Here’s the super‑compressed 1-line-per-chapter version of Canto 4 — Srimad Bhagavatam, perfect for flashcards or ultra-quick recall:
- Lineage begins: Manu’s daughters set cosmic order.
- Conflict erupts: Dakṣa curses Śiva.
- Divine counsel: Śiva and Satī converse.
- Sacrifice: Satī self-immolates.
- Ritual fails: Dakṣa’s sacrifice frustrated.
- Pacification: Brahmā calms angry Śiva.
- Ceremony continues: Sacrifice moves forward.
- Quest starts: Dhruva leaves for austerities.
- Transformation: Dhruva returns victorious.
- Trial: Dhruva fights the Yakṣas.
- Guidance: Manu advises Dhruva.
- Liberation: Dhruva attains the supreme goal.
- Lineage continues: Descendants of Dhruva.
- Tyranny: King Vena rules unjustly.
- Ideal king rises: Pṛthu crowned.
- Praise: Pṛthu’s virtues celebrated.
- Responsibility: Pṛthu confronts Earth’s distress.
- Sustenance: Milking the Earth for bounty.
- Ritual authority: Pṛthu performs horse sacrifices.
- Divine blessing: Viṣṇu appears to Pṛthu.
- Wisdom shared: Pṛthu instructs his people.
- Sage dialogue: Meeting with the Four Kumāras.
- Return: Pṛthu goes back home.
- Celestial inspiration: Śiva’s song sung.
- Character study: King Purañjana described.
- Domestic strife: Hunting and queen’s anger.
- Challenge: Candavega attacks.
- Karma unfolds: Purañjana’s rebirth.
- Guidance: Nārada teaches Prācīnabarhi.
- Discipline: Pracetās undertake penances.
- Enlightenment: Nārada instructs the Pracetās.
I can also make a visual “flashcard-ready” table with chapter number | one-word theme | super-short phrase for instant memorization if you want—it’s extremely compact and easy to review in seconds. Do you want me to create that?
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