title: Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea: Verses in Praise of Bodhicitta
author: Khunu Rinpoche
description: "...a classic, in the tradition of Shantideva's great masterpiece, The Way of the Bodhisattva." -- <i>Matthieu Ricard, author of The Monk and the Philosopher</i><br /><br />"To hold in your hands Khunu Rinpoche's own words on bodhicitta is to be given a priceless opportunity-of touching the heart of a master who had made it the guiding light of his entire life." -- <i>Sogyal Rinpoche</i><br /><br />"Whenever I think of [Khunu Rinpoche], I always say to myself, 'This is what St. Francis of Assisi must have been like.'" -- <i>Sogyal Rinpoche, from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying</i><br /><br />"[Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea] is extremely inspiring and very poetic, very sweet and pleasing to read, like drinking nectar or eating cream." -- <i>Lama Zopa Rinpoche</i>
zlib_text:  Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva
  ŚRĪMAD BHĀGAVATAM
  (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)
  The Story of the Fortunate One
  Canto 10
  Translated by Anand Aadhar
  Third revised edition 12-03-2020
  
  CANTO 10: 
  Summum Bonum
  Introduction-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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: Kṛṣṇa's Birth Ceremony and the Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva----------
  6: The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā-------------------------------------------------------------
  7: Kṛṣṇa Kicks the Cart, Defeats Tṛṇāvarta and Shows Yaśodā the Universe---------------
  8: The Name Ceremony, His Pranks and Again the Universe Within 