Table of Contents
Lord Śiva's Dance of Dissolution  157    The Destruction of the Sacrificial Arena  160    Dakṣa Beheaded by Vīrabhadra  165
CHAPTER SIX
Lord Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva    169     Priests and Demigods Approach Lord Brahmā  169    Lord Śiva Easily Pleased  172    The Abode of Kailāsa  175    The Lake in Which Satī Bathed  180    Celestial Damsels Enjoy in Sanctified Rivers  182    The Airplanes of the Heavenly Denizens  184    Śiva Surrounded by Saintly Persons  190    Lord Śiva, Chief of All Thinkers  194    Lord Brahmā Speaks to Śiva  196    Miscreants Destined to Ghastly Hells  200    Envious Persons Already Killed by Providence  203    Vaiṣṇavas Never Bewildered by  Māyā   205    The Recommended Sacrifice for this Age  209
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa    211     Śiva Pacified by the Words of Lord Brahmā  211    Dakṣa Given a Goat's Head  213    Dakṣa's Heart Cleansed  219    Dakṣa's Prayers to Lord Śiva  221    The  Brāhmaṇas  Arrange to Offer Oblations  226    The Appearance of Lord Nārāyaṇa  228    Lord Viṣṇu Worshipable by Everyone  231    Dakṣa Offers Respectful Prayers to the Lord  234    The Formidable Fort of Conditional Existence  236
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