The Mahabharata in Eighteen Parvas
The whole epic on one canvas — eighteen books, three rows of six framed panels.
The Mahabharata is traditionally divided into eighteen major books, or parvas. This canvas separates them into a 3 × 6 visual grid for easier reading and canvas planning, alongside a panoramic mural centred on Krishna and Arjuna.
1. Adi Parva
The ancestral story, birth of the Kuru line, and upbringing of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
2. Sabha Parva
The royal assembly, the game of dice, and the humiliation of Draupadi.
3. Vana Parva
The Pandavas in exile, encounters with sages and the quest for divine weapons.
4. Virata Parva
The final year of exile spent incognito in the kingdom of Virata.
5. Udyoga Parva
Diplomatic efforts, including Krishna’s mission, as war approaches.
6. Bhishma Parva
The beginning of the war and Krishna’s teaching to Arjuna.
7. Drona Parva
Drona’s command and Abhimanyu’s death within the battle formation.
8. Karna Parva
Karna’s leadership and his decisive battle with Arjuna.
9. Shalya Parva
The final confrontations, including Bhima’s duel with Duryodhana.
10. Sauptika Parva
Ashvatthama’s attack on the sleeping Pandava camp.
11. Stri Parva
Women and families grieve the devastating loss of the war.
12. Shanti Parva
Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira about kingship, duties and liberation.
13. Anushasana Parva
Bhishma’s further teachings on ethics, generosity and dharma.
14. Ashvamedhika Parva
Yudhishthira’s Ashvamedha ritual and the journeys associated with it.
15. Ashramavasika Parva
Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti withdraw to a forest hermitage.
16. Mausala Parva
The destruction of the Yadava clan and the closing of Krishna’s earthly life.
17. Mahaprasthanika Parva
The Pandavas and Draupadi begin their final Himalayan journey.
18. Svargarohana Parva
Yudhishthira’s final trials and the culmination of the epic.
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