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Sri Raghavendra Tirtha condensed more than 1800 shlokas of Sri Krishnacharitra from 10th canto of Bhagavata into shrIkR^ishhNachAritramaJNjarI,which consists of 28 shlokas. Each shloka lists chronologically the events fromSri Krishna Charitra and also is in the form of a prayer, pleading for Hisblessings. For the encoding of shrIkR^ishhNachAritramaJNjarI, please visit

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The first shloka speaks of Sri Krishna's incarnation on earth at therequest of Brahma and other gods, killing of Putana, Shakatasura, Trinavarta.May such Lord Krishna protect us.

Second shloka describes Krishna showing the universe in His mouth to Hismother Yashoda (while yawning), Namakarana, teasing and playful deeds inthe houses of milk-maids, stealing the milk and curds (to remove excessivepunya) from them, showing the universe to His mother again (opening Hismouth saying He did not eat the mud).

The third shloka speaks of Sri Krishna's being tied to the grinding stone byYashoda, freeing the sons of Kubera (Nalakubara and Manigriiva) from thecurse, reaching vR^indavana along with Nanda and others, playing musicand playing with gopikas and killing the Vatsasura. May the Lord who is thereceiver of the fruits of sacrifices protect us.

The fourth verse says that Sri Krishna, in the process of protecting the cows,killed Bakasura and Dhenukasura, performed Kaliya mardana and drove himoff the river, drank the wild fire and killed vR^ixasura. May such Lord protectus.

The fifth verse says that Sri Krishna saved the cows that lost their way in thedense forest, drank the wild fire again, nurtured the cow-herd companions,consumed the food sitting on a rock on the bank of the river, enraptured the"gopikas" from the "vraj". May such Lord protect me.

6. Lord Krishna, who [took and then] gave back clothes to the gopikas, whowere bathing in the river and who were doing penance to obtain Krishna astheir Lord, who consumed the food brought by the brahmin ladies, whoprotected all the gopa, gopikas who were afflicted by the hail stone [storm]from Indra, by lifting Govardhana mountain, may protect me.

7. Lord Govinda, who brought back Nanda and others, who were abducted byVaruna while taking the bath in Kalindi river, who sported with gopikas in themoonlit night, who attracted the beautiful gopikas with his music [ flute],may protect us.

8. May the Lord, who vanished in order to vanquish the vanity of the gopikas,while sporting with one of the gopikas, and again reappeared to them afterthe depressed gopikas regreted for their pride and extolled Him in many

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words in the form of "gopikAgIta", and performed "rAsotsava", be pleasedwith me

Some clarification regarding verse # 4

raxan.h vatsAnvayasyairbakamabhinadatho tigmatuNDe gR^ihItvA

prItiM kartuM sakhInAM kharamapi balato ghAtayan.h kAliyAhim.h |unmathyodvAsya kR^ishhNAmativimalajalAM yo vyadhAddAvavahniMsuptAnAvR^itya goshhThe sthitamapibadasau dushhTavR^ixachchhidavyAt.h|| 4||

The Bakasura that is mentioned here is different from the Bakasura thatBheemsena killed. Here "baka" means crane. The demon comes in the formof big crane and with his big beak swallows the cows and cowherd boys. Heattempts to swallow Sri Krishna also. But Sri Krishna grows enormously andsplits open his sharp, long beaks, kills him and rescues all those inside hisstomach.

9. After killing the demon Shankhachuda, Lord Krishna removed the pearl orgem from his head and gave it to His elder brother, Balarama. Lord Krishna'sdivine deeds include - being glorified by the Gopis, who were depressed byHis separation, killing the huge bodied vR ishabhAsura, being praised by thegods like Indra, slaying the demon by name Keshi, being extolled by Narada,killing the demon [Vyoma], the son of Mayasura and releasing the'gopabalakas'. May such Lord Krishna release us from the cycle of birth anddeath.

10. Lord Krishna was taken by Akrura [at the command of king Kamsa] toMadhura. He consoled the gopikas of the "gokul", showed His gloriousmUlarUpa on Adishesha to Akrura, who was bathing, and was extolled byhim. He reached madhura, killed the evil washerman, pleased His devoteeSudama, transformed the 'kubja' [with three ugly curves in the body shape]into a beautiful woman and was worshipped by the residents of Madhura.May such Lord Krishna protect me.

11. Lord Krishna broke the bow of Shiva. Along with His brother, Hevanquished the army of Kamsa, which was guarding it, killed the elephantKuvalayapida, the wrestlers like Chanura, dragged Kamsa from the elevateddais and killed him and pleased His people. He got 'samskaras' like'upanayana' and joined the 'gurukula' of Sandipani. May the omniscient LordKrishna protect us.

12. Lord Krishna returned the life of the dead son of His teacher Sandipani.He went to Madhura again, sent Uddhava to console Nanda and others in"gokula", delighted 'kubja', pleased Akrura, learnt from him the situationabout Pandavas, vanquished the armies of Jarasandha and made him fleeseveral times. May such Krishna protect us.

13. After that Sri Krishna exited Madhura along with Balarama, obtainedapproval from Parashurama, obtained His crown on Gomanta mountain from

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Garuda, killed the enemy "sR^igAla vAsudeva" in karavIrapura, led his kithand kin to Dwaraka, which was built in the ocean, got Yavana killed by thefire emited from the eyes of Muchukunda. May such Lord Krishna protect us.

14. Lord Krishna was extolled by the king Muchukunda. Then He killed thearmy of Yavana, went to Gomanta again, defeated Jarasandha, extinguished

the fire on the mountain peak, returned to Dwaraka, heard the news ofPandavas through kR^itavarma, brought Rukmini while the kings werelooking on and defeated the kings. May such Lord Krishna be pleased withus.

15. Lord Krishna disfigured "Rugmi", married Jambavati and Satyabhama,and also obtained Syamantakamani. Then He went to Hastinapura onhearing the news of "laxagR^iha". He consoled Satyabhama [who was sadbecause her father was killed by Shatadhanva]. He left Dwaraka along withSatyabhama to Panchala kingdom to see Pandavas, who married Draupadiby "Matsya yantra chedana". May such Lord Krishna protect us.

16. After reaching Dwaraka, Lord Krishna killed Shatadhanva, the foe ofSatrajita, showed the Syamantaka gem with Akrura, the son of Shvaphalka,there by calming the anger of Balarama, set out to Indraprastha to seePandavas and then along with Arjuna came to the banks of the river Yamuna,obtained Kalindi, made Vishvakarma build the city of Indraprastha andreturned to Dwaraka. May such Lord Krishna protect me.

17. Lord Krishna obtained Mitravinda, and after that He obtained NIlAdevi byfastening seven sturdy and strong oxen, and then obtained Bhadradevi,married Laxanadevi, the daughter of Madra king. When Indra implored LordKrishna, He mounted on Garuda and along with Satyabhama, went to the fortof Narakasura on the top of Himalayan peaks. demolished the bulwarks,beheaded the demon, Mura with His discus. May such Lord Krishna protectme.

18. Lord Krishna killed thirty five powerful sons of ministers of Narakasura,engaged in a fierce battle with him and his army along with his elephants andhorses, beheaded him with the His discus, extolled by Goddess Earth, madeBhagadatta, the son of Naraka as king, took well dressed and good lookingdamsels to Dwaraka, pleased Aditi by handing over the ear-rings. May suchLord Krishna protect me.

19. After being extolled by Indra, Lord Krishna procured the divine Parijatatree that is very dear to Indra, defeated the gods, returned to Dwaraka,obtained a handsome son through Rukmini, beheaded the evil Paundraka,routed the "Abhicharika kR^itya" (who was in the form of fire) using Hisdiscus. May such Lord Krishna be like "kAmadhenu" to me.

20. Lord Krishna, along with His wives, went to "Samanta Panchaka", a sacredplace built by Parashurama, pleased His relatives and saints that came there,made His father Vasudeva, returned to Dwaraka, preached tattvas to His

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father, pleased mother Devaki by showing her [deceased] sons [by bringingback alive]. May such Lord Krishnaremove all unpleasant things and protect me.

21. Lord Krishna delighted Rukmini with mirth and gratified other wives,begot ten sons in each of His wives, and obtained many grand sons. At the

time of Aniruddha's marriage, He made Balarama [who was overcome withrage] kill Rukmi, pleased each wife in her house. May such Lord Krishna bemy refuge.

22. Lord Krishna was feasting and taking repose (shayana)in the peerlesslyrich resplendent gem-studded abodes of His sixteen thousand wives. In somehouses, He was doing Japa, going to forests for hunting. In some houses, Hewas playing dice, doing Pravachanas, partaking in political discusions. ThusHe was indulging in many activities and gave darshana to Narada in everyhouse and amazed him. May such Lord Krishna protect us.

Note : All these activities of the Lord have to be understood with the

background knowledge that the Lord is "pUrNAnanda (personification ofinfinitely complete bliss)". He is "AptakAma". Also He is All-present and All-powerful and His activities are such that they are meant to please Hisdevotees and delude the "Asuric" people. This "mAnasika anusandhAna" isvery essential.

23. Lord Krishna, performed prescribed acts like "snana, dhyana andsandhya" in the morning and reached the king's assembly. He pleased themessenger sent by the kings (by saying that He will fulfill the desire ofthekings to end the life of Jarasandha). Narada presented all the details toLord Krishna [about Pandavas and their intent to perform Rajasuya Yaga].Then, He set out with His army to the glorious Indraprastha. He wasworshipped by Pandavas and made Bhimasena kill Jarasandha and freed allthe imprisoned kings. May such Lord Krishna be pleased with me.

24. Lord Krishna made Jarasandha's son as the king of Magadha, beheadedShishupala with His discus, made Dharmaraja perform the Rajasuya yagasuccessfully and returned to Dwaraka. There, He saw the city of Dwarakadamaged by the demon Salva. Enraged by it, He killed Salva, who was in themiddle of the ocean and who was arrogant due to the boon received fromRudra and returned to Dwaraka. May such Lord Krishna protrct me.

25. Lord Krishna heard from a brahmin about the [dyUtakrIDa) and thedeparture of Dharmaraja to the forest along with his brothers, went to theforest, consoled them all and returned to Dwaraka. Thereafter, He gave backthe divine form to a king named nR^iga, who was suffering in the body of akind of reptile [for committing a sin against a brAhmin]. Then He went to thehouse of king of Videha, spent a few days there, pleased the devoted [kingand Shrutadeva, one Yadava], went to Dwaraka, and then with a big armywent to the city of Upaplavya. May such Lord Krishna protect us.

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26. Lord Krishna went as an emissary of Pandavas to make truce, showed hisinfinite and exquisite forms to dhR^itarashtra, by granting divine sight tohim. He became the charioteer of Arjuna and at the very ouset of war,imparted the knowledge of Gitatattva, showed his VishvarUpa, by grantingdivine sight, took him to Kailasa, made Ishvara give the upadesha of somedivine astra-s, made Bhima kill the evil Duryodhana and made Dharmaraja

the king. I bow to such Lord Sri Krishna.

27. Lord Krishna returned to Dwaraka, the abode of yAdavas, fulfilled thedesires of his dear friend Kuchela, performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice,showed Arjuna His abode [anantAsana], returned the sons to the brAhmin,killed the evil Dantavaktra along with his brother, returned to His Dwarakaand rendered the tattvaj~nAna to Udhhava. May such Lord Krishna protectus.