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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 inRUENĀśramavāsika-parva (The Book of the Hermitage)
Chapters 21–40 of 4721
Chapter 21 — The king sets out for the forest5 verses
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Chapter 22 — Kuntī resolves to follow the king8 verses
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Chapter 23 — Kuntī explains and takes her leave6 verses
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Chapter 24 — The Pāṇḍavas return; the king's first camp7 verses
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Chapter 25 — The king's initiation and austerity6 verses
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Chapter 26 — Nārada foretells their destinies6 verses
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Chapter 27 — Nārada reveals the king's appointed end5 verses
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Chapter 28 — The Pāṇḍavas' grief in the city5 verses
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Chapter 29 — The Pāṇḍavas set out for the forest6 verses
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Chapter 30 — The procession reaches the hermitage4 verses
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Chapter 31 — The reunion in the forest5 verses
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Chapter 32 — Saṃjaya names the Pāṇḍavas and the women6 verses
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Chapter 33 — The welfare questions and Vidura's passing7 verses
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Chapter 34 — Morning at the hermitage; Vyāsa arrives6 verses
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Chapter 35 — Vyāsa reveals Vidura as Dharma6 verses
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Chapter 36 — The assembly gathers; the king's grief8 verses
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Chapter 37 — Gāndhārī's plea; Kuntī's hidden grief6 verses
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Chapter 38 — Kuntī reveals Karṇa's birth; Vyāsa absolves her7 verses
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Chapter 39 — Vyāsa reveals the divine origins; all go to the Gaṅgā6 verses
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Chapter 40 — The dead rise from the Gaṅgā5 verses