This is the seventh of the 100 Upa Parvas (Sections), situated in Adi Parva, the first of the 18 Maha Parvas (Books) of the original Mahabharata composed in Sanskrit by Vyasa. As the name suggests, this Upa Parva deals with the genesis of disharmony among the Kauravas and the Pandavas, as well as the generations of the Lunar race of kings – the Bharata, the Paurava, and the Kurudynasties. The main contents of Sambhava Parva
include: the origins of all creatures from the sons of Brahma; the partial incarnations of Gods and anti-Gods on earth as principal characters in the great Kurukshetra war; the story of Duhshanta and Shakuntala; the story of Yayati; a complete genealogy of the Kauravas and the Pandavas; the birth and early years of Bhishma; the birth of Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura; their marriage; the birth of 100 Kauravas and 5 Pandavas; the growing up of the Kauravas and the Pandavas; Drona as the teacher of the Kuru princes; and Arjuna’s excellence in archery.
This is the largest Upa Parva in Adi Parva, with a total of 2,540 Shlokas organized in 70 Chapters.
To view/download my Kannada translation of Sambhava Parva, click on the picture to the left or on the link below. Please note that some portions of the conversation between Yayati and his nephew Ashtaka are yet to be translated in this version.
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Click on the link below to browse/download English translation of one of the Upa Kathas in this Upa Parva - Yayati Charita as it is narrated in this Upa Parva as well as in Matsya Purana.
Virtuous Emperor Yayati: Part 1, by T.S. Raghavendran, published in 2011 by Sriman Madhva Siddhanta Onnahini Sabha, Tiruchanur
One of the Upa Kathas in this Upa Parva - Shakuntala - was dramatized by Kalidasa, in his popular play Abhignana Shakuntala. Click on the link below to browse/download an English translation of this play. |Click to See...
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