sri-raja uvaca -- the King (Parikshit) said; yatha -- how; hatah -- killed; bhagavata -- by the Supreme Lord; bhaumah -- Narakasura, the son of Bhumi, goddess of the earth; yena -- by whom; ca -- and; tah -- these; striyah -- women; niruddhah -- captured; etat -- this; acakshva -- please tell; vikramam -- adventure; sarnga-dhanvanah -- of Lord Krishna, the possessor of the bow Sarnga.

[King Parikshit said:] How was Bhaumasura, who kidnapped so many women, killed by the Supreme Lord? Please narrate this adventure of Lord Sarngadhanva's.