SECTION XII “Salya said, ‘Seeing Nahusha enraged, the gods led by the saints spoke unto him, ‘Who was now their king of awful mien? O king of gods, quit thy wrath. When tho... Read more

“Salya continued, ‘When he had thus spoken, the Rishis and the celestials placed Indra at their head, and uniting together, went away. Approaching Indra they behold Vritra glowin... Read more

And exceedingly afraid of that lustre, Indra remained plunged in thought. And at that time, O great king, bearing an axe on his shoulder, a carpenter came to the forest and approached the sp... Read more

And awfully difficult task again was that sojourn of thine,–the period of concealment,–which task also thou hast performed, O descendant of Bharata; for one pulled down from a th... Read more

“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Thus addressed by Krishna, Dhananjaya the son of Kunti selected Kesava who was not to fight on the battle-field, even Narayana himself, the slayer of fo... Read more

SECTION V “Krishna said, ‘These worlds are worthy of the chief of the Somaka tribe, and are calculated to promote the interests of Pandu’s son of immeasurable strength. As... Read more

This valiant Kuru, this descendant of Ajamida, Yudhishthira, though not skilled in dice and though dissuaded by all his friends, challenged the son of the king of Gandhara, an adept at dice,... Read more

SECTION I OM! HAVING BOWED down to Narayana, and Nara the most exalted of male beings, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered. “Vaisampayana said, ‘Then... Read more