A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna; or, Esoteric Hinduism

Puranas. Bhagavatapurana. English

PREFACE.
    SKANDHA I.
      THE IDEAL OF BHÂGAVATA PURÂNA: A DISCOURSE BETWEEN VYÂSA AND
      NÂRADA.
      ACCOUNT OF NARADA.
      VIRAT PURUSHA.
    SKANDHA II.
      THE PURUSHA IN ALL HEARTS.
      THE DEATH OF THE YOGI AND AFTER.
      WHAT MEN ARE TO DO AND WHAT THEY ARE NOT TO DO.
      THE BHAGÂVATA PURÂNA AS RELATED BY BRAHMÂ TO NÂRADA.
        I. THE CREATION.
        II. PRESERVATION BY LILÂ AVATÂRAS.
        THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
        THE BHÂGAVATA PURÂNA AND ITS PARTS.
    SKANDHA III.
      BHÂGAVATA AS RELATED BY MAITREYA TO VIDURA.
        I.--THE CREATION
        THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE
        II. — VASUDEVA AND SANKARSHANA.
        III. — THE CREATION BY BRAHMA.
        THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
        IV. DIVISIONS OF KÂLA.
        V.-THE CREATION BY BRAHMA (_Continued_) III. 12.
        PRE-MANVANTARIC CREATION.
      THE FIRST OR THE SVAYAMBHUVA MANVANTARA.
        VI. BHÛR AND VARAHA
        THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
        VII. THE STORY OF HIRANYÂKSHA.
        THOUGHTS ON HIRANYÂKSHA.
        VIII. DEVA AND DEVA-YONI CREATION.
        IX. THE PROGENY OF KARDAMA.
        THOUGHTS ON KARDAMA.
        X. KAPILA’S INSTRUCTION TO HIS MOTHER DEVAHÛTI.
    SKANDHA IV.
      THE GENEALOGY OF MANU AND THE RISHIS.
      GENERAL REMARKS ON THE TABLES.
        TABLE A.
        TABLE B.
        TABLE C.
        TABLE D.
        TABLE E.
        TABLE F.
        TABLE G.
        TABLE H.
        TABLE I.
        TABLE J.
        TABLE K.
        TABLE L.
      THE QUARREL BETWEEN ŚIVA AND DAKSHA.
      THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
        TABLE M.
        TABLE N.
          I. THE STORY OF DHRUVA.
          THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
          II. THE STORY OF PRITHU.
          THOUGHT ON THE ABOVE.
          III. THE STORY OF THE PRACHINA BARHIS OR BARHISHAD.
          IV. THE ALLEGORY OF PURANJANA.
          V. THE STORY OF THE PRACHETAS BROTHERS.
          THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
    SKANDHA V.
      TABLE V. PRIYAVRATA.
      THOUGHTS ON THE LINE OF PRIYA VRATA.
      THE EARTH CHAIN, BHUVANA KOSHA.
      ILAVRITA IS THE CENTRAL VARSHA.
      THE GANGES.
      THE MYSTERIES OF THE VARSHAS.
      THE DVIPAS.
      SVAR AND BHUVAR.
      THE SUN.
      THE PLANETS AND STARS.
      THE PÂTÂLAS
      ANANTA.
      THE NARAKAS.
    SKANDHA VI.
      THE STORY OF AJÂMILA
      THE PROGENY OF DAKSHA.
      THE PROGENY OF DHARMA.
      THE PROGENY OF BHUTA.
      THE PROGENY OF ANGIRASA.
      THE PROGENY OF KRISASVA.
      THE PROGENY OF TARKSHA.
      THE PROGENY OF KASYAPA
      THE STORY OF VIVSVARÛPA.
      THE STORY OF VRITRU.
      THE STORY OF CHITRAKETU.
      THE DAITYAS.
      THE MARUTS.
    SKANDHA VII.
      THE MYSTERIES ABOUT THE SURAS AND THE ASURAS.
      THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE.
        I. _Hiranyâksha and Hiranyakasipu._
        II. _Râvana and Kumbhakarna._
      THE STORY OF HIRANYAKASIPU.
      HIRANYAKASIPU AND PRAHLÂDA.
      THE PRAYER OF PRAHLÂDA
      VARNA AND ASHRAMA.
    SKANDHA VIII.
      YAJNA.

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