The Rakshasi said: -
1. O king of kings, be blessed, I am a Rakshasas woman, called Jara. I am capable of going everywhere at will. Worshipped by all, I live in your house in joy.
2. I am a Rakshasi who always wander from house to house of men. I was formerly created by the self-create (Brahma) and was named Grihadevi (household goddess).
3-5. I was endued with celestials beauty and I was placed (in the world) for the destruction of the Danavas. He, who with devotion paints on the walls (of his house) and likeness of myself who am young and who have children, must have prosperity in his house. He, who does not do it, must meet with decay and destruction. O lord, a likeness of myself surrounded by many children, is painted on the walls of your house. Placed there, I am daily worshipped with scents, flowers, incense, edibles and various objects of enjoyments.
6. Therefore, O virtuous man, I always think of doing some good to you. It happened that I chanced to see the fragments of the body of you son.
7. On my accidentally uniting them, a boy was born. O great king, it has so happened only out of your good fortune. I have been mere an instrument (in reviving the child).
8. I can swallow (even) the mountain of Meru, what I speak of your child. I am gratified with the worship that I receive in your house; therefore the child is returned to you.
Krishna said: -
9. O king having said this, she disappeared there and then. Obtaining the child the king then entered his own house.
10. The king then caused all the rites and ceremonies of infancy to be performed on the child; he ordered a festival to be observed in Magadha (by his subjects) in honour of the Rakshasas woman.
11. The father (the king) who was equal to the Grandsire, then bestowed a name on that child. As the (fragments of the body of the child) was united by Jara, he was named Jarasandha.
12-13. The greatly powerful son of the Magadha king begin to grow up in bulk and in strength, like a fire into which libations of Ghee have been poured. He delighted the heart of his father and mother, increasing day by day like the moon in the white fortnight.
Thus ends the eighteenth chapter, the birth of Jarasandha, in the Rajshuyarambha of the Sabha Parva.
Krishna said: -
1. Sometime after, the great ascetic the illustrious Chandakaushika came again to the kingdom of Magadha
2. Being overjoyed at the arrival of the Rishi, Brihadratha with his ministers, priest, his son and wives went out to receive him.
3. O descendant of Bharata, worshipping the Rishi with water to wash his feet and with Arghya, the king offered him his on with the whole of his kingdom.
4. O king, the illustrious Rishi accepted the worship of the king and thus spoke to the king of Magadha with a delightful heart.
5. O king, everything is known to me thought my spiritual sight. O king of kings, hear what this your son will be.
6-7. (Hear also) what will be his beauty, excellence, strength and courage. There is not the least doubt that your this son will grow in prosperity and will obtain them, endued as he is with great prowess. No king will be able to equal your greatly powerful son in prowess.
8. As other birds, can never equal the speed of Vainata’s son (Garuda). All those that will stand in his way will meet with certain destruction.
9. O king, as the river can make no impression on the mountain, so the weapons hurled upon him even by the celestials will not be able to make any impression on him.
10. He will blaze forth above the heads of all that wear crowns on their heads. Like the sun he will rob all other kings of their splendour.
11. The kings who are rich in their armies and troops will meet with destruction at the hand of your son like insects in the fire.
12. He will seize the growing prosperity of all the kings, as the ocean receives the rivers swollen with the waters of the rainy season.
13. As the wide earth bears all kinds of produce and supports those that are both good and bad, your this greatly powerful son will support all the people of the four orders.
14. All the kings will remain obedient to him, as all embodied beings remain obedient to the wind, which is as dear to beings as the self.
15. This Magadha prince, this mightiest of all mighty men in the world, will see with his physical eyes the god of gods, Rudra, the slayer of Tripura, Hara.”
16. Having said this, the Rishi, thinking of his own business, dismissed that layer of foes, the king Brihadratha.
17. The Magadha king then re-entered his capital; and summoning all his friends and relatives, he installed Jarasandha on the throne.
18. The king Brihadratha became greatly disgusted with all worldly pleasures. After the installation of Jarasandha, the king Brihadratha followed by his two waives went into a forest to lead the life of an ascetic.
19. O king, after his father and mother had retired into the forest, Jarasandha brought numerous kings under his sway by his velour.
Vaishampayana said: -
20. Having lived for a long time in the forest and practiced asceticism, (the king) Brihadratha ascended to heaven with his wives.
21. As told by Kaushika, the king Jarasandha received the boons and ruled the kingdom after obtaining the (sovereignty of the) whole world.
22. Sometime after, when the king Kansa was killed by Vasudeva (Krishna), an enmity arose between him and Krishna.
23. O descendant of Bharata, the greatly powerful king of Magadha whirled a club ninety nine times and he hurled it towards Mathura from Girivraja (his capital).
24. Krishna of wonderful deeds was then living in Mathura. That excellent club fell at a distance of ninety-nine Yojanas.
25. Seeing well all the circumstances the citizens (of Mathura) all went to Krishna and told him all about the fall of the club. The place where the club fell was near Mathura, and it was known by the name of Gadavasana.
26. He (Jarasandha) had two supporters named Hansa and Dimbhaka, both incapable of being killed by any weapons, both were learned in the science of politics and morality, and both were in counsel foremost of all intelligent men.
27. I have already told you before everything about these two greatly powerful heroes. My opinion is that these two heroes and Jarasandha were more than a match for the three worlds.
28. O hero, O great king, it was for this reason that the powerful Akrura, Andhaka and Vrishni tribes, acting from policy, did not fight with him (Jarasandha).
Thus ends the nineteenth chapter, the praise of Jarasandha, in the Rajshuyarambha of the Sabha Parva.