Nrsimha Purana - excerpts and notes

[] - differences from GV siddhanta

16.13    jJAnena hinAH pazubhiH samAnAH (An ignorant man is equal to an animal.)
17.*     oM namo nArAyaNAya phala zruti
18.5-6   Visnu Purana, Vayu Purana mentioned
19.7     Aditya = PrANAviSkaraNa (cereals = source of prANa)
23.19    saptaRSi in the 8th manvantara (Galava, DIptimAn...)
25.*     RanganAtha mUrti history (BrahmA > IkSvAku > VibhISana)
25.14    bhillAJjana (coal-black) color of ViSNu
26.10-11 RAma lIlA abridged in two verses
28.*     an effect of cleaning brAhmaNa's utensils
29.12    KSemaka, last king of Candravamza, left for KalApagrAma (Zambhala/Sambhala)
30.*     svarga description
30.1-11  sinners from BharatavarSa fall (to hell)
30.9     BharatavarSa = karmabhUmi
31.90-3  Dhruva describes KRSNa lIlA
31.100-120/end: distances in this universe
34.6     pUjA = sarva pApa vinirmukto
34.31    an offering to ViSNu satiates all devas
37.33    Earth is called MedinI, made from meda (fat) of Madhu and KaiTabha asuras
41.36    PrahlAda has 'KRSNa' written on his slate, remembers KRSNa nAma
43.24    diseases, asuras and stars (graha) don't influence a devotee
43.36    HiraNyakazipu's priests were fools despite studying zAstra
45.42    Bali will be next Indra
46.43    ParazurAma still stays on Mt. Mahendra
47.144-5 RAma kathA prevents diseases and premature death
48.157   an older brother analogical to a father
51.8-9   Mt. Mainaka and rAkSasI SiMhikA on HanumAn's way to LaNkA
53.32,4  ViSNU: sitakRSNe ca maccaktI (BalarAma and KRSNa are My zaktis) [vs. ViSNu as inferior to Them by rasa]
53.58    BalarAma and KRSNa again entered ViSNu's body
53.42    AkrUra saw BalarAma and KRSNa in the water of Yamuna in Their own forms (dadarza tu nimagnaz ca rAma kRSNau mahAmate svaM svaM rUpa jale tasyam akrUrasya vibhUtidam) [vs. ViSNu's original form as KRSNa]
53.55    BalarAma killed JarAsandha [vs. BhIma - SB 1.15.9, 10.72.43]
54.*     Kali yuga description    
54.6     dazavatAra kathA destroys sins
54.14    nindA (criticism) shortens one's lifespan in Kali yuga
54.18    higher born will fall and low born will behave like higher born
54.22    all people will be proud of knowledge gained without serving their teachers [public and commercial education]
54.51-2  tapa ~ Satya, dhyAna ~ TretA, yajJa ~ DvApara, dAna ~ Kali
54.53-4  ...dhyAyAn kRte yajan yajJais tretAyam dvApara 'rcayan 
         yad Apnoti tad Apnoti kalau saNkIrtya kezavam...
54.57-8  harinAma = protection from Kali
54.59    mahAtmA saNga
54.60    HarikIrtan, HaripUjA
57.15-16 BrahmA created four varNas [vs. PuruSa]
57-61.*  HarItA smRti
62.6     God is omnipresent and His worship in altar and icons is therefore the best
64.45    a devotee - even a caNDAla - makes people holy by their thinking of him, through conversation,
         when honored or by seeing him
64.59-96 supreme jJAna and yoga = bhakti yoga
65.7-23  68 names of ViSNu and holy tIrthas
66.2     GaNgA is the best holy river, then YamunA... [vs. YamunA as the first] 
66.40-1  sarvatIrthAmayI gaNgA sarvadevamayo hariH
         sarvazAstramayI gItA sarvadharmo dayA paraH