[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) › 12.200.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 12.200.2 Mahābhārata 12.200.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.200.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.200.2) nārāyaṇaṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ govindamaparājitam | tattvena bharataśreṣṭha śrotumicchāmi keśavam || 2 || > "Yudhishthira said, 'O grandsire, O thou of great wisdom, I desire to hear in detail, O chief of the Bharatas, of that lotus-eyed and indestructible one, who is the Creator of everything but who has been created by none, who is called Vishnu (in consequence of his pervading everything), who is the origin of all creatures and unto whom all creatures return, who is known by the names of Narayana and Hrishikesa and Govinda and Kesava, and who is incapable of being vanquished by any one.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 12.200.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.200.1) - [Next: 12.200.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.200.3) - [Up: 12.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.200) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.12.207.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.12.206.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.12.207.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.200.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.200.2) · Pramāṇa