Bhagavata Purana

तं त्रासयन्तं भगवान् स्वगोकुलं तद्धेषितैर्वालविघूर्णिताम्बुदम् । आत्मानमाजौ मृगयन्तमग्रणीः उपाह्वयत् स व्यनदन् मृगेन्द्रवत्

As he frightened Krishna's own cowherd village with his neighing and the clouds tossed by his tail, the Lord, leader of the cowherds, called out to him, roaring like a lion.

स तं निशाम्याभिमुखो मखेन खं पिबन्निवाभ्यद्रवदत्यमर्षणः । जघान पद्‍भ्यामरविन्दलोचनं दुरासदश्चण्डजवो दुरत्ययः

He, facing him as he performed the sacrifice, rushed forward in anger as if to swallow the sky, and struck the lotus-eyed one with his feet—he, whose speed was fierce and unbearable.

तद् वञ्चयित्वा तमधोक्षजो रुषा प्रगृह्य दोर्भ्यां परिविध्य पादयोः । सावज्ञमुत्सृज्य धनुःशतान्तरे यथोरगं तार्क्ष्यसुतो व्यवस्थितः

But the Unmanifest Lord, deceiving him in wrath, seized him with both arms, whirled him by the legs, and contemptuously threw him aside a hundred bows' length, just as Garuda would a serpent.

सः लब्धसंज्ञः पुनरुत्थितो रुषा व्यादाय केशी तरसाऽऽपतद्धरिम् । सोऽप्यस्य वक्त्रे भुजमुत्तरं स्मयन् प्रवेशयामास यथोरगं बिले

Regaining consciousness, Keśī rose again in fury and charged swiftly at Hari with open mouth; but smiling, Hari thrust his arm into the demon's jaws, as a serpent enters its hole.

दन्ता निपेतुर्भगवद्‍भुजस्पृशः ते केशिनस्तप्तमयस्पृशो यथा । बाहुश्च तद्देहगतो महात्मनो यथाऽऽमयः संववृधे उपेक्षितः

As the Lord's arm touched his teeth, they fell out, just as heated iron shatters; and the mighty one's arm, entering the demon's body, expanded like a bar of iron, disregarded.

समेधमानेन स कृष्णबाहुना निरुद्धवायुश्चरणांश्च विक्षिपन् । प्रस्विन्नगात्रः परिवृत्तलोचनः पपात लेण्डं विसृजन् क्षितौ व्यसुः

With Krishna's arm swelling inside him, his breath blocked and limbs flailing, Keśī, his body drenched in sweat and eyes rolling, collapsed to the ground, vomiting blood and lifeless.

तद्देहतः कर्कटिकाफलोपमाद् व्यसोरपाकृष्य भुजं महाभुजः । अविस्मितोऽयत्‍नहतारिरुत्स्मयैः प्रसूनवर्षैर्दिविषद्‌भिरीडितः

From that body, resembling the fruit of a crab-apple, the mighty-armed Lord withdrew his arm; unastonished, unboastful at slaying his enemy effortlessly, he was honored by the gods with showers of flowers.

( अनुष्टुप् ) देवर्षिरुपसङ्‌गम्य भागवतप्रवरो नृप । कृष्णमक्लिष्टकर्माणं रहस्येतदभाषत

O King, then the foremost of devotees, the divine sage, approached and spoke this secret to Krishna, whose actions are untainted.

कृष्ण कृष्णाप्रमेयात्मन् योगेश जगदीश्वर । वासुदेवाखिलावास सात्वतां प्रवर प्रभो

Krishna, Krishna, O unfathomable Self, Lord of yoga, Lord of the universe, O Vāsudeva, abode of all, foremost of the Sātvatas, O Master!

त्वमात्मा सर्वभूतानां एको ज्योतिरिवैधसाम् । गूढो गुहाशयः साक्षी महापुरुष ईश्वरः

You are the Self of all beings, the one light among the wise, hidden in the cave of the heart, the witness, the Great Person, the Lord.

आत्मनाऽऽत्माश्रयः पूर्वं मायया ससृजे गुणान् । तैरिदं सत्यसङ्‌कल्पः सृजस्यत्स्यवसीश्वरः

By your own Self, you are your own refuge; in the beginning, by your māyā, you created the guṇas; with them, O Lord of true resolve, you create, maintain, and dissolve this world.

स त्वं भूधरभूतानां दैत्यप्रमथरक्षसाम् । अवतीर्णो विनाशाय साधुनां रक्षणाय च

Therefore, you have descended for the destruction of earth's burdens—demons, tormentors, and Rākṣasas—and for the protection of the virtuous.

दिष्ट्या ते निहतो दैत्यो लीलयायं हयाकृतिः । यस्य हेषितसन्त्रस्ताः त्यजन्त्यनिमिषा दिवम्

By good fortune, this demon in the form of a horse has been slain by you in sport, whose neighing terrified the gods, causing the sleepless ones to abandon heaven.

चाणूरं मुष्टिकं चैव मल्लानन्यांश्च हस्तिनम् । कंसं च निहतं द्रक्ष्ये परश्वोऽहनि ते विभो

Tomorrow or the day after, O Lord, I shall see you slay Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, other wrestlers, the elephant, and Kaṃsa.

तस्यानु शङ्‌खयवन मुराणां नरकस्य च । पारिजातापहरणं इन्द्रस्य च पराजयम्

After that, the defeat of Śaṅkha, Yavana, Murā, Naraka, the theft of the Pārijāta tree, and Indra's defeat.

उद्वाहं वीरकन्यानां वीर्यशुल्कादिलक्षणम् । नृगस्य मोक्षणं शापाद् द्वारकायां जगत्पते

Your marriages to heroic maidens, won by feats of valor and other qualities, and the liberation of King Nṛga from his curse in Dvārakā, O Lord of the world.

स्यमन्तकस्य च मणेः आदानं सह भार्यया । मृतपुत्रप्रदानं च ब्राह्मणस्य स्वधामतः

The obtaining of the Syamantaka jewel along with the wife, the restoration of the dead son to the Brahmin by your own abode.

पौण्ड्रकस्य वधं पश्चात् काशिपुर्याश्च दीपनम् । दन्तवक्रस्य निधनं चैद्यस्य च महाक्रतौ

The slaying of Pauṇḍraka, the burning of Kāśī city, the destruction of Dantavakra, and the death of Śiśupāla at the great sacrifice.

यानि चान्यानि वीर्याणि द्वारकामावसन् भवान् । कर्ता द्रक्ष्याम्यहं तानि गेयानि कविभिर्भुवि

And whatever other heroic deeds you perform while residing in Dvārakā, O Lord, I shall witness them; they are sung by poets on earth.

अथ ते कालरूपस्य क्षपयिष्णोरमुष्य वै । अक्षौहिणीनां निधनं द्रक्ष्याम्यर्जुनसारथेः

Now, I shall witness the destruction of these armies by Him who is Time personified, the annihilator, with Arjuna as His charioteer.

( मिश्र ) विशुद्धविज्ञानघनं स्वसंस्थया समाप्तसर्वार्थममोघवाञ्छितम् । स्वतेजसा नित्यनिवृत्तमाया गुणप्रवाहं भगवन्तमीमहि

We contemplate upon the Lord, dense with pure knowledge, established in His own nature, whose every purpose is fulfilled, whose desires never fail, who by His own splendor is ever free from illusion, and who is the source of the flow of qualities.

त्वामीश्वरं स्वाश्रयमात्ममायया विनिर्मिताशेषविशेषकल्पनम् । क्रीडार्थमद्यात्तमनुष्यविग्रहं नतोऽस्मि धुर्यं यदुवृष्णिसात्वताम्

I bow to You, the Lord, the refuge of all, who by Your own power of illusion have created all distinctions; who, for the sake of play, have assumed a human form; the foremost among the Yadus, Vṛṣṇis, and Sātvatas.

श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) एवं यदुपतिं कृष्णं भागवतप्रवरो मुनिः । प्रणिपत्याभ्यनुज्ञातो ययौ तद्दर्शनोत्सवः

Śuka said: Thus, after bowing to Kṛṣṇa, the chief of the Yadus, the foremost sage among devotees, having been permitted, departed, delighted by that vision.

भगवानपि गोविन्दो हत्वा केशिनमाहवे । पशूनपालयत् पालैः प्रीतैर्व्रजसुखावहः

And the Lord Govinda, having slain Keśin in battle, tended the cows with the joyful cowherds, bringing happiness to Vraja.

एकदा ते पशून् पालाःन् चारयन्तोऽद्रिसानुषु । चक्रुर्निलायनक्रीडाः चोरपालापदेशतः

Once, as the cowherds were grazing the cattle on the slopes of the mountain, they played a game of hiding, taking sides as thieves and protectors.

तत्रासन्कतिचिच्चोराः पालाश्च कतिचिन्नृप । मेषायिताश्च तत्रैके विजह्रुरकुतोभयाः

There, some played as thieves, some as cowherds, and some as sheep; they all played together, fearless and carefree.

मयपुत्रो महामायो व्योमो गोपालवेषधृक् । मेषायितानपोवाह प्रायश्चोरायितो बहून्

Vyoma, the son of Maya, master of illusion, disguised himself as a cowherd, and, acting as the leader of the sheep, led away many who played as thieves.

गिरिदर्यां विनिक्षिप्य नीतं नीतं महासुरः । शिलया पिदधे द्वारं चतुःपञ्चावशेषिताः

The great demon, having led them away, cast them into a mountain cave, and, leaving only four or five, closed the entrance with a rock.

तस्य तत्कर्म विज्ञाय कृष्णः शरणदः सताम् । गोपान् नयन्तं जग्राह वृकं हरिरिवौजसा

Recognizing his deed, Kṛṣṇa, the giver of refuge to the virtuous, seized the demon as he was leading the cowherds away, just as a lion seizes a wolf.