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The Seventy-Seventh Chapter
He will bring to me, bound, the half of the kingdom and my virtuous daughter, born of the Kalinda clan, named Jivadyasha, after defeating in battle our enemy, the king Simharatha, by his own strength. The valiant king Vasudeva, upon receiving this letter, had the horses of his chariot anointed with the urine of a lion, harnessed them, and mounted the chariot. He then went to battle and conquered the mighty Simharatha, and had him bound by his servant, Kansa, and delivered him to the king Jarasandha. Jarasandha, pleased, was ready to give Vasudeva half the kingdom and his promised daughter. But Vasudeva, seeing the ill-omened signs of the daughter, said, "I did not bind Simharatha, it was Kansa who did it, so give this daughter to him, who is your obedient servant." Hearing this, Jarasandha, to know the lineage of Kansa, sent his messenger, Mandodari, to him. Seeing the messenger, Mandodari was afraid, thinking, "Has my son committed some crime there?" She took the casket and went herself to Jarasandha. Arriving before the king, she placed the casket of Kansa on the ground, saying, "This casket is his mother." Then, bowing, she said, "This child was placed in the casket of Kansa and was being carried away in the waters of the Yamuna. I took him and raised him." Since he had come in the casket of Kansa, the villagers called him Kansa. He is naturally proud of his valor and is free-spirited even in childhood. Hearing this, Jarasandha took the letter from the casket and read it aloud. It said that he was the son of king Ugrasena and queen Padmavati. Knowing this, Jarasandha was pleased and gave Kansa his daughter Jivadyasha and half the kingdom. When Kansa heard that he had been abandoned by his parents at birth, he was enraged. His old hatred grew stronger. He went to Mathurapuri, imprisoned his parents, and placed them on the top of the city gate. What will not wicked people do when they are angry?