śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; keśī — the demon named Keśī; tu — and then; kaṁsa-prahitaḥ — sent by Kaṁsa; khuraiḥ — with his hooves; mahīm — the earth; mahā-hayaḥ — a huge horse; nirjarayan — ripping apart; manaḥ — like that of the mind; javaḥ — whose speed; saṭā — by the hairs of his mane; avadhūta — scattered; abhra — with the clouds; vimāna — and the airplanes (of the demigods); saṅkulam — crowded; kurvan — making; nabhaḥ — the sky; heṣita — by his neighing; bhīṣita — frightened; akhilaḥ — everyone; tam — him; trāsayantam — terrifying; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; sva-gokulam — His cowherd village; tat-heṣitaiḥ — by that neighing; vāla — by the hairs of his tail; vighūrṇita — shaken; ambudam — the clouds; ātmānam — Himself; ājau — for a fight; mṛgayantam — searching after; agra-nīḥ — coming forward; upāhvayat — called out; saḥ — he, Keśī; vyanadan — roared; mṛgendra-vat — like a lion.

saḥ — he, Keśī; tam — Him, Kṛṣṇa; niśāmya — seeing; abhimukhaḥ — in front of himself; mukhena — with his mouth; kham — the sky; piban — drinking up; iva — as if; abhyadravat — ran forward; ati-amarṣaṇaḥ — very angry; jaghāna — he attacked; padbhyām — with his two legs; aravinda-locanam — the lotus-eyed Lord; durāsadaḥ — unapproachable; caṇḍa — fierce; javaḥ — whose speed; duratyayaḥ — unconquerable.

tat — that; vañcayitvā — avoiding; tam — him; adhokṣajaḥ — the transcendental Lord; ruṣā — angrily; pragṛhya — seizing; dorbhyām — with His arms; parividhya — whirling around; pādayoḥ — by the legs; sa-avajñam — contemptuously; utsṛjya — discarding; dhanuḥ — of bow-lengths; śata — one hundred; antare — to the distance; yathā — as; uragam — a snake; tārkṣya — of Kardama Muni; sutaḥ — the son (Garuḍa); vyavasthitaḥ — standing.

saḥ — he, Keśī; labdha — regaining; saṁjñaḥ — consciousness; punaḥ — again; utthitaḥ — rose up; ruṣā — in anger; vyādāya — opening (his mouth) wide; keśī — Keśī; tarasā — rapidly; apatat — ran; harim — toward Kṛṣṇa; saḥ — He, Lord Kṛṣṇa; api — and; asya — his; vaktre — in the mouth; bhujam — His arm; uttaram — left; smayan — smiled; praveśayām āsa — placed within; yathā — as; uragam — a snake; bile — (enters) within a hole.

dantāḥ — the teeth; nipetuḥ — fell out; bhagavat — of the Supreme Lord; bhuja — the arm; spṛśaḥ — touching; te — they; keśinaḥ — of Keśī; tapta-maya — red-hot (iron); spṛśaḥ — touching; yathā — as; bāhuḥ — the arm; ca — and; tat — his, Keśī’s; deha — body; gataḥ — having entered; mahā-ātmanaḥ — of the Supreme Soul; yathā — like; āmayaḥ — a diseased condition (particularly, distension of the stomach); saṁvavṛdhe — increased greatly in size; upekṣitaḥ — neglected.

samedhamānena — expanding; saḥ — he; kṛṣṇa-bāhunā — by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s arm; niruddha — stopped; vāyuḥ — his breathing; caraṇān — his legs; ca — and; vikṣipan — throwing about; prasvinna — perspiring; gātraḥ — his body; parivṛtta — rolling; locanaḥ — his eyes; papāta — he fell down; laṇḍam — feces; visṛjan — excreting; kṣitau — onto the ground; vyasuḥ — lifeless.

tat-dehataḥ — from Keśī’s body; karkaṭikā-phala — a karkaṭikā fruit; upamāt — which resembled; vyasoḥ — from which the vital airs had departed; apākṛṣya — withdrawing; bhujam — His arm; mahā-bhujaḥ — the mighty-armed Lord; avismitaḥ — without undue pride; ayatna — without effort; hata — having killed; arikaḥ — His enemy; suraiḥ — by the demigods; prasūna — of flowers; varṣaiḥ — with downpours; varṣadbhiḥ — who were raining upon Him; īḍitaḥ — worshiped.

deva-ṛṣiḥ — the sage among the demigods (Nārada Muni); upasaṅgamya — approaching; bhāgavata — of devotees of the Lord; pravaraḥ — the most exalted; nṛpa — O King (Parīkṣit); kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; akliṣṭa — without trouble; karmāṇam — whose activities; rahasi — in privacy; etat — this; abhāṣata — said.

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa; aprameya-ātman — O immeasurable one; yoga-īśa — O source of all mystic power; jagat-īśvara — O Lord of the universe; vāsudeva — O son of Vasudeva; akhila-āvāsa — O shelter of all beings; sātvatām — of the Yadu dynasty; pravara — O You who are the best; prabho — O master; tvam — You; ātmā — the Supreme Soul; sarva — of all; bhūtānām — created beings; ekaḥ — alone; jyotiḥ — fire; iva — like; edhasām — in kindling wood; gūḍhaḥ — hidden; guhā — within the cave of the heart; śayaḥ — sitting; sākṣī — the witness; mahā-puruṣaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller.

ātmanā — by Your personal potency; ātma — of the spirit soul; āśrayaḥ — the shelter; pūrvam — first; māyayā — by Your creative energy; sasṛje — You produced; guṇān — the basic modes of material nature; taiḥ — through these; idam — this (universe); satya — always realized in fact; saṅkalpaḥ — whose desires; sṛjasi — You create; atsi — withdraw; avasi — and maintain; īśvaraḥ — the controller.

saḥ — He; tvam — Yourself; bhū-dhara — as kings; bhūtānām — who are appearing; daitya-pramatha-rakṣasām — of various kinds of demons; avatīrṇaḥ — You have descended; vināśāya — for the destruction; sādhūnām — of saintly persons; rakṣaṇāya — for the protection; ca — and.

diṣṭyā — by (our) good fortune; te — by You; nihataḥ — killed; daityaḥ — demon; līlayā — as a game; ayam — this; haya-ākṛtiḥ — having the form of a horse; yasya — whose; heṣita — by the neighing; santrastāḥ — terrified; tyajanti — abandon; animiṣāḥ — the demigods; divam — heaven.

cāṇūram — Cāṇūra; muṣṭikam — Muṣṭika; ca — and; eva — also; mallān — the wrestlers; anyān — others; ca — and; hastinam — the elephant (Kuvalayāpīḍa); kaṁsam — King Kaṁsa; ca — and; nihatam — killed; drakṣye — I will see; para-śvaḥ — the day after tomorrow; ahani — on that day; te — by You; vibho — O almighty Lord; tasya anu — after that; śaṅkha-yavana-murāṇām — of the demons Śaṅkha (Pañcajana), Kālayavana and Mura; narakasya — of Narakāsura; ca — as well; pārijāta — of the heavenly pārijāta flower; apaharaṇam — the stealing; indrasya — of Lord Indra; ca — and; parājayam — the defeat; udvāham — the marriage; vīra — of heroic kings; kanyānām — of the daughters; vīrya — by Your valor; śulka — as the payment for the brides; ādi — and so forth; lakṣaṇam — characterized; nṛgasya — of King Nṛga; mokṣaṇam — the deliverance; śāpāt — from his curse; dvārakāyām — in the city of Dvārakā; jagat-pate — O master of the universe; syamantakasya — named Syamantaka; ca — and; maṇeḥ — of the jewel; ādānam — the taking; saha — together with; bhāryayā — a wife (Jāmbavatī); mṛta — dead; putra — of the son; pradānam — the presenting; ca — and; brāhmaṇasya — of a brāhmaṇa; sva-dhāmataḥ — from Your own domain (i.e., from the abode of Death); pauṇḍrakasya — of Pauṇḍraka; vadham — the killing; paścāt — after; kāśi-puryāḥ — of the city of Kāśī (Benares); ca — and; dīpanam — the burning; dantavakrasya — of Dantavakra; nidhanam — the demise; caidyasya — of Caidya (Śiśupāla); ca — and; mahā-kratau — during the great sacrificial performance (the Rājasūya-yajña of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira); yāni — which; ca — and; anyāni — other; vīryāṇi — great feats; dvārakām — in Dvārakā; āvasan — dwelling; bhavān — You; kartā — are going to perform; drakṣyāmi — will see; aham — I; tāni — them; geyāni — to be sung about; kavibhiḥ — by poets; bhuvi — on this earth.

atha — then; te — by You; kāla-rūpasya — who are assuming the form of time; kṣapayiṣṇoḥ — who is intending to effect the destruction; amuṣya — of (the burden of) this world; vai — indeed; akṣauhiṇīnām — of entire armies; nidhanam — the destruction; drakṣyāmi — I will see; arjuna sāratheḥ — by the chariot driver of Arjuna.

viśuddha — perfectly pure; vijñāna — spiritual awareness; ghanam — full of; sva-saṁsthayā — in His original identity; samāpta — already fulfilled; sarva — in all; artham — purposes; amogha — never frustrated; vāñchitam — whose desires; sva-tejasā — by His own potency; nitya — eternally; nivṛtta — desisting; māyā — of the illusory, material energy; guṇa — of the manifest modes; pravāham — from the flowing interaction; bhagavantam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; īmahi — let us approach.

tvām — to You; īśvaram — the supreme controller; sva-āśrayam — self-contained; ātma — Your own; māyayā — by the creative potency; vinirmita — constructed; aśeṣa — unlimited; viśeṣa — particular; kalpanam — arrangements; krīḍa — of playing; artham — for the sake; adya — now; ātta — taken on; manuṣya — among humans; vigraham — battle; nataḥ — bowed down; asmi — I am; dhuryam — to the greatest; yadu-vṛṣṇi-sātvatām — of the Yadu, Vṛṣṇi and Sātvata dynasties.

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam — thus; yadu-patim — to the chief of the Yadus; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; bhāgavata — of devotees; pravaraḥ — most eminent; muniḥ — the sage Nārada; praṇipatya — respectfully bowing down; abhyanujñātaḥ — given leave; yayau — went; tat — Him, Kṛṣṇa; darśana — by having seen; utsavaḥ — experiencing great joy.

bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; api — and; govindaḥ — Govinda; hatvā — having killed; keśinam — the demon Keśī; āhave — in battle; paśūn — the animals; apālayat — He tended; pālaiḥ — together with the cowherd boys; prītaiḥ — who were pleased; vraja — to the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana; sukha — happiness; āvahaḥ — bringing.

ekadā — one day; te — they; paśūn — the animals; pālāḥ — the cowherd boys; cārayantaḥ — grazing; adri — of a mountain; sānuṣu — on the sides; cakruḥ — they enacted; nilāyana — of “stealing and hiding”; krīḍāḥ — games; cora — of thieves; pāla — and protectors; apadeśataḥ — playing the roles.

tatra — in that; āsan — were; katicit — some; corāḥ — thieves; pālāḥ — herders; ca — and; katicit — some; nṛpa — O King (Parīkṣit); meṣāyitāḥ — acting as the sheep; ca — and; tatra — therein; eke — some of them; vijahruḥ — they played; akutaḥ-bhayāḥ — without any fear.

maya-putraḥ — a son of the demon Maya; mahā māyaḥ — a powerful magician; vyomaḥ — named Vyoma; gopāla — of a cowherd boy; veṣa — the disguise; dhṛk — assuming; meṣāyitān — those who were acting as sheep; apovāha — he took away; prāyaḥ — almost all; corāyitaḥ — pretending to be playing as a thief; bahūn — many.

giri — of a mountain; daryām — in a cave; vinikṣipya — throwing; nītam nītam — gradually bringing them; mahā-asuraḥ — the great demon; śilayā — with a stone; pidadhe — he blocked; dvāram — the entrance; catuḥ-pañca — four or five; avaśeṣitāḥ — remained.

tasya — of him, Vyomāsura; tat — that; karma — activity; vijñāya — fully understanding; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; śaraṇa — of shelter; daḥ — the giver; satām — to saintly devotees; gopān — cowherd boys; nayantam — who was leading; jagrāha — He seized; vṛkam — a wolf; hariḥ — a lion; iva — just as; ojasā — forcefully.

saḥ — he, the demon; nijam — his original; rūpam — form; āsthāya — assuming; giri-indra — a kingly mountain; sadṛśam — just like; balī — powerful; icchan — wanting; vimoktum — to free; ātmānam — himself; na aśaknot — he was not able; grahaṇa — by being forcibly held; āturaḥ — debilitated.

tam — him; nigṛhya — holding fast; acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; dorbhyām — with His arms; pātayitvā — making him fall; mahī-tale — onto the ground; paśyatām — while they were watching; divi — in the heavenly planets; devānām — the demigods; paśu-māram — as a sacrificial animal is slaughtered; amārayat — He killed him.

guhā — of the cave; pidhānam — the blockage; nirbhidya — breaking; gopān — the cowherd boys; niḥsārya — leading out; kṛcchrataḥ — from the dangerous place; stūyamānaḥ — being praised; suraiḥ — by the demigods; gopaiḥ — and by the cowherd boys; praviveśa — He entered; sva — His own; gokulam — cowherd village.