THE SEVENTH BOOK Chapter XXXIX The Worship of the World Mother 1. The Himalayas said: "O Devī! O Maheśvarī! O Thou, the Ocean of Mercy! O World-Mother! Now describe in detail how Thy worship is conducted, the rules and ceremonials thereof. 2-20. The Devī said: "O King of Mountains! I now describe to you the rites and ceremonies and the

THE SEVENTH BOOK Chapter XL The External Worship of the Devī 1-5. The Devī said:- Getting up from the bed early in the morning, one is to meditate on the thousand petalled lotus, bright, of the colour of camphor, in the top part of his brain in the head. On this he should remember his Śrī Guru, very gracious looking,

THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter I On the description of the worlds 1-4. Janamejaya asked: “O Lord! I have heard all that you have described about the sweet nectar-like characters of the Kings of the Solar and the Lunar dynasties. Now kindly describe the real Tattva of the Virāt Form of the Great Devī and how She was worshipped in every

THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter II On the uplifting of the Earth by the Sacrificial Boar 1-10. Nārāyaṇa said: O Child! When you have got your senses controlled and have overcome lust, anger, etc., and other enemies, then you are certainly entitled to hear this secret. While Brahmā was discussing on this subject with Marīchi and the other Brahmāṛṣi and with

THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter III On the description of the family of Manu 1-23. Nārāyaṇa said: O Nārada! When the Bhagavān went away to Vaikuṇṭha, establishing the Earth in due position and equilibrium, Brahmā spoke thus to his son: “O Powerful Son of mine, O Svāyambhūva! The best of those that are filled with Tejas (energy) and Tapas! Now go

THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter IV On the narration of the family of Priyavrata 1-28. The Ṛiṣi Nārāyaṇa said: The eldest son of Svāyambhūva, Priyavrata served always his father and was very truthful. He married the daughter of the Prajāpati Viśva Karma, the exceedingly lovely and beautiful Barhiṣmatī, resembling like him, adorned with modesty, good nature and various other qualifications. He

THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter V On the description of the receptacle of beings and on the mountains and on the origin of rivers 1-31. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: O Child Nārada! Now hear in detail about the divisions of the earth into the Dvīpas and the Varṣas as marked out by the Devas. In brief, I describe about them; no one

THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter VI On the rivers and the mountains Śumeru and others 1-32. Nārāyaṇa said: O Nārada! This Aruṇodā river that I mentioned to you rises from the Mandāra mountain and flows by the east of Īlāvarṣa. The Pavana Deva (the God of wind) takes up the nice smell from the bodies of the wives of the Yakṣas

THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter VII On the Ganges and the Varṣas 1-37. Nārāyaṇa said: Jaṭhara and Devakūta are the two mountains situated on the east of Śumeru; their dimensions towards the north are eighteen thousand Yojanas wide and two thousand Yojanas high. On the west of Meru, are situated the two famous lofty mountains Pavamāna and Pāriyātra; their length and