Chapter Forty-Three Krishna Kills the Elephant Kuvalayapida 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: O chastiser of enemies, Krishna and Balarama, having executed all necessary purification, then heard the... Read more
Chapter Forty-Two The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: As He walked down the King’s road, Lord Madhava then saw a young hunchback woman with an attractive face, who... Read more
Chapter Forty-One Krishna and Balarama Enter Mathura 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: While Akrura was still offering prayers, the Supreme Lord Krishna withdrew His form that He had revealed in the... Read more
Chapter Forty The Prayers of Akrura 1. Sri Akrura said: I bow down to You, the cause of all causes, the original and inexhaustible Supreme Person, Narayana. From the whorl of the lotus born... Read more
Chapter Thirty-Nine Akrura’s Vision 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: Having been honored so much by Lord Balarama and Lord Krishna, Akrura, seated comfortably on a couch, felt that all the desires... Read more
Chapter Thirty-Eight Akrura’s Arrival in Vrndavana 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: After passing the night in the city of Mathura, the high-minded Akrura mounted his chariot and set off for the co... Read more
Chapter Thirty-Seven The Killing of the Demons Kesi and Vyoma 1-2. Sukadeva Gosvami said: The demon Kesi, sent by Kamsa, appeared in Vraja as a great horse. Running with the speed of the min... Read more
Chapter Thirty-Six The Slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon 1. Sukadeva Goswami said: The demon Arista then came to the cowherd village. Appearing in the form of a bull with a large hump, he ma... Read more
Chapter Thirty-Five The Gopis Sing of Krishna as He Wanders in the Forest 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: Whenever Krishna went to the forest, the minds of the gopis would run after Him, and thus... Read more
Chapter Thirty-Four Nanda Maharaja Saved and Sankhacuda Slain 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: One day the cowherd men, eager to take a trip to worship Lord Siva, traveled by bullock carts to the A... Read more