TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over
All the Directions of the Universe
The Birth of the Two Demons  677    Omens of Evil Times  686    The Benediction of Hiraṇyakaśīpu  690    Hiraṇyākṣa Shows His Splendor  694    Varuṇa Waxes Angry  697
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Battle Between Lord Boar
and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
The Lord in His Boar Incarnation  700    The Abusive Words of the Demon  705    The Lord Expresses His Terrible Anger  708    Hiraṇyākṣa and the Lord Strike Each Other  715    Brahmā Addresses Nārāyaṇa  718
CHAPTER NINETEEN
The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
The Lord Accepts Brahmā's Prayer  723    The Lord Invokes His Sudarśana Discus  726    The Great Demon's Valor Frustrated  730    The Demon Employs Many Conjuring Tricks  733
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