THE MEETING AT KURUKSHETRA. VASUDEVA, DEVAKI, AND THEIR DEAD SONS. ARJUNA AND SUBHADRÂ SRUTADEVA AND BAHULÂSVA. THE PRAYER TO BRAHMAN BY THE SRUTIS. THE RESTORATION OF BRAHMAN BOYS TO LIFE. THE LINE OF KRISHNA. THOUGHTS ON THE MATHURÂ LILÂ. THOUGHTS ON THE DVÂRAKÂ THE WIVES. THE ELEVENTH SKANDHA THE MUSHALA. XI. I. THE BHÂGAVATÂ PATH. KRISHNA AND UDDHAVA. SELF-INSTRUCTION. ÂTMÂ A REFUTATION OF THE SCHOOL OF JAIMINI. BONDAGE AND LIBERATION. SÂDHU AND BHAKTI. WHY GIVE UP ALL KARMA THE GUNAS. HOW TO WITHDRAW FROM THE OBJECTS OF THE SENSES. BHAKTI YOGA. MEDITATION. THE SIDDHIS THE VIBHÛTIS OR POWERS OF THE LORD. VARNA AND ASRAMA RULES. WHAT ONE IS TO DO FOR MOKSHA. THE SADHANAS OR EXPEDIENTS. THE THREE PATHS: KARMA, JNÂNA AND BHAKTI. GUNA AND DOSHA OR RIGHT AND WRONG THE TATVAS. PRAKRITI AND PURUSHA. RE-INCARNATION. FORBEARANCE. SANKHYA. SATVA RAJAS AND TAMAS. COMPANY. KRIYA YOGA AND IDOL WORSHIP. JNÂNA YOGA. BHAKTI YOGA. THE END. THE TWELFTH SKANDHA. PRALAYA. SKANDHA I. THE IDEAL OF BHÂGAVATA PURÂNA: A DISCOURSE BETWEEN VYÂSA AND NÂRADA. "I have duly respected the Vedas, the teachers and the sacrificial fire, I have put the sense of all the Vedas into the Mahâbhârata and have made their sacred lore accessible to all classes of men. I have done all this, nay, much more. Still I think my work is not fully done." So thought Veda Vyâsa, the adept author of the Kali Yuga, while meditating on the sacred banks of the Sarasvati, and his heart became heavy with something, he knew not what. At this time Nârada appeared before him — Nârada, who knew all that transpired in the Trilokî and who could enter into the hearts of all beings. "Thou hast fully known," said Nârada, "all that is knowable, for thou hast written the excellent Mahâbhârata, which leaves nothing unsaid. How is it then thou feelest dispirited as if thy object were not gained?" What could Vyâsa say in reply; he only inquired from the seer Nârada the cause of his uneasiness. Nârada entered into a free criticism of the Bhagavat Gitâ, the philosophical portion of the Mahâbhârata, pointed out its shortcomings and suggested to Vyâsa what next to do. A few remarks will be necessary to understand all this. There are seven planes Bhûr, Bhuvar, Svar, Mahar, Jana, Tapas and Satya. Bhûr is the terrestrial plane. Bhuvar is the astral plane. Svar is the plane of Kâma and desires.