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Chapter 18

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अश्वमेधखण्डः - अष्टादशोऽध्यायः अनिरुद्धविजये विमानागमनम् - गर्ग उवाच - अथ मुक्तोऽनिरुद्धेन क्रतोर्वाजी पयःप्रभः ॥ सिंहलद्वीपनिकटे विचचार यदृच्छया ॥१॥ तृषार्तस्तुरगस्तत्र दृष्ट्वा वापीं जलान्विताम् ॥ वृक्षैश्च बहुभिर्गुप्तां दृष्ट्वा तोयं पपौ स्वयम् ॥२॥ वाप्यामश्वं विलोक्याथ भीषणो नाम राक्षसः ॥ वाचयित्वा च तत्पत्रं जग्राह तुरगं मुदा ॥३॥ तदैव यादवाः सर्वे तं पश्यन्तः समागताः ॥ राक्षसेन गृहीतं वै ददृशुः क्रतुवाजिनम् ॥४॥ ततस्ते कौणपं प्राहुर्यादवा युद्धशालिनः ॥ यादवा ऊचुः - कस्त्वं श्रीयादवेंद्रस्य ह्युग्रसेनस्य भूपतेः ॥५॥ सिंहस्य वस्तु क्रोष्टेव हयं नीत्वा क्व यास्यसि ॥ तिष्ठ तिष्ठ रणं धूर्त अस्माभिः कुरु धैर्यतः ॥६॥ तुरगं मोचयिष्यामो वधिष्यामो रणे च त्वाम् ॥ शकुनिर्भ्रातृसहितो नरको बाण एव च ॥७॥ कलंकश्चैव राजान एतेऽस्माभिर्विनाशिताः ॥ तस्मान्न गणयिष्यामो युद्धे त्वां च तृणोपमम् ॥८॥ गच्छ गच्छ हयं दत्त्वा घातयामो न चेत्खलु ॥ तेषां भाषितमाकर्ण्य भीषणः सुरभीषणः ॥९॥ शूली गदाधरः खड्गी तान्प्रत्याह रुषान्वितः ॥ भीषण उवाच - के यूयं प्रतियोद्धारो मम भक्ष्या नराः स्मृताः ॥१०॥ संमुखे राक्षसानां ते किं करिष्यंति पौरुषम् ॥ यदा विश्वजितं यज्ञं यादवेन कृतं पुरा ॥११॥ तदाहं कौणपान्नेतुं लङ्कायां च गतः किल ॥ यदाहं राक्षासान्नीत्वा स्वपुर्यां च समागतः ॥१२॥ तदाऽशृणोन्नारदाद्वै यज्ञं पूर्णं बभूव ह ॥ पुनर्वै हयमेधस्य प्रयासं च वृथा कृतम् ॥१३॥ युष्मत्सु मद्‍गृहीतं च तुरगं मोचयंति के ॥ तस्माद्धयाशां त्यक्त्वा तु यूयं गच्छत गच्छत ॥१४॥ न चेत्सर्वान्प्रभक्ष्यंति चतुर्लक्षा ममानुगाः ॥ अत्र स्थानात्समुद्रे तु पुरी द्वादशयोजने ॥१५॥ उपलंका च नाम्ना वै वर्त्तते मम निर्मिता ॥ निशाचरगणैर्युक्ता सर्पैर्भोगवती यथा ॥१६॥ इत्युक्त्वा स हयं नीत्वा सहसा स्वपुरीं ययौ ॥ आकाशमार्गेण नृप शोकं चक्रुश्च यादवाः ॥१७॥ अनिरुद्धस्ततः प्राह भोजराजतुरंगमम् ॥ निशाचरेण नीतं वै मोचयामो वयं कथम् ॥१८॥ इति श्रुत्वा च सांबाद्याः प्रत्याहुर्नयकोविदाः ॥ शोकं मा कुरु ते राजन्स्थितेष्वस्मासु किं भयम् ॥१९॥ हयाः सपक्षास्त्वत्सैन्ये विमानानि शरास्तथा ॥ शूराः संति महावीरा लोकद्वयजिगीषवः ॥२०॥ अश्वैर्वयं गमिष्यामः सेतुं कृत्वाथवा शरैः ॥ विष्णुदत्तेन वा राजञ्छत्रूणां नगरीं प्रति ॥२१॥ सर्वेषां वचनं श्रुत्वानिरुद्धो धन्विनां वरः ॥ उद्धवं मंत्रिणां श्रेष्ठं समाहूयेदमब्रवीत् ॥२२॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - किं करिष्याम्यहं मंत्रिञ्छ्यामकर्णे गते सति ॥ त्वच्छासने भगवतः प्रेरितोऽहं वदस्व तत् ॥२३॥ मत्पितृभ्रातरः सर्वे उपायं प्रवदंति हि ॥ यदि दास्यसि त्वं चाज्ञां तदा सर्वं करोम्यहम् ॥२४॥ उद्धवस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच विलज्जितः ॥ अहं कृष्णस्य पुत्राणां पौत्राणां च विशेषतः ॥२५॥ सदा दासोऽस्मि नितरामाज्ञावर्ती वदामि किम् ॥ यदिच्छा तव चैतेषां कुरु सा च भविष्यति ॥२६॥ ततः प्राहानिरद्धस्तु यास्येऽहं दैत्यपत्तनम् ॥ अक्षौहिणीदशयुतो विष्णुदत्तेन यादवाः ॥२७॥ सारणः कृतवर्मा च युयुधानश्च सात्यकिः ॥ अक्रूरसहिता एते सेनां रक्षंतु चात्र हि ॥२८॥ इत्युक्त्वा स विमानं त्वारुरोह सह सेनया ॥ अष्टादशैर्हरेः पुत्रैरुद्धवेन गदेन च ॥२९॥ रेजे ततो भास्करबिंबतुल्यं धनेशयानं स्वबलेन नीतम् ॥ श्रीकृष्णपौत्रेण यदुप्रवीरै- र्यथा च रामेण पुरा कपीन्द्रैः ॥३०॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे विमानारोहणं नामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः ॥१८॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - aṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ aniruddhavijaye vimānāgamanam - garga uvāca - atha mukto'niruddhena kratorvājī payaḥprabhaḥ || siṃhaladvīpanikaṭe vicacāra yadṛcchayā ||1|| tṛṣārtasturagastatra dṛṣṭvā vāpīṃ jalānvitām || vṛkṣaiśca bahubhirguptāṃ dṛṣṭvā toyaṃ papau svayam ||2|| vāpyāmaśvaṃ vilokyātha bhīṣaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ || vācayitvā ca tatpatraṃ jagrāha turagaṃ mudā ||3|| tadaiva yādavāḥ sarve taṃ paśyantaḥ samāgatāḥ || rākṣasena gṛhītaṃ vai dadṛśuḥ kratuvājinam ||4|| tataste kauṇapaṃ prāhuryādavā yuddhaśālinaḥ || yādavā ūcuḥ - kastvaṃ śrīyādaveṃdrasya hyugrasenasya bhūpateḥ ||5|| siṃhasya vastu kroṣṭeva hayaṃ nītvā kva yāsyasi || tiṣṭha tiṣṭha raṇaṃ dhūrta asmābhiḥ kuru dhairyataḥ ||6|| turagaṃ mocayiṣyāmo vadhiṣyāmo raṇe ca tvām || śakunirbhrātṛsahito narako bāṇa eva ca ||7|| kalaṃkaścaiva rājāna ete'smābhirvināśitāḥ || tasmānna gaṇayiṣyāmo yuddhe tvāṃ ca tṛṇopamam ||8|| gaccha gaccha hayaṃ dattvā ghātayāmo na cetkhalu || teṣāṃ bhāṣitamākarṇya bhīṣaṇaḥ surabhīṣaṇaḥ ||9|| śūlī gadādharaḥ khaḍgī tānpratyāha ruṣānvitaḥ || bhīṣaṇa uvāca - ke yūyaṃ pratiyoddhāro mama bhakṣyā narāḥ smṛtāḥ ||10|| saṃmukhe rākṣasānāṃ te kiṃ kariṣyaṃti pauruṣam || yadā viśvajitaṃ yajñaṃ yādavena kṛtaṃ purā ||11|| tadāhaṃ kauṇapānnetuṃ laṅkāyāṃ ca gataḥ kila || yadāhaṃ rākṣāsānnītvā svapuryāṃ ca samāgataḥ ||12|| tadā'śṛṇonnāradādvai yajñaṃ pūrṇaṃ babhūva ha || punarvai hayamedhasya prayāsaṃ ca vṛthā kṛtam ||13|| yuṣmatsu mad‍gṛhītaṃ ca turagaṃ mocayaṃti ke || tasmāddhayāśāṃ tyaktvā tu yūyaṃ gacchata gacchata ||14|| na cetsarvānprabhakṣyaṃti caturlakṣā mamānugāḥ || atra sthānātsamudre tu purī dvādaśayojane ||15|| upalaṃkā ca nāmnā vai varttate mama nirmitā || niśācaragaṇairyuktā sarpairbhogavatī yathā ||16|| ityuktvā sa hayaṃ nītvā sahasā svapurīṃ yayau || ākāśamārgeṇa nṛpa śokaṃ cakruśca yādavāḥ ||17|| aniruddhastataḥ prāha bhojarājaturaṃgamam || niśācareṇa nītaṃ vai mocayāmo vayaṃ katham ||18|| iti śrutvā ca sāṃbādyāḥ pratyāhurnayakovidāḥ || śokaṃ mā kuru te rājansthiteṣvasmāsu kiṃ bhayam ||19|| hayāḥ sapakṣāstvatsainye vimānāni śarāstathā || śūrāḥ saṃti mahāvīrā lokadvayajigīṣavaḥ ||20|| aśvairvayaṃ gamiṣyāmaḥ setuṃ kṛtvāthavā śaraiḥ || viṣṇudattena vā rājañchatrūṇāṃ nagarīṃ prati ||21|| sarveṣāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvāniruddho dhanvināṃ varaḥ || uddhavaṃ maṃtriṇāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ samāhūyedamabravīt ||22|| aniruddha uvāca - kiṃ kariṣyāmyahaṃ maṃtriñchyāmakarṇe gate sati || tvacchāsane bhagavataḥ prerito'haṃ vadasva tat ||23|| matpitṛbhrātaraḥ sarve upāyaṃ pravadaṃti hi || yadi dāsyasi tvaṃ cājñāṃ tadā sarvaṃ karomyaham ||24|| uddhavastadvacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca vilajjitaḥ || ahaṃ kṛṣṇasya putrāṇāṃ pautrāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ ||25|| sadā dāso'smi nitarāmājñāvartī vadāmi kim || yadicchā tava caiteṣāṃ kuru sā ca bhaviṣyati ||26|| tataḥ prāhāniraddhastu yāsye'haṃ daityapattanam || akṣauhiṇīdaśayuto viṣṇudattena yādavāḥ ||27|| sāraṇaḥ kṛtavarmā ca yuyudhānaśca sātyakiḥ || akrūrasahitā ete senāṃ rakṣaṃtu cātra hi ||28|| ityuktvā sa vimānaṃ tvāruroha saha senayā || aṣṭādaśairhareḥ putrairuddhavena gadena ca ||29|| reje tato bhāskarabiṃbatulyaṃ dhaneśayānaṃ svabalena nītam || śrīkṛṣṇapautreṇa yadupravīrai- ryathā ca rāmeṇa purā kapīndraiḥ ||30|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe vimānārohaṇaṃ nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ ||18|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

Abduction of the sacrificial horse by the demon Ghundhara and ascension of the Yadava-Veeronki Upanaka by Vimana

Abandoned by Aniruddha's efforts, the milk-like sacrificial horse willingly wandered near the island of Sinhala. He was suffering from thirst. The horse saw a well covered with many trees and full of water in front of it. On seeing him, he went and drank his own water. Seeing the horse in the well, a demon named 'Ghur' read the leaf attached to his spear and caught the horse with great joy. At the same time, all the Yadavas, whose eyes were fixed on the horse, arrived. When they came, they saw a demon holding the sacrificial horse. "Then the Yudhishthira Yadava spoke to the demon. 1-43 |

The Yadavs said, "Oh! Who are u? Where are you going to take Yadvendra Maharaj Ugrasena's horse, just as a jackal takes a lion's item? Crap! Stand up, stand up, stand up. Fight patiently with us! We will deliver the horse from your hand and slay you on the battlefield. Shakuni, Narakasura, Banasura, and Kalanka, along with the brothers, have all been killed by us. You are like a straw in front of them. Therefore, we will not count you anything in battle. Give me your horse and go, or we will kill you. 5 - 8.

Hearing this speech of his, the fierce one who terrified even the gods spoke to them with great fury, carrying a spear, a mace, and a sword. 9 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 16 to 20)

Terrifying - Oh no! Can you guys stand up to me? Human beings are our food. What Purushartha will they reveal to the demons? I went to Lanka to fetch demons when Yadavraj performed the 'Vishwajit Yajna' earlier. When I returned to my Puri with them, I heard from Naradji that the yajna had been completed. Now you have again tried in vain to perform the Ashwamedha Yajna. Who among you is so brave that he can rescue the horse I am holding? So leave the hope of the horse and go to yourself, go away. Otherwise, the demons, my four hundred thousand followers, will devour you all. Twelve yojanas away from this place is the Puri built by me in the sea, named 'Upalanka'. Just as Bhogvatipuri is full of serpents, Upalanka is full of nocturnal creatures. 10-16 |

The king! Saying this, he took a horse by air and suddenly went to his Puri, and all the Yadavas began to mourn. Then Aniruddha said, 'How will we rescue this horse of Bhojaraja, which has been taken away by nocturnal night?' 17-18 |

Hearing his words, the virtuous Samba and others spoke to him, "Rajan! Stop worrying What are you afraid of when we live here? Your army has winged horses, planes, and arrows. There are great heroes with valor who have conquered both worlds. The king. We will travel on horses or build bridges with bamboo; or attack enemy cities with aircraft given by Lord Vishnu. Aniruddha, the best of the archers, having heard all, summoned minister Uddhav and asked as follows. 19-22 | Aniruddha said - Minister. The dark ear went out of our hands. What do we do now? God commanded you to act according to His command; therefore, give me a solution. You have also heard the remedy that all my uncles are telling me. If it pleases you, I will do it. 23-24 |

Hearing this of Aniruddha, Uddhavji was ashamed and said, "Brother! I have always been a slave to Lord Krishna and especially to his sons and grandsons. I am a servant in constant obedience. What will I say? Do what you and everyone else wants. He will surely succeed. 25-26 |

Then Aniruddha said, "Yadavo! I will go to Daitya Nagari (Upalanka) with ten Akshauhini army by Vimana given by Lord Vishnu. Let Saran, Kritavarma, and Satyakaputra Yudhayana stay here with Akrur and protect the rest of the army. 27-28 |

Having said this, Aniruddha, along with Srihari's eighteen sons, Udhava, Gada, and the vast army, ascended the Vimana given by Lord Vishnu. That radiant vimana, like the sun-image of Krishna's grandson and consisting of Yadava heroes, was propelled by its power and began to be adorned in the same way as the vimana of Kubera in the past, adorned with Pushpaka Shriram and Kapirajas. 29-30 |

Thus was completed the eighteenth chapter in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita, titled 'Arohan on Vimana'. 18.

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