Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 27
Sourceनारायण उवाच ।। हरिं स्मृत्वा गृहं गत्वा राजा विस्मितमानसः ।। आजगाम महारण्ये जमदग्न्याश्रमं पुनः ।। १ ।। रथानां च चतुर्लक्षं रथिनां दशलक्षकम् ।। अश्वेन्द्राणां गजेन्द्राणां पदा तीनामसंख्यकम् ।।२।। राजेन्द्राणां सहस्रं च महाबलपराक्रमम् ।। महासमृद्धियुक्तश्च त्रैलोक्यं जेतुमीश्वरः ।।३।। सर्वतो वेष्टयामास जमदग्न्याश्रमं मुदा ।। रथस्थो वर्मयुक्तश्च कार्त्तवीर्य्यार्जुनः स्वयम् ।। ४ ।। सैन्यशब्दैर्वाद्यशब्दैर्महाकोलाहलैर्मुने ।। जमदग्न्याश्रमस्थाश्च मूर्च्छामापुर्भयेन च ।। ५ ।। कुटीं प्रविश्य बलवान्गृहीत्वा कपिलां शुभाम् ।। पुरं गन्तुं मनश्चक्रे दुर्बुद्धिरसदाश्रयः ।। ६ ।। समुत्तस्थौ मुनिश्रेष्ठो गृहीत्वा सशरं धनुः ।। एकाकी मुक्तगात्रश्च धेनुं नत्वा हरिं स्मरन् ।।७।। आश्रमस्थाञ्जनान्सर्वान्समाश्वास्य च यत्नतः ।। आजगाम रणस्थानं निश्शङ्को नृपतेः पुरः ।।८।। निर्ममे शरजालं च स मुनिर्मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ।। आच्छादयत्स्वाश्रमं तैर्मानवं वर्मणा यथा ।। ९ ।। अपरं शरजालं च निर्ममे मुनिपुङ्गवः ।। तैरेव वारयामास सर्वसैन्यं यथाक्रमम् ।। १० ।। मुनिना शरजालेन सर्वसैन्यं समावृतम् ।। तानि सर्वाणि गुप्तानि यथा पत्राणि पञ्जरे ।। ११ ।। राजा दृष्ट्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठमवरुह्य रथात्पुरः ।। सार्द्धं नृपेन्द्रैर्भक्त्या च प्रणनाम कृताज्जलिः।।१२।। नत्वाऽऽरुरोह यानं स मुनेः प्राप्य शुभाशिषः ।। आरुह्य च नृपश्रेष्ठः स्वयानं हृष्टमानसः ।। ।।१३।। नृपैः सार्द्धं नृपश्रेष्ठश्चिक्षेप मुनिपुङ्गवे।। अस्त्रं शस्त्रं गदां शक्तिं जघान क्रीडया मुनिः ।। मुनिश्चिक्षेप दिव्यास्त्रं चिच्छिदे लीलया नृपः ।। १४ ।। शूलं चिक्षेप नृपतिस्तञ्जघान तदा मुनिः ।। अपरं शरजालं च निर्ममे मुनिपुङ्गवः ।। १५ ।। शस्त्रौघैर्दुर्निवार्य्यैश्च खण्डं खण्डं चकार च सः ।। निबद्धाश्शरजालेन न च शक्ताः पलायितुम् ।। १६ ।। जृम्भणास्त्रेण मुनिना ते च सर्वे विजृम्भिताः ।। हस्त्यश्वरथपादातसहितं सर्वसैन्यकम् ।।१७।। राजानं निद्रितं दृष्ट्वा न जघान मुनीश्वरः ।। गृहीत्वा कपिलां हृष्टो रुदन्तीं शोकमूर्च्छिताम् ।। बोधयित्वा पुरः कृत्वा स्वाश्रमं गन्तुमुद्यतः ।। १८ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजा चेतनां प्राप्य नारद ।। निवारयामास मुनिं गृहीत्वा सशरं धनुः ।। १९ ।। जगाम कपिला त्रस्ता स्वस्थानं च रणाजिरात् ।। मुनिश्च तस्थौ निश्शङ्को गृहीत्वा सशरं धनुः ।। २० ।। ब्रह्मास्त्रं च नृपश्रेष्ठः स चिक्षेप मुनौ तदा ।। ब्रह्मास्त्रेण मुनीन्द्रस्य सद्यो निर्वाणतां गतम् ।।२१ ।। दिव्यास्त्रेण मुनिश्रेष्ठो नृपस्य सशरं धनुः ।। रथं च सारथिं चैव चिच्छिदे वर्म दुर्वहम् ।। २२ ।। अथ राजा महाक्रुद्धो ददर्श स्वसमीपतः ।। दत्तेन दत्तां शक्तिं तामेकपूरुषघातिनीम् ।।२३।। जग्राह नत्वा दत्तं तं स नत्वा शक्तिमुल्बणाम् ।। चूर्णयामास तत्रैव शतसूर्य्यसमप्रभाम्।। ।। २४ ।। यत्तेजः सर्वदेवानां तेजो नारायणस्य च ।। शम्भोश्च ब्रह्मणश्चैव मायायाश्चैव नारद ।। २५ ।। तत्रैवावाहयामास स योगी मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ।। तेजसा द्योतयामास गगनं च दिशो दश ।।२६।। दृष्ट्वा क्षिपन्तीं तां देवा हाहाकारेण चुक्रुशुः।। आकाशस्थाश्च समरं पश्यन्तो दुःखिता हृदा ।। २७ ।। चिक्षेप तां चूर्णयित्वा कार्तवीर्य्यार्जुनः स्वयम् ।। सद्यः पपात सा शक्तिर्ज्वलन्ती मुनिवक्षसि ।। २८ ।। विदार्य्योरो मुनेः शक्तिर्जगाम हरिसन्निधिम् ।। दत्ताय हरिणा दत्ता शस्त्रास्त्रनिधये तदा ।। २९ ।। मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप्य स मुनिः प्राणांस्तत्याज तत्क्षणम् ।। तेजोऽम्बरे भ्रमित्वा च ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम ह ।।३०।। युद्धे मुनिं मृतं दृष्ट्वा रुरोद कपिला मुहुः।। हे तात तातेत्युच्चार्य्य गोलोकं सा जगाम ह ।। ३१ ।। सर्वं सा कथयामास गोलोके कृष्णमीश्वरम् ।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थं तं गोपैर्गोपीभिरावृतम् ।। ३२ ।। कृष्णेन ब्रह्मणे दत्ता ब्रह्मणा भृगवे पुरा ।। सा प्रीत्या पुष्करे ब्रह्मन्भृगुणा जमदग्नये ।। ३३ ।। नत्वा च कामधेनूनां समूहं सा जगाम ह ।। तदश्रुबिन्दुना मर्त्त्ये रत्नसंधो बभूव ह ।।३४।। अथ राजा तं निहत्य बोधयित्वा स्वसैन्यकम् ।। प्रायश्चित्तं विनिर्वर्त्य जगाम स्वपुरं मुदा ।। ३५ ।। प्राणनाथं मृतं श्रुत्वा जगाम रेणुका सती।। मुनिं वक्षसि संस्थाप्य क्षणं मूर्च्छा मवाप सा ।। ३६ ।। ततः सा चेतनां प्राप्य न रुरोद पतिव्रता ।। एहि वत्स भृगो राम राम रामेत्युवाच ह ।। ३७ ।। आजगाम भृगुस्तूर्णं क्षणाद्वै पुष्करादहो ।। ननाम मातरं भक्त्या मनोयायी च योगवित् ।। ३८ ।। दृष्ट्वा रामो मृतं तातं शोकार्तां जननीं सतीम् ।। आकर्ण्य रणवृत्तान्तं प्रयान्तीं कपिलां शुचा ।। ३९ ।। विललाप भृशं तत्र हे तात जननीति च ।। चितां चकार योगी न्द्रश्चन्दनैराज्यसंयुताम् ।। ४० ।। रेणुका राममादाय तूर्णं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि ।। चुचुम्ब गण्डे शिरसि रुरोदोच्चैर्भृशं मुहुः ।। ४१ ।। राम राम महाबाहो क्व यामि त्वां विहाय च ।। वत्स वत्सेति कृत्वैवं विललाप भृशं मुहुः ।। ४२ ।। मत्प्राणाधिक हे वत्स मदीयं वचनं शृणु ।। पित्रोः शेषक्रियां कृत्वा याया युद्धं न पुत्रक ।। ४३ ।। गृहे तिष्ठ सुखं वत्स तपस्यां कुरु शाश्वतीम् ।। समरं नैव सुखदं दारुणैः क्षत्रियैः सह ।। ४४।। मातुर्वचनमश्रुत्वा प्रतिज्ञां तां चकार ह ।। त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां करिष्यामि ध्रुवं महीम् ।। ।। ४९ ।। कार्तवीर्यं हनिष्यामि लीलया क्षत्रियाधमम् ।। पितॄंश्च तर्पयिष्यामि क्षत्रियक्षतजैस्तथा ।। ४६ ।। इत्युदीर्य्य पुरो मातुर्विललाप मुहुर्मुहुः ।। हितं तथ्यं नीतिसारं बोधयामास मातरम् ।। ४७ ।। राम उवाच ।। पितुः शासनहन्तारं पितुर्वधविधायकम् ।। यो न हन्ति महामूढो रौरवं स व्रजेद् ध्रुवम् ।।४८।। अग्निदो गरदश्चैव शस्त्रपाणिर्धनापहः ।। क्षेत्रदारापहारी च पितृबन्धुविहिंसकः ।। ४९ ।। सततं मन्दकारी च निन्दकः कटुजल्पकः।। एकादशैते पापिष्ठा वधार्हा वेदसम्मताः ।।५० ।। द्विजानां द्रविणादानं स्थानान्निर्वासनं सति ।। वपनं ताडनं चैव वधमाहुर्मनीषिणः ।। ५१ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र चाजगाम भृगुः स्वयम् ।। अतित्रस्तो मनस्वी च हृदयेन विदूयता ।। ५२ ।। दृष्ट्वा तं रेणुकारामौ विनतौ संबभूवतुः ।। स तावुवाच वेदोक्तं परलोकहिताय च ।। ९३ ।। भृगुरुवाच ।। मद्वंशजातो ज्ञानी त्वं कथं विलपसे सुत ।। जलबुद्बुदवत्सर्वं संसारे च चराचरम् ।। ५४ ।। सत्यसारं सत्यबीजं कृष्णं चिन्तय पुत्रक ।। यद् गतं तद्गतं वत्स गतं नैवागमिष्यति ।। ५५ ।। यद्भवेत्तद्भवत्येव भविता यद्भविष्यति ।। पूर्वार्जितं स्वीयकर्म फलं केन निवार्य्यते ।। ५६ ।। भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च यत्कृष्णेन निरूपितम् ।। निरूपितं यत्तत्कर्म केन वत्स निवार्यते ।। ५७ ।। मायाबीजं मायिनां च शरीरं पाञ्चभौतिकम् ।। संकेतपूर्वकं नाम प्रातः स्वप्नसमं सुत ।। ५८ ।। क्षुधा निद्रा दया शान्तिः क्षमा कान्त्यादयस्तथा ।। यान्ति प्राणा मनो ज्ञानं प्रयाते परमात्मनि ।। ५९ ।। बुद्धिश्च शक्तयः सर्वा राजेन्द्रमिव किंकराः ।। सर्वे तमनुगच्छन्ति तं कृष्णं भज यत्नतः ।। ६० ।। के वा केषां च पितरः के वा केषां सुताः सुत ।। कर्मभिः प्रेरिताः सर्वे भवाब्धौ दुस्तरे परम् ।। ६१ ।। ज्ञानिनो मा रुदन्त्येव मा रोदीः पुत्र साम्प्रतम् ।। रोदनाश्रुप्रपतनान्मृतानां नरकं धुवम् ।। ६२ ।। संकेताख्योच्चारणेन यद्रुदन्ति च बान्धवाः ।। शतवर्षं रुदित्वा तं प्राप्नुवन्ति न निश्चितम् ।। पार्थिवांशं च पृथिवी गृह्णात्यस्थित्वचादिकम् ।। ६३ ।। तोयांशं च तथा तोयं शून्यांशं गगनं तथा ।। वाय्वंशं च तथा वायुस्तेजस्तेजोंशकं तथा ।। ६४ ।। सर्वे विलीनाः सर्वेषु को वाऽऽयास्यति रोदनात् ।। नामश्रुतियशःकर्म कथामात्रावशेषितः ।। ६५ ।। वेदोक्तं चैव यत्कर्म कुरु तत्पारलौकिकम् ।। स च बन्धुः स पुत्रश्च परलोकहिताय यः ।। ६६ ।। भृगोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शोकं तत्याज तत्क्षणम् ।। रेणुका च महासाध्वी तं वस्तुमुपचक्रमे ।। ६७ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे जमदग्निसंहारपरशुरामप्रतिज्ञादिवर्णनंनाम सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः ।। २७ ।।
nārāyaṇa uvāca || hariṃ smṛtvā gṛhaṃ gatvā rājā vismitamānasaḥ || ājagāma mahāraṇye jamadagnyāśramaṃ punaḥ || 1 || rathānāṃ ca caturlakṣaṃ rathināṃ daśalakṣakam || aśvendrāṇāṃ gajendrāṇāṃ padā tīnāmasaṃkhyakam ||2|| rājendrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ ca mahābalaparākramam || mahāsamṛddhiyuktaśca trailokyaṃ jetumīśvaraḥ ||3|| sarvato veṣṭayāmāsa jamadagnyāśramaṃ mudā || rathastho varmayuktaśca kārttavīryyārjunaḥ svayam || 4 || sainyaśabdairvādyaśabdairmahākolāhalairmune || jamadagnyāśramasthāśca mūrcchāmāpurbhayena ca || 5 || kuṭīṃ praviśya balavāngṛhītvā kapilāṃ śubhām || puraṃ gantuṃ manaścakre durbuddhirasadāśrayaḥ || 6 || samuttasthau muniśreṣṭho gṛhītvā saśaraṃ dhanuḥ || ekākī muktagātraśca dhenuṃ natvā hariṃ smaran ||7|| āśramasthāñjanānsarvānsamāśvāsya ca yatnataḥ || ājagāma raṇasthānaṃ niśśaṅko nṛpateḥ puraḥ ||8|| nirmame śarajālaṃ ca sa munirmantrapūrvakam || ācchādayatsvāśramaṃ tairmānavaṃ varmaṇā yathā || 9 || aparaṃ śarajālaṃ ca nirmame munipuṅgavaḥ || taireva vārayāmāsa sarvasainyaṃ yathākramam || 10 || muninā śarajālena sarvasainyaṃ samāvṛtam || tāni sarvāṇi guptāni yathā patrāṇi pañjare || 11 || rājā dṛṣṭvā muniśreṣṭhamavaruhya rathātpuraḥ || sārddhaṃ nṛpendrairbhaktyā ca praṇanāma kṛtājjaliḥ||12|| natvā''ruroha yānaṃ sa muneḥ prāpya śubhāśiṣaḥ || āruhya ca nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ svayānaṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ || ||13|| nṛpaiḥ sārddhaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaścikṣepa munipuṅgave|| astraṃ śastraṃ gadāṃ śaktiṃ jaghāna krīḍayā muniḥ || muniścikṣepa divyāstraṃ cicchide līlayā nṛpaḥ || 14 || śūlaṃ cikṣepa nṛpatistañjaghāna tadā muniḥ || aparaṃ śarajālaṃ ca nirmame munipuṅgavaḥ || 15 || śastraughairdurnivāryyaiśca khaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍaṃ cakāra ca saḥ || nibaddhāśśarajālena na ca śaktāḥ palāyitum || 16 || jṛmbhaṇāstreṇa muninā te ca sarve vijṛmbhitāḥ || hastyaśvarathapādātasahitaṃ sarvasainyakam ||17|| rājānaṃ nidritaṃ dṛṣṭvā na jaghāna munīśvaraḥ || gṛhītvā kapilāṃ hṛṣṭo rudantīṃ śokamūrcchitām || bodhayitvā puraḥ kṛtvā svāśramaṃ gantumudyataḥ || 18 || etasminnantare rājā cetanāṃ prāpya nārada || nivārayāmāsa muniṃ gṛhītvā saśaraṃ dhanuḥ || 19 || jagāma kapilā trastā svasthānaṃ ca raṇājirāt || muniśca tasthau niśśaṅko gṛhītvā saśaraṃ dhanuḥ || 20 || brahmāstraṃ ca nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ sa cikṣepa munau tadā || brahmāstreṇa munīndrasya sadyo nirvāṇatāṃ gatam ||21 || divyāstreṇa muniśreṣṭho nṛpasya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ || rathaṃ ca sārathiṃ caiva cicchide varma durvaham || 22 || atha rājā mahākruddho dadarśa svasamīpataḥ || dattena dattāṃ śaktiṃ tāmekapūruṣaghātinīm ||23|| jagrāha natvā dattaṃ taṃ sa natvā śaktimulbaṇām || cūrṇayāmāsa tatraiva śatasūryyasamaprabhām|| || 24 || yattejaḥ sarvadevānāṃ tejo nārāyaṇasya ca || śambhośca brahmaṇaścaiva māyāyāścaiva nārada || 25 || tatraivāvāhayāmāsa sa yogī mantrapūrvakam || tejasā dyotayāmāsa gaganaṃ ca diśo daśa ||26|| dṛṣṭvā kṣipantīṃ tāṃ devā hāhākāreṇa cukruśuḥ|| ākāśasthāśca samaraṃ paśyanto duḥkhitā hṛdā || 27 || cikṣepa tāṃ cūrṇayitvā kārtavīryyārjunaḥ svayam || sadyaḥ papāta sā śaktirjvalantī munivakṣasi || 28 || vidāryyoro muneḥ śaktirjagāma harisannidhim || dattāya hariṇā dattā śastrāstranidhaye tadā || 29 || mūrcchāṃ samprāpya sa muniḥ prāṇāṃstatyāja tatkṣaṇam || tejo'mbare bhramitvā ca brahmalokaṃ jagāma ha ||30|| yuddhe muniṃ mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā ruroda kapilā muhuḥ|| he tāta tātetyuccāryya golokaṃ sā jagāma ha || 31 || sarvaṃ sā kathayāmāsa goloke kṛṣṇamīśvaram || ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ taṃ gopairgopībhirāvṛtam || 32 || kṛṣṇena brahmaṇe dattā brahmaṇā bhṛgave purā || sā prītyā puṣkare brahmanbhṛguṇā jamadagnaye || 33 || natvā ca kāmadhenūnāṃ samūhaṃ sā jagāma ha || tadaśrubindunā marttye ratnasaṃdho babhūva ha ||34|| atha rājā taṃ nihatya bodhayitvā svasainyakam || prāyaścittaṃ vinirvartya jagāma svapuraṃ mudā || 35 || prāṇanāthaṃ mṛtaṃ śrutvā jagāma reṇukā satī|| muniṃ vakṣasi saṃsthāpya kṣaṇaṃ mūrcchā mavāpa sā || 36 || tataḥ sā cetanāṃ prāpya na ruroda pativratā || ehi vatsa bhṛgo rāma rāma rāmetyuvāca ha || 37 || ājagāma bhṛgustūrṇaṃ kṣaṇādvai puṣkarādaho || nanāma mātaraṃ bhaktyā manoyāyī ca yogavit || 38 || dṛṣṭvā rāmo mṛtaṃ tātaṃ śokārtāṃ jananīṃ satīm || ākarṇya raṇavṛttāntaṃ prayāntīṃ kapilāṃ śucā || 39 || vilalāpa bhṛśaṃ tatra he tāta jananīti ca || citāṃ cakāra yogī ndraścandanairājyasaṃyutām || 40 || reṇukā rāmamādāya tūrṇaṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi || cucumba gaṇḍe śirasi rurodoccairbhṛśaṃ muhuḥ || 41 || rāma rāma mahābāho kva yāmi tvāṃ vihāya ca || vatsa vatseti kṛtvaivaṃ vilalāpa bhṛśaṃ muhuḥ || 42 || matprāṇādhika he vatsa madīyaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇu || pitroḥ śeṣakriyāṃ kṛtvā yāyā yuddhaṃ na putraka || 43 || gṛhe tiṣṭha sukhaṃ vatsa tapasyāṃ kuru śāśvatīm || samaraṃ naiva sukhadaṃ dāruṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ saha || 44|| māturvacanamaśrutvā pratijñāṃ tāṃ cakāra ha || trissaptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ kariṣyāmi dhruvaṃ mahīm || || 49 || kārtavīryaṃ haniṣyāmi līlayā kṣatriyādhamam || pitṝṃśca tarpayiṣyāmi kṣatriyakṣatajaistathā || 46 || ityudīryya puro māturvilalāpa muhurmuhuḥ || hitaṃ tathyaṃ nītisāraṃ bodhayāmāsa mātaram || 47 || rāma uvāca || pituḥ śāsanahantāraṃ piturvadhavidhāyakam || yo na hanti mahāmūḍho rauravaṃ sa vrajed dhruvam ||48|| agnido garadaścaiva śastrapāṇirdhanāpahaḥ || kṣetradārāpahārī ca pitṛbandhuvihiṃsakaḥ || 49 || satataṃ mandakārī ca nindakaḥ kaṭujalpakaḥ|| ekādaśaite pāpiṣṭhā vadhārhā vedasammatāḥ ||50 || dvijānāṃ draviṇādānaṃ sthānānnirvāsanaṃ sati || vapanaṃ tāḍanaṃ caiva vadhamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 51 || etasminnantare tatra cājagāma bhṛguḥ svayam || atitrasto manasvī ca hṛdayena vidūyatā || 52 || dṛṣṭvā taṃ reṇukārāmau vinatau saṃbabhūvatuḥ || sa tāvuvāca vedoktaṃ paralokahitāya ca || 93 || bhṛguruvāca || madvaṃśajāto jñānī tvaṃ kathaṃ vilapase suta || jalabudbudavatsarvaṃ saṃsāre ca carācaram || 54 || satyasāraṃ satyabījaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ cintaya putraka || yad gataṃ tadgataṃ vatsa gataṃ naivāgamiṣyati || 55 || yadbhavettadbhavatyeva bhavitā yadbhaviṣyati || pūrvārjitaṃ svīyakarma phalaṃ kena nivāryyate || 56 || bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca yatkṛṣṇena nirūpitam || nirūpitaṃ yattatkarma kena vatsa nivāryate || 57 || māyābījaṃ māyināṃ ca śarīraṃ pāñcabhautikam || saṃketapūrvakaṃ nāma prātaḥ svapnasamaṃ suta || 58 || kṣudhā nidrā dayā śāntiḥ kṣamā kāntyādayastathā || yānti prāṇā mano jñānaṃ prayāte paramātmani || 59 || buddhiśca śaktayaḥ sarvā rājendramiva kiṃkarāḥ || sarve tamanugacchanti taṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bhaja yatnataḥ || 60 || ke vā keṣāṃ ca pitaraḥ ke vā keṣāṃ sutāḥ suta || karmabhiḥ preritāḥ sarve bhavābdhau dustare param || 61 || jñānino mā rudantyeva mā rodīḥ putra sāmpratam || rodanāśruprapatanānmṛtānāṃ narakaṃ dhuvam || 62 || saṃketākhyoccāraṇena yadrudanti ca bāndhavāḥ || śatavarṣaṃ ruditvā taṃ prāpnuvanti na niścitam || pārthivāṃśaṃ ca pṛthivī gṛhṇātyasthitvacādikam || 63 || toyāṃśaṃ ca tathā toyaṃ śūnyāṃśaṃ gaganaṃ tathā || vāyvaṃśaṃ ca tathā vāyustejastejoṃśakaṃ tathā || 64 || sarve vilīnāḥ sarveṣu ko vā''yāsyati rodanāt || nāmaśrutiyaśaḥkarma kathāmātrāvaśeṣitaḥ || 65 || vedoktaṃ caiva yatkarma kuru tatpāralaukikam || sa ca bandhuḥ sa putraśca paralokahitāya yaḥ || 66 || bhṛgostadvacanaṃ śrutvā śokaṃ tatyāja tatkṣaṇam || reṇukā ca mahāsādhvī taṃ vastumupacakrame || 67 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde jamadagnisaṃhāraparaśurāmapratijñādivarṇanaṃnāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 27 ||
English translation
Destruction of Jamadagni and Narayana said - The king reciting the name of the lord and getting surprised left for his abode.
He once again arrived at the hermitage of He was accompanied by four lakhs of chariots, ten lakhs of soldiers mounted on chariots, one the number of which could not be estimated.
There were a lakh of others kings who were great, valorous and strong. Thus the king arrived there with a well equipped army and could conquer the three worlds. He surrounded the hermitage of Jamadagni from all sides.
KSrtavIryarjuna was mounted on a chariot wearing the kavaca.
O sage, with the sound produced from the playing of musical instruments and with the terrific sound of the movement of the troops all the people in the hermitage of Jamadagni fainted.
The valorous king entered the hermitage and caught hold of the Kapila cow and the degraded king dragged her and thought of carrying her to his abode.
Thereafter, the dwellers of the hermitage of the sage took the bows and arrows in their hands, with naked bodies bowing at the feet of the cow, reciting the name of the lord, assuring variously, appeared before the king for a fight.
The sage making great effort created a net of arrows and he covered his entire hermitage with the net of arrows as if a human being was wearing a kavaca.
The sage then created another net of arrows and surrounded the entire army of the king with the same.
Thus with the net of the arrows created by the sage, the entire royal army was imprisoned in it like a bird placed in a cage.
Thereafter finding the army thus imprisoned there, the king got down from his chariot and with folded hands together with all other kings bowed in reverence to the sage.
dlrrai gq:i The sage blessed them variously; thereafter the king was delighted and mounted his chariot. The king then together with all other kings started shooting arrows, clubs and saktis but the sage destroyed all of them playfully. The sage also used his own weapons which were also shattered by the king who ultimately used the trident to attack the sage. The trident was destroyed by the sage and he created another net of arrows but the king with the use of his terrific weapons shattered the same.
Those who were captured in the net of arrows, could not ^escape anywhere. Thereafter, the sage with the use of Jrmbhandstra, made all the elephants, the horses, the foot soldiers and all other soldiers to be overpowered in a deep swoon. Finding the king asleep, the sage, did not kill him.
Delightfully he brought to senses the Kapila cow who had fainted while weeping and taking her with him he returned to his Asrama.
In the meantime, the king recovered his senses, prevented the movement of the sage and the cow with the use of his arrows.
But inspite of the danger ahead he left the battle-field and went to his abode. The sage thereafter moved fearlessly towards his The king then shot Brahmdstra on the sage which was neutralised by the sage with the use of his own Brahmdstra, The sage then with the use of divine weapons with him, neutralised all the weapons of the king including his bows and arrows, the chariot with charioteer and the horrible kavaca also.
This enraged the king who looked at the sakti which was lying close by and could surely destroy a human being and was bestowed by The king mentally bowed in reverence to Dattatreya and then to the sakti. Thereafter the s'akti which dazzled like hundreds of gjps and started wielding the same in the battle-field.
O Narada, the king invoked the lustre of all the gods, NarSyana, Siva, Brahma and the illusion reciting the mantras as a result of which, the lustre of the same was spread in all the ten Finding the king using that sakti on the sage, all the gods who had assembled there to witness the battle started crying in terror.
Kartavlryarjuna had himself shot it wielding in the air. The sakti got ignited and struck at the chest of the sage.
It pierced through the heart of the sage and then went to the lord which was given by the lord to Dattatreya.
The sage fainted instantaneously and the life departed out of his body. His lustre went to Brahmaloka while roaming in the air for some Finding the sage killed in the battle-field, the Kapila cow started crying in the battle-field. She said, "O lord” and thus speaking she went to the Reaching Goloka she narrated the entire story to lord Krsna who was seated there, on the gem- studded lion-throne comfortably and was surrounded by the cow-herds and cowherdesses.
O Brahmana, the cow was first of all given by lord Kfspa to Brahma. Brahma gave her to Bhrgu and Bhrgu lovingly gave her away to Jamadagni at Puskara.
Thereafter, she bowing in reverence to the group of Kamadhenu cows left the place. With the tears dropping from her eyes pearls were formed on earth.
The king after killing Jamadagni performed repentance with his soldiers and left for his place.
Finding his lord having been killed, the chaste Menaka arrived there taking the body in her lap, she fainted.
On regaining consciousness the chaste lady, did not cry but reciting the name of Rama and her husband started summoning Parasurama.
Parasurama on the other hand who could move at the speed thought and was well-versed in the yogas arrived there from Puskara and he bowed in reverence to his mother.
wut RttRt g^: 11-(f? 11 Parasurama then found his father having been killed, the mother filled with grief and the cow Kapila having proceeded to Goloka, He also learnt about the news of the battle. He lamented again and again reciting the name of his father and mother. Thereafter he, who was the best of the yogis prepared a pyre of a sandal-wood.
Renuka on the other hand embraced Parasurtoia, kissed his cheeks and head.
Thereafter she started crying aloud.
then offer tarpana to my ancestors with the blood of Kartavirya.'* Thus taking a vow before his mother, Parasurama again started lamenting.
Thereafter he started speaking to his mother, the words which were prosperous, truthful and according to the scriptures.
Parasurama said - The otie who disobeys the command of his father and does not kill the killer of the father, such a foolish fellow surely falls in the terrific hell.
She uttered, "O Rama, where should I proceed leaving you." Thus speaking she went on lamenting again and again.
O son, you have been dearer to me than my life even. On son, you don't go to the battle-field after performing the last rites of your parents. O son, you remain in your abode comfortably and perform tapas but don't fight with terrific ks atrlyas because by doing so, the result becomes Thus hearing the words of his mother, Parasurama took a vow that "I shall surely rid the earth of the ksatrlyas twenty one times and I shall kill this degraded Kartavirya playfully." I shall The one who ignites fire, administers poison or holds weapons or the one who snatches away the riches and the one who snatches away another fields and the wife, the one who kills the father and the brother, the one who is always lazy, the back-biter, the one who always speaks harsh words, such people are always treated to be sinners and according to the provision of the Vedas, they are fit to be killed.
The one who snatches away the riches, drives away others* possessions, the shaving of the head or denouncement these are considered to be the death for the Brahmana.
In the meantime the sage Bhrgu himself arrived there and he started expressing his heart felt grief. Finding both Parasurama and Renuka in a melancholy mood he started speaking to them the words which was according to the Vedas and were beneficial even for the next His wisdom and all his strength also leave the body like the servants of the king who always follow him. Therefore, you make an effort to recite the name of lord Krsna, Bhrgu said - O son, you are bom in my race and are very well-read. Why are you lamenting?
Because everything in the universe is perishable like the bubble of water.
gr Iteit ^ ftRR: I; gr pr: pi O son, who happens to be the father of whom and who happens to be the son of whom; all of them are influenced by their own deeds and are wandering here in the ocean of the universe.
O son, recite the name of lord Krsna, who is the essence of truth and is quite truthful as well.
O son, whosoever is gone is gone. The one who has gone can never come back.
O son, the intellectuals do not lament like this.
Therefore, you stop crying because the tears that fall with the crying drive the dead person to the Whatever is destined to happen, it happens always. Who can prevent one from facing the results of the deeds performed by him in earlier O son, whatever past, present and future is there, has been built preordained by lord Krsna on the basis of the deeds which are destined to be performed; who can prevent them? O son this body of five elements is the seed of illusion which vanishes like the dream of the morning With the departing of the soul from the body, hunger, sleep, mercy, glory, forgiveness and grace besides the wisdom of the mind also depart from the body.
By calling whose name the sages cry, they cannot get him back even when they cry for him.
This is certain because the soul is part of the body. The skin and bones are consumed by the earth. Similarly a part of the body is consumed by the water, the void goes to the sky and the part of the wind merges into the wind and the part of lustre merges into the light.
Thus everything merges into the five elements.
Therefore no one would gain anything by lamenting. Thereafter, only the name his glory, his good deeds are remembered by the people after the death of a person. Therefore, you perform the last rights as prescribed in the Vedas.
g g gf: g 3?®! xRHigflRig g: I Because the one who performs these rites for the welfare of the departed soul, he could be called the real relative." On hearing the words of Bhfgu, the chaste Renuka shed all her grief and started speaking to him.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117476 (2017-08-08T21:27:00Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n714–n720: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n714/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.