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With one heart, the Gopas exclaimed: "Well said! Well said!"
They prepared their carriages and placed on them the aged,
the young, the females and all household articles. They drove the
cows in advance. They blew their horns and beat their drums.
Accompanied by the priests, the Gopas went on their way. The
Gopa girls, seated on chariots sang the deeds of Krishna and Yasoda 1 ,
and Rohinl attentively listened to them.
At last they entered Vrindavana, which gives pleasure at all
times, with the carriages; they made a semi-circular abode for the
cattle.
Rama and Krishna saw Vrindavana, the hill Govardhana and
the banks of the Yamuna and then became very much pleased. In
time they became keepers of calves (Vatsa). They tended the calves
in the company of Gopa boys on pasture lands near at hand. They
played with other boys as ordinary children.
VATSA OR THE CALF.
SKANDHA X. CHAP. ir.
One day Rama, Krishna and other boys were looking after
their calves when an Asura, with the intention of killing them, assum-
ed the form of a calf (Vatsa) and got mixed among the herd.
Krishna pointed this out to Balarama and silently moved behind the
Asura. He held it aloft by the hind feet and tail and gave it such a
whirl that its life became extinct. The boys, cried out " Well done!
Well done! " and the Devas rained flowers on Krishna.
BAKA OR THE CRANE.
SKANDHA X. CHAP. n.
One day the Gopa boys went over to a tank to quench their
thirst. They saw a huge monster in the form of a Baka (crane). It
rushed forth and swallowed Krishna. Krishna caused a burning in its
throat and the Asura threw him out. It made a second attack and
Krishna held the two beaks and parted them asunder as if they were
blades of grass, And the Asura died.
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