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Chapter 10

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Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 10

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अश्वमेधखण्डः - दशमोऽध्यायः उग्रसेन-रुचिमती-संवादम् - श्रीगर्ग उवाच - इति ब्रुवति श्रीकृष्णे हंसस्थश्चतुराननः ॥ आजगाम कुशस्थल्यामीश्वरेण समन्वितः ॥१॥ तत इन्द्रः कुबेरश्च यमो वरुण एव च ॥ वायुर्वायुसखाश्चैव नैर्ऋतश्च निशाकरः ॥२॥ एते समाययू राजन्कृष्णदर्शनकांक्षया ॥ ततश्च द्वादशादित्या वेतालाश्च मरुद्‌गणाः ॥३॥ विश्वेदेवाश्च साध्याश्च गंधर्वाः किन्नरास्तथा ॥ विद्याधराश्च मुनयः श्रीकृष्णं द्रष्टुमाययुः ॥४॥ तत्रागतानां देवानामुग्रसेनेन माधवः ॥ यथाविध्युपसंगम्य सर्वेषां मानमादधे ॥५॥ आसनेषूपविष्टेषु सभायां निर्जरेष्वथ ॥ श्लाघां चकार सर्वेषां लीलानरवपुर्हरिः ॥६॥ अथ ब्रह्मा हरेः पार्श्वे स्थितः शक्रेण नोदितः ॥ प्रत्युवाच जगन्नाथं बलभद्रसमन्वितम् ॥७॥ ब्रह्मोवाच पौत्रस्ते बालकः कृष्ण राजन्येभ्यश्च पालनम् ॥ कठिनं श्यामकर्णस्य करिष्यति कथं हरे ॥८॥ मा तं प्रेषय तस्मात्त्वं रक्षणाय हयस्य वै ॥ विघ्नाश्च बहवः सन्ति प्रद्युम्नं प्रेषयस्व च ॥९॥ संकर्षणं वा गोविन्द ह्यथवा रक्ष त्वं हयम् ॥ इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा निजगौ प्रहसन्हरिः ॥१०॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच अनिरुद्धो हठाद्याति मन्निषेधं न मन्यते ॥ तस्मात्तन्निकटे गत्वा निषेधं कुरु यत्‍नतः ॥११॥ कृष्णस्य वाक्यमाकर्ण्य विधिश्चंद्रसमन्वितः ॥ ययौ निवारणार्थायानिरुद्धं कार्ष्णिनन्दनम् ॥१२॥ यदा गतौ समीपे तु सुरज्येष्ठकलानिधी ॥ विग्रहे ह्यनिरुद्धस्य सद्यस्तौ लीनतां गतौ ॥१३॥ बभूवुर्विस्मिताः सर्वे शिवशक्रादयः सुराः ॥ यादवा मुनयश्चैव ह्युग्रसेनादयो नृपाः ॥ १४॥ वज्रनाभ त्वत्पितरं संस्तुवन्ति गणाः किल ॥ परिपूर्णतमं तस्मादनिरुद्धं वदंति हि ॥१५॥ गर्ग उवाच - अथोग्रसेनो नृपतिः सभातला- दुत्थाय कृष्णं मनसा प्रणम्य च ॥ स्वांतःपुरं सुन्दररत्‍नवेष्टितं जगाम राजन्क्रतुकौतुकावृतः ॥१६॥ गत्वा ह्यंतपुरे राजा सुरेन्द्रसदनोपमे ॥ पर्यंकस्थां रुचिमतीं शचीतुल्यां वराननाम् ॥१७॥ दासीभिः सेवितां राज्ञीं वस्त्रालंकारवेष्टिताम् ॥ वीजितां चामरैः शुक्लैर्ददर्श नृपसत्तमः ॥१८॥ सा विलोक्यागतं तत्र स्वपतिं यादवेश्वरम् ॥ उत्थाय चादरं राजन् चकार विधिना किल ॥१९॥ ततः स्थित्वा स पर्यंके वृष्णीशो स्वां प्रियां पराम् ॥ प्रोवाच प्रहसन् वाण्या घनशब्दगभीरया ॥२०॥ हयमेधं करिष्येऽहं प्रिये कृष्णाज्ञयाऽद्य वै ॥ नरो यस्य प्रतापेन लभते वाञ्छितं फलम् ॥२१॥ गर्ग उवाच - इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पुत्रदुःखेन दुःखिता ॥ स्मरंती कृपणा पुत्रान्प्रत्युवाच नृपेश्वरम् ॥२२॥ राज्ञ्युवाच - पुत्रदर्शनहीनाया राजन्मे सर्वसंपदः ॥ न रोचंते सुरैः प्रार्थ्याः सुखेन त्वं क्रतुं कुरु ॥२३॥ यदि यज्ञप्रतापेन पुत्रो भवति सुन्दरः ॥ तदा प्रसन्नचित्ताहं भविष्यामि नृपेश्वर ॥२४॥ तस्या वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य नृपः खिन्नमना ह्यभूत् ॥ पुनराह प्रियां तत्र श्रद्धां श्राद्धसुरो यथा ॥२५॥ राजोवाच - शृणु भद्रे त्विमामाशां पुत्राणां बहुदुःखदाम् ॥ त्वक्त्वा विमुक्तिदं साक्षात्कृष्णं भज परात्परम् ॥२६॥ अहं वृद्धस्तु त्वं वृद्धा कथं पुत्रो भविष्यति ॥ तस्मादज्ञानजं शोकं त्यज बंधनकारणम् ॥२७॥ श्रुत्वा तु यादवेंद्रस्य वाक्यं विज्ञानदं परम् ॥ राजन् रुचिमती प्राह यदूनां प्रवरं पतिम् ॥२८॥ रुचिमत्युवाच - राजन् यज्ञप्रतापेन प्राप्यते वाञ्छितं फलम् ॥ अहं तु कामये द्रष्टुं हतपुत्रान्समागतान् ॥२९॥ यदि त्वमीदृशं वाक्यं मृतानां दर्शनं कुतः ॥ वदिष्यसि मदग्रे हि ततोऽन्यच्छृणु मन्मुखात् ॥३०॥ कृष्णेन दत्तं तत्पुत्रं गुरवे गुरुदक्षिणाम् ॥ तद्वत्स्वपुत्रान्‌ राजेंद्र कामये द्रष्टुमागतान् ॥३१॥ गर्ग उवाच - इति श्रुत्वाऽऽह्वयामास मां च कृष्णं बृहच्छ्रवाः ॥ तयोः सपर्यां महतीमागताभ्यां चकार ह ॥३२॥ तौ पूजयित्वाभिप्रायं ताभ्यां सर्वं न्यवेदयत् ॥ उग्रसेनस्य वाक्यं वै श्रुत्वा मद्वचनाद्धरिः ॥३३॥ उपशक्रो यथा शक्रं प्राह तद्वन्नृपेश्वर ॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच - शृणु राजँस्तव सुताः प्रधने निहताः पुरा ॥३४॥ ते सर्वे दिव्यदेहेन वर्तन्ते दिवि देववत् ॥ तस्मात्वं नृपशार्दूल पुत्रशोकं विहाय च ॥३५॥ अश्वमेधं क्रतुवरं कुरु धैर्येण भूपते ॥ दर्शयिष्याम्यहं सर्वान् यज्ञस्यांते च ते सुतान् ॥३६॥ निशम्य कृष्णवचनमुर्वीशः स्वां प्रियां मुदा ॥ आश्वास्य च शुभैर्वाक्यैः सुधर्मां सुजनैर्ययौ ॥३७॥ आगतं तु नृपं वीक्ष्य श्रीकृष्णेन समन्वितम् ॥ दिक्पालाश्च प्रणेमुर्वै रामेशानादयः सुराः ॥३८॥ उग्रसेनस्य भूपस्य वज्रनाभे तपः परम् ॥ किं वर्णयामि यं सर्वे श्रीकृष्णाद्या नमंति हि ॥३९॥ यादवेंद्रस्तु सर्वान् वै देवान्नत्वा विलज्जितः ॥ शक्रसिंहासने दिव्ये नारुरोह विचारयन् ॥४०॥ तदैव कृष्णो भगवान्गृहीत्वा पाणिना नृपम् ॥ स्वभक्तं स्थापयामास तस्मिन् वै वासवासने ॥४१॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधचरित्रे राजराज्ञीसंवादे दशमोऽध्यायः ॥१०॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - daśamo'dhyāyaḥ ugrasena-rucimatī-saṃvādam - śrīgarga uvāca - iti bruvati śrīkṛṣṇe haṃsasthaścaturānanaḥ || ājagāma kuśasthalyāmīśvareṇa samanvitaḥ ||1|| tata indraḥ kuberaśca yamo varuṇa eva ca || vāyurvāyusakhāścaiva nairṛtaśca niśākaraḥ ||2|| ete samāyayū rājankṛṣṇadarśanakāṃkṣayā || tataśca dvādaśādityā vetālāśca marud‌gaṇāḥ ||3|| viśvedevāśca sādhyāśca gaṃdharvāḥ kinnarāstathā || vidyādharāśca munayaḥ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ draṣṭumāyayuḥ ||4|| tatrāgatānāṃ devānāmugrasenena mādhavaḥ || yathāvidhyupasaṃgamya sarveṣāṃ mānamādadhe ||5|| āsaneṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sabhāyāṃ nirjareṣvatha || ślāghāṃ cakāra sarveṣāṃ līlānaravapurhariḥ ||6|| atha brahmā hareḥ pārśve sthitaḥ śakreṇa noditaḥ || pratyuvāca jagannāthaṃ balabhadrasamanvitam ||7|| brahmovāca pautraste bālakaḥ kṛṣṇa rājanyebhyaśca pālanam || kaṭhinaṃ śyāmakarṇasya kariṣyati kathaṃ hare ||8|| mā taṃ preṣaya tasmāttvaṃ rakṣaṇāya hayasya vai || vighnāśca bahavaḥ santi pradyumnaṃ preṣayasva ca ||9|| saṃkarṣaṇaṃ vā govinda hyathavā rakṣa tvaṃ hayam || iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā nijagau prahasanhariḥ ||10|| śrībhagavānuvāca aniruddho haṭhādyāti manniṣedhaṃ na manyate || tasmāttannikaṭe gatvā niṣedhaṃ kuru yat‍nataḥ ||11|| kṛṣṇasya vākyamākarṇya vidhiścaṃdrasamanvitaḥ || yayau nivāraṇārthāyāniruddhaṃ kārṣṇinandanam ||12|| yadā gatau samīpe tu surajyeṣṭhakalānidhī || vigrahe hyaniruddhasya sadyastau līnatāṃ gatau ||13|| babhūvurvismitāḥ sarve śivaśakrādayaḥ surāḥ || yādavā munayaścaiva hyugrasenādayo nṛpāḥ || 14|| vajranābha tvatpitaraṃ saṃstuvanti gaṇāḥ kila || paripūrṇatamaṃ tasmādaniruddhaṃ vadaṃti hi ||15|| garga uvāca - athograseno nṛpatiḥ sabhātalā- dutthāya kṛṣṇaṃ manasā praṇamya ca || svāṃtaḥpuraṃ sundararat‍naveṣṭitaṃ jagāma rājankratukautukāvṛtaḥ ||16|| gatvā hyaṃtapure rājā surendrasadanopame || paryaṃkasthāṃ rucimatīṃ śacītulyāṃ varānanām ||17|| dāsībhiḥ sevitāṃ rājñīṃ vastrālaṃkāraveṣṭitām || vījitāṃ cāmaraiḥ śuklairdadarśa nṛpasattamaḥ ||18|| sā vilokyāgataṃ tatra svapatiṃ yādaveśvaram || utthāya cādaraṃ rājan cakāra vidhinā kila ||19|| tataḥ sthitvā sa paryaṃke vṛṣṇīśo svāṃ priyāṃ parām || provāca prahasan vāṇyā ghanaśabdagabhīrayā ||20|| hayamedhaṃ kariṣye'haṃ priye kṛṣṇājñayā'dya vai || naro yasya pratāpena labhate vāñchitaṃ phalam ||21|| garga uvāca - iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā putraduḥkhena duḥkhitā || smaraṃtī kṛpaṇā putrānpratyuvāca nṛpeśvaram ||22|| rājñyuvāca - putradarśanahīnāyā rājanme sarvasaṃpadaḥ || na rocaṃte suraiḥ prārthyāḥ sukhena tvaṃ kratuṃ kuru ||23|| yadi yajñapratāpena putro bhavati sundaraḥ || tadā prasannacittāhaṃ bhaviṣyāmi nṛpeśvara ||24|| tasyā vākyaṃ samākarṇya nṛpaḥ khinnamanā hyabhūt || punarāha priyāṃ tatra śraddhāṃ śrāddhasuro yathā ||25|| rājovāca - śṛṇu bhadre tvimāmāśāṃ putrāṇāṃ bahuduḥkhadām || tvaktvā vimuktidaṃ sākṣātkṛṣṇaṃ bhaja parātparam ||26|| ahaṃ vṛddhastu tvaṃ vṛddhā kathaṃ putro bhaviṣyati || tasmādajñānajaṃ śokaṃ tyaja baṃdhanakāraṇam ||27|| śrutvā tu yādaveṃdrasya vākyaṃ vijñānadaṃ param || rājan rucimatī prāha yadūnāṃ pravaraṃ patim ||28|| rucimatyuvāca - rājan yajñapratāpena prāpyate vāñchitaṃ phalam || ahaṃ tu kāmaye draṣṭuṃ hataputrānsamāgatān ||29|| yadi tvamīdṛśaṃ vākyaṃ mṛtānāṃ darśanaṃ kutaḥ || vadiṣyasi madagre hi tato'nyacchṛṇu manmukhāt ||30|| kṛṣṇena dattaṃ tatputraṃ gurave gurudakṣiṇām || tadvatsvaputrān‌ rājeṃdra kāmaye draṣṭumāgatān ||31|| garga uvāca - iti śrutvā''hvayāmāsa māṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ bṛhacchravāḥ || tayoḥ saparyāṃ mahatīmāgatābhyāṃ cakāra ha ||32|| tau pūjayitvābhiprāyaṃ tābhyāṃ sarvaṃ nyavedayat || ugrasenasya vākyaṃ vai śrutvā madvacanāddhariḥ ||33|| upaśakro yathā śakraṃ prāha tadvannṛpeśvara || śrībhagavānuvāca - śṛṇu rāja~stava sutāḥ pradhane nihatāḥ purā ||34|| te sarve divyadehena vartante divi devavat || tasmātvaṃ nṛpaśārdūla putraśokaṃ vihāya ca ||35|| aśvamedhaṃ kratuvaraṃ kuru dhairyeṇa bhūpate || darśayiṣyāmyahaṃ sarvān yajñasyāṃte ca te sutān ||36|| niśamya kṛṣṇavacanamurvīśaḥ svāṃ priyāṃ mudā || āśvāsya ca śubhairvākyaiḥ sudharmāṃ sujanairyayau ||37|| āgataṃ tu nṛpaṃ vīkṣya śrīkṛṣṇena samanvitam || dikpālāśca praṇemurvai rāmeśānādayaḥ surāḥ ||38|| ugrasenasya bhūpasya vajranābhe tapaḥ param || kiṃ varṇayāmi yaṃ sarve śrīkṛṣṇādyā namaṃti hi ||39|| yādaveṃdrastu sarvān vai devānnatvā vilajjitaḥ || śakrasiṃhāsane divye nāruroha vicārayan ||40|| tadaiva kṛṣṇo bhagavāngṛhītvā pāṇinā nṛpam || svabhaktaṃ sthāpayāmāsa tasmin vai vāsavāsane ||41|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhacaritre rājarājñīsaṃvāde daśamo'dhyāyaḥ ||10|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

Shubhagaman of the gods in Ugrasena's court; the merger of the moon and Brahma in Aniruddha's body and the conversation of the king and queen

Shri Gargji says - Lord Krishna was saying this way that Lord Brahma, sitting on a swan, came to Dwarkapuri with Mahadevji. The king! Subsequently, Indra, Kubera, Yama, Varuna, Vayu, Agni, Nritya, and Chandra - these ombudsmen - came there with the desire to see Sri Krishna. Then twelve Adityas, Vetals, Marudranas, Vishvadeva, Sadhagana, Gandharvas, Kinaras, Vidyadharas and many sages and sages also came to have darshan of Shri Krishna. Along with King Ugrasena, Lord Krishna ceremoniously met the deities present and honored them. When all the deities were seated in their respective seats, Lord Srihari, who was dressed as a man for Leela, praised them profusely. Subsequently, sitting on the flank of Srihari, Brahma, inspired by Indra, spoke to Lord Krishna, along with Balarama. 1-7 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 6 to 10)

Brahma said, "Lord Krishna! Your grandson Aniruddha is still a child. The task of protecting the dark horse from the kings of the earth is very difficult. Green! How will it be able to do this daunting task? Therefore, do not send it to guard the horse, as there are many obstacles in this task. Govinda! Whether you send Pradyumna, Balaramji or go and protect the horse yourself. Hearing this from Brahma, Srihari smiled and spoke. 8-10 |

The Lord said - Aniruddha is going stubbornly. He does not accept my prohibition in this matter, so go to him yourself and try to dissuade him. 11.

Hearing this, Brahma, along with Chandramaka, went to stop Aniruddha, says Sri Gargaji. As soon as Brahma and the moon approached Aniruddha, Just then, they immediately merged with Aniruddha's idol, much to the amazement of the gods Shiva and Indra. All the Yadavas, the Munis and the kings like Ugrasena also had a great surprise. Vajranabha! All the people began to praise your Father. That is why sage Manishi describes your father Aniruddha as the Supreme Being. 12-15 |

The king. King Ugrasena then rose from the assembly, paid obeisance to Lord Krishna, and went into his inner abode, adorned with beautiful jewels, full of yajna-related admiration. That harem was also embarrassing the palace of Devaraja Indra with its grandeur. There, Nripatreshtha Ugrasena saw Rani Ruchimati, adorned with robes, served by maids, and adorned with white leathers, with a graceful face similar to that of Shachi, seated on a pedestal. O Lord! The queen suddenly stood up when she saw her husband, Yadvaraja Ugrasena, arrive. He paid his respects to the Maharaja in a befitting manner, when King Ugrasena, the lord of the Vrishnivamsi, sat on a pedestal and, laughing, spoke in a solemn voice like a cloud to his beloved Ruchimati, "Dear. I will begin the Ashwamedha Yajna today at the behest of Lord Krishna, by whose glory man attains the desired fruit. " 16-21 |

Hearing this of the king, says Srigarghji, the lowly and sorrowful queen, angered by her son's grief, remembered her sons and said to King Ugrasena. 22.

The queen said, "Your Majesty! I am deprived of the vision of sons; therefore, I do not like all these possessions, which are also pleasing to the gods. May thou perform the ritual of Yajna joyfully (I have no meaning for it). Oh dear God! When I receive a beautiful son from the glory of this sacrifice, I will be with you in its ritual with a happy heart. 23-24 |

The king's heart sank when he heard this from the queen. Just as Shraddha-deva Manu converses with his wife Shraddha, he again speaks to his beloved. 25.

The king exclaimed, "Oh no! Listen carefully to what I have to say. The desire for sons is very painful. Therefore, leave him alone and worship Lord Krishna, the supreme liberator. I grew old and you grew old too. How will the son be then? Therefore, let go of the sorrow of ignorance, which is the cause of bondage. 26-27 |

The king. Hearing this scientific eloquence of the Yadava king Ugrasena, Queen Ruchimati spoke to her Yadukulatilaka husband. 28. (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 6 to 10)

Shri Gargji says - Hearing the queen's words, Mahayashasvi Maharaj Ugrasena called me and Shri Krishna to Antara Puram. They gave a very warm welcome to both of us when we left. By worshipping the two of us, the king made all his requests to us. Hearing what Ugrasenaki had to say, I inspired Srihariko to say something. Oh dear God! Just as Upendra speaks to Indra, at that time he spoke to the king. 32-33 |

The Lord said, "O King! Listen; all your sons who have been killed in battle in the past are in heaven as gods, holding divine bodies. Therefore, O Lord! Abandon your child's sorrow and patiently perform the ritual of Kratushrestha Ashvamedha. At the end of the sacrifice, I will make you see all your sons. 34-36 |

Hearing this statement of Krishna, Prithivipati Ugrasena was very happy and went to the Sudharma Sabha with the best men, assuring his beloved with beautiful words. King Ugrasena arrived with Krishna and the Dikpalas and other deities such as Balarama and Shiva paid obeisance. Vajranabha! What can I describe as the masterpiece of King Ugrasena? They have been worshipped by all people, including Lord Krishna. Yadavraj also bowed before all the gods and did not sit on the divine throne given to him by Indra out of shame. Then Lord Krishna, at that very moment, took the hand and placed his devotee king on the throne of Indra. 37-41 |

Thus was completed the tenth chapter of the "King and Queen's Dialogue" in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita. 10.

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