sarvasyāntar-bahiḥ-sākṣī
kṛtyāṁ māheśvarīṁ vibhuḥ
vijñāya tad-vighātārthaṁ
pārśva-sthaṁ cakram ādiśat
sarvasya - everyone; antaḥ - within; bahiḥ - and without; sākṣī - the witness; kṛtyām - the manufactured creature; māhā-īśvarīm - of Lord Śiva; vibhuḥ - the almighty Supreme Lord; vijñāya - fully understanding; tat - him; vighāta - of defeating; artham - for the purpose; pārśva - at His side; stham - standing; cakram - His disc; ādiśat - He ordered.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments that Lord Kṛṣṇa, playing the part of a king, was absorbed in a gambling match and did not want to be disturbed by such an insignificant matter as the attack of a fiery demon. So He simply dispatched His cakra weapon and ordered him to take the necessary steps.