Chapter XVI On the description of Sandhyâ Upâsânâ 1-24. Nârâyana said :– Now I am speaking of the very holy Sandhyopâsanâ method of Sandhyâ worship of Gâyatrî, the Presiding Deity of t... Read more
Chapter XV On the rules of using the Tripundra and Ûrdhapundra marks 1-10. Nârâyana said :– Only the twice born are to take this Tripundra on the forehead and the other parts of the bo... Read more
Chapter Three The Birth of Lord Krishna 1-5. Thereafter, at the auspicious time for the appearance of the Lord, the entire universe was surcharged with all the qualities of goodness, beauty... Read more
Chapter XIII On the greatness of Bhasma 1-20. Nârâyana said :– O Best of Munis! What shall I describe to you the effects of using the Bhasma! Only applying the ashes takes away the Mah... Read more
Chapter XI On the description of the greatness of the three kinds of Bhasmas Nârada asked :– O Bhagavân! How is the above Bhasma of three kinds? I am eager to hear this. Kindly describ... Read more
Chapter Two Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krishna in the Womb 1-2. Sukadeva Gosvami said: Under the protection of Magadharaja, Jarasandha, the powerful Kamsa began persecuting the kings o... Read more
31-32. Devaki’s father, King Devaka, was very much affectionate to his daughter. Therefore, while she and her husband were leaving home, he gave her a dowry of four hundred elephants nicely... Read more
Chapter IX On the rules of S’irovrata 1-43. S’rî Nârâyana said :– The Brâhmanas that will perform duly the S’irovrata, to be described in the following, are the only ones who will atta... Read more
Chapter VII On the greatness of one faced, etc., Rudrâksam 1-4. S’rî Nârâyana said :– O Nârada! When Girîs’a thus explained to Kârtikeya the greatness of Rudrâksam, he became sat... Read more
Chapter VI On the greatness of Rudrâksams 1-21. Îs’vara said :– O Kârtikeya! Kus’agranthi, Jîvapattrî and other rosaries cannot compare to one-sixteenth part of the Rudrâks... Read more
