Chapter One Jarāsandha-parājaya Jarāsandha's Defeat

O brāhmaṇa, now that I have heard from your mouth the wonderful Mathurā-khaṇḍa, please tell me the Dvārakā-khaṇḍa, which is filled with the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa's transcendental pastimes.

How many wives did He have? How many children? How many grandchildren? Tell me the reason He chose to live in Dvārakā. O wise one, please tell me everything.

When from their mouths he heard of Kaṁsa's death, Jarāsandha becxame angry and decided to make the earth a place where no Yādavas lived.

Accompanied by 23 akṣauhiṇī divisions, powerful King Jarāsandha went to beautiful Mathurā City.

Seeing that the entire city was terrified of that great army roaring like the ocean, in the royal assembly Lord Kṛṣṇa said to Balarāma:

O Balarāma, this army should be destroyed, but Jarāsandha should not be killed. Of this there is no doubt.

I will remove the great burden of demonic kings Jarāsandha has placed on this earth. In this way I will please the devotees.

O king, as Lord Kṛṣṇa spoke these words two beautiful chariots arrived from Vaikuṇṭhaloka as everyone watched.

Mounting these chariots, and accompanied by a small Yādava army, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma at once left the city.

As the demigods in heaven watched, the Yādavas and Māgadhas fought a tumultuous battle that made the hairs of the body stand erect with wonder.

Riding on a chariot, and accompanied by ten akṣauhiṇī divisons, Jarāsandha fought with Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Accompanied by five akṣauhiṇī divisons, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son Duryodhana also fought on jarāsandha's side against the Yādavas.

O king, accompanied by five akṣauhiṇīs, the powerful king of Vindhyā-deśa fought on Jarāsandha's side. Accompanied by three akṣauhiṇīs, the powerful king of Bengal also fought on Jarāsandha's side.

O king of Mithilā, many other kings, Jarāsandha's vassals, gave their lives to help him in the battle.

When the enemy armies darkened the sky with a shower of arrows, Lord Kṛṣṇa filled the sky with the twanging sounds of His Śārṅga bow.

The entire universe, with the seven planetary systems and the vast regions of outer space, echoed with that sound. The earth, the stars, and the elephants that hold up the directions all trembled.

Then there was a deafening noise in the circle of the enemy armies, and the horses and elephants fled the battlefield.

When it heard the twanging of Lord Kṛṣṇa's bow, Jarāsandha's army became terrified and ran two miles from the battlefield.

Then, lifting His Śārṅga bow glistening like lightning, Lord Kṛṣṇa unleased a flood of arrows that made a great shadow over Jarāsandha's army.

O king, the flood of arrows from the Śārṅga bow broke the chariots into pieces. Their wheels broken, the chariots crashed to the ground and the warriors and charioteers on them all died.

The many arrows cut the elephants and their riders into two pieces and severed the heads of the horses and horsemen.

Their armor broken, chests wounded, and heads severed by the flood of arrows, the warriors in that great batlle fell, their hopes shattered.

O king, their faces up or down and their bodies broken, the princes littered the battlefield like so many broken earthen pots.

In that battle there was for two-hundred miles a flowing river of blood, . . .

. . . where the elephants were crocodiles, the camels, mules, horses, and headless corpses giant turtles, the chariots porpoises, the severed arms snakes, . . .

. . . the severed hands fish, the helmets, earrings, and jewel necklaces pebbles, the weapons oysters, the severed heads cāmaras and flags on the sandy shore, . . .

. . . and the chariot wheels whirlpools. The two armies its shores, that river flowed for eight hundred miles like the river Vaitaraṇī in the hellish worlds.

Laughing uproariously, many goblins, ghosts, bhairavas, veṭalās and yoginīs danced in the battlefield.

O king of kings, again and again they drank the blood of the dead. They gathered many skulls for Lord Śiva's garland of skulls.

Riding on a lion, and accompanied a hundred female goblins, goddess Bhadrakālī drank the warm blood of the dead and laughed uproariously.

The warriors that died nobly upholding the principles of kṣatriya-dharma became demigods and the Vidyādharī, Gandharvīs, and Apsarā demigoddesses of Svargaloka selected them to be their husbands.

Many demigoddess desiring him as her husband, they quarreled over each hero. They each thought, "He is perfect for me."

Some heroes, staunchly devoted to duty and not fleeing the battlefield, passed through the circle of the sun and went to the transcendental abode of Lord Viṣṇu.

Possessing all the strength in the three worlds, angry Lord Balarāma killed all the remaining soldiers with His club.

sarve vidudruvur yuddhād bhaya-bhītā itas tataḥ jarāsandho mahā-vīryo nāgāyuta-samo bale rathenāgatavān rājan baladevasya sammukhe samākṛṣya halāgreṇa jarāsandha-rathaṁ śubham evam—this; sainye—in the army; kṣayam—destruction; yāte—attained; jarāsandhasya—of Jarasandha; sarvataḥ—in all respects; suyodhanaḥ—Duryodhana; vindhyā-nāthaḥ—the king of Vindhyā-deśa; baṅga-nāthaḥ—the king of Bengal; tathā—so; eva—indeed; ca—and; sarve—all; vidudruvuḥ—fled; yuddhāt—from the battle; bhaya-bhītā—frightened; itaḥ—here; tataḥ—and there; jarāsandhaḥ—Jarasandha; mahā-vīryaḥ—very strong; nāgāyuta-samaḥ—equal to ten thousand elephants; bale—in strength; rathena—by chation; āgatavān—come; rājan—O king; baladevasya—of Lord Balarāma; sammukhe—in the presence; samākṛṣya—dragging; halāgreṇa—by the tip of His plow; jarāsandha-ratham—Jarasandha's chariot; śubham—beautiful. When Jarāsandha's army was completely destroyed, the king of Vindhyā-deśa, the king of Bengal, and Duryodhana became terrified and fled here and there. Then Jarāsandha, who was as strong as ten thousand elephants, drove his chariot to meet Lord Balarāma. With the tip of His plow Lord Balarāma caught the beautiful chariot and dragged it here and there.

sarve vidudruvur yuddhād bhaya-bhītā itas tataḥ jarāsandho mahā-vīryo nāgāyuta-samo bale rathenāgatavān rājan baladevasya sammukhe samākṛṣya halāgreṇa jarāsandha-rathaṁ śubham evam—this; sainye—in the army; kṣayam—destruction; yāte—attained; jarāsandhasya—of Jarasandha; sarvataḥ—in all respects; suyodhanaḥ—Duryodhana; vindhyā-nāthaḥ—the king of Vindhyā-deśa; baṅga-nāthaḥ—the king of Bengal; tathā—so; eva—indeed; ca—and; sarve—all; vidudruvuḥ—fled; yuddhāt—from the battle; bhaya-bhītā—frightened; itaḥ—here; tataḥ—and there; jarāsandhaḥ—Jarasandha; mahā-vīryaḥ—very strong; nāgāyuta-samaḥ—equal to ten thousand elephants; bale—in strength; rathena—by chation; āgatavān—come; rājan—O king; baladevasya—of Lord Balarāma; sammukhe—in the presence; samākṛṣya—dragging; halāgreṇa—by the tip of His plow; jarāsandha-ratham—Jarasandha's chariot; śubham—beautiful. When Jarāsandha's army was completely destroyed, the king of Vindhyā-deśa, the king of Bengal, and Duryodhana became terrified and fled here and there. Then Jarāsandha, who was as strong as ten thousand elephants, drove his chariot to meet Lord Balarāma. With the tip of His plow Lord Balarāma caught the beautiful chariot and dragged it here and there.

sarve vidudruvur yuddhād bhaya-bhītā itas tataḥ jarāsandho mahā-vīryo nāgāyuta-samo bale rathenāgatavān rājan baladevasya sammukhe samākṛṣya halāgreṇa jarāsandha-rathaṁ śubham evam—this; sainye—in the army; kṣayam—destruction; yāte—attained; jarāsandhasya—of Jarasandha; sarvataḥ—in all respects; suyodhanaḥ—Duryodhana; vindhyā-nāthaḥ—the king of Vindhyā-deśa; baṅga-nāthaḥ—the king of Bengal; tathā—so; eva—indeed; ca—and; sarve—all; vidudruvuḥ—fled; yuddhāt—from the battle; bhaya-bhītā—frightened; itaḥ—here; tataḥ—and there; jarāsandhaḥ—Jarasandha; mahā-vīryaḥ—very strong; nāgāyuta-samaḥ—equal to ten thousand elephants; bale—in strength; rathena—by chation; āgatavān—come; rājan—O king; baladevasya—of Lord Balarāma; sammukhe—in the presence; samākṛṣya—dragging; halāgreṇa—by the tip of His plow; jarāsandha-ratham—Jarasandha's chariot; śubham—beautiful. When Jarāsandha's army was completely destroyed, the king of Vindhyā-deśa, the king of Bengal, and Duryodhana became terrified and fled here and there. Then Jarāsandha, who was as strong as ten thousand elephants, drove his chariot to meet Lord Balarāma. With the tip of His plow Lord Balarāma caught the beautiful chariot and dragged it here and there.

Then Lord Balarāma, the best of the Yādavas, broke the chariot to pieces. Now Jarāsandha had no chariot and his horses and charioteer had been killed.

Then Lord Balarāma threw away His weapons and with both hands grabbed powerful Jarāsandha. Hand-to-hand they fought a terrible duel in the battlefield.

yuyudhāte malla-yuddhe siṁhāv iva mahā-bale tayoś ca yuddhyatoḥ sarvaṁ kṣuṇṇaṁ bhū-khaṇḍa-maṇḍalam paśyatām—looking; divi—in heaven; devānām—of the demigods; narāṇām—of the humans; bhuvi—on the earth; maithila—O king of Mithila; urasā—with the chest; śirasā—with the head; ca—and; eva—indeed; bāhūbhyām—with arms; pādayoḥ—with feet; pṛthak—specific; yuyudhāte—fought; malla-yuddhe—in wrestling; siṁhāv—two lions; iva—like; mahā-bale—in great strength; tayoś—of them; ca—and; yuddhyatoḥ—fighting; sarvam—all; kṣuṇṇam—pounded; bhū-khaṇḍa-maṇḍalam—the circle of the earth. O king of Mithilā, as the demigods in heaven and the humans on earth watched, Lord Balarāma and Jarāsandha wrestled arm-to-arm, foot-to-foot, chest-to-chest, and head-to-head, like two very powerful lions. As they fought the circle of the earth became crushed and broken.

yuyudhāte malla-yuddhe siṁhāv iva mahā-bale tayoś ca yuddhyatoḥ sarvaṁ kṣuṇṇaṁ bhū-khaṇḍa-maṇḍalam paśyatām—looking; divi—in heaven; devānām—of the demigods; narāṇām—of the humans; bhuvi—on the earth; maithila—O king of Mithila; urasā—with the chest; śirasā—with the head; ca—and; eva—indeed; bāhūbhyām—with arms; pādayoḥ—with feet; pṛthak—specific; yuyudhāte—fought; malla-yuddhe—in wrestling; siṁhāv—two lions; iva—like; mahā-bale—in great strength; tayoś—of them; ca—and; yuddhyatoḥ—fighting; sarvam—all; kṣuṇṇam—pounded; bhū-khaṇḍa-maṇḍalam—the circle of the earth. O king of Mithilā, as the demigods in heaven and the humans on earth watched, Lord Balarāma and Jarāsandha wrestled arm-to-arm, foot-to-foot, chest-to-chest, and head-to-head, like two very powerful lions. As they fought the circle of the earth became crushed and broken.

bhū-pṛṣṭhe pothayām āsa kamāṇḍalum ivārbhakaḥ rāmas tad-upari sthitvā hantuṁ śatruṁ jarā-sutam jagrāha musalaṁ ghoraṁ krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ paripūrṇatamenātha śrī-kṛṣṇena mahātmanā nivāritas tadaivāśu taṁ mumoca yadūttamaḥ tapase kṛta-saṅkalpo vrīḍito 'pi jarā-sutaḥ sthalī—the place; iva—like; sahasā—at once; rājan—O king; cakampe—trembled; ghaṭikā-dvayam—for an hour; gṛhītvā—grabbing; bhuja-daṇḍābhyām—with both arms; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; bhū-pṛṣṭhe—on the ground; pothayām āsa—threw; kamāṇḍalum—a kamandalu; iva—like; arbhakaḥ—a child; rāmaḥ—Lord Balarāma; tat—him; upari—on; sthitvā—staying; hantum—to kill; śatrum—the enemy; jarā-sutam—Jarāsandha; jagrāha—grabbed; musalam—a club; ghoram—terrible; krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ—His body filled with anger; paripūrṇatamena—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atha—then; śrī-kṛṣṇena—by Śrī Kṛṣṇa; mahātmanā—the Supreme Lord; nivāritaḥ—stopped; tadā—then; eva—indeed; āśu——at once; tam—him; mumoca—released; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; tapase—for suffering; kṛta-saṅkalpaḥ—decided; vrīḍitaḥ—embarrassed; api—also; jarā-sutaḥ—Jarāsandha. O king, for an hour the earth shook. Then Lord Balarāma, the best of the Yādavas, His transcendental body filled with anger, grabbed Jarāsandha with both hands, threw him to the ground as a child throws a kamaṇḍalu, jumped on him, grabbed a terrible club, and was about to kill him, when Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, stopped Him. Lord Balarāma at once released him. Now Jarāsandha was humiliated and his heart was filled with pain.

bhū-pṛṣṭhe pothayām āsa kamāṇḍalum ivārbhakaḥ rāmas tad-upari sthitvā hantuṁ śatruṁ jarā-sutam jagrāha musalaṁ ghoraṁ krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ paripūrṇatamenātha śrī-kṛṣṇena mahātmanā nivāritas tadaivāśu taṁ mumoca yadūttamaḥ tapase kṛta-saṅkalpo vrīḍito 'pi jarā-sutaḥ sthalī—the place; iva—like; sahasā—at once; rājan—O king; cakampe—trembled; ghaṭikā-dvayam—for an hour; gṛhītvā—grabbing; bhuja-daṇḍābhyām—with both arms; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; bhū-pṛṣṭhe—on the ground; pothayām āsa—threw; kamāṇḍalum—a kamandalu; iva—like; arbhakaḥ—a child; rāmaḥ—Lord Balarāma; tat—him; upari—on; sthitvā—staying; hantum—to kill; śatrum—the enemy; jarā-sutam—Jarāsandha; jagrāha—grabbed; musalam—a club; ghoram—terrible; krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ—His body filled with anger; paripūrṇatamena—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atha—then; śrī-kṛṣṇena—by Śrī Kṛṣṇa; mahātmanā—the Supreme Lord; nivāritaḥ—stopped; tadā—then; eva—indeed; āśu——at once; tam—him; mumoca—released; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; tapase—for suffering; kṛta-saṅkalpaḥ—decided; vrīḍitaḥ—embarrassed; api—also; jarā-sutaḥ—Jarāsandha. O king, for an hour the earth shook. Then Lord Balarāma, the best of the Yādavas, His transcendental body filled with anger, grabbed Jarāsandha with both hands, threw him to the ground as a child throws a kamaṇḍalu, jumped on him, grabbed a terrible club, and was about to kill him, when Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, stopped Him. Lord Balarāma at once released him. Now Jarāsandha was humiliated and his heart was filled with pain.

bhū-pṛṣṭhe pothayām āsa kamāṇḍalum ivārbhakaḥ rāmas tad-upari sthitvā hantuṁ śatruṁ jarā-sutam jagrāha musalaṁ ghoraṁ krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ paripūrṇatamenātha śrī-kṛṣṇena mahātmanā nivāritas tadaivāśu taṁ mumoca yadūttamaḥ tapase kṛta-saṅkalpo vrīḍito 'pi jarā-sutaḥ sthalī—the place; iva—like; sahasā—at once; rājan—O king; cakampe—trembled; ghaṭikā-dvayam—for an hour; gṛhītvā—grabbing; bhuja-daṇḍābhyām—with both arms; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; bhū-pṛṣṭhe—on the ground; pothayām āsa—threw; kamāṇḍalum—a kamandalu; iva—like; arbhakaḥ—a child; rāmaḥ—Lord Balarāma; tat—him; upari—on; sthitvā—staying; hantum—to kill; śatrum—the enemy; jarā-sutam—Jarāsandha; jagrāha—grabbed; musalam—a club; ghoram—terrible; krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ—His body filled with anger; paripūrṇatamena—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atha—then; śrī-kṛṣṇena—by Śrī Kṛṣṇa; mahātmanā—the Supreme Lord; nivāritaḥ—stopped; tadā—then; eva—indeed; āśu——at once; tam—him; mumoca—released; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; tapase—for suffering; kṛta-saṅkalpaḥ—decided; vrīḍitaḥ—embarrassed; api—also; jarā-sutaḥ—Jarāsandha. O king, for an hour the earth shook. Then Lord Balarāma, the best of the Yādavas, His transcendental body filled with anger, grabbed Jarāsandha with both hands, threw him to the ground as a child throws a kamaṇḍalu, jumped on him, grabbed a terrible club, and was about to kill him, when Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, stopped Him. Lord Balarāma at once released him. Now Jarāsandha was humiliated and his heart was filled with pain.

bhū-pṛṣṭhe pothayām āsa kamāṇḍalum ivārbhakaḥ rāmas tad-upari sthitvā hantuṁ śatruṁ jarā-sutam jagrāha musalaṁ ghoraṁ krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ paripūrṇatamenātha śrī-kṛṣṇena mahātmanā nivāritas tadaivāśu taṁ mumoca yadūttamaḥ tapase kṛta-saṅkalpo vrīḍito 'pi jarā-sutaḥ sthalī—the place; iva—like; sahasā—at once; rājan—O king; cakampe—trembled; ghaṭikā-dvayam—for an hour; gṛhītvā—grabbing; bhuja-daṇḍābhyām—with both arms; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; bhū-pṛṣṭhe—on the ground; pothayām āsa—threw; kamāṇḍalum—a kamandalu; iva—like; arbhakaḥ—a child; rāmaḥ—Lord Balarāma; tat—him; upari—on; sthitvā—staying; hantum—to kill; śatrum—the enemy; jarā-sutam—Jarāsandha; jagrāha—grabbed; musalam—a club; ghoram—terrible; krodha-pūrita-vigrahaḥ—His body filled with anger; paripūrṇatamena—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atha—then; śrī-kṛṣṇena—by Śrī Kṛṣṇa; mahātmanā—the Supreme Lord; nivāritaḥ—stopped; tadā—then; eva—indeed; āśu——at once; tam—him; mumoca—released; yadūttamaḥ—the best of the Yādavas; tapase—for suffering; kṛta-saṅkalpaḥ—decided; vrīḍitaḥ—embarrassed; api—also; jarā-sutaḥ—Jarāsandha. O king, for an hour the earth shook. Then Lord Balarāma, the best of the Yādavas, His transcendental body filled with anger, grabbed Jarāsandha with both hands, threw him to the ground as a child throws a kamaṇḍalu, jumped on him, grabbed a terrible club, and was about to kill him, when Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, stopped Him. Lord Balarāma at once released him. Now Jarāsandha was humiliated and his heart was filled with pain.

āyodhana-gataṁ vittaṁ sarvaṁ nītvā sukhāvaham yādavān agrataḥ kṛtvā baladeva-samanvitaḥ upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena brahma-ghoṣeṇa bhūyasā viveśa mathurāṁ sākṣāt paripūrṇatamaḥ svayam nivāritaḥ—stopped; mantri-mukhyaiḥ—by the important counselors; māgadhān—to magadha-desa; māgadhaḥ—Jarāsandha; yayau—went; ittham—thus; jitvā—defeating; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; mādhavaḥ—the husband of the goddess of fortune; madhusūdanaḥ—the killer of Madhu; āyodhana-gatam—attained by fighting; vittam—wealth; sarvam—all; nītvā—taking; sukhāvaham—pleasing; yādavān—to the Yādavas; agrataḥ—in the presence; kṛtvā—making; baladeva-samanvitaḥ—with Lord Balarāma; upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ—His glories being sung; suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ—by the Sutas, Magadhas, and Vandis; śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena—with the sound of conchshells and drums; brahma-ghoṣeṇa—with the sound of the Vedas; bhūyasā—abundant; viveśa—entered; mathurām—Mathurā; sākṣāt—directly; paripūrṇatamaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svaya—Himself. Advised by his counselors, Jarāsandha returned to Magadha-deśa. In this way Lord Kṛṣṇa, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, the husband of the goddess of fortune and the killer of the Madhu demon, defeated Jarāsandha, took all the wealth plundered in the fight, placed it before the Yādavas, and, His glories proclaimed by the Sūtas, Māgadhas, and Vandīs, and by the chanting of the Vedas and the sounds of the conchshells and drums, in Lord Balarāma's company entered Mathurā City.

āyodhana-gataṁ vittaṁ sarvaṁ nītvā sukhāvaham yādavān agrataḥ kṛtvā baladeva-samanvitaḥ upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena brahma-ghoṣeṇa bhūyasā viveśa mathurāṁ sākṣāt paripūrṇatamaḥ svayam nivāritaḥ—stopped; mantri-mukhyaiḥ—by the important counselors; māgadhān—to magadha-desa; māgadhaḥ—Jarāsandha; yayau—went; ittham—thus; jitvā—defeating; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; mādhavaḥ—the husband of the goddess of fortune; madhusūdanaḥ—the killer of Madhu; āyodhana-gatam—attained by fighting; vittam—wealth; sarvam—all; nītvā—taking; sukhāvaham—pleasing; yādavān—to the Yādavas; agrataḥ—in the presence; kṛtvā—making; baladeva-samanvitaḥ—with Lord Balarāma; upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ—His glories being sung; suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ—by the Sutas, Magadhas, and Vandis; śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena—with the sound of conchshells and drums; brahma-ghoṣeṇa—with the sound of the Vedas; bhūyasā—abundant; viveśa—entered; mathurām—Mathurā; sākṣāt—directly; paripūrṇatamaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svaya—Himself. Advised by his counselors, Jarāsandha returned to Magadha-deśa. In this way Lord Kṛṣṇa, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, the husband of the goddess of fortune and the killer of the Madhu demon, defeated Jarāsandha, took all the wealth plundered in the fight, placed it before the Yādavas, and, His glories proclaimed by the Sūtas, Māgadhas, and Vandīs, and by the chanting of the Vedas and the sounds of the conchshells and drums, in Lord Balarāma's company entered Mathurā City.

āyodhana-gataṁ vittaṁ sarvaṁ nītvā sukhāvaham yādavān agrataḥ kṛtvā baladeva-samanvitaḥ upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena brahma-ghoṣeṇa bhūyasā viveśa mathurāṁ sākṣāt paripūrṇatamaḥ svayam nivāritaḥ—stopped; mantri-mukhyaiḥ—by the important counselors; māgadhān—to magadha-desa; māgadhaḥ—Jarāsandha; yayau—went; ittham—thus; jitvā—defeating; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; mādhavaḥ—the husband of the goddess of fortune; madhusūdanaḥ—the killer of Madhu; āyodhana-gatam—attained by fighting; vittam—wealth; sarvam—all; nītvā—taking; sukhāvaham—pleasing; yādavān—to the Yādavas; agrataḥ—in the presence; kṛtvā—making; baladeva-samanvitaḥ—with Lord Balarāma; upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ—His glories being sung; suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ—by the Sutas, Magadhas, and Vandis; śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena—with the sound of conchshells and drums; brahma-ghoṣeṇa—with the sound of the Vedas; bhūyasā—abundant; viveśa—entered; mathurām—Mathurā; sākṣāt—directly; paripūrṇatamaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svaya—Himself. Advised by his counselors, Jarāsandha returned to Magadha-deśa. In this way Lord Kṛṣṇa, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, the husband of the goddess of fortune and the killer of the Madhu demon, defeated Jarāsandha, took all the wealth plundered in the fight, placed it before the Yādavas, and, His glories proclaimed by the Sūtas, Māgadhas, and Vandīs, and by the chanting of the Vedas and the sounds of the conchshells and drums, in Lord Balarāma's company entered Mathurā City.

āyodhana-gataṁ vittaṁ sarvaṁ nītvā sukhāvaham yādavān agrataḥ kṛtvā baladeva-samanvitaḥ upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena brahma-ghoṣeṇa bhūyasā viveśa mathurāṁ sākṣāt paripūrṇatamaḥ svayam nivāritaḥ—stopped; mantri-mukhyaiḥ—by the important counselors; māgadhān—to magadha-desa; māgadhaḥ—Jarāsandha; yayau—went; ittham—thus; jitvā—defeating; jarāsandham—Jarāsandha; mādhavaḥ—the husband of the goddess of fortune; madhusūdanaḥ—the killer of Madhu; āyodhana-gatam—attained by fighting; vittam—wealth; sarvam—all; nītvā—taking; sukhāvaham—pleasing; yādavān—to the Yādavas; agrataḥ—in the presence; kṛtvā—making; baladeva-samanvitaḥ—with Lord Balarāma; upagīyamāna-vijayaḥ—His glories being sung; suta-māgadha-vandibhiḥ—by the Sutas, Magadhas, and Vandis; śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena—with the sound of conchshells and drums; brahma-ghoṣeṇa—with the sound of the Vedas; bhūyasā—abundant; viveśa—entered; mathurām—Mathurā; sākṣāt—directly; paripūrṇatamaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svaya—Himself. Advised by his counselors, Jarāsandha returned to Magadha-deśa. In this way Lord Kṛṣṇa, the perfect Supreme Personality of Godhead, the husband of the goddess of fortune and the killer of the Madhu demon, defeated Jarāsandha, took all the wealth plundered in the fight, placed it before the Yādavas, and, His glories proclaimed by the Sūtas, Māgadhas, and Vandīs, and by the chanting of the Vedas and the sounds of the conchshells and drums, in Lord Balarāma's company entered Mathurā City.

śārṅgādi-śastrāstra-dharo hasan-mukhas tālāṅka-yukto garuḍa-dhvajaḥ svayam udyad-vilolāśva-rathaḥ surārcitaḥ sametya rājānam asau baliṁ dadau samarcitā—worshiped; maṅgala-lāja-puṣpaiḥ—with auspicious flowers and grains; paśyan—seeing; purīm—the city; maṅgala-kumbha—auspicious pots; yuktām—with; pītāmbaraḥ—in yellow garments; syāma-tanuḥ—His body dark; śubhāṅgaḥ—His limbs handsome; sphurat—glistening; kirīṭa—crown; aṅgada—armlets; kuṇḍala—earrings; prabhaḥ—splendor; śārṅgādi—beginning eith the Śārṅga bow; śastra-astra-dharaḥ—holding many weapons; hasan-mukhaḥ—smiling; tālāṅka-yuktaḥ—with the mark of palm tree; garuḍa-dhvajaḥ—with the flag of Garuḍa; svayam—personally; udyad-vilolāśva-rathaḥ—on a chariot pulled by restless horses; sura—by the demigods; arcitaḥ—worshiped; sametya—going; rājānām—to the king; asau—He; balim—offering; dadau—gave. Worshiped by showers of grains and flowers and gazing at the city filled with beautiful spires, His garments yellow, His complexion dark, His limbs handsome and graceful, His crown, armlets, and earrings glittering with great splendor, and His face smiling, carrying the Śārṅga bow and many other weapons, caarrying the palm-tree insignia and the Garuḍa flag, riding on a chariot pulled by restless horses, and worshiped by the demigods, Lord Kṛṣṇa approached King Ugrasena and gave a vassal's offering to him. .pa

śārṅgādi-śastrāstra-dharo hasan-mukhas tālāṅka-yukto garuḍa-dhvajaḥ svayam udyad-vilolāśva-rathaḥ surārcitaḥ sametya rājānam asau baliṁ dadau samarcitā—worshiped; maṅgala-lāja-puṣpaiḥ—with auspicious flowers and grains; paśyan—seeing; purīm—the city; maṅgala-kumbha—auspicious pots; yuktām—with; pītāmbaraḥ—in yellow garments; syāma-tanuḥ—His body dark; śubhāṅgaḥ—His limbs handsome; sphurat—glistening; kirīṭa—crown; aṅgada—armlets; kuṇḍala—earrings; prabhaḥ—splendor; śārṅgādi—beginning eith the Śārṅga bow; śastra-astra-dharaḥ—holding many weapons; hasan-mukhaḥ—smiling; tālāṅka-yuktaḥ—with the mark of palm tree; garuḍa-dhvajaḥ—with the flag of Garuḍa; svayam—personally; udyad-vilolāśva-rathaḥ—on a chariot pulled by restless horses; sura—by the demigods; arcitaḥ—worshiped; sametya—going; rājānām—to the king; asau—He; balim—offering; dadau—gave. Worshiped by showers of grains and flowers and gazing at the city filled with beautiful spires, His garments yellow, His complexion dark, His limbs handsome and graceful, His crown, armlets, and earrings glittering with great splendor, and His face smiling, carrying the Śārṅga bow and many other weapons, caarrying the palm-tree insignia and the Garuḍa flag, riding on a chariot pulled by restless horses, and worshiped by the demigods, Lord Kṛṣṇa approached King Ugrasena and gave a vassal's offering to him. .pa