Life across Yugas
Why these figures are remembered beyond a normal human lifetime.
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Across Yugas · Kannada series
Sapta Chiranjeevisಸಪ್ತ ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿಗಳು
The Seven Immortals
Meet the seven Chiranjeevis remembered across India's epics and Puranic traditions, and discover why their stories endure across Yugas.
Sapta Chiranjeevis · Episode 1
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About the series
The story behind the journey
The Sapta Chiranjeevis are seven figures traditionally remembered as continuing to live across ages: Ashwatthama, Mahabali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya and Parashurama.
Their longevity is not one simple reward. Across traditions it can carry blessing, duty, witness, penance or an unfinished role in the world's moral order. The series introduces these figures and the stories that made them timeless.
What you will explore
Blessing and burden
Immortality can represent service, witness, duty or penance.
Enduring memory
How epic and Puranic traditions keep the Chiranjeevis present today.
The playlist
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Common questions
Begin with the essentials
Who are the seven Chiranjeevis?
They are traditionally named as Ashwatthama, Mahabali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya and Parashurama.
Does Chiranjeevi always mean literally immortal?
The term describes one who is exceptionally long-lived or remembered as living through the ages. Interpretations vary across texts and traditions.
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Floppy Fables presents stories from living textual and regional traditions. Details can vary across recensions, translations and retellings.