This parva talks about the circumstances which led to King Janamejaya organising snake sacrifice. It was at this snake sacrifice that Sage Ugarsharva learnt about Mahabharata story and that which he relayed in another congregation which we touched upon in previous episode.

This episode covers:

Volume 1 (or Main Parva): Adi Parva

Section 3 (or Sub-parva): Poushya Parva

Mahabharata story is divided into 18 parva and the book itself classifies itself into 100 parvas. We can call each parva in 100-parva classification as sub-parva and each parva in 18 parva classification in main parva. In contemporary meaning, Main Parva will mean Volume of Book and Sub Parva will mean a section in that volume.

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This parva is a very short summary and serves as table of contents for the entire story of Mahabharata. Both 100-parva and 18-parva classification are given including how many chapters and shlokas each of the parva has. There is no plot or story in this parva, and it is merely a list of different parvas that unfold after this.

This episode covers:

Volume 1 (or Main Parva): Adi Parva

Section 2 (or Sub-parva): Parvasamgraha Parva

Mahabharata story is divided into 18 parva and the book itself classifies itself into 100 parvas. We can call each parva in 100-parva classification as sub-parva and each parva in 18 parva classification in main parva. In contemporary meaning, Main Parva will mean Volume of Book and Sub Parva will mean a section in that volume.

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This parva introduces the story in a very short summary form. Some key events from the story are very briefly recounted but no additional details are given. This in fact offers a good sneak peak into the story as it unfolds. 

This episode covers:

Volume 1 (or Main Parva): Adi Parva

Section 2 (or Sub-parva): Anukarmanika Parva

Mahabharata story is divided into 18 parva and the book itself classifies itself into 100 parvas. We can call each parva in 100-parva classification as sub-parva and each parva in 18 parva classification in main parva. In contemporary meaning, Main Parva will mean Volume of Book and Sub Parva will mean a section in that volume.

Please feel free to drop a comment or email me at [email protected]for any feedback.