Harivamsa Purana (Volume Ten)

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Book Specification

Item Code:	NAD127
Author:	Purnaprajna Dasa
Publisher:	Ras Bihari Lal and Sons
Language:	Transliterated Text with English English
Edition:	2012
ISBN:	8184030738
Pages:	437
Cover:	Hardcover
Other Details	9.5 inch X 6.0 inch
Weight	770 gm

Book Description

From the Jacket

Harivamsa and Mahabharata are complementary to each other. Harivamsa especially describes the pastimes of the supreme Lord that took place after the battle at Kuruksetra including his pastimes of disappearance. Harivamsa is considered to be a supplement of Mahabharata. It is divided into three parts Harivamsa parva Visnu parva and Bhavisya Parva. Harivamsa parva has fifty five chapters Visnu parva has one hundred twenty eight chapters and bhavisya parva has one hundred thirty five chapters. Harivamsa consists of about sixteen thousand verses.

Contents

Chapter 101
The Story of Hamsa and Dimbhaka	1
Chapter 102
Hamsa and Dimbhoka performing austerities and receive benedictions from Lord Siva	7
Chapter 103
Hasma and Dimbhoka go to the forest to hunt taking their friend Janardana with them	17
Chapter 104
Hamsa and Dimbhoka meet Durvasa Muni	23
Chapter 105
Hamsa and Dimbhaka insult Durvasa Muni	33
Chapter 106
Durvasa Muni warns Hamsa and Praises Janardana	41
Chapter 107
Durvasa Muni travels to Dvaraka to see Lord Krsna	47
Chapter 108
Conversation between Durvasa Muni and Lord Krsna	53
Chapter 109
Lord Krsna assures Durvasa Muni that he will kill Hamsa and Dimbhaka	73
Chapter 110
Hamsa Instructs the Brahmana Janardana to deliver a message to Lord Krsna at Dvaraka	81
Chapter 111
The Brahmana Janaradana’s thoughts as he journey to Dvaraka	89
Chapter 112
the Brahmana Janardana delivers Hamsa’s message to Lord Krsna	103
Chapter 113
Lord Krsna entrusts his reply to the Brahmana Janardana	117
Chapter 114
The brahmana Janardana returns to the court of Hamsa and Dimbhaka along with Satyaki	121
Chapter 115
The Brahmana Janardana describes his meeting with Lord Krsna	127
Chapter 116
Conversation between Satyaki and Hamsa	143
Chapter 117
Lord Krsna and the Yadavas arrive at Puskara	149
Chapter 118
Hamsa and Dimbhaka arrive at Puskara	155
Chapter 119
The Battle commences between Hamsa and Dimbhaka and the Yadavas	163
Chapter 120
Lord Krsna kills the demon vicakra	171
Chapter 121
Battle between Lord Balarama and Hamsa	179
Chapter 122
Battle between Satyaki and Dimbhaka	187
Chapter 123
Lord Balarama slays the Raksasa Hidimba	195
Chapter 124
The Battle moves to govardhana hill from Puskara battle between Lord Krsna and Hamsa	209
Chapter 125
Lord Krsna slays Hamsa in the river Yamuna	223
Chapter 126
The Death of Dimbhaka	227
Chapter 127
The Residents of vraja meet Krsna and Balarama at Govardhana hill	231
Chapter 128
Lord Krsna returns to Dvaraka	239
Chapter 129
The Procedure for reciting the Mahabharata	243
Chapter 130
Charity to be given during the recitation of Mahabharata	251
Chapter 131
Further description of the charity to be given after recitation of Mahabharata and Harivamsa	265
Chapter 132
The Demigods implore lord Siva to fight the Tripura demons	277
Chapter 133
Lord Siva Destroys Tripura	289
Chapter 134
The Contents of Harivamsa	301
Chapter 135
The Benefit of hearing Harivamsa	311
Harivamsa-Mahatmya
Chapter 1
Categories of Harivamsa recitations	319
Chapter 2
The Procedure for hearing a nine day recitation of Harivamsa	329
Chapter 3
The Procedure to be followed before the recitation of Harivamsa	345
Chapter 4
Recommendations and prohibitions regarding hearing a nine day recitation of Harivamsa	353
Chapter 5
Charity to be given and other considerations regarind the recitation of Harivamsa	375
Chapter 6
Other Considerations regarding the recitation of Harivamsa Phala sruti	385
Santanagopalastrotram
The Prayer to obtain a child	401
Sri Visnu Sata Nama Stotram
One Hundred names of Lord Visnu	435

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