Mausala Parva — Section 1 of 2 in this original, condensed prose retelling of the eighteen-parva Mahabharata.
Years pass, and conflict erupts among members of Krishna’s own Yadava clan. An old curse and a chain of reckless actions lead to catastrophic fighting. Even a mighty and celebrated family is not immune to pride and ruin. The epic’s final movement shows the passing of a whole era.
Read this episode in sequence with the other parvas to understand the full storyline, including its moral ambiguity and tragic consequences.