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==Structure and chapters== | ==Structure and chapters== | ||
Mahaprasthanika [[Mahabharata#The 18 parvas or books|Parva]] (book) has 3 adhyayas (sections, chapters) and has no secondary sub-parvas ( | Mahaprasthanika [[Mahabharata#The 18 parvas or books|Parva]] (book) has 3 adhyayas (sections, chapters) and has no secondary sub-parvas (parts or little books).<ref name=kmg/> It is the smallest book of the epic.<ref name="bd">Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata : Volume 3, {{ISBN|978-0143100157}}, Penguin Books, page xxiii - xxiv of Introduction</ref> | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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===Summary=== | ===Summary=== | ||
King Yudhishthira crowns [[Parikshit]] as the king of Hastinapur, in care of [[Yuyutsu]]. In [[Indraprastha]], Yadava prince | King Yudhishthira crowns [[Parikshit]] as the king of Hastinapur, in care of [[Yuyutsu]]. In [[Indraprastha]], the Yadava prince Vajra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m17/m17001.htm|title = The Mahabharata, Book 17: Mahaprasthanika Parva: Section 1}}</ref> is crowned as the king. Then they start their journey of India and the Himalayas. | ||
As the Pandavas leave, a dog befriends them and they take him along for the journey. The Pandavas first | As the Pandavas leave, a dog befriends them and they take him along for the journey. The Pandavas first 'set out with their faces towards the east', reaching the ''lauhityaṃ salilārṇavam'' (literally the red waters, possibly the river [[Brahmaputra]], one of whose names is 'Lohit').<ref name=kmg/> There, the god [[Agni]] appeared before them, commanding Arjuna to return the bow Gandiva, that he had borrowed from the god Varuna for the burning of the Khandava forest. Agni says that this bow was asked by him from Varuna for the use of Partha. Urged by his brothers, Arjuna threw both the bow and the inexhaustible quivers into the waters. They turn south, reaching the sea, then proceed up the west coast of India until they reach [[Dvārakā|Dwaraka]]. They see it submerged under the sea, as described by Arjuna in the [[Mausala Parva]]. The sight of a beautiful city submerged and dead, makes them depressed. They turn north, stop at [[Rishikesh]], then cross the Himalayas.<ref name=kmg/> | ||
[[File:Yudhisthira with a dog as a chariot from heaven arrive.jpg|thumb|God [[Indra]] offers Yudhishthira to jump into his chariot to enter heaven, but without the dog. Yudhishthira refuses because he claims he cannot betray and abandon his friend, the dog.]] | [[File:Yudhisthira with a dog as a chariot from heaven arrive.jpg|thumb|God [[Indra]] offers Yudhishthira to jump into his chariot to enter heaven, but without the dog. Yudhishthira refuses because he claims he cannot betray and abandon his friend, the dog.]] | ||