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Ashramvasik Parva ((サンスクリット:आश्रमवासिक पर्व)), or the "Book of Hermitage", is the fifteenth of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It has 3 sub-books and 92 chapters.〔(Ashramvasik Parva ) The Mahabharata, Translated by Manmatha Nath Dutt (1905)〕〔(Ashramvasik Parva ) The Mahabharata, Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, Published by P.C. Roy (1893)〕 Ashramvasik Parva describes 15 years of prosperous rule by Yudhishthira after the great war. The Pandavas and Kauravas have lived in peace, with Yudhishthira consulting with Dhritarashtra on matters of governance. Draupadi becomes friends with Gandhari, Vyasa and other sages visit the kingdom with their fables and wisdom. The parva recites the next two years when Dhritarashtra and Gandhari take ''Sannyasa'' and live a hermit's life in a forest.〔〔John Murdoch (1898), The Mahabharata - An English Abridgment, Christian Literature Society for India, London, pages 125-128〕 ==Structure and chapters== Ashramvasik Parva (book) has 3 sub-parvas (sub-books or little books) and 92 adhyayas (sections, chapters).〔 The sub-parvas are: :1. Asramavasa Parva ::This sub-book describes the 15 years of prosperous rule by Yudhishthira, followed by the departure of Kunti, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari to Vyasa's hermitage for ''sannyasa''. :2. Putradarsana Parva ::This sub-book recites the visit of Pandavas to meet Kunti, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari at the hermitage. It also mentions Vidura and his death. :3. Naradagamana Parva ::This sub-book describes the death of Kunti, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari. Narada visits to console those in grief. Yudhishthira performs cremation rites for all of them. The parva describes the 15 year rule by Pandavas with Yudhishthira as the king. After 15 years of peaceful co-existence, Dhritarashtra and his wife seek ''sannyasa'' (renunciation of domestic life for moksha). They leave the kingdom and head into the forest to Vyasa's hermitage. Yudhishthira attempts to dissuade them, but they insist on completing their fourth period of ashrama life. Kunti, Sanjaya and Vidura join them in the hermitage. Vidura was the first to die. After two years of hermit life, all three - Kunti, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari - too pass away, in a forest fire. The news of their death causes grief to Pandavas and citizens of the kingdom. Sage Narada appears and consoles them. Yudhishthira performs Shraddha rites for those who had died at the hermitage.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashramavasika Parva」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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