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They each struck fists against fists, knees against knees, head against head and chest against chest.
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- Some of the ladies put their clothes and ornaments on backwards, others forgot one of their earrings or ankle bells, and others applied makeup to one eye but not the other.
- Seeing a washerman approaching who had been dyeing some clothes, Kṛṣṇa asked him for the finest laundered garments he had.
- Thus requested by the Supreme Lord, who is perfectly complete in all respects, that arrogant servant of the King became angry and replied insultingly.
- Fools, get out of here quickly! Don’t beg like this if You want to stay alive. When someone is too bold, the King’s men arrest him and kill him and take all his property.
- Thereupon a weaver came forward and, feeling affection for the Lords, nicely adorned Their attire with cloth ornaments of various colors.
- The two Lords then went to the house of the garland-maker Sudāmā. When Sudāmā saw Them he at once stood up and then bowed down, placing his head on the ground.
- Please order me, Your servant, to do whatever You wish. To be enga-ged by You in some service is certainly a great blessing for anyone.
- The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow
- Anointed with these most excellent cosmetics, which adorned Them with hues that contrasted with Their complexions, the two Lords appeared extremely beautiful.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa was pleased with Trivakrā, so He decided to straighten that hunchbacked girl with the lovely face just to demonstrate the result of seeing Him.
- Trivakrā said:] Come, O hero, let us go to my house. I cannot bear to leave You here. O best of males, please take pity on me, since You have agitated my mind.
- The sound of the bow’s breaking filled the earth and sky in all directions. Upon hearing it, Kaṁsa was struck with terror.
- Seeing the guards coming upon Them with evil intent, Balarāma and Keśava took up the two halves of the bow and began striking them down.
- When the night had finally passed and the sun rose up again from the water, Kaṁsa set about arranging for the grand wrestling festival.
- Surrounded by his ministers, Kaṁsa took his seat on the imperial dais. But even as he sat amidst his various provincial rulers, his heart trembled.
- Enthused by the pleasing music, Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, Kūṭa, Śala and Tośala sat down on the wrestling mat.
- Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa
- The Supreme Lord, killer of the demon Madhu, confronted the elephant as he attacked. Seizing his trunk with one hand, Kṛṣṇa threw him to the ground.
- Lord Hari then climbed onto the elephant with the ease of a mighty lion, pulled out a tusk, and with it killed the beast and his keepers.
- When Kaṁsa saw that Kuvalayāpīḍa was dead and the two brothers were invincible, he was overwhelmed with anxiety, O King.
- The people said:] These two boys are certainly expansions of the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa who have descended to this world in the home of Vasudeva.
- The gopīs overcame all kinds of distress and experienced great happiness by seeing His face, which is always cheerful with smiling glances and ever free of fatigue.
- It is said that under His full protection the Yadu dynasty will become extremely famous and attain wealth, glory and power.
- Subjects of the King who try to please him with their thoughts, acts and words are sure to achieve good fortune, but those who fail to do so will suffer the opposite fate.
- Seizing each other’s hands and locking legs with each other, the opponents struggled powerfully, eager for victory.
- They each struck fists against fists, knees against knees, head against head and chest against chest.
- Religious principles have certainly been violated in this assembly. One should not remain for even a moment in a place where irreligion is flourishing.
- Furious, Cāṇūra attacked Lord Vāsudeva with the speed of a hawk and struck His chest with both fists.
- Confronted next by the wrestler Kūṭa, Lord Balarāma, the best of fighters, playfully and nonchalantly killed him with His left fist, O King.
- Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, Kūṭa, Śala and Tośala having been killed, the remaining wrestlers all fled for their lives.
- Kaṁsa said:] Drive the two wicked sons of Vasudeva out of the city! Confiscate the cowherds’ property and arrest that fool Nanda!
- Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa approaching like death personified, the quick-witted Kaṁsa instantly rose from his seat and took up his sword and shield.
- Kaṁsa’s eight younger brothers, led by Kaṅka and Nyagrodhaka, then attacked the Lords in a rage, seeking to avenge their brother’s death.
- Embracing their husbands, who lay on a hero’s final bed, the sorrowful women loudly lamented while shedding constant tears.
- Then Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma released Their mother and father from bondage and offered obeisances to them, touching their feet with Their heads.
- Deprived by fate, We could not live with you and enjoy the pampered happiness most children enjoy in their parents’ home.
- A son who, though able to do so, fails to provide for his parents with his physical resources and wealth is forced after his death to eat his own flesh.
- Thus We have wasted all these days, unable as We were to properly honor you because Our minds were always disturbed by fear of Kaṁsa.
- The Lord told him: O mighty King, We are your subjects, so please command Us. Indeed, because of the curse of Yayāti, no Yadu may sit on the royal throne.
- Even the most elderly inhabitants of the city appeared youthful, full of strength and vitality, for with their eyes they constantly drank the elixir of Lord Mukunda’s lotus face.
- They are the real father and mother who care for, as they would their own sons, children abandoned by relatives unable to maintain and protect them.
- My dear King, then Vasudeva, the son of Śūrasena, arranged for a priest and other brāhmaṇas to perform his two sons’ second-birth initiation.
- After attaining twice-born status through initiation, the Lords, sincere in Their vows, took the further vow of celibacy from Garga Muni, the spiritual master of the Yadus.
- The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the lord of the ocean: Let the son of My guru be presented at once—the one you seized here with your mighty waves.
- O heroes, now please return home. May Your fame sanctify the world, and may the Vedic hymns be ever fresh in Your minds, both in this life and the next.
- Thus receiving Their guru’s permission to leave, the two Lords returned to Their city on Their chariot, which moved as swiftly as the wind and resounded like a cloud.
- The Supreme Lord Hari, who relieves the distress of all who surrender to Him, once took the hand of His fully devoted, dearmost friend Uddhava and addressed him as follows.
- Simply because I have promised to return to them, My fully devoted cowherd girlfriends struggle to maintain their lives somehow or other.
- ukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus addressed, O King, Uddhava respectfully accepted his master’s message, mounted his chariot and set off for Nanda-gokula.
- After Uddhava had eaten first-class food, been seated comfortably on a bed and been relieved of his fatigue by a foot massage and other means, Nanda inquired from him as follows.
They each struck fists against fists, knees against knees, head against head and chest against chest.
COMMENTARY
Aratnī refers to making a fist with all the fingers except the little finger. Wrestling with such a pair of fists is very difficult and thus unheard of, whereas wrestling is generally done with open hands. Nevertheless, just as Kṛṣṇa invented new ways of playing on the flute as stated, veṇu-vādya urudhā nija-siksāḥ (SB 10.35.14), He also fought in this novel way with great skill. Though Cāṇūra experienced great difficulty with this, he accepted this style out of pride in his own ability as a heroic wrestler.
|| 10.44.4 ||
paribhrāmaṇa-vikṣepa-parirambhāvapātanaiḥ
utsarpaṇāpasarpaṇaiś cānyonyaṁ pratyarundhatām
TRANSLATION
Each fighter contended with his opponent by dragging him about in circles, shoving and crushing him, throwing him down and running before and behind him.
COMMENTARY
Paribhrāmaṇa means grabbing the other by the hands and whirling him around. Vikṣepa means shoving. The word parirambha indicates crushing one’s opponent with one’s arms. Avapātanaiḥ means throwing down the foe. Utsarpaṇa means releasing and running in front of the other, and apasarpaṇaiḥ means going behind him. In this way they countered each other’s moves.
|| 10.44.5 ||
utthāpanair unnayanaiś cālanaiḥ sthāpanair api
parasparaṁ jigīṣantāv apacakratur ātmanaḥ
TRANSLATION
Forcefully lifting and carrying each other, pushing each other away and holding each other down, the fighters hurt even their own bodies in their great eagerness for victory.
COMMENTARY
Utthāpanam means pressing together the knees and feet of a fallen opponent and picking him up. Unnayanam means lifting the opponent with one’s hands and carrying him around. Cālanam means pushing away the opponent who is holding onto one’s throat. At other times they would fix themselves firmly (sthāpanaiḥ) so that the opponent could not move them. Thus attacking one another, they injured even their own bodies. Although Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma did not, of course, harm Themselves, it appeared that way to the spectators.
|| 10.44.6 ||
tad balābalavad yuddhaṁ sametāḥ sarva-yoṣitaḥ
ūcuḥ parasparaṁ rājan sānukampā varūthaśaḥ
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