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verses. In this chapter Krsna saves His father, Nanda Maharaja, from the
custody of Varuna and shows the cowherd men how Vaikunthaloka is
situated.

The Twenty-ninth Chapter contains forty-eight verses, describing
how Krsna talked to the gopis before performing the rdsa-lila and how,
after the beginning of the rdsa-lila, Krsna disappeared from the scene.
Chapter Thirty contains forty-four verses, describing how the gopis,
being separated from Krsna, went mad and began to wander in the forest
in search of Him. The gopis met Srimati Radharani, the daughter of King
Vrsabhanu, and they all wandered on the bank of the Yamuna searching
for Krsna. Chapter Thirty-one contains nineteen verses, describing how
the bereaved gopis waited in great anxiety to meet Krsna. Chapter
Thirty-two contains twenty-two verses. In this chapter, Krsna appears
among the gopis, who are fully satisfied in ecstatic love for Him. Chapter
Thirty-three contains thirty-nine verses. In this chapter Krsna appears
in multiforms in the midst of the gopis, with whom He dances in the rdsa
dance. Then they all bathe in the River Yamuna. Also in this chapter,
Sukadeva mitigates the doubts of Pariksit concerning the performance of
the rdsa-lild.

Chapter Thirty-four contains thirty-two verses. This chapter describes
how Nanda Maharaja, Krsna’s father, was swallowed by a big python,
who had been a demigod named Vidyddhara but was cursed by Angira
Rsi. Krsna rescued His father and saved this demigod simultaneously.
Chapter Thirty-five contains twenty-six verses. This chapter describes
how Krsna went to the pasturing grounds with the cows and how the
gopis sang in separation from Him.

Chapter Thirty-six contains forty verses. This chapter describes
Krsna’s killing of Aristasura. It also describes Narada’s disclosure to
Karnsa that both Rama and Krsna were sons of Vasudeva. Because of this
disclosure, Karnsa arranged to kill both Rama and Krsna. He sent his
assistant Kesi to Vrndavana, and later he sent Akrira to bring Rama and
Krsna to Mathura. Chapter Thirty-seven contains thirty-three verses. In
this chapter Krsna kills the Kesi demon, Narada worships Krsna by nar-
rating His future activities, and Krsna kills the demon named
Vyomdsura. Chapter Thirty-eight contains forty-three verses. This
chapter describes how Akrira went to Vrndavana and how he was
received by Rama-Krsna and Nanda Maharaja. Chapter Thirty-nine con-
