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!
मयि मत्ते प्रमत्ते वा सुप्ते प्रवसिते ऽपि वा यादवाभिभवं दुष्टा मा कुर्वन् वैरिणो ऽधिकम्
Whether I am intoxicated, distracted, asleep, or away, let the wicked enemies not overpower the Yadus excessively.
इति संचिन्त्य गोविन्दो योजनानि महोदधिम् ययाचे द्वादश पुरीं द्वारकां तत्र निर्ममे
Thus reflecting, Govinda requested from the great ocean twelve yojanas of land, and there he built the city of Dvārakā.
महोद्यानां महावप्रां तडागशतशोभिताम् प्राकारशतसंबाधाम् इन्द्रस्येवामरावतीम्
It was adorned with great gardens, massive ramparts, and hundreds of ponds, crowded with many walls, like Indra’s Amarāvatī.
मथुरावासिनं लोकं तत्रानीय जनार्दनः आसन्ने कालयवने मथुरां च स्वयं ययौ
Janārdana brought the people of Mathurā to that place; with Kālayavana approaching, he himself went to Mathurā.
बहिर् आवासिते सैन्ये मथुराया निरायुधः निर्जगाम स गोविन्दो ददर्श यवनश् च तम्
When the army was stationed outside Mathurā, Govinda, unarmed, went out; the Yavana saw him.
स ज्ञात्वा वासुदेवं तं बाहुप्रहरणो नृपः अनुयातो महायोगिचेतोभिः प्राप्यते न यः
Recognizing Vāsudeva, that king, armed with his fists, pursued him—yet he, possessed of great yogic mind, cannot be attained.
तेनानुयातः कृष्णो ऽपि प्रविवेश महागुहाम् यत्र शेते महावीर्यो मुचुकुन्दो नरेश्वरः
Followed by him, Krishna also entered the great cave where the mighty king, Mucukunda, lies sleeping.
सो ऽपि प्रविष्टो यवनो दृष्ट्वा शय्यागतं नरम् पादेन ताडयाम् आस कृष्णं मत्वा स दुर्मतिः
The Yavana too entered, and seeing a man lying on a bed, struck him with his foot, thinking him to be Krishna, that wicked one.
दृष्टमात्रश् च तेनासौ जज्वाल यवनो ऽग्निना तत्क्रोधजेन मुनयो भस्मीभूतश् च तत्क्षणात्
As soon as he was seen by him, the Yavana blazed with fire born of wrath, and at that very moment, the ascetic was reduced to ashes.
स हि देवासुरे युद्धे गत्वा जित्वा महासुरान् निद्रार्तः सुमहाकालं निद्रां वव्रे वरं सुरान्
He, having gone to the battle of gods and demons and conquered the great asuras, afflicted by sleep, requested from the gods a boon of sleep for a very long time.