Tales and Teachings of the Mahabharat

Contents Page Acknowledgements vii Introduction ix 1. Shakuntala and Dushyant 1 2. Yayati 13 3. Dron and Arjun 38 4. Sunda and Upasunda 45 5. Morher's love 50 6. Draupadi's lament 53 7. Nal and Damayanti 72 8. Agastya 101 9. Bhagirath 112 10. Rishyashringa 118 11. Parsuram 124 12. Chyavan rishi 128 13. Ushinara, king of Sahibi 133 14. Wages of essay learning 137 15. The snake Nahush and Yudhishtir 143 16. Markandeya visits Pandavas 149 17. Vamadev 154 18. King Intradyumna 159 19. Women of worth 161 20. Rishi Mudgal 182 21. Savitri and Satyavan 188 22. Vidur Niti 205 23. Queen Vidura's advice 245 24. Krishna's wisdom 261 25. Asit Deval muni and mahamuni Jaigishavya 272 26. Vidur's description of worldly existence 276 27. Yudhishtir is urged to discharge duties of rural 281 28. Importance of good rule 310 29. Bhishma's advice to Yudhistir 336 30. The importance of integrity 364 31. Raja Brahmadatta and Poojani 369 32. Visvamitra and the chandal 378 33. Shalmali tree and the wind 385 34. Indra consoles Rishi Kashyap 389 35. Bhrugu explains the world process to Bharadwaj 394 36. What is Death? 414 37. The eternal religion 419 38. The Vaisya Tuladhar enlightens the Brahmin Jajali 422 39. Can ruler punish without violence? 434 40. Kundadhar's gift 438 41. Man's true worth 443 42. Who killed him? 452 43. Qualities of the kind and merciful 457 44. Where goddess Lakshmi loves to reside 459 45. The sun gifts shoes and umbrella 461 46. Chyavan rishi's friendship and his price 464 47. Rejecting greed is highest dharma 468 48. King Marut's yajna 477 49. Uttanka's loss 490 50. The mongoose's story 501 51. Dharma tests Yudhishtir thrice 513 Quotations 531 Index 563 Glossary 579