#vinata

A couple things here: "Like" he was having a breakdown. Sorry to say Carl, in some way you definitely are.

And the reveal of the naga threat being butchered was soooo good. Especially with Vinata passive aggressively both threatening and trying to recruit Carl.

This is a compilation of the women who appear in different versions of the Mahabharata as well as the folkloric literature that enriches it further.

Written versions being actively covered so far are Vaishampayana Mahabharata (considered the mainstream original), Harivamsha (appendix to the Vaishampayana version), Vishnu Puran (written around the same time and hence considered as a supplementary narrative), and Jaimineya Mahabharata (only from the Ashvamedha Parva that still survives).

I sometimes also supplement interesting information about these women if I find them in other purans.

Other sources occasionally used/planned for future: Bhasa's plays, Kabi Sanjay's Bangla Mahabharat, Kashiram Dash's Bangla Mahabharat and the Bheel Mahabharat.

To be added if I find good translations: Souther Recension of Mahabharata, Javanese and Balinese Kakawins, Sarala Mahabharata, Jain and Jataka versions. I might also add more here if I find more versions to be excited about.

Link: Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Shataroopa

Devahooti

Prasooti

Aditi

Diti

Danu

Kadru

Vinata

Simhika

Danayu

Kaala

Pradha

Muni

Kapila

Khyati

Dhata

Vidhata

Lakshmi

Mohini

Sura

Surabhi

Gaandharvi

Saraswati

Mrityu

Shibaa

Chandrani Rohini

Gargi Vachaknavi

Sulabha

Svaha

Anasuya

Arundhati

Lopamudra

Puloma

Shubha

Sinivali

Devasena

Daityasena

Kavyamata

Shachi

Upasruti

Mamata

Pradveshi

Sudeshna (Bengal)

Aushinari

Suneeta

Tara

Svetaketu's Mother

Sujata

Ila

Urvashi

Sukanya

Indumati

Keshini

Viraja Ashokasundari

Jayanti

Urjasvati

Devayani

Sharmishtha

Ghurnika

Shandili

Madhavi

Bindumati

Yadavi

Iravati

Sumati

Kunigarga's Daughter

Vaidisheyi

Kausalya

Shooraseni

Paushtri Madhavi

Mishrakeshi

Sauviri

Ashmaki

Varangi

Haiheyi Bhanumati

Kaikeyi Sunanda

Sushrava

Maryada

Aangi

Suyajna

Kaama

Karambha

Maryada Vaidehi

Sudeva

Jvala

Kalingi

Rathantari

Sammata

Menaka

Shakuntala

Pramadvara

Sunanda Kaushalya

Vijaya Dasarhi

Suvarna

Yashodhara

Catastrophic indeed.

Mezcal Farmers

Mitla, Oaxaca, México 2016

The Mexican state of Oaxaca is the largest producer of Mezcal in the world. The Mezcal; an artisan drink, it is not confirmed as a distilled drink before the Spanish conquest but it is one of the most preferred by Mexicans.

Early in the morning the Mezcal is made by hand by small producers in relation to industrial manufacturers of dubious flavor.

A daughter of Daksha, she is one of the wives of Kashyapa along with her various sisters. She is also the mother of Aruna, the charioteer of Surya, Garuda, the mount of Vishnu, and Sumati, married to Sagara, an ancestor of Rama.

The most relevant story relating to her is the tale of her losing a bet with her sister Kadru and being turned into a slave by the latter.

A quest to steal amrita from heaven, the cost for her freedom, then leads her younger son towards a permanent alliance with the Devas against the Naga tribes, antagonizing them farther, which is echoed in multitudes in the epic that follows.