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Chapter 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6

 

 

Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

(4) The great rishi said: 'For this day of Brahmâ [kalpa] have already the six of Svâyambhuva and other Manus passed. I already described the first one to you as well as the appearance of all the godly with him [see 2.7: 43-45, 3.12: 54, 4.1 and 4.8: 6].

Chapter 2: The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis

(27) He like anyone else resorting under the divine ordination then met with the fate that his foot, o King, there and then was captured by a mighty and angry crocodile [- of mâyâ], whereupon the elephant with all the strength he had in him strenuously tried to free himself from the dangerous position he had landed in.

Chapter 3: Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender

(33) Seeing him that aggrieved alighted the Unborn One so full of mercy immediately and saved He, before the eyes of all the godly present with His disc severing the mouth from the crocodile its trunk, King Gajendra by pulling him out of the water.

Chapter 4: Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World

(14) This what I described to you, o King, about the unlimited potency of Lord Krishna in delivering the devotee Gajendra, promotes those who hear of it to the heavenly spheres and increases their reputation as a devotee; it takes away the contaminations of Kali-yuga [see 1.17: 24-25] and drives away the bad dreams, o best of the Kurus.

Chapter 5: The Fifth and Sixth Manu and the Prayers of Brahmâ with the Suras

(24) S'rî S'uka said: 'The Lord of the Veda thus talking to the godly, o subduer of the enemies, went directly to the abode of the Invincible One beyond the world of darkness. (25) There, unto Him who in His true form cannot be seen, but about whom all the Veda speaks, uttered the master of the gods the divine prayers of which the vibrations then settled the rule over the mind.

Chapter 6: The Suras and Asuras Declare a Truce

(1) S'rî S'uka said: 'The Supreme Lord Hari, the Supreme Controller, thus being prayed to
by the godly then appeared before them, o King, with an effulgence of thousands of suns rising.

(26) S'rî S'uka said: 'After the Supreme Lord thus had advised the godly, disappeared the
Highest Example from there, o King, for He is the Controller free to move.

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