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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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Ādi-parva (The Book of the Beginning)

Chapters 161–180 of 225

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Chapter 161 — Caitraratha-parva (saṃvaraṇa-tapatī-saṃvāda) (The Dialogue of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī)6 verses

1.161.1–3 1.161.4–6 1.161.7–9 1.161.10–13 1.161.14–16 1.161.17–20

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Chapter 162 — Caitraratha-parva (vasiṣṭha-sūrya-upagamana) (Vasiṣṭha Ascends to Sūrya)7 verses

1.162.1–3 1.162.4–6 1.162.7–8 1.162.9–10 1.162.11–12 1.162.13–15 1.162.16–18

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Chapter 163 — Caitraratha-parva (tapatī-vivāha) (The Marriage of Tapatī)12 verses

1.163.1–2 1.163.3–4 1.163.5–7 1.163.8–9 1.163.10–11 1.163.12–13 1.163.14–15 1.163.16 1.163.17–18 1.163.19–20 1.163.21–22 1.163.23

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Chapter 164 — Caitraratha-parva (vasiṣṭha-praśaṃsā) (Praise of Vasiṣṭha)5 verses

1.164.1–4 1.164.5–6 1.164.7–8 1.164.9–11 1.164.12–14

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Chapter 165 — Caitraratha-parva (vasiṣṭha-viśvāmitra-vairotpatti) (The Enmity of Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra)20 verses

1.165.1 1.165.2–4 1.165.5–8 1.165.9–12 1.165.13–16 1.165.17 1.165.18–19 1.165.20 1.165.21–23 1.165.24 1.165.25–26 1.165.27–28 1.165.29–30 1.165.31–32 1.165.33–34 1.165.35–36 1.165.37–38 1.165.39–40 1.165.41–42 1.165.43–44

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Chapter 166 — Caitraratha-parva (kalmāṣapāda-śāpa) (The Curse of Kalmāṣapāda)19 verses

1.166.1–2 1.166.3–4 1.166.5–6 1.166.7–8 1.166.9–10 1.166.11–12 1.166.13–14 1.166.15–17 1.166.18–19 1.166.20–22 1.166.23–25 1.166.26–28 1.166.29–32 1.166.33–34 1.166.35–36 1.166.37–38 1.166.39–40 1.166.41–43 1.166.44–45

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Chapter 167 — Caitraratha-parva (parāśara-garbha) (Parāśara Conceived)9 verses

1.167.1–3 1.167.4–6 1.167.7–9 1.167.10 1.167.11–12 1.167.13–14 1.167.15–16 1.167.17 1.167.18–21

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Chapter 168 — Caitraratha-parva (kalmāṣapāda-mokṣaṇa) (The Deliverance of Kalmāṣapāda)10 verses

1.168.1–2 1.168.3–4 1.168.5–6 1.168.7–9 1.168.10–12 1.168.13–14 1.168.15–18 1.168.19–20 1.168.21–23 1.168.24–25

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Chapter 169 — Caitraratha-parva (parāśara-janma) (The Birth of Parāśara)10 verses

1.169.1–3 1.169.4–6 1.169.7–8 1.169.9–10 1.169.11–13 1.169.14–16 1.169.17–18 1.169.19–20 1.169.21 1.169.22–25

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Chapter 170 — Caitraratha-parva (aurva-krodha-nivāraṇa) (The Taming of Aurva's Wrath)8 verses

1.170.1–3 1.170.4–6 1.170.7–9 1.170.10–12 1.170.13–15 1.170.16–17 1.170.18–19 1.170.20–21

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Chapter 171 — Caitraratha-parva (aurva-agni-utsarga) (Aurva Casts Fire into the Ocean)11 verses

1.171.1–2 1.171.3–4 1.171.5–6 1.171.7–8 1.171.9–11 1.171.12–13 1.171.14–16 1.171.17–18 1.171.19–20 1.171.21–22 1.171.23

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Chapter 172 — Caitraratha-parva (parāśara-satra-samāpti) (The Completion of Parāśara's Sacrifice)10 verses

1.172.1–2 1.172.3–4 1.172.5–7 1.172.8–9 1.172.10–11 1.172.12 1.172.13 1.172.14 1.172.15–16 1.172.17

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Chapter 173 — Caitraratha-parva (kalmāṣapāda-brāhmaṇī-śāpa) (The Brahman Woman's Curse on Kalmāṣapāda)12 verses

1.173.1–2 1.173.3–5 1.173.6–7 1.173.8–9 1.173.10–11 1.173.12–13 1.173.14–15 1.173.16–17 1.173.18–19 1.173.20–21 1.173.22–23 1.173.24

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Chapter 174 — Caitraratha-parva (dhaumya-purohita-varaṇa) (The Choosing of Dhaumya as Purohita)6 verses

1.174.1–2 1.174.3–4 1.174.5–6 1.174.7–8 1.174.9–10 1.174.11–12

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Chapter 175 — Svayaṃvara-parva (pāñcāla-yātrā) (The Journey to Pāñcāla)10 verses

1.175.1–3 1.175.4 1.175.5–6 1.175.7–9 1.175.10–11 1.175.12–13 1.175.14–15 1.175.16–17 1.175.18–19 1.175.20

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Chapter 176 — Svayaṃvara-parva (raṅga-praveśa) (Entering the Arena)18 verses

1.176.1–3 1.176.4–5 1.176.6–7 1.176.8 1.176.9–10 1.176.11–12 1.176.13–14 1.176.15–18 1.176.19–22 1.176.23–25 1.176.26–27 1.176.28–29 1.176.30 1.176.31–32 1.176.33 1.176.34 1.176.35 1.176.36

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Chapter 177 — Svayaṃvara-parva (rāja-saṃkīrtana) (The List of Kings)8 verses

1.177.1–4 1.177.5–6 1.177.7–9 1.177.10–12 1.177.13–15 1.177.16–18 1.177.19–20 1.177.21–22

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Chapter 178 — Svayaṃvara-parva (rājñāṃ parābhava) (The Defeat of the Kings)8 verses

1.178.1–3 1.178.4–5 1.178.6–8 1.178.9–10 1.178.11–12 1.178.13–14 1.178.15–16 1.178.17–18

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Chapter 179 — Svayaṃvara-parva (lakṣyavedha) (Striking the Target)11 verses

1.179.1–2 1.179.3–5 1.179.6–8 1.179.9–10 1.179.11–13 1.179.14–15 1.179.16 1.179.17–18 1.179.19–20 1.179.21 1.179.22–23

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Chapter 180 — Svayaṃvara-parva (rājñāṃ kopa) (The Wrath of the Kings)12 verses

1.180.1–2 1.180.3–4 1.180.5–6 1.180.7–8 1.180.9–10 1.180.11–12 1.180.13–14 1.180.15–16 1.180.17–18 1.180.19–20 1.180.21 1.180.22