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Chapter 7: Brief Description of the Past and Coming Avatâras

(12) He who became the Manu [called Satyavrata, 'the truth-abiding one'] at the end of the epoch saw Lord Matsya ['the fish'] who as the stay of the earth offered shelter to all living beings [in the form of a boat during the deluge]. The Vedas that because of the great fear for the waters came forth from my mouth then were taken up by Him who sported there.

(22) For the purpose of diminishing the increasing dominance of the ruling class the great soul [Lord Paras'urâma],  the Ultimate Spiritual Truth in person, will remove all those thorns from the world who  strayed from the path and opted for a hellish life. He awfully powerful for that purpose will wield His transcendental hatchet twenty-one times.

Chapter 8: Questions by King Parîkchit

(7) When it thus is not a question of being material o brahmin, can you from your selfknowledge, tell me
whether the living being in this undertaking accidentally arrives at a body or because of some cause?

 Chapter 9: Answering by Citing the Lord's Version

(18) The Creator of the Universe, who was overwhelmed by the sight of that audience, with his heart full of ecstasy and his body full of divine love bowed down with tears in his eyes before the lotus feet of the Lord. It was an example that is followed by the great liberated souls.

Chapter 10: Bhâgavatam is the Answer to all Questions
 

(1) S'rî S'uka said: 'In this [book, the S'rîmad Bhâgavatam] the following [ten] subjects are discussed: primary creation [sarga], how the interactions of life and the lifeless came about [visarga], the planetary order [sthâna], the maintenance of belief [poshana], the impetus for action [ûtaya], the administrative eras [manvantaras], stories about the Lord His appearances [îs'a-anukathâ], returning to God [nirodha], liberation in devotional service [mukti] and the summum bonum [the life of Krishna, âs'raya].

(11) Residing in these waters of His own creation for a thousand celestial years He became known by the name of Nârâyana
['the way of Nâra'] because these waters that originated from the Supreme Person [from 'Nara'] are called Nâra.

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