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Bhishma's last instructions, the golden rule of dharma, and how the grandsire chooses his departure.
Starts at 7 Nov, 6:00 am IST
Every verse in this lecture can be checked against these texts.
Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva
13.1 (Yudhishthira's restlessness, paraphrased)
Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva
13.114.8
Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva
5.39.57 (the same teaching, mentioned, not quoted)
Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva
13.116-13.117 (the discussion of non-violence, paraphrased)
Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva
13.153.47
Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva
13.154 (Bhishma's departure and funeral, paraphrased)
This lecture was narrated from texts reviewed by our scholar reviewers. The teacher character is an artistic interpretation.
The Sage Narrator is an artistic character, not a historical person. Where a story comes from later tradition rather than the critical text, he says so.