MahabharataAnushasana Parva: The book of instruction
Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata (the book of instruction): a summary in plain words, book 13 of 18.
Bhishma continues to teach, on many topics including law, gifts and duties. It includes the Vishnu Sahasranama, the thousand names of Vishnu (see our Vishnu Sahasranama page). Bhishma dies when the sun turns north.
This is book 13 of the eighteen parvas of the Mahabharata. See all eighteen and the characters.
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A retelling in our own words of a story told in many ways across India and Asia. Tellers differ on many episodes. It is not a scholarly translation.