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Mahābhārata The History of the Great India
<< 129 Jarasandha Torn Apart >>
 |  | Eager to slay Jarasandha and using his ample intelligence, Bhimasena said to Krsna, the joy of the Yadus, "Krsna, it is inappropriate for me to pamper this sinner and spare his life."
| | | Thus addressed, Sri Krsna, eager to see Jarasandha slain, replied to Bhima in a tigerlike mood to hurry him: "Your supreme strength comes from the gods, Bhima, so show at once on Jarasandha the power the wind-god has given you!"
| | | The mighty Bhima, tamer of foes, then hoisted powerful Jarasandha and whirled him around, O king. After spinning him around a hundred times, O best of the Bharatas, Bhima hurled Jarasandha down and with his bare arms broke his back. Bhima then trampled him and let out a roar. As the Pandava roared and Jarasandha cried out while being trampled, a tumultuous sound went forth, terrifying all living things. The cries of Jarasandha and Bhima struck all the citizens of Magadha with fear, and women had miscarriages. "Can it be that the Himalayan peaks are ripping apart? Is the earth shattering?" Thus the people of Magadha wondered on hearing Bhimasena's roar.
| | | Bhima had seized his enemy by the feet and hurled him to the ground. Then, pressing down one of Jarasandha's legs with his foot and grabbing the other in his arms, Bhima, like a great elephant ripping apart a branch, tore Jarasandha apart from his anus, and the people saw the two bodily fragments, each with one leg, thigh, testicle, hip, breast, back, and nostril, along with one arm, eye, eyebrow, and ear.*
| | | That night Krsna, Bhima, and Arjuna, those tamers of foes, discarded the lifeless king, who seemed to be asleep, at the gate of the main road leading to the royal palace, and then they departed. Lord Krsna arranged for the yoking of Jarasandha's chariot, which was adorned with flags and ensign, and after bringing on board His two cousin-brothers, Bhima and Arjuna, He set free His relatives—kings who had been imprisoned by Jarasandha. Those liberated lords of the earth then approached Sri Krsna and bestowed riches upon Him, who is worthy of riches, for the Lord had freed those kings from great fear.
| | | * Jarasandha had been born in two parts, which were then joined by a witch named Jara. Krsna hinted to Bhima that Jarasandha was vulnerable to being split apart.
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