Nirvāṇa Iनिर्वाण प्रकरण
Liberation, part one — 128 chapters, 5,297 verses. · Download this bookयह प्रकरण डाउनलोड करें
निर्वाण प्रकरण — 128 अध्याय, 5,297 श्लोक।
The number under each chapter is its verse count.हर अध्याय के नीचे उसके श्लोकों की गिनती है।
Chapters 1–13
543 verses of teaching and dialogue.
The Story of Bhushunda the Crow
Chapters 14–28 · 623 verses · Curious, Vasishtha travels to Mount Meru and finds Bhushunda in his nest in a wish-fulfilling tree on the mountain's peak. About the story →
Chapters 29–51
1,079 verses of teaching and dialogue.
The Story of Krishna's Teaching to Arjuna
Chapters 52–58 · 253 verses · To relieve the earth's burden, Hari will take two bodies: Vasudeva's son Krishna, and the Pandava Arjuna, wielder of the Gandiva bow. About the story →
Chapters 59–61
102 verses of teaching and dialogue.
The Story of the Hundred Rudras
Chapters 62–64 · 146 verses · In a dream he lived on as a Brahmin, then a king, then the king's queen, who in turn dreamed herself a doe, then a bee, then an elephant crushed and reborn, then a… About the story →
Chapters 65–69
175 verses of teaching and dialogue.
The Story of the Vetala's Questions
Chapters 70–73 · 57 verses · Vasishtha, teaching Rama about inquiry and liberation, recalls a story about questions once asked by a Vetala. About the story →
The Story of Bhagiratha
Chapters 74–76 · 73 verses · Rama asks Vasishtha how King Bhagiratha brought the Ganga down to earth through the power of his mind. About the story →
The Story of Shikhidhvaja and Chudala
Chapters 77–110 · 1,634 verses · The couple rule happily for years, and both practise inner reflection, but Chudala alone reaches self-realization, becoming able to move through the sky and take any… About the story →
Chapters 111–128
612 verses of teaching and dialogue.