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with poets who could compose nice songs, and they began to chant the victory glorification of Lord Kṛṣṇa When Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the city after the victory, many bugles, conches and kettledrums sounded, and When Lord Kṛṣṇa was entering the nicely decorated city of Mathurā in a festive attitude, the ladies and As Kṛṣṇa passed through the street, all the ladies and women regarded Him with eyes bright with great Kṛṣṇa thus offered His respect to His grandfather because Ugrasena was at that time the crowned king

The incessant arrows shot by Kṛṣṇa appeared like a whirlwind of blazing fire killing all the military As Kṛṣṇa released His arrows, all the elephants gradually began to fall, their heads severed by the arrows

Each and every time, he was defeated and all his soldiers were killed by Kṛṣṇa, and each time he had

By Kṛṣṇa’s supreme will, everything is possible, so such desire trees were planted in Dvārakā, the city constructed by Kṛṣṇa.

Jarāsandha said, “It will be a great dishonor for me to fight with boys like Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.” Because Kṛṣṇa had killed Kaṁsa, Jarāsandha specifically addressed Him as the killer of His own relatives Jarāsandha also criticized Kṛṣṇa for not even being a kṣatriya. Because He was raised by Mahārāja Nanda, Kṛṣṇa was not a kṣatriya but a vaiśya. So Kṛṣṇa was both hidden and raised by Nanda Mahārāja.

But while Lord Balarāma was binding Jarāsandha with the rope of Varuṇa and ordinary ropes also, Lord Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa then released Jarāsandha.

While Lord Kṛṣṇa was thinking in that way, two beautiful chariots, fully equipped with drivers, weapons Kṛṣṇa saw the two chariots present before Him and immediately addressed His elder brother, Balarāma, Thus Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, the descendants of Daśārha, decided to annihilate the thirteen military companies

In each and every house there were underground rooms containing big golden and silver pots for stocking And there were many golden waterpots within the rooms. The bedrooms were all bedecked with jewels, and the floors were mosaic pavements of marakata jewels. The residential quarters were so arranged that the different castes – brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and

as Saṅkarṣaṇa, began to fight with His club in such a heroic way that the river of blood created by Kṛṣṇa Although Jarāsandha was equipped with a vast ocean of military strength, the fighting of Lord Kṛṣṇa and And yet, because Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were fighting with Jarāsandha just like ordinary human beings, the

When the new city was fully constructed according to plan, Kṛṣṇa transferred all the inhabitants of Mathurā

When Mathurā was thus besieged, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa began to consider, in consultation with Baladeva, how Kṛṣṇa was certain that Jarāsandha would take advantage of the opportunity to capture Mathurā when it If both Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were engaged in fighting with Kālayavana at one place, Jarāsandha might come In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is stated that Kṛṣṇa constructed the fort in the midst of the sea. Remnants of the fort Kṛṣṇa constructed still exist in the Bay of Dvārakā.

Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa conquered the soldiers of Jarāsandha. Although Kṛṣṇa’s army was tiny in comparison to Jarāsandha’s, not a pinch of His strength was lost, whereas

Kṛṣṇa first of all constructed a very strong wall covering ninety-six square miles, and the wall itself

After hearing Jarāsandha speak in that way, Kṛṣṇa answered, “My dear King Jarāsandha, heroes do not talk To fight with Kṛṣṇa, Jarāsandha surrounded Him from all sides with great military strength. As the sun appears covered by cloudy air and dust, Kṛṣṇa, the supreme sun, was covered by the military Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s chariots were marked with pictures of Garuḍa and palm trees, respectively. Kṛṣṇa saw Himself overwhelmed by the military strength of Jarāsandha.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who appeared like an ordinary human being, saw the immense strength of Jarāsandha, which appeared

After equipping Themselves with military dress, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma mounted Their chariots. Kṛṣṇa rode the chariot on which Dāruka was the driver. When Jarāsandha saw Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, he was a little bit compassionate because They happened to be He specifically addressed Kṛṣṇa as puruṣādhama, meaning “the lowest among men.” Actually Kṛṣṇa is known in all Vedic literatures as Puruṣottama, the highest among men.

Next he turned toward Balarāma and addressed Him: “You, Balarāma! If You like You can fight along with Him, and if You have patience, then You can wait to be killed by

He decided that since Kṛṣṇa had killed Kaṁsa, the whole dynasty of the Yadus should be killed.

Yavana king somewhere to the south of Mathurā became attracted by the opulence of the Yadu dynasty and When the kings of the Yadu dynasty heard the taunt they laughed at him, and Garga Muni became angry at that he would produce someone who would be very fearful to the Yadu dynasty, so he pleased Lord Śiva and

When the demigod Indra saw that Kṛṣṇa was constructing a particular city of His own choice, he sent the This proves that while there are undoubtedly innumerable demigods, none of them is independent of Kṛṣṇa As stated in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Kṛṣṇa is the supreme master, and all others are His servants. This example should be followed by all, especially those who are Kṛṣṇa conscious, for they should serve Kṛṣṇa by their respective abilities.