MahabharataShanti Parva: The book of peace
Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata (the book of peace): a summary in plain words, book 12 of 18.
Yudhishthira, overwhelmed by guilt, wants to give up the kingdom. Krishna and Vyasa send him to Bhishma, who from his bed of arrows instructs him on the duties of a king, on dharma, and on the ways to peace and liberation. It is the longest of the parvas.
This is book 12 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.