When Satya is not Dharma... In the Markandeya Samasya Parva (Vana Parva), we have the very interesting story of the Rishi Kaushika learning dharma from the Vyaadha (hunter) and butcher, Dharmavyadha. Dharmavyadha explains to Kaushika how Dharma is extremely nuanced and it must be understood correctl...

Mahabharatha Kula Parampara- Ancestral Origins The Mahabharatha kula-Parampara narration begins with Pracheta. Pracheta had 10 sons and they all married one woman, Marishi. Marishi was the daughter of the woods because she had been brought up there. Note how Draupadi is not the only woman to have ma...