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Chapter 117

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Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 117

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अथ सप्तदशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच गणेशस्तु शिवस्थानं गत्वा नत्वा महेश्वरम् । सर्व विज्ञापयामास क्रमेण च पृथक्पृथक् ।। १ ।। बाणानिरुद्धयोर्युद्धं सुभद्रनिधनं तथा । स्कन्दानिरुद्धयोर्युद्धमनिरुद्धस्य विक्रमम् ।। २ ।। गणेशवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य भगवान्भवः । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सुगुप्तं वेदसंमतम् ।। ३ ।। महादेव उवाच गणेश्वर महाभाग श्रूयतां वचनं मम । हितं तथ्यं नीतिसारं परिणामसुखावहम् ।। ४ ।। असंख्यविश्वसंघं च सर्व कृष्णात्मजं सुतम् । कृष्णं जानीहि यत्कार्यं कारणानां च कारणम् ।। ५ ।। ब्रह्मादितृणपर्यन्तं जगत्मर्व गणेश्वर । निबोध सत्यं कृष्णं च भगवन्तं सनातनम् ।। ६ ।। गोलोके द्विभुजं शान्तं राधाकान्तं मनोहरम् । शिशुरूपं गोपवेषं गोपवेषं परिपूर्णतमं प्रभुम् ।। ७ ।। गोपीभिर्गोपनिकरैः सहितं कामधेनुभिः । पुण्ये वृन्दावने रम्ये सुन्दरे रासमण्डले ।। ८ ।। चरन्तं मुरलीहस्तं ब्रह्मेशशेषवन्दितम् । शतशृङ्गै च शैलेशे वटमूले निराकुले ।। ९ ।। गोष्ठे भाण्डीरनिकटे निर्मले विरजातटे । नवीननीरदश्यामं शोभितं पीतवाससा ।। १० ।। यथा नवं घनौघं च सौदामिन्था विराजितम् । आविर्भावश्च तेषां वै गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। ११ ।। तावन्तो गोकुले रम्ये पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने । सर्वे चांशकलाः पुंसःकृष्णस्तु भगवान्स्वयम् ।। १२ ।। परिपूर्णतमः कामो ब्रह्मशापात्स्वविस्मृतः । तस्य पुत्रोऽनिरुद्धश्च महाबलपराक्रमः ।। १३ ।। मया प्रस्थापितः स्कन्दो महायुद्धे सुदारुणे । मृतो बाणश्च संग्रामे तेन स्कन्देन रक्षितः ।। १४ ।। स्कन्दानिरुद्धयोर्युद्धे समत्वं तु गणेश्वर । अष्टौ च भैरवाः सर्वे रुद्राश्चैकादशैव ते ।। १५ ।। अष्टौ च वसवश्चैते देवाः शक्रादयस्तथा । तथैव द्वादशादित्याः सर्वे दैत्येश्वरास्तथा ।। १६ ।। देवानामग्रणीः स्कन्दो बाणश्च सगणस्तथा । सर्वे ते चानिरुद्धं च संग्रामे जेतुमक्षमाः ।। १७ ।। अनिरुद्धः स्वयं ब्रह्मा प्रद्युम्नः काम एव च । बलदेवः स्वयं शेषः कृष्णश्च प्रकृतेः परः ।। १८ ।। एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं बाणं रक्ष गणेश्वर । भवाञ्शुभस्वरूपश्च विघ्नखण्डनकारकः ।। १९ ।। आरादायास्यति हरिर्गृहीत्वा च सुदर्शनम् । अव्यर्थमस्त्रप्रवरं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् ।। २० ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo बाणयुद्धे शिवलम्बोदरसंo सप्तदशाधिकशाततमोऽध्यायः ।। ११७ ।।

atha saptadaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca gaṇeśastu śivasthānaṃ gatvā natvā maheśvaram | sarva vijñāpayāmāsa krameṇa ca pṛthakpṛthak || 1 || bāṇāniruddhayoryuddhaṃ subhadranidhanaṃ tathā | skandāniruddhayoryuddhamaniruddhasya vikramam || 2 || gaṇeśavacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya bhagavānbhavaḥ | uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā suguptaṃ vedasaṃmatam || 3 || mahādeva uvāca gaṇeśvara mahābhāga śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama | hitaṃ tathyaṃ nītisāraṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham || 4 || asaṃkhyaviśvasaṃghaṃ ca sarva kṛṣṇātmajaṃ sutam | kṛṣṇaṃ jānīhi yatkāryaṃ kāraṇānāṃ ca kāraṇam || 5 || brahmāditṛṇaparyantaṃ jagatmarva gaṇeśvara | nibodha satyaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ca bhagavantaṃ sanātanam || 6 || goloke dvibhujaṃ śāntaṃ rādhākāntaṃ manoharam | śiśurūpaṃ gopaveṣaṃ gopaveṣaṃ paripūrṇatamaṃ prabhum || 7 || gopībhirgopanikaraiḥ sahitaṃ kāmadhenubhiḥ | puṇye vṛndāvane ramye sundare rāsamaṇḍale || 8 || carantaṃ muralīhastaṃ brahmeśaśeṣavanditam | śataśṛṅgai ca śaileśe vaṭamūle nirākule || 9 || goṣṭhe bhāṇḍīranikaṭe nirmale virajātaṭe | navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ śobhitaṃ pītavāsasā || 10 || yathā navaṃ ghanaughaṃ ca saudāminthā virājitam | āvirbhāvaśca teṣāṃ vai goloke rāsamaṇḍale || 11 || tāvanto gokule ramye puṇye vṛndāvane vane | sarve cāṃśakalāḥ puṃsaḥkṛṣṇastu bhagavānsvayam || 12 || paripūrṇatamaḥ kāmo brahmaśāpātsvavismṛtaḥ | tasya putro'niruddhaśca mahābalaparākramaḥ || 13 || mayā prasthāpitaḥ skando mahāyuddhe sudāruṇe | mṛto bāṇaśca saṃgrāme tena skandena rakṣitaḥ || 14 || skandāniruddhayoryuddhe samatvaṃ tu gaṇeśvara | aṣṭau ca bhairavāḥ sarve rudrāścaikādaśaiva te || 15 || aṣṭau ca vasavaścaite devāḥ śakrādayastathā | tathaiva dvādaśādityāḥ sarve daityeśvarāstathā || 16 || devānāmagraṇīḥ skando bāṇaśca sagaṇastathā | sarve te cāniruddhaṃ ca saṃgrāme jetumakṣamāḥ || 17 || aniruddhaḥ svayaṃ brahmā pradyumnaḥ kāma eva ca | baladevaḥ svayaṃ śeṣaḥ kṛṣṇaśca prakṛteḥ paraḥ || 18 || etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ bāṇaṃ rakṣa gaṇeśvara | bhavāñśubhasvarūpaśca vighnakhaṇḍanakārakaḥ || 19 || ārādāyāsyati harirgṛhītvā ca sudarśanam | avyarthamastrapravaraṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham || 20 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo bāṇayuddhe śivalambodarasaṃo saptadaśādhikaśātatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 117 ||

English translation

Conversation between Siva and Ganesa Narayana said- Ganesa after reaching the abode of Siva bowed in reverence to him and narrated to him separately all the happenings of the battle-field, which included the battle between Bana and Aniruddha, killing of Subhadra, battle between Karttikeya and Aniruddha and the prowess of Aniruddha.

On hearing the words of Ganes'a, Siva spoke beautiful and secret words which were according to the Vedas.

Mahadeva said- O Ganesa, you listen to my words which are truthful, the gist or polity and result in, pleasantness.

You consider Kfsna to be the combination of all including Pradyumna, the son of Kr§pa and O lord of the ganas, everything right from Brahma to the blade of grass is treated to be a He is two-armed in Goloka, quite peaceful, beloved of Radha, beautiftil, the form of a child, appearing as a cowherd and the complete lord.

He is surrounded by the cowherdesses, cowherdes and the cows. He is the one who remains present in the charming and auspicious Vrndavana and the Rdsamandala, holding a flute in his hand. He is the one who is adored by Brahma, Siva and Se$a, who resides imder the shade of a banyan tree, on the mountain of hundred peaks and also roams about in the Bhandira forest on the bank of Viraja river which is spotless. He has the dark complexion of new clouds and is clad in yellow garment and looks like lightening in the new clouds. He always appears in the Rdsamaniala of Goloka, all the creatures in the charming Goloka and the auspicious V^mdavana, represent his arhsa but Krsna himself is the lord.

Lord Krsna would arrive soon holding his Sudarsana-cakra which is infallible and possesses the lustre of the crores of suns.

The complete Brahman has forgotten himself because of the curse of Brahm; His son named Aniruddha, possesses all the prowess and I have deputed Karttikeya for the terrific battle. Bana had almost been killed in the battle¬ field who has been saved by Skanda.

O Ganesa, though both Skanda and Aniruddha are equals in the battle-field but the eight Bhairavas all the eleven Rudras, eight Vasus and Indras the gods, twelve Adityas, all the demons beside Skanda the foremost of the god as well as all my gams including Bana would be unable to defeat Aniruddha in the battle-field.

Aniruddha himself is beyond Brahma, Pradyumna, Kamadeva, Baladeva, Sesa and O lord of the gams, I have spoken all this to you, you protect Bana; you are the form of welfare and remove all the obstructions.

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 76575 (2016-08-26T01:30:09Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1625–n1627: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1625/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.