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Amba’s Story When Vicitravirya was coming of age, Bhishma and Satyavati began to think about his eventual marriage. They learned that the three beautiful and virtuous princesses of Kashi, Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika had reached the … Read More

Shantanu Meets His Second Wife In those days, among the upper social classes, the Kshatriyas were the only ones allowed to hunt, but only certain animal species. They thus learned to kill to defend their territories. … Read More

Shantanu y Ganga Years had passed, and Pratipa had grown old. So, he retired to the forest to spend the last years of his life in devotional service and meditation. Shantanu had inherited his father’s throne … Read More

Shantanu and Bhishma king Shantanu was the forty-seventh descendant of the noble lineage of Kshatriyas who came from Brahma through the moon Deva, Chandra. His father was called Pratipa, and he had been a great king, … Read More

The Emergency Caused by the Asuras A long time had passed since Parasurama, the embodiment of the Personality of God, had come down to earth to purify it from those twenty-one generations of warriors who had … Read More

The Narration of the Maha-bharata Begins At this point in the narrative, Suta stopped. Shaunaka, one of Naimisha’s most prominent sages said: “You have just told us the story that refers to the sacrifice of the … Read More

Astika’s Arrival Astika, a young Brahmana with a controlled mind and a serene face, arrived on the same day that Takshaka, called by the Brahmanas by mantras, was about to be absorbed by the destructive fire. … Read More

Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice Meanwhile, the preparations for the great snake sacrifice were almost complete. The great arena had been prepared by the best Brahmanas Ritviks of the time and by the perfect connoisseurs of the science … Read More

The Alarmed Nagas The Nagas, having learned of Janamejaya’s intentions, inquired about the real possibilities of danger they might be in. Unfortunately, the news they received did not bode well; he had in fact invited the … Read More

After the Death of king Pariksit A few days after the king’s death, the vacant throne was taken over by his young son, Janamejaya. Years passed. As an adult, Janamejaya began to wonder what were the … Read More

The Snakes Are Cursed One day, during a hunting trip, the virtuous king Pariksit arrived at the hut of the sage Samika and asked him to give him something to quench his thirst. But the latter, … Read More

Suta Begins to Tell After undergoing severe penances and prolonged meditations, the sage Vyasa, who throughout his life had always kept faith in his vows and observed the practices of spiritual ascents, studied with great attention … Read More

    Adi Parva OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VASUDEVAYA Suta’s Arrival About five thousand years ago, in the course of his pilgrimage, the saint and scholar Suta Gosvami, wishing to pay his respects to some sages who … Read More