54 - Conversation between Sri Krishna and Radha

Narada said- О best of the sages what did Krishna do thereafter why do he go to Mathura leaving the abode of Nanda? How did Nanda, the cowherdess Yashoda behave in the absence of Krishna? How could they remain alive without him? 

The goddess Radhika who could not remain alive with the separation from Krishna even for the sinking of the eyes, how could she remain alive after the departure of his beloved.

How could the cowherds who always ate the food and slept with Krishna spend the time without him besides enjoying other pleasure, how could they forget him.

Then arriving at Mathura what did Krishna do. You kindly let me know all the events relating to the Krishna up to the time of his departure for the heaven. 

Sri Narayana said- In the city of Mathura, the king Kamsa performed a yajna of bow in which Krishna was invited. Krishna arrived in Mathura at the invitation of the king. In order to invite him the king deputed Akrura as a messenger. At the instance of the king Akrura went to Nandagamva in the house of Nanda and accompanied with Krishna and other cowherds he went back to Mathura. О sage, reaching Mathura, Krishna killed the king, killing washarman, Canura, Mustika, Kuvalayapida, he freed his parents from the prison. Krishna the lord of the Gopis enjoyed the company of Kubja and sent her to Goloka. 

With the grace, lord Krishna have been given the salvation to the gardener and the cowherdesses have been addressed by Uddhava.

Thereafter the thread ceremony of Krishna was performed. He then went to the ashrama of the sage Sandipani at Avanti for getting education.

On return from that place he defeated Jarasandha and killing Kalayavana, Ugrasena was properly crowned as the king. There-after he built the city of Dvaraka within the ocean and becoming victorious on the group of kings, he abducted Rukmini and married her. 

Thus, he married also Kalindi, Laksmana, Shaivya, Satya, Sati, Jambavati, Mitravinda and Nagnajiti. Thereafter lord Krishna killed Narakasura in the battle-field and abducted the sixteen thousand damsels kept by him in captivity and marrying them he enjoyed their company. 

Thereafter he won Indra quite easily and winning Chandrasekhara cut of the hands of Banasura. He freed his grandson from the captivity of Banasura and returned to Dvaraka and he appeared before all the people in their respective houses.

He then met in the yajna of Vasudeva, his beloved Radhika who had arrived there to attend they yajna. After freeing Sudama from the curse after a hundred years he again visited the auspicious Vrundavana together with Radha.

Thereafter in the sacred land of Bharata Sri Krishna the lord of the universe performed Rasalila in Rasamandala of Vrundavana for fourteen years. He stayed in the house of Nanda for eleven years. Thus, lord Krishna remained on earth for a thousand hundred years, living in Mathura and Dvaraka. During this period the lord rid the earth of her weight. О sage the eternal lord Krishna spent hundred and twenty-five years on earth and thereafter he left for heaven, he bestowed Yashoda Nanda, the intelligent Vrs abhahu, Kalavati the mother of Radha, the Samipya type of salvation. О great sage, the cowherdesses Radhika on the other hand accompanying Krishna reached Goloka for performing Dharma in every yuga. Thus, I have narrated to you the story of lord Krishna in brief which bestows dharma, artha and moksa. Considering all to be perishable right from Brahma to the blade of grass, one should recite the name of the blissful son of Nanda who moves at will is the eternal Brahman, great soul, the lord imperishable, invisible, who bestows his grace on his devotees and takes to a definite form, is truthful, eternal, independent, the lord of all, beyond Prakruti is without qualities, unattached, invisible and without blemish.