Bhagavata Purana Volume 1 by Menon, Ramesh -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Book Information Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Skandha 1

In The Naimisa Vana Narada And Bhakti The Secret Purana Atmaveda, The Brahmana The Two Brothers

Skandha 2

Vyasa And Narada Narada's Past Life The Story Of Parikshit A Sudra, A Bull And A Cow The Curse On The Banks Of The Ganga Virata Purusha The Way of Dhyana Narada Questions Brahma Creation The Avataras of the Lord Whom the Lord Blesses Parikshit's Questions Suka Replies

Skandha 3

Krishna, Uddhava and Vidura The Beginning of Creation Adi Varaha Daksha's Daughter, Diti The Arrogant Dwarapalakas Kardama's Penance Devahuti The Perfect Wife Kapila Vasudeva Devahuti and her Son Samkhya: the Teachings of Kapila The Ashtanga Yoga, the Eight-Fold Path Bhakti Yoga, and the Power of Time Samsara and the Narakas The Torments of the Jiva, the Rajasi Gati Bhaktiyoga, the High Road The Enlightenment of Devahuti

Skandha 4

Svayambhuva Manu's Daughters Daksha and Siva On Kailasa The Razing of Daksha's Yagna The Mercy of Siva The Tale of Dhruva Dhruva invades Alaka The Descendants of Dhruva Vena and the Birth of Prithu Prithu's Anger at the Earth Prithu's Asvamedha Yagnas The Sons of Prithu The Prachetases

Skandha 5

Priyavrata Agnidhra Nabhi and the Birth of Rishabha Bharata, the Great Jada Bharata The Palanquin Bearer Bharata's Dynasty The Geography of Legend The Six Other Dwipas The Sun The Moon and the Planets Vishnupada: Dhruva and the Sishumara Chakra The Narakas

Skandha 6

The Story of Ajamila The Descendants of Daksha Brihaspati Forsakes the Devas Vritrasura Indra The Curse of Parvati The Birth of the Maruts

Skandha 7

The Lord is not Partial Diti Consoled Hiranyakashyapu'sTapasya Hiranyakashyapu and Prahlada Prahlada's Sermon Knowing the Self The Death of Hiranyakashyapu The Hymn of Prahlada The Story of Prahlada The Varnas of Men and their Dharma The Dharma of Brahmacharins and Vanaprasthas The Sannyasi's Way The Way of the Grihasta Moksha, the Final Ideal

Skandha 8

The First Four Manvantaras The Lord of Elephants in Danger The Hymn of Gajendra The Lineage of Gajendra Before the Churning of the Kshirasagara The Later Hymn of Brahma Kaalakuta Lakshmi, Amrita and Mohini The Drinking of the Amrita Devasura Yuddha Victory Mohini The Last Seven Manvantaras The Manvantara The Ascent of Mahabali Kashyapa teaches Aditi the Payovrata Aditi's Vision Vamana Comes to Mahabali's Yagna What the Vamana Wanted The Vamana Reveals Himself Bali Bound Bali Saved Bali Goes to Sutala The Matsya Avatara

Skandha 9

The Tale of Sudyumna Manu's Other Sons and their Descendants The Line of Saryaati The Tale of Ambareesha Durvasa and Ambareesha The Line of Ambareesha The Line of Mandhata The Legend of Sagara Amshuman to Khatvaanga Rama Avatara Uttara Ramayana Kusa and his Descendants The Lineage of Nimi Pururavas of the House of the Moon The Legend of Parasurama The Bloodletting Pururavas' other Descendants Yayati and Devayani Yayati's Relinquishment Dushyanta and Bharata Ranti Deva, the Kind One Bheeshma, Kuru,the Pandavas and Others The Sons of Yayati and their Sons The Lineage of Krishna

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