badhyamanam -- in the process of being tied up; hata -- who had killed; aratim -- his enemies; pasaih -- with ropes; varuna -- those of the demigod Varuna; manushaih -- and those of ordinary humans; varayam asa -- checked Him; govindah -- Lord Krishna; tena -- by him (Jarasandha); karya -- some need; cikirshaya -- desiring to fulfill.

With the divine noose of Varuna and other, mortal ropes, Balarama began tying up Jarasandha, who had killed so many foes. But Lord Govinda still had a purpose to fulfill through Jarasandha, and thus He asked Balarama to stop.