Dnyankand ज्ञानकांड
Mythology
chapter 1 describes various deities and their praying.chapter 2 explains how universe was born, and how four Yugas were created with their specific trends. Also it has Guru and his disciple Deepak story
chapter 3 he describes Ambarish-Durvas story and how god Vishnu was made to take 10 avatars.
chapter 4 the famous story of Atri-Anusuya and Datta-janma is given.
Shripad ShriVallabha
chapter 5 story of Shri Shripad ShriVallabha at Pithapur is given.chapter 6 birth of Gokarna-Mahabaleshwar is described with Ravana-Ganesh and Shivalinga story.
chapter 7 then describes the importance of the above Gokarna-Mahabaleshwar as told by sage Gautam.
chapter 8 Shripad Shrivallabha lived secretly for 3 years and from there he went to Shrigiri. At Kurvpur , he save the mother-son who were trying to commit suicide and ask her to do Shanipradosh-vrata.
chapter 9 Shripad ShriVallabha blesses the washerman to become the king in his next birth and eventually ends his avatar.
chapter 10 the Vallabhesh Brahmin who is killed by the dacoits is revived by Shri Shripad ShriVallabha near Kuravpur.
Shri Narasinha Saraswati
chapter 11 Birth of shri Narsinha Sarswati (*Sha.1300 (1378 CE))at Lad Karanja whose old name is karanjpur.
chapter 12 Upnayan of Narasinh Sarswati(*Sha.1307 (1385 CE))& he leaves home(*Sha.1308 (1386 CE))and goes for Kashi-pilgrimage and takes Sannyaas(*Sha.1310 (1388 CE)) at Kashi from Shri Krishna Saraswati.
chapter 13 shri Narsinha Sarswati comes back to Karanja (*Sha.1338 (1416 CE))and cures one Brahmin.at Vasar (Name of Village) and meet to Sayamdeo
chapter 14 shri Narsinha Sarswati meets Sayamdeo who is [[Saraswati Gangadhar]]'s great-great-Grandfather and saves him from the Muslim king Sayamdev is working for.
chapter 15 Guru asks his disciples to go for pilgrimage and himself stays near Parali-Vaijanath a place in Maharashtra
chapter 12 Upnayan of Narasinh Sarswati(*Sha.1307 (1385 CE))& he leaves home(*Sha.1308 (1386 CE))and goes for Kashi-pilgrimage and takes Sannyaas(*Sha.1310 (1388 CE)) at Kashi from Shri Krishna Saraswati.
chapter 13 shri Narsinha Sarswati comes back to Karanja (*Sha.1338 (1416 CE))and cures one Brahmin.at Vasar (Name of Village) and meet to Sayamdeo
chapter 14 shri Narsinha Sarswati meets Sayamdeo who is [[Saraswati Gangadhar]]'s great-great-Grandfather and saves him from the Muslim king Sayamdev is working for.
chapter 15 Guru asks his disciples to go for pilgrimage and himself stays near Parali-Vaijanath a place in Maharashtra
Chapter 16 Shri Narsinh Sarawati discribs greatness of Shri Guru by story of Dhoumyarishi & his three disciplines Aruni, Baid and Upmanyu. In former times, the Guru tested his disciples before giving knowledge to them
Chapter 17 Shri Narsinha Sarswati came to Bhillavadi living under the Audumber tree near bhuvaneshwari secretly.There lived at Kaveer(Kolhapur) a learned Brahmin who knew the Vedas. He had a dull foolish son becomes learned.
Chapter 18 Shri Narsinh Sarswati came here from bhilavadi and stayed near Panch Ganga sangam Amarapur (Nrasinhwadi / Narsobachiwadi) for 12 years.He would go to Amarapur for alms.In Amarapur lived a Brahmin knowing Vedas. He had a devoted wife. He had a sem creeper at his door. When he could not get sufficient corn he would live on the boiled seems. He adored Shri Guru with devotion. He invited Shri Guru for alms one day. After taking the alms Shri Guru blessed him saying that his poverty was wiped off. While leaving the premises, Shri Guru cut the root of the sem creeper. Seeing this the Brahmins's wife bitterly saying `our means of livelihoood are lost.' The Brahmin tried to console her saying, there must be some good
intention of shri Guru in cutting the root of the sem. It is our good fortune that Shri Guru in cutting came to us for alms. Do not blame Shri Guru who blessed us. He will protect us. The brahmin took away the leaves of the creeper from the courtyard and while digging to take off the root of the creeper, he found a vessel full of
coins. He told this to his wife ho was much pleased and now repented for blaming Shri Guru. Both then went to shri Guru and worshipped him with devotion and reported what had occured. Shri Guru said, `Do not tell this to any body, else the wealth will be destroyed, you shall live happily with your sons and grandsons.'
Chapter 19 Greatness of Audumbar is described in this chapter.threw story of Shri Vishnu sNarasinhawatar & Hranyakashyapu. After death of Hranykashyapu Narsinha's nails were filled with strong poison and so caused great heat in his body.Narsinha took Audumbar fruits and thrush nails in them.The poison and the heat of the body subsided.Narsinha were pleased. So they blessed the Audumbar tree, `You shall always bear fruits and people will worship you as the Kalpataru.
Chapter 17 Shri Narsinha Sarswati came to Bhillavadi living under the Audumber tree near bhuvaneshwari secretly.There lived at Kaveer(Kolhapur) a learned Brahmin who knew the Vedas. He had a dull foolish son becomes learned.
Chapter 18 Shri Narsinh Sarswati came here from bhilavadi and stayed near Panch Ganga sangam Amarapur (Nrasinhwadi / Narsobachiwadi) for 12 years.He would go to Amarapur for alms.In Amarapur lived a Brahmin knowing Vedas. He had a devoted wife. He had a sem creeper at his door. When he could not get sufficient corn he would live on the boiled seems. He adored Shri Guru with devotion. He invited Shri Guru for alms one day. After taking the alms Shri Guru blessed him saying that his poverty was wiped off. While leaving the premises, Shri Guru cut the root of the sem creeper. Seeing this the Brahmins's wife bitterly saying `our means of livelihoood are lost.' The Brahmin tried to console her saying, there must be some good
intention of shri Guru in cutting the root of the sem. It is our good fortune that Shri Guru in cutting came to us for alms. Do not blame Shri Guru who blessed us. He will protect us. The brahmin took away the leaves of the creeper from the courtyard and while digging to take off the root of the creeper, he found a vessel full of
coins. He told this to his wife ho was much pleased and now repented for blaming Shri Guru. Both then went to shri Guru and worshipped him with devotion and reported what had occured. Shri Guru said, `Do not tell this to any body, else the wealth will be destroyed, you shall live happily with your sons and grandsons.'
Chapter 19 Greatness of Audumbar is described in this chapter.threw story of Shri Vishnu sNarasinhawatar & Hranyakashyapu. After death of Hranykashyapu Narsinha's nails were filled with strong poison and so caused great heat in his body.Narsinha took Audumbar fruits and thrush nails in them.The poison and the heat of the body subsided.Narsinha were pleased. So they blessed the Audumbar tree, `You shall always bear fruits and people will worship you as the Kalpataru.
