Volume VII — Shanti Parva (I)

Bhishma on Kingship and Calamity

Yudhishthira, sick with victory, is instructed by Bhishma from his bed of arrows: the duties of a king (rajadharma) and the conduct permitted in times of distress (apaddharma).

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Chapters

1 37 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The period of mourning, Yudhishthira wants to know everything about Karna's birth
2 21 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The account of Karna's life. Drona's curse-Karna becomes Rama's pupil
3 31 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Karna's trial. Jamadagni sleeps on his lap-His thigh is bored. Jamadagni's curse
4 20 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Svayamvara of Chitrangada's daughter.-Karna's success
5 9 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Karna defeats Jarasandha
6 11 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira's despair
7 39 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira bewails to Arjuna for the destruction of kinsmen
8 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Arjuna cheers up Yudhishthira by saying that it is by prowess that one acquired kingdom
9 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira is bent upon following Renunciation.
10 30 verses

Arjuna urges upon him the necessity of performing the duties of kings
11 27 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — An account of certain ascetics who taking instruction from a bird give up Renunciation and live like house-holders
12 33 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Nakula advocates the necessity of action
13 13 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Sahadeva also urges upon the king the necessity of action
14 34 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Exhortation by Draupadi
15 57 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Arjuna again asks Yudhishthira to exercise the Rod of Punishment
16 26 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Bhima also asks Yudhishthira to follow their fore-fathers and govern the kingdom
17 23 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira denounces worldly enjoyments and activities. The real vision of men described.
18 38 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The discourse between king Janaka and his Queen-the latter finding fault with the life of mendicancy.
19 25 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira's decisions. He holds that it is a mistake to think that there is nothing superior to wealth.
20 13 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The ascetic Devasthana also advocates the acquisition of wealth.
21 11 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The discourse between Indra and Brihaspati-The ideal of true religion.
22 14 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of a Kshatriya described by Arjuna.
23 42 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vyasa also urges upon Yudhishthira to live like a house-holder. The histoy of the king Sudyumna.
24 31 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vyasa points out the duties of a king. The history of the king Hayagriva.
25 36 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vyasa describes the Time.
26 30 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira describes the two paths to heaven. The necessity of Sacrifices and Vedic Study. The proper use of wealth.
27 25 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira's lamentations for the death of his people. Vyasa consoles him by saying that all this is the work ofDestiny.
28 58 verses

Conversation b-Janaka and Ashma as to how should a man act upon the accession and destruction of both kinsmen and wealth.
29 133 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Krishna consoles the king. The discourse between Narada and Shanjaya.
30 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Account of the Rishis Narada dna Parvata.
31 45 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The story of the birth of the child whose excreta were gold.
32 26 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vyasa consoles Yudhishthira saying that he has merely done his duties.
33 43 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vyasa exhorts him to cast off his grief and rule his kngdom.
34 24 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vyasa exhorts him to cast off his grief and rule his kngdom.
35 46 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The necessary rites of expiation of sin are describe.
36 38 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The same subject.
37 45 verses

Vyasa describes what food is clean and what unclean.
38 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vyasa ask Yudhishthira, on being asked, to enquired of Bhishma the duties of the four orders.
39 13 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The Pandavas enter the city. Charvaka condemns the king.
40 18 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Krishna consoles the king.
41 16 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira's installation.
42 11 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira requests all to treat Dhritarashtra as king-Distribution of offices.
43 15 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The funeral rites of the departed kingsmen.
44 13 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira describes the various manifestations of Krishna.
45 19 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The distribution of houses.
46 32 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira eulogizes Krishna.
47 99 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Vasudeva asks Yudhishthira to receive instructions from Bhishma.
48 15 verses

Pandavas to Bhishma, who describes the prowess of Krishna.
49 77 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira asks Bhishma about how the Kshatriyas multiplied after being exterminated by Rama.
50 32 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The fresh birth of Kshatriya on earth described.
51 16 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Krishna and Yudhishthira approach the bed of arrows and the former acquires of Bhishma if his understanding was all right.
52 34 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Bhishma describes the universal form of Krishna who asks the former to deliver instructions.
53 22 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Bhishma expresses his inability, but Krishna presses him. Then the Pandavas leave the camp
54 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Yudhishthira with all the Pandavas go again to Bhishma.
55 22 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Bhishma says that he remembers all the duties. Krishna says the authority of Bhishma's words
56 57 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of Kshatriyas described.
57 37 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Royal duties
58 19 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Royal duties
59 104 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The history of sovercignty
60 51 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of the four orders described.
61 16 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The four modes of life described. The duties of the Brahmanas.
62 10 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The position of the Brahmana who performs the duties of the other three orders.
63 24 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of the Brahmanas and of the Kshatriyas.
64 26 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The Kshatriya duties.
65 30 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of other races described such as Yavanas, etc.
66 42 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Royal duties further described
67 34 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The principal duties of a kingdom.
68 54 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of a king; why is he called a god.
69 94 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of a king, further described.
70 14 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The thirty-six virtues of a king.
71 34 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How should a king protect his subjects.
72 26 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The divine right of the king. How should he appoint a priest
73 32 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The appointment of a priest. The discourse between Aila's son and Kashyapa
74 22 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The necessity of a priest to a king, the discourse between Muchakunda and Vaisravana.
75 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The virtues by which a king acquires happiness in the next world.
76 14 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The difference between the Brahmanas following the duties of their own orders-and those following other duties
77 33 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The wealth of which the king is master
78 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — Can a Brahmana follow the duties of Vaishya?
79 19 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The appointment of sacrificial priests and their duties.
80 35 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The necessity of co-operation for king
81 29 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The means for acquiring the hearts of both friends and foes. The discourse between Vasudeva and Narada on this subject
82 59 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The second means described
83 50 verses

The appointment of law-makers, ministers of wars, commanders, counsellors etc.
84 11 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The one thing for which a man becomes famous.
85 28 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The deeds for which a king acquires eternal fame.
86 27 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The description of the city in which a king should live.
87 40 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How a kingdom should be protected
88 32 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How should a king collect money from his subjects
89 25 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of a king described.
90 39 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of king as described by Utathya
91 59 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The same subject continued
92 19 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The conduct of king who seeks virtues and described by Vasudeva.
93 36 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How should a king guard himself
94 14 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The same subject
95 19 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How should a king fight with another king
96 23 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of a king to wars his enemy.
97 30 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The acts by which a king acquires blessed regions
98 40 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The regions which a hero acquires by meeting with death in battle
99 18 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of heroes as described by king Janaka
100 44 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How should kings lead their armies in the battle-field
101 15 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The conduct and dress of the warriors
102 40 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The signs of a future success
103 47 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How should a king treat his enemies
104 51 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The duties of a king who is opposed by his own officers
105 22 verses

The duties of a king who is opposed by his own officers
106 24 verses

The advice of Janaka to king of Kosala
107 26 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How should a king treat his allies
108 31 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The most important duties described by Bhishma
109 26 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The superiority of truth to false-hood
110 30 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How to get over difficulties
111 83 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — How to distinguish between men of tranquil souls and otherwise. The story of the discourse between a tiger and a jackal
112 20 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The works of a king. The story of a camel
113 13 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The conduct of a king towards a powerful enemy
114 20 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The conduct of a learned man when insulted with harsh words in a court.
115 19 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The selection of servants and ministers by a king
116 22 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The story of the dog and leopard
117 20 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The story of the dog and leopard
118 14 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The qualifications of a minister and a king
119 20 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The fruits of appointing right men in right places
120 52 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — An abridgement of royal duties
121 46 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — A true account of Punishment.
122 48 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The story of Vasuhoma
123 25 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — An account of virtue, Profit and pleasure
124 66 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The characteristics of virtuous conduct and how it can be acquired
125 19 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — An account of hope
126 15 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — An account of hope
127 25 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The story of Rishava
128 26 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The discourse on hope
129 10 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The discourse on Morality between Gotama and Yama
130 43 verses

Rajadharmanushasana Parva — The conduct of a king when he has no friends or when he is surrounded by wicked ministers
131 13 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The conduct of king who is weak, and whose kingdom is divided
132 21 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — When robbers attack a kingdom how should a Brahman maintain his own people
133 19 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — How should a king replenish his Treasury in emergency
134 12 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The acquisition of power by a Kshatriya
135 25 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The story of a robber
136 10 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — How should a king fill his Treasury
137 23 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The excellent story of an idle man
138 202 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — How should a king act when attacked by any enemies, with whom should he make war
139 107 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — How should a king act without trusting others
140 68 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The duty of a king when his kingdom is attacked by robbers
141 92 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The duties of a king when sin prevails in his kingdom
142 38 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The means by which kings should collect wisdom
143 33 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The merit of a person who supports a beseeching men
144 17 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The story of a pigeon on the subject
145 13 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The story of a pigeon on the subject
146 22 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The story of a pigeon on the subject
147 9 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The story of a pigeon on the subject
148 12 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The story of a pigeon on the subject. 233
149 18 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The story of a pigeon on the subject
150 19 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The purification of a person who commits sin from want of discrimination
151 20 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The fruit of satisfying the Brahmanas
152 34 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The purificatory rites of a king
153 111 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — Whether a man revives after death. The conversation between a Vulture and a Jackal
154 18 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The duty of a king when a neighbouring, but a powerful enemy is offended by him.
155 18 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The conversation between Narada and Shalmali
156 18 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The same story
157 17 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The same story
158 25 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The source and basis of sin
159 11 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — Covetousness is the root of all evils
160 35 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The most important duties
161 12 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — Penance is the most important
162 25 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The purificatory rites of a king.
163 20 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The marks of truth
164 13 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The acts of malevolent person
165 65 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The distribution of wealth among Brahmanas
166 74 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva
167 48 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The question of Nakula-the first creation of the sword and the author thereof
168 32 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — Vidura's discourse on virtue, Profit and Pleasure. An account of men gentle by nature and of true friends
169 24 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — Sojourn of Goutama
170 26 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The meeting of Goutama with the Rakshasa chief
171 27 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The same subject
172 24 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — The same subject
173 24 verses

Apaddharmanushasana Parva — Concluded. The same