Category: Bhagavatam

King Priyavrata was the second son of Svayambhuva Manu and his wife Satarupa. King Priyavrata’s grandson was King Nabhi. King Nabhi desired to have sons, so he worshipped Lord Vishnu for the fulfilment of his desires. Because King Nabhi worshipped the Lord with faith and devotion Lord Vishnu appeared before him. Lord Vishnu was effulgent…… Continue reading Chapter 13 – King Rishaba

Svayambhuva Manu and his wife Satarupa had two sons named Uttanapada and Priyavrata. King Uttanapada had two wives, named Suruci and Suniti. Suruci was the favourite wife of the king. Suruci had a son named Uttama and Suniti’s son was named Dhruva. One day King Uttanapada was playing with his son Uttama and he placed…… Continue reading Chapter 12 – The Story of Dhruva Maharaja

After Kardama left, Kapila stayed on at home to benefit his mother Devahuti. One day Devahuti remembered the words of Brahma and she said to Kapila, I am disgusted with the agitation produced by my senses because it has caused me to become overcome by the darkness of ignorance. Because of this ignorance I have…… Continue reading Chapter 11 – The Teachings of Lord Kapila

King Pariksit said, Would you please describe the respected dynasty of Svayambhuva Manu whose descendants populated the universe. Suka said, Svayambhuva Manu and his wife Satarupa had five children: two sons, Priyavrata and Uttanapada, and three daughters, Akuti, Devahuti and Prasuti. Their daughter Devahuti was the wife of the son of Brahma, the sage Kardama.…… Continue reading Chapter 10 – Kardama Muni and Devahuti

Diti was afraid that the children in her womb would cause trouble, so she only gave birth to twin sons after one hundred years. When the children were born, there were many bad omens that caused great fear to the people of the world. The mountains on the earth shook with earthquakes and the world…… Continue reading Chapter 9 – The Battle Between Lord Boar and Hiranyaksa

King Pariksit said, Why did Lord Boar fight and kill the criminal Hiranyaksa? Could you please explain this to me? Suka Goswami said, The story of the fight between Lord Boar and Hiranyaksa begins with Hiranyaksa’s mother Diti and his father Kasyapa. Diti desired to have a child and one night she was overcome with…… Continue reading Chapter 8 – The Appearance of Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakashipu

The first creation of Brahma was the sages Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana and Sanat-kumara. Brahma then asked them all to create offspring, but the sages refused because they had taken a vow of celibacy in order to achieve liberation from material life. Because his sons had disobeyed him, Brahma became angry. Although he tried to control…… Continue reading Chapter 7 – The Appearance of Lord Boar

King Pariksit said, Suka Goswami, as you describe the Supreme Lord I find your words dispelling the darkness of my ignorance. Would you please explain how the Supreme Lord uses his cosmic illusory power to create the universe? How does the Supreme Lord of infinite power also preserve and then withdraw the universe? The mysterious…… Continue reading Chapter 6 – The Process of Creation

Suka Goswami said, King Pariksit, among all the subjects that should be heard, this one is of the greatest benefit for all people. The answer to your question is esteemed by those who have knowledge of the soul and they consider it the most important topic for discussion. There are thousands of topics that are…… Continue reading Chapter 5 – Suka’s Answer to King Pariksit

Now I will tell you about the birth, activities and liberation of King Pariksit, the sage amongst kings. After the battle of Kuruksetra where the warriors from both sides were killed, Asvatthama, the son of Dronacarya, tried to kill the last living heir in the Pandava family. He released a sonic missile aimed at King…… Continue reading Chapter 4 – King Pariksit and Suka Goswami