Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 19
Sourceअश्वमेधखण्डः - एकोनविंशोऽध्यायः अनिरुद्धसमीपे बकासुरागमनम् - श्रीगर्ग उवाच - अथ रुक्मावती पुत्रो महत्या सेनया वृतः ॥ उपलंकां विमानेन प्रययौ धनदो यथा ॥१॥ यदुभिस्तत्र गत्वा स शरैराशीविषोपमैः ॥ बभंज नगरीं राजन्वनान्युपवनानि च ॥२॥ क्रीडास्थानानि द्वाराणि सदनाट्टालतोलिकाः ॥ गोपुराणि विमानाग्रान्निपेतुः शस्त्रवृष्टयः ॥३॥ मुसलाः शक्तयश्चैव परिघाश्च शराः शिलाः ॥ चण्डवायुरभूद्राजन् रजसाऽऽच्छादिता दिशः ॥४॥ इत्यर्द्यमाना यदुभिर्भीषणस्य पुरी भृशम् ॥ नाभ्यपद्यत कल्याणं यथा शाल्वैश्च द्वारिका ॥५॥ हाहाकारस्तदैवासीन्नगर्यां नृपसत्तम ॥ असुरा भीषणाद्याश्च बभूवुर्भयविह्वलाः ॥६॥ बाध्यमानां च नगरीं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसपुंगवः ॥ माभैष्टेत्यभयं दत्त्वा राक्षसैः सह निर्ययौ ॥७॥ ततः प्रववृते युद्धं यादवानां निशाचरैः ॥ तत्पुर्यां चैव लंकायां कपिभी रक्षसां यथा ॥८॥ वृष्णीनां चैव बाणौघै राक्षसाश्छिन्नकंधराः ॥ निपेतुस्तु समुद्रे वै वृक्षा वातहता इव ॥९॥ केचित्पृथिव्यां पतिताः केचित्पुर्य्यमधोमुखाः ॥ केचिदूर्ध्वमुखा राजन्केचिद्वै पंचतां गताः ॥१०॥ तत्र तेषां शोणितेन दुर्नदीच भयंकरा ॥ बभूव सा च दुष्पारा महावैतरणि यथा ॥११॥ तत्र तेषां बलं वीक्ष्य भीषणो विस्मयं गतः ॥ तिरश्चीनेन नेत्रेण दृष्ट्वा प्राह यदूनिदम् ॥१२॥ भवद्भिश्च कृतं युद्धमाकाशान्निर्बलैरिव ॥ अश्लाघनीयं च वृथा यूयं मानं करिष्यथ ॥१३॥ युष्माकं यदि देहेषु शक्तिश्चेद्विद्यते शृणु ॥ महीतले तदागत्य मया कुरुत वै रणम् ॥१४॥ इत्याकर्ण्य वचः सोऽपि कार्ष्णिजः करुणामयः ॥ विमानं भूतले कृत्वा प्रत्युवाच महासुरम् ॥१५॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - सहसा त्वं मया सार्द्धं रणं कुरु महारणे ॥ किं विचारेण भवति भयं त्यक्त्वा महासुर ॥१६॥ इति तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य भीषणो भीमविक्रमः ॥ धनुषा पंच नाराचांस्तस्योपरि मुमोच ह ॥१७॥ अनिरुद्धो निरीक्ष्याथ स्वबाणैस्तान्द्विधाकरोत् ॥ चिच्छेद च धनुस्तस्य शरेणैकेन लीलया ॥१८॥ सोऽप्यन्यं धनुरादाय सज्जं कृत्वा निशाचरः ॥ सर्पाकारैः शतशरैर्जघान कार्ष्णिनंदनम् ॥१९॥ रथस्तु तस्य भग्नोऽभूत्सारथी पंचतां गतः ॥ हया मृत्युं गताः सर्वे प्राद्युम्निर्मूर्च्छितोऽभवत् ॥२०॥ तदैव वृष्णयः सर्वे स्फुरिताधरपल्लवाः ॥ स्वनाथं पतितं दृष्ट्वेषून् मुञ्चन्तः समागताः ॥२१॥ तानागतान्बहून्दृष्ट्वा चापं धृत्वासुरो रुषा ॥ गदया पोथयामास दंष्ट्रयेव मृगान्हरिः ॥२२॥ गदाप्रहारव्यथिता यादवाः पतिता भुवि ॥ संभिन्नच्छिन्नसर्वाङ्गाः केचिन्निपतिता रणे ॥२३॥ ततो गृहीत्वा स्वगदां गदः संकर्षणानुजः ॥ ताडयामास समरे भीषणस्य च मूर्द्धनि ॥ २४॥ गदाप्रहारव्यथितः स पपात महीतले ॥ चालयन् वसुधां राजन् यथा वज्रहतो गिरः ॥२५॥ भीषणं पतितं दृष्ट्वा मूर्च्छितं भग्नशीर्षकम् ॥ असुरास्ते गदं हंतुं प्राप्ताः शस्त्रधराः किल ॥२६॥ तान्सर्वान्पोथयामास गदया वज्रकल्पया ॥ रामानुजो यथा राजन्नृसिंहो दंष्ट्रया गजान् ॥२७॥ अथोत्थितोऽनिरुद्धस्तु ब्रुवन्धन्वी क्षणेन वै ॥ भीषणो मम शत्रुर्वै क्व गतः स महा खलः ॥२८॥ उत्थितं च हरेः पौत्रं दृष्ट्वा यादवपुंगवाः ॥ चक्रुर्जयजयारावं देवाः सर्वे च हर्षिताः ॥२९॥ ततो नारदवाक्याद्वै बको नाम निशाचरः ॥ भीषणस्य पितारण्यात्क्रुद्धस्तत्राजगाम ह ॥३०॥ कज्जलाद्रिसमो राजन्तालवृक्षदशोत्थितः ॥ ललजिह्वश्च दुर्नेत्रस्त्रिशूली च गदाधरः ॥३१॥ हस्तिनं वामहस्तेन गृहीत्वा च मुखेन वै ॥ प्रभक्षन् रुधिराक्रांतः पिशाचसदृशो महान् ॥३२॥ पद्भ्यां तालप्रमाणाभ्यां कंपयन्पृथिवीतलम् ॥ भयप्रदश्च देवानां जनकालो व्यदृश्यत ॥३३॥ तमायांतं विलोक्याथ शंकितास्तत्र यादवाः ॥ प्रोचुः परस्परं सर्वे स्मृत्वा कृष्णपदांबुजम् ॥३४॥ यादवा ऊचुः - कोऽयं मित्राणि गदत निकटे च समागतः ॥ महाबीभत्सरूपी वै कृतांत इव निर्भयः ॥३५॥ इति ब्रुवत्सु सर्वेषु आसीत्कोलाहलो महान् ॥ प्रसन्नस्तं निरीक्ष्याथ बभूवुस्ते निशाचराः ॥३६॥ भीषणं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा बको राक्षसपुंगवः ॥ शुशोच राजन्संग्रामे हा दैवेति मुहुर्वदन् ॥३७॥ ततो मूर्च्छां मुहूर्तेन विहाय भीषणो नृप ॥ उत्थितस्तु ब्रुवन्वाक्यं गदः कुत्र गतो भयात् ॥३८॥ स्वपुत्रमुत्थितं दृष्ट्वा पुरुषादस्तु हर्षितः ॥ आलिंग्याश्वासयामास सुवाक्यैर्वाक्यकोविदः ॥३९ ॥ भीषणः पितरं दृष्ट्वा सहायार्थं समागतम् ॥ नमश्चक्रे महाराज भूत्वा स च प्रसन्नधीः ॥४०॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे बकागमनं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः ॥१९॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - ekonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ aniruddhasamīpe bakāsurāgamanam - śrīgarga uvāca - atha rukmāvatī putro mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ || upalaṃkāṃ vimānena prayayau dhanado yathā ||1|| yadubhistatra gatvā sa śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ || babhaṃja nagarīṃ rājanvanānyupavanāni ca ||2|| krīḍāsthānāni dvārāṇi sadanāṭṭālatolikāḥ || gopurāṇi vimānāgrānnipetuḥ śastravṛṣṭayaḥ ||3|| musalāḥ śaktayaścaiva parighāśca śarāḥ śilāḥ || caṇḍavāyurabhūdrājan rajasā''cchāditā diśaḥ ||4|| ityardyamānā yadubhirbhīṣaṇasya purī bhṛśam || nābhyapadyata kalyāṇaṃ yathā śālvaiśca dvārikā ||5|| hāhākārastadaivāsīnnagaryāṃ nṛpasattama || asurā bhīṣaṇādyāśca babhūvurbhayavihvalāḥ ||6|| bādhyamānāṃ ca nagarīṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ || mābhaiṣṭetyabhayaṃ dattvā rākṣasaiḥ saha niryayau ||7|| tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ yādavānāṃ niśācaraiḥ || tatpuryāṃ caiva laṃkāyāṃ kapibhī rakṣasāṃ yathā ||8|| vṛṣṇīnāṃ caiva bāṇaughai rākṣasāśchinnakaṃdharāḥ || nipetustu samudre vai vṛkṣā vātahatā iva ||9|| kecitpṛthivyāṃ patitāḥ kecitpuryyamadhomukhāḥ || kecidūrdhvamukhā rājankecidvai paṃcatāṃ gatāḥ ||10|| tatra teṣāṃ śoṇitena durnadīca bhayaṃkarā || babhūva sā ca duṣpārā mahāvaitaraṇi yathā ||11|| tatra teṣāṃ balaṃ vīkṣya bhīṣaṇo vismayaṃ gataḥ || tiraścīnena netreṇa dṛṣṭvā prāha yadūnidam ||12|| bhavadbhiśca kṛtaṃ yuddhamākāśānnirbalairiva || aślāghanīyaṃ ca vṛthā yūyaṃ mānaṃ kariṣyatha ||13|| yuṣmākaṃ yadi deheṣu śaktiścedvidyate śṛṇu || mahītale tadāgatya mayā kuruta vai raṇam ||14|| ityākarṇya vacaḥ so'pi kārṣṇijaḥ karuṇāmayaḥ || vimānaṃ bhūtale kṛtvā pratyuvāca mahāsuram ||15|| aniruddha uvāca - sahasā tvaṃ mayā sārddhaṃ raṇaṃ kuru mahāraṇe || kiṃ vicāreṇa bhavati bhayaṃ tyaktvā mahāsura ||16|| iti tadvākyamākarṇya bhīṣaṇo bhīmavikramaḥ || dhanuṣā paṃca nārācāṃstasyopari mumoca ha ||17|| aniruddho nirīkṣyātha svabāṇaistāndvidhākarot || ciccheda ca dhanustasya śareṇaikena līlayā ||18|| so'pyanyaṃ dhanurādāya sajjaṃ kṛtvā niśācaraḥ || sarpākāraiḥ śataśarairjaghāna kārṣṇinaṃdanam ||19|| rathastu tasya bhagno'bhūtsārathī paṃcatāṃ gataḥ || hayā mṛtyuṃ gatāḥ sarve prādyumnirmūrcchito'bhavat ||20|| tadaiva vṛṣṇayaḥ sarve sphuritādharapallavāḥ || svanāthaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭveṣūn muñcantaḥ samāgatāḥ ||21|| tānāgatānbahūndṛṣṭvā cāpaṃ dhṛtvāsuro ruṣā || gadayā pothayāmāsa daṃṣṭrayeva mṛgānhariḥ ||22|| gadāprahāravyathitā yādavāḥ patitā bhuvi || saṃbhinnacchinnasarvāṅgāḥ kecinnipatitā raṇe ||23|| tato gṛhītvā svagadāṃ gadaḥ saṃkarṣaṇānujaḥ || tāḍayāmāsa samare bhīṣaṇasya ca mūrddhani || 24|| gadāprahāravyathitaḥ sa papāta mahītale || cālayan vasudhāṃ rājan yathā vajrahato giraḥ ||25|| bhīṣaṇaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mūrcchitaṃ bhagnaśīrṣakam || asurāste gadaṃ haṃtuṃ prāptāḥ śastradharāḥ kila ||26|| tānsarvānpothayāmāsa gadayā vajrakalpayā || rāmānujo yathā rājannṛsiṃho daṃṣṭrayā gajān ||27|| athotthito'niruddhastu bruvandhanvī kṣaṇena vai || bhīṣaṇo mama śatrurvai kva gataḥ sa mahā khalaḥ ||28|| utthitaṃ ca hareḥ pautraṃ dṛṣṭvā yādavapuṃgavāḥ || cakrurjayajayārāvaṃ devāḥ sarve ca harṣitāḥ ||29|| tato nāradavākyādvai bako nāma niśācaraḥ || bhīṣaṇasya pitāraṇyātkruddhastatrājagāma ha ||30|| kajjalādrisamo rājantālavṛkṣadaśotthitaḥ || lalajihvaśca durnetrastriśūlī ca gadādharaḥ ||31|| hastinaṃ vāmahastena gṛhītvā ca mukhena vai || prabhakṣan rudhirākrāṃtaḥ piśācasadṛśo mahān ||32|| padbhyāṃ tālapramāṇābhyāṃ kaṃpayanpṛthivītalam || bhayapradaśca devānāṃ janakālo vyadṛśyata ||33|| tamāyāṃtaṃ vilokyātha śaṃkitāstatra yādavāḥ || procuḥ parasparaṃ sarve smṛtvā kṛṣṇapadāṃbujam ||34|| yādavā ūcuḥ - ko'yaṃ mitrāṇi gadata nikaṭe ca samāgataḥ || mahābībhatsarūpī vai kṛtāṃta iva nirbhayaḥ ||35|| iti bruvatsu sarveṣu āsītkolāhalo mahān || prasannastaṃ nirīkṣyātha babhūvuste niśācarāḥ ||36|| bhīṣaṇaṃ mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā bako rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ || śuśoca rājansaṃgrāme hā daiveti muhurvadan ||37|| tato mūrcchāṃ muhūrtena vihāya bhīṣaṇo nṛpa || utthitastu bruvanvākyaṃ gadaḥ kutra gato bhayāt ||38|| svaputramutthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā puruṣādastu harṣitaḥ || āliṃgyāśvāsayāmāsa suvākyairvākyakovidaḥ ||39 || bhīṣaṇaḥ pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā sahāyārthaṃ samāgatam || namaścakre mahārāja bhūtvā sa ca prasannadhīḥ ||40|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe bakāgamanaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||19|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
The fierce battle of the Yadavas and the nocturnals; the fainting of the Aniruddha and the Ghurra and the coming of the Bakka into consciousness and into the battlefield
Srigarji says - Rajan! Subsequently, Rukmavatikumar went to Upalanka with a large army by aircraft similar to that of Aniruddha Kubera. Nareshwar. There, Aniruddha, along with the Yadavas, began destroying the city and its forest groves with venomous arrows resembling venomous serpents. Weapons started raining down from the front of the plane on sports venues, gates, buildings, buildings, terraces, and towers. Musal, Shakti, Parishad, Arrows and Stones also started falling continuously. The king. Strong winds started blowing there and all directions were covered with dust. Thus, the city was unable to attain kalyana (salvation) anywhere due to the horrors inflicted upon it by Yadvarva. He was in the same state as Dwarkapuri when it was attacked by the Shalvadi warriors in the past. 1 - 5.
Oh dear Lord! At that time, there was a commotion in the city. The terrifying Adi Asura faded away in terror. Seeing the entire city suffering, the demon king came out with fierce 'Don't be afraid' - thus giving shelter to the demons. The Yadavas then engaged in a fierce battle with the nocturnals at Puri. Just like the battle between monkeys and demons that took place in Lanka earlier. With the arrows of the Scorpion warriors cutting off the shoulders, the demons began to fall into the sea like uprooted trees in a storm. Some of the nocturnal faces collapsed in that very puri. The king. Some fell down and fell, and some immediately attained the Panchatva. There, the blood of the demons revealed a terribly polluted river, as evil as Mahavaitarani. Bhuvan was astonished to see the strength of the Yadavas there. He looked at the Yadavas with twisted eyes and said, 'You have fought standing in the sky like the weak. The vanity with which you boast is not worthy of admiration. If you have power in your bodies, then come, answer the earth, and fight with me. Hearing this, the compassionate Pradyumna Kumar descended to the ground and spoke to the great demon. 6-15 |
Aniruddha said, "O great demon! What would happen if there was too much thinking? Give up your fear and fight me quickly in the great battle. 16.
Hearing this, the mighty Bhakra shot five arrows at Aniruddha with his bow. Aniruddha, seeing them, cut the arrows into two pieces with his arrows and cut their bows playfully with a single arrow. Bhangra also took another bow and shot back at him, wounding Pradyumrakumar with a hundred serpent arrows. His chariot was broken into pieces, the charioteer was killed, all the horses also fell on their cheeks, and Aniruddha became mute. Seeing their commander surrounded at that time, the Pallavas, who were all Vrishnivamsi Yadavas, were filled with fury and arrived raining arrows. Seeing the majority of the heroes, the demon angrily placed the bow and killed them all with a mace, just as the lion crushed the antelopes with its molars. The Yadava soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by a machete. All of their limbs had been torn apart. Many of the warriors collapsed on the battlefield. 17-23 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 16 to 20)
Then Gada, the younger brother of Balramji, took his mace and struck the head of the demon Ghundara in the battlefield. The king. Distressed by the mace's blow, he fell to the earth, shaking the demon Vasudha like a fallen mountain. Ghuraka's head was torn off. Seeing him lying naked, they came armed with demons to kill the donkey. But oh my god! Just as Nrusingha slew the elephants with his tusks, Gada, the younger brother of Balarama, overthrew all the demons with his Vajra-like mace. 24-27 |
Aniruddha then rose to his senses and, momentarily, took the bow and spoke - 'Where has my enemy gone, the wicked fierce one? 'When the Yadvapungavas saw Sriharike's grandson standing, they cheered and the gods rejoiced. 28-29 |
Subsequently, on receiving information from Narada, Ghurna's father, the nocturnal 'buck', came there in anger from the forest. Your Majesty! It was as black as Kanjjalagiri and as tall as a palm. His tongue trailed off, his eyes gleamed, and he was carrying a trident and a mace. The demon was bathed in blood and looked like a giant vampire, while holding an elephant with his left hand and chewing on its pimple. Both of his legs were as big as a palm. He was shaking the ground floor with their threats. He appeared to the nocturnal masses as time, instilling fear in the hearts of the gods. Seeing him coming, all the Yadavas there were terrified, and remembering the footsteps of Srikrishna Chandra, they began to say these things to each other. 30-34 |
Yadav said, "Friends! Tell me, who has come close to us? Its appearance is very ugly and it looks as fearless as time itself. 35.
Thus there was a great commotion when all the people began to speak. All the nocturnes were filled with joy when they saw the buck. The king! The demon king, seeing the horror in the moustache, repeatedly exclaimed, "Oh God! Oh my god! I was devastated when he said that. 36-37 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 16 to 20)
O Lord! Then at two o'clock, he gave up his frown and got up and said, 'Where did the donkey run away from my fear?' 'The cannibal was very glad when he saw his son up. He was very good at speaking. He put his heart on his son and assured him with excellent words. Your Majesty! When he saw his father come to help, he bowed to him with a cheerful heart. 38-40 |
Thus was completed the nineteenth chapter in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita, titled "The Coming of the Buck." 19.
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