Stories From The Bhagavatham - Krishna Avatar - Brahma's Brahm - Part 2
Krishna stood for a moment and closed his eyes trying to
understand what had happened. He had a vision that explained everything to him.
Brahma, the creator, had witnessed the killing of Aghasura and
wanted to further test the powers of Krishna. So he had captured the calves and
hid them in a cave. When he saw Krishna leave his friends in search of the
calves, Brahma took his friends too and placed them in the same cave.
Krishna opened his eyes and smiled. “So, this is the work of
Brahma.” He thought. It was time to let Brahma know that little Krishna was
none other than Narayana.
Krishna, the one, became many. He became every calf that was lost. He became every child that Brahma had captured. He not only assumed the looks of the children but adopted their individual traits. As the evening approached, the group left for Brindavan, Krishna as usual leading all the other mini-Krishnas.
Each one left for their respective homes and were welcomed by
their parents who couldn’t find any difference. The pretense continued day
after day. But there was one difference.
For some reasons, the parents felt the presence of Krishna in
their children. Their behavior towards the kids softened. They became more
attached to their children. While all this was happening on a subconscious
level, Balarama could see the difference. He also observed how the calves and
their mothers didn’t want to part, and often ran towards each other for
comfort. Through his inner vision, Balarama tried to find out whether this was
an illusion produced by some Asura. All he could see was Krishna in every calf
and in every kid. He was perplexed and when he confronted Krishna, the later
told him everything that had happened on the day of Aghasura’s killing.
Almost a whole year had passed by since this incident, and only
a few days were left for the new year to begin.
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