SECTION VII “Vaisampayana said, ‘Hearing that Vidura had returned, and that the king had consoled him, the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra began to burn in grief. His understand... Read more

SECTION V “Vaisampayana said, ‘Desirous of living in the forest, those bulls of the Bharata race, the Pandavas, with their followers, setting out from the banks of the Ganges wen... Read more

“Vaisampayana said, ‘Thus, O great king, was the sun that purifier of the world, adored (by Yudhishthira). And pleased with the hymn, the maker of day, self-luminous, and blazing... Read more

“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