Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa
Complete Parallel Sanskrit & English Translation
Śrīmad Bhāgavata Māhātmya
6 Chapters
- Ch 1 A Dialogue between Narada and Bhakti (in a living form)
- Ch 2 A Dialogue between the Kumaras and Narada
- Ch 3 Cessation of Bhakti's Suffering
- Ch 4 Redemption of a Brahma (Atmadeva)
- Ch 5 How Gokarna attained final beatitude (alongwith others)
- Ch 6 The procedure of hearing Srimad Bhagavata (in a week) detailed
Book One (First Canto)
19 Chapters
- Ch 1 Saunaka and other sages interrogate the famous Suta (Ugrasrava)
- Ch 2 Glory of the Lord's narrative and of Devotion to Him
- Ch 3 The Lord's Avataras or Descents into the world of matter
- Ch 4 A sense of frustration overtakes Vedavyasa
- Ch 5 Glory of singing the Lord's praises and an account of Devarji Narada's previous life
- Ch 6 The rest of the story of Narada's previous birth
- Ch 7 Aswatthama assassinates Draupadi's sons and Arjuna in his turn curbs his pride
- Ch 8 The Lord delivers Pariksit in the womb and is extolled by Kunti; Yudhiṣṭhira gives way to grief
- Ch 9 Yudhiṣṭhira and others call on Bhīṣma and the latter drops his mortal coil, extolling Śrī Kṛṣṇa
- Ch 10 Sri Krsna's Departure to Dwaraka
- Ch 11 Right royal reception of Sri Krsna at Dwaraka
- Ch 12 Birth of Pariksit
- Ch 13 Departure of Dhrtarastra and his wife Gandhari, for the forest at the instance of Vidura
- Ch 14 King-Yudhiṣṭhira grows apprehensive at the sight of evil omens and Arjuna returns from Dwaraka
- Ch 15 Stricken with grief at their separation from Sri Krsna, the Pandavas instal Pariksit on the throne of Hastinapura and ascend to heaven
- Ch 16 Conquest of the world by king Pariksit and the dialogue between Dharma (the god of piety) and Mother Earth
- Ch 17 King Pariksit subdues Kali
- Ch 18 The youthful sage Sringi utters an imprecation against king Pariksit
- Ch 19 Parikṣit takes a vow of fasting till death and Śuka pays a visit to him ...
Book Two (Second Canto)
10 Chapters
- Ch 1 The process of meditation and the cosmic form of the Lord described ...
- Ch 2 Concentration on the gross and subtle forms of the Lord and the two types of Mukti (Liberation), viz., Kramamukti or gradual Liberation and Sadyomukti or immediate Liberation ...
- Ch 3 Worship of different deities for the gratification of various desires and the superiority of Devotion to the Lord ...
- Ch 4 The king asks a question about the creation of the universe and the sage Śuka commences his discourse ...
- Ch 5 A description of the cosmos ...
- Ch 6 Glories of the Cosmic Being ...
- Ch 7 The stories of the Lord's sportful descents ...
- Ch 8 King Parikṣit asks various questions of the sage Śuka ...
- Ch 9 Brahmā beholds the divine Abode of the Lord and is taught by Him the text of the Bhāgavata, consisting of four couplets only ...
- Ch 10 The ten characteristic features of the Bhāgavata ...
Book Three (Third Canto)
33 Chapters
- Ch 1 Meeting of Uddhava and Vidura ...
- Ch 2 Uddhava recounts the childish sports of the Lord ...
- Ch 3 A brief survey of the Lord's other exploits ...
- Ch 4 As directed by Uddhava, Vidura calls on the sage Maitreya ...
- Ch 5 The sage Maitreya describes the process of creation in reply to Vidura's question ...
- Ch 6 Appearance of the Cosmic Body ...
- Ch 7 Vidura's questions ...
- Ch 8 Brahmā's manifestation ...
- Ch 9 Brahmā extols the Lord ...
- Ch 10 Description of the tenfold creation ...
- Ch 11 Divisions of Time such as Manvantara and so on ...
- Ch 12 The multiplication of creation ...
- Ch 13 The Lord's Descent as the Divine Boar ...
- Ch 14 Diti's conception ...
- Ch 15 Sanaka and his three brothers pronounce a curse against Jaya and Vijaya ...
- Ch 16 The fall of Jaya and Vijaya from Vaikuṇṭha ...
- Ch 17 Birth of Hiranyakaśipu and Hiranyākṣa and the latter's conquest of the four quarters ...
- Ch 18 Encounter of the Divine Boar with Hiranyākṣa ...
- Ch 19 Death of Hiranyākṣa ...
- Ch 20 The various species of living beings created by Brahmā ...
- Ch 21 The sage Kardama practises austere penance and the Lord confers a boon on him ...
- Ch 22 The sage Kardama accepts the hand of Devahūti ...
- Ch 23 Amorous pastimes of Kardama and Devahūti ...
- Ch 24 Descent of Lord Kapila ...
- Ch 25 Lord Kapila expatiates on the glory of Devotion in response to the query of mother Devahūti ...
- Ch 26 The process of evolution of the Mahat-tattva and other fundamental principles ...
- Ch 27 How to attain Liberation through the differentiation of Matter and Spirit? ...
- Ch 28 The process of the eightfold Yoga ...
- Ch 29 True meaning of devotion and the glory of Time ...
- Ch 30 Downfall of men attached to their body, house etc. ...
- Ch 31 The stages of growth of a human embryo ...
- Ch 32 Destiny of the souls departing from this world by the "Bright Path", the "Dark Path" and so on, and the superiority of Bhaktiyoga ...
- Ch 33 Devahūti receives the light of wisdom and attains final beatitude ...
Book Four (Fourth Canto)
31 Chapters
- Ch 1 The Progeny of Swāyambhuva Manu's Daughters ...
- Ch 2 Ill-feeling between Lord Śiva and Dakṣa ...
- Ch 3 Sati insists on joining the sacrificial festival at her father's ...
- Ch 4 Sati burns herself with the fire of Yoga ...
- Ch 5 Vīrabhadra wrecks Dakṣa's sacrifice and beheads him ...
- Ch 6 Brahmā and the other gods proceed to Kailāsa and appease Lord Śiva ...
- Ch 7 Completion of Dakṣa's sacrifice ...
- Ch 8 Dhruva's departure for the woods ...
- Ch 9 Dhruva returns home after receiving a boon from the Lord ...
- Ch 10 Uttama's death at the hands of the Yakṣas and Dhruva's encounter with them ...
- Ch 11 Swāyambhuva Manu intervenes and persuades Dhruva to cease fighting ...
- Ch 12 Kubera confers a boon on Dhruva, who ascends to the abode of Lord Viṣṇu ...
- Ch 13 Dhruva's posterity and the narrative of king Aṅga ...
- Ch 14 The story of king Vena ...
- Ch 15 Descent and coronation of king Pṛthu ...
- Ch 16 Glorification of king Pṛthu by the bards ...
- Ch 17 King Pṛthu gets angry with Earth and the latter extols him ...
- Ch 18 King Pṛthu milks Goddess Earth in the form of a cow ...
- Ch 19 King Pṛthu performs a hundred horse-sacrifices ...
- Ch 20 Lord Viṣṇu manifests Himself in the sacrificial hall of king Pṛthu ...
- Ch 21 King Pṛthu's teaching to his subjects ...
- Ch 22 The sage Sanaka and his three brothers impart instruction to king Pṛthu ...
- Ch 23 King Pṛthu practises asceticism and departs for the other world ...
- Ch 24 The hymn sung by Lord Śiva (and taught to the Pracetās) ...
- Ch 25 Introductory part of the parable of Purañjana ...
- Ch 26 Purañjana goes a hunting to the forest and the queen gets angry with him ...
- Ch 27 Raid of Caṇḍavega against the capital of Purañjana and the story of Kālakanyā ...
- Ch 28 Purañjana is reborn as a woman and attains liberation through the teaching of his friend, Avijñāta ...
- Ch 29 The Dialogue between king Pracinabarhi and the sage Nārada (continued) ...
- Ch 30 Bhagavān Viṣṇu confers a boon on the Pracetās, who then return to their city and marry the foster-daughter of the trees ...
- Ch 31 The story of the Pracetās ...
Book Five (Fifth Canto)
26 Chapters
- Ch 1 The story of Priyavrata ...
- Ch 2 An account of Āgnīdhra ...
- Ch 3 The descent of Lord Rṣabha ...
- Ch 4 The sovereignty of Rṣabha ...
- Ch 5 Lord Rṣabhadeva instructs His sons and Himself takes to the life of an ascetic who has shaken off worldly feeling and obligation ...
- Ch 6 Lord Rṣabha quits His body ...
- Ch 7 The story of Bharata ...
- Ch 8 Bharata conceives an infatuation for a fawn and is reborn as a deer ...
- Ch 9 Bharata reborn for a second time in a Brāhmaṇa family ...
- Ch 10 The meeting of Jaḍabharata with king Rahūgaṇa ...
- Ch 11 Bharata's teaching to king Rahūgaṇa ...
- Ch 12 Bharata answers the query of Rahūgaṇa ...
- Ch 13 Bharata allegorically represents this state of worldly existence as a forest and the doubts of Rahūgaṇa get resolved ...
- Ch 14 Jaḍabharata elucidated the meaning of the allegory ...
- Ch 15 An account of Priyavrata's posterity continued ...
- Ch 16 A description of the terrestrial world ...
- Ch 17 An account of the descent of the holy Gaṅgā and a song of praise to Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa by the divine Śaṅkara ...
- Ch 18 A description of (the various Varṣas) of the terrestrial globe continued ...
- Ch 19 The description of Jambūḍwīpa concluded ...
- Ch 20 A description of the other six Dwipas and the mountain-range called Lokāloka ...
- Ch 21 A description of the stellar sphere as well as of the chariot of the sun-god and his entourage ...
- Ch 22 The relative position of the planets and their movements ...
- Ch 23 The disposition of the stellar sphere represented in the form of a dolphin ...
- Ch 24 The position of Rāhu etc., and the limits of the heavenlike subterranean regions ...
- Ch 25 A supplement to the description of the subterranean system ...
- Ch 26 A description of the infernal regions ...
Book Six (Sixth Canto)
19 Chapters
- Ch 1 The introductory part of the story of Ajamila
- Ch 2 The messengers of Lord Visnu expound the Bhagavata Dharma (the cult of Devotion) and Ajamila ascends to the Lord's supreme Abode
- Ch 3 A dialogue between Yama (the god of retribution) and his messengers
- Ch 4 Daksa extols the Lord, who appears in person before him
- Ch 5 Narada subjected to an execration (by Daksa)
- Ch 6 The posterity of Daksa through his sixty daughters
- Ch 7 Deserted by the sage Bhaspati, the gods choose Viswarupa for their preceptor
- Ch 8 The text of the (holy) Narayana-Kavaca (a prayer invoking the protection of Lord Narayana) taught (to Indra)
- Ch 9 Indra slays Viswarupa; and routed by the demon Vrtra (the younger brother of Viswarupa), the gods call on the sage Dadhici at the instance of the Lord
- Ch 10 An account of the conflict between Indra and Vrtra
- Ch 11 Vrtra's teaching to Indra
- Ch 12 The demon Vrtra slain
- Ch 13 Indra's Victory
- Ch 14 The Lament of Citraketu
- Ch 15 Citraketu consoled
- Ch 16 Citraketu realizes (his oneness with) the Supreme Spirit
- Ch 17 Citraketu cursed (by Goddess Parvati)
- Ch 18 An account of the birth of the Maruts (the forty-nine wind-gods)
- Ch 19 The procedure of observing the sacred vow of Purnsavana
Book Seven (Seventh Canto)
15 Chapters
- Ch 1 A dialogue between Narada and Yudhishtira; the story of Jaya and Vijaya
- Ch 2 Hiranyakasipu rids his mother (Diti) of her grief (caused by the death of his younger brother, Hiranyaksa).
- Ch 3 Hiranyakasipu asks a number of boons (of Brahma, who is pleased with his austerities)
- Ch 4 Hiranyakasipu's atrocities and Prahrada's virtues recounted
- Ch 5 Hiranyakasipu attempts the life of Prahrada
- Ch 6 Prahrada's teaching to the demon boys
- Ch 7 (Prahrada's) teaching to the Daityas' sons
- Ch 8 Lord Nrsirha extolled on the death of the demon king (at His hands)
- Ch 9 A Eulogy of the Lord (by Prahrada)
- Ch 10 (The story of) the conquest of Tripura
- Ch 11 An inquiry into right conduct
- Ch 12 An inquiry into right conduct (continued)
- Ch 13 The course of conduct prescribed for a Samnyasi and a dialogue between an Avadhuta and Prahrada
- Ch 14 An inquiry into right conduct (continued)
- Ch 15 An inquiry into right conduct (concluded)
Book Eight (Eighth Canto)
24 Chapters
- Ch 1 The Manvantaras described
- Ch 2 The lord of elephants is caught in the grip of an alligator
- Ch 3 The leader of the elephants extols the Lord and is rescued from the dangerous situation
- Ch 4 Deliverance of the lord of the elephants
- Ch 5 The gods resort to Brahma and the latter glorifies the Lord
- Ch 6 Transportation of Mount Mandara (to serve as a churn-staff for stirring the ocean of milk)
- Ch 7 The gods and demons proceed to churn the ocean and Lord Siva drinks the poison appearing out of it
- Ch 8 The manifestation (in a personal form) of the Lord's (own) enchanting potency
- Ch 9 Appearing in the form of Mohini (an enchanting damsel), the Lord deals out nectar among the gods
- Ch 10 Outbreak of hostilities between the gods and the Asuras
- Ch 11 Conclusion of the conflict between the gods and the demons
- Ch 12 Infatuation of Lord Sankara
- Ch 13 An account of the (concluding eight) Manvantaras
- Ch 14 Functions of a Manu and other functionaries holding office in his administration
- Ch 15 Conquest of heaven by Bali
- Ch 16 The procedure of (observing the vow of) Payovrata disclosed to Aditi
- Ch 17 The Lord manifests Himself before Aditi and grants her desired boon
- Ch 18 The Lord appears as the divine Dwarf and visits the sacrificial performance of Bali.
- Ch 19 The Lord asks three paces of land of Bali, who gives his word; while Sukra remonstrates with him against this course
- Ch 20 A vision of the Cosmic Body (of the Lord)
- Ch 21 Bali put in bonds
- Ch 22 A dialogue between king Bali and Lord Vamana
- Ch 23 Freed from bondage,Bali enters the region of Sutala
- Ch 24 The story of the descent of the divine Fish recounted
Book Nine (Ninth Canto)
24 Chapters
- Ch 1 The story of King Sudyumna, son of Valvaswata Manu
- Ch 2 The posterity of Karuṣa and other four sons of Valvaswata Manu
- Ch 3 The story of the sage Cyavana and his wife Sukanya; the posterity of King Saryati.
- Ch 4 The stories of Nabhaga and King Ambariṣa
- Ch 5 The story of Ambariṣa (Concluded)
- Ch 6 The posterity of Ikṣwaku: the stories of Māndhata and the sage Saubhari
- Ch 7 The story of the King Hariscandra
- Ch 8 The story of King Sagara
- Ch 9 The story of King Bhagiratha: the descent of the holy Gaṅga
- Ch 10 An account of Sri Rama's pastimes
- Ch 11 The other pastimes of Sri Rama
- Ch 12 The genealogy of (the remaining kings of) Ikṣwaku's line
- Ch 13 The posterity of Nimi described
- Ch 14 A brief survey of the Lunar Dynasty
- Ch 15 The stories of Rcika, Jamadagni and Parasurama
- Ch 16 Extermination of the Kṣatriyas by Parasurama: an account of the posterity of the sage Viswāmitra
- Ch 17 The posterity of Kings Kṣatravṛddha, Raji and others of the Lunar Dynasty
- Ch 18 The story of Yayati
- Ch 19 Yayati's Renunciation
- Ch 20 The posterity of Puru and the stories of Dusyanta and Bharata
- Ch 21 The posterity of Bharata and the story of Rantideva
- Ch 22 The genealogy of the Pañcalas, the Kurus and the kings of Magadha
- Ch 23 An account of the posterity of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu and Yadu
- Ch 24 An account of the posterity of Yadu
Book Ten (Tenth Canto)
90 Chapters
- Ch 1 The Lord reassures Mother Earth; Vasudeva marries Devaki and Karhsa despatches the six sons of Devaki
- Ch 2 The Lord enters the womb of Devaki and is extolled by the gods
- Ch 3 Advent of Lord Sri Krsna
- Ch 4 Slipping from the grip of Kamsa, Yogamaya ascends to the heavens and utters a prophecy
- Ch 5 Festivities connected with the Birth of Lord Sri Krsna at Gokula
- Ch 6 Deliverance of Putana
- Ch 7 Deliverance of the demon Tmavarta
- Ch 8 The Naming Ceremony of the Lord and His Infantile Sports
- Ch 9 Grace (showered) on Yasoda
- Ch 10 The imprecation pronounced (on Kubera's sons) by Narada (and their consequent redemption)
- Ch 11 Destruction of Vatsasura and Bakasura
- Ch 12 Deliverance of Aghasura
- Ch 13 Brahma is seized with and ultimately rid of infatuation
- Ch 14 Brahma extols the Lord
- Ch 15 The demon Dhenuka slain
- Ch 16 The Deliverance of Kalya
- Ch 17 The Lord rescues the inhabitants of Vraja from a wild fire
- Ch 18 The Lord slays the demon Pralamba
- Ch 19 The Lord swallows up a wild fire (again)
- Ch 20 A description of the Rains and Autumn
- Ch 21 The Song Inspired by the Flute
- Ch 22 The Lord steals away the garments of cowherd maids
- Ch 23 Redemption of the wives of some Brahmaas engaged in a sacrifice
- Ch 24 The Lord stops the sacrifice to Indra
- Ch 25 The Lord lifts up Mount Govardhana
- Ch 26 Nanda's conversation with the cowherds about Sri Krsna's glory
- Ch 27 Indra extols Sri Krsna
- Ch 28 Sri Krsna rescues His father from the realm of Varuna
- Ch 29 A description of the (celebrated) Rasa Play (of the Lord)
- Ch 30 The Gopis' Quest for Sri Krsna during the Rasa Play
- Ch 31 The Gopis' Song (at the Lord's disappearance) during the Rasa Play
- Ch 32 The Lord comforts the Gopis during the Rasa Play
- Ch 33 A Description of the Rasa Play
- Ch 34 The Lord makes short work of Sankhacuda
- Ch 35 The Gopis' song in pairs of verses
- Ch 36 Kamsa sends Akrura to Vraja to bring Sri Krsna and Balarama to Mathura
- Ch 37 The demon Vyoma slain (by the Lord)
- Ch 38 Akrura's arrival (in Vraja)
- Ch 39 Departure of Sri Krsna and Balarama for Mathura
- Ch 40 Akrura's eulogy (of the Lord)
- Ch 41 Entry into Mathura (of Sri Krsna and Balarama)
- Ch 42 A description of the amphitheatre for wrestlers (set up by Karhsa)
- Ch 43 The elephant Kuvalayapiqa killed (by the Lord)
- Ch 44 Karhsa slain (by the Lord)
- Ch 45 The Lord brings back His preceptor's son (from the abode of Death)
- Ch 46 The Lord relieves the agony of Nanda (by despatching Uddhava to Vraja with a message of endearment)
- Ch 47 Dialogue between Uddhava and Gopis and ode to a black bee
- Ch 48 The Lord pays a visit to Kubja (the hunchbacked woman) and Akrura at their respective places
- Ch 49 Akrura's visit to Hastinapura
- Ch 50 The Lord ensconces Himself in a fortress (built by Him in the western sea under the name of Dwaraka)
- Ch 51 (Kalayavana gets burnt and) King Mucukunda glorifies the Lord
- Ch 52 Sri Krsna's withdrawal to Dwaraka; Balarama's marriage; Rukmini sends a Brahmaṇa with a message to Sri Krsna
- Ch 53 Sri Krsna carries away Rukmini
- Ch 54 Discomfiture of Sisupala's allies and Rukmi and the Espousal of Rukmini by Sri Krsna solemnized
- Ch 55 The story of Pradyumna's birth (and the destruction of the demon Sambara)
- Ch 56 The story of the Syamantaka gem; Sri Krsna weds Jambavati and Satyabhamā
- Ch 57 Syamantaka stolen; Satadhanva killed and Akrua recalled to Dwaraka
- Ch 58 Sri Krsna's espousal with (the rest of) His eight principal Spouses
- Ch 59 The Lord snatches away (by force) a Parijata tree (from Indra's paradise) and kills the demon Naraka (the son of Mother Earth)
- Ch 60 A dialogue between Sri Krsna and Rukmini
- Ch 61 (A description of the Lord's progeny; Rukmi killed (by Balarama) during Aniruddha's wedding
- Ch 62 Aniruddha made captive
- Ch 63 Aniruddha brought back (to Dwaraka)
- Ch 64 The story of king Nrg a
- Ch 65 Baladeva triumphantly diverts the river Yamuna from its course
- Ch 66 Paundraka and others killed
- Ch 67 Dwivida killed (by Balarama)
- Ch 68 Triumph of Sankarsana—in the form of dragging Hastinapura
- Ch 69 A Glimpse into the household life of Sri Krsna
- Ch 70 Sri Krsna's Daily Routine; Kings taken captive by Jarasandha send their messenger to Sri Krsna
- Ch 71 Sri Krsna goes to Indraprastha
- Ch 72 Jarasandha killed
- Ch 73 Sri Krsna and others return to Indraprastha
- Ch 74 Sisupala killed (by Sri Krsna)
- Ch 75 Duryodhana's Humiliation
- Ch 76 Salva's Encounter with the Yadavas
- Ch 77 Salva's Deliverance
- Ch 78 Deliverance of Dantavakra and Viduratha; Suta killed by Sri Balarama during His Pilgrimage
- Ch 79 An account of Balarama's Pilgrimage
- Ch 80 Sri Krsna's Reception of Sudama
- Ch 81 The story of parched rice brought as a Present (for Sri Krsna) by Sudama
- Ch 82 Meeting of the Vrnsis with the Gopas and Gopis (of Vndabana)
- Ch 83 Conversation between Bhagavan Sri Krsna's consorts and Draupadi
- Ch 84 An account of the pilgrimage (undertaken by Lord Sri Krsna)
- Ch 85 The Lord brings back (from the abode of Death) His (six) elder brothers (throttled by Kamsa)
- Ch 86 (Subhadra carried away by Arjuna;) the Lord's Grace on Srutadeva
- Ch 87 A Song of Praise uttered by the Vedas (in their living form)
- Ch 88 Lord Rudra rescued (from trouble)
- Ch 89 (The three chief gods put to test by the sage Bhgru;) the Lord brings back the (dead) sons of a Brahmaṇa
- Ch 90 The Story of (the amorous sports of) Sri Krsna narrated
Book Eleven (Eleventh Canto)
31 Chapters
- Ch 1 The curse of the Risis invoking the destruction of Yadu's race
- Ch 2 Narada visits Vasudeva and reproduces the dialogue between King Janaka and the nine Yogiswaras
- Ch 3 A Description of Maya and the means of transcending it; an exposition of Brahma and the Path of Action
- Ch 4 A description of the Lord's Descents
- Ch 5 The Fate of non-devotees; different methods of the Lord's worship according to the different Yugas
- Ch 6 The gods entreat the Lord to return to His divine realm and Uddhava approaches Him on the eve of the Yadus' departure for Prabhasa
- Ch 7 The Legend of an Ascetic—the Story of eight (out of twenty-four) preceptors (from the earth to the pigeon) recognized by him
- Ch 8 What the Avadhuta learnt from the nine preceptors
- Ch 9 Story of the seven preceptors, the osprey and others; and the end of the Avadhuta's discourse
- Ch 10 The emptiness of earthly and other-worldly enjoyments exposed ...
- Ch 11 The characteristics of bound and liberated souls as well as of devotees ...
- Ch 12 The Glory of Satsanga; how to perform one's prescribed duty and how to relinquish it ? ...
- Ch 13 The teaching imparted by the Lord in the form of the Divine Swan to the sage Sanaka and his three brothers ...
- Ch 14 Glory of the Path of Devotion and the Process of Meditation described ...
- Ch 15 Names and characteristics of the various Siddhis (mystic powers) acquired through Yoga ...
- Ch 16 Glorious manifestations of the Lord enumerated ...
- Ch 17 The duties pertaining to the four Varnas and four Āśramas ...
- Ch 18 The Duties of anchorites and recluses ...
- Ch 19 A Dissertation on Devotion, Spiritual Enlightenment and Yogic disciplines in the form of the five Yamas, the (five) Niyamas and so on ...
- Ch 20 Jñānayoga, Karmayoga and Bhaktiyoga analysed ...
- Ch 21 The process of determining what is good and what is evil and the secret underlying it ...
- Ch 22 Categories enumerated; Distinction between Prakṛti and Puruṣa ...
- Ch 23 The Episode of a forbearing Brāhmaṇa ...
- Ch 24 A Dissertation on Sāṅkhya-Yoga ...
- Ch 25 The operation of the three Guṇas described ...
- Ch 26 The Utterance of Purūravā bearing on Aversion for the pleasures of sense ...
- Ch 27 The Yoga of Formal Worship ...
- Ch 28 The Highest Truth Discussed ...
- Ch 29 Courses of conduct pleasing to the Lord; Uddhava's departure for Badarikāśrama ...
- Ch 30 Holocaust of Yadu's Race ...
- Ch 31 The Lord's Ascent to His Divine Realm ...
Book Twelve (Twelfth Canto)
13 Chapters
- Ch 1 Lines of kings of Kaliyuga ...
- Ch 2 The Evils of Kaliyuga ...
- Ch 3 Vanity of kings; righteous conduct for every Yuga; the means to escape the evils of Kaliyuga—loud chanting of the Divine Name ...
- Ch 4 The Fourfold Pralaya ...
- Ch 5 The (Final) Teaching (of Śukadeva) concerning Brahma ...
- Ch 6 (Pariksit attains the supreme goal and Janamejaya commences a snake-sacrifice;) Classification of the Vedas into so many Śākhās or schools ...
- Ch 7 Different Schools of Atharvaveda and the Characteristics of the Purāṇas ...
- Ch 8 The sage Mārkaṇḍeya embarks on a course of austerities and receives a boon ...
- Ch 9 The sage Márkandéya witnesses the Lord's Maya
- Ch 10 Lord Siva confers a boon on Markandeya
- Ch 11 The significance of the Lord's own limbs, attendants and weapons and a description of the retinue of the Sun-god (changing every month in the course of a solar year)
- Ch 12 A Synopsis of (all) the twelve Skandhas (of Srimad Bhagavata)
- Ch 13 The extent of the eighteen Puranas and the glory of the Bhagavata