Govindāya namah Maharishi Nārada continued, “Due to the curse of Sanaka and other supreme saints, the two attendants of Maha-vishnu were thereafter reborn as demons Ravana and Kumbhakarṇa.
Damodarāya namah Maharishi Nārada continued, “Devatas and Guardian-deities collectively approached Lord Rudra and prayed, “O Lord, demons residing within the 3 invisible metallic cities (Tripura), created by demon Maya, are destroying us.
Maharishi Nārada replied, “O Dharmaraja! The Self-originated Lord Brahma is the cause for all duties and principles of righteousness pertaining to the universe.
Sridharāya namah Maharishi Nārada explains to Emperor Yudhishthira the duties applicable to the people belonging to the four castes.
Janārdhanāya namah Maharishi Nārada continues to explain the rules and duties of righteousness.
An agricultural field will lose its fertility if it is cultivated continuously.
“If a person of one caste shows the qualities of those belonging to another caste, then he is to be recognised as belonging not to the caste he was born into, but as belonging to the caste towards which he is showing inclination”.
“A Brahmachari (celibate-student) should have total sense-control. Before and after studies he should offer obeisance to his teacher’s feet.
Aniruddhaya namah Maharishi Nārada continued, “To the best of his abilities a Brahmachari (celibate-student) should master the 3 Vedas and Upanishads together with all their limbs and try to understand the meaning contained in the Vedic statements.