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You have narrated to me, illustrious sage, the creation of the world, the genealogies of the patriarchs, the duration…
UPON this subject, Maitreya, you shall hear what the wise Vyāsa has related, as it is communicated truly by me. It wa…
Three different kinds of dissolution. Duration of a Parārddha. The Clepsydra, or vessel for measuring time. The disso…
WHEN the waters have reached the region of the seven Ṛṣis, and the whole of the three worlds is one ocean, they stop.…
The third kind of dissolution, or final liberation from existence. Evils of worldly life. Sufferings in infancy, manh…
Means of attaining liberation. Anecdotes of Khāṇḍikya and Keśidhvaja. The former instructs the latter how to atone fo…
Keśidhwaja describes the nature of ignorance, and the benefits of the Yoga, or contemplative devotion. Of the novice …
Conclusion of the dialogue between Parāśara and Maitreya. Recapitulation of the contents of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa: merit o…