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Not Your Mother's Mahabharata

Not Your Mother's Mahabharata

De: S.P. Jayaraj Azure Anderson
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The Mahabharata is this epic Indian work that encapsulates a great deal of Indian Mythology. It is a magnificent story that is constantly being rewritten and retold since its inception that was somewhere between 3000 BC and 1500 BCE


‘Not Your Mother’s Mahabharata with SP Jayaraj’ is a podcast where S.P. Jayaraj tell the story conversationally to his wife Azure Anderson and to friends, most of whom have never heard of the tale. Listeners familiar and unfamiliar with the epic are treated to their entertainingly honest first reactions.
Doing it conversationally as opposed to it being a straight up reading allows there to be variations in the story and the chance to pick apart some of the ideas about life that the Mahabharat brings to the forefront.

This podcast’s goal is to make this great work accessible, and entertaining to an adult audience. Come in expecting some laughs, some pop culture tangents, and some adult language.
This is a labor of devotion to the Mahabharat quite unlike any other you might come across.

© 2026 Not Your Mother's Mahabharata Ciencias Sociales Espiritualidad Hinduismo
Episodios
  • NYMM 48: Riddle Me This, Cause your Lives Depend On it!

    NYMM 48: Riddle Me This, Cause your Lives Depend On it!
    Mar 31 2026

    Marjorie Hakala joins us for the finale to Adi Parva (the book of the forest)

    The Pandavas are just about done with their twelve years in the forest, but poor big brother Yudhishthira has not been doing as well as he's claimed. Though the family has forgiven him for that terrible day that led to their banishment, he has still not forgiven himself.

    Days before their twelve years is up, the four younger Pandavas drink from a yaksha's lake despite the yaksha's warning, and immediately fall dead. (oh dear) Yudhishtira arrives at the lake, and though parched, heeds the yaksha by answering a series of riddles.

    Azure and Marjorie take a stab at some of the riddles to see how they would do.

    Marjorie Hakala is a writer with an MFA from Hamline University, a singer with VocalEssence a world traveler, and quite the wonderful person to talk to.

    S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.

    spjayaraj.com

    Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.

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    Artwork and music by Azure Anderson
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    1 h y 16 m
  • NYMM 47: The Hangry Sage and Loathsome Brother-in-Law.

    NYMM 47: The Hangry Sage and Loathsome Brother-in-Law.
    Mar 17 2026

    The Pandavas are almost done with year 12 of living in exile, but there are still a couple more attempts to knock them down a peg or two.

    First Duryhodana tries to have a sage arrive at the Pandavas abode at the worst time to get them cursed. Fortunately hope arrives from the most...,well, from the most likely of places actually. Krishna pops in and pops out, staying just long enough to help a sister out.

    Then, a brother in law shows up, only to behave in the worst way a brother in law could behave- truly the worst way.

    Jayadratha acts without remorse and without wisdom, enraging Bheema and suffering his wrath.


    S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.

    spjayaraj.com

    Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.

    Support the show

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    Have an imaginative day.


    Artwork and music by Azure Anderson
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    48 m
  • NYMM 46: You Don't Get To Kill Your Enemies When You're Dead

    NYMM 46: You Don't Get To Kill Your Enemies When You're Dead
    Mar 3 2026

    We start off season four by getting right neighborly with Taylor Olesen.

    After some catch up and necessary banter about what it's been like living in the Twin Cities these past months, we get back to Duryodhan's journey after he has been saved and spared by his enemies the Pandavas. Worst of all, the eldest of the pandavas even wished him well, and best of all, Azure can't stop laughing at poor evil Duryhodan.

    But demons and other eternal enemies of the devas are invested in Duryhodan continuing on his stubborn path to war, and play their hand by telling Duryhodan their history.

    S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.

    spjayaraj.com

    Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.

    Taylor Olesen is an artist living in Saint Paul, MN currently studying to be a social worker. Find out more about her and her work.

    nemaa.org/artists/taylor-olesen/

    instagram.com/olesen.t.art

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    Artwork and music by Azure Anderson
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    58 m
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