Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time Hardcover – July 13, 1999

Arrived several days early, thank you. Packaged very well and safe from any outside damage from handling through the postal system. Excellent book and I am so happy to have it. Thank you.

""Krisna, my Lord, don't you recognize me?" he said amid spurts of laughter while standing up with due respect. "I am the real winner of this war, the uncontrolled ego, the Prince of this world. I welcome You and all the Gods to my production. Isn't it amazing that I can turn human beings into deranged homicidal maniacs with a flick of my wrist? Look at the thousands of dismembered bodies and the flowing river of blood. Look at all the suffering produced in the name of self-importance. Incredible, isn't it?" He roared with laughter and continued."Congratulations to all the Gods, humanity deserved the punishment.""--Excerpt from my newsletter: The Eye of the Dragon

I am very much a student of Eastern philosophies and the Mahabharata was a must read book. Even though this an abridged addition it took me several months to complete it. First of all the reading caused me to better understand the various Hindu religious ideas that were being discussed. The second stumbling block that caused me to understand were the names of both mortals and Gods, how they related to each other, and the story. I had to repeat the process again as I either forgot or became confused which added to the timeI think this a must reading, especially the Bhagavad Gita, which to me is condensed in the book, thus must be read by itself.I spent time on some Hindu websites reading the synopsis and this greatly assisted my understanding.It is worth the time and effort to understand the book.Redsoxpapa

I listened and read this version of the Mahabharata with another version of the Bhagavad Gita translated and performed by Stephen Mitchel.I feel I have come closer to knowing the Blessed Lord by listening and reading this and other wonderful books by Krishna Dharna.Peace to all.

I have read 3 different versions of the Mahabharata. I think this one is an excellent rendition of the story. It forgoes a few details (yes, the original account would mean at least 3 more books like this one), and uses modern english prose to tell this many millenium old epic. It is said that in the Mahabharata one can find every kind of man and every kind of situation, and it is not far from the truth. What is more amazing is that in such an atemporal epic, not only you can find thoughts and philosophy that are very relevant to our days, but also a sincere message of tolerance, love and duty. That packed with a load of adventures... Anything better? Highly recommended.PS: If you liked The Lord of the Rings, try this.

I have read different versions of the beautiful Mahabharata which I didn't manage to finish as a result of the way they were written in.I have finally completed this version and enjoyed every second of it.It is written in a very simple and approachable way.In some parts the Kurukshetra war is described to thoroughly in my opinion.Enjoy reading!

This book is the GOAT. You have to read it for yourself to understand. Everything in this book has been copied in other holy books, but this seems to be the source of them all.

Folks may complain that the book has the author's views and not a great translation. One can't disagree more... Mahabhartha has been passed on for ages by word of mouth and Krishna Dharma's work is just delightful. The details oh the details. My first introduction to Mahabhatha was listening to an old family member ( My Grandfathers relative) aka "Kathaipatti" narrate Mahabaratha to the cousins in Nagapattinam. This book is absolutely on the mark with exquisite details. If you are craving for the philosophy there may be better books by scholars...but if one wants to read Mahabartha as the epic story THIS IS IT! Thank you Krishna Dharma ...