“Janamejaya said, ‘How did that bull among the Kurus, king Yudhishthira, for the sake of the Brahmanas adore the sun of wonderful appearance?” “Vaisampayana said,... Read more
“Yudhishthira said, ‘O Brahmana, this my desire of wealth is not for enjoying it when obtained. It is only for the support of the Brahmanas that I desire it and not because I am... Read more
SECTION II “Vaisampayana said, ‘When that night passed away and day broke in, those Brahmamas who supported themselves by mendicancy, stood before the Pandavas of exalted deeds,... Read more
SECTION I (Aranyaka Parva) Om! Having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered “Janamejaya said,... Read more
SECTION LXXVI Vaisampayana said,–“Then the vanquished sons of Pritha prepared for their exile into the woods. And they, one after another, in due order, casting off their royal r... Read more
SECTION LXXIV Vaisampayana said,–‘O monarch, it was then that the virtuous Gandhari, afflicted with grief on account of her affection for her sons, addressed king Dhritarashtra a... Read more
SECTION LXXII “Yudhishthira said,–‘O king, thou art our master. Command us as to what we shall do. O Bharata, we desire to remain always in obedience to thee. “Dhrita... Read more
‘ At these words, Draupadi, rising up in great affliction, rubbed her pale face with her hands, and distressed she ran to the place where the ladies of Dhritarashtra’s household... Read more
SECTION LXX “Karna said,–‘Of all the persons in the assembly, three, viz., Bhishma, Vidura, and the preceptor of the Kurus (Drona) appear to be independent; for they always... Read more
O Prahlada, they who answer falsely those that ask them about morality destroy the meritorious acts of their seven upper and seven lower generations. The grief of one who hath lost all his w... Read more
