Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.26.10

hatva rasabha-daiteyam

tad-bandhums ca balanvitah

cakre tala-vanam ksemam

paripakva-phalanvitam

SYNONYMS

hatva -- killing; rasabha -- who appeared as a jackass; daiteyam -- the descendant of Diti; tat-bandhun -- the demon's companions; ca -- and; bala-anvitah -- accompanied by Balarama; cakre -- He made; tala-vanam -- the Talavana forest; ksemam -- auspicious; paripakva -- fully ripened; phala -- with fruits; anvitam -- filled.

TRANSLATION

Together with Lord Balarama, Krsna killed the jackass demon and all his friends, thereby securing the safety of the Talavana forest, which abounded with fully ripened palm fruits.

PURPORT

Long, long ago, the powerful demons Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa were born of the goddess Diti. Therefore demons are commonly called daiteyas or daityas, meaning "descendants of Diti." Dhenukasura, the ass demon, terrorized the Tala forest with his friends, but Sri Krsna and Sri Balarama killed them just as modern governments kill terrorists who harass innocent people.

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