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sword. i up la started hurling both weapons and verbal abuses at K a . K a broke i up la’s bow to pieces, as well as his armour and chariot.
i up la had just about leapt at K a with his sword when the latter cut and brought to the ground his sword, crown and head. Seeing his army general killed thus, Jar samdha leapt at K a like the dreaded time of death itself. Many Y dava warriors jumped at Jar samdha, but singlehandedly he killed them all. Jar samdha's 28 sons attacked Balar ma. After fighting for sometime, Balar ma killed them with his plough. Seeing his sons killed this way, Jar samdha attacked Balar ma with his goad. Balar ma fell unconscious. He was about to attack a second time with his goad when Arjuna appeared before him with lighting speed and both started fighting. In this meanwhile K a killed the remaining 19 sons of Jar samdha. Jar samdha was red with fury. He said – “
K a ! Consider Balaram dead and you get ready to die too." Saying this, he leapt at K a when M tali beseeched Ari anemi, “Lord! Though you are averse to all murderous activities, yet now you must save your clan from bang destroyed. This Jar samdha is like a mere worm in front of you. Lord, show some of your miraculous deeds."
Ari anemi's miraculous deeds and killing of Jar samdha
As requested by M tali, without any agitation, Ari anemi blew the Paurandara conch. All the four directions began to tremble by the sound of that conch-shell. Reassured, the Y dava army resumed fighting with renewed vigour. As advised by Ari anemi, M tali whirled the chariot around like a fearsome typhoon and Ari anemi started releasing arrows on Jar samdha's army and destroyed the flags and crowns and, in a short while, killed one lakh soldiers. He did not kill Jar samdha, of course, but rendered him almost still as death. The wind-like speed of his was no match for anyone. In this meantime, Balar ma regained consciousness; he got himself together and started killing the enemy soldiers. The entire battlefield was filled with broken chariots, dead elephants, horses, human heads and pots. Seeing this destruction of his army Jar samdha started fuming. He moved his chariot towards K a and said, “
K a! Now I want to put an end forever to your deeds of trickery and deceit. You killed Kamsa and K lakum ra through trickery. Now I will kill you and fulfill J vaya 's oath."
Laughing, r k a said, “That will only be fulfilled by J vaya entering the flames." rk a's words acted like fuel to the fire of Jar samdha's
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