Canto 3

Chapters: 33 · Verses: 1416

Chapter 1: Questions by Vidura 45 verses
Chapter 2: Remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa 34 verses
Chapter 3: The Status Quo 28 verses
Chapter 4: Vidura Approaches Maitreya 36 verses
Chapter 5: Vidura’s Talks with Maitreya 51 verses
Chapter 6: Creation of the Universal Form 40 verses
Chapter 7: Further Inquires by Vidura 42 verses
Chapter 8: Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu 33 verses
Chapter 9: Brahmā’s Prayers for Creative Energy 44 verses
Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation 30 verses
Chapter 11: Calculation of Time, from the Atom 42 verses
Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others 57 verses
Chapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha 50 verses
Chapter 14: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 51 verses
Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God 50 verses
Chapter 16: The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages 37 verses
Chapter 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe 31 verses
Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa 28 verses
Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa 38 verses
Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura 53 verses
Chapter 21: Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 56 verses
Chapter 22: The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti 39 verses
Chapter 23: Devahūti’s Lamentation 57 verses
Chapter 24: The Renunciation of Kardama Muni 47 verses
Chapter 25: The Glories of Devotional Service 44 verses
Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature 72 verses
Chapter 27: Understanding Material Nature 30 verses
Chapter 28: Kapila’s Instructions on the Execution of Devotional Service 44 verses
Chapter 29: Explanation of Devotional Service by Lord Kapila 45 verses
Chapter 30: Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities 34 verses
Chapter 31: Lord Kapila’s Instructions on the Movements of the Living Entities 48 verses
Chapter 32: Entanglement in Fruitive Activities 43 verses
Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila 37 verses