"name":"SB Canto 4",
  "label":"Canto 4",
  "h1":"The Creation of the Fourth Order",
  "title":"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 4: The Creation of the Fourth Order",
  "description":"1. Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu; 2. Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva; 3. Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī; 4. Satī Quits Her Body; 5. Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa; 6. Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva; 7. The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa; 8. Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest; 9. Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home; 10. Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas; 11. Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting; 12. Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead; 13. Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja; 14. The Story of King Vena; 15. King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation; 16. Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters; 17. Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth; 18. Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet; 19. King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices; 20. Lord Viṣṇu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu; 21. Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu; 22. Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras; 23. Mahārāja Pṛthu's Going Back Home; 24. Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva; 25. The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana; 26. King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry; 27. Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana: the Character of Kālakanyā; 28. Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life; 29. Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi; 30. The Activities of the Pracetās; 31. Nārada Instructs the Pracetās."

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Table of contents

1. Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
2. Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva
3. Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī
4. Satī Quits Her Body
5. Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
6. Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
7. The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
8. Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
9. Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
10. Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas
11. Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting
12. Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
13. Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
14. The Story of King Vena
15. King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation
16. Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters
17. Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth
18. Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet
19. King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
20. Lord Viṣṇu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu
21. Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
22. Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras
23. Mahārāja Pṛthu's Going Back Home
24. Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
25. The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana
26. King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry
27. Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana: the Character of Kālakanyā
28. Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
29. Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
30. The Activities of the Pracetās
31. Nārada Instructs the Pracetās

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CHAPTER ONE

Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

• Three Daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu
• Yajna Born of Ākuti
• Twelve Boys Born of Yajna and Dakṣiṇā
• Pūrnimā’s Descendants Described
• The Severe Austerities of Atri Muni and Anasūyā
• Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva Visit Atri Muni
• Atri Muni Benedicted by the Three Deities
• Birth of the Great Mystic Dattātreya
• Seven Spotless Sages Born of Vasistha
• The Universe Populated by Descendants of Kardama
• The Joyful Appearance of Nara-Nārāyana
• Forty-nine Fire-gods Generated

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CHAPTER TWO

• Lord Śiva, Spiritual Master of the World
• Dakṣa Offended by Lord Śiva
• Dakṣa Speaks Against Lord Śiva
• Lord Śiva Cursed by Dakṣa
• Dakṣa Cursed by Nandīśvara
• The Followers of Lord Śiva Cursed by Bhṛgu
• Lord Śiva Leaves the Arena of Sacrifice
• The Demigods Depart for Their Abodes

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CHAPTER THREE

• Tension Between Dakṣa and Lord Śiva
• The Great Sacrifice Planned by Dakṣa
• Sati’s Desire to Attend the Sacrifice
• Women Hanker for Material Affection
• Śiva Remembers the Malicious Speeches of Dakṣa
• Dakṣa Proud of Material Assets
• Dakṣa Intolerant of Śiva’s High Position
• Śiva Worships Vāsudeva in Pure Consciousness
• Śiva's Advice to Sati

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CHAPTER FOUR

• Sati’s Mind Unsettled
• Sati Leaves Her Husband
• Sati Dissatisfied by Dakṣa’s Silence
• Sati Condemns Her Father
• Śiva’s Honor Never Neglected
• Inauspicious Qualities of Śiva
• Sati Condemns Her Body
• Opulences of Self-realized Souls
• Sati Absorbs Herself in Mystic Yoga
• Sati Quits Her Body in Blazing Fire
• Dakṣa Unworthy to Be a Brahmāna
• Bhṛgu Muni Creates the Rbhava Demigods

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CHAPTER FIVE

• Śiva Becomes Angry
• The Fearful Black Demon Created
• Śiva’s Soldiers Follow the Fierce Personality
• Lord Śiva’s Dance of Dissolution
• The Destruction of the Sacrificial Arena
• Dakṣa Beheaded by Vīrabhadra

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CHAPTER SIX

• Priests and Demigods Approach Lord Brahmā
• Lord Śiva Easily Pleased
• The Abode of Kailāsa
• The Lake in Which Sati Bathed
• Celestial Damsels Enjoy in Sanctified Rivers
• The Airplanes of the Heavenly Denizens
• Śiva Surrounded by Saintly Persons
• Lord Śiva, Chief of All Thinkers
• Lord Brahmā Speaks to Śiva
• Miscreants Destined to Ghastly Hells
• Envious Persons Already Killed by Providence
• Vaiṣṇavas Never Bewildered by Māyā
• The Recommended Sacrifice for this Age

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CHAPTER SEVEN

• Śiva Pacified by the Words of Lord Brahmā
• Dakṣa Given a Goat’s Head
• Dakṣa's Heart Cleansed
• Dakṣa’s Prayers to Lord Śiva
• The Brāhmanas Arrange to Offer Oblations
• The Appearance of Lord Nārāyana
• Lord Viṣṇu Worshipable by Everyone
• Dakṣa Offers Respectful Prayers to the Lord
• The Formidable Fort of Conditional Existence
• The Insurmountable Spell of Illusory Energy
• Viṣṇu’s Form Pleasing to the Mind and Eyes
• The Mind Compared to an Elephant
• Viṣṇu, the Shelter of the Quality of Goodness
• Demigods Depend on Viṣṇu for Protection
• The Value of the Human Form of Life
• Lord Viṣṇu is Everything
• Chanting the Lord’s Holy Name
• Supersoul, the Self-sufficient Witness
• One Who Knows Brahmān
• Dakṣa Situated on the Religious Path

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CHAPTER EIGHT

• The Brahmacārī Sons of Brahmā
• Irreligion Also Brahmā’s Son
• The Descendants of Svāyambhuva Manu
• Dhruva Mahārāja Insulted
• Dhruva Leaves the Palace
• The Advice of Dhruva’s Mother
• Taking Shelter of the Lord’s Lotus Feet
• The Great Sage Narada Struck with Wonder
• Living Entities Controlled by Previous Actions
• Crossing over the Darkness of Nescience
• Dhruva Lacking Brahminical Humility
• The Expert Advice of Nārada Muni
• The Virtuous Forest Named Madhuvana
• The Goal of Meditation is the Personality of Godhead
• The Lord is a Person
• Perfect Human Beings Flying in the Sky
• Tulasī Leaves Very Dear to Kṛṣṇa
• Prescribed Paraphernalia for Worship of the Lord
• Dhruva Mahārāja Enters Madhuvana Forest
• Nārada Muni Advises the King
• Following the Orders of the Spiritual Master
• Dhruva Mahārāja Captures the Supreme Lord
• The Lord Reassures the Demigods

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CHAPTER NINE

• The Lord Appears Before Dhruva
• Dhruva Offers Conclusive Prayers
• The Lord is Like a Desire Tree
• The Different Varieties of Living Entities
• Lord Viṣṇu Enjoys the Results of Sacrifices
• The Lord Congratulates Dhruva
• Dhruva is Awarded the Pole Star
• Lord Viṣṇu Returns to His Abode
• Dhruva Ashamed of His Material Demands
• The Shelter of the Lotus Feet of the Lord
• King Uttānapāda Considers Himself Wretched
• Dhruva’s Reunion with His Father
• Suniti Was the Mother of a Great Hero
• Description of the Capital City
• Dhruva Enthroned as Emperor

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CHAPTER TEN

• Dhruva’s Brother Killed by a Yakṣa
• The Yakṣas Valiantly Exhibit Their Prowess
• Dhruva Shoots Incessant Arrows
• The Mystic Tricks of the Demons

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

• Dhruva’s Arrows Dismay the Enemy Soldiers
• Svāyambhuva Manu Gives Good Instruction
• Creation of the Material World
• The Lord in His Feature of Eternal Time
• Birth and Death Caused by the Supreme
• Anger is the Enemy of Spiritual Realization

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CHAPTER TWELVE

• Kuvera Speaks to Dhruva Mahārāja
• Kuvera Offers a Benediction to Dhruva
• Dhruva Performs Many Ceremonial Sacrifices
• Dhruva as Direct Father of the Citizens
• Dhruva Mahārāja Retires to the Forest
• Associates of Viṣṇu Come Before Dhruva
• Nanda and Sunanda Address Dhruva
• Dhruva Prepares to Board the Transcendental Plane
• Dhruva Remembers His Poor Mother
• Nārada Chants the Glories of Dhruva
• Devotees Like to Hear About Dhruva
• The Narration of Dhruva Mahārāja is Sublime Knowledge

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

• Vidura Inquires About the Pracetās
• Dhruva’s Son Utkala Does Not Desire the Throne
• Vatsara Elevated to the Royal Throne
• King Vena Cursed by the Sages
• Sacrifice Performed by King Aṅga
• King Aṅga Offers Oblations to Viṣṇu
• Vena as Grandson of Death Personified
• King Aṅga Gives Up His Home

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

• Vena Installed on the Throne
• King Vena Stops Religious Rituals
• The Great Sages Speak to King Vena
• Qualifications of a Pious King
• King Vena Replies to the Brāhmanas
• King Vena Condemned by the Sages
• Sunīthā Preserves the Dead Body of Vena
• Bāhuka Born from the Thighs of Vena

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

• Male and Female Born of the Arms of Vena
• The Goddess of Fortune Incarnated as Arci King
• Pṛthu is Placed on the Throne King Pṛthu Speaks

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN

• The Reciters Continue to Praise the King
• King Pṛthu As a Chastiser to the Irreligious
• King Pṛthu As a Protector of the World
• King Pṛthu To Remain Just Like Fire
• The King Will Respect All Women
• The King Will Perform One Hundred Sacrifices

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

• The Citizens Suffer Starvation
• The Earth Flees from King Pṛthu
• The Cow-shaped Earth Appeals to the King
• King Pṛthu Replies to the Earthly Planet
• Pṛthu Mahārāja Becomes Like Yamarāja
• The Planet Earth Speaks
• The Lord in the Form of the Original Boar

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

• The Planet Earth Tries to Convince the King
• Grains Being Used by Nondevotees
• Earth Fulfills the King’s Desire
• The Demigods Milk Nectar from the Earth
• The Demons Milk Blood from the Earth
• Earth Supplies Everyone His Food

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CHAPTER NINETEEN

• Viṣṇu Present at the Sacrifices of King Pṛthu
• King Pṛthu Presented with Various Gifts
• Indra Takes the Sacrificial Horse
• Indra Abandons His False Dress
• Indra Adopts Several Orders of Sannyāsa
• Lord Brahmā Stops the Sacrifice
• Unwanted Desires Even Amongst the Demigods
• King Pṛthu Concludes a Peace with Indra

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CHAPTER TWENTY

• Lord Viṣṇu Appears on the Scene
• The Intelligent Don’t Become Addicted to the Body
• The Devotee’s Mind Becomes Broader and Transparent
• Lord Viṣṇu Instructs King Pṛthu
• Lord Viṣṇu Pleased with Pṛthu’s Character
• King Pṛthu Worships the Lord’s Lotus Feet
• Prayers Offered by Mahārāja Pṛthu
• Hearing from the Mouth of a Pure Devotee
• Lakṣmī is the Mother of the Universe
• Those Bound by the Sweet Words of the Vedas
• Pṛthu Mahārāja Blessed by the Lord
• The Lord Returns to His Abode

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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

• The King’s City Beautifully Decorated
• All the Citizens Welcome the King
• The Demigods Follow in Pṛthu’s Footsteps
• King Pṛthu Initiates a Great Sacrifice
• Mahārāja Pṛthu’s Beautiful Speech
• The Fate of an Impious King
• There Must Be a Supreme Authority
• Abominable Persons Bewildered on the Path of Religion
• A Devotee Manifests Renunciation
• The Lord Accepts Different Types of Sacrifice
• Vaiṣṇavas Are More Powerful than Royalty
• Regular Service to Brāhmanas and Vaiṣṇavas
• Offerings Accepted Through Mouths of Devotees
• The Dust of the Lotus Feet of Vaiṣṇavas
• King Pṛthu Congratulated by the Saintly Persons

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CHAPTER TWENTY- TWO

• The Four Kumāras Arrive on the Spot
• The King Worships the Four Kumāras
• King Pṛthu Speaks with Great Restraint
• Four Kumāras Keep Themselves Like Small Children
• Sanatkumāra Begins to Speak
• The Ultimate Goal of Life
• Drinking the Nectar of the Glorification of the Lord
• Devotees Should Lead a Simple Life
• Increasing the Culture of Devotional Service
• The Soul Subjected to Designations
• The Strongest Obstruction to One’s Self-interest
• Liberation Has to Be Taken Very Seriously
• Paramātmā is Eternally Transcendental
• The Ocean of Nescience is Difficult to Cross
• Pṛthu Mahārāja Offers Everything to the Kumāras
• The Kumāras Praise the Character of the King
• Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Only Aim is to Satisfy the Lord
• Mahārāja Pṛthu Begets Five Sons
• Mahārāja Pṛthu Satisfies Everyone
• Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Reputation Loudly Declared

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

• Mahārāja Pṛthu Goes to the Forest
• Severe Austerities Undergone by Pṛthu Mahārāja
• Mahārāja Pṛthu Engages Completely in Devotional Service
• Pṛthu Mahārāja Gives Up His Material Body
• Pṛthu Mahārāja is Released from All Designations
• Queen Arci Follows the King into the Forest
• Queen Arci Prepares a Funeral Pyre
• The Wives of the Demigods Glorify Queen Arci
• Queen Arci Reaches the Planet of Her Husband
• Benefits of Hearing the Narration of Mahārāja Pṛthu
• Even a Pure Devotee Must Hear About Pṛthu Mahārāja

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

• Vijitāśva Becomes Emperor of the World
• The Three Sons of Mahārāja Antardhāna
• The Marriage of Mahārāja Barhiṣat
• The Sons of Prācīnabarhi Meet Lord Śiva
• Lord Śiva is Accompanied by His Dangerous Energies
• The Great Lake Seen by the Pracetās
• Lord Śiva Speaks to the Pracetās
• Devotees Are Very Dear to Lord Śiva
• Prayer of Lord Śiva
• Śiva Prays to Lord Aniruddha
• The Lord Expands His Transcendental Vibrations
• The Lord is the Oldest and Supreme Enjoyer
• The Lord is the Sum Total of All Beauty
• The Lord Has Shoulders Like a Lion
• The Beauty of the Lord’s Lotus Feet
• Devotees Easily Attain the Lord
• Time Does Not Approach the Devotee
• The Lord is Spread All over the Universe
• The Universal Form Consists of Five Elements
• The So-called Happiness of the Material Creation
• Time Scatters Everything
• Even Lord Brahmā Worships the Lord
• The Yoga System of Chanting the Holy Name
• Achievement of Knowledge is the Highest Perfection
• Value of Chanting the Prayers of Lord Śiva

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

• Nārada Has Compassion on King Prācīnabarhiṣat
• Those Interested in a So-called Beautiful Life
• Nārada Narrates the History of King Puraṣjana
• King Puraṣjana Has Unlimited Material Desires
• Description of the City of Nine Gates
• King Puraṣjana Meets a Beautiful Woman
• King Puraṣjana Addresses the Woman
• Puraṣjana Introduces Himself as a Great Hero
• The Girl Speaks to the King
• Happiness of a Householder’s Life
• The King and the Woman Enter the City
• Description of the Nine Gates
• The King Fulfills All the Desires of His Queen
• The King Becomes Cheated in His Whole Existence

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CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

• The Departure of the King for the Forest
• The King Kills Many Innocent Animals
• A Person Who Acts Whimsically Falls Down
• After Killing, the King Becomes Tired
• The King Becomes Captivated by Cupid
• A Good Wife Gives Good Intelligence
• The King Praises the Beauty of His Wife

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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

• King Puraṣjana Enjoys with His Wife
• The King Becomes Deviated from His Good Sense
• The King Begets 1,100 Sons in the Womb of His Wife
• The King Gets His Sons and Daughters Married
• King Puraṣjana Worships the Demigods
• There is a King Named Candavega
• The King and His Friends Become Anxious
• Nārada Cursed by the Daughter of Time
• The King of the Yavanas Addresses Kālakanyā

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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

• Dangerous Soldiers Attack the City of Puraṣjana
• The King Loses All His Beauty and Opulence
• The King’s City is Smashed by Kālakanyā
• The Serpent Wishes to Leave the City
• The King Worries About His Family Members
• Yavana-rāja Comes to Arrest the King
• The King is Unable to Remember Supersoul
• Puraṣjana Takes Birth as the Daughter of a King
• The Children of King Malayadhvaja
• King Malayadhvaja Retires to a Solitary Place
• King Malayadhvaja Conquers All Relativities
• King Malayadhvaja Attains Perfect Knowledge
• Queen Vidarbhi Remains Engaged in Her Husband’s Service
• The Queen Laments the Death of Her Husband
• A Brahmāna Pacifies the Queen
• Supersoul is the Most Intimate Friend
• The Soul is Hidden in the City of the Body
• The Factual Position of the Soul and the Supersoul

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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

• Transmigration of the Living Entity
• Description of the Senses
• The Eyes Engage in Seeing Forms
• The Mind is Affected by the Modes of Nature
• The Body’s Life Span is Gradually Reduced
• The Living Entity Gets Different Bodies
• The Living Entity is Exactly Like a Dog
• The Ultimate Solution to All Problems
• The Culture of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
• Demigod Worship Does Not Help One Understand the Lord
• Vedic Rituals Are Not the Goal of Life
• Devotional Service is the Only Way to Please the Lord
• Spiritual Master is Not Different from Kṛṣṇa
• The Precarious Position of Family Life
• Even Great Sages Are Bewildered About the Goal of Life
• The Subtle Body Always Remains
• The Living Being Executes His Mental Concoctions
• The Mind Indicates Past and Future Bodies
• The Devotee Observes the Cosmos Just as the Lord Does
• Transmigration of the Soul
• The Living Being Entrapped as a Conditioned Soul
• King Prācīnabarhiṣat Leaves Home
• This Narration Sanctifies the Material World

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CHAPTER THIRTY

• The Pracetās Satisfy Lord Viṣṇu
• Description of the Body of the Lord
• The Lord Addresses the Pracetās
• The Daughter Born of Pramlocā and Kaṇḍu
• Special Facilities Given to the Pracetās
• Devotees Feel Fresh and New in Their Activities
• Prayers of the Pracetās
• The Lord’s Existence is Completely Independent
• The Lord is the Witness of All Activities
• The Deity Expansion of the Lord
• The Lord is Celebrated by the Name Ananta
• Association with Pure Devotees
• Devotees Purify Places of Pilgrimage
• The Lord is Known as Vāsudeva
• The Pracetās Wish to Make the Earth Treeless
• The Birth of Dakṣa

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CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

• The Pracetās Leave Home
• Nārada Comes to See the Pracetās
• Nārada’s Instructions to the Pracetās
• Three Kinds of Human Births
• The Goal of All Auspicious Activities
• Everything Emanates from the Supreme Lord
• The Lord is the Supersoul of All Beings
• The Lord Relishes the Activities of the Devotees
• The Pracetās Go Back to Godhead

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