Swarna Venkat's Divinity

  Narayaneeyam Dashakam 51 -  Aghasura Vadham and  Vana Bhojanam (Slaying of Aghasura) Click here to listen to Dashakam 51 One day, Krishna was playing with the boys in the forest of Vraja desa. He carried curd rice and other eatables and brought cows and calves along with him. At that time, a mighty Asura called Agha, who was the younger brother of Putana and Bakasura, came there under the direction of Kamsa. Even the Devas who were rendered immortal by Amrita were afraid of Agha. Aghasura reflected within himself, "This is the slayer of my brother and sister. I will take revenge now and kill Krishna along with Balarama and his friends. ” The wicked Asura assumed the huge body of a python, one Yojana (8 miles) in length and stout like a big hill. The extremities of his open mouth touched the clouds and the earth. It kept its cave-like mouth open to swallow Krishna, Balarama, and his friends. All the boys ,  along with the cows,   mistook it to be a cave in the ...

  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 50 -  Vatsasura and Bakasura Vadham   ( Killing of Vatsasura and Bakasura) Click here to listen to Dashakam 50 After reaching Brindavana, where everyone lives eternally, very peacefully and happily, Krishna, along with Balarama and other cowherd boys, encircled Brindavana and kept the carts all together. After seeing the beautiful appearance of Govardhana on the banks of the Yamuna, they began to construct their dwellings. While those of the same age were walking together and children were talking with their parents, the inhabitants of Brindavana felt very happy. At this time, Krishna and Balarama were given charge of the calves. The first responsibility of the cowherd boys was to take care of the little calves. The boys are trained in this from a very young age. So along with other little cowherd boys, Krishna and Balarama went into the pasturing ground and took charge of the calves and played with their playmates. While taking charge of the calves...