Table of Contents

Lord Siva’s Dance of Dissolution 157
The Destruction of the Sacrificial Arena 160
Daksa Beheaded by Virabhadra 165
CHAPTER SIX
Lord Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva 169
Priests and Demigods Approach Lord Brahma 169
Lord Siva Easily Pleased 172
The Abode of Kailasa 175
The Lake in Which Sati Bathed 180
Celestial Damsels Enjoy in Sanctified Rivers 182
The Airplanes of the Heavenly Denizens 184
Siva Surrounded by Saintly Persons 190
Lord Siva, Chief of All Thinkers 194.
Lord Brahma Speaks to Siva 196
Miscreants Destined to Ghastly Hells 200
Envious Persons Already Killed by
Providence 203
Vaisnavas Never Bewildered by Maya 205
The Recommended Sacrifice for this Age 209

CHAPTER SEVEN
The Sacrifice Performed by Daksa 211

Siva Pacified by the Words of Lord Brahma 211
Daksa Given a Goat’s Head 213
Daksa’s Heart Cleansed 219
Daksa’s Prayers to Lord Siva 221
The Brahmanas Arrange to Offer Oblations 226
The Appearance of Lord Narayana 228
Lord Visnu Worshipable by Everyone 231
Daksa Offers Respectful Prayers to the Lord 234

The Formidable Fort of Conditional Existence 236

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