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The Mahabharata
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Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Shaheen Khan. This definitive recording includes an introduction by J. D. Smith, read by Sagar Arya.
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or 'purpose', kama or 'pleasure', dharma or 'duty' and moksha or 'liberation') takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'self') and the workings of karma.
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It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical history. In this groundbreaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analaysis’. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics prove a startling point - the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the Ramayana.
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Interesting comparison
- By Yog on 10-22-24
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Essence of the Upanishads
- A Key to Indian Spirituality
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Easwaran's classic manual is a unique source of practical spiritual support for new and experienced meditators, and gives all the instruction needed to establish a vibrant meditation practice and keep it going. In passage meditation, you focus attention on passages, or texts, drawn from all the world's sacred traditions. You choose the passages that appeal to you, so this universal method stays fresh and inspiring, prompting you to live out your highest ideals.
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Not a Summary
- By Max on 03-26-18
By: Eknath Easwaran
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The Bhagavad Gita
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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The Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord", is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Easwaran's reliable and accessible version has consistently been the best-selling translation. Easwaran's introduction places the Gita in its historical setting and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions give clear explanations of key concepts in that chapter.
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Content and narration reduced me to tears
- By Lauriesland on 01-11-16
By: Eknath Easwaran
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The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living
- A Verse-by-Verse Commentary: Vols. 1-3 (The End of Sorrow, Like a Thousand Suns, To Love Is to Know Me)
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 50 hrs and 19 mins
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This audiobook includes all three volumes in the Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living series. A comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life, based on a verse-by-verse commentary on India’s timeless scripture - from the author of its best-selling translation. This audiobook includes all three volumes in this series. The Bhagavad Gita is set on the battlefield of an apocalyptic war between good and evil. Faced with a dire moral dilemma, the warrior prince Arjuna turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life.
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My favorite translation of the Bhagavad Gita
- By Tom Benner on 01-27-21
By: Eknath Easwaran
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The Upanishads
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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In the Upanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself. In extraordinary visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is the essence, or Self, of each created being. They teach that each of us, each Self, is eternal, deathless, one with the power that created the universe.
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Brilliant 🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
- By Anonymous User on 08-06-23
By: Eknath Easwaran
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Bhagavad Gita
- A New Translation
- By: Stephen Mitchell
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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Stephen Mitchell brings to life his acclaimed translation of these most famous and revered Hindu scriptures - the timeless story of the paths of knowledge, devotion, action, and meditation.
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I am Review, shatterer of words
- By Darwin8u on 05-04-19
By: Stephen Mitchell
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The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita - A Commentary for Modern Readers by Sri Swami Satchidananda Swami Satchidananda (1988-01-15)
- By: Sri Swami Satchidananda Swami Satchidananda
- Narrated by: Piyush Agarwal
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
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The Living Gita is a translation of, and commentary on, the Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Satchidananda, one of the world’s most respected Yoga masters. The Gita is the summary and essence of Eastern spiritual wisdom, drawn from the Hindu tradition. When Swami Satchidananda arrived in the West in 1966, he recognized the need to make the teachings of Yoga and this classic text accessible to modern readers and listeners. He soon began giving talks on the Gita, which became the foundation for The Living Gita, first published in 1988.
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Profound truth made simple
- By Muhil Kannappan on 07-22-24
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The Mahabharata and The Ramayana
- Two Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations Based on the Classic Indian Epics
- By: Jatinder Verma, Claudia Mayer, Amber Lone
- Narrated by: Paul Bhattacharjee, Sasha Behar, Raad Rawi, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Mahabharata and the Ramayana are literary classics, the longest epic poems in world literature, as significant as the Bible, the Qu'ran and the works of Shakespeare. Estimated to have been composed over a period of time around the 3rd and 4th centuries BC, they encompass some of the greatest stories ever told - tales of the deeds of god and men, and the eternal battle between good and evil. Included here are full-cast BBC Radio adaptations of both, directed by award-winning producer Claire Grove and with original music by acclaimed composer Niraj Chag.
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Don’t get if you’re looking for the real story
- By Ivan Rios on 03-23-23
By: Jatinder Verma, and others
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Rama the Steadfast
- An Early Form of the Ramayana
- By: M Valmiki, John Brockington, Mary Brockington
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
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Warrior-prince Rama is about to be crowned Young King, when he hears the devastating news that his father, king of Ayodhya, has been tricked into banishing him to the forest. His devoted wife, Sita, insists on accompanying him in exile, but the evil 10-headed Lord Ravana has fallen deeply in love with the beautiful princess and steals her away. Aided by Hanuman, mighty captain of the monkeys, Rama sets out across the world to find her and destroy Ravana in a deadly battle.
By: M Valmiki, and others
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The Iliad of Homer
- By: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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For thousands of years, Homer's ancient epic poem the
Iliad has enchanted readers from around the world. When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people. Her compelling 12-lecture look at this literary masterpiece -whether it's the work of many authors or the "vision" of a single blind poet - makes it vividly clear why, after almost 3,000 years, the
Iliad remains not only among the greatest adventure stories ever told but also one of the most compelling meditations on the human condition ever written.
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Vandiver never disappoints
- By Machteacher on 07-23-13
By: Elizabeth Vandiver, and others
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The Dhammapada
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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Dhammapada means "the path of dharma", the path of harmony and righteousness that anyone can follow to reach the highest good. This classic Buddhist scripture is a collection of vivid, practical verses gathered from direct disciples who wanted to preserve what they had heard from the Buddha himself. Easwaran's translation of this classic Buddhist text is the best-selling translation in the US.
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Audio doesn’t include full book
- By Montgomery on 01-25-18
By: Eknath Easwaran
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India
- A History
- By: John Keay
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 32 hrs and 57 mins
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Fully revised with forty thousand new words that take the listener up to present-day India, John Keay’s India: A History spans five millennia in a sweeping narrative that tells the story of the peoples of the subcontinent, from their ancient beginnings in the valley of the Indus to the events in the region today.
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The Best book on India I've ever read or listened to
- By djay on 10-03-24
By: John Keay
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Medea
- By: Euripides
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a former princess of the "barbarian" kingdom of Colchis, and the wife of Jason; she finds her position in the Greek world threatened as Jason leaves her for a Greek princess of Corinth. Medea takes vengeance on Jason by murdering Jason's new wife as well as her own children, after which she escapes to Athens to start a new life.
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Great Narrator makes this story work
- By cosmitron on 08-02-18
By: Euripides
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- Chris Slagle
- 08-03-24
well done
A wondeful english version of an awesome story predating human need of speech, much less lanbuage differation
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- Ani
- 12-02-23
amazing work and one of the best productions
lot of work is gone in into this work. firstly, John Smith did a great translation of the raw script without distorting the facts for public pandering or institutions and next the 40+hours of reading is amazing, this took the book to more readers and listeners who are entangled in the busy life.
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-05-24
A great story
The translator abridged everything in a way that kept the story moving which is important for a modern reader to enjoy ancient classics, especially stories of this length. Everything flowed really well. The narrator is professional and has a soothing voice with subtle emotions.
A couple of notes for first time reader. the actual story begins Book 1 around part 57. Also Book 16 is part of Book 15 so he isn't skipping it, it just isn't in the table of contents. The Bhagavad Gita is in Book 6, but that isnt marked in table of contents. A good idea to take notes as there are a massive number of characters who are important to the story beyond the central 5 and Duryodhana. At the same time, some characters aren't as important in my opinion but receive equal treatment in the war. Don't worry about it.
Weakness in story: During the war, there are common situations where Pandavas seem to be in danger, but don't really use wit or strategy to overcome it. They just rely on mystic weapons or just escape and come back with no lasting wounds. It happens frequently and lowers the stakes when you realize there's no actual danger
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- Gerald
- 03-13-22
Wonderfully Told Epic Tale
First of all, Shaheen Khan is a wonderful reader/narrator! Being of Indian heritage (I suspect), her pronunciation of the Indian names is beautiful and her English is also splendid, making this a fantastic tale to listen to- I felt like a child being told a fairytale, looking forward to each opportunity to listen to it. Her reading is also very soothing, unlike some obnoxious readers showing off their pronunciation and accent. I listened to every word of this giant epic, and really enjoyed it because of her beautiful reading—5 stars!
I first became familiar with the Mahabharata watching 94 episodes producing in India with English subtitles, but wanted to delve deeper. This was my first time “reading” the book. Smith’s translation seemed very good and somewhat modernized. He kept it moving without getting stuck in to many uneventful details.
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- Satchmo the Kid
- 04-03-24
absolutely effing epic
beautifully written. took weeks to finish, but made my shifts go faster. Bhima is a beast.
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- Chris Carl
- 06-22-21
Great story, great production, boring translation.
I been debating about this version or Krishna Dharma's version for audible since the Bibek Debroy is incomplete. Krishna Dharma's Ramayana has been one of my favorite books since it came out in the early 2000s I think. But his Mahabharata I could never get too far due to its complexity so I feel I wanted to tackle it on audible.
After reading some of Ramesh Menon masterpiece I knew I was getting shorted on Krishna Dharma in regard to details of the story but after listening to this version it was very detailed but put together in a very boring fashion and none of the beginning scenes were intense or dramatic compare to other versions.
The narrator was great but she basically had to read a text book. The Krishna Dharma though lacking in content focused on a real story. So I rather stomach through the bad production value of that one which I feel is tolerable than listening to this high production value textbook.
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- R.B.
- 03-26-21
Confusing arrangement ruins it
I was looking forward to this. After listening to the only other semi-complete version on Audible, written by Krishna Dharma and narrated atrociously by Sarvabhavana Das, I expected the same wonderful epic story but with better narration and production.
Unfortunately, while the narration and audio production of this version is indeed better, the weird arrangement of the whole thing is completely confusing and off-putting. The Mahabarata by itself is already very complex but it can absolutely be told in a linear, fairly simple manner. The author somehow managed to make it more complicated, inserting bizarre "commenting" at seemingly random places (don't rely on that belll chime that supposedly tells you when a comment is coming) , and those comments are sometimes just pointless repeats of what was just said, or sometimes slightly different wording. There is no interpretation or explanation, just some weird re-hashing. And it's mixed in so oddly that you can't tell sometimes if you're hearing the actually Mahabarata story or the author's version.
Maybe the editor got confused too and rearranged parts incorrectly. I can't find another explanation of why this audiobook turned out so confusing.
If you insist on getting this audiobook, do yourself a favor and ignore the author's bizarre choice of putting the Introduction at the end. listen to it FIRST. It's beautifully narrated by the amazing Sagar Arya and puts the production a little more in perspective.
The author states that he puts the Intro at the end because it contains spoilers. Well, so what? It's actually a necessary intro to what the Mahabarata is, and how much of it can and should be interpreted. It also gives a bit of a background on the mythology behind some of the characters and beliefs. Again, listen to it first. Or don't listen at all, it's really a letdown and probably not the ideal way to enjoy the Mahabarata.
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- zz
- 06-28-24
Great epic done disastrously!
When you make an audio book of this stature of an epic story, there are certain precautions to be taken. I am thoroughly disappointed with the narration
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