O wise brāhmaṇa, please tell us of this wondrous birth, they asked. Yet the sage, astonished by what he had witnessed, rose silently and moved to another house. There, he saw Govinda delighting his young sons, and in another place, he found Him preparing for His bath. Elsewhere, Krishna was offering oblations into sacrificial fires, performing elaborate sacrifices with five kinds of rituals. In some homes, He fed brāhmaṇas; in others, He ate the remnants Himself. At twilight, the sage saw Krishna seated, reciting the Vedas with controlled speech. In another place, He walked the paths of archers, sword and shield in hand. Sometimes He traveled with horses, elephants, and chariots, accompanied by Balarāma; elsewhere, He reclined on a couch, praised by bards. In some places, He consulted with wise ministers like Uddhava; in others, He played in water sports, surrounded by the foremost women of the palace. He gave well-adorned cows to eminent brāhmaṇas, listened to auspicious histories and Purāṇas, and laughed at home with His beloved, sharing humorous stories. Elsewhere, He engaged in dharma, and in other places, in pursuits of wealth and desire. Sometimes He sat alone, meditating upon the Supreme Person beyond nature; elsewhere, He served His teachers with pleasures and offerings. In some homes, Keśava made treaties; in others, He made war. Together with Rāma, He contemplated the welfare of the virtuous. At the proper time, He arranged marriages for His sons and daughters, providing suitable spouses and wealth. He observed grand festivals for His children—departures, initiations—and seeing these, the worlds were amazed at the Lord of yogis. In some places, He worshipped all the gods with powerful sacrifices; elsewhere, He fulfilled dharma through wells, gardens, monasteries, and the like. Sometimes He hunted, riding a Sindhu horse and killing sacrificial animals, surrounded by the foremost Yadus. With an unmanifest form, He moved among the residences of the inner apartments and elsewhere, the Lord of yoga, desiring to experience various states. Witnessing all this—the manifestation of yogamāyā and Krishna’s human-like conduct—Nārada, smiling, addressed Hṛṣīkeśa: “We know your yoga-maya, difficult to perceive even for those skilled in illusion. It shines forth from the Lord of yogis, through service at your feet. Permit me, O Lord, to depart for the worlds flooded with your fame. I will wander, singing your playful deeds that purify the universe.” The Blessed Lord replied, “I am the speaker and agent of the duties of householders, acting with their approval. Teaching this, I have taken up this world—do not grieve, my son.” Śuka continued: Thus, as Krishna practiced the pure duties that sanctify householders, the sage saw the Lord present in every home, the one abiding everywhere. Repeatedly witnessing the great manifestation of Krishna’s yoga-maya, whose power is limitless, the sage was astonished and filled with curiosity. Honored fully by Krishna, who was devoted to the duties of wealth, pleasure, and righteousness, Nārada departed, remembering only Him, pleased. Nārāyaṇa, following the path of human life for the sake of all beings, enjoyed Himself among sixteen thousand chosen women, surrounded by their bashful, friendly glances and smiles. Whatever actions Hari performed here—causing the creation and dissolution of the universe and having no other object—whoever sings, hears, or approves them, devotion arises for the Lord on the path of liberation. Thus ends the sixty-ninth chapter, “The Vision of Krishna’s Household Life,” in the tenth book, second half, of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the great Purāṇa, the scripture of the supreme swan. Śuka continued: Then, as dawn approached and the roosters crowed, Krishna’s wives, afflicted by separation, were embraced by their husbands. The birds, awakening, seemed to praise Krishna, singing sleepless songs, stirred by the gentle breezes from the Mandara forest. For a moment, Vaidarbhi could not bear the beautiful separation from her beloved’s embrace, having entered between His arms. At the Brahma hour, Mādhava rose, touched water, and with a clear mind, meditated upon Himself—the one beyond darkness. He is the self-luminous, unique, imperishable, eternally pure by His own nature, called Brahman, whose manifestation and dissolution are caused by His own powers, and whose bliss is revealed through those energies. Then, having bathed in pure water and donned clean garments, the most virtuous one performed the sequence of rituals—offering fire, reciting Brahman with controlled speech. Presenting Himself to the rising sun, He satisfied the portions of His own self, worshipped the gods, sages, ancestors, elders, and brāhmaṇas, being self-possessed. He gave to the brāhmaṇas cows with golden horns, virtuous, adorned with pearl garlands, yielding milk, healthy, with calves and fine clothing. Day after day, He gave to decorated brāhmaṇas cows with silver-tipped hooves, along with linen, deer skins, and sesame seeds. He bowed to cows, brāhmaṇas, deities, elders, teachers, and to all living beings; then, touching auspicious objects born from Himself, He invoked blessings. Krishna adorned Himself—the ornament of mankind—with His own garments, jewels, divine garlands, and fragrant ointments. He observed the sacrificial fire and the mirror, gave gifts to cows, bulls, brāhmaṇas, and deities, and fulfilled the desires of all classes—citizens and women of the palace—pleasing them and receiving their blessings. He distributed garlands, betel, and ointments first to the brāhmaṇas, then to friends, attendants, and wives, and afterwards enjoyed them Himself. Meanwhile, Suta brought forth a wondrous chariot, yoked with horses like Sugriva and others, and stood before Him after offering obeisance. Taking the charioteer’s hand in His own, Krishna ascended the chariot, accompanied by Satyaki and Uddhava, shining like the sun rising over the eastern mountain.