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Voice by by Salaka Raghunadha Sharma

Voice by Salaka Raghunadha Sharma

Voice by Salaka Raghunadha Sharma

Voice by Salaka Raghunadha Sharma

The Vana Parva (or Aranya Parva) is the third of the Mahabharata's eighteen parvas, often known as the "Book of the Forest." Aranya Parva comprises 324 chapters and 21 sub-books, as is customary. The critical edition of Aranya Parva contains 16 sub-books and 299 chapters, making it the longest of the epic's 18 books. Voice by Salaka Raghunadha Sharma

Sabha Parva, often known as the "Book of the Assembly Hall," is the second of Mahabharata's eighteen books. In the conventional Sabha Parva, there are ten sub-books and 81 chapters. Sabha Parva comprises nine sub-books and 72 chapters in the critical edition. Voice by Sri Mylavarapu Srinivasa Rao garu.

He who subdues his anger, he who does not regard the bad word of others, he who is not angry even when there is a cause, certainly acquires the four objects for which we live(namely Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha). Between the two men, one performing sacrifices continually every month for one hundred years and one who does not feel any anger, the man who does not feel any anger is the greater man. Boys and girls, who are incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong, quarrel among one another; the wise never imitate them. — Sambhava Parva, Adi Parva, Mahabharata Book i.79 Voice by Vaddiparti Padmakar Garu

The following are the next sub-parvas in AADHIPARVAM : 9. Hidimva-vadha Parva (Chapters: 154–158) 10. Vaka-vadha Parva OR Baka-vadha Parva (Chapters: 159–166) 11. Chaitraratha Parva (Chapters: 167–185) 12.Swayamvara Parva (Chapters: 186–194) 13. Vaivahika Parva (Chapters: 195–201) 14. Viduragamana Parva (Chapters: 202–209) 15. Rajya-labha Parva (Chapters: 210–214) 16. Arjuna-vanavasa Parva (Chapters: 215–220) 17. Subhadra-harana Parva (Chapters: 221–222) 18. Harana-harana Parva OR Harana-harika Parva (Chapter: 223) 19. Khandava-Daha Parva (Chapters: 224–236) Voice by Vaddiparti Padmakar Garu

The following are the sub-parvas: 1. Anukramanika Parva (Chapter: 1) 2. Sangraha Parva (Chapter: 2) 3. Paushya Parva (Chapter: 3) 4. Pauloma Parva (Chapters: 4–12) 5. Astika Parva (Chapters: 13–58) 6. Adivansavatarana Parva OR Anshavatarana Parva (Chapters: 59–64) 7. Sambhava Parva (Chapters: 65–142) 8. Jatugriha Parva OR. Jatugriha-daha Parva (Chapters: 143–153) Voice by Vaddiparti Padmakar Garu

There are 19 upa-parvas (sub-books) in the Adi Parva (also referred to as little books). Each sub-book is referred to as a parva, and each parva is further divided into chapters, totaling 236 chapters in Adi Parva. Voice by Vaddiparti Padmakar Garu

After originally being narrated at the sarpasatra of Janamejaya by Vaishampayana at Taxila, the epic was recited by Ugrasrava Sauti to the gathering rishis at the Naimisha Forest by Ugrasrava Sauti. Voice by Vaddiparti Padmakar garu