The Kalika Purana

Contents Chapter Page Nos. Introduction 1. Purana and upapurana i 2. Kalika Purana v 3. The name vii 4. Printed edition ix 5. Manuscripts ix 6. Chapter and Chapter Division xi 7. kalika Purana quoted by the Smrti digest writers xii 8. Other Texts : Kalika Purana xiii 9. The Myth of earlier Kali (Kalika- Purana) xiv 10. Earlier Kalika Purana xvi 11. The date and the place of origin of the Kalika Purana xxvi A SUMMARY OF THE KALIKA PURANA xxxiv NARAKA MYTH AND PRAGJOYOTISA lxxvii The Kalika Purana 1. The Birth of Kama (Cupid) 1 2. The Illusion of Brahma 6 3. The Birth of Rati 11 4. The Birth of Vasanta (Spring) 16 5. The Prayer of Mahamaya by Brahma 20 6. Prayer of Yognidra 28 7. Dialogue between Brahma and Madana 34 8. The Birth of Safi 37 9. Persuation of Hara for Marrying a wife 44 10. Mahadeva expresses his desire and seeks Sati 49 11. The Marriage procession of Siva 56 12. Identity of Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara 62 13. Mitigation of the anger of Siva 68 14. Dalliance of Hara with Sati 72 15. Siva and Sati departure for their abode in the Himalayas 77 16. Siva dalliance with Sati and her death 82 17. The Destruction of the sacrifice of Daksa 89 18. Vijaya grief 94 19. Sandhya's preparation for penance 105 20. Deliverance of Chandra from the curse of Daksa 112 21. Candra's emancipation from the curse of Daksa 126 22. The birth story of Arundhanti 138 23. The Marriage of Vasistha with Arundhari 148 24. The Destruction of the world 160 25. The Varaha - Creation 171 26. The Creation of the world 177 27. Description of creation 179 28. Description of real and unreal 184 29. The Dialogue between Varha and Sarabha 186 30. The Fight between varaha and Sarabha 190 31. Emergence of Sacrifice from the body of Yajna - Varaha 205 32. Fish Incarnation 209 33. Fish Incarnation 213 34. The description of creation of the world 219 35. Abandonment of the Sarabha body by Isvara (Siva) 225 36. Removal of suffering of Prithvi 227 37. The birth story of Naraka 232 38. Anoinment of Naraka 236 39. Practising austerity by Naraka 249 40. The Story of Naraka 257 41. Narada carries the message 267 42. Burring of Kama by Mahadeva 274 43. Union of Kali with Hara 289 44. The dialogue between Kali and Hara 298 45. The description of Ardhanarisvara, God as half-women 303 46. The birth of Skanda 317 47. The birth of Chandrasekhara 325 48. The Description of the birth of Hara and Parvati as human being on the earth 333 49. The Story of the page Kapota and Citrangada 339 50. The birth story of Vetal and Bhairava 345 51. Emergence of Vetal and Bhairava 357 52. Worship of Mahamaya 374 53. Mahamaya-Kalpa or the procedural rites of Mahamaya 377 54. Ritual procedure of Mahamaya 380 55. Offering sacrifice of the Goddess 385 56. Worship of Mahamaya 394 57. Worship of Mahamaya Kamakhya 401 58. Worship of Kamakhya 417 59. Ceremony of Pavitraropana 423 60. Worship of Goddess Durga and killingof Mahisa 431 61. Glorification of Kamakhya 444 62. Kamakhya's ritual procedure 453 63. The Procedure of worshipping Tripura 464 64. The ritual procedure of worshipping Tripura 480 65. The ritual procedure of worshipping of goddess Sarada 486 66. Definition of mudras 492 67. The Rudhiradhyaya : description of offering bali 501 68. The description of offerings to the goddess 517 69. Description of cloths etc. For the goddess 523 70. The description of eatables (naivedya) 536 71. Circumbulation and paying obeisance 540 72. The glory of Kamakhya 543 73. Matrkanyasa i.e. placement of syllables on the body of the adept 550 74. Worship of three forms of Tripura 553 75. The mystery of Tripura mantra 572 76. Vetal and Bhairava attained Siddhi 580 77. Description of the glory of Jalpisa-pitha 590 78. Description of sacred places, hills and rivers of kamarupa 593 79. place of pilgrimage in Kamarupa 602 80. The description of holy rivers and places of pilgrimage of Kamarupa 616 81. The curse of Vasistha on Ugratara and others 631 82. The birth of Brahmaputra 635 83. The story of Rama, son of Jamadagni 641 84. The state polity 645 85. Description of good manners 657 86. The rules of Pusya-snana (ceremonial bath) on the day when the star pusya falls 663 87. The raising of Sakradhavaja 675 88. Visnu-Yajna 680 89. The emergence of Bhairava dynasty 686 90. Dynasty of Vetal 697 Shloka Index 701