Where is the actual Mahabharata?

More than 35 sites in the Northern part of India have provided archaeological evidence of Mahabharata. These sites have also been identified as the ancient cities which have been mentioned in the Mahabharata.

Is Veda Vyasa real?

Vyasa’s birth name is Krishna Dvaipayana, which refers to his dark complexion and birthplace. Hence he was called Veda Vyasa, or “Splitter of the Vedas,” the splitting being a feat that allowed people to understand the divine knowledge of the Veda. The Vishnu Purana elaborates on the role of Vyasa in Hindu chronology.

Which Mahabharata is authentic?

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How many lines are in the Mahabharata?

Its longest version consists of over 100,000 śloka or over 200,000 individual verse lines (each shloka is a couplet), and long prose passages. At about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahābhārata is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the Rāmāyaṇa.

What is the main message of Mahabharata?

Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four “goals of life” or purusharthas (12.161).

What is the role of Vyasa in the Mahabharata?

Vyasa appears infrequently throughout the Mahabharata, giving advice and also fathering Pandu and Dhritarashtra. Santanu, king of Hastinapura, was married to the beautiful Ganga, who was the river goddess in disguise. She agreed to marry him as long as he never questioned her actions.

Did Ganesha write the Mahabharata?

The first section of the Mahābhārata states that it was Ganesha who wrote down the text to Vyasa’s dictation, but this is regarded by scholars as a later interpolation to the epic and the “Critical Edition” doesn’t include Ganesha at all.