16 G. A. Grierson— Translation to ManhocWs Ilaribans. [Sp. No. 
One day there was an excellent game in Yraja, called Telaiod telai} 
The conditions of losing and winning in this game were that the losers 
were to carry the winners on their shoulders. Hearing this, the demon 
Pralamha came violently,^ and deceitfully played the game with vigour. 
(15) With (apparent) difficulty^ he lifted (Haladhara on to his shoulders), 
and went oh with him for a distance of ten katlids. Then he increased 
in size, and became very great.'^ Haladhara struck him, and called out,^ 
“ Krishna, Krishna he is carrying me oh.”® Hari replied, “ 0 Haladhara, 
keep up your courage, how can an old man ever be deceived ?'^ Who is 
there such that he can carry you, Sir,^ oh ? In a moment or two, your 
Honour will make (this demon) happy.” Then Haladhara understood 
his own might, and slew^ Pralamba with a single blow of his fist. 
(20) Seeing this, all the cowherds ran up, and in loud tones^® praised 
Balarama. 
A short time after this, the season for the worship of Indra arrived. 
Then Krishna asked all the elders, “ Why are you all of foolish mind ?” 
When Nanda told him that it was the worship of Indra, the Spring 
of Happiness broke all (their counsels). “Cast from your hearts the 
worship of Surapati. That is for those who cultivate fields.(25) What 
doth the caste of cowherds in worshipping the god. With love and 
faith they should worship the excellent hill (of Govardhana). When a 
mountain is wroth he causeth devastation, and, by means of^^ tigers and 
lions, he causeth wounds.” Twice (or thrice) did Krishna say these 
words persistently,^^ and hearing his words they gave up the worship 
of Indra.^*^ Uniting together they prepared food^^ of various kinds, and 
I The game according to the Bhagavata was guessing the names of flowers. 
^ ‘forcibly.’ Not in Bate. 
^ He was of course only a boy, like the others, in appearance. 
4 = c/. for ^'t in 1, 29. 
^ ' call out.’ The sentence is literally, ‘ struck, and having called 
out, began (to strike).’ 
^ 
instr. of ‘ tke act of carrying olf.’ 
7 Krishna mockingly alludes to the fact that Balarama was his elder brother. 
* is an old form of , ‘ your honour.’ 
9 ^ is lit. ‘ fight.’ Here, it means ‘ conquer.’ 
10 ‘ a confused noise. Not in Bate. 
Lit. to whom there is cultivation. , is the usual word in Mth. 
for cultivation. 
here used as a preposition, ‘ by means of.’ 
13 Lit., ‘ having become thirsty’ the phrase has idiomatically the meaning given 
in the text. 
II Lit., the worship of Indra remained (unaccomplished),’a frequent use of the 
13 5^^ is ‘food offered to a deity.’ 
