Text 22] The Killing of the Demon Trnavarta 63

another demonstration of Krsna’s inconceivable energy. When the
Trnavarta demon came, Krsna became lighter than the grass so that the
demon could carry Him away. This was Gnanda-cinmaya-rasa, Krsna’s
blissful, transcendental pleasure.

TEXT 21
Wad saps gual Taft: |
Sa gneraeeta ata aT UR

gokulam sarvam dvrnvan
musnamé caksimsi renubhih

irayan sumahd-ghora-
Sabdena pradiso disah

gokulam—the whole tract of land known as Gokula; sarvam—every-
where; durnvan—covering; musnan—taking away; caksiimsi—the
power of vision; renubhih—by particles of dust; irayan—was vibrating;
su-mahd-ghora—very fierce and heavy; sabdena—with a sound;
pradisah disah—entered everywhere, in all directions.

TRANSLATION

Covering the whole land of Gokula with particles of dust, that
demon, acting as a strong whirlwind, covered everyone’s vision
and began vibrating everywhere with a greatly fearful sound.

PURPORT

Trnavartdsura assumed the form of a whirlwind and covered with a
dust storm the whole tract of land known as Gokula, so that no one could
see even the nearest thing.

TEXT 22
FATAL TS TAT TAA |
Aa WMA AAA AAT Aa WRI
