अध्याय ९६
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे पञ्चमे ऽंशे पञ्चदशो ऽध्यायः ]] केशी चापि बलोदग्रः कंसदूतप्रचोदितः कृष्णस्य निधनाकाङ्क्षी वृन्दावनम् उपागमत्
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe pañcame 'ṃśe pañcadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] keśī cāpi balodagraḥ kaṃsadūtapracoditaḥ kṛṣṇasya nidhanākāṅkṣī vṛndāvanam upāgamat
हिन्दी अर्थ
उन्होंने अपने मनको अन्य विषयोंसे हिलेरी ३0400 4प नह हटाकर उन्हींमें लगा दिया और चिरकालतक उन ब्रह्मभूतमें
English
JT ARASARA said; — Being commisfioned by Kansa's emissary, Kesin, elated with the confidence of liis prowess, reached Vrindavana, being desirons of bringing about the destruction of Krishna. He assailed the cow-herds, spurning the ground with his hoofs, scattering the clouds with his inane and obstructing the paths of the sun and thc tnoon Being terrified by the neighings of the demon, assuming the shape of a steed, the cow-herds and their females fled toGovindafor shelter exclaiming "Save us ! Save us ii" Hearing their cries. Guvinda replied in a voice deep as the roaring oí thethunder cloud. Srikrishna said : "Away with the fears of Keshin, cowherds ; being born as Gopals, why do you destroy my valour and heroisin ? Why are you afraid of one of such littls might whose neighings are his only terrors, a galloping and vicious horse who is ridden by the strcngth of Daityas ? Come on, wretch. I am Krishna ar.d I will knock all thy teeth down thy throat, as the weilder of trident did to Pushan." Thus defying him, Govinda went to hght with Kesin. The dcmon with his mouth wid« open, ran upon Krishna. But Krishna, enlarging his arins, tlirust it into his mouth and knocked down the teeth which fell from his jaws like frag- ments of white clouds. Still the arm of Krishna in the throat of Krishna continued to enlarge, as a disease, neglected in the beginning, increasing till the dissolution. The torn lips of the demon vomitted forth foam and blood ; his eyes rolled in affliction ; liis joints gave way ; he struck the earth with his feet; his body was covered with perspira- tion andhe became incapable of any exertion. Having his •nouths rent open by the armóf Krishna, that dreadful demon íell down like a tree struck and shattered by lightning,