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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Āśramavāsika-parva (The Book of the Hermitage)

Chapters 21–40 of 47

21Chapter 21 — The king sets out for the forest5 verses

15.21.1-3 15.21.4-5 15.21.6-8 15.21.9-10 15.21.11-13

22Chapter 22 — Kuntī resolves to follow the king8 verses

15.22.1-5 15.22.6-9 15.22.10-13 15.22.14-16 15.22.17-20 15.22.21-24 15.22.25-28 15.22.29-32

23Chapter 23 — Kuntī explains and takes her leave6 verses

15.23.1-4 15.23.5-8 15.23.9-13 15.23.14-16 15.23.17-19 15.23.20-21

24Chapter 24 — The Pāṇḍavas return; the king's first camp7 verses

15.24.1-5 15.24.6-8 15.24.9-12 15.24.13-15 15.24.16-18 15.24.19-21 15.24.22-24

25Chapter 25 — The king's initiation and austerity6 verses

15.25.1-3 15.25.4-7 15.25.8-11 15.25.12-14 15.25.15-16 15.25.17-18

26Chapter 26 — Nārada foretells their destinies6 verses

15.26.1-5 15.26.6-9 15.26.10-14 15.26.15-17 15.26.18-20 15.26.21-22

27Chapter 27 — Nārada reveals the king's appointed end5 verses

15.27.1-3 15.27.4-7 15.27.8-11 15.27.12-14 15.27.15-16

28Chapter 28 — The Pāṇḍavas' grief in the city5 verses

15.28.1-4 15.28.5-7 15.28.8-11 15.28.12-14 15.28.15-16

29Chapter 29 — The Pāṇḍavas set out for the forest6 verses

15.29.1-4 15.29.5-7 15.29.8-13 15.29.14-17 15.29.18-21 15.29.22-26

30Chapter 30 — The procession reaches the hermitage4 verses

15.30.1-5 15.30.6-9 15.30.10-13 15.30.14-18

31Chapter 31 — The reunion in the forest5 verses

15.31.1-4 15.31.5-8 15.31.9-12 15.31.13-16 15.31.17-20

32Chapter 32 — Saṃjaya names the Pāṇḍavas and the women6 verses

15.32.1-4 15.32.5-7 15.32.8-10 15.32.11-13 15.32.14-16 15.32.17-18

33Chapter 33 — The welfare questions and Vidura's passing7 verses

15.33.1-5 15.33.6-9 15.33.10-14 15.33.15-19 15.33.20-26 15.33.27-32 15.33.33-37

34Chapter 34 — Morning at the hermitage; Vyāsa arrives6 verses

15.34.1-4 15.34.5-8 15.34.9-11 15.34.12-15 15.34.16-20 15.34.21-26

35Chapter 35 — Vyāsa reveals Vidura as Dharma6 verses

15.35.1-5 15.35.6-10 15.35.11-14 15.35.15-18 15.35.19-22 15.35.23-25

36Chapter 36 — The assembly gathers; the king's grief8 verses

15.36.1-5 15.36.6-10 15.36.11-14 15.36.15-18 15.36.19-22 15.36.23-26 15.36.27-30 15.36.31-33

37Chapter 37 — Gāndhārī's plea; Kuntī's hidden grief6 verses

15.37.1-3 15.37.4-6 15.37.7-9 15.37.10-13 15.37.14-15 15.37.16-18

38Chapter 38 — Kuntī reveals Karṇa's birth; Vyāsa absolves her7 verses

15.38.1-3 15.38.4-7 15.38.8-10 15.38.11-13 15.38.14-16 15.38.17-18 15.38.19-23

39Chapter 39 — Vyāsa reveals the divine origins; all go to the Gaṅgā6 verses

15.39.1-5 15.39.6-10 15.39.11-13 15.39.14-16 15.39.17-19 15.39.20-24

40Chapter 40 — The dead rise from the Gaṅgā5 verses

15.40.1-4 15.40.5-7 15.40.8-13 15.40.14-16 15.40.17-21