You do not need to know an epic or a Sanskrit title to begin. Choose the listener, the kind of evening and a book whose availability matches what you want to do.
Filter by age before choosing a long epic. The same deity can appear in different tellings; a young audience changes the treatment, not the deity's identity or authored age.
Choose an interest
Use a hero, festival or value to narrow the shelf. For an unfamiliar tradition, read the book description first. Each tradition keeps its own stories; similar themes do not make two epics interchangeable.
Check before you begin
Open the preview and look for the availability label. Published books and Opening soon entries share the catalogue. A planned title is there to explore, not to buy as a finished book.