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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 inRUENŚalya-parva (The Book of Śalya)
Chapters 41–60 of 6441
Chapter 41 — Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: the River Between Two Sages9 verses
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Chapter 42 — The River Freed of the Blood-Curse; Indra and Namuci10 verses
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Chapter 43 — The Birth and Consecration of Skanda11 verses
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Chapter 44 — The Consecration of Skanda; the Gift of the Hosts14 verses
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Chapter 45 — The Mātṛs; the Gift of Weapons; the Slaying of the Daityas11 verses
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Chapter 46 — The Anointing of Varuṇa; the Vanished Fire; Kubera's Tīrtha7 verses
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Chapter 47 — Srucāvatī and Arundhatī; Devotion Rewarded11 verses
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Chapter 48 — The Tīrthas of Indra, Paraśurāma, Varuṇa, and the Sun6 verses
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Chapter 49 — Asita Devala and Jaigīṣavya; the Choice of Liberation12 verses
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Chapter 50 — Sārasvata, Preserver of the Vedas; the Bones of Dadhīca10 verses
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Chapter 51 — The Old Maiden's Tapas; Balarāma Hears of Śalya's Death6 verses
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Chapter 52 — The Glory of Kurukṣetra; King Kuru and Indra's Boon5 verses
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Chapter 53 — The Pilgrimage Ends; Nārada's Tidings; Balarāma Sets Out8 verses
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Chapter 54 — The Mace-Duel Begins: Bhīma and Duryodhana Arrayed9 verses
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Chapter 55 — The Verbal Duel; the Portents; Bhīma's Vow8 verses
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Chapter 56 — The Mace-Combat: the Long Even Duel12 verses
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Chapter 57 — Kṛṣṇa's Counsel; the Breaking of Duryodhana's Thighs12 verses
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Chapter 58 — Bhīma's Triumph; Yudhiṣṭhira's Rebuke and Grief5 verses
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Chapter 59 — Balarāma's Wrath at the Foul Blow; Kṛṣṇa's Justification9 verses
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Chapter 60 — Duryodhana Reviles Kṛṣṇa; Kṛṣṇa Justifies the Stratagems14 verses