Duryodhana burns with Jealousy and organizes a dice game with the Pandavas Duryodhana, continued to dwell in that, assembly house of the Pandavas. With Sakuni, the Kuru prince slowly examined the whole of that mansion, and the Kuru prince beheld in it many celestial designs, which he had never seen…
Rajasuya and the killing of Shishupala Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya In consequence of the protection afforded by Yudhisthira the just, and of the truth which he ever cherished in his behaviour, as also of the check under which he kept all foes, the subjects of that virtuous monarch were all engaged in…
Pandava digvijaya: Conquering the four quadrants After the illustrious Krishna, the son of Devaki, had departed having acquired that great victory and having also dispelled the fears of the kings, that feat, swelled the fame of the Pandavas. The Pandavas passed their days, continuing to gladden the heart of Draupadi. At…
Yudhishthira contemplates Rajasuya Yaga: The killing of Jarasandha Yudhishthira said, “O you foremost of eloquent men, as you have described the different Sabhas unto me, it appears that almost all the monarchs of the earth are to be found in the Sabha of Yama. Almost all the Nagas, and principal…
The construction and inauguration of Maya Sabha in Indraprastha Krishna asks Maya to build an exquisite assembly hall for the Pandavas Then, in the presence of Vasudeva, Maya Danava, having worshipped Arjuna, repeatedly spoke unto him with joined hands and in amiable words, “O son of Kunti, saved have I…
The burning of Khandava Forest The Pandavas, after they had taken up their abode at Indraprastha at the command of Dhritarashtra and Bhishma began to bring other kings under their sway. All the subjects lived most happily depending upon Yudhishthira the just, like a soul living happily depending upon a…
Arjuna goes on a twelve-year exile The Pandavas, having obtained their kingdom, at the command of Dhritarashtra, passed their days in joy and happiness at Khandavaprastha with Krishna. Yudhishthira. endued with great energy and ever adhering to truth, having obtained the sovereignty, virtuously ruled the land, assisted by his brothers.…
The Pandavas get a share of their ancestral kingdom The news was carried unto all the monarchs by their trusted spies that the handsome Draupadi had been united in marriage with the sons of Pandu. They were also informed that the illustrious hero who had bent the bow and shot…
Draupadi’s Svayamvara and wedding The Pandavas, after slaying the Rakshasa Baka, continued to dwell in the abode of that Brahmana, employed in the study of the Vedas. Within a few days there came a Brahmana of rigid vows unto the abode of their host to take up his quarters there.…
The Killing of Baka Those mighty car-warriors, the sons of Kunti, on arriving at Ekachakra, lived for a short time in the abode of a Brahmana. Leading an eleemosynary life, they behold in course of their wanderings various delightful forests and earthly regions, and many rivers and lakes, and they…