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THE FIRST BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the questions by S’aunaka and other Risis.                                                  1

        "          II – On the question by S’aunaka and other Risis.                                                  3

        "         III – On praising the Purânas and on each Vyâsa of every Dvâpara Yuga                            6

        "         IV – On the excellency of the Devî                                                                          8

        "          V – On the narrative of Hayagrîva                                                                          12

        "          VI – On the preparation for war by Madhu Kaitabha                                                         19

        "          VII – On the praise of the Devî                                                                                          22

        "          VIII – On deciding who is to be worshipped                                                                      26

        "           IX – On the killing of Madhu Kaitabha                                                                              29

        "           X – On S’iva’s granting boons                                                                                          33

        "           XI – On the birth of Budha                                                                                               36

        "           XII – On the birth of Pururavâ                                                                                          41

        "           XIII – On Urvas’î and Pururavâ                                                                                        45

        "           XIV – On the birth of S’uka Deva and on the duties of householders                                 47

        "           XV – On the dispassion of S’uka and the instructions of Bhagavatî to Hari             51

        "           XVI – On S’uka’s desiring to go to Mithilâ to see Janaka                                      56

        "           XVII – On S’uka’s self-control                                                                                        60

        "           XVIII – On Janaka’s instructions to S’uka Deva                                                               64

        "           XIX – On S’uka’s marriage                                                                                              69

        "           XX – On Vyâsa doing his duties                                                                                       73

 

 

THE SECOND BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the birth of Matsyagandhâ                                                                                      78

        "          II – On the birth of Vyâsa Deva                                                                                         82

        "         III – On the curse on the river Gangâ                                                                                  84

        "         IV – On the birth of the Vasus                                                                                            87

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        "          V – On the marriage of Satyavatî                                                                                       90

        "          VI – On the birth of the Pândavas                                                                          94

        "          VII – On shewing the departed ones                                                                                  98

        "          VIII – On the extinction of the family of Yadu and on the anecdote of Parîksit                     102

        "           IX – On the account of Kuru                                                                                            104

        "           X – On the death of Parîksit                                                                                             107

        "           XI – On the Sarpa Yajña                                                                                                  111

        "           XII – On the birth of Âstika                                                                                              115

           

 

THE THIRD BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the questions put by Janamejaya                                                                             119

        "          II – On Rudrâs going towards the heavens on the celestial car                                            122

        "         III – On seeing the Devî                                                                                                      124

        "         IV – On the hymns to the Devî                                                                                            127

        "          V – On chanting hymns by Hara and Brahmâ                                                                     131

        "          VI – On the powers of the Devî                                                                                         135

        "          VII – On creation                                                                                                              141

        "          VIII – On Gunas                                                                                                               146

        "           IX – On the characteristics of the Gunas                                                                           149

        "           X – On the anecdote of S’atyavrata                                                                                  153

        "           XI – On the Devî in the anecdote of S’atyavrata                                                                159

        "           XII – On the Ambâ Yajña                                                                                                163

        "           XIII – On the Devî Yajña                                                                                     170

        "           XIV – On the glories of the Devî                                                                           174

        "           XV – On the fight between Yudhâjit and Vîrasena                                                 178

        "           XVI – On Yudhâjit’s going to the hermitage of Bharadvâja                                                182

        "           XVII – On the story of Vîsvâmitra                                                                                    186

        "           XVIII – On Svayambara of the daughter of the king of Benares                                         191

        "           XIX – On the marriage                                                                                                     195

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        "           XX – On the Svayambara Hall                                                                                         199

        "          XXI – On the king of Benares fulfilling the advice of his daughter                            204

        "          XXII – On S’udarsana’s marriage                                                                         209

        "           XXIII – On killing the enemy of S’udars’an                                                                       213

        "           XXIV --  On the installation of Durgâ Devî in Benares                                                       217

        "           XXV – On the installation of the Devî in Ayodhâ and Benares                                           221

        "           XXVI – On the Navarâtri                                                                                     225

        "           XXVII – On worshipping the virgins                                                                                 229

        "           XXVIII – On incidents connected with Navarâtri                                                  234

        "           XXIX – On the stealing of Sîtâ                                                                                         240

        "           XXX – On Râma’s performing the Navarâtra ceremony                                                    244

 

 

THE FOURTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the questions put by Janamejaya regarding Krisna’s incarnation                               249

       "          II – On the supremacy of the effects of Karma                                                                    252

       "         III – On the previous curse of Vasudeva                                                                              256

       "         IV – On Adharma                                                                                                               260

       "          V – On the dialogues of Nara Nârâyana                                                                             265

       "          VI – On the origin of Urvas’î                                                                                              268

       "          VII – On Ahamkâra                                                                                                           272

       "          VIII – On going to the Tîrthas                                                                                             276

       "           IX – On the fight between the Risis and Prahlâda                                                   280

       "           X – On the curse on Visnu by Bhrigu                                                                                 283

       "           XI – On S’ukra’s going to Mahâdeva to get the Mantra                                                     286

       "           XII – On Bhrigu’s curse and the dialogue between S’ukrâchârya and the Daityas    290       

       "           XIII – On cheating the Daityas                                                                                           294

       "           XIV – On the Daitya’s getting back their Sukrâchârya                                                        299

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       "           XV – On the truce between the Daityas and the Devâs                                                       303

       "           XVI – On the birth of the several Avatâras of Visnu                                                           309

       "           XVII – On the the questions asked by Janamejaya                                                 311

       "           XVIII – On the Devî Earth’s going to the Heavens                                                 314

       "           XIX – On chanting the hymns to the Devî                                                               319

       "           XX – On Devakî’s marriage                                                                                              323

       "          XXI – On the killing of the sons of Devakî                                                              329

       "          XXII – On the part incarnations of the several Devas                                                          333

       "           XXIII – On the birth of S’rî Krisna                                                                                    337

       "           XXIV --  On the stealing away of Pradyumna                                                                    340

       "           XXV – On the Devî’s Highest Supremacy                                                             346

 

 

THE FIFTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the superiority of Rudra over Visnu                                                             353

        "          II – On the birth of the Dânava Mahisa                                                                              357

        "         III – On the Daitya armies getting ready                                                                              360

        "         IV – On the war counsels given by Indra                                                                             363

        "          V – On the defeat of the Dânava forces of Mahisa                                                 366

        "          VI – On the Deva Dânava fight                                                                                          369

        "          VII – On the going of the Devas to Kailâsa                                                                        372

        "          VIII – On the description of the origin and the Form of the Devî                                         376

        "           IX – On the worship by the gods to the Devî                                                                     381

        "           X – On the messenger’s news to Mahisa                                                               385

        "           XI – On Tâmrâ’s fighting with the Devî                                                                             389

        "           XII – On the cabinet held by Mahisa                                                                                 393

        "           XIII – On the killing of Vâskala and Durmukha                                                                 397

        "           XIV – On the killing of Tâmra and Chiksura                                                                      400

        "           XV – On the slaying of Vidâlâksa and Asilomâ                                                                 403

        "           XVI – On the conversation between the Devî and Mahisa                                     406

        "           XVII – On Mandodarî’s accounts                                                                                    410

        "           XVIII – On the killing of Mahisa                                                                           414

        "           XIX – On the hymns to the Devî                                                                                       418

        "           XX – On the peace of the world                                                                                       422

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        "          XXI – On the conquest of the Heavens by S’umba and Nis’umbha                                    425

        "          XXII – On praising the Devî                                                                                              429

        "           XXIII – On the prowess of Kaus’ikî                                                                                 433

        "           XXIV --  On Dhûmralochana                                                                                           437

        "           XXV – On Dhûmralochana killed                                                                         440

        "           XXVI – On Chanda Munda killed                                                                                    444

        "           XXVII – On the fight of Raktabîja                                                                                    447

        "           XXVIII – On the Devî’s fighting                                                                                       451

        "           XXIX – On the killing of Raktabîja                                                                                   454

        "           XXX – On the killing of Nis’umbha                                                                                  458

        "           XXXI – On the death of S’umbha                                                                                    461

        "           XXXII – On the king Suratha’s going to the forest                                                            465

        "           XXXIII – On the greatness of the Devî                                                                             469

        "           XXXIV – On the worship of the Devî                                                                               473

        "           XXXV – On the King Suratha’s getting the boons and on the Vais’ya’s Samâdhi   477

 

 

THE SIXTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On Tris’ira’s austerities                                                                                                481

        "          II – On the birth Vritrâsura                                                                                                484

        "         III – On the Deva defeat and on Vritra’s tapasyâ                                                                487

        "         IV – On the defeat of the Devas by Vritra                                                                           491

        "          V – On praising the Devî                                                                                                   495

        "          VI – On Vritrâsura slain                                                                                                     499

        "          VII – On Indra’s disguise in the Mânas Lake                                                                     503

        "          VIII – On S’achî’s praising the Devî                                                                                  507

        "           IX – On Indra’s getting the fruits of Brahmahatyâ and on the downfall of king Nahusa        511

        "           X – On the phase of Karma                                                                                              515

        "           XI – On the Dharma                                                                                                         518

        "           XII – On the war between Âdi and Baka                                                              522

        "           XIII – On the above fight                                                                                      526

        "           XIV – On the birth of Vas’istha from Mitrâ Varuna                                                           530

        "           XV – On Nimi’s getting another body and on the Haihayas                                               534

        "           XVI – On the Haihaya and the Bhârgavas                                                             538

        "           XVII – On the continuance of Bhrigu’s family                                                                    541

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        "           XVIII – On the origin of the Haihayas                                                                               546

        "           XIX – On the Haihayas born of a mare                                                                             549

        "           XX – On the son born of a mare by Hari                                                              553

        "          XXI – On the installation of Ekavîra                                                                                   556

        "          XXII – On stealing away Ekâvali                                                                           560

        "           XXIII – On the war between Haihaya and Kâlaketu                                                         564

        "           XXIV --  On Viksepa S’akti                                                                                            568

        "           XXV – On the cause of Moha of Vyâsa                                                                           571

        "           XXVI – On Nârada’s Moha                                                                                            575

        "           XXVII – On Nârada’s marriage                                                                                       578

        "           XXVIII – On Nârada, a woman                                                                                       582

        "           XXIX – On Nârada again a man                                                                                      585

        "           XXX – On the glory of Mahâ Mâyâ                                                                                 588

        "           XXXI – On Mahâ Mâyâ                                                                                                 

 

 

THE SEVENTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the Solar and Lunar Kings                                                                                      596

        "          II – On the piercing of the eyes of Chyavana Muni                                                 598

        "         III – The King S’aryâvati’s giving his daughter in marriage to Chyavana Muni                      601

        "         IV – On Sukanyâ and the As’vins                                                                                       605

        "          V – On Chyavana’s getting his youth                                                                                  609

        "          VI – On the As’vins getting the right to drink Soma                                                            612

        "          VII – On the As’vins drinking the Soma cup                                                                      616

        "          VIII – On the King Revata and the Solar Dynasty                                                  619

        "           IX – On the story of Kâkutstha and on Mândhâtâ                                                 622

        "           X – On Satyavrata                                                                                                           626

        "           XI – On Tris’anku                                                                                                            629

        "           XII – On Vas’istha’s curse on Tris’anku                                                                           632

        "           XIII – Vis’vâmitra helping Tris’anku                                                                                 636

        "           XIV – On Tris’anku going to the Heavens                                                             639

        "           XV – On the King Haris’chandra                                                                          643

        "           XVI – On S’unahs’epha                                                                                                   647

        "           XVII – On S’unahs’epha freed and Haris’chandra cured                                       650

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        "           XVIII – On the quarrel between Haris’chandra and Vis’vâmitra                            654

        "           XIX – On Haris’chandra’s kingdom taken                                                                        657

        "           XX – On Haris’chandra paying his Daksinâ                                                                      661

        "          XXI – On the sorrows of Haris’chandra                                                                            664

        "          XXII – On selling Haris’chandra’s wife                                                                              666

        "           XXIII – On Haris’chandra as a slave of theChândâla                                                        669

        "           XXIV --  On Haris’chandra in the burning Ghât of Kâs’î                                       672

        "           XXV – On the quarrels between Haris’chandra and Vis’vâmitra                            674

        "           XXVI – On the sorrows of Haris’chandra                                                             680

        "           XXVII – On Haris’chandra’s going to the Heavens                                                           684

        "           XXVIII – On the glory of S’atâksî Devî                                                                            687

        "           XXIX – On the Devî’s birth in the Daksa’s house                                                 692

        "           XXX – On the birth of Gauri and S’iva’s distraction                                                          695

        "           XXXI – On the birth of Pârvatî                                                                                         701

        "           XXXII – On Self Realisation spoken by the Devî                                                  707

        "           XXXIII – On the Devî’s Virât Rûpa                                                                                 710

        "           XXXIV – On the Final Emancipation                                                                                714

        "           XXXV – On the Yoga and Mantra Siddhi                                                                        718

        "           XXXVI – On the knowledge of Brahman                                                             722

        "           XXXVII – On Bhakti                                                                                                       728

        "           XXXVIII – On the vows and the sacred places of the Devî                                               731

        "           XXXIX – On the worship of the Devî                                                                               734

        "           XL – On the outer worship of the Devî                                                                             737

 

 

THE EIGHTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the description of the worlds                                                                                   741

        "          II – On the Earth raised by the Boar                                                                                  744

        "         III – On Manu’s family                                                                                                       747

        "         IV – On the family of Priyavrata                                                                                          748

        "          V – On the mountains and on the origin of rivers                                                                 750

        "          VI – On the rivers and the mountains Sumeru and others                                                    752

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        "          VII – On the Ganges and the Varsas                                                                                  754

        "          VIII – On Ilâvrîta                                                                                                              756

        "           IX – On the divisions of the continent                                                                                758

        "           X – On Bhuvanakosa                                                                                                       761

        "           XI – On the continents and Bhâratavarsa                                                              764

        "           XII – On the narration of Plaksa, S’âlmala, and Kus’a Dvîpas                                           767

        "           XIII – On the description of the remaining Dvîpas                                                 769

        "           XIV – On the Lokâloka                                                                                                   771

        "           XV – On the motion of the Sun                                                                                         773

        "           XVI – On the motion of the Planets                                                                                  775

        "           XVII – On the Dhruvva Mandalam                                                                                   778

        "           XVIII – On the Râhu                                                                                                        779

        "           XIX – On the nether regions                                                                                             781

        "           XX – On the narrative of Talâtala                                                                         784

        "          XXI – On the narrative of hells                                                                                          786

        "          XXII – On the sins                                                                                                            788

        "           XXIII – On the remaining hells                                                                                          790

        "           XXIV --  On the Devî Pûjâ                                                                                              792

 

 

THE NINTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the description of Prakriti                                                                                        797

        "          II – On the origin of Prakriti and Purusa                                                                             810

        "         III – On the origin of Brahmâ, Visnu, Mahes’a and others                                       815

        "         IV – On the hymn, worship and Kavacha of Sarasvatî                                                         819

        "          V – On Sarasvatî Stotra                                                                                                    824

        "          VI – On the coming in this world of Laksmî, Ganga and Sarasvatî                           826

        "          VII – On the curses on Gangâ, Sarasvatî and Laksmî                                                         830

        "          VIII – On the greatness of Kali                                                                                          833

        "           IX – On the origin of the S’akti of the Earth                                                                      840

        "           X – On the offences caused to the Earth and punishments thereof                          844

        "           XI – On the origin of the Ganges                                                                                       846

        "           XII – On the origin of Gangâ                                                                                            850

        "           XIII – On the anecdote of Gangâ                                                                                      855

        "           XIV – On Gangâ, as the wife of Nârâyana                                                                        862

        "           XV – On the question of the anecdote of Tulasî                                                                 863

        "           XVI – On the incarnation of Mahâ Laksmî in the house of Kus’adhvaja                             866

        "           XVII – On the anecdote of Tulasî                                                                         870

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        "           XVIII – On the union of S’ankhachûda with Tulasî                                                            873

        "           XIX – On the going of the Devas to Vaikuntha after Tulasî’s marriage                               878

        "           XX – On the war preparations of  S’ankhachûda                                                  883

        "          XXI – On the war between the Mahâ Deva and S’ankhachûda                                          887

        "          XXII – On the fight between the Devas and S’ankhachûda                                     892

        "           XXIII – On the killing of S’ankhachûda                                                                            895

        "           XXIV --  On the glory of Tulasî                                                                                        897

        "           XXV – On the worship of Tulasî                                                                           903

        "           XXVI – On Sâvitrî                                                                                                           905

        "           XXVII – On the birth, etc., of Sâvitrî                                                                                910

        "           XXVIII – On Sâvitrî                                                                                                         912

        "           XXIX – On Sâvitrî, on gifts, and on Karmas                                                                     914

        "           XXX – On the conversation between Sâvitrî and Yama                                                     918

        "           XXXI – On Yama’s giving the Sakti Mantra to Sâvitrî                                                       925

        "           XXXII – On the enumeration of various hells for sinners                                        926

        "           XXXIII – On the destinies of the sinners                                                               927

        "           XXXIV – On the description of the various hells                                                   934

        "           XXXV – On the description of the various hells for the various sinners                   939

        "           XXXVI – On having no fear of Yama of those who are the Panchopâsakas                       942

        "           XXXVII – On the eighty-six Kundas                                                                                945

        "           XXXVIII – On the glories of the Devî                                                                               952

        "           XXXIX – On Mahâ Laksmî                                                                                             957

        "           XL – On the birth of Laksmî                                                                                             959

        "           XLI – On the churning of the ocean                                                                                  965

        "           XLII – On the stotram of Mahâ Laksmî                                                                            970

        "           XLIII – On Svâhâ                                                                                                            973

        "           XLIV – On Svadhâ                                                                                                          976

        "           XLV – On Daksinâ                                                                                                          979

        "           XLVI – On Sasthî Devî                                                                                                    985

        "           XLVII – On Manasâ’s story                                                                                             989

        "           XLVIII – On the anecdote of Manasâ                                                                              992

        "           XLIX – On Surabhi                                                                                                          1000

        "           L – On the glory of S’akti                                                                                     1002

                           Notes on S’akti and the S’âktas                                                                                 1008

 

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THE TENTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On Svâyambhuva Manu                                                                                               1022

        "          II – On the conversation between Nârada and the Bindhya Mountain                                 1023

        "         III – On Bindhya’s obstructing the Sun’s course in the Heavens                                           1025

        "         IV – On the Devas’ going to Mahâ Deva                                                                            1027

        "          V – On the Devas’ going to Visnu                                                                          1028

        "          VI – On the Devas’ praying to the Muni Agastya                                                               1030

        "          VII – On the checking of the rise of Bindhya                                                                      1032

        "          VIII – On the origin of Manu                                                                                             1033

        "           IX – On the anecdote of Châksusa Manu                                                                         1035

        "           X – On the history of the king Suratha                                                                               1037

        "           XI – On Madhu Kaitabha killed                                                                                        1038

        "           XII – On Sâvarni Manu                                                                                                    1040

        "           XIII – On Bhrâmarî Devî                                                                                      1046

 

 

THE ELEVENTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the Morning Duties                                                                                     1054

        "          II – On cleaning the body                                                                                                  1059

        "         III – On the glories of the Rudrâksa beads                                                              1061

        "         IV – On the greatness of the Rudrâksam                                                                             1064

        "          V – On the Rudrâsam rosaries                                                                                           1067

        "          VI – On the greatness of Rudrâksam                                                                                 1069

        "          VII – On the different numbers of facets of Rudrâksam                                                      1072

        "          VIII – On Bhuta Suddhi                                                                                                    1074

        "           IX – On the rules of Sirovrata                                                                                           1076

        "           X – On Gauna Bhasma                                                                                                     1079

        "           XI – On the three kinds of Bhasmas                                                                                  1081

        "           XII – On holding the Tripundrams                                                                         1083

        "           XIII – On the greatness of Bhasma                                                                                   1085

        "           XIV – On holding the Bibhuti                                                                                            1088

        "           XV – On using the Tripundra and Urdhapundra                                                                1091

        "           XVI – On the Sandhyâ Upâsanâ                                                                                       1098

        "           XVII – On the Sandhyâ and other daily practices                                                  1106

        "           XVIII – On the greatness of the Devî Pûjâ                                                                        1110

        "           XIX – On the mid-day Sandhyâ                                                                                       1114

        "           XX – On the Brahma Yajña, Sandhyâs, etc.                                                                     1116

        "          XXI – On the Gâyatrî Puras’charnam                                                                                1120

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        "          XXII – On the Vais’adeva                                                                                     1124

        "           XXIII – On the Tapta Krichchhra Vrata                                                                           1127

        "           XXIV --  On Sadâchâra                                                                                                   1132

 

 

THE TWELFTH BOOK

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CHAPTER  I – On the description of the Gâyatrî                                                                                  1139

        "          II – On the description of the S’aktis of the Gâyatrî                                                            1140

        "         III – On the Gâyatri Kavacham                                                                                           1141

        "         IV – On the Gâyatrî Hridayam                                                                                            1143

        "          V – On the Gâyatri Stotram                                                                                               1145

        "          VI – On the one thousand and eight names of Gâyatrî                                                         1146

        "          VII – On the Dîksâ vidhi (initiation)                                                                                    1154

        "          VIII – On the appearance of the Highest S’akti                                                                  1163

        "           IX – On the cause of faith in the other Devas than the Devî Gâyatrî                                    1169

        "           X – On the description of the Mani Dvîpa                                                             1174

        "           XI – On the enclosure walls of the Mani Dvîpa                                                                  1179

        "           XII – On the description of the Mani Dvîpa                                                                       1185

        "           XIII – On Janamejaya’s Devî Yajña                                                                                 1189

        "           XIV – On the fruits of hearing, etc., this Purânam                                                  1190

 

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