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Chapter 31

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गर्ग उवाच - स्वस्याः पराजयं दृष्ट्वा सिंहो दैत्यो रुषान्वितः ॥ निजघान वृकं बाणै रथस्थं खरवाहनः ॥१॥ दृष्ट्वा समागतान्बाणन्वृको वै कृष्णनन्दनः ॥ चिच्छेद तान्स्वबाणैश्च लीलया प्रधने नृप ॥२॥ पुनश्चिक्षेप बाणान्वै तांश्च चिच्छेद कृष्णजः ॥ ततः क्रुद्धो रणे राजन्सिंहनामासुरेश्वरः ॥३॥ शरासने समाधत्त वसुसंख्याञ्छिलीमुखान् ॥ चतुर्भिस्तुरगान्वीरो वृकस्य ह्यनयत्क्षयम् ॥४॥ एकेन ध्वजमत्युग्रं चिच्छेद तरसा हसन् ॥ एकेन सारथेः कायाच्छिरो भूमावपातयत् ॥५॥ एकेन सगुणं चापमच्छिनत्प्रधने रुषा ॥ एकेन हृदि विव्याध वृकस्य वेगवान्नृप ॥६॥ तस्य कर्माद्‌भुतं दृष्ट्वा वीरा विस्मयमागताः ॥ वृकस्तदैव सहसा दैत्यं शक्त्या जघान ह ॥७॥ सा शक्तिस्तत्तनुं भित्त्वा खरं भित्त्वा विनिर्गता ॥ विवेश भूतले राजन्विवरं पन्नगो यथा ॥८॥ खरो मृत्युं गतस्तत्र दैत्यः शीघ्रं पपात ह ॥ जगर्ज पुनरुत्थाय सिंहः सिंह इव स्फुटम् ॥९॥ गृहीत्वा विशिखं शूलं चिक्षेप स वृकोपरि ॥ तमापतंतं जग्राह वृको वामकरेण वै ॥१०॥ तेनैव शत्रुं निजघान राज- न्कृष्णस्य पुत्रो बहुरोषयुक्तः ॥ निर्भिन्नदेहो निपपात भूमौ हाहा प्रकुर्वन्स जगाम मृत्युम् ॥११॥ हाहाकारस्तदैवासीद्दानवानां रणांगणे ॥ पुष्पवर्षं सुराश्चक्रुः जयारावं यदूत्तमाः ॥१२॥ तदा कुशांबः संक्रुद्धो सांबादीन् यादवान्मृधे ॥ रथस्थः शीघ्रमागत्य सर्वान्विव्याध सायकैः ॥१३॥ तस्य बाणैश्च बहवः पेतुश्छिन्ना महागजाः ॥ तिर्यग्भूता रथा युद्धे तुरगाश्छिन्नकंधराः ॥१४॥ तथा पदातयस्तत्र शिरोहीना विबाहवः ॥ इत्थं स मारयन्‌राजन्ननेकान्विचचार ह ॥१५॥ एवं पराक्रमं दृष्ट्वा सांबो जांबवतीसुतः ॥ कुशांबं चाह्वयामास युद्धार्थे युद्धकोविदः ॥१६॥ सांब उवाच - आगच्छ वीर सहसा मया सह रणं कुरु ॥ किमन्यैस्त्रासितैर्दीनैर्निहतैः कोटिभिर्नरैः ॥१७॥ इत्युक्तवन्तमालोक्य कुशांबः प्रहसन्बली ॥ जघान हृदये तस्य वसुसंख्याञ्छिलीमुखान् ॥१८॥ तदमृष्यन्हरेः पुत्रः स्वकोदंडे दधञ्छरान् ॥ तताड सप्तभिः शत्रुं दानवं वक्षसोऽन्तरे ॥१९॥ उभौ समरसंरब्धावुभावपि जयैषिणौ ॥ रेजाते तौ हि संग्रामे यथा षण्मुखतारकौ ॥२०॥ सांबः कुशांबं प्रधने कुशांबः सांबमेव च ॥ अन्योन्यं सर्पसदृशैर्बाणैरपि ववर्षतुः ॥२१॥ बाणान्धनुषि संधाय शतसंख्यान्स्फुरत्प्रभान् ॥ अकरोद्विरथं तैश्च सांबं छिन्नशरासनम् ॥२२॥ स छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः ॥ आरुरोह रथं चान्यं कुपितश्चापसंयुतः ॥२३॥ सांब उवाच - कुत्र यास्यसि त्वं दैत्य कृत्वा दीर्घं पराक्रमम् ॥ क्षणमात्रं रणे स्थित्वा पश्य मे विक्रमं परम् ॥२४॥ इत्युक्त्वा सायकं चोग्रं स्वकोदंडे निधाय च ॥ मंत्रयित्वा च मंत्रेण तद्‌रथे निचखान ह ॥२५॥ अलातचक्रवद्‍भूमौ तेन बाणेन तद्‌रथः ॥ बभ्राम योजने शीघ्रं ससूतः सतुरंगमः ॥२६॥ भ्रमंतं सरथं दैत्यं दृष्ट्वा प्राह हसन्मुखः ॥ सांबो जांबवतीपुत्रो बाणं कृत्वा शरासने ॥२७॥ सांब उवाच - त्वादृशाश्च महावीराः स्वर्गयोग्या भवंति हि ॥ न राजंते महीमध्ये शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमाः ॥२८॥ तस्माच्च मम बाणेन द्वितीयेन दिवं व्रज ॥ सरथस्त्वं सदेहश्च मत्कृपातोऽसुरेश्वर ॥२९॥ गगनप्रापकं चास्त्रमित्युक्त्वा विमुमोच सः ॥ शरेण तेन सरथो विभ्रमन्भूतलान्नृप ॥३०॥ लोकान्बहूनतिक्रम्य जगाम रविमंडलम् ॥ सहयः सूतसहितस्तत्र सूर्यस्य ज्वालया ॥३१॥ दग्धोऽभूत्तद्‌रथः सद्यो दैत्यो दग्धकलेवरः ॥ पपात भूतले पुर्यां बल्वलस्य च सन्निधौ ॥३२॥ तस्मिन्निपतिते पापे गते मृत्युं च दानवे ॥ हाहाकारं ततश्चक्रुर्दैत्याः सर्वे भयान्विताः ॥३३॥ यादवानां ततः सैन्ये नेदुर्दुंदुभयो मुहुः ॥ पुष्पवर्षं मुदा चक्रुः सांबस्योपरि निर्जराः ॥३४॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे सिंहकुशांबोवधो नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ॥३१॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

garga uvāca - svasyāḥ parājayaṃ dṛṣṭvā siṃho daityo ruṣānvitaḥ || nijaghāna vṛkaṃ bāṇai rathasthaṃ kharavāhanaḥ ||1|| dṛṣṭvā samāgatānbāṇanvṛko vai kṛṣṇanandanaḥ || ciccheda tānsvabāṇaiśca līlayā pradhane nṛpa ||2|| punaścikṣepa bāṇānvai tāṃśca ciccheda kṛṣṇajaḥ || tataḥ kruddho raṇe rājansiṃhanāmāsureśvaraḥ ||3|| śarāsane samādhatta vasusaṃkhyāñchilīmukhān || caturbhisturagānvīro vṛkasya hyanayatkṣayam ||4|| ekena dhvajamatyugraṃ ciccheda tarasā hasan || ekena sāratheḥ kāyācchiro bhūmāvapātayat ||5|| ekena saguṇaṃ cāpamacchinatpradhane ruṣā || ekena hṛdi vivyādha vṛkasya vegavānnṛpa ||6|| tasya karmād‌bhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā vīrā vismayamāgatāḥ || vṛkastadaiva sahasā daityaṃ śaktyā jaghāna ha ||7|| sā śaktistattanuṃ bhittvā kharaṃ bhittvā vinirgatā || viveśa bhūtale rājanvivaraṃ pannago yathā ||8|| kharo mṛtyuṃ gatastatra daityaḥ śīghraṃ papāta ha || jagarja punarutthāya siṃhaḥ siṃha iva sphuṭam ||9|| gṛhītvā viśikhaṃ śūlaṃ cikṣepa sa vṛkopari || tamāpataṃtaṃ jagrāha vṛko vāmakareṇa vai ||10|| tenaiva śatruṃ nijaghāna rāja- nkṛṣṇasya putro bahuroṣayuktaḥ || nirbhinnadeho nipapāta bhūmau hāhā prakurvansa jagāma mṛtyum ||11|| hāhākārastadaivāsīddānavānāṃ raṇāṃgaṇe || puṣpavarṣaṃ surāścakruḥ jayārāvaṃ yadūttamāḥ ||12|| tadā kuśāṃbaḥ saṃkruddho sāṃbādīn yādavānmṛdhe || rathasthaḥ śīghramāgatya sarvānvivyādha sāyakaiḥ ||13|| tasya bāṇaiśca bahavaḥ petuśchinnā mahāgajāḥ || tiryagbhūtā rathā yuddhe turagāśchinnakaṃdharāḥ ||14|| tathā padātayastatra śirohīnā vibāhavaḥ || itthaṃ sa mārayan‌rājannanekānvicacāra ha ||15|| evaṃ parākramaṃ dṛṣṭvā sāṃbo jāṃbavatīsutaḥ || kuśāṃbaṃ cāhvayāmāsa yuddhārthe yuddhakovidaḥ ||16|| sāṃba uvāca - āgaccha vīra sahasā mayā saha raṇaṃ kuru || kimanyaistrāsitairdīnairnihataiḥ koṭibhirnaraiḥ ||17|| ityuktavantamālokya kuśāṃbaḥ prahasanbalī || jaghāna hṛdaye tasya vasusaṃkhyāñchilīmukhān ||18|| tadamṛṣyanhareḥ putraḥ svakodaṃḍe dadhañcharān || tatāḍa saptabhiḥ śatruṃ dānavaṃ vakṣaso'ntare ||19|| ubhau samarasaṃrabdhāvubhāvapi jayaiṣiṇau || rejāte tau hi saṃgrāme yathā ṣaṇmukhatārakau ||20|| sāṃbaḥ kuśāṃbaṃ pradhane kuśāṃbaḥ sāṃbameva ca || anyonyaṃ sarpasadṛśairbāṇairapi vavarṣatuḥ ||21|| bāṇāndhanuṣi saṃdhāya śatasaṃkhyānsphuratprabhān || akarodvirathaṃ taiśca sāṃbaṃ chinnaśarāsanam ||22|| sa chinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ || āruroha rathaṃ cānyaṃ kupitaścāpasaṃyutaḥ ||23|| sāṃba uvāca - kutra yāsyasi tvaṃ daitya kṛtvā dīrghaṃ parākramam || kṣaṇamātraṃ raṇe sthitvā paśya me vikramaṃ param ||24|| ityuktvā sāyakaṃ cograṃ svakodaṃḍe nidhāya ca || maṃtrayitvā ca maṃtreṇa tad‌rathe nicakhāna ha ||25|| alātacakravad‍bhūmau tena bāṇena tad‌rathaḥ || babhrāma yojane śīghraṃ sasūtaḥ saturaṃgamaḥ ||26|| bhramaṃtaṃ sarathaṃ daityaṃ dṛṣṭvā prāha hasanmukhaḥ || sāṃbo jāṃbavatīputro bāṇaṃ kṛtvā śarāsane ||27|| sāṃba uvāca - tvādṛśāśca mahāvīrāḥ svargayogyā bhavaṃti hi || na rājaṃte mahīmadhye śakratulyaparākramāḥ ||28|| tasmācca mama bāṇena dvitīyena divaṃ vraja || sarathastvaṃ sadehaśca matkṛpāto'sureśvara ||29|| gaganaprāpakaṃ cāstramityuktvā vimumoca saḥ || śareṇa tena saratho vibhramanbhūtalānnṛpa ||30|| lokānbahūnatikramya jagāma ravimaṃḍalam || sahayaḥ sūtasahitastatra sūryasya jvālayā ||31|| dagdho'bhūttad‌rathaḥ sadyo daityo dagdhakalevaraḥ || papāta bhūtale puryāṃ balvalasya ca sannidhau ||32|| tasminnipatite pāpe gate mṛtyuṃ ca dānave || hāhākāraṃ tataścakrurdaityāḥ sarve bhayānvitāḥ ||33|| yādavānāṃ tataḥ sainye nedurduṃdubhayo muhuḥ || puṣpavarṣaṃ mudā cakruḥ sāṃbasyopari nirjarāḥ ||34|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe siṃhakuśāṃbovadho nāmaikatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||31|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

Vrikadvara Simhaka and Sambadvara Kushambaka slayings

Srigarji says - Rajan! Seeing his army being defeated, a demon on a donkey named 'Singh' burst into flames of rage and started hitting the kidneys with arrows while sitting on a chariot. O Lord! On seeing the arrows coming upon him, on the battlefield, Sri Krishna-Nandana Vriksha playfully shot the arrows and cut them down. The lion then shot arrows and Srikrishna Kumar then cut them. 1-2.

The king! Then, in the battlefield, Asurraj Singh's anger knew no bounds. He placed eight arrows on the bow. With four of them, the hero transported the horses of Vrika to Yamlok, laughing with an arrow, he swiftly cut off the very high and fierce flag of their chariot, and with one arrow, severed the head of Sarathika from the clock and dropped it to the earth. Then an arrow angrily cut off his bow and arrow in the battlefield, and with an arrow, the mighty giant struck the kidneys in the chest. 3 - 6.

All the heroes were amazed at his marvelous deed. At the same time, Kidney suddenly struck the monster with power. The power went out by piercing his body and even tearing the donkey apart. The king! Just as the snake enters the crater, it injures the power lion and plunges into the earth. The donkey died on the spot, and the demon fell to the earth instantly. But the demon rose again and roared as loudly as a lion. He ran with a spotless spear on top of the kidney. As he climbed up, Kidney grabbed the spade with his hand in the battlefield. The king. Then with the same spear, Krishna Kumar, who was very angry, struck the enemy. The body of the lion was torn apart. He fell to the earth while yawning and died. At the same time, the great terror of the demons appeared in the battlefield. The gods showered flowers and the best of the Yadavas began to shout 'Jai-Jai'. 7-12 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 31 to 35)

Filled with fury, Kushamba mounted a chariot on the battlefield and quickly came and began to beat all the Yadavas, including Samba, with his cymbals. Many of the great Gajarajas were crushed by his arrows, the chariots were overturned, and in the battle many horses had their necks cut off, and many of the foot warriors were left without heads or arms. The king! Thus, Kushamba wandered through the battlefield, killing and killing many heroes. Seeing his prowess, the warlike Jambavatinandan Sambane challenged the Kushambas for war. 13-16 |

Samba said, "Veer! Come and fight with me at once. What good will it do to the millions of other poor people? . 17.

- Having said this, Balwan Kushamb looked at Sambaki and began to laugh. He shot eight arrows into Sambaki's chest. Samba, the son of Srihari, could not bear his arrogance. He shot seven arrows at his staff, inflicting deep wounds on the enemy demon's chest. Both were full of rage for the war and both wanted their own victory. In the battlefield, the two warriors were as graceful as Skanda and Tarakasura. On the battlefield, Samba started raining serpent-like arrows on Kushambar and Kushambar Samba. The Kushambas, armed with a hundred bright arrows on their bows, made the Sambas chariotless by them, and also cut off their bows. When the bow was cut off, the chariot was broken, and the horses and charioteers were killed, the Sambas mounted another chariot and, in anger, took the bow in their hands. 18-23 |

Samba said, "Demon! Where will you go now with such a great display of valor? Stop for a moment in the land of battle and see my excellent prowess. 24.

Having said this, Samba meditated a fierce psalm on his axe and left it on Kushambaka's chariot, enthralled by the divine mantra. Hurt by the arrow, Kushambaka's chariot, including the horse and the charioteer, started spinning on the ground floor like an alatchakra. As he wandered around, he soon came up with a plan. Jambavatinandan Sambak had a smile on his face as he saw the demon with the chariot and placed an arrow on the bow. 25-27 |

Samba said, "O God! Great heroes like you, who are as mighty as Devendra, deserve to be in heaven. They do not have a place of beauty on this earth. Therefore, with this other arrow of mine and the chariot, go to heaven. This will be my great favor to you. 28-29 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 31 to 35)

With that, Samba released the celestial weapon into the sky. O Lord! With that arrow, Kushamba with his chariot spun and rose from the earth, carrying many people to the solar system. On reaching there, his chariot along with the horse and charioteer were burnt in the flames of the sun and the demon's body was also immediately burnt and fell on the earth near Balvala in Asuri Puri. When the sinful demon fell and died, all the demons were terrified and cried out. At that time, cymbals began to be played repeatedly in the Yadava army. The gods began to shower joyful flowers on the chariot of Sambak. 30-34 |

Thus was completed the thirty-first chapter in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigarghasamhita, titled "The Slaying of the Lion and the Kushambaka." 31.

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