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 81–100 of 299

Chapter 81 — Kurukṣetra-tīrtha-māhātmya-parva (The Sacred Sites of Kurukṣetra)6 verses

3.81.1-20 3.81.21-33 3.81.34-68 3.81.69-99 3.81.100-132 3.81.133-178

Chapter 82 — Gaṅgādvāra-gayā-śālagrāma-tīrtha-parva (The Sacred Sites of Gaṅgādvāra, Gayā and Śālagrāma)5 verses

3.82.1-24 3.82.25-57 3.82.58-88 3.82.89-114 3.82.115-143

Chapter 83 — Prayāga-māhātmya-tīrthayātrā-upasaṃhāra-parva (The Glory of Prayāga and the Conclusion of the Teaching)4 verses

3.83.1-32 3.83.33-64 3.83.65-95 3.83.96-114

Chapter 84 — Yudhiṣṭhira-dhaumya-saṃvāda-parva (Yudhiṣṭhira Asks for Guidance)3 verses

3.84.1-6 3.84.7-15 3.84.16-20

Chapter 85 — Prācī-dig-tīrtha-kīrtana-parva (The Sacred Sites of the Eastern Quarter)2 verses

3.85.1-10 3.85.11-23

Chapter 86 — Dakṣiṇā-dig-tīrtha-kīrtana-parva (The Sacred Sites of the Southern Quarter)2 verses

3.86.1-15 3.86.16-24

Chapter 87 — Pratīcī-dig-tīrtha-kīrtana-parva (The Sacred Sites of the Western Quarter)2 verses

3.87.1-10 3.87.11-15

Chapter 88 — Udīcī-dig-tīrtha-kīrtana-parva (The Sacred Sites of the Northern Quarter)2 verses

3.88.1-12 3.88.13-30

Chapter 89 — Lomaśāgamana-parva (The Arrival of Lomaśa with a Message from Indra)2 verses

3.89.1-8 3.89.9-22

Chapter 90 — Lomaśa-yudhiṣṭhira-saṃvāda-parva (Preparation for the Pilgrimage)3 verses

3.90.1-13 3.90.14-17 3.90.18-24

Chapter 91 — Tīrthayātrā-prasthāna-parva (The Pāṇḍavas Set Out on Pilgrimage)2 verses

3.91.1-16 3.91.17-28

Chapter 92 — Dharma-adharma-phala-parva (Lomaśa Explains the Fruit of Dharma and Adharma)2 verses

3.92.1-12 3.92.13-22

Chapter 93 — Naimiṣa-prayāga-gayā-yātrā-parva (The Pāṇḍavas' Journey to Gayā)2 verses

3.93.1-8 3.93.9-27

Chapter 94 — Agastya-lopāmudrā-utpatti-parva (The Origin of Lopāmudrā)2 verses

3.94.1-10 3.94.11-27

Chapter 95 — Agastya-lopāmudrā-vivāha-parva (The Marriage of Agastya and Lopāmudrā)2 verses

3.95.1-12 3.95.13-24

Chapter 96 — Agastya-dhana-yācñā-parva (Agastya Seeks Wealth Without Harm)2 verses

3.96.1-11 3.96.12-20

Chapter 97 — Vātāpi-vadha-dṛḍhasyu-janma-parva (The Death of Vātāpi and the Birth of Dṛḍhasyu)3 verses

3.97.1-7 3.97.8-16 3.97.17-27

Chapter 98 — Dadhīci-asthi-vajra-parva (The Bones of Dadhīci and Indra's Vajra)2 verses

3.98.1-11 3.98.12-24

Chapter 99 — Vṛtra-vadha-kāleya-samudra-praveśa-parva (The Death of Vṛtra and the Kāleyas' Flight into the Sea)3 verses

3.99.1-8 3.99.9-16 3.99.17-21

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Chapter 100 — Kāleya-upadrava-nārāyaṇa-stuti-parva (The Kāleyas' Menace and the Hymn to Nārāyaṇa)3 verses

3.100.1-11 3.100.12-17 3.100.18-24