Sri Raghavendra Tirtha condensed more than 1800 shlokas of Sri Krishna

charitra from 10th canto of Bhagavata into shrIkR^ishhNachAritramaJNjarI,

which consists of 28 shlokas. Each shloka lists chronologically the events from
Sri Krishna Charitra and also is in the form of a prayer, pleading for His
blessings. For the encoding of shrIkR^ishhNachAritramaJNjarI, please visit

http://www.dvaita.net/pdf/krishcm.pdf

The first shloka speaks of Sri Krishna's incarnation on earth at the

request of Brahma and other gods, killing of Putana, Shakatasura, Trinavarta.
May such Lord Krishna protect us.

Second shloka describes Krishna showing the universe in His mouth to His
mother Yashoda (while yawning), Namakarana, teasing and playful deeds in
the houses of milk-maids, stealing the milk and curds (to remove excessive
punya) from them, showing the universe to His mother again (opening His
mouth saying He did not eat the mud).

The third shloka speaks of Sri Krishna's being tied to the grinding stone by
Yashoda, freeing the sons of Kubera (Nalakubara and Manigriiva) from the
curse, reaching vR^indavana along with Nanda and others, playing music
and playing with gopikas and killing the Vatsasura. May the Lord who is the
receiver of the fruits of sacrifices protect us.

The fourth verse says that Sri Krishna, in the process of protecting the cows,
killed Bakasura and Dhenukasura, performed Kaliya mardana and drove him
off the river, drank the wild fire and killed vR^ixasura. May such Lord protect
us.

The fifth verse says that Sri Krishna saved the cows that lost their way in the
dense forest, drank the wild fire again, nurtured the cow-herd companions,
consumed the food sitting on a rock on the bank of the river, enraptured the
"gopikas" from the "vraj". May such Lord protect me.

6. Lord Krishna, who [took and then] gave back clothes to the gopikas, who
were bathing in the river and who were doing penance to obtain Krishna as
their Lord, who consumed the food brought by the brahmin ladies, who
protected all the gopa, gopikas who were afflicted by the hail stone [storm]
from Indra, by lifting Govardhana mountain, may protect me.

7. Lord Govinda, who brought back Nanda and others, who were abducted by
Varuna while taking the bath in Kalindi river, who sported with gopikas in the
moonlit night, who attracted the beautiful gopikas with his music [ flute],
may protect us.

8. May the Lord, who vanished in order to vanquish the vanity of the gopikas,
while sporting with one of the gopikas, and again reappeared to them after
the depressed gopikas regreted for their pride and extolled Him in many
words in the form of "gopikAgIta", and performed "rAsotsava", be pleased
with me

Some clarification regarding verse # 4

raxan.h vatsAnvayasyairbakamabhinadatho tigmatuNDe gR^ihItvA

prItiM kartuM sakhInAM kharamapi balato ghAtayan.h kAliyAhim.h |
unmathyodvAsya kR^ishhNAmativimalajalAM yo vyadhAddAvavahniM
suptAnAvR^itya goshhThe sthitamapibadasau dushhTavR^ixachchhidavyAt.h
|| 4||

The Bakasura that is mentioned here is different from the Bakasura that
Bheemsena killed. Here "baka" means crane. The demon comes in the form
of big crane and with his big beak swallows the cows and cowherd boys. He
attempts to swallow Sri Krishna also. But Sri Krishna grows enormously and
splits open his sharp, long beaks, kills him and rescues all those inside his
stomach.

9. After killing the demon Shankhachuda, Lord Krishna removed the pearl or
gem from his head and gave it to His elder brother, Balarama. Lord Krishna's
divine deeds include - being glorified by the Gopis, who were depressed by
His separation, killing the huge bodied vR^ishabhAsura, being praised by the
gods like Indra, slaying the demon by name Keshi, being extolled by Narada,
killing the demon [Vyoma], the son of Mayasura and releasing the
'gopabalakas'. May such Lord Krishna release us from the cycle of birth and
death.

10. Lord Krishna was taken by Akrura [at the command of king Kamsa] to
Madhura. He consoled the gopikas of the "gokul", showed His glorious
mUlarUpa on Adishesha to Akrura, who was bathing, and was extolled by
him. He reached madhura, killed the evil washerman, pleased His devotee
Sudama, transformed the 'kubja' [with three ugly curves in the body shape]
into a beautiful woman and was worshipped by the residents of Madhura.
May such Lord Krishna protect me.

11. Lord Krishna broke the bow of Shiva. Along with His brother, He
vanquished the army of Kamsa, which was guarding it, killed the elephant
Kuvalayapida, the wrestlers like Chanura, dragged Kamsa from the elevated
dais and killed him and pleased His people. He got 'samskaras' like
'upanayana' and joined the 'gurukula' of Sandipani. May the omniscient Lord
Krishna protect us.

12. Lord Krishna returned the life of the dead son of His teacher Sandipani.
He went to Madhura again, sent Uddhava to console Nanda and others in
"gokula", delighted 'kubja', pleased Akrura, learnt from him the situation
about Pandavas, vanquished the armies of Jarasandha and made him flee
several times. May such Krishna protect us.

13. After that Sri Krishna exited Madhura along with Balarama, obtained
approval from Parashurama, obtained His crown on Gomanta mountain from
Garuda, killed the enemy "sR^igAla vAsudeva" in karavIrapura, led his kith
and kin to Dwaraka, which was built in the ocean, got Yavana killed by the
fire emited from the eyes of Muchukunda. May such Lord Krishna protect us.

14. Lord Krishna was extolled by the king Muchukunda. Then He killed the
army of Yavana, went to Gomanta again, defeated Jarasandha, extinguished
the fire on the mountain peak, returned to Dwaraka, heard the news of
Pandavas through kR^itavarma, brought Rukmini while the kings were
looking on and defeated the kings. May such Lord Krishna be pleased with
us.

15. Lord Krishna disfigured "Rugmi", married Jambavati and Satyabhama,

and also obtained Syamantakamani. Then He went to Hastinapura on
hearing the news of "laxagR^iha". He consoled Satyabhama [who was sad
because her father was killed by Shatadhanva]. He left Dwaraka along with
Satyabhama to Panchala kingdom to see Pandavas, who married Draupadi
by "Matsya yantra chedana". May such Lord Krishna protect us.

16. After reaching Dwaraka, Lord Krishna killed Shatadhanva, the foe of
Satrajita, showed the Syamantaka gem with Akrura, the son of Shvaphalka,
there by calming the anger of Balarama, set out to Indraprastha to see
Pandavas and then along with Arjuna came to the banks of the river Yamuna,
obtained Kalindi, made Vishvakarma build the city of Indraprastha and
returned to Dwaraka. May such Lord Krishna protect me.

17. Lord Krishna obtained Mitravinda, and after that He obtained NIlAdevi by
fastening seven sturdy and strong oxen, and then obtained Bhadradevi,
married Laxanadevi, the daughter of Madra king. When Indra implored Lord
Krishna, He mounted on Garuda and along with Satyabhama, went to the fort
of Narakasura on the top of Himalayan peaks. demolished the bulwarks,
beheaded the demon, Mura with His discus. May such Lord Krishna protect
me.

18. Lord Krishna killed thirty five powerful sons of ministers of Narakasura,
engaged in a fierce battle with him and his army along with his elephants and
horses, beheaded him with the His discus, extolled by Goddess Earth, made
Bhagadatta, the son of Naraka as king, took well dressed and good looking
damsels to Dwaraka, pleased Aditi by handing over the ear-rings. May such
Lord Krishna protect me.

19. After being extolled by Indra, Lord Krishna procured the divine Parijata
tree that is very dear to Indra, defeated the gods, returned to Dwaraka,
obtained a handsome son through Rukmini, beheaded the evil Paundraka,
routed the "Abhicharika kR^itya" (who was in the form of fire) using His
discus. May such Lord Krishna be like "kAmadhenu" to me.

20. Lord Krishna, along with His wives, went to "Samanta Panchaka", a sacred
place built by Parashurama, pleased His relatives and saints that came there,
made His father Vasudeva, returned to Dwaraka, preached tattvas to His
father, pleased mother Devaki by showing her [deceased] sons [by bringing
back alive]. May such Lord Krishna
remove all unpleasant things and protect me.

21. Lord Krishna delighted Rukmini with mirth and gratified other wives,
begot ten sons in each of His wives, and obtained many grand sons. At the
time of Aniruddha's marriage, He made Balarama [who was overcome with
rage] kill Rukmi, pleased each wife in her house. May such Lord Krishna be
my refuge.

22. Lord Krishna was feasting and taking repose (shayana)in the peerlessly
rich resplendent gem-studded abodes of His sixteen thousand wives. In some
houses, He was doing Japa, going to forests for hunting. In some houses, He
was playing dice, doing Pravachanas, partaking in political discusions. Thus
He was indulging in many activities and gave darshana to Narada in every
house and amazed him. May such Lord Krishna protect us.

Note : All these activities of the Lord have to be understood with the
background knowledge that the Lord is "pUrNAnanda (personification of
infinitely complete bliss)". He is "AptakAma". Also He is All-present and All-
powerful and His activities are such that they are meant to please His
devotees and delude the "Asuric" people. This "mAnasika anusandhAna" is
very essential.

23. Lord Krishna, performed prescribed acts like "snana, dhyana and
sandhya" in the morning and reached the king's assembly. He pleased the
messenger sent by the kings (by saying that He will fulfill the desire of
thekings to end the life of Jarasandha). Narada presented all the details to
Lord Krishna [about Pandavas and their intent to perform Rajasuya Yaga].
Then, He set out with His army to the glorious Indraprastha. He was
worshipped by Pandavas and made Bhimasena kill Jarasandha and freed all
the imprisoned kings. May such Lord Krishna be pleased with me.

24. Lord Krishna made Jarasandha's son as the king of Magadha, beheaded
Shishupala with His discus, made Dharmaraja perform the Rajasuya yaga
successfully and returned to Dwaraka. There, He saw the city of Dwaraka
damaged by the demon Salva. Enraged by it, He killed Salva, who was in the
middle of the ocean and who was arrogant due to the boon received from
Rudra and returned to Dwaraka. May such Lord Krishna protrct me.

25. Lord Krishna heard from a brahmin about the [dyUtakrIDa) and the
departure of Dharmaraja to the forest along with his brothers, went to the
forest, consoled them all and returned to Dwaraka. Thereafter, He gave back
the divine form to a king named nR^iga, who was suffering in the body of a
kind of reptile [for committing a sin against a brAhmin]. Then He went to the
house of king of Videha, spent a few days there, pleased the devoted [king
and Shrutadeva, one Yadava], went to Dwaraka, and then with a big army
went to the city of Upaplavya. May such Lord Krishna protect us.
26. Lord Krishna went as an emissary of Pandavas to make truce, showed his
infinite and exquisite forms to dhR^itarashtra, by granting divine sight to
him. He became the charioteer of Arjuna and at the very ouset of war,
imparted the knowledge of Gitatattva, showed his VishvarUpa, by granting
divine sight, took him to Kailasa, made Ishvara give the upadesha of some
divine astra-s, made Bhima kill the evil Duryodhana and made Dharmaraja
the king. I bow to such Lord Sri Krishna.

27. Lord Krishna returned to Dwaraka, the abode of yAdavas, fulfilled the
desires of his dear friend Kuchela, performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice,
showed Arjuna His abode [anantAsana], returned the sons to the brAhmin,
killed the evil Dantavaktra along with his brother, returned to His Dwaraka
and rendered the tattvaj~nAna to Udhhava. May such Lord Krishna protect
us.