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While Creeshna pressed forward to meet the enemy's army, Kalee- 

 Jevan recollected the description given him by Nared, viz. Nara- 

 yen, with the Kernel, and Chacra, and Geda, and Shankhe, in his 

 hand, and rejoiced when he saw these signs that he should take this 

 conqueror, shining like the sun. Kalee-Jevan ignorantly pre- 

 sumed to hope that he should take Bhagavan, whom even the 

 Yogee by Yug, and the devotee by devotion, and the penitent by 

 mortifications, cannot reach. Shree-Bhagavan now advanced ; 

 but, having formed his resolve in respect to the rajah, fled from 

 him. Kalee-Jeven pursued him with celerity, telling him all the 

 time it was unworthy of one, who called himself a Khettree, to flee ; 

 and that certainly he would bring shame on Vasudeva, and lose all 

 the renown he had already acquired. At length Bhagavan came 

 to a wood where the Reyshee Metsye Gundhe was sleeping ; on 

 whom he threw his robe, and retired into the thicket. Kalee- 

 Jeven, in close pursuit, soon arrived at the same place ; and think- 

 ing he had now caught his prey, drew in a hurry the yellow robe 

 of Bhagavan from Metsye Gundhe's head, and spurned the 

 sleeper with his foot : at which the Reyshee awoke, and the fire of 

 his eye falling upon Kalee-Jeven, who stood before him, instantly 

 reduced him to ashes. This Metsye Gundhe was the son of Rajah 

 Mandhata, who conquered wheresoever he turned his arms ; for 

 which reason Devatas and men besought his assistance in their wars 

 with their enemies. As Metsye Gundhe was extremely fatigued 

 by the toils of war, and had not slept for a number of nights, Eendra 

 and the other Devatas thanked him for the satisfaction he had pro- 

 cured them, and desired him, at length, to retire, and enjoy the 

 refreshment of a long repose. They told him they had the power 

 of conferring on him Dherme, Arthe, or Kam, but that, without 

 the favour of Bhagavan, they could not give him Mookt, or beati- 

 tude ; that, however, Shree-Bhagavan would one day bestow it on 



