Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Chapter 87

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dhaumya uvāca |
avantiṣu pratīcyāṃ vai kīrtayiṣyāmi te diśi |
yāni tatra pavitrāṇi puṇyānyāyatanāni ca || 1 ||
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priyaṅgvāmravanopetā vānīravanamālinī |
pratyaksrotā nadī puṇyā narmadā tatra bhārata || 2 ||
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niketaḥ khyāyate puṇyo yatra viśravaso muneḥ |
jajñe dhanapatiryatra kubero naravāhanaḥ || 3 ||
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vaiḍūryaśikharo nāma puṇyo girivaraḥ śubhaḥ |
divyapuṣpaphalāstatra pādapā haritacchadāḥ || 4 ||
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tasya śailasya śikhare sarastatra ca dhīmataḥ |
praphullanalinaṃ rājandevagandharvasevitam || 5 ||
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bahvāścaryaṃ mahārāja dṛśyate tatra parvate |
puṇye svargopame divye nityaṃ devarṣisevite || 6 ||
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hradinī puṇyatīrthā ca rājarṣestatra vai sarit |
viśvāmitranadī pārā puṇyā parapuraṃjaya || 7 ||
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yasyāstīre satāṃ madhye yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ |
papāta sa punarlokāṃllebhe dharmānsanātanān || 8 ||
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tatra puṇyahradastāta mainākaścaiva parvataḥ |
bahumūlaphalo vīra asito nāma parvataḥ || 9 ||
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āśramaḥ kakṣasenasya puṇyastatra yudhiṣṭhira |
cyavanasyāśramaścaiva khyātaḥ sarvatra pāṇḍava |
tatrālpenaiva sidhyanti mānavāstapasā vibho || 10 ||
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jambūmārgo mahārāja ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām |
āśramaḥ śāmyatāṃ śreṣṭha mṛgadvijagaṇāyutaḥ || 11 ||
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tataḥ puṇyatamā rājansatataṃ tāpasāyutā |
ketumālā ca medhyā ca gaṅgāraṇyaṃ ca bhūmipa |
khyātaṃ ca saindhavāraṇyaṃ puṇyaṃ dvijaniṣevitam || 12 ||
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pitāmahasaraḥ puṇyaṃ puṣkaraṃ nāma bhārata |
vaikhānasānāṃ siddhānāmṛṣīṇāmāśramaḥ priyaḥ || 13 ||
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apyatra saṃstavārthāya prajāpatiratho jagau |
puṣkareṣu kuruśreṣṭha gāthāṃ sukṛtināṃ vara || 14 ||
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manasāpyabhikāmasya puṣkarāṇi manasvinaḥ |
pāpāṇi vipraṇaśyanti nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate || 15 ||
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 87

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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