Episode 18 Satyavati’s Birth, King Vasu, and Ani Mandavya

We learn the mystery behind Satyavati's birth, and hear the painful story of Ani Mandavya, who curses the god Dharma to be born as Vidura. 

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Suggested Reading:

Hiltebeitel, Alf. Rethinking the Mahabharata: a reader's guide to the education of the dharma king. University of Chicago Press, 2001: 32-91.

Adluri, Vishwa. "Frame Narratives and Forked Beginnings: Or, How to Read the Ådiparvan." Journal of Vaishnava Studies 19.2 (2011): 143-210.

Sullivan, Bruce M. Seer of the Fifth Veda: Kr̥ṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa in the Mahābhārata. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999.