Mahabharat is considered as Fifth Ved. It has been hailed by critics in literary world as encyclopedia of Indian knowledge. It contains knowledge, reclusion, Bhakti-Yog, values, ethics, ancient history, politics, diplomacy etc. Gita Press has published Mahabharat in 7 volumes in Telugu so that Telugu speaking devotees get acquainted with unfathomable knowledge contained in it. It is hard bound and with illustrations. This volume has Adiparvamu, Sabhaparvamu.