SECTION XLV Vaisampayana said, “One day, knowing that Arjuna’s glances were cast upon Urvasi, Vasava, calling Chitrasena to himself, addressed him in private saying, ‘O kin... Read more

Virata replied, “I will grant thee whatever boon thou mayst desire. Do thou rule the Matsyas.–I shall remain in submission to thee. Even cunning gamblers are liked by me. Thou, o... Read more

SECTION XLIII Vaisampayana said, “And the city of Indra which Arjuna saw was delightful and was the resort of Siddhas and Charanas. And it was adorned with the flowers of every season,... Read more

SECTION XLII (Indralokagamana Parva) Vaisampayana said, “After the Lokapalas had gone away, Arjuna–that slayer of all foes–began to think, O monarch, of the car of Indra! A... Read more

SECTION VI Vaisampayana said, “And while Yudhishthira was on his way to the delightful city of Virata, he began to praise mentally the Divine Durga, the Supreme Goddess of the Universe... Read more

That learned courtier who always pleaseth the king and his son with agreeable speeches, succeedeth in dwelling in a royal household as a favourite. The favourite courtier who, having lost th... Read more

SECTION III Yudhishthira said, “Tender, possessed of a graceful presence, and deserving of every luxury as thou art, what office wilt thou, O heroic Nakula, discharge while living in t... Read more

SECTION XLI Vaisampayana said, “The wielder of the Pinaka, having the bull for his sign, thus disappeared in the very sight of the gazing son of Pandu, like the sun setting in the sigh... Read more

Vaisampayana continued, “Phalguna then beheld him–Mahadeva–that god of blazing splendour-that wielder of the Pinaka-that one who had his abode on the mountains (of Kailasa)... Read more

SECTION XXXIX Vaisampayana said, “After all those illustrious ascetics had gone away, that wielder of the Pinaka and cleanser of all sins–the illustrious Hara–assuming the... Read more