Text 1] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 15
Vrsni dynasties and conspiring to kill him, Karnsa decided to kill all the
children born in these families, and he also decided that any child born
from the womb of Devaki must be killed. Thus he arrested and im-
prisoned both Devaki and Vasudeva and killed six of their sons, one after
another. Narada had also informed Karhsa that in his previous birth
Karnsa was Kalanemi, a demon killed by Visnu. Consequently, Karnsa
became a great enemy to all the descendants of the yadu-vamsa, the
Yadu dynasty. He even arrested and imprisoned his own father,
Ugrasena, for Karnsa wanted to enjoy the kingdom alone.

Krsna has threefold pastimes—the Vraja-lila, Mathura-lila and
Dvaraka-lila. As already mentioned, in the Tenth Canto of Srimad-
Bhagavatam there are ninety chapters, which describe all these lilds.
The first four chapters describe Brahma’s prayers for the relief of the
earth’s burden, and they also describe the appearance of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Chapters Five through Thirty-nine recount
Krsna’s pastimes in Vrndavana. The Fortieth Chapter describes how
Krsna enjoyed in the water of the Yamuna and how Akrira offered
prayers. Chapters Forty-one through Fifty-one, eleven chapters, tell of
Krsna’s pastimes in Mathura, and Chapters Fifty-two through Ninety,
thirty-nine chapters, relate Krsna’s pastimes in Dvaraka.

Chapters Twenty-nine through Thirty-three describe Krsna’s dancing
with the gopis, known as the rdsa-lild. Therefore these five chapters are
known as rdsa-paricadhydya. The Forty-seventh Chapter of the Tenth
Canto is a description known as the bhramara-gitd.

TEXT 1
ARISTA
fut fairer aaa areata: |
Tat aaa a ATTA II 2 UI
Sri-rajovdca
kathito varhsa-vistaro
bhavata soma-stiryayoh
rajham cobhaya-vamsyanam
caritam paramaédbhutam
