One of the most important Hindu texts, the Bhagavat Puran, is a collection of stories of Lord Vishnu narrated by Sage Shuka to King Parikshit, the grandson of Arjuna. Parikshit, who has been cursed by a Brahmin and is destined to die within a week. purifies his soul and prepares for his looming death listening to the divine stories. The next offering in the same bouquet is The Story of Bharata, wh…