Description of the daily and occasional Shraddha rituals
Section of Parvana Shraddha (Shraddha performed during the Parvakaal)
Description of the auspicious and inauspicious objects in Shraddha
Description of the dates of sexual intercourse in Shraddha
Description of the good and bad deeds in the household
Waste-acceptable objects: Purification of wealth: Determination of desires and description of duties
Alarka receives a ring: The ritual flag-Madalaseyas enter the forest
The king of Kashi invades the kingdom of Alarka at the instigation of Subahu: Alarka surrenders to Dattatreya: Alarka attains self-knowledge
Alarka teaches the sage Dattatreya about yoga Questioned
Yogadhyaya: Yoga instruction to Alaraksha by Sage Dattatreya
Obstacles to Yoga: How to protect yourself from them: Seven Dharanas, Ashtaishvaryas and the liberation of the Yogi
Explanation of the Yogi’s practices
Description of Omkara
Description of the desires of death
Alarka’s attainment of Yoga: Jada and his father’s penance
The conversation between Markandeya and Kraushuki: Explanation of the universe and the creation of Brahma
The three forms of the one Supreme Being: The life span of Brahman: A brief description of creation
Description of Prakrit and Vaikrta creations
Description of the creation of the gods
The creation of subjects, their abodes, the means of livelihood and the observance of the Varnashrama religion Mahatmya
The creation of the divine state: The creation of the human race: The origin of the evil nature of the people and the birth of Yakshmaraja, the womb of Dharma and Adharma
The birth of thousands of evil spirits from Dussah: Obstacles caused by evil spirits and their solution
The creation of Rudra, the eightfold division of Rudra’s image-wife-son-position and names
History of the Swayambhu Manvantara: The extent of the Manvantara period
Description of Jambudvipa and its mountains in the Bhuvanakosha
Description of the subcontinents of Jambudvipa, the forests, mountains, etc. there
The Ganges, born from Vishnu’s feet, purified the earth by flowing through mountains such as Mandara
The division of rivers-mountains-country-specific features in Bharatkhand and the land of Bharat Praise
Description of the status of Kurmadeva in Bharata Varsha
Brief description of the years Bhadrashwa etc.
Description of the years Kimpurushadi
Beginning of the Swarochishamanvantara: Brahmin-Varuthini dialogue
