[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) › 1.61.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.61.2 Mahābhārata 1.61.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.61.2) śrotumicchāmi tattvena mānuṣeṣu mahātmanām | janma karma ca bhūtānāmeteṣāmanupūrvaśaḥ || 2 || > "Janamejaya said, 'O worshipful one, I wish to hear from thee in detail about the birth, among men, of the gods, the Danavas, the Gandharvas, the Rakshasas, the lions, the tigers, and the other animals, the snakes, the birds, and in fact, of all creatures. I wish also to hear about the acts and achievements of those, in due order, after they became incarnate in human forms.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.61.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.61.1) - [Next: 1.61.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.61.3) - [Up: 1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.61) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.67.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.68.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.67.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.61.2) · Pramāṇa