All the four divisions of the army of Jarasandh were ready and the king himself mounted on the chariot taking his armour, quiver, bow and arrows etc.1034.
SWAYYA
Taking alongwith him all the four divisions of his army and his ministers, the king launched the vicious war
He moved with dreadful tundering alongwith his twenty-three units of huge armies
He reached alongwith powerful Ravana like heroes
His forces were spread like the sea at the time of dissolution.1035.
Huge warriors are powerful like the mountains and Sheshanaga
The army of Jarasandh on foot is like the fish in the sea, the wheels of the chariots of the army are like sharp discs,
And the flash of the daggers of the soldiers and their movement is like thecrocodiles of the sea
The army of Jarasandh is like the sea and before this vast army, Matura is like a small island.1036.
will tell the names of the mighty warriors in (this) army in the next story.
In the forthcoming story, I have mentioned the names of those great heroes, who is anger fought with Krishna and eulogised them
I have also mentioned the fighters with Balbhadra and pleased the people
Now I will eulogise the lion-like Krishna, forsaking all types of greed.1037.
DOHRA
When the angel came and spoke and all the warriors of Yadubansi heard,
When the messenger told about the attack, then all the people of the Yadava clan heard it and all of them gathering together went to the house of the king to ponder over the situation.1038.
SWAYYA
The king told that taking alongwith him the twenty-three units of his immense army, Jarasandh in great fury has attacked us
Who is there here in this city who can confront the enemy
If we run away, we lose our honour and they will kill all of us in anger, therefore we have to fight with the army of Jarasandh without hesitation
Because if we win, it will be good for us and if we die, we shall gain honour.1039.
Then Sri Krishna got up and said to the assembly with anger,
Then Krishna stood up in the court and said, “Who is so powerful amonst us who may fight with the enemy,
“And assuming power, he may remove the demons fron this earth
He may offer his flesh to the ghosts, fiends and vampires etc., and may satisfy the people becoming a martyr in the battlefield.”1040.
When Krishna said like this, then the endurance of everyone gave way
Seeing Krishna, their mouths remined wide open and they all began to think of running away
The honour of all the Kshatriyas melted away like the hails in rain
None could make himself so bold as to fight with the enemy and boldly come forward to fulfil the desire of the king.1041.
None could preserve his endurance and everyone’s mind sped away from the idea of war
None could hold his bow and arrows in anger and thus dropped the idea of fighting, all of them planned to run away
Seeing this, Krishna thundered like a lion after killing the elephant
Even the clouds of the month of Sawan felt shy on seeing him thundering.1042.
Speech of Krishna:
SWAYYA
“O King! rule without anxiety
We, both the brothers will go to fight and wage a dreadful war carrying bow, arrows, sword, mace etc.
“Anyone who confronts us, we shall destroy him with our arms
We shall vanquish him and will not even go two steps backward.”1043.
Having said this, both the brothers stood up and came to their parents.
Saying this, both the brothers stood up and came to their parents, before whom they bowed reverently
Seeing them, the attackment of Vasudev and Devki increased and they hugged both the sons to their bosoms
They said, “You will conquer the demons and they will run away just as the clouds run away before the wind.”1044.
Bowing before their parents, both the heroes left their home and came out
On coming out they took all the weapons and called all the warriors
The Brahmins were given great number of gifts in charity and they were greatly pleased in mind
They blessed both the brothers and said, “You will kill the enemies and return safely to your home.”1045.