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TRY OF CULTURE
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
JA
HOW
 
mes
 
*भारत
समा
 
KRISHNA AVATARA
 
बकवधः--KILLING OF BAKA
 
स्वस्वं वत्सकुलं सर्वे पाययिष्यन्त एकदा ।
गत्वा जलाशयाभ्याशं पाययित्वा पपुर्जलम् ॥
 
Once, each desiring to make his herd
of calves drink water, the boys app-
roached a tank, made (the calves) drink
and themselves also drank water.
 
ते तत्र ददृशुर्बाला महासत्त्वमवस्थितम् ।
स वै बको नाम महानसुरो बकरूपधृक् ॥
 
SL
 
The boys saw there a huge being
standing (in the tank). He was Baka, a
great demon, who had taken the form of
 
a crane.
 
आगत्य सहसा कृष्णं तीक्ष्णतुण्डोऽप्रसद्ली।
कृष्णं महाबकग्रस्तं दृष्ट्वा रामादयोऽर्भकाः ।
बभूवुरिन्द्रियाणीव विना प्राणं विचेतसः ॥
 
Hastening towards Krishna, that power-
ful crane of sharp beak swallowed Him.
And Rama and other boys, seeing