Muru and Naraka, whose power is unlimited, and who ruleth the west like another Varuna, who is called Bhagadatta, and who is the old friend of thy father, hath bowed his head before Jarasandha, by speech and specially by act.  In his heart, however, tied as he is by affection to thee, he regardeth thee as a father regardeth his child.  O king, that lord of the earth who hath his dominions on the west and the south, who is thy maternal uncle and who is called Purujit, that brave perpetuator of the Kunti race, that slayer of all foes, is the single king that regardeth thee from affection.  He whom I did not formerly slay, that wicked wretch amongst the Chedis, who represented himself in this world as a divine personage and who hath become known also as such, and who always beareth, from foolishness, the signs that distinguish me that king of Vanga Pundra and the Kiratas, endowed with great strength, and who is known on earth by the names of Paundraka and Vasudeva hath also espoused the side of Jarasandha.  And, O king of kings, Bhishmaka, the mighty king of the Bhojas—­the friend of Indra—­the slayer of hostile heroes—­who governs a fourth part of the world, who by his learning conquered the Pandyas and the Kratha-Kausikas, whose brother the brave Akriti was like Rama, the son of Jamdagni, hath become a servitor to the king of Magadha.  We are his relatives and are, therefore, engaged everyday in doing what is agreeable unto him.  But although we regard him much, still he regardeth us not and is engaged in doing us ill.  And, O king, without knowing his own strength and the dignity of the race to which he belongeth, he hath placed himself under Jarasandha’s shelter at sight of the latter’s blazing fame alone.  And, O exalted one, the eighteen tribes of the Bhojas, from fear of Jarasandha, have all fled towards the west; so also have the Surasenas, the Bhadrakas, the Vodhas, the Salwas, the Patachchavas, the Susthalas, the Mukuttas, and the Kulindas, along with the Kuntis.  And the king of the Salwayana tribe with their brethren and followers; and the southern Panchalas and the eastern Kosalas have all fled to the country of the Kuntis.  So also the Matsyas and the Sannyastapadas, overcome with fear, leaving their dominions in the north, have fled into the southern country.  And so all the Panchalas, alarmed at the power of Jarasandha, have left their own kingdom and fled in all directions.  Some time before, the foolish Kansa, having persecuted the Yadavas, married two of the daughters of Jarasandha.  They are called Asti and Prapti and are the sister of Sahadeva.  Strengthened by such an alliance, the fool persecuting his relatives gained an ascendency over them all.  But by this conduct he earned great obloquy.  The wretch also began to oppress the old kings of the Bhoja tribe, but they, to protect themselves from the persecution of their relative, sought our help.  Having bestowed upon Akrura the handsome daughter of Ahuka, with Sankarshana as my second I did a service