ix

Maharaja Prthu Satisfies Everyone 967
Prthu Maharaja’s Reputation Loudly Declared 971

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

Maharaja Prthu's Going Back Home 973
Maharaja Prthu Goes to the Forest 974
Severe Austerities Undergone by Prthu Maharaja 978
Maharaja Prthu Engages Completely in Devotional

Service 984
Prthu Maharaja Gives Up His Material Body 990
Prthu Maharaja Is Released from All Designations 997
Queen Arci Follows the King into the Forest 999
Queen Arci Prepares a Funeral Pyre 1002
The Wives of the Demigods Glorify Queen Arci 1006
Queen Arci Reaches the Planet of Her Husband 1012

Benefits of Hearing the Narration of Maharaja Prthu 1016
Even a Pure Devotee Must Hear About Prthu Maharaja 1021

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1025
Vijitagva Becomes Emperor of the World 1025
The Three Sons of Maharaja Antardhana 1028
The Marriage of Maharaja Barhisat 1034
The Sons of Pracinabarhi Meet Lord Siva 1039
Lord Siva is Accompanied by His Dangerous Energies 1042
The Great Lake Seen by the Pracetas 1046
Lord Siva Speaks to the Pracetas 1051
Devotees Are Very Dear to Lord Siva 1054
Prayer of Lord Siva 1063

Siva Prays to Lord Aniruddha 1068
