Having been thus addressed, Krishna, that best of men, with the desire of seeing soon an end of Jarasandha, thus replied to Vrikodara (Bhima), “O Bhima, the strength that you have derived from the celestials, the might that you have obtained from Maruta, display them today towards Jarasandha."
एवमुक्तस्ततः कृष्णः प्रत्युवाच वृकोदरम्। त्वरयन् पुरुषव्याघ्रो जरासंधवधेप्सया॥ यत् ते दैवं परं सत्त्वं यच्च ते मातरिश्वनः। बलं भीम जरासंधे दर्शयाशु तदद्य नः॥