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the rdjasiiya-yajna, performed the final ritualistic bathing ceremonies.
Duryodhana was bewildered in the palace constructed by Maya Danava,
and thus he felt insulted.

Chapter Seventy-six contains thirty-three verses, describing how
Salva, one of the kings Krsna defeated when He kidnapped Rukmini,
decided to rid the entire world of the Yadavas. To defeat the Yadavas,
Salva worshiped Lord Siva, who rewarded him with an aerial car named
Saubha. When Salva fought with the Vrsnis, Pradyumna smashed the car
designed by Maya Danava, but he was attacked by Salva’s brother, whose
name was Dyuman. Beaten unconscious by Dyumdn’s club, Pradyumna
was carried some distance away from the warfield by his charioteer, but
later he lamented having been removed from the battlefield. Chapter
Seventy-seven contains thirty-seven verses. In this chapter, Pradyumna
recovers from his injuries and begins fighting with Salva. When Krsna
returned to Dvaraka from Indraprastha, He immediately went to the bat-
tlefield where Salva and Pradyumna were fighting. There He killed
Salva, although Salva was powerfully equipped with illusory weapons.

Chapter Seventy-eight contains forty verses. As described in this
chapter, a friend of Salva’s named Dantavakra and Dantavakra’s
brother Vidiratha were killed by Sri Krsna. Instead of taking part in the
fighting between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, Baladeva, who had
been staying at Dvaraka-puri, went touring holy places. Because of the
misbehavior of Romaharsana, Baladeva killed him at Naimisaranya and
appointed his son Ugraégrava, Sita Gosvami, the speaker of Srimad-
Bhagavatam, to continue the discourses on the Purdnas. Chapter
Seventy-nine contains thirty-four verses. This chapter describes how the
brahmanas of Naimisaranya advised Baladeva to atone for the death of
Romaharsana. After killing a demon named Balvala, Baladeva traveled
and bathed in holy places until He at last came to the Battlefield of Kuru-
ksetra, where Bhima and Duryodhana were fighting. Then He returned
to Dvaraka and went again to Naimisaranya, where He instructed the
rsis. Then He left with His wife Revati.

Chapter Eighty, which contains forty-five verses, describes how
Sudama Vipra, a friend of Krsna’s, approached Krsna for money and was
worshiped by Krsna, who reminisced with him about their boyhood at
the guru-kula. Chapter Eighty-one contains forty-one verses. This
chapter describes the friendly talks between Krsna and His friend
