Upon hearing Mahādeva’s words, Jāmbavat was filled with delight. He bowed deeply in reverence to Keśava, and after saluting him, humbly addressed the Lord. “I am truly blessed,” Jāmbavat declared, “for I have achieved my purpose by seeing you, O Lord. From a former birth I am your servant, O son of Devakī. O Govinda, you have accomplished the battle which was previously desired. The battle I undertook out of delusion was, in truth, carried out by you. Therefore, O Lord of the universe, ocean of compassion and eternal one, may you forgive my actions.” Having spoken thus, Jāmbavat bowed again, offering repeated salutations, and with great reverence seated the Lord upon a throne adorned with many jewels. He washed the lotus-like feet of the descendant of Yadu with pure water, and worshipped him with the madhuparka rite. He honored Krishna with divine garments and ornaments, and then gave his beautiful daughter, Jambavati, to him. This jewel among maidens was presented to the mighty Lord as a wife, along with the Syamantaka jewel and other foremost gems. There, in that place, Krishna married Jambavati, and, delighted, granted supreme liberation to Jāmbavat out of affection. With joy, Krishna departed from the cave, taking his new bride Jambavati, and made his way to the city of Dvaraka. The best of the Yadus, Krishna, then gave the Syamantaka jewel to Satrajit, and bestowed another excellent gem upon his own daughter. On the fourth day of the bright half of the month of Bhadrapada, the moon is seen; it is said that false accusations should be avoided on that day. Whoever sees the cool-rayed moon on that fourth day and hears the story of the Syamantaka jewel is freed from false accusations. Sulakshmana, Nagna-jiti, and the virtuous and renowned Sushila—three daughters of the king of Madra, all with auspicious faces—were present at their own svayamvara. These radiant maidens chose Krishna, and on a single day, the descendant of Yadu married them. All eight queens of the great-souled Krishna, beginning with Rukmini, are remembered: Rukmini, Satyabhama, Kalindi of the pure smile, Mitravinda, Jambavati, Nagna-jiti, Sulakshmana, and the slender-waisted Sushila. There was a mighty son of the earth named Naraka, a demon who conquered Indra, lord of the gods, and all the other gods in battle. He forcefully seized the radiant earrings of Aditi, the mother of the gods, and various jewels belonging to the gods. He took Airavata, Mahendra’s elephant, the horse Ucchaihshravas, Kubera’s jewel mani, and the conch and lotus treasures. Naraka also carried off celestial nymphs and women, and by force took the thunderbolt and other weapons from the gods. With those very weapons, he slew the gods and remained in the assembly conjured by his magic, dwelling in the pure sky-city, clad in radiant garments. Terrified and distressed, all the hosts of gods, led by the lord of Śacī, sought refuge with Krishna, the doer of blameless deeds. Krishna, hearing of all Naraka’s actions, granted safety to the gods and then considered Garuḍa. At that moment, Garuḍa, mighty and honored by all the gods, stood before Hari with joined palms. Mounting the best of birds together with Satyā, Keśava, praised by sages, set out for the abode of the demons. He saw the city blazing in the sky like the orb of the sun, filled with many demons adorned with divine ornaments. Krishna beheld the city, impregnable even to the gods; seeing its fortifications, the mighty Lord prepared his discus. With his radiance and brilliance, Krishna cut through the darkness as the sun does. Then, all the demons, by the hundreds and thousands, raised their spears and advanced to battle. With divine javelins, clubs, and well-strapped maces, they struck Keśava as straw strikes fire. The Lord, bearer of the Garuḍa banner, took up his bow Śārṅga. With arrows blazing like tongues of fire, he cut down their divine weapons, as well as the necks of their elephants and swift horses. With his discus alone, the mighty best of men severed them; some demons were cut down by the discus, others struck by arrows. Some were slain with the mace on that battlefield. Thus, all the demons were cast down upon the earth, split as mountains are by the thunderbolt released by Śakra. Having slain all the Dānavas, the lotus-eyed Lord blew the great conch Pāñcajanya. Then Naraka, the mighty demon, took up his bow. Mounting his divine chariot, he went to battle with Keśava. Their combat was fierce, tumultuous, and hair-raising; with thousands of arrows from both sides, like clouds pouring rain. Then Vāsudeva, the eternal one, with a crescent-shaped arrow, cut the bow of that foremost demon and released a great divine weapon at Naraka’s broad chest. That great demon, his heart pierced, fell to the earth—struck by Indra's thunderbolt, he crashed down like a mighty mountain roaring. Krishna approached the Rākṣasa as he lay on the ground, and, urged by the earth, said to the demon, “Choose a boon.