[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) › 13.84.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.84.4 Mahābhārata 13.84.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.84.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.84.4) vedā dharmāśca notsādaṃ gaccheyuḥ surasattamāḥ | vihitaṃ pūrvamevātra mayā vai vyetu vo jvaraḥ || 4 || > "Brahman said, 'I am equal in my behaviour towards all creatures. I cannot, however, approve of unrighteousness. Let Taraka, that opponent of the deities and Rishis, be quickly destroyed. The Vedas and the eternal duties shall not be exterminated, ye foremost of celestials! I have ordained what is proper in this matter. Let the fever of your hearts be dispelled.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.84.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.84.3) - [Next: 13.84.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.84.5) - [Up: 13.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.84) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.85.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.85.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.84.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.84.4) · Pramāṇa