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playing in those places, because He was constantly visiting them. When His appearance within our minds becomes manifest, we immediately become absorbed in thought of Him.
“We think, therefore, that Krṣṇa and Balarāma may be chief demigods in heaven who have appeared before us like ordinary boys in order to execute particular duties on earth. This was also foretold by Gargamuni when making Krṣṇa’s horoscope. If Krṣṇa were not a great personality, how could He have killed Kaṁsa, who possessed the strength of 10,000 elephants? Besides Kaṁsa, there were very strong wrestlers, as well as the giant elephant, Kuvalayāpīḍa. All these animals and demons were killed by Him just as a lion kills an ordinary animal. How wonderful it is that Krṣṇa took in one hand the big, heavy bow made of three joined palm trees and broke it very quickly. How wonderful it is that continually for seven days He held up Govardhana Hill in one hand. How wonderful it is that He has killed all the demons, like Pralambāsura, Dhenukāsura, Ariṣṭāsura, Trṇāvarta and Bakāsura. They were so strong that even the demigods in the heavenly planets were afraid of them, but Krṣṇa killed them as easily as anything.”
While describing the uncommon activities of Krṣṇa before Uddhava, Nanda Mahārāja gradually became overwhelmed and could not speak anymore. As for mother Yaśodā, she sat by the side of her husband and heard the pastimes of Krṣṇa without speaking. She was simply crying incessantly, and milk was pouring from her breasts. When Uddhava saw Mahārāja Nanda and Yaśodā so extraordinarily overwhelmed with thoughts of Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and when he experienced their extraordinary affection for Him, he also became overwhelmed and began to speak as follows. “My dear mother Yaśodā and Nanda Mahārāja, you are most respectable among human beings because no one but you can meditate in such transcendental ecstasy.”
Both Balarāma and Krṣṇa are the original Personalities of Godhead from whom the cosmic manifestation is emanating. They are chief among all personalities. Both of Them are the effective cause of this material creation. Material nature is conducted by the  purusa  incarnations, who are all acting under Krṣṇa and Balarāma. By Their partial representation They enter in the hearts of all living entities. They are the source of all knowledge and all forgetfulness also. This is confirmed in the  Bhagavad-gītā , Fifteenth Chapter: “I am present in everyone’s heart, and I cause one to remember and to forget. I am the original compiler of the  Vedānta , and I am the actual knower of the  Vedas .” If, at the time of death, a person can fix his pure mind upon Krṣṇa even for a moment, he becomes eligible to give up