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Aghaasur became python because of Ashtaavakra's curse. Adhidaitya was the son of Shankhaasur. He was very handsome and he was very proud of it. One day he saw Ashtaavakra and could not resist his laugh and said - "Oh, What a Chaal (style of walking). If Apsaraa see you, they also got embarrassed." Hearing this Ashtaavakra cursed him - "Go, Become python. There you will become Shataavakra (crooked with 100 places), not even Ashtaavakra (crooked with 8 places)." Aghaasur asked for his forgiveness, At this Ashtaavakra said - "When in the end of Dwaapar Yug Bhagvaan Krishn will incarnate, he will free you from this curse."

Aghaasur was killed by Krishn in Dwaapar Yug. One day Krishn started for the forest with Gwaal Baal very early in the morning. When they reached in forest they let go their animals for grazing and they themselves started playing various games. Whose even the dust of feet is unavailable to Yogee, the same Bhagavaan plays daily with Gwaal Baal.

A great Daitya Aghaasur (Agh means Paap, and Asur means Raakshas or Demon) came there. Aghaasur was the younger brother of Pootanaa and Bakaasur and Kans sent him to kill Krishn. When he saw Krishn and Balaraam, he thought - "Oh, He is the one who has killed my brother and sister. I will not leave Him today. I will kill Him along with Gwaal Baal." So he changed himself into a python whose size was like one Yojan long Parvat (mountain). He opened his large mouth like a door of a cave. His tongue looked like a red colored road. His breath was like storm and eyes were like fire.

Children thought this was something like a decoration piece of Vrindaa Van. They imagined him as a decorative python and entered his mouth. Krishn thought - "These children are taking the real python as a fake python." But till then they had already entered his mouth, but surprisingly the python had not swallowed them, because he was waiting for Shree Krishn to come inside. So Krishn also entered his mouth. Now the python was about to swallow all of them that Krishn started increasing His body size so much that he got restless. His eyes came out and his soul also left his body. Then all children came out of his body. A light came out of his body and entered in Krishn's body. Not only Gwaal Baal but Devtaa, Gandharv, Brahmaa Jee etc also prayed Him. Gwaal Baal told their parents this incident in Krishn's 6th year, while it happened in His 5th year.

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