Adhyaya 6

A protector-hero dwells at a king’s court and is dispatched to end the terror of Bhīmanāda, a sword-bearing monster who devours beings. The hero confronts and slays him near the confluence where the Gaṅgā meets the ocean; then a radiant presence appears with Viṣṇu’s attendants, and the narrative turns toward karmic judgment. A righteous king, Dharmabuddhi, recounts how a seemingly small fault—misled by heretics and violating the discipline of the twice-born, especially the ethics of livelihood and land-donation—brought catastrophic loss and hellish retribution under Yama’s order, with Citragupta’s records and Bhāskari’s testimony. The chapter then teaches tīrtha-practice at Gaṅgāsāgara: bathing at dawn, worship of Nārāyaṇa with song and dance, and observance of tulasī. It also portrays human grief—disappearances, lamentation, and suicidal intent at the holy place—offering counsel against delusion and possessive attachment, and ends with a domestic scene in which Gandhinī rebukes Mādhava.