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former promise of coming to see them. In short, he became ex- 

 tremely garrulous, running over all Creeshna's miracles while a 

 little boy, and declaring, that, from what Garga had told him, he 

 knew Creeshna to be Bhagavan, Perebrahme, Pooran-Pooroosh, 

 who was born for the protection of Devatas and Zennardars, and 

 the relief of the oppressed ; as was clear from the destruction of 

 Cansa, who had the strength of a thousand drunken elephants ; and 

 of Keishee Assoor, who was also strong as a thousand elephants ; 

 and from his breaking the bow, which was beyond the power of 

 man. Yasodha then took her turn to speak, and said, she thought 

 it very hard, that when Creeshna was little, he permitted Nanda 

 and Yasodha to be called his parents ; but now Devaci was be- 

 come Nanda, and Creeshna was called Vasudeva: still, however, 

 from having had the care of Creeshna's infancy, she thought her 

 prerogatives greater than those of Devaci. Oodhoo silenced them, 

 by saying, that whoever is constantly night and day thinking of 

 Creeshna becomes exalted above all the three worlds ; and that it 

 is pronounced in the Vedas and Smreete, that whosoever, at the 

 time of expiring, shall retain Creeshna in his remembrance, he will 

 infallibly become Peremookte, or thrice-blessed ; that Nanda and 

 Yasodha were at the pinnacle of their desires, and that he knew 

 even them to be Avatars of Devatas. Nanda again earnestly de- 

 manded if Creeshna would keep his promise in returning to Bin- 

 dreben? And Oodhoo replied, that Perebrahme was at all times 

 present every where, just as fire, though concealed, is always pre- 

 sent in wood: that it was not for a moment admissible, that, be- 

 cause he now called Vasudeva and Devaci his parents, he should 

 forget Nanda and Yasodha ; for that the Preserver of the world has 

 no parents, nor can be called the particular parent of any one, but 

 is Creator of the universe. In the state of his present existence he 

 is to be considered as an Avatar, like that of Matsya, Kourma, 



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