70. Dushyanta enters Ashram
“Vaishampaayana said, ‘Then the king (Dushyanta) with his followers, having killed thousands of animals, entered another forest with a view…
69. The Hunt of Dushyanta
“Janamejaya said, ‘I desire to hear from you about the birth and life of the high-souled Bharata and of the…
69. The Hunt of Dushyanta
“Janamejaya said, ‘I desire to hear from you about the birth and life of the high-souled Bharata and of the…
68. Dushyanta
“Janamejaya said, ‘O Brahmana (Rishi Vaishampaayana), I have, indeed, heard from you this account of the incarnation, according to their…
67(B). Avatar of Devas
“O monarch (Janamejaya), learn that king Yudhishthira was a portion of Dharma(deva); that Bhimasena was of Vaayudeva; that Arjuna was…
67(A). Birth of Asuras
“Janamejaya said, ‘O worshipful one (Rishi Vaishampaayana), I wish to hear from you in detail about the birth, among men,…
66. Analysis of Lineages
“Vaishampaayana said, ‘It is known that the spiritual sons (Maanasa Putra in Sanskrit) of (Lord) Brahma were the six great…
65. Birth of Living Beings
“Vaishampaayana said, ‘Then (Lord) Indra had a consultation with (Lord) Narayana about the latter’s descent on the earth from heaven…
64. Devas decide to be born on Earth
“Janamejaya said, ‘O Brahmana (Rishi Vaishampaayana), those you have named and those you have not named, I wish to hear…
63(D). Birth of drivers of war
“Vaishampaayana continued, “Then Bhishma, of great energy and fame and of immeasurable glory, and sprung from the component parts of…
