Kamsa had appointed numerous demons to kill Sri Krishna.
Vatsasura was one such demon. He decided to kill Sri Krishna on the banks of
Yamuna. The story has it that demon Vatsa took the form of a calf and joined
the herd of calves that Sri Krishna and Balarama were attending to.
The demon followed Sri Krishna. The demon went wherever the
Lord went. Krishna soon realized who the calf
was. He then secretly told to Balrama about the presence of a demon among the
calves.
Sri Krishna then pretended as if he knew nothing. The
brothers behaved normally. Then casually Sri Krishna approached the demon who
was unaware that he had been discovered.
In a swift move, Sri Krishna caught hold of the hind legs of
the calf and whirled him round and round. He then hurled him on to a wood apple
tree. Both the demon and the tree fell down creating a huge noise.
The ground was filled with fruits of wood apple. The other
gopas who were with Sri Krishna were amazed at the sight.
Because Sri Krishna touched him Vatasura’s destiny changed
and he attained Moksha.