Agarwal, Satya P.

Apad-dharma in the Mahabharata: how to face calamities at personal, state, and global levels/ Satya P. Agarwal - Delhi : New Age Books, 2010. - xv,220p. ; 22cm.

Part I - Based on Stories from Shanti Parva
1. Shanti Parva and Apad-dharma inspiring new
studies on the Mahabharata
2. Sources of strength for facing calamities
3. Story of Gautami's reformist approach towards the
killer of her son
4. Story of a non-violent scholar who won over a violent
monster
5. Story of a mouse who protected himself from three
enemies
6. The crucial role of internal disunity in state level
calamity
7. Story of Medhavi's peace initiative at the global level
Part n - Based on Stories from Parvas other than Shanti Parva
8. How Savitri brought her husband back to life
9. How Yudhisthira brought his brothers back to life
10. How Shakuntala protected her marriage and her son
11. How Yudhisthira achieved a glorious end for everyone
12. How Pandavas helped Matsya Kingdom face calamities
Part m - Summary
13. Summary of Parts I and II and concluding remarks

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Mahabharata -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Crisis management -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.
Mahabharata.

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