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Brahmanda Purana

by G.V. Tagare | 1958 | 319,243 words | ISBN-10: 8120838246 | ISBN-13: 9788120838246

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The English translation of the Brahmanda Purana, one of the eighteen major puranas and one of the oldest: dataing to at least the 4th-century CE. The contents include common Puranic elements such as cosmogony, genealogy, ethics, geography and yoga. Besides covering a vast amount of encyclopedic topcs, the Brahmanda Purana also contains a copy of t...

Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda

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Chapter 1 - Birth of seven sages (saptarṣi): Race of Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras
Chapter 2 - The progeny of Prajāpati: the race of Dakṣa
Chapter 3 - The race of Dharma: three attributes of the self-born God
Chapter 4 - Pronunciation of a curse on Jayas
Chapter 5 - Nṛsiṃha incarnation and race of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Chapter 6 - Glorification of The Race of Danu
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated
Chapter 8 - The race of the sages: Atri and Vasiṣṭha
Chapter 9 - Propitiation of Pitṛs
Chapter 10 - Birth of Skanda
Chapter 11 - Offering rice-cake (piṇḍa) to the Manes (Pitāmahas)
Chapter 12 - Rules regarding Śrāddha rituals and the five Mahāyajñas
Chapter 13 - Enumeration of holy spots (tīrtha) for Śrāddha
Chapter 14 - Purification rites and the Śrāddha ritual
Chapter 15 - The Test for a Brāhmaṇa deserving for Śrāddha invitation
Chapter 16 - Praise of charitable gifts in Śrāddha
Chapter 17 - Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha
Chapter 18 - Performance of Śrāddha under different Constellations (Nakṣatra)
Chapter 19 - Qualifications of a Brāhmaṇa for Śrāddha gifts
Chapter 20 - Seven classes of Pitṛs and the rites of propitiating them
Chapter 21 - The Dialogue between Aurva and Paraśurāma
Chapter 22 - Paraśurāma’s penance (a)
Chapter 23 - Paraśurāma’s penance (b)
Chapter 24 - Paraśurāma’s penance (c): his acquisition of the knowledge of Astras
Chapter 25 - Paraśurāma protects a boy from a tiger
Chapter 26 - King Kārttavīrya visits the Hermitage of Jamadagni
Chapter 27 - Haihaya Arjuna’s Reception and Halt at Night
Chapter 28 - Haihaya Ill-advised to Confiscate Jamadagni’s Kāmadhenu
Chapter 29 - A quarrel over the Cow: Jamadagni murdered
Chapter 30 - Lamentation of Reṇukā
Chapter 31 - Paraśurāma advised by Brahmā to approach Śiva about Haihaya
Chapter 32 - Paraśurāma’s penance (d): Paraśurāma receives missiles from Śiva
Chapter 33 - Protective Mantra for world conquest
Chapter 34 - The story of an antelope and his beloved: A hymn eulogising Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 35 - Paraśurāma visits Agastya’s hermitage (āśrama)
Chapter 36 - Agastya recites the Hymn Kṛṣṇāmṛta
Chapter 37 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (a)
Chapter 38 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (b)
Chapter 39 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (c)
Chapter 40 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (d): King Kārttavīrya slain
Chapter 41 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (e)
Chapter 42 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (f)
Chapter 43 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (g)
Chapter 44 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (h)
Chapter 45 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (i)
Chapter 46 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (j)
Chapter 47 - The narrative of Bhārgava Paraśurāma (k)
Chapter 48 - Sagara keeps his vow
Chapter 49 - Conquest of the World by Sagara
Chapter 50 - Sagara’s visit to Aurva’s hermitage
Chapter 51 - The banishment of Asamañjasa
Chapter 52 - The sacrificial horse is let loose
Chapter 53 - The destruction of the sons of Sagara
Chapter 54 - Recovery of the Sacrificial Horse
Chapter 55 - Aṃśumān installed as Crown Prince
Chapter 56 - The descent of Gaṅgā
Chapter 57 - Varuṇa visits Bhārgava
Chapter 58 - Rāma reclaims land from the sea
Chapter 59 - The Birth of Vaivasvata
Chapter 60 - The progeny of Vaivasvata Manu
Chapter 61 - A dissertation on Music
Chapter 62 - The science of music
Chapter 63 - The Ikṣvāku dynasty (vaṃśa)
Chapter 64 - The description of Nimi dynasty (vaṃśa)
Chapter 65 - The Nativity of Soma and Saumya
Chapter 66 - Description of Amāvasu dynasty (vaṃśa)
Chapter 67 - The origin of Dhanvantari
Chapter 68 - The story of Yayāti
Chapter 69 - The birth of Kārttavīrya
Chapter 70 - Dynasties of Jyāmagha and Vṛṣṇi
Chapter 71 - The Vṛṣṇi dynasty (vaṃśa)
Chapter 72 - Praise of the Lord: Conclusion
Chapter 73 - Description of the glory of Viṣṇu
Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties
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