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Virāṭa Parva

विराट पर्व
Book IV of 18 · 67 sections · 2,050 verses

The Book of Virata. The 13th year of incognito service in King Virata's court. Yudhishthira as Kanka, Bhima as Vallabha (cook), Arjuna as Brihannala (dance teacher), Nakula as Granthika (horse keeper), Sahadeva as Tantipala (cattle keeper), Draupadi as Sairandhri. Bhima kills general Keechaka who harassed Draupadi. Arjuna single-handedly defeats the entire Kaurava army in the cattle raid, revealing their identities.

ವಿರಾಟ ಪರ್ವ

೬೭ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ · ೨,೦೫೦ ಶ್ಲೋಕ

ವಿರಾಟನ ಗ್ರಂಥ. ವಿರಾಟ ರಾಜನ ಆಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹದಿಮೂರನೆಯ ಅಜ್ಞಾತವಾಸ ವರ್ಷ. ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಕಂಕ, ಭೀಮ ವಲಲ, ಅರ್ಜುನ ಬೃಹನ್ನಳೆ, ನಕುಲ ಗ್ರಂಥಿಕ, ಸಹದೇವ ತಂತಿಪಾಲ, ದ್ರೌಪದಿ ಸೈರಂಧ್ರಿ. ಕೀಚಕ ವಧೆ. ಗೋಗ್ರಹಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಜುನ ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಇಡೀ ಕೌರವ ಸೈನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೋಲಿಸಿ ಗುರುತು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದು.

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