MahabharataSvargarohana Parva: The book of the ascent to heaven
Svargarohana Parva of the Mahabharata (the book of the ascent to heaven): a summary in plain words, book 18 of 18.
Yudhishthira alone reaches the gates of heaven with the dog; he refuses to enter without the dog. The dog is revealed as Dharma. In the heaven he sees his enemies, and his brothers in the hell, and then it is shown that this was a test, and all are united.
This is book 18 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.