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## Chapter Thirty-Eight
I am the crocodile of the ocean of Vidya-dhara cities, and you are the frog of the well of Dwaraka, yet you consider yourself my equal! ||26||
What I have experienced, seen, and heard in the cities of the Vidya-dharas is extremely captivating and extremely rare for others. ||27||
Upon hearing this, Shamba, bowing down, said to Vasudeva with respect, "O Arya, I wish to hear your story. Please tell me." ||28||
Vasudeva replied, "O Vatsa, sound the joyous drum and inform all the Yadavas. I will tell my story along with everyone else's." ||29||
After the joyous drum was sounded, all the Yadavas, including their wives and children, gathered together. Vasudeva then recounted his entire story to them in detail. ||30||
He described the division of the Lokas, the lineage of the Hari-vansha, his own games, and how the people of Surya-loka, instigated by King Samudra-vijaya, tried to thwart my games. Then, I cunningly escaped from Surya-loka and came out. ||31||
He recounted this divine story, a story of both humans and Vidya-dharas, from the birth of Pradyumna and Shamba to their ultimate glory. ||32||
All the Vidya-dhara women in Vasudeva's inner palace were overjoyed to hear this story, remembering the past events. ||33||
The members of the assembly, the elders, women, young people, children, all the Yadavas, the people of their inner palace, the Pandavas, and the people of Dwaraka, were all filled with wonder upon hearing Vasudeva's story. They were free of doubt, and the goddesses like Shiva, having tasted the nectar of this story, praised him. ||34-35||
All the kings, adorned with fragrant garments, went to their respective places, and all their inner palaces were guarded by their protectors and returned to their respective places. ||36||
The story of Vasudeva, filled with many wonders, was revived and became a daily topic of conversation in every household. ||37||
Then, bowing down, the king Shrenika, who was asking questions, addressed the Ganadhara Gautam, following the divine sound of Bhagwan Mahavir Swami, and began to describe some of the Kumaras in this way: ||38||