Some of those ascetics subsisted upon air and some upon water, some were devoted to Japa or the silent recitation of sacred Mantras, and some were engaged in cleansing their souls by practis... Read more
SECTION XIII “Yudhishthira said, ‘What should a man do in order to pass pleasantly through this and the other world. How, indeed, should one conduct oneself? What practices shoul... Read more
SECTION XI “Yudhishthira said, ‘Tell me, O grandsire, in what kind of man or woman, O chief of the Bharatas, does the goddess of prosperity always reside?’ “Bhishma s... Read more
SECTION X “Yudhisthira said, ‘I wish to know, O royal sage, whether any fault is incurred by one who from interested or disinterested friendship imparts instructions unto a perso... Read more
SECTION VII “Yudhishthira said, ‘O the best of Bharata’s race and the foremost of great men, I wish to know what the fruits are of good deed. Do thou enlighten me on this p... Read more
SECTION VIII “Yudhishthira said, ‘Who are deserving of worship? Who are they unto whom one may bow? Who are they, O Bharata, unto whom thou wouldst bend thy head? Who, again, are... Read more
“Bhishma continued, ‘Then the glorious Vasava (the lord of the gods), riding in a fine chariot drawn by a thousand white horses, approached that Brahmana. Death and Soul, all the... Read more
SECTION II “Yudhishthira said, ‘O grandsire, O wisest of men, O thou that art learned in all the scriptures, I have listened to this great story, O foremost of intelligent men. I... Read more
“The fowler replied, ‘A great number (of creatures) ought to be protected from (the wickedness of) this one, instead of this single creature being protected (in preference to man... Read more
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa BOOK 13 ANUSASANA PARVA Translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text by Kisari Mohan Ganguli [1883-1896] Scanned at sacred-text... Read more
