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CHAPTER ELEVEN
Lord Kṛṣṇa's Entrance into Dvārakā  555
The Lord's Arrival Heralded 555
Description of Dvārakā 565
An Ideal City 567
Festive Mood 568
Cleansed Roads Sprinkled with Scented Water 569
Houses Decorated 570
Devotee Prostitutes 575
The Lord's Blessings for All 579
Festival of Seeing the Lord 586
The Lord Meets His Mothers 588
Feelings Expressed 590
Mission Fulfilled 595
The Lord's Family Life Explained 597
His Transcendence 599
His Potency Inconceivable 602
Womanly Estimate of the Lord 604
CHAPTER TWELVE
Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit  607
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the Welfare King 611
His Widespread Fame 613
His Nonattachment to Material Happiness 614
Parīkṣit Observes the Lord in the Womb 615
His Thumb-like Shape 616
Four-handed Lord, Revolving His Club 617
Parīkṣit Takes Birth at an Auspicious Moment 621
Birth Ceremony of Parīkṣit 622
The King's Charity 624