Chapter Twelve Vrtrasura’s Glorious Death 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: Desiring to give up his body, Vrtrasura considered death in the battle preferable to victory. O King Pariksit, he vigorous... Read more
Chapter Eleven The Transcendental Qualities of Vrtrasura 1. Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, Vrtrasura, the commander in chief of the demons, advised his lieutenants in the principles of r... Read more
Chapter Ten The Battle Between the Demigods and Vrtrasura 1. Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: After instructing Indra in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, the cause of the cosmic... Read more
31. The demigods said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, You are competent to give the results of sacrifice, and You are also the time factor that destroys all such results in due course. Yo... Read more
Chapter Nine Appearance of the Demon Vrtrasura 1. Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Visvarupa, who was engaged as the priest of the demigods, had three heads. He used one to drink the beverage... Read more
Chapter Eight The Narayana-kavaca Shield 1-2. King Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami: My lord, kindly explain the Visnu mantra armor that protected King Indra and enabled him to conque... Read more
Chapter Seven Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Brhaspati. 1. Maharaja Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami: O great sage, why did the spiritual master of the demigods, Brhaspati, rejec... Read more
Chapter Six The Progeny of the Daughters of Daksa 1. Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King, thereafter, at the request of Lord Brahma, Prajapati Daksa, who is known as Pracetasa, begot six... Read more
Chapter Five Narada Muni Cursed by Prajapati Daksa 1. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Impelled by the illusory energy of Lord Visnu, Prajapati Daksa begot ten thousand sons in the womb of... Read more
27-28. Just as great learned brahmanas who are expert in performing ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices can extract the fire dormant within wooden fuel by chanting the fifteen Samidheni ma... Read more