Devanagari
ब्रह्मवेषधरो गत्वा तं भिक्षेत वृकोदर: ।
हनिष्यति न सन्देहो द्वैरथे तव सन्निधौ ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
brahma-veṣa-dharo gatvā
taṁ bhikṣeta vṛkodaraḥ
haniṣyati na sandeho
dvai-rathe tava sannidhau
Synonyms
brahma
—
of a brāhmaṇa
;
veṣa
—
the dress
;
dharaḥ
—
wearing
;
gatvā
—
going
;
tam
—
to him, Jarāsandha
;
bhikṣeta
—
should beg
;
vṛka
—
udaraḥ — Bhīma
;
haniṣyati
—
he will kill him
;
na
—
no
;
sandehaḥ
—
doubt
;
dvai
—
rathe — in one-on-one chariot combat
;
tava
—
Your
;
sannidhau
—
in the presence .
Translation
Bhīma should go to him disguised as a brāhmaṇa and beg charity. Thus he will obtain single combat with Jarāsandha, and in Your presence Bhīma will no doubt kill him.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Bhīma should go to him disguised as a brāhmaṇa and beg charity. Thus he will obtain single combat with Jarāsandha, and in Your presence Bhīma will no doubt kill him.
KB 10.71.7-8
“I think, therefore, that Bhīmasena should approach Jarāsandha in the dress of a brāhmaṇa, beg charity from him and then personally engage in fighting him. And in order to assure Bhīmasena’s victory, I think that Your Lordship should accompany him. If the fighting takes place in Your presence, I am sure Bhīmasena will emerge victorious, for Your presence makes everything impossible possible. Indeed, Lord Brahmā creates this universe and Lord Śiva destroys it simply through Your influence.
“Actually, You create and destroy the entire cosmic manifestation; Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are only the superficially visible causes. Creation and destruction are actually performed by the invisible time factor, which is Your impersonal representation. Everything is under the control of this time factor. If Your invisible time factor can perform such wonderful acts through Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, will not Your personal presence help Bhīmasena conquer Jarāsandha?
Purport
The idea is that Bhīma should beg as charity a one-to-one fight with Jarāsandha.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
"You should beg him for single combat."
"But what should I do if he wins?"
"It should be in your presence. And except for your presence, even in single combat with Bhima he cannot be killed."
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Therefore Bhīma, with a thin waist, should dress up as brāhmaṇa. He is strong, being similar to the strong lion with a thin waist. Not only will he defeat him, but he will kill him.
Purport (Sanatana Goswami)
Bhīma, having a thin waist, is very strong, just as a lion with a thin waist is strong. Also he will fight in the presence of the Lord, which will give him the Lord’s strength.
Therefore Bhīma, with a thin waist, should dress up as brāhmaṇa. He is strong, being similar to the strong lion with a thin waist. Not only will he defeat him, but he will kill him.