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LTD.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2023\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003ePart I: 9788120836990\u003cbr\u003ePart II: 9788120837003 (Book I)\u003cbr\u003e9788120840980 (Book II)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e1019\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.5 inch x 6.0 inch\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e1.60 kg\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e This book is a reworking of an earlier work The Ganesa Purana. Volume One . Upasanakhanda, Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1995. I have revised the translation for this new edition, the Introduction has been substantially shortened and the notes to the translation have been severely truncated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e I have tried to make the translation less literal than in the previous volume and I have been able to correct some mistakes in the initial translation, especially following some good suggestions made by reviewers such as Ludo Rocher and John Brockington.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. THE GANESA PURANA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e The Ganesapurana (GnP.) is a Puranic text probably composed in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Its contents derive partially from earlier literature dealing with Ganesa, but also draw on the body of myths found in the mahapuranas and upapuranas. It is divided into two books, called Upasanakhanda (Ukh.) and Kridakhanda (Krkh.), which are complementary with each other from the perspective of contents. Each book contains many myths and sections of text detailing rituals to be performed to Ganesa, though 'these are much less common in the Krkh. In addition, the forty-sixth chapter of the Ukh. contains a sahasranamastotra and chapters one hundred and thirty-nine to one hundred and fifty of the Krkh. contain the Ganesagita. The presence of both these plus the large body of myths makes this an almost complete devotional text for the worship and theology of Ganesa. Whether the text was developed as a literary expression of one of the Ganapatya sects, cannot be determined because of lack of any direct connection between it, and the other Purana dealing with Ganesa-the Mudgalapurana-, and the presence of a distinct sect of Ganesa worshippers located at a specific time and place probably in Maharashtra. Yet there must have been an audience for the text, a growing audience judging from the large number of manuscripts dating from about 1760 until the end of the nineteenth century. In addition, institutional support to fund the initial composition of the text must have come from one or more patrons, conceivably, though speculatively, the family of Moraya Gosavi in Cincwad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e One should not read the extant GnP. in order to find out about the early history .of the development of Ganesa as a god, I nor should it be read to discover the meaning of the myths about the early birth of Ganesa, his functioning as Parvati's house-guard and his clash with Siva, subsequent beheading and acquisition of the head of an elephant. 2 As for the first, Ganesa was already a very popular god by the time his Purana was composed and had many sacred places associated with him, though the founding of some of these is provided in the GnP. itself. For the second, the myths of his childhood as they are expressed in the mahapuranas are reinterpreted in the Ukh. and are directly present in the Krkh, but in an extremely muted manner, with the tension between Ganesa and Siva being underplayed, though still in evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Rather the GnP. must be read as the product of a time when Ganesa had already assumed a status as one of the most popular Hindu gods over much of the sub-continent. The appearance of both it and the Mudgalapurana at similar periods suggests a need was felt by certain groups of Ganesa worshippers to establish Ganesa textually as a god of status not unlike Visnu and his more popular avataras, Siva, Hanuman or the goddess. I am not saying there occurred a competition between the worshippers of these gods- especially given the likelihood that many individuals worshipped more than one of them-but that it was considered a god like Ganesa should be represented in a text or texts where he was unambiguously the principal god. This would be a text not only drawing together any myths that might have been developed to expose the unique activities of this god within the larger framework of received mythology, it would also present his theology (through the vehicle of myth and stotra) and collect together as much material pertaining to puja as was deemed necessary. It is true that a series of Tantras dealing with Ganesa had been in existence for some time, but knowledge of them would surely have been restricted to a small circle of adepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Regrettably we have no direct evidence as to how it was used in a recitational sense, though I heard in October 1983 that recitations from it were being performed in a Ganesa temple in Pune. The sahasranama stotra has been recorded in compact disc form and vernacular versions of the text have existed since the early eighteenth century. I have easily been able to purchase several summaries of the text in Marathi and copies of the Tamil Vinayakar Purana can easily be purchased in temple book stalls. Despite this the GnP. seems not to have been widely known outside of a certain intellectual elite and even now, when all the signs suggest Ganesa is becoming a popular god all over India, the text remains largely unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eII. DATING AND PLACE OF COMPOSITION OF THE GANESA PURANA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Determination of the date of any Sanskrit text, except for the most recent is always difficult. Not only is it necessary to date the beginning and end of the compositional process, it is also necessary to date the stages corresponding to the development of new recensions if these arise. In the case of the GnP., the manuscript evidence I have looked at does not suggest the evolution of the text through various stages. Of course this applies only to the manuscript tradition. Any evidence pertaining to the presence of an oral tradition is completely lost to us. The manuscript evidence is consistent in presenting a very late date for the text and does not allow us to establish a stemma for the manuscripts of which there are a very large number.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e That so many appear at a particular time (between 1700 and 1850) is in itself a significant development in the dispersal of the text and is one definite indication of the popularity of the god and the systematization of attempts to portray him as a popular god. The existence of both the GnP. and the MudP, with their huge body of myths, metaphysical component and substantial ritual element, reflect a felt need to codify all aspects of Ganesa worship and to universalize a god who must have already been universalized, if we can judge from the dispersion of iconographical evidence. What this means is that any scholarly study of the GnP. will be required to date the text and date the extensive appearance of manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e We cannot know the prior history of the development of the GnP. if it did in fact exist prior to its earliest manuscript evidence. Obviously, using the epics as a parallel example, a given text can exist either in oral or written form long before its earliest manuscripts but to prove this we need to have external evidence of the kind that includes testimonia. Only in the latest of the Nibandhas (1708) do we find evidence of the use of the GnP. as a source and in the earlier Nibandhas, sources for the Ganesacaturthi rituals are listed as several of the mahapuranas which deal extensively with Ganesa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd width=\"10%\"\u003e A.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"70%\"\u003e PUBLISHER'S NOTE\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"20%\"\u003e v\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e B.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e ABBREVIATIONS\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e XI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e C.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e INTRODUCTION\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e I\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Ganesa Purana\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xiii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e II.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Dating and Place of Composition of the Ganesa Purana\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xv\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e III.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Idiosyncratic Nature of the Ganesa Purana\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xxi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e V.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Content of the upasanakhanda\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xxiii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VI.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Traditional and non-traditional material in the upasanakhanaa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xxxiv\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VII.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The upasanakhanda as a ritual text\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xxxix\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VIII.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e A note on the text\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xlii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e D.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e TRANSLATION AND NOTES\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e PART I\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Somakanta\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 2\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Second Chapter\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 4\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 3\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Conduct and so forth\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 4\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Entering the City\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 12\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 5\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Conversation between Sudharma and Cyavana 16\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 6\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Arrival at Bhrgu's Hermitage\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Somakanta's Earlier Life\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 24\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 8\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Restraining of many Birds\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 27\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 9\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Instruction to the King\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 31\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 10\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Vyasa's Questions\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 34\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 11\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Mantra\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 37\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 12\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Vision of Ganesa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 40\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 13\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Brahma's Eulogy\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 43\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 14\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Brahma's Anxiety\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 15\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Gajanana's Worship\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 51\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 16\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Entreaty to the Goddess\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 55\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 17\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Instruction in the Mantra\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 58\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 18\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the-Origin of Siddhaksetra\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 62\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 19\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Kamala's Son\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 66\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 20\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Daksa's Eulogy\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 70\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 21\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Teaching of the Man\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 75\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 22\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Ballala and Vinayaka\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 78\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 23\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Narration of the Future\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 83\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 24\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Vision\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 87\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 25\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Consecration Ceremony\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 89\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 26\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Lineage\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 92\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 27\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Consecration of Rukmangada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 95\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 28\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Fasting unto Death\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 97\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 29\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Visit of Narada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 99\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 30\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Violation of Ahalya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 102\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 31\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description ofIndra's Curse\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 104\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 32\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The tale of the Mantra\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 107\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 33\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Indra'sGoing Forth\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 110\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 34\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Sacred Forge of Cintamani\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 113\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 35\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Fate of Kadamba City\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 117\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 36\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Grtsamada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 122\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 37\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Boon-giver\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 126\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 38\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of Boons\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 130\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 39\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Indra's Defeat\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 134\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 40\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Eulogy\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 138\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 41\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The arrival of Narada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 144\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 42\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Battle\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 147\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 43\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Victory\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 150\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 44\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Austerity\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 153\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 45\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of a Boon to the Mountain Dweller\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 156\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 46\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Narration of the Thousand-names of Ganesa in the conversation between Siva and Ganesa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 160\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 47\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Siva's Victory\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 181\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 48\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Parvatf's Appearance\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 185\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 49\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Ritual for an Earthen Image of Ganesa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 189\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 50\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Vow of the Fourth during the conversation between Parvati and Himavat\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 195\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 51\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Fifty-first Chapter\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 197\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 52\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Traditional Narration in the Conversation between Himavat and Parvati\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 203\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 53\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Nala's Vow in the Conversation between Himavat and Parvati\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 206\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 54\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Candrangada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 210\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 55\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Conversation between Indumati and Narada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 213\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 56\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Union of Siva and Parvati\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 216\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 57\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Conversation between Indra and Surasena\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 220\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 58\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Short Tale of Bhrusundi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 223\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 59\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Tale of the Vow called the Samkastacaturthi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 228\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 60\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Narrative concerning the Vow of the Fourth\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 231\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 61\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Angaracaturthi Vow\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 234\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 62\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Moon's Curse and favour\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 239\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 63\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Durva Grass\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 244\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 64\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Durvamahatmya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 247\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 65\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Durvamahatmya (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 252\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 66\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Durvamahatmy (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 254\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 67\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Durvamahatmya (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 258\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 68\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Durvamahatmya (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 261\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 69\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Vow called Samkasta of the Fourth\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 266\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 70\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Vow of the Fourth\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 270\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 71\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Vow of the Fourth\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 276\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 72\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Vow of the Fourth\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 278\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 73\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Caturthimahatmya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 281\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 74\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Caturthimahatmya (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 285\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 75\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Caturthimahatmya (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 288\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 76\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Seventy-sixth Chapter\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 292\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 77\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Caturthimahatmya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 296\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 78\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Seventy-eighth Chapter\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 302\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 79\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Kartavirya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 307\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 80\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Kartavirya (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 311\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 81\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Rama\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 315\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 82\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Relating to Bhargava\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 317\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 83\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of a Boon to Rama\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 320\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 84\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e On the Solicitation of Kama\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 325\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 85\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Burning of Kama\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 330\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 86\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Visakha\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 336\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 87\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Karttikeya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 336\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 88\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Demon Taraka\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 338\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 89\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kama's Request for a Boon\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 344\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 90\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Sesa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 324\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 91\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Sesa (Contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 352\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 92\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Various Forms of Worship\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 357\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 93\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Gajanana's Name\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 362\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e The second book of the GnP must be read as a complement to the first book, the Upasanakhanda. Where the first introduces the mythology of Ganesa by focussing on how a person becomes his devotee and the subsequent worship this requires, the second takes a more direct theological aim. It offers a comprehensive set of narratives dealing with the god's adventures in the world and how he cheats certain classes of people, saves others, reveals himself to yet a third category and provokes a fourth. These adventures are placed together and organized through the application of a number of thematic frames exercizing control over a diverse range of content, which despite its diversity, has a certain uniformity about it. Of these the avatara frame is one of the most important and easily recognized, and conveys a kind of a universal ambience to the god's activities. Its ubiquity in the Krkh means that the Ukh can be read as focusing on the individual in relation to Ganesa, whereas the Krkh focuses on the triple-world in relation to him. And to extend this further, the majority of myths In the Ukh are in part built around the motif of the consequences of an individual's failure to worship Ganesa first before any undertaking. This motif is far less common in the Krkh, without, however, being totally absent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e In the GN and Wai editions of the GnP, the second khanda is called Uttarakhanda, in contrast with the Purvakhanda, the alternative name for the Upasanakhanda. However, in the colophons the title haphazardly alternates between Krida and Uttarakhanda. Yet irrespective of whether the word lila or Krida is used, the reader\/hearer is never allowed to lose sight of the games being depicted in the myths populating the Krkh. As both avatara and boy, Ganesa is depicted in game playing activities from the beginning to the end of the GnP, and even when the .austere Visvarupa forms of the god are described at so many spots in the text, the idea of play is present and, like the BhagP, the Krkh can he read as a meditation on lila.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e I. Literary Organization of KRKH\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Like the Ukh the Krkh can easily be divided into individual myths and larger Narrative Units. The Ganesagita (138-148), for example, stands as a separate generic unit by itself, even though most Gitas do appear within larger textual units than themselves. An overall organization of the contents of this khanda is given, typically, as early as the first chapter and it is followed relatively consistently and the reader\/hearer is reminded time and again of its relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e In period after period Ganesa has different names, different vehicles, different deeds, different qualities and he destroys different demons. In the Krtayuga he is mounted on a lion, he is ten-armed and named Vinayaka. His body looks splendid, it is huge, he gives gifts to everyone and he is independent. In the Tretayuga he is mounted on a peacock and he has six arms, a white skin and he is famous in the triple-world under the name of Mayuresvara. In the Dvaparayuga he is coloured red, mounted on a rat and four-armed. He is called Gajanana and gods and humans worship him. But in the Kaliyuga he is smoke-coloured, mounted on a horse and has two hands. He is called Dhumraketu and destroys the barbarian armies. He has killed many demons and I am now going to tell you about that, sage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e This is only a rough guide to the reading of the contents. The sections of the text which correspond to the four yuga frame are the following: Krta (2,1,23-2,72,36), Treta (2, 73, 3- 2,126,63), Dvapara (2,127,7 - 2,137,41) and Kali (2, 149, 1541) ; and the respective demonic figures are Devantaka and Narantaka, Sindhu and Sindura, but with no such figure occurring in the Kaliyuga. Chapters 138-148 comprise the GG and from 149-155 all of the major interlocutory frames are completed and the conditions under which the Purana was first heard are given.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Such an organization of events is not uncommon, being seen already in the; ViP, and earlier still in the Mbh, but some utilize the temporal frame provided by the pancalaksana scheme. What is perhaps unique about the GnP is its stated intention to use the yuga scheme and the very perceptible way it carries through this intention. The ViP does not trace the role of Visnu extensively through the entire text in the same way as the GnP. Running alongside this is the Balacarita The Life of the Boy. This name occurs in thirty-six out of one hundred and fifty-five colophons of the Kshh, overwhelmingly in the first seventy chapters, after which it does not occur at all. Within these chapters it is concentrated between chapters nine and forty-six, which deal with Ganesa's childhood from two separate perspectives: his upbringing in the hermitage of Kasyapa and Aditi, on the one hand, and his time spent with the king of kasi, on the other. The whole of the Krkh is a Balacarita in the sense that the god is presented as a boy overwhelmingly. As an adult he hardly appears at all, an observation valid also for the Ukh. Yet the linear temporality of many of the chapters is organized in line with Ganesa's age measured by year or samskara performed. This has a much more vivid and immediate impact on the narrative as the temporality of much of the action corresponds to the time of a particular samskara of the boy. In short, the periods of his boyhood break up the narration into short periods of narrated time, contrasting fundamentally with the huge time spans of the yugas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Strictly speaking the Balacarita is subordinate to the yuga scheme, but that scheme is nowhere as developed as the Balacarita, nor does its presence emerge so closely to the surface of the text. It is, finally, arguable that the Balacarita is a generic type, pro to type in earlier texts such as the BhagP, though different from the Ganapatikhanda of the Brahmavaivarta Purana; which could conceivably have been taken as another model. I suspect though, that the childhood of Krsna in the tenth book of the BhagP, with the erotic material absented, would have been the most appropriate model as it ties in the theme of childhood with that of the avatara, a combination not replicated in the Ganapatikhanda.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e II. AVATARA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e What ties together both temporal frames just outlined is the avatara myth which, closely intertwined with Ganesa's games, forms the principle plot of the Krkh. The depiction of the avatara in the Krkh is absolutely dear and possesses no ambiguity. As an example are the following words of Ganesa when he addresses Kasyapa after he has killed Devantaka and Narantaka.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Formerly propitiated by austerities, I became your son, and I removed the Earth's burden and appropriately destroyed the very powerful daityas, oppressors of the triple world, Devantaka and Narantaka. The gods and the sadhus were protected and others were supported. (2, 72, 35-36)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Here are the central elements of the avatara plot: the overburdened Earth, the powerful demonic forces, the oppression of the gods and the propitiation of the god to become the avatara. Other descriptions are closer to the wording given in the famous passage from the Bhg 4, 7-8.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e Why did Ganesa have to be depicted as an avatara, considering that this particular role is never brought into association with him in the classical Puranas where his mythology is initially strongly developed? Two possibilities could be suggested for this and it is significant that the avatara role is also heavily stressed in the MudP. In the first instance, Ganesa is a creator and destroyer of obstacles, either of which can be given emphasis in any of the myths in the GnP. Since, formally speaking, all myths involve the creation of a lack and its removal, the avatara myths derive their plot line from the (often inadvertent) establishment of a lack in dharma and the removal of this lack by the re-establishment of dharma. This is consistent with the theme of the god who removes obstacles and, equally, it falls within the required role of the avatara. Secondly, in a text which aims to provide a Puranic style text for the Ganapatyas or some other very prominent lineage of Ganesa devotees, the text would have to be complete in what it offers about Ganesa, but also ensure the image presented of him is one that would make him comparable to the other major gods and goddesses who are accorded avataras in the maha and Upapuranas. This responds to both sectarian and generic pressures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e III. BOYHOOD AND DIVINE IDENTITY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp xss=\"removed\"\u003e The compound Balacarita is a keyword whose various meanings reach far beyond the actual meanings of the words \"boy\" and \"life.\" The boy is depicted brilliantly in several different guises: as a growing boy being taken through the sa1fl$kiiras, as a playmate, as someone who takes many disguises, as a son, as an object of devotion, sometimes as a young warrior and as an object of derision. In the interaction of all these themes a complex-image of the boy develops, an image strongly influenced by the way those figures with whom he interacts perceive the divine\/human split. This does not mean the text is offering us a simple binary opposition which would take precedence as an heuristic device. Rather it is the implications of the interaction of all these distinct images and-the status of those who perceive them that is vital in reading the complex persona of the boy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd width=\"10%\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"80%\"\u003e Abbreviations\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"10%\"\u003e xi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Introduction\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xiii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e I\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Literary Organization of the Krkh\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xiv\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e II\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Avatara\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xvi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e III\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Boyhood and Divine Identity\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xvii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e IV\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Mothers\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xxvi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e V\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Demonic Recognition.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xxxii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Elephant-head or Human-head\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xxxviii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa as Object of Devotion\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xli\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e VIII\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Types of Myths in the Krkh\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xlvi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e IX\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Intertextuality: The Life of Krsna\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e lx\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Translation and Notes\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART II: KRIDA KHANDA (BOOK I)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Obeisance to the Lord of the Illustrious, Ganesa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 2\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Gaining of the Boon\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 6\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 3\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Victory in Heaven\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 9\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 4\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Vyasa's Question\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 13\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 5\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Dialogue between Sage Kasyapa and Aditi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 15\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 6\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Vinayaka's Manifestation\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 20\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Liberation of the Demoness Viraja\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 25\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 8\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Liberation of the Crocodile\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 28\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 9\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Eulogy Beginning with Ha Ha\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 31\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 10\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of Various Names\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 36\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 11\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Indra's Theophany\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 39\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 12\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Night-Stalkers\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 43\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 13\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa's Entry into Kasi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 48\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 14\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa's Kills Demons for the Brahmin Dharmadatta\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 51\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 15\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Freeing of the City\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 55\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 16\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Return of the King\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 59\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 17\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa's Invitation to Bhrusundin\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 64\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 18\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Cheating Demon\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 69\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 19\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Kupa and Kandara\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 73\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 20\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Three Demons\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 77\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 21\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Demoness who Appears as Aditi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 81\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 22\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The People's Request\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 87\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 23\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of the Boon to Sukla\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 91\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 24\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Vinayaka's Feeding\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 95\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 25\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of the Proclamation about Devotion\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 99\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 26\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Liberation of Bhisma and the Raksasa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 102\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 27\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Confinement of the Ministers\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 104\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 28\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the Births of Bhisma and the Raksasa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 107\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 29\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Virocana\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 110\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 30\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Tale of the Vamana Avatara\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 113\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 31\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Vamana's Praise of Ganesa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 117\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 32\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description of Kirti's Praise\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 122\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 33\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Revival of the Boy\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 126\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 34\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Story of Mandara and Samika\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 130\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 35\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Praise of Mandara and Sami\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 134\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 36\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Savitri Curses the Gods to become Rivers\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 138\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 37\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Glorification of the Sami and the Mandara\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 141\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 38\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Dhundhiraja\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 144\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 39\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Narrative of Durasada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 150\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 40\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Vinayaka Born from Parvau's Sakti\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 153\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 41\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Battle between Ganesa and Durasada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 157\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 42\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Victory over Durasada\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 160\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 43\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Narrative of Dhundhiraja\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 163\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 44\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Divodasa' s Reign\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 164\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 45\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Divodasa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 166\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 46\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa Enters Varanasi as an Astrologer\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 170\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 47\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Visnu Enters Varanasi as a Buddhist\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 173\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 48\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of a Boon to Kirti\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 177\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 49\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description of the Results of the Sami and the Mandara\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 182\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 50\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description of Ganesa's World\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 185\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 51\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Arrival of the Flying Vehicle\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 191\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 52\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Tour of the Divine Cities\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 194\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 53\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the King's Attainment of Wonderful Bliss\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 199\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 54\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa Gives a Darsana to the People of Varanasi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 204\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 55\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Release of the Messengers\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 209\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 56\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Departure of Narantaka\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 212\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 57\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Confinement of the King\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 217\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 58\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Restraint of Narantaka\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 221\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 59\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Liberation of the King\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 225\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 60\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Battle between Narantaka, the Daitya King and Vinayaka\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 229\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 61\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Destruction of the Daitya and Manifestation of the Universal Form\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 233\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 62\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Siege of the City\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 236\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 63\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Removal of Sukra\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 241\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 64\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Battle between the Siddhis and the Demons\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 244\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 65\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Buddhi's Victory\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 246\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 66\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Defeat of the Siddhis\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 249\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 67\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Battle of the Weapons\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 252\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 68\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Battle of the Weapons (contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 255\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 69\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Entrance into the City\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 259\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 70\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Entrance into the City (contd.)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 262\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 71\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Vinayaka's Return to the Hermitage\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 264\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 72\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Tale of Vinayaka's Life\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 268\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 73\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description of Sindhu's Progenation\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 272\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 74\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of a Boon\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 277\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 75\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Defeat of the Gods\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 281\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 76\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Visnu Battles the Demon Army\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 285\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 77\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Visnu Gives a Boon to Sindhu\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 287\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 78\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of a Boon of Prosperity to the Gods\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 290\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 79\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Gift of a Mantra to Gauri\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 294\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 80\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa Agrees to be Reborn in Parvati\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 298\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 81\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa Appears before Parvati in his Universal Form\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 301\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 82\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa's Name-Giving\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 304\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 83\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa Kills the Vulture Grdha before Parvati\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 309\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART II: KRIDA KHANDA (BOOK II)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 84\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Balasura\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 313\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 85\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa's Protective Amulet\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 317\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 86\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Description of the seating on the Ground\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 321\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 87\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Asura Kamatha\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 324\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 88\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Asura Mancaka\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 328\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 89\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Asura Salabha\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 332\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 90\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Avija\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 335\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 91\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Silasura and Matsyasura\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 338\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 92\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Showing of the Universal Vision and the Killing of the Asura Kardama\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 343\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 93\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Cancala\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 348\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 94\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Trip to Gautama's Hermitage\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 351\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 95\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Asura Vrka\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 355\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 96\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Debate between Aditi and Gauri\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 361\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 97\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Vinata and Kadru\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 366\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 98\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Giving of a Boon to Sikhandin\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 371\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 99\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Asura Bhaga I\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 375\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 100\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Asura Bhaga II\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 380\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 101\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Destruction of the daitya Army\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 385\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 102\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Battle with the Asura Kamala\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 388\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 103\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Asura Kamala\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 391\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 104\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Manifestation of the Universal From\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 394\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 105\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Casting Out of the Idea of Difference in Visvadeva\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 398\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 106\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa Steals the Moon on Siva's Forehead\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 404\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 107\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Destruction of Indra's Sacrifice\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 407\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 108\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Removal of Yama's Arrogance\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 412\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 109\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of the Raksasas\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 415\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 110\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Despatch of Nandin\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 419\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 111\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description of the Deliberations I\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 421\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 112\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description of the Deliberations II\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 425\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 113\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Mitra and Kaustubha\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 428\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 114\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Defeat of Sindhu's Army\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 432\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 115\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Enacting of a Multiplicity of Forms to Sindhu\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 436\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 116\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Cleansing of the Battlefield\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 440\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 117\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Durga's Speech\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 444\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 118\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Kala and Vikala\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 447\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 119\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sindhu's Sons Fight the Divine Army\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 450\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 120\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Conversation between Sindhu and His Father\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 453\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 121\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Mayuresa Defeats Sindhu's Army\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 458\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 122\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Destruction of Sindhu's Army\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 463\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 123\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Killing of Sindhu\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 467\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 124\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Trip to the City\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 473\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 125\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Canesa's Marriage to Siddhi and Buddhi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 478\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 126\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Magnificence of the Doors\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 482\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 127\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Origin of Sindura\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 488\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 128\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Freeing of Parvati\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 491\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 129\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ganesa is Propitiated to Kill Sindura\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 497\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 130\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Imperceptibility of Gajanana\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 500\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 131\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Victory over the Gandharvas\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 504\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 132\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The journey to Kailasa\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 506\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 133\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Appearance of Parasara\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 509\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 134\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e How the Rat Became Ganesa's Vehicle\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 512\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 135\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Description of the Curse on Kraunca\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 516\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 136\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Departure of Sindura\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 519\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 137\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Instruction of Varenya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 522\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 138\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Yoga of the Meaning of the Essence of Samkhya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 527\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 139\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Yoga of Action\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 533\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 140\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Attainment of Knowledge\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 537\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 141\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Two-fold Yoga and Renunciation\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 542\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 142\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Yoga Recommending the Lifestyle of Yoga\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 545\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 143\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The yoga of Intellect\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 548\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 144\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Yoga of Worship\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 550\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 145\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Appearance of his Universal Form\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 552\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 146\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Yoga of Discrimination between Knower of the Field and the Field\u003c\/td\u003e 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