At the end of their singing Raivata prostrated himself before Brahma and explained his duty. He was informed that many successions of ages had passed away while he had been listening to the heavenly songsters; that a portion of Vishnu was then reining on earth in the person of Balarama at Dwaraka, which had formerly been his own capital of Kusasthali. Raivata returned with his daughter to earth, where he found the race of men dwindled in stature, reduced in vigor, and enfeebled in intellect. He bestowed his unequalled daughter on Balarama, who beholding the damsel of excessively lofty height shortened her with the end of his ploughshare and she became his wife. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |