Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

Hinduism Vaishnavism

Summary: The English translation of the Garga Samhita, an ancient Vaishnava scripture narrating the life of Krishna in seventeen cantos. Inspired by Narada to compose this scripture, Garga Muni was a sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having undergone several austerities and penances.

This edition includes the Sanskrit text, word-by-word explanation and English translation. Alternative titles: Gargasaṃhitā (गर्गसंहिता, Gargasamhita, Saṃhitā), Śrīgargasaṃhitā (श्रीगर्गसंहित)

ASIN: ‎ B072Y4V93J

Copyright:
Creative Commons License; Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: archive.org

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Garga Samhita (English) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Canto 1 - Goloka-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - Description of Śrī-Kṛṣṇa’s Glories

. Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka

. Chapter 3 - Description of the Lord’s Appearance

. Chapter 4 - Description of Questions About the Lord’s Appearance

. Chapter 5 - The Lord’s Appearance

. Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength

. Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions

. Chapter 8 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Birth

. Chapter 9 - Description of Vasudeva’s Wedding

. Chapter 10 - Description of the Birth of Lord Balarāma

. Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth

. Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival

. Chapter 13 - The Liberation of Pūtanā

. Chapter 14 - The Liberation of Śakaṭāsura and Tṛṇāvarta

. Chapter 15 - Revelation of the Universal Form to Nanda’s Wife

. Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding

. Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft

. Chapter 18 - Vision of the Universal Form

. Chapter 19 - Breaking of the Two Arjuna Trees

+ Canto 2 - Vṛndāvana-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - Description of the Entrance in Vṛndāvana

. Chapter 2 - Description of Girirāja Govardhana’s Birth

. Chapter 3 - Description of the Yamunā’s Arrival

. Chapter 4 - The Liberation of Vatsāsura

. Chapter 5 - The Liberation of Bakāsura

. Chapter 6 - The Liberation of Aghāsura

. Chapter 7 - Kidnapping of the Calves and Cowherd Boys

. Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 9 - Brahmā’s Prayers

. Chapter 10 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Herding the Cows

. Chapter 11 - The Liberation of Dhenukāsura

. Chapter 12 - Subduing Kāliya and Drinking the Forest Fire

. Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa

. Chapter 14 - Description of Kāliya’s Story

. Chapter 15 - Description of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s Falling in Love

. Chapter 16 - The Worship of Tulasī

. Chapter 17 - The Meeting of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 18 - The Sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra

. Chapter 19 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime

. Chapter 20 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime

. Chapter 21 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime

. Chapter 22 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime

. Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime

. Chapter 24 - The Story of Asuri Muni in the Rāsa-dance Pastime

. Chapter 25 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime

+ Canto 3 - Girirāja-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - The Worship of Śrī Girirāja

. Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja

. Chapter 4 - The Coronation-Bathing of Śrī Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 5 - The Dispute Among the Gopas

. Chapter 6 - The Test of Śrī Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 7 - The Holy Places of Śrī Girirāja

. Chapter 8 - The Opulences of Śrī Girirāja

. Chapter 9 - The Birth of Śrī Girirāja

. Chapter 10 - The Glory of Śrī Girirāja

+ Canto 4 - Mādhurya-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas

. Chapter 2 - The Story of the Gopīs That Had Been Sages

. Chapter 3 - The Story of the Mithilā Women

. Chapter 4 - The Story of the Kauśalā Women

. Chapter 5 - The Story of the Ayodhyā Women

. Chapter 6 - The Story of the Ayodhyā Women

. Chapter 7 - The Story of the Ayodhya Women

. Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yajña-sītās, the Glories of Ekādaśī

. Chapter 9 - The Glories of Srī Ekādaśī

. Chapter 10 - The Story of the Pulindā Women

. Chapter 11 - The Story of the Gopīs that were Residents of...

. Chapter 12 - The Story of the Gopīs That In the Holi Festival Displayed Three Transcendental Virtues

. Chapter 13 - The Story of the Demigoddesses

. Chapter 14 - The Story of the Jālandharīs

. Chapter 15 - The Story of the Women of Barhiṣmatī-pura, the Apsarās, and the Women of Sutala and Nāgendra

. Chapter 16 - The Srī Yamunā Armor

. Chapter 17 - Prayers to Srī Yamunā

. Chapter 18 - The Names and Worship of Srī Yamunā

. Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā

. Chapter 20 - The Killing of Pralamba

. Chapter 21 - Lord Krsna Extinguishes the Forest Fire and Reveals Himself to the Brāhmana’s Wives

. Chapter 22 - Nanda and the Gopas See the Realm of Vaikuntha

. Chapter 23 - The Story of Sudarcana

+ Canto 5 - Mathurā-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - Advice to Kaṃsa

. Chapter 2 - The Killing of Keśī

. Chapter 3 - Akrūra’s Arrival

. Chapter 4 - The Journey to Śrī Mathurā

. Chapter 5 - Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance Into Mathurā

. Chapter 6 - Seeing Śrī Mathurā

. Chapter 7 - The Killing of Kuvalayāpīḍa

. Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa

. Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus

. Chapter 10 - The Stories of the Washerman, Weaver, and Florist

. Chapter 11 - The Stories of Kubjā and Kuvalayāpīḍa

. Chapter 12 - Pancajana’s Previous Birth

. Chapter 13 - The Arrival of Sri Uddhava

. Chapter 14 - The Meeting of King Nanda and Uddhava

. Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha

. Chapter 16 - Comforting Sri Radha and the Gopis

. Chapter 17 - The Gopis Describe Their Remembrance of Sri Krsna

. Chapter 18 - Uddhava Hears the Gopīs’ Words and Returns to Mathurā

. Chapter 19 - The Festival on Śrī Kṛṣṇa Return

. Chapter 20 - The Liberation of Ṛbhu Muni During the Rāsa-dance Festival

. Chapter 21 - The Story of Śrī Nārada

. Chapter 22 - The Story of Śrī Nārada

. Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon

+ Canto 6 - Dvārakā-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - Jarāsandha’s Defeat

. Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā

. Chapter 3 - Lord Balarāma’s Wedding

. Chapter 4 - Journey to the City of Kuṇḍina

. Chapter 5 - The Kidnapping of Śrī Rukmiṇī

. Chapter 6 - The Yādavas’ Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇī is Kidnapped

. Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī

. Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens

. Chapter 9 - The Arrival of Śrī Dvārakā

. Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha

. Chapter 13 - The Glories of Prabhāsa-tīrtha, the Sarasvatī River, etc.

. Chapter 14 - The Glories of Ratnākara, Raivata, and Kācala

. Chapter 15 - The Glories of Nṛga-kūpa and Gopī-bhūmi

. Chapter 16 - Seeing Śrī Rādhā’s Form

. Chapter 17 - Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa Meet at Siddhāśrama and the Nature of Śrī Rādhā’s Love Is Revealed

. Chapter 18 - In the Course of Describing the Glories of Siddhāśrama, a Description of the Rāsa-dance Festival

. Chapter 19 - In the First Fortress of Dvārakā, the Glories of Līlā-sarovara, etc.

. Chapter 20 - In the Description of the Second Fort, the Glories of Indra-tīrtha, etc.

. Chapter 21 - In the Description of the Third Fort, the Glories of Piṇḍāraka-tīrtha

+ Canto 8 - Balabhadra-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 9 - Lord Balarāma’s Rāsa Dance

. Chapter 10 - The Paddhati and Paṭala of Lord Balarāma

. Chapter 11 - The King of Prayers to Lord Balarāma

. Chapter 12 - The Prayer and Armor of Lord Balarāma

. Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma

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Last Updated: 16 July, 2022

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