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Harivamsha 80

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Vaiśaṃpāyana said: / Then, after some time, the mighty King Jarāsaṃdha, / the ruler of Rājagṛha, heard that Kaṃsa had been killed.

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[He heard this] through his two daughters, O ruler of the earth.

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Then, not long after,

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Asti and Prāpti, the queens of Kaṃsa, O bull of the Bharatas,

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grief-stricken upon their husband being slain, went to the home of their father.

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He, possessing prowess like Indra, with a vast military force,

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came surrounded by a great army consisting of six divisions; / seeking the death of Kṛṣṇa, he marched against Mathurā, / desiring to slay the Yadus in his rage, avenging Kaṃsa.

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Guarding against his own dishonor for fear of public reproach,

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and out of a desire to please his daughters, he laid siege to Mathurā.

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together with an army of twenty-one akṣauhiṇīs at that time.

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Asti and Prāpti were their names, the two daughters of the king of Magadha, O king. / Joyfully that king of Magadha gave those two to King Kaṃsa. / Because of that, both women of Magadha were made widows by Kṛṣṇa, / while that heroic forerunner of kings was still living, O king. / King [Jarāsaṃdha], descendant of Bṛhadratha, had given those two lovely daughters of Jarāsaṃdha, / who had plump hips and breasts, as wives to Kaṃsa.

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That king rejoiced with the two of them, having imprisoned his father Āhuka; / taking refuge with Jarāsaṃdha and disregarding the Yādavas, / the king became the ruler of Śūrasena, as you have often heard.

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Vasudeva was ever devoted to Ugrasena's welfare, to accomplish the affairs of his kin, / and Kaṃsa could not bear him.

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When the wicked Kaṃsa was slain, relying upon Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, / Ugrasena became king, surrounded by the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas.

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Abiding by the counsel of Keśava, he ruled Mathurā.

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Then, for the sake of his two dear daughters, the wives of the hero, / the mighty King Jarāsaṃdha approached Mathurā. / Hearing that displeasing news, the king, filled with grief and wrath, / made the supreme effort to rid the earth of the Yādavas. / Accompanied by twenty-three akṣauhiṇīs, / the king arrived to besiege Mathurā, the capital of the Yadus. / Having made all preparations, he marched against the Yadus in fury.

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The rulers who were bowed by Jarāsaṃdha's splendour, / and his friends, kinsmen, and allies,

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all followed him, surrounded by gathered armies. / The kings who had departed in shame from that mountain Gomanta, / all followed Jarāsaṃdha to slay the Yadus, / mighty archers of great valour, seeking to please Jarāsaṃdha:

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the ruler of Karūṣa, Dantavaktra, the valiant king of Cedi, / the lord of Kaliṅga, Pauṇḍra the best among the strong, / Āhvṛti, Kauśika, and King Bhīṣmaka,

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and the son of Bhīṣmaka, Rukmin, foremost of bowmen, / who always vied in strength with Vāsudeva and Arjuna,

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Veṇudāri, Śrutarvan, Krātha, and Aṃśumat, / the mighty king of Aṅga, and the lord of the Vaṅgas,

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the king of Kosala, the king of Kāśi, and the lord of Daśārṇa, / the valiant master of Suhma, and the lord of Videha,

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the mighty king of Madra, and the lord of the Trigartas, / the valiant king of Sālva, and Darada of great strength,

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the lord of the Yavanas, the valiant Bhagadatta, / the king of Sauvīra, Śaibya, Pāṇḍya the best of the strong, / Subala the king of Gāndhāra, and Nagnajit of great strength,

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Gonarda the king of Kāśmīra, and the king who rules the Daradas,

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and Duryodhana and the other sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra of great strength—

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these and other mighty kings, great chariot warriors, / followed Jarāsaṃdha, hating Janārdana.

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Entering Śūrasena, which had abundant grass and firewood, / they stayed there, besieging Mathurā and surrounding it with their forces.

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