This chapter relates how Lord Krishna killed Dantavakra and Viduratha, visited Vrindavana, and then returned to Dvaraka. It also describes how Lord Baladeva killed the offensive Romaharshana Suta.

Intent upon avenging the death of his friend Salva, Dantavakra appeared on the battlefield with club in hand. Lord Krishna took up His own club and came before him. Dantavakra then insulted the Lord with harsh words and struck Him a terrific blow on the head. Without budging in the slightest, Lord Krishna bludgeoned Dantavakra's chest, shattering his heart. Dantavakra had a brother named Viduratha, and he became distraught at Dantavakra's death. Taking up his sword, Viduratha confronted Sri Krishna, but the Lord cut off Viduratha's head with His Sudarsana disc. Lord Krishna then visited Vrindavana for two months, and finally He returned to Dvaraka.

When Lord Baladeva heard that the Pandavas and Kauravas were about to go to war, in order to remain neutral He left Dvaraka on the pretext of going on pilgrimage. The Lord bathed in sacred places such as Prabhasa, Tritakupa and Visala, and eventually He came to the holy Naimisharanya forest, where great sages were performing an extended fire sacrifice. While being worshiped by the assembled sages and offered a seat of honor, the Lord noticed that Romaharshana Suta, sitting on the speaker's seat, had failed to stand in deference to Him. Greatly angered by this offense, Lord Balarama killed Romaharshana by touching him with the tip of a blade of kusa grass.

The assembled sages were disturbed by what Lord Baladeva had done, and they said to Him, "You have unknowingly killed a brahmana. Therefore, even though You are above the Vedic injunctions, we request You to set a perfect example for the general populace by atoning for this sin." Then Sri Baladeva, following the Vedic maxim that "one's son takes birth as one's own self," granted to Romaharshana's son Ugrasrava the position of speaker of the Puranas, and in accordance with the sages' desires He promised Ugrasrava a long life with unfailing sensory capacity.

Wanting to do something more for the sages, Lord Baladeva promised to kill a demon named Balvala, who had been polluting their sacrificial arena. Finally, on the sages' advice, He agreed to go on a year-long pilgrimage of all the holy places in India.