तस्य पौंड्रकस्य सुतो दंडपाणिरिति वासुदेवेन भगवता निहतं स्वपितरं श्रुत्वा मात्रा मृत्युना समादिष्टः स्वपुरोहितेनाभियुक्तो माहेश्वरेण क्रतुना शंकरमियाज
Hearing that his father Pauṇḍraka had been slain by the blessed Vāsudeva, his son Daṇḍapāṇi, urged by his mother and commanded by death, was instructed by his family priest to perform a great Śaiva sacrifice to Śaṃkara.
स तु प्रसन्नः कृष्णजिघांसया समर्थां माहेश्वरीं कृत्यां तस्मै संप्रीत्या च दत्तवान्
Śiva, being pleased, granted him, out of affection and for the purpose of killing Kṛṣṇa, a powerful Māheśvarī Kṛtyā (magical being).
स काशिराजस्तां महोश्वरीं ज्वालाकुलोपचितविग्रहां संदीप्तसटाकलापां पिंगलनेत्रां ज्वलत्करालवदनां त्रिशूलहस्तां भस्मांगरागलिप्तां नरमुंडमालाविभूषितां सर्वदेवभयंकरीं रुद्रदत्तां समीक्ष्य सपुत्रदारबांधवसहितं कृष्णं जहीति प्रेरयामास
The king of Kāśī, seeing that great Māheśvarī, whose form was enveloped in flames, with blazing hair, tawny eyes, a gaping fiery mouth, holding a trident, smeared with ashes, adorned with a garland of human heads, terrifying to all the gods and given by Rudra, sent her, along with his sons, wives, and relatives, to destroy Kṛṣṇa.
सा तु सर्वलोकभयावहा सर्वां पृथ्वीं स्वतेजसा निर्दहंती प्रलयाशनिनिर्भरस्वनं नदंती द्वारकामवाप
That being, bringing terror to all worlds, burning the entire earth with her own radiance, roaring with the sound of the thunder of dissolution, reached Dvārakā.
तत्रत्याः सर्वेजनास्तां दृष्ट्वा महाप्रलयमिति मत्वा हाहाकारं कुर्वंतः कृष्णं निवेदयामासुः
All the people there, seeing her, thought it was the great dissolution and, crying out in distress, reported to Kṛṣṇa.
कृष्णोऽपि तान्सर्वान्न भेतव्यमित्युक्त्वा प्राकारतोरणे स्थितां महारौद्रां कृत्यां तथाविधां दृष्ट्वा सकलशस्त्रास्त्रानिवारणसमर्थं सहस्रारं सुदर्शनं तस्या कृत्यायां सहसा मुमोच
Kṛṣṇa, telling them all not to fear, saw that terrible Kṛtyā standing at the city gate, and immediately released the thousand-spoked Sudarśana, capable of repelling all weapons and missiles, against her.
सा तु कल्पान्तार्ककोटिसमवर्चसा शतयोजनोद्गतं सकलदीप्तास्त्रयुतं हिरण्मयं प्रभापूर्णं सकलजगत्प्रलयस्थितिसमर्थं सहस्रारं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतं जगच्छरणभूतं महासुदर्शनं विलोक्य विनष्टतेजा भयार्ता क्रोशंती वाराणसीं प्रतिदुद्राव
She, seeing the great Sudarśana—equal in brilliance to millions of suns at the end of an age, rising a hundred yojanas high, filled with all blazing weapons, golden, radiant, capable of destroying and sustaining the worlds, worshipped by all the gods, the refuge of the universe—lost her power, was seized by fear, and, crying out, fled back toward Vārāṇasī.
सुदर्शनमपि तां कृत्यां भृशमन्वगात्
Sudarśana pursued that Kṛtyā relentlessly.
सापि भयार्ता क्रोशंती काशिपतेस्तस्यांतःपुरं प्रविवेश
She, terrified and crying out, entered the inner palace of the king of Kāśī.
सुदर्शनोऽपि तां वाराणसीं पुरीं प्राप्य सभृत्यबलवाहनं पौंड्रकसुतं दंडपाणिं नामकाशिराजं बहुप्रासादहर्म्यमालिनीं पुरीं माहेश्वरीमपि भस्मावशेषां कृत्वा सकलदेवमहर्षिभिः पूज्यमानः पुनरेव द्वारवत्यां कृष्णहस्तं सुसौम्यं कल्पमिव आविवेश
Sudarśana, reaching the city of Vārāṇasī, reduced the Māheśvarī city, with its many palaces and mansions, and Daṇḍapāṇi, the king and son of Pauṇḍraka, along with his servants, army, and vehicles, to ashes; then, worshipped by all the gods and sages, he returned once more to the gentle hand of Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā, as if to the world-tree itself.
अत्र च श्लोका गीयंते । शस्त्रास्त्रमोक्षमजरं दग्ध्वा तद्बलमोजसा । कृत्यां भस्मावशेषं तां ततो वाराणसीं पुरीम्
Here, verses are sung: Having destroyed that force with the power of weapons and missiles, leaving only ashes of the sorceress, then to the city of Varanasi—
प्रभूतरथमातंगां साश्वां पुंस्त्रीसमन्विताम् । साशेषकोषकोष्ठां तां दुर्निरीक्ष्यां सुरैरपि
That city, abundant with chariots, elephants, horses, men and women, with all its treasures and storerooms, was difficult even for the gods to behold.
द्वारोपलक्षिताशेष गृहप्राकारचत्वराम् । प्रददाह हरेश्चक्रं सकलामेव तां पुरीम्
With all its gates, houses, walls, and courtyards marked, the discus of Hari burned the entire city completely.
अक्षीणगतिसामर्थ्यमसाध्यकृतसाधनम् । तच्चक्रं प्रज्वलद्भासं विष्णोरभ्याययौ करम्
That discus, with unceasing motion and power, having accomplished the impossible, blazing brightly, returned to the hand of Vishnu.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमामहेश्वरसंवादे श्रीकृष्णचरिते पौंड्रकपुत्रकृत्याविध्वंसनं नामैकपंचाशदधिक द्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahapurana, in the Uttarakanda, in the dialogue of Uma and Maheshvara, in the account of Krishna, the destruction of Paundraka's son's sorcery, the one hundred and fifty-first chapter.
श्रीरुद्र उवाच- अथ मगधाधिपः कंसवधानंतरं द्विषन्नेव यादवान्सदा पीडयामास ते दुःखिताः कृष्णमूचुः
Sri Rudra said: Then the king of Magadha, after the killing of Kamsa, continually oppressed the Yadavas out of hatred; they, distressed, spoke to Krishna.
स च भीमार्जुनावाहूय संमंत्रयामास कृष्णः अनेन रुद्र पूःजितस्तत्प्रसादाच्छस्त्रैरवध्यः परं केनापिप्रकारेण हंतव्य इति
Krishna summoned Bhima and Arjuna and consulted with them: Rudra has been worshipped by him, and by that grace he is invulnerable to weapons; by what means can he be slain?
अथ विचार्य भीममाह एनं प्रतिमल्लयुद्धं कुरु तत्तेन प्रतिज्ञातम्
Then, after deliberation, Bhima said to him: Engage him in a wrestling match; he has pledged to do so.
अथ सकल चराचरजगद्वंद्यो वासुदेवो भीमार्जुनसहितो जरासंधस्य पुरीं गत्वा विप्रवेषेण तस्यांतःपुरमवाप
Then, Vasudeva, worshipped by all the moving and unmoving worlds, together with Bhima and Arjuna, went to Jarasandha's city and, disguised as Brahmins, entered his inner chambers.
सोऽपि महावीर्यान्क्षत्त्रियान्युद्धे निर्जित्य बलाद्गृहीत्वा स्ववेश्मनि निरुध्य मासिमासि कृष्णचतुर्दश्यामेकैकं हत्वा तद्रक्तेनैव बलिं भैरवायाकरोत्
He, having defeated mighty Kshatriyas in battle, forcibly captured them, imprisoned them in his palace, and each month, on the Krishna Chaturdashi, killed one and offered their blood as sacrifice to Bhairava.
एवंविधं सकलजनपार्थिववधं कुर्वतो जरासंधस्य समुद्यमानो भीमार्जुनसहितस्तस्य गृहे विप्रवेषेणैव प्रविवेश
While Jarasandha was thus engaged in the slaughter of all kings and peoples, Bhima and Arjuna, together with Krishna, entered his house disguised as Brahmins.
स तु तान्दृष्ट्वा दंडवत्प्रणतो भूत्वा यथोचितासनेषु निवेश्य मधुपर्कविधानेन संपूज्य धन्योस्मि कृतकृत्योस्मि किमर्थं भवन्तो मे समीप आगतास्तद्वक्तव्यमहं तत्सर्वं भवद्भ्यो दास्यामीत्युवाच
Seeing them, he bowed respectfully, seated them on appropriate seats, honored them with the madhuparka ceremony, and said: 'I am blessed, my purpose is fulfilled. For what reason have you come to me? Tell me, and I will grant you whatever you desire.'
तेषां वासुदेवः प्रहसन्पार्थिवं तमुवाच कृष्णभीमार्जुना युद्धार्थमागताः स्म अस्माकमन्यतमं द्वंद्वयुद्धार्थं वृणीष्वेत्यवदत्
Vasudeva, smiling, spoke to the king: 'Krishna, Bhima, and Arjuna have come for battle. Choose one of us for a duel.'
सोऽपि तथेत्यवदत्ततो द्वंद्वयुद्धार्थं मारुतिं वरयामास
He replied, 'So be it,' and for the duel, he chose Bhima.
ततो भीमजरासंधयोरभितो भयंकरं मल्लयुद्धं निरंतरं पंचविंशतिवासरमभूत्
Then, between Bhima and Jarasandha, a terrifying wrestling match took place continuously for twenty-five days.
ततः कृष्णेनैव संचोदितो वायुपुत्रस्तस्य शरीरं द्विधाकृत्य भूमौ निपातयामास ।। एवं जरासंधं पांडुपुत्रेण हत्वा तान्जरासंधनिरोधितान्वासुदेवोऽपि पार्थिवान्मोचयामास
Then, prompted by Krishna, the son of the wind split Jarasandha's body in two and cast him to the ground. Thus, having slain Jarasandha by the son of Pandu, Vasudeva freed the kings imprisoned by Jarasandha.
निहत्य वायुपुत्रेण जरांसंधं यदूद्वहः । तद्गृहे सन्निरुद्धांस्तु मोचयामास पार्थिवान्
Having slain Jarasandha by the son of the wind, the chief of the Yadus freed the kings who had been imprisoned in his house.
ते च तत्र नमस्कृत्य स्तुत्वा च मधुसूदनम् । स्वान्स्वान्जनपदान्सर्वे जग्मुः कृष्णेन रक्षिताः
They, bowing and praising Madhusudana there, returned to their own lands, all protected by Krishna.
अथ ताभ्यामिंद्रप्रस्थं गत्वा वासुदेवस्तत्र महाक्रतुं राजसूयं युधिष्ठिरं कारयामास
Then, having gone to Indraprastha with those two, Vāsudeva caused Yudhiṣṭhira to perform the great royal sacrifice, Rājasūya.
तत्र समाप्ते क्रतौ अग्रपूजां भीष्मानुमतेन कृष्णाय दत्तवान्
When the sacrifice was completed, the foremost honor was given to Kṛṣṇa, with Bhīṣma's approval.