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37. Then Rāma and Krsņa, roaming in the residence [of Karsa), like sun and moon in the firmament, characterised by excessive heat and gentleness, bestow on some the blooming due to joy and on others fading (due to sorrow].
38. All the people immediately achieve, according to their desire, the purpose of the existence of. (their) eyes, after seeing, to their satisfaction, those [Rāma and Kệsna] whose chests have rolling and brilliant sylvan garlands and who are sporting carrying the tusks of the great elephant in their hands.
39. The faces of those, who bear hatred smouldering (lit., standing) in their hearts, become completely faded at that time: the forest-fire, present in the hollows of trees, ever fades (their) flowers.
40. Then those well-accoutred athlete-fighters, who had pledged themselves to conquer the Yadu princes and who were directed by the vile king, go forth rapidly to attack them like wild elephants (that go forth to attack) the lion-cubs.
41. Then both Cāņüra and Mustika, who were awake and who shone with the sprouts of vanity as though sprinkled over by the shower of the glances of their master seated on an elevated platform, personally protect the entire army of Mallas.
42. Cāņūra, advancing towards the slayer of Kaitabha (i. e., Krsna), proudly speaks thus: “O son of Vraja chief, the king of Bhojas (just) waits here wishing to see your skill in the art of fighting
43. It is the king alone that is skilled in the science of archery, and it is the cowherd (i. e., yourse , alone that is expert in the technique of fight. In whatever (department) one makes excessive efforts in that one becomes adept.
44. How, indeed, can this competition with the wrestlers of great valour be difficult for you? As a matter of fact, were not the Daitya heroes such as Pralamba, Kesi and others killed by you, [when you were] just a child ?
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