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Chapter 121

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Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 121

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अथैकविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच अथ कृष्णः सुधर्मायां निवसन्सगणस्तथा । तत्राऽऽजगाम् विप्रश्च प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। १ ।। आगत्य दृष्टाव तुष्टाव भक्त्या च पुरुषोत्तमम् । उवाच मधुरं शान्तो भीतो विनयपूर्वकम् ।। २ ।। ब्राह्मण उवाच श्रृगालो वासुदेवश्च राजेशो मण्डलेश्वरः । त्वामुवाच स यद्वाक्यं सावधानं निशामय ।। ३ ।। श्रृगाल उवाच वैकुण्ठे वासुदेवोऽहं देवेशश्च चतुर्भुजः । लक्ष्मीपतिश्च जगतां धाता धातुश्च पालकः ।। ४ ।। ब्रह्मणा प्रार्थितोऽहं च भारावतरणाय च । भुवो भारतवर्ष च तदर्थ गमनं मम ।। ५ ।। वसुदेवसुतो वैश्यः क्षत्रियश्चाप्यहंकृतः । आत्मानं भक्तविष्णुश्च मायावी च प्रतारकः ।। ६ ।। जनं जनेन निर्जित्य दुर्बलं बलिना सह । जोधयित्वा महाधूर्तो घातयामास भूपतीन् ।। ७ ।। दुर्योधनं जरासंधं भूपमन्यं च दुर्बलम् । भीमेन घातयामास बलिनाऽल्पेन भूतले ।। ८ ।। द्रोणं भीष्मं च कर्ण च यं यमन्यं च भूतले । बलीयसाऽर्जुनेनैव घातयामास मायया ।। ९ ।। यं यमन्यं दुर्बलं च प्रसिद्धमप्रसिद्धकम् । प्रसिद्धेन बलवता घातयामास मायया ।। १० ।। शिशुपालं दन्तवक्त्रं कंसं च चिररोगिणम् । मत्पुत्रं नरकं चैव दुर्बलं केशिनं मुरम् ।। ११ ।। स्वयं जघान संकेताच्छलेन सहसा बत । न धर्मयुद्धे कपटी स च बालो ह्यधार्मिकः ।। १२ ।। जघान पूतनां कुब्जां स्त्रीघाती वस्त्रहेतुना । जघान रजकं शिष्टमशिष्टश्च प्रतारकः ।। १३ ।। हिरण्यकशिपुं दैत्यं हिरण्याक्षं महाबलम् । मधुं च कैटभं चैव हत्वाऽहं सुष्टिरक्षकः ।। १४ ।। अहमेव स्वयं ब्रह्मा ह्यहमेव स्वयं शिवः । अहं विष्णुश्च जगतां पाता दुष्टापहारकः ।। १५ ।। अंशेन कलया सर्वे मनवो मुनयस्तथा । स्वयं नारायणोऽहं च मिर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः ।। १६ ।। लज्जया कृपया चैव मित्रबुद्ध्या ङमा कृता । यद्गतं तद्गतं भद्र युद्धं कुरु मया सह ।। १७ ।। श्रृणोमि दूतद्वारेण ह्यतीवोच्चैरहंकृतम् । उचितं दमनं तस्याप्युन्नतानां निपातनम् ।। १८ ।। राज्ञश्च परमो धर्मोऽप्यहं शास्ता भुवोऽधुना । शङ्खं चक्रं गदां पद्मं गृहीत्वाऽहं चतुर्भुजः ।। १९ ।। द्वारकां ता गमिष्यामि युद्धाय सगणः स्वयं । युद्धं कुरु यदीच्छाऽस्ति मा मां च शरणं व्रज ।। २० ।। यदि मा यास्यति मम शरणं शरणागतः । भस्मीभूतां करिष्यामि द्वारकां च क्षणेन च ।। २१ ।। सबलं च सपुत्रं त्वां सगणं च सबान्धवम् । क्षणेन दग्धुं शक्तोऽहमसहायेन लीलया ।। २२ ।। तपस्विनं च वृद्धं च जित्वा युद्धे च शंकरम् । शक्रं भगाङ्गं जित्वा च रोगिणं ब्रह्मशापतः ।। २३ ।। मत्तोऽसि वीरमात्मानं मन्यमानस्त्वमेव च । स्त्रीजितो हि वृथार्थ च पारिजातस्य हेतुना ।। २४ ।। लमपटो योनिलुब्धश्च राधादीनश्च गोकुले । अधुना किंकरसमः सत्यादीनां च योषिताम् ।। २५ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा विप्रश्च तूष्णींभूय स्थितो मुने । शीकुष्णः सगणः श्रुत्वा भृशसुच्छैर्जहास सः ।। २६ ।। भोजयित्वा च संपूज्य ब्राह्मणं च चतुर्विधम् । निनाय रजनीं दुःखाद्वाक्शल्यमान ज्वरात् ।। २७ ।। प्रभाते रथमारुह्य सगणः सत्वरं मुदा । लीलामात्रेण प्रययौ श्रृगालो नृपतिर्यतः ।। २८ ।। श्रुत्वा श्रृगालो वार्तां तां कृत्रिमश्च चतुर्भुजः । आजगाम हरेः स्थानं युद्धाय सगणः स्वयम् ।। २९ ।। कृष्णश्चक्रे च संभाषां मित्रबुद्ध्या च लौकिकीम् । आश्लेषं मधुरालापं स्निग्धनेत्रश्च सस्मितः ।। ३० ।। राजा निमन्त्रणं चक्रे कृष्णो न स्वीचकार तत् । उवाच कृष्णभीतश्चत्यक्त्वा दम्भं च दर्शनात् ।। ३१ ।। श्रृगाल उवाच चक्रेण मच्छिरश्छित्त्वा सुशीघ्रं द्वारकां व्रज । पापः पततु देहोऽयमनित्यो नश्वरस्तथा ।। ३२ ।। अहं सुभद्रस्ते द्वारि जयश्च विजयो यथा । सर्व जानासि सर्वज्ञ मा विलम्बं कुरु प्रभो ।। ३३ ।। लक्ष्मीशापेन भ्रष्टोऽहं कालः पूर्णो बभूव मे । शतवर्षेण शापान्ते यास्यमि भवनं तव ।। ३४ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच पूर्व मां मित्र प्रहर पश्चाद्युद्धं करोभ्यहम् । सर्व जानामि वैकुण्ठं गच्छ वत्स यथासुखम् ।। ३५ ।। श्रृगालो दशबाणांश्च चिक्षेप माधवं प्रति । ते प्रणभ्य ययुः शीघ्रमाकाशं कालरूपिमः ।। ३६ ।। गदां चिक्षेप राजा स प्रलयाग्निशिखोपमाम् । कृष्णाङ्गस्पर्शमात्रेण बभञ्ज च क्षणेन च ।। ३७ ।। शूलं चिक्षेप मुसलं च परशुं तथा । कृष्णाङ्गस्पर्शमात्रेण बभञ्ज च क्षणेन च ।। ३८ ।। धनुश्चिक्षेप खङ्गं च कालरूपं सुदारुपाम् । कृष्णाङ्गस्पर्शमात्रेण बभञ्ज च क्षणेन च ।। ३९ ।। दृप्ट्वा निरस्त्रं राजनमित्युवाच कृपानिधिः । गृहं गत्वा सुतीक्ष्णं च मित्रास्त्रमानयेति च ।। ४० ।। श्रृगाल उवाच नाऽऽत्माऽऽकाशोऽस्त्रविद्धश्च किं युद्धमात्मना सह । मामुद्धर भवाब्धेश्च धरोद्धारणकारण ।। ४१ ।। भवार्ब्धि विषमं नाथ विषयं च विषाधिकम् । छिन्धि मे निगडं मायां मोहजालं स्वकर्मणः ।। ४२ ।। कर्मणामीश्वरस्त्वं च विधाता घातुरेव च । दाता शुभफलानां च प्रदाता सर्वसंपदाम् ।। ४३ ।। कारणं प्राक्तनानां च तेषां च खण्डने क्षमः । यामि गेहं च वैकुण्ठं तवैव द्वारसप्तमम् ।। ४४ ।। त्यक्त्वा च नशवरं देहं प्राकृतं पाञ्चभौतिकम् । मित्रस्य स्तवनं श्रुत्वा वचनं च सुधोपमम् ।। ४५ ।। रुरोद समरे तत्र कृपया च कृपानिधिः । बभूव तत्र सहसा कृष्णनेत्राश्रुबिन्दुना ।। ४६ ।। दिव्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम् तीर्थानां प्रवरं परम् । तत्तोयस्पर्शमात्रेण जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः ।। सप्तजन्मर्जितात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। ४७ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच कथमेतादृशी बुद्धिर्मित्र ते निर्मलं मनः । दूतद्वारा कथं चौक्तं निष्ठुरं दारुणं वचः ।। ४८ ।। शृगाल उवाच एवमुक्तो मया त्वं च तेन क्रोधादिहाऽऽगतः । अन्यथा दुर्लभं नाथ स्वप्नेऽपि तव दर्शनम् ।। ४९ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे योगाद्देहं त्यक्त्वा च प्राकृतम् । दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं च यानेन वैकुष्ठं प्रययौ मुदा ।। ५० ।। सप्ततालप्रमाणं च ज्योतिस्तत्र महोल्बणम् । पद्मैः पद्मार्चितं पादपद्मं नत्वा जगाम ह ।। ५१ ।। गत्वा च द्वारकां कृष्णो नत्वा च पितरं प्रसूम् । श्रीकृष्णः सगणः शीघ्रं दृष्ट्वा च परमाद्भुतम् ।। ५२ ।। प्रफुल्लवदनः श्रीमान्द्वारकाभिमुखं ययौ । जगाम रुक्मणीगेहं पुष्पजन्दनवासितम् ।। ५३ ।। पुष्पचन्दनतल्पे च नक्तं रेमे तया सह । मूर्च्छं संप्राप स भैष्मी कृष्णं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि ।। ५४ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo शृगालवासुदेव- मोक्षणं नामैकविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ।। १२१ ।।

athaikaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca atha kṛṣṇaḥ sudharmāyāṃ nivasansagaṇastathā | tatrā''jagām vipraśca prajvalanbrahmatejasā || 1 || āgatya dṛṣṭāva tuṣṭāva bhaktyā ca puruṣottamam | uvāca madhuraṃ śānto bhīto vinayapūrvakam || 2 || brāhmaṇa uvāca śrṛgālo vāsudevaśca rājeśo maṇḍaleśvaraḥ | tvāmuvāca sa yadvākyaṃ sāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya || 3 || śrṛgāla uvāca vaikuṇṭhe vāsudevo'haṃ deveśaśca caturbhujaḥ | lakṣmīpatiśca jagatāṃ dhātā dhātuśca pālakaḥ || 4 || brahmaṇā prārthito'haṃ ca bhārāvataraṇāya ca | bhuvo bhāratavarṣa ca tadartha gamanaṃ mama || 5 || vasudevasuto vaiśyaḥ kṣatriyaścāpyahaṃkṛtaḥ | ātmānaṃ bhaktaviṣṇuśca māyāvī ca pratārakaḥ || 6 || janaṃ janena nirjitya durbalaṃ balinā saha | jodhayitvā mahādhūrto ghātayāmāsa bhūpatīn || 7 || duryodhanaṃ jarāsaṃdhaṃ bhūpamanyaṃ ca durbalam | bhīmena ghātayāmāsa balinā'lpena bhūtale || 8 || droṇaṃ bhīṣmaṃ ca karṇa ca yaṃ yamanyaṃ ca bhūtale | balīyasā'rjunenaiva ghātayāmāsa māyayā || 9 || yaṃ yamanyaṃ durbalaṃ ca prasiddhamaprasiddhakam | prasiddhena balavatā ghātayāmāsa māyayā || 10 || śiśupālaṃ dantavaktraṃ kaṃsaṃ ca cirarogiṇam | matputraṃ narakaṃ caiva durbalaṃ keśinaṃ muram || 11 || svayaṃ jaghāna saṃketācchalena sahasā bata | na dharmayuddhe kapaṭī sa ca bālo hyadhārmikaḥ || 12 || jaghāna pūtanāṃ kubjāṃ strīghātī vastrahetunā | jaghāna rajakaṃ śiṣṭamaśiṣṭaśca pratārakaḥ || 13 || hiraṇyakaśipuṃ daityaṃ hiraṇyākṣaṃ mahābalam | madhuṃ ca kaiṭabhaṃ caiva hatvā'haṃ suṣṭirakṣakaḥ || 14 || ahameva svayaṃ brahmā hyahameva svayaṃ śivaḥ | ahaṃ viṣṇuśca jagatāṃ pātā duṣṭāpahārakaḥ || 15 || aṃśena kalayā sarve manavo munayastathā | svayaṃ nārāyaṇo'haṃ ca mirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ || 16 || lajjayā kṛpayā caiva mitrabuddhyā ṅamā kṛtā | yadgataṃ tadgataṃ bhadra yuddhaṃ kuru mayā saha || 17 || śrṛṇomi dūtadvāreṇa hyatīvoccairahaṃkṛtam | ucitaṃ damanaṃ tasyāpyunnatānāṃ nipātanam || 18 || rājñaśca paramo dharmo'pyahaṃ śāstā bhuvo'dhunā | śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ padmaṃ gṛhītvā'haṃ caturbhujaḥ || 19 || dvārakāṃ tā gamiṣyāmi yuddhāya sagaṇaḥ svayaṃ | yuddhaṃ kuru yadīcchā'sti mā māṃ ca śaraṇaṃ vraja || 20 || yadi mā yāsyati mama śaraṇaṃ śaraṇāgataḥ | bhasmībhūtāṃ kariṣyāmi dvārakāṃ ca kṣaṇena ca || 21 || sabalaṃ ca saputraṃ tvāṃ sagaṇaṃ ca sabāndhavam | kṣaṇena dagdhuṃ śakto'hamasahāyena līlayā || 22 || tapasvinaṃ ca vṛddhaṃ ca jitvā yuddhe ca śaṃkaram | śakraṃ bhagāṅgaṃ jitvā ca rogiṇaṃ brahmaśāpataḥ || 23 || matto'si vīramātmānaṃ manyamānastvameva ca | strījito hi vṛthārtha ca pārijātasya hetunā || 24 || lamapaṭo yonilubdhaśca rādhādīnaśca gokule | adhunā kiṃkarasamaḥ satyādīnāṃ ca yoṣitām || 25 || ityevamuktvā vipraśca tūṣṇīṃbhūya sthito mune | śīkuṣṇaḥ sagaṇaḥ śrutvā bhṛśasucchairjahāsa saḥ || 26 || bhojayitvā ca saṃpūjya brāhmaṇaṃ ca caturvidham | nināya rajanīṃ duḥkhādvākśalyamāna jvarāt || 27 || prabhāte rathamāruhya sagaṇaḥ satvaraṃ mudā | līlāmātreṇa prayayau śrṛgālo nṛpatiryataḥ || 28 || śrutvā śrṛgālo vārtāṃ tāṃ kṛtrimaśca caturbhujaḥ | ājagāma hareḥ sthānaṃ yuddhāya sagaṇaḥ svayam || 29 || kṛṣṇaścakre ca saṃbhāṣāṃ mitrabuddhyā ca laukikīm | āśleṣaṃ madhurālāpaṃ snigdhanetraśca sasmitaḥ || 30 || rājā nimantraṇaṃ cakre kṛṣṇo na svīcakāra tat | uvāca kṛṣṇabhītaścatyaktvā dambhaṃ ca darśanāt || 31 || śrṛgāla uvāca cakreṇa macchiraśchittvā suśīghraṃ dvārakāṃ vraja | pāpaḥ patatu deho'yamanityo naśvarastathā || 32 || ahaṃ subhadraste dvāri jayaśca vijayo yathā | sarva jānāsi sarvajña mā vilambaṃ kuru prabho || 33 || lakṣmīśāpena bhraṣṭo'haṃ kālaḥ pūrṇo babhūva me | śatavarṣeṇa śāpānte yāsyami bhavanaṃ tava || 34 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca pūrva māṃ mitra prahara paścādyuddhaṃ karobhyaham | sarva jānāmi vaikuṇṭhaṃ gaccha vatsa yathāsukham || 35 || śrṛgālo daśabāṇāṃśca cikṣepa mādhavaṃ prati | te praṇabhya yayuḥ śīghramākāśaṃ kālarūpimaḥ || 36 || gadāṃ cikṣepa rājā sa pralayāgniśikhopamām | kṛṣṇāṅgasparśamātreṇa babhañja ca kṣaṇena ca || 37 || śūlaṃ cikṣepa musalaṃ ca paraśuṃ tathā | kṛṣṇāṅgasparśamātreṇa babhañja ca kṣaṇena ca || 38 || dhanuścikṣepa khaṅgaṃ ca kālarūpaṃ sudārupām | kṛṣṇāṅgasparśamātreṇa babhañja ca kṣaṇena ca || 39 || dṛpṭvā nirastraṃ rājanamityuvāca kṛpānidhiḥ | gṛhaṃ gatvā sutīkṣṇaṃ ca mitrāstramānayeti ca || 40 || śrṛgāla uvāca nā''tmā''kāśo'straviddhaśca kiṃ yuddhamātmanā saha | māmuddhara bhavābdheśca dharoddhāraṇakāraṇa || 41 || bhavārbdhi viṣamaṃ nātha viṣayaṃ ca viṣādhikam | chindhi me nigaḍaṃ māyāṃ mohajālaṃ svakarmaṇaḥ || 42 || karmaṇāmīśvarastvaṃ ca vidhātā ghātureva ca | dātā śubhaphalānāṃ ca pradātā sarvasaṃpadām || 43 || kāraṇaṃ prāktanānāṃ ca teṣāṃ ca khaṇḍane kṣamaḥ | yāmi gehaṃ ca vaikuṇṭhaṃ tavaiva dvārasaptamam || 44 || tyaktvā ca naśavaraṃ dehaṃ prākṛtaṃ pāñcabhautikam | mitrasya stavanaṃ śrutvā vacanaṃ ca sudhopamam || 45 || ruroda samare tatra kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ | babhūva tatra sahasā kṛṣṇanetrāśrubindunā || 46 || divyaṃ bindusaro nām tīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ param | tattoyasparśamātreṇa jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ || saptajanmarjitātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 47 || śrībhagavānuvāca kathametādṛśī buddhirmitra te nirmalaṃ manaḥ | dūtadvārā kathaṃ cauktaṃ niṣṭhuraṃ dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ || 48 || śṛgāla uvāca evamukto mayā tvaṃ ca tena krodhādihā''gataḥ | anyathā durlabhaṃ nātha svapne'pi tava darśanam || 49 || etasminnantare yogāddehaṃ tyaktvā ca prākṛtam | dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ ca yānena vaikuṣṭhaṃ prayayau mudā || 50 || saptatālapramāṇaṃ ca jyotistatra maholbaṇam | padmaiḥ padmārcitaṃ pādapadmaṃ natvā jagāma ha || 51 || gatvā ca dvārakāṃ kṛṣṇo natvā ca pitaraṃ prasūm | śrīkṛṣṇaḥ sagaṇaḥ śīghraṃ dṛṣṭvā ca paramādbhutam || 52 || praphullavadanaḥ śrīmāndvārakābhimukhaṃ yayau | jagāma rukmaṇīgehaṃ puṣpajandanavāsitam || 53 || puṣpacandanatalpe ca naktaṃ reme tayā saha | mūrcchaṃ saṃprāpa sa bhaiṣmī kṛṣṇaṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi || 54 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo śṛgālavāsudeva- mokṣaṇaṃ nāmaikaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 121 ||

English translation

The story of Srgala Narayana said- Thereafter, Sri Krsna was seated in the assembly called Sudhamaa with his courtiers. In that assembly a Brahmana possessing the divine lustre arrived there.

Reaching there the Brahmana started offering prayer to Sri Krsna quite humbly with devotion.

Brahmana said- There is a Vasudeva named Srgala (j^^kal) who considers himself to be Sri Krsna and the king of kings; he always speaks ill of you, you kindly listen to the same.

He makes the people to fight with each other and making the valorous to fight with the weak people, he has destroyed the kings, he is d F ddm TO iTRrinil^ll Krsna who is devoid of valour, had Duryodhana, Jarasandha and a weak king named Bhima, Drona, Bhisma, Karna and other warriors on earth killed from Arjuna. He therefore has the weak warriors killed with the valorous warriors, He killed Sisupala, Dantavaktra, Kaitisa who was ailing since long, Narakasura my son and the weak KesT besides the demon named Mura quite deceitfully. One should not be deceitful in the battle of dharma. That irreligious boy killed Putana and Kubja. Thus he is the killer of a woman. In the greed for costumes that deceitful and uncultured person killed the washerman. I have saved the earth by killing the great demon like Hiranyakasipu. Hiranyaksa, Madhu and Kait I am myself Siva and the preserver of the universe and Visnu the destroyer of the wicked

All the sages and the ascetics were bom of my amsas. I am myself Narayana without qualities and beyond Prakrti.

O virtuous one, till now because of shyness and mercy beside having a friendly attitude towards you I have been forgiving you.

Whatever has happened, has happened, now you fight with me.

I have learnt through messenger that you have become more and more arrogant therefore it is proper for me to subjugate you. It is the duty of the king to trample upon the people who raise their heads quite high and presently I happen to be the mler of the univers. I shall myself arrive in I Dvaraka taking to the four armed form holding Is'amkhay gaddy cakra and padma together with the anny. In case you are desirous of a fight then fight with me, otherwise you take refuge under my feet.

In case you do not take refiise with me then I shall destroy the entire city of Dvaraka in a I myself alone will destroy playfully your anny, sons, attendants, relatives and brothers burning them in fire flames.

You consider, yourself to be quite valorous by conquering Siva, who is an ascetic and pretty old and Indra who suffers from Brahmasdpa and having vaginas on his body, you consider yourself to be quite valorous and have become arrogant. You had been over-powered by your wife just for the sake of Pdrijdta flower.

you are the debauch and are ruled by Radha in Gokula. Presently you are like the slave of Satyabhama and other ladies.

Thus speaking O sage, the Brahmana kept quiet and hearing him the lord laughed aloud with all his courtiers.

The Brahmana was then adored variously serving four types of food to him, he felt pained with the words of ^rgala which pierced like the thorns and he spent the night with great In the early morning he got up anxiously and accompanied with his people, he mounted over a chariot and at once reached the city of Sfgala.

He had four artificial arms and he himself reached before Krsna.

Krsna talked to him like a friend; he looked at him with loving eyes and smilingly embraced The king invited him but ^ri Krsna did not accept finding Krsna discarding his arrogance, he felt frightful and said.

said- You cut-off my head with your cah'a and go back, let the sinner having the perishable body fall on earth.

I happen to be Subhadra who always remained guarding your doors like Jaya and Vijaya. O lord, you are all knowledgeable and are therefore well-aware of everything. Do not delay.

I had fallen because of the curse of LaksmT; the period of my curse is over, I shall now proceed to your abode after lapse of hundred years of curse.

Sri Krsna said- O friend, you first attack me and thereafter I shall fight. O son, I am quite well-aware of everything. You go back to Vaikuntha with pleasure.

Thereafter Srgala shot ten arrows towards Sri Krsna. All of these arrows bowing in reverence at the feet of Krsna disappeared in the sky.

TTifT IT The king then threw gadd which issued fire- flames but the same was shattered into pieces with the touch of the body of Sri Krsna.

The king then shot the trident, mortar and sakti which were destroyed and broken into pieces with the touch of the body of ^rl Krsna. He then shot the terrific sword and the arrows, but with the touching of the body of ^rl. Krsna, they were all reduced to pieces.

When the king was without any weapon, the merciful Krsna said to him, "O friend you go and bring some more sharp edged weapon.

Srgala said- The soul and the sky cannot be wounded with the use of arrows, therefore, how can I have a fight with the soul? You are the one who relieves the earth of her burden. You redeem me from the ocean of the universe.

O lord, the terrific ocean of the universe is filled with poison; therefore you remove all my bondage's of illusion, you are the lord of all the deeds, creator of Brahma, bestower of the fruits and all the noble deeds, bestowed all the riches, the cause of all the deeds and are competent enough to shatter the deeds.

iiifjri mocl'nlldchH^I After ending this body of five elements, I shall reach the gate of Vaikuntha. On listening to the prayer of a friend, tlie words of which were spoken like nectar, the lord who happened to be the ocean of mercy, started crying filled with emotion and compassion. With the tears fallen from the eyes of lord Krsna, a pool was created which was known by the name of Bindusara. It was a divine pool and became the best of the pool, person with a dip in the pool is relieved of Srgala said- Since I made the messenger speak in harsh tone you have arrived here, otherwise O lord, it is difficult to have an audience with you even in dream.

In the meantime he ended his life with yogic practices and looking at Krsna he delightfully proceeded to Vaikuntha. At that point of time a divine lustre as high as seven tala trees appeared there and merged into the lotus-like feet of Sri Sri Krsna felt delighted. At the sight of this he felt delightfiil and went back to Dvaraka; reaching there, he bowed in reverence to his parents and then reached the abode of Rukmini, which was issuing the fragrance of flowers and sandal-paste. He spent the night on the bed of flowers and, sandal-paste. Rukmini was fainted placing her head on the chest of her lord.

the cycle of birth and death and the sins committed by him in earlier birth also disappear.

There is no doubt about it.

Sri Krsna said- O friend, you have a spotless mind, then how were you so misguided? Why did you make the messenger to speak such harsh

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 76583 (2016-08-26T01:32:04Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1642–n1646: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1642/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.