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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Vana-parva (The Book of the Forest)

Chapters 61–80 of 299

Chapter 61 — Damayantī-vana-vilāpa-parva (Damayanti Searches for Nala in the Forest)5 verses

3.61.1-11 3.61.12-34 3.61.35-56 3.61.57-95 3.61.96-125

Chapter 62 — Damayantī-cedi-praveśa-parva (Damayanti Arrives in Chedi)4 verses

3.62.1-17 3.62.18-24 3.62.25-33 3.62.34-43

Chapter 63 — Karkoṭaka-darśana-parva (Nala Meets Karkotaka)2 verses

3.63.1-12 3.63.13-24

Chapter 64 — Bāhuka-ṛtuparṇa-sevā-parva (Nala Serves Ṛtuparṇa)2 verses

3.64.1-8 3.64.9-19

Chapter 65 — Sudeva-damayantī-darśana-parva (Sudeva Finds Damayantī)3 verses

3.65.1-8 3.65.9-25 3.65.26-37

Chapter 66 — Damayantī-vidarbha-pratyāgama-parva (Damayantī's Return to Vidarbha)3 verses

3.66.1-8 3.66.9-14 3.66.15-26

Chapter 67 — Damayantī-saṃdeśa-parva (The Secret Message to Nala)3 verses

3.67.1-7 3.67.8-19 3.67.20-22

Chapter 68 — Parṇāda-vārtā-parva (Parṇāda Brings News of Bāhuka)3 verses

3.68.1-12 3.68.13-19 3.68.20-24

Chapter 69 — Bāhuka-ratha-yāna-parva (Bāhuka Drives Ṛtuparṇa's Chariot)3 verses

3.69.1-9 3.69.10-22 3.69.23-34

Chapter 70 — Akṣahṛdaya-prāpti-parva (Nala Receives the Secret of the Dice)4 verses

3.70.1-10 3.70.11-22 3.70.23-28 3.70.29-39

Chapter 71 — Rathanirghoṣa-parīkṣā-parva (Damayantī Hears Nala's Chariot)3 verses

3.71.1-7 3.71.8-16 3.71.17-34

Chapter 72 — Keśinī-bāhuka-saṃvāda-parva (Keśinī Questions Bāhuka)3 verses

3.72.1-7 3.72.8-16 3.72.17-30

Chapter 73 — Bāhuka-parīkṣā-parva (The Trials of Bāhuka)3 verses

3.73.1-7 3.73.8-17 3.73.18-28

Chapter 74 — Damayantī-nala-saṃvāda-parva (Damayantī Speaks with Nala)3 verses

3.74.1-8 3.74.9-15 3.74.16-24

Chapter 75 — Nala-svarūpa-prāpti-parva (Nala Regains His True Form)3 verses

3.75.1-10 3.75.11-17 3.75.18-27

Chapter 76 — Nala-ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā-parva (Nala and Ṛtuparṇa Reconcile)2 verses

3.76.1-7 3.76.8-19

Chapter 77 — Nala-puṣkara-jaya-parva (Nala Defeats Puṣkara)3 verses

3.77.1-10 3.77.11-18 3.77.19-29

Chapter 78 — Nalopākhyāna-upasaṃhāra-parva (The Conclusion of the Tale of Nala)3 verses

3.78.1-9 3.78.10-17 3.78.18-23

Chapter 79 — Arjuna-viraha-parva (The Pāṇḍavas Grieve Arjuna's Absence)3 verses

3.79.1-10 3.79.11-22 3.79.23-29

Chapter 80 — Tīrthayātrā-prārambha-parva (The Beginning of the Teaching on Pilgrimage)6 verses

3.80.1-10 3.80.11-29 3.80.30-40 3.80.41-58 3.80.59-90 3.80.91-133