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5 April 2017
- 13:0113:01, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,462 N In accordance with the Vedic custom, they (the ladies and girls of Mathura) took yogurt mixed with fresh green grass and strewed it here and there to make the victory jubilation even more auspicious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In accordance with the Vedic custom, they took yogurt mixed with fresh green grass and strewed it here and there to make the v..."
- 12:5612:56, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,413 N When Lord Krsna was entering the nicely decorated city of Mathura in a festive attitude, the ladies and girls of Mathura prepared different kinds of flower garlands to make the ceremony most auspicious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Kṛṣṇa was entering the nicely decorated city of Mathurā in a festive attitude, the ladies and girls of Mathur..."
- 12:5212:52, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,586 N The inhabitants, being joyous, decorated their respective houses and shops with flags and festoons. The brahmanas chanted Vedic mantras at numerous places. The people constructed road crossings and gates at entrances to lanes and streets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inhabitants, being joyous, decorated their respective houses and shops with flags and festoons. The brāhmaṇas chanted V..."
- 12:4712:47, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,639 N The vibrations of various musical instruments, bheris, turyas, vinas, flutes, mrdangas all joined together to make a beautiful reception. While Krsna was entering, the whole city was cleansed, all the different streets & roads were sprinkled with water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The vibrations of various musical instruments like bherīs, tūryas, vīṇās, flutes and mṛdaṅgas all joined together to..."
- 12:4212:42, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,373 N They (the citizens of Mathura) began to chant the victory glorification of Lord Krsna. When Lord Krsna entered the city after the victory, many bugles, conches and kettledrums sounded Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They began to chant the victory glorification of Lord Kṛṣṇa. When Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the city after the victory, m..."
- 12:3812:38, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,783 N Jarasandha returned to his kingdom, and Mathura City was saved from the danger of imminent attack. The citizens of Mathura organized the combined services of professional singers like sutas and magadhas, along with poets who could compose nice songs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jarāsandha returned to his kingdom, and Mathurā City was saved from the danger of imminent attack. The citizens of Mathurā..."
- 12:3412:34, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,530 N The denizens of heaven were very much pleased, and they offered their respects by chanting in glorification of the Lord and showering Him with flowers, accepting the victory with great appreciation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The denizens of heaven were very much pleased, and they offered their respects by chanting in glorification of the Lord and sh..."
- 12:2912:29, 5 April 2017 diff hist +5,734 N Although Krsna's army was tiny in comparison to Jarasandha's, not a pinch of His strength was lost, whereas all of Jarasandha's men were killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Kṛṣṇa’s army was tiny in comparison to Jarāsandha’s, not a pinch of His strength was lost, whereas all of..."
- 12:2512:25, 5 April 2017 diff hist +5,997 N In this way, Jarasandha, the King of Magadha Province, having lost all his strength and having been insulted by his arrest and subsequent release, could do nothing but return to his kingdom. Thus Lord Krsna conquered the soldiers of Jarasandha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, Jarāsandha, the King of Magadha Province, having lost all his strength and having been insulted by his arrest an..."
- 12:2112:21, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,669 N The princely order encouraged King Jarasandha. His fighting, they said, was certainly heroic; therefore, he should not take his defeat very seriously, since it was due only to his past misdeeds. After all, there was no fault in his fighting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The princely order encouraged King Jarāsandha. His fighting, they said, was certainly heroic; therefore, he should not take h..."
- 12:1712:17, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,558 N The princely friends of Jarasandha instructed him that ordinarily it would not have been possible for him to be defeated by the strength of the Yadu kings; the defeat he had experienced was simply due to his ill luck Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The princely friends of Jarāsandha instructed him that ordinarily it would not have been possible for him to be defeated by t..."
- 12:1312:13, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,377 N As he (Jarasandha) was returning home with his royal friends, however, they advised him not to retire but to regain strength to fight again with Krsna in the near future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As he was returning home with his royal friends, however, they advised him not to retire but to regain strength to fight again..."
- 12:1012:10, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,685 N As a great fighting hero, Jarasandha was ashamed, and he decided that he would no longer live as a king but would resign from his position in the royal order and go to the forest to practice meditation under severe austerities and penances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a great fighting hero, Jarāsandha was ashamed, and he decided that he would no longer live as a king but would resign from..."
- 12:0512:05, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,644 N While Lord Balarama was binding Jarasandha with the rope of Varuna and ordinary ropes also, Lord Krsna, with a greater plan in mind for the future, asked Lord Balarama not to arrest him. Krsna then released Jarasandha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While Lord Balarāma was binding Jarāsandha with the rope of Varuṇa and ordinary ropes also, Lord Kṛṣṇa, with a great..."
- 10:3710:37, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,575 N When all the soldiers of Jarasandha had been killed and he was the only one left alive, certainly he was very much depressed. Sri Balarama immediately arrested him with great strength, just as one lion captures another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When all the soldiers of Jarāsandha had been killed and he was the only one left alive, certainly he was very much depressed...."
- 10:3210:32, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,496 N Because Krsna and Balarama were fighting with Jarasandha just like ordinary human beings, the affair appeared wonderful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were fighting with Jarāsandha just like ordinary human beings, the affair appeared wonderfu..."
- 10:2810:28, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,780 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead creates, maintains and dissolves the cosmic manifestation merely by His will. For Him to create such a vast scene of devastation while fighting with an enemy is not so wonderful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead creates, maintains and dissolves the cosmic manifestation merely by His will. For Him to cr..."
- 10:2410:24, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,957 N Persons of ordinary merit cannot estimate how it could be possible, but when such activities are accepted as pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, under whose will everything is possible, then this can be understood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons of ordinary merit cannot estimate how it could be possible, but when such activities are accepted as pastimes of the S..."
- 10:2010:20, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,808 N Although Jarasandha was equipped with a vast ocean of military strength, the fighting of Lord Krsna and Balarama converted the whole situation into a ghastly scene far beyond ordinary fighting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Jarāsandha was equipped with a vast ocean of military strength, the fighting of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma conve..."
- 10:1610:16, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,674 N Cowards became very much afraid upon seeing the ghastly and horrible scene, and heroes began to talk delightedly among themselves about the heroism of the two brothers (Krsna and Balarama) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cowards became very much afraid upon seeing the ghastly and horrible scene, and heroes began to talk delightedly among themsel..."
- 10:1310:13, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,645 N Lord Balarama, who is also known as Sankarsana, began to fight with His club in such a heroic way that the river of blood created by Krsna overflooded Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Balarāma, who is also known as Saṅkarṣaṇa, began to fight with His club in such a heroic way that the river of blo..."
- 10:0910:09, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,557 N All the jewelry from the bodies of the soldiers and commanders seemed like many pebbles flowing down the river of blood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And all the jewelry from the bodies of the soldiers and commanders seemed like many pebbles flowing down the river of blood"}}..."
- 10:0610:06, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,746 N The hands and legs of the infantry soldiers floated just like different kinds of fish, the hair of the soldiers floated like seaweed and moss, and the floating bows of the soldiers resembled waves of the river Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The hands and legs of the infantry soldiers floated just like different kinds of fish, the hair of the soldiers floated like s..."
- 10:0310:03, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,787 N The dead bodies of the elephants appeared like small islands, and the dead horses appeared like sharks. By the arrangement of the supreme will, there was a great river of blood filled with paraphernalia Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The dead bodies of the elephants appeared like small islands, and the dead horses appeared like sharks. By the arrangement of..."
- 09:2809:28, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,825 N In this way, many thousands of elephants, horses and men were killed, and their blood flowed just like the waves of a river. In that river, the severed arms of men appeared like snakes and their heads like tortoises Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, many thousands of elephants, horses and men were killed, and their blood flowed just like the waves of a river. I..."
- 09:2509:25, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,901 N All the horses fell, their necks severed, and the chariots fell also, along with their flags and the fighters and drivers on the chariots. Almost all the infantry soldiers fell on the field of battle, their heads, hands and legs cut off Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the horses fell, their necks severed, and the chariots fell also, along with their flags and the fighters and drivers on t..."
- 09:2009:20, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,922 N The incessant arrows shot by Krsna appeared like a whirlwind of blazing fire killing all the military strength of Jarasandha. As Krsna released His arrows, all the elephants gradually began to fall, their heads severed by the arrows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The incessant arrows shot by Kṛṣṇa appeared like a whirlwind of blazing fire killing all the military strength of Jarās..."
- 09:1509:15, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,869 N He (Krsna) took His arrows from their quiver, and one after another He set them on the bowstring and shot them toward the enemy. They were so accurate that the elephants, horses and infantry soldiers of Jarasandha were quickly killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He took His arrows from their quiver, and one after another He set them on the bowstring and shot them toward the enemy. They..."
- 09:0909:09, 5 April 2017 diff hist +7,050 N Krsna saw Himself overwhelmed by the military strength of Jarasandha. His small army of soldiers was being harassed, so He immediately took up His bow, named Sarnga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa saw Himself overwhelmed by the military strength of Jarāsandha. His small army of soldiers was being harassed, so..."
- 09:0509:05, 5 April 2017 diff hist +7,003 N Krsna's and Balarama's chariots were marked with pictures of Garuda and palm trees, respectively. The women of Mathura all stood on the tops of the houses, palaces and gates to see the wonderful fight Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa’s and Balarāma’s chariots were marked with pictures of Garuḍa and palm trees, respectively. The women of Ma..."
- 09:0109:01, 5 April 2017 diff hist +7,116 N To fight with Krsna, Jarasandha surrounded Him from all sides with great military strength. As the sun appears covered by cloudy air and dust, Krsna, the supreme sun, was covered by the military strength of Jarasandha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To fight with Kṛṣṇa, Jarāsandha surrounded Him from all sides with great military strength. As the sun appears covered..."
- 08:5708:57, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,880 N Krsna answered, "We do not care to hear you any longer, for it is useless to hear the words of a person who is going to die or of one who is very distressed" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We do not care to hear you any longer, for it is useless to hear the words of a person who is going to die or of one who is ve..."
- 08:5208:52, 5 April 2017 diff hist +7,235 N After hearing Jarasandha speak in that way, Krsna answered, 'My dear King Jarasandha, heroes do not talk much. Rather, they show their prowess. Because you are talking a great deal, it appears that you are assured of your death in this battle" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After hearing Jarāsandha speak in that way, Kṛṣṇa answered, “My dear King Jarāsandha, heroes do not talk much. Rathe..."
- 08:4708:47, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,973 N Next he (Jarasandha) turned toward Balarama and addressed Him, "You, Balarama! If You like You can fight along with Him, and if You have patience, then You can wait to be killed by my arrows. Thus You can be promoted to heaven" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Next he turned toward Balarāma and addressed Him: “You, Balarāma! If You like You can fight along with Him, and if You hav..."
- 08:4208:42, 5 April 2017 diff hist +7,338 N Krsna was both hidden, raised by Nanda Maharaja. Jarasandha accused Krsna of three faults: that He killed His own maternal uncle, that He was not even a ksatriya, that He was hidden in His childhood. Therefore Jarasandha felt ashamed to fight with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa was both hidden and raised by Nanda Mahārāja. Jarāsandha accused Kṛṣṇa of three faults: that He killed Hi..."
- 08:3608:36, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,977 N Because He was raised by Maharaja Nanda, Krsna was not a ksatriya but a vaisya. Vaisyas are generally called guptas, and the word gupta can also be used to mean "hidden" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because He was raised by Mahārāja Nanda, Kṛṣṇa was not a kṣatriya but a vaiśya. Vaiśyas are generally called gupta..."
- 08:3108:31, 5 April 2017 diff hist +7,126 N That is the way of demoniac dealings. Demons do not try to find their own faults or those of their friends, but try to find the faults of their enemies. Jarasandha also criticized Krsna for not even being a ksatriya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the way of demoniac dealings. Demons do not try to find their own faults or those of their friends, but try to find th..."
- 08:2608:26, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,689 N Jarasandha said, "It will be a great dishonor for me to fight with boys like Krsna and Balarama." Because Krsna had killed Kamsa, Jarasandha specifically addressed Him as the killer of His own relatives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jarāsandha said, “It will be a great dishonor for me to fight with boys like Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.” Because Kṛṣ..."
- 08:2208:22, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,193 N Actually no one can be equal to or greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually no one can be equal to or greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{comp..."
- 08:1908:19, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,563 N He (Jarasandha) specifically addressed Krsna as purusadhama, meaning "the lowest among men." Actually Krsna is known in all Vedic scriptures as Purusottama, the highest among men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He specifically addressed Kṛṣṇa as puruṣādhama, meaning “the lowest among men.” Actually Kṛṣṇa is known in..."
- 08:1408:14, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,687 N Curiously enough, although the other party (Jarasandha's party) was equipped with greater military strength, when they heard the vibration of Krsna's conchshell their hearts were shaken Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Curiously enough, although the other party was equipped with greater military strength, when they heard the vibration of Kṛ..."
- 08:0908:09, 5 April 2017 diff hist +5,975 N Krsna and Balarama, the descendants of Dasarha, decided to annihilate the thirteen military companies of Jarasandha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, the descendants of Daśārha, decided to annihilate the thirteen military companies of Jarāsa..."
- 08:0508:05, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,865 N Krsna addressed Balarama, "The two of Us have descended to this earth just to annihilate such unnecessary bellicose forces and give protection to the pious devotees. So we have the opportunity to fulfill Our mission. Please let Us execute it" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two of Us have descended to this earth just to annihilate such unnecessary bellicose forces and give protection to the pio..."
- 08:0008:00, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,549 N Krsna addressed Balarama, "I request You to sit on Your chariot and kill all these soldiers, the entire military strength of the enemy" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I request You to sit on Your chariot and kill all these soldiers, the entire military strength of the enemy"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
- 07:3007:30, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,337 N Krsna addressed Balarama, "The members of the Yadu dynasty sense great danger before the soldiers of Jarasandha, and they are very much aggrieved. Just to give them protection, Your chariot is also here, filled with weapons" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The members of the Yadu dynasty sense great danger before the soldiers of Jarāsandha, and they are very much aggrieved. Just..."
- 07:2507:25, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,565 N Krsna addressed Balarama, "My dear elder brother, best among the Aryans, You are the Lord of the universe, and, specifically, You are the protector of the Yadu dynasty" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear elder brother, best among the Āryans, You are the Lord of the universe, and, specifically, You are the protector of t..."
- 07:1807:18, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,644 N Krsna saw the two chariots present before Him and immediately addressed His elder brother, Balarama, who is also known as Sankarsana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa saw the two chariots present before Him and immediately addressed His elder brother, Balarāma, who is also known..."
- 07:1407:14, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,691 N While Lord Krsna was thinking in that way, two beautiful chariots, fully equipped with drivers, weapons, flags and other paraphernalia, arrived for Him from outer space Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While Lord Kṛṣṇa was thinking in that way, two beautiful chariots, fully equipped with drivers, weapons, flags and other..."
- 04:3004:30, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,191 N The military strength of Jarasandha had appeared before Him (Krsna), and He decided to kill the entire force of Jarasandha so that he would go back and reorganize his military strength Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The military strength of Jarāsandha had appeared before Him, and He decided to kill the entire force of Jarāsandha so that h..."
- 04:2604:26, 5 April 2017 diff hist +6,318 N His (Krsna's) mission was to diminish the overburdening population of the whole world; therefore He took the opportunity to face so many men, chariots, elephants and horses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His mission was to diminish the overburdening population of the whole world; therefore He took the opportunity to face so many..."