नत्वा तच्चरणौ दिव्यौ कुलिशादिभिरन्वितौ 3.3.2४.
Bowing to those divine feet, adorned with the thunderbolt and other marks,
जानेऽहं त्वां महाबाहो कृष्णशक्त्यवतारकम्
I know you, O mighty-armed one, as the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa's power.
त्वदृते को हि मे बाणं निष्फलं कुरुते भुवि
Who else but you, on earth, could render my arrow ineffective?
इत्युक्त्वा तेन सहितो जयचन्द्रं महीपतिम्
Having spoken thus, together with him, he approached King Jayacandra.
नृपस्तयोः परीक्षार्थं यौ तु छायाविमोहितौ
The king, for the sake of testing them, caused those two, deluded by illusion, to be examined.
तदाह्लादोदयौ वीरौ गृहीत्वा तौ स्वलीलया
Then, the two heroes, filled with joy, seized them playfully.
मृतौ कुवलयापीडौ दृष्ट्वा राजा भयातुरः
Seeing Kuvalayāpīḍa slain, the king was overcome with fear.
इषशुद्धे तु संप्राप्ते लक्षणो नाम वै बली
When the arrow was purified, Lakṣaṇa, a powerful one by name,
सप्तलक्षबलैस्सार्द्धं तालनाद्यैश्च संयुतः
accompanied by seven lakhs of troops and warriors wielding palm-tree weapons,
रुद्रवर्मा च भूपालो गौडवंशयशस्करः
and Rudravarmā, the king, bringer of fame to the Gauḍa lineage,
याममात्रेण तं जित्वा षोडशाब्दस्य वै करम् 3.3.2४.
defeated him within the span of a yāma and took the tribute of sixteen years.
मागधेशं पुनर्जित्वा नाम्ना विजयकारिणम्
Having conquered the land of Magadha again, he was called Vijaya-kāriṇ.
पंचकोटीश्च वै मुद्रा राजतस्य पुनर्ययौ लक्षसैन्ययुतं भूपं कालीवर्माणमुत्तमम्
He obtained five crores of silver coins and again went to the illustrious king Kālīvarman, accompanied by a lakh-strong army.
विंशत्यब्द करं प्राप्य कोटिं स्वर्णमयं तदा
Receiving a tribute of twenty years, he then obtained a crore of gold coins.
उष्ट्रदेशं ययौ वीरः पालितं तैर्महाबलैः।। धोयीकविस्तत्रनृपो लक्षसैन्यसमन्वितः
The hero went to the land of camels, guarded by those mighty warriors; the king Dhoyīka, with a hundred thousand soldiers, was there.
जगन्नाथाज्ञया प्राप्तस्तैश्च सार्द्धं रणोन्मुखे अहोरात्रप्रमाणेन कृष्णांशेन जितो नृपः
By the command of Jagannātha, he arrived, prepared for battle with them; within the measure of a day and night, the king was conquered by a portion of Kṛṣṇa.
विंशत्यब्दकरं सर्वं कोटिस्वर्णसमन्वितम्
All that was acquired over twenty years, endowed with ten million gold coins,
पुंड्रदेशं ययौ वीरो लक्षणो बलवत्तरः दिनमात्रेण तं जित्वा कोटिमुद्रा गृहीतवान्
The valiant and most powerful Lakṣaṇa went to the land of Puṇḍra; conquering it in a single day, he seized ten million coins.
महेंद्रगिरिमागत्य नत्वा तं भार्गवं मुनिम् 3.3.2४.
Having arrived at Mount Mahendra, he bowed to the sage Bhārgava.
योगसिंहस्तदागत्य कृष्णांशं प्रति भार्गव
Then Yogasiṃha came there, O Bhārgava, to the portion of Kṛṣṇa.
वीरसिंहपुरं जग्मुस्ते वीरा मदवत्तराः पालितां गोरखाख्येन योगिना भक्तकार णात्
Those valiant ones, intoxicated with pride, went to the city of Vīrasiṃha, which was protected by the yogin named Gorakha, devoted to service.
भूपानुजः प्रवीरश्च सैन्यायुतसमन्वितः
The king’s younger brother, Pravīra, accompanied by countless troops,
प्रत्यहं बलवाञ्छूरो हत्वा शूरसहस्र कम्
Every day, the mighty hero slew thousands of warriors.
पूजनात्स प्रसन्नात्मा सैन्यमुज्जीव्य भूपतेः
By worship, his mind became pleased, and he revived the king’s army.
सार्द्धमासो गतस्तत्र युद्ध्यतां बलशालिनाम्
A month and a half passed there as the powerful warriors fought.
विजयो नः कथं भूप ब्रूहि नस्तत्त्वमग्रतः
O king, tell us truly, how shall we attain victory?
योगिनां गोरखं नाम पराजित्य स्वनृत्यतः
Having defeated the yogin named Gorakha, who was dancing,
इत्युक्तास्ते हि कृष्णाद्याः कृत्वा योगमयं वपुः
Thus addressed, those led by Kṛṣṇa assumed a form composed of yoga.
प्रातः काले ययुस्ते वै मंदिरं तस्य योगिनः 3.3.2४.
In the morning, they went to the temple of that yogin.
देवसिंहो मृदंगाढ्यो वीणाधारी च तालनः
Devasiṃha played the mṛdaṅga, another held the vīṇā, and one kept the rhythm.