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Chapter 21

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अश्वमेधखण्डः - एकविंशोऽध्यायः भद्रावतीविजयम् - गर्ग उवाच - ततः प्राप्तः स्वसेनायां विमानस्थ उषापतिः ॥ शीघ्रं चाकाशमार्गेण नादयञ्जयदुन्दुभीन् ॥१॥ दृष्ट्वा तानागतान्सर्वे ह्यक्रूराद्याश्च यादवाः ॥ मिलित्वा कुशलं सर्वं पप्रच्छुस्ते न्यवेदयन् ॥२॥ ततस्त्यक्त्वा विमूर्च्छां वै बकस्तु सहसोत्थितः ॥ अदृष्ट्वा यादवांस्तत्र पुत्रं पप्रच्छ रोषतः ॥३॥ ततः पित्रे भीषणो वै वार्तां सर्वामवर्णयत् ॥ श्रुत्वा वचः प्राह बको रुषा प्रस्फुरिताधरः ॥४॥ अहं जानामि यदवो विमानेन कुशस्थलीम् ॥ मद्‌भयाच्च गताः पुत्र यथा सिंहभयान्मृगाः ॥५॥ तस्मादयादवीं पृथ्वीं करिष्येऽहं न संशयः ॥ हनिष्यामि यदून्सर्वान्गत्वा कृष्णस्य द्वारकाम् ॥६॥ भीषण उवाच - मन्युं नियच्छ भो राजन्नस्माकं समयो न हि ॥ प्रसीदति यदा देवो तदा जेष्याम यादवान् ॥७॥ गर्ग उवाच - बोधितः सोऽपि पुत्रेण तूष्णीं भूत्वा बकासुरः ॥ विचचार वने राजन् वनजंतून्प्रभक्षयन् ॥८॥ ततस्तुरंगं विधिनाभिषिच्य दानानि दत्त्वा द्विजपुंगवेभ्यः ॥ विमोचयामास पुनर्जयाय प्रद्युम्नपुत्रो विजयो नृपेन्द्र ॥९॥ हयस्तु मुक्तः किल कार्ष्णिजेन स्वरं प्रकुर्वन्नृप धैवतं च ॥ पश्यन्स देशान्बहुवीरयुक्ता- न्भद्रावतीं नाम पुरीं जगाम ॥१०॥ तत्र भद्रावतीमश्वो नानाचोपवनैर्वृताम् ॥ गिरिदुर्गेण राजेंद्र तथा रजतमंदिरैः ॥११॥ महावीरजनैर्युक्तां यौवनाश्वेन पालिताम् ॥ दृढां लौहकपाटैश्च नृपस्याग्रे स्थितोऽभवत् ॥१२॥ तं गृहीत्वा तु तस्यापि वार्तां ज्ञात्वा नृपेश्वरः ॥ युद्धं कर्तुं च कुपितः ससैन्यो निर्ययौ पुरात् ॥१३॥ ससैन्यमागतं दृष्ट्वा यौवनाश्वं महाबलम् ॥ आहूय मंत्रिणं प्राह कृष्णभक्तं हि कार्ष्णिजः ॥१४॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - कोऽयं समागतो मंत्रिन्संमुखे सह सेनया ॥ हयहर्त्ता शत्रुमुख्यो तत्सर्वं कथयस्व च ॥१५॥ उद्धव उवाच - नृपोऽयं यौवनाश्वाख्यो मरुधन्वपतेः सुतः ॥ अत्र राज्यं च कुरुते मृते पितरि सत्तम ॥१६॥ अयं षोडशवर्षीयो कुमंत्रिवचनाद्‌रणम् ॥ करिष्यति महाराज मारणीयः स न त्वया ॥१७॥ इति श्रुत्वा तथेत्युक्त्वा यौवनाश्वेन कार्ष्णिजः ॥ युद्धं चकार प्रधने यथा नागेन नागहा ॥१८॥ तं तु ते विरथं चक्रे हत्वा चाक्षौहिणीत्रयम् ॥ प्रत्याह विमलं वाक्यं यौवनाश्वमुषापतिः ॥१९॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - राजन्प्रयच्छ तुरगं युद्धं कुरु न चेन्मया ॥ वाक्यं श्रुत्वा हरेः पौत्रं ज्ञात्वा राजा भयान्वितः ॥२०॥ अर्पयामास विधिना तस्मै यज्ञतुरंगमम् ॥ भूत्त्वा कृतांजली राजा प्रार्थितस्तेन चाब्रवीत् ॥२१॥ यौवनाश्व उवाच - द्वारकायां यदा यज्ञो भविष्यति नृपेश्वर ॥ तदाहं चागमिष्यामि कृष्णस्यांघ्री विलोकितुम् ॥२२॥ ततश्च कृत्वा तं राज्ये वंदितस्तेन कार्ष्णिजः ॥ मुमुचे वाजिनं श्रेष्ठं विजयी विजयाय च ॥२३॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे भद्रावतीविजयो नामैकविंशोऽध्यायः ॥२१॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - ekaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ bhadrāvatīvijayam - garga uvāca - tataḥ prāptaḥ svasenāyāṃ vimānastha uṣāpatiḥ || śīghraṃ cākāśamārgeṇa nādayañjayadundubhīn ||1|| dṛṣṭvā tānāgatānsarve hyakrūrādyāśca yādavāḥ || militvā kuśalaṃ sarvaṃ papracchuste nyavedayan ||2|| tatastyaktvā vimūrcchāṃ vai bakastu sahasotthitaḥ || adṛṣṭvā yādavāṃstatra putraṃ papraccha roṣataḥ ||3|| tataḥ pitre bhīṣaṇo vai vārtāṃ sarvāmavarṇayat || śrutvā vacaḥ prāha bako ruṣā prasphuritādharaḥ ||4|| ahaṃ jānāmi yadavo vimānena kuśasthalīm || mad‌bhayācca gatāḥ putra yathā siṃhabhayānmṛgāḥ ||5|| tasmādayādavīṃ pṛthvīṃ kariṣye'haṃ na saṃśayaḥ || haniṣyāmi yadūnsarvāngatvā kṛṣṇasya dvārakām ||6|| bhīṣaṇa uvāca - manyuṃ niyaccha bho rājannasmākaṃ samayo na hi || prasīdati yadā devo tadā jeṣyāma yādavān ||7|| garga uvāca - bodhitaḥ so'pi putreṇa tūṣṇīṃ bhūtvā bakāsuraḥ || vicacāra vane rājan vanajaṃtūnprabhakṣayan ||8|| tatasturaṃgaṃ vidhinābhiṣicya dānāni dattvā dvijapuṃgavebhyaḥ || vimocayāmāsa punarjayāya pradyumnaputro vijayo nṛpendra ||9|| hayastu muktaḥ kila kārṣṇijena svaraṃ prakurvannṛpa dhaivataṃ ca || paśyansa deśānbahuvīrayuktā- nbhadrāvatīṃ nāma purīṃ jagāma ||10|| tatra bhadrāvatīmaśvo nānācopavanairvṛtām || giridurgeṇa rājeṃdra tathā rajatamaṃdiraiḥ ||11|| mahāvīrajanairyuktāṃ yauvanāśvena pālitām || dṛḍhāṃ lauhakapāṭaiśca nṛpasyāgre sthito'bhavat ||12|| taṃ gṛhītvā tu tasyāpi vārtāṃ jñātvā nṛpeśvaraḥ || yuddhaṃ kartuṃ ca kupitaḥ sasainyo niryayau purāt ||13|| sasainyamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā yauvanāśvaṃ mahābalam || āhūya maṃtriṇaṃ prāha kṛṣṇabhaktaṃ hi kārṣṇijaḥ ||14|| aniruddha uvāca - ko'yaṃ samāgato maṃtrinsaṃmukhe saha senayā || hayaharttā śatrumukhyo tatsarvaṃ kathayasva ca ||15|| uddhava uvāca - nṛpo'yaṃ yauvanāśvākhyo marudhanvapateḥ sutaḥ || atra rājyaṃ ca kurute mṛte pitari sattama ||16|| ayaṃ ṣoḍaśavarṣīyo kumaṃtrivacanād‌raṇam || kariṣyati mahārāja māraṇīyaḥ sa na tvayā ||17|| iti śrutvā tathetyuktvā yauvanāśvena kārṣṇijaḥ || yuddhaṃ cakāra pradhane yathā nāgena nāgahā ||18|| taṃ tu te virathaṃ cakre hatvā cākṣauhiṇītrayam || pratyāha vimalaṃ vākyaṃ yauvanāśvamuṣāpatiḥ ||19|| aniruddha uvāca - rājanprayaccha turagaṃ yuddhaṃ kuru na cenmayā || vākyaṃ śrutvā hareḥ pautraṃ jñātvā rājā bhayānvitaḥ ||20|| arpayāmāsa vidhinā tasmai yajñaturaṃgamam || bhūttvā kṛtāṃjalī rājā prārthitastena cābravīt ||21|| yauvanāśva uvāca - dvārakāyāṃ yadā yajño bhaviṣyati nṛpeśvara || tadāhaṃ cāgamiṣyāmi kṛṣṇasyāṃghrī vilokitum ||22|| tataśca kṛtvā taṃ rājye vaṃditastena kārṣṇijaḥ || mumuce vājinaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vijayī vijayāya ca ||23|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe bhadrāvatīvijayo nāmaikaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||21|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

Aniruddha's victory over Bhadravathipuri and King Yauvanashvara

Thereafter, says Srigargaji, sitting on a plane, Ushavallabha Aniruddha, sounding his victory-sounding, quickly approached his army by air. Seeing all of them, Yadavas like Akrur gathered and asked for all the information and they explained everything. 1-2.

Buck then gave up fainting and suddenly stood up. Not seeing the Yadavas there, he angrily asked his son the reason for their departure. Then Ghaghra narrated the whole story to his father. Hearing him, his lips trembled with indignation, and he said angrily, 'I know that just as the deer run away for fear of the lion, so the Yadavs have fled to Kushasthali by flight for fear of me.' Therefore, I will no doubt make the earth white from the Yadavas. Now I will go to the Dwarakams of Krishna and destroy all the Yadavas. " 3 - 6.

Bhuvan said, "Your Majesty! Stop being angry, this is not a good time for us. When God is pleased, we will conquer the Yadavas. 7.

Srigarji says - Rajan! When his son explained this, Bakasura fell silent and started wandering in the forest eating wild animals. 8.

Nripendra! The Ashwaka was then ritually anointed and donated to the superior Brahmins; Aniruddha, the victorious Pradyumna's son, again left him for the victory march. After leaving Pradyumna Kumar, he went to Bhadravatipuri, seeing Hinahinata and many brave nations with the voice of Ashvada Dhaivata. 9-10 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 21 to 25)

Rajendra! Bhadravatipuri was adorned with many gardens. The hill was surrounded by forts and the silver temples adorned it. It was inhabited by great men of valor. King Yauvanashva was the protector of that Puri. The cupboards made of iron made her very strong. Going into it, the horse stood before the king. The king caught him and, knowing all this, they marched out of Puri with an army to wage a furious war. When Pradyumna Kumar Aniruddha saw Mahabali coming out with an army of young men, he called up Uddhav, a devotee of Lord Krishna. 11-14 |

Aniruddha said, "Mr. Minister! Who has come before us with this army? It has kidnapped the horse, and it is the chief of our enemies; so tell us all about it. 15.

Hearing this, Aniruddha said, "Very good," and began to fight Yuvanashwa at the battlefield, as if fighting a lion-elephant. Ushapati Aniruddha annihilated the three Akshauhini forces of Yauvanashva, rendered him charioteerless, and told the prince this excellent thing. 18-19 |

Aniruddha said, "Rajan! Give me back my horse, or else fight me. 19.

Hearing this, he became very afraid of King Jan, the grandson of Lord Krishna. He ceremoniously offered the sacrificial horse to Aniruddha, and the king, invited by him, said with folded hands. 20-21 |

Yauvanashva said, "Nripeśvara! When there is a yajna in Dwarakama, I will come to have a darshan of the feet of Lord Krishna-Chandra. 22.

Aniruddha then restored him to his kingdom. Yauvanasvana bowed at their feet, and the victorious Aniruddha released the superior horse again for victory. 23.

Thus was completed the twenty-first chapter called 'Victory over Bhadravati' in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita. 21.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 32033, revision 177272 (2018-12-02T01:03:17Z). English was rendered from the complete Hindi chapter at https://www.mahakavya.com/ashwamedh-khand-chapter-21-to-25/ as a transparent machine-assisted translation using the pinned IndicTrans2 Indic–English Distilled 200M model and retained without claiming verse-by-verse alignment.