When Lod Balarima visited Vyndavana fot two monmhu, He wouid emjoy at night with Hhis cowherd girlfriends in a garden on the bank of the Yamunā. One night, intoxicated with joy,
Lord Balarāma looked especially beautiful. Sporting flower garlands, including the famous Vaijayanti, He wore a single earring, and beads of perspiration decorated His smiling lotus face like snowflakes. The Lord summoned the Yamunā River so that He could play in her waters, but she disregarded His command, thinking He was drunk. This angered Balarāma, and He began dragging the river with the tip of His plow.
Lord Balarāma said, "O sinful one disrespecting Me, you do not come when I call you but rather move only by your own whim. Therefore, with the tip of My plow I shall bring you here in a hundred streams!"
Thusscolded by the Lord, the frightened river-goddess Yamunā came and fell at Hisfeet. Trembling, she said, "Rāma, Rāma, O mighty-armed one! I knew nothing of Your prowess. With a single portion of Yourself You hold up the earth, O Lord of the universe. My Lord, please release me. O soul of the universe, I did not understand Your position as the Supreme Godhead, but now I have surrendered unto You, and You are always kind to Your devotees."
Thereupon, Lord Balarāma released the Yamunā and, like the king of the elephants with his entourage of she-elephants, entered the river's waters with this female companions.
The Lord played in the water to His full satisfaction, and when He came out, Goddess Kānti presented Him with blue garments, precious ornaments, and a brilliant necklace. Lord Balarāma dressed Himself in the garments and put on the gold necklace. Anointed with fragrance and beautifully adorned, He appeared as resplendent as Indra's royal elephant.