The Garuda Purana in Two Volumes

Preface A few preliminary remarks on the history, scope and contents of the Garuda Puranam may be necessary. The Garuda Puranam may be safely described similar work to the Agni Puranam. Each of them treats of Para Vidya and Apara vidya secular knowledge and metaphysical truths, and partakes more of the nature of a catechism of the then prevailing Brahmananism, or of what a Brahmana was required to know at the time, than of the Puranam proper, at least if we may be admitted to look upon the Ramayana or the Rules of Pancha Sandhis, etc., the Guruda Puranam like its sister work. Reflects but the knowledge of the Brahmanical world at the time and had it used then as is have even now.

Cakrapani Dutta has quoted many a recipe from it and the Visnu Dharmottaram, according to several eminent authorities, originally formed a portion of the Garuda Puranam. All these factors emphatically demonstrate the fact that the Garuda Puranam was in existence even prior the tenth century, of the Christian Era. On the Contrary, we have reasons to believe that hosts of Puranas and Upapuranas were composed in the age of Brahmanic reniscence, which immediately followed the overthrow of Buddhism in India. The Garuda Puranam, like the Agni, Siva, Padma, and other Puranas were the exponents of the victorious Brahmanism tried to tutelary deity of each sect with the attributes of supreme divinity or Brahman and to equip its members with the Vedic literature became a new school of law. Medicine and metaphysics etc. re-instating the old errors of the Vedic literature as if to ignore the many advanced truths and principles of the later day Buddhistic science and to confirm the victory of Brahmanism.

The description of the incidents of the life of Buddha, however meager and incidental it might be, and the occurrence of the name of Susruta in the medical portion of the Garuda Puranam leaves not the slightest doubt that its author was intimately acquainted with the Buddhistic literature of the age, both medical and Metaphysical. It is a settled fact of history that the Susruta Samhita, at least the recension of the Sasruta Samhita by the Buddhist Nagarjuna, was written in the second century before the birth of Christ. Now the Susruta Samhita says that the number of bones in the human body is three hundred. The Visnu Smriti (Institutes of Visnu) following the orthodox (Vedic) non- medical opinion on the subject gives it as three hundred sixty-six.

We know that Nagarjuna, the Buddhist redacter of the Susruta Samhita, mentioned in his recension of the work that there are " three hundred bones in the human organism but the follower of the Vedas say that their number is three hundred and sixty" which tallies with the number given in the Yajnavalkya Smrti. The author of the Garuda Puranam, whoever he might be must have been sufficiently familiar with the works of Nagarjuna and other Buddhistic Medical Acaryas so as to be fully convinced of the truth of their statement and attempted to make the Vedic number of skeletal bones as near to the truth as possible. This fact serves to throw a new light upon the date of the composition of the Brahmanism once more attempted to restore the teachings of the Vedas in their pristine glory and the truths of the Buddhistic science or metaphysics were still too potent a factor to be ignored or lightly dismissed a fact which support our contention and lends a plausible colour to the view we have adopted as regards the probable date of the composition of the Garuda Puranam.

In the first Chapter we learn that the Puranam consistes of eight thousand and eight hundred verses and the subjects dealt with therein are creations of the universe Pujas, holy pools and shrines. Cosmogony and Geography Ages Manus, Duties of differents social orders Gifts making Duties of kings etc. Laws Vratas Royal dynasties Vedagas, Pralaya Laws of Virtue desire and money and knowledge (of Brahman and external things). These then were the main themes that were originally dealt with in the Guruda Puranam and we may say that this was so in the light of the principle of Adhyaya sampravibhaga (classification of chapters) which forms one of the cardinal rules in forming the plan of a Sanskrit work. We regret to say that many things having a direct bearing thereon have been added to it. And within the compass of the eight thousand and eight hundred slokas, as laid down in the introductory chapter. Thus we see that the Pretakhanda or Visnu dharmottara, was added to it by way of an appendix and the reason of these successive accretions to the text can easily understood if we consider that the Garuda Puranam like the Agni etc. although originally a compendium of the available Brahmanical knowledge and rituals pursued and followed by the Vaisnava section of the community came to gather in many tributaries from the other branches of Brahmanic thought and religion as the distinction between the sects of Visnu and other sects Siva and Sakti etc., came to be less marked and pronounced off. Thus we see many Tantrik rites and Mantras such as the Tripura Vidya, Nityaklinna vidya were introduced into the Garuda Puranam.

From the Jacket

The different works known by the name of Puranas (or old) are evidently derived from the myth heroic stage of Hindu belief. The puranas are commonly stated to be eighteen in number. It is said there are also eighteen Upa-Puranas but the names of all these are not found. The principal eighteen Puranas are Brahma, Padma, Visnu, Siva, Bhagvata, Naradiya, Markandeya, Agni, Bhavisya, Brahma, Vaivarta, Linga, Varaha, Skanda, Vamana, Kurma, Matsya, Garuda and Brahmanda.

All these Puranas are classed into three groups according to the qualities, which prevail in them. The matsya Purana remarks that those in which glory of Hari or Visnu prevails are Sattvika those in which the legends of Agni of Siva predominated are Tamasa and those which dwell most on the stories of Brahma are Rajasa.

The Garuda Puranam is a Vaisnava Purana and hence can be termed as Sattvika Purana. It is enumerated in all the lists available in the Puranas though these are not very ancient yet they show the popularity of the Garuda Purana in the Puranic literature. Also the authors of Dharmasastric digests and philosophical works quote extensively from the Garuda Purana thus it holds a unique place among the Puranas.

The present English translation by M. N. Dutt translated into English many Puranas and the Garuda Purana was one of them. It was first published in the year 108. Then it was reprinted. Now publishing its English translation with Sanskrit Verses. It is a medium size Purana consisting eight thousand verses. According to M. N. Dutt the book comprise three Samhitas viz the Agastya Samhita the Brhaspati Samhita ( Nitisara) and the Dhanvantari Samhita. Each one of those Samhitas would give it a permanent value and accord to it an undying fame among the works of practical ethics or Applied medicine. The Agastya Samhita deals with the names of the countries from which our fore fathers used to collect these gems the cutting polishing setting and apprecising etc. of the several kind of jems and dimond as they were practised in ancient in India cannot but be interesting to artists and ay men and the scientific traders unbedded in the highly poetic accounts of these original gems.

With the publication of this important purana alongwith English translation from a rare book by Dr. M. N. Dutt will help the scholars and the devotees as well.

Contents

	Preface to the Edition	v
	Preface	xiii
Chapter I	Discourse between Suta and Saunaka and other Rsis in the forest of Naimisa Suta promises to narrate the Garuda Puranam	1
Chapter II	Sources of the Garuda Puranam- Visnu charges Garuda to compose the Garuda Puranam	4
Chapter III	Suta describes the subjects dealt with in the Garuda Puranam	8
Chapter IV	Order of Universal creation described by Narayana to Rudra	9
Chapter V	Creation of the Prajapatis. The Progeny of Daksa described	11
Chapter VI	Re- incarnation of Daksa in the form of Prachetas - Origin of the different races of men the progeny of Kasyapa described	14
Chapter VII	Description of the sun-worship etc. as performed by the Swayambhu Manu.	18
Chapter VIII	Description of the mode of worshiping Visnu	20
Chapter IX	The mode of spiritual initiation	21
Chapter X	The mode of worshipping the goddess Laksmi	22
Chapter XI	Description of the Nava- Vyuha form of worship	23
Chapter XII	Description of the order to be observed in the course of worship	26
Chapter XIII	The prayer of Visnu Panjaram	28
Chapter XIV	A brief discourse on Yoga	30
Chapter XV	Enumeration of one thousand epithets of Visnu	31
Chapter XVI	Description of the mode of meditation on Visnu as well as of the rite of sun worship	41
Chapter XVII	Description of another form of sun worship	43
Chapter XVIII	Mode of worshipping the death conquering deity (Mrtyunjaya)	44
Chapter XIX	The Garudi Vidya which is the cure for all kinds of snake bite	45
Chapter XX	Mantra-cure (curative formulas) of snake bite as narrated by Siva	48
Chapter XXI	Mode of worshipping the Pancavaktra (five faced) manifestation of Siva	50
Chapter XXII	The mode of worshipping Siva	50
Chapter XXIII	Description of another form the Siva worship	52
Chapter XXIV	The worship of Ganapati	55
Chapter XXV	Sandal- worship Paduka puja described	56
Chapter XXVI	The mode of performing the rites of Kara- nyasa (location of the energies of different divities in the different limbs by a votary by dint of occult and psychic force)	56
Chapter XXVII	Rites for neutralizing the effects of snake venoms	57
Chapter XXVIII	The mode of worshipping the Gopala manifestation of Visnu	58
Chapter XXIX	Mantras to be used in connection with the worship of Sridhara manifestation of Visnu	59
Chapter XXX	Elaborate description of the mode of worship the Sridhara manifestation of Vishnu	60
Chapter XXXI	Description of other forms of Visnu worship	62
Chapter XXXII	Adoration of the five fundamental principles of the universe	66
Chapter XXXIII	Worship of the divine discs (Sudarsnam)	69
Chapter XXXIV	Hayagriva worship	70
Chapter XXXV	The mode of worshipping the Hayagriva manifestation of Visnu	74
Chapter XXXVI	Mode of performing the rite of Gayatri Nyasa	75
Chapter XXXVII	Description of the glories of Gayatri	76
Chapter XXXVIII	The mode of worshipping the deities, Durga, etc.	77
Chapter XXXIX	Description of other form of sun worship	80
Chapter XL	Mahesvara worship	82
Chapter XLI	Enumeration of diverse incantation Mantras (Nama Vidya)	85
Chapter XLII	Description of investing a phallic emblem with sacred thread (Siva- pavitrarohanam)	85
Chapter XLIII	Description of the rite of investing an image of Visnu with the holy thread (Visnu- pavitrarohanam)	87
Chapter XLIV	Contemplation of embodied God	90
Chapter XLV	Characteristic marks of Salagrama Stones	92
Chapter XLVI	Adoration of the deity presiding over homesteads (Vastu)	94
Chapter XLVII	Essential fetures presiding temple or of a place	97
Chapter XLVIII	Installations of Divine images	100
Chapter XLIX	Discourses on Yoga and acts of piety	107
Chapter L	Discourse on Yoga and gift makings, etc	110
Chapter LI	Donations	116
Chapter LII	Regulations of Prayascittas (penitential rites)	119
Chapter LIII	Traits of conduct of men marked by the several kinds of Nidhis	121
Chapter LIV	Progeny of Priya Vrata and incidental description of the seven Islands of the Earth	122
Chapter LV	Description of the Geographical situations of the different countries	123
Chapter LVI	Enumeration of the names of princes of the continent of Plaksa etc.	124
Chapter LVII	Cosmogeny of Hell and the neither regions	126
Chapter LVIII	Positions and dimensions of the sun and other planets	126
Chapter LIX	Discourses on Astrology presiding deities of the different planets and constellations of stars, situations of Yoginis on the different days of the fortnight etc.	129
Chapter LX	Discourses on the period of influence of the different planets with that of the sun	133
Chapter LXI	Influences of the moon in her different mansions	134
Chapter LXII	Discourses of Lagnamana and determination of what one ought or ought not to do from the stable or mobile character of the Langa	136
Chapter LXIII	A brief discourse on the auspicious and inauspicious marks on the persons of males	137
Chapter LXIV	A brief discourse on the auspicious or in auspicious marks on the person of females	138
Chapter LXV	Auspicious marks on men and women as disclosed by the science of Samudrikam	140
Chapter LXVI	Description of the specific marks of Sala-grama, description of Tirthas and of sixty countries such as Prabhasa	148
Chapter LXVII	The science of Pavana Vijaya (conquest of breath) and auguring bad of evil from the direction of the breath wind	150
Chapter LXVIII	(Agastya Samhita) Description of the origin of gems in the treatise on Ratna Pariksa (test of gems) by the holy Agastya	153
Chapter LXIX	Tests of Pearls	157
Chapter LXX	Tests of Ruby	162
Chapter LXXI	Tests of Emerald	165
Chapter LXXII	Tests of Sapphires	167
Chapter LXXIII	Tests of Lapis Lazuli (Vaidurya)	169
Chapter LXXIV	Tests of topas (puspa-raga)	171
Chapter LXXV	Tests of Karketana	171
Chapter LXXVI	Test of Bhisma -stone	172
Chapter LXXVII	Tests of Pulaka stones	173
Chapter LXXVIII	Test of blood stone	174
Chapter LXXIX	Tests of crystals	174
Chapter LXXX	Tests of Corals	175
Chapter LXXXI	A brief description of holy pools and sanctuaries	175
Chapter LXXXII	Description of the sanctity of Gaya and its early history	178
Chapter LXXXIII	Description of different rite to be performed at different	180
Chapter LXXXIV	Ablutions in the river Phalgu merit of masing offerings of funeral cakes at Rudra. History of king Visala	187
Chapter LXXXV	Merit of offering funeral cakes at Pretasila in Gaya	191
Chapter LXXXVI	Merit of performing Sraddhas at Preta Sila	193
Chapter LXXXVII	Enumeration of the names of fourteen Manus and of the Devas and Saptarsis.	196
Chapter LXXXVIII	Annals of Ruci incidentally narrated in the discourse between Markandeya and Kraustika	201
Chapter LXXXIX	Ruci hymnises the Pitris who in their turn grant him a boon	203
Chapter XC	Marriage of Ruci and birth of Raucya Manu	211
Chapter XCI	Contemplation of Hari	211
Chapter XCII	Contemplation of Hari and its process	213
Chapter XCIII	Laws of virtue as promulgated by the holy Yajnavalkya	215
Chapter XCIV	Initiation with the holy thread the study of the Vedas	216
Chapter XCV	Duties of house holders	219
Chapter XCVI	Origin of mixed castes the grat Yajnas Sandhya rites duties of house holders and members of different castes	222
Chapter XCVII	Purifications of Metalled articles	229
Chapter XCVIII	Gift making and Charity	230
Chapter XCIX	Mode of performing Sraddhas	232
Chapter C	Worship of Vinayakas Durga	236
Chapter CI	Propitiation of malignant Planets	237
Chapter CII	Duties of the order of forest dwelling hermits	239
Chapter CIII	Duties of Yatis	239
Chapter CIV	Signs of sinful souls	240
Chapter CV	Rites of atonement (Prayaschitta)	241
Chapter CVI	Impurities and Purities	247
Chapter CVII	A synopsis of the Dharma Sastra by Parasara	250
	THE BRIHASPATI SAMHITA
Chapter CVIII	Synopsis of rules of conduct	254
Chapter CIX	Advice on thrift and economy in the Nitisara	256
Chapter CX	Advice as to the non-rejectment of certain goods	261
Chapter CXI	Commendable traits in kings etc. (in the Nitisara)	264
Chapter CXII	Commendable traits in servants (in the Nitisara)	267
Chapter CXIII	Injunctions as to the appointments of the honest and the erudite in the king's service etc.	269
Chapter CXIV	Injunctions as to the distinction of friends and enemies (in the Nitisara)	274
Chapter CXV	Counsels by Shaunaka on forswearing bad wives etc. (End of the Brihaspati Samhita)	280
Chapter CXVI	Enumeration of the names of Vratas (vows and penances) commenced	287
Chapter CXVII	The Ananga trayodasi Vratam	288
Chapter CXVIII	The Akhanda Dvadasi Vratam	289
Chapter CXIX	Agastyatritiya Vratam	290
Chapter CXX	The Rambha Trtiya Vratam	291
Chapter CXXI	The Caturmasyam Vratam	292
Chapter CXXII	The Masopavasa Vratam	293
Chapter CXXIII	Kartika Vratas	294
Chapter CXXIV	The Siva Ratra Vratam	295
Chapter CXXV	The Ekadasi Vratam	297
Chapter CXXVI	Visvedeva Puja	298
Chapter CXXVII	Bhaimi Ekadasi and Dvadasi Vratam	299
Chapter CXXVIII	Various Vratas described	300
Chapter CXXIX	The Pratipad Vratas	302
Chapter CXXX	Marica Saptipad Vratas	305
Chapter CXXXI	Rohini Astami Vratas etc	306
Chapter CXXXII	The Sadgati Vratam etc	308
Chapter CXXXIII	Asokastami Vratas etc	310
Chapter CXXXIV	Maha Kausika Vratas etc	312
Chapter CXXXV	The Viranavami Vratas etc	313
Chapter CXXXVI	The Sravana Dvadasi Vratas etc	313
Chapter CXXXVII	The Damanaka Tryodasi Vratas	314
Chapter CXXXVIII	Genealogy of royal princes (solar race)	316
Chapter CXXXIX	Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race	320
Chapter CXL	Description of the race of puru	325
Chapter CXLI	descriptions of kings who came after Janamejaya	328
Chapter CXLII	Incarnations of Visnu and the glory of nuptial fidelity of Sita Described	330
Chapter CXLIII	The Ramayana,	332
Chapter CXLIV	Description of the Harivamsa	336
Chapter CXLV	The Mahabharatam	337
	THE DHANVANTARI SAMHITA
Chapter CXLVI	Description of the Nidanam of all the diseases	341
Chapter CXLVII	The Nidanam of Fever	343
Chapter CXLVIII	The Nidanam of Raktapittam (Haemorrhage)	351
CXLIX	The Nidanam of Cough	352
Chapter CL	The Nidanam dyspaksea	354
Chapter CLI	The Nidanam of Hic Cough	356
Chapter CLII	The Nidanam of pulmonary consumption	352
Chapter CLIII	The Nidanam of Aversion of food	359
Chapter CLIV	The Nidanam of heart disease	361
Chapter CLV	The Nidanam of diseases resulting from the excess or abuse of wine	363
Chapter CLVI	The Nidanam of Haemorrhoids	366
Chapter CLVII	The Nidanam of Dysentry	370
Chapter CLVIII	The Nidanam of Stangury etc	373
Chapter CLIX	The Nidanam of diseases of the Urinary organs (Pramehas)	376
Chapter CLX	The Nidanam of abscesses etc	380
Chapter CLXI	The Nidanam of Ascited etc	386
Chapter CLXII	The Nidanam of Chorosis	390
Chapter CLXIII	The Nidanam of Erysipelas	393
Chapter CLXIV	The Nidanam of cutaneous affections (Kusthas)	396
Chapter CLXV	The Nidanam of Bodily parasites	400
Chapter CLXVI	The Nidanam of diseases of the nervous system	401
Chapter CLXVII	The Nidanam of Vata Raktam	406
Chapter CLXVIII	The Nidanam of Mukha roga	409
Chapter CLXIX	The Nidanam of diseases of the ears	413
Chapter CLXX	The Nidanam of diseases of the nose	418
Chapter CLXXI	The Nidanam of diseases of the eyes	424
Chapter CLXXII	The Nidanam of diseases of the head	429
Chapter CLXXIII	The Nidanam of diseases of the female reproductive organs	433
Chapter CLXXIV	The Nidanam of difficult labour	436
Chapter CLXXV	The Nidanam, of diseases peculiar to parturient women	437
Chapter CLXXVI	The Nidanam of diseases peculiar to peculiar to infant life	439
Chapter CLXXVII	The Nidanam of Syphilis	440
Chapter CLXXVIII	The Nidanam of Variola	447
Chapter CLXXIX	The Nidanam of minor affections	449
Chapter CLXXX	The Nidanam of Fistual in Anas, etc.	450
Chapter CLXXXI	The Nidanam of poisons	451
Chapter CLXXXII	The Nidanam of Goitre scrofula and glandular swellings	452
Chapter CLXXXIII	The Nidanam of Vomiting	454
Chapter CLXXXIV	The Nidanam of Urticaria	456
Chapter CLXXXV	The Nidanam of Sula neuralgic pain etc	459
Chapter CLXXXVI	The Nidanam of aphonia	462
Chapter CLXXXVII	The Nidanam of Udavarta	463
Chapter CLXXXVIII	The Nidanam of traumatic ulcers etc	464
CLXXXIX	The Nidanam of Sarira Vranas (idiopathic ulcers)	465
Chapter CXC	The Nidanam of fractures	467
Chapter CXCI	Medicinal recipes of inffalible effcacies	469
Chapter CXCII	Medical treatment of fever etc	471
Chapter CXCIII	Medical treatments of Sinus etc	474
Chapter CXCIV	Visnu Kavacha	475
Chapter CXCV	Fulfilment of deceses in senenvisgod's	478
Chapter CXCVI	Visnudhara	479
Chapter CXCVII	Various medicinal compounds disclosed by Hari to Garuda	480
Chapter CXCVIII	Eulogy of Tripura	484
Chapter CXCIX	The syantwdhava	485
Chapter CC	The same continued	488
Chapter CCI	The same continued	489
Chapter CCII	The same continued	492
Chapter CCIII	The same continued	494
Chapter CCIV	The same continued	495
Chapter CCV	Grammar	501
Chapter CCVI	Grammar	504
Chapter CCVII	Prosody	506
Chapter CCVIII	Prosody	506
Chapter CCIX	Prosody	508
Chapter CCX	The same continued	511
Chapter CCXI	Prosody	512
Chapter CCXII	Prosody	512
Chapter CCXIII	Dharmashatra	513
Chapter CCXIV	Dharmashastra	525
Chapter CCXV	Dharmashatra	528
Chapter CCXVI	Dharmashatra	531
Chapter CCXVII	Dharmashatra	531
Chapter CCXVIII	Dharmashatra	533
Chapter CCXIX	Dharmashatra	539
Chapter CCXX	Dharmashatra	541
Chapter CCXXI	Dharmashatra	543
Chapter CCXXII	The Prayaschittas	545
Chapter CCXXIII	Yuga Dharma	551
Chapter CCXXIV	Dissolution	554
Chapter CCXXV	Result of Karma	555
Chapter CCXXVI	Yoga	558
Chapter CCXXVII	Yoga	562
Chapter CCXXVIII	Devotion to Visnu	565
Chapter CCXXIX	Devotion to Visnu	566
Chapter CCXXX	Devotion to Visnu	567
Chapter CCXXXI	Hymn to Narasingh	571
Chapter CCXXXII	Meditation to God	574
Chapter CCXXXIII	Mrtyavastaka Hymn	576
Chapter CCXXXIV	Chakradhara Hymn	577
Chapter CCXXXV	Vedanta and Samhkya knowledge of Brahman	582
Chapter CCXXXVI	Vedanta and Samhkya	586
Chapter CCXXXVII	Essence of Gita	588
Chapter CCXXXVIII	Essence of Gita	589
Chapter CCXXXIX	Brahma Gita	591
Chapter CCXL	The eight essentials of Yoga etc,. the merit that may be acquired by hearing the narration of the Garuda Puranam etc.	593
1	Garuda's query	655
2	Results of actions	660
3	Description of Hell	666
4	Pre-death and post-death rites	672
5	Annual rites for the deceased	684
6	The glory of Vrsotsarga	693
7	The story of five ghosts	703
8	Person authorised to perform obsequies	709
9	The king authorised to perform rites	711
10	The Gratifying Nature of Sraddha	716
11	Doors for Departure	722
12	Importance of Dharma	723
13	Obsequial Rites	725
14	Merits of Gifts	727
15	Observances immediate after Death	731
16	Life after Death	738
17	Glory of Sravanas	741
18	Life after Death	743
19	Ghosts and their Release	746
20	Functions of the Departed soul	748
21	Ghosts and Their Release	751
22	On attaining Ghosthood	753
23	On Ghosthood	759
24	Sins of Omission and Commission Premature death of Children; Gifts	760
25	On sons and grandsons	763
26	On the rite of uniting the dead with the deceased ancestors	766
27	Episode of King Babhruvhana	771
28	Gifts for the Ghost	776
29	Rites after death	778
30	On bestowing Gifts	781
31	On bestowing Gifts	784
32	The Origin of life	787
33	The world of Yama	796
34	Results of Virtue and Sin	898
35	Rites of Sapindikarana and Sraddha	808
36	On fast and pilgrimage	811
37	Gift of a Vessel filled with water	814
38	On Salvation Heaven Gifts, Pilgrimage and good deeds	815
39	Rules of impurity	818
40	On accidental death	819
41	Releasing the Bull(Vrsotsarga)	824
42	On bestowing gifts	825
43	On performing a Sraddha	826
44	On accidental death	827
45	The mode of annual Sraddha	829
46	Results of activity	831
47	On Sins and Vaitarani	834
48	On Dharma and Adharma	837
49	Method of Final Release	842
	Brahma (Moksa) Kharda
1	Classification of the Puranas. The Nature of Deities	855
2	Puranic Trinity: Brahma, Visnu, Siva: Their respective roles	863
3	Creation of the universe: Variation due to Equilibrium	869
4	Gunas and their nature: Imbalance and Equilibrium	874
5	Deities and their relative status	878
6	Deities and their relative status	882
7	Praise of Lord Visnu by deities and sages	888
8	Praise of Lord Visnu by deities and sages	895
9	Nature of deities and the serial order of their position	896
10	Creation primary and secondary	898
11	Causes of Ignorance	902
12	Praise of Visnu by Brahma	905
13	Creation of deities after dissolution	913
14	Nature and form of Visnu and benefits of Vaisvadeva	916
15	Incarnations of Visnu	920
16	Incarnations of Mahalaksmi	923
17	Forms of Bharati in different births	929
18	Incarnations of Rudra and after	932
19	The Episode of Nila	939
20	The Episode of Bhadra	945
21	The Episode of Kalindi	950
22	The Episode of Laksmana	953
23	The Episode of Jambavati	959
24	The glory of Venkatacala and lord Srinivasa	964
25	Glory of Venkatesa and the method of worship	975
26	On the mountain Venkata Svamipuskarni and the deities residing there	980
27	Visit to places of pilgrimage	990
28	Anecdotes of the glory of Visnu	993
29	On unfolding the mystery and secret of Reality	1006