This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The MahA bhA rata is an epic legendary narrative of the Kuruka etra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the PA a a ava princes. It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purua A rtha (12.161). Among the principal works and stories in the MahA bhA rata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the RA mA yaa a, and the story of a sa yasringa, often considered as works in their own right.