Chapter-3-Content

Inference on Creation, Secondary Creation, Destruction of World ,Manifestation

Creation of the world continued, genesis of brahma,vAyu and others, creation of the universe, shriHari’s matsya and other incarnation, rAmAvatAra


3.1 - praise of srivyAsa

3.2 - praise of srirAma

3.3 - praise of kRushNa

3.4 - explanation of the meaning of nArAyanaM namaskRutya and other verses

3.5 - jaya means bharata, narOttama(best among men)  is vAyu
3.6 - nArAyana vyAsa is unquestionable orator.

3.7 - nara is upasAdhaka and mahAlakshmi is dEvi

3.8 - intializing the topic

3.9 - continuation of the process of creation - genesis of brahma

3.10 - vAyu is born as the son of saMkarshana and jayA

3.11 - saraswati and bhArati devi are born from pradyumna and kRuti

3.12 - shEsha and garuDa are created by brahmA and vAyu

3.14 - origin of vishwaksEna

3.15 - Creation of tattvas(realities) by aniruddha

3.16 - Creation of mahat-tattva, ahaMkAra tattwa, buddhi tattwa

3.17 - Creation of mind and other realities

3.18 - brahmA devaru creates all the deities

3.19 - The three forms of viShNu - brahma,viShNu,mahEshwara originate from vasudEva and mAyE

3.20 - deities request to create the universe.

3.21  - Creation of the universe.

3.22  - bramhadEvaru arises from the lotus like navel

3.23 - examination of vAyu being the greatest among souls

3.25 - creation of the universe and shiva and other deities by brahma

3.29 - Creation that is a reminder of the gradation among the deities.

3.30 - reasons for predominance of qualities

3.31 - the manner in which shriHari is present during pralaya

3.32 - repetition of creation by shriHari - permanence of souls

3.33 -  dissolution of the universe

3.34 -  the reward for gaining the knowledge of shriHari’s power of creation

3.36 - deities incarnate again from kashyapa

3.37 - varAha incarnation of shrIhari

3.38 - hiraNyAksha and hiraNyakashipu

3.39 - varAha slays hiraNyaksha

3.40 - assassination of hayagrIvAsura by matsyarUpa hari

3.41 - incarnation as matsya

3.42 - deities request of narasimha incarnation

3.44 - kUrma who bore the weight of mandara mountain during the churning of ocean

3.45 - incarnation of vAmana

3.47 - reason for begging bali

3.48 - request for parashurama incarnation

3.51 - incarnation as parashurama

3.52 - birth of rAvaNa and kumbhakarNa - gaining of boons

3.56 - measurement of time - A day in the life of brahma

3.58 - slaying of madhu and kaitabha

3.63 - incarnation of shrirAma

3.64 - deities incarnate as humans and monkies.

3.65 - vAyu incarnates as hanumaMta - iMdra incarnates as vAli

3.66 - birth of sugrIva and jAmbuvanta

3.68 - birth of tAra and others

3.72 - varuNa as suShENA, ashwini dEvatAs as maiMda vividha, agni as nIla,kAma as bharata

3.73 - mahAlakshmi as sIhari’s conch and discus

3.74 - vAyu as mace - saraswati as shArNga

3.75 - respective deities for chakra and others

3.76 - incarnations of bharata, shatrugna, lakshmana

3.77 - Four sons of dasharatha

3.78 - four forms starting from vasudeva as fours sons of dasharatha

3.79 - shrIhari’s special presence in kArtavIryArjuna and others

3.80 - mahAlakshmi’s manifestation as sIta

3.81 - epilogue of the chapter

3.82 - discussion on differences in chapters.