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Aghasura (Samskrit: अघासुरः) was the brother of Bakasura and Putana and a follower of Kamsa. Following Kamsa’s instructions, he once went to Gokula to kill Sri Krshna. At that time, Sri Krshna was playing on the banks of the river Kalindi with other gopalas. Aghasura watched the games of the children from the sky above. And in due course, transformed himself into a huge serpent and lay with his mouth wide open. His open mouth looked like an immense cave. The gopalas walked into the cave-like mouth of Agha in the course of their games. Aghasura also immediately closed his mouth as soon as Sri Krshna entered his body. Realizing the situation, Sri Krshna now enlarged his body. His body grew larger and larger until at last it burst open the body of the serpent (Agha). And thus, Aghasura was killed. Sri Krshna then restored life of the boys by his divine look (kataksha). <ref>Vettam Mani (1975), [https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft/page/10 Puranic Encyclopaedia], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.</ref><ref name=":0">[https://archive.org/details/BhagavataPuranaMotilalEnglish/page/n1341 The Bhagavata Purana], Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited</ref>

Aghasura (Samskrit: अघासुरः) was the brother of Bakasura and Putana and a follower of Kamsa. Following Kamsa’s instructions, he once went to Gokula to kill Sri Krshna. At that time, Sri Krshna was playing on the banks of the river Kalindi with other gopalas. Aghasura watched the games of the children from the sky above. And in due course, transformed himself into a huge serpent and lay with his mouth wide open. His open mouth looked like an immense cave. The gopalas walked into the cave-like mouth of Agha in the course of their games. Aghasura also immediately closed his mouth as soon as Sri Krshna entered his body. Realizing the situation, Sri Krshna now enlarged his body. His body grew larger and larger until at last it burst open the body of the serpent (Agha). And thus, Aghasura was killed. Sri Krshna then restored life of the boys by his divine look (kataksha). <ref>Vettam Mani (1975), [https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft/page/10 Puranic Encyclopaedia], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.</ref><ref name=":0">[https://archive.org/details/BhagavataPuranaMotilalEnglish/page/n1341 The Bhagavata Purana], Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited</ref>

Overjoyed at the accomplishment of their purpose by Krshna, the jubiliant deities offered their worship by showering flowers, the apsaras through dancing, gandharvas, experts in vocal music, with singing, those well-versed in instrumental music by playing on their instruments, brahmanas like Narada through singing of hymns of praise and His attendants and followers like Garuda and others with shouts of victory. Lord Brahma, who nearby in his abode heard the auspicious and joyous sounds of those wonderful hymns of praise, instrumental music, vocal music and shouts of victory, immediately came and stood wonder struck at the glorious feat of the Lord. In fact, after the skin of the python had dried, it served for a long time as a hiding place in playing (like a big cave) to the residents of Vraja. And this incident - of the snake's death and deliverance and the liberation of him and his associates - that took place when the Lord was five years old, was by the boys in Vraja disclosed one year later also as if it had happened that very day.  

Overjoyed at the accomplishment of their purpose by Krshna, the jubiliant deities offered their worship by showering flowers, the apsaras through dancing, gandharvas, experts in vocal music, with singing, those well-versed in instrumental music by playing on their instruments, brahmanas like Narada through singing of hymns of praise and His attendants and followers like Garuda and others with shouts of victory. Lord Brahma, who nearby in his abode heard the auspicious and joyous sounds of those wonderful hymns of praise, instrumental music, vocal music and shouts of victory, immediately came and stood wonder struck at the glorious feat of the Lord. In fact, after the skin of the python had dried, it served for a long time as a hiding place in playing (like a big cave) to the residents of Vraja. And this incident - of the snake's death and deliverance and the liberation of him and his associates - that took place when the Lord was five years old, was by the boys in Vraja disclosed one year later also as if it had happened that very day.  

However unthinkable it might be that even a demon like Agha should get his papa absolved by his touch and should get absorbed in him, it is not that astonishing as in this case it is Hari who has assumed through his maya the form of a human child but who is really the creator of all beings, great and small. This destination He even grants to those who but once install in one's heart in meditation the personality of the Lord. What indeed would he not give to Aghasura in whom he actually entered, as he had warded off maya by the eternal realisation of the bliss of his divine Self.<ref name=":0" />  

However unthinkable it might be that even a demon like Agha should get his papa absolved by his touch and should get absorbed in him, it is not that astonishing as in this case it is Hari who has assumed through his [[Maya (माया)|maya]] the form of a human child but who is really the creator of all beings, great and small. This destination He even grants to those who but once install in one's heart in meditation the personality of the Lord. What indeed would he not give to Aghasura in whom he actually entered, as he had warded off maya by the eternal realisation of the bliss of his divine Self.<ref name=":0" />  

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