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the Lord of Lavaṇa sea". Then the five Pandavas, on being thus directed by Kęspa, went to the great Ganges, and searched and sought out a small boat, and crossed the great river Ganges with that, and then said to one another : "O B., is Krsna capable [P.47] of crossing the great Ganges with his arms, or not”? And with this idea, they concealed the boats, and stayed there waiting for Kșsna. Then Krşņa saw Susthita, the Lord of Lavaņa sea, went to the great river Ganges, searched and sought for a boat every. where, but not finding it, he lifted the chariot with the horses and the charioteer with one arm, and started (or made ready) to cross the great Ganges, sixty two yojanas (long) and half a yojana broad, with one arm. Then Krşụa, having reached upto the middle of the Ganges, was tired, fatigued and exhausted, and was full of perspiration. Then to Kļšņa occurred thoughts like these:-—"How powerful and mighty the Pandavas must be, in that they crossed with their arms this great Ganges, sixty two yojanas (long), and half a yojana broad! The Pāndavas must have, on purpose (or wilfully), desisted from vanquishing Padmanābha'. Then the Goddess Gangā, knowing these thoughts...of Kļşņa, gave hin a passage (or ford ; i.e. became shallow). Then Kệşma rested for a while, crossed the Ganges..., went to the Pāndavas, and said to them :-"O B., how mighty and powerful you are, in that you crossed this great Ganges...with your arms! You must have, therefore, refrained from vanquisbing Padmanābha, on purpose". Then the five Pandavas, on being thus addresed by Krşņa replied :-"Thus, O B., after being given leave by you, we came to the river Ganges, searched and sought for a boat...upto... concealed the same and stayed here waiting for you". Then Krşņa, on hearing this from the five Pandavas, became furious...and knitting his eyebrows, said to them :-"Oh! You were not convinced of (or you did not realise) my greatness, when I crossed the Lavana sea, two hundred thousand yojanas broad, when I crushed and defeated Padmanåbha, and when I destroyed bis capital Aparakamkā, and brought Draupadīback to you with my own hands! Well, Now you will know it (too well l)"'!
And with these words, he took an iron staff, crushed their Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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