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Diti Recalls the Words of Her Husband (ews

Brahma 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 Vedavyasa 757
Hearing the Magnanimous Activities of the Lord 760
Questions by Vidura 763
Production of the Total Material Elements 765
Brahma Born from the Lotus Flower 768
Brahma Throws Off the Body of Ignorance 772
Demons Born from the Backside of Brahma 775
The Demons Take Twilight for a Damsel 781
Brahma Gives Up His Form of Moonlight 788
Creation of the Siddhas and Vidyadharas 793
Brahma Evolves Great Sages as His Sons 797

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 801

Priyavrata and Uttanapada 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
Visnu’s Words as Sweet as Nectar 827

Svayambhuva Manu’s Daughter Promised
to Kardama 831
