The âgavataPurâproofs have passed through different hands and the transliteration of Sanskrit words has been differently made. For instance [Sanskrit Letter] has been rendered as s, s, _s_ and sh. Though I would prefer s, the dash has been generally omitted, for the convenience of the printer. There have been also several mistakes in names.
My best thanks are due to the several gentlemen, who have gone through the proofs and specially to my friend Mr. Bertram Keightley M, A., who has gone through nearly the whole of the manuscripts.
PREFACE. SKANDHA I. THE IDEAL OF BHÂGAVATA PURÂNA: A DISCOURSE BETWEEN VYÂSA AND NÂRADA. ACCOUNT OF NARADA. VIRAT PURUSHA. SKANDHA II. THE PURUSHA IN ALL HEARTS. THE DEATH OF THE YOGI AND AFTER. WHAT MEN ARE TO DO AND WHAT THEY ARE NOT TO DO. THE BHAGÂVATA PURÂNA AS RELATED BY BRAHMÂ TO NÂRADA. I. THE CREATION. II. PRESERVATION BY LILÂ AVATÂRAS. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. THE BHÂGAVATA PURÂNA AND ITS PARTS. SKANDHA III. BHÂGAVATA AS RELATED BY MAITREYA TO VIDURA. I.--THE CREATION THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE II. -- VASUDEVA AND SANKARSHANA. III. -- THE CREATION BY BRAHMA. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. IV. DIVISIONS OF KÂLA. V.-THE CREATION BY BRAHMA (_Continued_) III. 12. PRE-MANVANTARIC CREATION. THE FIRST OR THE SVAYAMBHUVA MANVANTARA. VI. BHÛR AND VARAHA THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. VII. THE STORY OF HIRANYÂKSHA. THOUGHTS ON HIRANYÂKSHA. VIII. DEVA AND DEVA-YONI CREATION. IX. THE PROGENY OF KARDAMA. THOUGHTS ON KARDAMA. X. KAPILA'S INSTRUCTION TO HIS MOTHER DEVAHÛTI. SKANDHA IV. THE GENEALOGY OF MANU AND THE RISHIS. GENERAL REMARKS ON THE TABLES. TABLE A. TABLE B. TABLE C. TABLE D. TABLE E. TABLE F. TABLE G. TABLE H. TABLE I. TABLE J. TABLE K. TABLE L. THE QUARREL BETWEEN SIVA AND DAKSHA. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. TABLE M. TABLE N. I. THE STORY OF DHRUVA. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. II. THE STORY OF PRITHU. THOUGHT ON THE ABOVE. III. THE STORY OF THE PRACHINA BARHIS OR BARHISHAD. IV. THE ALLEGORY OF PURANJANA. V. THE STORY OF THE PRACHETAS BROTHERS. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. SKANDHA V. TABLE V. PRIYAVRATA. THOUGHTS ON THE LINE OF PRIYA VRATA. THE EARTH CHAIN, BHUVANA KOSHA. ILAVRITA IS THE CENTRAL VARSHA. THE GANGES. THE MYSTERIES OF THE VARSHAS. THE DVIPAS. SVAR AND BHUVAR. THE SUN. THE PLANETS AND STARS. THE PÂTÂLAS ANANTA. THE NARAKAS. SKANDHA VI. THE STORY OF AJÂMILA THE PROGENY OF DAKSHA. THE PROGENY OF DHARMA. THE PROGENY OF BHUTA. THE PROGENY OF ANGIRASA. THE PROGENY OF KRISASVA. THE PROGENY OF TARKSHA. THE PROGENY OF KASYAPA THE STORY OF VIVSVARÛPA. THE STORY OF VRITRU. THE STORY OF CHITRAKETU. THE DAITYAS. THE MARUTS. SKANDHA VII. THE MYSTERIES ABOUT THE SURAS AND THE ASURAS. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. I. _Hiranyâksha and Hiranyakasipu._ II. _Râvana and Kumbhakarna._ THE STORY OF HIRANYAKASIPU. HIRANYAKASIPU AND PRAHLÂDA. THE PRAYER OF PRAHLÂDA VARNA AND ASHRAMA. SKANDHA VIII. YAJNA. THE SECOND MANVANTARA. THE THIRD MANVANTARA. THE FOURTH MANVANTARA. THE STORY OF THE ELEPHANT KING. THE FIFTH MANVANTARA. THE SIXTH MANVANTARA. THE CHURNING OF THE OCEAN. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. THE SEVENTH MANVANTARA. THE EIGHTH MANVANTARA. THE NINTH MANVANTARA. THE TENTH MANVANTARA. THE ELEVENTH MANVANTARA. THE TWELFTH MANVANTARA. THE THIRTEENTH MANVANTARA. THE FOURTEENTH MANVANTARA. THE ADMINISTRATION OF A MANVANTARA THE STORY OF BALI. THOUGHTS ON THE ABOVE. THE MATSYA AVATARA. SKANDHA IX. THE VAIVASVATA MANVANTARA. SUDYUMNA. IKSHVÂKU BROTHERS. THE LUNAR DYNASTY. THE LUNAR DYNASTY (Continued). THOUGHTS ON THE VAIVASVATA MANVANTARA. THE TENTH SKANDHA. VRINDÂVANA LILÂ THE BIRTH OF SRI KRISHNA. COUNSEL WITH THE DAITYAS. NANDA AND VASUDEVA. PUTANÂ THE UPTURNING OF THE CART. TRINAVARTA OR THE WHIRLWIND. THE NAMES "KRISHNA" AND "RAMA." PRANKS OF THE BOY. THE TYING. THE ARJUNA TREES. THE FRUIT SELLER. VRINDAVANA. VATSA OR THE CALF. BAKA OR THE CRANE. AGHA OR THE SERPENT. BRAHMA AND KRISHNA. DHENUKA. THE KÂLIYA SERPENT AND THE FIRE. PRALAMBA. THE FOREST CONFLAGRATION. THE RAINY SEASON. THE AUTUMN. SRI KRISHNA AND THE GOPIS. THE STEALING OF CLOTHES. KRISHNA AND VEDIC YAJNA (SUMMER AGAIN.) INDRA AND THE RAISING OF GO-VARDHANA. THE INSTALLATION. KRISHNA AND VARUNA, KRISHNA AND THE GOPAS. THE FIVE CHAPTERS ON RÂSA THE RÂSA. SUDARSANA. SANKHA CHÛDA. THE SEPARATION SONG OF THE GOPIS. ARISHTA. NÂRADA AND KANSA. KESI. VYOMA. AKRÛRA. MATHURÂ. THE WRESTLING. THE DEATH OF KANSA. THE THREAD CEREMONY AND BRAHMACHARYA. UDDHAVA AND VRAJA. THOUGHTS ON THE VRINDÂVANA LILÂ. THE RÂSA. MATHURÂ LILÂ THE HUNCH-BACKED GIRL AND THE PÂNDAVAS. JARA SANDHA, YAVANA AND DVARAKA. MUCHUKUNDA DVARAKA LILÂ. RUKMINI. PRADYUMNA. THE JEWEL SYAMANTAKA, JAMBAVATI AND SATYABHAMA. SYAMANTAKA, AKRURA, KRITAVARMAN AND SATA DHANU: THE OTHER WIVES OF SRI KRISHNA. KRISHNA AND RUKMINI. THE SONS OF KRISHNA. THE DEATH OF RUKMIN. BANA. NRIGA.