Author: Veda Vyas
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Mahendra Mittal/IGEN B.
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 288
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788131009147
Description
Shrimada Bhagavata Purana is the treasure of the faithfuls for whom it is the worded manifestation of Krishna. Reading, reciting or hearing it is akin to making penance to gain the grace of Lord.
In this treatise, vested are the implied mysticisms of Vedas, Puranas, Upanishadas and theosophical philosophy. All the religious streams of thoughts harmoniously come together in its confluence to turn it into a holy encyclopaedia of religious philosophies of all inclusive Indian culture.
The original treatise is in Sanskrit language, to understand which requires special education. Hence, for the benefit of the readers, the book was first translated in simple Hindi and then this English digest was prepared taking great pains and care to preserve the soul of the treatise.
The original title was called ‘Shuka Sagara’ literally implying the sea of knowledge revealed by Sage Shuka. In folksy version it become popular as ‘Sukha Sagara’ literally meaning ‘Sea of Joy’ and the faithfuls do find in it a sea of spiritual happiness. Hence, the name stuck.
Every effort has been made to preserve the original narrative theme, purport, spirit, importance and content elements of the treatise.
Contents
GLORY OF SHRIMADA BHAGAVATA
1. ATMADEVA BRAHMIN
2. SHRIMADA BHAGAVATA RECITATION WEEK REGIME
ANTE-CHAPTER
3. ODE
4. BATHING BEAUTIES
5. MANIFESTATIONS OF HARI
6. PURANAS AND MAHABHARATA AS AUTHORED BY VYASA
7. NARADA STORY
8. CREATION OF SHRIMADA BHAGAVATA
9. KRISHNA DEPARTS
10. BIRTH OF PARIKSHITA
11. VIDURA
12. THE CURSE OF VIDURA
13. WORRIES FOR YUDHISHTHIRA
14. VICTORY CAMPAIGNS OF PARIKSHITA
15. DEALING WITH KALIYUGA
16. PARIKSHITA OFFENDS SAGE SHAMIKA
17. CONGREGATION
CHAPTER ONE
18. MEDITATION REGIME AND LORD HARI’S
19. COSMIC DIMENSION
20. DEITIES AND THEIR BLESSINGS
21. THE CREATION
CHAPTER TWO
22. VIDURA ON PILGRIMAGE
23. BOAR INCARNATION
24. PROGRESS OF CREATION
25. ASHTANGA YOGA
26. DEVOTION
27. THE FATE OF THE SINNERS
CHAPTER THREE
28. THE BLOODLINES OF OTHER DAUGHTERS OF MANU
29. TIFF BETWEEN DAKSHA AND SHIVA
30. BHAKT DHUVA
31. EVIL VENA AND PRITHU
32. PRACHETAS AND RAJA PURANJAN
CHAPTER FOUR
33. CHARACTER OF KING PRIYAVRATA
34. RAJA PRIYA VRATA
35. BHARATA AND DEER
36. DESCENDANTS
37. COSMIC DIMENSIONS
CHAPTER FIVE
38. AJAMILA
39. PENANCE OF DAKSHA
40. PRIESTHOOD FOR VISHWAROOPA
41. OFFSPRINGES OF ADITI AND DITI
CHAPTER SIX
42. JAI-VIJAYA
43. HUMAN DHARMA, CASTE DHARMA AND WOMAN DHARMA
44. SIGNS OF DHARMA AND CASTE
45. WOMAN’S DHARMA
46. BRAHMCHARYA AND VANAPRASTHNA ASHRAMA
47. ASPECTS OF ANTI- RELIGION
CHAPTER SEVEN
48. VARIOUS MANV ANTARAS
49. THE GODE SEEK HELP OF BRAHMA
50. SEA CHURNING
51. THE GREAT DEMON KING BALI
52. FISH INCARNATION OF LORD
CHAPTER EIGHT
53. THE STORY OF RAJA SUDYUMNA
54. TEN SONS OF MANU
55. CHYAVANA AND SUKANYA
56. NABHAGA-RAJA AMBARISH
57. IKSHVAKU, MANDHATA AND SAUBHARI
58. TRISHANNKU AND HARISHCHANDRA
59. RAJA SAGARA
60. SPECTACLES OF LORD RAMA
61. THE CHANDRA (MOON) DYNASTY
62. PARSHURAMA
63. VISHWAMITRA
64. PURU DYNASTY
65. DUSHYANTA- SHAKUNTALA
66. PANCHALA, KAURAVASETC
CHAPTER NINE
67. REASSURING MOTHER EARTH
68. POOTNA REDEMPTION
69. SHAKATA AND TRINAVARTA
70. VATSASURA AND BAKASURA REDEMPTION
71. SALVATION OF AGHASURA
72. BRAHMA’S DELUSION
73. DHENUKASURA
74. KALIA NAAG
75. REDEEMED IS PRALAMBASURA
76. MAGIC OF FLUTE
77. BLESSED ARE THE WIVES
78. KRISHNA BELITTLES INDRA
79. LIBERATION OF NANDA
80. RAAS LEELA
81. SUDARSHANA REDEEMED
82. SALVATION OF SHANKHACHOORA
83. ARISHTASURA DEALT WITH
84. KESHI AND VYOMASURA
85. KRISHNA AND BALRAMA SET OUT FOR MATHURA
86. AKROORA IN HASTINAPUR
CHAPTER TEN
87. BATTLE WITH JARASANDHA
88. KALYAVANA AND MUCHUKUND
89. KALYAVANA AND SHAMBASURA
90. SYAMANTAKA GEM
91. THE MARRIA GES OF KRISHNA
92. BHAUMASURA AND 16,000 PRINCESSES
93. USHA-ANIRUDDHA
94. RAJA NRIGA
95. TYRANNY OF JARASANDHA
96. SHALVA
97. BALRAMA ON PILGRIMAGE
98. KRISHNA AND SUDAMA
99. GET TOGERHERS
100. ABDUCTION OF SUBHADRA
101. PRAYER TO LORD BY VEDAS
102. SHANKAR AND VRIKASURA
103. LORD ANANTA
104. SPLENDOURS OF KRISHNA
CHAPTER ELEVEN
105. ACCURSED YADAVAS
106. INCARNATIONS OF LORD
107. WORSHIP OF LORD
108. THE VISIT OF BRAHMA AND THE GODS
109. MASTERY OF VARIOUS TYPES
110. BHAKTI AND JNANA
111. RULES-DISCIPLINES
112. JNANA YOGA, KARMA YOGA AND BHAKTI YOGA
113. ENDURANCE PERSONIFIED
114. SAMKHYA YOGA
115. THREE INSTINCTS OR TENDENCIES
116. KRIYA YOGA
117. DESTRUCTION OF YADAVAS
118. KRISHNA’S RETURN TO HIS ABODE
CHAPTER TWELVE
119. ROYAL DYNASTIES OF KALIYUGA
120. GLORY OF BHAGAVATA PURANA
121. FOR THE FAITHFUL
122. AARTI KUNJ BIHARI