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Canto Four: Creation of the Fourth Order

31 Chapters

Chapter 1

Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Chapter 2

Daksha Curses Lord Śiva

Chapter 3

Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī

Chapter 4

Satī Quits Her Body

Chapter 5

Frustration of the Sacrifice of Daksha

Chapter 6

Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Chapter 7

The Sacrifice Performed by Daksha

Chapter 8

Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Chapter 9

Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

Chapter 10

Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakshas

Chapter 11

Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Chapter 12

Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Chapter 13

Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

Chapter 14

The Story of King Vena

Chapter 15

King Prithu’s Appearance and Coronation

Chapter 16

Praise of King Prithu by the Professional Reciters

Chapter 17

Mahārāja Prithu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Chapter 18

Prithu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

Chapter 19

King Prithu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

Chapter 20

Lord Vishnu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Prithu

Chapter 21

Instructions by Mahārāja Prithu

Chapter 22

Prithu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras

Chapter 23

Mahārāja Prithu’s Going Back Home

Chapter 24

Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva

Chapter 25

The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

Chapter 26

King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry

Chapter 27

Attack by Candavega on the City of King Purañjana; the Character of Kālakanyā

Chapter 28

Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life

Chapter 29

Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

Chapter 30

The Activities of the Pracetās

Chapter 31

Nārada Instructs the Pracetās