Devanagari
शत्रोर्जन्ममृती विद्वाञ्जीवितं च जराकृतम् ।
पार्थमाप्याययन् स्वेन तेजसाचिन्तयद्धरि: ॥ ४० ॥
Verse text
śatror janma-mṛtī vidvāṣ
jīvitaṁ ca jarā-kṛtam
pārtham āpyāyayan svena
tejasācintayad dhariḥ
Synonyms
śatroḥ
—
of the enemy
;
janma
—
the birth
;
mṛtī
—
and death
;
vidvān
—
knowing
;
jīvitam
—
the bringing to life
;
ca
—
and
;
jarā
—
by the demoness Jarā
;
kṛtam
—
done
;
pārtham
—
Bhīma, the son of Pṛthā
;
āpyāyayan
—
empowering
;
svena
—
with His own
;
tejasā
—
potency
;
acintayat
—
thought
;
hariḥ
—
Lord Kṛṣṇa .
Translation
Lord Kṛṣṇa knew the secret of His enemy Jarāsandha’s birth and death, and also how he had been given life by the demoness Jarā. Considering all this, Lord Kṛṣṇa imparted His special power to Bhīma.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Lord Kṛṣṇa knew the secret of His enemy Jarāsandha's birth and death, and also how he had been given life by the demoness Jarā. Considering all this, Lord Kṛṣṇa imparted His special power to Bhīma.
KB 10.72.40
Lord Kṛṣṇa, however, knew the mystery of Jarāsandha’s birth. Jarāsandha had been born in two different parts from two different mothers. When his father saw that the baby was useless, he threw the two parts into the forest. There they were later found by a witch named Jarā, who was skilled in the black arts. She managed to join the two parts of the baby from top to bottom. Knowing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa therefore also knew how to kill him. He hinted to Bhīmasena that since Jarāsandha had been brought to life by the joining of the two parts of his body, he could be killed by the separation of these two parts. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa transferred His power into the body of Bhīmasena …
Purport
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes that Lord Kṛṣṇa “knew the mystery of the birth of Jarāsandha. Jarāsandha was born in two different parts from two different mothers. When his father saw that the baby was useless, he threw the two parts in the forest, where they were later found by a black-hearted witch named Jarā. She managed to join the two parts of the baby from top to bottom. Knowing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa therefore also knew how to kill him.”
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Knowing Jarasandha’s birth, by joining to pieces together, and his death by separating the pieces, and how the raksasi Jara had given him life by bringing the two pieces together, the lord, giving Bhima (partham) his personal power, thought how to make Bhima know that Jarasandha was made of two parts.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Jarāsandha had been produced when the demoness Jarā joined two halves of his body together. Bhīma was the object of Kṛṣṇa’s affection because he was the son of Kuntī (pārtham).
Purport (Sanatana Goswami)
Jarāsandha had been produced when the demoness Jarā joined two halves of his body together. Bhīma was the object of Kṛṣṇa’s affection because he was the son of Kuntī (pārtham). The Lord filled Bhīma with his power or with his intelligence. The Lord was intent on taking way the life of the enemy (hariḥ).