Once, the women of Mādhava, longing for news of their beloved Kṛṣṇa, welcomed a swan with gentle words: “O swan, welcome! Sit and drink this water. Tell us, dear one, any tidings of Śauri. Are you his messenger? Is the unconquered one well, as he said before? Or has his affection for us wavered? Why should we serve him if he forgets us? Speak sweetly, for apart from his grace, there is no other refuge for women.” Their hearts overflowed with devotion, for they knew that Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of yogis, was their sole shelter. Śuka, the sage, explained that such deep feelings for Kṛṣṇa led these women to attain the highest state. The glory of Kṛṣṇa, whose fame is sung in great songs, is so powerful that even merely hearing about Him draws the minds of women irresistibly—what then of those who actually see Him? Those who served the Lord of the universe as their husband, lovingly massaging His feet and performing other acts of devotion, must have performed wondrous penances to earn such fortune. Kṛṣṇa, by practicing the dharma taught in the Vedas, showed the righteous path to householders. He repeatedly demonstrated the ideals of dharma, artha, and kāma within the home, establishing the supreme dharma among householders. Among His sixteen thousand and more than a hundred queens, eight stood out as the foremost, led by Rukmiṇī, the chief jewel among women. Their sons were renowned and listed in order. From each wife, Kṛṣṇa, the unfailing Lord, begot ten sons—one for each queen. Among these sons, who were all valiant, eighteen were great chariot-warriors, famed for their noble deeds. Their names were Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Dīptimān, Bhānu, Sāmba, Madhu, Bṛhadbhānu, Citrabhānu, Vṛka, Aruṇa, Puṣkara, Vedabāhu, Śrutadeva, Sunandana, Citrabāhu, Virūpa, Kavi, and Nyagrodha. Of all these sons, Pradyumna—the son of Rukmiṇī—was the foremost, just like his father. Pradyumna married the daughter of Rukmi, and from their union came Aniruddha, endowed with the strength of a thousand elephants. Aniruddha, in turn, married Rukmi’s granddaughter, and their son, Vajra, survived the destruction of the Yadus. Vajra’s lineage continued: from him came Pratibahu, then Subahu, then Shantasena, and finally Shatasena. In this noble line, none were poor, childless, short-lived, weak, or lacking in devotion to the Brahmanas. O King, even in ten thousand years, one could not count all the men born in the Yadu dynasty, whose deeds are celebrated far and wide. It is heard that there were three crore eighty-eight thousand princes in the Yadu dynasty, all instructed by family teachers. Who could possibly count the Yadavas, those great souls, among whom even Ahuka was surrounded by a hundred thousand tens of thousands? Many fierce Daityas, slain in battles between gods and demons, were reborn among humans and, proud, oppressed the people. To subdue them, Hari instructed the gods to descend into the Yadu dynasty, appearing in a hundred families plus one. Among them, Lord Hari established the measure of greatness by His sovereignty, and all the Yadavas who followed Him flourished. Absorbed in Kṛṣṇa, the Vrishnis—whether resting, sitting, walking, conversing, playing, bathing, or engaged in other activities—did not perceive their own true selves, so immersed were they in Him. Kṛṣṇa sanctified the earth by His birth among the Yadus; the heavenly river became pure by washing His feet. Both those who hated and those who loved Him attained their true forms, conquered by the unconquerable. His auspicious name, when heard or spoken, established the sacred lineage. It is not surprising that Kṛṣṇa, wielder of the wheel of time, removed the burden of the earth. Victory to Him, the abode of all beings, whose birth from Devaki is proclaimed, who, surrounded by the best of the Yadus, destroyed unrighteousness with His own arms. He removes the suffering of all creatures—moving and unmoving—with His beautiful, smiling face, and He increased the god of love in the hearts of the women of Vraja and the city. Thus, may the deeds of the foremost Yadu—whose playful form enacted such fitting pastimes to protect His own path, and whose actions destroy the bonds of karma—be heard by those who wish to follow in His footsteps. By hearing, chanting, or contemplating the glorious stories of Mukunda, even a mortal, through such devotion, attains His abode, which lies beyond the swift reach of death. For His sake, even kings left their homes for the forest. Thus concludes the ninetieth chapter, entitled “The Description of the Deeds of Sri Krishna,” in the tenth canto, second half, of the great Purana, Srimad Bhagavata, the scripture for the paramahamsas.