Padma Puran - Contents

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Introduction to Padma Purana

+ Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)

. Chapter 1 - Introductory

. Chapter 2 - Contents of the Section on Creation (Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa)

. Chapter 3 - Kinds of Creation

. Chapter 4 - The birth of Lakṣmī

. Chapter 5 - Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

. Chapter 6 - Birth of Devas, Daityas, Birds and Serpents etc.

. Chapter 7 - Description of Manu Periods

. Chapter 8 - Description of the Solar Race (Ādityavaṃśa or Sūryavaṃśa)

. Chapter 9 - General Rules of Śrāddha Performance

. Chapter 10 - The Greatness of Pitṛs

. Chapter 11 - A list of sacred places (tīrtha)

. Chapter 12 - The dynasty of Yadu

. Chapter 13 - The Deeds of the Avatāra (Incarnation)

. Chapter 14 - Chopping-off of Brahmā’s head by Rudra

. Chapter 15 - Importance of Dwelling at a sacred place (tīrtha)

. Chapter 16 - The acquisition of Gāyatrī

. Chapter 17 - Sāvitrī’s curses and Gāyatrī’s boons

. One hundred and eight (108) names of Sāvitrī

. Chapter 18 - The greatness of Nandā-Prācī

. Chapter 19 - Conversation of the Seven Sages

. Chapter 20 - The rules of ablution

. Chapter 21 - The greatness of Puṣkara and some important vows

. Chapter 22 - On vows (vrata)

. Chapter 23 - The vow (vrata) for Prostitutes (veśyā)

. Chapter 24 - The vow (vrata) of Aṅgāraka Caturthī

. Chapter 25 - The Vow of Ādityaśayana

. Chapter 26 - The vow of Rohiṇīcandraśayana

. Chapter 27 - The rite (vidhi) of installation of Lakes etc.

. Chapter 28 - The rite (vidhi) of planting of trees (pādapa)

. Chapter 29 - The vow (vrata) called Saubhāgyaśayana

. Chapter 30 - Origin of Viṣṇu’s steps

. Chapter 31 - The account of Śivadūtī

. Chapter 32 - Descent of a Holy Place

. Chapter 33 - Rāma’s Visit to Mārkaṇḍeya’s Hermitage

. Chapter 34 - The gift of Brahmāṇḍa

. Chapter 35 - The Killing of a Śūdra Ascetic

. Chapter 36 - Conversation between Rāma and Agastya

. Chapter 37 - Rāma’s Abstaining from the Performance of Rājasūya

. Chapter 38 - The Installation of the Image of Vāmana

. Chapter 39 - The Birth of the Lotus (padma)

. Chapter 40 - The army of Demons (Asuras)

. Chapter 41 - The Rise of the Lotus and the War between Gods & Demons

. Chapter 42 - Tāraka’s Victory in the War between Gods and Demons

. Chapter 43 - Gaurī’s Marriage

. Chapter 44 - The Birth of Kumāra and the Death of Tārarka

. Chapter 45 - The Manifesṭation of Narasiṃha

. Chapter 46 - Purificatory Rites of a Brāhmaṇa

. Chapter 47 - The Birth of Garuḍa

. Chapter 48 - Importance of Bull (and Cow)

. Chapter 49 - Good Conduct

. Chapter 50 - The Account of the Five

. Chapter 51 - The Story of a Faithful Wife

. Chapter 52 - On Women’s Conduct

. Chapter 53 - Non-Covetousness of a Śūdra

. Chapter 54 - The Rape of Ahalyā

. Chapter 55 - The Birth of Lauhitya

. Chapter 56 - The Account of the Five (conclusion)

. Chapter 57 - In Praise of (Digging a) Tank etc.

. Chapter 58 - In Praise of Planting Trees etc.

. Chapter 59 - In Praise of Rudrākṣa

. Chapter 60 - In Praise of Tulasī

. Chapter 61 - Glorification of Tulasī

. Chapter 62 - In Praise of the Gaṅgā

. Chapter 63 - A Hymn to Gaṇapati

. Chapter 64 - Another Hymn to Gaṇapati

. Chapter 65 - The Slaying of Kālakeya

. Chapter 66 - The Slaying of Kāleya

. Chapter 67 - The Slaying of Bala and Namuci

. Chapter 68 - The Slaying of Muci

. Chapter 69 - The Slaying of Tāreya

. Chapter 70 - Devāntaka, Durdharṣa & Durmukha Slain

. Chapter 71 - The Second Namuci Slain

. Chapter 72 - The Slaying of Madhu

. Chapter 73 - The Slaying of Vṛtra

. Chapter 74 - The Slaying of Tripura’s Son

. Chapter 75 - The Hymn of Victory at the End of War between Gods and Demons

. Chapter 76 - The Exposition of Merit

. Chapter 77 - The Vow of Saptamī in Houour of the Sun

. Chapter 78 - The pacification of the Sun (Bradhna, Sūra, Ravi, Āditya, etc.)

. Chapter 79 - The Story of Bhadreśvara

. Chapter 80 - The worship of the Moon (Candra)

. Chapter 81 - The Birth of Bhauma and His Worship

. Chapter 82 - The worship of the Planets (Graha)

+ Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)

. Chapter 1 - The Story of Śivaśarman

. Chapter 2 - Life is Restored to Vedaśarman

. Chapter 3 - The Heroic Deed of Viṣṇuśarman

. Chapter 4 - Somaśarman’s Devotion Put to Severe Test

. Chapter 5 - The Consecration of Indra

. Chapter 6 - Diti’s Wailing

. Chapter 7 - Account of the Body

. Chapter 8 - Account of the Soul

. Chapter 9 - Instructions to Diti

. Chapter 10 - The Practice of Penance by Demons (Dānavas)

. Chapter 11 - The Story of Suvrata

. Chapter 12 - Dialogue between Somaśarman and Sumanā

. Chapter 13 - Sumanā Explains Ten Basic Virtues

. Chapter 14 - Sumanā Describes the Death of the Virtuous

. Chapter 15 - The Death of Sinners

. Chapter 16 - The Death & Post-mortem State of Sinners

. Chapter 17 - The Story of Somaśarman’s Previous Birth

. Chapter 18 - The Account of Somaśaman’s Birth in a Brāhmaṇa Family

. Chapter 19 - Somaśarman’s Eulogy of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 20 - The Birth of Suvrata

. Chapter 21 - Suvrata’s Devotion to Viṣṇu

. Chapter 22 - Dharmāṅgada Born as Suvrata

. Chapter 23 - The Slaying of the Demon Bala

. Chapter 24 - Vṛtra Duped

. Chapter 25 - The Killing of Demon Vṛtra

. Chapter 26 - The Origin of Maruts

. Chapter 27 - Coronation of the Kings

. Chapter 28 - The Story of Pṛthu

. Chapter 29 - The Story of Pṛthu (continued)

. Chapter 30 - Sulobha and Śapharahā; Suśaṅkha and Sunīthā

. Chapter 31 - The Account of Suvrata

. Chapter 32 - Aṅga Gets a Boon from Vāsudeva

. Chapter 33 - Sunīthā’s Story

. Chapter 34 - Sunīthā’s Problem

. Chapter 35 - Rambhā Helps by a Suggestion

. Chapter 36 - Sunīthā Gets Married and Vena is Born

. Chapter 37 - A Heretic Meets Vena

. Chapter 38 - The End of Vena’s Reign

. Chapter 39 - On Gifts and Worthy Recipients of Gifts

. Chapter 40 - The Fruit of Occasional Charity

. Chapter 41 - The Story of Sukalā

. Chapter 42 - Ikṣvāku Goes Ahunting

. Chapter 43 - The Boar Gives a Tough Fight to Ikṣvāku

. Chapter 44 - The Boar Dies Fighting

. Chapter 45 - The Female Hog Fights Back

. Chapter 46 - The Story of Raṅgavidyādhara

. Chapter 47 - The Story of Vasudatta and His Daughter Sudevā

. Chapter 48 - The Story of Padmāvatī

. Chapter 49 - Padmāvatī Succumbs to Gobhila’s Fraudulent Approach

. Chapter 50 - Padmāvatī is Grief-stricken

. Chapter 51 - Padmāvatī Returns to Her Husband’s Place

. Chapter 52 - Sudevā Goes to Heaven

. Chapter 53 - Sukalā’s Sickening Description of the Body

. Chapter 54 - Sukalā Gets Prepared For the Showdown

. Chapter 55 - Indra Tries to Dissuade Kāma

. Chapter 56 - Satya & Dharma Come to Sukalā’s Help

. Chapter 57 - The Trap Is Laid For Sukalā

. Chapter 58 - Sukalā Wins

. Chapter 59 - Religious Observances Without One’s Wife Are Fruitless

. Chapter 60 - Sukalā’s Story Ends

. Chapter 61 - Pippala’s Penance

. Chapter 62 - Parents As Sacred Places of Pilgrimage

. Chapter 63 - Merit Resulting from Service of Parents

. Chapter 64 - Mātali’s Discourse on Old Age

. Chapter 65 - Mātali on Why the Body Is Left Behind

. Chapter 66 - Mātali on the Universality of Suffering

. Chapter 67 - Mātali on Three Kinds of Sin

. Chapter 68 - The Fruit of Righteous Deeds

. Chapter 69 - Righteous Acts Enjoined by Śiva (Śivadharmas)

. Chapter 70 - Sinners in Hell

. Chapter 71 - Identity of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva

. Chapter 72 - Yayāti’s Reluctance to Part with the Body

. Chapter 73 - The Efficacy of Viṣṇu’s Name

. Chapter 74 - Popularity of Viṣṇu Cult during Yayāti’s Rule

. Chapter 75 - Yayāti’s Subjects became Deathless by the Grace of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 76 - Dharmarāja Rendered Jobless

. Chapter 77 - Yayāti Yields to Passion

. Chapter 78 - Pūru Gives His Youth to Yayāti

. Chapter 79 - Youthful Yayāti Enjoys with Aśrubindumatī

. Chapter 80 - Yadu Refuses to Kill His Mothers

. Chapter 81 - Destiny is Irresistible

. Chapter 82 - Yayāti Takes Back His Old Age

. Chapter 83 - Yayāti Visits the Divine Worlds

. Chapter 84 - Glorification of Devotion to Parents

. Chapter 85 - The Story of Cyavana, Kuñjala and Divyādevī

. Chapter 86 - Divyādevī As Citrā in Her Former Birth

. Chapter 87 - A Hundred Names of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 88 - Divyādevī Goes to Viṣṇu’s Heaven

. Chapter 89 - The Miraculous Bath in the Water of Mānasa Lake

. Chapter 90 - The Powers of the Holy Places

. Chapter 91 - Vidura, Candraśarman, Vedaśarman and Vañjula

. Chapter 92 - The Greatness of Revā

. Chapter 93 - Vijvala Narrates His Experience

. Chapter 94 - In Praise of Making Gift of Food

. Chapter 95 - Deeds Which Lead to Heaven

. Chapter 96 - Good and Bad Deeds and the Fate of the Performer

. Chapter 97 - Subāhu Eats His Own Flesh

. Chapter 98 - The Vāsudeva Hymn

. Chapter 99 - God Viṣṇu Appears to Subāhu

. Chapter 100 - Vena Asks to Hear More about Kuñjala

. Chapter 101 - Kapiñjala’s Narration

. Chapter 102 - Aśokasundarī is Born

. Chapter 103 - Aśokasundarī is Saved and Āyu Gets Boon

. Chapter 104 - Indumatī’s Dream

. Chapter 105 - Nahuṣa is Born

. Chapter 106 - Indumatī’s Lamentations on the Loss of Her Child

. Chapter 107 - Nārada Assures of Nahuṣa’s Return

. Chapter 108 - Vasiṣṭha’s Instruction to Nahuṣa

. Chapter 109 - Vidvara, a Kinnara, Dispels Aśokasundarī’s Apprehensions

. Chapter 110 - Nahuṣa Gets Divine Weapons from Gods

. Chapter 111 - Nahuṣa Enters Mahodaya, the City of Huṇḍa

. Chapter 112 - Aśokasnudarī has a Glimpse of Nahuṣa

. Chapter 113 - Rambhā Acts as Aśokasundarī’s Messenger

. Chapter 114 - The Fight between Nahuṣa and Huṇḍa Starts

. Chapter 115 - Huṇḍa is Killed in the Battle

. Chapter 116 - Nahuṣa Marries Aśokasundarī

. Chapter 117 - Nahuṣa’s Consecration

. Chapter 118 - The Story of Kāmoda

. Chapter 119 - The Birth of Kāmodā

. Chapter 120 - Nārada on Dreams

. Chapter 121 - The End of Vihuṇḍa

. Chapter 122 - Dharmaśarman’s Account

. Chapter 123 - Kuñjala’s Story: A Preceptor Is a Holy Place

. Chapter 124 - Pṛthu’s Righteous Rule

. Chapter 125 - The Merit of Listening to or Reciting This Purāna

+ Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)

. Chapter 1 - Sūta Romaharṣaṇa Agrees to Narrate Padma Purāṇa

. Chapter 2 - The Creation of the Elements, Prakṛti etc.

. Chapter 3 - Various Mountains and Regions of the Earth

. Chapter 4 - Uttarakuru, Bhadrāśva, Mālyavat

. Chapter 5 - Ramaṇaka, Hiraṇmaya, Airāvata

. Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions

. Chapter 7 - Span of Life in the Four Yugas

. Chapter 8 - Śākadvīpa: Mountains, Rivers and Countries

. Chapter 9 - Śālmalika, Krauñca, Kuśa and Puṣkara Dvīpas and Their Mountains

. Chapter 10 - Dialogue between Nārada and Yudhiṣṭhira

. Chapter 11 - Puṣkara, the Holiest of Holy Places

. Chapter 12 - Visit to Some Holy Places and Its Merit

. Chapter 13 - The Greatness of Narmadā

. Chapter 14 - Sages Pray to God Śiva for Protection from Demon Bāṇa

. Chapter 15 - The Greatness of Amarakaṇṭaka

. Chapter 16 - Kāverī Saṃgama Tīrtha

. Chapter 17 - Narmadā and the Holy Places on Her Northern Bank

. Chapter 18 - More Tīrthas on the Bank of Narmadā

. Chapter 19 - Śuklatīrtha

. Chapter 20 - Naraka, Kapilātīrtha, Ṛṣitīrtha, Gaṇeśvara, Bhṛgutīrtha, Somatīrtha etc.

. Chapter 21 - Vīhageśvara, Narmadeśvara, Aśvatīrtha, Pitāmaha, Sāvitrītīrtha, Mānasa etc.

. Chapter 22 - The Story of Five Gandharva Maidens

. Chapter 23 - The Sage Lomaśa Comes to the Help of the Goblins

. Chapter 24 - Piṅgatīrtha, Narmadā, Dvārāvatī, Timi etc.

. Chapter 25 - Vitastā, Malada, Maṇimanta, Brahmavālaka etc.

. Chapter 26 - Kurukṣetra, Pāriplava, Śalvikinī, Koṭitīrtha etc.

. Chapter 27 - Kanyātīrtha, Saptasārasvata, Pṛthūdaka, Sannihiti, etc.

. Chapter 28 - Dharmatīrtha, Śākambharī, Rathāvartta, etc.

. Chapter 29 - Kālindītīrtha: Efficacy of Yamunā

. Chapter 30 - Hemakuṇḍala and His Two Sons

. Chapter 31 - Vikuṇḍala’s Dialogue with the Devadūta

. Chapter 32 - Sugandha, Arundhatīvaṭa, Sindhuprabhava etc.

. Chapter 33 - The Merits of Vārāṇasī

. Chapter 34 - The Greatness of Kṛttivāseśvara

. Chapter 35 - Greatness of Kapardin

. Chapter 36 - The Greatness of Madhyameśa

. Chapter 37 - Other Holy Places of Vārāṇasī

. Chapter 38 - Gayā and Other Holy Places

. Chapter 39 - Savidyā Sandhyā, Lauhitya, Karatoyā, etc.

. Chapter 40 - Mārkaṇḍeya Recommends Pilgrimage to Prayāga

. Chapter 41 - The Greatness of Prayāga

. Chapter 42 - Importance of Giving a Cow at Prayāga

. Chapter 43 - The Fruit of Visiting Prayāga

. Chapter 44 - The Fruit of Bathing in the Confluence at Prayāga

. Chapter 45 - Agnitīrtha, Virañjana, Svargatīrtha etc.

. Chapter 46 - More about Merits Derived from Pilgrimage

. Chapter 47 - Prayāga Again

. Chapter 48 - Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva Dwell in Prayāga

. Chapter 49 - Kṛṣṇa Recommends Pilgrimage to Prayāga

. Chapter 50 - Viṣṇu’s Name the Greatest Holy Place

. Chapter 51 - Karmayoga or Rules of Conduct

. Chapter 52 - Rules for Sipping Water

. Chapter 53 - Rules of Conduct for a Celibate Student

. Chapter 54 - Rules for the Householder

. Chapter 55 - Dont’s for a Twice-born Householder

. Chapter 56 - Do’s and Don’t’s in Eating

. Chapter 57 - Acts of Charity Prescribed for a Householder

. Chapter 58 - Code of Conduct for an Anchorite

. Chapter 59 - Rules of Conduct for a Sannyāsī

. Chapter 60 - Restraints for a Sannyāsī

. Chapter 61 - Devotion to Viṣṇu the Best Way to Salvation

. Chapter 62 - The Merit of Reciting the Padma Purāṇa, Svargakhaṇḍa

+ Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)

. Chapter 1 - Who Are the Devotees of Viṣṇu?

. Chapter 2 - The Importance of Besmearing the Floor of Viṣṇu’s Temple

. Chapter 3 - The Importance of Offering a Lamp to Viṣṇu

. Chapter 4 - The Importance of Fasting on the Jayantī Day

. Chapter 5 - The Deeds for Which One Becomes Sonless

. Chapter 6 - Acts Leading to Vaikuṇṭha

. Chapter 7 - The Greatness of Rādhāṣṭamī

. Chapter 8 - Prelude to the Churning of Ocean

. Chapter 9 - The Churning Starts

. Chapter 10 - The Birth of Lakṣmī

. Chapter 11 - The Importance of Observing a Vow in Honour of Lakṣmī

. Chapter 12 - Merit Earned by Protecting a Brāhmaṇa

. Chapter 13 - The Importance of the Vow of Janmāṣṭamī

. Chapter 14 - The Greatness of a Brāhmaṇa

. Chapter 15 - The Importance of Ekādaśī

. Chapter 16 - How to Win Favour of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 17 - The Importance of Water Flowing from Viṣṇu’s Feet

. Chapter 18 - Purificatory Acts for One Guilty of Illegitimate Intercourse

. Chapter 19 - Purificatory Acts for Other Sins

. Chapter 20 - The Greatness of the Worship of Rādhā-Dāmodara

. Chapter 21 - Restrictions While Observing the Kārtika Vow

. Chapter 22 - The Greatness of Tulasī

. Chapter 23 - The Importance of Viṣṇupañcaka

. Chapter 24 - In Praise of Giving Gifts

. Chapter 25 - The Importance of Uttering Viṣṇu’s Name

. Chapter 26 - The Importance of Keeping Promise

+ Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)

. Chapter 1 - Rāma Sees Nandigrāma from Puṣpaka

. Chapter 2 - Rāma Meets Bharata

. Chapter 3 - Rāma Enters Ayodhyā

. Chapter 4 - Rāma’s Consecration

. Chapter 5 - The Coming of Sage Agasti

. Chapter 6 - Agastya Begins Rāvaṇa’s Story

. Chapter 7 - Elimination of Rāvaṇa by Viṣṇu

. Chapter 8 - Agastya Advises Rāma to Perform a Horse-Sacrifice

. Chapter 9 - Instructions in Religious Practices

. Chapter 10 - Rāma Appoints Śatrughna as the Protector of the Horse

. Chapter 11 - The Aśvamedha Horse Is Let Loose

. Chapter 12 - Ahicchatrā City, King Sumada and Kāma

. Chapter 13 - Śatrughna Enters Ahicchatrā City

. Chapter 14 - The Cyavana Episode

. Chapter 15 - Cyavana’s Penance and Enjoyments

. Chapter 16 - The Horse Goes to Cyavana’s Hermitage

. Chapter 17 - Arrival of a Brāhmaṇa Ascetic

. Chapter 18 - A Miraculous Happening

. Chapter 19 - Ratnagrīva Goes on a Pilgrimage to Puruṣottama

. Chapter 20 - The Importance of Gaṇḍakī

. Chapter 21 - Puruṣottama Appears to the King in the Guise of an Ascetic

. Chapter 22 - The Greatness of Nila Mountain

. Chapter 23 - Damana Fights with Pratāpāgrya

. Chapter 24 - Puṣkala Defeats Damana

. Chapter 25 - Subāhu Gets Ready with His Army in the Krauñca Array

. Chapter 26 - A Fierce Fight Between Lakṣmīnidhi and Suketu

. Chapter 27 - Killing of Citrāṅga

. Chapter 28 - Subāhu’s Defeat

. Chapter 29 - King Subāhu Surrenders to Śatrughna

. Chapter 30 - Janaka Releases Sinners from Hell

. Chapter 31 - King Ṛtambhara is Blessed with a Son

. Chapter 32 - Satyavān Meets Śatrughna

. Chapter 33 - Śatrughnā’s Army Gets Ready to Fight Vidyunmālin

. Chapter 34 - Vidyunmālin Killed in Battle

. Chapter 35 - Dialogue between Lomaśa and Āraṇyaka

. Chapter 36 - Lomaśa Narrates the Deeds of Rāma to Āraṇyaka

. Chapter 37 - Sage Āraṇyaka Goes to Viṣṇu’s Heaven

. Chapter 38 - Getting Back the Horse from the Possession of an Under-Water Female

. Chapter 39 - The Seizure of the Horse by Vīramaṇi’s Son

. Chapter 40 - Śatrughna Resolves to Fight Against Vīramaṇi

. Chapter 41 - Rukmāṅgada Is Defeated by Puṣkala

. Chapter 42 - Vīramaṇi Is Defeated

. Chapter 43 - Defeat of Puṣkala and Śatrughna

. Chapter 44 - Hanūmat on the Droṇa Mountain

. Chapter 45 - Śrī Rāma Appears on the Battlefield

. Chapter 46 - Vīramaṇi Surrenders the Horse to Śrī Rāma

. Chapter 47 - The Sacrificial Horse Develops Stiffness

. Chapter 48 - The Horse Is Relieved of Stiffness

. Chapter 49 - King Suratha Seizes the Horse

. Chapter 50 - Aṅgada Delivers Śatrughna’s Message to Suratha

. Chapter 51 - Hanūmat Frees Puṣkala from Campaka

. Chapter 52 - King Suratha Wins the Battle

. Chapter 53 - Rāma Frees the Bound Heroes

. Chapter 54 - Lava Binds the Sacrificial Horse

. Chapter 55 - The Observation of the Spies

. Chapter 56 - Rāma Seeks Bharata’s Advice

. Chapter 57 - The Washerman’s Former Birth

. Chapter 58 - Lakṣmaṇa Leaves Sītā in the Forest

. Chapter 59 - The Birth of Kuśa and Lava

. Chapter 60 - Lava Defeats the Army and Kills the General

. Chapter 61 - Hanūmat Falls Unconscious

. Chapter 62 - Lava Becomes Unconscious

. Chapter 63 - Kuśa’s Victory

. Chapter 64 - Rāma’s Army Revives

. Chapter 65 - Sumati Describes the Adventurous Events to Rāma

. Chapter 66 - Singing of Rāmāyaṇa by Kuśa and Lava

. Chapter 67 - The Commencement of the Sacrifice

. Chapter 68 - The Horse Sacrifice Ends

. Chapter 69 - The Story of Kṛṣṇa Begins

. Chapter 70 - A Description of Śrīkṛṣṇa

. Chapter 71 - The Greatness of Rādhākṛṣṇa

. Chapter 72 - Devotees of Kṛṣṇa Born in Gokula as Cowherdesses

. Chapter 73 - The Greatness of Mathurā

. Chapter 74 - Arjuna’s Wish and Its Fulfilment

. Chapter 75 - Nārada’s Experience

. Chapter 76 - The Greatness of Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 77 - A Description of Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 78 - Worship Prescribed for a Devotee of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 79 - Do’s and Don’t’s for a Devotee of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 80 - Month-wise Rites Prescribed for a Viṣṇu Devotee

. Chapter 81 - Mantracintāmaṇi for Devotees of Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 82 - The Greatness of Vṛndāvana

. Chapter 83 - Kṛṣṇa’s Love Sports in Vṛndāvana

. Chapter 84 - Meditation of the Lord

. Chapter 85 - Greatness of Vaiśākha

. Chapter 86 - Acts to be Performed in Vaiśākha

. Chapter 87 - Subtle Are the Ways of Dharma

. Chapter 88 - Sumanā on Kinds of Sons

. Chapter 89 - Devaśarman’s Life in the Previous Birth

. Chapter 90 - An Account of Devaśarman’s Good Deeds of Previous Birth

. Chapter 91 - Happy End of Devaśarman’s Story

. Chapter 92 - Citrās Story

. Chapter 93 - Divyādevī Is Married to Vīrasena

. Chapter 94 - The Means of Destroying Sins

. Chapter 95 - More Rites and Rituals to be Observed in Vaiśākha

. Chapter 96 - Deeds Leading to Hell and Heaven

. Chapter 97 - More Sinful and Meritorious Deeds

. Chapter 98 - The Greatness of Vaiśākha

. Chapter 99 - Kaśyapa’s Advice to King Mahīratha

. Chapter 100 - Carnal Enjoyment Is Sinful

. Chapter 101 - King Mahīratha Goes to Viṣṇu’s Abode

. Chapter 102 - King Mahīratha Gives Part of His Merit to the Sufferers in Hell

. Chapter 103 - How to Meditate on Kṛṣṇa in Vaiśākha

. Chapter 104 - Dialogue between Śambhu and Rāma

. Chapter 105 - The Importance of Sacred Ash

. Chapter 106 - A Sinful Brāhmaṇa Becomes an Attendant of Vīrabhadra

. Chapter 107 - Vīrabhadra’s Heroic Deed

. Chapter 108 - How to Prepare Sacred Ash

. Chapter 109 - Jābāli Recommends Phallus Worship to the Brāhmaṇa Ikṣvāku

. Chapter 110 - How a King Became Śiva’s Attendant Agniśikha

. Chapter 111 - The Sinner Vidhṛta Goes to Śiva’s Abode

. Chapter 112 - The Story of Śoṇa and His Wife Kalā

. Chapter 113 - The Requirements for Narrating a Purāṇa

. Chapter 114 - Dialogue between Śiva and Rāma

. Chapter 115 - Reciting and Listening to Purāṇas Is Meritorious

. Chapter 116 - Narration of the Rāmāyaṇa of a Former Kalpa

. Chapter 117 - Fruit of Worship by Justly Procured, Stolen and Impaired Material

+ Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)

. Chapter 1 - The Contents of the Section in Brief

. Chapter 2 - Nārāyaṇa Grants Boons to Rudra

. Chapter 3 - Jālandhara Is Born and Blessed by Brahmā

. Chapter 4 - Jālandhara’s Marriage and Consecration

. Chapter 5 - War Between Gods and Demons

. Chapter 6 - Death of Demon Bala

. Chapter 7 - Lakṣmī Intervenes in the Fight between Viṣṇu and Jālandhara

. Chapter 8 - Conditions During Jālandhara’s Rule

. Chapter 9 - The Creation of a New Powerful Weapon by Śiva

. Chapter 10 - Jālandhara’s Messenger Rāhu Meets Śiva

. Chapter 11 - Śiva’s Attendants Fight the Demons Off

. Chapter 12 - Śiva Arrives on the Battlefield

. Chapter 13 - Jālandhara Disguised as Śiva Goes to Pārvatī

. Chapter 14 - Viṣṇu Creates Illusion for Vṛṇdā

. Chapter 15 - Vṛndā Goes to Heaven

. Chapter 16 - Jālandhara Gives up His Disguise

. Chapter 17 - Śukra is Confined by Kṛtyā inside Her Vulva

. Chapter 18 - Jālandhara Is Killed

. Chapter 19 - A Description of Śrīśaila

. Chapter 20 - The Story of Sagara

. Chapter 21 - The Greatness of Haridvāra

. Chapter 22 - An Eulogy of Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Prayāga

. Chapter 23 - The Importance of Tulasī

. Chapter 24 - The Importance of Prayāga

. Chapter 25 - A Three-night Tulasī Vow

. Chapter 26 - Gift of Food Praised

. Chapter 27 - Constructing Tanks, Planting Trees etc.

. Chapter 28 - Merit Coming From Exposition of a Sacred Text

. Chapter 29 - The Importance of Gopīcandana

. Chapter 30 - The Greatness of the Vow of Lamp

. Chapter 31 - The Vow of Janmāṣṭamī

. Chapter 32 - A Gift of Land is the Best

. Chapter 33 - A Hymn to Śani as a Remover of Trouble

. Chapter 34 - The Account of Trispṛśā

. Chapter 35 - The Vow of Unmīlanī

. Chapter 36 - The Vow of Pakṣavardhinī

. Chapter 37 - Keeping Awake on Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī

. Chapter 38 - The Origin of Ekādaśī and the Killing of Demon Mura

. Chapter 39 - The importance of the Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 40 - Saphalā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 41 - Putradā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 42 - The Vow of Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 43 - Jayā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 44 - Vijyā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 45 - Āmalakī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 46 - Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 47 - Kāmadā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 48 - Varūthinī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 49 - Mohinī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 50 - Aparā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 51 - Nirjalā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 52 - Yoginī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 53 - Devaśayanī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 54 - Kāmikā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 55 - Putradā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 56 - Ajā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 57 - Padmā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 58 - Indirā Ekādaśí

. Chapter 59 - Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 60 - Ramā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 61 - Prabodhinī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 62 - Kamalā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 63 - Kāmadā Ekādaśī

. Chapter 64 - The Importance of Cāturmāsya

. Chapter 65 - Cāturmāsya Vow to be Concluded Properly

. Chapter 66 - Propitiation of Yama

. Chapter 67 - The Importance of Gopikācandana

. Chapter 68 - The Greatness of Viṣṇu’s Devotees

. Chapter 69 - The Vow of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī

. Chapter 70 - The Vow of Nadī-trirātra

. Chapter 71 - Viṣṇu’s One Thousand Names (Viṣṇusahasranāma)

. Chapter 72 - Merit of Reciting the Viṣṇusahasranāma

. Chapter 73 - Rāmarakṣā Stotra

. Chapter 74 - Merit Earned through Gifts

. Chapter 75 - The Greatness of Gaṇḍikā

. Chapter 76 - The Hymn Causing Prosperity

. Chapter 77 - The Vow of Ṛṣipañcamī

. Chapter 78 - The Hymn Called ‘Apamārjana’

. Chapter 79 - The Importance of Apamārjana

. Chapter 80 - The Greatness of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 81 - The Importance of Gaṅgā

. Chapter 82 - The Greatness of Viṣṇu’s Devotees

. Chapter 83 - The Swing Festival

. Chapter 84 - The Damanaka Festival

. Chapter 85 - The Śayana Festival of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 86 - The Investiture of the Sacred Thread

. Chapter 87 - Monthly Offering of Flowers to Viṣṇu

. Chapter 88 - Dialogue Between Satyabhāmā and Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 89 - An Account of Satyabhāmā’s Former Birth

. Chapter 90 - Kārtika Best among Months and Ekādaśī among Days

. Chapter 91 - The Greatness of Prayāga

. Chapter 92 - Rules for the Vow of Kārtika

. Chapter 93 - The Bath Rite

. Chapter 94 - Restraints during the Kārtika Vow

. Chapter 95 - Bringing the Vow to Conclusion

. Chapter 96 - The Birth of Jalandhara

. Chapter 97 - The Conquest of Amarāvatī by Jālandhara

. Chapter 98 - Viṣṇu Promises not to Kill Jalandhara

. Chapter 99 - Rāhu Acts as Messenger of Jalandhara

. Chapter 100 - Śiva’s Attendants Fight the Demons off

. Chapter 101 - The Fight Goes On

. Chapter 102 - Jalandhara Plays a Trick

. Chapter 103 - Vṛndā Curses Viṣṇu

. Chapter 104 - The End of Jalandhara

. Chapter 105 - The Greatness of Dhātrī and Tulasī

. Chapter 106 - The Kalahā Episode

. Chapter 107 - Kalahā Is Emancipated

. Chapter 108 - King Cola and Brāhmaṇa Viṣṇudāsa

. Chapter 109 - King Cola and Viṣṇudāsa Become Attendants of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 110 - The Story of Jaya and Vijaya

. Chapter 111 - The Greatness of Kṛṣṇā and Veṇī

. Chapter 112 - Portions of Merit and Demerit That Go to Others

. Chapter 113 - Dhaneśvara’s Story

. Chapter 114 - The Seven Hells Shown to Dhaneśvara

. Chapter 115 - Aśvattha and Vaṭa Praised as Gods in Disguise

. Chapter 116 - Alakṣmī’s Episode

. Chapter 117 - The Importance of Bathing in Kārtika

. Chapter 118 - Śiva Answers Kārtikeya’s Queries

. Chapter 119 - In Praise of a Fast for a Month

. Chapter 120 - The Greatness of Śālagrāma

. Chapter 121 - The Importance of Offering Lights etc.

. Chapter 122 - The Celebration of Dīpāvalī

. Chapter 123 - Instructions Concerning the Fast

. Chapter 124 - Haribodhinī, Bhīṣmapañcaka etc.

. Chapter 125 - The Importance of Māgha As Told by Bhṛgu

. Chapter 126 - The Importance of Māgha As Told by Dattātreya

. Chapter 127 - The Release of a Demon

. Chapter 128 - The Hymn Yogasāra in Praise of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 129 - The Deliverance of the Five Gandharva Maidens

. Chapter 130 - Kinds of Devotion to Viṣṇu

. Chapter 131 - Worship of the Śālagrāma Stone

. Chapter 132 - Remembering Viṣṇu

. Chapter 133 - The Holy Places in Jambūdvipa

. Chapter 134 - The Greatness of Vetravatī

. Chapter 135 - The Greatness of Sābhramatī

. Chapter 136 - The Greatness of Nanditīrtha

. Chapter 137 - Vikīrṇatīrtha and Śvetodbhava

. Chapter 138 - The Greatness of Gaṇatīrtha

. Chapter 139 - The Greatness of Agnipāleśvara

. Chapter 140 - Hiraṇyāsaṅgama-tīrtha

. Chapter 141 - Madhurāditya

. Chapter 142 - Kambutīrtha and Kapitīrtha

. Chapter 143 - Ekadhāra and Saptadhāra-tīrtha

. Chapter 144 - Brahmavallī and Khaṇḍatīrtha

. Chapter 145 - Saṅgameśvara

. Chapter 146 - Rudramahālaya-tīrtha

. Chapter 147 - Khaḍgatīrtha

. Chapter 148 - Mālārka-tīrtha

. Chapter 149 - Candaneśvara

. Chapter 150 - Jambūtīrtha

. Chapter 151 - Dhavaleśvara

. Chapter 152 - Bālāpendra-tīrtha

. Chapter 153 - Durdharṣeśvara (Durdharṣa-īśśvara)

. Chapter 154 - Khaḍgadhāreśvara (Khaḍgadhāra-īśvara)

. Chapter 155 - Dugdheśvara

. Chapter 156 - Candreśvara

. Chapter 157 - Pippalāda-tīrtha

. Chapter 158 - Nimbārkadeva-tīrtha (Nimbārka Deva)

. Chapter 159 - Koṭaratīrtha

. Chapter 160 - Vāmanatīrtha

. Chapter 161 - Somatīrtha

. Chapter 162 - Kapotatīrtha

. Chapter 163 - Gotīrtha

. Chapter 164 - Kaśyapa-tīrtha

. Chapter 165 - Bhūtālaya (Bhuteśvara), Ghaṭeśvara, and Vaidyanātha (Tīrthas)

. Chapter 166 - Pāṇḍurāryā-tīrtha

. Chapter 167 - Caṇḍeśa-tīrtha and Gaṇa-tīrtha

. Chapter 168 - Vārtraghnī-saṅgama-tīrtha

. Chapter 169 - Varāha-tīrtha

. Chapter 170 - Saṅgama-tīrtha

. Chapter 171 - Āditya-tīrtha

. Chapter 172 - Nīlakaṇṭha-tīrtha

. Chapter 173 - Durgā-saṅgama-tīrtha

. Chapter 174 - The Rise of Nṛsiṃha

. Chapter 175-192 - The Gītā-māhātmya

. Chapter 193 - The Greatness of the Bhāgavata

. Chapter 194 - Śrīmad Bhāgavata, the Destroyer of All Miseries

. Chapter 195 - The Rule of Reciting and Listening to the Bhāgavata for a Week

. Chapter 196 - Dhundhulī’s Story

. Chapter 197 - The Seven-day Bhāgavata Recitation

. Chapter 198 - Procedure to be Followed during the Saptāha

. Chapter 199 - The Glory of Yamunā

. Chapter 200 - The Episode of a Bhilla and a Lion

. Chapter 201 - Śarabha’s Story

. Chapter 202 - The Story of King Dilīpa

. Chapter 203 - Dilīpa Obtains a Son by Propitiating Nandinī

. Chapter 204 - The Story of a Merchant Śarabha and a Demon Vikaṭa

. Chapter 205 - The Efficacy of Nigamabodha

. Chapter 206 - A Woman Should Never Desert Her Husband

. Chapter 207 - The Story of Vimala

. Chapter 208 - The Greatness of Dvārakā

. Chapter 209 - The Story of Brāhmaṇa Mukunda

. Chapter 210 - Mukunda Goes to Heaven

. Chapter 211 - Caṇḍaka’s Fate

. Chapter 212 - The Efficacy of Kośalā

. Chapter 213 - A Śrāddha at Madhuvana is More Meritorious

. Chapter 214 - The Greatness of Madhuvana

. Chapter 215 - Budha Infuriated and Appeased

. Chapter 216 - The Greatness of Badarikāśrama

. Chapter 217 - The Greatness of Haridvāra

. Chapter 218 - The Greatness of Puṣkara: Puṇḍarīka’s Story

. Chapter 219 - The Greatness of Puṣkara: Puṇḍarīka attains Absorption into Viṣṇu

. Chapter 220 - The Greatness of Prayāga: Mohinī’s Story

. Chapter 221 - The Greatness of Prayāga: Hemāṅgī and Vīravarman Go to Vaikuṇṭha

. Chapter 222 - Kāśī, Gokarṇa, Śivakāñcī, Tīrthasaptaka and Bhīmakuṇḍa

. Chapter 223 - Gem of a Formula

. Chapter 224 - Bearing the Marks of a Disc etc. Essential for a Brāhmaṇa

. Chapter 225 - The Efficacy of Ūrdhvapuṇḍra

. Chapter 226 - The Meaning of the Mantra (Formula)

. Chapter 227 - The Description of the Vibhūti of Tripād

. Chapter 228 - Description of the Highest Heaven etc.

. Chapter 229 - A Description of Viṣṇu’s Vyūhas

. Chapter 230 - The Fish Incarnation of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 231 - Durvāsas Curses Indra

. Chapter 232 - The Rise of Goddess Lakṣmī

. Chapter 233 - Ekādaśī as a Day of Fast

. Chapter 234 - How to Observe the Vow of Dvādaśī

. Chapter 235 - The Birth of Heretics

. Chapter 236 - Characterization of Various Texts and Doctrines

. Chapter 237 - The Boar Incarnation of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 238 - The Emergence of Nṛsiṃha

. Chapter 239 - The Rise of Bali and Kaśyapa’s Penance

. Chapter 240 - Viṣṇu Incarnates as Vāmana

. Chapter 241 - Paraśurāma’s Story

. Chapter 242 - The Story of Rāma

. Chapter 243 - Rāma’s Consecration

. Chapter 244 - Rāma Goes to Heaven

. Chapter 245 - The Brave Deeds of Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 246 - Jarāsandha Defeated

. Chapter 247 - Rukmiṇī’s Abduction

. Chapter 248 - Rukmiṇī Formally Married to Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 249 - Kṛṣṇa’s other Marriages

. Chapter 250 - Aniruddha’s Marriage

. Chapter 251 - Destruction of Pauṇḍraka’s Son

. Chapter 252 - Kṛṣṇa Goes Back to His Abode

. Chapter 253 - Modes of Viṣṇu’s Worship

. Chapter 254 - One Hundred and Eight Names of Rāma

. Chapter 255 - The Three Gods Subjected to Test by Bhṛgu

+ Section 7 - Kriyāyogasāra-Khaṇḍa (Section on Essence of Yoga by Works)

. Chapter 1 - A Dialogue between Jaimini and Vyāsa

. Chapter 2 - Characteristic Marks of a Vaiṣṇava

. Chapter 3 - The Story of King Manobhadra

. Chapter 4 - Praṇidhi, Padmāvatī and Dhanurdhvaja

. Chapter 5 - The Story of Mādhava and Sulocanā

. Chapter 6 - Happy End of the Story of Mādhava and Sulocanā

. Chapter 7 - Kālakalpa is Liberated by the Touch of Gaṅgā-water

. Chapter 8 - The Love Story of Indra and Padmagandhā

. Chapter 9 - The Greatness of Gaṅgā

. Chapter 10 - The Efficacy of Campaka Flower

. Chapter 11 - The Rules of Viṣṇu Worship

. Chapter 12 - The Greatness of the Holy Fig Tree

. Chapter 13 - Viṣṇu’s Worship with Lotuses: The Story of Prajā

. Chapter 14 - Prohibition regarding and Fruit of Viṣṇu Worship

. Chapter 15 - The Efficacy of Rāma’s Name

. Chapter 16 - Cakrika’s Story

. Chapter 17 - Bhadratanu’s Story

. Chapter 18 - The Greatness of Puruṣottama

. Chapter 19 - What Pleases Viṣṇu; What Makes Him Angry?

. Chapter 20 - The Great Efficacy of Giving (Charity)

. Chapter 21 - Brāhmaṇas; Gift of Food and Water

. Chapter 22 - The Greatness of Ekādaśī

. Chapter 23 - Queen Suprajñā on the Efficacy of Ekādaśī Vow

. Chapter 24 - The Greatness of Tulasī and Dhātrī

. Chapter 25 - The Importance of Honouring a Guest

. Chapter 26 - Conduct in the Four Yugas

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Interesting Topics

Section 6

. Chapter 73 - Rāmarakṣā Stotra

. Chapter 15 - The Efficacy of Rāma’s Name

Story of Gayatri Devi

. Chapter 15 - Importance of Dwelling at a sacred place (tīrtha)

. Chapter 16 - The acquisition of Gāyatrī

. Chapter 17 - Sāvitrī’s curses and Gāyatrī’s boons

. One hundred and eight (108) names of Sāvitrī

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