The Padma Purana

by N.A. Deshpande | 1951 | 1,261,945 words | ISBN-10: 8120838297 | ISBN-13: 9788120838291

Hinduism Purana

Summary: The English translation of the Padma Purana, one of the largest of the eighteen major puranas. It contains detailled information regarding ancient Indian society, traditions, geography, as well as religious pilgrimages (yatra) to sacred places (tirthas), instructions on ancestor worship (shraddha) and the traditional Puranic view on the creation of the universe (cosmogony).

The Padma Purana contains at least 50,000 Sanskrit metrical verses, with some of the content dating back to at least the 4th century CE. It is notable for its inclusion of parts of the Ramayana, large sections containing pilgrimage guides, and its dedication to both Vishnu and Shiva/Shakti.

Original Sanskrit title: Padmapurāṇa (पद्मपुराण) or Padma-purāṇa (पद्म-पुराण).

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Publisher’s note

Preface to first part

Preface to second part

Preface to third part

Preface to fourth part

Preface to fifth part

Preface to sixth part

Preface to seventh part

Preface to eighth part

Preface to ninth part

Preface to tenth part

Introduction to Puranas

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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