SUMMARY OF THE TENTH CANTO

A short description of each chapter of this Tenth Canto is as follows. The
First Chapter, which has sixty-nine verses, describes Maharaja Pariksit’s
eagerness to learn about the incarnation of Lord Krsna, and it also tells
how Karnsa killed the six sons of Devaki because of his fear of being
killed by her eighth child. The Second Chapter contains forty-two verses,
describing the entrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna,
into the womb of Devaki to fulfill His mission of killing Karnsa. When
Lord Krsna was within Devaki’s womb, all the demigods, headed by
Brahmi, offered prayers to the Lord. The Third Chapter contains fifty-
three verses. This chapter describes the appearance of Lord Krsna as He
is. The Lord’s father and mother, understanding the Lord’s appearance,
offered prayers. Fearing Karhsa, the Lord’s father brought the child from
Mathura to Gokula Vrndavana. The Fourth Chapter contains forty-six
verses, which tell of a prophecy by the goddess Candika. After consulting
demoniac friends, Karnsa began killing all the children born at that time,
since he thought this would be to his benefit.

The Fifth Chapter contains thirty-two verses, describing how Nanda
Maharaja performed the birth ceremony of Krsna and then went to
Mathura, where he met Vasudeva. The Sixth Chapter contains forty-four
verses. In this chapter, Nanda Maharaja, following the advice of his
friend Vasudeva, returns to Gokula and on the way sees the dead body of
the Pitand demoness and is astonished at her having been killed by
Krsna. The Seventh Chapter, which contains thirty-seven verses, de-
scribes Maharaja Pariksit’s enthusiasm to hear about the boyhood
pastimes of Lord Krsna, who killed Sakatasura and Trndvartasura and
showed within His mouth the entire cosmic manifestation. In the Eighth
Chapter there are fifty-two verses, which describe Gargamuni’s per-
forming the name-giving ceremony of Krsna and Balarama and how
Krsna and Balarama performed playful childish activities, crawling on
the ground, trying to walk with Their small legs, and stealing butter and
breaking the pots. This chapter also describes the vision of the universal
form.

The Ninth Chapter, which has twenty-three verses, describes how
Krsna disturbed His mother while she was churning butter. Because she

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