yudhishthira renounces the world and walks north with his brothers and Draupadi. One by one, they fall. A dog follows. What happens next is the most moving and profound chapter of the Mahabharata : a tale of loyalty, illusion, and ultimate truth.

Sources, Bibliography and Suggested further readings:The Mahabharata – translated by C. Rajagopalachari

The Mahabharata of Vyasa – Kisari Mohan Ganguli (public domain)

Narrated by Kumar Varun

After 36 years of peace, Dwaraka descends into chaos. A drunken brawl among the Yadavas fulfills a deadly curse. Krishna watches as his clan destroys itself. Balarama retreats into the ocean. And on a quiet forest floor, a hunter’s arrow ends the mortal life of Vasudeva.

Sources, Bibliography and Suggested further readings:

Mahabharata – Mausala Parva (Book 16), especially the C. Rajagopalachari abridged version (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1951)

Mahabharata – Critical Edition, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (Pune)

K.M. Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (1883–1896), public domain

Bhagavata Purana – Skanda 11, Chapters 30–31 (describes the destruction of the Yadavas and Krishna’s departure)

Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata (Penguin India, 2010–2014), Volume 10 (for critical edition-based English translation)

P. Lal, The Mahabharata of Vyasa (Writers Workshop, Kolkata) – poetic retelling for reference tone

Narrated by Kumar Varun

Kunti, Gandhari, and Dhritarashtra walk away from the palace, from power, from family , and into the forest. This is the story of their final journey, their last goodbye, and how they embraced the fire that ended it all.

Sources, Bibliography and Suggested further readings:

1. Vyasa Mahabharata (Ashramavasika Parva)

2. C. Rajagopalachari’s Mahabharata

3. Critical Edition by Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), with focus on the Ashramavasika Parva

4. Translations and commentaries from P. Lal, K. M. Ganguli, and the Gita Press editions