"name":"SB Canto 8",
  "label":"Canto 8",
  "h1":"Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations",
  "title":"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations",
  "description":"1. The Manus, Administrators of the Universe; 2. The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis; 3. Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender; 4. Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World; 5. The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection; 6. The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce; 7. Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison; 8. The Churning of the Milk Ocean; 9. The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti; 10. The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons; 11. King Indra Annihilates the Demons; 12. The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva; 13. Description of Future Manus; 14. The System of Universal Management; 15. Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets; 16. Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship; 17. The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son; 18. Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation; 19. Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja; 20. Bali Mahārāja Surrenders the Universe; 21. Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord; 22. Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life; 23. The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets; 24. Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation."

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Table of contents

1. The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
2. The Elephant Gajendra's Crisis
3. Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender
4. Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World
5. The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection
6. The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
7. Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison
8. The Churning of the Milk Ocean
9. The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti
10. The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons
11. King Indra Annihilates the Demons
12. The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva
13. Description of Future Manus
14. The System of Universal Management
15. Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets
16. Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship
17. The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son
18. Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation
19. Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
20. Bali Mahārāja Surrenders the Universe
21. Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord
22. Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life
23. The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets
24. Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation

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First of all, let me offer my humble, respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda. Sometime in the year 1935 when His Divine Grace was staying at Rādhā-kuṇḍa, I went to see him from Bombay. At that time, he gave me many important instructions in regard to constructing temples and publishing books. He personally told me that publishing books is more important than constructing temples. Of course, those same instructions remained within my mind for many years. In 1944 I began publishing my Back to Godhead, and when I retired from family life in 1958 I began publishing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in Delhi. When three parts of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam had been published in India, I then started for the United States of America on the thirteenth of August, 1965.

I am continuously trying to publish books, as suggested by my spiritual master. Now, in this year, 1976, I have completed the Seventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and a summary of the Tenth Canto has already been published as Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Still, the Eighth Canto, Ninth Canto, Tenth Canto, Eleventh Canto and Twelfth Canto are yet to be published. On this occasion, therefore, I am praying to my spiritual master to give me strength to finish this work. I am neither a great scholar nor a great devotee; I am simply a humble servant of my spiritual master, and to the best of my ability I am trying to please him by publishing these books, with the cooperation of my disciples in America. Fortunately, scholars all over the world are appreciating these publications. Let us cooperatively publish more and more volumes of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam just to please His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.

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CHAPTER ONE

The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

• Chapter Summary
• How to Confirm an Incarnation of God
• Real National Leaders Renounce Sense Gratification
• Perfect Communism: Everything Belongs to the Supreme
• Mental Conceptions Cannot Limit God
• The Supreme Teacher of Human Society

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CHAPTER TWO

• Chapter Summary
• The Waves of the Ocean of Milk Produce Emeralds
• Trikūta Mountain’s Heavenly Atmosphere
• Gajendra’s Pursuit of Sense Gratification
• A Crocodile Ruins Gajendra’s Illusory Enjoyment
• Gajendra Surrenders to the Supreme Controller

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CHAPTER THREE

• Chapter Summary
• Gajendra Remembers a Mantra from His Previous Life
• The Inconceivable Supreme Artist
• Bhakti-yoga: Pure Spiritual Activity
• The Only Shelter for All Transcendentalists
• Kṛṣṇa Gives Whatever a Living Entity Wants
• The Struggle for Existence is Due to Ignorance
• Lord Hari Rescues Gajendra

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CHAPTER FOUR

• Chapter Summary
• King Hūhū’s Life as a Crocodile
• Gajendra Regains His Spiritual Body

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CHAPTER FIVE

• Chapter Summary
• The Lord’s Qualities Are Impossible to Count
• Durvāsā Muni Curses the Demigods
• Śvetadvīpa, the Lord’s Abode in the Ocean of Milk
• The Mental Wheel of Birth and Death
• Kṛṣṇa's Illusory Energy
• Why the Moon is Not a Desert
• The Greatest Scholars Reject This Temporary World
• Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Satisfies Everyone

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CHAPTER SIX

• Chapter Summary
• The Crystal-Clear Personal Beauty of the Lord
• Bhakti-yoga: Direct Access to the Supreme
• The Diplomatic Logic of the Snake and the Mouse
• The Demigods and Demons Uproot Mandara Mountain
• The Lord Transports Mandara Mountain

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CHAPTER SEVEN

• Chapter Summary
• Demons Must Always Disagree with Demigods
• The Appearance of Kūrma, the Tortoise Incarnation
• The Supreme Lord, Ajita, Churns the Milk Ocean
• The Demigods Offer Prayers to Lord Śiva
• Inimitable Lord Śiva Reduces and Drinks the Poison

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CHAPTER EIGHT

• Chapter Summary
• The Appearance of Lakṣmīdevi, the Goddess of Fortune
• Lakṣmīdevi Chooses a Husband
• Dhanvantari Appears, with a Jug of Nectar
• The First Concern of a Nondevotee
• The Mohinī Incarnation

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CHAPTER NINE

• Chapter Summary
• Mohinī’s Transcendental Beauty Entices the Demons
• The Supreme Lord, Mohinī, Explains Female Exploitation
• Materialistic Hopes and Activities Are Always Baffled

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CHAPTER TEN

• Chapter Summary
• Description of the Opposing Armies
• The Impossibility of a Four-day Moon Excursion
• The Demons Resort to Mystical Warfare
• Viṣṇu Thwarts the Demons’ Illusory Tactics

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

• Chapter Summary
• The Futility of Mechanical Space Travel
• The Mysterious Demon Namuci
• Indra Kills Namuci with Foam

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CHAPTER TWELVE

• Chapter Summary
• The Supreme Controller of All Controllers
• Everything Expands from Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śiva Asks to See the Lord’s Form as a Woman
• Lord Viṣṇu Manifests Himself as Mohinī-mūrti
• Male and Female Attraction Increases Life’s Illusions
• Śiva Acknowledges Defeat by the Lord’s Internal Potency
• Kṛṣṇa’s Devotees Are Never Vanquished

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

• Chapter Summary
• The Vedic Literatures See Far into the Future

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

• Chapter Summary
• The Human Being’s Eternal Occupational Duty
• Why Philosophers Fail

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

• Chapter Summary
• Description of Indrapuri, Capital of the Heavenly Planets
• The Door to Self-realization: Pleasing the Guru

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN

• Chapter Summary
• Transcendental Household Life
• The Supreme Controller Favors His Devotees
• The Spirit Soul is Completely Different from the Body
• The Necessity of Accepting a Spiritual Master
• The Payo-vrata Devotional Process Explained
• Why the “Many Paths, Same Result” Philosophy is False

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

• Chapter Summary
• The Supreme Personality of Godhead Appears Before Aditi
• Surmounting the Illusory Energy
• Life is Not a Product of Two Secretions
• The Waves of the Eternal Time Factor

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

• Chapter Summary
• The Transcendental Birth of Lord Vāmanadeva
• Vedic Astronomy: The Truth About the Moon
• Millions of Incarnations Emanate from Kṛṣṇa
• Bali Mahārāja Personally Greets the Lord

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CHAPTER NINETEEN

• Chapter Summary
• The Lord Praises Bali’s Magnanimity
• The “God is Dead” Concoction
• Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Omnipotent Landholder
• How to Receive Another Temporary Body
• Kṛṣṇa’s Devotees Are Not Escapists
• The Body: Making the Best Use of a Bad Bargain
• The Eternal Solution to Poverty

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CHAPTER TWENTY

• Chapter Summary
• Bali Mahārāja Rejects His False Guru
• Untruthfulness Overburdens the Earth
• Transcendental Charity, Life’s Rarest Opportunity
• Bali Mahārāja’s False Guru Curses Him
• The Lord Expands His Body, Enveloping the Universe T
• he Lord’s Stride Pierces the Covering of the Universe

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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

• Chapter Summary
• Lord Vāmanadeva Resumes His Original Form
• Bali’s Demoniac Followers Attack the Lord
• Bali’s Tolerance a Lesson for the Universe
• Devotees Are Transcendental to Any Material Conditions

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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

• Chapter Summary
• Bali’s Head the Place for the Lord’s Final Footstep
• Wasting One’s Valuable Lifetime
• Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Most Dear Devotee, Arrives
• World Mismanagement: Defying the Supreme Proprietor
• The Human Form of Life is Rarely Obtained
• Bali Mahārāja Receives the Lord’s Eternal Benediction

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

• Chapter Summary
• Why the Devotees Enjoy and the Nondevotees Suffer
• Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa Mantra
• Defying the Supreme Wastes Time, Energy and Money

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

• Why the Lord Accepted the Form of a Fish
• Laws of Nature Cannot Affect the Supreme Lord
• Even Unknowing Service to the Lord is Never in Vain
• Unintelligent Persons Worship the Demigods
• Transcendental Knowledge Hinges on Surrender
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Spiritual Master
• How Materialistic “Gurus” Cheat Foolish Disciples
• The Search for a Bona Fide Spiritual Master

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<grid class=“pagenav-canto”> <box class=“col-6”><- Canto 7</box> <box class=“col-6”>Canto 9 -></box> </grid>