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Sage Krishna

Sri Krishna's counsel from the Mahabharata, arranged as a course. Free to watch, no accounts, no advertising, nothing for sale.

Chapters: 35
Teachings: 62
Runtime: 4 h 21 m

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1. What Desire, Hope and Ambition Do to Us
4. Fear
6. Relationships
7. Decisions
17. Dedication and Knowledge
26. Righteousness and Dharma
32. Bhagavad Gita
34. The Conclusion - Separateness Is the Root of Adharma

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The clips are excerpts from a televised adaptation of the Mahabharata. All rights in that footage remain with its creators and rights holders. They are presented here for study and commentary, without charge and without advertising.

If you hold rights to this material and would like anything removed, that request will be honoured promptly — see copyright & takedown.

Audio is in Hindi. English subtitles are part of the picture.

© 2026 Sage Krishna. A non-commercial educational project.

Made with reverence for the Mahabharata and its tellers.

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The whole sequence

Thirty-five chapters,
in the order they were meant.

This library was already sequenced before it was a website — numbered one to thirty-five, no gaps. Read straight through, it is a course that begins inside a single person and ends after a war. Used as a reference, it answers one question at a time.

Chapters: 35
Teachings: 62
Runtime: 4 h 21 m
Longest: 1:05:23

I

The self

What you want, what you fear, and what those do to your judgement.

Chapters 1–5 · 5 of 35 · 29 min

What Desire, Hope and Ambition Do to Us
1 part·3:28
Chapter 1 of 35 — a single teaching, 3 min in total.
Parents
5 parts·10:22
Chapter 2 of 35 — 5 parts, 10 min in total.
Plans
4 parts·6:18
Chapter 3 of 35 — 4 parts, 6 min in total.
Fear
3 parts·5:22
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Weakness
2 parts·3:54
Chapter 5 of 35 — 2 parts, 4 min in total.

II

Others

Family, obligation, and the harm done in the name of love.

Chapters 6–9 · 4 of 35 · 15 min

Relationships
3 parts·5:16
Chapter 6 of 35 — 3 parts, 5 min in total.
Decisions
2 parts·3:56
Chapter 7 of 35 — 2 parts, 4 min in total.
Injustice
2 parts·3:54
Chapter 8 of 35 — 2 parts, 4 min in total.
Whose Advice Shapes Your Decision
1 part·1:49
Chapter 9 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.

III

Conduct

Courage, truth, punishment, pride — the daily texture of acting well.

Chapters 10–25 · 16 of 35 · 33 min

The Courage to Speak a Truth
1 part·1:44
Chapter 10 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
When a Hope or Desire Is Broken
1 part·1:13
Chapter 11 of 35 — a single teaching, 1 min in total.
Dharma Dwells Within Tradition
1 part·1:55
Chapter 12 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
What Punishment Is Really For
1 part·1:17
Chapter 13 of 35 — a single teaching, 1 min in total.
When Kindness Is Met With Cruelty
1 part·1:36
Chapter 14 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
Self-Confidence and the Birth of Vice
1 part·1:43
Chapter 15 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
The Craving for Power
1 part·1:52
Chapter 16 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
Dedication and Knowledge
3 parts·5:46
Chapter 17 of 35 — 3 parts, 6 min in total.
What Prayer Really Asks For
1 part·1:53
Chapter 18 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
Why Krishna Came to the Mahabharata
1 part·5:54
Chapter 19 of 35 — a single teaching, 6 min in total.
Muchukunda and the Meaning of Rest
1 part·0:38
Chapter 20 of 35 — a single teaching, 1 min in total.
Lakshmi Bestows Wealth, She Is Not Wealth
1 part·0:40
Chapter 21 of 35 — a single teaching, 1 min in total.
A Poem on Time and the Play of Life
1 part·2:20
Chapter 22 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
What Pride Really Is
1 part·2:42
Chapter 23 of 35 — a single teaching, 3 min in total.
Is Worthiness the Same as Dharma
1 part·1:24
Chapter 24 of 35 — a single teaching, 1 min in total.
I See the Person, Not the Future
1 part·0:29
Chapter 25 of 35 — a single teaching, 0 min in total.

IV

Dharma

The word the whole epic turns on, and refuses to make simple.

Chapters 26–31 · 6 of 35 · 33 min

Righteousness and Dharma
7 parts·19:30
Chapter 26 of 35 — 7 parts, 20 min in total.
The Meaning of Kanyadaan
1 part·0:49
Chapter 27 of 35 — a single teaching, 1 min in total.
Traditions Ripen Like Mangoes
1 part·3:37
Chapter 28 of 35 — a single teaching, 4 min in total.
How Society Has Treated Women
1 part·4:20
Chapter 29 of 35 — a single teaching, 4 min in total.
The Sudarshan Chakra and the Narayani Army
1 part·2:00
Chapter 30 of 35 — a single teaching, 2 min in total.
When Does God Perform a Miracle
1 part·2:47
Chapter 31 of 35 — a single teaching, 3 min in total.

V

The Gita, and after

Seven hundred verses between two armies — then the cost of winning.

Chapters 32–35 · 4 of 35 · 2 h 31 m

Bhagavad Gita
6 parts·2:03:23
Chapter 32 of 35 — 6 parts, 2 h 03 m in total.
Aftermath
2 parts·19:36
Chapter 33 of 35 — 2 parts, 20 min in total.
The Conclusion - Separateness Is the Root of Adharma
1 part·4:55
Chapter 34 of 35 — a single teaching, 5 min in total.
Krishna Flute Song
Audio·2:41
Chapter 35 of 35 — a single teaching, 3 min in total.

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