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Krishna told Arjuna that the five breaths of life were prana, apana, samana, vyana, and udana. Prana and apana moved upward while vyana and samana ...

The horse sacrifice Yudhishthira again requested Krishna to permit him to leave to the forest as he felt guilty about killing Bheeshma and Karna. V...

All beings in the world, including trees, have these five elements. The five elements of the body, ears, nose, mouth, heart, and stomach have space...

Bheeshma then explained how greed is the basis for evil. Greed causes anger and desire. This leads to mistrust of others and causes a person to bec...

During adversity, an enemy may become a friend, and a friend may become an enemy. An alliance with an enemy can be considered during such a situati...

Bheeshma then told the story of King Ambarisha, who went to heaven after death and saw that his commander Sudeva was in an exalted position. He ask...

Bheeshma then advised Yudhishthira about the conduct of a king. He told him that a king should have eight advisors who should include four Brahmana...

Bheeshma advised Yudhishthira that the king who follows his dharma by protecting his citizens, is following vanaprastha. The king who studies Vedas...

Yudhishthira seated with Draupadi, performed a yajna, and offered gifts to the Brahmanas. He then addressed the people and asked them to respect Dh...

Peace after the war The Pandavas stayed outside the city of Hastinapura for a month to complete the period of mourning. Yudhishthira grieved over K...

Yudhishtira went before her, trembling. In anger, she looked down through the folds of her blindfold and her eyes fell on Yudhishtira’s toenails. T...

Dhritarashtra was shattered after hearing the news of the death of his sons. Vidura then consoled him, saying that all those who were dead were Ind...