The Mausala Parva is the sixteenth of the eighteen parvas of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has nine chapters. The critical edition has eight chapters. It is one of the three shortest e
Yadavas killing themselves, with Krishna (blue figure) and his brother Balarama depicted at right. Painting by M. V. Dhurandhar
The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayana. Both are considered smriti and itihasa texts.
Mausala Parva
…The Mausala Parva ("Episode of Flails") is the sixteenth of the eighteen parvas (books) of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has nine chapters. The critical edition has eight chapters. It is one of the three shortest episodes within the epic. The Mausala…
Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra, 18th–19th-century painting
Vyasa narrating the Mahābhārata to Ganesha from a 17th century Mewar manuscript.
Sauti recites the slokas of the Mahabharata.