sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam -- thus; carcita -- fixing; sankalpah -- His determination; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; madhusudanah -- Krishna; asasada -- confronted; atha -- then; canuram -- Canura; mushtikam -- Mushtika; rohini-sutah -- the son of Rohini, Lord Balarama.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Thus addressed, Lord Krishna made up His mind to accept the challenge. He paired off with Canura, and Lord Balarama with Mushtika.