Chapter 1:
Dharma and Adharma: the Life of Ajāmīla
(22) He
had
resorted
to
reprehensible
activities
as
arresting
and
robbing
people and cheating.
Thus he maintained his
family in a most sinful
way
and caused others a lot
of trouble.
Chapter 2: Ajāmila
Delivered
by
the
Vishnudūtas:
the motivation for the Holy Name
(36-37) Freeing
myself
from
this
bondage
to karmic actions because of
ignorance and lust, I will be a self-realized,
most kind, merciful and
peaceful friend of all living
entities and will disentangle my soul from the
trap of being
caught in māyā in the form of a woman, a
woman who,
in my fallen state, played with me like with a pet
animal.
Chapter 3: Yamarāja Instructs His
Messengers
(29) They
who
run from the
truth and fail in
their duties
unto Lord Vishnu,
they whose tongues never express the names and
qualities of the Supreme
Lord, who do not carry Him in their heart or
remember His lotus feet
and not even once bowed their heads to Krishna
[in a
temple e.g., see B.G.
4:
4-6], bring
them all
before me.
Chapter 4:
The Hamsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by
Prajāpati Daksha
(6) Seeing
how all the trees were burned by the blazing
fire, oh son of
Kuru,
the king of the forest,
the great [moon god] Soma, spoke as follows in
order to
pacify their
anger.
(35-39) S'rī S'uka
said: 'Thus
being
praised with the prayers offered, the Supreme
Lord, the
caretaker of the devotees, appeared there in
Aghamarshana, oh best of
the
Kurus. With His feet on Garuda's shoulders He
with His long and
mighty eight arms, held up the disc, the conch
shell, the sword, the
shield, the
arrow, the bow, the rope and the club. His
intense blackish blue form
was
clad in yellow garments, His face and glance
were very cheerful and His
body was adorned with a flower garland
reaching to His feet. Decorated
with the
shining
Kaustubha jewel, the S'rīvatsa mark, a large
full circle helmet,
glittering shark earrings, a belt, finger
rings, bracelets around His
wrists and upper arms and with His ankle
bells, His
appearance captivated the
three worlds. The Lord, the
brilliance
of the three worlds, was surrounded by eternal
associates like Nārada,
Nanda
and
the
leaders
of
the
demigods
and
was
glorified
with
hymns by the
perfected souls and the inhabitants and
singers of heaven.
Chapter 5: Nārada Muni Cursed by
Prajāpati Daksha
(19) The so very sharp, revolving wheel of
Time
governs all the world according to its own rule
and measure; of what
use is
it to endeavor in desire for results in this world when
one
does
not
know
about
this
[this order of time]?
Chapter 6: The Progeny of the Daughters
of Daksha
(24-26) Again
pacifying him, Soma, in respect of
the division of time, managed to stop the decay
[reducing it to the
dark
fortnight].
Now please take notice of all the names of the
wives of
Kas'yapa, the
mothers from
whom all the living beings of this
entire universe were born:
Aditi, Diti, Danu,
Kāshthhā, Arishthā, Surasā, Ilā, Muni,
Krodhavas'ā, Tāmrā, Surabhi, Saramā and Timi.
From Timi the aquatics appeared
and the animals of prey were the
children of Saramā.
