[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) › 1.62.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.62.2 Mahābhārata 1.62.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.62.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.62.2) imaṃ tu bhūya icchāmi kurūṇāṃ vaṃśamāditaḥ | kathyamānaṃ tvayā vipra viprarṣigaṇasaṃnidhau || 2 || > "Janamejaya said, 'O Brahmana, I have, indeed, heard from thee this account of the incarnation, according to their portions, of the gods, the Danavas, the Rakshasas, and also of the Gandharvas and the Apsaras. I however, again desire to hear of the dynasty of the Kurus from the very beginning. Therefore, O Brahmana, speak of this in the presence of all these regenerate Rishis.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.62.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.62.1) - [Next: 1.62.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.62.3) - [Up: 1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.62) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.68.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.69.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.68.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.62.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.62.2) · Pramāṇa