SECTION C “Yudhishthira said, ‘O best of regenerate ones, I desire again to hear of the achievements in detail of Agastya–that illustrious Rishi endued with great intellige... Read more

SECTION XXXIV “Vaisampayana said, ‘Thus addressed by Yudhishthira Susarman was overwhelmed with shame and hung down his head. And liberated (from slavery), he went to king Virata... Read more

“Lomasa continued, ‘Saying, ‘So be it,’ that pious Muni thereupon knew his devout wife of equal behaviour. And after she had conceived, he retired into the forest. An... Read more

“After a considerable time, O king, the illustrious Rishi one day beheld Lopamudra, blazing in ascetic splendour come up after the bath in her season. And pleased with the girl, for he... Read more

SECTION XXXIII “Vaisampayana said, ‘Then, O Bharata, when the world was enveloped in dust and the gloom of night, the warriors of both sides, without breaking the order of battle... Read more

SECTION XCVI Vaisampayana said, “After this the royal son of Kunti who was ever distinguished for his profuse gifts unto Brahmanas, proceeded to the asylum of Agastya and took up his a... Read more

SECTION XCIV “Yudhishthira said, ‘O best of celestial Rishis, I do not think that I am without merits. Yet am I afflicted with so much sorrow that there never was a king like me.... Read more

SECTION XCII “Lomasa continued, ‘Listen now, O Yudhishthira, to what Dhananjaya hath said: ‘Cause my brother Yudhishthira to attend to the practice of virtue which leadeth... Read more

And then was hoisted–Matsya’s glorious standard on his excellent car decked with gold and resembling the sun or the moon in its effulgence. And other Kshatriya warriors also rais... Read more

SECTION XXX “Vaisampayana said, ‘Discomfited before, O monarch, many a time and oft by Matsya’s Suta Kichaka aided by the Matsyas and the Salyas, the mighty king of the Tri... Read more