22 / Stealing the Garments of the Unmarried Gopi Girls 152
23 / Delivering the Wives of the Brahmanas who Performed Sacrifices 157
24 / Worshiping Govardhana Hill 166
25 / Devastating Rainfall in Vrndavana 173
26 / Wonderful Krsna 177
27 / Prayers by Indra, the King of Heaven 180
28 / Releasing Nanda Maharaja from The Clutches of Varuna 184
29 / The Rasa Dance: Introduction 188
30 / Krsna’s Hiding from the Gopis 203
31/ Songs by the Gopis 208
32 / Description of the Rasa Dance 214
33 / Vidyadhara Liberated and the Demon Sankhasura Killed 225
34 / The Gopis’ Feelings of Separation 231
35 / Karnsa Sends Akriira for Krsna 236
36/ Killing the Kesi Demon and Vyomasura 240
37 | Akriira’s Arrival in Vrndavana 244
38 / Akrira’s Return Journey and His Visiting of Visnuloka
Within the Yamuna River 251
39 / Prayers by Akrira 257
40 / Krsna Enters Mathura 261
41 / The Breaking of the Bow in the Sacrificial Arena 266
42/ The Killing of the Elephant Kuvalayapida 271
43 / The Killing of Kamsa 275
44 / Krsna Recovers the Son of His Teacher 281
45 / Uddhava Visits Vrndavana 290
46 / Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis 297
47 / Krsna Pleases His Devotees 314
48 / Ill-motivated Dhrtarastra 321
49 / Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort 327
50 / Deliverance of Mucukunda 337
51/ Krsna, the Ranchor 347
52/ Krsna Kidnaps Rukmini 355
53 / Krsna Defeats All the Princes and Takes Rukmini Home to Dvaraka 362
54 / Pradyumna Born to Krsna and Rukmini 371

Glossary 377
Index 379

Note on Pronunciation of Transliterated Sanskrit Words 383
