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interested in hearing kṛṣṇa-kathā because he knew that his forefathers, particularly his grandfather, Arjuna His grandfather Arjuna had to fight with such great heroes as Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa and many others who The great fighters on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra could swallow many, many Arjunas very easily, but simply due to Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, Arjuna was able to kill all of them. can cross with no exertion over the little bit of water contained in the hoofprint of a calf, so Arjuna

This kṛṣṇa-kathā will also be very much appealing to the most materialistic persons because Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with the gopīs (cowherd girls) are exactly like the loving affairs between young girls and boys within Therefore, when those who are after sex life in this material world hear about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with the gopīs, they will relish transcendental pleasure, although it appears to be materialistic. In the Bhāgavatam it is stated that if one hears the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa with the gopīs, from authorities

Kṛṣṇa-kathā means narrations about Kṛṣṇa. There are two kṛṣṇa-kathās: narrations spoken by Kṛṣṇa and narrations spoken about Kṛṣṇa. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the narration about the activities and transcendental pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. Both are kṛṣṇa-kathā. The purpose of presenting this book is primarily to induce people to understand Kṛṣṇa or kṛṣṇa-kathā,

His father, Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, also died on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, and so Mahārāja

Kṛṣṇa Himself has explained in the Bhagavad-gītā that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and that In other words, when Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa appeared, there was a necessity of minimizing the load of sinful

They are not so interested in studying the narrations of the pastimes of the Lord, Kṛṣṇa. And yet the descriptions of the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa are so attractive that they are relishable for is liberated or is trying to be liberated, or is even grossly materialistic, the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa

that there is another, eternal nature, the spiritual sky, which is transcendental to this manifested and The manifested world can be seen in the form of many stars and planetary systems, such as the sun and And beyond that nonmanifested matter is the spiritual kingdom. That kingdom is described in the Bhagavad-gītā as supreme and eternal, never to be annihilated. This material nature is subjected to repeated creation and annihilation.

For affairs of the material creation, Lord Mahā-viṣṇu, the plenary portion of Kṛṣṇa, is in charge. overload of sinful activities on this earth does not belong to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa But when Kṛṣṇa appears, all the Viṣṇu expansions join with Him. Kṛṣṇa’s different expansions – namely Nārāyaṇa, the quadruple expansion of Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna Kṛṣṇa is the complete whole, and thus all plenary expansions and incarnations always live with Him.

Thus everyone, in any condition of life, should be interested in hearing about Kṛṣṇa and His activities Everyone should be interested in knowing about Kṛṣṇa, and this book is presented with this purpose: that people may know about Kṛṣṇa and be perfectly benefited in this human form of life.

Mahārāja Parīkṣit is the right person to hear about the transcendental pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, and Śukadeva If such a fortunate combination is made possible, then kṛṣṇa-kathā immediately becomes revealed, and

While attempting to write this book, Kṛṣṇa, let me first offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual Then let me offer my respectful obeisances to the ocean of mercy, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa Himself, appearing in the role of a devotee just to distribute

The supreme abode of the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is also described in the Brahma-saṁhitā as the That abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa, known as Goloka Vṛndāvana, is full of palaces made of touchstone. Lord Kṛṣṇa gives only a little hint in the Gītā of His personal abode, which is the supermost planet But in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Kṛṣṇa actually appears with all His paraphernalia and demonstrates His activities

Therefore when Kṛṣṇa appeared, Lord Viṣṇu was with Him. Kṛṣṇa actually appears in order to demonstrate His Vṛndāvana pastimes and in this way attract the fortunate The killing of the demons in Vṛndāvana was carried out only by the Viṣṇu portion of Kṛṣṇa.

When King Parīkṣit expressed his untiring desire to hear about Kṛṣṇa, Śukadeva Gosvāmī was very much Śukadeva was the greatest of all Bhāgavata reciters, and thus he began to speak about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes Śukadeva Gosvāmī thanked the king for his eagerness to hear about Kṛṣṇa, and he encouraged him by saying My dear king, your intelligence is very keen because you are so eager to hear about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa He informed Mahārāja Parīkṣit that hearing and chanting the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa are so auspicious that

Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa, had sixteen wives, and one of them was Rohiṇī, the mother of Baladeva. Mahārāja Parīkṣit also asked Śukadeva Gosvāmī why Śrī Kṛṣṇa, just after His appearance as the son of He also wanted to know what the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa were while He was in Vṛndāvana and while He Besides that, he was especially inquisitive to know why Kṛṣṇa killed His maternal uncle, Kaṁsa. Kaṁsa, being the brother of His mother, was a very intimate superior to Kṛṣṇa, so how was it that He

As explained above, when Kṛṣṇa appears, all His plenary expansions appear with Him. Kṛṣṇa appeared along with Balarāma (Baladeva), who is known as His elder brother. Balarāma is also the plenary expansion of Kṛṣṇa. In this book, the attempt will be made to show how Kṛṣṇa appeared in the family of the Yadu dynasty and

It is essential for persons who are actually liberated to hear about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. By studying the Gītā, one becomes fully conscious of the position of Lord Kṛṣṇa; and when he is situated at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he understands the narrations of Kṛṣṇa as described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lord Caitanya has therefore advised His followers that their business is to propagate kṛṣṇa-kathā.

In order to assure Śukadeva Gosvāmī that by hearing kṛṣṇa-kathā he would not feel tired, Mahārāja Parīkṣit very frankly: “Hunger and thirst may give trouble to ordinary persons or to me, but the topics of Kṛṣṇa It is understood that one must be very fortunate to hear kṛṣṇa-kathā as seriously as Mahārāja Parīkṣit So before death takes place, we must be fully Kṛṣṇa conscious.

This book, Kṛṣṇa, which is filled with kṛṣṇa-kathā, will thus appeal equally to the liberated souls and According to the statement of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who heard about Kṛṣṇa from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, kṛṣṇa-kathā are simply engaged in killing animals and in killing themselves may not be very much attracted to kṛṣṇa-kathā Such persons cannot be interested in kṛṣṇa-kathā.

Those who are actually liberated and in full knowledge take to hearing the activities of Kṛṣṇa; such