Adiparv

“Pandu, having obtained that virtuous son(Yudhishthir), Afterwards again addressed his wife &said, The wise have declared that a Kshatriya must be enduedwith physical strength, otherwise he is no Kshatriya. Therefore, askfor an offspring of superior strength. Thus commanded by her lord, Kunti then invoked VayuDev. And the mighty god of wind, thusinvoked, came unto her, … Read more

‘In the Adi parva are contained Paushya, Pauloma, Astika, Adivansavatara, Samva, the burning of the house of lac, the slaying of Hidimba,the destruction of the Asura Baka, Chitraratha, the Swayamvara ofDraupadi, her marriage after the over throw of rivals in war, the arrivalof Vidura, the restoration, Arjuna’s exile, the abduction of Subhadra,the gift and receipt … Read more

‘Listen, Oye ascetics, to the outlines of the several divisions (parvas)of this history called Mahabharat, endued with great wisdom, of sectionsand feet that are wonderful and various, of subtile meanings and logicalconnections, and embellished with the substance of the Vedas.‘The first parva is called Anukramanika ;the second, Sangraha ;then Paushya ;then Pauloma ;then Astika then … Read more

“Ugrashrava said, ‘One chariot, one elephant, five foot-soldiers, andthree horses form one Patti ;three pattis make one Sena-mukha ;three sena-mukhas are called a Gulma ;three gulmas, a Gana ;three ganas, a Vahini ; three vahinis together are called a Prutana; three prutanas forma Chamu ;three chamus, one Anikini ;and an anikini taken ten timesforms, as … Read more

Yada Yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavathi Bharatha,Abhyuthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham.Paritranaya sadhunam, vinasaya cha dushkritam,Dharmasamsthpanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge. Whenever virtue declines and unrighteousness prevails, I manifestmyself to protect the good, destroy evil, and to establish dharma.For this I am born in every age! This was the solemn promise made by the Lord, and for this he … Read more