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The Sixty-Seventh Chapter
Then, the tears shed by Kansa's wives were drunk by the earth, and from all sides, festive sprouts emerged from the earth-tree. ||1|| This valiant, virtuous son of King Vasudeva, had grown up in Vrindavan, hidden from the fear of Kansa. His growth was not only for the benefit of his own side, but also for the growth of the entire world, like the gradual growth of the moon. ||2-3|| Thus, praised by the citizens and the people of the country, the great king Ugrasena, who had freed himself from bondage, bid farewell to Nanda and the other cowherds with great wealth and honor. Having entered the city of Shouryapur with his brothers, Krishna's time passed happily. One day, Kansa's queen, Jivadyasha, grieving over the death of her husband, went to Jarasandha. She told him everything that had happened in Mathura. ||4-6|| Hearing this, Jarasandha, in a fit of rage, ordered his sons to attack the Yadavas. ||7|| They, having assembled their army, went and fought in the battlefield, but were defeated. This is natural, for who does not face defeat when fate wills it? ||8|| This time, Jarasandha, in anger, sent his invincible son, Aparajit, because he considered him to be a worthy name and a Yama to his enemies. ||9|| With a large army of three hundred and forty-six thousand, Aparajit fought for a long time, but due to the depletion of his merit, he was also defeated. ||10|| Then, his son, the valiant Kalayavana, determined to fulfill his father's command, set out to conquer the Yadavas. ||11|| Hearing of Kalayavana's approach, the Yadavas, fearing for their lives, abandoned their three cities: Shouryapur, Hastinapur, and Mathura. ||12|| Kalayavana pursued them. On the way, the Yadavas' family deity, having gathered a lot of fuel and kindled a high-flaming fire, took the form of an old woman and sat on the path. Seeing her, young Kalayavana asked her, "What is this?" She replied, "Listen, O king..." ||13-14||