# 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/5/1/1|Summary of the Chapter]]
* [[sb/5/1/1|The Bondage of Household Life]]
* [[sb/5/1/5|The Shade of the Lord's Lotus Feet]]
* [[sb/5/1/1|Priyavrata Sought the Lotus Feet of Nārada]]
* [[sb/5/1/1|Brahmā Descends to See Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/1/1|Brahmā Speaks to Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/1/1|Divisions of Varṇāśrama Are Scientifically Arranged]]
* [[sb/5/1/15|One Must Be Conducted by the Supreme Lord]]
* [[sb/5/1/1|The Six Co-wives of One Who is Not Self-controlled]]
* [[sb/5/1/5|Priyavrata Accepts the Order of Brahmā]]
* [[sb/5/1/10|The Ten Sons of Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/1/13|Queen Barhiṣmatī Increases Priyavrata’s Energy]]
* [[sb/5/1/14|Priyavrata Drives His Chariot Behind the Sun]]
* [[sb/5/1/19|Priyavrata Begins to Speak of Renunciation]]
* [[sb/5/1/22|Verses Regarding Priyavrata's Activities]]
## 2. [[sb/5/2|The Activities of Mahārāja Agnidhra]]
* [[sb/5/2/27|Agnidhra Worships Lord Brahmā]]
* [[sb/5/2/28|Pūrvacitti Attracts Āgnidhra]]
* [[sb/5/2/35|The Powerful Glance of Pūrvacitti]]
* [[sb/5/2/36|Agnidhra Praises the Girl's Body]]
* [[sb/5/2/41|The Nine Sons of Agnidhra]]
* [[sb/5/2/1|Agnidhra is Promoted to Pitrloka]]
## 3. [[sb/5/3|Ṛṣabhadeva’s Appearance in the Womb of Merudevī, the Wife of King Nābhi]]
* [[sb/5/3/2|Nābhi and His Wife Worship Viṣṇu]]
* [[sb/5/3/4-5|Viṣṇu Appears Before Nābhi]]
* [[sb/5/3/7|Sacrifices Performed for Fruitive Results]]
* [[sb/5/3/12|Nābhi Desires a Son Like the Lord]]
* [[sb/5/3/17|The Lord is Pleased with the Prayers of the Sages]]
* [[sb/5/3/22|The Lord Appears as the Son of Merudevī]]
## 4. [[sb/5/4|The Characteristics of Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead]]
* [[sb/5/4/2|The Son of Nābhi Evinces All Good Qualities]]
* [[sb/5/4/5|Ṛṣabhadeva is Enthroned as Emperor of the World]]
* [[sb/5/4/11-12|Bharata as the Eldest Son of Ṛṣabhadeva]]
* [[sb/5/4/15|Ṛṣabhadeva Rules According to Varṇāśrama-dharma]]
## 5. [[sb/5/5|Lord Ṛṣabhadeva’s Teachings to His Sons]]
* [[sb/5/5/20|The Purpose of Human Life]]
* [[sb/5/5/3|The Material Body as the Cause of Misery]]
* [[sb/5/5/7|Attachment to Home, Wife and Children]]
* [[sb/5/5/14|Severing the Knot of Bondage in the Heart]]
* [[sb/5/5/19|Ṛṣabhadeva as the Supreme Personality of Godhead]]
* [[sb/5/5/2|The Lord is Inclined to the Brāhmanas]]
* [[sb/5/5/8|The True Activity of the Sense Organs]]
* [[sb/5/5/10-13|Ṛṣabhadeva Accepts the Feature of an Avadhūta]]
* [[sb/5/5/16|Ṛṣabhadeva Follows the Behavior of Cows and Deer]]
## 6. [[sb/5/6|The Activities of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva]]
* [[sb/5/6/20|One Should Not Make Friends with the Mind]]
* [[sb/5/6/24|Ṛṣabhadeva's Body Burns in a Forest Fire]]
* [[sb/5/6/27|Ṛṣabhadeva Incarnates to Deliver Fallen Souls]]
* [[sb/5/6/30|Hearing the Narration of Ṛṣabhadeva's Pastimes]]
## 7. [[sb/5/7|The Activities of King Bharata.]]
* [[sb/5/7/35|The Five Sons of Bharata and Pancajani]]
* [[sb/5/7/3|Bharata Performs Sacrifices for the Satisfaction of Vāsudeva]]
* [[sb/5/7/8|Bharata Retires from Family Life]]
* [[sb/5/7/14|Bharata Worships Nārāyana in the Sun]]
## 8. [[sb/5/8|A Description of the Character of Bharata Mahārāja]]
* [[sb/5/8/19|The Compassion of Bharata on an Infant Deer]]
* [[sb/5/8/5|Bharata is Bound by Affection for the Deer]]
* [[sb/5/8/10|Bharata Accepts the Deer as a Prince]]
* [[sb/5/8/14|Bharata Receives the Body of a Deer at Death]]
* [[sb/5/8/7|Repentance of Bharata]]
## 9. [[sb/5/9|The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/9/12|Bharata Takes Birth in the Family of a Brahmāna]]
* [[sb/5/9/17|Jaḍa Bharata Behaves Before His Father Like a Fool]]
* [[sb/5/9/25|Jaḍa Bharata Works Only for Food]]
* [[sb/5/9/29|Goddess Kāli Personally Saves Jaḍa Bharata]]
## 10. [[sb/5/10|The Discussion Between Jaḍa Bharata and Mahārāja Rahūgana]]
* [[sb/5/10/3|Jaḍa Bharata is Forced to Carry the King's Palanquin]]
* [[sb/5/10/8|The King Criticizes Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/10/10|Jaḍa Bharata Replies to the King]]
* [[sb/5/10/17|Jaḍa Bharata Resumes Carrying the Palanquin]]
* [[sb/5/10/20|Prayers of the King to Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/10/2|Questions by the King]]
## 11. [[sb/5/11|Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgana]]
* [[sb/5/11/13-14|Material Happiness is Insignificant]]
* [[sb/5/11/18|Bondage and Liberation Are Caused by the Mind]]
* [[sb/5/11/23|A Liberated Soul Sees Things Vividly]]
* [[sb/5/11/1|The Mind is Conquered by Devotional Service]]
## 12. [[sb/5/12|Conversation Between Mahārāja Rahūgan and Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/12/2|The Instructions of Jaḍa Bharata Are like Medicine]]
* [[sb/5/12/10|The Universe Has No Real Existence]]
* [[sb/5/12/12|The Absolute Truth is Revealed by the Mercy of a Devotee]]
* [[sb/5/12/17|The Association of Exalted Devotees]]
## 13. [[sb/5/13|Further Talks Between King Rahūgana and Jaḍa Bharata]]
* [[sb/5/13/3|Plunderers in the Forest of Material Existence]]
* [[sb/5/13/8|Household Life is Compared to a Forest Fire]]
* [[sb/5/13/12|Living Entities Create Enmity Among Themselves]]
* [[sb/5/13/3|The King as a Victim of the External Energy]]
* [[sb/5/13/7|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/5/14/4|Family Members Are Like Tigers and Jackals]]
* [[sb/5/14|Gold is the Source of Opulence and Envy]]
* [[sb/5/14/12|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/5/14/22|Materialists Are Devoured by the Python of Sleep]]
* [[sb/5/14/1|Transcendentalists Condemn the Path of Fruitive Activity]]
* [[sb/5/14/5|The Miseries of the Conditioned Soul]]
* [[sb/5/14/7|Unauthorized Man-made Gods]]
* [[sb/5/14/11|Family Life Affords Momentary Sex Pleasure]]
* [[sb/5/14/13|No One Can Be Happy in Material Life]]
* [[sb/5/14/15|The Creeper of Fruitive Activity]]
* [[sb/5/14/18|The Wonderful Activities of Bharata Mahārāja]]
* [[sb/5/14/20|One Should Study the Life of Mahārāja Bharata]]
## 15. [[sb/5/15|The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata]]
* [[sb/5/15/22|Sumati Followed the Path of Ṛṣabhadeva]]
* [[sb/5/15/23|King Pratīha As the Paragon of Bona Fide Preachers]]
* [[sb/5/15/25|The Characteristics of King Gayā’s Royal Order]]
* [[sb/5/15/27|The Daughters of Dakṣa Bathe King Gayā]]
* [[sb/5/15/31|King Virajā As the Jewel of the Dynasty of Priyavrata]]
## 16. [[sb/5/16|A Description of Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/16/35|Meditation on the Universal Form]]
* [[sb/5/16/37|Nine Divisions of Land in Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/16/39|The Four Mountains on the Sides of Mount Sumeru]]
* [[sb/5/16/1|The River Arunodā is Made of Mango Juice]]
* [[sb/5/16/2|Rivers of Honey Flow from the Mahākadamba Tree]]
* [[sb/5/16/5|The Mountains Around the Foot of Mount Meru]]
* [[sb/5/16/6|The Township of Lord Brahmā]]
## 17. [[sb/5/17|The Descent of the River Ganges]]
* [[sb/5/17/8|The Origin of the Ganges River]]
* [[sb/5/17/14|Ganges Water is Carried Through the Spaceways]]
* [[sb/5/17/19|Bhārata-varsa as the Field of Fruitive Activities]]
* [[sb/5/17/1|The Quadruple Expansions of Nārāyana]]
* [[sb/5/17/4|Prayers of Śiva to Saṅkarṣaṇa]]
* [[sb/5/17/8|Sesa Holds the Universes on His Hoods]]
## 18. [[sb/5/18|The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/18/15|Bhadrasravā Worships Hayaśīrṣa]]
* [[sb/5/18/20|Hayaśīrṣa Retrieves the Vedas]]
* [[sb/5/18/20|The Mantra Chanted by Prahlāda]]
* [[sb/5/18/5|Hearing the Activities of Mukunda]]
* [[sb/5/18/13|Kāmadeva Enjoys His Transcendental Senses]]
* [[sb/5/18/18|Kṛṣṇa is the Only Husband]]
* [[sb/5/18/4|Vaivasvata Manu Worships Lord Matsya]]
* [[sb/5/18/8|Aryamā Worships Viṣṇu’s Form of a Tortoise]]
* [[sb/5/18/13|Kapiladeva Analyzes the Cosmic Manifestation]]
* [[sb/5/18/19|The Lord as the Original Boar]]
## 19. [[sb/5/19|A Description of the island of Jambūdvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/19/20|Hanumān Always Serves Rāmacandra]]
* [[sb/5/19/24|Lord Rāmacandra’s Mission]]
* [[sb/5/19/28|Devotees of Ayodhyā Go Back to Godhead]]
* [[sb/5/19/31|The Glories of Nara-Nārāyana]]
* [[sb/5/19/34|Materialists Are Attached to Bodily Comforts]]
* [[sb/5/19/35|Prominent Rivers in Bhārata-varsa]]
* [[sb/5/19/5|The Demigods Desire Human Birth in Bhārata-varsa]]
* [[sb/5/19/12|Worshipers of Demigods Are Benedicted by the Lord]]
* [[sb/5/19/17-18|The Eight Small islands Surrounding Jambūdvīpa]]
## 20. [[sb/5/20|Studying the Structure of the Universe]]
* [[sb/5/20/1|The Inhabitants of Plakṣadvīpa Attain the Sun]]
* [[sb/5/20/6|Sālmalīdvīpa is Surrounded by an Ocean of Liquor]]
* [[sb/5/20/9|On Kuśadvīpa There Are Clumps of Kusa Grass]]
* [[sb/5/20/12|Mount Kraunca is Protected by Varunadeva]]
* [[sb/5/20/14|An Ocean of Yogurt Surrounds Sākadvīpa]]
* [[sb/5/20/7|The Great Lotus Flower on Puskaradvipa]]
* [[sb/5/20/11|A Land Made of Gold]]
* [[sb/5/20/3-4|The Lord Exhibits His Forms to Maintain the Planets]]
## 21. [[sb/5/21|The Movements of the Sun]]
* [[sb/5/21/26|The Sun as the King of All Planets]]
* [[sb/5/21/29|The Sun Travels Over Mānasottara Mountain]]
* [[sb/5/21/30|The Moon Becomes Visible and Then Sets]]
* [[sb/5/21/31|The Chariot of the Sun-god]]
## 22. [[sb/5/22|The Orbits of the Planets]]
* [[sb/5/22/6|The Movement of the Sun and Planets]]
* [[sb/5/22/10|The Sun-god Has Three Speeds]]
* [[sb/5/22/13|The Moon Represents the Influence of the Lord]]
* [[sb/5/22/16|Jupiter is Favorable to the Brahmānas]]
## 23. [[sb/5/23|The Śiśumāra Planetary System]]
* [[sb/5/23/20|The Polestar as the Pivot for All Stars and Planets]]
* [[sb/5/23/6|The Form of Śiśumāra]]
* [[sb/5/23/8|The Mantra Worshiping the Śiśumāra-cakra]]
## 24. [[sb/5/24|The Subterranean Heavenly Planets]]
* [[sb/5/24/12|Rāhu is Inimical Toward the Sun and Moon]]
* [[sb/5/24/16|The Beautiful Cities in the Imitation Heavens]]
* [[sb/5/24/20|Three Kinds of Women Created by the Demon Bala]]
* [[sb/5/24/23|Bali Mahārāja Offers Everything to Vāmanadeva]]
* [[sb/5/24/1|Bali Mahārāja Speaks]]
* [[sb/5/24/3|Mahātala is the Abode of Many-hooded Snakes]]
## 25. [[sb/5/25|The Glories of Lord Ananta]]
* [[sb/5/25/11|The Beauty of Lord Ananta]]
* [[sb/5/25/12|Anantadeva Restrains His Anger and Intolerance]]
* [[sb/5/25/15|Nārada Muni Always Glorifies Ananta]]
* [[sb/5/25/3|Ananta Easily Sustains the Universe]]
## 26. [[sb/5/26|A Description of the Hellish Planets]]
* [[sb/5/26/10|The Location of the Hellish Planets]]
* [[sb/5/26/11|The Names of the Different Hells]]
* [[sb/5/26/13|Animals Called Rurus]]
* [[sb/5/26/2|The Punishment for Punishing a Faultless Person]]
* [[sb/5/26/4|The Punishment for Illicit Sex]]
* [[sb/5/26/9|The Punishment for Needlessly Sacrificing Animals]]
* [[sb/5/26/16|The Punishment for Those who Are like Envious Serpents]]
* [[sb/5/26/20|Both the Pious and Impious Return to Earth]]