Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 36
Sourceनारायण उवाच ।। मत्स्यराजे निपतिते राजा युद्धविशारदः ।। राजेन्द्रान्प्रेषयामास युद्धे शस्त्रविशारदान् ।। १ ।। बृहद्बलं सोमदत्तं विदर्भं मिथिलेश्वरम् ।। निषधाधिपतिं चैव मगधाधिपतिं तथा ।। २ ।। आययुः समरे योद्धुं जामदग्न्यं महारथाः ।। त्रितयाक्षौहिणीभिश्च सेनाभिः सह नारद ।।३।। रामस्य भ्रातरः सर्वे वीरास्तीक्ष्णास्त्रपाणयः ।। वारयामासुरस्त्रैश्च तानेव रणमूर्द्धनि ।। ४ ।। ते वीराः शरजालेन दिव्यास्त्रेण प्रयत्नतः ।। वारयामासुरेकैकं भ्रातृवर्गान्भृगोस्तथा ।। ।। ५ ।। आययौ समरे शीघ्रं दृष्ट्वा तांश्च पराजितान् ।। पिनाकहस्तः स भृगुर्ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमः ।।६।। चिक्षेप नागपाशं च जामदग्न्यो महाबलः ।। चिच्छेद तं गारुडेन सोमदत्तो महाबलः ।। ७ ।। भृगुः शङ्करशूलेन सोमदत्तं जघान ह ।। बृहद्बलं च गदया विदर्भं मुष्टिभिस्तथा ।। ८ ।। मैथिलं मुद्गरेणैव शक्त्या वै नैषधं तथा ।। मागधं चरणोद्घातैरस्त्रजालेन सैनिकान् ।। ९ ।। निहत्य निखिलान्भूपान्संहाराग्निसमो रणे ।। दुद्राव कार्त्तवीर्यं च जामदग्न्यो महाबलः ।। 3.36.१० ।। दृष्ट्वा तं योद्धुमायान्तं राजानश्च महारथाः।। आययुः समरं कर्त्तुं कार्त्तवीर्य्यं निवार्य्य च ।। ११।। कान्यकुब्जाश्च शतशः सौराष्ट्राः शतशस्तथा ।। राष्ट्रीयाः शतशश्चैव वीरेन्द्राः शतशस्तथा ।। १२।। सौम्या वाङ्गाश्च शतशो महाराष्ट्रास्तथा दश ।। तथा गुर्जरजातीयाः कलिङ्गाः शतशस्तथा ।। ।। १३ ।। कृत्वा तु शरजालं च भृगुश्चिच्छेद तत्क्षणम् ।। तं छित्त्वाऽभ्युत्थितो रामो नीहारमिव भास्करः ।। १४ ।। त्रिरात्रं युयुधे रामस्तैः सार्द्धं समराजिरे ।। द्वादशाक्षौहिणीं सेनां तथा चिच्छेद पर्शुना ।। १५ ।। रम्भास्तम्भसमूह च यथा खड्गेन लीलया ।। छित्त्वा सेनां भूपवर्गं जघान शिवशूलतः ।।१६।। सर्वांस्तान्निहतान्दृष्ट्वा सूर्य्यवंशसमुद्भवः ।। आजगाम सुचन्द्रश्च लक्ष राजेन्द्रसंयुतः ।। १७ ।। द्वादशाक्षौहिणीभिश्च सेनाभिः सह संयुगे ।। कोपेन युयुधे रामं सिंहं सिंहो यथा रणे ।। १८ ।। भृगुः शङ्करशूलेन नृपलक्षं निहत्य च ।। द्वादशाक्षौहिणीं सेनामहन्वै पर्शुना बली ।।१९।। निहत्य सर्वाः सेनाश्च सुचन्द्रं युयुधे बली ।। नागास्त्रं प्रेरयामास निहृतं तं भृगुः स्वयम् ।। 3.36.२० ।। नागपाशं च चिच्छेद गारुडेन नृपेश्वरः ।। जहास च भृगुं राजा समरे च पुनः पुनः ।। २१ ।। भृगुर्नारायणास्त्रं च चिक्षेप रणमूर्धनि ।। अस्तं ययौ तं निहन्तुं शतसूर्यसमप्रभम् ।। २२ ।। दृष्ट्वाऽस्त्रं नृपशार्दूलश्चावरुह्य रथात्क्षणात् ।। न्यस्तशस्त्रः प्राणमच्च स्तुत्वा नारायणं शिवम् ।। २३ ।। तमेव प्रणतं त्यक्त्वा ययौ नारायणान्तिकम् ।। अस्त्रराजो भगवतो रामः संप्राप विस्मयम् ।। २४ ।। भृगुः शक्तिं च मुसलं तोमरं पट्टिशं तथा ।। गदां पर्शुं च कोपेन चिक्षिपे तज्जिघांसया ।। २५ ।। जग्राह काली तान्सर्वान्सुचन्द्रस्यन्दनस्थिता ।। चिक्षेप शिवशूलं स नृपमाल्यं बभूव तत् ।। २६ ।। ददर्श पुरतो रामो भद्रकालीं जगत्प्रसूम् ।। वहन्तीं मुण्डमालां च विकटास्यां भयंकरीम् ।। २७ ।। विहाय शस्त्रमस्त्रं च पिनाकं च भृगुस्तदा ।। तुष्टाव तां महामायां भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। २८ ।। परशुराम उवाच ।। नमः शङ्करकान्तायै सारायै ते नमो नमः ।। नमो दुर्गतिनाशिन्यै मायायै ते नमो नमः ।। २९ ।। नमो नमो जगद्धात्र्यै जगत्कर्त्र्यै नमोनमः ।। नमोऽस्तु ते जगन्मात्रे कारणायै नमो नमः ।। 3.36.३० ।। प्रसीद जगतां मातः सृष्टिसंहारकारिणि ।। त्वत्पादौ शरणं यामि प्रतिज्ञां सार्थिकां कुरु ।। ३१ ।। त्वयि मे विमुखायां च को मां रक्षितुमीश्वरः ।। त्वं प्रसन्ना भव शुभे मां भक्तं भक्तवत्सले ।। ३२ ।। युष्माभिः शिवलोके च मह्यं दत्तो वरः पुरा ।। तं वरं सफलं कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि वरानने ।। ३३ ।। रेणुकेयस्तवं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नाऽभवदम्बिका ।। मा भैरित्येवमुक्त्वा तु तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।। ३४ ।। एतद्भृगुकृतं स्तोत्रं भक्तियुक्तश्च यः पठेत् ।। महाभयात्समुत्तीर्णः स भवेदेव लीलया ।। ३५ ।। स पूजितश्च त्रैलोक्ये तत्रैव विजयी भवेत् ।। ज्ञानिश्रेष्ठो भवेच्चैव वैरिपक्षविमर्दकः ।। ३६ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा भृगुं धर्मभृतां वरम् ।। आगत्य कथयामास रहस्यं राममेव च ।। ३७ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु राम महाभाग रहस्यं पूर्वमेव च ।। सुचन्द्रजयहेतुं च प्रतिज्ञाफलमेव च ।। ३८ ।। दशाक्षरी महाविद्या दत्ता दुर्वाससा पुरा ।। सुचन्द्रायैव कवचं भद्रकाल्याः सुदुर्लभम् ।। ३९ ।। कवचं भद्रकाल्याश्च देवानां च सुदुर्लभम् ।। कवचं तद्गले यस्य सर्वशत्रुविमर्दकम् ।। 3.36.४० ।। अतीव पूज्यं शस्तं च त्रैलोक्यजयकारणम्।। तस्मिन्स्थिते च कवचे कस्त्वं जेतुमलं भुवि ।। ४१ ।। भृगो गच्छतु भिक्षार्थं करोतु प्रार्थनां नृपम् ।। सूर्य्यवंशोद्भवो राजा दाता परमधार्मिकः ।। ४२ ।। प्राणांश्च कवचं मन्त्रं सर्वं दास्यति निश्चितम् ।। ४३ ।। भृगुः संन्यासिवेषेण गत्वा राजान्तिकं मुने ।। भिक्षां चकार मन्त्रं च कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। ४४ ।। राजा ददौ च तन्मन्त्रं कवचं परमादरात् ।। ततः शङ्करशूलेन तं जघान नृपं भृगुः ।। ४५ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे भृगुकार्तवीर्ययुद्धवर्णनं नाम षट्त्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ३६
nārāyaṇa uvāca || matsyarāje nipatite rājā yuddhaviśāradaḥ || rājendrānpreṣayāmāsa yuddhe śastraviśāradān || 1 || bṛhadbalaṃ somadattaṃ vidarbhaṃ mithileśvaram || niṣadhādhipatiṃ caiva magadhādhipatiṃ tathā || 2 || āyayuḥ samare yoddhuṃ jāmadagnyaṃ mahārathāḥ || tritayākṣauhiṇībhiśca senābhiḥ saha nārada ||3|| rāmasya bhrātaraḥ sarve vīrāstīkṣṇāstrapāṇayaḥ || vārayāmāsurastraiśca tāneva raṇamūrddhani || 4 || te vīrāḥ śarajālena divyāstreṇa prayatnataḥ || vārayāmāsurekaikaṃ bhrātṛvargānbhṛgostathā || || 5 || āyayau samare śīghraṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃśca parājitān || pinākahastaḥ sa bhṛgurjvaladagniśikhopamaḥ ||6|| cikṣepa nāgapāśaṃ ca jāmadagnyo mahābalaḥ || ciccheda taṃ gāruḍena somadatto mahābalaḥ || 7 || bhṛguḥ śaṅkaraśūlena somadattaṃ jaghāna ha || bṛhadbalaṃ ca gadayā vidarbhaṃ muṣṭibhistathā || 8 || maithilaṃ mudgareṇaiva śaktyā vai naiṣadhaṃ tathā || māgadhaṃ caraṇodghātairastrajālena sainikān || 9 || nihatya nikhilānbhūpānsaṃhārāgnisamo raṇe || dudrāva kārttavīryaṃ ca jāmadagnyo mahābalaḥ || 3.36.10 || dṛṣṭvā taṃ yoddhumāyāntaṃ rājānaśca mahārathāḥ|| āyayuḥ samaraṃ karttuṃ kārttavīryyaṃ nivāryya ca || 11|| kānyakubjāśca śataśaḥ saurāṣṭrāḥ śataśastathā || rāṣṭrīyāḥ śataśaścaiva vīrendrāḥ śataśastathā || 12|| saumyā vāṅgāśca śataśo mahārāṣṭrāstathā daśa || tathā gurjarajātīyāḥ kaliṅgāḥ śataśastathā || || 13 || kṛtvā tu śarajālaṃ ca bhṛguściccheda tatkṣaṇam || taṃ chittvā'bhyutthito rāmo nīhāramiva bhāskaraḥ || 14 || trirātraṃ yuyudhe rāmastaiḥ sārddhaṃ samarājire || dvādaśākṣauhiṇīṃ senāṃ tathā ciccheda parśunā || 15 || rambhāstambhasamūha ca yathā khaḍgena līlayā || chittvā senāṃ bhūpavargaṃ jaghāna śivaśūlataḥ ||16|| sarvāṃstānnihatāndṛṣṭvā sūryyavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ || ājagāma sucandraśca lakṣa rājendrasaṃyutaḥ || 17 || dvādaśākṣauhiṇībhiśca senābhiḥ saha saṃyuge || kopena yuyudhe rāmaṃ siṃhaṃ siṃho yathā raṇe || 18 || bhṛguḥ śaṅkaraśūlena nṛpalakṣaṃ nihatya ca || dvādaśākṣauhiṇīṃ senāmahanvai parśunā balī ||19|| nihatya sarvāḥ senāśca sucandraṃ yuyudhe balī || nāgāstraṃ prerayāmāsa nihṛtaṃ taṃ bhṛguḥ svayam || 3.36.20 || nāgapāśaṃ ca ciccheda gāruḍena nṛpeśvaraḥ || jahāsa ca bhṛguṃ rājā samare ca punaḥ punaḥ || 21 || bhṛgurnārāyaṇāstraṃ ca cikṣepa raṇamūrdhani || astaṃ yayau taṃ nihantuṃ śatasūryasamaprabham || 22 || dṛṣṭvā'straṃ nṛpaśārdūlaścāvaruhya rathātkṣaṇāt || nyastaśastraḥ prāṇamacca stutvā nārāyaṇaṃ śivam || 23 || tameva praṇataṃ tyaktvā yayau nārāyaṇāntikam || astrarājo bhagavato rāmaḥ saṃprāpa vismayam || 24 || bhṛguḥ śaktiṃ ca musalaṃ tomaraṃ paṭṭiśaṃ tathā || gadāṃ parśuṃ ca kopena cikṣipe tajjighāṃsayā || 25 || jagrāha kālī tānsarvānsucandrasyandanasthitā || cikṣepa śivaśūlaṃ sa nṛpamālyaṃ babhūva tat || 26 || dadarśa purato rāmo bhadrakālīṃ jagatprasūm || vahantīṃ muṇḍamālāṃ ca vikaṭāsyāṃ bhayaṃkarīm || 27 || vihāya śastramastraṃ ca pinākaṃ ca bhṛgustadā || tuṣṭāva tāṃ mahāmāyāṃ bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || 28 || paraśurāma uvāca || namaḥ śaṅkarakāntāyai sārāyai te namo namaḥ || namo durgatināśinyai māyāyai te namo namaḥ || 29 || namo namo jagaddhātryai jagatkartryai namonamaḥ || namo'stu te jaganmātre kāraṇāyai namo namaḥ || 3.36.30 || prasīda jagatāṃ mātaḥ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇi || tvatpādau śaraṇaṃ yāmi pratijñāṃ sārthikāṃ kuru || 31 || tvayi me vimukhāyāṃ ca ko māṃ rakṣitumīśvaraḥ || tvaṃ prasannā bhava śubhe māṃ bhaktaṃ bhaktavatsale || 32 || yuṣmābhiḥ śivaloke ca mahyaṃ datto varaḥ purā || taṃ varaṃ saphalaṃ kartuṃ tvamarhasi varānane || 33 || reṇukeyastavaṃ śrutvā prasannā'bhavadambikā || mā bhairityevamuktvā tu tatraivāntaradhīyata || 34 || etadbhṛgukṛtaṃ stotraṃ bhaktiyuktaśca yaḥ paṭhet || mahābhayātsamuttīrṇaḥ sa bhavedeva līlayā || 35 || sa pūjitaśca trailokye tatraiva vijayī bhavet || jñāniśreṣṭho bhaveccaiva vairipakṣavimardakaḥ || 36 || etasminnantare brahmā bhṛguṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam || āgatya kathayāmāsa rahasyaṃ rāmameva ca || 37 || brahmovāca || śṛṇu rāma mahābhāga rahasyaṃ pūrvameva ca || sucandrajayahetuṃ ca pratijñāphalameva ca || 38 || daśākṣarī mahāvidyā dattā durvāsasā purā || sucandrāyaiva kavacaṃ bhadrakālyāḥ sudurlabham || 39 || kavacaṃ bhadrakālyāśca devānāṃ ca sudurlabham || kavacaṃ tadgale yasya sarvaśatruvimardakam || 3.36.40 || atīva pūjyaṃ śastaṃ ca trailokyajayakāraṇam|| tasminsthite ca kavace kastvaṃ jetumalaṃ bhuvi || 41 || bhṛgo gacchatu bhikṣārthaṃ karotu prārthanāṃ nṛpam || sūryyavaṃśodbhavo rājā dātā paramadhārmikaḥ || 42 || prāṇāṃśca kavacaṃ mantraṃ sarvaṃ dāsyati niścitam || 43 || bhṛguḥ saṃnyāsiveṣeṇa gatvā rājāntikaṃ mune || bhikṣāṃ cakāra mantraṃ ca kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || 44 || rājā dadau ca tanmantraṃ kavacaṃ paramādarāt || tataḥ śaṅkaraśūlena taṃ jaghāna nṛpaṃ bhṛguḥ || 45 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde bhṛgukārtavīryayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭtriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 36
English translation
Description of the battle between Kartavirya and Bhfgu Narayana said - O Narada, after the killing of Matsyaraja, the king who was well-versed in the art of welfare and also the scripture on the Vidharbha, Mithilesvara, Nisidhesvara and Magadhesvara, who were the great warriors. All these kings came forward to fight against Parasurama the son of Jamadagni.
Magadhesvara with kicks and all the army was destroyed with the use of weapons.
Parasurama the great warrior like the fire of dissolution moved forward and killing all the The great kings finding Bhrgu approaching them for a fight removing Kartavirya aside started this battle themselves.
Parasurama and all his brothers blocked their forward movement with the shooting of several arrows and weapons. The warriors too shot numerous arrows besides divine weapons. They also stopped the forward movement of the brother of Parasurama.
Finding his brothers defeated Bhrgu held the Pinaka-bow which was emitting burning flames like fire and came forward in the battle-field.
Thereafter the valorous Parasurama used Ndgapds'a and the immensely valorous Somadatta neutralised it with the use of Garuddstra. Thereafter Bhrgu using the trident of Siva killed Brhadvala with a blow of the club, Vidharbha with fists, Mithila, with Mudgara club), Naisadha, with the use of sakti, Out of them, a hundred belong to Kanyakubja, a hundred to Saurastra, a hundred to Rastrlya, a hundred valorous kings, a hundred noble kings, a hundred from king of Bengal, a thousand from Maharastra, a hundred from Gujarata and others happened to be the kings of Kalihga.
All of them created a net with shooting the arrow and covered Parasurama with it.
Parasurama on his part cut-off all the arrows and emerged as if the sun emerges from a fog.
For three nights Parasurtoa continued the battle with those kings and he emerged victorious like the sun who emerges out of the sky. He cut off all the soldiers like the cutting of the trunk of a banana tree and after doing so, he killed all the kings with the use of the trident of Finding them killed Sucandra who was bom in the solar race came forward with a lakh of kings for a fight.
The king was accompanied by twelve aks auhinls of army. Parasurama fought there with great anger like a lion attacking other lions.
The valorous Bhrgu then using the trident of killed the lakh of kings along with the twelve aksauhiriis of army.
After killing the army Parasurama started fighting with Sucandra. The valorous Bhrgu shot the Nagdstra at king Sucandra which was neutralised by the king with the use of Garudastra. He then started attacking the son of Bhrgu again and again.
Finding Sucandra behaving thus, Bhrgu shot Ndrdyanastra having the lustre of hundreds of The lion among the kings, finding Ndrdyatjdstra approaching him, got down from his chariot and stood on the crown. He threw away all his weapons and bowed before it reciting the mantras of Siva and Visnu.
Finding him going down, the Ndrdyandstra left the king and went back to NarSyana. This Thereafter Bhrgu got enraged and shot for the killing of the king, sakti, musala, tomara, pattisa, club and battle-axe but Kali who was lodged on the chariot of Sucandra, caught hold of all the weapons in her hand. Thereafter, Parasurama made use of the trident of Siva, which reached the king and adorned his neck like a garland.
Thereafter, Parasurama spotted Kali there, who was wearing the garland of skulls, having a terrific face and horrible appearance.
Bhrgu on his part throwing away all the weapons including Pindka-how stood in reverence to the goddess and started eulogising the goddess Mahamaya.
Paras'urama said - I bow in reverence to the wife of Siva who is the essence of all; I bow in reverence to her again and again. She is the one who destroys misfortune and is known as Mahamaya, I bow in reverence to her.
She is the one who sustains the universe; I offer my salutation to her again and again. She is the creator of the universe. I bow in reverence to the mother of the universe and also the one who is the cause of the same, I bow in reverence to O goddess, you are the destroyer of the universe and also its mother. Be pleased with me as I have come to take refuge under your feet; let me fulfil my vow.
In case you turn your face against me, no one on earth can save me. Therefore, O pleasant one, the bestower of grace on devotees, you be pleased with me.
O beautiful faced goddess, in earlier times, you had bestowed me with a boon in the presence of Siva; you kindly make it a success.
Thereafter hearing the prayer of Parasurama, the son of Renuka, the goddess Ambika was pleased. There was a divine voice from the sky which declared that the king should not be afraid of anyone. The goddess at the same time disappeared from the scene. Whosoever recites this stotra composed by Bhrgu, will cross over all the dangers playftilly.
He will be adored in all the three lokas and shall become the best. He will be adored in all the three lokas and will be victorious. He would become the best of the intellectuals and shall destroy all his enemies.
In the meantime Brahma arrived in front of the religious-minded Bhrgu and revealed the secret Brahma said - "O virtuous one, O Parasurama, I am going to reveal a secret of the earlier times which can be helpful to you in becoming victorious over Sucandra. You please listen to me. In the earlier times, Sucandra was provided with a kavaca of ten letters of Durvasa for the adoration of Mahavidya and Bhadrakall.
The kavaca of Bhadrakall is beyond the reach of gods. It destroys all the enemies and is adorable in the three world. It could become the cause of conquering the three worlds. That kavaca has been tied around the neck of the king and till such time as the kavaca remains there, no one on earth can defeat the king.
Therefore, O Bhrgu, you go and approach the king demanding for the kavaca. The king is bom in the solar race and is quite religious minded and a giver of charities. He will give away the kavaca and the mantra besides other details on your demand.
O sage, Bhrgu then went to the king in the form of an ascetic and begged for the astonishing type of kavaca from the king.
The king handed over gracefully the mantra
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122349 (2017-09-16T09:56:46Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n767–n772: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n767/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.