Aghasura (अघासुरः)

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The name of an asura. This asura was one of the followers of kaṁsa. According to the instructions of kaṁsa, agha once set out to Gokula to kill Śrī kṛṣṇa. At that time śrī kṛṣṇa was playing on the banks of the river kālindī with other cowherds. Aghāsura watched the games of the children from the sky above. Then he transformed himself into a colossal serpent and lay with his mouth wide open; his open mouth looked like an immense cave. The foul smell coming from his mouth soon spread over the whole place. śrī kṛṣṇa and the other children did not know anything about this. In the course of their games they walked into the cave-like mouth of agha and were soon trapped in his belly. agha then closed his mouth and all the boys including śrī kṛṣṇa were now imprisoned inside his body. Some of the boys died. Realizing the situation śrī kṛṣṇa now enlarged his body. His body grew larger and larger until at last it burst open the body of the serpent (agha). Thus agha was killed. śrī kṛṣṇa then restored the dead boys to life by his divine looks (Kaṭākṣa). This Aghāsura was the brother of Bakāsura and pūtanā. (bhāgavata, skandha 10, Chapter 12).