in this episode Bhishma goes to the Swayamvara of the daughters of Kashi king. Amba ,Ambika,Ambalika. His intention was to win them over to get them.married to his younger brother Vichitra veeryan. He abducts all three of them fighting over all the kings gathered for Swayamvar. When he brings them to Hastinapur he comes to know that Amba the eldest daughter of Kashi king has already set her mind on Saalvan a king of Saubala Desam. As she expressed her desire to release her Bheeshma arranges for her return. Does Saalvan accept her? Or does he reject her. What happens later? Please listen to the episode and know. Hariom. The cover art is by Abirami my 8 year old granddaughter. The incident of Bheeshma abducting the 3 daughters of Kashi king is depicted. An amazing art where every character is brought to life with unique expressions. Spend an extra moment to enjoy the art. Hariom this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.
this is a fun session with kids Abirami, vaishnavi ,dharmarajan, Vibha and Shankara.
we tried to spin a story with each one building up the plot with their imagination.
it turned out to be a comedy story with some message added.
There was a king who ate lots of Bananas and he himself turned into a banana. what followed this quirky fate is to be found out by listening to the fun-filled interactive episode. lots of laughter and sparks of humour guaranteed.
all those kids and parents listening to the episode can also try this idea of story spinning with the family during dinner time or bed time.
hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you stories.
the cover art is a collage of what the kids drew after listening to the story.
this is the story of vidura . why the Dharma deva was born as Vidhura is narrated here along with active participation of the kids Abirami Vaishnavi ,dharmarajan Vibha, Vaishnavi ,Shankara and Meenakshi
Ganga mata returns to the kingdom of Hastinapur and hands over her son Deva vrata to king Chandanu as a valorous and handsome boy of 16 years. King
chandanu is very happy. but when he met another girl of a fisherman origin he loses his heart to her.
when he expresses his intention to marry her the fisherman puts a terrible condition to the king. what is the condition? does the king agree to it? if not what happens?
please listen to the episode. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.
This is a special episode with an ardent fan of Kadhai Neram 5 years old Shankara from Chennai who insisted that he is part of the narration for today's episode . And it is Shankara who suggested Bhasmasuran story for his narration . Abirami also joins him in this narration.
together Shankara and Abirami have made it a lively session of Kathai Neram. looking forward for more such lovely and lively sessions. This is Rajee patti telling you stories. Hariom.
the beautiful cover art is also by Shankara.
This episode narrated the beginning of the Kuru Vamsam through the birth of Bheeshma, the curse of Maharshi Vashishta which resulted in the birth of Bheeshma . let's listen to the episode and know how King Chandanu became the father of Bheeshma and how Ganga mata as Bheeshma's mother. Hari Om. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.
in this episode the story of Shakuntala continues. After king Dushyant married Shakuntala he goes back to his rajyam. Shakuntala bears a child named Bharat who is blessed by Indra that he will be ruling a huge country and will bring fame to his dynasty.
Bharata grows up into a valorous boy who keeps the wild animals and rakshasas on their toes. Then after about 12 years of marriage Kanva Rishi advises Shakuntala to go to Dushyant to be his queen and also make Bharata as Yuva Raja. Shakuntala leaves along with Bharata her son to reunite with her husband but unfortunately king Dushyant completely forgets Shakuntala and his marriage with her. what happens later you can find out by listening to the episode Hari Om
this episode starts with the story of King Dushyant and Shakuntala. please listen to know the story of Dushyant and Shakuntala
Abirami raised a doubt while listening to episode 6. I got the doubt clarified by a scholar in our purana and ithihasa.
listen to the question & explanation.
i welcome more such doubts so that we can learn together our Ithihasas. Hariom
This episode is the continuation of the story of Devayani and Charmishta. king Yayati is forced to Marry Devayani and behgets 2 sons through her. but due to the sympathy he develops towards Charmishta who though being princess acts as a slave to Devayani. he secretly weds Charmishta and three sons are born to her . things take a drastic change when Devayani comes to know about it. yayathi is cursed by Shukracharya. what is the curse? does yayathi overcome the problem? let's find out. listen to the story and send your valuable feedback. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.
in this episode we continue with the story of kachan and his efforts to learn the Mruta Sanjeevini mantra from the Asura Guru Shukracharya. and the story continues to how Devayani takes a dislike for her friend Charmishta and how the misunderstanding leads to the unfolding of different dynasties. let us listen to the episode and know what happened. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.
this story is a well known one of many of the Krishna Leelas. Dadhi. bandavan who sells curd in Gokulam where Sri Krishna resides somehow comes to know that this little Krishna is none other than Lord Vishnu Himself and puts forward an ultimate demand of vaikunta prapti to Krishna.
how does krishna tackle it? is He able to keep His identity as secret? or He is forced to accept and offer what Dadhi bandavan demands. let us find out. today's session is lively with Abirami Kana and Kalki. enjoy the narration as these three kids did. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you stories.
in this episode continuation of the story of Janamejayan's Sarpa yaga is narrated . though Janamejayan does the Sarpa yagam with full power Astheeka a great sage enters to change the fate of the Naga community. let us listen to the episode to know how it happened. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam. hariom.
episode 3In this episode Parikshit protects himself from being bitten by Takshaka the snake king by building a strong and secure fortress. but fate has other plans. Thakshaka makes a deal with a Brahmin who challenges the poisonous Snake to counter his attack. Thakshaka offers huge money which the Brahmin accepts and leaves the place though he knows how to save the king. janamejayan the eldest son of Parikshit revenges the act of Thakshaka by conducting a Sarpa yaga to attract all the snakes to fall voluntarily in to the yaga kundam. let us listen to the story to learn about the consequences of this. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam
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Today is Ashada Ekadashi ( July 6th 2025) on this auspicious day let's start listening to th great Epic Mahabharatam.
In this episode the story of king Parikshit is narrated. Parikshit is cursed by a Munikumaran that Parikshit would die by being bitten by a poisonous Snake called Thakshakan on the 7th day from then.
what was the reason for that curse?
was that king Parikshit affected by this curse? did Thakshakan bit the king? let's find out. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.
Ramayanam and Mahabharatam are the two great Epics of our country. they teach us the lessons of life and act as a guide to refer whenever we have a dilemma about what is right and what is wrong.
As a humble effort I am starting a journey of narrating Mahabharatam as much as possible in a simple narrative style. the idea is to introduce young minds to our great culture and epics so that they get a chance to explore more and delve into these epics.
I am not an expert to know the literary essence of this Epic. but as a person who has been listening to the stories of Mahabharatam from our elders and from books I am confident to share with you what I enjoyed as a child and also an elder person. let us embark on this mega project and travel together exploring the vista these stories show. hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you Mahabharatam.
this story also was narrated with the active participation of Bangalore kids Mrudula, Pranav, Gokul and Maitreyi.
it's a well known story of Kalinga nartanam . The kids were jubilant to hear about the little Krishna subduing the great Snake Kalinga.
hope you also enjoy it with the same enthusiasm.
Hariom. this is Rajee patti telling you stories
in this story The pride of Arjuna that he is the great devotee of lord Krishna is tested by Sri Krishna in comparison with Bhima's deep devotion.
this story is my own imagination. Today's special appearance is by our kadhai Neram fans of Bangalore MRIDULA. PRANAV, GOKUL AND MAITREYI have joined to enjoy a live session of kadhai Neram. A lively interaction by kids made it very special for me . I hope you all will enjoy the narration as much as I did while telling the story. Please listen to the story and send your valuable feedback to me in my fb page kadhai Neram. Hariom. This is Rajee patti telling you stories.