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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

Itihasa

Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna within the Mahabharata. Read translations and commentaries alongside the Sanskrit text.

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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

Itihasa

Harivamsha

A supplement to the Mahabharata with genealogies and narratives concerning Krishna and his lineage.

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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

Itihasa

Mahabharata

The Mahabharata preserves a vast body of narrative, reflection, and teaching. Arjuna and Krishna are central figures in its stories.

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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

Itihasa

Ramayana

Valmiki’s epic follows Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman through exile, the abduction of Sita, the war in Lanka and the return to Ayodhya.

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