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Jaraasandha's attacks on Mathuraa

Now, Chapter Twenty Two.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 1:

Sri Paraasharar – Jaraasandha had two daughters, and both of them were married to Kamsa. They were Asti and Praapti. When Kamsa was killed, Jaraasandha got very angry against one who killed their husband.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 2:

Taking a huge and powerful army along with him, the Magadha king Jaraasandha, came to kill Krishna and Balaraama, along with all the Yaadavaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 3:

He came with the huge army and attacked the Mathuraa Puri, with 23 Akshouhini sainya he brought along with him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 4:

Both Balaraama and Krishna came out of Mathuraa Puri, with very few people. They came and waged a war with Jaraasandha, who had a powerful army.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 5:

Immediately, Balaraama and Krishna think that They want to get Their divine weapons, which are very old.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 6:

Immediately, Krishna's bow, the Shaarnga, with never ending quiver of arrows also came along, from the sky. He also got His Koumodaki gadaa. He got His divine weapons immediately.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 7:

The moment He thinks of it, immediately, for Balaraama, His huge, powerful plough also came from the sky. And also, His musala, the mace called Saananda came along.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 8:

With all that, They defeated Jaraasandha, along with his huge army, and got back to Mathuraa Puri.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 9:

When Jaraasandha was defeated, and Balaraama and Krishna won over, Jaraasandha ran back away from the war field, and because of this, he was not killed. Krishna thought that He has not really won over Jaraasandha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 10:

After some time, Jaraasandha again returned back, along with a huge powerful army, and again attacked Mathuraa. Again, Balaraama and Krishna won over him. The second time, Jaraasandha ran away.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 11:

Like this, Jaraasandha did 18 times. Every time, he was defeated and he ran away.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 12:

In all the wars, the 18 times he did, he was defeated by the Yaadavaas, even though the Yaadavaas were very few in number, without getting killed.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 13:

The army of Yaadavaas, which was very small, was not won over by Jaraasandha, though he had a huge army. How did this happen? This was because of the mere presence of Krishna, Vishnu's Amsha, saakshaat Krishna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 14:

Because He is acting like a human, in this incarnation, this is His leelaa, His sport. He was using many kinds of astraas against His enemies.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 15:

One who, by mere willing, can cause the dissolution of the whole world, and can also create the whole world by mere willing, for Him, destroying His enemies, is indeed effortless.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 16:

Even in spite of that, He did not want to reveal His divine form, He was behaving just like a human. What He was doing was that, when a powerful enemy came, He would have an agreement with him; and when there were weak people attacking Him, He would fight against them; just like any human being. He did not want to reveal His divine nature.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 17:

He was using Saama, Daana, Bheda, Danda, as suitable. And sometimes, He was even running away from battle, as though scared.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 22, Shloka 18:

Thus, He followed all the acts of a normal human person, and this was His leelaa, His divine sport. Just by mere willing, He could do anything.

This completes Chapter Twenty Two.

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