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There is also an example of the astonishment of Lord Brahmi. It is
explained in the Tenth Canto, 13th Chapter, 51st verse of Srimad-
Bhagavatam that when Brahma understood that this cowherd boy
was the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, he became stunned.
All of his sensual activities became stopped upon sceing all the
cowherd boys again, along with Krsna. Lord Brahma was so stunned
that he appeared to be a golden statue with four heads. Also, when
the residents of Braja found that Krsna had lifted Govardhan Hill
with His left hand, they became stunned.

Astonishment caused by lamentation is exemplified when Krsna
was entering into the belly of the Bakasura demon and all the demi-
gods from higher planets became stunned with lamentation. A similar
example of becoming stunned was visible in Arjuna when he saw that
Asvatthama was attempting to release his brahmastra} at Krsna.

Perspiration

An example of perspiring because of jubilation is described in
Srimad-Bhagavatam. One gopi addressed Radharani thusly: “My dear
Radharani, You are rebuking the sunshine unnecessarily, but I can
understand that You are perspiring only because of Your becoming
too lusty at seeing Krsna.”

Perspiration caused by fearfulness was exhibited by Raktak, one
of the servants of Krsna. One day Krsna dressed Himself just like
Abhimanyu, the husband of Radharani. Abhimanyu did not like
Radharani’s association with Krsna, and therefore when Raktak saw
Krsna in the dress of Abhimanyu and thus mistook His identity, he
began to strongly rebuke Him. As soon as Raktak finally understood
that it was Krsna in the dress of Abhimanyu, he began perspiring.
This perspiration was caused by fearfulness.

Perspiration due to anger was exhibited by Garuda, the eagle who
is the carrier of Visnu. Once the heavenly king, Indra, was sending

exhibited His childhood pastimes. At sixteen years of age He returned to Mathura
(where Devaki had given birth to Him) and vanquished Karhsa in the arena men-
tioned here. See the author’s Krsna, as well as his Srimad-Bhagavatam, for fuller
details of these events.

+ The brahmastra was a nuclear weapon controlled by mantra, or sound vibration.
