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of the town. The Devas offered their best things and the Loka-
palas surrendered their rulership to Sri Krishna. By Yogic po\vers
Krishna removed his kinsmen to this to\vn. He then left the to\vn in
charge of Balaram and himself \vent out to fight with Yavana. (Yavana,
is one altogether outside the pale of Hinduism, a Mlechha.)
Kala Yavana recognized Krishna and pursued him. Krishna
drew him inside a mountain cave. There Kala Yavana found a man
lying asleep. He thought Krishna \vas pretending sleep. So he
gave the man a kick. That man had been sleeping for a long time
but he gradually opened his eyes and in anger looked at Yavana
who became consumed by the fire proceeding from that look.
MUCHUKUNDA
SKANDHA X. CHAP. 51.
Raja Parikshit asked " Who was the man and why was he
sleeping in the cave?"
Suka replied:
"He was a descendant of the line of Ikshvaku, son of the
great King Mandhata, by name Muchukunda. He had helped the
Devas in their fight with the Asuras. When the fight was over, the
Devas showed him the cave and asked him to rest there. The
Devas blessed him with a long sleep."
When Yavana was killed, Krishna appeared before Muchu-
kunda.
"Who mayest thou be with such overpowering glory? " the
latter asked.
Krishna replied:
"My births and deeds are infinite. Even I cannot count them.
At the request of Brahma, I am at present born in the line of Yadu
as the son of Vasudeva, for the protection of religion and for the
rooting out of the Asuras. I have killed Kansa who is no other
than Kalanemi. I have killed Pralamba and others. This Yavana
was also killed by me, by means of the fire from your eyes. I have
now come here to favor thee, for I am bound by affection to my
votaries. Ask what boon thou likest. Thou shalt have all thou
desirest."
Muchu Kunda remembered the foresaying of Garga that
there was to be a Divine Incarnation in the 28th Kali Yuga and
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