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In this way, after killing Śālva and destroying his wonderful airplane and then killing Dantavakra and demigods from heaven and the human beings on the surface of the globe were glorifying Him. Great sages and ascetics, the denizens of the Siddha and Gandharva planets, the denizens known as Vidyādharas and the Cāraṇas all showered flowers upon Him and sang songs of His victory in great jubilation. He alone is God, and all others are His subservient order-carriers.

Naimiṣāraṇya is still existing in India, and in ancient times it was especially used for the meetings of great sages and saintly persons with the aim of understanding spiritual life and self-realization learned scholars – immediately arose from their seats and welcomed Him with great honor and respect. Some offered Him respects by standing up and then paying obeisances, and those who were elderly great sages and brāhmaṇas offered Him blessings after standing up.

Out of grief and anger, Vidūratha was breathing very heavily, and just to avenge the death of his brother he appeared before Lord Kṛṣṇa with a sword and a shield in his hands. the opportunity to strike Him with his sword, He employed His Sudarśana cakra, His razor-sharp disc, and without delay cut off Vidūratha’s head, with its helmet and earrings.

The brāhmaṇas could understand the purpose of the Lord, and thus they suggested that He atone in a manner He is the son of Ilvala, and he visits this sacred place of sacrifice every fortnight on the full moon and moonless days and creates a great disturbance to the discharge of our duties in the sacrifice. The demon occasionally comes here and profusely throws upon us contaminated, impure things like pus, blood, stool, urine and wine; he pollutes this sacred place by showering such filth upon us.

being made for a fight between the two rival parties in the Kuru dynasty, one headed by Duryodhana and He did not like the idea, and He tried to act as a mediator to stop the fighting. Finding it impossible, and not wishing to take an active part on behalf of either party, He left Dvārakā He took His bath there, and He pacified the local brāhmaṇas and offered oblations to the demigods, Pitās , great sages and people in general, in accordance with Vedic ritualistic ceremonies.

Lord Balarāma then implored all the sages and brāhmaṇas that aside from the benediction offered to the son of Romaharṣaṇa, they should ask from Him any other benediction, and He would be prepared to fulfill The Lord thus placed Himself in the position of an ordinary kṣatriya and informed the sages that He did

say that Ugraśravā Sūta, the son of Romaharṣaṇa Sūta, should henceforth take his father’s position and continue the discourses on the Purāṇas, and because you wanted Romaharṣaṇa to have a long duration of , Ugraśravā, will therefore have all the facilities you offered – a long duration of life in a good and healthy body, with no disturbances and full strength of all the senses.”

Bhaktivedanta purport of the seventy-eighth chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and

death punishment because although he has the good qualification of being a disciple of Lord Vyāsadeva, and As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, a person who is actually a brāhmaṇa and is very learned must automatically But although Romaharṣaṇa Sūta was very learned and had been given the chance to become a brāhmaṇa, he Despite the valuable jewel on the hood, a serpent is still a serpent and is as fearful as an ordinary If a person does not become meek and humble, all his studies of the Vedas and Purāṇas and his vast knowledge

After the demise of Śiśupāla, Śālva and Pauṇḍraka, a foolish demoniac king of the name Dantavakra wanted He became so agitated that he appeared on the battlefield without the proper arms and ammunition and Knowing that Dantavakra was alone and armed with only a club, Lord Kṛṣṇa responded similarly and prepared

After finishing his vituperation, he struck Kṛṣṇa on the head with his club and made a roaring sound Taking His Kaumodakī club and moving very skillfully, Kṛṣṇa struck Dantavakra’s chest so fiercely that As a result, Dantavakra began to vomit blood, his hair scattered, and he fell to the ground, spreading his hands and legs. all the persons standing there a small particle of spiritual effulgence came out of the demon’s body and

At that time, Dantavakra, who was the king of Karūṣa, stood firmly with his club and spoke to Lord Kṛṣṇa as follows: “It is a great pleasure and fortunate opportunity, Kṛṣṇa, that we are seeing each other My dear Kṛṣṇa, after all, You are my maternal cousin, and I should not kill You in this way, but unfortunately I am always very much obliged to my friends, and I therefore consider myself indebted to my dear friend

Unfortunately, after being worshiped and seated in His place, Lord Balarāma saw Romaharṣaṇa, the disciple the history of Romaharṣaṇa: he was born in a sūta family, or a mixed family, born of a brāhmaṇa woman and birth he should not even have accepted the higher sitting position, because many learned brāhmaṇas and observed that Romaharṣaṇa not only refused to come down from his exalted seat but did not even stand up and Lord Balarāma did not like the audacity of Romaharṣaṇa and, becoming very angry at him, declared from

Lord Balarāma had avoided taking part in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, and yet because of His position as The Lord’s position is always transcendental, and because He is omnipotent He can act as He likes, without being obliged to follow the material laws and principles.

to the vyāsāsana by all the brāhmaṇas, he should have followed the behavior of other learned sages and brāhmaṇas present and should have known that Lord Balarāma is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The appearance of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma is especially meant for reestablishment of the religious principles

At the death of Romaharṣaṇa Sūta, everyone present became much aggrieved and cried out, “Alas! Although all the brāhmaṇas and sages present knew Lord Balarāma to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead He was seated on the vyāsāsana by our election, and when one is seated on the vyāsāsana, it is improper

According to the Vedic concept, there are two kinds of mixed family heritage, called anuloma and pratiloma Romaharṣaṇa Sūta belonged to a pratiloma family because his father was a kṣatriya and his mother a brāhmaṇa

I can also give this Romaharṣaṇa Sūta life again, with a span of long duration, sufficient strength and

At the same time, Your Lordship may remember that we sages and brāhmaṇas voluntarily gave him long life