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last cycle of material ascendancy was to be ended. Jiya. ind
were not to incarnate any more. Therefore Danta-Vakra exclaimed
that it was his good fortune to meet Krishna and so on). Krishna
struck him with his club and killed him. A flame arose from the
body of Danta-Vakra, as from that of Sisupala, and it entered Sri
Krishna.
Viduratha, the brother of Danta-Vakra was afflicted with grief
at the death of his brother. He now attacked Krishna. Krishna cut
off his head with the Chakra.
BALARAMA AND THE DEATH OF ROMAHARSHANA.
SKANDHA X. CHAP. 78-79.
Balarama heard that the Kurus and Pandavas were making
preparations for a mutual fight. He belonged to neither side. So he
went out on pretext of a pilgrimage. He went to Prabhasa and
performed the ablution ceremonies. He went to several other places
and at last reached the Naimisha forest. The Rishis all rose up to
receive him. Romaharshana, the disciple of Vyasa, did not leave
his seat. He belonged to the SOta community, a mixed class, born
of Kshatriya father and Brahmana mother, but he took his seat higher
than that of the Brahmanas. Balarama thought that the Suta had
learned the Itihasas, Puranas and all Dharma Sastras from Vyasa but
he had not learned humility and self-control and that he had become
proud of his wisdom. Balarama cut off his head with the tip of a
Kusa grass. The Rishis broke forth into loud cries of lamentation.
Addressing Balarama, they said: "O lord! thou hast done a wrong.
We gave him this seat of a Brahmana. We gave him age and free-
dom from fatigue, till the Yajna was completed. Not knowing this,
thou hast killed one who was, while on his seat, a Brahmana.
Thou art not regulated by the Vedas. But of thy own accord, do thou
perform some Prayaschitta, and thereby shew an example to other
people." Balarama enquired what he was to do. The Rishi asked him
to do that by which their words as well as the act of Balarama both
might prove true. Balarama said: "One's son is one's own self. So
say the Vedas. Therefore the son of Romaharshana, Ugrasravas,
shall be your reciter of Puranas. He shall have long life and freedom
from fatigue. What am I to do, O Rishis, by which I may atone
for my deed?"
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