Slokam 1

The Paramatma and Sri Balarama start moving around the house on all fours.  The twinkling on their anklets add sweet notes to synchronize with the swiftness of the movement. 

Sri Bhattadri refers to the Paramathma as the slayer of Mura. This is to happen in the future.

Extract from http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/dwarka/mura.htm

Hearing this complaint by Indra, the King of heaven, Lord Krsna, accompanied by His wife Satyabhama, immediately started for the abode of Bhaumasura. Both of them rode on the back of Garuda, who flew them to Pragjyotisa-pura, the capital city of Bhaumasura. It was not a very easy task to enter the city of Pragjyotisa-pura, because it was very well fortified. First of all, there were four formidable forts guarding the four directions of the city, and it was well-protected on all sides by formidable military strength. The next boundary was a water canal all around the city, and in addition the whole city was surrounded with electric wires. The next fortification was of anila, a gaseous substance. After this, there was a network of barbed wiring constructed by a demon of the name Mura. It appeared that the city was well-protected even in terms of today's scientific advancements.

When Krsna arrived, He broke all the forts to pieces by the strokes of His club, and the military strength scattered here and there by the constant onslaught of the arrows of Krsna. With His celebrated Sudarsana cakra He counteracted the electrified boundary; the channels of water and the gaseous boundary were made null and void, and He cut to pieces the electrified network fabricated by the demon Mura. By the vibration of His conchshell, He not only broke the hearts of the great fighters, but also the fighting machines which were there. Similarly, the walls around the city were broken with His invincible club.

The vibration of His conchshell sounded like the thunderbolt at the time of the dissolution of the whole cosmic situation. The demon Mura heard the vibration of the conchshell, awakened from his sleep, and personally came out to see what had happened. He had five heads and had long been living within the water. The Mura demon was as brilliant as the sun at the time of the dissolution of the cosmic manifestation, and his temper was like blazing fire. The effulgence of his body was so dazzling that it was difficult to see him with open eyes. When he came out, he first took out his trident and began to rush the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The onslaught of the demon Mura was like a big snake attacking Garuda. His angry mood was very severe, and he appeared ready to devour the three worlds. First of all he attacked the carrier of Krsna, Garuda, by whirling his trident and he began to vibrate sounds through his five faces like the roaring of a lion. The roaring produced by the vibration of his mouths spread all over the atmosphere until it extended not only all over the world, but also into outer space, up and down and in and out to the ten directions. In this way, the sound was rumbling throughout the whole universe.

Lord Krsna saw that the trident of the Mura demon was gradually rushing toward His carrier, Garuda. Immediately, by a trick of His hand, He took two arrows and threw them toward the trident, cutting it to pieces. Simultaneously, using many arrows, He pierced the mouths of the demon Mura. When he saw himself outmaneuvered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Mura demon immediately began to strike Him in great anger with his club. But Lord Krsna, with His own club, broke the club of Mura to pieces before it could reach Him. The demon, bereft of his weapon, decided to attack Krsna with his strong arms, but by the aid of His Sudarsana cakra, Krsna immediately separated the demon's five heads from his body. The demon then fell into the water, just as the peak of a mountain falls into the ocean after being struck by the thunderbolt of Indra."

Mura is specifically mentioned, among the many demons that are destroyed by the Paramathma, because of the ferociousness and the diversity of His innumerable weapons and destructive capability.

The presence of the Paramathma in our inner selves endows us with immense peace and tranquility.  This happens because the Paramathma and Sri Balarama are always at work to protect us from the demons that are yearning to take over our consciousness and destroy it. 

The demons approach to hijacking our consciousness is to provoke the mind into indulging in temptations.  The demonic path is filled with temptations, for which the price will be paid afterwards.  We succumb and regret.  The regret entangles us even more. The Paramathma’s approach is seemingly filled with the pain of renunciation.  However once the renunciation process is gone through,  there remains only everlasting peace with no attachments whatsoever.

When going down the Dharmic path, there will be many temptations lining each side of the pathway,  which extends to the full duration of our lifetimes.

Veda Vyasa walks past a lakein which many semi clad women are bathing. He is accompanied by his son Sukhabrahmam,  who is following a little distance behind.  The women in the lake, seeing Veda Vyasa immediately cover themselves.  However when Sukhabrahmam goes past the lake,  Veda Vyasa observes that the women revert to their bathing with no covering and with no sense of intrusion.  The women are able to sense that Suka bramam had transcended the physical temptations, while Veda Vyasa still had the elements of worldliness in him.

It is not at all surprising that many of us fall prey to the demonic temptations.

The slokam describes the gentle movement of Sri Balarama and Paramathma, with sweet tinkling of the bells on the ankles. Visualizing the combination of the sight, sound and peaceful atmosphere bestows complete peace and tranquility on us. This visualization if held for extended periods of time will rid us of all Rajasic  and Tamasic guna in us, and rid us of all inner demons of attachment.

Visualization of the various forms, attributes and manifestations is the most powerful means of invocation of the Paramathma, and surrender to Him

May we ever hear the tinkling of the bells on the ankles of the Paramathma and Balarama in our ears. May we ever visualize the many forms of the Paramathma,  and rid ourselves of all worldly attachments.