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*भारत
समा
KRISHNA AVATARA
स्
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 तीक्ष्णतुण्डोऽप्रसद्बली।
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