# Cows and Cowherd Life **See also:** [[artwork/themes/vrindavana|Vrindavana - The Holy Dhama]] | [[artwork/themes/animals|Animals]] | [[artwork/themes/forests|Forests and Nature]] **129 images** --- <h3>Nimai Dreams of Visvarupa</h3> ![[0026_Adi-3-4.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 2: Lord Caitanya told His parents that He had dreamt His elder brother Viśvarūpa took Him away and asked Him to accept the renounced order of life, sannyāsa.* <h3>Maharaja Pariksit Punishes Kali</h3> ![[0028_SB-1_3_8.jpg]] *Mahārāja Parīkṣit, being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where gambling, drinking, prostitution, and animal slaughter were performed.* <h3>0030/TLC 11</h3> ![[0030_TLC-11.jpg]] <h3>0043/SB 6-1-6</h3> ![[0043_SB-6-1-6.jpg]] *The Supreme Lord is known as Kṛṣṇa because His transcendental qualities make Him very attractive to all living entities. He especially displays His all-attractive feature in Vṛndāvana, where He sports with His cowherd boyfriends and other intimate associates.* <h3>Krsna at Kesi-ghata</h3> ![[0049_SB-7-2-2.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Comfort Radha</h3> ![[0049_SB-UP!!.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Think of Krsna in Separation</h3> ![[0056_SB-10-6-15.jpg]] <h3>Goloka Vrndavana</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-2-f.c.-(NE).jpg]] <h3>Krsna, the Goal of Life</h3> ![[0068_SB-1-1-10.jpg]] *Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the supreme goal of life.* <h3>Govinda with Calf</h3> ![[0076_Gopal-1.jpg]] *“Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me, and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.”* <h3>Krsna Reveals Himself to His Devotee</h3> ![[0078_BG-28.jpg]] *9.11: “Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.” Fools mock Kṛṣṇa’s humanlike form but devotees offer their obeisances. Behind Kṛṣṇa are Mahā-Viṣṇu and, in the smaller inset, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, with creator Brahmā sitting on the lotus growing from His navel.* <h3>Karma – cow and man with ax</h3> ![[0081_SB-11-2-1.jpg]] <h3>A Meditative Krsna and a Calf</h3> ![[0086_SB-11-4-2.jpg]] *EN POY 2005: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa is full of all opulence as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>Krsna Pulled by a Calf</h3> ![[0094_KB1-14-pg.59.jpg]] *Yaśodā and Rohiṇī would call all their neighboring friends to see the fun.* <h3>Indra Apologizes to Krsna</h3> ![[0095_KB1-33-pg.180.jpg]] *King Indra from the heavenly planet appeared before Kṛṣṇa in a secluded place.* <h3>Gopi Mothers Churning Butter</h3> ![[0095_KB1-15-pg.61.jpg]] *The darling of Vraja.* <h3>Krsna Milks a Cow</h3> ![[0107_KB1-35-pg.208.jpg]] *The gopīs remembered their pastimes with Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Lord Caitanya With His Parents</h3> ![[0140_NCl-1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Speaks With the Animals of Vrndavana</h3> ![[0144_KB--3--p43.jpg]] <h3>Young Krsna and the Cow</h3> ![[0150_MP-1.jpg]] <h3>Sweet Kṛṣṇa</h3> ![[0160_NOD-524.jpg]] *“We have seen that in Vṛndāvana even the cows, the deer, the birds, the trees – everyone – has been enchanted by the sweet vibration of Your flute and the fascinating beauty of Your person.” In His transcendental abode, Kṛṣṇa reveals Himself to His pure devotees, awakening within them deeper and deeper love of God and causing them to experience ever-increasing ecstasy.* <h3>Radha-Krsna Indian</h3> ![[0195_UP--236.jpg]] <h3>0234/SB9 01</h3> ![[0234_SB9-01.jpg]] <h3>Surabhi Steps From the Milk Ocean</h3> ![[0238_SB8-13.jpg]] <h3>Art 0046/0046/SB 7-3-6</h3> ![[0046_SB-7-3-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0057/0057/SB 11-1-6 2</h3> ![[0057_SB-11-1-6-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0076/0076/BG-43</h3> ![[0076_BG-43.jpg]] <h3>Art 0076/0076/BG-43C</h3> ![[0076_BG-43C.jpg]] <h3>Art 0076/0076/Gopal 2</h3> ![[0076_Gopal-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0099/0099/BTG 18-6 f.c.</h3> ![[0099_BTG-18-6--f.c.jpg]] <h3>Art 0101/0101/BTG 18-5 p10-11</h3> ![[0101_BTG-18-5--p10-11.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Calves</h3> ![[Art-0210_KWL-42.jpg]] <h3>Govinda at the Yamuna</h3> ![[Art-0212_KWL-62.jpg]] <h3>Prithu Maharaja Pursues Mother Bhumi</h3> ![[Art-0217_SB4-52.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Calling Us Back</h3> ![[Art-0219_KWL-46.jpg]] <h3>Dhruva Returns After Being in the Forest</h3> ![[Art-0220_SB4-49.jpg]] <h3>Art 0227/0227/TS 09</h3> ![[0227_TS-09.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Vrndavana</h3> ![[0034_SB-2_2_8.jpg]] *ln order to diminish the burden of the world, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared with His immediate expansion Lord Balarāma.* <h3>Krsna Lifts Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0035_SB-3-2-2.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibits His supernatural power by lifting the Govardhana Hill.* <h3>Arjuna Remembers Krsna After His Disappearance</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-3-2.jpg]] *Remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa and His well wishes, benefactions, intimate familial relations and His chariot driving, Arjuna, overwhelmed and breathing very heavily, began to speak.* <h3>Pariksit Born</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-2-13.jpg]] *King Yudhiṣṭhira, very much satisfied by the birth of Maharaja Parīkṣit, had the purificatory birth ceremony performed.* <h3>The Cowherd Men and Boys at the Foot of Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-2.jpg]] *EN KB one-vol 2018: One day, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were herding the calves in the forest when They saw cows grazing on the top of Govardhana Hill. The cows could see into the valley and, upon seeing their calves, they became so melted with affection that they leaped downhill to join them, not caring about the rough path. The men taking care of the cows tried to stop them, but when they saw their own children they too were overwhelmed with an astonishing affection, and lifted and embraced their sons.* <h3>Yudhisthira Sees Omens Related to Krsna's Disappearance</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-3-3.jpg]] *As Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīma waited for Arjuna to return from Dvārakā, they witnessed many evil omens, which indicated the disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa and the advent of the Age of Kali.* <h3>Krsna Brings the Cows Home in the Evening</h3> ![[0067_BG--27.jpg]] *8.21: Kṛṣṇa brings His thousands of <i>surabhi</i> cows home at the end of the day. “That which the Vedāntists describe as unmanifest and infallible, that which is know as the supreme destination, that place from which, having attained it, one never returns – that is My supreme abode.”* <h3>The Gopis Watch Krsna Depart for the Forest</h3> ![[0088-BTG--14-2-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Return to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0088-SB-1-3-f.c.-NEjpg.jpg]] <h3>0092/NOD Nanda Yasoda</h3> ![[0092_NOD-Nanda-Yasoda.jpg]] *Vātsalya-rasa (Parenthood): “Mahārāja Nanda addressed his wife, 'My dear Yaśodā, how wonderful Kṛṣṇa looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!;" Kṛṣṇa is the supreme enjoyer, and He takes pleasure in all the varieties of love offered to Him by His devotees. He sometimes lets His confidential devotees think of Him as their son and enjoys their parental affection.* <h3>Th Transcendental Brothers</h3> ![[0094_BTG-15-7-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Brings the Cows and Cowherd Boys Back to Life</h3> ![[0094_SB-10-4-6.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Lifts Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0095_KB1-32-pg.175.jpg]] *"Do not be afraid of the hill and think that it will fall from My hand."* <h3>Krsna and Balarama with Cows in the Forest</h3> ![[0097_BTG-16-5-f.c.jpg]] <h3>0103/BTG 18 no11 cov</h3> ![[0103_BTG-18-no11-cov.jpg]] <h3>The Wives of the Yajnic Brahmanas</h3> ![[0106_KB1-36-pg.160.jpg]] *The wives of the brāhmaṇas saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He entered within their hearts through their eyes.* <h3>Krsna Swallows the Forest Fire</h3> ![[0111_KB1-30--pg135.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa, the supreme mystic, immediately swallowed up all the flames of the fire.* <h3>Kṛṣṇa Rescues the Lizard Nrga From the Well</h3> ![[0123_KB2-9--pg69.jpg]] *The demigod was obliged to accept the body of a lizard.* <h3>Lifting Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0142_KB1-26.jpg]] *Az Úr Kṛṣṇa ötezer évvel ezelőtt, vṛndāvanai kedvtelései során felemelte a Govardhana-hegyet, s hét napon át tartotta a magasban, hogy megvédelmezze Vṛndāvana lakóit a rettentő esőtől, amelyet Indra, a félistenek királya küldött ellenük.* <h3>Krsna Swallows a Forest Fire</h3> ![[0145_KB1-24.jpg]] *After Kāliya was defeated and banished, night was falling and the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana decided to sleep on the riverbank. In the middle of the night, they suddenly found themselves surrounded by a raging forest fire. The unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa saved His townspeople by swallowing the fire.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and Their Friends Enter the Forest</h3> ![[0147_KB--211.jpg]] *Five thousand years ago, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, descended to earth in His original spiritual form and displayed His transcendental pastimes with His associates. Here Lord Kṛṣṇa (dressed in yellow), His brother Balarāma and Their cowherd friends enter the Vṛndāvana forest with their cows. The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said, “The Supreme Personality of Godhead looked over the forest, which resounded with the charming sounds of bees, animals and birds, and which was enhanced by a lake whose clear water resembled the minds of great souls and by a breeze carrying the fragrance of hundred-petaled lotuses. Seeing all this, Lord Kṛṣṇa decided to enjoy the auspicious atmosphere.”* <h3>The Divine Couple Amid the Gopis</h3> ![[0153_KB1-40--pg215.jpg]] *Mohana Mādhurī.* <h3>Description of Autumn</h3> ![[0158_NOD-536.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0171_UP--60.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and His Friends Herd the Calves</h3> ![[0172_UP--65.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Leave for the Forest</h3> ![[0203_Adi-1-9.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: In Gokula, Kṛṣṇa performs His pastimes with the cowherd boys and cowherd girls.* <h3>Radha-Krsna In the Forest</h3> ![[0235_RAD-16-NE.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kesava</h3> ![[0236_LAR-33.jpg]] <h3>Art 0007/Adi 1-9</h3> ![[Adi-1-9.jpg]] <h3>Art 0062/0062/SB 1-1 f.c. (NE)</h3> ![[0062_SB-1-1-f.c.-(NE).jpg]] <h3>Art 0095/0095/BTG cover 15-10</h3> ![[0095_BTG-cover--15-10.jpg]] <h3>Art 0096/0096/BTG 15-5 p.26</h3> ![[0096_BTG-15-5-p.26.jpg]] <h3>Art 0189/0189/UP 212</h3> ![[0189_UP--212.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute With a Calf</h3> ![[Mad-1-6.jpg]] *“O Kṛṣṇa, the player of the flute, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds.”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Is Welcomed in Vrndavana</h3> ![[Mad-7-2.jpg]] *When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wandered in the Vṛndāvana forests, herds of grazing cows saw Him and began to moo loudly, causing Him to become stunned with ecstatic love. As the Lord sweetly chanted the holy name in the forest, all the doe and bucks approached Him, and when they saw His face they began to lick His body. Bumblebees and birds like the parrot and cuckoo began to sing loudly on the fifth note, and the peacocks began to dance in front of the Lord. Upon seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the trees and creepers became jubilant. Their twigs stood up, they began to shed tears of ecstasy in the form of honey, and, overloaded with fruits and flowers, they bowed down to His lotus feet and greeted Him with various presentations as if they were friends. Thus all moving and nonmoving living entities in Vṛndāvana became very jubilant to see Lord Caitanya.* <h3>Radha-Krsna</h3> ![[0039_Misc-Kim-M.jpg]] <h3>Aghasura Swallows the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-2-15.jpg]] *The cowherd boys entered the mouth of the serpent Aghāsura in a playful mood, supremely confident that Kṛṣṇa would protect them.* <h3>Krsna Runs Into Yasoda's Arms</h3> ![[0093_KB1-25-pg.117.jpg]] *Returning home, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were welcomed by Their affectionate mothers.* <h3>Krsna Greets His Parents</h3> ![[0147_KBC-3--p55.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa entered Vṛndāvana with His friends at the end of a day of cowherding, His face decorated with tilaka and smeared with the dust raised by the cows, He was received by His affectionate parents, who bathed Him, dressed Him in clean garments, and bestowed blessings on Him.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Relaxing</h3> ![[0150_NKL-3.jpg]] <h3>Art 0152/0152/KB1-14 pg59</h3> ![[0152_KB1-14--pg59.jpg]] <h3>Child Krsna With His Friends in Vrndavana</h3> ![[Art-0210_KWL-32.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Confronts the Baka Demon</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-14.jpg]] *EN KB 2018: While the boys and calves were sitting on the bank of the Yamunā, they saw a huge heron as big as a hill. The name of this beast was Bakāsura, and he was a friend of Kaṁsa’s. The bird attacked Kṛṣṇa with his pointed, sharp beak. All the boys fell in despair. But Bakāsura didn’t know that although Kṛṣṇa was playing the part of a child He was the original father of the universe. Kṛṣṇa caught hold of the two halves of the gigantic heron’s beak and bifurcated his mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.* <h3>Krsna Enjoys Lunch with the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-1.jpg]] *After selecting a pleasing location on the riverbank, Lord Kṛṣṇa and His friends opened their baskets of food and began eating in great transcendental pleasure. Like the whorl of a lotus flower surrounded by its petals and leaves, Kṛṣṇa sat in the center, encircled by lines of His friends, who all looked very beautiful. Every one of them was trying to look forward toward Kṛṣṇa, thinking that Kṛṣṇa might look toward him. Among the cowherd boys, some placed their lunch on flowers, some on leaves, fruits, or bunches of leaves, some actually in their baskets, some on the bark of trees and some on rocks. This is what the children imagined to be their plates as they ate their lunch. All the cowherd boys enjoyed their lunch with Kṛṣṇa, showing one another the different tastes of the different varieties of preparations they had brought from home. Tasting one another’s preparations, they began to laugh and make one another laugh. In this way they all enjoyed their lunch in the forest.* <h3>The First Janmastami</h3> ![[0093_KB1-4-pg.38.jpg]] *The joyous vibrations at Kṛṣṇa's birth ceremony could be heard in all the pasturing grounds and houses.* <h3>Art 0094/0094/SB 9-3-7</h3> ![[0094_SB-9-3-7.jpg]] <h3>Art 0178/0178/UP 133</h3> ![[0178_UP--133.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Have a Picnic</h3> ![[0030_TLC-21.jpg]] *In the forest of Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa and His friends ate their lunch with great transcendental pleasure. Kṛṣṇa appeared like the whorl of a lotus flower, and His friends like its petals.* <h3>Krsna Opens His Mouth and Shows His Mother the Universe</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-7.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Once, Mother Yaśodā instructed Kṛṣṇa to open His mouth so she could see whether He had eaten dirt. She was astonished to see everything within the entire universe, including her very self.* <h3>Lord Krsna Bewilders Brahma</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-3.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa volte Seine Allmacht demonstrieren, und so offenbarte er Brahmā, dass all die Kälber und Kuhhirtenjungen Seine Viṣṇu-Erweiterungen waren.* <h3>Mother Yasoda Dresses Krsna</h3> ![[0053_AB-C49.jpg]] *“Kṛṣṇa's younger friends assist Mother Yaśodā in dressing Him.” The spiritual world is full of ever-increasing love for the Supreme Lord. There is no way to measure the love and devotion Kṛṣṇa’s devotees feel for Him.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Honor Balarama</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-4-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Playing with the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0071_BG-63.jpg]] *The playmates of Kṛṣṇa are so immersed in pure love that they do not even realize He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>0087/TLC 13</h3> ![[0087-TLC-13.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Imitate the Forest Animals</h3> ![[0093_KB1-23-pg.77.jpg]] *Sometimes the boys would imitate the sounds of various animals and birds.* <h3>Krsna Bifurcating Baka's Beak</h3> ![[0093_KB1-24-pg.78.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa bifurcated Bakāsura's mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and the Cowherd Boys Dance in the Forest</h3> ![[0094_KB1-28-pg.132.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa would praise them, "You are dancing and singing very nicely."* <h3>Krsna Puts His Fist in Kesi's Throat</h3> ![[0096_KB1-43-pg.240.jpg]] *The hand of Kṛṣṇa felt to Keśī like a hot iron rod.* <h3>A Serpent Swallows Nanda Maharaja</h3> ![[0096_KB1-39-pg.226.jpg]] *EN KB: Kṛṣṇa appeared on the scene and touched the serpent with His lotus feet.* <h3>Aghasura Swallows the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0134_KB1-16--pg83.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa had a plan how to stop the destruction of His intimate friends.* <h3>Balarama on Swan Carrier Flying Over Lunch Pastime</h3> ![[0134_KB1-17--pg88.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kills Kesi</h3> ![[0138_KB1-43--pg240.jpg]] <h3>The Killing of Dhenukasura</h3> ![[0145_KB1-20.jpg]] *Genau wie Dhenukāsura endeten auch all die anderen Esel-Dämonen auf den Wipfeln der Palmen.* <h3>Krsna Carries a Cowherd Boy on His Back</h3> ![[0147_NKL-2.jpg]] <h3>0150/NKL 1</h3> ![[0150_NKL-1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Shows Mother Yasoda the Universal Form</h3> ![[0152_KB1-10--pg54.jpg]] *Mother Yaśodā saw within the mouth of Kṛṣṇa the whole sky, including all the luminaries, stars, and all directions.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Swinging in the Forest</h3> ![[0157_QK-7.jpg]] *Queen Kuntī was somewhat bewildered by Kṛṣṇa's humanlike pastimes, especially HIs childhood pastimes in Vṛndāvana. For example, the cowherd boys of Vṛndāvana were able to play with Him just as if He were an ordinary human child. Of course, neither they nor Kṛṣṇa were ordinary boys. The great sages who took birth as Kṛṣṇa's friends had spent many, many previous lives performing severe penances and austerities. Thus when Kṛṣṇa appeared in Vṛndāvana, India, some fifty centuries ago they were awarded the greatest possible benediction – the opportunity to play with the Supreme Personality of Godhead on an equal level. By Kṛṣṇa's special mercy they did not know that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead; they simply loved Kṛṣṇa, and this was true of everyone in Vṛndāvana at the time of Kṛṣṇa's advent. Kṛṣṇa's father and mother loved Kṛṣṇa; Kṛṣṇa's girlfriends loved Kṛṣṇa; the trees loved Kṛṣṇa; the water loved Kṛṣṇa; the flowers, the cows, the calves – everyone and everything loved Kṛṣṇa. Not surprisingly, even a great devotee like Queen Kuntī could not fully fathom these wonderful relationships between Kṛṣṇa and His most intimate associates.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and the Cowherd Boys Dance Through the Forest</h3> ![[0159_NOD--p328.jpg]] <h3>A Cowherd Boy Covers Krsna's Eyes</h3> ![[0162_UP--40.jpg]] <h3>0226/TS 05</h3> ![[0226_TS-05.jpg]] <h3>Art 0072/0072/BG-59</h3> ![[0072_BG-59.jpg]] <h3>Art 0100/0100/BTG 18-7 p19</h3> ![[0100_BTG-18-7--p19.jpg]] <h3>Art 0149/0149/KBC 2 p11</h3> ![[0149_KBC-2--p11.jpg]] <h3>Art 0150/0150/NKL 4</h3> ![[0150_NKL-4.jpg]] <h3>Art 0151/0151/MP 1.</h3> ![[0151_MP-1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0151/0151/MP 6</h3> ![[0151_MP-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0156/0156/NOD 504</h3> ![[0156_NOD-504.jpg]] <h3>Art 0158/0158/NOD</h3> ![[0158_NOD.jpg]] <h3>Art 0161/0161/NOD 505</h3> ![[0161_NOD--505.jpg]] <h3>Art 0178/0178/UP 132</h3> ![[0178_UP--132.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 140</h3> ![[0183_UP--140.jpg]] <h3>Art 0210/Art 0210/KWL 40</h3> ![[Art-0210_KWL-40.jpg]] <h3>Art 0211/Art 0211/KWL 49</h3> ![[Art-0211_KWL-49.jpg]] <h3>The Spiritual World</h3> ![[0028_SB-1-3-f.c.jpg]] *The Lord's abode and the Vaikuṇṭha planets in the spiritual sky are far beyond these mundane universes.* <h3>Krsna Kills the Cart Demon</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-3.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The demon Śakaṭāsura took the form of a cart, but baby Kṛṣṇa, lying beneath it on a bed, kicked His legs in anger and destroyed the cart demon.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Exploring Mathura</h3> ![[0079_SB-1-1-13.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma appeared in the family of Vṛṣṇi, and by so doing They removed the burden of the world.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Play in the Forest</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-4-9.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Play Like Human Children</h3> ![[0103_BTG-19-1-c1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama with the Washerman</h3> ![[0144_SB-10_2_10.jpg]] *After Kṛṣṇa had beheaded the arrogant washerman, the Lord put on some of the garments that especially pleased Him, and the cowherd boys also took their pick of the fine clothes.* <h3>Lord Balarama Slays the Demon Pralamba</h3> ![[0145_KB1-23.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: One day, the cowherd boys were dueling, and the defeated boys carried the victors on their backs. The demon Pralamba had disguised himself as a friend, hoping to kidnap Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma for his master, Kaṁsa. Pralamba carried Balarāma, who is compared to a mountain. First Balarāma increased His weight in order to thwart the demon, forcing Pralamba to give up his disguise. Balarāma then struck the demon with His strong fist, and the demon fell, thundering down like a great hill struck by Indra’s thunderbolt.* <h3>Krsna in the Coils of the Kaliya Serpent</h3> ![[0159_NOD--535.jpg]] *“When Kṛṣṇa was chastising Kāliya Nāga in the Yamunā River, the big snake wrapped his coils all over Kṛṣṇa’s body.” Kṛṣṇa performed this pastime in order to increase the ecstatic spiritual emotions of His devotees, who felt unlimited transcendental anxiety for His safety. In the spiritual world, devotees experience all varieties of emotions.* <h3>Lord Balarama Appears Before Krsnadasa Kaviraja</h3> ![[Adi-1-11.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1996: In a dream Lord Balarāma appeared before Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja and said, "O my dear Kṛṣṇadāsa, go to Vṛndāvana, for there you will attain all things."* --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (BBTi) holds exclusive rights to all images created for books published by BBTi and its predecessor entities. **Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of these images is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from BBTi.** For licensing inquiries, please contact: - Website: https://www.BBT.info - Email: [email protected] All textual content and commentary © A.C. 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