Adi Parva
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The Adi Parva or The Book of the Beginning is the first of eighteen books of the Mahabharata. "Ādi" in Sanskrit means "first".
Arjuna and Subhadra
Bhishma taking his bhishma pratigya is shown in Adi Parva
The creation of universe by the churning of the ocean - this story is told in many ancient Indian scripts, including the initial chapters of Adi Parva. Above picture is from the Mahabharata wall of Angkor Wat, Cambodia depicting the Samudra manthan story
Uttanka
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Uttanka is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is described to have resided in the Maru desert. The primary source of this account is found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Takshaka (pictured) stole the earrings that Uttanka acquired to be given as gurudakshina.
The god Indra (pictured) is described as having helped Uttanka recover the stolen earrings.
Vishvarupa of Krishna as seen by Arjuna. Krishna is also described as having shown this form to Uttanka.