Ashwatthama and Arjuna deploy formidable Brahma weapons after the night attack; withdrawal, restraint and the threat to Uttara’s unborn child are central.

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लंका युद्ध

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Battle of Lanka

Rama’s forces and Ravana’s army meet in Lanka. The narrative brings Hanuman, Indrajit, divine weapons and the medicinal-herb journey together.

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भगवद्गीता उपदेश

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Bhagavad Gita Discourse

Arjuna’s crisis before battle opens the dialogue in which Krishna teaches action, devotion, knowledge and spiritual discipline.

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भीष्म का पतन

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Bhishma’s Fall

Bhishma falls in battle with Shikhandin and Arjuna central to the episode; his later teachings remain part of the Mahabharata.

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सृष्टि

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Creation

Cosmic creation has multiple accounts across Vedic and Puranic sources; this node links their shared themes without declaring one uniform sequence.

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दक्ष यज्ञ

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Daksha Yajna

The sacrifice of Daksha, Sati’s response and its destruction form a major Shaiva narrative with varying accounts.

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द्यूत क्रीड़ा

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Dice Game

The dice game at the Kuru court leads to Draupadi’s ordeal and the Pandavas’ exile; it is a turning point in the epic’s ethical conflict.

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द्रौपदी स्वयंवर

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Draupadi’s Swayamvara

The contest for Draupadi’s marriage brings Arjuna and the Pandavas into the political world of Panchala.

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गोवर्धन धारण

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Govardhana Lifting

Krishna shelters the pastoral community beneath Govardhana in the account of Indra’s storm.

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कंस वध

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Kamsa’s Fall

Krishna’s confrontation with Kamsa culminates the movement from the pastoral childhood narrative to Mathura.

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कर्ण-अर्जुन युद्ध

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Karna–Arjuna Battle

The final confrontation of Karna and Arjuna culminates in Karna’s death; the account must be read in its battlefield and ethical context.

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कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध

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Kurukshetra War

The eighteen-day Kuru war joins epic characters, divine weapons, battlefield teachings and the consequences of kinship conflict.

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नरसिंह और हिरण्यकशिपु

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Narasimha and Hiranyakashipu

Vishnu’s Narasimha manifestation confronts Hiranyakashipu and protects Prahlada in a central devotional narrative.

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राम का वनवास

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Rama’s Exile

Rama leaves Ayodhya with Sita and Lakshmana; Bharata’s response and the forest journey shape the Ramayana’s central movement.

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समुद्र मन्थन

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Samudra Manthana

Gods and asuras churn the ocean seeking nectar. Kurma, Mandara and Vasuki, the arising treasures and the distribution of Amrita belong to this narrative.

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सीता हरण

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Sita’s Abduction

Ravana abducts Sita after the events surrounding Maricha’s deer form; Jatayu’s resistance belongs to this narrative.

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