Text 30] The Killing of the Demon Aghasura 291

tadd—at that time; ghana-chadéh—behind the clouds; devah—all
the demigods; bhayat—on account of feeling danger because Krsna had
entered the mouth of the demon; ha-ha—alas, alas; iti—in this way;
cukrusuh—they exclaimed; jahrsuh—became jubilant; ye—those; ca—
also; kamsa-ddyah—Karhsa and others; kaunapdh—the demons; tu—
indeed; agha-bdndhavah—the friends of Aghasura.

TRANSLATION

When Krsna entered the mouth of Aghasura, the demigods hid-
den behind the clouds exclaimed, ‘‘Alas! Alas!’’ But the friends of
Aghasura, like Karnsa and other demons, were jubilant.

TEXT 30
TAU ATTY PUA: TTT TT |
Siirratiacd RAT WT AS Uoll

tac chrutva bhagavan krsnas
tv avyayah sdrbha-vatsakam
cirni-cikirsor dtmanam
tarasaé vavrdhe gale

tat—that exclamation of hda-hd; Srutva—hearing,; bhagavan—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsnah—Lord Krsna; tu—indeed;
avyayah—never vanquishable; sa-arbha-vatsakam—along with the
cowherd boys and the calves; cirni-cikirsoh—of that demon, who
desired to smash within the abdomen; dtmanam—personally, Himself;
tarasd—very soon; vavrdhe—enlarged; gale—within the throat.

TRANSLATION

When the invincible Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna,
heard the demigods crying ‘‘Alas! Alas!” from behind the clouds,
He immediately enlarged Himself within the demon’s throat, just
to save Himself and the cowherd boys, His own associates, from
the demon who wished to smash them.
