Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 10


Sanskrit:

हत्वा रासभदैतेयं तद्ब‍न्धूंश्च बलान्वित: । चक्रे तालवनं क्षेमं परिपक्‍वफलान्वितम् ॥ १० ॥

ITRANS:

hatvā rāsabha-daiteyaṁtad-bandhūṁś ca balānvitaḥcakre tāla-vanaṁ kṣemaṁparipakva-phalānvitam

Translation:

Together with Lord Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa killed the jackass demon and all his friends, thereby securing the safety of the Tālavana forest, which abounded with fully ripened palm fruits.

Purport:

Long, long ago, the powerful demons Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa were born of the goddess Diti. Therefore demons are commonly called daiteyas or daityas, meaning “descendants of Diti.” Dhenukāsura, the ass demon, terrorized the Tāla forest with his friends, but Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Balarāma killed them just as modern governments kill terrorists who harass innocent people.