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TRY OF CULTURE
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
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*भारत
समा
 
KRISHNA AVATARA
 
बकवधः--KILLING OF BAKA
 

 
स्वंस्वं 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