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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Śānti-parva (The Book of Peace)

Chapters 181–200 of 353

181Chapter 181 — Bhṛgu Explains Varna by Conduct4 verses

12.181.1-5 12.181.6-9 12.181.10-16 12.181.17-20

182Chapter 182 — The Marks of Varna and Inner Discipline5 verses

12.182.1 12.182.2-4 12.182.5-8 12.182.9-13 12.182.14-17

183Chapter 183 — Truth, Happiness, and the Roots of Suffering5 verses

12.183.1-5 12.183.6-9 12.183.10 12.183.11-12 12.183.13-16

184Chapter 184 — The Fruits of Dharma and the Householder's Ashrama6 verses

12.184.1-4 12.184.5-7 12.184.8-9 12.184.10-13 12.184.14-16 12.184.17-18

185Chapter 185 — Forest-Dwellers, Renouncers, and the Northern World5 verses

12.185.1-2 12.185.3-6 12.185.7-16 12.185.17-23 12.185.24-27

186Chapter 186 — Bhishma Teaches the Rules of Conduct6 verses

12.186.1-2 12.186.3-8 12.186.9-15 12.186.16-22 12.186.23-28 12.186.29-32

187Chapter 187 — Bhishma Explains Adhyatma and the Gunas7 verses

12.187.1-7 12.187.8-17 12.187.18-26 12.187.27-35 12.187.36-44 12.187.45-52 12.187.53-60

188Chapter 188 — The First Path of Meditation4 verses

12.188.1-4 12.188.5-10 12.188.11-16 12.188.17-22

189Chapter 189 — Bhishma Explains the Path and Fruit of Japa4 verses

12.189.1-5 12.189.6-10 12.189.11-15 12.189.16-21

190Chapter 190 — The Faults That Spoil Japa3 verses

12.190.1-3 12.190.4-11 12.190.12-13

191Chapter 191 — Heavenly Worlds as Hells Beside the Supreme State3 verses

12.191.1-2 12.191.3-6 12.191.7-11

192Chapter 192 — The Dispute About the Fruit of Japa9 verses

12.192.1-10 12.192.11-18 12.192.19-33 12.192.34-49 12.192.50-72 12.192.73-82 12.192.83-103 12.192.104-116 12.192.117-127

193Chapter 193 — The Equal Fruit of Yoga and Japa5 verses

12.193.1-8 12.193.9-14 12.193.15-24 12.193.25-29 12.193.30-32

194Chapter 194 — Manu Teaches the Fruit of Knowledge and Action4 verses

12.194.1-3 12.194.4-9 12.194.10-17 12.194.18-24

195Chapter 195 — Manu Teaches the Senses and the Subtle Body4 verses

12.195.1-5 12.195.6-10 12.195.11-17 12.195.18-23

196Chapter 196 — Manu Teaches the Invisible Witness5 verses

12.196.1-5 12.196.6-10 12.196.11-14 12.196.15-19 12.196.20-23

197Chapter 197 — Manu Teaches Purification and the Supreme5 verses

12.197.1-4 12.197.5-8 12.197.9-12 12.197.13-16 12.197.17-20

198Chapter 198 — Manu Teaches the Guṇas and the Guṇaless Brahman4 verses

12.198.1-4 12.198.5-9 12.198.10-13 12.198.14-18

199Chapter 199 — Manu Teaches Viṣṇu Beyond Time and the Guṇas6 verses

12.199.1-4 12.199.5-8 12.199.9-15 12.199.16-19 12.199.20-25 12.199.26-32

200Chapter 200 — Bhīṣma Describes the Greatness of Keśava8 verses

12.200.1-2 12.200.3-7 12.200.8-16 12.200.17-24 12.200.25-33 12.200.34-38 12.200.39-43 12.200.44-46