شریمد باگواتام، جلد دوازدهم

We must know the present need of human society. And what is that need? Human society is no longer bounded by geographical limits to particular countries or communities. Human society is broader than in the Middle Ages, and the world tendency is toward one state or one human society. The ideals of spiritual communism, according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, are based more or less on the oneness of the entire human society, nay, of the entire energy of living beings. The need is felt by great thinkers to make this a successful ideology. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam will fill this need in human society. It begins, therefore, with an aphorism of Vedānta philosophy, janmādy asya yataḥ, [SB 1.1.1] to establish the ideal of a common cause. Human society, at the present moment, is not in the darkness of oblivion. It has made rapid progress in the fields of material comforts, education and economic development throughout the entire world. But there is a pinprick somewhere in the social body at large, and therefore there are large-scale quarrels, even over less important issues. There is need of a clue as to how humanity can become one in peace, friendship and prosperity with a common cause. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam will fill this need, for it is a cultural presentation for the respiritualization of the entire human society. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam should be introduced also in the schools and colleges, for it is recommended by the great student-devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja in order to change the demoniac face of society. kaumāra ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha durlabhaṁ mānuṣaṁ janma tad apy adhruvam arthadam (SB 7.6.1) Disparity in human society is due to lack of principles in a godless civilization. There is God, or the almighty one, from whom everything emanates, by whom everything is maintained and in whom everything is merged to rest. Material science has tried to find the ultimate source of creation very insufficiently, but it is a fact that there is one ultimate source of everything that be. This ultimate source is explained rationally and authoritatively in the beautiful Bhāgavatam, or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the transcendental science not only for knowing the ultimate source of everything but also for knowing our relation with Him and our duty toward perfection of the human society on the basis of this perfect knowledge. It is powerful reading matter in the Sanskrit language, and it is now rendered into English elaborately so that simply by a careful reading one will know God perfectly well, so much so that the reader will be sufficiently educated to defend himself from the onslaught of atheists. Over and above this, the reader will be able to convert others to accepting God as a concrete principle. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam begins with the definition of the ultimate source. It is a bona fide commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra by the same author, Śrīla Vyāsadeva, and gradually it develops into nine cantos up to the highest state of God realization. The only qualification one needs to study this great book of transcendental knowledge is to proceed step by step cautiously and not jump forward haphazardly, as with an ordinary book. It should be gone through chapter by chapter, one after another. The reading matter is arranged with its original Sanskrit text, its English transliteration, synonyms, translation and purports so that one is sure to become a God-realized soul at the end of finishing the first nine cantos. The Tenth Canto is distinct from the first nine cantos because it deals directly with the transcendental activities of the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. One will be unable to capture the effects of the Tenth Canto without going through the first nine cantos. The book is complete in twelve cantos, each independent, but it is good for all to read them in small installments, one after another. I must admit my frailties in presenting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, but still I am hopeful of its good reception by the thinkers and leaders of society on the strength of the following statement of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.5.11): tad-vāg-visargo janatāgha-viplavo yasmin prati-ślokam abaddhavaty api nāmāny anantasya yaśo 'ṅkitāni yat śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanti sādhavaḥ "On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms and pastimes of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world's misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest." Oṁ tat sat A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Dated at Delhi December 15, 1962 SB—Dedication SB—Preface SB—Introduction SB 1.1—Questions by the Sages SB 1.2—Divinity and Divine Service SB 1.3—Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations SB 1.4—The Appearance of Śrī Nārada SB 1.5—Nārada's Instructions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for Vyāsadeva SB 1.6—ConverSatīon Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva SB 1.7—The Son of Drona Punished SB 1.8—Prayers by Queen Kunti, and Parīkṣit Saved SB 1.9—The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa SB 1.10—Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā SB 1.11—Lord Kṛṣṇa's Entrance into Dvārakā SB 1.12—Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit SB 1.13—Dhṛtarāṣṭra Quits Home SB 1.14—The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa SB 1.15—The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely SB 1.16—How Parīkṣit Received the Age of Kali SB 1.17—Punishment and Reward of Kali SB 1.18—Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy SB 1.19—The Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī Canto 2: The Cosmic Manifestation SB 2.1—The First Step in God Realization SB 2.2—The Lord in the Heart SB 2.3—Pure Devotional Service–The Change in Heart SB 2.4—The Process of Creation SB 2.5—The Cause of All Causes SB 2.6—Pūruṣa-sūkta Confirmed SB 2.7—Scheduled Incarnations with Specific Functions SB 2.8—Questions by King Parīkṣit SB 2.9—Answers by Citing the Lord's Version SB 2.10—Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions Canto 3: The Status Quo SB 3.1—Questions by Vidura SB 3.2—Remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa SB 3.3—The Lord's Pastimes Out of Vṛndāvana SB 3.4—Vidura Approaches Maitreya SB 3.5—Vidura's Talks with Maitreya SB 3.6—Creation of the Universal Form SB 3.7—Further Inquires by Vidura SB 3.8—Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu SB 3.9—Brahmā's Prayers for Creative Energy SB 3.10—Divisions of the Creation SB 3.11—Calculation of Time, from the Atom SB 3.12—Creation of the Kumāras and Others SB 3.13—The Appearance of Lord Varāha SB 3.14—Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening SB 3.15—Description of the Kingdom of God SB 3.16—The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages SB 3.17—Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe SB 3.18—The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa SB 3.19—The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa SB 3.20—ConverSatīon Between Maitreya and Vidura SB 3.21—ConverSatīon Between Manu and Kardama SB 3.22—The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti SB 3.23—Devahūti's Lamentation SB 3.24—The Renunciation of Kardama Muni SB 3.25—The Glories of Devotional Service SB 3.26—Fundamental Principles of Material Nature SB 3.27—Understanding Material Nature SB 3.28—Kapila's Instructions on the Execution of Devotional Service SB 3.29—Explanation of Devotional Service by Lord Kapila SB 3.30—Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities SB 3.31—Lord Kapila's Instructions on the Movements of the Living Entities SB 3.32—Entanglement in Fruitive Activities SB 3.33—Activities of Kapila Canto 4: The Creation of the Fourth Order SB 4.1—Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu SB 4.2—Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva SB 4.3—Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī SB 4.4—Satī Quits Her Body SB 4.5—Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa SB 4.6—Brahmā Satīsfies Lord Śiva SB 4.7—The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa SB 4.8—Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest SB 4.9—Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home SB 4.10—Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas SB 4.11—Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting SB 4.12—Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead SB 4.13—Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja SB 4.14—The Story of King Vena SB 4.15—King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation SB 4.16—Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters SB 4.17—Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth SB 4.18—Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet SB 4.19—King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices SB 4.20—Lord Viṣṇu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu SB 4.21—Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu SB 4.22—Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras SB 4.23—Mahārāja Pṛthu's Going Back Home SB 4.24—Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva SB 4.25—The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana SB 4.26—King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry SB 4.27—Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana–the Character of Kalakanya SB 4.28—Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life SB 4.29—Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi SB 4.30—The Activities of the Pracetās SB 4.31—Nārada Instructs the Pracetās Canto 5: The Creative Impetus SB 5.1—The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata SB 5.2—The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra SB 5.3—Ṛṣabhadeva's Appearance in the Womb of Merudevi, the Wife of King Nabhi SB 5.4—The Characteristics of Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead SB 5.5—Lord Ṛṣabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons SB 5.6—The Activities of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva SB 5.7—The Activities of King Bharata SB 5.8—A Description of the Character of Bharata Mahārāja SB 5.9—The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata SB 5.10—The Discussion Between Jaḍa Bharata and Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa SB 5.11—Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgaṇa SB 5.12—ConverSatīon Between Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata SB 5.13—Further Talks Between King Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata SB 5.14—The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment SB 5.15—The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata SB 5.16—A Description of Jambūdvīpa SB 5.17—The Descent of the River Ganges SB 5.18—The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambūdvīpa SB 5.19—A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa SB 5.20—Studying the Structure of the Universe SB 5.21—The Movements of the Sun SB 5.22—The Orbits of the Planets SB 5.23—The Śiśumāra Planetary Systems SB 5.24—The Subterranean Heavenly Planets SB 5.25—The Glories of Lord Ananta SB 5.26—A Description of the Hellish Planets Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind SB 6.1—The History of the Life of Ajāmila SB 6.2—Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudutas SB 6.3—Yamarāja Instructs His Messengers SB 6.4—The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers SB 6.5—Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa SB 6.6—The Progeny of the Daughters of Dakṣa SB 6.7—Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati. SB 6.8—The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield SB 6.9—Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura SB 6.10—The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura SB 6.11—The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura SB 6.12—Vṛtrāsura's Glorious Death SB 6.13—King Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction SB 6.14—King Citraketu's Lamentation SB 6.15—The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu SB 6.16—King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord SB 6.17—Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu SB 6.18—Diti Vows to Kill King Indra SB 6.19—Performing the Purhsavana Ritualistic Ceremony Canto 7: The Science of God SB 7.1—The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone SB 7.2—Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons SB 7.3—Hiraṇyakaśipu's Plan to Become Immortal SB 7.4—Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe SB 7.5—Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu SB 7.6—Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates SB 7.7—What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb SB 7.8—Lord Nrsimhadeva Slays the King of the Demons SB 7.9—Prahlāda Pacifies Lord Nrsimhadeva with Prayers SB 7.10—Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees SB 7.11—The Perfect Society–Four Social Classes SB 7.12—The Perfect Society–Four Spiritual Classes SB 7.13—The Behavior of a Perfect Person SB 7.14—Ideal Family Life SB 7.15—Instructions for Civilized Human Beings Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations SB 8.1—The Manus, Administrators of the Universe SB 8.2—The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis SB 8.3—Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender SB 8.4—Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World SB 8.5—The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection SB 8.6—The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce SB 8.7—Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison SB 8.8—The Churning of the Milk Ocean SB 8.9—The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-mūrti SB 8.10—The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons SB 8.11—King Indra Annihilates the Demons SB 8.12—The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva SB 8.13—Description of Future Manus SB 8.14—The System of Universal Management SB 8.15—Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets SB 8.16—Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship SB 8.17—The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son SB 8.18—Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation SB 8.19—Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja SB 8.20—Bali Mahārāja Surrenders the Universe SB 8.21—Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord SB 8.22—Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life SB 8.23—The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets SB 8.24—Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation Canto 9: Liberation SB 9.1—King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman SB 9.2—The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu SB 9.3—The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni SB 9.4—Ambarisa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni SB 9.5—Durvāsā Muni's Life Spared SB 9.6—The Downfall of Saubhari Muni SB 9.7—The Descendants of King Māndhātā SB 9.8—The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva SB 9.9—The Dynasty of Aṁśumān SB 9.10—The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra SB 9.11—Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World SB 9.12—The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra SB 9.13—The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi SB 9.14—King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī SB 9.15—Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation SB 9.16—Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class SB 9.17—The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā SB 9.18—King Yayāti Regains His Youth SB 9.19—King Yayāti Achieves Liberation SB 9.20—The Dynasty of Pūru SB 9.21—The Dynasty of Bharata SB 9.22—The Descendants of Ajamīḍha SB 9.23—The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti SB 9.24—Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead Canto 10: The Summum Bonum SB 10—Summary SB 10.1—The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa–Introduction SB 10.2—Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb SB 10.3—The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa SB 10.4—The Atrocities of King Kaṁsa SB 10.5—The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva SB 10.6—The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā SB 10.7—The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta SB 10.8—Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth SB 10.9—Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa SB 10.10—Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees SB 10.11—The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa SB 10.12—The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura SB 10.13—The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā SB 10.14—Brahmā's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa SB 10.15—The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon SB 10.16—Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya SB 10.17—The History of Kāliya SB 10.18—Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba SB 10.19—Swallowing the Forest Fire SB 10.20—The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana SB 10.21—The Gopīs Glorify the Song of Kṛṣṇa's Flute SB 10.22—Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs SB 10.23—The Brahmānas' Wives Blessed SB 10.24—Worshiping Govardhana Hill SB 10.25—Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill SB 10.26—Wonderful Kṛṣṇa SB 10.27—Lord Indra and Mother Surabhi Offer Prayers SB 10.28—Kṛṣṇa Rescues Nanda Mahārāja from the Abode of Varuṇa SB 10.29—Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance SB 10.30—The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa SB 10.31—The Gopīs' Songs of Separation SB 10.32—The Reunion SB 10.33—The Rāsa Dance SB 10.34—Nanda Mahārāja Saved and Śaṅkhacūḍa Slain SB 10.35—The Gopīs Sing of Kṛṣṇa as He Wanders in the Forest SB 10.36—The Slaying of Ariṣṭa, the Bull Demon SB 10.37—The Killing of the Demons Keśī and Vyoma SB 10.38—Akrūra's Arrival in Vṛndāvana SB 10.39—Akrūra's Vision SB 10.40—The Prayers of Akrūra SB 10.41—Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā SB 10.42—The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow SB 10.43—Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa SB 10.44—The Killing of Kaṁsa SB 10.45—Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher's Son SB 10.46—Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana SB 10.47—The Song of the Bee SB 10.48—Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees SB 10.49—Akrūra's Mission in Hastināpura SB 10.50—Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā SB 10.51—The Deliverance of Mucukunda SB 10.52—Rukmīṇī's Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa SB 10.53—Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmīṇī SB 10.54—The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmīṇī SB 10.55—The History of Pradyumna SB 10.56—The Syamantaka Jewel SB 10.57—Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned SB 10.58—Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses SB 10.59—The Killing of the Demon Naraka SB 10.60—Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmīṇī SB 10.61—Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī SB 10.62—The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha SB 10.63—Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura SB 10.64—The Deliverance of King Nṛga SB 10.65—Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana SB 10.66—Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva SB 10.67—Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla SB 10.68—The Marriage of Sāmba SB 10.69—Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa's Palaces in Dvārakā SB 10.70—Lord Kṛṣṇa's Daily Activities SB 10.71—The Lord Travels to Indraprastha SB 10.72—The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha SB 10.73—Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings SB 10.74—The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rajasuya Sacrifice SB 10.75—Duryodhana Humiliated SB 10.76—The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis SB 10.77—Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva SB 10.78—The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa SB 10.79—Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage SB 10.80—The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā SB 10.81—The Lord Blesses Sudāmā Brahmāna SB 10.82—Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana SB 10.83—Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa SB 10.84—The Sages' Teachings at Kurukṣetra SB 10.85—Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī's Sons SB 10.86—Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees SB 10.87—The Prayers of the Personified Vedas SB 10.88—Lord Śiva Saved from Vṛkāsura SB 10.89—Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons SB 10.90—Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Glories Canto 11: General History SB 11.1—The Curse Upon the Yadu Dynasty SB 11.2—Mahārāja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras SB 11.3—Liberation from the Illusory Energy SB 11.4—Drumila Explains the Incarnations of Godhead to King Nimi SB 11.5—Nārada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva SB 11.6—The Yadu Dynasty Retires to Prabhāsa SB 11.7—Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava SB 11.8—The Story of Piṅgalā SB 11.9—Detachment from All that Is Material SB 11.10—The Nature of Fruitive Activity SB 11.11—The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities SB 11.12—Beyond Renunciation and Knowledge SB 11.13—The Haṁsa-avatāra Answers the Questions of the Sons of Brahmā SB 11.14—Lord Kṛṣṇa Explains the Yoga System to Śrī Uddhava SB 11.15—Lord Kṛṣṇa's Description of Mystic Yoga Perfections SB 11.16—The Lord's Opulence SB 11.17—Lord Kṛṣṇa's Description of the Varṇāśrama System SB 11.18—Description of Varṇāśrama-dharma SB 11.19—The Perfection of Spiritual Knowledge SB 11.20—Pure Devotional Service Surpasses Knowledge and Detachment SB 11.21—Lord Kṛṣṇa's Explanation of the Vedic Path SB 11.22—Enumeration of the Elements of Material Creation SB 11.23—The Song of the Avantī Brahmāna. SB 11.24—The Philosophy of Sāṅkhya SB 11.25—The Three Modes of Nature and Beyond SB 11.26—The Aila-gītā SB 11.27—Lord Kṛṣṇa's Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship SB 11.28—Jñāna-yoga SB 11.29—Bhakti-yoga SB 11.30—The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty SB 11.31—The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa SB 11 Appendix Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration SB 12.1—The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga SB 12.2—The Symptoms of Kali-yuga SB 12.3—The Bhumi-gita SB 12.4—The Four Categories of Universal Annihilation SB 12.5—Śukadeva Gosvāmī's Final Instructions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit SB 12.6—Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away SB 12.7—The Purāṇic Literatures SB 12.8—Mārkaṇḍeya's Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi SB 12.9—Markandeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord SB 12.10—Lord Śiva and Uma Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Rsi SB 12.11—Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa SB 12.12—The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized SB 12.13—The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam