IDOL MADE OF WOOD Prithvi requested lord Varah to describe the proper methods of installing various types of idols. Lord Varah replied that a devotee desirous of making a wooden idol must se... Read more
RURU KSHETRA Lord Varah told Prithvi-“This holy place is named after Ruru-the daughter of Devadutt and an apsara named Pramlocha.Devadutt came from the lineage of sage Bhrigu.Once,Deva... Read more
GUD-DHENU DAAN As it is amply clear by the name,in this ritual some jaggery is taken and given the shape of a cow and a calf.The land is purified by coating it with cow-dung.After that,a bla... Read more
DHANYA-VRATA This particular austerity is a form of ‘nakta-vrata’, which means observing fast for the whole day and breaking it in the night. The austerity commences on the first... Read more
LORD RUDRA Sage Mahatapa then went on to describe the incident that led to the manifestation of lord Rudra and the significance of chaturdashi-‘In the beginning of creation,when... Read more
LORD GANAPATI King Prajapal then asked sage Mahatapa about the manifestation of lord Ganapati and about the significance of chaturthi in terms of Ganapati’s worship. Mahatapa narrated... Read more
SHRADDH KALPA Describing the types of brahmin,considered to be elligible to preside over the rituals of shraddh, Markandeya told sage Gaurmukh-“The following types of brahmin are ellig... Read more
MATSYA AVATAR Once,when lord Vishnu awakened from his yoga nidra,he found that the Vedas had submerged in the ocean as the result of pralaya(deluge).He incarnated as matsya(fish) to retrieve... Read more
ASHVASHIRA’S UNIFICATION WITH LORD NARAYAN Prithvi asked lord Varah about the famous incident which described Ashvashira’s unification with lord Narayan.Lord Varah then narrated... Read more
Narrates the tale of rescuing of the earth from Rasatal by Varaha incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Its contents in brief are as follows:- Mangala charan: Praying of Narayana by Prithvi (earth).... Read more
