Mahabharat

The Mahabharat is the world's longest epic, a story of family, friendship, duty and the hard questions of dharma. The whole story, from Adi Parva to the final journey, in 52 chapters. The Bhagavad Gita appears within its Bhishma Parva.

Adi Parva

1. 1King Shantanu and Ganga4 min read
2. 2Bhishma's Vow4 min read
3. 3Satyavati and Sage Vyasa4 min read
4. 4The Story of Amba5 min read
5. 5The Birth of Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura4 min read
6. 6Kunti's Boon and the Birth of Karna4 min read
7. 7The Pandavas and Kauravas Are Born5 min read
8. 8Guru Drona and the Bird's Eye4 min read
9. 9Eklavya's Devotion to His Guru4 min read
10. 10Karna at the Tournament4 min read
11. 11The House of Lac4 min read
12. 12Bhima and Hidimba4 min read
13. 13Draupadi's Swayamvar5 min read
14. 14Indraprastha and the Maya Sabha4 min read

Sabha Parva

1. 15The Rajasuya and Shishupal5 min read
2. 16The Game of Dice4 min read
3. 17Draupadi's Honour Is Saved5 min read
4. 18The Exile Begins4 min read

Vana Parva

1. 19Arjuna Wins the Pashupatastra5 min read
2. 20Karna's Gift: The Armour and Earrings4 min read
3. 21The Yaksha's Questions5 min read

Virata Parva

1. 22The Year in Disguise and Kichaka5 min read
2. 23Uttar and Brihannala5 min read

Udyoga Parva

1. 24Krishna Chooses Sides4 min read
2. 25Krishna's Peace Mission5 min read
3. 26Karna's Truth: Krishna and Kunti5 min read

Bhishma Parva

1. 27Arjuna's Crisis at Kurukshetra4 min read
2. 28Krishna Reveals His Cosmic Form4 min read
3. 29Yudhishthira Seeks His Elders' Blessings4 min read
4. 30Bhishma on the Bed of Arrows5 min read

Drona Parva

1. 31Abhimanyu and the Chakravyuh5 min read
2. 32Arjuna's Vow and Jayadratha's End4 min read
3. 33Ghatotkacha's Sacrifice4 min read
4. 34'Ashwatthama Is Dead': The End of Drona4 min read

Karna Parva

1. 35Karna Takes Command and Bhima Keeps His Vow4 min read
2. 36Karna and Arjuna: The Final Duel5 min read

Shalya Parva

1. 37The Eighteenth Day: The End of Shalya and Shakuni4 min read
2. 38Bhima and Duryodhana: The Mace Fight5 min read

Sauptika Parva

1. 39Ashwatthama's Night Attack5 min read
2. 40The Brahmastra and Ashwatthama's Jewel4 min read

Stri Parva

1. 41Gandhari's Grief and Curse5 min read

Shanti Parva

1. 42Karna's Secret and Yudhishthira's Sorrow4 min read

Shanti and Anushasana Parvas

1. 43Bhishma's Teachings from the Bed of Arrows5 min read

Anushasana Parva

1. 44Bhishma Leaves His Body at Uttarayana4 min read

Ashvamedhika Parva

1. 45The Birth of Parikshit4 min read
2. 46The Sacrificial Horse and Babruvahana4 min read
3. 47The Half-Golden Mongoose4 min read

Ashramavasika Parva

1. 48The Elders Go to the Forest5 min read

Mausala Parva

1. 49The Curse of the Iron Club and the End of the Yadavas5 min read
2. 50Krishna Departs and Dwarka Sinks5 min read

Mahaprasthanika Parva

1. 51The Final Journey and Yudhishthira's Dog5 min read

Svargarohana Parva

1. 52Yudhishthira in Heaven5 min read