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In the Mahabharata, Savitri and Satyavan are characters appearing in the Vana Parva of the epic. Savitri is a princess born by the boon of Savitr . Described to be wise and beautiful, she fell in love with and married Satyavan, a prince who was destined to die at a very young age.
Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...
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The Shanti Parva (Sanskrit: शान्ति पर्व; IAST: Śānti parva; "Book of Peace") is the twelfth of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has three parts and 365 chapters. [1] [2] The critical edition has three parts and 353 chapters. [3] [4] It is the longest book among the eighteen books of the epic.
Chapter 134 of Anushasana Parva recites Vishnu sahasranama - a list of 1,000 names (sahasranama) of Vishnu. [5] Included in the list of 1000 names for Vishnu are Shiva, Sharva, Sthanu, Ishana and Rudra. This synonymous listing of Shiva and Vishnu as one, in Mahabharata, has led to the belief that all gods mentioned in Vedic literature are one. [14]
The Vana Parva, also known as the "Book of the Forest", is the third of eighteen parvas in the Indian epic Mahabharata. [1] Vana Parva traditionally has 21 parts and 324 chapters. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The critical edition of Vana Parva is the longest of the 18 books in the epic, [ 4 ] containing 16 parts and 299 chapters.
Dhritarashtra and the royal women lamenting the casualties of the Kurukshetra War, a scene from the Stri Parva illustrated by Evelyn Stuart Hardy. The Stri Parva (Sanskrit: स्त्री पर्व), or the "Book of the Women," is the eleventh of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has 4 parts and 27 chapters ...
Bhishma taking his bhishma pratigya (oath) is shown in Adi Parva, painting by Raja Ravi Varma. The Adi Parva or The Book of the Beginning is the first of eighteen books of the Mahabharata. "Ādi" in Sanskrit means "first". Adi Parva traditionally has 19 parts and 236 adhyayas (chapters).