THE TENTH BOOK Chapter V On the Devas going to Viṣṇu 1-5. Sūta said: Then the Devas, on arriving at Vaikuṇṭha, saw the Lord of Lakṣmī, the Deva of the Devas, the World-Teacher, with his eyes beautiful like Padma Palāsa (lotus-leaves), shining with brilliance and began to praise Him in a voice choked with intense feelings of devotion, thus: “Victory

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter VI On the Devas praying to the Muni Agastya 1-6. Sūta said: O Riṣis! Hearing the words of the Lord of Lakṣmī, all the Devas became pleased and they spoke. The Devas said: O Deva of the Devas! O Mahā Viṣṇu! O Thou, the Creator, Preserver and the Destroyer of the Universe! O Viṣṇu! The Vindhya

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter VII On the checking of the rise of the Vindhya Range 1-21. Sūta said: Hearing the words of the Devas, Agastya, the Best of the Brahmins promised that he would carry out their works. O Riṣis! All the Devas then became very glad when the Muni, born of the water jar, promised thus. They then bade

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter VIII On the origin of Manu 1. Saunaka said: “O Sūta! You have described the beautiful narrative of the first Manu Svāyambhūva. Now kindly describe to us the narratives of other highly energetic Deva-like Manus.” 2-3. Sūta said: “O Riṣis! The very wise Nārada, well versed in the knowledge of Śrī Devī, hearing the glorious character

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter IX On the narrative of Chākṣuṣa Manu 1-7. Nārāyaṇa said: O Nārada! I will now narrate the supreme glories of the Devī and the tale how Manu, the son of Anga, obtained excellent kingdom by worshipping the Devī Bhagavatī. The son of the king Anga, named Chākṣuṣa became the Sixth Manu. One day he went to

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter X On the tale of the King Suratha 1-4. Nārāyaṇa said: Now the Seventh Manu is the Right Honourable His Excellency the Lord Vaivasvata Manu Śraddhā Deva, honoured by all the kings, and the Enjoyer of the Highest Bliss, Brahmānanda. I will now speak of this seventh Manu. He, too, practised austerities before the Highest Devī

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter XI On the killing of Madhu Kaiṭabha 1-2. The king Suratha spoke: “O Best of the twice born! Who is that Devī that you spoke just now? Why the Devī deludes all these beings? What for does She do so? Whence is the Devī born? What is Her Form? and what are Her qualities? O Brāhmin!

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter XII On the tale of Sāvarṇi Manu 1-6. The Muni said: O King! The powerful Asura Mahiṣa, born of a she-buffalo, defeated all the Devas and became the Lord of the whole universe. That indomitable Dānava seized forcibly all the rights of the Devas and began to enjoy the pleasures of the kingdom over the three

THE TENTH BOOK Chapter XIII On the account of Bhrāmarī Devī 1-21. Śrī Nārāyaṇa spoke: O Child Nārada! Hear now the wonderful anecdotes of the births of the remaining other Manus. The mere remembrance of these birth stories causes Bhakti to grow and well up towards the Devī. Vaivasvata Manu had six sons viz., Karuṣa, Pṛiṣadhra, Nābhāga, Diṣṭa, Saryāti, and