Kl49. The Destruction Of Demon Kings Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

KRISHNA LEELA

The Demon King, Salva,
A close friend of Sisupala,
A bitter enemy of Krishna,
Owned a space ship, Saubha.

Sisupala went to marry,
But Krishna had to carry
Rukmini, the bride by force,
Which Salva hated, of course.

Sisupala lost his head,
For all the words he said
To dishonour the Lord,
Purposely which he did.

Krishna, Salva wanted to kill,
With all his strength and skill,
Lord Siva, for years, he prayed,
Controlling his breath, he stayed.

From Siva, he asked for a boon,
When He appeared, not so soon,
An unconquerable flying spaceship,
That he claimed its ownership.

What he wished for, he got it,
He dominated the sky every bit,
Flying over Dvaraka to fight,
He attacked it with all his might.

On both sides the ground force
Fought on a collision course,
From Hastinapura Krishna rushed,
Salva's army out He pushed.

Salva's tricks, one by one,
Krishna broke them and won,
At the end, the disc of the Lord,
To the ground, it sent his head.

Another Demon then came,
Dantavakra was his name.
A friend of the deceased Salva,
And an enemy of Lord Krishna.

Salva's death to avenge,
He was ready to plunge,
Amidst the battle field,
With his club and shield.

To challenge, he came alone,
It was a duel, one for one,
Their fight went on and on.
Like a lion roared the Demon.

Dantavakra's chest Krishna hit
With his club, that caused a split,
He vomited a pool of blood,
Dead he fell then like a wood.

His brother, demon Viduratha,
Attacked to kill Krishna,
But the Lord was so quick
To behead him with His disc.