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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 141–160 of 299

141

Chapter 141 — Gandhamādana-prasthāna-subāhu-viṣaya-parva (The Journey to Gandhamadana)3 verses

3.141.1-7 3.141.8-20 3.141.21-30

142

Chapter 142 — Dhanaṃjaya-darśana-tṛṣṇā-parva (Longing for Arjuna)3 verses

3.142.1-12 3.142.13-21 3.142.22-28

143

Chapter 143 — Gandhamādana-vāta-varṣa-parva (The Storm on Gandhamadana)3 verses

3.143.1-5 3.143.6-15 3.143.16-21

144

Chapter 144 — Draupadī-klama-ghaṭotkaca-āhvāna-parva (The Exhaustion of Draupadī and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca)3 verses

3.144.1-9 3.144.10-22 3.144.23-27

145

Chapter 145 — Badarī-naranārāyaṇa-āśrama-praveśa-parva (Arrival at the Hermitage of Nara-Nārāyaṇa)3 verses

3.145.1-9 3.145.10-22 3.145.23-43

146

Chapter 146 — Saugandhika-padma-bhīma-gamana-hanumad-darśana-parva (Bhīma Goes for the Lotuses)4 verses

3.146.1-14 3.146.15-37 3.146.38-56 3.146.57-81

147

Chapter 147 — Bhīma-hanumad-saṃvāda-rāmakathā-parva (Bhīma and Hanumān)3 verses

3.147.1-14 3.147.15-22 3.147.23-41

148

Chapter 148 — Hanumad-yuga-dharma-varṇana-parva (Hanumān on the Yugas)3 verses

3.148.1-9 3.148.10-22 3.148.23-39

149

Chapter 149 — Hanumad-rūpa-darśana-rājadharma-upadeśa-parva (The Form of Hanumān and the Teaching on the Duty of a King)3 verses

3.149.1-17 3.149.18-31 3.149.32-52

150

Chapter 150 — Hanumad-vara-saugandhika-vana-darśana-parva (The Blessing of Hanumān and the Forest of Saugandhika Lotuses)2 verses

3.150.1-15 3.150.16-28

151

Chapter 151 — Saugandhika-nalinī-rākṣasa-praśna-parva (Bhīma at Kubera's Lake)2 verses

3.151.1-9 3.151.10-15

152

Chapter 152 — Bhīma-krodhavaśa-rākṣasa-yuddha-parva (Bhīma Fights for the Lotuses)5 verses

3.152.1-3 3.152.4-7 3.152.8-11 3.152.12-22 3.152.23-25

153

Chapter 153 — Bhīma-anveṣaṇa-kubera-nalinī-vāsa-parva (The Pāṇḍavas Find Bhīma)4 verses

3.153.1-5 3.153.6-15 3.153.16-22 3.153.23-31

154

Chapter 154 — Jaṭāsura-vadha-parva (The Abduction and Death of Jaṭāsura)5 verses

3.154.1-7 3.154.8-18 3.154.19-31 3.154.32-44 3.154.45-61

155

Chapter 155 — Ārṣṭiṣeṇa-āśrama-gandhamādana-praveśa-parva (The Journey to Ārṣṭiṣeṇa)5 verses

3.155.1-10 3.155.11-25 3.155.26-38 3.155.39-68 3.155.69-90

156

Chapter 156 — Ārṣṭiṣeṇa-upadeśa-vaiśravaṇa-darśana-varṇana-parva (The Teaching of Ārṣṭiṣeṇa)3 verses

3.156.1-14 3.156.15-29 3.156.30-31

157

Chapter 157 — Bhīma-maṇimān-yuddha-parva (Bhīma and Maṇimān)5 verses

3.157.1-13 3.157.14-24 3.157.25-40 3.157.41-51 3.157.52-70

158

Chapter 158 — Kubera-āgamana-agastya-śāpa-mokṣa-parva (Kubera and the Release from the Curse)4 verses

3.158.1-13 3.158.14-28 3.158.29-48 3.158.49-59

159

Chapter 159 — Vaiśravaṇa-rājadharma-arjuna-kuśala-parva (The Teaching of Kubera and News of Arjuna)4 verses

3.159.1-9 3.159.10-16 3.159.17-24 3.159.25-35

160

Chapter 160 — Dhaumya-meru-nārāyaṇa-sthāna-varṇana-parva (Meru and the Supreme Abode of Nārāyaṇa)3 verses

3.160.1-10 3.160.11-23 3.160.24-37