[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) › 13.97.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.97.2 Mahābhārata 13.97.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.97.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.97.2) na kevalaṃ śrāddhadharme puṇyakeṣvapi dīyate | etadvistarato rājañśrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ || 2 || > "Yudhishthira said, 'O chief of Bharata's rare, by whom was the custom of giving umbrellas and sandals at obsequial ceremonies introduced? Why was it introduced and for what purpose are those gifts made? They are given not only at obsequial ceremonies but also at other religious rites. They are given on many occasions with a view to acquiring religious merit. I wish to know, in detail, O regenerate one, the true meaning of this custom!'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.97.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.97.1) - [Next: 13.97.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.97.3) - [Up: 13.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.97) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.95.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.95.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.97.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.97.2) · Pramāṇa