Canto 3a “The Status Quo”
1. Questions by Vidura
2. Remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa
3. The Lord’s Pastimes Outside of Vṛṇdāvana
4. Vidura Approaches Maitreya
5. Vidura Talks with Maitreya
6. Manifestation of the Universal Form
7. Further Inquiries by Vidura
8. Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu
9. Brahmā’s Prayers for Creative Energy
10. Divisions of the Creation
11. Division of Time Expanding from the Atom
12. Creation of the Kumāras and Others
13. The Appearance of Lord Varāha
14. The Impregnation of Diti in the Evening
15. Description of the Kingdom of God
16. The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇ ha Cursed by the Sages
17. Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa over All the Directions of the Universe
18. The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
19. The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa