Śrīmad Devi Bhāgavatam

THE THIRD BOOK Chapter XXIX On the stealing of Sītā and the sorrows of Rāma 1-2. Vyāsa said: Hearing these vicious words, Jānakī became very much confounded with fear and began to tremble; somehow collecting herself she began to say: “O descendant of the family of Pulastya! Why are you, prompted by lust, uttering these sinful words? I am born

THE THIRD BOOK Chapter XXX On the narration of the Navarātra ceremony by Nārada and the performance of that by Rāma Chandra 1-2. Vyāsa said: O king! Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, discussing thus, remained silent; when the Ṛiṣi Nārada appeared there from the sky above, singing the Rāthāntara Sāma Veda hymns in tune and musical gamut with his renowned lute. 3-4.

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter I On the questions put by Janamejaya regarding Kṛṣṇa’s incarnation 1. Janamejaya said: O Vāsaveya! The Chief amongst the Munis, the Ocean of all knowledge, O the Sinless One! the Lord and Well Wisher of our families, I come to you with a humble mind to ask you certain questions. * V āsav ī is the

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter II On the supremacy of the effects of Karma 1. Sūta said: The learned Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, and the knower of the Purāṇas, when thus asked by Janamejaya, the son of Parīksit, whose heart had become calm, replied in the following words, capable to remove all his doubts. Vyāsa said: 2. O king! You

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter III On the former curse of Vāsudeva and Devakī 1. Vyāsa said: O king; The incarnation of Hari and the incarnation of the Amsa Avatāras of all the other Devas are accountable to many causes. The chief cause being Karma; the minor causes being many. 2. Hear, now, the cause of the incarnations of Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa's

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter IV On Adharma 1. The King spoke: O highly honoured and intelligent one! I have heard the anecdote just related to me by you. I am very much bewildered. This Samsāra (world) is vice incarnate. I wonder how the Jīvas, entangled in its meshes, can again be freed! 2. When the son of Kaśyapa, whose kingdom

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter V On the dialogues of Nara Nārāyaṇa 1. Vyāsa said: O best of kings! There is no need of dwelling at length on this point; suffice to say, that in this world, are found persons very rare that are religious, and free from egoism, jealousy, anger, etc. 2. O king of kings! Even in the Satya

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter VI On the origin of Urvaśī 1. Vyāsa said: O king! First there appeared on the mountain, the king of the seasons, Vasanta, the Spring. All the trees flowered and became very beautiful; and the bees began to hum round all sides. 2. Mangoes, Bokul trees, the beautiful Tilaka trees, the good Kimsukas, Sāl, Tāl, Tamāl

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter VII On Ahaṁkāra 1. Vyāsa said: O king! The Dharmas son, of excellent prowess, hearing thus, the words of these damsels, thought within himself, thus what shall I do under the above circumstances. 2. If I indulge now in sexual pleasures, I will be an object of laughter amongst the Munis. This present trouble has, no

THE FOURTH BOOK Chapter VIII On visiting Tīrthas 1. Sūta said: Thus asked by the son of Parīkṣit, the king Janamejaya, the best of the Brāhmaṇas, the son of Satyavatī, Vyāsa spoke, in detail, the following: 2. The virtuous Janamejaya became very much sorry and despondent when he heard in detail the improper acts of his own father Parīkṣit, the

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