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MAHABHARATA

Episode Four — The Three Fires
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The Three Fires

The three flames rise from the sacred fire, and above them gather the vision of the honoured sage Vyasa, thin and blue as the Lord, who by the injunctions of Bhishma and of his own mother became the father of three boys—like the three fires—by the two wives of Vichitra-virya. Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura, the heirs of Kuru, stand reverent in the golden glade, their faces as yet unrevealed; and the Rishi, his palm-leaf and stylus in hand, fades gently into the forest light, returning to his recluse abode.

Characters

Ugrasrava Sauti — the young Purana-reciter, bearing the great history forward.
Vyasa (Krishna-Dwaipayana) — the blue Rishi who raises the house of Kuru and sets the Bharata in motion.
Dhritarashtra, Pandu & Vidura — the three heirs, like the three fires, their faces still veiled in golden light.

Credits

Presented by
Dreamgirl Industries
Production
A Hermia Production
Directed & produced by
Iris
Based on
The Mahabharata
Translated from the Sanskrit by
Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883–1896)
Produced at
Atlanta, Georgia
Our thanks to the translators and custodians who have kept this great epic alive for the world.