16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

Sri-rdja. uvéca—King Pariksit said; kathitah—has already been de-
scribed; varhéa-vistarah—a broad description of the dynasties;
bhavata—by Your Lordship; soma-siiryayoh—of the moon-god and the
sun-god; rdaji@m—of the kings; ca—and; ubhaya—both; vamsya-
ném—of the members of the dynasties; caritam—the character;
parama—exalted; adbhutam—and wonderful.

TRANSLATION

King Pariksit said: My dear lord, you have elaborately described
the dynasties of both the moon-god and the sun-god, with the ex-
alted and wonderful character of their kings.

PURPORT

At the end of the Ninth Canto, Twenty-fourth Chapter, Sukadeva
Gosvami summarized the activities of Krsna. He spoke of how Krsna had
personally appeared to reduce the burden on the earth, how He had
manifested His pastimes as a householder, and how, soon after His birth,
He had transferred Himself to His Vrajabhimi-lila. Pariksit Maharaja,
being naturally a devotee of Krsna, wanted to hear more about Lord
Krsna. Therefore, to encourage Sukadeva Gosvami to continue speaking
about Krsna and give further details, he thanked Sukadeva Gosvami for
having described the activities of Krsna in brief. Sukadeva Gosvami had
said:

Jato gatah pitr-grhad vrajam edhitartho
hatva ripiin suta-Satani krtorudarah
utpddya tesu purusah kratubhih samije
Gtmanam dtma-nigamam prathayafi janesu

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, known as lila-
purusottama, appeared as the son of Vasudeva but immediately left His
father’s home and went to Vrndavana to expand His loving relationships
with His confidential devotees. In Vrndavana the Lord killed many
demons, and afterward He returned to Dvaraka, where according to
Vedic principles He married many wives who were the best of women,
begot through them hundreds of sons, and performed sacrifices for
