03-09-2005, 03:44 AM
Parsuram's info
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Abhijit:
I have a number of texts (my father spent 20-30 years studying & writing on MB as a source of war ideology/strategy in ancient India, and I have inherited his material). What I have written in brief is mostly from a 3 vol. work in hindi by swami Jagdishwaranand Saraswati (ISBN 81-7077-003-3), second edition, 1987. It is a very comprehensive work, with the original sanskrit transated into hindi, and extensive footnotes and cross refrences to other puranic literature. For instance, the author documents how Karna was not Kunti's son, and provides reference to Vayu Puran & the relevent text indicating that Karna was of the Lunar dynasty, desendent of King Anu; he was the son of King Janmajay, grandson of King Drir-rath (v.p 99|111-112). It was not clear how he came to be broughtup by the chariotier Bhagirath. However, Krishna (also of the Lunar dynasty), had prevailed upon Kunti to treat him as her son in childhood. During incidents which led to Duryodhan investing Karna as Anga-raj, Bhimsen objected, but to no avail. Karna gave a personal pledge of aligence to Duryodhan in return for being invested as the king of Anga (Karna asked: "what do you wish from me in return for this honor you have bestowed on me?", and gave his pledge when Duryodhan asked for it).
rajesh:
GD Bakshi is a relative; he and my father shared these interests. My father published his first book on MB warfare in the early 1970s; it was reviewed in HT & TOI. A few days later, an officer from the US embassy called on him at home, and bought two copies from him. Those are now in the Library of Congress My father was quite impressed at the time with how the US payed such close attention to even obscure bits of millitary information. He wished Indians would be as dilligent with their own heritage.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Abhijit:
I have a number of texts (my father spent 20-30 years studying & writing on MB as a source of war ideology/strategy in ancient India, and I have inherited his material). What I have written in brief is mostly from a 3 vol. work in hindi by swami Jagdishwaranand Saraswati (ISBN 81-7077-003-3), second edition, 1987. It is a very comprehensive work, with the original sanskrit transated into hindi, and extensive footnotes and cross refrences to other puranic literature. For instance, the author documents how Karna was not Kunti's son, and provides reference to Vayu Puran & the relevent text indicating that Karna was of the Lunar dynasty, desendent of King Anu; he was the son of King Janmajay, grandson of King Drir-rath (v.p 99|111-112). It was not clear how he came to be broughtup by the chariotier Bhagirath. However, Krishna (also of the Lunar dynasty), had prevailed upon Kunti to treat him as her son in childhood. During incidents which led to Duryodhan investing Karna as Anga-raj, Bhimsen objected, but to no avail. Karna gave a personal pledge of aligence to Duryodhan in return for being invested as the king of Anga (Karna asked: "what do you wish from me in return for this honor you have bestowed on me?", and gave his pledge when Duryodhan asked for it).
rajesh:
GD Bakshi is a relative; he and my father shared these interests. My father published his first book on MB warfare in the early 1970s; it was reviewed in HT & TOI. A few days later, an officer from the US embassy called on him at home, and bought two copies from him. Those are now in the Library of Congress My father was quite impressed at the time with how the US payed such close attention to even obscure bits of millitary information. He wished Indians would be as dilligent with their own heritage.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->