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  कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥ ४७ ॥ karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stv akarmaṇi Synonyms karmaṇi — in prescribed duties; eva — certainly; … Read More

Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Maha-bharata as a tree   Sauti This work is a tree, of which the Adhyaya of contents is the seed ; the divisions called Pauloma and Astika are … Read More

Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Vyasa composes Maha-bharata   Sauti said: And innumerable creatures and their abodes. There were produced the three fold Mysteries, the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana: Dharma, Artha and Kama. … Read More

Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Short description of creation   In this universe, when there was no brightness and no light and when all was enveloped in darkness, there came into being a … Read More

Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Sauti begins narrating   Sauti then said Bowing (most reverentially) my head to the original first being Ishana, who is adored by all and to whom all make … Read More

Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Questions by the sages Seeing that he had comfortably seated and observing that he had some rest after the fatigue, one of the Rishis started the conversation, saying, … Read More

Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 The arrival of Sauti narayanam namaskritya naram caiva narottamam devim sarasvatim caiva tato jayam udirayet “Before reciting this Maha-bharata, which is the very means of conquest, one should … Read More

Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Anukramanika Parva. 1-22 Sauti’s arrival at the forest of Naimisha; The desire of the Rishis to hear the Mahabharata: Invocation to Isana; The order of creation; Vyasa’s desire to publish … Read More

  A serpent born to Kasyapa of his wife Kadru. This serpent was very intelligent. Once there arose a dispute between Vinata and Kadru over the colour of the tail of the horse of Indra, Uccaihsravas. … Read More

#Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya-lila 12.140   mahā-ucca-saṅkīrtane ākāśa bharila prabhura uddaṇḍa-nṛtye bhūmi-kampa haila Synonyms mahā-ucca-saṅkīrtane — by a great and loud performance of chanting; ākāśa — the sky; bharila — became filled; prabhura — of Lord Śrī … Read More