509:3 Our text, and that of the Hari Vanśa, take no notice of the legend of Nalakuvera and Mańigríva, sons of Kuvera, who, according to the Bhágavata, had been metamorphosed, through a curse of Nárada, into these two trees, and for whose liberation this feat of Krishńa was intended.

510:4 The Hari Vanśa, not satisfied with the prodigies which had alarmed the cowherds, adds another, not found, it is believed, any where else. The emigration, according to that work, originates, not with the Gopas, but the two boys, who wish to go to Vrindávana, and in order to compel the removal, Krishńa converts the hairs of his body into hundreds of wolves, who so harass and alarm the inhabitants of Vraja, that they determine to abandon their homes.

510:5 The Káka-paksha, or crow's wing, implies the hair left on each side of the head, the top being shaved.

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