Text 51] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 257
caccharda—got out of his mouth; sadyah—immediately; ati-rusa—with
great anger; aksatam—without being hurt; bakah—Bakasura;
tundena—with his sharp beak; hantum—to kill; punah—again;
abhyapadyata—endeavored.
TRANSLATION
Krsna, who was the father of Lord Brahma but who was acting as
the son of a cowherd man, became like fire, burning the root of
the demon’s throat, and the demon Bakasura immediately dis-
gorged Him. When the demon saw that Krsna, although having
been swallowed, was unharmed, he immediately attacked Krsna
again with his sharp beak.
PURPORT
Although Krsna is always as soft as a lotus, within the throat of
Bakasura He created a burning sensation of being hotter than fire. Al-
though Krsna’s whole body is sweeter than sugar candy, Bakasura tasted
bitterness and therefore immediately vomited Krsna up. As stated in
Bhagavad-gita (4.11), ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathaiva
bhajamy aham. When Krsna is accepted as an enemy, He becomes the
most intolerable object for the nondevotee, who cannot tolerate Krsna
within or without. Here this is shown by the example of Bakasura.
TEXT 51
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tam dpatantam sa nigrhya tundayor
dorbhyam bakam kamsa-sakham satam patih
. pasyatsu bdalesu dadara lilaya ’,
mudavaho viranavad divaukasam
tam—unto Bakasura; dpatantam—again endeavoring to attack Him;
sah—Lord Krsna; nigrhya—capturing; tundayoh—by the beak;
