Contents

 

Chapter   Page Nos.
  Introduction  
1. Purana and upapurana i
2. Kalika Purana v
3. The name vii
4. Printed edition ix
5. Manuscripts ix
6. Chapter and Chapter Division xi
7. kalika Purana quoted by the Smrti digest writers xii
8. Other Texts : Kalika Purana xiii
9. The Myth of earlier Kali (Kalika- Purana) xiv
10. Earlier Kalika Purana xvi
11. The date and the place of origin of the Kalika Purana xxvi
  A SUMMARY OF THE KALIKA PURANA xxxiv
  NARAKA MYTH AND PRAGJOYOTISA lxxvii
 
The Kalika Purana
  
1. The Birth of Kama (Cupid) 1
2. The Illusion of Brahma 6
3. The Birth of Rati 11
4. The Birth of Vasanta (Spring) 16
5. The Prayer of Mahamaya by Brahma 20
6. Prayer of Yognidra 28
7. Dialogue between Brahma and Madana 34
8. The Birth of Safi 37
9. Persuation of Hara for Marrying a wife 44
10. Mahadeva expresses his desire and seeks Sati 49
11. The Marriage procession of Siva 56
12. Identity of Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara 62
13. Mitigation of the anger of Siva 68
14. Dalliance of Hara with Sati 72
15. Siva and Sati departure for their abode in the Himalayas 77
16. Siva dalliance with Sati and her death 82
17. The Destruction of the sacrifice of Daksa 89
18. Vijaya grief 94
19. Sandhya's preparation for penance 105
20. Deliverance of Chandra from the curse of Daksa 112
21. Candra's emancipation from the curse of Daksa 126
22. The birth story of Arundhanti 138
23. The Marriage of Vasistha with Arundhari 148
24. The Destruction of the world 160
25. The Varaha - Creation 171
26. The Creation of the world 177
27. Description of creation 179
28. Description of real and unreal 184
29. The Dialogue between Varha and Sarabha 186
30. The Fight between varaha and Sarabha 190
31. Emergence of Sacrifice from the body of Yajna - Varaha 205
32. Fish Incarnation 209
33. Fish Incarnation 213
34. The description of creation of the world 219
35. Abandonment of the Sarabha body by Isvara (Siva) 225
36. Removal of suffering of Prithvi 227
37. The birth story of Naraka 232
38. Anoinment of Naraka 236
39. Practising austerity by Naraka 249
40. The Story of Naraka 257
41. Narada carries the message 267
42. Burring of Kama by Mahadeva 274
43. Union of Kali with Hara 289
44. The dialogue between Kali and Hara 298
45. The description of Ardhanarisvara, God as half-women 303
46. The birth of Skanda 317
47. The birth of Chandrasekhara 325
48. The Description of the birth of Hara and Parvati as human being on the earth 333
49. The Story of the page Kapota and Citrangada 339
50. The birth story of Vetal and Bhairava 345
51. Emergence of Vetal and Bhairava 357
52. Worship of Mahamaya 374
53. Mahamaya-Kalpa or the procedural rites of Mahamaya 377
54. Ritual procedure of Mahamaya 380
55. Offering sacrifice of the Goddess 385
56. Worship of Mahamaya 394
57. Worship of Mahamaya Kamakhya 401
58. Worship of Kamakhya 417
59. Ceremony of Pavitraropana 423
60. Worship of Goddess Durga and killingof Mahisa 431
61. Glorification of Kamakhya 444
62. Kamakhya's ritual procedure 453
63. The Procedure of worshipping Tripura 464
64. The ritual procedure of worshipping Tripura 480
65. The ritual procedure of worshipping of goddess Sarada 486
66. Definition of mudras 492
67. The Rudhiradhyaya : description of offering bali 501
68. The description of offerings to the goddess 517
69. Description of cloths etc. For the goddess 523
70. The description of eatables (naivedya) 536
71. Circumbulation and paying obeisance 540
72. The glory of Kamakhya 543
73. Matrkanyasa i.e. placement of syllables on the body of the adept 550
74. Worship of three forms of Tripura 553
75. The mystery of Tripura mantra 572
76. Vetal and Bhairava attained Siddhi 580
77. Description of the glory of Jalpisa-pitha 590
78. Description of sacred places, hills and rivers of kamarupa 593
79. place of pilgrimage in Kamarupa 602
80. The description of holy rivers and places of pilgrimage of Kamarupa 616
81. The curse of Vasistha on Ugratara and others 631
82. The birth of Brahmaputra 635
83. The story of Rama, son of Jamadagni 641
84. The state polity 645
85. Description of good manners 657
86. The rules of Pusya-snana (ceremonial bath) on the day when the star pusya falls 663
87. The raising of Sakradhavaja 675
88. Visnu-Yajna 680
89. The emergence of Bhairava dynasty 686
90. Dynasty of Vetal 697
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