Chapter XX On Vyâsa doing his duties 1-8. The Risis said :– “O Sûta! What did Veda Vyâsa do, when the highest Yogi S’ûka, Deva-like, acquired all the excellent supernatural powers? Kin... Read more
Chapter XIX On the description of the marriage of S’ûka 1-4. S’rî S’ûka said :– O king! This great doubt arises in my mind how a man can be free from desires and the rewards of their a... Read more
Chapter XVIII On Janaka’s giving instructions on truth to S’ûka Deva 1-22. Sûta said :– Mahârsis! When the king Janaka heard of the arrival of S’ûka Deva, the son of his Guru, he took... Read more
Chapter XVII On S’ûka’s displaying his self-control amidst the women of the palace of Mithilâ Sûta said :– Thus speaking to his father about his intention to go to Mithilâ, the high-so... Read more
Chapter XVI On S’ûka’s desiring to go to Mithilâ to see Janaka Vyâsa spoke :– Then the Devî Mahâ Laksmî, seeing the Deva Janârdana lying on a banyan leaf and surprised, spoke to him, s... Read more
Chapter XV On the dispassion of S’ûka and the instructions of Bhagavatî to Hari 1-67. Hearing these words of Vyâsa Deva S’ûka Deva said :– O Father! I do not like at all to take to a h... Read more
Chapter XIII On Urvas’î and Pururavâ 1-34. Sûta said :– O Maharsis! When the king Sudyumna had gone up to heavens, the religious king Pururavâ, endowed with great beauty and many quali... Read more
Chapter XII On the birth of Pururavâ 1-53. Sûta said :– O Mahârsis! The son of the above mentioned Budha is the greatly religious Pururavâ, of a very charitable disposition, and always... Read more
Chapter XI On the birth of Budha 1-86. The Risis said :– “O Sûta! Who is that King Pururavâ? and who is the Deva girl Urvas’î? And how did that high-souled King Pururavâ come int... Read more
Chapter IX On the killing of Madhu Kaitabha 1-49. Sûta said:–O Munis! When the excellent Tâmasi S’akti, the Goddess presiding over sleep came out from the eyes, mouth, nose, heart, etc... Read more