[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) › 1.82.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.82.1 Mahābhārata 1.82.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.82.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.1) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | svargataḥ sa tu rājendro nivasandevasadmani | pūjitastridaśaiḥ sādhyairmarudbhirvasubhistathā || 1 || > "Vaisampayana said, 'While that king of kings dwelt in heaven--the home of the celestials, he was reverenced by the gods, the Sadhyas, the Maruts, and the Vasus. Of sacred deeds, and mind under complete control, the monarch used to repair now and then from the abode of the celestials unto the region of Brahman. And it hath been heard by me that he dwelt for a long time in heaven. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.81.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.81.16) - [Next: 1.82.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.2) - [Up: 1.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.87.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.1.87.1) — 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.1.81.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.87.1) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Epic Mythology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hopkins-1915.c6.s4.37) — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.1) · Pramāṇa