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# The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 12.172.2

Mahābhārata 12.172.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [12.172.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.172.2)

bhīṣma uvāca |  
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam |  
prahrādasya ca saṃvādaṃ munerājagarasya ca || 2 ||

> "Bhishma said, 'In this connection is cited the old story of the discourse between Prahlada and the sage Ajagara. Once on a time king Prahlada of great intelligence questioned a wandering Brahmana of great intelligence and a cleansed and tranquil soul.'  
> — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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## Translations (1)

- [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.12.179.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English

## Commentaries (5)

- [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit
- [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, 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

## Linked texts (3)

- [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.7.13.11) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Bhāgavatamāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.tantra.bhagavatamahatmya.203.11) — Kṛṣṇacandra, Sanskrit
- [Anvitārthaprakāśikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.anvitarthaprakasika.164.11) — Gaṅgāsahāya Śarman, Sanskrit

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