End of the description of the killing of the demon Vidurath in Krihsnavatara (based on Dasham Skandh Purana) in Bachittar Natak.
Description of the pilgrimage of Balram
CHAUPAI
Balram reached for pilgrimage at Nemisharan
On coming there he took a bath and relinquished the sorrow of his mind.2382.
TOMAR STANZA
Romharsh reached there running, where Balram was drinking wine
On coming there, he stood there with bowed head and Balram coming speedily, taking his bow and arrows in his hands, in great rage, killed him.2383.
CHAUPAI
Abandoning the peace of their mind, all the sages stood up and one of them said, “O Balram! you have performed a bad act in killing a Brahmin.”2384.
Then Balram said, “I was sitting here, why was he not frightned of me? Therefore, getting enraged, I killed him, by taking up my bow and arrows.2385.
SWAYYA
“I was the son of a Kshatriya and was filled with ire, therefore I destroyed him
” Balram, making this request, stood up and said, “I am telling the truth that this fool sat uselessly near me
Only such a behaviour should be adopted with Kshatriyeas, so that may be able to live in the world
Therefore I have killed him, but now forgive me for this lapse.”2386.
Speech of the sages addressed to Balram:
CHAUPAI
All the sages, bearing testimony to the killing of the Brahmin, said to Balram, “O boy! now you removing all your anger, go to all the pilgrim-stations for a bath.”2387.
Speech of the poet:
SWAYYA
He (Balram) gave such a boon to the son of that Brahmin that all the four Vedas be retained in his memory
He began to recite the Puranas etc. in such a way that a appeared his father had been resuscritated
Now there was no person blissful like him and in this way bowing his head and comforting him, the heroic Balram started his pilgrimage.2388.
Balram, in the first place, took a bath in the Ganges
Then taking a bath at triveni, this her reached Hardwar
Taking his bath there, he went to Badri-Kedarnath comfortable
Now what more should be enumerated? He reached at all the pilgrim-stations.2389.
CHAUPAI
Then again he came back to Nemisharan and he bowed his head before all the sages
Then he said, “Just as you had said, I have taken bath at all the pilgrim-stations according to Shastric injunctions.2390.
Speech of Balram: