[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) › 9.43.52 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 9.43.52 Mahābhārata 9.43.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.43.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.43.52) tatra tīre sarasvatyāḥ puṇye sarvaguṇānvite | niṣedurdevagandharvāḥ sarve saṃpūrṇamānasāḥ || 52 || > The spot they selected was the bank of the sacred and divine Sarasvati, that foremost of rivers, taking her rise from Himavat, that Sarasvati which, at Samanta-panchaka, is celebrated over the three worlds. There, on the sacred bank, possessing every merit, of the Sarasvati, the gods and the Gandharvas took their seats with hearts well-pleased in consequence of the gratification of all their desires." > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 9.43.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.43.51) - [Next: 9.44.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.44.1) - [Up: 9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.43) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.9.44.3.6) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.9.45.53) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.9.44.53) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.43.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.43.52) · Pramāṇa