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caves of the mountain and sealed the mouths of the caves with stones.
Krsna could understand the trick the demon was playing; therefore He
caught hold of him exactly as a lion catches hold ef a lamb. The demon
tried to expand himself like a hill to escape arrest, but Krsna did not allow
him to get out of His clutches. He was immediately thrown on the ground
with great force and killed, just as an animal is killed in the slaughter-
house. After killing the Vyoma demon, Lord Krsna released all His
friends from the caves of the mountain. He was then praised by His
friends and by the demigods for these wonderful acts. He again returned
to Vrndavana with His cows and friends.

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Thirty-sixth Chapter of
Krsna, “Killing the Kesi Demon and Vyomasura.”’
