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Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 20

Chapter 20

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Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 20

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अश्वमेधखण्डः - विंशोऽध्यायः उपलङ्काविजयम् - गर्ग उवाच - अथासुराणां मध्ये वै स्थित्वा राजन् रुषान्वितः ॥ आभिप्रायं भीषणं च बकः पप्रच्छ राक्षसः ॥१॥ किमर्थं यादवैः सार्द्धं युद्धमासीत्तृणोपमैः ॥ त्वं च यत्र गतो मूर्च्छां राक्षसा निहता अहो ॥२॥ इत्युक्तः स बकेनापि भूत्वा राजन्नवाङ्‍मुखः ॥ हयमेधतुरंगस्य वार्तां सर्वामवर्णयत् ॥३॥ श्रुत्वा पुत्रस्य वचनं गृहीत्वा स्वगदां बकः ॥ विवेश यदुसैन्ये वै ज्वलनस्तु यथा वने ॥४॥ पद्‌भ्यां ममर्द पाणिभ्यां यादवान्संमुखे गतान् ॥ भुजाभ्यां गदयो सिंहो प्रसुप्ताँश्च मृगान्यथा ॥५॥ हयाँश्चिक्षेप गगने गजाँश्चैव रथाँस्तथा ॥ नराँश्च भक्षयन् युद्धे शब्दं चक्रे बको बली ॥६॥ ननाद तेन लोकैश्च विश्वं शब्देन यादव ॥ जाता च बधिरीभूता पृथिव्यां जनमण्डली ॥७॥ अथ तस्यापि युद्धेन विपरीतेन यादवाः ॥ हाहेतिवादिनः सर्वे बभूवुः खिन्नमानसाः ॥८॥ बाध्यमानां च स्वां सेनां राक्षसेन दुरात्मना ॥ भृशं निरीक्ष्य तप्तोऽभूत्सांबो जांबवतीसुतः ॥९॥ गृहीत्वा पंच नाराचान्कोदंडे चण्डविक्रमः ॥ निधायाशु मुमोचाथ बकस्योपरि मानद ॥१०॥ ते बाणास्तच्छरीरं वै भित्वा राजन्महीतलम् ॥ विविशुस्ते तु गत्वा वै पपुर्भोगवतीजलम् ॥११॥ स हतस्तु शरै राजन्पपात चालयन्महीम् ॥ पुनरुत्थाय च बको ननाद जलदस्वनः ॥१२॥ पुनर्जांबवतीपुत्रो जघ्ने तं पंचभिः शरैः ॥ तैर्बाणैर्विभ्रमन्सोऽपि लंकायां निपपात ह ॥१३॥ आगत्य त्रिशिखं रक्षस्त्रिशूलं ज्वलनप्रभम् ॥ राजन्सांबाय चिक्षेप प्रसूनमिव हस्तिने ॥१४॥ त्रिशूलमागतं दृष्ट्वा सांबो बाणेन लीलया ॥ चिच्छेद प्रधने शीघ्रं नागं नागांतको यथा ॥१५॥ ततो नीत्वा गदां गुर्वीं बकस्तु रणदुर्मदः ॥ सांबस्य तुरगान्‌ राजञ्जघान सारथिं तथा ॥१६॥ रथं चैव पताकां च हत्वा सांबमुवाच ह ॥ रथमन्यं समारुह्य युद्धं कुरु मया सह ॥१७॥ विरथं त्वामधर्मेण न हनिष्याम्यहं रणे ॥ इतीरितोऽसौ दैत्येन हसन्किंचिद्‌रुषान्वितः ॥१८॥ शीघ्रं जघान गदया हृत्कपाटे बकस्य च ॥ गदाहतो बको युद्धे किंचिद्व्याकुलमानसः ॥१९॥ अगणय्य ततः सांबं यदुसैन्ये विवेश ह ॥ स गत्वा तत्र गदया गजवाजिरथान्नरान् ॥२०॥ कौणपः पोथयामस मृगेंद्रस्तु यथा मृगान् ॥ हाहाकारस्तदैवासीद्यदुसैन्ये नृपेश्वर ॥२१॥ ततो विलोक्य रोषेण राजन् रुक्मवतीसुतः ॥ तत्रागतोऽभयं कुर्वन्‌ रथेनाक्षौहिणीयुतः ॥२२॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - किं करिष्यसि हे मूढ त्यक्त्वा वीरस्य संमुखम् ॥ भीतानां मारणे श्लाघा न भविष्यति तेऽसुर ॥२३॥ यदि शक्तिश्च त्वद्देहे विद्यते शृणु मद्वचः ॥ मत्संमुखे समागत्य कुरु युद्धं प्रयत्‍नतः ॥२४॥ इति श्रुत्वानिरुद्धस्य वाक्यं राजन्बकासुरः ॥ रुषा स्फुरत्सर्प इव युद्धार्थं शीघ्रमाययौ ॥२५॥ आगतं तं विलोक्याथानिरुद्धो धन्विनां वरः ॥ नाराचैर्दशभी राजञ्जघान प्रधने रुषा ॥२६॥ ते शरास्तच्छरीरं वै शीघ्रं भित्वा बहिर्गताः ॥ पुनस्ते भीषणं भित्वा विविशुर्वै महीतलम् ॥२७॥ ततः पपात स बको भीषणेन समन्वितः ॥ पृथिव्यां मूर्च्छितो भूत्वा यथा वज्रहतो गिरिः ॥२८॥ तदा जयजयरावो यदुसैन्ये बभूव ह ॥ नेदुर्दुंदुभयश्चैव भेर्य्यः शंखाश्च गोमुखाः ॥२९॥ ततश्च राक्षसाः सर्वे क्रोधपूरितमानसाः ॥ स्वनाथौ पतितौ दृष्ट्वा यदून्हंतुं समाययुः ॥३०॥ ततः समभवद्युद्धमुभयोः सेनयोर्मृधे ॥ बाणैः खड्गैर्गदाभिश्च शक्तिभिर्भिंदिपालकैः ॥३१॥ राक्षसानां बलं तीव्रं दृष्ट्वा राजन्हरेः सुताः ॥ अष्टादश च सांबाद्या निजघ्नुर्निशितैः शरैः ॥३२॥ तत्र तेषां च बाणौघैः कौणपाः पतिता मृधे ॥ केचिन्मृत्युं गताः केचिद्‍दुद्रुवुर्जीवितैषिणः ॥३३॥ अथोत्थितो मुहूर्तेन बको राजन्भयंकरः ॥ त्वरं जगाम शत्रोश्चानिरुद्धस्य तु संमुखे ॥३४॥ तत्र गत्वा गदां गुर्वीं चिक्षेप तच्छिरोपरि ॥ बाहुना च बको राजन्हतोऽसीति ब्रुवन् वचः ॥३५॥ तामागतां विलोक्याथ यमदंडेन माधवः ॥ चिच्छेद सहसा राजन्कुवाक्येनेव मित्रताम् ॥३६॥ ततः क्रुद्धो बको युद्धे प्रसार्य मुखमण्डलम् ॥ दुद्राव तं भक्षयितुं राहुश्चन्द्रमिव क्वचित् ॥३७॥ आगतं तं निरीक्ष्याथानिरुद्धो धन्विनां वरः ॥ यमदंडं पुनर्नीत्वा ताडयामास तेन तम् ॥३८॥ ततो भग्नशिरा भूत्वा ह्युद्वमन्‍रुधिरं मुखात् ॥ चालयन्वसुधां राजन्पतितो मूर्च्छितोऽभवत् ॥३९॥ ततश्च भीषणो रोषात्पितरं वीक्ष्य मूर्च्छितम् ॥ परिघेण रणे राजन्निजघान तु यादवान् ॥४०॥ ततोऽनिरुद्धो बलवान्नागपाशेन रोषतः ॥ चकर्ष भीषणं बद्ध्वा नागं विष्णुरथो यथा ॥४१॥ तं बद्धं पाशिनः पाशैर्भग्नमानमधोमुखम् ॥ विनिर्जितं हीनबलं सांबो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥४२॥ असुरेन्द्रानिरुद्धस्य हयमेधतुरंगमम् ॥ शीघ्रं प्रयच्छ भद्रं ते पुरीं गत्वा विधानतः ॥४३॥ अनिरुद्धं हरेः पौत्रं श्रीकृष्णस्य महात्मनः ॥ नॄणां प्रदर्शयन् रूपं विचरंतं मिषेण च ॥४४॥ यं नमंति समागत्य देवदैत्यनराः सुराः ॥ तं विद्धि कृष्णसदृशं नॄणां पापप्रणाशनम् ॥४५॥ तेन त्वं निर्जितो युद्धे दुःखं मा कुरु राक्षस ॥ अस्माभिः सहितो गच्छ कर्तुं कृष्णस्य दर्शनम् ॥४६॥ गर्ग उवाच - बोधितः सोऽपि सांबेन मुक्तः पाशैश्च वारुणैः ॥ पुरीं गत्वा ददौ तस्मै द्रव्ययुक्तं तुरंगमम् ॥४७॥ ततःसोऽप्यनिरुद्धेन तुरंगस्य तु पालने ॥ प्रार्थितो भीषणो राजन्प्रत्युवाच विचार्य तम् ॥४८॥ भीषण उवाच - यदा भवति चैतन्यो मत्पिता सुरपालक ॥ तदाहं तस्य वचनादागमिष्ये न संशयः ॥४९॥ इतीरितोऽसौ किल भीषणेन प्रद्युम्नपुत्रः क्रतुवाहनं च ॥ कृत्वा विमाने यदुसेनया वै स्वयं समारुह्य जगाम खं हि ॥५०॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे उपलंकाविजयो नाम विंशोऽध्यायः ॥२०॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ upalaṅkāvijayam - garga uvāca - athāsurāṇāṃ madhye vai sthitvā rājan ruṣānvitaḥ || ābhiprāyaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ ca bakaḥ papraccha rākṣasaḥ ||1|| kimarthaṃ yādavaiḥ sārddhaṃ yuddhamāsīttṛṇopamaiḥ || tvaṃ ca yatra gato mūrcchāṃ rākṣasā nihatā aho ||2|| ityuktaḥ sa bakenāpi bhūtvā rājannavāṅ‍mukhaḥ || hayamedhaturaṃgasya vārtāṃ sarvāmavarṇayat ||3|| śrutvā putrasya vacanaṃ gṛhītvā svagadāṃ bakaḥ || viveśa yadusainye vai jvalanastu yathā vane ||4|| pad‌bhyāṃ mamarda pāṇibhyāṃ yādavānsaṃmukhe gatān || bhujābhyāṃ gadayo siṃho prasuptā~śca mṛgānyathā ||5|| hayā~ścikṣepa gagane gajā~ścaiva rathā~stathā || narā~śca bhakṣayan yuddhe śabdaṃ cakre bako balī ||6|| nanāda tena lokaiśca viśvaṃ śabdena yādava || jātā ca badhirībhūtā pṛthivyāṃ janamaṇḍalī ||7|| atha tasyāpi yuddhena viparītena yādavāḥ || hāhetivādinaḥ sarve babhūvuḥ khinnamānasāḥ ||8|| bādhyamānāṃ ca svāṃ senāṃ rākṣasena durātmanā || bhṛśaṃ nirīkṣya tapto'bhūtsāṃbo jāṃbavatīsutaḥ ||9|| gṛhītvā paṃca nārācānkodaṃḍe caṇḍavikramaḥ || nidhāyāśu mumocātha bakasyopari mānada ||10|| te bāṇāstaccharīraṃ vai bhitvā rājanmahītalam || viviśuste tu gatvā vai papurbhogavatījalam ||11|| sa hatastu śarai rājanpapāta cālayanmahīm || punarutthāya ca bako nanāda jaladasvanaḥ ||12|| punarjāṃbavatīputro jaghne taṃ paṃcabhiḥ śaraiḥ || tairbāṇairvibhramanso'pi laṃkāyāṃ nipapāta ha ||13|| āgatya triśikhaṃ rakṣastriśūlaṃ jvalanaprabham || rājansāṃbāya cikṣepa prasūnamiva hastine ||14|| triśūlamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā sāṃbo bāṇena līlayā || ciccheda pradhane śīghraṃ nāgaṃ nāgāṃtako yathā ||15|| tato nītvā gadāṃ gurvīṃ bakastu raṇadurmadaḥ || sāṃbasya turagān‌ rājañjaghāna sārathiṃ tathā ||16|| rathaṃ caiva patākāṃ ca hatvā sāṃbamuvāca ha || rathamanyaṃ samāruhya yuddhaṃ kuru mayā saha ||17|| virathaṃ tvāmadharmeṇa na haniṣyāmyahaṃ raṇe || itīrito'sau daityena hasankiṃcid‌ruṣānvitaḥ ||18|| śīghraṃ jaghāna gadayā hṛtkapāṭe bakasya ca || gadāhato bako yuddhe kiṃcidvyākulamānasaḥ ||19|| agaṇayya tataḥ sāṃbaṃ yadusainye viveśa ha || sa gatvā tatra gadayā gajavājirathānnarān ||20|| kauṇapaḥ pothayāmasa mṛgeṃdrastu yathā mṛgān || hāhākārastadaivāsīdyadusainye nṛpeśvara ||21|| tato vilokya roṣeṇa rājan rukmavatīsutaḥ || tatrāgato'bhayaṃ kurvan‌ rathenākṣauhiṇīyutaḥ ||22|| aniruddha uvāca - kiṃ kariṣyasi he mūḍha tyaktvā vīrasya saṃmukham || bhītānāṃ māraṇe ślāghā na bhaviṣyati te'sura ||23|| yadi śaktiśca tvaddehe vidyate śṛṇu madvacaḥ || matsaṃmukhe samāgatya kuru yuddhaṃ prayat‍nataḥ ||24|| iti śrutvāniruddhasya vākyaṃ rājanbakāsuraḥ || ruṣā sphuratsarpa iva yuddhārthaṃ śīghramāyayau ||25|| āgataṃ taṃ vilokyāthāniruddho dhanvināṃ varaḥ || nārācairdaśabhī rājañjaghāna pradhane ruṣā ||26|| te śarāstaccharīraṃ vai śīghraṃ bhitvā bahirgatāḥ || punaste bhīṣaṇaṃ bhitvā viviśurvai mahītalam ||27|| tataḥ papāta sa bako bhīṣaṇena samanvitaḥ || pṛthivyāṃ mūrcchito bhūtvā yathā vajrahato giriḥ ||28|| tadā jayajayarāvo yadusainye babhūva ha || nedurduṃdubhayaścaiva bheryyaḥ śaṃkhāśca gomukhāḥ ||29|| tataśca rākṣasāḥ sarve krodhapūritamānasāḥ || svanāthau patitau dṛṣṭvā yadūnhaṃtuṃ samāyayuḥ ||30|| tataḥ samabhavadyuddhamubhayoḥ senayormṛdhe || bāṇaiḥ khaḍgairgadābhiśca śaktibhirbhiṃdipālakaiḥ ||31|| rākṣasānāṃ balaṃ tīvraṃ dṛṣṭvā rājanhareḥ sutāḥ || aṣṭādaśa ca sāṃbādyā nijaghnurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||32|| tatra teṣāṃ ca bāṇaughaiḥ kauṇapāḥ patitā mṛdhe || kecinmṛtyuṃ gatāḥ kecid‍dudruvurjīvitaiṣiṇaḥ ||33|| athotthito muhūrtena bako rājanbhayaṃkaraḥ || tvaraṃ jagāma śatroścāniruddhasya tu saṃmukhe ||34|| tatra gatvā gadāṃ gurvīṃ cikṣepa tacchiropari || bāhunā ca bako rājanhato'sīti bruvan vacaḥ ||35|| tāmāgatāṃ vilokyātha yamadaṃḍena mādhavaḥ || ciccheda sahasā rājankuvākyeneva mitratām ||36|| tataḥ kruddho bako yuddhe prasārya mukhamaṇḍalam || dudrāva taṃ bhakṣayituṃ rāhuścandramiva kvacit ||37|| āgataṃ taṃ nirīkṣyāthāniruddho dhanvināṃ varaḥ || yamadaṃḍaṃ punarnītvā tāḍayāmāsa tena tam ||38|| tato bhagnaśirā bhūtvā hyudvaman‍rudhiraṃ mukhāt || cālayanvasudhāṃ rājanpatito mūrcchito'bhavat ||39|| tataśca bhīṣaṇo roṣātpitaraṃ vīkṣya mūrcchitam || parigheṇa raṇe rājannijaghāna tu yādavān ||40|| tato'niruddho balavānnāgapāśena roṣataḥ || cakarṣa bhīṣaṇaṃ baddhvā nāgaṃ viṣṇuratho yathā ||41|| taṃ baddhaṃ pāśinaḥ pāśairbhagnamānamadhomukham || vinirjitaṃ hīnabalaṃ sāṃbo vacanamabravīt ||42|| asurendrāniruddhasya hayamedhaturaṃgamam || śīghraṃ prayaccha bhadraṃ te purīṃ gatvā vidhānataḥ ||43|| aniruddhaṃ hareḥ pautraṃ śrīkṛṣṇasya mahātmanaḥ || nṝṇāṃ pradarśayan rūpaṃ vicaraṃtaṃ miṣeṇa ca ||44|| yaṃ namaṃti samāgatya devadaityanarāḥ surāḥ || taṃ viddhi kṛṣṇasadṛśaṃ nṝṇāṃ pāpapraṇāśanam ||45|| tena tvaṃ nirjito yuddhe duḥkhaṃ mā kuru rākṣasa || asmābhiḥ sahito gaccha kartuṃ kṛṣṇasya darśanam ||46|| garga uvāca - bodhitaḥ so'pi sāṃbena muktaḥ pāśaiśca vāruṇaiḥ || purīṃ gatvā dadau tasmai dravyayuktaṃ turaṃgamam ||47|| tataḥso'pyaniruddhena turaṃgasya tu pālane || prārthito bhīṣaṇo rājanpratyuvāca vicārya tam ||48|| bhīṣaṇa uvāca - yadā bhavati caitanyo matpitā surapālaka || tadāhaṃ tasya vacanādāgamiṣye na saṃśayaḥ ||49|| itīrito'sau kila bhīṣaṇena pradyumnaputraḥ kratuvāhanaṃ ca || kṛtvā vimāne yadusenayā vai svayaṃ samāruhya jagāma khaṃ hi ||50|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe upalaṃkāvijayo nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||20|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

The defeat of Bak and Ghur and the return of the Yadavas by air with their horses

Srigarji says - Rajan! Then the demons, standing in the midst of the demons, asked the fierce demon the meaning (reason) for the war - 'Son! What kind of war was fought with the Yadavas like these monkeys, which made you moo and killed many demons? This is a matter of great pride. " 1-2.

The king! When Bakke thus asked, Ghagran told him all about Ashvamedha's capture of the horse by lowering his face. Hearing his son's words, Bakne took his mace and entered the Yadava army just as the wildfire appeared in the forest. Just as the lion trampled the sleeping deer, the Yadavas who had come forward were trampled to the ground with both feet, hands, arms and a mace. He would grab horses and throw them into the sky, the same goes for elephants and chariots. The mighty buck roared loudly, making humans its food in battle. Yadukulatilaka Vajranabha. The whole world, including the worlds, roared with the roar of the demon. The people of the world became deaf. On the contrary, the whole Yadava army was in a state of abhorrence and indignation at the war. Seeing his army suffering terribly from the evil demon, the mighty Jambavatinandan Samba took five lances and placed them on his bow and immediately targeted the buck. The Honorable King. The arrows pierced his body and immediately entered the ground floor and Bhogwati began to drink the water of the Ganges. 3-11 |

The king. The arrows struck and the buck fell, shaking the earth, but rose again and made a roar like the roar of a lion. Then again Jambavathikumar shot him with five arrows. Shocked by the arrows, Buck, spinning, fell into Lanka. O Lord! From there, the demon took the three-headed trident, which lit like fire, and struck the sambar, as if someone had struck an elephant with a flower. Seeing the trident approaching, Samba quickly shot an arrow at the battlefield, breaking it into pieces as if Garuda had torn apart a serpent. Your Majesty! Randurmad Bakne then took a heavy mace and killed Sambake horses and Sarathiko. Then he tore down the chariot and the banner and said to Sambas, 'Sit down in another chariot and fight with me. At this time you are chariotless, so I will not kill you with iniquity or injustice on the battlefield. " 12-17 |

Laughing at the giant's words, Samba, a little angered, quickly hit Buckeye's cupboard-like chest with a mace. Buckman, who had been hurt by the mace on the battlefield, felt a sense of unease. Then he went to the Yadava army without hesitation. Arriving there, the nocturnal donkey struck and killed many elephants, horses, chariots, and humans in the same manner as Mrigaraj Singh destroys the antelope community. Oh dear God! At that time, the Yadava army was in disarray. The king! Seeing this, Rukmavatinandan Aniruddha came there with an Aksauhini army in a fit of rage and spoke reassuringly to everyone. 18-22 |

Aniruddha said, "You fool. Will you fight the battle without facing the brave man? Nocturnal! You will not be praised for killing those who are afraid. If you have strength in your body, listen to me. Come before me and fight the battle with all your might. 23-24 |

The king! Thus, on hearing Aniruddha's words, Bakasura came before them quickly for battle, howling in fury like a serpent. Seeing him on the battlefield, Aniruddha, the best of the archers, angrily shot him ten times. The arrows soon pierced through his body and exited, then penetrated the ground, dismembering Ghuraka. Then the bullock, full of terror, fell to the earth like a mountain struck by lightning. At that time, there was jubilation in the Yadava army. The trumpets rang out, the drums began to beat, and the sound of conch shells and gomukhs began to be heard. The hearts of all the demons were filled with fury when they saw both their masters fall. They broke at the same time to kill the Yadavas. Then a fierce battle broke out between the two armies on the battlefield. Mutual blows by arrows, swords, maces, powers, and daggers began to strike back. The king. Seeing the fierce force of the demons, eighteen sons like Sriharike Samba started attacking them with sharp arrows. There, wounded by the arrows of all of them, many demons fell asleep forever on the battlefield. Some fell to their deaths, and others fled the field, wanting to live. 25-33 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 16 to 20)

The king! Then, after two hours, the fierce demon Bak got up and immediately faced his enemy Aniruddha. There, Bakne took a heavy mace in his hands, threw it at Aniruddha's head, and said, 'Now you are dead. 'Maharaj. Seeing the donkey coming upon him, Aniruddha crushed him with a yadanda, just as the friendship with Katuvachana is destroyed. Then the goat, full of fury, spread out his face and ran towards Aniruddha to devour him, as if Rahu had invaded somewhere to make an eclipse of the moon. Seeing him approaching, Aniruddha, the best of the archers, then picked up the spear and struck it with it. The king! The blow to Buck's head caused him to fall, bleeding from his mouth and shaking the earth. 34-39 |

Vajranabha! Seeing his father paralyzed, Bhargav took a cordon of the battlefield and began the slaughter of the Yadavas. The mighty Aniruddha then angrily tied the dragon to the serpent and pulled it in the same manner as Garuda pulls the serpent. Tied to Varun's cloak, he lowered his face in desperation. Seeing him defeated and weak, Samba said, "Asurendra! May there be good in you. Go to your Puri and hastily return Aniruddha's sacrificial horse. Aniruddha is the grandson of Mahatma Sri Krishna Harike. They are out to show their form to humans on the pretext of protecting horses. The gods, demons, and humans all come and bow down at his feet. They are the destroyer of all sins of men. You treat them as if they were Krishna. The monster! Realizing that you have been defeated by Krishna in battle, give up sorrow and worry and come with us to have a darshan of Krishna. " 40-46 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 16 to 20)

Srigarji says - Rajan! After Sambake thus explained and was freed by Varuna, Bhangrahan went to Puri and returned Aniruddha by bringing a horse with mass from there. Then Aniruddha requested him also to walk to the protection of the horse. O Lord! His request was met with some thoughtful response by Bhargava. 47-48 |

I will no doubt obey my guardian father when he becomes conscious, "said Bhuvaner. Upon hearing this, Pradyumna's son Aniruddha, along with the Yadava army, mounted the sacrificial horse on an aeroplane and himself mounted it. 49-50 |

Thus was completed the twentieth chapter in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita, titled 'Upalankapara Vijaya'. 20.

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