महाभारतम्

Mahābhāratam Literal: Great story English release: The Mahabharata

first compilation attributed to Vyasa

Release: circa 800 BC to AD 400
Format: Oral Tradition
Genre: Religion
Audience: Adults
Content: Time Phenomena
Original Language: Sanskrit

Part of the Hindi epic of the Mahabharata tells of King Kakudmi and his daughter Revati who travel to see the Creator Brahma for advice on which suitor Revati should marry. Although there is no time travel, the king and his daughter do experience a slowed passage of time so that during a short time for them, 27 chatur-yugas, each of which consists of four eras, have passed on Earth.

— based on Wikipedia

O King, all those whom you may have decided within the core of your heart to accept as your son-in-law have died in the course of time. Twenty-seven chatur-yugas have already passed.

DEBUT

[ex=bare]महाभारतम् | Great story | Mahābhāratam[/ex] (traditional Sanskrit epic, circa 800 BC to AD 400).

VARIANTS

1 Sanskrit variant

TRANSLATIONS

Translations to English

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Ancient History (3000 BC to AD 476: Bronze/Iron Ages): assumed

Themes

Differing Time Rates: A short time in the realm of the Creator equals 27 chatur-yugas on Earth.

Fictional Tags

Deities: the realm of Creator Brahma

INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)

Dates—See <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMahabharata%23Accretion_and_redaction'>Accretion and redaction</a> from the Wikipedia article.
Category—We count the epic as oral tradition because of its origin before an initial compilation.