[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) › 13.86.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.86.2 Mahābhārata 13.86.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.86.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.86.2) yattu kāraṇamutpatteḥ suvarṇasyeha kīrtitam | sa kathaṃ tārakaḥ prāpto nidhanaṃ tadbravīhi me || 2 || > "Yudhishthira said, 'Thou hast, O grandsire, discoursed to me, in detail on the merits that attach to the gift of gold agreeably with the ordinances laid down in the scriptures as indicated in the auditions of the Veda. Thou hast also narrated what the origin is of gold. Do thou tell me now how Taraka met with destruction. Thou hast said, O king, that Asura had become unslayable by the gods. Do thou tell me in detail how his destruction was brought about. O perpetuator of Kuru's race, I desire to hear this from thee. I mean the details of Taraka's slaughter. Great is my curiosity to hear the narrative.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.86.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.86.1) - [Next: 13.86.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.86.3) - [Up: 13.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.86) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.86.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.86.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.86.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.86.2) · Pramāṇa