The Sixth Book. Chapter 5 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON PRAISING THE DEV p. 495 1-5. Vysa said :-- O King! Nryana, the Lord of Laksm, and Knower of the essences of all subjects, seeing the Devas extremely attached to him and anxious, spoke to them thus :-- O Suras! Why have you kept silent? Tell me why you have all come, let...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 26 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVI ON THE DESCRIPTION BY NRADA OF HIS OWN MOHA p. 575 1-13. Vysa said :-- O King! When I asked him why this delusion overtook me, Maharsi Nrada smiled and said :-- "O son of Parsara! You are thoroughly acquainted with all the Purnas. Why then are you making this questi...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 27 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVII ON THE MARRIAGE OF NRADA AND HIS FACE GETTING TRANSFORMED INTO THAT OF A MONKEY p. 578 1-13. Nrada said :-- On hearing these words of her daughter from her nurse, the King addressed the queen Kaikey, of lovely eyes, standing close by, thus :-- "Have you heard wh...
The Third Book. Chapter 17 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON THE STORY OF VISVMITRA p. 186 1-3. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing thus the words of the Maharsi Bhradvja and seeing that he made a firm resolve, the King Yudhjit called his prime minister quickly and asked, "O intelligent one! What am I to do now? I want to carry away...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 3 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE BESTOWING OF THE DAUGHTER OF THE KING SARYTI TO CHYAVANA MUNI p. 601 1-11. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus the King, troubled with cares asked his soldiers, in an angry mood. Next he asked his friends in sweet words. The princess, seeing his father and his soldiers...
The Third Book. Chapter 9 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GUNAS p. 149 1-2. Nrada said :-- Father! You have described to me the characteristic of the three qualities; though I have drunk the sweet juice from your lotus like mouth, still I am not quite satisfied. Kindly describe to me, in detail...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 4 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE HYMN, WORSHIP AND KAVACHA OF SARASVAT DEV p. 819 1-3. Nrada said :-- By your Grace I have heard everything very sweet like nectar, of the origin of things. Now may I ask you which Dev of these five Prakritis has been worshipped by what Mantra? and by whom? How h...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 9 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE NARRATION OF THE DIVISION OF THE CONTINENTS p. 758 1-2. Nryana said :-- In Harivarsa, the Bhagavn Hari is shining splendid as a Yogi in the form of Narasimha. The Mah Bhgavat (most devoted) Prahlda, who knows the attributes of God worships and chants hymns with...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 16 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE MOTION OF THE PLANETS p. 775 Sr Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Now hear the wonderful movements of the planets and their positions. The auspicious and inauspicious events of the mankind, are due to the different movements of these planets. As in a potters wheel going...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 30 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXX ON THE GLORY OF MAH MY p. 588 1-14. Nrada said :-- O Best of Munis! The King was greatly astonished to see me dip in the tank in a female figure and get up from the tank in a male figure and thought, "Where is my dearest wife? And how is this Nrada Muni suddenly come...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 17 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON THE QUESTIONS ASKED BY JANAMEJAYA p. 311 1. Janamejaya said :-- O Muni! You told before that the heavenly prostitutes sent by Indra in the hermitage of Nara Nryana became lustful and desired to live with Nryana only, whose heart was calm and quiet. 2. At that moment...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 28 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVIII ON THE STORY OF SVITR p. 912 1-4. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Hearing the words of Yama, the chaste intelligent Svitr, replied with great devotion :-- "O Dharmarjan! What is Karma? Why and how is its origin? What is the cause of Karma? Who is the embodied soul (bound by...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 19 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE TAKING AWAY OF HARISCHANDRAS KINGDOM p. 657 1-12. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing thus the words of the King Harischandra, the Maharsi Kausika smilingly said :-- "O King! This Trath is very sacred; if one bathes here, one is cleansed of ones sins and virtue...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 5 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE DEFEAT OF THE DNAVA FORCES OF MAHISA p. 366 1-6. Vysa said :-- The thousand eyed Indra, hearing this, again asked to Brihaspati that he would make preparations for war against Mahissura. Without effort kingdoms are not attained; no - nor happiness, nor fame, n...
The First Book. Chapter 16 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON SKAS DESIRING TO GO TO MITHIL TO SEE JANAKA p. 56 Vysa spoke :-- Then the Dev Mah Laksm, seeing the Deva Janrdana lying on a banyan leaf and surprised, spoke to him, smiling :-- O Visnu! Why are you becoming so much astonished? Before this, since times immemorial...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 36 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXVI ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FEAR OF THE YAMA OF THOSE WHO ARE THE WORSHIPPERS OF THE FIVE DEVATS p. 942 1-7. Svitr said :-- "O Dharmarjan! O Highly Fortunate One! O Thou! Expert in the Vedas and the Amgas ther! Now kindly describe that which is the essence of the various...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 10 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE STORY OF SATYAVRATA p. 626 1-11. Vyasa said :-- O King! That King Mndht, true to his promise, conquered one after another the whole world and became the paramount sovereign of all the other emperors and got the title "Srvabhauma" (Sovereign of all the earth). O...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 15 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE SLAYING OF VIDLKSA AND ASILOM p. 403 1-3. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing the two Demons slain by the Dev, Mahissura became very much amazed and sent the powerful Asilom and Vidlksa and the other Dnavas to the battle to kill the Dev. The Dnavas, all very skilled...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 21 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON THE MEETING OF MAHDEVA AND SANKHACHDA FOR AN ENCOUNTER IN CONFLICT p. 887 1-33. Sr Nryana spoke :-- Then the Dnava, the devotee of Sr Krisna, got up from his flower strewn bed, meditating on Sr Krisna, early in the morning time, at the Brahm Muhrta. Quitting his night...
The Second Book. Chapter 7 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER VII ON SHEWING THE DEPARTED ONES p. 98 Sta said :-- The chaste Draupadi was the common wife of all the five very beautiful sons of Kunti; and she bore five sons, one to every husband. Arjuna had one wife more; she was Subhadr, the sister of Sr Krisna. By the order of Sr...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 1 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE WAR COUNSELS GIVEN BY INDRA p. 363 1-17. Vysa said :-- O King! The messenger of the Dnavas having departed, Indra, the lord of the Devas, Yama, Vyu, Varuna, and Kuvera and other Devas, called an assembly and addressed thus :-- O Devas! the most powerful Mahis...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 14 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE GOING TO HEAVENS OF TRISANKU AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF HARISCHANDRAS NARRATIVE p. 639 1-8. Vysa said :-- O King! Settling in his mind what to do, the great ascetic Visvmitra collected all the materials necessary for the sacrifice and invited all the Munis. Thus...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 32 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXII ON THE ENUMERATION OF VARIOUS HELLS FOR SINNERS p. 926 1-28. Nryana said :-- Then, initiating her with the Great Seed, the di Radical Mantra of the Mah Sakti, Sr Bhuvanesvar in accordance with due rules, the son of Srya began to recite the various effects of various...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 11 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE APPEARING OF THE DNAVA TMRA BEFORE THE DEV p. 389 1-3. Vysa said :-- The King Mahissura, maddened with pride, heard the messengers words and called the aged and experienced ministers and said thus :-- O Ministers! What am I to do now? Better judge you all well...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 25 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXV ON THE METHOD OF WORSHIP OF TULAS DEV p. 903 1-2. Nrada said :-- When the Dev Tulas has been made so dear to Nryana and thus an object for worship, then describe Her worship and Stotra (the hymn of Tulas) now. O Muni! By whom was She first worshipped? By whom were Her...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 13 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON CHEATING THE DAITYAS p. 294 1. The king said :-- What did the intelligent Brihaspat do after he had assumed falsely the appearance of Sukrchrya, and lived there as the spiritual guide of the Demons. 2. O Muni! Brihaspat is the Guru of the Devas; he also devotes his...
The First Book. Chapter 12 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE BIRTH OF PURURAV p. 41 1-53. Sta said :-- O Mahrsis! The son of the above mentioned Budha is the greatly religious Pururav, of a very charitable disposition, and always ready to perform sacrificial acts; he was born of a kshattriya woman named Il; and I will now...
The Second Book. Chapter 3 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CURSE ON GANG, MAHBHISA AND VASUS p. 84 1-8. The Risis said :-- "O Sinless Sta! You have described to us in detail the birth of Vysa, of unrivalled fire, and of Satyavat; but we have one great doubt in our minds though, O Knower of Dharm...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 23 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIII ON THE TAPTA KRICHCHHRA VRATA AND OTHERS p. 1127 1-20. Nryana said :-- The best Sdhaka, then uttering after his meals, the mantra "Amritpidhnamasi." (O Water-nectar! Let Thou be the covering to the food that I have taken), should make chaman (sip one Gandusa water)...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 18 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON THE KILLING OF THE DNAVA MAHISSURA p. 414 1-4. Mahisa said :-- O Dev! Mandodar had a sister Indumat; unmarried and endowed with all auspicious signs. She grew up in time to a marriageable age. The Svayambara assembly (a marriage in which the girl chooses her husb...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 8 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ORIGIN AND THE FORM OF THE DEV p. 376 1-4. Vysa said :-- Soon the Devas reached Vaikuntha, protected by Visnu; they at once began to look at the exquisite indescribable beauty of the place. At intervals they saw nice lovely divine houses...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 4 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE NARRATION OF THE FAMILY OF PRIYAVRATA p. 748 1-28. The Risi Nryana said :-- The eldest son of Svyambhuva, Priyavrata served always his father and was very truthful. He married the daughter of the Prajpati Vis'va Karm, the exceedingly lovely and beautiful Barhism...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 12 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE NARRATION OF PLAKSA, SLMALA AND KUSA DVPAS p. 767 1-37. Nryana said :-- The Jambudvpa has been described, how it is and what is its width. It is surrounded on all sides by the salt ocean. As Meru is surrounded by Jambudvpa, so the salt ocean is surrounded by...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 23 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIII ON THE BATTLE OF HAIHAYA AND KLAKETU p. 564 1. Vysa said :-- O King! That powerful son of Laksm, Haihaya, became very glad to hear these words of Yasovat and said :-- 2-14. O One of beautiful thighs! Hear in reply to your query :-- I am Haihaya, the son of Laksm, and I...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 1 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON TRISIRS AUSTERITIES p. 481 1-12. The Risis (of the Naimisa forest) addressed Sta (fondly) :-- O highly Fortunate One! Your nectar-like words are very sweet. We are not satiated with what you have described to us as the auspicious sayings of Dvaipyana Vysa. O Sta! We...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 10 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE ANECDOTE OF THE KING SURATHA p. 1037 1-4. Nryana said :-- Now the Seventh Manu is the Right Hon'ble His Excellency the Lord Vaivasvata Manu S'rddha Deva, honoured by all the kings, and the Enjoyer of the Highest Bliss, Brahmnanda. I will now speak of this seventh...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 8 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON SACHS PRAISING THE DEV p. 507 1-11. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing that the wife of Indra had taken refuge under Brihaspati, the King Nahusa became very angry towards Brihaspati and spoke to the Devas :-- " O Devas! I hear that the stupid son of Angirasa has given...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 40 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XL THE EXTERNAL WORSHIP OF THE DEV P. 737 1-5. The Dev said:--Getting up from the bed early in the morning, one is to meditate on the thousand petalled lotus, bright, of the colour of camphor, in the top part his brain on the head. On this he should remember his S'r Guru...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 7 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE TWIN ASVINS DRINKING THE SOMA CUP p. 616 1-2. Vysa said :-- O King! When the vessel filled with the Soma juice was given to the two As'vins, Indra became very angry and showing his strength, spoke thus to the Muni Chyavana. O Brhmana! Never will you be able...
The Third Book. Chapter 13 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE DEV YAJA BY SR VISNU p. 170 1-3. The King spoke :-- O Grandfather! How did Visnu, the Powerful, the Cause of the world, perform the Dev Yaja? Whose help did he receive and what priests with their knowledge of the Vedas did he engage, kindly tell all these to me...
The Third Book. Chapter 4 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE HYMNS TO THE GREAT DEV BY VISNU p. 127 1-20. Brahm said :-- Thus speaking, Bhagavn Janrdana Visnu spoke to me again :-- "Come, let us bow down to Her again and again and let us go to Her. We shall reach at Her feet fearlessly and we will chant hymns to Her; Mah My...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 6 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON GRANTING THE ASVINS THE RIGHT TO DRINK THE SOMA JUICE p. 612 1-3. Janamejaya said :-- "O Muni! How did Maharsi Chyavana make these twin Devas drink Soma and how his words came out to be true. Human strength is insignificant compared to Indra's strength. Indra forbade...
The Third Book. Chapter 12 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE AMB YAJA RULES p. 163 1. The king spoke :-- O Lord! Kindly describe the rules and regulations as to how the Dev Yaja (sacrifice) is performed with its duly prescribed rites and ceremonies. Hearing it I will unwearied perform it, as far as it lies in my power, with...
The Third Book. Chapter 5 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE CHANTING OF HYMNS BY HARA AND BRAHM p. 131 1. Brahm said :-- O Nrada! Thus speaking, Visnu stopped; Sankara, the Destroyer, then stepped in and, bowing down to the Dev said :-- 2. Siva said :-- O Dev! If Hari be born by Thy power and the lotus-born Brahm have come...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 9 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SAKTI OF THE EARTH p. 840 1-4. Sr Nrada said :-- In the twinkling of an eye of the Dev, the Pralaya takes place; and in that very time also the Brahmnda (cosmos) is dissolved, which is called the Pralaya of Prakriti. During this Pralaya, the Dev...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 8 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE GREATNESS OF KALI p. 833 1-110. Nryana said :-- A part of Sarasvat descended in this Bhrata Punya Bhmi (land of merits), owing to the curse of Gang; and She remained in full in Visnu's region, the abode of Vaikuntha. She is named Bhrat, on account of Her coming...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 11 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE KILLING OF MADHU KAITABHA p. 1038 1-2. The king Suratha spoke :-- "O Best of the twice born! Who is that Dev that you spoke just now? Why the Dev deludes all these beings? What for does She do so? Whence is the Dev born? What is Her Form? and what are Her...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 9 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON INDRAS GETTING THE FRUITS OF BRAHMAHATTY AND ON THE DOWNFALL OF KING NAHUSA p. 511 1-2. Vysa said :-- Indra was quite surprised to see in this state of solitude his dear wife S'ach, large-eyed and overwhelmed with much sorrow and spoke thus :-- "O Beloved! I am...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 22 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON THE RULES OF VAISVADEVA p. 1124 1-45. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! In connection with this Purascharanam it comes now to my memory about the rules concerning the Vaisva Deva worship (An offering made to the Visvadevs; an offering to all deities made by presenting...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 9 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE WORSHIP BY THE GODS TO THE DEV p. 381 1-22. Vysa said :-- On hearing Visnu's words, the Devas became very glad and presented immediately their own weapons, ornaments and clothings. The Ksiroda (Milk) Ocean presented to Her gladly, the well fitted necklace, clear...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 10 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE MESSENGERS NEWS TO MAHISA p. 385 1-16. Vysa said :-- The Mah My, that Excellent Lady, hearing thus the words of the prime minister of Mahisa, laughed and spoke with a voice, deep like that of a cloud, thus :-- O Minister-in-chief! Know Me as the Mother of the gods;...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 24 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON THE GLORY OF TULAS p. 897 1. Nrada said :-- How did Nryana impregnate Tulas? Kindly describe all that in detail. 2-11. Nryana said :-- For accomplishing the ends of the Devas, Bhagavn Hari assumed the Vaisnav My, took the Kavacha from Sankhachda and assuming his form...
The First Book. Chapter 13 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON URVAS AND PURURAV p. 45 1-34. Sta said :-- O Maharsis! When the king Sudyumna had gone up to heavens, the religious king Pururav, endowed with great beauty and many qualities, and able to please the minds of his subjects began to govern his kingdom well, according...
The Second Book. Chapter 2 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE BIRTH OF VYSA DEVA p. 81 1-10. Once on an occasion, the highly energetic Muni Pars'ara went out on pilgrimage and arrived on the banks of the Yamun, and spoke to the religious fisherman who was taking his food then thus :-- "O fisherman! Take me on your bo...
The First Book. Chapter 17 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON SKAS DISPLAYING HIS SELF-CONTROL AMIDST THE WOMEN OF THE PALACE OF MITHIL p. 60 Sta said :-- Thus speaking to his father about his intention to go to Mithil, the high-souled Ska Deva fell prostrate at his feet and with folded palms said :-- O highly fortunate one...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 14 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE KILLING OF TMRA AND CHIKSURA p. 400 1-4. Vys said :-- Hearing the death news of Durmukha, Mahissura became blind with anger and began to utter repeatedly to the Dnavas, "O! What is this? What is this? Alas! That delicate woman has slain in battle the two heroes...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 20 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XX ON THE WAR PREPARATIONS OF SANKHACHDA WITH THE DEVAS p. 883 1-21. Nryana said :-- Brahm, then putting Siva to the task of killing Sankhachda went to His own abode. The other Devas returned to their homes. Here under the beautiful Bata tree, on the banks of the river...
The Second Book. Chapter 6 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE BIRTH OF THE PNDAVAS p. 94 1-12. Sta said :--Thus Santanu married Satyavat; two sons were born to her and they died in course of time. Out of Vysa Deva's semen, Dhritarstra was born. Ambik Dev, the mother of Dhritarstra closed her eyes on seeing Veda Vysa; hence...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 18 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON THE ORIGIN OF THE QUARREL BETWEEN HARISCHANDRA AND VISVMITRA p. 654 1-6. Vysa said :-- O King! Once on a time Harischandra went out to the forest on an hunting excursion; and, while roaming to and fro, he saw that a very beautiful lady was crying. The King, seeing...
The Third Book. Chapter 16 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE GLORY OF THE DEV p. 182 1. Vysa said :-- After gaining the victory in the battle, the king Yudhjit returned to the city of Ayodhy with his huge army and asked where are Sudarsana and Manoram? He wanted to kill Sudarsana. 2. He repeatedly exclaimed "Where are they...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 2 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE PIERCING OF THE EYES OF CHYAVANA MUNI p. 598 1. Janamejaya said :-- "O Highly Fortunate One! Kindly narrate in detail the spread of the families of those kings in the Solar line who were born and who were especially endowed with the knowledge of Dharma." 2-8...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 8 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF ILVRITA p. 756 1-11. Nryana said :-- In those Varsas, Visnu and the other Devas used to worship always the Great Dev with Japam and meditation and to chant hymns to Her. The forests there are ornamented with all sorts of fruits, flowers and leaves...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 31 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXI ON THE GLORY OF MY p. 593 18-22. O Muni! When my Father learnt the cause of my cares, he smiled and spoke to me in sweet words :-- "O Child! The Devas, the high-souled Munis, the wise ascetics and the Yogis subsisting on air only are not able to conquer this My. O Nrad...
The Third Book. Chapter 1 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE QUESTIONS PUT BY JANAMEJAYA p. 119 1-10. Janamejaya said :-- "O Bhagavn! What is that great Yaja (sacrifice) named Amb Yaja about which you referred just now? Who is the Amb? Where was She born? From whom and what for did Her birth take place? What are Her...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 8 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE KING REVATA AND THE SOLAR DYNASTY p. 619 1-5. Janamejaya said :-- "O Brhman! The King was a Ksattriya; how could he go himself with his daughter Revat to the Brahmloka (the abode of Brahm)? I entertain a great doubt on this point. I heard of yore while...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 14 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LOKLOKA SPACE p. 771 1-29. Nryana said :-- Next to the ocean of pure water, is the mountain, called Lokloka. It marks the sphere between the two countries Loka and Aloka. O Devarsi! There is a land, all of pure gold (beyond this ocean of pure...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 6 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE COMING IN THIS WORLD OF LAKSM, GANG AND SARASVAT p. 826 1-10. Nryana said :-- "O Nrada! Sarasvat lives always in Vaikuntha close to Nrada. One day a quarrel arose with Gang, and by Her curse, Sarasvat came in parts as a river here in this Bhrata. She is reckoned...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 2 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE UPLIFTING OF THE EARTH BY THE SACRIFICIAL BOAR p. 744 1-10. Nryana said :-- O Child! When you have got your senses controlled and have overcome lust, anger, etc., and other enemies, then you are certainly entitled to hear this secret. While Brahm was discussing...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 25 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXV ON THE CAUSE OF MOHA OF VYSA DEVA ASKED BEFORE NRADA p. 571 1-10. Vysa said :-- OKing! The mother became astonished to hear me. Becoming very anxious for a son, she began to speak to me. O Child! The wife of your brother, the daughter Amblik of Ksrj, is a widow; she is...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 7 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON INDRAS LIVING UNDER DISGUISE IN THE MNAS LAKE p. 503 1-16. Vysa said :-- O King! Now seeing Vritra slain, Visnu, the Deva of the Devas, went to Vaikuntha; but, with this fear reigning supreme in his mind that it was He that virtually slew him. Indra, too, then became...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 34 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIV ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS HELLS p. 934 1-28. Dharma Rja Yama said :-- O Fair One! If, in this Bhrata, any murderer, merciless and fierce, kills any man, out of greed for money, he goes and miserably dwells in the Asipattra hell for fourteen Indras life periods...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 12 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF VASISTHAS CURSE ON TRISANKU p. 632 1-6. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus giving the advice to his son, the King Trisanku was excited with feelings of love and, in a choked voice, said to his father that he would fulfil what he had been ordered. The King...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 7 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE GOING OF THE DEVAS TO KAILSA p. 372 1-3. Vysa said :-- O King! Mahisa seeing the Dnavas afflicted with grief, quitted his buffalo appearance, assumed a lion form and spreading this long manes began to roar aloud and fell amidst the Deva forces; then the Devas were...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 15 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE TRUCE BETWEEN THE DAITYAS AND THE DEVAS p. 303 1. Vysa said :-- O king Janamejaya! Prahlda was glad to hear the above words of the high souled Bhrgava. 2. Knowing Fate to be the strongest, he addressed the Daityas :-- Never, in this battle will victory be ours...
The First Book. Chapter 19 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MARRIAGE OF SKA p. 69 1-4. Sr Ska said :-- O king! This great doubt arises in my mind how a man can be free from desires and the rewards of their actions, when he lives in the midst of this Samsra, that is all full of My? When even by...
The Second Book. Chapter 8 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE FAMILY OF YADU AND ON THE ANECDOTE OF PARKSIT p. 102 1-23. Sta said :-- On the third day after the Pndavas had returned to Hastinpur, the king Dhritarstra was burnt up together with Gndhari and Kunti, by the conflagration of fire in the forest...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 11 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON SUKRS GOING TO MAHDEVA TO GET THE MANTRA p. 286 1. Vysa said :-- When the Devas retired from the battlefield, Sukrchrya addressed the Demons thus :-- O best of the Demons! Please hear, what had been told to me by Brahm in days of yore. 2-3. Janrdan Visnu is coming...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 16 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE STORY OF SUNAHSEPHA p. 647 1-4. Vysa said :-- O King! When Varuna went away, the King was very much laid down with that dropsy and daily his pains began to increase and he began to suffer extreme pains. O King! The prince, on the other hand, heard, in the forest...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 30 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXX ON THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN SVITR AND YAMA AND ON THE FRUITION OF KARMAS p. 918 1. Svitr said :-- "O Dharmarjan! Kindly tell me in detail about those works that lead the meritorious persons to the Heavens and various other spheres." 2-20. Dharmarj said :-- O Child! He...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 3 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE DAITYA ARMIES GETTING READY p. 360 1-14. Vysa said :-- The very powerful Asura Mahisa, puffed up with vanity on his getting the boon, obtained sovereignty and brought the whole world under his control! He, being the paramount power, began to protect the sea-girt...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 3 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE DEVA DEFEAT AND ON VRITRAS TAPASY p. 487 1-3. Vysa said :-- O King! Having the Svastyayana ceremony (a performance of rite to secure welfare or avert calamity) performed by the Brhmanas versed in the Vedas, the powerful Vritra mounted on his p. 488 chariot...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 21 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON THE INSTALLATION OF EKAVRA AND THE BIRTH OF EKVAL p. 556 1-10. Vysa said :-- O King! In the meanwhile the King Turvasu performed the Jtakarma (a religious ceremony performed at the birth of a child) and other ceremonies of the child. The boy was nurtured duly...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 10 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE DESCRIPTION OF BHUVANAKOSA p. 761 1-7. Nryana said :-- In Hiranmaya Varsa, the Bhagavn is remaining in the form of Kurma, the Tortoise, as the Lord of Yoga. He is thus praised and worshipped by Aryam, the Ruler of the Pitris. Aryam said :-- Om namo Bhagavate...
The Third Book. Chapter 18 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XVIII THE SVAYAMBARA OF SASIKAL p. 191 1. Vysa said :-- The King's lovely daughter was very glad on hearing the words of the Brhmana, and drowned herself in ecstacy of love. The Brhmin also departed, thinking of the whole affair. 2. The daughter was already attached...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 6 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE RIVERS AND THE MOUNTAINS SUMERU AND OTHERS p. 752 1-32. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! This Arunod river that I mentioned to you rises from the Mandara mountain and flows by the east of Ilvarsa. The Pavana Deva (the God of wind) takes up the nice smell from the bodies...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 2 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE ORIGIN OF PRAKRITI AND PURUSA p. 810 1-4. Nrada said :-- O Lord! I have heard all that you said in brief about the Prakriti Dev. Now describe in detail. Why the Ml Prakriti dya Sakti (the Prime Force) was created at the beginning before the creation of this world...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 29 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIX ON THE NRADAS GETTING AGAIN HIS MALE FORM p. 585 1-11. Nrada said :-- O Dvaipyana! When the King Tladhvaja asked me thus, I thought over earnestly and said thus :-- "I do not know whose daughter I am; nor do I know quite certainly where are my father and mother; one m...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 13 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE ACCOUNT OF BHRMAR DEV p. 1046 1-21. Sr Nryana spoke :-- O Child Nrada! Hear now the wonderful anecdotes of the births of the remaining other Manus. The mere remembrance of these birth anecdotes causes Bhakti to grow and well up towards the Dev. Vaivasvata Manu...
The Third Book. Chapter 7 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE CREATION AND THE TATTVAS AND THEIR PRESIDING DEITIES p. 141 1.O Brahm said :-- Nrada! Thus we three I, Visnu, and Mahdeva saw that highly effulgent Goddess: we also saw separately Her attendant goddesses, one after another, that form, as it were, a veil to her...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 4 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE TWO ASVINS AND THE PRINCESS SUKANY p. 605 1-38. Vysa said :-- O King! When the King S'aryati departed, that virtuous lady devoted her time in serving her husband, and the Fire. She gave to the Muni for his food various delicious roots...
The Third Book. Chapter 10 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE STORY OF SATYAVRATA p. 153 1. Janamejaya said :-- O Maharsi! Who was Satyavrata, the Brhmin whose name you have just taken? In what country was he born? Of what nature was he? Please describe all these to me and satisfy my curiosity? 2. How did he hear that sound...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 18 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON THE NARRATIVE OF RHU MANDALAM p. 779 1-9. Nryana said :-- O Devarsi! The Sphere of Rhu (the ascending node) is situated one Ayuta Yoyanas below the Sun. Rhu, p. 780 the son of Simhik is moving there like a Naksattra. This Rhu swallows up both the Sun and the Mo...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 19 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON CHANTING THE HYMNS TO THE DEV p. 319 1. Vysa said :-- The Bhagavn Visnu spoke again unto Prajpati :-- Brhman! All these beings fascinated by My, cannot know the Real Essence, the Highest Truth. 2. We, too, are fascinated by that My; and hence we also, being blinded...
The First Book. Chapter 11 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE BIRTH OF BUDHA p. 36 1-86. The Risis said :-- "O Sta! Who is that King Pururav? and who is the Deva girl Urvas'? And how did that high-souled King Pururav come into trouble? O son of Lomaharsana! Kindly describe now all these to me. We are now desirous to hear...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 26 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVI ON THE NARRATION OF SVITR p. 905 1-2. Nrada said :-- I have heard the anecdote of Tulas. Now describe in detail the history of Svitr. Svitr is considered as the Mother of the Vedas. Why was She born, in days gone by? By whom was She first worshipped and subsequently...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 12 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE HOLDING OF COUNSEL BY MAHISSURA p. 393 1. Vysa said :-- The World-Mother, hearing Tmras words, spoke laughing a little and with a deep voice like that of a rumbling thunder cloud. 2-13. The Dev spoke :-- "O Tmra! Go and say to your Lord Mahisa who, it seems, is...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 38 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXVIII ON THE GLORIES OF THE DEV AND ON THE NATURE OF BHAKTI p. 952 1-6. Svitr said :-- "O Lord! Give me the devotion to the Dev to that dy Sakti Bhagavat Mah Mye, Paramesvar My that is the Essence of all essences, the Door of final liberation to the human beings...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 20 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XX ON THE DESCRIPTION OF BRAHM YAJ, SANDHYS, ETC. p. 1116 1-25. The twice born (Brhmana) is firstly to sip three times (make chamana); then to make the mrjana (sprinkle water) twice; he is to touch the water by the right hand and sprinkle water on his two feet. Next, he...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 24 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON SADCHRA p. 1132 1. Nrada said :-- O Bhagavn! Thou art the ocean of mercy; kindly speak out to me in brief all the things and the duties to be observed and applied in the Snti Karmas (the peace bringing acts) of Gyatr. 2-20. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! The questi...
The Second Book. Chapter 4 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE BIRTH OF THE VASUS p. 87 1-8. Sta said :-- On the king Pratpa, ascending to the Heavens, the truly hero-king Santanu went out a hunting tigers and other forest animals. Once, while he was roaming in a wild wilderness, on the banks of the Ganges, he saw a fawn-eyed...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 22 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE DEVAS AND SANKHACHDA p. 892 1-75. Sr Nryana spoke :-- Then the King of the Dnavas, very powerful, bowed down to Mahdeva and ascended on the chariot with his ministers. Mahdeva gave orders to His army to be ready at once. So Sankhachda did...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 16 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE DEV AND MAHISSURA p. 406 1-7. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing those words, the King Mahisa in anger addressed the charioteer Darka :-- "Bring over my chariot quickly. That chariot is drawn by one thousand excellent horses, is bedecked with...
The First Book. Chapter 15 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE DISPASSION OF SKA AND THE INSTRUCTIONS OF BHAGAVAT TO HARI p. 51 1-67. Hearing these words of Vysa Deva Ska Deva said :-- O Father! I do not like at all to take to a householder's life; as I see clearly that it fastens men, as a cord fastens animals, and is...
The Third Book. Chapter 3 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER III ON SEEING THE DEV p. 124 1-5. Brahm said :-- "We were very much astonished not to find water where our beautiful aeroplane landed us. We saw earth resonated with the sweet cooings of the cuckoos, filled with beautiful fruit-laden trees, forests and gardens. Big rivers...
The Third Book. Chapter 14 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE NARRATION OF THE GLORIES OF THE DEV p. 174 1-2. Janamejaya spoke :-- O Dvja! I have heard in detail the Dev Yaja, performed by Sr Visnu. Now describe Her Glory and glorious deeds. After hearing these, the Devs glorious deeds, I will also perform that, the best...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 20 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XX ON THE PEACE OF THE WORLD p. 422 1-11. Janamejaya said :-- O best of Risis! I have now seen the wonderful excellent deeds of the Dev for the enhancement of peace in this world. Though I have heard from thy lotus face these nectar-like words, still I am not satisfied. O...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 32 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXII P. 707 ON SELF-REALIZATION, SPOKEN BY THE WORLD MOTHER 1-50. The Dev said :-- "Hear, Ye Immortals! My words with attention, that I am now going to speak to you, hearing which will enable the Jvas to realise My Essence. Before the creation, I, only I, existed; nothing...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 14 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE STORY OF GANG BECOMING THE WIFE OF NRYANA p. 862 1-2. Nrada said :-- O Lord! Gang, Laksm, Sarasvat, and the world purifying Tulas, these four, are dearest to Nryana. Out of these, Gang went from the region of Goloka to Vaikuntha. So I have heard. But how did She...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 12 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE GREATNESS IN HOLDING THE TRIPUNDRA AND BHASMA p. 1083 1-20. Sr Nryana said :-- O Devarsi Nrada! Hear now the great secret and the fruits of besmearing one's body with ashes, yieding all desires. The pure cowdung of the Kapila (brown) cow is to be taken up by...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 5 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE DEVAS GOING TO VISNU p. 1028 1-5. Sta said :-- Then the Devas, on arriving at Vaikuntha, saw the Lord of Laksm, the Deva of the Devas, the World-Teacher, with his eyes beautiful like Padm Palsa (lotus-leaves), shining with brilliance and began to praise Him...
The First Book. Chapter 6 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE PREPARATION FOR WAR BY MADHU KAITABHA p. 19 1-44. The Risis said :-- "O Saumya! Just now you have spoken of the fight for five thousand years, in that great ocean, between Bhagavn Sauri and Madhu Kaitabha. How was it that the two greatly powerful Dnavas, invincible...
The Second Book. Chapter 11 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE SARPA YAJA p. 111 1-4. Sta said :-- "O Munis! seeing now the king lifeless, and his son a mere boy, the ministers themselves performed all his funeral ceremonies. First they burned the king on the banks of the Ganges without uttering any Mantra, as his death w...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 5 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE GYATR STOTRA p. 1145 1. Nrada said :-- O All knowing One! Thou showest Thy grace to Thy devotees! Thou hast described this sin-destroying Gyatr Hridaya. Now describe Her Stava (hymn of praise). 2-29. Nryana said :-- O World-Mother! O Thou, favouring Thy devotees...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 12 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF MANI DVPA p. 1185 1-17. Vysa said :-- O King Janamejaya! The Ratnagriha, above mentioned, is the Central, the Chief and the Crowning Place of Mla Prakriti. [The nine jewels are :-- (1) Mukt, (2) Mnikya, (3) Vaidrya, (4) Gomeda, (5) Vajra, (6)...
The Third Book. Chapter 22 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON SUDARSANAS MARRIAGE p. 209 1. Vysa said :-- O King! Then, on hearing his daughters words, that high souled king of Benares, Subhu, came to the spot where the kings were staying and said :-- "O kings! Now you can go to your own camps; tomorrow I will perform my...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 49 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLIX ON THE ANECDOTE OF SURABHI p. 1000 1. Nrada said :-- "O Bhagavn! Who was that Surabhi, who came down from the region of Goloka. I want to hear Her life. Kindly describe." 2-23. Nryana spoke :-- "O Devarsi! The Dev Surabhi sprang in the Goloka. She was the first...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 9 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE RISIS AND PRAHLDA p. 280 1. Vysa said :-- After performing duly his religious rites there, the son of Hiranya Kas'ipu saw before him an unbrageous peepul tree. 2-3. There he saw along with the feathers of vultures, the terrible, sharpened under...
The Third Book. Chapter 26 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXVI ON THE NARRATION OF WHAT ARE TO BE DONE IN THE NAVARTRI p. 225 1. Janamejaya said :-- "O Best of the Brhmins! What are men to do in the time of Navartra? Especially in the Navartra ceremony during the autumnal season how is the ceremony to be performed? Kindly relate...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 1 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE DESCRIPTION OF GYATR p. 1139 1-7. Nrada said :-- O Deva! The rules of Sadchra (right ways of living) and the all-sin-destroying unequalled Glories of the Dev Bhagavat have been described by Thee. And I, too, have heard the nectar of the Glories of the Dev from Thy...
The First Book. Chapter 2 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER II ON QUESTIONS PUT BY SAUNAKA AND OTHER RSIS p. 3 1-5. S'r Sta said :-- "I am highly fortunate; I consider myself blessed and I am purified by the Mahtms (high souled persons); inasmuch as I am questioned by them about the highly meritorious Purna, famous in the Vedas. I...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 1 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE STORY OF SVYAMBHUVA MANU p. 1022 1-6. Nrada said :-- O Nryana! O Thou, the Supporter of this whole world! The Preserver of all! Thou hast described the glorious characters of the Dev, that take away all the sins. Kindly describe now to me the several forms th...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 28 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVIII ON THE GLORY OF THE S'ATAKSI DEV p. 687 1-3. Janamejaya said :-- "O Risi! Wonderful is the story of the religious Rjarsi Harischandra that you have described, the great Bhakta of Satks Dev! Why is that auspicious Siv, the wife of Siva, called Satks? Explain to me...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 16 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE DESCRIPTION OF SANDHY UPSN p. 1098 1-24. Nryana said :-- Now I am speaking of the very holy Sandhyopsan method of Sandhy worship of Gyatr, the Presiding Deity of the morning, midday and evening, and of the twice-born. Listen. The greatness of using Bhasma h...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 24 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON THE DESCRIPTION AND DHMRALOCHANA GIVING THE NEWS p. 437 1-12. Vysa said :-- O King! The messenger was thunderstruck with Devs words and said :-- "O Beautiful Lady! What art Thou speaking? It seems that Thou dost not think on this matter, owing to Thy feminine nature...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 10 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE OFFENCES CAUSED TO THE EARTH AND PUNISHMENTS THER p. 844 1-3. Nrada said :-- I am now desirous to hear about the merits acquired by making gifts of land, the demerits in stealing away lands, digging wells in other's wells, in digging earth on the day of Ambuvch...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 36 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXVI ON THE HIGHEST KNOWLEDGE OF BRAHMA P. 722 1-4. S'ri Dev said :-- "O Himlays! Thus making one's own self attached to the Yoga by the above-mentioned process and sitting on a Yoga posture, one should meditate on My Brahma Nature with p. 723 an unfeigned devotion. (How...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 9 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE NARRATIVE OF CHKSUSA MANU p. 1035 1-7. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! I will now narrate the supreme glories of the Dev and the anecdote how Manu, the son of Anga, obtained excellent kingdom by worshipping the Dev Bhagavat. The son of the king Anga, named Chksusa became...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 32 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXII ON THE KING SURATHAS GOING TO THE FOREST p. 465 1-4. Janamejaya said :-- O Best of Munis! The glory of Chandik has been fully described by you. By whom was She worshipped in the ancient times after the reading and hearing of Her three glorious deeds (the killing...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 20 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XX ON THE EARNESTNESS OF HARISCHANDRA TO PAY OFF THE DAKSIN p. 661 1-4. Harischandra said :-- "O Muni! I will not take my food until I pay you your Daksin in gold; know this to be my resolve; therefore O One of good vows! Discard all your anxieties for Daksin. I am...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 18 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON THE UNION OF SANKHACHDA WITH TULAS p. 873 1-26. Nryana said :-- Thus highly pleased, Tulas went to sleep with a gladdened-heart. She, the daughter of Vrisadhvaja, was then in her blooming youth and while asleep, the Cupid, the God of five arrows, shot at her five...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 6 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE GREATNESS OF RUDRKSAMS p. 1069 1-21. s'vara said :-- O Krtikeya! Kus'agranthi, Jvapattr and other rosaries cannot compare to one-sixteenth part of the Rudrksa rosary. As Visnu is the best of all the Purusas, the Gang is the best of all the rivers, Kas'yap...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 5 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE DIALOGUES OF NARA NRYANA p. 265 1. Vysa said :-- O best of kings! There is no need of dwelling at length on this point; suffice to say, that in this world, are found persons very rare that are religious, and free from egoism, jealousy, anger, etc. 2. O king...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 45 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLV ON THE ANECDOTE OF DAKSIN p. 979 1-63. Nryana said :-- The excellent, most sweet stories of Svh and Svadh are told; now I will tell you the story of Daksin; hear attentively. In early days, in the region of Goloka, there was a good-natured Gop named Susl, beautiful, Rdhs...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 17 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON THE CONTINUANCE OF THE FAMILY OF BHRIGU p. 541 1-3. Janamejaya said :-- "Munis! How did the Bhrgava wives cross this endless sea of troubles and how was the family of Bhrigu re-established on the surface of this earth? And what did the greedy Haihayas, the vilest...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 9 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE CAUSE OF SRDDHA IN OTHER DEVAS THAN THE DEV GYATR p. 1169 1-20. Vysa said :-- O King Janamejaya! Once on a time, on account of an evil turn of Fate (Karma) of the human beings, Indra did not rain on this earth for fifteen years. Owing to want of rain, the famine...
The Third Book. Chapter 30 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXX ON THE NARRATION OF THE NAVARTRA CEREMONY BY NRADA AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THAT BY RMA CHANDRA p. 244 1-2. Vysa said :-- O king! Rma and Laksmana, discussing thus, remained silent; when the Risi Nrada appeared there from the sky above, singing the Rathntara Sma Veda hymns...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 13 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN DI AND BAKA AFTER THE DISCOURSE ON SUNAHSEPHA p. 526 1-6. Indra said :-- "O Prince! The King Harischandra promised before to Varuna that he would celebrate for his propitiation the great Naramedha sacrifice when he would offer...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 41 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLI ON THE CHURNING OF THE OCEAN AND ON THE APPEARING OF LAKSM p. 965 1-2. Nryana said :-- O Twice-born! Indra then remembered Hari and took Brihaspati, the Guru of the Devas, to the assembly of Brahm, accompanied by the other Devas. They soon reached the region of Brahm...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 1 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE QUESTIONS PUT BY JANAMEJAYA REGARDING KRISNAS INCARNATION p. 249 1. Janamejaya said :-- O Vsaveya! the Chief amongst the Munis, the Ocean of all knowledge, O the Sinless One! the Lord and Well Wisher of our families, I come to you with a mind to ask you cert...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 2 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON CLEANSING THE SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BODY p. 1059 1-42. Nryana said :-- Even if a man studies the Vedas with six Amgas (limbs of the Vedas), he cannot be pure if he be devoid of the principle of right living (Sadchra) and if he does not practise it. All that is...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 22 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON THE NARRATIVE OF THE SINS LEADING TO HELLS p. 788 1. Nrada said :-- "O Everlasting One! O Muni! Now describe the various actions that lead to these tormenting hells. I like to hear about them in detail." 2-52. Nryana said :-- O Devarsi! He who steals others sons...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 23 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTERXXIII ON THE BIRTH OF SR KRISNA p. 337 1-2. Vysa said :-- The six sons of Devak being thus killed by Kamsa and the seventh womb being miscarried, Kamsa began, when Devak was pregnant for the eighth time, to think of the cause of his own death as advised by Nrada and watched...
Next. Chapter 1 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE SUPERIORITY OF RUDRA OVER VISNU p. 353 1-5. The Risis said :-- "The great legendary story, the life of Sr Krisna, supremely divine, destructive of all sins, has been narrated by you, O Sta! But, O Blessed One! You, though highly intelligent, have dwelt on it not...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 28 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHTING OF THE GODDESSES p. 451 1-5. Vysa said :-- O King! The Dev, hearing thus, laughed and spoke the following reasonable words, in a voice deep as a rumbling cloud :-- O Dull brained one! Already I told to that messenger before in reply...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 24 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON THE STAY OF HARISCHANDRA IN THE BURNING GROUND p. 672 1. Saunaka said :-- "O Sta! Now describe as quickly as you can in detail what the King Harischandra did afterwards in the house of the Chndla. 2-14. Sta said :-- When Visvmitra went away, the mind of the Chndl...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 7 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE CHECKING OF THE RISE OF THE BINDHYA RANGE p. 1032 1-21. Sta said :-- Hearing the words of the Devas, Agastya, the Best of the Brhmins promised that he would carry out their works. O Risis! All the Devas then became very glad when the Muni, born of the water jar...
The First Book. Chapter 4 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE EXCELLENCY OF THE DEV 1-3. The Risis said :-- O Saumya! How was Suka Deva born? Who studied these Purna Samhits; by which wife of Vysa Deva? And How? O highly intelligent one! You have just spoken that Suka Deva was not born from womb, in the natural way; he w...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 10 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE SUBJECT OF GAUNA BHASMA p. 1079 1-33. Nryana said :-- O Knower of Brahm! O Nrada! The ashes prepared from ordinary fire are secondary (Gauna). The greatness of this secondary ashes is to be considered by no means trifling; this also destroys the darkest ignorance...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 30 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXX ON THE BIRTH OF GAUR, THE SEATS OF THE DEITY, AND THE DISTRACTION OF SIVA p. 695 1-12. Vysa said :--O King! They went to the forest and fixed their seats on the slope of the Himlayn mountain and engaged them- p. 696 selves in repeating silently the seed Mantra of Mah...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 16 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE INCARNATION OF MAH LAKSM IN THE HOUSE OF KUSADHVAJA p. 866 1-30. Sr Nryana said :-- O Muni! Dharmadhvaja and Kusadhvaja practised severe tapasys and worshipped Laksm. They then got separately their desired boons. By the boon of Mah Laksm, they p. 867 became ag...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 22 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON THE EULOGISING OF THE DEV BY THE DEVAS p. 429 1-7. Vysa said :-- O King! When the Devas were all defeated, Sumbha began to govern all their kingdoms; thus one thousand years passed away. The Devas, on the other hand, deprived of their kingdoms, were all drowned...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 8 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON BHTA S'UDDHI p. 1074 1-21. Nryana said :-- O Great Muni! Now I shall tell you the rules of Bhta Suddhi, i.e., the purification of the elements of the body (by respiratory attraction and replacement, etc.). Firstly, think of the Highest Deity Kundalin (the Serpent...
The Third Book. Chapter 20 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XX ON THE SVAYAMVARA HALL AND THE KINGS CONVERSATION THERE p. 199 1. Vysa said :-- O Noble minded one! The king Yudhjit replied to the address of the king of Keral, thus :-- 2-3. O King! You are truthful and have restrained your passions. What you have told just now in this...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 19 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE ORIGIN OF HAIHAYAS FROM A MARE p. 549 1-3. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus granting the boon to the Goddess Laksm, Sambhu quickly returned to the lovely Kailsa, adorned with Apsars (celestial nymphs) and frequented and served by the Gods. He then despatched his expert...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 10 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE DESCRIPTION OF MANI DVPA p. 1174 1-20. Vysa said :-- O King Janamejaya! What is known in the Srutis, in the Subla Upanisada, as the Sarvaloka over the Brahmaloka, that is Manidvpa. Here the Dev resides. This region is superior to all the other regions. Hence it is...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 7 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE DKS VIDHI OR ON THE RULES OF INITIATION p. 1154 1-3. Nrada said :-- I have heard the one thousand names or nma stotras equivalent in its fruits to Sr Gyatr, highly potent in making a good fortune and tending to a splendid increase of the wealth and prosperity...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 14 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE RECITATION OF THE FRUITS OF THIS PURNAM p. 1190 1-17. Sta said :-- "O Risis! In days of yore, from the Lotus Face of the Dev Bhgavata came out Sr Mad Bhgavatam in the form of half a Sloka, as the decided conclusion of the Vedas. About what She gave instructions...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 3 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE KAVACHA OF SR GYATR DEV p. 1141 1-3. Nrada spoke :-- O Bhagavn! Thou art the Lord of this world; Thou canst shew favour and disfavour both; Thou art specially versed in the sixty-four Kals (arts of learning); Thou art the chief of the Yogis. I...
The Third Book. Chapter 24 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON THE INSTALLATION OF DURG DEV IN THE CITY OF BENARES p. 217 1. Vysa said :-- Hearing the Devs words, the king Subhu began to say with great devotion thus :-- 2-3. O Dev! If there be made a comparison between the kingdom of the Devas and the world on the one h...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 12 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE ORIGIN OF GANG p. 850 1-15. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Now about the meditation (Dhyn) of the Dev Gang as per Knva S'kh, which destroys all the sins, O Gange! Of white colour like white lotuses! Thou destroyest all the sins of men. Thou hast appeared from the body...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 34 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIV ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND FINAL EMANCIPATION P. 714 1-22. The Dev said :-- "O Devas! You are not at all worthy to see this My Wonderful Cosmic Form. Where are Ye! and where is this My Form! But it is my affection towards the Bhaktas that I have shewn to you all this gre...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 26 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVI ON THE KILLING OF CHANDA AND MUNDA p. 444 1-17. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus ordered, the two strong warriors Chanda and Munda hurriedly went to the battle, accompanied by a vast army. There they saw the Dev, intent on doing good to the Gods. Then they began to address...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 14 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE GREATNESS IN HOLDING THE BIBHTI p. 1088 1-17. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Whatever is given as charities to any man besmeared with the holy ashes, takes away instantly all the sins of the donor. The Srutis, Smritis, and all the Purnas declare the greatness of this...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 3 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SUNS COURSE BY THE BINDHYA MOUNTAIN p. 1025 1-16. Sta said :-- O Risis! Thus advising, the Devarsi, the great Jan and Muni going wherever he likes, went to the Brahmaloka. After the Muni had gone, the Bindhya became immersed in great anxiety...
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Foreword : FOREWORD What is Srmad Bhgavat is to the Vaisnavas, the Dev Bhgavatam is to the Sktas. The question of the priority of the two Bhgavatas has been often discussed more in the spirit of partisans rather than that of sober scholars. We reserve our opinion on the subject till the publicati...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 25 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XXV ON THE DEVS HIGHEST SUPREMACY p. 346 1. The King said :-- O Best of Munis! Hearing these sorrows of Sr Krisna, the part incarnate of Visnu Bhagavn, I am in doubt on your utterances. 2. Behold! Bhagavn Vsudeva is the part incarnate of Nryana; how could the Asura Sambar...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 22 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON THE SELLING OF HARISCHANDRAS WIFE p. 666 1-6. Vysa said :-- O King! When the Queen Madhav requested repeatedly the King, He said :-- "O Good Auspicious One! When you have not met with any scruple to utter clearly these harsh and cruel words, I will do that act now...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 30 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXX ON THE KILLING OF NISUMBHA p. 458 1-10. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus making a firm resolve that there would be either victory or death, the great warrior Nisumbha went to fight with the Dev, with great excitement and with all his forces. Sumbha, too the Lord of the Daity...
The First Book. Chapter 8 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON DECIDING WHO IS TO BE WORSHIPPED p. 26 1-7. The Risis said :-- "O highly fortunate one! A great doubt has arisen on your statement. This is ascertained by all the wise men as written in the Vedas, Purnas and other Sstras that Brahm, Visnu and Mahes'var, these three...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 15 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE NIMIS GETTING OF ANOTHER BODY AND THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY OF HAIHAYAS p. 534 1. Janamejaya said :-- "The getting back of another similar body by Vasistha is certainly described by you. Now tell me how the King Nimi got another body." 2-31. Vysa said :-- O King...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 24 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON THE WORSHIP OF THE DEV p. 792 1-2. Nrada said :-- "O Bhagavn! Of what sort is the Dharma, i.e., the worship of the Dev? In what way shall we worship Her, so that She gives us the Highest Place? What are the methods and forms of Her Worship? Where and when shall we...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 7 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON AHAMKRA p. 272 1. Vysa said :-- O king! The Dharma's son, of excellent prowess, hearing thus, the words of these damsels, thought within himself, thus :-- what shall I do under the above circumstances. p. 273 2. If I indulge now in sexual pleasures, I will be...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 47 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLVII ON MANASS STORY p. 989 1-25 Nryana said :-- O Nrada! I have now narrated the anecdote of Sasth as stated in the Vedas. Now hear the anecdote of Mangala Chand, approved of by the Vedas and respected by the literary persons. The Chand, that is very skilled in all...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 4 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE GREATNESS OF THE RUDRKSAM p. 1064 1-11. Nrada said :-- O Sinless one! The greatness of the Rudrksa seed that you have described is verily such. Now I ask why is this Rudrksam so much entitled to worship by the people. Please speak clearly on this point. Nry...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 20 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XX ON THE NARRATIVE OF THE TALTALA p. 784 1-37. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! The cave lower down than Sutala is Taltala! The Lord of Tripura, (the three cities) the great My Dnava is the Ruler of this region. Mahesvara, the Doer of good to the three Bhuvanas, burnt his three...
The Third Book. Chapter 28 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXVIII ON THE INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH NAVARTRI p. 234 1. Janamejaya said :-- O Muni! How did Rmchandra celebrate the Devs Pj, that leads to happiness? Who was He! And how was stolen away His St? How was He deprived of His kingdom? Please satisfy me by narrating all these...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 43 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLIII ON THE HISTORY OF SVH p. 973 1-4. Nrada said :-- "O Risi Nryana! O Highly Fortunate One! O Lord! Thou art equal to Nryana whether in beauty or in qualities, or in fame or in energy or in everything. Thou art equal to Nryana. Thou art the foremost of the Jnins; there...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 3 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE FORMER CURSE OF VASUDEVA AND DEVAK p. 256 1. Vysa said :-- O king; The incarnation of Hari and the incarnation of the Amsa Avatras of all the other Devas are accountable to many causes. The chief cause being Karma; the minor causes being many. p. 257 2. Hear, now...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 11 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE ASCERTAINMENT OF DHARMA p. 518 1-10. Janamejaya said :-- "O King of the Brhmanas! You said that Rma and Krisna took their incarnations to relieve the burden of earth. One great doubt arises in my mind on this point. At the end of the Dvpara Yuga, the Earth...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 18 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON THE GREATNESS OF THE DEV PJ p. 1110 1. Nrada spoke :-- "O Bhagavn! I am now very eager to hear the special Pj of Sr Dev. The people get their desires fulfilled if they worship Her." 2-23. Nryana said :-- O Devarsi! I shall now specially speak to you how the World...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 26 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVI ON THE NARRATION OF THE SORROWS OF HARISCHANDRA p. 680 1-3. Sta said :-- The King Harischandra with his face bent low thus said to the Queen :-- "O Young One! I am a great sinner, otherwise why shall I be ready to do this heinous act! However now sit before me. If my...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 34 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIV ON THE METHODS OF THE WORSHIP OF THE DEV p. 473 1. The King said :-- O Bhagavn! Kindly narrate to me in detail now the methods how to serve and worship the Goddess and the Mantrams that are used on such occasions. 2-12. The Risi said :-- O King! I am now describing...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 38 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXVIII THE VOWS AND THE SACRED PLACES OF THE DEVI P. 731 1-2. The Himlays said :-- "O Dev! Describe the places on this earth that are prominent, sacred, and worth visiting and which Thou likest best. O Mother! Also sanctify us by describing the vows and utsabs that are...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 21 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON THE KILLING OF THE SONS OF DEVAK p. 329 1. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus, in due course, Devak, the goddess incarnate, being united according to rules with Vsudeva, became pregnant. 2-4. When full ten months were over, a good-looking and beautiful child (male) was first...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 15 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE RULES OF USING THE TRIPUNDRA AND RDHAPUNDRA MARKS p. 1091 1-10. Nryana said :-- Only the twice born are to take this Tripundra on the forehead and the other parts of the body after carefully purifying the ashes by the mantra Agniriti Bhasma, etc. The Brhmans...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 2 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN NRADA AND THE BINDHYA MOUNTAIN p. 1023 1-6. The Dev said :-- "O King! O Mighty armed One! All these I grant unto you. Whatever you have asked for, I give them to you. I am very much pleased with your hard Tapasy and with your Japam...
The First Book. Chapter 1 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE QUESTIONS BY SAUNAKA AND OTHERS p. 1 1. I meditate on the beginningless Brahmvidy who is Sarvachaitanyarp, of the nature of all-consciousness; May She stimulate our buddhi to the realisation of That (or who stimulates our buddhi in different directions). 2. Saunak...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 35 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXV ON THE YOGA AND MANTRA SIDDHI P. 718 1. Himlay said :-- "O Mahes'var! Now tell me the Yoga with all its Amgas (limbs) giving the knowledge of the Supreme Consciousness so that, I may realise my Self, when I practise according to those instructions. 2-10. S'r Dev said...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 13 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE ANECDOTE OF GANG p. 855 1. Nrada said :-- O Lord of the Devas! Kindly say in what Loka did Gang go after 5000 (five thousand) years of the Kali Yuga? 2-4. Nryana said :-- The Bhgrath Gang came down to Bhrata under the curse of Bhrat; and when the term expired...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 27 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WAR OF RAKTABJA p. 447 1-14. Vysa said :-- O King! Seeing the two Dnavas killed in the battle, the remnant soldiers all fled away back to Sumbha. Some of them were cut and wounded in many places by arrows, some had their arms severed, some...
Dedication : Inscribed To The sacred memory Of Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vidayarnava By the translator Swami Vijanananda
The Third Book. Chapter 25 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXV ON THE INSTALLATION OF THE DEV IN AYODHY AND BENARES p. 221 1-4. Vysa said :-- The king Sudarsana, surrounded by his friends, on coming to the palace at Ayodhy, bowed down to Llvat, the mother of Satrujit, and said :-- "O mother! I swear by touching your feet, that I...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 50 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER L ON THE GLORY OF SAKTI p. 1002 1-4. Nrada said :-- "O Bhagavn! I have heard all the anecdotes of Prakriti, as according to the Sstras, that lead to the freedom from birth and death in this world. Now I want to hear the very secret history of Sr Rdh and Durg as described...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 2 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SAKTIS, ETC., OF THE SYLLABLES OF GYATR p. 1140 1-18. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! O Great Muni! Now hear which are the Saktis in due order of the twenty four syllables of the Gyatr Dev:-- (1) Vma Dev, (2) Priy, (3) Saty, (4) Vis'v, (5)...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 18 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON THE ORIGIN OF THE HAIHAYA DYNASTY p. 546 1-5. Janamejaya said :-- How did the Goddess Laksm, the daughter of the ocean, come to be born as a mare, when cursed by the Bhagavn in His moment of anger, and what did Revanta do at that time? In what country was the Dev...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 11 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ENCLOSURE WALLS BUILT OF PADMARGA MANI, ETC., OF THE MANI DVPA p. 1179 1-30. Vysa said :-- O King Janamejaya! Next to this Pusparga mani enclosure wall comes the tenth enclosure wall, made of Padmarga mani, red like the red Kunkum...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 6 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE ONE THOUSAND AND EIGHT NAMES OF THE GYATR p. 1146 1-3. Nrada said :-- O Bhagavn! O All-knowing One! O Thou versed in all the Sstras! I have heard from Thy mouth all the secrets of Srutis and Smritis. Now I ask Thee, O Deva! How can the knowledge of that Veda Vidy...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 9 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE RULES OF SIROVRATA p. 1076 1-43. Sr Nryana said :-- The Brhmanas that will perform duly the Sirovrata, to be described in the following, are the only ones who will attain very easily the highest knowledge, destroying all Avidy or Ignorance. So much so th...
The Third Book. Chapter 21 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON THE KING OF BENARES FULFILLING THE ADVICE OF HIS DAUGHTER p. 204 1. Vysa said :-- On hearing the sound words of his daughter Sasikal, pregnant with reason, Subhu the king of Benares, became very anxious and began to think what he would now, so short a space of time...
The First Book. Chapter 20 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XX ON VYSA DOING HIS DUTIES p. 73 1-8. The Risis said :-- "O Sta! What did Veda Vysa do, when the highest Yogi Ska, Deva-like, acquired all the excellent supernatural powers? Kindly describe all these in detail." Hearing this question, Sta spoke :-- O Rishis! Vysa already...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 17 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON THE ANECDOTE OF TULAS p. 870 1-19. Sr Nryana said :-- O Nrada! The wife of Dharmadhvaja was Mdhav. Going to the Gandhamdan mountain, She began to enjoy, with great gladness, the pleasures with the king Dharmadhvaja. The bed was prepared, strewn with flowers...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 31 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXI ON THE BIRTH OF PRVAT IN THE HOUSE OF HIMLAYS P. 701 1-2. Janamejaya said :-- "O Muni! You told before that "the Highest Light took Her birth on the top of the Himlays." Now describe to me in detail about this Highest Light. What intelligent man p. 702 can desist...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 23 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIII ON THE PROWESS OF KAUSIK p. 433 1-7. Vysa said :-- O King! When the tormented Devas praised thus, the Dev created from Her body another supremely beautiful form. This created form, the Ambik Dev, became known in all the worlds as Kausik, as She came out of the physical...
The Second Book. Chapter 12 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE BIRTH OF STIKA p. 115 1-4. Sta said :-- Hearing these words of the king, Vysa Deva, the son Satyavat addressed to him before the assembly, thus :-- "O king! I am now reciting to you a Bhgavata Purna, holy, wonderful, filled with many anecdotes, and leading...
The First Book. Chapter 5 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE NARRATIVE OF HAYAGRVA p. 12 1-4. The Risis said :-- "O Sta! Our minds are merged in the sea of doubt, hearing your this most wonderful saying, surprising to the whole world. The head of Janrdan Mdhava, the Lord of all, was severed out of His body! And He w...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 6 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE DEVAS PRAYING TO THE MUNI AGASTYA p. 1030 1-6. Sta said :-- O Risis! Hearing the words of the Lord of Laksm, all the Devas became pleased and they spoke. The Devas said :-- O Deva of the Devas! O Mah Visnu! O Thou, the Creator, Preserver and the Destroyer...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 11 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GREATNESS OF THE THREE KINDS OF BHASMAS p. 1081 Nrada asked :-- O Bhagavn! How is the above Bhasma of three kinds? I am eager to hear this. Kindly describe this to me. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! I am now talking of the three kinds of ashes;...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 39 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIX THE WORSHIP OF THE WORLD MOTHER P. 734 1. The Himlays said :-- "O Dev! O Mahes'vari! O Thou, the Ocean of Mercy! O World-Mother! Now describe in detail how Thy worship is conducted, the rules and ceremonials ther. 2-20. The Dev said :-- "O King of Mountains! I now...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 20 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XX ON DEVAKS MARRIAGE p. 323 1-2. Vysa said :-- O Bharata! I now narrate to you about the relief of the burden of the Earth, the destruction by the Yoga My of the armies Kuruksettra and Prabhsa, the two sacred places, and about the birth, due to the curse of Bhrigu...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 19 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE MIDDAY SANDHY p. 1114 1-24. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Now I am speaking of the auspicious midday Sandhy, the practice of which leads to the wonderfully excellent results. Listen. Here the chamana and other things are similar to those of the morning Sandhy. Only...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 27 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVII ON THE GOING OF HARISCHANDRA TO THE HEAVENS p. 684 1-7. Sta said :-- The King Harischandra then prepared the funeral pile and placed his son on it. Next he and his wife with folded palms merged themselves in the meditation of the Paramesvar, the Lady...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 35 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXV ON THE RECEIVING OF THE BOONS BY THE KING SURATHA AND THE VAISYA SAMDHI p. 477 1-12. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing thus the Risis words, the king Suratha and Vaisya, who were very distressed in their minds, became very much comforted and bowed down to the Muni with...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 10 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE PHASE OF KARMA p. 515 1-5. Janamejaya said :-- "O Brhmana! You have described in detail the wonderful character of Indra, his displacement from his Heavens, and his suffering many hardships and at the same time, you have described very widely the greatness...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 21 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON THE NARRATIVE OF HELLS p. 786 1-9. Nryana said :-- O Devarsi! Santana, the son of Brahm, recites thus in the assembly of the Devas, the glories of the Bhagavn Ananta Deva, and worships Him, thus :-- How can one of ordinary sight and understanding grasp the real...
The Third Book. Chapter 29 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXIX ON THE STEALING OF ST AND THE SORROWS OF RMA p. 240 1-2. Vysa said :-- Hearing these vicious words, Jnak became very much confounded with fear and began to tremble; somehow collecting herself she began to say :-- "O descendant of the family of Pulastya! Why are you...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 1 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON WHAT IS TO BE THOUGHT OF IN THE MORNING p. 1054 1-13. Nrada said :-- O Bhagavn! O Thou, the Eternal One! O Nryana! O Lord of the past and the future! Thou art the Creator and the Lord of all the beings that lived in the past and that will come into existence...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 2 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE SUPREMACY OF THE EFFECTS OF KARMA p. 252 1. Sta said :-- The learned Vysa, the son of Satyavat, and the knower of the Purnas, when thus asked by Janamejaya, the son of Parksit, whose heart had become calm, replied in the following words, capable to remove all his...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 42 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLII ON THE DHYNAM AND STOTRA OF MAH LAKSM p. 969 1-50. Nrada said :-- O Bhagavn! I have heard about the glories of Hari, about the Tattvajnam (the True Knowledge) and the story of Laksm. Now tell me Her Dhynam (meditation) and Stotram (recitation of hymns) of Her. Nry...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 46 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLVI ON THE ANECDOTE OF SASTH DEV p. 985 1. Nrada said :-- "O Thou, the foremost of the Knowers of the Vedas! I have heard from you the anecdotes of many Devs. Now I want to hear the lives of other Devs also. Kindly describe." 2. Nryana said :-- "O Best of the Brhm...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 6 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE ORIGIN OF URVAS p. 268 1. Vysa said :-- O king! First there appeared on the mountain, the king of the seasons, Vasanta, the Spring. All the trees flowered and became very beautiful; and the bees began to hum round all sides. 2. Mangoes, Bokul trees, the beautiful...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 5 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE RUDRKSAM ROSARIES p. 1067 1-14. s'vara said :-- O Krtikeya! Now I will speak how to count the Japam (repetition of the mantra) with the rosary. Hear. The face of Rudrksam is Brahm; the upper summit point is Siva and the tail end of Rudrksam is Visnu. The Rudrksam...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 14 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE BIRTH OF VASISTHA FROM MITR VARUNA p. 530 1-2. Janamejaya said :-- "O Bhagavn! Maharsi Vasistha was the mind-born son of Brahm; how is it then that you have named him as Maitr-Vrun. Is it that he got this name by some action or by some Gunas? Kindly tell me...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 23 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIII ON THE KING HARISCHANDRAS ACKNOWLEDGING OF THE SLAVERY OF THE CHNDLA p. 669 1-5. Vysa said :-- O King! Speaking these harsh and cruel words to the King, the Muni took that money and went away. When Visvmitra went away, the King Harischandra became very much perplexed...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 31 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXI ON THE DEATH OF SUMBHA p. 461 1. Vysa said :-- O King! Sumbha, the Lord of the Daityas, hearing the words of the soldiers, began to say, then, with eyes rolling with anger. 2-15. Sumbha said :-- "O Fools! What are you saying all this? How can I do this unspeakably me...
The First Book. Chapter 9 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE KILLING OF MADHU KAITABHA p. 29 1-49. Sta said:--O Munis! When the excellent Tmasi Sakti, the Goddess presiding over sleep came out from the eyes, mouth, nose, heart, etc., of the body of the World-Guru Visnu and rested in the celestial space, then the powerful...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 24 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON THE STEALING AWAY OF PRADYMNA p. 340 1-2. Vysa said :-- On the other hand, there, at the house of Nanda, early in the next morning, commenced the grand birth day festivity. Kamsa came p. 341 to know, afterwards, by his spies as will as by general rumour, th...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 25 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTERXXV ON THE KILLING OF DHMRALOCHANA p. 440 1-7. Vysa said :-- O Janamejaya! When Dhmralochana ceased speaking, the Dev Klik made a wild laughter and began to speak sweetly thus :-- O Stupid! Skilled in flattery, you know only how to use jugglery of words like an actor; do you...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 37 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXVII ON BHAKTI YOGA 1. The Himlays said :-- "O Mother! Now describe your Bhaki Yoga, by which ordinary men who have no dispassion get the knowledge of Brahma easily. 2-10. The Dev said:--"O Chief of Mountains! There are three paths, widely known, leading to the final...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 11 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE ORIGIN OF THE GANGES p. 846 1-3. The Devarsi Nrada said :-- O Thou, the foremost of the knowers of the Vedas! I have heard the excellent narration of Earth. Now I want to hear the anecdote of Gang. I heard, ere long, that Gang, of the nature of Visnu and appearing...
The First Book. Chapter 3 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER III ON PRAISING THE PURNAS AND ON EACH VYSA OF EVERY DVPARA YUGA p. 6 1-11. Sta said :-- "O best of the Munis! I am now telling you the names of the Purnas, etc., exactly as 1 have heard from Veda Vysa, the son of Satyavati; listen. The Purna beginning with "ma" are two...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 29 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIX ON THE BIRTH OF THE BHAGAVAT IN THE HOUSE OF DAKSA p. 692 1-19. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus I have described the glory of the Dev. Now I will narrate, as far as I can, the excellent lives of the kings of the the Solar and the Lunar dynasties respectively. They p. 693...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 17 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF SANDHY AND OTHER DAILY PRACTICES p. 1106 1-5. Nryana said :-- If one divides or separates the pdas while reciting or making Japam of the Gyatr, one is freed from the Brhminicide, the sin of Brahmahaty. But if one does so without breaking...
The Third Book. Chapter 27 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXVII ON THE VIRGINS FIT TO BE WORSHIPPED AND THE GLORY OF THE DEV p. 229 1. Vysa said :-- O king! Those Kumrs, who are defective in limbs, who are lepers, who are filled with sores and ulcers over their bodies, whose bodies emit offensive smell or whose bodies are polluted...
The Third Book. Chapter 23 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XXIII ON THE KILLING OF THE ENEMY OF SUDARSANA IN THE GREAT WAR 1. Vysa said :-- After paying due respects to his new son-in-law, the king Subhu cheerfully entertained him for six days with variety of good dishes. 2. Thus finishing off the marriage ceremony, the king after...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 8 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON GOING TO THE TRTHAS p. 276 1. Sta said :-- Thus asked by the son of Parksit, the king Janamejaya, the best of the Brhmanas, the son of Satyavat, Vysa spoke, in detail, the following :-- 2. The virtuous Janamejaya became very much sorry and despondent when he heard...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 48 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLVIII ON THE ANECDOTE OF MANAS p. 992 1-30. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! I will now speak of the Dhynam and the method of worship of Sr Dev Manas, as stated in the Sma Veda. Hear. "I meditate on the Dev Manas, Whose colour is fair like that of the white champaka flower, whose...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 4 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON GYATR HRIDAYA p. 1143 1-2. Nrada said :-- O Bhagavn! I have heard from you all about the Kavacha and the Mantra of Sr Gyatr. O Deva Deva! O Thou, the Knower of the present, the past, and the future! Now tell about the Hridaya, the highest, the interior or esoteric...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 13 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF JANAMEJAYAS DEV YAJ p. 1189 1-4. Vysa said :-- O King Janamejaya! Thus I have answered all your nice queries; also what Nryana spoke to the highsouled Nrada is also said by me. He who hears this greatly wonderful Purnam Sr Dev Bhgavatam certainly...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 13 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE GREATNESS OF BHASMA p. 1085 1-20. Nryana said :-- O Best of Munis! What shall I describe to you the effects of using the Bhasma! Only applying the ashes takes away the Mahptakas (great sins) as well as other minor sins of the devotee. I speak this truly, very...
The First Book. Chapter 7 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE PRAISE OF THE DEV p. 22 1-26. Sta said :-- Seeing the two Dnavas very powerful, Brahm, the knower of all the Sstras, thought of the means Sma, Dna, Bheda, Danda (conciliation, gifts, bribe, or sowing dissensions and war or punishment); which of these four he...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 4 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE DEVAS GOING TO MAH DEVA p. 1027 1-2. Sta said :-- O Risis! Then Indra and all the other Devas taking Brahm along with them and placing Him at the front, went to Mahdeva and took His refuge. They bowed down to Him and chanted sweet and great hymns to Him, Who holds...
The Second Book. Chapter 10 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE DEATH OF KING PARKSIT p. 107 1-3. Sta said :-- "O Risis! On that very day when the Brhmin Kas'yapa went out of his house, Taksak, knowing the king Parksit cursed, assumed an aged Brhmin's form and went out of his abode. The serpent Taksak met the Brhmin Kas'yap...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 21 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON THE CONQUEST OF THE HEAVENS BY SUMBHA AND NISUMBHA p. 425 1-6. Vysa said :-- O King! I am describing to you that excellent pure life and doings of the Dev that destroy all the sins of all the beings and make them happy. In days of yore, there were two very powerful...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 15 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE ANECDOTE OF TULAS p. 863 1-6. Nrada said :-- O Bhagavn! How came the pure chaste Tulas to be the wife of Nryana? Where was Her birth place? And what was She in Her previous birth? What family did She belong to? Whose daughter was She? And what austerities did She...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 33 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIII ON THE DEV'S VIRAT RPA P. 710 1-19. The Dev said :-- "O Girirja! This whole universe, moving and unmoving, is created by My My S'akt. This My is conceived in Me. It is not, in reality, different or separate from Me. So I am the only Chit, Intelligence. There is no...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 25 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXV ON THE QUARRELS BETWEEN HARISCHANDRA AND VISVMITRA p. 674 1-12. Sta said :-- Here, on the other hand, one day the boy Rohitsva went out with other boys to play at some place close to Ks. He first played with the his comrades; he then began to root out and collect...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 22 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON THE PART INCARNATIONS OF THE SEVERAL DEVAS p. 333 1. Janamejaya asked :-- O grandfather! What bad act did that child commit, that no sooner he was born than he was killed by Kamsa? p. 334 2. Especially, Maharsi Nrada is the the best amongst the Munis and foremost...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 29 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIX ON THE KILLING OF RAKTABJA p. 454 1-21. Vysa said :-- O King! Please hear attentively about the extraordinary boon that was given by Mahdeva, the God of gods, to the great warrior, Raktabja. Whenever a drop of blood from the body of that great warrior will drop...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 40 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XL ON THE BIRTH OF LAKSM IN THE DISCOURSE OF NRADA AND NRYANA p. 959 1-2. Nrada said :-- "O Lord! How did the eternal Dev Mah Laksm the dweller in Vaikuntha, the beloved of Nryana, the Presiding Deity of Vaikuntha, come down to the earth and how She, became the daughter...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 3 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE GLORIES OF THE RUDRKSA BEADS p. 1061 1-21. Sr Nryana said :-- O Nrada! There are the six kinds of chamana :-- (1) Suddha, (2) Smrta, (3) Paurnik, (4) Vaidik, (5) Tntrik and(6) Srauta. The act of cleaning after evacuating oneself of urine and faeces is known...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 23 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE REMAINING HELLS p. 790 1-31. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! When persons, impelled by sinful motives, always speak false at the time of giving evidence or at the time of taking or giving money, they, after their death, go to the terrible hell...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 12 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE CAUSE OF THE WAR BETWEEN DI AND BAKA p. 522 1-2. The King said :-- "O Best of Munis! Tell me the names of the holy places of pilgrimage on the surface of this earth, the holy Ksetras and the holy rivers; what are the fruits acquired in bathing there and in making...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 16 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE INCIDENTS PRELIMINARY TO THE HAIHAYA AND BHRGAVA AFFAIRS p. 538 1-5. Janamejaya said :-- In whose family were born those Ksattriya Haihayas that killed in ancient times the Bhrgavas, disregardless of the sin incurred in killing a Brhmin? O Grandsire! Never do...
The Twelfth Book. Chapter 8 : THE TWELFTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE APPEARANCE OF THE HIGHEST SAKTI p. 1163 1-8. Janamejaya spoke to Veda Vysa :-- O Bhagavn! Thou art the knower of all the Dharmas and Thou art the chief, the crown of the Pundits, knowing all the Sstras. Now I ask Thee how is it that the twice-born have ceased...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 7 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE GREATNESS OF ONE FACED, ETC., RUDRKSAM p. 1072 1-4. Sr Nryana said :-- O Nrada! When Girs'a thus explained to Krtikeya the greatness of Rudrksam, he became satisfied. Now I have spoken to you of the glories of the Rudrksams as far as I know. Now, as to our...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 44 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XLIV ON THE STORY OF SVADH DEV IN THE DISCOURSE BETWEEN NRADA AND NRYANA p. 976 1-18. Nryana said said :-- O Nrada! I will tell you now the excellent anecdote of Svadh, pleasing to the Pitris and enhancing the fruits of the Srdh ceremony when foods are offered to the Pitris...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 4 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON ADHARMA p. 260 1. The King spoke :-- O highly honoured and intelligent one! I have heard the anecdote just related to me by you. I am very much bewildered. This Samsra (world) is vice incarnate. I wonder how the Jvas, entangled in its meshes, can again be freed! p...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 19 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE GOING OF THE DEVAS TO VAIKUNTHA AFTER TULASS MARRIAGE WITH SANKHACHDA p. 878 1. Nrada said :-- "O Bhgavn! Wonderful is the story that has been now recited by you. My ears are not satisfied. So tell me what happened afterwards." 2-94. Nryana said :-- O Nrad...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 8 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE ORIGIN OF MANU p. 1033 1. Saunaka said :-- "O Sta! You have described the beautiful narrative of the first Manu Svyambhuva. Now kindly describe to us the narratives of other highly energetic Deva-like Manus." 2-3. Sta said :-- "O Risis! The very wise Nrada, well...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 33 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GREATNESS OF THE DEV p. 469 1-8. The king Suratha said :-- "O Muni! This Vaisya is now become a friend of mine in this forest; he has been expelled from his home by his sons and wife and he has come lately here in this forest. He is now...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 21 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SORROWS OF HARISCHANDRA p. 664 1-5. Vysa said :-- O King! At this moment, the Muni Visvmitra, endowed with his power of tapas, came up there, very angry as if the God of Death, to ask of his wealth. Seeing him Harischandra fallen thus...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 11 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTINENTS AND OF BHRATAVARSA p. 764 1. Nryana said :-- In this Bhratavarsa (India) I am present, as the First of all, in the shape of the Man, at present existing before you. Let you praise Me incessantly thus:-- 2-28. Nrada said :-- Thou art...
The Third Book. Chapter 19 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE GOING TO THE SVAYAMVARA ASSEMBLY OF SUDARSANA p. 195 1-2. Vysa said :-- After the king Subhu had spoken thus, the Queen made her daughter Sasikal, who had always sweet smiles on her lips sit on her lap and after consoling her with sweet words, began to say "O fair...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 7 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE GANGES AND THE VARSAS p. 754 1-37. Nryana said :-- Jathara and Devakta are the two mountains situated on the east of Sumeru; their dimensions towards the north are eighteen thousand Yoyanas wide and two thousand Yoyanas high. On the west of Meru, are situated...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 3 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE ORIGIN OF BRAHM, VISNU, MAHESA AND OTHERS p. 815 1-34. Nryana said:-- "O Devarsi! The egg (born of Mla Prakriti) that was floating in the waters for a period equal to the life period of Brahm, now in the fullness of time separated into two parts. Within that egg...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 2 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE BIRTH OF VRITRSURA p. 484 1-11. Vysa said :-- The extremely covetous Indra, then, mounted on his Airvata elephant and determined to kill the Muni. He went to him and saw him immersed in deep Samdhi, firmly seated in his posture and with his speech controlled...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 20 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XX ON THE SON BORN OF MARE BY HARI p. 553 1-2. Janamejaya said :-- "O Bhagavn! A great doubt has arisen in my mind on this subject. Who was it that took away that son, when both Laksm and Nryana left it, in that forlorn state, in a forest without any person there to look...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 31 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXI ON THE YAMA'S GIVING SAKTI MANTRA TO SVITR p. 925 1-2. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Hearing thus the supreme nature of Mla Prakriti from Dharmarja Yama, the two eyes of Svitr were filled with tears of joy and her whole body was filled with a thrill of rapture, joy...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 17 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON THE FREEING OF SUNAHSEPHA AND THE CURING OF HARISCHANDRA p. 650 1-6. Vysa said :-- O King! When Visvmitra saw that the boy was crying very pitifully, he went to him with a merciful heart and said :-- "O Child! I am giving you the Varuna Mantra; recollect this...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 2 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER II ON THE BIRTH OF DNAVA MAHISA p. 357 1-2. The king said :-- "Lord! You have described fully the glory of the Mah May Yoges'var; now describe Her Life and Character; I am very eager to hear them. This whole universe, moving and nonmoving, has been created by Mahes'var; who...
The First Book. Chapter 18 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON JANAKAS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS ON TRUTH TO SKA DEVA p. 64 1-22. Sta said :-- Mahrsis! When the king Janaka heard of the arrival of Ska Deva, the son of his Guru, he took his priest before him and attended by his ministers came before him in pure spirit. Then he duly...
The Second Book. Chapter 9 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE ACCOUNT OF RURU p. 104 1-17. Parksit said :-- When the Muni Ruru went to his room to sleep, his mind having become perturbed with passion, his father Pramati seeing him sorrowful, asked him :-- "O Ruru! Why do you look so absent minded?" Ruru was passionate then;...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 10 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER X ON THE CURSE ON VISNU BY BHRIGU p. 283 1-4. Janamejaya said :-- O Son of Pars'ara! There has arisen a great doubt in my mind on hearing just now your words. These Nara Nryana are the two sons of Dharma; they are ascetics, calm and quiet, the Ams'as of Visnu; they reside...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 14 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE DAITYAS GETTING BACK THEIR SUKRCHRYA p. 299 1. Vysa said :-- Thus arguing in his mind, Sukrchrya smilingly said to the Daityas :-- O Daityas! what for have you all been cheated by Brihaspat, the Guru of the Devas, in my guise. 2. I am Sukrchrya; you are my...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 13 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE COMING OF VISVMITRA TO TRISANKU p. 636 1-3. Janamejaya said :-- "O Muni! I see that at the command of the King, the ministers installed Harischandra on the royal throne; but how Trisanku got rid of his Chndla body, kindly say. Was it that he bathed in the holy...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 35 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXV ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS HELLS FOR THE VARIOUS SINNERS p. 939 1-44. Dharmarjan said :-- O Chaste One! Without serving the Gods, the Karma ties can never be severed. The pure acts are the seeds of purities and the impure acts lead to impure seeds. If any Brhm...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 6 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE DEVA DNAVA FIGHT p. 369 1-8. Vysa said :-- O King! On the Daitya Tmra becoming unconscious Mahisa became very angry and, raising his Gad (club), came up before the Devas and said :-- "Devas! O Ye powerless like crows; wait; with one stroke of Gad, I will kill you."...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 24 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIV ON THE DESCRIPTION OF VIKSEPA SAKTI p. 568 1-5. The King Janamejaya said :-- "O Bhagavn! I am not satiated with the drink of the divine sweet nectar-like words coming out of your lotus mouth. You have described to me in detail the wonderful and variegated story...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 6 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE SLAYING OF VRITRSURA p. 499 1-3. Vysa said :-- O King! Thus getting the boons from the Dev, the Devas and the Risis blazing with their asceticism, all united and consulted with each other; then they went to the excellent s'rama of Vritra. There they saw Vritr...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 9 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER IX ON THE STORY OF KKUTSTHA AND THE ORIGIN OF MNDHT p. 622 1-11. Vysa said :-- O King! Once on a time, the time for Astaka S'rddha (the funeral ceremony in honour of the departed) arrived. Seeing this, the King Iksku ordered his son Vikuksi :-- "O Child! Go immediately...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 15 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE MOTION OF THE SUN p. 773 1-45. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! I will now describe the motion of the Sun. Hear. It is of three kinds; Sghra (perihelionic), Manda (Aphelionic), and even. O Surasattama! Every planet has three positions. The name of the Madhyagati positi...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 7 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER VII ON THE CURSES OF GANG, SARASVAT AND LAKSM p. 830 1-2. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Thus saying, the Lord of the World stopped. And Laksm, Gang and Sarasvat wept bitterly, embracing one another. All of them then looked to S'r Krisna, and gave vent to their feelings one by one...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 3 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER III ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMILY OF MANU p. 747 1-23. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! When the Bhagavn went away to Vaikuntha, establishing the Earth in due position and equilibrium, Brahm spoke thus to his son :-- "O Powerful Son of mine, O Svyamhhuva! The best of those th...
The Third Book. Chapter 2 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER II ON RUDRAS GOING TOWARDS THE HEAVENS ON THE CELESTIAL CAR p. 122 1-19. Vysa said :-- O mighty armed Kuru! What you have asked me just now, I also asked the same thing to Nrada, the lord of the Munis and he gave me the following reply :-- O Vysa! What shall I say to you...
The Third Book. Chapter 15 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE BATTLE BETWEEN YUDHJIT AND VRASENA p. 178 1. Vysa said :-- O king! When the war was declared, the two kings, excited by greed and anger, took up arms; and a dreadful encounter ensued. 2. On one side the king Yudhjit of long arms, surrounded by his own army, with...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 1 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE SOLAR AND LUNAR KINGS p. 596 1-5. Sta said :-- Glad to hear the excellent divine stories of the Solar and Lunar races, the virtuous King Janamejaya, the son of Parksit, again asked :-- "O Lord! I am now very eager to hear the increase of the two lines of Kings. O...
The Second Book. Chapter 5 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE MARRIAGE OF SATYAVAT p. 90 1-20. The Risis said :-- "O son of Lomaharsana, O Sta; you have described to us how the eight Vasus, cursed by Vas'istha, took their birth and how Bhsma was born. O knower of Dharma! Now describe to us in detail how the greatly religious...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 23 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIII ON THE KILLING OF SANKHACHDA p. 895 1-6. Nryana said : -- Siva, versed in the knowledge of the Higher Reality, hearing all this, went himself with His whole host to the battle. Seeing Him, Sankhachda alighted from his chariot and fell prostrate before him. With gre...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 17 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON MANDODARS ACCOUNTS p. 410 1-2. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing thus, the Dev asked the Dnava, "Who is that Mandodar? Who is that king who was not first taken by her? And who is that king whom she married afterwards? And how did she repent afterwards? Describe all these...
Untitled : THE S'RMAD DEV BHGAWATAM TRANSLATED BY SWAMI VIJANANANDA [1921-22] Title Page Dedication Foreword Contents THE FIRST BOOK Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17...
The First Book. Chapter 14 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER XIV ON THE BIRTH OF SKA DEVA AND ON THE DUTIES OF HOUSEHOLDERS p. 47 1-70. Sta said :-- O Maharsis! (Now hear the main topic). Seeing the dark-blue lady looking askance at him, Vysa Deva thought :-- "Indeed! What is to be done now? This Devakany Apsar Ghritch is not fit...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 39 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIX ON THE STORY OF MAH LAKSM p. 957 1-3 Nrada said :-- "O Lord! I have heard in the discourse on Svitr and Yama about the Formless Dev Mla Prakriti and the glories of Svitr, all true and leading to the endless good. Now I want to hear the story of the Dev Laksm. O Thou...
The Eleventh Book. Chapter 21 : THE ELEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XXI ON GYATR PURASCHARANAM p. 1120 1-55. Nryana said :-- Now I shall speak of the Gyatr-purascharanam. Hear. By its performance all the desires are obtained and all the sins are destroyed. On the tops of mountains, on the banks of the rivers, on the roots of Bel trees...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 18 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XVIII ON THE DEV EARTHS GOING TO THE HEAVENS p. 314 1. Vysa said :-- O king! Hear in detail the complete life and the deeds in the incarnation of Sr Krisna and also the various wonderful achievements by the Goddess of this universe. 2. Once on a time, the Earth was very...
The Second Book. Chapter 1 : THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE BIRTH OF MATSYAGANDH p. 78 1-5. The Risis said :-- "O Sta! Your words sound wonderful to us indeed! but you have not as yet definitely spoken to us the original events in detail; so a great doubt has arisen in our minds. We know that the king Santanu married Vysa's...
The First Book. Chapter 10 : THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER X ON SIVAS GRANTING BOONS p. 33 1-37. The Risis said :-- "O Sta! You told before, that Vysa Deva, unrivalled spirit, composed all the Purnas and taught them to his own Suka Deva; but how did Vysadeva, who was incessantly engaged in tapasy, p. 34 procreate Suka? Describe...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 27 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVII ON THE BIRTH, ETC., OF SVITR p. 910 1-2. Nryana said :-- O Nrada! After having chanted the above hymn to the Goddess Svitr and worshipped Her in accordance with due rites and ceremonies, the king Asvapati saw the Dev, effulgent like the lustre of thousand suns. She...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 13 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE KILLING OF VSKALA AND DURMUKHA p. 397 1-6. Vysa said :-- O King! The two powerful Dnavas Vskala and Durmukha, well-versed in arts of warfare, went out for battle, maddened with their prowess. The two Dnavas, elated with vanity, went to the battle-field and beg...
The Third Book. Chapter 6 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER VI ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVS VIBHUTIS (POWERS) p. 135 1-10. Brahm said :-- When I thus asked with great humility, the Dev Bhgavat, the Prime S'akti, She addressed me thus in the following sweet words :-- There is oneness always between me and the Purusa; there is...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 5 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE GETTING OF YOUTH BY CHYAVANA MUNI p. 609 1-6. Vysa said :-- O King! Hearing their words, the princess began to tremble; but holding on patience she spoke to them in reserved terms thus :-- You are the sons of Srya and you are the acknowledged deities amongst...
The Third Book. Chapter 11 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE MERITS OF THE DEV IN THE STORY OF SATYAVRATA p. 159 1-5. Lomasa said :-- O Munis! Utatthya, the son of Devadatta, was quite ignorant of anything of the Vedas, Japam (muttering of mantra), meditation of the deity, worship of the Devas, sana (Posture), Prnym...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 19 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE NARRATIVE OF THE ATALA, ETC. p. 781 1-32. Nryana said :-- O Vipra! In the first beautiful region Atala, the exceedingly haughty son of the Dnava My, named Bala, is living. He has created the ninety-six Mys. All the requisites of the inhabitants are obtained by...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 28 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXVIII ON NRADAS GETTING THE FEMININE FORM p. 582 1-11. Nrada said :-- O Thou whose only wealth consists in asceticism! I am now describing to you all those good stories; hear attentively. O Muni! This My and Her Power are incomprehensible even by those who are the foremost...
The Tenth Book. Chapter 12 : THE TENTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON THE ANECDOTE OF SVARNI MANU p. 1040 1-6. The Muni said :-- O King! The powerful Asura Mahisa, born of a she-buffalo, defeated all the Devas and became the Lord of the whole universe. That indomitable Dnava seized forcibly all p. 1041 the rights of the Devas and beg...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 22 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER XXII ON THE NARRATION TO HAIHAYA THE STEALING AWAY OF EKVAL p. 560 1-10. Yasovat spoke :-- O King! One day Ekval got up early in the morning and went to the banks of the Ganges, accompanied by her companions; they began to fan her with a chowrie. The armed guards accompanied...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 1 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE DESCRIPTION OF PRAKRITI p. 797 1. Sri Nryana said :-- This (Highest) Prakriti is recognised as five-fold. When She is engaged in the work of Creation, She appears as :-- (1) Durg, the Mother of Ganesa, (2) Rdh, (3) Laksm, (4) Sarasvat and (5) Svitr. 2-3. Nrad...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 5 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECEPTACLE OF BEINGS AND ON THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE ORIGIN OF RIVERS p. 750 1-31. S'r Nryana said :-- O Child Nrada! Now hear in detail about the divisions of the earth into the Dvpas and the Varsas as marked out by the Devas. In brief, I...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 13 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE REMAINING DVPAS p. 769 1. Nrada said :-- Thou, the Knower of everything! Describe about the remaining Dvpas, knowing which we will be highly delighted. 2-36. Nryana spoke thus :-- The very vast Ghrita Sgara (the ocean of clarified butter) is...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 12 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XII ON BHRIGUS CURSE AND THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN SUKRCHRYA AND THE DAITYAS p. 290 1. Vysa said :-- O king! On seeing Visnu killing his wife, and thus committing a dreadful atrocious act, the Bhagavn Bhrigu was very sorry and began to tremble with anger and addressed Madhusd...
The Fifth Book. Chapter 19 : THE FIFTH BOOK CHAPTER XIX ON THE PRAYER AND HYMNS TO THE DEV p. 418 1. Vysa said :-- O King! Then Indra and all the Devas became very glad to see the great Mahissura slain; they all began to praise and chant hymns to the World-Mother. 2-33. The Devas said :-- It is by thy Power that Brahm becomes...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 33 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXIII ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DESTINIES OF DIFFERENT SINNERS IN DIFFERENT HELLS p. 927 1-19. Dharmarjan said :-- Those that are in Haris service, pure, the Siddhas in Yoga (those that have attained success in Yoga), the performers of Vratas (vows), the chaste...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 15 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XV ON THE STORY OF THE KING HARISCHANDRA p. 643 1-7. Vysa said :-- O King! When there was going on in the Kings palace, the grand festivities for the sons birth ceremonies, Varuna Deva came there in the holy Brhmin form. "Let welfare be on you." Saying this, Varuna beg...
The Seventh Book. Chapter 11 : THE SEVENTH BOOK CHAPTER XI ON THE STORY OF TRISANKU p. 629 1. Janamejaya said :-- "O Intelligent One! Did the prince Trisanku free himself afterwards of the curse inflicted on him by the Muni Vasistha." 2-8. Vysa said :-- O King! Satyavrata, cursed by Vasistha, was transformed into a demoniacal...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 37 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXXVII ON THE EIGHTY-SIX KUNDAS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS p. 945 1-60. Dharmarja said :-- All the Kundas (hells) are circular in form like the Full Moon. Of these, the Vahnikunda has the fire lit at its bottom, by the help of various kinds of stones. This Kunda will not be...
The Fourth Book. Chapter 16 : THE FOURTH BOOK CHAPTER XVI ON THE BIRTH OF THE SEVERAL AVATRAS OF VISNU AND THEIR DEEDS p. 309 1-2. Janamejaya spoke :-- O best of Munis! How did Visnu, of wonderful deeds, get his incarnation owing to the curse, cast on Him by Bhrigu? what were His different incarnations in different Manvantar...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 29 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER XXIX ON THE ANECDOTE OF SVITR, ON GIFTS AND ON THE EFFECTS OF KARMAS p. 914 1. Nryana said :-- Yama got thunderstruck at these queries of Svitr. He then began to describe, with a smiling countenance, the fruition of the several works of the Jvas. 2-8. He said :-- "O Child...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 1 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER I ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLDS p. 741 1-4. Janamejaya asked :-- "O Lord! I have heard all that you have described about the sweet nectar-like characters of the Kings of the Solar and the Lunar dynasties. Now kindly describe the real Tattva of the Virt Form of the Gre...
The Third Book. Chapter 8 : THE THIRD BOOK CHAPTER VIII ON THE GUNAS AND THEIR FORMS p. 146 1. Brahm said :--O Nrada! I have described to you what you asked me just now about the creation of this universe, etc. Now hear with attention the colour of the three qualities, as well their configuration and how they are seen...
The Ninth Book. Chapter 5 : THE NINTH BOOK CHAPTER V ON SARASVAT STOTRA BY YJAVALKYA p. 824 1-5 Nryana said :-- O Nrada! I now describe the Stotra (hymn) of Sarasvat Dev, yielding, all desires that Yjavalkya, the best of the Risis recited in days of yore to Her. The Muni Yajavalkya forgot all the Vedas out of the curse...
The Eighth Book. Chapter 17 : THE EIGHTH BOOK CHAPTER XVII ON THE DHRUVA MANDALAM p. 778 1-29. Nryana said :-- Beyond the Saptarsi mandalam (the Great Bear), thirteen lakh Yojanas higher is situated, the Visnus Paramam Padam (the highest place of Visnu). The Great Bhgavat (devotee of God), the most respectful, Srmn Dhruv...
The Sixth Book. Chapter 4 : THE SIXTH BOOK CHAPTER IV ON THE DEFEAT OF THE DEVAS BY VRITRA p. 491 1-17. Vysa said : O King! The Suras that wanted to create hindrance in Vritra's tapasy, seeing him firmly resolved, became disappointed in the fulfilment of their objects and returned to their own abodes. Thus full one hundred...
