Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 27
Sourceगर्ग उवाच - अथानिरुद्धो यदुराट् प्रातःकाले विशां पते ॥ उद्धवं तु समाहूय प्राह गंभीरया गिरा ॥१॥ कति दूरं पांचजन्यं तन्ममाख्याहि सत्तम ॥ यस्मिन्मदीयो तुरगो नीतो दैत्येन वर्त्तते ॥२॥ इत्युदाहृतमाकर्ण्य मंत्री कृष्णसुहृत्सखः ॥ मनसा कृष्णपादाब्जं स्मृत्वा प्रोवाच माधवम् ॥३॥ प्रभो सर्वज्ञ भगवन्नहं त्वद्वाक्यगौरवात् ॥ कथयिष्यामि लोकेश यथा मार्गे श्रुतं तथा ॥४॥ त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णात्सागरात्पारमेव च॥ उपद्वीपं पांचजन्यं दक्षिणेऽस्ति नृपेश्वर ॥५॥ उद्धवस्य वचः श्रुत्वानिरुद्धो धन्विनां वरः ॥ बली धैर्यधरः क्रुद्धो प्राहेदं यदुपुंगवान् ॥६॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - अहं यास्यामि पारं वै तस्माद्यादवसत्तमाः ॥ सेतुं कुरुत शीघ्रं तु सागरस्य शरैरपि ॥७॥ इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा यादवा युद्धकोविदाः ॥ सागरे मुमुचुर्बाणान्प्रहसंतः परस्परम् ॥८॥ ततः सर्वे जलचरास्तीक्ष्णबाणैः प्रताडिताः ॥ कोलाहलं प्रकुर्वंतो दुद्रुवुस्ते चतुर्दिशम् ॥९॥ न केषां प्रगता बाणाः पारं वै सागरस्य च ॥ इति वै कथितं वाक्यं खस्थेन च सुरर्षिणा ॥१०॥ तदाक्रूरो हृदीकश्च सात्यकिश्चोद्धवो बली ॥ कृतवर्मा सारणश्च युयुधानादयो नृप ॥११॥ हेमांगद इंद्रनीलोऽनुशाल्वाद्याश्च भूपते ॥ गतमाना बभूवुर्वै नारदोक्तं निशम्य च ॥१२॥ ततोऽनिरुद्धो बलवान्स्मरन्कृष्णपदांबुजम् ॥ प्रतिशार्ङ्गं गृहीत्वा वै दिव्यान्बाणान्मुमोच ह ॥१३॥ ततो दृष्ट्वा ऋषिः प्राह ह्यनिरुद्धशिलीमुखाः ॥ पारं गत्वा समुद्रस्य विविशुस्ते च तत्तटम् ॥१४॥ इति श्रुत्वा ऋषेर्वाक्यं सांबादीप्तिमदादयः ॥ मुमुचुस्ते शरान् राजंस्तेषां पारं गताः शराः ॥१५॥ शरेषु च शरा राजन्कोटिशः कोटिशः किल ॥ विविशुर्वीक्ष्य सर्वेऽपि धन्विनो विस्मयं गताः ॥१६॥ चक्रुः सेतुं च ते सर्वे त्रिंशद्योजनलंबितम् ॥ दृढं जलाच्चांतरिक्षमेकयोजनविस्तृतम् ॥१७॥ बद्ध्वा ततश्च ते सेतुं चतुर्भिः प्रहरैरपि ॥ अनिरुद्धादयो रात्रौ सुषुपुः शिबिरेषु वै ॥१८॥ तस्माद्वै पुत्रपौत्राणां कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ॥ शूराणां कृष्णबिंबानां किं बलं कथयाम्यहम् ॥१९॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे सेतुबंधनं नाम सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः ॥२७॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
garga uvāca - athāniruddho yadurāṭ prātaḥkāle viśāṃ pate || uddhavaṃ tu samāhūya prāha gaṃbhīrayā girā ||1|| kati dūraṃ pāṃcajanyaṃ tanmamākhyāhi sattama || yasminmadīyo turago nīto daityena varttate ||2|| ityudāhṛtamākarṇya maṃtrī kṛṣṇasuhṛtsakhaḥ || manasā kṛṣṇapādābjaṃ smṛtvā provāca mādhavam ||3|| prabho sarvajña bhagavannahaṃ tvadvākyagauravāt || kathayiṣyāmi lokeśa yathā mārge śrutaṃ tathā ||4|| triṃśadyojanavistīrṇātsāgarātpārameva ca|| upadvīpaṃ pāṃcajanyaṃ dakṣiṇe'sti nṛpeśvara ||5|| uddhavasya vacaḥ śrutvāniruddho dhanvināṃ varaḥ || balī dhairyadharaḥ kruddho prāhedaṃ yadupuṃgavān ||6|| aniruddha uvāca - ahaṃ yāsyāmi pāraṃ vai tasmādyādavasattamāḥ || setuṃ kuruta śīghraṃ tu sāgarasya śarairapi ||7|| iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yādavā yuddhakovidāḥ || sāgare mumucurbāṇānprahasaṃtaḥ parasparam ||8|| tataḥ sarve jalacarāstīkṣṇabāṇaiḥ pratāḍitāḥ || kolāhalaṃ prakurvaṃto dudruvuste caturdiśam ||9|| na keṣāṃ pragatā bāṇāḥ pāraṃ vai sāgarasya ca || iti vai kathitaṃ vākyaṃ khasthena ca surarṣiṇā ||10|| tadākrūro hṛdīkaśca sātyakiścoddhavo balī || kṛtavarmā sāraṇaśca yuyudhānādayo nṛpa ||11|| hemāṃgada iṃdranīlo'nuśālvādyāśca bhūpate || gatamānā babhūvurvai nāradoktaṃ niśamya ca ||12|| tato'niruddho balavānsmarankṛṣṇapadāṃbujam || pratiśārṅgaṃ gṛhītvā vai divyānbāṇānmumoca ha ||13|| tato dṛṣṭvā ṛṣiḥ prāha hyaniruddhaśilīmukhāḥ || pāraṃ gatvā samudrasya viviśuste ca tattaṭam ||14|| iti śrutvā ṛṣervākyaṃ sāṃbādīptimadādayaḥ || mumucuste śarān rājaṃsteṣāṃ pāraṃ gatāḥ śarāḥ ||15|| śareṣu ca śarā rājankoṭiśaḥ koṭiśaḥ kila || viviśurvīkṣya sarve'pi dhanvino vismayaṃ gatāḥ ||16|| cakruḥ setuṃ ca te sarve triṃśadyojanalaṃbitam || dṛḍhaṃ jalāccāṃtarikṣamekayojanavistṛtam ||17|| baddhvā tataśca te setuṃ caturbhiḥ praharairapi || aniruddhādayo rātrau suṣupuḥ śibireṣu vai ||18|| tasmādvai putrapautrāṇāṃ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || śūrāṇāṃ kṛṣṇabiṃbānāṃ kiṃ balaṃ kathayāmyaham ||19|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe setubaṃdhanaṃ nāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||27|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
The construction of the Armonary Bridge over the Sea by the Yadavas
Shri Gargji says - Maharaj! Then Yadvaraja Aniruddha called Uddhavji and asked in a serious voice - "Sadhushiromana! How far away is the island of Panchajanya, in which the giant has taken my horse? '. 1-2.
Hearing this question from him, Yadukulnanda, contemplating on the mind of Lord Krishna's minister, friend, and companion, Uddhav, said to Aniruddha, "God! The omniscient one! O Lord! Lokesh! I am telling you what I have heard along the way to be proud of you. Oh dear God! Across the vast ocean of the Tis Yojana is a peninsula called 'Panchajanya' in the southern direction. 3 - 5.
Hearing Uddhav's words, Aniruddha, strong, patient, and the best of the archers, spoke to the best of the Yadava heroes, full of fury and enthusiasm. 6.
Aniruddha said, "Yadavas are the greatest heroes." I am going to go across the ocean. So you must quickly build a bridge over the sea with arrows. 7.
Hearing this, the Yudhishthira Yadavs laughed at each other and started raining arrows on the sea. Then all the aquatic animals, wounded with sharp arrows, fled in all directions, shouting. Devarshi Narada was standing in the sky watching all this admiration. He said aloud, 'None of your arrows have yet reached the other side of the sea. . 8 - 9.
Nareshwar. At that time, hearing Narada's words, the pride of the heroes like Akrur, Hridika, Yuyudhana, Satyaki, Uddhav, Balavan Kritavarma, and Saran, and the Bhoopalas like Hemangada, Indranil, and Anushalva was shattered. Then the mighty Aniruddha, contemplating Krishna-Charanarvindoka, took the staff equivalent to a rainbow and released the divine arrow through it. Seeing the arrows, the sage said, "Aniruddha's arrows have crossed the sea and entered its coastal land." 10-14 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 26 to 30)
The king! Hearing this, Yadavas like Samba and Deeptiman also fired arrows. Their arrows also reached the other side of the sea. Your Majesty! Millions of these arrows kept creeping in. All the archers were amazed at what they saw. Thus, all the Yadavas built a bridge thirty yojanas long and one yojana wide in the sky over the water. Aniruddha Adi Yadav slept in his camps at night, having built such a huge bridge in four hours. What, then, shall I describe of the brave sons and grandsons of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who are reflections of Krishna himself? . 15-19 |
Thus was completed the twenty-seventh chapter called 'Setu Bandhana' in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita. 27.
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