(O janamejaya), (The son of ugrasena (kaMsa) saw), kR^iShNa with lotus eyes, who approached (the arena) quickly, with his elder brother (balarAma) in front, his clothes swaying in the wind.

(The son of ugrasena (kaMsa) saw) the son of devakI (kR^iShNa) with auspicious (powerful) arms carrying the tusks of the elephant. After the fight, valiant kR^iShNa's limbs, were covered with sweat and blood.

(The son of ugrasena (kaMsa) saw) kR^iShNa leaping like a lion, moving forward, like a cloud from a group of clouds, shaking the earth by clapping his hands.

The son of ugrasena (kaMsa) saw (kR^iShNa) carrying the tusks of the elephant as his weapon. With his pale face, kaMsa looked at kR^iShNa angrily.

keshava (kR^iShNa) dazzled with the tusks of the elephant in his hands, like a mountain with only one peak, supporting the half moon.

As govinda (kR^iShNa) leaped about, the arena, looking like an ocean (with people) was filled with sounds and echoes from the crowd.

Then kaMsa with his eyes, red with anger, being extremely angry ordered the powerful chANUra to fight with kR^iShNa.

kaMsa also angrily ordered the cunning, powerful, mountain like andhra wrestler muShTika to fight with baladeva (balarAma).

Earlier kaMsa had already ordered chANUra: You shall make effort to fight with kR^iShNa.

chANUra with his eyes becoming brown with anger faced kR^iShNa to fight like a rain cloud full of water.

The assembled people were asked to be silent. All the yAdava-s together announced as follows:

On the arena, the fight will be with (bare) arms as per the rules (set by the judges) without any cowardice. It was decided earlier to hold the fight without any weapons to show the strength (of arms) due to exercise.

The experienced men should exercise with water daily. The wrestlers should exercise with cow dung as well.

The wrestler should stand on the ground and fight against one at a time, as per the rules set by the judges.

Whether the wrestler is a boy, elder, middle aged, thin or a strong man standing on the arena, the fight shall be between people of similar nature.

If the wrestling expert with bare arms fell the opponent by strength or action, then the wise men should not do anything further.

The fight between kR^iShNa and the andhra wrestler is about to start on the arena. Why do we think that kR^ishNa is a child and the andhra (wrestler) is huge?

Then sounds (of talking) were heard from the assembly. Leaping about, govinda (kR^iShNa) said the following words:

I am a child and the andhra (wrestler) is huge, comparable to a mountain by his body. I agree for a fight with one having strong arms.

I will never deviate from the rules set for wrestling. I will not spoil the fame of wrestlers who fight with bare arms.

On this arena purified by cow dung and water, adorned with brown clothes, all these regulations have been laid down.

As per the opinion of expert wrestlers, control, firmness, bravery, exercise, good methods and power are considered as the factors of expertise in the arena.

If I consider the opponent, who is not my enemy, as my enemy, I may have to kill him and make the world happy.

He is born at karUSha, well known with the name chANUra. Endowed with his body, he has fought several fights. Wrestling is considered as his work.

He has felled many wrestlers in fights and killed them. By adopting wrong methods in the arena, he has brought bad name for wrestling.

The skilled wrestlers shall fight as per the rules and regulations. If the wrestler fells his opponent in the arena, it is considered as his expertise.

The winner of this fight will get eternal fame. He who is killed by a weapon in the fight, will also get fame.

Both the killer and the killed get fame in the fight. That journey which leads to death is honored by the good and wise alike.

This method is by force and action. The one who is killed in the arena will go to heaven. What is the fate of the winner?

Due to the anger of the king who thinks himself wise, if wrestlers are killed, the killer deserves death.

As they talked thus, a terrible fight took place between them. It was like a terrible fight between two elephants in the forest.

The wrestlers pulled and pushed against each other. They felled, lifted the opponent and dashed on the floor.

They clasped together tightly like two huge mountains. They attacked with their fists making sounds like two boars.

They jabbed each other with their elbows and knees. They slapped and attacked with nails. They kicked against each terribly.

They kicked with arms and legs making sound. They hit with heads. A terrible fight with bare arms, without using weapons took place.

In front of the assembly, like a festival, the valiant wrestlers dazzled with their skill. The entire crowd enjoyed the fight, howling, shouting and standing up.

Some of the spectators on the platforms said, well done.

Then kaMsa with his sweating face, fixed his eyes on kR^iShNa. With a gesture of his left hand, kaMsa indicated that the musical instruments shall stop playing.

As kaMsa stopped playing of musical instruments such as mR^ida~nga, many divine musical instruments started playing from the sky.

As hR^iShIkesha (kR^iShNa) with lotus eyes was fighting , the musical instruments started playing themselves all around.

The deva-s and vidyAdhara-s, who took forms as they liked, desiring kR^iShNa's victory encircled the sky in their celestial vehicles, remaining invisible.

All the saptarShi-s standing in the sky said: kR^iShNa! Win over the dAnava chAnUra, in the form of wrestler.

The son of devakI (kR^iShNa) played with chANUra for a long time. Seeing the end of kaMsa, kR^iShNa accumulated all his energy.

Then the earth shook. The platforms also shook. The best bell fell off from kaMsA's crown.

With his strong arms, kR^iShNa bent chANUra, whose life was leaving. kR^iShNa struck chANUra on his head with his fist. He struck him on his chest with his knee.

Blood and tears came from his eyes. His eyes came out like golden bells hung on the arms.

chANUra fell down at the centre of the arena with eyes protruding. chANUra, lost his life on the ground, at the end of his life.

Due to the huge body of the wrestler chANUra who fell down dead, the large arena appeared as though blocked by a mountain.

When chANura, who was proud of his strength, was killed, the son of rohiNI caught muShTika and kR^iShNa caught toshalaka.

In the first round itself, both the wrestlers, mad with anger, fought with rAma (balarAma) and kR^iShNa under the influence of time.