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of Creeshna's omnipotence, the hands and feet of all the soldiers 

 fell from their arms and thighs. Bhoom, now, in great anger, 

 driving his elephants before him, advanced towards Creeshna ; and 

 at that time, in the sight of Bhoom Assoor, clouds and thunder 

 only appeared. Bhoom Assoor, with the assistance of Maya, some- 

 times rose up like a fire, sometimes like water, sometimes like a 

 burning wind, and sometimes like a violent rain, and thus dis- 

 charged his arrows. But Creeshna so collected his own Maya that 

 the mightiest exertions of his art were entirely fruitless. Those, who 

 were mounted on elephants, Garoori, with his wings, hurried up 

 into the air ; those who were in chariots or on horseback, with his 

 talons and claws, like a file, he grated to pieces ; while those who 

 were terrified sought their safety in flight. Bhoom, however, did 

 not once turn his back ; but, fixing his foot firmly on the ground, 

 and taking a spear in hand, he whirled it over his heads, and threw 

 it at Creeshna. Now, though the spear was more ponderous than 

 was ever before hurled from a human arm, yet it fell on Creeshna's 

 body lighter than a flower ; and, when Bhoom Assoor had ex- 

 hausted all his rage and strength, Creeshna, taking a Treesoole, 

 cut off all Bhoom's five heads as he sat upon his elephant, and threw 

 them to the ground. All the Devatas rejoiced at the slaughter of 

 Bhoom, and rained down flowers from heaven. The earth, which 

 was Bhoom's mother, came to offer service to Creeshna, and pre- 

 sented him with a Koondel of great cost, and a Vingenee-Mala, 

 and other very valuable articles, and made a long speech to pro- 

 pitiate Creeshna ; entreating, that, although Bhoom had been 

 most criminal, yet as his Avatar took place for the express purpose 

 of lightening her burthens, that still he would let her behold with 

 her own eyes the extent of his mercy to the defunct. The Earth, 

 indeed, was with heart and soul devoted to Creeshna, and he in 

 return gave her son Mookt. Bhoom Assoor, by force and vio- 



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