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Canto Three: Status Quo

33 Chapters

Chapter 1

Questions by Vidura

Chapter 2

Remembrance of Lord Krishna

Chapter 3

The Lord’s Pastimes Out of Vrindāvana

Chapter 4

Vidura Approaches Maitreya

Chapter 5

Vidura’s Talks with Maitreya

Chapter 6

Creation of the Universal Form

Chapter 7

Further Inquires by Vidura

Chapter 8

Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Vishnu

Chapter 9

Brahmā’s Prayers for Creative Energy

Chapter 10

Divisions of the Creation

Chapter 11

Calculation of Time, from the Atom

Chapter 12

Creation of the Kumāras and Others

Chapter 13

The Appearance of Lord Varāha

Chapter 14

Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening

Chapter 15

Description of the Kingdom of God

Chapter 16

The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuntha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages

Chapter 17

Victory of Hiranyāksha Over All the Directions of the Universe

Chapter 18

The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiranyāksha

Chapter 19

The Killing of the Demon Hiranyāksha

Chapter 20

Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Chapter 21

Conversation Between Manu and Kardama

Chapter 22

The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti

Chapter 23

Devahūti’s Lamentation

Chapter 24

The Renunciation of Kardama Muni

Chapter 25

The Glories of Devotional Service

Chapter 26

Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Chapter 27

Understanding Material Nature

Chapter 28

Kapila’s Instructions on the Execution of Devotional Service

Chapter 29

Explanation of Devotional Service by Lord Kapila

Chapter 30

Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities

Chapter 31

Lord Kapila’s Instructions on the Movements of the Living Entities

Chapter 32

Entanglement in Fruitive Activities

Chapter 33

Activities of Kapila