Talk:Mokṣadharmaparva
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By Swami Harshananda
Mokṣadharmaparva
The Mahābhārata has 18 parvas or books or sections, of which the Sāntiparva is the biggest. It contains the teachings of Bhīṣma from his bed of arrows to Yudhiṣṭhira in reply to the various questions put by the latter.
The Moksadharmaparva is a subsection of the Sāntiparva and comprises the Chapters 174 to 365. It deals with a variety of topics connected with spiritual life including mokṣa or liberation.
See also MAHĀBHĀRATA.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore