144 - Incarnation of Krishna 

Brahma said:

1-2. I shall narrate the story of Vişhnu where Srikrishna's greatness is explicit. Vasudeva begot of Devaki Våsudeva (Lord Krishna) and Bala, for the preservation of virtue and the annihilation of evil. Krishna sucked the breasts of the ogress Putana and killed her. 

3. The Shakata (Cart) demon was upset, and the twin Arjuna trees were uprooted, the serpent Kåliya was humiliated and the demon Dhenuka (Cow) was thrown off 

4-5. The mountain Govardhana was lifted up by Krishna and he was honoured by Indra. He freed the Earth of its burden and promised protection for Arjuna and others. The demons Arishta and others were killed; the demon Keshin was slain and the cowherds were blessed and delighted. 

6-7. The wrestlers Cāņūra and Mushţika were killed and Kamsa was thrown off his couch and killed. Lord Hari had eight principal wives Rukmini, Satyabham, and others, besides sixteen thousand other women. Their sons and grandsons were hundreds of thousands in number. 

8. He begot of Rukmini a son Pradyumna who killed Shambara. His son was Aniruddha who became the husband of Uşha, the daughter of Båņa. 

9. (In the context of Aniruddha's love-affairs with Usha) a great battle between Lord Hari and Lord Shankara ensued wherein thousand hands of Bäna were chopped off, leaving him with only two hands. 

10. By the Lord, Naraka too was killed and the celestial tree Parijata was brought on earth. The asuras Bala, Shishupäla and the monkey Dvivida were killed by him. 

11. Aniruddha's son was Vajra who became king when Lord Hari passed away. He made Sandipani his preceptor and reunited him with his son. He installed Ugrasena in the city of Mathura and set about the task of protecting the deities.