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King Janamejaya Performs Snake Sacrifice: Episode 1 (Feb 17, 2013)

Scene 1 Brahma appears before Vyasa who is performing the morning ablutions across a river bank. Vyasa : My prostrations to you, revered one. You have accepted my invitation and have appeared before me. Your kindness is unrivaled. Swami, I was merely a student of the Vedas, and you ordered me to compile and classify them. And I completed the task. You were happy with me and called me Vyasa. The whole world calls me Vyasa. God, kindly solve my problem. Brahma : Tell me what your problem is. Vyasa : My mind has become mired in the puddle of blood. Four generations have passed after the Kurukshetra war between the Pandavas and Kauravas. Yet the human blood spilled in the war hasn't yet become frozen in my mind and it remains fresh. The gory sight of lakhs of bodies bathing in the blood torment me. The mutilated horses and elephants torture me in my sleep. What should I do do to get over this? How do I make my mind a blank slate? You should bless me. Brahma : Vyasa!, You are a gr...