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Descendants of Priyavrata, the eldest son of Svāyambhuva Manu: his ten sons: three adopt a religious life; the others…
Description of the earth. The seven Dvīpas and seven seas. Jambu-dvīpa. Mount Meru: its extent and boundaries. Extent…
Description of Bhārata-varṣa: extent: chief mountains: nine divisions: principal rivers and mountains of Bhārata prop…
SAÑJAYA speaks to Dhritarāṣṭra.—Hear me, monarch, in reply to your inquiries, detail to you the particulars of the co…
Account of kings, divisions, mountains, rivers, and inhabitants of the other Dvīpas, viz. Plakṣa, Śālmala, Kuśa, Krau…
Of the seven regions of Pātāla, below the earth. Nārada 's praises of Pātāla. Account of the serpent Śeṣa. First teac…
Of the different hells or divisions of Naraka, below Pātāla: the crimes punished in them respectively: efficacy of ex…
Extent and situation of the seven spheres, viz. earth, sky, planets, Mahar - loka, Janaloka, Tapo-loka, and Satya-lok…
Description of the sun: his chariot; its two axles: his horses. The cities of the regents of the cardinal points. The…
Planetary system, under the type of a Śiśumāra or porpoise. The earth nourished by the sun. Of rain whilst the sun sh…
Names of the twelve Ādityas. Names of the Ṛṣis, Gandharbhas, Apsarasas, Yakṣas, Uragas, and Rākṣasas, who attend the …
You have related to me, holy preceptor, the seven classes of beings who are ever present in the solar orb, and are th…
Description of the moon: his chariot, horses, and course: fed by the sun: drained periodically of ambrosia by the pro…
Legend of Bharata. Bharata abdicates his throne, and becomes an ascetic: cherishes a fawn, and becomes so much attach…
Having heard these remarks, full of profound truth, the king was highly pleased with the Brahman, and respectfully th…
Bharata relates the story of Ribhu and Nidāgha. The latter, the pupil of the former, becomes a prince, and is visited…
Ribhu returns to his disciple, and perfects him in divine knowledge. The same recommended to the Rājā by Bharata, who…