आयास्ये भवतीगेहम् इति तां प्रहसन् हरिः विससर्ज जहासोच्चै रामस्यालोक्य चाननम्॥ १२ ॥
āyāsye bhavatīgeham iti tāṃ prahasan hariḥ visasarja jahāsoccai rāmasyālokya cānanam
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Katisa thus treated, his brother Sumalin came to his succour ; but he was encountered, and easily killed, by Balabhadra. Then arose a general cry of grief froin the surrounding circle, as they beheld the king of Mathura thus slain, and treated vvith such contumely, by Krishna. Krishna, accompanied by Balabhadra, etnbraced the feet of Vasudeva and of Devaki ; but Vasudeva raised him up ; and he and Devaki recalling to recollection what he had said to them at his birth, they bowed to Janárddana, and the former thus addressed him : " Have compassion upon mortals, god, benefactor and lord of dejties : it is by thy favour to us two, that thou hast become the (present) upholder of the world. That for the punish- ment of the rebellious, thou hast descended upon earth in my house, having been propitiated by my prayers, sanctifies our race. Thou art the heart of all creatures ; thou abidest in all creatures, and all that has been, or will be, proceeds from thee, universal spirit l Thou, Achyuta, who comprehendest all the gods, art eternally worshipped with sacrifices : tbou art sacrifice itself, and the offerer of sacrifices. The affection that inspires my heart and the heart of Devaki towards thee as if thou wast our child, is indeed but error, and a great delusion. How shall the tongue of a mortal such as I am call the creator of all things who is without beginning or end, son ? It is reasonable, that the lord of the world from whom the world proceeds should be born of me, except through illusion ? How should he, in whom all mobile and immobile beings exist, be conceived in the womb and born of a mortal being ? Have pity on me, therefore, Supreme lord, and being incarnate do thou protect the universe. O god, thou art not my son : thou comprisest the whole universe from Brahma to a tree. Therefore, great soul, why dost thou beguile me? Blinded by illusion I considered thee, as my son and hence I was afraid of Kansa. And therefore I did carry thee to Gokula where thou hast grown up ; but I no longer consider thee as mine own son. Thou Vishnu