Killing of Demon Balvala
On
the request of the sages of Naimisharanya, Lord Balarama decided to
kill the demon Balvala, son of Ilvala, who was disturbing the
sacrificial performances of the sages. Lord Balarama prepared Himself to
meet the demon Balvala. At the time the whole sky became covered with
dust and there was a hailstorm. The atmosphere became surcharged with a
filthy smell. The mischievous demon Balvala began to shower torrents of
stool and urine and other impure substances on the arena of sacrifice.
After this, the demon himself appeared with a great trident in his hand.
He was a gigantic person, and his black body was like a huge mass of
carbon. His hair, his beard and his mustache appeared reddish like
copper, and because of his great beard and mustache, his mouth appeared
dangerous and fierce. As soon as He saw the demon, Lord Balarama
prepared to attack him. He first considered how He could smash the great
demon to pieces. Lord Balarama then called for His plow and club, and
they immediately appeared before Him. The demon Balvala was flying in
the sky, and at the first opportunity Lord Balarama dragged him down
with His plow and angrily smashed the demon's head with His club.
Balarama's striking fractured the demon's forehead, making blood flow
profusely. Screaming loudly, the demon, who had been such a great
disturbance to the pious brahmanas, fell to the ground like a great
mountain with a red oxide peak being struck and smashed to the ground by
a thunderbolt.
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