Summary of the Tenth Canto 5

tains fifty-seven verses. This chapter describes how Rama and Krsna,
having been invited by Kamsa, started for Mathura. While They were
ready ‘on the chariot, the gopis began to cry, and Krsna sent His
messenger to pacify them. Thus He was able to travel toward Mathura.
On the way, Akrira was shown the entire Visnuloka within the water of
the Yamuna.

Chapter Forty contains thirty verses, in which the prayers of Akrira
are described. Chapter Forty-one, which contains fifty-two verses, de-
scribes the entrance of Rama and Krsna into the city of Mathura, where
the ladies were very jubilant to see these two brothers. Krsna killed a
washerman, glorified Sudama and gave Sudama His benediction. Chapter
Forty-two, which contains thirty-eight verses, describes how Krsna
delivered Kubja and how He broke Karnsa’s gigantic bow and killed its
caretakers. Thus Karnsa and Krsna met. Chapter Forty-three contains
forty verses. Outside the sporting arena of Karnsa, Krsna killed an
elephant named Kuvalaydpida. Then He entered the arena and spoke
with Canara. Chapter Forty-four, which contains fifty-one verses, de-
scribes how Krsna and Balarama killed the wrestlers named Canira and
Mustika and thereafter killed Karhsa and his eight brothers. Krsna,
however, pacified Karnsa’s wives and His own father and mother,
Vasudeva and Devaki.

Chapter Forty-five contains fifty verses. This chapter describes how
Krsna pacified His father and mother and celebrated the enthronement
of His grandfather Ugrasena. After promising the inhabitants of
Vrndavana that He would return very soon, Krsna underwent ritualistic
ceremonies as a ksatriya. He took the vow of brahmacarya and lived in
the guru-kula, where He studied regularly. By killing the demon named
Paficajana, He received a conchshell named Paficajanya. Krsna rescued
the son of His guru from the custody of Yamaraja and returned them.
After thus offering guru-daksiné to repay His teacher, Lord Krsna
returned to Mathura-puri. Chapter Forty-six contains forty-nine verses.
As described in this chapter, Krsna sent Uddhava to Vrndavana to pacify
His father and mother, Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda. Chapter Forty-
seven contains sixty-nine verses, describing how Uddhava, following
Krsna’s order, went to pacify the gopis and then returned to Mathura.
Thus Uddhava appreciated the ecstatic love felt for Krsna by the inhabi-
tants of Vrndavana.
