The Summum Bonum

Table of contents

• Summary of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10

1. The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction
2. Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb
3. The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
4. The Atrocities of King Kaṁsa
5. The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva
6. The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā
7. The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
8. Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth
9. Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa
10. Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
11. The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
12. The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura
13. The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā

CHAPTER ONE

The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction

• Chapter Summary
• The Supreme Abode of the Personality of Godhead
• Curing the Disease of Repeated Birth and Death
• Shelter at the Lotus Feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa
• God is Never Formless
• Kṛṣṇa-kathā Compulsory for Government Leaders
• Kṛṣṇa is Not an Ordinary, Historical Person
• How the Supreme Lord’s Energies Function
• Age-old Vedic Marriage Customs
• The Living Entity Constantly Changes Bodies
• The Next Body Develops According to One’s State of Mind
• Why the Living Entity Identifies with His Body
• The Vedic Culture Aims at Avoiding Death
• Vāsudeva Promises Kaṁsa His Newborn Sons
• Devotees Summoned to Participate in the Lord’s Pastimes
• Kaṁsa Kills Vāsudeva’s Children

CHAPTER TWO

Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb

• Chapter Summary
• Why the Lord Descends
• “All Beings Are in Me, But I Am Not in Them”
• Ātma-tattva: Knowledge of the Spirit Soul
• Night for the Materialist is Day for the Self-Realized
• The Worldwide Distribution of Vedic Knowledge
• Suffering in the Bodily Concept of Life
• The Demigods Invisibly Enter Devaki’s Room to Offer Prayers
• Erroneous Conclusions of the Material Scientists
• Crossing the Ocean of Repeated Birth and Death
• The “Many Paths, Same Result” Philosophy Rejected
• The Importance of the Hare Kṛṣṇa Mantra
• Material Minds and Senses Cannot Understand Kṛṣṇa
• The Supreme Lord is Not Forced to Take Birth
• The Demigods Return to the Heavenly Planets

CHAPTER THREE

The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa

• Chapter Summary
• The Universe Surcharged with Auspicious Symptoms
• Description of the Supreme Lord as a Newborn Child
• Vāsudeva Offers Prayers to His Son, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Why Life Cannot Be Created in a Laboratory
• Kṛṣṇa Descends to Protect the Innocent Public
• Devaki Offers Prayers to Her Transcendental Child
• The Supreme Lord Has No Fear of Time
• Kṛṣṇa Requested to Assume the Form of an Ordinary Child
• The Previous Births of Lord Krsna’s Parents
• Love of Godhead, the Highest Achievement
• Misconstruing Krsna to be an Ordinary Human Being
• Vasudeva Carries Krsna to Vrndavana
• Kevala-bhakti: Intense Love of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

CHAPTER FOUR

The Atrocities of King Kamsa

• Chapter Summary
• Pseudo Guardians of the Material World
• Devaki Tries Diplomacy to Save Her Child
• Worshipers of Durgä Must Accept Body After Body
• The Soul Is Always Aloof From Bodily Changes
• Kaihsa Repents His Abominable Acts
• The Materialist Is Only Superficially Expert
• Descripti?preview=falseon of Eternal Religious Principles
• Kamsa’s Demons Begin the Persecution of Saintly Persons

CHAPTER FIVE

The Meeting of Nanda Maharaja and Vasudeva

• Chapter Summary
• Lord Sri Krsna ’s Vedic Birth Ceremony
• Killing the Opportunity of Human Civilization
• No Food Shortages in Vedic Society
• Nanda Goes to Mathura to Pay Taxes
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CHAPTER SIX

The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā

• [[books:sb:10:6:|Chapter Summary
• [[books:sb:10:6:|Taking Shelter of the Supreme Controller
• [[books:sb:10:6:|Pūtanā Attempts to Poison Baby Kṛṣṇa
• [[books:sb:10:6:|The Lord’s Forms Are Always Omnipotent
• [[books:sb:10:6:|Vedic Mantras: Practical Protection from Danger
• [[books:sb:10:6:|Pūtanā Freed from Material Contamination
• [[books:sb:10:6:|Transcendental Relationships with Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

CHAPTER SEVEN

Chapter Summary

• The Root Cause of All Suffering
• Pregnancy Never a Burden in Vedic Society
• Kṛṣṇa’s Pastime of Breaking the Cart
• Human Society Requires an Ideal Class of Men
• Trnāvarta, Demon in the Form of a Whirlwind
• Yogesvara, the Source of All Mystic Power
• Protection by the Supreme Personality of Godhead

CHAPTER EIGHT

Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth

• Chapter Summary
• The Science of the Soul’s Transmigration
• Kṛṣṇa’s Name-giving Ceremony Performed Secretly
• God is One, Yet He Has Many Names and Forms
• The Childhood Play of the Supreme Lord
• Kṛṣṇa’s Playmates Complain, “Kṛṣṇa Has Eaten Earth”
• Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth Reveals the Cosmic Manifestation
• The Ultimate Proprietor of Everything
• Nanda Mahārāja and Mother Yasodā’s Past Lives
• Avoiding the Risky Life of Material Existence

CHAPTER NINE

Mother Yasodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa

• Chapter Summary
• Advanced Devotees Cherish Kṛṣṇa’s Mother’s
• Description
• The Supreme Lord Chased by Mother Yasodā
• The All-pervading Supreme Cause of all Causes
• The Lord Can Be Controlled by Unalloyed Devotion

CHAPTER TEN

Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees

• Chapter Summary
• The Abominable Behavior of Nalakūvara and Manigriva
• Western Civilization: Wine, Women and Gambling
• Punar Mūṣiko Bhava: “Again Become a Mouse”
• The Symptoms of a Saintly Person
• Child Kṛṣṇa Uproots the Yamala-arjuna Trees
• Kṛṣṇa Exists Before the Creation
• God Consciousness Cannot Be Manufactured

CHAPTER ELEVEN

The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

• Chapter Summary
• Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Bewilder Nanda and the Cowherd Men
• The Supreme Personality of Godhead Late for Lunch
• Kṛṣṇa Consciousness’s Forward March, Past and Present
• The Vedic System of Education
• The Bakāsura Demon Swallows Lord Kṛṣṇa
• Srīmad-Bhāgavatam: Transcendental Happiness and Freedom from All Misery

CHAPTER TWELVE

The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura

• Chapter Summary
• Thousands of Cowherd Boys Go with Kṛṣṇa to the Forest
• Spiritual Enjoyment in the Spiritual World
• Srīmad-Bhāgavatam Stops the Cycle of Birth and Death
• Aghāsura Assumes the Form of a Python
• Kṛṣṇa Kills Aghāsura from Within the Mouth
• Spiritual Individuality and Liberation Demonstrated
• Simply by Thinking of Kṛṣṇa, One Can Attain Him

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā

• Chapter Summary
• The Lord’s Activities Are Very Confidential
• Kṛṣṇa is Always Visible to His Devotees
• The Devotee of the Lord is Free from Fear
• Brahmā Steals the Calves and Boys
• Kṛṣṇa Expands as the Calves and Boys to Astonish Brahmā
• The Supreme Lord is Everything
• Baladeva Surprised by Kṛṣṇa’s Yogamāyā
• Brahmā Bewildered by His Own Mystic Power
• The Glance of Viṣṇu Creates the Devotees’ Desires
• All Living Entities Are Servants of Kṛṣṇa
• The Supreme Lord Known Only by Devotion
• Brahmā Stunned by Transcendental Bliss
• The Lord is One Without a Second

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