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18 / Killing the Demon Pralambasura

After extinguishing the devastating fire, Krsna, surrounded by His
relatives, friends, cows, calves and bulls and glorified by their singing,
again entered Vrndavana, which is always full of cows. While Krsna and
Balarama were enjoying life in Vrndavana, in the midst of the cowherd
boys and girls, the season gradually changed to summer. The summer
season in India is not very much welcomed because of the excessive heat,
but in Vrndavana everyone was pleased because summer there appeared
just like spring. This was possible only because Lord Krsna and Balarama,
who are the controllers even of Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, were residing
there. In Vrndavana there are many falls which are always pouring water,
and the sound is so sweet that it covers the sound of the crickets. And
because water flows all over, the forest always looks very green and
beautiful.

The inhabitants of Vrndavana were never disturbed by the scorching
heat of the sun or the high summer temperatures. The lakes of Vrndavana
are surrounded by green grasses, and various kinds of lotus flowers bloom
there, such as the kalhdara-kafijotpala, and the air blowing in Vrndavana
carries the aromatic pollen of those lotus flowers. When the particles of
water from the waves of the Yamuna, the lakes and the waterfalls, touched
the bodies of the inhabitants of Vrndavana, they automatically felt a
cooling effect. Therefore they were practically undisturbed by the summer
season.

Vrndavana is such a nice place. Flowers are always blooming, and there
are even various kinds of decorated deer. Birds are chirping, peacocks are
crowing and dancing, and bees are humming. The cuckoos there sing
nicely in five kinds of tunes.

Krsna, the reservoir of pleasure, blowing His flute, accompanied by His
elder brother Balarama and other cowherd boys and cows, entered the

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