Episode 10 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla discusses the weddings of Paandu and Vidur. Bheeshm had chosen Pruthaa (also called as Kunti) for King Paandu. Pruthaa was daughter of King Shoorsen and also of King Kuntibhoj. On receiving message from Bheeshm proposing marriage of Pruthaa with King Paandu, Kuntibhoj said that it is something to be decided by Pruthaa. Kuntibhoj arranged a swayamvar inviting all kings who had expressed interest in Pruthaa. When all the kings and princes collected for swayamvar, Pruthaa chose Paandu. Bheeshm also chose Maadree, the princess of Madr, for King Paandu. When he visited Madr the king of Madr had no objection to the marriage except that the king of Madr wanted a price in return for handing over his sister, Maadree. Bheeshm paid the price and got Maadree to Hastinaapur where she got married to Paandu. After the two weddings, Paandu had a short honeymoon of thirty nights and then moved out with his army to conquer the enemies of Hastinaapur. Paandu defeated all enemies and returned victorious with enormous amount of riches. After returning, he distributed the riches among his brothers and relatives. Paandu was interested in hunting. So, he moved to forests with his wives. He started roaming around hunting. Bheesm selected daughter of King Devak for Vidur and arranged the marriage. (Mahabharat/Aadiparv/Sambhav Parv/Chapters 111-113). Production support: Friends and well-wishers. ***** महाभारत और वाल्मीकि रामायण हिन्दू धर्म के दो मूलभूत आधार ग्रन्थ हैं। महाभारत ज्ञान का एक ऐसा विशाल भण्डार है जो जीवन के हर पहलू के सम्बन्ध में शिक्षा प्रदान करता है। इसमें जो संघर्ष है वह भिन्न भिन्न जीवन मूल्यों का द्वन्द्व है। जिन मूलभूत मूल्यों एवं आदर्शों के लिए राम ने रावण से युद्ध किया, उन्हीं को स्थापित करने और सशक्त करने के लिए द्वैपायन कृष्ण और वासुदेव कृष्ण भी अथक अनवरत प्रयास करते हैं। उनके इन प्रयासों की कथा ही महाभारत है। इस कथा को जान कर, समझ कर और उससे प्राप्त शिक्षा को आचरण में उतार कर हम अपने जीवन को सुखद एवं समृद्ध बना सकते हैं। समस्त सुधीजनों को अनेकानेक शुभकामनाओं के साथ यह श्रृंखला "महाभारत का महापर्व" विनम्रतापूर्वक समर्पित है। Mahabharat and Valmiki Ramayan are the two fundamental foundation epics of Hinduism. Mahabharat is a vast storehouse of knowledge that teaches one about every aspect of life. The struggle in the epic is the clash between two different life-values. Dwaipaayan Krishn and Vaasudev Krishn put in relentless and continuous efforts to establish and strengthen the same fundamental values and ideals for which Ram fought the war against Raavan. Mahabharat is the story of their efforts. By learning and understanding this story and by adopting the learnings into our behaviour we can make our life happy and rich. This series “Mahabharat Ka Mahaparv” is most humbly submitted with the best of regards and wishes to those who value knowledge. ***** Website - http://samarthbharat.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hinduthinker Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnilThinker Hubhopper - https://hubhopper.com/podcast/valmiki-ramayan-ke-ram/339465 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samarth.bharat/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/77iwIF32X1ATf6Uw7Trej4?si=c204e7c9ca3844fc YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@valmikiramayan TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@samarth_bharat Please donate by paying to 9406528010@paytm using any UPI app in India.***** Anil Chawla is an engineer - B.Tech. (Mech. Engg.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is also a Master of Laws (LL.M.), a practicing advocate specializing in corporate law and an Insolvency Professional. Yogita Pant is Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master of Personnel Management. She is also a practicing advocate specializing in corporate law and an Insolvency Professional. Both are Partners in Anil Chawla Law Associates LLP - http://www.indialegalhelp.com
