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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.
Available inRUENVana-parva (The Book of the Forest)
Chapters 241–260 of 299241
Chapter 241 — Vaiṣṇava-yajña-saṃbhāra-parva (Preparation for the Vaiṣṇava Sacrifice)2 verses
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Chapter 242 — Duryodhana-vaiṣṇava-yajña-parva (Duryodhana's Sacrifice)2 verses
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Chapter 243 — Karna-pratijñā-dvaitavana-tyāga-saṃkalpa-parva (Karna's Vow and the Resolve to Leave Dvaitavana)2 verses
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Chapter 244 — Mṛga-svapna-kāmyaka-praveśa-parva (A Dream of Deer and Entering Kāmyaka)1 verse
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Chapter 245 — Vyāsa-dāna-tapas-mudgala-upākhyāna-prārambha-parva (Vyāsa on Giving and Austerity)3 verses
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Chapter 246 — Mudgala-durvāsas-parīkṣā-parva (The Testing of Mudgala)3 verses
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Chapter 247 — Svarga-guṇa-doṣa-mudgala-vairāgya-parva (The Merits and Flaw of Heaven)2 verses
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Chapter 248 — Jayadratha-draupadī-darśana-parva (Jayadratha Sees Draupadī)2 verses
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Chapter 249 — Koṭikāśya-praśna-parva (Koṭikāśya's Questions to Draupadī)1 verse
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Chapter 250 — Draupadī-pratyuttara-atithi-dharma-parva (The Reply and the Duty of Hospitality)1 verse
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Chapter 251 — Jayadratha-draupadī-lobha-parva (Jayadratha Desires Draupadī)2 verses
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Chapter 252 — Draupadī-nirbhartsana-haraṇa-parva (Draupadī's Rebuke and the Abduction)3 verses
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Chapter 253 — Pāṇḍava-pratyāgamana-anudhāvana-parva (The Pāṇḍavas' Return and the Pursuit)3 verses
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Chapter 254 — Draupadī-pati-paricaya-parva (Draupadī Names Her Husbands)1 verse
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Chapter 255 — Sindhusauvīra-vadha-jayadratha-palāyana-parva (The Rout of the Army and Jayadratha's Flight)2 verses
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Chapter 256 — Jayadratha-daṇḍa-śiva-vara-parva (Jayadratha's Punishment and Śiva's Boon)2 verses
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Chapter 257 — Yudhiṣṭhira-rāma-upākhyāna-praśna-parva (The Question about Rāma's Suffering)1 verse
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Chapter 258 — Rāma-rāvaṇa-vaṃśa-prārambha-parva (The Lineages of Rāma and Rāvaṇa Begin)1 verse
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Chapter 259 — Rāvaṇa-vibhīṣaṇa-vara-lābha-parva (The Boons Granted to Rāvaṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa)2 verses
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Chapter 260 — Viṣṇu-avatāra-vānara-saṃbhava-parva (The Descent of Viṣṇu and the Birth of His Helpers)1 verse