Text 10] The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction
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of Nanda in Vṛndāvana? Where did the Lord, the master of the Yadu dynasty, live with His relatives in Vṛndāvana?
PURPORT
These are inquiries about the itinerary of Kṛṣṇa. Just after His birth in the house of Vasudeva in Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa transferred Himself to Gokula, on the other side of the Yamunā, and after some days He moved with His father, mother and other relatives to Nanda-grāma, Vṛndāvana. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very much eager to hear about Kṛṣṇa's activities in Vṛndāvana. This entire canto of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is full of activities performed in Vṛndāvana and Dvārakā. The first forty chapters describe Kṛṣṇa's Vṛndāvana affairs, and the next fifty describe Kṛṣṇa's activities in Dvārakā. Mahārāja Parīkṣit, to fulfill his desire to hear about Kṛṣṇa, requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to describe these activities in full detail.
TEXT 10
व्रजे वसन् किमकरोन्मधुपुर्यां च केशवः । 
    भ्रातरं चावधीत् कंसं मातुरद्धातदर्हणम् ॥१०॥
vraje vasan kim akaron 
    madhupuryām ca keśavaḥ 
    bhrātaram cāvadhīt kaṁsam 
    mātur addhātad-arhaṇam
vraje —at Vṛndāvana;  vasan —while residing;  kim akarot —what did He do;  madhupuryām —in Mathurā;  ca —and;  keśavaḥ —Kṛṣṇa, the killer of Keśī;  bhrātaram —the brother;  ca —and;  avadhīt —killed;  kaṁsam —Kaṁsa;  mātuḥ —of His mother;  addhā —directly;  a-tat-arhaṇam —which was not at all sanctioned by the  śāstras .
TRANSLATION
Lord Kṛṣṇa lived both in Vṛndāvana and in Mathurā. What did He do there? Why did He kill Kaṁsa, His mother's brother? Such killing is not at all sanctioned in the  śāstras .