places digital books links contact Search this site: Mahabharata in Sastras, Acharyas and Swamis   The Mahabharata is one of the two major  Sanskrit   epics  of  ancient India , the other being the Ramayana.  Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion