Canto 4: The Creation of the Fourth Order

Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva

Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī

Satī Quits Her Body

Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas

Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

The Story of King Vena

King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation

Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters

Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

Lord Viṣṇu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu

Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras

Mahārāja Pṛthu's Going Back Home

Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva

The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry

Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana: the Character of Kālakanyā

Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life

Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

The Activities of the Pracetās

Nārada Instructs the Pracetās