Contents
Lord Krishna to Arjuna
Foreword
1. The Birth of Devavrata
2. Satyavati, the Fisherman’s Daughter
3. A Woman’s Revenge
4. The Death of Pandu
5. Vidura: An Icon of Wisdom
6. Dronacharya and Ekalavya: Drona’s Revenge
7. Bheema
8. The Open Competition
9. A Death Trap in Lac
10. Bheema Marries Hidimbi
11. The Slaying of Bakasura
12. The Svayamvara
13. Indraprastha
14. Arjuna Leaves on a Year’s Exile
15. Arjuna’s Courtship of Subhadra
16. Jarasandha Slain
17. Krishna Honoured
18. Sakuni
19. The Game of Dice
20. The Disrobing of Draupadi
21. The Pandavas Leave for Their Exile
22. Arjuna and Siva
23. Krishna’s Pledge
24. Bheema’s Encounter with Hanuman
25. Duryodhana’s Humiliation
26. The Divine Pool
27. The Thirteenth Year
28. Bheema, the Wrestling Champion
29. The Slaying of Keechaka
30. Duryodhana Attacks Virata
31. Yudhishthira Bleeds
32. Abhimanyu Weds Princess Uttara
33. Duryodhana and Arjuna in Dwaraka
34. Salya
35. Drupada’s Priest in Hastinapur
36. Krishna, Envoy to Hastinapur
37. Krishna in Hastinapur
38. The Great Secret
39. Yudhishthira Prepares for War
40. Duryodhana at His War Council
41. A Tryst between Mother and Son
42. War – The Die Is Cast
43. Dhritarashtra’s Anguish
44. Arjuna Perplexed
45. Divine Doctrines
46. Yudhishthira Surprises Both Armies
47. War: The First Day
48. The Second Day
49. The Third Day
50. The Fourth Day
51. The Fifth Day
52. The Sixth Day
53. The Seventh Day
54. Ghatotkacha Displays His Valour: The Eighth Day
55. Duryodhana’s Night of Agony
56. Bheeshma: The River of Fire
57. The Pandavas Seek Bheeshma’s Advice
58. The End of an Era
59. Enter Radheya
60. Another Attempt to Capture Yudhishthira
61. Murder Most Foul
62. A Father Pledges Revenge
63. The Shadow of Death over Jayadratha
64. Satyaki and Drona
65. Bheema’s Duel with Radheya
66. Satyaki and Bhurisravas
67. The Slaying of Jayadratha
68. The Duel between Radheya and Ghatotkacha
69. Drona’s Death
70. The Kaurava Army under Radheya
71. The Slaying of Duhsasana
72. Fall of Radheya
73. The Eighteenth Day
74. The Slaying of Duryodhana
75. Asvatthama’s Revenge
76. The Coronation
77. Yudhishthira Visits Bheeshma
78. Gandhari Curses Krishna
79. The Disintegration of the House of Vrishnis
80. The Final Journey
Acknowledgements
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