Krishna

Quick Facts

About Krishna

Eighth avatar of Vishnu, king of Dwaraka, and the supreme orchestrator of dharma. As Arjuna's charioteer, he delivered the immortal wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita.

In Their Words

Whenever dharma declines, I manifest myself.

Krishna

Traits

• Divine
• Strategic
• Compassionate
• All-knowing

Story Appearances

• The Infinite SariDivine protector from afar❧ 16 min
• The Song of GodTeacher of eternal wisdom❧ 16 min
• The Eighteen DaysCharioteer & Strategist❧ 24 min

Stories Featuring Krishna

444 further tales on this site name Krishna, in canonical reading order.

• The Terrible VowThe Sacrifice of DevavrataAdi Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Divine ChildThe Divine descends whenever dharma declines and adharma rises. Krishna's childhood miracles remind us that God...Adi Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Divine ChildKrishna's life is the Mahabharata's answer to the question: What does God look like when God walks among us? The answer...Adi Parva ‧ 28 min
• The Boy God of VrindavanKrishna's Childhood Among the CowherdsAdi Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Demons of VrindavanThe Hunt That FailedAdi Parva ‧ 7 min
• Brahma Steals the CalvesThe Creator's TestAdi Parva ‧ 5 min
• The Sea God and the Wives at the FireTwo Small Mercies of VrindavanAdi Parva ‧ 5 min
• The Vision in the RiverA devotee granted the sight of Krishna's divinityAdi Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Slaying of KamsaThe Prophecy FulfilledAdi Parva ‧ 7 min
• Krishna at Sandipani's AshramThe Fee Paid to DeathAdi Parva ‧ 6 min
• Bhima and HidimbiThe Birth of GhatotkachaAdi Parva ‧ 8 min
• Draupadi's SwayamvaraThe Choosing of Her HusbandAdi Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Impossible ChallengeDestiny works in mysterious ways. The rejected princes of Hastinapura, believed dead, revealed themselves as the...Adi Parva ‧ 21 min
• Arjuna's Wandering YearThree Wives in Three KingdomsAdi Parva ‧ 21 min
• When Gods Made WarSometimes destruction is necessary for creation. The burning of Khandava, terrible as it was, led to the creation of...Adi Parva ‧ 18 min
• The King Who Made Fire SickTwelve years of butter and the appetite it ruinedAdi Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Bow Out of the WaterWhat Varuna kept until two men needed itAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• Vidura's Embassy to PanchalaThe envoy sent to bring the Pandavas home from Drupada's courtAdi Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Boons After the BurningIndra comes down onto the ashes of Khandava and offers Arjuna and Krishna each a boon no man can obtainAdi Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Weighing of the BharataThe gods put the epic in a balance against the four Vedas, and Sauti recites the eighteen booksAdi Parva ‧ 24 min
• Kunti's BlessingA mother-in-law names seven wives, a throne nobody owns yet, and a son not yet bornAdi Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Hundred PardonsThe birth and boon of ShishupalaAdi Parva
• The Moon's SonThe sixteen-year loan of AbhimanyuAdi Parva
• The Chariot at RaivatakaAn abduction the bride drove herselfAdi Parva
• The Imperial SacrificeIndraprastha, Jarasandha, and the Rajasuya YagnaSabha Parva ‧ 26 min
• The Palace of IllusionsMayasura's Masterpiece and the Laughter That Started a WarSabha Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Fall of JarasandhaBhima's Fourteen-Day Duel at GirivrajaSabha Parva
• The Imperial CeremonyThe Rajasuya story contains a profound teaching about divine patience and justice. Krishna endured ninety-nine insults...Sabha Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Theft of RukminiHow Krishna Won His Queen at the Edge of a WeddingSabha Parva ‧ 28 min
• The Slaying of NarakaKrishna, Satyabhama, and the Festival of LightsSabha Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Thousand-Armed KingUsha, Aniruddha, and the War of BanasuraSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• The God of Love RebornPradyumna, Shambara, and the Return to DwarakaSabha Parva ‧ 9 min
• The King Who Slept in the CaveMucukunda, Krishna, and KalayavanaSabha Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Jewel of the SunKrishna, the Syamantaka, and JambavanSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Friend Who Brought RiceSudama and the Grace of KrishnaSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Fall of DharmaThe Fall of Dharma teaches the most terrifying lesson of the Mahabharata: that evil does not triumph through its own...Sabha Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Lake Called BinduWhere Maya found Bhima's club and Arjuna's conchSabha Parva ‧ 18 min
• The King Made of Two HalvesA mango, two queens, and the demoness who put a child togetherSabha Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Fire That Loved a PrincessWhy no army could take MahishmatiSabha Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Vow of the Soft TongueVyasa's warning, and the promise Yudhishthira made insteadSabha Parva ‧ 16 min
• What the Blind King Was ToldDuryodhana's inventory of the rajasuya, and the quarrel it startedSabha Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Honey-Gatherer on the CliffVidura's last warnings, and the answer he gotSabha Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Road Out of HastinapuraWhat Vidura read in the way they walkedSabha Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Vows Sworn Before ExileFour brothers name their killings on the way out of the dice hallSabha Parva ‧ 23 min
• Krishna Takes Leave of IndraprasthaThe farewell on the road to Dwaraka, and the promise to returnSabha Parva ‧ 11 min
• Indraprastha, the City the Pandavas BuiltFrom burned forest to imperial capitalSabha Parva
• Magadha and the Fortress of GirivrajaThe empire of JarasandhaSabha Parva
• Chedi, Kingdom of the Sky-Going KingFrom Uparichara Vasu to ShishupalaSabha Parva
• Adventures in the ForestTwelve Years of Pandava ExileVana Parva ‧ 30 min
• Thirteen Years of FireThe exile teaches that suffering, accepted with dignity and used as a forge, transforms weakness into strength. The...Vana Parva ‧ 27 min
• Draupadi's Trials in ExileThe Sari, the Sage, and a Question to a QueenVana Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Divine ArsenalArjuna's Ascent to IndralokaVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• Krishna and the Flying CityThe Fall of SaubhaVana Parva ‧ 7 min
• Draupadi and SatyabhamaThe Secret That Is No SecretVana Parva ‧ 5 min
• The Child on the Cosmic WatersMarkandeya's Vision of the World's EndVana Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Turning of the AgesMarkandeya on the Four Yugas and the End of the Kali AgeVana Parva
• The Curse on Duryodhana's ThighA sage asks politely once, and is answered with a scratched footVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Promise Made in the Kamyaka WoodsThe allies arrive, and Draupadi asks Krishna what her friendship is worthVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• When Forgiveness Is Not a VirtueAn angry queen quotes an asura grandfather at a patient kingVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Blind King Counts the OddsA father adds up his enemies and hears whose fault it wasVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Council at PrabhasaThe Yadavas find the exiles on the shore and argue about ending the exile by forceVana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Warning in the DreamA father begs his son to live, and the son chooses to be rememberedVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• Badari, Hermitage of the Twin SagesWhere Nara and Narayana practice foreverVana Parva
• The Terrible GuestDurvasa and the single grain of riceVana Parva
• The Children Sent AwayWhat exile costs in other people's growing upVana Parva
• Kamyaka, the Forest of the ExilesFirst refuge of the twelve yearsVana Parva
• The Wedding at UpaplavyaAbhimanyu and UttaraaVirata Parva
• Where a Good King Must Be LivingThe Kuru court tries to find five men by their weatherVirata Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Quarrel Before the CattleAshwatthama tells Duryodhana what his kingdom is made ofVirata Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Day Karna RanThe boast in the dice hall, answered at lastVirata Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Grandsire Under the Golden PalmCelestial weapons, and Indra dropping flowersVirata Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Messenger of PeaceThe Divine Revelation in HastinapuraUdyoga Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Secret of the SunA Mother's Plea, A Warrior's PromiseUdyoga Parva ‧ 20 min
• Vidula's FireThe Mother Who Would Not Let Her Son KneelUdyoga Parva
• Uluka's EmbassyThe Last Words Before the WarUdyoga Parva ‧ 5 min
• The Fall of YayatiThe King Who Spent His HeavenUdyoga Parva
• The Head That Watched the WarBarbarika and the Three ArrowsUdyoga Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Eve of BattleLast Embassies Before KurukshetraUdyoga Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Choice at DwarakaTen crore soldiers on one side of the bed, one unarmed man on the otherUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Net and the Mountain HoneyTwo birds who quarrelled in flight, and a cliff nobody came down fromUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• How a Charioteer Came to Know GodThe blind king asks why the sight was given to a sutaUdyoga Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Braid She Refused to BindDraupadi answers Bhima's peace with her own hairUdyoga Parva ‧ 20 min
• What Kunti Sent Instead of ComfortA mother counts her sons aloud, then tells them to fightUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Meal He Chose to EatA king's banquet refused, a servant's supper acceptedUdyoga Parva ‧ 17 min
• Garuda's Map of the WorldThe four directions described from a bird's backUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Ascetic Who Would Not Be CarriedA thought Garuda never spoke aloud costs him his wingsUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Choosing of the GeneralissimoFive brothers name five different men, and Krishna names the sixthUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Cities of TentsTwo capitals raised on Kurukshetra before a single arrowUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Question of DaysEach commander prices the enemy army in morningsUdyoga Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Tree and the ForestKrishna answers Sanjaya at Upaplavya and decides to go to the Kurus himselfUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• Arjuna's Message to the KurusSanjaya recites the message in open court, and names every man who will dieUdyoga Parva ‧ 21 min
• The March to KurukshetraDuryodhana walks out on the last counsel and orders the host to move that same dayUdyoga Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Cat Who Played the HermitDuryodhana's last message to Yudhishthira is a fable about a holy man who ate his worshippersUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Sacrifice of BattleDuryodhana makes the coming war his own rite, and his father disowns him for itUdyoga Parva ‧ 23 min
• Poverty Is a Person's DeathYudhishthira tells Krishna why a ruined man loses his shame, and still asks for peaceUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Kings Who Were Passed OverDhritarashtra reads his son the family's own record of elder sons who never got the throneUdyoga Parva ‧ 13 min
• Sanjaya's EmbassyThe honest voice of a dishonest courtUdyoga Parva
• Rukmi, Whom Nobody WantedThe pride that made a man uselessUdyoga Parva
• The Offer on the ChariotKrishna reveals the secret to KarnaUdyoga Parva
• The King Who Challenged Two HermitsDambhodbhava, and a handful of grass bladesUdyoga Parva
• The Day Bhima Asked for PeaceKrishna goads the one brother who never flinchedUdyoga Parva
• The First EnvoyDrupada's old priest carries the claim to HastinapuraUdyoga Parva
• The Race for AlliesHow eighteen armies were bought before a shot was firedUdyoga Parva
• The Bhagavad GitaThe Song of GodBhishma Parva ‧ 20 min
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1: Arjuna's DespairArjuna Vishada Yoga - The Yoga of Arjuna's DejectionBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2: The Yoga of KnowledgeSankhya Yoga - The Deathless Self and the Steady SageBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3: The Yoga of ActionKarma Yoga - Acting Without AttachmentBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4: Knowledge and Renunciation of ActionJnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga - The Descent of the DivineBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5: The Yoga of RenunciationKarma Sanyasa Yoga - Renunciation and Action Are OneBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6: The Yoga of MeditationDhyana Yoga - The Discipline of the Still MindBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7: Knowledge and RealizationJnana Vijnana Yoga - The Two Natures of GodBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8: The Imperishable BrahmanAkshara Brahma Yoga - The Hour of DeathBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9: The Royal SecretRaja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Sovereign KnowledgeBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10: Divine GloriesVibhuti Yoga - The Splendors of the InfiniteBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11: The Universal FormVishvarupa Darshana Yoga - The Vision of the Cosmic FormBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12: The Yoga of DevotionBhakti Yoga - The Path of LoveBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13: The Field and Its KnowerKshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - Matter and SpiritBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14: The Three GunasGunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Three Strands of NatureBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15: The Supreme PersonPurushottama Yoga - The Tree of the World and Its RootBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16: Divine and Demonic NaturesDaivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga - The Two DestiniesBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17: The Three Kinds of FaithShraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga - Faith, Food, Sacrifice, and CharityBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18: Liberation Through RenunciationMoksha Sanyasa Yoga - The Final TeachingBhishma Parva
• The Rules of the WarThe Covenant and Its BreakingBhishma Parva
• Eighteen Days of DestructionThe Kurukshetra War teaches that there is no such thing as a 'clean' war. Even a war fought for the most righteous...Bhishma Parva ‧ 31 min
• Kurukshetra Day 1: The Conches SoundThe First Royal DeadBhishma Parva
• Kurukshetra Day 2: The Pandavas RallyThe Krauncha ArrayBhishma Parva
• Kurukshetra Day 3: The Garuda and the CrescentKrishna's Patience FailsBhishma Parva
• Kurukshetra Day 5: The Grandsire's HarvestThe Makara ArrayBhishma Parva
• The Serpent Prince's SacrificeIravan, Son of Ulupi, and the Price of VictoryBhishma Parva ‧ 22 min
• Kurukshetra Day 9: Krishna Takes Up the WheelThe Vow Almost BrokenBhishma Parva
• The Fall of Bhishma and the EarringsIndra's Gift, the Grandsire's Bed of ArrowsBhishma Parva ‧ 26 min
• The Hymn Before the ConchesKrishna sends Arjuna down from the chariot to praise the goddessBhishma Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Walk Across the FieldThe king who laid down his armour before the first arrowBhishma Parva ‧ 20 min
• Shveta Against the GrandsireThe Matsya prince who broke Bhishma's bow again and againBhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Grandsire Names the GodDuryodhana asks why he keeps losing and gets a theology insteadBhishma Parva ‧ 18 min
• Kurukshetra Day 8: The Rakshasa's HourIravan falls and Ghatotkacha answers for himBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Son of RishyasringaAlambusha, the illusion-fighter the Kauravas kept for the Pandava sonsBhishma Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Pillow of ArrowsBoth armies lay down their weapons for one eveningBhishma Parva ‧ 18 min
• Karna at the Grandsire's FeetThe forgiveness that came too late to change anythingBhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Herb in the Grandsire's HandA wounded Duryodhana asks Bhishma for reassurance and is given honesty, a pledge, and medicineBhishma Parva ‧ 16 min
• Omens and the Ten Kings Around BhimaDrona reads the signs of Bhishma's last day and sends his son to fightBhishma Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Grandsire Chooses His HourBhishma remembers Santanu's boon and refuses to die in the wrong seasonBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Seventh Day After NoonBhima and Duryodhana wound each other twice, Sanjaya tells the blind king whose fault the war is, and Satanika kills DushkarnaBhishma Parva ‧ 23 min
• Six Duels on the Eighth DayShikhandi with a broken sword, Duryodhana on foot, and a mace that missedBhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• Ghatotkacha and the Javelin of BhagadattaDuryodhana asks to kill a Rakshasa, and a Rakshasa breaks a javelin on his kneeBhishma Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Shield Around BhishmaNinth day: Satyaki trades darts with the grandsire, Abhimanyu unhorses Chitrasena, and Duryodhana orders a wall of men built round BhishmaBhishma Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Wall Before BhishmaEvery Kaurava champion is given one Pandava to stop on the tenth dayBhishma Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Last Push on the Tenth DayTenth day: Bhishma asks Yudhishthira to kill him, and the champions of both armies pair off across the field while Dushasana alone stands between him and ArjunaBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Evening After Bhishma FellBoth armies stop the war for a night, and Arjuna gives the grandsire the only pillow he will accept.Bhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Pairings of the Second DayArjuna goes at the grandsire, and the field breaks into nine duelsBhishma Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Ape on the BannerHanuman's unseen warBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verses 1-27: The Field and the ArmiesWhat Arjuna sees before he breaksBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verses 28-47: The Bow SlipsGrief argued into a philosophy of refusalBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verses 1-38: The Teaching BeginsWhy the imperishable self cannot be killedBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verses 39-53: Act Without the FruitSkill in action and the end of anxious wantingBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verses 54-72: The Steady in WisdomThe portrait of a mind that no longer swingsBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verses 17-43: Loka-sangraha and the Enemy WithinWorking for the world, and naming desire the foeBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verses 1-16: No One Can Be StillAction as sacrifice and the turning wheelBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verses 16-42: Action in InactionThe many sacrifices and the fire of knowledgeBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verses 1-15: The Descent of the TeachingLineage, avatara, and the birth that is not birthBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verses 15-29: Equal Vision, Inner JoySame sight for brahmin and dog, and peace as friendBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verses 1-14: Renunciation or ActionThe lotus leaf and the nine-gated cityBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verses 1-23: The Seat and the LampHow to actually sit, eat, sleep and steady the mindBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verses 24-47: The Restless Mind and the Fallen YogiPractice, dispassion, and no good effort wastedBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verses 15-30: Four Who Come, and Why Most Do NotKinds of devotion and the veil of yoga-mayaBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verses 1-14: The Two NaturesPearls on a thread and the crossing of mayaBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verses 15-28: Cosmic Time and the Two PathsDays of Brahma, bright road and darkBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verses 1-14: Seven Questions and the Hour of DeathYou become what you rememberBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verses 1-19: The Sovereign SecretIn me and not in me: the great paradoxBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verses 20-34: Leaf, Flower, Fruit, WaterThe offering anyone can make and the promise none loseBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10, Verses 19-42: The Catalogue of GloriesWherever there is splendour, a spark of one fragmentBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10, Verses 1-18: The Source of AllThe lamp of knowledge and Arjuna's hunger to hearBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verses 15-34: I Am TimeThe mouths of the god and the instrument's taskBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verses 1-14: The Divine EyeThe request, the gift, and a thousand sunsBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verses 35-55: Bear With Me as a FriendThe hymn, the apology, and the return of the gentle formBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verses 13-20: He Who Is Dear to MeThe portrait of the devotee, sung as a litanyBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verses 1-12: Personal or UnmanifestA ladder with a rung for everyoneBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verses 19-35: Prakriti, Purusha, and the WitnessSeeing the imperishable in the perishingBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verses 1-18: Field and Knower of the FieldBody as field, humility as knowledgeBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verses 14-27: Crossing the GunasThe one who watches the qualities operateBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verses 1-13: The Three GunasRopes of gold, fire and leadBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verses 12-20: PurushottamaThe light in the sun, the fire in the belly, the memory in the heartBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verses 1-11: The Inverted TreeCut it with the axe of non-attachmentBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verses 10-24: The Three GatesThe inner monologue of appetite, and how it closesBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verses 1-9: Two EstatesFearlessness first, and the world without a LordBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verses 15-28: Speech, Mind, and GivingAusterity that heals, gifts that cost nothing backBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verses 1-14: As His Faith Is, So Is HeFaith, food and the sacrifices we chooseBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verses 1-40: Renunciation Rightly UnderstoodTyaga, the five factors, and the great threefold tableBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verses 41-66: Your Own Work, and the Final RefugePrakriti will compel you, so choose freely and surrenderBhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verses 67-78: Delusion Gone, I Will Do Your WordTransmission, Arjuna's answer, and Sanjaya's last verseBhishma Parva
• Kurukshetra Day 11: The Teacher Takes CommandDrona's Vow to Take the King AliveDrona Parva
• The Oath of the DoomedSusharma and the Samsaptakas - the Army That Swore to DieDrona Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Elephant King of the EastBhagadatta, Supratika, and the Missile Krishna Took on His ChestDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• Abhimanyu and the WheelThe boy who could enter the formation but not leave itDrona Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Valiant SonAbhimanyu's story teaches us that true courage is not the absence of fear, but action in the face of certain death. His...Drona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Golden Son of SrinjayaThe Boy Worth More Than His LifeDrona Parva
• The Sun That SetArjuna's sunset vow and Krishna's hidden sunDrona Parva ‧ 10 min
• The Severed ArmTwo breaches of the code in a single combatDrona Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Guards of the WheelsYudhamanyu and UttamaujasDrona Parva
• The Spear Meant for ArjunaThe Death of GhatotkachaDrona Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Weapon That Could Not Be FacedAshvatthama's irresistible astra, undone by submissionDrona Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Fall of the GuruThe Half-Lie of the Dharma KingDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• Arjuna's Vow and the Fall of DronaJayadratha, the Night Battle of Ghatotkacha, and the Lie That Killed a TeacherDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Banners and the BowsSanjaya names every standard on the fieldDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Gandhara Brothers and the War of IllusionsShakuni fights the only battle he ever fought himselfDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Night the Sindhu King Asked to LeaveJayadratha wants his horses saddled, and Drona tells him the truthDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Women in the TentSubhadra, Draupadi and Uttaraa on the night Abhimanyu diedDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• What Krishna Told His CharioteerThe night Krishna decided to break his own vowDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Cart, the Lotus and the NeedleDrona builds an array forty-eight miles deep to hide one manDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Blessing at the GateArjuna asks his teacher's leave to break his teacher's lineDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Mace That Turned BackVaruna's gift to a river's son, and the one rule he forgotDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Armour of MantrasThe one day Duryodhana stood in front of Arjuna and did not fallDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Lake and the Hall of ArrowsKrishna unyokes the horses in the middle of the battleDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• Kurukshetra Day 14: The Longest DaySunset Vow, False Dusk, and a Battle That Would Not Stop at NightfallDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Order Yudhishthira GaveA king overrules the guard his brother postedDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• The King Counts His ArmyEvery soldier paid, examined and willing, and still losingDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Grandson of Shini Crosses the OceanOne chariot sent through the whole Kaurava hostDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Second Man SentBhima's crossing and the roar agreed on beforehandDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Bow Tip and the BoastKarna keeps his word to Kunti and pays for it in insultsDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Arrows He Did Not Want to ShootArjuna, Kripa, and a lesson in arms turned back on its teacherDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Oath of a Bereaved FatherThe house of Bahlika ends in a single nightDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• Three Men and a Drawn SwordKarna boasts, Kripa answers, and Ashwatthama draws on his own sideDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• What Krishna Had Already DoneArjuna asks, and gets a list he did not expectDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Dart That Was Never ThrownA blind king asks the only question that matteredDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• Kurukshetra Day 15: The Day the Teacher DiedFrom the Dawn Prayers to the Half-Truth at NoonDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• Held Back by Bhima's ArmsSatyaki and Dhrishtadyumna nearly finish the war for the KauravasDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Weapon That Would Not Burn ThemAshwatthama's fire, and why it left two men standingDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The One Who Walked Ahead of the ChariotArjuna finally asks who has been winning his battlesDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Sword That Broke on the ShieldAbhimanyu strips a king of everything, and Jayadratha comes down off his car to stop himDrona Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Two MacesBhima sends Abhimanyu aside and meets the king of Madra blow for blow until both men fallDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Guard at the WheelKumara of Panchala checks Drona in front of Yudhishthira's chariot, and pays for itDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Sword on Drona's YokeDhrishtadyumna leaps onto his enemy's chariot to kill him, and Satyaki cuts the arrow that would have killed him firstDrona Parva ‧ 13 min
• The King on FootDrona breaks Yudhishthira's bow, dart, mace and car, and the king escapes on Sahadeva's chariotDrona Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Dice That Turned Into ArrowsDrona rebukes the fleeing Dushasana, and then wakes with a sword over his neckDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The King Who Went In AloneDuryodhana charges the whole Pandava army by himself, and Yudhishthira cuts his bowDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Stake on the TableDrona tells Duryodhana that the dice in the sabha were arrows, and that Jayadratha is what they are playing forDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• Seven Bows Against OneDhrishtadyumna rides at Drona in the night battle and answers seven champions with three arrows apieceDrona Parva ‧ 12 min
• The King Put Off His ChariotSatyaki kills Duryodhana's horses and driver, cuts his bow at the handle, and the king escapes on Kritavarma's carDrona Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Two Who RememberedDuryodhana and Satyaki meet on the fifteenth day and talk about their childhood before they fightDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• Sword and Shield Against the PreceptorDhrishtadyumna, stripped of car and bow, dances the twenty-one motions to reach DronaDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Telling in the RoutAshwatthama rides back through a fleeing army to ask what happened, and Kripa has to tell him how Drona was killedDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• Karna Takes the FieldThe vow that kept him out of ten days of war, and the grief that brought him into itDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Consecration of DronaKarna names the Preceptor commander, and Drona names the man he cannot killDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Silent CampArjuna comes back at dusk from the samsaptakas and learns that Abhimanyu is deadDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Boon Somadatta Asked ForA wrestling match at Devaki's self-choice, and the son born a generation later to answer itDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• How Drona Won the Narayana WeaponAshwatthama tells the Kauravas where his father's last astra came from, and the one rule that came with itDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The One Who Walked Before the CarVyasa tells Arjuna whose lance was breaking the ranks in front of himDrona Parva ‧ 24 min
• The King Falls Out of His SeatDhritarashtra hears that Drona is dead, faints in his hall, and wakes to ask who was supposed to be guarding himDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Mouth of the GarudaDrona draws his host as a bird and comes for Yudhishthira on the twelfth morningDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Blind King Is AnsweredDhritarashtra laments the night after Abhimanyu's death, and his own messenger tells him whose fault it isDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Road to JayadrathaArjuna breaks through the head of Drona's array on the fourteenth morning, from the omens at dawn to the river of bloodDrona Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Brothers of AvantiTwo kings see Arjuna's horses tire, and one of them walks up to Krishna with a maceDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• Four Duels on the Fourteenth DayKshemadhurti, Viradhanwan, Niramitra and Vyaghradatta go down before Drona's divisionDrona Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Stones and the Golden KingSatyaki kills Sudarsana on the road to Arjuna, and cuts the mountaineers' stones out of the airDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• What Drupada Said About DuryodhanaFive kings die in front of Drona in one afternoon, and Drupada names the man who is not on the fieldDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Field Krishna Showed HimArjuna is driven at a walk over the ground he has won, and Yudhishthira answers with a hymnDrona Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Night Falls on the Fourteenth DayAshwatthama breaks the Panchalas after dark, Drona looses the wind weapon, and Krishna pulls Yudhishthira out of a fight he is winningDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• Duels by TorchlightSix single combats fought by lamplight on the road to Drona's carDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• Karna by Night Against the PanchalasThe armies throw down their torches, and the Suta's son scatters Dhrishtadyumna and all of Panchala in the darkDrona Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Whole Host Against DronaYudhishthira sends every man he has at the preceptor, and the fifteenth morning breaks into duelsDrona Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Arrow Cut in the AirSatyaki saves Dhrishtadyumna from the preceptor's shaft and holds three great bowmen at once, and the day ends with Drona's head in the dustDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• Bhima Carried From the FieldAshwatthama's afternoon after the Narayana weapon, and the shaft that took Bhima's charioteerDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• Portents Before the Fourteenth DayThe night the sky and the rivers answered Arjuna's vow, and the morning ritual of a kingDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• Satyaki of the VrishnisLoyalty that outran judgmentDrona Parva
• The Fifteenth MorningDrona alone, and the old kings who tried to stop himDrona Parva
• The Journey to the MountainKrishna and Arjuna go north in the night before the vowDrona Parva
• The Night the Armies SleptA truce called for the moon on the fourteenth nightDrona Parva
• Pragjyotisha, City of the Eastern LightFortress of Naraka and BhagadattaDrona Parva
• The Gandiva QuarrelArjuna Nearly Kills His KingKarna Parva
• The Death of KarnaThe chariot wheel, the curses, and the fall of the sunKarna Parva ‧ 11 min
• The Fallen SunKarna's life is the greatest tragedy of the Mahabharata. Born a prince, raised a charioteer's son, cursed by fate at...Karna Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Fallen SunKarna's story is the Mahabharata's deepest meditation on the cruelty of fate and the power of loyalty. He was denied...Karna Parva ‧ 28 min
• Kurukshetra Day 17: The Earth Takes the WheelKarna's Last Morning to Karna's Last HourKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Word Brought to HastinapuraSanjaya rides through the night with the news of KarnaKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• Arjuna Against the Preceptor's SonThe duel Ashvatthama could not win twiceKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• Pandya of the Malaya HillsThe southern king who thought himself greater than BhishmaKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The King Against the KingYudhishthira brings Duryodhana down and Bhima stops the blowKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Calf and the WheelKarna tells his charioteer the curse that will kill himKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• Karna Spares the KingThe armour cut away, and a hand laid on Yudhishthira's shoulderKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Brothers Bhima CountedDuryodhana's kin fall in handfuls on the seventeenth dayKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Bhargava WeaponKarna spends his teacher's last gift on the PancalasKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• Ashvatthama Asks for PeaceA hand on Duryodhana's wrist while the gods watchKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Field After the Sun FellShalya counts the dead and the Kauravas walk awayKarna Parva ‧ 18 min
• A Thousand Lamps Around KarnaYudhishthira rises from his bed to look at his enemyKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Old Preceptor and the Slayer of DronaKripa freezes Dhrishtadyumna until his own driver turns the car and runsKarna Parva ‧ 11 min
• The King Names the PairsYudhishthira assigns each Pandava his enemy as Karna's array comes onKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• Ashwatthama Breaks the King's GuardA roof of arrows over Yudhishthira, and the insult the king threw backKarna Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Elephant Standard Comes DownDhrishtadyumna leaves Duryodhana without horses, driver, weapons or banner at noon on the seventeenth dayKarna Parva ‧ 18 min
• Ashwatthama at Dhrishtadyumna's ThroatThe vow he very nearly kept on the seventeenth dayKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• How Parashurama Won Shiva's WeaponsYears of penance, a war fought with empty hands, and the arsenal that reached KarnaKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Night After DronaThe sleepless camp, four men in a tent, and the thread tied round Karna's wristsKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• Dandadhara of MagadhaTwo brothers on elephants, and the field Krishna made Arjuna look atKarna Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Kings of the East FallSatyaki, Sahadeva and Nakula break the elephant corps of the eastern kingsKarna Parva ‧ 11 min
• Karna and Satyaki ClashOne Vrishni holds the Kaurava army, and the sixteenth day ends in dustKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Price on Arjuna's HeadKarna offers everything he owns to any man who will point out ArjunaKarna Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Prince Who Went In for ShikhandiKripa strips Shikhandi on the seventeenth day, and a young ally buys him a way out with his lifeKarna Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Gates of Heaven Stand OpenDuryodhana tells his kings that dying well is winning, and Krishna drives Arjuna through what that costsKarna Parva ‧ 20 min
• Satyaki Unhorses ShakuniThe seventeenth day breaks into single combats, and the gambler of Gandhara is carried off the field by his sonKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• Arjuna Rides Out for KarnaThe car is yoked again, the omen birds go on ahead, and the field between Arjuna and Karna breaks into duelsKarna Parva ‧ 23 min
• Arjuna Cuts His Way to KarnaAn army ordered to tire one man before Karna kills himKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Vows Before the Final DuelKarna, Shalya, Krishna and Arjuna each say what they will do when the other man diesKarna Parva ‧ 24 min
• Karna's Tales of the MadrakasThe abducted woman's curse, the rakshasa's ranking of dirt, and a driver who cannot get off the chariotKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Serpent in the ArrowA grudge that waited a generation for one shotKarna Parva
• Balarama's PilgrimageForty-Two Days on the Sarasvati While the World BurnedShalya Parva
• Duryodhana's Last StandShalya, the Twins, and a King in a LakeShalya Parva ‧ 28 min
• The Fourth CommanderA nephew's water poured on an uncle's head at the foot of HimavatShalya Parva ‧ 18 min
• Shalya Alone Against FiveThe last commander's one unanswerable morningShalya Parva ‧ 20 min
• The King on the Mountain of FleshOne elephant breaks an army, and two men bring it downShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• Where the Carnage Did Not CeaseArjuna counts every point at which the war should have stoppedShalya Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Last of the HundredBhima closes an eighteen-year account in a single afternoonShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Oath Comes DueSusharman, his thirty-five sons, and the last of the sworn menShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Men Who Carried the MeatA king's hiding place sold for a purseShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Duel on the Southern BankTwo pupils of one teacher settle a war with clubsShalya Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Verdict at the Fallen KingBalarama's plough, Duryodhana's indictment, and the flowers that fell from the skyShalya Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Errand Before the GriefKrishna drives to Hastinapura to reach a mother before her curse doesShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• Duryodhana Rises from the LakeTaunted in the water, the last Kaurava comes up armed and asks for one man at a timeShalya Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Last Words of DuryodhanaBroken-thighed on the field, the Kuru king laments his dead, sends his last words home, and names a general with a dying man's hand.Shalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Eighteenth MorningChekitana takes a lance, Suratha takes a single arrow, and Duryodhana is carried off his own field by bolting horsesShalya Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Seventeen HundredShalya's followers charge against orders, and Duryodhana's army breaks twice before he turns it roundShalya Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Afternoon of the Eighteenth DaySatyaki takes Kritavarma's car again, Duryodhana holds the field alone, and the last elephants fallShalya Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Flight of the Royal LadiesThe last of the eleven armies dies, Duryodhana walks into a lake, and the Kaurava camp runs for HastinapuraShalya Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Lords of the Waters and the TreasuresBalarama walks the Sarasvati past the fords where Varuna, Kubera, Indra and Surya won what they holdShalya Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Plunder of the Kaurava CampThe victors ride into Duryodhana's empty tents, and Arjuna's chariot turns to ashShalya Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Muster of the Eighteenth DayAn oath never to fight alone, and the count of what was left of both armiesShalya Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Teacher of MacesBalarama between his two pupilsShalya Parva
• The Count on the Nineteenth MorningEighteen armies, and the men who walked off the fieldShalya Parva
• The Owl in the Banyan TreeWhat three beaten men argued about in the darkSauptika Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Being at the GateAshvatthama offers himself to MahadevaSauptika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Last ReportThree men bring good news to a dying kingSauptika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Weapon He Could Not LiftAshvatthama's bargain on the Dwaraka shoreSauptika Parva ‧ 16 min
• Why Rudra Broke the SacrificeKrishna explains who really emptied the campSauptika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Duel of the Brahmashira WeaponsAshwatthama and Arjuna loose the world-ending astra at Vyasa's hermitageSauptika Parva ‧ 18 min
• Kritavarma's RoadSmall compromises on the way to atrocitySauptika Parva
• The Aftermath of WarThe Night Massacre, the Women's Lament, and a Curse on KrishnaStri Parva ‧ 25 min
• The Lament of the WomenStri Parva - The Field of WidowsStri Parva
• Gandhari's CurseThirty-Six Years HenceStri Parva
• The Queen Asks Her QuestionsGandhari puts the victors on trial, and Vyasa stands in the wayStri Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Queens Who Came a Long WayWhat the Kuru quarrel cost the kingdoms that were only alliesStri Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Count of the DeadKrishna's blunt answer, and a king who could see where they had goneStri Parva ‧ 16 min
• Gandhari Shows Krishna the FieldWith the sight Vyasa gave her, the blindfolded queen walks Krishna through the dead of KurukshetraStri Parva ‧ 21 min
• What Gandhari SawThe blind queen, given sight for one afternoon, walks Kurukshetra naming the dead of both armiesStri Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Iron EmbraceDhritarashtra's grief given a bodyStri Parva
• The Sixteen KingsThe Consolation of YudhishthiraShanti Parva
• Charvaka the False BrahminThe Curse at the CoronationShanti Parva ‧ 5 min
• Bhishma on the Bed of ArrowsFifty-Eight Days of Teaching, and a King Crowned at His FeetShanti Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Dharma of KingsRajadharma - Bhishma on the Art of RuleShanti Parva
• Karna at RajapuraA bride carried off, a hundred kings unhorsed, and the city a rival gave awayShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Crowning of YudhishthiraA king anointed by the man he could not saveShanti Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Princes the Earth HidWhat was left of the Kshatriyas after the axeShanti Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Age Before KingsHow men who protected one another stopped, and what had to be writtenShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Weapon Not Made of SteelKrishna tells Narada what his own kinsmen do to himShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• Three Doors and Fifty WomenThe son of Vyasa is made to walk, and then made to waitShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Rishi Born From a WordVyasa tells his disciples who he was before he was VyasaShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Root of All AccomplishmentBhishma teaches that the world, the Vedas and the rank of the gods were all bought with penanceShanti Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Cheerful AsceticNarada asks Samanga why he is never sorry, and gets an answer about acts and their fruitsShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• Arishtanemi and King SagaraA sage tells a reigning king when to let go of his house, and the king keeps his throneShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• Krishna's Gift to the Dying GrandsireThe Boon That Took Away Pain, Hunger and Thirst So Bhishma Could SpeakShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Sudra Who Gave a Hundred ThousandBhishma sets out the duties of the four orders, and names the servant whose sacrifice is still rememberedShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Oath to Conquer or DieBhishma on marching, arraying and swearing in an army, and the men a soldier may never strikeShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Practices That Overcome DifficultyBhishma on when a truthful man may lie, and the long list of habits that carry a person throughShanti Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Debt Penance Could Not PayYama climbs the Paripatra hills, and Gotama asks him what is owed to a mother and a fatherShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Legs of the SnakeBhishma on how to live through a lawless season, and why slander must never be heardShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Tribes Beyond the PaleBhishma names the peoples of the borders and dates them to the ending of the first ageShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• Narada as Krishna Praised HimUgrasena asks why everyone speaks well of one sage, and Krishna answers him item by itemShanti Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Road to EmancipationBhishma names, one by one, the tool that lifts each weightShanti Parva ‧ 12 min
• The Eighth Portion of VishnuSanatkumara tells the defeated Vritra what holds up the universe, and Bhishma tells Yudhishthira who Krishna isShanti Parva ‧ 23 min
• Galava Asks What Is BeneficialNarada answers a student who cannot tell which scripture to obeyShanti Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Curses of the RishisKrishna names the marks that Brahmanas left on gods, seas and mountainsShanti Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Gatekeepers Who Became DemonsThe Curse of the Kumaras and the Three BirthsShanti Parva ‧ 8 min
• The Twin SagesNara, Narayana, and the Eternal CompanionshipShanti Parva ‧ 9 min
• The Sage with the Ape's FaceNarada, Parvata, and a Vow Between FriendsShanti Parva
• Upamanyu's PenanceThe boy who refused every god but Shiva, and the god who came disguised as Indra to hear him do itAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• Tandi and the Ten Thousand YearsA rishi meditates for a hundred centuries, sees Mahadeva, and hymns him as the end of all five roadsAnushasana Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Vow of Ten and Two YearsKrishna keeps a twelve year vow on the mountain and a fire walks out of his mouthAnushasana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Jackal and the ApeTwo friends meet again in a burning ground and account for their bodiesAnushasana Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Ten Sins of Body, Speech and MindBhishma answers the plainest question with a list of ten things not to doAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• How Vishnu Got the DiscusUpamanyu tells Krishna where Sudarsana came from, and Krishna climbs Himavat to ask Mahadeva for a sonAnushasana Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Devotees of MahadevaKapila, Valmiki, Gritsamada and others tell Yudhishthira what a lifetime's devotion to Mahadeva bought them.Anushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Brahmanas Who Deserve WorshipNarada tells Krishna whom he bows to, and Bhishma tells a king what it costs to forgetAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min
• Gifts Under the Lunar MansionsNarada tells Devaki what to give under each star, and the gods ask Brahman for ground to stand onAnushasana Parva ‧ 23 min
• Flowers, Incense, and LampsThe goddess Earth tells Krishna what a household owes each day, and Shukra tells Bali which flowers belong to which beingsAnushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• Whose Food May Be EatenBhishma on the tables a man may sit at, and the expiations for the restAnushasana Parva ‧ 14 min
• Whom One Should WorshipYudhishthira asks whom a man should bow to, and Bhishma answers with the brahmanasAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Child Who Stopped Indra's ArmA boy on Uma's lap holds the thunderbolt in the airAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Foundations of RighteousnessBhishma is asked whether the eye or the scripture decides, and answers with three foundations and a long list of small rulesAnushasana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The King Who Became a LizardNriga's long penance for one careless wrongAnushasana Parva ‧ 9 min
• Durvasa Tests KrishnaThe wrathful sage who found no anger to curse in all of DwarakaAnushasana Parva
• Four Faces and a Blue ThroatUma asks her husband to account for himselfAnushasana Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Thousand Names of VishnuVishnu Sahasranama - Bhishma's Last GiftAnushasana Parva
• The Thousand Names of ShivaShiva Sahasranama - Krishna's Own TeachingAnushasana Parva
• The Dharma of GiftsDanadharma - What Giving Actually IsAnushasana Parva
• The Hand That Rose From the GrassBhishma's own memory of Shantanu's shraddha at the gate of GangaAnushasana Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Departure of BhishmaThe sun turns north, and the grandsire lets goAnushasana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Horse SacrificeArjuna Follows a Wandering Horse, and Dies at His Own Son's HandAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 23 min
• The AnugitaThe Gita After the GitaAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 5 min
• Uttanka's CloudsThe Sage Who Nearly Cursed GodAshvamedhika Parva
• The Revival of ParikshitThe Act of TruthAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 6 min
• The Last Son of KarnaVrishaketu, the Boy the Pandavas Raised in Their Brother's PlaceAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Battle No One Else Can FightKrishna names the enemies still living in Yudhishthira's fleshAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Fires Inside the BodyA wife asks what her husband's stillness is worthAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 21 min
• Where the Kingdom EndsA sentence of exile that its author could not locateAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Eight Who Questioned BrahmaThe ladder from the Unmanifest down to a bodyAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 21 min
• The News Krishna Held BackA grandfather is spared until his daughter refuses itAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Horse Goes SouthEkalavya's son, and the day Dwaraka grabbed the bridleAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Sacrifice of Profuse GoldYudhishthira gives away the earth and is given it backAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Adhwaryu and the YatiA wandering ascetic stops at a sacrifice and asks the priest who gave the goat his consentAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 14 min
• Arjuna's Hymn at PartingOn the road to Hastinapur, Arjuna praises Krishna and gives him leave to go homeAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 16 min
• Subhadra of DwarakaSister, wife, and guardian of the lineAshvamedhika Parva
• Uttaraa, Mother of the Last HeirA girl's widowhood and a dynasty's threadAshvamedhika Parva
• The Perfected One at the DoorA brahmana asks what the soul is walking throughAshvamedhika Parva
• The Wordy DartsFifteen Years of Bhima's UnforgivenessAshramavasika Parva ‧ 19 min
• The King Asks Leave of His PeopleAn Assembly Absolves the Man Who Ruined ItAshramavasika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Court Comes to the ForestAn Army Marches Out to Visit Two Old AsceticsAshramavasika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Night the Dead ReturnedVyasa Calls the Fallen Out of the GangaAshramavasika Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Fire That Was Not UnholyYudhishthira Accuses Agni of IngratitudeAshramavasika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Iron MacesBook 16 - The Curse That Destroyed Krishna's PeopleMausala Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Omens of DwarakaA City Watches Its Own Death ApproachMausala Parva ‧ 17 min
• Balarama Returns to the SeaThe Serpent Leaves by the Mouth It Came FromMausala Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Death of VasudevaKrishna's Father Outlives EveryoneMausala Parva ‧ 16 min
• Arjuna Empties DwarakaOne bowman escorts a dead city inland, and the sea walks behind himMausala Parva ‧ 18 min
• Uddhava Takes His LeaveThe one Yadava who left Prabhasa before the grass turned to ironMausala Parva ‧ 12 min
• When the Gandiva FailedArjuna's last, lost escortMausala Parva
• Prabhasa, Where the Sea Meets the EndThe shore tirtha of the YadavasMausala Parva
• The Great DepartureKrishna's Death, the End of the Yadavas, and the Pandavas' Climb to HeavenMahaprasthanika Parva ‧ 26 min
• The Ascent to HeavenBook 18 - The Last Illusion, and the End of the StorySvargarohana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Return of the PortionsWho everybody turned out to have beenSvargarohana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Line of YaduHow the Harivamsa Traces Krishna's AncestryHarivamsa
• The Flight to DwarakaThe City Built in the SeaHarivamsa
• The City of DoorsDwaraka DescribedHarivamsa
• Hamsa and DimbhakaThe Two Who Could Not Be KilledHarivamsa
• The Second Theft of the SyamantakaShatadhanva's RideHarivamsa
• The Eight Queens of DwarakaThe Marriages of KrishnaHarivamsa
• The Demon of a Thousand IllusionsThe Fall of NikumbhaHarivamsa
• The Actor Spies of DwarakaPradyumna and PrabhavatiHarivamsa
• The False VasudevaPaundraka, the King Who Dressed as GodHarivamsa
• The Parijata TreeSatyabhama and the Flower of HeavenHarivamsa
• Samba and the Dragged CityBalarama's Plough at the Walls of HastinapuraHarivamsa
• The Ape at the GatesBalarama and DvividaHarivamsa
• Balarama and the YamunaThe River Dragged by the PloughHarivamsa
• The Hunter Called Old AgeWho Jara WasHarivamsa
• Devaki and the Six Who Came BeforeA mother's arms filled for one eveningHarivamsa
• Yashoda's Second FarewellThe mother of the heart at SyamantapanchakaHarivamsa
• Mathura, Cradle of KrishnaThe city of the prison and the festivalHarivamsa
• Eklavya, King of the NishadasWhat the excluded do with their exclusionHarivamsa

Character Arc

1. 1The PromiseVows to protect Draupadi's honor
2. 2The TeachingReveals the path of dharma
3. 3The VisionShows the Vishwarupa

Key Relationships

• Divine Friend & Guide➝Arjuna
• Sakha (Divine Friend)➝Draupadi
• Revered Opponent➝Bhishma

Places in Krishna's Story

Drawn from the stories Krishna appears in.

• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Kampilyaकाम्पिल्य
• Ekachakraएकचक्र
• Mathuraमथुरा
• Yamunaयमुना
• Gokulगोकुल
• Vrindavanवृंदावन
• Govardhanaगोवर्धन
• Khandava Forestखाण्डव वन
• Indraprasthaइंद्रप्रस्थ
• Pandava Campपाण्डव शिविर

Related Characters

Others counted among the Divine Beings.

• ◭Hanuman
• ❧Kacha
• ≈Goddess Ganga
• ★The Eight Vasus
• ॐSage Vyasa
• ✶Sage Durvasa