Svargarohana Parva: The Ascent

Yudhishthira in heaven, the trial of the voices, and the epic's last words on dharma.

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Sources

Every verse in this lecture can be checked against these texts.

Mahabharata, Svargarohana Parva
18.1 (Duryodhana in heaven, Narada's words, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Svargarohana Parva
18.2.35
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Svargarohana Parva
18.2-18.3 (the road, the voices, the gods and Dharma, paraphrased)

Translation

Vidya working translation, pending scholar review

Terms of use

Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Svargarohana Parva

18.3.39-18.4 (the heavenly Ganga and the reunion, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Svargarohana Parva

18.5.49 (Vyasa's cry, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Svargarohana Parva

18.5.50

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

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