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"Thus, it is said that he slept for a long time.
He did not wake up. ||10||
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In the Harivamsha Purana, Balarama saw Krishna from afar, his body covered by a cloth. He thought, "Krishna, the valiant one, is sleeping in a deep sleep in the land where I left him." ||8||
Approaching him, he thought, "He is sleeping in a peaceful sleep, so let him wake up on his own." Thus, ignoring the need to wake Krishna, he waited for him to wake up. ||9||
"O valiant one! Why are you sleeping for so long? Enough, wake up from your sleep and drink water as you wish." Thus, speaking in a sweet voice, he repeated these words a couple of times and then remained silent, holding back his words. ||10||
Then, Balarama saw a black fly with sharp eyes, agitated, entering and trying to exit the cloth covering Krishna, attracted by the smell of blood. ||11||
Seeing Krishna's face contorted in pain, Balarama cried out, "Alas! I am killed! He is dead, indeed, from thirst!" Thinking this, he fell upon Krishna's body. ||12||
Balarama, whose mind was deeply infatuated by Krishna's charm, fainted immediately. Although fainting was undesirable, it was a great boon to him at that time. Otherwise, bound by the strong ties of affection, Balarama would have surely died. ||13||
Regaining consciousness, he touched Krishna's body all over with his own hands. At that moment, he saw the wound on his foot, red with blood, emitting a strong odor. ||14||
He realized that Krishna had been struck in the foot by a sharp arrow while sleeping. Who is this hunter, who has killed Krishna, who is difficult to wake up, and who has achieved this unprecedented feat of hunting today? ||15||"