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1872.] Bfibu Rajendralala Mitra —A Picnic in Ancient India. 
beauteous earring on the left ear only, and a pretty lotus on the other, be- 
holding the smiling face and arching glance of his love, he entertained him- 
self with her. 
“ Now, by order of Krishna, the destroyer of Kansa and Nikum- 
bha, the charming band of heavenly nymphs repaired to the place of Bala- 
deva to enjoy the sight of Revati. They saluted Revati and Baladeva, 
and then spreading around them, some of the fair and lovely one3 danced, while 
others sang to the sweet cadence of music. Earnest in their desire to enter- 
tain Bala and his consort, the lovely daughter of king Revata, and by their 
desire, they exhibited various dramatic scenes, such, as they thought would 
prove entertaining. Some of the damsels of fascinating forms, assuming the 
dress, language, and action of particular places, acted with great delight, beat- 
ing time with their hands. Some sang the auspicious names of Sankarsliana 
Ad'nokshaja, Nandana, and others. Some enacted romantic scenes from the life 
of Krishna, such as the destruction of Kahsa and Pralamba ; the overthrow 
of Chanura ; the tying of Janardana round the waist by Yasoda which 
spread wide her fame ; the slaughter of the giants Arishta, Dhenuka, and 
S'akuni ; the life at Vraja ; the breaking of the two Arjuna trees ; the 
execution of Vrikas, (wolves) ; the discomfiture of the wicked Naga king 
Kaliya in a whirlpool of the river Yamuna ; the recovery of certain blue 
lotuses from a lake after destroying the demon S'ankha ; the holding up of 
the hill Govardhana for the protection of kine ; the straightening of the hump- 
back of the sandal-paste-grindress Kubja ; the reduction of Krishna’s own 
faultless body into a dwarf ; the overthrow of the Saubhas, the aerial city 
of Harischandra ; the assumption of the namo Hahiyudha, or wielder of the 
ploughshare ; the destruction by him of the enemies of the Devas ; the defeat 
of the mighty kings of Gandhara, tying them behind his car, and the rape of 
their daughters ; the abduction of Subhadra ; the victory over BaMhaka and 
Jambumali; the loot of jewels, through his soldiers, from Indra. These 
and others, most delightful subjects, gratifying to Baladeva and Krishna, 
were enacted and sung by those beautiful women. 
“ Inflamed by plentiful libations of kadamba liquor, Balarima the majes- 
tic, danced in joy with his wife, the daughter of Revata, sweetly beating re- 
gular time with his own hands. Beholding this, the damsels, were delighted. 
The wise and noble Krishna, to enhance the enjoyment of Bala, commenced to 
dance with his wife, Satyabhama. The mighty hero Partha, who had come 
to this sea-side picnic with great delight, joined Krishna and danced with 
the slender and lovely Subhadra (his wife). The wise Gada, Sarana, Pra- 
dyumana, Samba, Satyaka, the heroic son of the daughter of Satrajit (Satya- 
bhama), the handsome Charudeshna, the heroic princes Nisata and Ulmuka 
the sons of Baladeva, Sankava, the generalissimo of the army of Akrura 
and others of the heroic race, danced in joy. By the grace of Krishna, the 
