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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 161–180 of 299

161

Chapter 161 — Arjuna-pratyāgamana-parva (The Return of Arjuna)3 verses

3.161.1-16 3.161.17-25 3.161.26-29

162

Chapter 162 — Indrāgamana-āśīrvāda-parva (The Arrival of Indra and His Blessing)3 verses

3.162.1-10 3.162.11-14 3.162.15-16

163

Chapter 163 — Arjuna-kirāta-mahādeva-darśana-parva (Arjuna and the Appearance of Mahādeva)5 verses

3.163.1-7 3.163.8-18 3.163.19-32 3.163.33-45 3.163.46-53

164

Chapter 164 — Arjuna-svargārohaṇa-amarāvatī-varṇana-parva (Arjuna's Ascent to Heaven)4 verses

3.164.1-18 3.164.19-30 3.164.31-40 3.164.41-58

165

Chapter 165 — Nivātakavaca-yuddha-prasthāna-parva (The Task Set by Indra)2 verses

3.165.1-11 3.165.12-23

166

Chapter 166 — Nivātakavaca-pura-praveśa-parva (Arjuna at the City of the Dānavas)3 verses

3.166.1-6 3.166.7-15 3.166.16-23

167

Chapter 167 — Nivātakavaca-saṃgrāma-parva (The First Battle with the Nivātakavacas)3 verses

3.167.1-10 3.167.11-18 3.167.19-28

168

Chapter 168 — Nivātakavaca-māyā-yuddha-parva (The War of Illusions)3 verses

3.168.1-10 3.168.11-21 3.168.22-30

169

Chapter 169 — Nivātakavaca-vadha-mātali-kathana-parva (The Death of the Nivātakavacas)4 verses

3.169.1-11 3.169.12-19 3.169.20-27 3.169.28-35

170

Chapter 170 — Hiraṇyapura-kālakeya-vadha-parva (The Destruction of Hiraṇyapura)6 verses

3.170.1-12 3.170.13-27 3.170.28-37 3.170.38-50 3.170.51-60 3.170.61-69

171

Chapter 171 — Arjuna-divyāstra-kathana-parva (Arjuna Concludes His Account of the Heavens)2 verses

3.171.1-10 3.171.11-17

172

Chapter 172 — Divyāstra-darśana-nārada-niṣedha-parva (The Display of Weapons and Nārada's Prohibition)3 verses

3.172.1-6 3.172.7-16 3.172.17-24

173

Chapter 173 — Gandhamādana-pratyāgamana-saṅkalpa-parva (Departure from Kubera's Abode)3 verses

3.173.1-5 3.173.6-16 3.173.17-22

174

Chapter 174 — Badarī-subāhu-dvaitavana-gamana-parva (The Journey to Dvaitavana)3 verses

3.174.1-10 3.174.11-17 3.174.18-24

175

Chapter 175 — Bhīma-ajagara-grahaṇa-parva (Bhīma in the Serpent's Jaws)3 verses

3.175.1-3 3.175.4-11 3.175.12-21

176

Chapter 176 — Nahuṣa-śāpa-bhīma-vilāpa-parva (Nahuṣa and Bhīma's Lament)4 verses

3.176.1-9 3.176.10-24 3.176.25-39 3.176.40-51

177

Chapter 177 — Yudhiṣṭhira-nahuṣa-brāhmaṇa-lakṣaṇa-parva (Who Is a True Brāhmaṇa)3 verses

3.177.1-14 3.177.15-24 3.177.25-33

178

Chapter 178 — Nahuṣa-mokṣa-adhyātma-praśna-parva (Nahuṣa's Questions and Liberation)5 verses

3.178.1-7 3.178.8-15 3.178.16-28 3.178.29-44 3.178.45-50

179

Chapter 179 — Prāvṛṭ-śarad-sarasvatī-kāmyaka-gamana-parva (The Seasons and the Journey to Kāmyaka)2 verses

3.179.1-9 3.179.10-18

180

Chapter 180 — Kṛṣṇa-satyabhāmā-mārkaṇḍeya-āgamana-parva (The Arrival of Kṛṣṇa and Mārkaṇḍeya)5 verses

3.180.1-12 3.180.13-21 3.180.22-30 3.180.31-38 3.180.39-49