Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.15.36

tataḥ kṛṣṇaḿ ca rāmaḿ ca

jñātayo dhenukasya ye

kroṣṭāro 'bhyadravan sarve

saḿrabdhā hata-bāndhavāḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; kṛṣṇam — at Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; rāmam — Lord Rāma; ca — and; jñātayaḥ — the intimate companions; dhenukasya — of Dhenuka; ye — who; kroṣṭāraḥ — the asses; abhyadravan — attacked; sarve — all saḿrabdhāḥ — enraged; hata-bāndhavāḥ — their friend having been killed.

TRANSLATION

The other ass demons, close friends of Dhenukāsura, were enraged upon seeing his death, and thus they all immediately ran to attack Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

PURPORT

Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī makes the following comment on this verse: "It is stated here that the ass demons first attacked Kṛṣṇa and then Balarāma (kṛṣṇaḿ ca rāmaḿ ca). One reason for this is that the demons, having seen the prowess of Lord Balarāma, thought it wise to attack Kṛṣṇa first. Or it may be that out of affection for His elder brother, Lord Kṛṣṇa placed Himself between Balarāma and the ass demons. The words kṛṣṇaḿ ca rāmaḿ ca may also be understood to indicate that Lord Balarāma, out of affection for His younger brother, went to Lord Kṛṣṇa's side.

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