Summary Description of Lord Krsna’s Pastimes 353
self-realization one has to go to the forest or to the mountains and undergo
severe austerities and penances. But the gopis and the queens, simply by
being attached to Krsna in conjugal love and enjoying His company in a
so-called sensuous life full of luxury and opulence, achieved the highest
salvation, which is impossible to be achieved even by great sages and
saintly persons. Similarly, the demons such as Karhsa, Dantavakra, Sigupala,
etc., also got the highest benefit of being transferred to the spiritual world.

In the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Srila Vyasadeva offered his
respectful obeisances to the Supreme Truth, Vasudeva, Krsna. After that
he taught his son, Sukadeva Gosvami, to preach Srimad-Bhagavatam. It is
in this connection that Sukadeva Gosvami glorifies the Lord as jayati.
Following in the footsteps of Srila Vyasadeva, Sukadeva Gosvami and all
the dcaryas in disciplic succession, the whole population of the world
should glorify Lord Krsna, and for their best interest they should take to
this Krsna consciousness movement. The process is easy and helpful. It is
simply to chant the mahamantra, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna,
Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Lord Caitanya
has therefore recommended that one should be callous to the material ups
and downs. Material life is temporary, and so the ups and downs of life may
come and go. When they come, one should be as tolerant as a tree and as
humble and meek as the straw in the street, but certainly he must engage
himself in Krsna consciousness by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the Supersoul of all living
entities, out of His causeless mercy comes down and manifests His different
transcendental pastimes in different incarnations. Hearing the attractive
pastimes of Lord Krsna’s different incarnations is a chance for liberation
for the conditioned soul, and the most fascinating and pleasing activities
of Lord Krsna Himself are still more attractive because Lord Krsna per-
sonally is all-attractive.

Following in the holy footsteps of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, we have
tried to present this book Krsna for being read and heard by the condi-
tioned souls of this age. By hearing the pastimes of Lord Krsna, one is sure
and certain to get salvation and be transferred back home, back to
Godhead. It is recommended by Sukadeva Gosvami that as we hear the
transcendental pastimes and activities of the Lord, we gradually cut
the knots of material contamination. Therefore, regardless of what one
is, if one. wants the association of Lord Krsna in the transcendental
kingdom of God for eternity in blissful existence, one must hear about
the pastimes of Lord Krsna and chant the mahamantra, Hare Krsna,
