Index to 7 Post-War - Stree Parv, Ashwamedh Parv, Aashramvaas Parv,
                                     Mausal Parv, Mahaaprasthaan Parv, 
                                     Swargaarohan Parv

After the Stree Parv, two Parv - (12) Shaanti Parv and (13) Anushaasan Parv have not been covered here. The whole Shaanti Parv is Wisdom Literature. It is divided in three sections. Section 1 contains 173 Chapters, 1-173 sections. Section 2 contains 128 Chapters, 174-301 sections. Section 3 contains 64 Chapters, 302-365 sections.

11-Stree Parv

1.  Dhritraashtra Weeps -  Hearing the killing of Duryodhan, Dhritraashtra weeps a lot; He gets unconscious several times; Vidur and Sanjaya comfort him; Vyaas also comes to comfort him.

2.  Gaandhaaree Weeps - Dhritraashtra and all Kuru women proceed to battle field; On the way they meet Paandav who were coming to meet them; Dhritraashtra crushes the iron statue of Bheem mistaken as Bheem himself in anger; Krishn comforts him; Gaandhaaree talks to Bheem; Bheem clarifies his situation; Gaandhaaree meets others.

3.  Vilaap - Gaandhaaree laments for all her sons and other warriors; She gives Shaap to Krishn; Last rites are performed for all dead bodies; Kuntee discloses the secret that Karn was her son.

14-Ashwamedh Parv

4-5.  Marutt's Story - Marutt's Yagya

6.  Krishn Consoles Yudhishthir - Krishn consoles sad Yudhishthir after the war.

7-18.  Anugeetaa (1-20) - Krishn preaches Geetaa to Arjun again on the request of Arjun.

19. Krishn Meets Uttank -

20. Krishn in Dwaarakaa - Krishn comes back to Dwaarakaa; Vyaas Jee advice Yudhishthir to perform Ashwamed Yagya; Yudhishthir goes to collect wealth for it; Pareekshit is born.

21-24. Ashwamedh Yagya - The Yagya is performed; Story of Mongoose.

15-Aashramvaas Parv

25-30. Dhritraashtra Goes to Heaven - Dhritraashtra and Gaandhaaree live with Yudhishthir comfortably; One day Dhritraashtra hears Bheem's anger and he decides to go to forest; Preparations are made and he leaves for forest along with Gaandhaaree, Kuntee, Vidur and Sanjaya; Vidur's final journey; Vyaas shows Dhritraashtra his dead sons; After two years Dhritraashtra, Kuntee and Gaandhaaree are burned in a jungle fire.

16-Mausal Parv

31.  Vrishni and Andhak are Killed

32.  Balraam and Krishn Leave this World

33.  Arjun Takes Care of Everything

17-Mahaaprasthaanik Parv

34.  Paandav's Mahaaprasthaan - Paandav leave the world.

18-Swargaarohan Parv

35.  Yudhishthir in Heaven - Account of Yudhishthir's visit to Heaven and Hell.

36-37. Postscript

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