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After the War: The Last Books of the Mahabharata
Author: Wendy Doniger
Publisher: Speaking Tiger
Pages: 222
Price: Rs 499
In popular perception, the last four sections of the Mahabharata are remembered largely for their emphasis on relative stability and peace at the end of an intense fratricidal war, the seniors of the two warring clans retiring to a hermitage, the rule of the Pandavas at Hastinapur and their eventual journey to Swarga, which could be roughly translated as heaven. The four sections were also named as such: Ashramavasika Parva, Mausala Parva, Mahaprasthanika Parva and Swargarohana Parva.
In popular perception, the last four sections of the Mahabharata are remembered largely for their emphasis on relative stability and peace at the end of an intense fratricidal war, the seniors of the two warring clans retiring to a hermitage, the rule of the Pandavas at Hastinapur and their eventual journey to Swarga, which could be roughly translated as heaven. The four sections were also named as such: Ashramavasika Parva, Mausala Parva, Mahaprasthanika Parva and Swargarohana Parva.
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