Canto 8 “Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations”
1. The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
2. The Crisis of the Elephant Gajendra
3. Gajendra’s Prayers of Surrender
4. Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World
5. The Fifth and Sixth Manu and the Prayers of Brahmā with the Suras
6. The Suras and Asuras Declare a Truce
7. Lord Śiva Drinks the Poison Churned with the Mountain Mandara
8. More Appears from the Churning: Mother Lakṣmī and Dhanvantari
9. The Lord Appears as a Beautiful Woman to Distribute the Nectar
10. The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons
11. The Dānavas Annihilated and Revived
12. Lord Śiva Prays to See Mohinī Mūrti, Gets Bewildered and Restores
13. Description of Future Manus
14. The System of Universal Management
15. Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Places
16. Aditi Initiated into the Payo-vrata Ceremony, the Best of All Sacrifices
17. The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son
18. Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation
19. Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
20. Lord Vāmanadeva Covers all Worlds
21. Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord
22. Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life
23. The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Places
24. Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation