Discourses on Shrimad Bhagavata

Bhāgavata Māhātmya
	1. Invocation
	2. The Glory of Shrīmad Bhāgavata
	3. Maharishi Nārada Meets Bhakti
	4. Nārada Meets the Sanatkumāras
	5. The Glory of Listening to Bhāgavata
	6. Ātmadeva and Dhundhulī
	7. The Fall and Redemption of Dhundhukārī
	8. Gokarṇa’s Bhāgavata Kathā
	9. The Sanatkumāras Conduct a Bhāgavata Saptāḥ
Canto One
	1.1 The Questions of Shaunaka Rishi and Others
	1.2 Sūta’s Answers
	1.3 The Nature and Purpose of Duty
	1.4 The Nature of Truth
	1.5 The Purpose of the Lord’s Manifestations
	1.6 The Discontentment of Maharishi Veda-vyāsa
	1.7 Sage Nārada’s Previous Birth
	1.8 Parīkshita Is Protected in the Womb
	1.9 The Attributes of the Qualified Listener
	1.10 Vidura’s Teachings, the Departure of Dhṛtarāshṭra and Gāndhārī
	1.11 The Dialogue between Lord Dharma and Mother Earth
	1.12 Parīkshita Subdues Kali
	1.13 The Five Abodes of Kali
	1.14 Raja Parīkshita Is Cursed
	1.15 Raja Parīkshita’s Repentance
	1.16 Parīkshita’s Dispassion, Arrival of Shri Shukadeva
Canto Two
	2.1 The Answers to Parīkshita’s Questions
	2.2 Meditation on the Lord’s Cosmic Form
	2.3 Meditation on the Lord’s Subtle Form
	2.4 Meditation on the Lord’s Attributes
	2.5 Parīkshita’s Questions about Creation
	2.6 The Puranic Style of Answering Questions
	2.7 Sage Nārada Asks Lord Brahma
	2.8 Lord Nārāyaṇa and Lord Brahma
	2.9 Parīkshita’s Extensive List of Questions
	2.10 Catuḥślokī Bhāgavata
	2.11 The Ten Topics of Bhāgavata
Canto Three
	3.2 Varāha Avatar
	3.3 Diti’s Request
	3.4 Jaya and Vijaya Are Cursed
	3.5 The Birth of Hiraṇyāksha and Hiraṇyakashipu
	3.6 The Battle between Lord Varāha and Hiraṇyāksha
	3.7 The Avatar of Lord Kapila
	3.8 Lord Kapila Teaches Devahūti
Canto Four
	4.1 Daksha Prajapati’s Disdain for Lord Shiva
	4.2 Sati Immolates Herself at Daksha’s Yajna
	4.3 The Fury of Lord Shiva
	4.4 The Completion of Daksha’s Sacrifice
	4.5 Dhruva Is Dishonoured
	4.6 Dhruva Goes to the Forest
	4.7 Sage Nārada’s Teachings to Dhruva
	4.8 Dhruva Returns Home
	4.9 Dhruva’s War on the Yakṣas, Raja Manu’s Teachings
	4.10 Ascension to
	4.11 Dhruva’s Dynasty, Raja Aṅga, Raja Veṇa
	4.12 The Advent of Raja Pṛthu
	4.13 The Lord Blesses Raja Pṛthu
	4.14 Raja Pṛthu’s Teachings to His Subjects
	4.15 Raja Pṛthu Receives Teachings from the Sanatkumāras
	4.16 Lord Shiva’s Teachings to the Prachetās
	4.17 The Story of Purañjana
	4.18 The Symbolism of the Story of Purañjana
Canto Five
	5.1 Raja Priyavrata
	5.2 Priyavrata’s Dynasty
	5.3 Ṛshabha Avatar
	5.4 Lord Ṛshabha’s Teachings to His Sons
	5.5 Dharma of the Paramahaṁsa
	5.6 Bharata’s Attachment
	5.7 Jaḍa-bharata Meets King Rahūgaṇa
	5.8 Jaḍa-bharata’s Teachings
	5.9 The Allegory of Bhavāṭavī
	5.10 Description of the Universe
	5.11 The Myriad Hells and Their Punishments
Canto Six
	6.1 The Story of Ajāmila
	6.2 The Glory of the Lord’s Name
	6.3 Indra Insults His Guru
	6.4 The Devas Choose Vishvarūpa
	6.5 The Bones of Dadhīchi Rishi
	6.6 Vṛtrāsura’s Devotion
	6.7 Vṛtrāsura’s Previous Birth
Canto Seven
	7.1 Yudhishṭhira’s Dialogue with Sage Nārada
	7.2 Hiraṇyakashipu, the Sermonizer
	7.3 Hiraṇyakashipu’s Austerities and Boons
	7.4 Prahlāda
	7.5 Hiraṇyakashipu’s Atrocities against Prahlāda
	7.6 Prahlāda and the Asura Children
	7.7 Nṛsiṁha Avatar
	7.8 Dharmas of Āśramas and Varṇas
	7.9 Universal Dharma
	7.10 Dharma of a Woman
	7.11
	7.12
	7.13
	7.14 The Way to Liberation for Householders
Canto Eight
	8.1 Gajendra’s Moksha
	8.2 Lord Brahma’s Prayer to Lord Ajita
	8.3 The Devas Offer a Proposal
	8.4 The Churning of the Milky Ocean
	8.5 Lord Shiva Drinks Poison
	8.6 Mohinī Avatar
	8.7 Symbolism of the Churning of the Milky Ocean
	8.8 Battle of the Devas and Asuras
	8.9 The Enchantment of Lord Shiva
	8.10 Raja Bali Conquers Amarāvatī
	8.11 Vāmana Avatar
	8.12 Raja Bali Holds on to Truth
	8.13 The Crushing of Raja Bali’s Ego
	8.14 The Lord’s Love for His Devotees
	8.15 Matsya Avatar
Canto Nine
	9.1 The Tale of Ambarīsha
	9.2 The Ikshvāku Dynasty
	9.3 Shri Rama and Shri Krishna
	9.4 Shri Rama: The Epitome of Virtues
	9.5 Parashurāma Avatar
	9.6 The Story of Yayāti
	9.7 Rantideva’s Compassion and Magnanimity
Canto Ten
	10.1 The Prelude to an Avatar
	10.2 The Lord’s Assurance to Mother Earth
	10.3 The Wedding of Vasudeva and Devakī
	10.4 Vasudeva Makes a Promise
	10.5 The Killing of Devakī’s Six Sons
	10.6 Lord Brahma Sings Praises of the Supreme
	10.7 The Lord Manifests as Shri Krishna
	10.8 Shri Krishna Is Taken to Gokul
	10.9 Yogamāyā Foretells the Future
	10.10 Celebrations in Nanda’s Home
	10.11 The Liberation of Pūtanā
	10.12 The Redemption of Shakaṭāsura
	10.13 The Salvation of Tṛnāvarta
	10.14 The Naming Ceremony of Nanda’s Sons
	10.15 The Childhood Plays and Divine Sports of Shri Krishna
	10.16 Why Shri Krishna Ate Mud
	10.17 Shri Krishna Is Tied
	10.18 The Release of Kubera’s Sons
	10.19 The Liberation of Vatsāsura
	10.20 The Salvation of Bakāsura
	10.21 The Redemption of Aghāsura
	10.22 Lord Brahma’s Delusion
	10.23 The Salvation of Dhenukāsura
	10.24 The Subjugation of Kāliya
	10.25 Shri Krishna Swallows Fire
	10.26 Balarāma Redeems Pralambāsura
	10.27 Shri Krishna Drinks the Forest Fire
	10.28 The Glory of the Lord’s Flute
	10.29 The Song of the Flute
	10.30 The Significance of Shri Krishna Stealing Clothes
	10.31 The Gopa-bālas Ask the Brahmins for Food
	10.32 The Crushing of Indra’s Ego
	10.33 Mount Govardhan Is Lifted
	10.34 Nanda Bābā Is Rescued from
	10.35 Introduction to
	10.36
	10.37 Gopī-gīta
	10.38 The Liberation of Sudarshana and Shaṅkhachūḍa
	10.39 Yugala-gīta
	10.40 The Redemption of Arishṭāsura, Keshi, and Vyomāsura
	10.41 Akrūra’s Arrival in Vraja
	10.42 Shri Krishna and Balarāma Leave for Mathura
	10.43 Shri Krishna Enters Mathura
	10.44 The Lord’s Grace on Kubjā
	10.45 The Bow Is Broken
	10.46 The Moksha of Kuvalayāpīḍa
	10.47 The Redemption of Chāṇūra, Mushṭika, and Others
	10.48 Kaṁsa Is Liberated
	10.49 Student Life at Sāndīpani Ashram
	10.50 Uddhava’s Pilgrimage to Vraja
	10.51 Uddhava’s Dialogue with the Gopīs
	10.52 Shri Krishna Visits Kubjā
	10.53 Shri Krishna Visits Akrūra
	10.54 Jarāsandha’s Seventeen Attacks on Mathura
	10.55 The Creation of Dvārakā
	10.56 Kālayavana Chases Shri Krishna
	10.57 The Waking of Raja Muchukunda
	10.58 The Weddings of Balarāma and Shri Krishna
	10.59 Rukmiṇī’s Message to Shri Krishna
	10.60 Rukmiṇī Is Taken Away
	10.61 Shri Krishna and Rukmiṇī Wed in Vedic Tradition
	10.62 Pradyumna Slays Shambarāsura
	10.63 The Syamantaka Jewel
	10.64 Shri Krishna Marries Jāmbavatī
	10.65 Shri Krishna Weds Satyabhāmā
	10.66 Shri Krishna’s Other Weddings
	10.67 The Redemption of Bhaumāsura
	10.68 Shri Krishna’s Sixteen Thousand Wives
	10.69 Shri Krishna and Rukmiṇī’s Dialogue
	10.70 Shri Krishna’s Descendants
	10.71 The Redemption of King Nṛga
	10.72 The Story of King Pauṇḍraka
	10.73 Nārada Witnesses Shri Krishna’s Life as a Householder
	10.74 A Plea from the Kings Imprisoned by Jarāsandha
	10.75 Journey to Indraprastha
	10.76 The Redemption of Jarāsandha
	10.77 Lord Krishna Is Honoured and Shishupāla Is Redeemed
	10.78 Duryodhana Feels Humiliated
	10.79 Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
	10.80 The Story of Sudāmā
	10.81 Devakī’s Six Sons Are Brought Back
	10.82 Subhadrā and Arjuna
	10.83 Shri Krishna Appears in Two Places at Once
	10.84 The Destruction of Bhasmāsura
	10.85 Bhṛgu Rishi Tests Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
Canto Eleven
	11.1 The Circumstances Leading to the Destruction of the Yādava Clan
	11.2 The Brahmins’ Curse on the Yadu Dynasty
	11.3 Sage Nārada’s Advice to Vasudeva
	11.4 The Dialogue between Raja Nimi and the Nine Yogis
	11.5 The First Question: The Meaning of
	11.6 The Second Question: The Attributes of a Devotee
	11.7 The Third Question: The Nature of Maya
	11.8 The Fourth Question: The Means to Conquer Maya
	11.9 The Fifth Question: The Nature of Lord Nārāyaṇa
	11.10 The Sixth Question: The Nature of
	11.11 The Seventh Question: The Stories of the Lord’s Avatars
	11.12 The Eighth Question: The Fate of Non-devotees
	11.13 The Ninth Question: The Means to Attain the Lord in the Four Yugas
	11.14 The Devas Pray for the Lord’s Return to
	11.15 Uddhava’s Prayer to Shri Krishna
	11.16
	Avadhūta-gītā
	11.18 The Characteristics of Bondage, Liberation, and the Devotee
	11.19 The Glory of Satsang
	11.20 The Legend of the
	11.21 The Best Path to Reach God
	11.22 Exposition on Siddhis
	11.23 The
	11.24 Dharma in the Various Stages of Life
	11.25 The Description of Pure Knowledge and Pure Devotion
	11.26
	11.27 Deliberation on Virtue and Vice
	11.28 Deliberation on
	11.29
	11.30
	11.31 The Effects of the Three Gunas
	11.32
	11.33
	11.34 Shri Krishna Speaks on Knowledge of the Self
Canto Twelve
	12.1 The Characteristics of Kali-yuga
	12.2 The Four Types of Dissolution
	12.3 The Liberation of Parīkshita
	12.4 Mārkaṇḍeya Rishi’s Vision of Maya
	12.5 Epilogue