मथुरां च पुनः प्राप्ताव् उग्रसेनेन पालिताम् प्रहृष्टपुरुषस्त्रीकाव् उभौ रामजनार्दनौ
Then, both Rama and Janardana returned to Mathura, governed by Ugrasena, joyful among men and women.
जरासंधसुते कंस उपयेमे महाबलः अस्तिः प्राप्तिश् च भो विप्रास् तयोर् भर्तृहणं हरिम्
Kamsa, the mighty son of Jarasandha, married Asti and Prapti, O Brahmins; Hari killed their husbands.
महाबलपरीवारो मागधाधिपतिर् बली हन्तुम् अभ्याययौ कोपाज् जरासंधः सयादवम्
Jarāsandha, the powerful lord of Magadha, surrounded by a mighty retinue, came in anger with his allies to kill them.
उपेत्य मथुरां सो ऽथ रुरोध मगधेश्वरः अक्षौहिणीभिः सैन्यस्य त्रयोविंशतिभिर् वृतः
Having reached Mathura, the king of Magadha besieged it, accompanied by twenty-three divisions of his army.
निष्क्रम्याल्पपरीवाराव् उभौ रामजनार्दनौ युयुधाते समं तस्य बलिनौ बलिसैनिकैः
Rama and Janardana, with only a small retinue, went out and fought together against his strong warriors.
ततो बलश् च कृष्णश् च मतिं चक्रे महाबलः आयुधानां पुराणानाम् आदाने मुनिसत्तमाः
Then mighty Balarama and Krishna resolved, O best of sages, to obtain the ancient weapons.
अनन्तरं चक्रशार्ङ्गे तूणौ चाप्य् अक्षयौ शरैः आकाशाद् आगतौ वीरौ तदा कौमोदकी गदा
Immediately, the discus and bow, inexhaustible quivers with arrows, and the Kaumodaki mace appeared from the sky for the heroes.
हलं च बलभद्रस्य गगनाद् आगमत् करम् बलस्याभिमतं विप्राः सुनन्दं मुशलं तथा
The plough of Balabhadra descended from the heavens into his hand, and the desired Sunanda pestle likewise for Bala, O Brahmins.
ततो युद्धे पराजित्य स्वसैन्यं मगधाधिपम् पुरीं विविशतुर् वीराव् उभौ रामजनार्दनौ
Then, having defeated the army of the king of Magadha in battle, both heroes, Rama and Janardana, entered the city.
जिते तस्मिन् सुदुर्वृत्ते जरासंधे द्विजोत्तमाः जीवमाने गते तत्र कृष्णो मेने न तं जितम्
When the wicked Jarasandha was defeated, O best of Brahmins, Krishna did not consider him conquered while he still lived and departed.
पुनर् अप्य् आजगामाथ जरासंधो बलान्वितः जितश् च रामकृष्णाभ्याम् अपकृत्य द्विजोत्तमाः
Again Jarasandha returned, strengthened, and was defeated by Rama and Krishna, but left alive, O best of Brahmins.
दश चाष्टौ च संग्रामान् एवम् अत्यन्तदुर्मदः यदुभिर् मागधो राजा चक्रे कृष्णपुरोगमैः
That Magadha king, exceedingly arrogant, fought eighteen battles against the Yadus led by Krishna.
सर्वेष्व् एव च युद्धेषु यदुभिः स पराजितः अपक्रान्तो जरासंधः स्वल्पसैन्यैर् बलाधिकः
In every battle, he was defeated by the Yadus; Jarasandha withdrew with only a few soldiers, though he was powerful.
तद् बलं यादवानां वै रक्षितं यद् अनेकशः तत् तु संनिधिमाहात्म्यं विष्णोर् अंशस्य चक्रिणः
That strength of the Yadavas, protected repeatedly, is due to the presence and greatness of Vishnu, the wielder of the discus.
मनुष्यधर्मशीलस्य लीला सा जगतः पतेः अस्त्राण्य् अनेकरूपाणि यद् अरातिषु मुञ्चति
It is the play of the Lord of the world, who follows the conduct of men, releasing weapons of many forms against his enemies.
मनसैव जगत्सृष्टिसंहारं तु करोति यः तस्यारिपक्षक्षपणे कियान् उद्यमविस्तरः
He creates and destroys the world by mind alone; how much effort is needed to annihilate the enemy's side?
तथापि च मनुष्याणां धर्मस् तदनुवर्तनम् कुर्वन् बलवता संधिं हीनैर् युद्धं करोत्य् असौ
Yet, following the dharma of men, he makes alliances with the strong and fights the weak.
साम चोपप्रदानं च तथा भेदं च दर्शयन् करोति दण्डपातं च क्वचिद् एव पलायनम्
He employs conciliation, gifts, division, and shows punishment, and sometimes even retreats.
मनुष्यदेहिनां चेष्टाम् इत्य् एवम् अनुवर्तते लीला जगत्पतेस् तस्य च्छन्दतः संप्रवर्तते
The actions of embodied humans proceed just so; the play of the Lord of the universe unfolds according to his will.
गार्ग्यं गोष्ठे द्विजो श्यालः षण्ढ इत्य् उक्तवान् द्विजाः यदूनां संनिधौ सर्वे जहसुर् यादवास् तदा
In the cowherd settlement, the twice-born Śyāla called Gārgya a eunuch, O twice-born ones; in the presence of all the Yadus, the Yādavas laughed at that time.
ततः कोपसमाविष्टो दक्षिणापथम् एत्य सः सुतम् इच्छंस् तपस् तेपे यदुचक्रभयावहम्
Then, filled with anger, he went to the southern region, desiring a son, and performed austerities that brought fear to the Yadu clan.
आराधयन् महादेवं सो ऽयश् चूर्णम् अभक्षयत् ददौ वरं च तुष्टो ऽसौ वर्षे द्वादशके हरः
Worshipping Mahādeva, he ate only powdered grain; pleased, Hara granted him a boon in the twelfth year.
संभावयाम् आस स तं यवनेशो ह्य् अनात्मजम् तद्योषित्संगमाच् चास्य पुत्रो ऽभूद् अलिसप्रभः
The lord of the Yavanas honored him, though he had no son; from union with his wife, a son was born to him, shining like a bee.
तं कालयवनं नाम राज्ये स्वे यवनेश्वरः अभिषिच्य वनं यातो वज्राग्रकठिनोरसम्
That lord of the Yavanas, making him king in his own realm, named him Kālayavana, and then went to the forest, his chest hard as a thunderbolt.
स तु वीर्यमदोन्मत्तः पृथिव्यां बलिनो नृपान् पप्रच्छ नारदश् चास्मै कथयाम् आस यादवान्
Intoxicated with the pride of his strength, he questioned the powerful kings of the earth; Nārada also told him about the Yādavas.
म्लेच्छकोटिसहस्राणां सहस्रैः सो ऽपि संवृतः गजाश्वरथसंपन्नैश् चकार परमोद्यमम्
He was surrounded by thousands upon thousands of mlecchas, equipped with elephants, horses, and chariots, and undertook a great endeavor.
प्रययौ चातवच्छिन्नैः प्रयाणैः स दिने दिने यादवान् प्रति सामर्षो मुनयो मथुरां पुरीम्
With daily marches, his forces advancing through the forests, he set out against the Yādavas; the sages, angered, went to the city of Mathurā.
कृष्णो ऽपि चिन्तयाम् आस क्षपितं यादवं बलम् यवनेन समालोक्य मागधः संप्रयास्यति
Kṛṣṇa also considered that the strength of the Yādavas was exhausted; seeing the advance of the Yavana, the king of Magadha would also attack.
मागधस्य बलं क्षीणं स कालयवनो बली हन्ता तद् इदम् आयातं यदूनां व्यसनं द्विधा
The strength of the Magadhan king is diminished, and Kālayavana is powerful; thus, this calamity has come upon the Yadus in twofold measure.
तस्माद् दुर्गं करिष्यामि यदूनाम् अतिदुर्जयम् स्त्रियो ऽपि यत्र युध्येयुः किं पुनर् वृष्णियादवाः
Therefore, I will make a fortress for the Yadus, very difficult to conquer, where even women would fight—how much more so the Vṛṣṇis and Yādavas!