This chapter presents the prayers by the personified Vedas glorifying the personal and impersonal aspects of Lord Narayana.

King Parikshit asked Srila Sukadeva Gosvami how the Vedas can directly refer to the Supreme Absolute Truth, Brahman, since the Vedas deal with the material realm governed by the three modes of nature and Brahman is completely transcendental to these modes. In reply, Sukadeva Gosvami described an ancient encounter between Sri Narayana Rishi and Narada Muni at Badarikasrama. Traveling to that sacred hermitage, Narada found the Lord surrounded by exalted residents of the nearby village of Kalapa. After bowing down to Narayana Rishi and His associates, Narada submitted this same question to Him. In reply, Narayana Rishi related an account of how this very question had been discussed long ago among the great sages living on Janaloka. Once these sages, feeling inquisitive about the nature of the Absolute Truth, chose Sanandana Kumara to speak on the subject. Sanandana told them how the numerous personified Vedas, appearing as the first emanations from the breathing of Lord Narayana, recited prayers for His glorification just before the creation. Sanandana then proceeded to recite these elaborate prayers.

The residents of Janaloka were perfectly satisfied upon hearing Sanandana recite the prayers of the personified Vedas, which enlightened them about the true nature of the Supreme Absolute Truth, and they honored Sanandana with their worship. Narada Muni was equally satisfied to hear this account from Sri Narayana Rishi. Thus Narada offered his obeisances to the Lord and then went to see his disciple Vedavyasa, to whom he explained everything he had heard.