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by the hind legs and, exactly in the same way, wheel them around. Thus
They killed all of them by throwing them into the palm trees. Because of
the dead bodies of the asses, there was a panoramic scene. It appeared as
if clouds of various colors were assembled in the trees. Hearing of this
sreat incident, the demigods from the higher planets began to shower
flowers on Krsna and Balarama and began to beat their drums and offer
devotional prayers.

A few days after the killing of Dhenukasura, people began to come into
the Talavana forest to collect the fruits, and animals began to return with-
out fear to feed on the nice grasses grown there. Just by chanting or
hearing these transcendental activities and pastimes of the brothers Krsna
and Balarama, one can amass pious activities.

When Krsna, Balarama and Their friends entered the village of Vrnda-
vana, They played Their flutes, and the boys praised Their uncommon
activities in the forest. Their faces were decorated with tilaka and smeared
with the dust raised by the cows, and Krsna’s head was decorated witha
peacock feather. Both He and Balarama played Their flutes, and the young
gopis were joyous to see Krsna returning home. All the gopis in Vrndavana
remained very morose on account of Krsna’s absence. All day they were
thinking of Krsna in the forest or of Him herding cows in the pasture.
When they saw Krsna returning, all their anxieties were immediately
relieved, and they began to look at His face the way drones hover over the
honey of the lotus flower. When Krsna entered the village, the young gopis
smiled and laughed. Krsna, while playing the flute, enjoyed the beautiful
smiling faces of the gopis.

Then Krsna and Balarama were immediately received by Their affec-
tionate mothers, Yasoda and Rohini, and, according to the time’s demands,
they began to fulfill the desires of their affectionate sons. Simultaneously,
the mothers rendered service and bestowed benediction upon their tran-
scendental sons. They very nicely took care of their children by bathing
and dressing Them. Krsna was dressed in bluish garments, and Balarama
was dressed in yellowish garments, and They were given all sorts of orna-
ments and flower garlands. Being relieved of the fatigue of Their day’s work
in the pasturing sround, They looked refreshed and very beautiful.

They were given palatable dishes by Their mothers, and They pleasantly
ate everythings. After eating, They were seated nicely on clean bedding,
and the mothers began to sing various songs of Their activities. As soon as
They sat down on the bedding, They very quickly fell fast asleep. In this
way, Krsna and Balarama used to enjoy Vrndavana life as cowherd boys.

Sometimes Krsna used to go with His boy friends and with Balarama,
