अध्याय ९४
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे पञ्चमे ऽंशे त्रयोदशो ऽध्यायः ]] प्रदोषार्धे कदाचित् तु रासासक्ते जनार्दने त्रासयन् समदो गोष्ठम् अरिष्टः समुपागतः
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe pañcame 'ṃśe trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] pradoṣārdhe kadācit tu rāsāsakte janārdane trāsayan samado goṣṭham ariṣṭaḥ samupāgataḥ
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे महाभाग ! इस विषयमें मुझे जो उपयुक्त जान पड़ेगा वही करूँगा। अब तुम कंसको मेरेद्वारा मरा हुआ ही समझो, इसमें किसी और तरहका विचार न करो
English
Fne eveníng whilst Janarddana was engaged in Risa, the demon Aristha, disguised as a hull, came there striking terror into the hearts of all. His appearance was like a cloud saturated with waters — his two horns were very sharp aní his two eyes were bright like the sun. As he proceeded, he ploughed up the ground with his hoops : his tongue was repeatedly licking his Iip«* ; his tail was erect ; the sinews of his shoulders were strong and between them rose a hump of enormous proportions ; his hunches were soiled with ordour and he was a dread to the herds ; his dewlap hung low and his face was marked with scars from butting against the trees. Terrifying all the kine, and destroying hermits and ascetics that démon, in the guise of a bull, haunts all the forests. Being greatly stricken with fear on beholding that dreadful bull, the cow-herds and their females cried out "Krishna, Krishna." Krishna then shouted and slapped his arms in defiance.When the deraon heard the noise, he turned iupon his challenger, and fixing his eyes and pointing his horns at the belly of Kesava, he ran furiously upon the youth. Krishna did not stir froro his place, but smiling in sport and derision, awaited the near approach of the bull, when he siezed him, as an alligator would have done and held him firmly by the horns, whilst he preased his sides with his knees. Having thus humiliated his pride and beld hitn cap- tive by his horn, he wrung his throat as if tt had been a piece of wet cloth ; and then tearing off one of the horns, he beat the dreadful demon with it until he died vomitting blood from bis mouth. Seeing him slain the herdsmen glorified Krishna, as (Lhe companies of the celestials of old prajsed Indra, whe» he triumphed over the Asura Jambha.