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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 xss=\"removed\"\u003e 1. THE GANESA PURANA\u003cbr\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 II. DATING AND PLACE OF COMPOSITION OF THE GANESA PURANA\u003cbr\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=\"80%\"\u003e PUBLISHER'S NOTE\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"10%\"\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\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 16\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 20\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 49\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 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