Speech of Kansa addressed to Keshi:
SWAYYA
After meeting the king (Nard) the sage went home then Kansa called a mighty demon.
When the sage (Narada) went away after meeting Kansa, then Kansa called a mighty demon named Keshi and said to him, “Go and kill Krishna, the son of Yashoda
On the side, he got his sister and her husband Vasudev enchained in his house
Kansa told some secret things to Chandur and also sent for kuvalyapeer (the elephant).773.
Speech of Kansa addressed to Akrur:
SWAYYA
Kansa told his guards to construct a stage
He asked Chandur to make Kuvalyapeer (elephant) stand at the gate of the stage
Called Akrur and told him to take my chariot and go to Gokul ('Nand Puri').
He gold Akrur to go to Nandpuri (the city of Nand) on his chariot and with the pretext of the performance of a Yajna in our home, Krishna may be brought here, 774.
Kansa said to Akrur in an angry tone that he may go to Braja and
Announce there that a Yajna is being performed in our house, in this way, Krishna may be entice to come here
This is how the idea of the best and great (simile) of the success of that image has arisen in the mind of the poet.
According to the poet this spectacle appears to suggest that a deer is being sent in advance to tempt the lion before killing him.775.
Speech of the poet: DOHRA
Kansa sent Akrur for waiting in ambush for the killing of Krishna
Now with this I relate the story of the killing of Keshi.776.
SWAYYA
Keshi started early in the morning and assuming the form of a big horse, he reached Braja
Seeing him the sun and Indra were filled with fear
The frightened gopas seeing him also bowed their heads at the feet of Krishna
Seeing all this, Krishna became resolute with composure and on this side Keshi started a dreadful fighting.777.
(When) anger prevailed in the enemy's mind, he stomped (i.e. kicked) Krishna.
The enemy Keshi, in rage, attacked Krishna with his feet, but Krishna did not let him touch his body and saved himself nicely
Then Krishna caught hold of the feet of Keshi and raising him threw him at a distance,
Just as the boys throw the wooden stick, Kehsi fell down at a distance of four hundred steps.778.
Again stabilising himself and spreading his mouth Keshi fell upon Krishna
Being used to frighten the heavenly beings, he opened his eyes wide and began to terrorise
Krishna put his hand in his mouth and it seemed that Krishna, assuming the form of death,
Was electing the life-force from the body of Keshi.779.
He (Keshi) tried to penetrate his teeth in the arm of Krishna, but his teeth fell off
The object for which he had come, was defeated
He could not go back to his house and while fighting fell down on the earth
He died at the hands of Krishna and all his sins were destroyed.780.
The method by which Ram killed Ravana and the method with which narakasura died,
The method with which Hiranyakashipu was killed by the Lord for the protection of Prahlad
The manner in which Madhu and Kaitabh were killed and the Lord drank away Davanal,
In the same manner for the protection of the saints, Krishna with his strength, overthrew keshi.781.
After killing the great enemy, Krishna went to the forest with his cows
Abandoning all his griefs from his mind, he was in his happy mood
Then in poet Shyam's mind a very beautiful simile of that image was born in this way.
According to the poet that spectacle seemed like this that a big deer had been killed by the lion out of the herd.782.
End of the chapter entitled “The killing of keshi” in Krishnavatara in Bachittar Natak.
Now begins the destription of the Arival of Narada for meeting Krishna
ARIL
Then Narada went to Sri Kishan the warrior.