118 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

and sometimes He used to go alone with His friends to the bank of the
Yamuna and tend the cows. Gradually, the summer season arrived, and
one day, while in the field, the boys and cows. became very thirsty and
began to drink the water of the Yamuna. The river, however, was madé
poisonous by the venom of the great serpent known as Kaliya.

Because the water was so poisonous, the boys and cows became visibly
affected immediately after drinking. They suddenly fell down on the
ground, apparently dead. Then Krsna, who is the life of all lives, simply
cast His merciful glance over them, and all the boys and cows regained
consciousness and began to look at one another with great astonishment.
They could understand that by drinking the water of Yamuna they had
died and that the merciful glance of Krsna restored their life. Thus they
appreciated the mystic power of Krsna, who is known as Yogeésvara, the
master of all mystic yogis.

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Fifteenth Chapter of Krsna,
“Killing of Dhenukasura.”
