Dr. R.S. Shiva Ganesha Murthy

Contents PUBLISHER'S NOTE v ABBREVIATIONS xi INTRODUCTION xv VAMANA-PURANA Part I Chapter 1. Sportive Hara 1 2. The Birth and Disappearance of Nara 5 3. Dialogue between Hari and Hara 10 4. The Valour of Hara 15 5. Siva as Kala 19 6. The Burning of Kama 25 7. Prahlada Fights a duel 34 8. Boon Granted to Prahlada 40 9. The Deva-Asura War 47 10. The Victory of Andhaka 52 11. Puskara-Dvipa 57 12. Fruits of Kanna 62 13. Description of the Universe 68 14. Sukesi Instructed 72 15. The Birth of Lolarka 84 16. Asunya-Sayana-Dvitiya and Kalastami 90 17. Birth of Mahisasura 96 18. Glorification of Devi 102 19. The Greatness of Devi 106 20. Mahisasura Killed 110 21. The Birth of Uma The marriage of Tapati 115 22. King Kuru's Achievement Kuruksetra 121 23. Glory of King B31i 126 24. The Gods Go to Brahma 128 25. Brahma's Advice to Gods 132 26. Kasyapa's Prayer to Visnu 134 27. Aditi's Penance 136 28. Lord's Boon toAditi 139 29. Prahlada Curses Bali 141 30. Birth of Vamana 146 31. Vamana Conquers Ball 151 32. Hymn to River Sarasvati 160 33. Greatness of Kuruksetra 162 34. Tirthas in Kuruksetra 164 35. Tirthas in Kuruksetra (contd.) 168 36. Tirthas in Kuruksetra (contd.) 173 37. Tirthas in Kuruksetra (contd.) 179 38. Sage Mankanaka's boon 182 39. Tirthas in Kuruksetra (contd.) 185 40. Curse on Sarasvati 188 41. Tirthas in Kuruksetra ( contd.) 191 42. Tirthas in Kuruksetra ( contd.) 194 43. Glory of Sthanutirtha 196 44. Origin of Sthanutirtha 204 45. Sthanutirtha (contd.) 209 NOTES 211 Part II Contents PUBLISHER'S NOTE V ABBREVIATIONS Xi INTRODUCTION Xv VAMANA-PURANA Part- II Chapter 46. Sthanutirtha ( contd.) 247 47. Sthanutirtha: Vena Rescued 251 48. Sthanutirtha: Vena Goes to Heaven 266 49. Sthanutirtha: Origin of Caturmukha 269 50. Himavan weds Mena 273 51. Penance of Uma 274 52. Sages Go to Himavan 281 53. Wedding of Uma 287 54. Birth of Vinayaka 293 55. Fall of Canda and Munda 299 56. Death of Sumbha and Nisumbha 306 57. The Birth of Karttikeya 313 58. Killing of Taraka and Mahisa 320 59. Episode of Patalaketu: Andhaka Flees to Patala 329 60. Birth of Kedara-tirtha: Legend of Mura 334 61. Killing of Mura 341 62. The Legend of Mankana 347 63. The Story of Danda 352 64. The Story of Suratha and Citrangada 358 65. The Story of Sur at ha and Citrangada (contd.) 364 66. Setting out of Andhaka's army 376 67. Vision of Sadasiva 381 68. The Defeat of Daityas 385 69. Jambha and Kujambha Killed 390 70. Andhaka is Granted Boon 402 71. Birth of Maruts 410 72. Birth of Maruts ( contd.) 414 73. Killing of Kalanemi 419 74. Prahlada's Advice to Bali 423 75. Jayasri Resorts to Bali 427 76. Aditi Offered a Boon 431 77. Bali Admonished 436 78. Defeat of Dhundhu 441 79. The Story of Pururavas 448 80. The Vow of Naksatra-Purusa 454 81. The Killing of Jalodbhava 457 82. The Story of Sridama 460 83. Prahlada's Pilgrimage 463 84. Prahlada's Pilgrimage (contd.) 465 85. The Release of the King-Elephant 469 86. The Sarasvata Hymn 476 87. The Sin-Allaying Hymn-l 485 88. The Sin-Allaying Hymn-2 490 89. The Birth of Vamana 492 90. The Mention of One's Own Abodes 497 91. Dialogue Between Sukra and Bali 500 92. Bali Restrained 509 93. Brahma's Hymn 515 94. The Lord Eulogized 519 95. Worship of God Visnu Phalasruti 525 NOTES 530