tāv āha māgadho vīkṣya
he kṛṣṇa puruṣādhama
na tvayā yoddhum icchāmi
bālenaikena lajjayā
guptena hi tvayā manda
na yotsye yāhi bandhu-han
tau -- to the two of Them; aha -- said; magadhah -- Jarasandha; vikshya -- watching; he krishna -- O Krishna; purusha-adhama -- lowest of men; na -- not; tvaya -- with You; yoddhum -- to fight; icchami -- do I want; balena -- with a boy; ekena -- alone; lajjaya -- shamefully; guptena -- hidden; hi -- indeed; tvaya -- with You; manda -- O fool; na yotsye -- I will not fight; yahi -- go away; bandhu -- of relatives; han -- O killer.
Jarasandha looked at the two of Them and said: O Krishna, lowest of men! I do not wish to fight alone with You, since it would be a shame to fight with a mere boy. You fool who keep Yourself hidden, O murderer of Your relatives, go away! I will not fight with You.
Srila Sridhara Svami has interpreted Jarasandha's words as follows. Purushadhama can be understood as purusha adhama yasmat, meaning "Krishna, to whom all men are inferior." In other words, here Lord Krishna is being addressed as "O Purushottama, best of living beings." Similarly, the word guptena, "hidden," indicates Lord Krishna's aspect of being in everyone's heart and invisible to material vision. The words tvaya manda can also be divided, according to Sanskrit grammar, as tvaya amanda. In this case Jarasandha is indicating that Krishna is not foolish but rather most alert. The word bandhu was used by Jarasandha in the sense of "relative," since Lord Krishna killed His maternal uncle, Kamsa. However, bandhu comes from the verb bandh, "to bind," and therefore bandhu-han can be understood as "one who destroys the bondage of ignorance." Similarly, the word yahi, "please go," indicates that Lord Krishna should approach the living beings and bless them to become Krishna conscious.
