The Fall of Demon Jarasandha

2016-01-07
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.72.41-46 - The Fall of Demon Jarasandha (download mp3) and (download mp4)
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SB 10.72.41
sañcintyari-vadhopayam
 bhimasyamogha-darsanah
darsayam asa vitapam
 patayann iva samjñaya

Translation: 
Having determined how to kill the enemy, that Lord of infallible vision made a sign to Bhima by tearing in half a small branch of a tree.


SB 10.72.42
tad vijñaya maha-sattvo
 bhimah praharatam varah
grhitva padayoh satrum
 patayam asa bhu-tale

Translation: 
Understanding this sign, mighty Bhima, the best of fighters, seized his opponent by the feet and threw him to the ground.


SB 10.72.43
ekam padam padakramya
 dorbhyam anyam pragrhya sah
gudatah patayam asa
 sakham iva maha-gajah

Translation: 
Bhima pressed down on one leg with his foot while grabbing Jarasandha’s other leg in his hands, and just as a great elephant might break the branch of a tree, Bhima tore Jarasandha apart from the anus upward.

SB 10.72.44
eka-padoru-vrsana-
 kati-prstha-stanamsake
eka-bahv-aksi-bhru-karne
 sakale dadrsuh prajah

Translation: 
The King’s subjects then saw him lying in two separate pieces, each with a single leg, thigh, testicle, hip, shoulder, arm, eye, eyebrow and ear, and with half a back and chest.


SB 10.72.45
haha-karo mahan asin
 nihate magadhesvare
pujayam asatur bhimam
 parirabhya jayacyatau
.
Translation: 
With the death of the lord of Magadha, a great cry of lamentation arose, while Arjuna and Krsna congratulated Bhima by embracing him.


SB 10.72.46
sahadevam tat-tanayam
 bhagavan bhuta-bhavanah
abhyasiñcad ameyatma
 magadhanam patim prabhuh
mocayam asa rajanyan
 samruddha magadhena ye

Translation: 
The immeasurable Supreme Personality of Godhead, the sustainer and benefactor of all living beings, coronated Jarasandha’s son, Sahadeva, as the new ruler of the Magadhas. The Lord then freed all the kings Jarasandha had imprisoned.

Purport: 
Srila Prabhupada writes: “Although Jarasandha was killed, neither Krsna nor the two Pandava brothers made a claim to the throne. Their purpose in killing Jarasandha was to stop him from creating a disturbance to the proper discharge of world peace. A demon always creates disturbances, whereas a demigod always tries to keep peace in the world. The mission of Lord Krsna is to give protection to the righteous persons and to kill the demons who disturb a peaceful situation. Therefore Lord Krsna immediately called for the son of Jarasandha, whose name was Sahadeva, and with due ritualistic ceremonies the Lord asked him to occupy the seat of his father and reign over the kingdom peacefully. Lord Krsna is the master of the whole cosmic creation, and He wants everyone to live peacefully and execute Krsna consciousness. After installing Sahadeva on the throne, He released all the kings and princes who had been imprisoned unnecessarily by Jarasandha.”

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-second Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “The Slaying of the Demon Jarasandha.”