Eighteen parvas, roughly one hundred thousand verses — the longest epic composed.
Kṛṣṇa's counsel to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra — the most widely read scripture in the Hindu tradition, an episode within the Mahābhārata that stands on its own as a complete guide to duty, devotion, and self-realization.
A.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada · 18 Chapters