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> > Canto 10: "The Summum Bonum"

> > SUMMARY OF THE TENTH CANTO

> > The First Chapter, which has sixty-nine verses, describes Mahârâja Parîkshit's eagerness to learn about the incarnation of Lord Krishna, and it also tells how Kamsa killed the six sons of Devakî because of his fear of being killed by her eighth child.

> > The Second Chapter contains forty-two verses, describing the entrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, into the womb of Devakî to fulfill His mission of killing Kamsa. When Lord Krishna was within Devakî's womb, all the demigods, headed by Brahmâ, offered prayers to the Lord.

> > The Third Chapter contains fifty-three verses. This chapter describes the appearance of Lord Krishna as He is. the Lord's father and mother, understanding the Lord's appearance, offered prayers. Fearing Kamsa, the Lord's father brought the child from Mathurâ to Gokula Vrindâvana.

> > The Fourth Chapter contains forty-six verses, which tell of a prophecy by the goddess Candikâ. After consulting demoniac friends, Kamsa began killing all the children born at that time, since he thought this would be to his benefit.

> > The Fifth Chapter contains thirty-two verses, describing how Nanda Mahârâja performed the birth ceremony of Krishna and then went to Mathurâ, where he met Vasudeva.

> > The Sixth Chapter contains forty-four verses. In this chapter, Nanda Mahârâja, following the advice of his friend Vasudeva, returns to Gokula and on the way sees the dead body of the Pûtanâ demoness and is astonished at her having been killed by Krishna.

> > The Seventh Chapter, which contains thirty-seven verses, describes Mahârâja Parîkshit's enthusiasm to hear about the boyhood pastimes of Lord Krishna, who killed S'akatâsura and TriÎâvartâsura and showed within His mouth the entire cosmic manifestation.

> > In the Eighth Chapter there are fifty-two verses, which describe Gargamuni's performing the name-giving ceremony of Krishna and Balarâma and how Krishna and Balarâma performed playful childish activities, crawling on the ground, trying to walk with Their small legs, and stealing butter and breaking the pots. This chapter also describes the vision of the universal form.

> > The Ninth Chapter, which has twenty-three verses, describes how Krishna disturbed His mother while she was churning butter. Because she left Krishna to see to the stove, where the milk was boiling, and did not allow Him to suck her breast, Krishna was very angry and broke a pot of yogurt. To chastise her naughty child, mother YaÁodâ wanted to bind Him with rope, but every time she tried she failed because of a shortage of rope when the time came to knot it.

> > In the Tenth Chapter there are forty-three verses. This chapter describes how Krishna, as Dâmodara, caused the twin Yamalârjuna trees to fall and how the two demigods within the trees were delivered by the mercy of Krishna.

> > In the Eleventh Chapter there are fifty-nine verses. This chapter describes how Nanda Mahârâja released Krishna from the ropes, how Krishna showed His mercy to a fruit seller while exchanging grains for fruit, and how Nanda Mahârâja and others decided to leave Gokula for Vrindâvana, where Krishna killed Vatsâsura and Bakâsura.

> > Chapter Twelve contains forty-four verses, describing Krishna's pastimes with the cowherd boys in the forest and the killing of the demon named Aghâsura.

> > Chapter Thirteen contains sixty-four verses, describing how Brahmâ stole Krishna's calves and His friends, the cowherd boys. Krishna expanded His pastimes for one year, representing Himself as the calves and boys in forms exactly like their own. In this way He bewildered Brahmâ, who at last surrendered when his illusion was over.

> > The Fourteenth Chapter contains sixty-one verses. In this chapter, Brahmâ offers prayers to Krishna after fully understanding Him to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > The Fifteenth Chapter contains fifty-two verses. This chapter describes how Krishna entered Tâlavana Forest with Balarâma, how Balarâma killed Dhenukâsura, and how Krishna protected the cowherd boys and cows from the poisonous effects of Kâliya.

> > The Sixteenth Chapter contains sixty-seven verses. This chapter describes the chastisement of Kâliya by Krishna, and it also describes the prayers offered by Kâliya's wives.

> > In the Seventeenth Chapter there are twenty-five verses. This chapter describes why Kâliya entered the River Yamunâ after leaving his home, Nâgâlaya, one of the dvîpas, which according to some corresponds to the Fiji Islands. This chapter also describes how Garuda was cursed by Saubhari Åshi, how the cowherd boys, Krishna's friends, were enlivened when Krishna emerged from the Yamunâ, and how Krishna stopped the forest fire and saved the sleeping inhabitants of Vraja.

> > The Eighteenth Chapter contains thirty-two verses, giving a description of Krishna and Balarâma, Their picnics within the forest, the climate of Vrindâvana in the summer and the spring, and Lord Balarâma's killing of Pralambâsura.

> > Chapter Nineteen contains sixteen verses, describing Krishna's entering the forest known as Munjâranya, saving the cowherd boys and cows from the forest fire, and bringing them to Bhândîravana.

> > Chapter Twenty contains forty-nine verses. This chapter describes the enjoyment of Balarâma and Krishna in the forest with the cowherd boys during the rainy season, and it gives various instructions through analogies concerning the rainy season and autumn.

> > Chapter Twenty-one contains twenty verses, describing how Krishna entered the forest of Vrindâvana in the autumn, playing His flute, and how He attracted the gopîs, who were singing His glories.

> > The Twenty-second Chapter contains thirty-eight verses, describing how the gopîs prayed to the goddess Kâtyâyanî to obtain Krishna as their husband and how Krishna later stole the garments of the gopîs while the gopîs were bathing in the Yamunâ.

> > The Twenty-third Chapter contains fifty-two verses, describing how the cowherd boys, being very hungry, followed Krishna's directions by begging some food for Him and themselves from brâhmaÎas engaged in performing yajnas. The brâhmanas refused to give food to Krishna and Balarâma, although the boys begged for it, but the wives of the brâhmaÎas agreed, and therefore Krishna bestowed His mercy upon them.

> > The Twenty-fourth Chapter contains thirty-eight verses, describing how Krishna defied King Indra, despite Indra's position of prestige, by stopping the indra-yajna and instead worshiping Govardhana.

> > The Twenty-fifth Chapter contains thirty-three verses. As described in this chapter, because the indra-yajna was stopped, King Indra was very angry, and to kill the inhabitants of Vrindâvana, Vraja, he flooded the entire area with rain. Krishna, however, accepted King Indra's challenge by lifting Govardhana Hill as an umbrella to protect Vrindâvana and all the cows.

> > The Twenty-sixth Chapter contains twenty-five verses, describing how Nanda Mahârâja, seeing the extraordinary activities of Krishna, was struck with wonder and how he thus narrated for all the cowherd men the whole story of Krishna's opulence, as foretold by Gargamuni.

> > Chapter Twenty-seven, which contains twenty-eight verses, describes how King Indra, upon seeing Krishna's unlimited power, worshiped Lord Krishna, who was fully washed with milk supplied by the surabhi and who thus became known as Govinda.

> > The Twenty-eighth Chapter contains seventeen verses. In this chapter Krishna saves His father, Nanda Mahârâja, from the custody of VaruÎa and shows the cowherd men how VaikuÎthaloka is situated.

> > The Twenty-ninth Chapter contains forty-eight verses, describing how Krishna talked to the gopîs before performing the râsa-lîlâ and how, after the beginning of the râsa-lîlâ, Krishna disappeared from the scene.

> > Chapter Thirty contains forty-four verses, describing how the gopîs, being separated from Krishna, went mad and began to wander in the forest in search of Him. The gopîs met S'rîmatî Râdhârânî, the daughter of King Vrishabhânu, and they all wandered on the bank of the Yamunâ searching for Krishna.

> > Chapter Thirty-one contains nineteen verses, describing how the bereaved gopîs waited in great anxiety to meet Krishna.

> > Chapter Thirty-two contains twenty-two verses. In this chapter, Krishna appears among the gopîs, who are fully satisfied in ecstatic love for Him.

> > Chapter Thirty-three contains thirty-nine verses. In this chapter Krishna appears in multiforms in the midst of the gopîs, with whom He dances in the râsa dance. Then they all bathe in the River Yamunâ. Also in this chapter, S'ukadeva mitigates the doubts of Parîkshit concerning the performance of the râsa-lîlâ.

> > Chapter Thirty-four contains thirty-two verses. This chapter describes how Nanda Mahârâja, Krishna's father, was swallowed by a big python, who had been a demigod named Vidyâdhara but was cursed by AÏgirâ Åshi. Krishna rescued His father and saved this demigod simultaneously.

> > Chapter Thirty-five contains twenty-six verses. This chapter describes how Krishna went to the pasturing grounds with the cows and how the gopîs sang in separation from Him.

> > Chapter Thirty-six contains forty verses. This chapter describes Krishna's killing of Arishtâsura. It also describes Nârada's disclosure to Kamsa that both Râma and Krishna were sons of Vasudeva. Because of this disclosure, Kamsa arranged to kill both Râma and Krishna. He sent his assistant Kes'î to Vrindâvana, and later he sent Akrûra to bring Râma and Krishna to Mathurâ.

> > Chapter Thirty-seven contains thirty-three verses. In this chapter Krishna kills the Kes'î demon, Nârada worships Krishna by narrating His future activities, and Krishna kills the demon named Vyomâsura.

> > Chapter Thirty-eight contains forty-three verses. This chapter describes how Akrûra went to Vrindâvana and how he was received by Râma-Krishna and Nanda Mahârâja.

> > Chapter Thirty-nine contains fifty-seven verses. This chapter describes how Râma and Krishna, having been invited by Kamsa started for Mathurâ. While They were ready on the chariot, the gopîs began to cry, and Krishna sent His messenger to pacify them. Thus He was able to travel toward Mathurâ. On the way, Akrûra was shown the entire Vishnuloka within the water of the Yamunâ.

> > Chapter Forty contains thirty verses, in which the prayers of Akrûra are described.

> > Chapter Forty-one, which contains fifty-two verses, describes the entrance of Râma and Krishna into the city of Mathurâ, where the ladies were very jubilant to see these two brothers. Krishna killed a washerman, glorified Sudâmâ and gave Sudâmâ His benediction.

> > Chapter Forty-two, which contains thirty-eight verses, describes how Krishna delivered Kubjâ and how He broke Kamsa's gigantic bow and killed its caretakers. Thus Kamsa and Krishna met.

> > Chapter Forty-three contains forty verses. Outside the sporting arena of Kamsa, Krishna killed an elephant named Kuvalayâpîda. Then He entered the arena and spoke with CâÎûra.

> > Chapter Forty-four, which contains fifty-one verses, describes how Krishna and Balarâma killed the wrestlers named CâÎûra and Mushtika and thereafter killed Kamsa and his eight brothers. Krishna, however, pacified Kamsa's wives and His own father and mother, Vasudeva and Devakî.

> > Chapter Forty-five contains fifty verses. This chapter describes how Krishna pacified His father and mother and celebrated the enthronement of His grandfather Ugrasena. After promising the inhabitants of Vrindâvana that He would return very soon, Krishna underwent ritualistic ceremonies as a kshatriya. He took the vow of brahmacarya and lived in the guru-kula, where He studied regularly. By killing the demon named Pancajana, He received a conchshell named Pâncajanya. Krishna rescued the son of His guru from the custody of Yamarâja and returned him. After thus offering guru-dakshiÎâ to repay His teacher, Lord Krishna returned to Mathurâ-purî.

> > Chapter Forty-six contains forty-nine verses. As described in this chapter, Krishna sent Uddhava to Vrindâvana to pacify His father and mother, Nanda Mahârâja and Yas'odâ.

> > Chapter Forty-seven contains sixty-nine verses, describing how Uddhava, following Krishna's order, went to pacify the gopîs and then returned to Mathurâ. Thus Uddhava appreciated the ecstatic love felt for Krishna by the inhabitants of Vrindâvana.

> > Chapter Forty-eight contains thirty-six verses. This chapter describes how Krishna fulfilled the desire of Kubjâ by going to her house and enjoying her. Krishna then went to the home of Akrûra. Satisfied by Akrûra's prayers, Krishna praised him very much and sent him to Hastinâpura to gather information about the Pândavas.

> > Chapter Forty-nine contains thirty-one verses. As described in this chapter, Akrûra, following Krishna's orders, went to Hastinâpura, where he met Vidura and Kuntî and heard from them about Dhritarâshtra's mistreatment of the Pândavas. Informed of the Pândavas' faith in Krishna, Akrûra advised Dhritarâshtra, and after understanding Dhritarâshtra's mind, he returned to Mathurâ, where he described everything about the situation in Hastinâpura.

> > Chapter Fifty contains fifty-seven verses. In this chapter, Jarâsandha, having heard that his son-in-law Kamsa was killed, attacked Mathurâ to kill Râma and Krishna but was defeated seventeen times. When Jarâsandha was about to attack for the eighteenth time, Kâlayavana, having been advised by Nârada, also attacked Mathurâ. Thus the Yâdava dynasty entered a fort in the midst of the water and lived there by mystic power. After giving full protection to the Yâdava dynasty and conferring with Lord Baladeva, Lord Krishna emerged from Dvârakâ.

> > Chapter Fifty-one, which contains sixty-three verses, describes how Mucukunda killed Kâlayavana simply by glancing upon him.

> > Chapter Fifty-two contains forty-four verses. In this chapter, Mucukunda offers prayers to Krishna, and then Krishna kills all the soldiers of Kâlayavana and returns to Dvârakâ with their booty. When Jarâsandha attacked Mathurâ again, Râma and Krishna, as if afraid of him, fled to the top of a mountain, to which Jarâsandha then set fire. Unseen by Jarâsandha, Krishna and Balarâma jumped from the mountain and entered Dvârakâ, which was surrounded by the sea. Jarâsandha, thinking that Krishna and Balarâma had been killed, returned with his soldiers to his own country, and Krishna continued to live in Dvârakâ. Rukminî, the daughter of Vidarbha, was very much attracted to Krishna, and she sent Krishna a letter through a brâhmaÎa.

> > Chapter Fifty-three contains fifty-seven verses. Following Rukminî's request, Krishna went to the city of Vidarbha and kidnapped her in the presence of such enemies as Jarâsandha.

> > Chapter Fifty-four contains sixty verses. As described in this chapter, Krishna defeated all the opposing princes and disfigured Rukminî's brother Rukmî. Then Krishna returned with Rukminî to Dvârakâ, where they were united in a regular marriage. Rukmî, however, remained in a place known as Bhojakata, being angry at his brother-in-law, Krishna.

> > Chapter Fifty-five, containing forty verses, describes the birth of Pradyumna, how Pradyumna was kidnapped by S'ambarâsura, and how Pradyumna later killed S'ambarâsura and returned to Dvârakâ with his wife, Ratidevî.

> > Chapter Fifty-six contains forty-five verses. As described in this chapter, King Satrâjit, by the mercy of the sun-god, received a jewel called Syamantaka. Later, when this jewel was stolen, Satrâjit unnecessarily became doubtful of Krishna, but Krishna, to vindicate His position, retrieved the jewel, along with the daughter of Jâmbavân. Krishna later married Satrâjit's daughter and received a full dowry.

> > Chapter Fifty-seven, which contains forty-two verses, describes how both Balarâma and Krishna went to Hastinâpura, having heard about the fire in the shellac house of the Pândavas. After Satrâjit was killed by S'atadhanvâ at the instigation of Akrûra and Kritavarmâ, Balarâma and Krishna returned to Dvârakâ. S'atadhanvâ left the Syamantaka jewel with Akrûra and fled to the forest. Thus although Krishna killed S'atadhanvâ, He was unable to retrieve the jewel. Finally the jewel was discovered and awarded to Akrûra.

> > Chapter Fifty-eight contains fifty-eight verses. After the Pândavas finished living incognito in the forest, Krishna went to Indraprastha to see them. He then married five wives, headed by Kâlindî. After Krishna and Arjuna set fire to the Khândava Forest, Arjuna received the Gândîva bow. The demon Maya Dânava constructed an assembly house for the Pândavas, and Duryodhana was very much aggrieved.

> > Chapter Fifty-nine contains forty-five verses. In this chapter, Krishna, at the request of Indra, kills the demon Narakâsura, the son of the earth personified, along with the demon's associates, headed by Mura. The earth personified offers prayers to Krishna and returns to Him all the paraphernalia that Narakâsura has stolen. Krishna then bestows fearlessness upon the son of Narakâsura and marries the sixteen thousand princesses whom the demon kidnapped. Also in this chapter, Krishna takes away the pârijâta plant from the heavenly planets, and the foolishness of Indra and others is described.

> > Chapter Sixty contains fifty-nine verses. In this chapter, Krishna makes Rukminî angry with His joking words. Krishna pacifies Rukminî, and there is a lover's quarrel between them. Chapter Sixty-one contains forty verses. This chapter contains a description of the sons and grandsons of Krishna. At the time of Aniruddha's marriage, Balarâma kills Rukmî and breaks the teeth of the King of KaliÏga.

> > Chapter Sixty-two contains thirty-three verses. This chapter begins the discourse concerning the abduction of Ûshâ, the daughter of BâÎâsura, and the amorous pastimes between Ûshâ and Aniruddha. It also describes a fight between Aniruddha and BâÎâsura and how BâÎâsura seized Aniruddha with a snake-noose.

> > Chapter Sixty-three, which contains fifty-three verses, describes how the strength of Lord S'iva was defeated in a battle between BâÎâsura and the Yâdavas. The Raudra-jvara, having been defeated by the Vaishnava-jvara, offered prayers to Krishna. Krishna severed all but four of BâÎa's one thousand arms and thus showed him mercy. Krishna then returned to Dvârakâ with Ûshâ and Aniruddha.

> > Chapter Sixty-four contains forty-four verses. In this chapter, Krishna liberates King Nriga, the son of Ikshvâku, from a curse and instructs all kings by explaining the fault in misappropriating the property of a brâhmana. In connection with the deliverance of King Nriga, there are instructions for the Yâdavas, who were puffed up with pride due to wealth, opulence, enjoyment and so on.

> > Chapter Sixty-five contains thirty-four verses. As described in this chapter, Lord Baladeva, desiring to see His friends and relatives, went to Gokula. In the months of Caitra and Vais'âkha, in the groves by the Yamunâ, Lord Balarâma performed the râsa-rasotsava and yamunâ-karshana lîlâs in the association of His gopîs. As described in

> > Chapter Sixty-six, which contains forty-three verses, Krishna went to Kâs'î and then killed Paundraka, as well as his friend the King of Kâs'î, Sudakshina and others.

> > Chapter Sixty-seven, which contains twenty-eight verses, describes how Lord Baladeva, while enjoying with many young girls on Raivataka Mountain, vanquished the extremely mischievous ape Dvivida, who was the brother of Mainda and a friend of Narakâsura's.

> > Chapter Sixty-eight has fifty-four verses. As described in this chapter, when Sâmba, the son of Jâmbavatî, kidnapped LakshmaÎâ, the daughter of Duryodhana, he was captured in a fight with the Kauravas. In order to free him and establish peace, Lord Baladeva went to Hastinâpura as a well-wisher. The Kauravas, however, were uncooperative, and upon seeing their arrogance, Lord Baladeva began pulling their city of Hastinâpura with His plow. The Kauravas, headed by Duryodhana, offered prayers to Lord Baladeva, who then returned to Dvârakâ with Sâmba and LakshmaÎâ.

> > Chapter Sixty-nine contains forty-five verses. As described in this chapter, Krishna exhibited His householder life with His sixteen thousand wives. Even the great sage Nârada was astonished at how Krishna, having expanded Himself into sixteen thousand forms, was conducting His householder life. Thus Nârada offered prayers to Lord Krishna, and Krishna was very much pleased with him.

> > Chapter Seventy, which contains forty-seven verses, describes how Krishna exhibited His daily ritualistic ceremonies and how He released the kings arrested by Jarâsandha. While Lord Krishna was receiving a messenger sent by these kings, Nârada came to see Krishna and told Him news of the Pândavas. Nârada informed Krishna that the Pândavas desired to perform a râjasûya sacrifice, and Krishna agreed to attend it, but He first asked for Uddhava's decision about whether to give preference to killing King Jarâsandha or performing the râjasûya-yajna.

> > Chapter Seventy-one contains forty-five verses, describing the happiness of the Pândavas when Krishna went to Indraprastha. By the inconceivable desire of Krishna, Jarâsandha would be killed, and the râjasûya-yajna would be performed by Mahârâja Yudhishthira.

> > Chapter Seventy-two contains forty-six verses. By agreeing to perform the râjasûya-yajna, Krishna gave Mahârâja Yudhishthira great pleasure. This chapter also describes the killing of Jarâsandha, the enthroning of his son, and the release of the kings whom Jarâsandha had arrested.

> > Chapter Seventy-three contains thirty-five verses. After Lord Krishna released the kings and restored their royal power, He was worshiped by Sahadeva, the son of Jarâsandha, and then He returned to Indraprastha with Bhîma and Arjuna.

> > Chapter Seventy-four contains fifty-four verses. Mahârâja Yudhishthira offered prayers to Krishna and offered Him the first worship in the râjasûya-yajna. To honor the Lord in this way is the foremost duty of every man, but this was intolerable to S'is'upâla, the King of Cedi. S'is'upâla began to blaspheme Krishna, who thus severed the King's head from his body and awarded him the salvation called sârûpya-mukti. After the conclusion of the râjasûya sacrifice, Krishna returned to Dvârakâ with His queens.

> > Chapter Seventy-five contains forty verses. As described in this chapter, Mahârâja Yudhishthira, after the râjasûya-yajna, performed the final ritualistic bathing ceremonies. Duryodhana was bewildered in the palace constructed by Maya Dânava, and thus he felt insulted.

> > Chapter Seventy-six contains thirty-three verses, describing how S'âlva, one of the kings Krishna defeated when He kidnapped Rukminî, decided to rid the entire world of the Yâdavas. To defeat the Yâdavas, S'âlva worshiped Lord S'iva, who rewarded him with an aerial car named Saubha. When S'âlva fought with the Vrishnis, Pradyumna smashed the car designed by Maya Dânava, but he was attacked by S'âlva's brother, whose name was Dyumân. Beaten unconscious by Dyumân's club, Pradyumna was carried some distance away from the warfield by his charioteer, but later he lamented having been removed from the battlefield. Chapter Seventy-seven contains thirty-seven verses. In this chapter, Pradyumna recovers from his injuries and begins fighting with S'âlva. When Krishna returned to Dvârakâ from Indraprastha, He immediately went to the battlefield where S'âlva and Pradyumna were fighting. There He killed S'âlva, although S'âlva was powerfully equipped with illusory weapons.

> > Chapter Seventy-eight contains forty verses. As described in this chapter, a friend of S'âlva's named Dantavakra and Dantavakra's brother Vidûratha were killed by S'rî Krishna. Instead of taking part in the fighting between the Kauravas and the Pândavas, Baladeva, who had been staying at Dvârakâ-purî, went touring holy places. Because of the misbehavior of Romaharshana, Baladeva killed him at Naimishâranya and appointed his son Ugras'ravâ, Sûta Gosvâmî, the speaker of S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam, to continue the discourses on the Purânas.

> > Chapter Seventy-nine contains thirty-four verses. This chapter describes how the brâhmanas of Naimishâranya advised Baladeva to atone for the death of Romaharshana. After killing a demon named Balvala, Baladeva traveled and bathed in holy places until He at last came to the Battlefield of Kurukshetra, where Bhîma and Duryodhana were fighting. Then He returned to Dvârakâ and went again to Naimishâranya, where He instructed the rishis. Then He left with His wife Revatî.

> > Chapter Eighty, which contains forty-five verses, describes how Sudâmâ Vipra, a friend of Krishna's, approached Krishna for money and was worshiped by Krishna, who reminisced with him about their boyhood at the guru-kula.

> > Chapter Eighty-one contains forty-one verses. This chapter describes the friendly talks between Krishna and His friend Sudâmâ. Krishna very gladly accepted a gift of flat rice from Sudâmâ Vipra. When Sudâmâ Vipra returned home, he saw that everything there was wonderfully opulent, and he praised the friendship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. With the gifts of the Lord, he enjoyed material opulence, and later he was promoted back home, back to Godhead.

> > Chapter Eighty-two contains forty-eight verses. This chapter describes how the Yâdavas went to Kurukshetra because of a solar eclipse and how other kings spoke to them of Krishna. At this meeting, Krishna satisfied Nanda Mahârâja and the residents of Vrindâvana, who had also come there.

> > Chapter Eighty-three contains forty-three verses, describing how the women assembled at Kurukshetra engaged in topics of S'rî Krishna and how Draupadî asked all Krishna's queens about how they had married Him.

> > Chapter Eighty-four contains seventy-one verses. As described in this chapter, when great sages went to see Krishna at Kurukshetra, Krishna took this opportunity to praise them. Because Vasudeva desired to perform a great sacrifice on this occasion, the sages advised him regarding worship of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. After the yajna was performed, all who were present dispersed to their respective abodes.

> > Chapter Eighty-five contains fifty-nine verses. At the request of His father and mother, Krishna, by His mercy, returned their dead sons, all of whom were liberated. Chapter Eighty-six contains fifty-nine verses. This chapter describes how Arjuna kidnapped Subhadrâ with a great fight. It also describes how Krishna went to Mithilâ to favor His devotee Bahulâs'va and stay at the house of S'rutadeva and advise them about spiritual advancement.

> > Chapter Eighty-seven contains fifty verses, describing the prayers offered to Nârâyana by the Vedas. Chapter Eighty-eight contains forty verses. This chapter describes how Vaishnavas become transcendental by worshiping Lord Vishnu and then return home, back to Godhead. By worship of demigods, one may get material power, but this chapter describes how an ordinary living being in the material world can be favored by Lord S'rî Krishna, and it establishes Lord Vishnu's supremacy above Lord Brahmâ and Lord S'iva.

> > Chapter Eighty-nine contains sixty-five verses, disclosing who is the best among the material deities. Although Vishnu is among the three deities: Brahmâ, Vishnu and Mahes'vara: He is transcendental and supreme. In this chapter we also find a description of how Krishna and Arjuna went to Mahâkâla-pura to deliver the son of a Dvârakâ brâhmana and how Arjuna was astonished.

> > Chapter Ninety contains fifty verses. This chapter summarizes Krishna's lîlâs and presents the logic of madhurena samâpayet, establishing that everything ends well in transcendental bliss.

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