Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . tonished because thetrees fell when no storm was blowing, thought the place mustbe unlucky and moved away to Vrindavana. The Bhagavatasays that these trees were two sons of Kuvera, the god of riches,who, owing to a curse of the sage Narada, were thus metamor-phosed, and that it was for the purpose of liberating them that Krishna accomplishedthis feat. Krishna andBalarama, the guar-dians of the world, werekeepers of cattle in thecowpens of Vrinda-vana, until they wereseven years of age,during which years, ac-cording to the Bhaga-vata Purana, the boyswere ful
Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . tonished because thetrees fell when no storm was blowing, thought the place mustbe unlucky and moved away to Vrindavana. The Bhagavatasays that these trees were two sons of Kuvera, the god of riches,who, owing to a curse of the sage Narada, were thus metamor-phosed, and that it was for the purpose of liberating them that Krishna accomplishedthis feat. Krishna andBalarama, the guar-dians of the world, werekeepers of cattle in thecowpens of Vrinda-vana, until they wereseven years of age,during which years, ac-cording to the Bhaga-vata Purana, the boyswere full of childishtricks : stealing butterfrom the neighbouringcowherds appears tohave been their favouritepastime. In the BhagavataPurana there arelegends also of attemptsbeing made by Kansato rid himself of hisdreaded foe. One daya demon was sent whohoped to surprise himwhen wandering withthe cattle in the woods ;but the boy, seeing through his disguise, seized him by the foot,swung him round his head and dashed him so violently on the. KRISHNA SLAYING TAKASCKA. The Krishna Avatara. 173 ground that he immediately died. The next day, anotherdemon, assuming the form of an immense crane, seized Krishnawith his bill; but he became so hot that the crane immediatelyreleased him : Krishna then crushed its beak under his another came as an immense serpent, and swallowed Krishnaand some of his companions, the cowherds, with their cows ; buthe was no sooner in the reptiles stomach than he expandedhimself, and burst open his prison. Krishna was not alwaysdefending himself; often he greatly benefited his Brahma stole some calves, and carried off the boys whotended them, Krishna made other calves and other boys, so thatthe theft was never known by the cowherds. We now return to the narrative of the Vishnu Purana. Theriver Yamuna was the home of the serpent Kaliya, who madeits waters boil with the fires of passion, so that the large treeson its banks were blighted by i
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