Text 28] The Killing of the Demon Aghasura 289

tan viksya krsnah sakalabhaya-prado
hy ananya-nathan sva-kardd avacyutan
dinams ca mrtyor jatharadgni-ghdsan
ghrnardito dista-krtena vismitah

tan—all those boys; viksya—seeing; krsnah—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Krsna; sakala-abhaya-pradah—who is the source
of fearlessness for everyone; hi—indeed; ananya-nathan—especially
for the cowherd boys, who did not know anyone except Krsna; sva-
karat—from the control of His hand; avacyutén—now gone out; dinan
ca—helpless; mrtyoh jathara-agni-ghasdn—who had all entered like
straws into the fire of the abdomen of Aghasura, who was very bold and
hungry, like death personified (because the asura had assumed a big
body, he must have had a very strong appetite); ghrnd-arditah—
therefore, being compassionate due to causeless mercy; dista-krtena—by
things arranged by His internal potency; vismitah—He also, for the time
being, was astonished.

TRANSLATION

Krsna saw that all the cowherd boys, who did not know anyone
but Him as their Lord, had now gone out of His hand and were
helpless, having entered like straws into the fire of the abdomen of
Aghasura, who was death personified. It was intolerable for Krsna
to be separated from His friends the cowherd boys. Therefore, as
if seeing that this had been arranged by His internal potency,
Krsna was momentarily struck with wonder and unsure of what
to do.

TEXT 28
$a fore ase sad
TTT TATE Bat FAT |
aa ae aah aiahaer
meaner: Rell

krtyam kim atrasya khalasya jivanam
na vd amisadm ca satam vihimsanam
