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to elevate himself by the purificatory process to the stage of brahminical
life. If he doesn’t, if he degrades himself further, then he is called mleccha.
Kalayavana belonged to the class of mleccha and yavanas. He was contami-
nated by sinful activities and could not approach Krsna. The principles
from which higher class men are restricted, namely illicit sex indulgence,
meat eating, gambling and intoxication, are part and parcel of the lives of
the mlecchas and yavanas. Being bound by such sinful activities one cannot
make any advancement in God realization. The Bhagavad-gita ‘confirms
that only one who is completely freed from all sinful reactions can be
engaged in devotional service or Krsna consciousness.

When Krsna entered the cave of the hill, Kalayavana followed, chastising
Him with various harsh words. Krsna suddenly disappeared from the
demon’s sight, but Kalayavana followed and also entered the cave. The
first thing he saw was a man lying down asleep within the cave. Kalayavana
was very anxious to fight with Krsna, and when he could not see Krsna,
but saw instead only a man lying down, he thought that Krsna was sleeping
within this cave. Kalayavana was very puffed up and proud of his strength,
and he thought Krsna was avoiding the fight. Therefore, he very strongly
kicked the sleeping man, thinking him to be Krsna. The sleeping man had
been lying down for a very long time. When he was awakened by the
kicking of Kalayavana, he immediately opened his eyes and began to look
around in all directions. At last he began to see Kalayavana, who was
standing nearby. This man was untimely awakened and therefore very
angry, and when he looked upon Kalayavana in his angry mood, rays of
fire emanated from his eyes, and Kalayavana burned into ashes within a
moment.

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Forty-ninth Chapter of
Krsna, “Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort.”
