Chapter XII On the birth of Âstika 1-4. Sûta said :– Hearing these words of the king, Vyâsa Deva, the son Satyavatî addressed to him before the assembly, thus :– “O king! I am no... Read more
Chapter XI On the Sarpa Yajña 1-4. Sûta said :– “O Munis! seeing now the king lifeless, and his son a mere boy, the ministers themselves performed all his funeral ceremonies. First the... Read more
Chapter X On the death of king Parîksit 1-3. Sûta said :– “O Risis! On that very day when the Brâhmin Kas’yapa went out of his house, Taksak, knowing the king Parîksit cursed, as... Read more
Chapter IX On the account of Ruru 1-17. Parîksit said :– When the Muni Ruru went to his room to sleep, his mind having become perturbed with passion, his father Pramati seeing him sorr... Read more
Chapter VIII On the extinction of the family of Yadu and on the anecdote of Parîksit 1-23. Sûta said :– On the third day after the Pândavas had returned to Hastinâpur, the king Dhritar... Read more
Chapter VII On shewing the departed ones Sûta said :– The chaste Draupadi was the common wife of all the five very beautiful sons of Kunti; and she bore five sons, one to every husband... Read more
Chapter VI On the birth of the Pândavas 1-12. Sûta said :—Thus S’antanu married Satyavatî; two sons were born to her and they died in course of time. Out of Vyâsa Deva’s semen, Dhritar... Read more
Chapter V On the marriage of Satyavatî 1-20. The Risis said :– “O son of Lomaharsana, O Sûta; you have described to us how the eight Vasus, cursed by Vas’istha, took their birth... Read more
Chapter IV On the birth of the Vasus 1-8. Sûta said :– On the king Pratîpa, ascending to the Heavens, the truly hero-king S’antanu went out a hunting tigers and other forest animals. O... Read more
Chapter III On the description of the curse on Gangâ, Mahâbhisa and Vasus 1-8. The Risis said :– “O Sinless Sûta! You have described to us in detail the birth of Vyâsa, of unrivalled f... Read more
