Table of Contents
Duration of the Four Millenniums  421    Duration of Life of the Manus  425    Brahmā's Night  429    Radius of the Material World  437
CHAPTER TWELVE
Creation of the Kumāras and Others  441
Creation of the Nescient Engagements  442    Creation of the Four Kumāras  444    Creation of Rudra  447    The Sons and Grandsons of Rudra  453    Nārada Born from the Deliberation of Brahmā  458    Brahmā Attracted to His Daughter  462    Brahmā Gives Up His Body  467    Manifestation of the Four  Vedas   471     Varṇāśrama-dharma  Established by Brahmā  476    Brahmā as the Complete Form of the Absolute Truth  479    Creation of Svāyambhuva Manu  483
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Appearance of Lord Varāha  487
Hearing from the Mouths of Pure Devotees  489    Brahmā Pleased with Manu  493    Devotional Service as One's Own Self Interest  497    Small Boar Comes Out of Brahmā's Nostril  501    The Tumultuous Voice of Lord Boar  505    Lord Boar Lifts the Earth  510    Prayers of the Sages to Lord Boar  513    The Lord Is Bound by Sacrifice Only  517    The Earth as the Wife of the Lord  521    Hearing the Auspicious Narration of Lord Boar  527
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