Mahabharata Episode 11 | Adi Parva - The Beginning: Vyasa’s birth

Welcome back to our Mahabharata series! After exploring the origins of this epic, today we dive into the story, starting with the unique births of Satyavati and her son, Veda Vyasa. King Janamejaya sought Vyasa's recounting of Bharata's history to understand the events leading to the Kurukshetra war. Vyasa’s disciple Vaishampayana began the tale with Vyasa’s birth. He narrates the story of King Uparichara Vasu, who rescued the river goddess Shuktimathi and married her daughter, Girika. A cursed apsara, Adrika, swallowed a container in the Yamuna, leading to Satyavati’s miraculous birth. We witness how Vyasa is born to Satyavati and the rishi Parasara on a Yamuna island. Besides dividing the Vedas into four parts, Vyasa ensured the Kuru dynasty’s continuity at a crucial moment.
In our next episode, we’ll explore the Bharata dynasty's history, starting with Kacha and Devayani. Stay tuned for more captivating stories from the Mahabharata. See you in the next episode!
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:51 Theme of Mahabharata
1:18 Characters in the episode
1:33 Vaishampayana starts narration
2:17 Uparichara Vasu's story
3:14 King Vasu & Girika
4:17 Adrika takes King Vasu's seed
5:07 Satyavati meets rishi Parasara
6:08 Vyasa is born
6:35 Vyasa's role
7:27 What's in the next episode?

[@AuthorBooksReader]

Jai Shree Krishna!!!

[@brajkishore7561]

nice bhai keep it up. much love and respect.

[@KathaYogam]

Thank you very much!!

[@siddharth2237]

is this based on original text, or just like other youtube video which are just based on rumors not on texts

[@KathaYogam]

Hi. Thanks for your interest. This is based on the English translated version of Vyasa's Mahabharata.

[@Userx0909]

@@KathaYogamtranslated by who? That is the most important part

[@KathaYogam]

I have read a couple of books and heard many discourses over the years. But I refer to the translation from Kisari Mohan Ganguli often when creating these episodes.

[@nikhilpanchal1769]

Can i get a answer?
Why people pronounce wrong? Its Mahabharat, Vedvyas. Not mahabharata, Vedvyasa. Why indians are mispronouncing the indian words?

[@KathaYogam]

Hi Nikhil. Good question. Based on the region, the pronunciation changes. Since people have owned these epics so much that they refer to the names frequently as part of retelling the story and adapting names according to their language, accent and slang. For example, Mahabhat is also popularly called Mahabharatam in southern India.

[@suvendukumarbastia1725]

No its not about region man....its habbitof follow English accent....i have never seen any problem in pronouncing problem in south asia region...please dont coverup on name of region...our grammar is totally different than English and more than capabled to pronounce these words

[@KathaYogam]

Good point. When narrating in English I could be adapting some names to suit the language of narration. But is that a bad thing? The main intention is telling a great epic and learning Dharma from some of the most inspiring characters.
However, the examples here in the comments are "Vyasa" and "Mahabharata", which are not names for English adaptations. They are from Indian pronunciations. You are free to disagree based on your experiences though.

[@suvendukumarbastia1725]

@@KathaYogam its not about good or bad...think about the those people who will learn from your videos from first time.....for them this is correct..right....

[@KathaYogam]

Absolutely. And I want to appreciate your intentions here along with your time. But again, my point is that the essence of the way of life thought by Mahabharat is the main intention. Few will see this as a way to learn Dharma, few will watch it for the drama and emotions and few will see it as irrelevant stories. I can only tell what I believe in and strive my best to get as much right information as possible. Rest is up to the listener.
If I call Veda Vyas as Veda Vyasa, or Mahabharat as Mahabharata or Mahabharatam, I don't see any harm in anyone learning this name if they are seeing it for the first time.

[@suvendukumarbastia1725]

Cant listen this mis pronunciation any more....

[@KathaYogam]

I respect your decision. I responded to your comment about pronunciation in another comment thread and also put up this thought of pronunciation in the video as a disclaimer just before the episode name.