[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) › 13.87.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.87.1 Mahābhārata 13.87.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.87.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.87.1) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | cāturvarṇyasya dharmātmandharmaḥ proktastvayānagha | tathaiva me śrāddhavidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ prabrūhi pārthiva || 1 || > "Yudhishthira said, 'Thou hast discoursed to me, O thou of righteous soul, on the duties of the four orders. Do thou, after the same manner, Q king, discourse to me now on all the ordinances respecting the Sraddha (of deceased ancestors).' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.86.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.86.34) - [Next: 13.87.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.87.2) - [Up: 13.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.87) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.87.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.13.87.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.87.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.87.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.87.1) · Pramāṇa