Mahabharata - Udyoga Parva (महाभारत - उद्योगपर्वम्)
- by Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa
(Reproduced BORI version of Mahabharata with English translation using AI for research.)
- 05.138
Pancharatra-Ext: Krishna goes to Karna and asks him to join the Pandavas, offering him the kingship and obedience of the Pandavas. - 05.139
Pancharatra-Ext: Karna rejects Krishna's offer, stating he can't abandon his dear ones now. - 05.140
Pancharatra-Ext: Krishna accepts Karna's decision and summarizes the future events of the war. - 05.141
Pancharatra-Ext: Karna concurs with the future defeat of Duryodhana narrating various inauspicious omens and planetary positions. Krishna departs along with Satyaki. - 05.142
Pancharatra-Ext: Kunti approaches Karna, with the intent to do good to her son Yudhishthira. - 05.143
Pancharatra-Ext: Revealing the secret birth of Karna, Kunti offers the entire kingdom to him, assuring that the Pandavas will serve under him. - 05.144
Pancharatra-Ext: Karna considers the revelation at this time by Kunti and the Sun god as a treachery. Nevertheless, assures he will only fight Arjuna and spare the other Pandavas. - 05.145
Pancharatra-Pancharatra-Ext: Krishna departs, then suddenly an enquiry by Yudhishthira and Krishna narrates what Bhishma said. - 05.146
Pancharatra-Ext: Krishna recaps the advice from Bhishma, Drona, Vidura and Gandhari. - 05.147
Pancharatra-Ext: Krishna narrates how Dhritarashtra advised Duryodhana to give up the kingdom, as he himself is not eligible to become a king because of disability. - 05.148
Pancharatra: Krishna asserts after trying all means, now war is the only option left.
- 05.170
Pancharatra and Ext: Bhishma strats narrating story of Shikandin. Recaps his encounter with Shalya and taking away Kashi pincessess by force. - 05.171
Pancharatra-Ext: Amba, the eldest daugter of Kashi confesses her love for Shalya, asking Bhishma to do the needful. - 05.172
Pancharatra-Ext:When Amba comes to Shalya with love, he abandons her just as a serpent sheds its old skin. - 05.173
Pancharatra-Ext: Amba seeks refuge and direction from The great sage of Śaikhāvati, a man of great penance. - 05.174
Pancharatra-Ext: Maternal grandfather and ascetic Hotravahana advice Amba to go to sage Bhargava for a solution. - 05.175
Pancharatra-Ext: Arrival of sage Akritavrana, the follower of sage Bhargava. - 05.176
Pancharatra-Ext: Infront of sage Bhargava, Amba expresses her desire to take revenge against Bhishma by killing him. - 05.177
Pancharatra-Ext: Though Sage Bhargava says he has given up weapons, he travels to Kurukshetra, along with Amba to find a solution. - 05.178
Pancharatra-Ext: Bhargava instructs Bhishma to take back Amba, else he will kill him. Bhishma prepares for the battle. - 05.179
Pancharatra-Ext: Goddess Ganga intervenes in the battle between Bhishma and Bhargava. - 05.180
Pancharatra-Ext: Bhargava refuses to listen to Goddess Ganga, and in the battle that follows, day one comes to an end. - 05.181
Pancharatra-Ext: Battle continues for a second day, with no winners. - 05.182
Pancharatra-Ext: Third dayThird day war comes to end, with sage Bharagava becoming substantially weak. - 05.183
Pancharatra-Ext: Battle continues for 23 days with ups and downs! - 05.184
Pancharatra-Ext: On the 23rd night, in a dream, Brahmins advised Bhishma to put Bhragava to sleep because he could not be defeated. - 05.185
Pancharatra-Ext: Next day, both sage Bhargava and Bhishma end up releasing Brahmastra bring the Universe to the brink of destruction. - 05.186
Pancharatra-Ext: Narada and other sages intervene and pester both Bhargava and Bhishma to withdraw the weapons and bring the war to end, for the welfare of the world. - 05.187
Pancharatra-Ext: After the war, Bhargava expresses his inability to defeat Bhishma. Then Amba, staying aloof, performs severe austerities with the intent to bring harm to Bhishma. - 05.188
Pancharatra-Ext: After obtaining the boon for Bhishma's destruction from Lord Shiva, Amba entered the sacrificial fire. - 05.189
Pancharatra-Ext: Shikandin was born to Drupada as a girl, but raised as a boy, as he wanted male progeny. So only Bhishma knows him to be a girl. - 05.190
Pancharatra-Ext: Shikandin was married to a princess, and she comes to know that actually Shikandin is a female and complains to Drupada. - 05.191
Pancharatra-Ext: King Hiranyavarma comes to Drupada asking for clarification. - 05.192
Pancharatra-Ext: Shikandin does penance and asks Yaksha the boon to convert her to him. - 05.193
Pancharatra and Ext: Sthuna, the Yaksha exchanges his manliness with Shikandin. Later, Kubera's curse ensures it stays this way till the end. Bhishma concludes his narration of Shikandin story, giving justification as to why he will not kill Shikandin. - 05.194
Pancharatra: Duryodhana asks Bhishma and other prominent leaders, how much time they would take to destroy the Pandava army. - 05.195
Pancharatra: Hearing the strength and estimate of Kaurava side, Arjuna provides assessment of Pandava side. - 05.196
Core: Mobilization of the army and camping by the Kaurava side. - 05.197
Core: Mobilization of Pandava army, and they march in a formation.