[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c5.s10.280 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s10.280 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s10.280 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s10.280](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s10.280) Felt angry at Śṛgāla's end and led another expedition to Mathurā. Defeat and return. In this way he led seventeen expeditions During the eighteenth expedition a certain Yavana sent by Nārada besieged the city.³ Jarāsandha attacked the Yadus going to Dvārakā after vanquishing the mlecchas by the formation of Makaravyūha when Kṛṣṇa destroyed it by throwing a big tree on it. Rāma also gave them mighty blows Then he turned upon two brothers who were unarmed and who ran to Pravarṣaṇa hill. Jarāsandha followed them and burnt the hill by besieging it from all sides. The brothers leaped into the plains and regained Dvārakā, but were taken by their enemies to be burnt dead. His defeat at Kṛṣṇa's hands during the svayaṃvara of Rukmiṇī is mentioned. Arrival at Kuṇḍina; went to Śiśupāla and comforted him that all was due to fate, and returned to his city.⁴ His defeats were recalled by Kṛtavarman.⁵ He had his capital at Girivraja, where thousands of kings were kept imprisoned.⁶ A preliminary to Yudhiṣṭhira's rājasūya was to kill Jarāsandha. Finding him unconquered and also devoted to Brāhmaṇas, Kṛṣṇa, Bhīma and Arjuna went to him in Brāhmaṇa's guise and asked for meals. Jarāsandha understood them to be Kṣatriyas and still recalled Bali giving the earth to Hari in a Brāhmaṇa's guise So he offered to give his head. Then Kṛṣṇa and his two friends revealed themselves and invited him to battle. He refused to fight a coward who left Mathurā for a sea-girt-city, nor with unequal Arjuna. But he agreed to fight with Bhīma. Then battle continued for 27 days and Bhīma felt despondent. Kṛṣṇa gave him a hint by tearing a twig behind. So Bhīma pulled him down and tore him to two pieces from head to foot.⁷ One of those who failed to hit the fish in the svayamvara of Lakṣmaṇā.⁸ - [Previous: v1.c5.s10.279](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s10.279) - [Next: v1.c5.s10.281](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s10.281) - [Up: v1.c5.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s10.280](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s10.280) · Pramāṇa