viii
Diti Recalls the Words of Her Husband 
 737 
 
 
 Brahmā Arrives on the Spot 
 741 
 
 
 Lord Hari Returns to His Own Abode 
 745 
 
 
 Hearing the Works and Deeds of Devotees 
 749
CHAPTER TWENTY
Conversation Between
Maitreya and Vidura 755
Vidura Born from the Body of Vedavyāsa 
 757 
 
 
 Hearing the Magnanimous Activities of the Lord 
 760 
 
 
 Questions by Vidura 
 763 
 
 
 Production of the Total Material Elements 
 765 
 
 
 Brahmā Born from the Lotus Flower 
 768 
 
 
 Brahmā Throws Off the Body of Ignorance 
 772 
 
 
 Demons Born from the Backside of Brahmā 
 775 
 
 
 The Demons Take Twilight for a Damsel 
 781 
 
 
 Brahmā Gives Up His Form of Moonlight 
 788 
 
 
 Creation of the Siddhas and Vidyādharas 
 793 
 
 
 Brahmā Evolves Great Sages as His Sons 
 797
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 801
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda Rule the World 
 802 
 
 
 Penance Practiced by Kardama Muni 
 805 
 
 
 Description of the Form of the Lord 
 809 
 
 
 Prayers by Kardama Muni 
 813 
 
 
 The Umbrella of the Lord's Lotus Feet 
 819 
 
 
 The Lord Creates Just Like a Spider 
 823 
 
 
 Viṣṇu's Words as Sweet as Nectar 
 827 
 
 
 Svāyambhuva Manu's Daughter Promised to Kardama 
 831