In the city of Dvārakā, the sage Nārada wandered through the many homes of Krishna, eager to witness the Lord’s daily life. Everywhere he looked, he saw Govinda delighting his young sons, playing and laughing with them, and in another house, preparing for his bath. Elsewhere, Krishna was offering oblations into the sacred fires, conducting sacrifices with five kinds of rituals. In some places, he fed the brāhmaṇas, and in others, he ate what remained after the offerings. Nārada saw Krishna seated at twilight, reciting the Veda with calm, controlled speech; then, walking the paths of archers, sword and shield in hand. In some places, he traveled with horses, elephants, and chariots, accompanied by Balarāma, while elsewhere, he reclined on a couch, being praised by bards. Krishna was seen consulting with wise ministers like Uddhava in some homes; in others, he enjoyed water sports, surrounded by the foremost women of the palace. Somewhere, he gave well-adorned cows to the leading brāhmaṇas; elsewhere, he listened attentively to auspicious histories and Purāṇas. Sometimes, Krishna laughed at home with his beloved, sharing humorous stories. In other places, he was engaged in dharma, and elsewhere, pursuing wealth and desire. In one house, he sat alone, meditating on the Supreme Person beyond nature; in another, he served his teachers with pleasures and offerings. Keśava was seen making treaties with some, and waging war with others. At times, he and Rāma contemplated the welfare of the virtuous. When the time was right, Krishna arranged the marriages of his sons and daughters, choosing spouses equal to them and providing them with appropriate wealth. He celebrated great festivals for his children, such as their departure and initiation ceremonies. Witnessing these, the worlds were astonished at the Lord of yoga. In some places, Krishna worshipped all the gods with powerful sacrifices; elsewhere, he fulfilled dharma by establishing wells, gardens, monasteries, and other charitable works. Sometimes, he was seen hunting, riding a Sindhu horse and slaying 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. Seeing all this, Nārada, smiling in wonder, spoke to Hṛṣīkeśa, having witnessed the manifestation of yogamāyā and the human-like conduct Krishna had assumed. He said, “We know your yoga-maya, which is difficult to perceive even for those skilled in illusion. It shines forth from you, 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, Nārada saw the Lord present in every home, the one abiding everywhere. Repeatedly seeing the great manifestation of Krishna’s yoga-maya, whose power is limitless, the sage was astonished and filled with curiosity. Krishna honored Nārada fully, devoted in mind to the duties of wealth, pleasure, and righteousness. Pleased and remembering only Him, Nārada departed. Narayana, whose power is taken up for the sake of all beings, followed the path of human life and enjoyed himself among sixteen thousand chosen women, surrounded by their bashful, friendly glances and smiles. Whatever actions Hari performed here—actions that are the cause of creation and dissolution and have 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: 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 nestled between his arms. At the Brahma hour, rising and touching water, Mādhava, with a clear mind, meditated on himself, the one beyond darkness. He is the one, 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 properly in pure water and put on clean garments, Krishna performed the sequence of rituals: he offered fire, recited 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 Brahmins, being self-possessed. He gave to the Brahmins cows with golden horns, virtuous, adorned with pearl garlands, yielding milk, healthy, with calves and fine clothing. Day after day, he gave to decorated Brahmins cows with silver-tipped hooves, along with linen, deer skins, and sesame seeds. He bowed to cows, Brahmins, deities, elders, teachers, and all living beings. Then, touching auspicious objects born from himself, he invoked blessings. He 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, Brahmins, 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 Brahmins, 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 Krishna 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. The women of the palace gazed upon him with bashful, loving glances; released with difficulty, Krishna departed, smiling and captivating their hearts.