Ep. 79: The Thirteenth Day: Abhimanyu Enters the Chakravyuha

Narrated by Kumar Varun. On the thirteenth day of the Kurukshetra war, Drona sets a deadly trap—the Chakravyuha formation—to capture Yudhishthira. With Arjuna drawn away by the Samsaptakas, the Pandavas turn to Abhimanyu, the young warrior who knows how to enter but not exit the formation. With fierce determination, Abhimanyu smashes through Drona’s defenses, but Jayadratha seals the breach, trapping him inside. Surrounded by the Kaurava army, Abhimanyu fights alone, displaying unmatched skill and courage. Will he survive the overwhelming odds? The battle is far from over!Sources, Bibliography and Suggested further readings:1. Vyasa, Krishna Dwaipayana. The Mahabharata. Critical Edition. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune.2. Ganguli, Kisari Mohan. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa. (1883-1896).3. Debroy, Bibek. The Mahabharata: Volumes 1-10. Penguin India, 2010-2014.4. Lal, P. The Mahabharata of Vyasa (Complete Translation in Verse). Writers Workshop, 2005.5. Sutton, Nicholas. The Mahabharata: A Reader. Oxford University Press, 2019.