Chapter 1 . Vrishni clan put under spell of curse
The first chapter opens with Sri Suka briefly mentioning atrocities commited by the Kauravas on the Pandavas and the resultant Mahabharatha war as willed by the Supreme Lord to lessen the burden of the earth. When Sri Suka mentions about the curse wrought on the Vrishnis as willed by the Lord, King Parikshit wonders how a clan such as Vrisnis devoted to the Lord could come under a curse. Details are then given on the insolent behaviour of Samba and the resultant curse from the Sages. The curse runs its curse only in Chapter 30.