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Please hear the reason: As no one was his equal on the surface of the the Supreme Personality of Godhead is earth. From my mouth he heard of Kamsa’s destined to kill you, so He will also kill great strength. Taking a great club that Shankhachuda, and as you are very strong by weighed a hundred thousand bhāras [one Lord Siva’s blessings, so is he. Therefore, O king bhāra equals 21 pounds and 4 ounces], this of the Yadus, you should make friends with very strong yaka king left his own home Shankhachuda, and you, O king of the yakas and went to Mathura City. Filled with should make friends with Kamsa.” In this way, pride, he bowed before Kamsa in the royal by Garga Muni’s words, Shankhachuda and assembly and said, “O conqueror of the Kamsa became great friends. three worlds, please give a club-duel to me. Then Shankhachuda invited Kamsa to his If you are victorious, I will become your home. Traveling on the road at night, servant. If I am victorious, I will make you Shankhachuda heard the beautiful singing of my servant for a very long time.” the rāsa dance. Following the sounds of Saying, “So be it!” and taking up a very karatāŀas, he came to the rāsa-dance circle, large club, Kamsa fought with where he saw Sri Radha, the queen of the Shankhachuda at a fighting-ground. They rāsa dance, and Lord Krishna, the king of the fought a terrible club-duel. The ca ca ā sound rāsa dance. Krishna’s left arm was decorated of their blows was like the lightning of black by Radha. His left foot was playfully tilted. clouds. The two fighters were very glorious, He held a flute and had a handsome and and could be compared to two wrestlers, two gentle smile. His eyebrows bewildered many dancers in a dance, two regal elephants, or multitudes of Cupids. He was the master of two long-limbed lions. As each tried to defeat Vraja and Vraja’s girls, and was served with the other, sparks flew from their clubs, ten million parasols and cāmaras. Thinking which eventually broke to pieces. Then Krishna only a fragile boy, Shankhachuda Kamsa punched the angry yaka, and decided to kidnap one of the gopīs. Shankhachuda punched Kamsa. They When the gopīs saw fearsome Shankhachuda, fought hand-to-hand for twenty-seven days. who was black, tall as ten palm trees, and who Neither one weakened. They were both had a tiger’s face with a lolling tongue, they amazed. Grabbing Shankhachuda, the became afraid. Crying, “Alas! Alas!” the gopīs powerful demon-king Kamsa suddenly ran in all directions. Fearless, and tortured by threw him eight-hundred miles into the sky. lust, the demon Shankhachuda grabbed When Shankhachuda fell he was somewhat Satachandranana-gopi [Satachandranana- disturbed. Grabbing Kamsa, Shankhachuda gopi is described in Garga-sahitā 2.20.9 as a threw him eighty-thousand miles into the gopi who gave some jeweled armlets to Srimati sky. When Kamsa fell he was somewhat Radharani at the beginning of the rāsa dance.] disturbed. Grabbing the yaka Shankhachuda, and ran to the north. As the terrified Kamsa suddenly threw him to the ground. Satachandranana screamed, “Krishna! Then Shankhachuda grabbed Kamsa and Krishna!” Sri Krishna, a śāla [palm] tree in His threw him to the ground. As they fought in hand, angrily chased the demon. Seeing Krishna this way, the circle of the earth trembled. approaching like invincible death, the yaka Issue Thirty-five, Page — 4 é[q k* ZBalarama Mandir 2. Tears stream from His restless lotus eyes. National Highway No. 5, IRC Village Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India, 751015 He is restless and unsteady. “Brother Phone: (0674) 557026 Abhiram!”, He calls. 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