Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Material World as the Great Forest of
Enjoyment
The Soul Is Conditioned by the Material Atmosphere
Family Members Are Like Tigers and Jackals
Gold Is the Source of Opulence and Envy
The Mirage of Material Enjoyment
So-called Sadhus Preach Against Vedic Principles
Family Life Is Like a Forest Fire
Materialists Are Devoured by the Python of Sleep
Transcendentalists Condemn the Path of Fruitive Activity
The Miseries of the Conditioned Soul
Unauthorized Man-made Gods
Family Life Affords Momentary Sex Pleasure
No One Can Be Happy in Material Life
The Creeper of Fruitive Activity
The Wonderful Activities of Bharata Maharaja
One Should Study the Life of Maharaja Bharata

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
The Glories of the Descendants of King
Priyavrata
Sumati Followed the Path of Rsabhadeva
King Pratiha As the Paragon of Bona Fide Preachers

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