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Chapter 118

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Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 118

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अथाष्टादशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच गणेशं बोधयित्वा तु शंभुरम्यन्तरं ययौ । तत्र सिंहासने रम्ये दुर्गा दुर्गतिनाशिनी ।। १ ।। भैरवी भद्रकाली च उग्रचण्डा च कोटरी । ताः समुत्थाय सहसा प्रणेमुर्जगदीश्वम् ।। २ ।। तत्राऽऽययौ गणेशश्च कार्तिकेयश्च वीर्यवान् । बाणश्च वीरभद्रश्च स्वयं नन्दी सुनन्दकः ।। ३ ।। महाकालो महामन्त्री ह्यथाष्टौं भैरवास्तथा । सिद्धेन्द्राश्चापि योगीन्द्रा रुद्राश्चैकादशैव ते ।। ४ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र मणिभद्रः समाययौ । सिहद्वारे स्वयं द्वारी तभीश्वरमुवाच सः ।। ५ ।। मणिभद्र उवाच असंख्यानि च सैन्यानि यादवानां महेश्वर । बलदेवश्च प्रद्युम्नः साम्बश्च सात्यकिस्तथा ।। ६ ।। राजा महोग्रसेनश्च भीमश्च स्वयमर्जुनः । अक्रूनश्चोद्यवश्चैव जयन्तः शक्रनन्दनः ।। ७ ।। रत्नेनद्रसारनिर्माणरथेन्द्रे सुमनोहरे । विधेर्विधाता भगवाञ्छ्रीकृष्णः परमेश्वरः ।। ८ ।। सप्तभिः पार्षदैगोंपैः सेवितः श्वेतयामरैः । कन्दर्पकोटिलीलाभो वनमालाविभूषितः ।। ९ ।। दधार चक्रमतुलं कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभम् । गदां कौमोदकीं शूलमव्यर्थं संनिधाय च ।। १० ।। रथमध्ये महाशङ्खं विश्वसंहारकारणम् । महारथानां लक्षैश्च रथानां च त्रिकोटिभिः ।। ११ ।। त्रिकोटिभिर्गजेन्द्राणां मल्लानां च त्रिकोटिमिः । शतकोटिभिरश्वानां चर्मिणां तच्चतुर्गुणैः ।। १२ ।। खड्गिनां तत्सप्तगुणैर्द्विगुणैस्तद्धनुष्मताम् । एभिः सार्ध च त्वरितमाययौ शोणितं पुरम् ।। १३ ।। परितो वेष्टयामास लङ्कां दाशरथिर्यथा । सहस्रतालमानां च ज्वलदग्निशिखोज्ज्वलाम् ।। १४ ।। ऊर्ध्वे च परिखायुक्तां दुर्लङ्ध्यामसुरैः सुरैः । स्वर्गगङ्गाम्बुराशीनां समूहैर्वृष्टिभिस्तथा ।। १५ ।। पक्षीन्द्रो गरुडः साक्षान्निर्वाणं च चकार सः । मणीन्द्रसारनिर्माणं प्राकाराभ्रंलिहं पुरम् ।। १६ ।। बभञ्ज लक्षं मल्लानां बलदेवश्च लाङ्गलैः । उद्यानानां त्रिलक्षं च चकारोत्पाटनं प्रभो ।। १७ ।। प्रविवेश महाद्वारं द्वारपालान्निपत्य च । एवं श्रुत्वा महादेवश्चोवाच सुरसंसदि ।। १८ ।। पार्वती भद्रकाली च स्कन्दं गणपतिं तथा । अष्टौ च भैरवांश्चैव रुद्राश्च वीरभद्रकम् महाकालं नन्दिनं च सर्वान्सेनापतीन्नव ।। १९ ।। महादेव उवाच गोलोकनाथो भगवांश्चक्रपाणिः समागतः । विश्वौघं भङ्क्तुमीशो यः क्षणेन नगरं च किम् ।। २० ।। सर्वोपायैश्च सर्वे ते बाणं रक्षन्तु यत्नतः । बाणो गच्छतु संग्रामं स्मृत्वा लम्बोदरं परम् ।। २१ ।। बाणस्य दक्षिणो स्कन्दः पुरतश्च गणेश्वरः । वामे च भैरवा रुद्राः स्वयं नन्दी सहारथः ।। २२ ।। महाकालो वीरभद्रो ये चान्यो सैनिकास्तथा । ऊर्ध्वे दुर्गा भद्रकाली ह्यग्रण्डा च कोटरी ।। २३ ।। बाणं रक्ष महाभागे दुर्गे दुर्गतिनाशिनि । कृष्णस्य भवती शक्तिस्तेन नारायणी स्मृता ।। २४ ।। विष्णुमाये जगन्मातः सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गले । अव्यर्थाच्चक्रसारच्च रक्ष बाणं सुदर्शनात् ।। २५ ।। बाणः प्रियो मे सर्वेम्यो गणेशात्कार्तिकादपि । बाणमूर्ध्नि करं धेहि पादाब्जरजसा सह ।। २६ ।। शिवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा दुर्गा दुर्गतिनाशिनी । प्रहस्योवाच मधुरं याथार्थ्यं समयोचितम् ।। २७ ।। पार्वत्युवाच मणिरत्नादिकं यद्यन्मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकम् । सर्वस्वं कन्यकामूषां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। २८ ।। रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यमनिरुद्धं परं वरम् । पुरस्कृत्य देहि बाण कृष्णाय परमात्मने ।। २९ ।। राज्यं कुरुष्व निर्विघ्नं किं युद्धमात्मना सह । यस्मिन्गते गताः प्राणाः क जीवश्चैन्द्रियैः सह । शक्तिश्चाहं मनो ब्रह्मा स्वयं ज्ञानात्मकं शिवः ।। ३० ।। सद्यः पतति देहश्च शिवं त्यक्त्वा शवो भवेत् । को वा तिष्ठति संग्रामे चक्रस्य तेजसा शिव ।। ३१ ।। नाऽऽत्माऽऽकाशो बाणविद्धो युद्धं किं स्वात्मना सह । परमात्मा च सर्वेषां भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः ।। ३२ ।। नित्यः सत्यो हि कृष्णश्च परिबूर्णतमः प्रभुः । गणेशः कार्तिकेयश्च भवानपि तयोः परः ।। ३३ ।। किंकरेषु प्रियो बाणो न हि कृष्णात्परः प्रियः । वैकुण्ठेऽहं महालक्ष्मीर्गोलोके राधिका स्वयम् ।। ३४ ।। शिवाऽहं शिवलोकेऽपि ब्रह्मलोके सरस्वती । अहं निहत्य दैत्यांश्च दक्षकन्या सती पुरा ।। ३५ ।। त्वन्निन्दया त्यक्तदेहा सा चाहं शैलकन्यका । रक्तबीजस्य युद्धे च कानी च मूर्तिभेदतः ।। ३६ ।। सावित्री वेदमाताऽहं सीता जनककन्यका । रुक्मिणी द्वारवत्यां च भारते भीष्मकन्यका ।। ३७ ।। सुदाम्नः शापतो दैवाद्वृषभानसुताऽधुना । धर्मपत्नी च कृष्णस्य पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने ।। ३८ ।। भगवन्तं च सर्वज्ञं त्वां शिवं च सनातम् । किं वाऽहं कथयामीति कर्तव्यं समयोचितम् ।। ३९ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo बाणयुद्धेऽष्टाद- शाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ।। ११८ ।।

athāṣṭādaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca gaṇeśaṃ bodhayitvā tu śaṃbhuramyantaraṃ yayau | tatra siṃhāsane ramye durgā durgatināśinī || 1 || bhairavī bhadrakālī ca ugracaṇḍā ca koṭarī | tāḥ samutthāya sahasā praṇemurjagadīśvam || 2 || tatrā''yayau gaṇeśaśca kārtikeyaśca vīryavān | bāṇaśca vīrabhadraśca svayaṃ nandī sunandakaḥ || 3 || mahākālo mahāmantrī hyathāṣṭauṃ bhairavāstathā | siddhendrāścāpi yogīndrā rudrāścaikādaśaiva te || 4 || etasminnantare tatra maṇibhadraḥ samāyayau | sihadvāre svayaṃ dvārī tabhīśvaramuvāca saḥ || 5 || maṇibhadra uvāca asaṃkhyāni ca sainyāni yādavānāṃ maheśvara | baladevaśca pradyumnaḥ sāmbaśca sātyakistathā || 6 || rājā mahograsenaśca bhīmaśca svayamarjunaḥ | akrūnaścodyavaścaiva jayantaḥ śakranandanaḥ || 7 || ratnenadrasāranirmāṇarathendre sumanohare | vidhervidhātā bhagavāñchrīkṛṣṇaḥ parameśvaraḥ || 8 || saptabhiḥ pārṣadaigoṃpaiḥ sevitaḥ śvetayāmaraiḥ | kandarpakoṭilīlābho vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ || 9 || dadhāra cakramatulaṃ koṭisūryasamaprabham | gadāṃ kaumodakīṃ śūlamavyarthaṃ saṃnidhāya ca || 10 || rathamadhye mahāśaṅkhaṃ viśvasaṃhārakāraṇam | mahārathānāṃ lakṣaiśca rathānāṃ ca trikoṭibhiḥ || 11 || trikoṭibhirgajendrāṇāṃ mallānāṃ ca trikoṭimiḥ | śatakoṭibhiraśvānāṃ carmiṇāṃ taccaturguṇaiḥ || 12 || khaḍgināṃ tatsaptaguṇairdviguṇaistaddhanuṣmatām | ebhiḥ sārdha ca tvaritamāyayau śoṇitaṃ puram || 13 || parito veṣṭayāmāsa laṅkāṃ dāśarathiryathā | sahasratālamānāṃ ca jvaladagniśikhojjvalām || 14 || ūrdhve ca parikhāyuktāṃ durlaṅdhyāmasuraiḥ suraiḥ | svargagaṅgāmburāśīnāṃ samūhairvṛṣṭibhistathā || 15 || pakṣīndro garuḍaḥ sākṣānnirvāṇaṃ ca cakāra saḥ | maṇīndrasāranirmāṇaṃ prākārābhraṃlihaṃ puram || 16 || babhañja lakṣaṃ mallānāṃ baladevaśca lāṅgalaiḥ | udyānānāṃ trilakṣaṃ ca cakārotpāṭanaṃ prabho || 17 || praviveśa mahādvāraṃ dvārapālānnipatya ca | evaṃ śrutvā mahādevaścovāca surasaṃsadi || 18 || pārvatī bhadrakālī ca skandaṃ gaṇapatiṃ tathā | aṣṭau ca bhairavāṃścaiva rudrāśca vīrabhadrakam mahākālaṃ nandinaṃ ca sarvānsenāpatīnnava || 19 || mahādeva uvāca golokanātho bhagavāṃścakrapāṇiḥ samāgataḥ | viśvaughaṃ bhaṅktumīśo yaḥ kṣaṇena nagaraṃ ca kim || 20 || sarvopāyaiśca sarve te bāṇaṃ rakṣantu yatnataḥ | bāṇo gacchatu saṃgrāmaṃ smṛtvā lambodaraṃ param || 21 || bāṇasya dakṣiṇo skandaḥ purataśca gaṇeśvaraḥ | vāme ca bhairavā rudrāḥ svayaṃ nandī sahārathaḥ || 22 || mahākālo vīrabhadro ye cānyo sainikāstathā | ūrdhve durgā bhadrakālī hyagraṇḍā ca koṭarī || 23 || bāṇaṃ rakṣa mahābhāge durge durgatināśini | kṛṣṇasya bhavatī śaktistena nārāyaṇī smṛtā || 24 || viṣṇumāye jaganmātaḥ sarvamaṅgalamaṅgale | avyarthāccakrasāracca rakṣa bāṇaṃ sudarśanāt || 25 || bāṇaḥ priyo me sarvemyo gaṇeśātkārtikādapi | bāṇamūrdhni karaṃ dhehi pādābjarajasā saha || 26 || śivasya vacanaṃ śrutvā durgā durgatināśinī | prahasyovāca madhuraṃ yāthārthyaṃ samayocitam || 27 || pārvatyuvāca maṇiratnādikaṃ yadyanmuktāmāṇikyahīrakam | sarvasvaṃ kanyakāmūṣāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || 28 || ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyamaniruddhaṃ paraṃ varam | puraskṛtya dehi bāṇa kṛṣṇāya paramātmane || 29 || rājyaṃ kuruṣva nirvighnaṃ kiṃ yuddhamātmanā saha | yasmingate gatāḥ prāṇāḥ ka jīvaścaindriyaiḥ saha | śaktiścāhaṃ mano brahmā svayaṃ jñānātmakaṃ śivaḥ || 30 || sadyaḥ patati dehaśca śivaṃ tyaktvā śavo bhavet | ko vā tiṣṭhati saṃgrāme cakrasya tejasā śiva || 31 || nā''tmā''kāśo bāṇaviddho yuddhaṃ kiṃ svātmanā saha | paramātmā ca sarveṣāṃ bhaktānugrahavigrahaḥ || 32 || nityaḥ satyo hi kṛṣṇaśca paribūrṇatamaḥ prabhuḥ | gaṇeśaḥ kārtikeyaśca bhavānapi tayoḥ paraḥ || 33 || kiṃkareṣu priyo bāṇo na hi kṛṣṇātparaḥ priyaḥ | vaikuṇṭhe'haṃ mahālakṣmīrgoloke rādhikā svayam || 34 || śivā'haṃ śivaloke'pi brahmaloke sarasvatī | ahaṃ nihatya daityāṃśca dakṣakanyā satī purā || 35 || tvannindayā tyaktadehā sā cāhaṃ śailakanyakā | raktabījasya yuddhe ca kānī ca mūrtibhedataḥ || 36 || sāvitrī vedamātā'haṃ sītā janakakanyakā | rukmiṇī dvāravatyāṃ ca bhārate bhīṣmakanyakā || 37 || sudāmnaḥ śāpato daivādvṛṣabhānasutā'dhunā | dharmapatnī ca kṛṣṇasya puṇye vṛndāvane vane || 38 || bhagavantaṃ ca sarvajñaṃ tvāṃ śivaṃ ca sanātam | kiṃ vā'haṃ kathayāmīti kartavyaṃ samayocitam || 39 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo bāṇayuddhe'ṣṭāda- śādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 118 ||

English translation

Durga dissuades Sana from the War Narayana said- After thus speaking to Ganesa, Siva retired to his inner apartment, he found there Durga the destroyer of the misfortune, Bhairavl, Bhadrakali, Ugracanda and Kotarl seated on the beautiful lion thrones, all of them got up at once and bowed in reverence to the Thereafter, Ganesa when valorous Karttikeya, Nandi, Sunanda, the minister Mahakala, eight Bhairavas, the siddhas, the yogis and eleven Rudras also arrived there. In the meantime Manibhadra who guarded the main gate arrived there and spoke to Siva.

Manibhadra said- The army of Yadavas is innumerable and comprises of Baladeva, Arjuna, AkrQra, Uddhava, Jayanta, the son of Indra and are seated on the chariot built with the best of gems. ^rl Kr§na the creator of the creator is also there, seven cowherds are moving the white fly-whisks. He possesses the lustre of cores of gods of love and is adorned with long garland of forest flowers. He is shining like crores of suns and is holding an astonishing cakra. The kaumodaM-gadd is placed in the chariot; beside the indestructible trident and Paficajanya conch are also seem there. There are three crores of the wild elephants, three crores of terrific warriors, hundred crores of horses besides four times more the foot soldiers adorned with kavacas seven times more that number or the wielders of the swords and the number of archers as double its All of them have surrounded Sonitpura in the same way as the army of RSma had surrounded

LankS which was thousand tdlas in height, ill um ining with the fire flames and had a number of moats and was inaccessible from the demons and the gods. Garuda with the waters of the Svargagaftga had destroyed the boundary wall of the city, which was built with the best of gems and was quite high.

Baladeva have destroyed lakhs of the soldiers with his plough and three lakhs of gardens have been uprooted.

Killing the gate-keepers they have entered the main-gate. On hearing this, lord ^iva in the assembly of the gods spoke to Parvatl, Bhadrakali, Skanda, Ganapati, eight Bhairavas, Rudras, Virabhadra, MahSkala, Nandi and all the Mahadeva said- Sri Krsna, the lord of Goloka, has arrived who can destroy the entire universe in a moment then what to speak all this land.

All of you should protect Bana with all the means. Bana should move out to the battle-field reciting the name of Ganesa.

Skanda should be on the left of Bana, while Ganesa should move forward and Bhairava should be on right his together with Indra, Nandi, Mahakala and Virabhadra. All other warriors should protect him, the goddess Durga should move in the upper region together with Kotarl, Kali and Ugracanda.

Durga, the destroyer of misfortune should protect Bana. O virtuous one, you happen to be the strength of lord Krsna, that is why you are known as Narayanl.

You are illusion of Visnu, the mother of the universe, bestower of all the welfare's and therefore you protect Bana with the use of I love Bana the most, much more than Ganesa and Karttikeya, you place your hand on the head of Bana together with the dust from your feet.

On hearing the words of Siva, Durga, the destroyer of misfortune spoke sweet, meaningful and truthful words which were appropriate to the ParvatT said- O Bana, you hand over your daughter Usa to lord Krsna together with Aniruddha and giving in dowry the gems, | diamonds, jewels, rubies, sapphire, emeralds and all the ornaments studded with precious gems.

Thereafter you rule the country fearlessly, what type of war can you wage against the one ho happens to be the soul of all.

With the departure of whom the body becomes lifeless together with all the organs of senses. I happen to be the strength, Brahma is the mind while Siva is the store of all the knowledge, With the departure of the soul from the body, it falls and becomes like a dead body. O Bana, who can stand the lustre of Siidarsana-cakra in the battle-field. Sri Krsna happens to be the supreme soul, the one who takes to human form in order to oblige his devotees who is eternal, truthful and complete Brahman. The soul cannot be wounded with the shooting of an arrow like the sky, then what type of fight could be there with the soul? You are dearer to me much more than Ganesa and Karttikeya.

I like Bana much more than all of my attendants but no one else is dearer to me than Krsna. I happen to be MahalaksmI in Vaikuntha, Radha in Goloka, l§iva in Sivaloka and Sarasvatl in Brahmaloka, In incarnated as Satl in earlier times, the daughter of Daksa for the killing of the demons. Thereafter I ended my life because of your denouncement and was bom as the daughter of the mountain. In the battle-field with Raktabija, I came to known as Kali. I happen to be Savitrl, the mother of the Vedas, Sita the daughter of Janaka and RukminI in Dvaraka.

Presently I have been bom on earth as the daughter of Vrsabhana and the spouse of Kfsna in Vpidavana. You happen to be the all knowledgeable and eternal Siva, what should I speak to you about the appropriate action to be taken at the moment.

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Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 76577 (2016-08-26T01:30:40Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1627–n1631: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1627/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.