# 5. The Creative Impetus
1. [[sb/5/1|The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata]]
2. [[sb/5/2|The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra]]
3. [[sb/5/3|Ṛṣabhadeva's Appearance in the Womb of Merudevī, the Wife of King Nābhi]]
4. [[sb/5/4|The Characteristics of Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead]]
5. [[sb/5/5|Lord Ṛṣabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons]]
6. [[sb/5/6|The Activities of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva]]
7. [[sb/5/7|The Activities of King Bharata]]
8. [[sb/5/8|A Description of the Character of Bharata Mahārāja]]
9. [[sb/5/9|The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata]]
10. [[sb/5/10|The Discussion Between Jaḍa Bharata and Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa]]
11. [[sb/5/11|Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgaṇa]]
12. [[sb/5/12|Conversation Between Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata]]
13. [[sb/5/13|Further Talks Between King Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata]]
14. [[sb/5/14|The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment]]
15. [[sb/5/15|The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata]]
16. [[sb/5/16|A Description of Jambūdvīpa]]
17. [[sb/5/17|The Descent of the River Ganges]]
18. [[sb/5/18|The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambūdvīpa]]
19. [[sb/5/19|A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa]]
20. [[sb/5/20|Studying the Structure of the Universe]]
21. [[sb/5/21|The Movements of the Sun]]
22. [[sb/5/22|The Orbits of the Planets]]
23. [[sb/5/23|The Śiśumāra Planetary Systems]]
24. [[sb/5/24|The Subterranean Heavenly Planets]]
25. [[sb/5/25|The Glories of Lord Ananta]]
26. [[sb/5/26|A Description of the Hellish Planets]]
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## 1. [[sb/5/1|The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/1|Summary of the Chapter]]
* [[sb/5/1|The Bondage of Household Life]]
* [[sb/5/1|The Shade of the Lord's Lotus Feet]]
* [[sb/5/1|Priyavrata Sought the Lotus Feet of Nārada]]
* [[sb/5/1|Brahmā Descends to See Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/1|Brahmā Speaks to Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/1|Divisions of Varṇāśrama Are Scientifically Arranged]]
* [[sb/5/1|One Must Be Conducted by the Supreme Lord]]
* [[sb/5/1|The Six Co-wives of One Who is Not Self-controlled]]
* [[sb/5/1|Priyavrata Accepts the Order of Brahmā]]
* [[sb/5/1|The Ten Sons of Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/1|Queen Barhiṣmatī Increases Priyavrata’s Energy]]
* [[sb/5/1|Priyavrata Drives His Chariot Behind the Sun]]
* [[sb/5/1|Priyavrata Begins to Speak of Renunciation]]
* [[sb/5/1|Verses Regarding Priyavrata's Activities]]
## 2. [[sb/5/2|The Activities of Mahārāja Agnidhra]]
* [[sb/5/2|Agnidhra Worships Lord Brahmā]]
* [[sb/5/2|Pūrvacitti Attracts Āgnidhra]]
* [[sb/5/2|The Powerful Glance of Pūrvacitti]]
* [[sb/5/2|Agnidhra Praises the Girl's Body]]
* [[sb/5/2|The Nine Sons of Agnidhra]]
* [[sb/5/2|Agnidhra is Promoted to Pitrloka]]
## 3. [[sb/5/3|Ṛṣabhadeva’s Appearance in the Womb of Merudevī, the Wife of King Nābhi]]
* [[sb/5/3|Nābhi and His Wife Worship Viṣṇu]]
* [[sb/5/3|Viṣṇu Appears Before Nābhi]]
* [[sb/5/3|Sacrifices Performed for Fruitive Results]]
* [[sb/5/3|Nābhi Desires a Son Like the Lord]]
* [[sb/5/3|The Lord is Pleased with the Prayers of the Sages]]
* [[sb/5/3|The Lord Appears as the Son of Merudevī]]
## 4. [[sb/5/4|The Characteristics of Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead]]
* [[sb/5/4|The Son of Nābhi Evinces All Good Qualities]]
* [[sb/5/4|Ṛṣabhadeva is Enthroned as Emperor of the World]]
* [[sb/5/4|Bharata as the Eldest Son of Ṛṣabhadeva]]
* [[sb/5/4|Ṛṣabhadeva Rules According to Varṇāśrama-dharma]]
## 5. [[sb/5/5|Lord Ṛṣabhadeva’s Teachings to His Sons]]
* [[sb/5/5|The Purpose of Human Life]]
* [[sb/5/5|The Material Body as the Cause of Misery]]
* [[sb/5/5|Attachment to Home, Wife and Children]]
* [[sb/5/5|Severing the Knot of Bondage in the Heart]]
* [[sb/5/5|Ṛṣabhadeva as the Supreme Personality of Godhead]]
* [[sb/5/5|The Lord is Inclined to the Brāhmanas]]
* [[sb/5/5|The True Activity of the Sense Organs]]
* [[sb/5/5|Ṛṣabhadeva Accepts the Feature of an Avadhūta]]
* [[sb/5/5|Ṛṣabhadeva Follows the Behavior of Cows and Deer]]
## 6. [[sb/5/6|The Activities of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva]]
* [[sb/5/6|One Should Not Make Friends with the Mind]]
* [[sb/5/6|Ṛṣabhadeva's Body Burns in a Forest Fire]]
* [[sb/5/6|Ṛṣabhadeva Incarnates to Deliver Fallen Souls]]
* [[sb/5/6|Hearing the Narration of Ṛṣabhadeva's Pastimes]]
## 7. [[sb/5/7|The Activities of King Bharata.]]
* [[sb/5/7|The Five Sons of Bharata and Pancajani]]
* [[sb/5/7|Bharata Performs Sacrifices for the Satisfaction of Vāsudeva]]
* [[sb/5/7|Bharata Retires from Family Life]]
* [[sb/5/7|Bharata Worships Nārāyana in the Sun]]
## 8. [[sb/5/8|A Description of the Character of Bharata Mahārāja]]
* [[sb/5/8|The Compassion of Bharata on an Infant Deer]]
* [[sb/5/8|Bharata is Bound by Affection for the Deer]]
* [[sb/5/8|Bharata Accepts the Deer as a Prince]]
* [[sb/5/8|Bharata Receives the Body of a Deer at Death]]
* [[sb/5/8|Repentance of Bharata]]
## 9. [[sb/5/9|The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/9|Bharata Takes Birth in the Family of a Brahmāna]]
* [[sb/5/9|Jaḍa Bharata Behaves Before His Father Like a Fool]]
* [[sb/5/9|Jaḍa Bharata Works Only for Food]]
* [[sb/5/9|Goddess Kāli Personally Saves Jaḍa Bharata]]
## 10. [[sb/5/10|The Discussion Between Jaḍa Bharata and Mahārāja Rahūgana]]
* [[sb/5/10|Jaḍa Bharata is Forced to Carry the King's Palanquin]]
* [[sb/5/10|The King Criticizes Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/10|Jaḍa Bharata Replies to the King]]
* [[sb/5/10|Jaḍa Bharata Resumes Carrying the Palanquin]]
* [[sb/5/10|Prayers of the King to Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/10|Questions by the King]]
## 11. [[sb/5/11|Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgana]]
* [[sb/5/11|Material Happiness is Insignificant]]
* [[sb/5/11|Bondage and Liberation Are Caused by the Mind]]
* [[sb/5/11|A Liberated Soul Sees Things Vividly]]
* [[sb/5/11|The Mind is Conquered by Devotional Service]]
## 12. [[sb/5/12|Conversation Between Mahārāja Rahūgan and Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/12|The Instructions of Jaḍa Bharata Are like Medicine]]
* [[sb/5/12|The Universe Has No Real Existence]]
* [[sb/5/12|The Absolute Truth is Revealed by the Mercy of a Devotee]]
* [[sb/5/12|The Association of Exalted Devotees]]
## 13. [[sb/5/13|Further Talks Between King Rahūgana and Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/13|Plunderers in the Forest of Material Existence]]
* [[sb/5/13|Household Life is Compared to a Forest Fire]]
* [[sb/5/13|Living Entities Create Enmity Among Themselves]]
* [[sb/5/13|The King as a Victim of the External Energy]]
* [[sb/5/13|Jaḍa Bharata Forgets the Insult of the King]]
## 14. [[sb/5/14|The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment]]
* [[sb/5/14|The Soul is Conditioned by the Material Atmosphere]]
* [[sb/5/14|Family Members Are Like Tigers and Jackals]]
* [[sb/5/14|Gold is the Source of Opulence and Envy]]
* [[sb/5/14|The Mirage of Material Enjoyment]]
* [[sb/5/14|So-called Sādhus Preach Against Vedic Principles]]
* [[sb/5/14|Family Life is Like a Forest Fire]]
* [[sb/5/14|Materialists Are Devoured by the Python of Sleep]]
* [[sb/5/14|Transcendentalists Condemn the Path of Fruitive Activity]]
* [[sb/5/14|The Miseries of the Conditioned Soul]]
* [[sb/5/14|Unauthorized Man-made Gods]]
* [[sb/5/14|Family Life Affords Momentary Sex Pleasure]]
* [[sb/5/14|No One Can Be Happy in Material Life]]
* [[sb/5/14|The Creeper of Fruitive Activity]]
* [[sb/5/14|The Wonderful Activities of Bharata Mahārāja]]
* [[sb/5/14|One Should Study the Life of Mahārāja Bharata]]
## 15. [[sb/5/15|The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/15|Sumati Followed the Path of Ṛṣabhadeva]]
* [[sb/5/15|King Pratīha As the Paragon of Bona Fide Preachers]]
* [[sb/5/15|The Characteristics of King Gayā’s Royal Order]]
* [[sb/5/15|The Daughters of Dakṣa Bathe King Gayā]]
* [[sb/5/15|King Virajā As the Jewel of the Dynasty of Priyavrata]]
## 16. [[sb/5/16|A Description of Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/16|Meditation on the Universal Form]]
* [[sb/5/16|Nine Divisions of Land in Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/16|The Four Mountains on the Sides of Mount Sumeru]]
* [[sb/5/16|The River Arunodā is Made of Mango Juice]]
* [[sb/5/16|Rivers of Honey Flow from the Mahākadamba Tree]]
* [[sb/5/16|The Mountains Around the Foot of Mount Meru]]
* [[sb/5/16|The Township of Lord Brahmā]]
## 17. [[sb/5/17|The Descent of the River Ganges]]
* [[sb/5/17|The Origin of the Ganges River]]
* [[sb/5/17|Ganges Water is Carried Through the Spaceways]]
* [[sb/5/17|Bhārata-varsa as the Field of Fruitive Activities]]
* [[sb/5/17|The Quadruple Expansions of Nārāyana]]
* [[sb/5/17|Prayers of Śiva to Saṅkarṣaṇa]]
* [[sb/5/17|Sesa Holds the Universes on His Hoods]]
## 18. [[sb/5/18|The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/18|Bhadrasravā Worships Hayaśīrṣa]]
* [[sb/5/18|Hayaśīrṣa Retrieves the Vedas]]
* [[sb/5/18|The Mantra Chanted by Prahlāda]]
* [[sb/5/18|Hearing the Activities of Mukunda]]
* [[sb/5/18|Kāmadeva Enjoys His Transcendental Senses]]
* [[sb/5/18|Kṛṣṇa is the Only Husband]]
* [[sb/5/18|Vaivasvata Manu Worships Lord Matsya]]
* [[sb/5/18|Aryamā Worships Viṣṇu’s Form of a Tortoise]]
* [[sb/5/18|Kapiladeva Analyzes the Cosmic Manifestation]]
* [[sb/5/18|The Lord as the Original Boar]]
## 19. [[sb/5/19|A Description of the island of Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/19|Hanumān Always Serves Rāmacandra]]
* [[sb/5/19|Lord Rāmacandra’s Mission]]
* [[sb/5/19|Devotees of Ayodhyā Go Back to Godhead]]
* [[sb/5/19|The Glories of Nara-Nārāyana]]
* [[sb/5/19|Materialists Are Attached to Bodily Comforts]]
* [[sb/5/19|Prominent Rivers in Bhārata-varsa]]
* [[sb/5/19|The Demigods Desire Human Birth in Bhārata-varsa]]
* [[sb/5/19|Worshipers of Demigods Are Benedicted by the Lord]]
* [[sb/5/19|The Eight Small islands Surrounding Jambūdvīpa]]
## 20. [[sb/5/20|Studying the Structure of the Universe]]
* [[sb/5/20|The Inhabitants of Plakṣadvīpa Attain the Sun]]
* [[sb/5/20|Sālmalīdvīpa is Surrounded by an Ocean of Liquor]]
* [[sb/5/20|On Kuśadvīpa There Are Clumps of Kusa Grass]]
* [[sb/5/20|Mount Kraunca is Protected by Varunadeva]]
* [[sb/5/20|An Ocean of Yogurt Surrounds Sākadvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/20|The Great Lotus Flower on Puskaradvipa]]
* [[sb/5/20|A Land Made of Gold]]
* [[sb/5/20|The Lord Exhibits His Forms to Maintain the Planets]]
## 21. [[sb/5/21|The Movements of the Sun]]
* [[sb/5/21|The Sun as the King of All Planets]]
* [[sb/5/21|The Sun Travels Over Mānasottara Mountain]]
* [[sb/5/21|The Moon Becomes Visible and Then Sets]]
* [[sb/5/21|The Chariot of the Sun-god]]
## 22. [[sb/5/22|The Orbits of the Planets]]
* [[sb/5/22|The Movement of the Sun and Planets]]
* [[sb/5/22|The Sun-god Has Three Speeds]]
* [[sb/5/22|The Moon Represents the Influence of the Lord]]
* [[sb/5/22|Jupiter is Favorable to the Brahmānas]]
## 23. [[sb/5/23|The Śiśumāra Planetary System]]
* [[sb/5/23|The Polestar as the Pivot for All Stars and Planets]]
* [[sb/5/23|The Form of Śiśumāra]]
* [[sb/5/23|The Mantra Worshiping the Śiśumāra-cakra]]
## 24. [[sb/5/24|The Subterranean Heavenly Planets]]
* [[sb/5/24|Rāhu is Inimical Toward the Sun and Moon]]
* [[sb/5/24|The Beautiful Cities in the Imitation Heavens]]
* [[sb/5/24|Three Kinds of Women Created by the Demon Bala]]
* [[sb/5/24|Bali Mahārāja Offers Everything to Vāmanadeva]]
* [[sb/5/24|Bali Mahārāja Speaks]]
* [[sb/5/24|Mahātala is the Abode of Many-hooded Snakes]]
## 25. [[sb/5/25|The Glories of Lord Ananta]]
* [[sb/5/25|The Beauty of Lord Ananta]]
* [[sb/5/25|Anantadeva Restrains His Anger and Intolerance]]
* [[sb/5/25|Nārada Muni Always Glorifies Ananta]]
* [[sb/5/25|Ananta Easily Sustains the Universe]]
## 26. [[sb/5/26|A Description of the Hellish Planets]]
* [[sb/5/26|The Location of the Hellish Planets]]
* [[sb/5/26|The Names of the Different Hells]]
* [[sb/5/26|Animals Called Rurus]]
* [[sb/5/26|The Punishment for Punishing a Faultless Person]]
* [[sb/5/26|The Punishment for Illicit Sex]]
* [[sb/5/26|The Punishment for Needlessly Sacrificing Animals]]
* [[sb/5/26|The Punishment for Those who Are like Envious Serpents]]
* [[sb/5/26|Both the Pious and Impious Return to Earth]]