[www.keralites.net] Bhagavatam has 12 Cantos , brief description of each Cantos.

 

Bhagavatam has 12 Cantos. Each canto (called skanda in Sanskrit) has several

chapters (adhyaya) contributing to 335 chapters in all . The largest canto is the

tenth (having 90 chapters). It deals with Krishna Avatar. Each chapter has several

shlokas. The shlokas are sometimes short (like most of the shlokas in the

Ramayana or the Bhagavad Gita), but more often long. The total number of shlokas

in the Bhagavatam according to tradition is 18000, though the actual number is

much less. (Ramayana has 24000; Mahabharata has 100,000).

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Some Contents of each skanda in brief

1.(19 chapters). Prologue. End of the Mahabharata War. Kunti-stuti and Bhishma-stuti. The Departure of the Pandavas. Birth of King Parikshit. Curse on him. HisPrAyopaveshaonthe Banks of theGangesin anticipation of the best to be known in the remaining seven days of his life.Coming of Shuka.

2.(10 Chapters). Parikshits eagerness to listen to stories of the Lord. Shukacharyas assurance. Brief account of Creation. Bhagavatam in four shlokas, as given by the Absolute to Brahma the first-born.

3.(33 Chapters). Details of Brahmas Creation.Maitreya explains to Vidura. Cosmic Time. The first Rishis.Varaha Avatar. The first Manu. The first ritualised marriage. Kardama and Devahuti. Avatar of Kapila. Kapila-Gita. Devahuti Stuti of Kapila.

4.(31 Chapters). Dynasty of Uttanapada. Daksha yajnam. Shiva and Sati. Dhruva charitram. Dhruva Stuti. Story of Prithu. Rudra-gItaM. Puranjana UpAkhyAnam.

5.(26 Chapters). Dynasty of Priyavrata. Jada-bharata UpAkhyAnam. Geography of the Universe.

6.(19 Chapters). Story of Ajamila. Dynasty of Daksha. Indra-VRRitrasura War.

7.(15 Chapters). Story of Prahlad. Narasimha avatar.Narasimha stuti. Tripura-samharam. Account by Narada of various dharmas.

8.(24 Chapters).Gajendra moksham. Amrita-mathanam.

9.(24 Chapters). Vamana Avatar. Ambarisha story. Ramachandra. Yayati.

10.(90 Chapters). Story ofKrishna.KrishnaLeela.Killing of various asuras. Brahma stuti. Kaliya mardhanam. Lifting of Govardhana Hill. Rasa Leela. Gopika Gitam. Akruras vision.Rukmini Kalyanam. Story of Syamantaka Gem. Killing of Narakasura.Banasura. Jarasandha. Sishupala. Dantavaktra.Shruti Gita.

11.(31 Chapters). Uddhava Gita

12.(13 Chapters). Kaliyuga. Markandeya stuti. Epilogue.

Ravi

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