TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER EIGHT
Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved    375         Mourning of the Kuru Family  376        Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira Begins to Reign  379        Parīkṣit Saved by Lord Kṛṣṇa  382        The All-Powerful Lord  388        Prayers by Kuntī  390        The Lord Is Beyond the Range of the Senses  392        Kṛṣṇa, the Son of Vasudeva and Nanda  395        His Transcendental Position  397        Aristocracy Is a Disqualification for a Devotee  402        Lord Kṛṣṇa, a Mystery for Nondevotees  408        Kuntī and Yaśodā  411        Kuntī's Feelings of Separation  420        Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's Feelings of Sorrow  432
CHAPTER NINE
The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa    439         Preparation for Bhīṣmadeva's Passing Away  439        Assembly of All Learned Scholars  443        His Sympathy for the Pāṇḍavas  452        His Astonishment at the Pāṇḍavas' Plight  456        Supernatural Power Recognized  457        Estimation of Kṛṣṇa by Bhīṣmadeva  459
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