THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter X On the phase of Karma 1-5. Janamejaya said: “O Brāhmaṇa! You have described in detail the wonderful character of Indra, his displacement from his Heavens, and his suffering many hardships and at the same time, you have described very widely the greatness of the Highest Goddess of the world. But one doubt has arisen in

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XI On the ascertainment of Dharma 1-10. Janamejaya said: “O King of the Brāhmaṇas! You said that Rāma and Kṛṣṇa took their incarnations to relieve the burden of earth. One great doubt arises in my mind on this point. At the end of the Dvāpara Yuga, the Earth, burdened and oppressed very much, assumed, in anguish,

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XII On the cause of the war between Ādi and Baka 1-2. The King said: “O Best of Munis! Tell me the names of the holy places of pilgrimage on the surface of this earth, the holy Kṣettras and the holy rivers; what are the fruits acquired in bathing there and in making charitable gifts as

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XIII On the description of the battle between Ādi and Baka after the discourse on Śunahśepha 1-6. Indra said: “O Prince! The King Hariśchandra promised before to Varuṇa that he would celebrate for his propitiation the great Nāra Medhā sacrifice when he would offer his own son as a victim to be immolated. O Prince! You

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XIV On the birth of Vaṣiṣṭha from Mitrā Varuṇa 1-2. Janamejaya said: “O Bhagavān! Mahāṛṣi Vaṣiṣṭha was the mind-born son of Brahmā; how is it then that you have named him as Maitrā-Vāruṇī. Is it that he got this name by some action or by some Guṇas? Kindly tell me the origin of this name, O

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XV On the Nimi’s getting of another body and the beginning of the story of Haihayas 1. Janamejaya said: “The getting back of another similar body by Vaṣiṣṭha is certainly described by you. Now tell me how the King Nimi got another body.” 2-31. Vyāsa said: O King! The Ṛiṣi Vaṣiṣṭha only got back his body;

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XVI On the incidents preliminary to the Haihaya and Bhārgava affairs 1-5. Janamejaya said: In whose family were born those Kṣattriya Haihayas that killed in ancient times the Bhārgavas, regardless of the sin incurred in killing a Brāhmin? O Grandsire! Never do the good persons become angry without a serious cause; therefore kindly state why they

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XVII On the continuance of the family of Bhrigu 1-3. Janamejaya said: “Munis! How did the Bhārgava wives cross this endless sea of troubles and how was the family of Bhrigu re-established on the surface of this earth? And what did the greedy Haihayas, the vilest of the Kṣattriyas, do after they killed the Bhārgavas? Describe

THE SIXTH BOOK Chapter XVIII On the origin of the Haihaya Dynasty 1-5. Janamejaya said: How did the Goddess Lakṣmī, the daughter of the ocean, come to be born as a mare, when cursed by the Bhagavān in His moment of anger, and what did Revanta do at that time? In what country was the Devī born as a mare