|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter – 191 – The legend of Lord Krishna – 42

Pashum Charayathor Gopasthaidhvane Ramakrishanayo: | Goparoopi Pralambho Agadhadhasurathajjihirshaya || Tham Vidhvanapi Dhasharho Bhagavan Sarvadharshana: | Anvamodhatha  Thath Sakhyam Vadham Thasya  Vichinthayan ||

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, Krishna, and the villagers returned to Vrindavan.  There was scorching heat in Vrindavan.  The Supreme Lord who is beyond ‘Time’ enthusiastically moved around in the woods of Vrindavan,  he thoroughly enjoyed the dances of peacocks, trees filled with flowers, listening to the chirping of Cuckoos, playing melodious music on the flute, and various pastimes with the children of cowherds.  Krishna and cowherds were playing after leaving the cows and calves for grazing, a demon Pralambha assumed the form of a cowherd and joined to play with the children.  Immediately Krishna realized the real nature of that cowherds, made a close association with him, Krishna invited all the children of cowherds to have a mutual wrestling, they have formed two groups under the leadership of Krishna and Balarama, and the children are moved with their own group, the defeated group of children should carry the winners on their shoulder.  Krishna happily failed before a few of his close associates, Sridhama, Vrishabha, Bhadhrasena, and carried them on his shoulder.  Balarama had wrestled with the demon Pralambha, and Pralambha was defeated by the latter, according to the rule of the game, Pralambha had to carry Balarama on his shoulder.  Pralambha carried Balarama and moved far away from the children, looked back Krishna who gave permission with the gesture of his eyes, to kill the demon.  Balarama gave a heavy punch on the Pralambha, he could not move further and fell down with a thud and killed.  The children of cowherds surprised to see the huge dead body of the demon and ran around Balarama to congratulate him.  In this legend the demon Pralambha represents ‘procrastination’/laziness, and disorderliness; these are one of the greatest enemies in the progress of human life.  A disorderly, undisciplined life destroys the progress of the human mind and intellect."