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Mahabharata

The great epic of Vyāsa. Its original name is “Jaya” (“Victory”). It contains the Bhagavad-gītā (Bhīṣma-parva) and is one of the key sources of Vedic philosophy.

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Vana-parva (The Book of the Forest)

Chapters 181–200 of 299

181

Chapter 181 — Karma-gati-jñāna-upadeśa-parva (Mārkaṇḍeya on the Fruits of Action)4 verses

3.181.1-8 3.181.9-20 3.181.21-32 3.181.33-41

182

Chapter 182 — Brāhmaṇa-māhātmya-haihaya-tārkṣya-parva (The Power of Brāhmaṇas)4 verses

3.182.1-2 3.182.3-8 3.182.9-15 3.182.16-21

183

Chapter 183 — Atri-vainya-gautama-saṃvāda-parva (Atri and Vainya)4 verses

3.183.1-9 3.183.10-19 3.183.20-27 3.183.28-32

184

Chapter 184 — Sarasvatī-tārkṣya-gīta-parva (The Song of Sarasvatī)4 verses

3.184.1-4 3.184.5-11 3.184.12-17 3.184.18-25

185

Chapter 185 — Matsya-manu-pralaya-parva (Manu and the Fish)5 verses

3.185.1-10 3.185.11-24 3.185.25-33 3.185.34-47 3.185.48-54

186

Chapter 186 — Mārkaṇḍeya-pralaya-bāla-nārāyaṇa-darśana-parva (The Child Nārāyaṇa on the Waters)7 verses

3.186.1-12 3.186.13-23 3.186.24-55 3.186.56-76 3.186.77-91 3.186.92-109 3.186.110-129

187

Chapter 187 — Nārāyaṇa-svarūpa-kṛṣṇa-śaraṇāgati-parva (Nārāyaṇa Reveals Himself)4 verses

3.187.1-16 3.187.17-30 3.187.31-47 3.187.48-55

188

Chapter 188 — Kaliyuga-lakṣaṇa-kalki-prādurbhāva-parva (The Signs of Kali-yuga and the Coming of Kalki)6 verses

3.188.1-8 3.188.9-19 3.188.20-37 3.188.38-58 3.188.59-76 3.188.77-93

189

Chapter 189 — Kalki-kṛtayuga-dharma-yudhiṣṭhira-upadeśa-parva (The Restoration of Dharma)3 verses

3.189.1-13 3.189.14-18 3.189.19-31

190

Chapter 190 — Vāmadeva-vāmya-aśva-parva (The Horses of Vāmadeva)6 verses

3.190.1-18 3.190.19-33 3.190.34-42 3.190.43-59 3.190.60-69 3.190.70-82

191

Chapter 191 — Indradyumna-kīrti-pratipādana-parva (The Restoration of Indradyumna's Fame)3 verses

3.191.1-10 3.191.11-20 3.191.21-28

192

Chapter 192 — Uttaṅka-viṣṇu-dhundhu-varadāna-parva (Viṣṇu Assigns the Victory over Dhundhu)3 verses

3.192.1-7 3.192.8-20 3.192.21-29

193

Chapter 193 — Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-dhundhu-bhaya-parva (The Line of Ikṣvāku and the Threat of Dhundhu)3 verses

3.193.1-9 3.193.10-20 3.193.21-27

194

Chapter 194 — Madhu-kaiṭabha-vadha-parva (Viṣṇu Destroys Madhu and Kaiṭabha)3 verses

3.194.1-7 3.194.8-18 3.194.19-30

195

Chapter 195 — Dhundhumāra-upākhyāna-parva (Kuvalāśva Slays Dhundhu)3 verses

3.195.1-12 3.195.13-29 3.195.30-39

196

Chapter 196 — Strī-pativratā-māhātmya-praśna-parva (Yudhiṣṭhira Asks about the Greatness of Wives)2 verses

3.196.1-13 3.196.14-21

197

Chapter 197 — Kauśika-pativratā-saṃvāda-parva (Kauśika and the Righteous Wife)3 verses

3.197.1-17 3.197.18-30 3.197.31-44

198

Chapter 198 — Dharma-vyādha-śiṣṭācāra-upadeśa-parva (Dharmavyādha's Teaching on the Conduct of the Good)5 verses

3.198.1-18 3.198.19-38 3.198.39-56 3.198.57-78 3.198.79-94

199

Chapter 199 — Dharma-vyādha-svakarma-ahiṃsā-parva (One's Own Duty and the Subtlety of Non-Violence)2 verses

3.199.1-18 3.199.19-34

200

Chapter 200 — Dharma-sūkṣma-jīva-karma-mokṣa-parva (The Subtlety of Dharma, the Jīva, and Liberation)4 verses

3.200.1-12 3.200.13-24 3.200.25-39 3.200.40-54