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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Anuśāsana-parva (The Book of Instructions)

Chapters 1–20 of 154

1Chapter 1 — The Dialogue of Death, Gautamī, Time, the Fowler, and the Serpent32 verses

13.1.1-7 13.1.8-9 13.1.10-13 13.1.14-16 13.1.17-18 13.1.19-20 13.1.21 13.1.22 13.1.23 13.1.24 13.1.25 13.1.26-29 13.1.30-32 13.1.33-35 13.1.36-37 13.1.38-39 13.1.40 13.1.41 13.1.42-46 13.1.47-50 13.1.51-53 13.1.54 13.1.55-57 13.1.58 13.1.59 13.1.60-61 13.1.62 13.1.63-66 13.1.67-69 13.1.70-72 13.1.73-75 13.1.76

2Chapter 2 — Sudarśana Conquers Death by Householder Dharma17 verses

13.2.1-3 13.2.4-11 13.2.12-17 13.2.18-24 13.2.25-31 13.2.32-38 13.2.39-46 13.2.47-50 13.2.51-56 13.2.57-62 13.2.63-67 13.2.68-74 13.2.75-77 13.2.78-84 13.2.85-87 13.2.88-92 13.2.93-95

3Chapter 3 — Yudhiṣṭhira's Question: Viśvāmitra's Brahminhood and Mataṅga4 verses

13.3.1-5 13.3.6-11 13.3.12-17 13.3.18-19

4Chapter 4 — Ṛcīka and Satyavatī; the Birth of Viśvāmitra's Brahminhood12 verses

13.4.1-6 13.4.7-12 13.4.13-18 13.4.19-24 13.4.25-29 13.4.30-34 13.4.35-40 13.4.41-45 13.4.46-48 13.4.49-54 13.4.55-58 13.4.59-61

5Chapter 5 — The Loyal Parrot and the Withered Tree7 verses

13.5.1 13.5.2-7 13.5.8-11 13.5.12-15 13.5.16-18 13.5.19-25 13.5.26-31

6Chapter 6 — The Vasiṣṭha–Brahmā Dialogue: Fate and Human Effort10 verses

13.6.1-4 13.6.5-9 13.6.10-13 13.6.14-17 13.6.18-21 13.6.22-26 13.6.27-31 13.6.32-37 13.6.38-44 13.6.45-49

7Chapter 7 — The Fruits of Good Deeds; the Witness of Karma6 verses

13.7.1-5 13.7.6-10 13.7.11-15 13.7.16-20 13.7.21-26 13.7.27-29

8Chapter 8 — The Honoring of Brahmins5 verses

13.8.1-4 13.8.5-10 13.8.11-17 13.8.18-22 13.8.23-28

9Chapter 9 — The Sin of Broken Promises to Brahmins5 verses

13.9.1-4 13.9.5-10 13.9.11-15 13.9.16-20 13.9.21-24

10Chapter 10 — On Giving Instruction; the Śūdra-Ascetic and the Ṛṣi13 verses

13.10.1-5 13.10.6-9 13.10.10-14 13.10.15-18 13.10.19-23 13.10.24-30 13.10.31-35 13.10.36-41 13.10.42-47 13.10.48-53 13.10.54-58 13.10.59-63 13.10.64-70

11Chapter 11 — Śrī and Rukmiṇī: Where Fortune Dwells5 verses

13.11.1-5 13.11.6-8 13.11.9-13 13.11.14-17 13.11.18-20

12Chapter 12 — King Bhaṅgāsvana Transformed into a Woman10 verses

13.12.1-6 13.12.7-12 13.12.13-19 13.12.20-24 13.12.25-30 13.12.31-34 13.12.35-38 13.12.39-42 13.12.43-46 13.12.47-49

13Chapter 13 — The Ten Paths of Action2 verses

13.13.1-3 13.13.4-6

15Chapter 15 — Kṛṣṇa's Vision and Hymn to Śiva (Part 2)11 verses

13.15.1-3 13.15.4-6 13.15.7-10 13.15.11-14 13.15.15-19 13.15.20-26 13.15.27-29 13.15.30-34 13.15.35-39 13.15.40-45 13.15.46-51

16Chapter 16 — The Boons and the Hymn of Taṇḍi (Part 3)16 verses

13.16.1-3 13.16.4-8 13.16.9-11 13.16.12-15 13.16.16-19 13.16.20-25 13.16.26-29 13.16.30-34 13.16.35-39 13.16.40-44 13.16.45-49 13.16.50-54 13.16.55-59 13.16.60-65 13.16.66-71 13.16.72-75

17Chapter 17 — The Śiva-sahasranāma: the Thousand Names of Śiva30 verses

13.17.1-5 13.17.6-10 13.17.11-15 13.17.16-19 13.17.20-24 13.17.25-29 13.17.30-35 13.17.36-41 13.17.42-47 13.17.48-53 13.17.54-59 13.17.60-65 13.17.66-71 13.17.72-77 13.17.78-83 13.17.84-89 13.17.90-95 13.17.96-101 13.17.102-107 13.17.108-113 13.17.114-119 13.17.120-125 13.17.126-131 13.17.132-137 13.17.138-144 13.17.145-150 13.17.151-155 13.17.156-161 13.17.162-166 13.17.167-171

18Chapter 18 — The Sages' Testimonies to the Hymn (Part 5)14 verses

13.18.1-3 13.18.4-6 13.18.7-8 13.18.9-13 13.18.14-18 13.18.19-23 13.18.24-26 13.18.27-32 13.18.33-37 13.18.38-44 13.18.45-49 13.18.50-53 13.18.54-57 13.18.58-59

19Chapter 19 — Aṣṭāvakra and the Direction: the Question of the Joint Dharma6 verses

13.19.1-5 13.19.6-9 13.19.10-14 13.19.15-18 13.19.19-22 13.19.23-25

20Chapter 20 — Aṣṭāvakra's Journey and the Test16 verses

13.20.1-6 13.20.7-11 13.20.12-17 13.20.18-22 13.20.23-27 13.20.28-33 13.20.34-38 13.20.39-43 13.20.44-48 13.20.49-52 13.20.53-57 13.20.58-60 13.20.61-63 13.20.64-67 13.20.68-72 13.20.73-76