Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.36.15

evam kukudminam hatva

stuyamanah dvijatibhih

vivesa gostham sa-balo

gopinam nayanotsavah

SYNONYMS

evam -- thus; kukudminam -- the humped (bull demon); hatva -- killing; stuyamanah -- being praised; dvijatibhih -- by the brahmanas; vivesa -- He entered; gostham -- the cowherd village; sa-balah -- together with Lord Balarama; gopinam -- of the gopis; nayana -- for the eyes; utsavah -- who is a festival.

TRANSLATION

Having thus killed the bull demon Arista, He who is a festival for the gopis' eyes entered the cowherd village with Balarama.

PURPORT

This verse exemplifies the sublime contrast of spiritual qualities within Sri Krsna. In one four-line verse we simultaneously learn that Lord Krsna killed a powerful and wicked demon and that His boyish beauty gave festive pleasure to His young girlfriends. Lord Krsna is as hard as a thunderbolt or as soft as a rose, depending on our attitude toward Him. The demon Arista wanted to kill Krsna and all His friends, so the Lord beat him into a wet rag and killed him. The gopis, however, loved Krsna, and thus the Lord boyishly reciprocated their conjugal feelings.

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