Table of Contents
Preface   ix     Introduction   xiii
CHAPTER SIX
The Progeny of the Daughters of Dakṣa    1
Dakṣa Begets Sixty Daughters  2
Upendra Born of Marutvati  6
Viśvakarmā Born of Āṅgirasī  10
Dakṣa Curses the Moon-god  14
Description of the Descendants of Aditi  22
CHAPTER SEVEN
Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati    27
Bṛhaspati Rejects the Demigods  31
Indra Condemns His Own Opulence  34
Those Who Mislead People Go to Hell  37
The Demons Declare War Against the Demigods  42
The Demigods Approach Viśvarūpa  49
The Spiritual Master Personifies the  Vedas   52
Viśvarūpa Becomes the Priest of the Demigods  56
Viśvarūpa Composes a Protective Prayer  60
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield    63
Explanation of the Viṣṇu  Mantra  Armor  67
Prayers to Vāmana and Nṛsiṁhadeva  72
Prayers to Hayagrīva, Nārada and Kūrma  75
Prayers to Vyāsa, Buddha and Kalki  77
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