Once, when Krsna and Balarama were playing on the bank of the Yamuna, a demon of the name Vatsasura assumed the shape of a calf and came there intending to kill the brothers.
By taking the shape of a calf, the demon could mingle with the other calves.
Krsna, however, specifically noticed this, and He immediately alerted Balarama about the entrance of the demon.
Both brothers then silently approached him.
Krsna caught hold of the demon-calf by the two hind legs and tail, whipped him around very forcibly and threw him up into a tree.
The demon lost his life and fell down from the top of the tree to the ground.
When the demon lay dead on the ground, all the playmates of Krsna congratulated Him,
"Well done! Well done!"
and the demigods in the sky showered flowers with great satisfaction.
In this way, the maintainers of the complete creation, Krsna and Balarama, used to take care of the calves every day, beginning in the morning, and thus They enjoyed Their childhood pastimes as cowherd boys in Vrndavana.
- Krishna Book
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