[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) › 1.72.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.72.1 Mahābhārata 1.72.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.72.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.72.1) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | samāvṛttavrataṃ taṃ tu visṛṣṭaṃ guruṇā tadā | prasthitaṃ tridaśāvāsaṃ devayānyabravīdidam || 1 || > "Vaisampayana said, 'After the expiry of the period of his vow, Kacha, having obtained his preceptor's leave, was about to return to the abode of the celestials, when Devayani, addressing him, said, 'O grandson of the Rishi Angiras, in conduct and birth, in learning, asceticism and humility, thou shinest most brightly. As the celebrated Rishi Angiras is honoured and regarded by my father, so is thy father regarded and worshipped by me. O thou of ascetic wealth, knowing this, listen to what I say. Recollect my conduct towards thee during the period of thy vow (Brahmacharya). Thy vow hath now been over. It behoveth thee to fix thy affections on me. O accept my hand duly with ordained mantras.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.71.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.71.58) - [Next: 1.72.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.72.2) - [Up: 1.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.72) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.77.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.1.77.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.71.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.77.1) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.26.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.25.1) — Sanskrit - [Epic Mythology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hopkins-1915.c6.s2.1) — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.72.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.72.1) · Pramāṇa