Volume VIII — Shanti Parva (II)

The Mokshadharma — Teachings on Liberation

The longest philosophical section of the epic: Samkhya and Yoga, the nature of the self, renunciation, and the many parables Bhishma tells on the way to liberation.

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Chapters

1 63 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — An account of Religion
2 39 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The duties of men in view of approaching death
3 23 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The root of happiness and misery
4 49 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The root of happiness, The story of Manki
5 12 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Value of wealth. The various instructions
6 37 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The root of success. The story of Praharda
7 50 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Relatives, acts, riches and wisdom—which of them should be the refuge
8 21 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Whether gifts, sacrifices, penance's and dutiful services to preceptors yield wisdom and bliss
9 38 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The origin of the universe. The creator and the living creature
10 16 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The creation of the universe
11 40 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The five elements
12 17 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The work of fire and wind.
13 14 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The work of air
14 30 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Death is only a change of form
15 19 verses

The creation of the Prajapatis—of Duty, truth, Penance etc., No distinction of castes.
16 16 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The characteristics of the four Varnas
17 16 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Truth and Untruth
18 18 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The four modes of life
19 25 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
20 32 verses

The ordinances about conduct
21 61 verses

The spiritual science
22 19 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The four kinds of Yoga
23 21 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The rules of silent recitation
24 13 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The end of the recitors
25 7 verses

The same subject
26 123 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The discourse of the subject by Savitri
27 30 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The reply of the Brahmana to Virupa
28 27 verses

The fruits of Jnana Yoga
29 23 verses

The origin of the elements and the formation of the bodies
30 23 verses

The Soul and the three Gunas
31 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
32 26 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Worthlessness of physical and mental sorrow. he value of wisdom
33 32 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The divine Vishnu
34 48 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — An account of the Creator
35 24 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The Patriarchs
36 32 verses

The various names of Vishnu
37 43 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The creation : The Brahma
38 17 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The soul : understanding mind
39 32 verses

Acts and knowledge
40 20 verses

Knowledge of the Supreme Soul.
41 29 verses

The means of conquering the senses
42 23 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
43 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — A Yogin should give up sleep.
44 37 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The knowledge of Supreme Brahma.
45 47 verses

The acquirement of Liberation by Janaka
46 52 verses

The conversation between Panchashikha and king Janaka
47 17 verses

The acquirement of happiness and misery
48 17 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Is fasting a penance
49 33 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Is the man doer of good and bad acts
50 29 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — By following what intelligence can a king born of prosperity live on earth
51 55 verses

The dialogue between Shakra and Vali on the subject
52 37 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
53 23 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Words of Namuchi
54 104 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — What is the good for a man who is the distress for loss of friends of kingdom
55 93 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The marks of future greatness and degeneration
56 24 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — How does a man attain to Brahma
57 22 verses

The conversation between Krishna land Ugrasena about the man who pleases all
58 28 verses

The origin and end of all creatures
59 40 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The account of Brahma
60 19 verses

The night and day of Brahma
61 37 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The duties of a Brahniana
62 27 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
63 30 verses

How knowledge is to be acquired
64 24 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Knowledge by which birth and death may be avoided
65 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The Vedas
66 33 verses

The means by which Brahma can be known
67 30 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The doctrine of knowledge according the Yoga system
68 15 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The injunctions about knowledge and act
69 27 verses

The same subject
70 25 verses

The same subject
71 23 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The duties of the Vanaprastha mode of Life
72 36 verses

The means for acquiring the highest subject of acquisition
73 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The various principles
74 24 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The various elements :ego: understanding
75 23 verses

Mind and understanding
76 13 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The knowledge of soul
77 23 verses

The foremost of all duties
78 24 verses

The account of a true Yogin
79 12 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The subject of spirituality; the formation of elements
80 14 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The account of Self
81 15 verses

The tree of desire
82 11 verses

The enumeration of the principles
83 20 verses

What is death
84 19 verses

The Creation of Death
85 37 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The Colloquy between Death and Brahma
86 26 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — An account of Righteousness
87 19 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Question by Yudhishthira about virtues and duties
88 50 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of Tuladhara and Jajali
89 49 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
90 39 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
91 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The same subject
92 12 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of king Vicharakhu about sacrifices
93 77 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The determination of an obligatory act
94 32 verses

How should a king protect his subjects without harming any body. The conversation between Dyumutsena and Satyavat
95 32 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Religion of enjoyment and Liberation
96 62 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Various religious rites described by Kapila
97 33 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The importance of the Vedas and the Vedic rites
98 55 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Religion, Profit and Pleasure-which of them is superior. The discourse of Kundadhara
99 17 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The Sacrifice performed for virtue
100 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Description of Liberation, Renunciation, sin and virtue
101 16 verses

The means for acquiring Liberation
102 37 verses

The discourse between Narada and Asita Devala about creation
103 14 verses

How the thirst for riches can be removed. The discourse between Janaka and Mandavya
104 27 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The duty of a man as knowing that the life of a man runs speedily. The discourse between a father and a son
105 21 verses

How should a man attain to Brahma
106 29 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Yudhishthira asks when he should renounce sovereignty and adopt a life of Renunciation
107 67 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The greatness of Vishnu described
108 40 verses

The defeat of Vitra
109 54 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The destruction of Vitra
110 50 verses

The origin of fever
111 178 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The destruction of the sacrifice of Daksha by Mahadeva
112 42 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The origin and nature of all spiritual Science
113 21 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — How death and sorrow may be avoided. The discourse between Narada and Samanga
114 56 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — What tends to the good of one who is not acquainted with Scriptures
115 47 verses

How grief may be avoided and happiness enjoyed. The conversation between Sagara and Arishthanimi
116 37 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The history of Ushanas
117 24 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The means by which one acquires the greatest good both in this world and in the next
118 22 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Parasara's discourse on acts and expiation of sin
119 21 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Discourse on virtue and wealth : The duties of Brahmanas and Kshatriyas
120 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The duties of the Sudras. The gift to Brahmanas
121 29 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The duties of the Brahmanas
122 38 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The ordinances about penance's as described by Parasara
123 33 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The origin of the difference of colour amongst different orders. The birth of various castes
124 38 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Discourse on Kshatriya duties and death
125 47 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — What yields good. What is the best path? What is that which being done is never destroyed? What is that place from which there is no return? Parasara's replies
126 45 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Merits of truth, self-control, forgiveness and wisdom
127 49 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The difference between Sankhya and Yoga systems of philosophy
128 53 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The principles of Sankhya Philosophy
129 41 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — How this universe is destroyed. That which was never destroyed and will never be destroyed
130 25 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The nature of the soul
131 8 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Soul's passage through births
132 34 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Individual soul, Nature and Supreme Soul
133 45 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The practices of Yoga and the nature of the Supreme Soul
134 44 verses

Mokshadharma Parva
135 47 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The Supreme Soul and the Individual Soul
136 25 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The discourse between Vasuman and the Brahmana about what is of the highest good to a man both in this world and the next
137 21 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The origin of the principles of the Sankhya System
138 18 verses

The duration of time of the Supreme Purusha
139 16 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The destruction of the universe
140 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The spiritual element and accidental
141 16 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The three qualities of Nature
142 19 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — What is with qualities and what is without qualities
143 23 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The science of the Yogins
144 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The places to which the dead go
145 93 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Yajnavalka's attainment of knowledge. He describes the manifest and unmanifest
146 15 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — How a man can avoid death and decrepitude. The narrative of Panchashika
147 185 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The excellence of Liberation; one can acquire it in domestic mode of life. The discourse between Janaka and Sulabha
148 93 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — How Sukha was won over to Renunciation
149 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The efficacy of gifts, sacrifice and penance's
150 27 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The history of Suka
151 26 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — History of Suka
152 40 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — History of Suka
153 48 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The conversation between Shuka and Sanaka
154 44 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The study of Self by Self
155 47 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The suspension of the Vedas. The disciples of Vyasa go down for sub-dividing them
156 53 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Narada's instruction to Suka
157 30 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Narada preaches the importance of Yoga and knowledge of Self
158 63 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The eternal situation free from sorrows. Suka leaves his house
159 26 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The practice of yoga by Suka
160 40 verses

Suka passes through the mountain to Mandakini. Vyasa follows him. Mahadeva consoles him describing the origin of Suka
161 40 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Who is the God of gods. The discourse between Narada and Rishi Narayana on this subject
162 48 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Narada goes to see Narayana born in the house of Dharma. The Characteristics of liberated men
163 58 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The birth of Brihaspati; the description of the White Island
164 36 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The discussion whether goats should be sacrificed. The fall of King Vasu
165 4 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Narada worships Narayana in the White Island
166 118 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Narayana appears before Narada and tells him that those who have implicit faith in Narayana become liberated. His various incarnations are also described
167 106 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The creation of Rudras etc. The Religion of Renunciation
168 49 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The names of Nraryana
169 94 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The attainment of uniformity by Agni and Soma-the birth of gods, Manus etc.
170 48 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Why did Narada succeed in seeing Narayana? Why did he go to see Nara and Narayana
171 24 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Nara and Narayana said to Narada that for his devotion the Great God showed himself to him
172 23 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The origin of Pinda
173 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The birth of Brihaspati; the descripton of the White Isand.
174 85 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — An account of Vishnu
175 76 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The practices of men who are devoted to Narayana
176 64 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story that Vyasa was Narayan's son
177 24 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Account of Soul
178 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Nature and action of Soul
179 11 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Duties of several modes
180 9 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Duties of several modes
181 15 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — Householders' duties
182 11 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
183 8 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
184 14 verses

The story of the Naga king Padma
185 13 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
186 14 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
187 20 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
188 15 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
189 18 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
190 6 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
191 10 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma
192 8 verses

Mokshadharma Parva — The story of the Naga king Padma.