> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > *******

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > *******

> > Chapter Thirty-seven: The Killing of the Demons Kes'i and Vyoma

> > ******

> > TEXTS 1 - 2

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > kes'î tu kamsa-prahitah khurair mahîm

> > mahâ-hayo nirjarayan mano-javah

> > sathâvadhûtâbhra-vimâna-sankulam

> > kurvan nabho heshita-bhîshitâkhilah

> > tam trâsayantam bhagavân sva-gokulam

> > tad-dheshitair vâla-vighûrnitâmbudam

> > âtmânam âjau mrigayantam agra-nîr

> > upâhvayat sa vyanadan mrigendra-vat

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; kes'î - the demon named Kes'î; tu - and then; kamsa-prahitah - sent by Kamsa; khuraih - with his hooves; mahîm - the earth; mahâ-hayah - a huge horse; nirjarayan - ripping apart; manah - like that of the mind; javah - whose speed; sathâ - by the hairs of his mane; avadhûta - scattered; abhra - with the clouds; vimâna - and the airplanes (of the demigods); sankulam - crowded; kurvan - making; nabhah - the sky; heshita - by his neighing; bhîshita - frightened; akhilah - everyone;

> > tam - him; trâsayantam - terrifying; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; sva-gokulam - His cowherd village; tat-heshitaih - by that neighing; vâla - by the hairs of his tail; vighûrnita - shaken; ambudam - the clouds; âtmânam - Himself; âjau - for a fight; mrigayantam - searching after; agra-nîh - coming forward; upâhvayat - called out; sah - he, Kes'î; vyanadan - roared; mrigendra-vat - like a lion.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: The demon Kes'î, sent by Kamsa, appeared in Vraja as a great horse. Running with the speed of the mind, he tore up the earth with his hooves. The hairs of his mane scattered the clouds and the demigods' airplanes throughout the sky, and he terrified everyone present with his loud neighing.

> > When the Supreme Personality of Godhead saw how the demon was frightening His village of Gokula by neighing terribly and shaking the clouds with his tail, the Lord came forward to meet him. Kes'î was searching for Krishna to fight, so when the Lord stood before him and challenged him to approach, the horse responded by roaring like a lion.

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> > TEXT 3

> > sa tam nis'âmyâbhimukho makhena kham

> > pibann ivâbhyadravad aty-amarshanah

> > jaghâna padbhyâm aravinda-locanam

> > durâsadas' canda-javo duratyayah

> > sah - he, Kes'î; tam - Him, Krishna; nis'âmya - seeing; abhimukhah - in front of himself; mukhena - with his mouth; kham - the sky; piban - drinking up; iva - as if; abhyadravat - ran forward; ati-amarshanah - very angry; jaghâna - he attacked; padbhyâm - with his two legs; aravinda-locanam - the lotus-eyed Lord; durâsadah - unapproachable; canda - fierce; javah - whose speed; duratyayah - unconquerable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing the Lord standing before him, Kes'î ran toward Him in extreme rage, his mouth gaping as if to swallow up the sky. Rushing with furious speed, the unconquerable and unapproachable horse demon tried to strike the lotus- eyed Lord with his two front legs.

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> > TEXT 4

> > tad van'cayitvâ tam adhokshajo rushâ

> > pragrihya dorbhyâm parividhya pâdayoh

> > sâvajn'am utsrijya dhanuh-s'atântare

> > yathoragam târkshya-suto vyavasthitah

> > tat - that; van'cayitvâ - avoiding; tam - him; adhokshajah - the transcendental Lord; rushâ - angrily; pragrihya - seizing; dorbhyâm - with His arms; parividhya - whirling around; pâdayoh - by the legs; sa-avajn'am - contemptuously; utsrijya - discarding; dhanuh - of bow-lengths; s'ata - one hundred; antare - to the distance; yathâ - as; uragam - a snake; târkshya - of Kardama Muni; sutah - the son (Garuda); vyavasthitah - standing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > But the transcendental Lord dodged Kes'î's blow and then with His arms angrily seized the demon by the legs, whirled him around in the air and contemptuously threw him the distance of one hundred bow-lengths, just as Garuda might throw a snake. Lord Krishna then stood there.

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> > TEXT 5

> > sah labdha-samjn'ah punar utthito rushâ

> > vyâdâya kes'î tarasâpatad dharim

> > so 'py asya vaktre bhujam uttaram smayan

> > praves'ayâm âsa yathoragam bile

> > sah - he, Kes'î; labdha - regaining; samjn'ah - consciousness; punah - again; utthitah - rose up; rushâ - in anger; vyâdâya - opening (his mouth) wide; kes'î - Kes'î; tarasâ - rapidly; apatat - ran; harim - toward Krishna; sah - He, Lord Krishna; api - and; asya - his; vaktre - in the mouth; bhujam - His arm; uttaram - left; smayan - smiled; praves'ayâm âsa - placed within; yathâ - as; uragam - a snake; bile - (enters)within a hole.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon regaining consciousness Kes'î angrily got up, opened his mouth wide and again rushed to attack Lord Krishna. But the Lord just smiled and thrust His left arm into the horse's mouth as easily as one would make a snake enter a hole in the ground.

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> > TEXT 6

> > dantâ nipetur bhagavad-bhuja-spris'as

> > te kes'inas tapta-maya-spris'o yathâ

> > bâhus' ca tad-deha-gato mahâtmano

> > yathâmayah samvavridhe upekshitah

> > dantâh - the teeth; nipetuh - fell out; bhagavat - of the Supreme Lord; bhuja - the arm; spris'ah - touching; te - they; kes'inah - of Kes'î; tapta-maya - red-hot (iron); spris'ah - touching; yathâ - as; bâhuh - the arm; ca - and; tat - his, Kes'î's; deha - body; gatah - having entered; mahâ-âtmanah - of the Supreme Soul; yathâ - like; âmayah - a diseased condition (particularly, distension of the stomach); samvavridhe - increased greatly in size; upekshitah - neglected.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kes'î's teeth immediately fell out when they touched the Supreme Lord's arm, which to the demon felt as hot as molten iron. Within Kes'î's body the Supreme Personality's arm then expanded greatly, like a diseased stomach swelling because of neglect.

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> > TEXT 7

> > samedhamânena sa krishna-bâhunâ

> > niruddha-vâyus' caranâms' ca vikshipan

> > prasvinna-gâtrah parivritta-locanah

> > papâta landam visrijan kshitau vyasuh

> > samedhamânena - expanding; sah - he; krishna-bâhunâ - by Lord Krishna's arm; niruddha - stopped; vâyuh - his breathing; caranân - his legs; ca - and; vikshipan - throwing about; prasvinna - perspiring; gâtrah - his body; parivritta - rolling; locanah - his eyes; papâta - he fell down; landam - feces; visrijan - excreting; kshitau - onto the ground; vyasuh - lifeless.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As Lord Krishna's expanding arm completely blocked Kes'î's breathing, his legs kicked convulsively, his body became covered with sweat, and his eyes rolled around. The demon then passed stool and fell on the ground, dead.

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> > TEXT 8

> > tad-dehatah karkathikâ-phalopamâd

> > vyasor apâkrishya bhujam mahâ-bhujah

> > avismito 'yatna-hatârikah suraih

> > prasûna-varshair varshadbhir îditah

> > tat-dehatah - from Kes'î's body; karkathikâ-phala - a karkathikâ fruit; upamât - which resembled; vyasoh - from which the vital airs had departed; apâkrishya - withdrawing; bhujam - His arm; mahâ-bhujah - the mighty-armed Lord; avismitah - without undue pride; ayatna - without effort; hata - having killed; arikah - His enemy; suraih - by the demigods; prasûna - of flowers; varshaih - with downpours; varshadbhih - who were raining upon Him; îditah - worshiped.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The mighty-armed Krishna withdrew His arm from Kes'î's body, which now appeared like a long karkathikâ fruit. Without the least display of pride at having so effortlessly killed His enemy, the Lord accepted the demigods' worship in the form of flowers rained down from above.

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> > TEXT 9

> > devarshir upasangamya

> > bhâgavata-pravaro nripa

> > krishnam aklishtha-karmânam

> > rahasy etad abhâshata

> > deva-rishih - the sage among the demigods (Nârada Muni); upasangamya - approaching; bhâgavata - of devotees of the Lord; pravarah - the most exalted; nripa - O King (Parîkchit); krishnam - Lord Krishna; aklishtha - without trouble; karmânam - whose activities; rahasi - in privacy; etat - this; abhâshata - said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, thereafter Lord Krishna was approached in a solitary place by the great sage among the demigods, Nârada Muni. That most exalted devotee spoke as follows to the Lord, who effortlessly performs His pastimes.

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> > TEXTS 10 - 11

> > krishna krishnâprameyâtman

> > yoges'a jagad-îs'vara

> > vâsudevâkhilâvâsa

> > sâtvatâm pravara prabho

> > tvam âtmâ sarva-bhûtânâm

> > eko jyotir ivaidhasâm

> > gûdho guhâ-s'ayah sâkshî

> > mahâ-purusha îs'varah

> > krishna krishna - O Krishna, Krishna; aprameya-âtman - O immeasurable one; yoga-îs'a - O source of all mystic power; jagat-îs'vara - O Lord of the universe; vâsudeva - O son of Vasudeva; akhila-âvâsa - O shelter of all beings; sâtvatâm - of the Yadu dynasty; pravara - O You who are the best; prabho - O master;

> > tvam - You; âtmâ - the Supreme Soul; sarva - of all; bhûtânâm - created beings; ekah - alone; jyotih - fire; iva - like; edhasâm - in kindling wood; gûdhah - hidden; guhâ - within the cave of the heart; s'ayah - sitting; sâkshî - the witness; mahâ-purushah - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; îs'varah - the supreme controller.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Nârada Muni said:] O Krishna, Krishna, unlimited Lord, source of all mystic power, Lord of the universe! O Vâsudeva, shelter of all beings and best of the Yadus ! O master, You are the Supreme Soul of all created beings, sitting unseen within the cave of the heart like the fire dormant within kindling wood. You are the witness within everyone, the Supreme Personality and the ultimate controlling Deity.

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> > TEXT 12

> > âtmanâtmâs'rayah pûrvam

> > mâyayâ sasrije gunân

> > tair idam satya-sankalpah

> > srijasy atsy avasîs'varah

> > âtmanâ - by Your personal potency; âtma - of the spirit soul; âs'rayah - the shelter; pûrvam - first; mâyayâ - by Your creative energy; sasrije - You produced; gunân - the basic modes of material nature; taih - through these; idam - this (universe); satya - always realized in fact; sankalpah - whose desires; srijasi - You create; atsi - withdraw; avasi - and maintain; îs'varah - the controller.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are the shelter of all souls, and being the supreme controller, You fulfill Your desires simply by Your will. By Your personal creative potency You manifested in the beginning the primal modes of material nature, and through their agency You create, maintain and then destroy this universe.

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> > TEXT 13

> > sa tvam bhûdhara-bhûtânâm

> > daitya-pramatha-rakshasâm

> > avatîrno vinâs'âya

> > sâdhunâm rakshanâya ca

> > sah - He; tvam - Yourself; bhû-dhara - as kings; bhûtânâm - who are appearing; daitya-pramatha-rakshasâm - of various kinds of demons; avatîrnah - You have descended; vinâs'âya - for the destruction; sâdhûnâm - of saintly persons; rakshanâya - for the protection; ca - and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You, that very same creator, have now descended on the earth to annihilate the Daitya, Pramatha and Râkshasa demons who are posing as kings, and also to protect the godly.

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> > TEXT 14

> > dishthyâ te nihato daityo

> > lîlayâyam hayâkritih

> > yasya heshita-santrastâs

> > tyajanty animishâ divam

> > dishthyâ - by (our) good fortune; te - by You; nihatah - killed; daityah - demon; lîlayâ - as a game; ayam - this; haya-âkritih - having the form of a horse; yasya - whose; heshita - by the neighing; santrastâh - terrified; tyajanti - abandon; animishâh - the demigods; divam - heaven.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The horse demon was so terrifying that his neighing frightened the demigods into leaving their heavenly kingdom. But by our good fortune You have enjoyed the sport of killing him.

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> > TEXTS 15 - 20

> > cânûram mushthikam caiva

> > mallân anyâms' ca hastinam

> > kamsam ca nihatam drakshye

> > paras'vo 'hani te vibho

> > tasyânu s'ankha-yavana-

> > murânâm narakasya ca

> > pârijâtâpaharanam

> > indrasya ca parâjayam

> > udvâham vîra-kanyânâm

> > vîrya-s'ulkâdi-lakshanam

> > nrigasya mokshanam s'âpâd

> > dvârakâyâm jagat-pate

> > syamantakasya ca maner

> > âdânam saha bhâryayâ

> > mrita-putra-pradânam ca

> > brâhmanasya sva-dhâmatah

> > paundrakasya vadham pas'cât

> > kâs'i-puryâs' ca dîpanam

> > dantavakrasya nidhanam

> > caidyasya ca mahâ-kratau

> > yâni cânyâni vîryâni

> > dvârakâm âvasan bhavân

> > kartâ drakshyâmy aham tâni

> > geyâni kavibhir bhuvi

> > cânûram - Cânûra; mushthikam - Mushthika; ca - and; eva - also; mallân - the wrestlers; anyân - others; ca - and; hastinam - the elephant (Kuvalayâpîda); kamsam - King Kamsa; ca - and; nihatam - killed; drakshye - I will see; para-s'vah - the day after tomorrow; ahani - on that day; te - by You; vibho - O almighty Lord;

> > tasya anu - after that; s'ankha-yavana-murânâm - of the demons S'ankha (Pan'cajana), Kâlayavana and Mura; narakasya - of Narakâsura; ca - as well; pârijâta - of the heavenly pârijâta flower; apaharanam - the stealing; indrasya - of Lord Indra; ca - and; parâjayam - the defeat;

> > udvâham - the marriage; vîra - of heroic kings; kanyânâm - of the daughters; vîrya - by Your valor; s'ulka - as the payment for the brides; âdi - and so forth; lakshanam - characterized; nrigasya - of King Nriga; mokshanam - the deliverance; s'âpât - from his curse; dvârakâyâm - in the city of Dvârakâ; jagat-pate - O master of the universe;

> > syamantakasya - named Syamantaka; ca - and; maneh - of the jewel; âdânam - the taking; saha - together with; bhâryayâ - a wife (Jâmbavatî); mrita - dead; putra - of the son; pradânam - the presenting; ca - and; brâhmanasya - of a brâhmana; sva- dhâmatah - from Your own domain (i.e., from the abode of Death);

> > paundrakasya - of Paundraka; vadham - the killing; pas'cât - after; kâs'i-puryâh - of the city of Kâs'î (Benares); ca - and; dîpanam - the burning; dantavakrasya - of Dantavakra; nidhanam - the demise; caidyasya - of Caidya (S'is'upâla); ca - and; mahâ-kratau - during the great sacrificial performance (the Râjasûya-yajn'a of Mahârâja Yudhishthhira);

> > yâni - which; ca - and; anyâni - other; vîryâni - great feats; dvârakâm - in Dvârakâ; âvasan - dwelling; bhavân - You; kartâ - are going to perform; drakshyâmi - will see; aham - I; tâni - them; geyâni - to be sung about; kavibhih - by poets; bhuvi - on this earth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In just two days, O almighty Lord, I will see the deaths of Cânûra, Mushthika and other wrestlers, along with those of the elephant Kuvalayâpîda and King Kamsa - all by Your hand. Then I will see You kill Kâlayavana, Mura, Naraka and the conch demon, and I will also see You steal the pârijâta flower and defeat Indra. I will then see You marry many daughters of heroic kings after paying for them with Your valor. Then, O Lord of the universe, in Dvârakâ You will deliver King Nriga from a curse and take for Yourself the Syamantaka jewel, together with another wife. You will bring back a brâhmana's dead son from the abode of Your servant Yamarâja, and thereafter You will kill Paundraka, burn down the city of Kâs'î and annihilate Dantavakra and the King of Cedi during the great Râjasûya sacrifice. I shall see all these heroic pastimes, along with many others You will perform during Your residence in Dvârakâ. These pastimes are glorified on this earth in the songs of transcendental poets.

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> > TEXT 21

> > atha te kâla-rûpasya

> > kshapayishnor amushya vai

> > akshauhinînâm nidhanam

> > drakshyâmy arjuna-sâratheh

> > atha - then; te - by You; kâla-rûpasya - who are assuming the form of time; kshapayishnoh - who is intending to effect the destruction; amushya - of (the burden of) this world; vai - indeed; akshauhinînâm - of entire armies; nidhanam - the destruction; drakshyâmi - I will see; arjuna sâratheh - by the chariot driver of Arjuna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Subsequently I will see You appear as time personified, serving as Arjuna's chariot driver and destroying entire armies of soldiers to rid the earth of her burden.

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> > TEXT 22

> > vis'uddha-vijn'âna-ghanam sva-samsthayâ

> > samâpta-sarvârtham amogha-vân'chitam

> > sva-tejasâ nitya-nivritta-mâyâ-

> > guna-pravâham bhagavantam îmahi

> > vis'uddha - perfectly pure; vijn'âna - spiritual awareness; ghanam - full of; sva- samsthayâ - in His original identity; samâpta - already fulfilled; sarva - in all; artham - purposes; amogha - never frustrated; vân'chitam - whose desires; sva- tejasâ - by His own potency; nitya - eternally; nivritta - desisting; mâyâ - of the illusory, material energy; guna - of the manifest modes; pravâham - from the flowing interaction; bhagavantam - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; îmahi - let us approach.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Let us approach You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for shelter. You are full of perfectly pure spiritual awareness and are always situated in Your original identity. Since Your will is never thwarted, You have already achieved all possible desirable things, and by the power of Your spiritual energy You remain eternally aloof from the flow of the qualities of illusion.

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> > TEXT 23

> > tvâm îs'varam svâs'rayam âtma-mâyayâ

> > vinirmitâs'esha-vis'esha-kalpanam

> > krîdârtham adyâtta-manushya-vigraham

> > nato 'smi dhuryam yadu-vrishni-sâtvatâm

> > tvâm - to You; îs'varam - the supreme controller; sva-âs'rayam - self-contained; âtma - Your own; mâyayâ - by the creative potency; vinirmita - constructed; as'esha - unlimited; vis'esha - particular; kalpanam - arrangements; krîda - of playing; artham - for the sake; adya - now; âtta - taken on; manushya - among humans; vigraham - battle; natah - bowed down; asmi - I am; dhuryam - to the greatest; yadu-vrishni-sâtvatâm - of the Yadu, Vrishni and Sâtvata dynasties.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I bow down to You, the supreme controller, who are dependent only on Yourself. By Your potency You have constructed the unlimited particular arrangements of this universe. Now you have appeared as the greatest hero among the Yadus, Vrishnis and Sâtvatas and have chosen to participate in human warfare.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > evam yadu-patim krishnam

> > bhâgavata-pravaro munih

> > pranipatyâbhyanujn'âto

> > yayau tad-dars'anotsavah

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam - thus; yadu-patim - to the chief of the Yadus; krishnam - Lord Krishna; bhâgavata - of devotees; pravarah - most eminent; munih - the sage Nârada; pranipatya - respectfully bowing down; abhyanujn'âtah - given leave; yayau - went; tat - Him, Krishna; dars'ana - by having seen; utsavah - experiencing great joy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Having thus addressed Lord Krishna, the chief of the Yadu dynasty, Nârada bowed down and offered Him obeisances. Then that great sage and most eminent devotee took his leave from the Lord and went away, feeling great joy at having directly seen Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > bhagavân api govindo

> > hatvâ kes'inam âhave

> > pas'ûn apâlayat pâlaih

> > prîtair vraja-sukhâvahah

> > bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; api - and; govindah - Govinda; hatvâ - having killed; kes'inam - the demon Kes'î; âhave - in battle; pas'ûn - the animals; apâlayat - He tended; pâlaih - together with the cowherd boys; prîtaih - who were pleased; vraja - to the inhabitants of Vrindâvana; sukha - happiness; âvahah - bringing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After killing the demon Kes'î in battle, the Supreme Personality of Godhead continued to tend the cows and other animals in the company of His joyful cowherd boyfriends. Thus He brought happiness to all the residents of Vrindâvana.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > ekadâ te pas'ûn pâlâs''

> > cârayanto 'dri-sânushu

> > cakrur nilâyana-krîdâs'

> > cora-pâlâpades'atah

> > ekadâ - one day; te - they; pas'ûn - the animals; pâlâh - the cowherd boys; cârayantah - grazing; adri - of a mountain; sânushu - on the sides; cakruh - they enacted; nilâyana - of "stealing and hiding"; krîdâh - games; cora - of thieves; pâla - and protectors; apades'atah - playing the roles.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One day the cowherd boys, while grazing their animals on the mountain slopes, played the game of stealing and hiding, acting out the roles of rival thieves and herders.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > tatrâsan katicic corâh

> > pâlâs' ca katicin nripa

> > meshâyitâs' ca tatraike

> > vijahrur akuto-bhayâh

> > tatra - in that; âsan - were; katicit - some; corâh - thieves; pâlâh - herders; ca - and; katicit - some; nripa - O King (Parîkchit); meshâyitâh - acting as the sheep; ca - and; tatra - therein; eke - some of them; vijahruh - they played; akutah-bhayâh - without any fear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In that game, O King, some acted as thieves, others as shepherds and others as sheep. They played their game happily, without fear of danger.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > maya-putro mahâ-mâyo

> > vyomo gopâla-vesha-dhrik

> > meshâyitân apovâha

> > prâyas' corâyito bahûn

> > maya-putrah - a son of the demon Maya; mahâ mâyah - a powerful magician; vyomah - named Vyoma; gopâla - of a cowherd boy; vesha - the disguise; dhrik - assuming; meshâyitân - those who were acting as sheep; apovâha - he took away; prâyah - almost all; corâyitah - pretending to be playing as a thief; bahûn - many.

> > TRANSLATION

> > A powerful magician named Vyoma, son of the demon Maya, then appeared on the scene in the guise of a cowherd boy. Pretending to join the game as a thief, he proceeded to steal most of the cowherd boys who were acting as sheep.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > giri-daryâm vinikshipya

> > nîtam nîtam mahâsurah

> > s'ilayâ pidadhe dvâram

> > catuh-pan'câvas'eshitâh

> > giri - of a mountain; daryâm - in a cave; vinikshipya - throwing; nîtam nîtam - gradually bringing them; mahâ-asurah - the great demon; s'ilayâ - with a stone; pidadhe - he blocked; dvâram - the entrance; catuh-pan'ca - four or five; avas'eshitâh - remained.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Gradually the great demon abducted more and more of the cowherd boys and cast them into a mountain cave, which he sealed shut with a boulder. Finally only four or five boys acting as sheep remained in the game.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > tasya tat karma vijn'âya

> > krishnah s'arana-dah satâm

> > gopân nayantam jagrâha

> > vrikam harir ivaujasâ

> > tasya - of him, Vyomâsura; tat - that; karma - activity; vijn'âya - fully understanding; krishnah - Lord Krishna; s'arana - of shelter; dah - the giver; satâm - to saintly devotees; gopân - cowherd boys; nayantam - who was leading; jagrâha - He seized; vrikam - a wolf; harih - a lion: iva - just as; ojasâ - forcefully.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna, who shelters all saintly devotees, understood perfectly well what Vyomâsura was doing. Just as a lion grabs a wolf, Krishna forcefully seized the demon as he was taking away more cowherd boys.

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> > TEXT 31

> > sa nijam rûpam âsthâya

> > girîndra-sadris'am balî

> > icchan vimoktum âtmânam

> > nâs'aknod grahanâturah

> > sah - he, the demon; nijam - his original; rûpam - form; âsthâya - assuming; giri- indra - a kingly mountain; sadris'am - just like; balî - powerful; icchan - wanting; vimoktum - to free; âtmânam - himself; na as'aknot - he was not able; grahana - by being forcibly held; âturah - debilitated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The demon changed into his original form, as big and powerful as a great mountain. But try as he might to free himself, he could not do so, having lost his strength from being held in the Lord's tight grip.

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> > TEXT 32

> > tam nigrihyâcyuto dorbhyâm

> > pâtayitvâ mahî-tale

> > pas'yatâm divi devânâm

> > pas'u-mâram amârayat

> > tam - him; nigrihya - holding fast; acyutah - Lord Krishna; dorbhyâm - with His arms; pâtayitvâ - making him fall; mahî-tale - onto the ground; pas'yatâm - while they were watching; divi - in the heavenly planets; devânâm - the demigods; pas'u- mâram - as a sacrificial animal is slaughtered; amârayat - He killed him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Acyuta clutched Vyomâsura between His arms and threw him to the ground. Then, while the demigods in heaven looked on, Krishna killed him in the same way that one kills a sacrificial animal.

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> > TEXT 33

> > guhâ-pidhânam nirbhidya

> > gopân nihsârya kricchratah

> > stûyamânah surair gopaih

> > pravives'a sva-gokulam

> > guhâ - of the cave; pidhânam - the blockage; nirbhidya - breaking; gopân - the cowherd boys; nihsârya - leading out; kricchratah - from the dangerous place; stûyamânah - being praised; suraih - by the demigods; gopaih - and by the cowherd boys; pravives'a - he entered; sva - His own; gokulam - cowherd village.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Krishna then smashed the boulder blocking the cave's entrance and led the trapped cowherd boys to safety. Thereafter, as the demigods and cowherd boys sang His glories, He returned to His cowherd village, Gokula.

> > Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupâda to the Tenth Canto, Thirty-seventh Chapter, of the S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam, entitled "The Killing of the Demons Kes'î and Vyoma."

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