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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Ādi-parva (The Book of the Beginning)

Chapters 41–60 of 225

Chapter 41 — Āstīka-parva (jaratkāru-pitaraḥ) (Jaratkāru and the Ancestors in the Pit)2 verses

1.41.1–11 1.41.12–30

Chapter 42 — Āstīka-parva (jaratkāru-vivāha) (The Marriage of Jaratkāru)2 verses

1.42.1–9 1.42.10–20

Chapter 43 — Āstīka-parva (āstīka-garbha) (The Marriage, the Conception of Āstīka, and Jaratkāru's Departure)2 verses

1.43.1–12 1.43.13–39

Chapter 44 — Āstīka-parva (āstīka-janma) (The Birth and Growth of Āstīka)2 verses

1.44.1–13 1.44.14–22

Chapter 45 — Āstīka-parva (parikṣic-caritra) (Janamejaya Learns of His Father's Death)2 verses

1.45.1–16 1.45.17–28

Chapter 46 — Āstīka-parva (janamejaya-niścaya) (Janamejaya's Decision to Take Revenge)3 verses

1.46.1–12 1.46.13–25 1.46.26–41

Chapter 47 — Āstīka-parva (sarpasatra-ārambha) (The Beginning of the Snake Sacrifice)3 verses

1.47.1–12 1.47.13–16 1.47.17–25

Chapter 48 — Āstīka-parva (ṛtvijaḥ, takṣaka-śaraṇa, vāsuki-cintā) (The Priests, Takṣaka's Flight, and Vāsuki's Alarm)3 verses

1.48.1–10 1.48.11–18 1.48.19–26

Chapter 49 — Āstīka-parva (āstīka-niyoga) (Āstīka Accepts the Mission)4 verses

1.49.1–8 1.49.9–16 1.49.17–24 1.49.25–28

Chapter 50 — Āstīka-parva (āstīka-stuti) (The Praise of Āstīka)2 verses

1.50.1–8 1.50.9–17

Chapter 51 — Āstīka-parva (vara-dāna, satra-virāma) (The Granting of the Boon and the End of the Sacrifice)3 verses

1.51.1–7 1.51.8–14 1.51.15–23

Chapter 52 — Āstīka-parva (dagdha-nāga-saṃkīrtana) (The List of the Burned Serpents)3 verses

1.52.1–9 1.52.10–18 1.52.19–22

Chapter 53 — Āstīka-parva (satra-samāpti, bhārata-avataraṇa-praśna) (The Completion of the Rite and the Question about the Bhārata)4 verses

1.53.1–9 1.53.10–17 1.53.18–26 1.53.27–36

Chapter 54 — Ādivaṃśāvataraṇa-parva (vyāsa-āgamana) (The Coming of Vyāsa)3 verses

1.54.1–6 1.54.7–16 1.54.17–24

Chapter 55 — Ādivaṃśāvataraṇa-parva (kathā-saṃkṣepa) (A Brief Summary of the Tale)5 verses

1.55.1–5 1.55.6–18 1.55.19–26 1.55.27–37 1.55.38–43

Chapter 56 — Ādivaṃśāvataraṇa-parva (bhārata-māhātmya) (The Greatness of the Mahābhārata)3 verses

1.56.1–11 1.56.12–21 1.56.22–33

Chapter 57 — Aṃśāvataraṇa-parva (vasu, satyavatī, vyāsa, aṃśāvataraṇa) (Vasu, Satyavatī, Vyāsa, and the Descent of the Parts)9 verses

1.57.1–16 1.57.17–31 1.57.32–41 1.57.42–55 1.57.56–68 1.57.69–75 1.57.76–90 1.57.91–99 1.57.100–106

Chapter 58 — Aṃśāvataraṇa-parva (bhūmi-bhāra-haraṇa) (The Relief of the Earth's Burden)4 verses

1.58.1–10 1.58.11–24 1.58.25–37 1.58.38–51

Chapter 59 — Aṃśāvataraṇa-parva (bhūta-saṃbhava) (The Origin of Beings)5 verses

1.59.1–9 1.59.10–20 1.59.21–37 1.59.38–49 1.59.50–54

Chapter 60 — Aṃśāvataraṇa-parva (deva-ṛṣi-vaṃśa) (The Lineages of Gods and Sages)5 verses

1.60.1–15 1.60.16–29 1.60.30–43 1.60.44–51 1.60.52–69