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Chapter 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40

Chapter 36: The Bull Arishthâsura defeated
and Akrûra Sent by Kamsa

(1) The son of Vyâsa said: 'Next the bull-demon named Arishtha came
to the cowherd village. He had a huge hump and made with his body and hooves the earth tremble as he tore her open.

(21) Then he summoned for Mushthika, Cânûra, S'ala, Tos'ala and others, as also for his ministers and his elephant keepers. The king of Bhoja said to them: (22-23) 'Dear mates, Mushthika and Cânûra, please listen to this o heroes. It turns out that the cowherd village of Nanda is where the two sons of Ânakadundubhi are living. My death was predicted to happen by [the hands of] Krishna and Balarâma. If we manage Them to get them over here for a wrestling game, you have to kill them.

Chapter 37: Kes'i and Vyoma Killed and
Nârada Eulogizes Krishna's Future

(3) When he being hard to conquer and approach, agressive with a mouth wide open swallowing the sky,
saw Him before him, he rushed furiously forward to attack the Lotus-eyed Lord with his legs.

(28) A son of the demon Maya named Vyoma ['the sky'], a powerful magician, assuming the disguise of a gopa,
played for one of the many thieves and took away almost all those who acted as the sheep.

Chapter 38: Akrûra's Musing and
Reception in Gokula

(28-33) In Vraja he saw Krishna and Râma, who with their eyes that looked like autumnal lotuses were heading for where the cows were milked, wearing yellow and blue clothes. The two shelters to the goddess were bluish-dark and fair skinned youngsters most beautiful to behold with mighty arms, attractive faces and a gait like that of an elephant. With Their feet marked by the flag, bolt, goad and lotus, the great souls with Their smiles and glances full of compassion added to the beauty of the cow pasture. They whose pastimes were so magnanimous and attractive were freshly bathed and wore jeweled necklaces, flower garlands. Their limbs were anointed with auspicious, fragrant substances and their apparel was spotless. The two original, most excellent persons, who are the Cause and Lord of the universe [see also 5.25] for the welfare of that universe had descended in Their different forms of Balarâma and Kes'ava. O King with their effulgence They dispelled, as a mountain of emerald and a mountain of silver both being  decorated with gold, the darkness in all directions.

Chapter 39: Krishna and Balarâma Leave for Mathurâ

(8) S'rî S'uka said: 'On the request of the Supreme Lord the descendant of Madhu [Akrûra, see 9.23: 29]
described the inimical attitude and the murder schemes [of Kamsa] towards Vasudeva and the Yadus.

(19) The fine gopîs said: 'O providence, where is your mercy to bring together the embodied ones in love and friendship while you leave each of us to her devices being unfulfilled in her aims; how useless you toy with us like a child! (20) Having shown to us the face of Mukunda framed in black locks, His fine cheeks and straight nose and the beauty of His modest smile dispelling the misery, you're not doing any good making them invisible.





(32) While the women thus lamented, at sunrise Akrûra having performed his morning duties, next set out with his chariot. (33) The gopas headed by Nanda following Him in their wagons brought along an abundance of offerings and clay pots filled with dairy products. (34) The gopîs to that, following Krishna hoping for some pacifying words to comfort them, stood waiting. (35) Seeing them thus lamenting as He was leaving,  the Greatest of the Yadus consoled them full of love giving the message: 'Keep courage' [*]

Chapter 40: Akrûra's Prayers

(28) Being so am I approaching Your feet that together with Your mercy are impossible to attain for the ones impure o Lord. Keeping  that in mind that, when it happens that of a person his wandering in the material world comes to a stop, the [stable] consciousness will develop by worship of the true to You [the devotees, association, teachers, scriptures and natural time], whose navel is like a lotus.

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