bhagavan śrotum icchāmi
kṛṣṇasyāmita-tejasaḥ
yathā māgadha-śālvādīn
jitvā kanyām upāharat
bhagavan -- O lord (Sukadeva Gosvami); srotum -- to hear; icchami -- I wish; krishnasya -- about Krishna; amita -- immeasurable; tejasah -- whose potency; yatha -- how; magadha-salva-adin -- such kings as Jarasandha and Salva; jitva -- defeating; kanyam -- the bride; upaharat -- He took away.
My lord, I wish to hear how the immeasurably powerful Lord Krishna took away His bride while defeating such kings as Magadha and Salva.
We should not think that Sri Krishna was actually afraid of Jarasandha. In the very next chapter we will find that Sri Krishna easily defeats Jarasandha and his soldiers. Thus we should never doubt the supreme prowess of Lord Krishna.
