[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 1.59.8 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.59.8 Mahābhārata 1.59.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.59.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.8) śrotumicchāmi tattvena saṃbhavaṃ kṛtsnamāditaḥ | prāṇināṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ sarvaśaḥ sarvaviddhyasi || 8 || > "Janamejaya said, 'I desire to hear from the beginning of the births of the gods, the Danavas, the Gandharvas, the Apsaras, men, Yakshas and Rakshasas. Therefore, it behoveth thee to tell me about the births of all creatures.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.59.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.7) - [Next: 1.59.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.9) - [Up: 1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.65.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.66.8) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.65.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.8) · Pramāṇa