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AG (battle frontier), DP or XY ?

A. Krishna is the father and mother of everyone -

"You are the father and the mother of every object that exists on earth, mobile and immobile. You are the lord and you are the source of creation. O Madhusudana! This itself is wonderful and praiseworthy."

- 1807 (126), Dana Dharma Parva, Mahabharata.

B. Krishna is Sanatana Dharma (eternal Dharma) -

"The sacred Dvaravati is there. The ancient god Madhusudana, who is the eternal dharma, dwells there in person. The brahmanas who are knowledgeable in the Vedas and those who are learned about the nature of the soul say that the great-souled Krishna is the eternal dharma."

- 383 (86), Tirtha Yatra Parva, Mahabharata.

C. Krishna is the origin -

"Know that everything good and bad, mobile and immobile—flows from Vishvaksena. Everything that exists and everything that will exist—know that everything flows from Keshava. When it is time for creatures to die and the time of destruction presents itself, it is Krishna who is the eternal and direct conveyor of dharma. Know that every creature in the universe and everything else originates in Vishvaksena."

- 1824 (143), Dana Dharma parva, Mahabharata.

D. Krishna is the end -

"The rishis come to you there and ask for freedom from fear. O Madhusudana! You gather up all beings at the end of a yuga. O scorcher of enemies! You withdraw the entire universe into yourself and remain alone."

- 310 (13), Kairata Parva, Mahabharata.

E. Krishna assumes the form of all the devas -

"O scorcher of enemies! You were Narayana and then you became Hari. You then became Brahma, Soma, Surya, Dharma, Dhata, Yama, Anala, Vayu, Vaishravana, Rudra, Kala, the sky, the earth and the directions. You are without birth. You are the preceptor of everything that moves and is still. You are the creator. You are the supreme being."

- 310 (13), Kairata Parva, Mahabharata.

F. Krishna is the supreme God -

"In the universe, there is the existent and the existent/non-existent. However, I am supreme, beyond existence and non-existence. I am the eternal god of the gods and there is nothing superior to me. O extender of the Bhrigu lineage! Know me to be the Vedas and Omkara."

- 1888 (53), Ashwamedha parva, Mahabharata.

King Shantanu is mentioned in the 10th mandala (which is the last to be composed) of Rigveda.

A. Rigveda mentions both Shantanu and Devapi -

“When Devapi, appointed priest of Shantanu to serve as Hotr, refrained from performing the sacrifice out of compassion, Brhaspati granted him the sacred speech, by which he brought forth the rain.”

- 10.98.7, Rigveda.

B. Brhad-devata explains it clearly that this is the same Shantanu and Devapi from Mahabharata (interestingly the father of Shantanu here and in Rigveda is named Rstisena and not Pratipa) -

"Now Devapi, son of Rstisena, and Santanu of the race of Kuru were two brothers’, princes among the Kurus. Now the elder of these two was Devapi, and the younger Santanu ; but the (former) prince, the son of Rstisena, was afflicted with skin-disease. When his father had gone to heaven his subjects offered him the sovereignty. Reflecting for but a moment, he replied to his subjects : “I am not worthy of the sovereignty : let Santanu be your ruler.” Assenting to this, his subjects anointed Santanu king."

- Brhad-devata of Shaunaka.

Pandavas and Kauravas belong to the 3rd generation after Shantanu. This would clearly show that Mahabharata happened in the tail end of the Rigvedic era.

From AG ep 77 - A fan with a plan.

A. Heracles -

Then I caught sight of mighty Heracles, I mean his phantom, since he joys in feasting among the deathless gods, with slim-ankled Hebe for wife, she the daughter of great Zeus and golden-sandalled Hera.

- Book 11, The Odyssey.

B. Menaleus (probably Helen as well) -

"But because you are Helen’s husband, and therefore the son-in-law of Zeus, it is not ordained that you, Menelaus, favoured by Zeus, should meet your end in Argos, the horse-pasture. Instead the immortals will bear you to the Elysian Fields, at the world’s end, where yellow-haired Rhadamanthus dwells, and existence is best for men. There is no snow there, no rain, or fierce storms: rather Ocean brings singing breaths of the West Wind, to refresh them.”

- Book 4, The Odyssey.

Everyone else wanders as shades in Asphodel Fields.

"He composed the Bharata Samhita consisting of twenty-four thousand (shlokas). Without the upakhyanas, that alone is known by the learned as the Bharata."

- 1, Anukramanika parva, Mahabharata.

A. Judgment of Paris.

B. Elopement of Helen.

C. Recruiting Achilles from Phthia.

D. Peace embassy to Troy by Odysseus and Menaleus.

E. Achilles's raids over the Troad.

F. The events of Iliad.

G. Memnon's war against the Greeks.

H. Death of Achilles by Apollo and Paris.

I. Dispute between Odysseus and Ajax the great. Suicide of Ajax.

J. Philoctetes in Troy.

K. Arrival of Neoptolemus and killing of Eurylpus.

L. Odysseus's secret mission in Troy.

M. Trojan horse and sack of Troy.

N. Dispute between Agamemnon and Menaleus.

O. Death Ajax the lesser.

P. Menaleus in Egypt.

Q. Murder of Agamemnon.

R. Orestes avenges his father.

S. Hermonie marries Neoptolemus.

T. Events of the Odyssey.

The Z move severely damaged Mega Steelix.

"Though this thought pleased most of them, Hera, Posedion and bright-eyed Athene were opposed. They still hated sacred Ilium, Priam and his whole race, because of Paris and his foolish error, in humiliating the two goddesses, at the parade by his shepherd’s hut, when he showed his preference for Aphrodite, praising her for furthering his sad lust."

- Book 24, Iliad.

Iris's Gible.

Did you know that sage Valmiki actually gave 3 names to his great work ?

काव्यं रामायणं कृत्स्न्नं सीतायाश्चरितं महत् |

पौलस्त्यवधमित्येवं चकार चरितव्रतः || १-४-७

"That sage, steadfast in his sacred vows, composed the entire epic under the names “Ramayana,” “The Sublime Story of Sita,” and “The Slaying of Ravana.”

- Sarga 4, Bala Kanda, Valmiki Ramayana.

The three names are -

A. Ramayana.

B. Sitaya charitam mahat.

C. Paulastya Vadham.

The Sabha parva tells the story of Jarasandha of Magadha who is an emperor, who subjucated much of Aryavarta and imprisoned 86 kings. Do you think the character of Jarasandha was added during the Mahajanapada period when Magadha was emerging as the imperial superpower in northern India ?

Serena had no idea about pokemon contests.