Episode 11 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla discusses the birth of Kuntee’s first child fathered by Soorydev. In the palace of Kuntibhoj, Kuntee was assigned the job of welcoming guests. A Brahmin named Durwaasaa came to the palace. Kuntee took great care of the Brahmin. When he was leaving, he taught Kuntee a special mantra by which she could call any devata who would come and bless her with a son. After the departure of Durwaasaa, Kuntee got curious and called Soorydev. To her horror, Soorydev appeared and wanted to bless her with a son. She was not prepared to bear a child. However, Soorydev prevailed upon her and convinced her. He told her that the son born with their alliance will be born with a special shield and will have kundals in his ears. She conceded and was blessed with a son. Unable to face the world, she put the kid in a basket and put it on river. The basket was picked up by a saarthee named Adhirath who handed it over to his wife Raadhaa. They named the child as Vasushen and also called him Raadhey. The boy grew up to be brave and worshipper of sun. Much later, Devraaj Indr appeared as a Brahim and asked for Vasushen’s shield and kundals. Vasushen did not hesitate for a moment and pulled out his shield and kundals. Indr gave him the name of Karn.  (Mahabharat/Aadiparv/Sambhav Parv/Chapter 110).   Production support: Friends and well-wishers.   *****   महाभारत और वाल्मीकि रामायण हिन्दू धर्म के दो मूलभूत आधार ग्रन्थ हैं। महाभारत ज्ञान का एक ऐसा विशाल भण्डार है जो जीवन के हर पहलू के सम्बन्ध में शिक्षा प्रदान करता है। इसमें जो संघर्ष है वह भिन्न भिन्न जीवन मूल्यों का द्वन्द्व है। जिन मूलभूत मूल्यों एवं आदर्शों के लिए राम ने रावण से युद्ध किया, उन्हीं को स्थापित करने और सशक्त करने के लिए द्वैपायन कृष्ण और वासुदेव कृष्ण भी अथक अनवरत प्रयास करते हैं। उनके इन प्रयासों की कथा ही महाभारत है। इस कथा को जान कर, समझ कर और उससे प्राप्त शिक्षा को आचरण में उतार कर हम अपने जीवन को सुखद एवं समृद्ध बना सकते हैं। समस्त सुधीजनों को अनेकानेक शुभकामनाओं के साथ यह श्रृंखला "महाभारत का महापर्व" विनम्रतापूर्वक समर्पित है।   Mahabharat and Valmiki Ramayan are the two fundamental foundation epics of Hinduism. Mahabharat is a vast storehouse of knowledge that teaches one about every aspect of life. The struggle in the epic is the clash between two different life-values. Dwaipaayan Krishn and Vaasudev Krishn put in relentless and continuous efforts to establish and strengthen the same fundamental values and ideals for which Ram fought the war against Raavan. Mahabharat is the story of their efforts. By learning and understanding this story and by adopting the learnings into our behaviour we can make our life happy and rich. This series “Mahabharat Ka Mahaparv” is most humbly submitted with the best of regards and wishes to those who value knowledge.   *****   Website - http://samarthbharat.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hinduthinker Twitter - https:/