Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t12.16

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worshippers. The fifth section begins with the relations between family life and spiritual liberation as well as stories of several kings, and then describes seven lakes on the earth, the Sun, the Moon and stars in the sky, realms under the earth and hells. The sixth section describes the achievements of some Vishnu worshippers. The seventh section focusses on the lion-man incarnation of Vishnu. The eighth section narrates that a king is cursed and turns into an elephant, but ascends to the heaven for worshipping Vishnu, and also narrates tales of Vishnu turning into turtle, dwarf and fish. The ninth section describes the genealogy of the seventh Manu, whose descendents are divided into two parts, with his son founding the Solar Dynasty and his daughter in Lunar Dynasty, and stories of several kings of these two dynasties are also told. The 10^th section is the longest, and offers an elaborate account on the life of Krishna. In the 11^th section, Krishna accomplishes his mission and ascends to the heaven. The 12^th section describes the genealogy of the kings in the struggle after Krishna dies, various social evils and the destruction of the world, and tells people to listen to the deeds of Vishnu and to meditate on Vishnu so as to be liberated ultimately.