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Chapter 4

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अश्वमेधखण्डः - चतुर्थोऽध्यायः कृष्णकृतं पारिजातहरणम् - गर्ग उवाच - गत्वा स्वर्गं तु शक्राय दत्वा छत्रं मणिं तथा ॥ अदित्यै कुण्डले कृष्णो दत्वाभिप्रायमब्रवीत् ॥१॥ आभिप्रायं हरेर्ज्ञात्वा वासवो न ददौ द्रुमम् ॥ देवाञ्जित्वा तदा पारिजातं जग्राह माधवः ॥२॥ सूत उवाच - इति श्रुत्वा कथां राजा यादवो विस्मयान्वितः ॥ पप्रच्छ स्वगुरुं भूयः श्रद्दधानो हरेर्गुणे ॥३॥ ब्रह्मञ्शक्रस्तु देवेंद्रो जानन्कृष्णं हरिं परम् ॥ अपराधं तु कृतवान्स कथं ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः ॥४॥ कृष्णाग्रे कथितं सत्यभामया शक्रचेष्टितम् ॥ तस्मान्मे विस्तराद्युद्धमिन्द्रमाधवयोर्वद ॥५॥ गर्ग उवाच - अदित्या संस्तुतः कृष्णः शक्रवाक्याच्च नन्दनम् ॥ वनं गत्वा पारिजातान्संददर्श बहून्द्रुमान् ॥६॥ तेषां मध्ये महावृक्षं मंजरीपुञ्जधारिणम् ॥ क्षीरोदमथनाज्जातं पद्मगंधसमन्वितम् ॥७॥ सुराणां सुखदं ताम्रपल्लवैः परिवेष्टितम् ॥ वने विभूषणं दिव्यं वरं स्वर्णसमत्वचम् ॥८॥ तं दृष्ट्वा माधवं प्राह सत्यभामा च मानिनी ॥ एनं गृह्णाम्यहं कृष्ण श्रेष्ठं सर्वं वने द्रुमम् ॥९॥ इत्युक्तः प्रिययोत्पाट्य पारिजातं गरुत्मति ॥ लीलयाऽऽरोपयामास प्रहसञ्जगदीश्वरः ॥१०॥ तदैव कुपिताः सर्वे वनपालाः समुत्थिताः ॥ धनुर्बाणधराः कृष्णमूचुः प्रस्फुरिताधराः ॥११॥ इन्द्रप्रियाया वृक्षश्च हृतः कस्मात्त्वया नर ॥ यदृच्छया किलास्माकं तृणीकृत्य क्व यास्यसि ॥१२॥ इन्द्राणीप्रीतये देवैः पुरा ह्युदधिमंथने ॥ उत्पादितोऽयं न क्षेमी गृहीत्वैनं भविष्यसि ॥१३॥ गिरीणां येन सर्वेषां पक्षाः पूर्वं निपातिताः ॥ तं किं वृत्रहणं वीरं जित्वा वृक्षं नयिष्यसि ॥१४॥ तस्माद्‌गच्छ महावीर पारिजातं विहाय च ॥ न दास्यामो द्रुमं तुभ्यं शक्रस्यानुचरा वयम् ॥१५॥ यदा दास्यति तुभ्यं वै पारिजातं पुरंदरः ॥ न निषेधं करिष्यामो वनपाला वयं तदा ॥१६॥ तेषां भाषितमाकर्ण्य सत्यभामा रुषान्विता ॥ तूष्णींभूते सति हरावभीता प्राह तान्नृप ॥१७॥ सत्योवाच - का शची पारिजातस्य कः शक्रो वा सुरेश्वरः ॥ सामान्यः सर्वलोकानां यदीशोऽमृतमंथने ॥१८॥ समुत्पन्नः सुरः कस्मादेको गृह्णाति वासवः ॥ यथा सुधा यथैवेंदुर्यथा श्रीर्वनचारिणः ॥१९॥ सामान्यः सर्वलोकस्य पारिजातस्तथा द्रुमः ॥ भर्तुबाहुमहागर्वा रुणद्ध्येनं मृषा शची ॥२०॥ तत्कथ्यतामलं क्षान्त्या सत्याहारप्रतिद्रुमम् ॥ कथ्यतां च द्रुतं गत्वा पौलोम्यै वचनं मम ॥२१॥ सत्यभामा वदत्येतदतिगर्वोद्धताक्षरम् ॥ यदि त्वं दयिता भर्तुर्यदि वश्यः पतिस्तव ॥२२॥ मद्‌भर्तुर्हरतो वृक्षं तत्कारय निवारणम् ॥ जानामि ते पतिं शक्रं युष्माञ्जानामि तत्वतः ॥२३॥ पारिजातं तथाप्येनं मानुषी हरयामि ते ॥ गर्ग उवाच - कृष्णप्रियाया वचनं वनपाला निशम्य च ॥२४॥ इन्द्राणीनिकटं गत्वा प्रोचुः सर्वं यथोदितम् ॥ रक्षकाणां वचः श्रुत्वा शची प्राह रुषान्विता ॥२५॥ कृष्णं निवारणार्थाय न यास्यंतं पुरंदरम् ॥ शच्युवाच - मदीयं पारिजातं वै माधवेन बलीयसा ॥२६॥ गृहीतं स्वप्रियार्थे वै त्वां तृणीकृत्य वज्रिणम् ॥ तस्मान्मोचय वृक्षेशं पाकसूदन वृत्रहन् ॥२७॥ सत्यभामावशं कृष्णं विनिर्जित्य महारणे ॥ त्वया वै पूर्वमद्रीणां पक्षा वज्रेण शातिताः ॥२८॥ भयं विसृज्य युद्धाय गच्छ तस्मात्सुरैर्वृतः ॥ इति श्रुत्वा शचीवाक्यं शक्रो नमुचिसूदनः ॥२९॥ न चकार तु युद्धाय मनो भयसमन्वितः ॥ ततश्च बहुशः पत्‍न्या प्रेरितः कोपयुक्तया ॥३०॥ तदा कोपेन श्रीकृष्णं निन्दन्प्राह मदान्वितः ॥ इन्द्र उवाच - येन ते परिजातं वै गृहीतं सुन्दरानने ॥३१॥ मृधे तं पातयिष्यामि वज्रेण शतपर्वणा ॥ इत्युक्त्वा वासवो राजन्नारुह्यैरावतं गजम् ॥३२॥ शुण्डादंडैस्त्रिभिर्युक्तं रक्तकंबलमंडितम् ॥ चतुर्भिः शोभितं दन्तैर्हिमाद्रिसदृशं शुभम् ॥३३॥ स्वर्णशृङ्खलया जुष्टं शुशुभे निर्जरैर्वृतः ॥ तथा मरुद्‌गणाः सर्वे यमाग्निवरुणादयः ॥३४॥ रुद्राश्च द्वादशात्मानो वसवो धनदादयः ॥ विद्याधराश्च गंधर्वाः साध्याः पितृगणादयः ॥३५॥ ततस्त्रिंशत्कोटिसंख्याः शक्रस्यानुचराः सुराः ॥ एते समागताः क्रुद्धा योद्धुं श्रीकृष्णसंमुखे ॥३६॥ आहूताः केऽपि शक्रेण सहायार्थं तु स्वात्मनः ॥ तथा तु नारदेनापि केचिद्देवास्तु प्रेषिताः ॥३७॥ ततः परिघनिस्त्रिंशगदाशूलपरश्वधैः ॥ बभूवुस्त्रिदशाः सज्जाः शक्रे वज्रकरे स्थिते ॥३८॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायामश्वमेधचरित्रे सुमेरौ पारिजातहरणं नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः ॥४॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - caturtho'dhyāyaḥ kṛṣṇakṛtaṃ pārijātaharaṇam - garga uvāca - gatvā svargaṃ tu śakrāya datvā chatraṃ maṇiṃ tathā || adityai kuṇḍale kṛṣṇo datvābhiprāyamabravīt ||1|| ābhiprāyaṃ harerjñātvā vāsavo na dadau drumam || devāñjitvā tadā pārijātaṃ jagrāha mādhavaḥ ||2|| sūta uvāca - iti śrutvā kathāṃ rājā yādavo vismayānvitaḥ || papraccha svaguruṃ bhūyaḥ śraddadhāno harerguṇe ||3|| brahmañśakrastu deveṃdro jānankṛṣṇaṃ hariṃ param || aparādhaṃ tu kṛtavānsa kathaṃ brūhi tattvataḥ ||4|| kṛṣṇāgre kathitaṃ satyabhāmayā śakraceṣṭitam || tasmānme vistarādyuddhamindramādhavayorvada ||5|| garga uvāca - adityā saṃstutaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śakravākyācca nandanam || vanaṃ gatvā pārijātānsaṃdadarśa bahūndrumān ||6|| teṣāṃ madhye mahāvṛkṣaṃ maṃjarīpuñjadhāriṇam || kṣīrodamathanājjātaṃ padmagaṃdhasamanvitam ||7|| surāṇāṃ sukhadaṃ tāmrapallavaiḥ pariveṣṭitam || vane vibhūṣaṇaṃ divyaṃ varaṃ svarṇasamatvacam ||8|| taṃ dṛṣṭvā mādhavaṃ prāha satyabhāmā ca māninī || enaṃ gṛhṇāmyahaṃ kṛṣṇa śreṣṭhaṃ sarvaṃ vane drumam ||9|| ityuktaḥ priyayotpāṭya pārijātaṃ garutmati || līlayā''ropayāmāsa prahasañjagadīśvaraḥ ||10|| tadaiva kupitāḥ sarve vanapālāḥ samutthitāḥ || dhanurbāṇadharāḥ kṛṣṇamūcuḥ prasphuritādharāḥ ||11|| indrapriyāyā vṛkṣaśca hṛtaḥ kasmāttvayā nara || yadṛcchayā kilāsmākaṃ tṛṇīkṛtya kva yāsyasi ||12|| indrāṇīprītaye devaiḥ purā hyudadhimaṃthane || utpādito'yaṃ na kṣemī gṛhītvainaṃ bhaviṣyasi ||13|| girīṇāṃ yena sarveṣāṃ pakṣāḥ pūrvaṃ nipātitāḥ || taṃ kiṃ vṛtrahaṇaṃ vīraṃ jitvā vṛkṣaṃ nayiṣyasi ||14|| tasmād‌gaccha mahāvīra pārijātaṃ vihāya ca || na dāsyāmo drumaṃ tubhyaṃ śakrasyānucarā vayam ||15|| yadā dāsyati tubhyaṃ vai pārijātaṃ puraṃdaraḥ || na niṣedhaṃ kariṣyāmo vanapālā vayaṃ tadā ||16|| teṣāṃ bhāṣitamākarṇya satyabhāmā ruṣānvitā || tūṣṇīṃbhūte sati harāvabhītā prāha tānnṛpa ||17|| satyovāca - kā śacī pārijātasya kaḥ śakro vā sureśvaraḥ || sāmānyaḥ sarvalokānāṃ yadīśo'mṛtamaṃthane ||18|| samutpannaḥ suraḥ kasmādeko gṛhṇāti vāsavaḥ || yathā sudhā yathaiveṃduryathā śrīrvanacāriṇaḥ ||19|| sāmānyaḥ sarvalokasya pārijātastathā drumaḥ || bhartubāhumahāgarvā ruṇaddhyenaṃ mṛṣā śacī ||20|| tatkathyatāmalaṃ kṣāntyā satyāhārapratidrumam || kathyatāṃ ca drutaṃ gatvā paulomyai vacanaṃ mama ||21|| satyabhāmā vadatyetadatigarvoddhatākṣaram || yadi tvaṃ dayitā bharturyadi vaśyaḥ patistava ||22|| mad‌bharturharato vṛkṣaṃ tatkāraya nivāraṇam || jānāmi te patiṃ śakraṃ yuṣmāñjānāmi tatvataḥ ||23|| pārijātaṃ tathāpyenaṃ mānuṣī harayāmi te || garga uvāca - kṛṣṇapriyāyā vacanaṃ vanapālā niśamya ca ||24|| indrāṇīnikaṭaṃ gatvā procuḥ sarvaṃ yathoditam || rakṣakāṇāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā śacī prāha ruṣānvitā ||25|| kṛṣṇaṃ nivāraṇārthāya na yāsyaṃtaṃ puraṃdaram || śacyuvāca - madīyaṃ pārijātaṃ vai mādhavena balīyasā ||26|| gṛhītaṃ svapriyārthe vai tvāṃ tṛṇīkṛtya vajriṇam || tasmānmocaya vṛkṣeśaṃ pākasūdana vṛtrahan ||27|| satyabhāmāvaśaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vinirjitya mahāraṇe || tvayā vai pūrvamadrīṇāṃ pakṣā vajreṇa śātitāḥ ||28|| bhayaṃ visṛjya yuddhāya gaccha tasmātsurairvṛtaḥ || iti śrutvā śacīvākyaṃ śakro namucisūdanaḥ ||29|| na cakāra tu yuddhāya mano bhayasamanvitaḥ || tataśca bahuśaḥ pat‍nyā preritaḥ kopayuktayā ||30|| tadā kopena śrīkṛṣṇaṃ nindanprāha madānvitaḥ || indra uvāca - yena te parijātaṃ vai gṛhītaṃ sundarānane ||31|| mṛdhe taṃ pātayiṣyāmi vajreṇa śataparvaṇā || ityuktvā vāsavo rājannāruhyairāvataṃ gajam ||32|| śuṇḍādaṃḍaistribhiryuktaṃ raktakaṃbalamaṃḍitam || caturbhiḥ śobhitaṃ dantairhimādrisadṛśaṃ śubham ||33|| svarṇaśṛṅkhalayā juṣṭaṃ śuśubhe nirjarairvṛtaḥ || tathā marud‌gaṇāḥ sarve yamāgnivaruṇādayaḥ ||34|| rudrāśca dvādaśātmāno vasavo dhanadādayaḥ || vidyādharāśca gaṃdharvāḥ sādhyāḥ pitṛgaṇādayaḥ ||35|| tatastriṃśatkoṭisaṃkhyāḥ śakrasyānucarāḥ surāḥ || ete samāgatāḥ kruddhā yoddhuṃ śrīkṛṣṇasaṃmukhe ||36|| āhūtāḥ ke'pi śakreṇa sahāyārthaṃ tu svātmanaḥ || tathā tu nāradenāpi keciddevāstu preṣitāḥ ||37|| tataḥ parighanistriṃśagadāśūlaparaśvadhaiḥ || babhūvustridaśāḥ sajjāḥ śakre vajrakare sthite ||38|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāmaśvamedhacaritre sumerau pārijātaharaṇaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ ||4|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

Parijataharan

Srigarji says - Rajan! After going to heaven and giving Indra his umbrella and jewels, Krishna offered both his Kundals to Mother Aditi. He then went on to make his point. Knowing Srihari's intentions, when Indra did not give the Parijat tree, Madhava defeated the gods and took Parijat by force. 1-2.

Sutji says - Shaunak. Yadvanresh Vajra was amazed to hear this story. With reverence for the virtues of Srihari, he again asked his guru - 'Brahman! Indra is the king of the gods. They know that Lord Krishna is the true God Srihari, yet how did they commit a crime against God? State this exactly. Satyabhama had already sensed Indra's antics and made them clear to Krishna. So I'm really looking forward to hearing about this issue. Describe to me in detail this battle of Indra and Madhava. 3-5 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 1 to 5)

Srigarji said, "Rajan! Aditi praised Lord Krishna and Indra also agreed to take Parijat, then Lord Krishna went to Nandanvan and started observing many Parijat trees there. In the midst of them all was a great tree, bearing a multitude of boughs, exquisite in form. The tree is said to have appeared from the depths of the Kshirsagar. It had a lotus-like smell emanating from it. It was surrounded by new Pallavas with copper-colored trees, pleasing to the gods. That beautiful divine tree was the beauty of that forest and its bark was golden. 6 - 8.

When Manini Satyabhama saw the Parijata tree, she said to Madhav, "Lord Krishna! This is the best tree in the whole forest. That's why I love it. When Priya said this, Jagadishwara Krishna laughed and uprooted the Parijata tree and placed it on Garuda's back in a playful manner. At the same time, all the foresters, filled with anger, rose up with bows and arrows, and with fluttering lips, they addressed Lord Krishna, saying, 'O man! This is the Indravallabha Maharani Shachika tree. Why have you hijacked it? Where are you going to go when you willingly mistreat us by thinking we are all like you? In the past, during the churning of the ocean, the gods created this tree to represent Indrani. You won't be able to stay safe with it. Only by conquering Mahendra, the Vritrasuranishudana hero, who had earlier cut off the wings of all the mountains, will you be able to take this tree. So Mahavir! Leave Parijat here and go. We are followers of Devaraja Indra, so we will not let this tree take you away. We will not stop when the old tree gives it to you. In that case, we will only be protectors by being ourselves. Not of this tree. " 9-16 |

Hearing this speech of the forest guards, Satyabhama was filled with fury. O Lord! Srihari remained silent, but Satyabhama spoke fearlessly to the defenders. 17.

Satyan said - If this Parijat has appeared from the sea at the time of Amrit-Manthan, then it is generally the property of the whole world. Who is your uncle or Devraj Indra of this Parijat? What right do they have to assert their right to it alone? How can the object revealed from the sea be taken by Devaraja Indra alone? Forest guards! Like nectar, like moon, and like Lakshmi is the common wealth of the whole world, so is this Parijata tree. If your husband's arrogant arrogance makes you want to keep it under control, then go and say, there is no need to forgive; do whatever you have to do with it. Satyabhama is getting the Parijat tree kidnapped. Go quickly and tell this to the daughter of the demon Pulom. Every syllable of which is full of great pride and arrogance, says this Vachana Satyabhama. If you are the soul of the husband, and if the husband is in your control, then stop this tree from the hand of my husband, who kidnapped Parijat. I know your husband Indra as well. What are you all gods? I understand all this very well, yet I am humanly kidnapping this Parijat of yours. (If you can stop, then stop). 18-23 |

Hearing this, the poor forest guards became weak, says Shri Gargji. He approached Indrani and narrated everything she had said to him. Hearing about the defenders, Shachiko became very angry. Devaraja Indra was not going to stop Krishna; therefore, he spoke in disgust. 24-253 | Sachin said, "Devraj! You are the Vajradhari. May Pakasana and Vritrasura be the Destroyers. Believing you to be like him, the mighty Madhava has taken my parijat for his beloved Satyabhama; therefore, rescue the tree king from their hands and take it away. Sri Krishna is subject to Satyabhama - he is a toy in the hands of a woman. You shall defeat them in battle and take possession of Parijat. You have cut off the wings of the mountains with lightning in the past, so leave your fear and go to war with the army of the gods. 26-28 |

When Namuchisudana heard this and when Indra, being frightened, did not give up for the war, his wife, who was angry, repeatedly encouraged him, Indra, in a fit of temper, spoke angrily, condemning Krishna. 29-30 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 1 to 5)

Indra said, "Sumukhi! I will surely strike down the one who has taken your life with a hundred rods on the battlefield. 31.

The king! With that, Indra and Airavata mounted an elephant. The elephant had three tusks and a staff. A red blanket or carpet adorned his back. The four teeth adorned the elephant king. The beautiful elephant looked similar to the Himalayas because of its white plumage. A gold chain adorned his feet. He was surrounded by the great Gajraj Devas. At that time, Yama, Agni, Varuna, and all the Marudranas were with Devaraja. Eleven Rudra, twelve Surya, eight Vasu, Kubera, etc., Lokapala, Vidyadhara, Gandharva, Sadhyagana and Pitru Gana, etc., came to follow the thirty-three crore deity Indra. All of them were enraged and came to fight in front of Lord Krishna. Some of these deities were even called by Devaraja Indra for his help, and some were inspired and sent by Devarshi Narada himself. Indra stood up with Vajra in his hands. At the same time, the other gods prepared for battle with spears, swords, maces, spears, and spears. 32-38 |

Thus was completed the fourth chapter called 'Parijat-Haran' in the Ashvamedha Charitra-Sumerum under the Srigarghasamhita. 4.

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