And Now the Continuation
of the Audio of Sri Narasimha Puranam:
Ch
24: Story of Ikshvaku: 8.8 MB – 45 Verses – 7 mins 15 sec
Story
of Ikshvaku begins. He was the king of Ayodhya as part of the Solar dynasty and
wanted to obtain a vision of Lord Vishnu. To this effect, he consulted Sage
Vasishta, who gave him instructions.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dM7CoFEmUUg5kw5qfrZNeEdIeYxx6Vcn/view?usp=sharing
Ch 25: King Ikshvaku’s Penance: 11.8 MB – 72
Verses – 12 mins 56 sec
King Ikshvaku follows the instructions of Sage
Vasishta, worshipping Lord Ganesha first and then starts penance to see Lord
Vishnu. Lord Brahma then appears and tells him to worship an icon of Lord
Vishnu and Ananta Sesha Naagaa, which he does. Eventually, he attains Lord
Vishnu.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1trBzQCRP6WcuYq8_u2ds1Iffc9F0L5uv/view?usp=sharing
Ch
26: Important descendants of Ikshvaku: 4.3 MB – 13 Verses – 4 mins 43 sec
Prominent
and chivalrous kings of the solar dynasty in the lineage of King Ikshvaku are
listed, including Lord Rama.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PeTxCANvmn5iasdG2gK6AzBnHUT-QJR_/view?usp=sharing
Ch 27: Important Kings of the Lunar Dynasty: 4.6
MB – 16 Verses – 4 mins 9 sec
Sage Atri produced Moon from the womb of Anasuya.
Moon was given 27 daughters in marriage by Daksha Prajapati. Budha (Mercury)
was produced by Chandra and Rohini. Budha and Ila produced Pururava. Pururava
and Urvashi produced Aayuu. Roopavati and Aayuu produced Nahusha who from the
womb of Pitrmati produced Yayati. Yayati is an important figure in the Lunar
Dynasty.
Other important figures include Dushyanta who
married Shakuntala, Ajameeda, Shaantanu, etc.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bR3hdvb4HueZ_fB378NYuRE8ckMazMsO/view?usp=sharing
Ch
28: Story of King Shantanu losing and regaining his power: 7.9 MB – 41 Verses –
7 mins 9 sec
This
chapter describes the story of King Shantanu losing his power due to crossing
the Nirmalya of Lord Narasimha and regaining it later by serving Brahmins by washing
their pots.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z3B4u_Apfwvb0Us9e5RgOzuT4SwBE0sD/view?usp=sharing
Ch 29: Lineage of King Shantanu: 4.5 MB – 13
Verses – 4 mins 9 sec
Description of the lineage of King Shantanu is
presented. Included are notable figures such as Arjuna, his son Abhimanyu,
Shataanika, Sahasraanika, etc.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_WwgS5bcpSXhiULyId2ZDpyJ2I-YpJfn/view?usp=sharing
Ch
30: Description of the Seven Dveepaas: 10.8 MB – 52 Verses – 9 mins 59 sec
The
seven continents of the earth named Jambu Dveepaa, Plaksha Dveepaa, Shaalmali
Dveepaa, Kusha Dveepaa, Knouncha Dveepaa, Shaaka Dveepaa and Pushkara Dveepa
are described. The oceans surrounding these are listed. Brief dealing of heaven
and the activities that lead one to attain heaven are described.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11GENZArD6Bl59oHWkyyAHiwI0p7feN1O/view?usp=sharing
Ch 31: Story of Dhruva: 24.1 MB – 120 Verses – 21
mins 29 sec
Svayambhuva Manu’s wife was Shatarupaa. They had
two sons, namely Priyavrata and Uttanapaadaa. Uttanapaada had two wives, namely
Suruchi, the queen and Suneeti, an ordinary woman. From the womb of Suruchi,
the elder wife was born Uttamaa. From the womb of Suruchi, the other wife, was
born Dhruva.
The King always treated Uttamaa better than
Dhruva. The young Dhruva told this to his mother and wanted to rise to great
heights, better than what the King could provide. Hence he went to the forest
to pray to Lord Vishnu. He sought the guidance of the Great Rishis such as
Marichi, Atri, angira, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu and Vasishta for his penance.
Eventually, Lord Vishnu bestows upon Dhruva the position of the Pole Star which
in effect controls the entire solar system !
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kVEld_KY_mXO9sgbeBEWeO3xypn0Ru5S/view?usp=sharing
Ch
32: Story of King Sahasranika: 5.9 MB – 21 Verses – 3 mins 21sec
Sage
Bhrugu details the story of King Sahasranika of the Lunar Dynasty, who wanted
to worship Lord Narasimha and explains the magnificence of this worship.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UOt0HRnfz8ZiB8-kDq9i76ktnG02tT1t/view?usp=sharing
Ch 33: Story of King Jayadhvajaa: 14 MB – 85
Verses – 12 mins 39 sec
King Sahasranika asks the question about the
merits of cleaning and sweeping temples, offering Abhishekams, etc.
Sage Markandeya explains with a story. Once
Yudhistira along with wife Draupadi and a team go on a trek to visit holy
places. They come across a monster Bahuroma disguised as a saint, whose
intention was to abduct Draupadi. To
help him, another monster named Sthulashira appeared, claiming he was looted by
thieves.
The team decides to leave Draupadi in the
“safeguard” of Bahuroma and go with Sthulashira in search of the thieves. They
found none. Sensing foul play, they destroy Sthulashira and come back to only
to find both Draupadi and Bahuroma missing. They go hunting for them and
finally find them. Bahuroma drops Draupadi and runs. Chasing Bahuroma, they
find he falls to the ground and suddenly appears as a four armed God.
Arjuna was surprised and asked Bahuroma the
details. Bahuroma said that in a previous birth, he was King Jayadhvaja who
cleaned temples. When the priests of the temples inquired the King, Jayadvaja
said in yet a previous birth, he was born as a Brahmin named Raivata, who
abducted women and stole their belongings. At one point, he took some women to
a temple in ruins and proceeded to clean the temple and light a lamp first
before having an affair.
Some guards thought he was a spy and killed him.
Since he cleaned the temple, he ended up in Vishnu Loka. When Sage Narada came
to Vishnu Loka, he (Raivata) did not salute him and so Narada cursed he would
become a monster and when he will try to abduct Draupadi, Yudhistira would come
and at the sight of him, he would regain his Godly form and return to Vishnu
Loka.
That is the power of cleaning a temple !
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hg76BoZVZYz0QuR0E1S8Mnma1zm6a2Al/view?usp=sharing
Ch
34: Benefits of services to Lord Narasimha: 9.4 MB – 60 Verses – 8 mins 54 sec
Details
of the merits of providing every single service to Lord Narasimha, including offering
of flowers, abhishekam, sandal, basil leaes, fragrances, Pradakshina, etc are
provided.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fOyhs9fNEq8zV3B_DwT0ULBcehuQ25TC/view?usp=sharing
Ch 35: Procedure for Homas and their merits: 4.5
MB – 25 Verses – 4 mins 29 sec
Detailed procedures for performing a 100,000 and
10,000,000 homa offerings are outlined.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tSHFbwp4u9e-iSNa4b90kV2jwodznyyl/view?usp=sharing
Ch
36: Incarnations of Lord Vishnu: 1.9 MB – 11 Verses – 1 mins 53 sec
The
various incarnations of Lord Vishnu are briefly addressed.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RJfJNECW2U2nzlg0PVn-T6ipwJSCDet_/view?usp=sharing
Ch 37: Destruction of Demons Madhu and Kaitabha in
Matsya Avataram: 6 MB – 36 Verses – 5 mins 32 sec
In this chapter, the killing of demons Madhu and
Kaitabha is detailed.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Y3n6XC4emb0HWY8xubiP-s-GD1Qd0qk/view?usp=sharing
Ch
38: Kurma Aataram and the Story of the churning of the ocean. 7.3 MB – 44
Verses – 6 mins 45 sec
This
chapter deals with the well known story of the churning of the ocean, with Lord
Vishnu as the Tortoise, the Mandarachala mountain as the shaft and Vasuki, the
serpent as the rope. The ocean of milk gets churned, the first poison coming
out of it is taken up by Lord Shiva and then the nectar is distributed to the
Gods, giving them immortality.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GyhJu9_r_7sKAzrlkimNklT_ZYlscsUM/view?usp=sharing
Ch 39: Varaha Aataram and the Story of the killing
of Hiranyaakshaa: 3.3 MB – 20 Verses – 3 mins 6 sec
The demon Hiranyaakshaa was the son of Diti.
Living in the nether world, he constantly disturbed Gods and people that
performed Yagnas on earth. The earth lost its holding power and got submerged
in the water. Lord Vishnu took the avataram of a giant boar, killed
Hiranyaakshaa and lifted the earth and
put back in place, so life can continue in peace.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iJ-ZMOczog9lEZ8_ncYsTZuvoXE37TFg/view?usp=sharing
Ch
40: Introduction to Narasimha Avatara: 9.4 MB – 61 Verses – 8 mins 44 sec
Hiranyakashipu,
the second son of Diti, performed severe penance and Brahma appears ready to
offer boons. Hiranyakashipu asks that his death not occur inside a house or
outside, not by day or by night, not by animals nor by Gods and so on. He does
get these boons.
Immediately,
he told his subjects that he was the king of the three worlds and that all
worship should only be directed to him. The Gods were in despair and go to
Brhaspati, their teacher, who tells them to worship Lord Vishnu.
The
Gods lead by Lord Shiva go to Vishnu. Shiva recites a phenomenal hymn of 100
names. Lord Vishnu tells them that the end of the demon is near.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LGg6FakY4zQLV9bUfHx3ICt4LQ8h1vaF/view?usp=sharing
Ch 41: Story of the Birth of Prahlada: 9 MB – 64
Verses – 9 mins 18 sec
After receiving boons from Brahma, while
Hiranyakashipu was getting caulky, something bothered him: there were
earthquakes and bad omens. So he decided to go back to the forest and do more
penance. This decision was concerning to Brahma who wanted to stop that
penance. Sage Narada told him he would take care of it.
Sage Narada and another hermit Sage Parvata took
the form of two birds reciting the name of Narayana; this aggravated the demon
who went home to tell his wife about the events. That night, a baby was
conceived; because of the chanting of the birds, the baby named Prahlada was
born who became an ardent Vishnu devotee.
Prahlada kept preaching the greatness of Lord
Vishnu and this aggravated his father quite a bit.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OLDh962SYImkBJ1NezPDjytl4fIPmpGf/view?usp=sharing
Ch 42: The Tormenting of Prahlada: 6.5 MB – 39 Verses – 6 mins 40 sec
Hiranyakashipu
tormented his son Prahlada by various horrible means, but none of them had an
effect on the staunch devotion of Prahlada to Lord Vishnu.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZkRCIKO0dYXOHen64GHwuakpUIs1Dhvo/view?usp=sharing
Ch 43: The Tormenting of Prahlada Continues: 15.1
MB – 89 Verses – 13 mins 27 sec
Prahlada continues to preach to his fellow
disciples about Lord Vishnu. When asked where he learnt all that, he said when
his father went to the forest to perform penance for a second time and his
mother was carrying him in her womb, Indra approached her with improper desires
and Sage Narada drove him away saying she was pregnant with a powerful Vishnu
devotee. And Narada was educating her on spiritual matters that got transmitted
to him.
Eventually, Prahlada gets thrown into the sea tied
with snakes. There he got a vision of Lord Vishnu, who told him He would appear
in the form of a ferocious Lord Narasimha and his father would get destroyed
shortly.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LgUnJXTmCTxkExz1P1STCkq4Tl0u2F0L/view?usp=sharing
Ch
44: Lord Narasimha’s incarnation: 7.3 MB – 43 Verses – 7 mins 9 sec
When
Prahlada returned unscathed from the sea, Hiranyakashipu took out his sword
called Chandrahasa and said “if your Lord Vishnu can appear from this pillar,
then I accept you, but if He doesn’t, this sword of mine will cut you to two
pieces.”
Just
then Lord Narasimha came thrashing out of the pillar. ( The description of
Lord Narasimha is quite powerful in the recitation ! ) The king’s soldiers
and assistants were all slaughtered and Lord Narasimha teared off
Hiranyakashipu to pieces ! Prahlada was enthroned.
Verses
40 to 42 describe the merits to one who listens to this magnificent episode of
Lord Narasimha !
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P4Our29caiBmyocrhSoJcg-6CT4rZW8p/view?usp=sharing
Ch 45: Lord Vamana Avataram: 7.5 MB – 46 Verses –
7 mins 18 sec
Story of King Bali and the taking of his entire
kingdom by Lord Vamana, the attempt to thwart it by Shukracharya and the piercing
of the latter’s eyes using a kusha grass by Lord Vamana.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NRfMCFCPJRMDdz7OESLxsNeg10Hq3x8N/view?usp=sharing
Ch
46: Lord Parasurama Avataram: 7.6 MB – 43 Verses – 7 mins 37 sec
King
Kartavirya with his army of soldiers once took shelter at Rishi Jamadagni’s
place. The Rishi instantly transformed his hut into a huge palace and provided
super food to the guests. When ready to leave, the palaces disappeared and it
was back to the hut. Puzzled, the king asked how this happened. The Rishi said
it was the work of the Divine cow Kamadhenu. The king wanted to take the cow to
his palace. The Rishi and his wife forbade him, but his minister, a Brahmin
killer, tried to take the cow forcibly, at which point, the cow disappeared
into the sky.
Parasurama,
who was Jamadagni’s son returned home and found his mother weeping. He knew by
Divine vision what happened. Rishi Jamadagni was then killed by Kartavirya’s
clan. He then took his plough, slaughtered Kartavirya and then proceeded to
Brahmin hating Kshatriya kings twenty one times.
Audio Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCemz2nG-S-c2GoJ3RD4mdUGn-es6Nx2/view?usp=sharing
End of Part 2
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