Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 52
Sourceअश्वमेधखण्डः - द्विपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः चन्द्रहास-अनिरुद्ध मिलनम् - गर्ग उवाच - समागतं यज्ञहयं विलोक्य श्रीचन्द्रहासो व्रजचन्द्रदासः ॥ सद्यो गृहीत्वा किल तस्य पत्रं स वाचयामास तदैव हृष्टः ॥१॥ तत्पत्रं वाचयित्वाऽऽह महाभागवतो नृप ॥ अहो पश्यामि नेत्राभ्यां पौत्रं श्रीपरमात्मनः ॥२॥ केन पुण्येन पूर्वेण कृष्णतुल्यं यदूत्तमम् ॥ मया न दृष्टः श्रीकृष्णो मायामानुषविग्रहः ॥३॥ सहितः कार्ष्णिजेनाहं तस्माद्गच्छामि द्वारकाम् ॥ तत्र पश्यामि श्रीकृष्णं बलं प्रद्युम्नमेव च ॥४॥ उग्रसेनं महाराजं श्रीकृष्णेनापि पूजितम् ॥ इत्युक्त्वा निर्ययौ राजा ह्यनिरुद्धं विलोकितुम् ॥५॥ गृहीत्वा चोपचाराँश्च गंधपुष्पाक्षतादिकान् ॥ दिव्यवस्त्राणि रत्नानि गृहीत्वा तुरगं च सः ॥६॥ सवः पुरजनैः सार्द्धं मालातिलकशोभितैः ॥ गीतवादित्रघोषैश्च पद्भ्यां राजा जगाम ह ॥७॥ आगतं तं नृपं दृष्ट्वा नागरैः सहितं नृप ॥ अनिरुद्धो मुदायुक्तो मंत्रिणं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥८॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - कोऽयं राजा महामंत्रिन्सर्वैः पुरजनैः सह ॥ आगतो मिलनार्थं वा तस्य वार्तां वदस्व नः ॥९॥ उद्धव उवाच - नृपोऽयं चंद्रहासाख्यो केरलाधिपतेः सुतः ॥ मृतयोर्मातृपित्रोश्च कुलिंदेनानुपालितः ॥१०॥ आबाल्यात्कृष्णचन्द्रस्य भक्तस्तेनापि रक्षितः ॥ दुष्टबुद्धेः प्रधानस्य सुतां यः परिणीतवान् ॥११॥ यस्मै कुन्तलको राजा राज्यं दत्वा वनं ययौ ॥ तस्याख्यानं द्वारकायां मया कृष्णमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥१२॥ यस्मै स्वदर्शनं दातुं श्रीकृष्णोऽत्रागमिष्यति ॥ उद्धवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा विस्मितोऽभूद्यदूत्तमः ॥१३॥ गत्वानिरुद्धनिकटे चन्द्रहासो जनैर्वृतः ॥ श्यामकर्णं ददौ प्रीतो धनानि बहुशस्तथा ॥१४॥ गजानामर्द्धलक्षं च रथानां लक्षमेव च ॥ तुरगाणामेककोटिं मुद्राणां हि सहस्रकम् ॥१५॥ गवयानां सहस्रं च शिबिकानां सहस्रकम् ॥ धेनूनां दशलक्षं च शिञ्जानामयुतं तथा ॥१६॥ एककोटिं सुवर्णानां रौप्याणां च चतुर्गुणम् ॥ लक्षमाभरणानां च माधवाय ददौ नृपः ॥१७॥ चन्द्रहास उवाच - नमोऽनिरुद्धाय सुरोत्तमाय श्रीकृष्णपौत्राय जनेश्वराय ॥ प्रद्युम्नपुत्राय यदूत्तमाय देवाय पूर्णाय नमः पराय ॥१८॥ इति भक्तवचः श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नो मदनात्मजः ॥ संश्लाघ्य प्रददौ तस्मै प्रदीप्तां रत्नमालिकाम् ॥ १९॥ चन्द्रहासस्तु राजेन्द्र राज्ये कृत्वा तु मंत्रिणम् ॥ स्वपुराद्यादवैः सार्द्धं गंतुं चालं मनोऽकरोत् ॥२०॥ उषित्वा तत्पुरे सर्वे ह्येकरात्रं यदूत्तमाः ॥ प्रातःकाले ययू राजंश्चन्द्रहासेन संयुताः ॥२१॥ जगाम ह्यग्रतस्तेभ्यो तुरगः पत्रशोभितः ॥ ततः सप्तवतीं दृष्ट्वा ह्यावर्त्तशतसंकुलाम् ॥२२॥ तटं तरंगैर्निघ्नंतीं दीर्घवेगां दुरत्ययाम् ॥ नौकाभिः संयुतां दृष्ट्वा वीरः प्रद्युम्ननन्दनः ॥२३॥ अक्षौहिणीशतयुतः पारं गंतुं मनो दधे ॥ स पूर्वं गजमारुह्य सांबाद्यैः परिवेष्टितः ॥२४॥ नावं त्यक्त्वा नृपश्रेष्ठ प्रविवेश नदीजले ॥ प्रथमं सलिलं तस्यां समलं च बभूव ह ॥२५॥ ततः पंकद्रवा भूमिश्चित्रमेतद्बभूव ह ॥ हसंतो यादवाः सर्वे विस्मयं परमं ययुः ॥२६॥ अथ व्रजंस्तुरंगस्तु स जगाम शनैः शनैः ॥ नारायणसरो यत्र मध्ये सिंधुसमुद्रयोः ॥२७॥ पपौ तिर्थजलं तत्र तुरगश्च तृषातुरः ॥ ततस्तत्राययुः सर्वेऽनिरुद्धाद्या यदूत्तमाः ॥२८॥ धर्मद्वेषकरान्नीचान्म्लेच्छाञ्जित्वा मृधांगणे ॥ दृष्ट्वा तुरंगमं तत्र स्नानं चक्रुः सरोवरे ॥२९॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे नारायणसरोगमनं नाम द्विपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥५२॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - dvipaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ candrahāsa-aniruddha milanam - garga uvāca - samāgataṃ yajñahayaṃ vilokya śrīcandrahāso vrajacandradāsaḥ || sadyo gṛhītvā kila tasya patraṃ sa vācayāmāsa tadaiva hṛṣṭaḥ ||1|| tatpatraṃ vācayitvā''ha mahābhāgavato nṛpa || aho paśyāmi netrābhyāṃ pautraṃ śrīparamātmanaḥ ||2|| kena puṇyena pūrveṇa kṛṣṇatulyaṃ yadūttamam || mayā na dṛṣṭaḥ śrīkṛṣṇo māyāmānuṣavigrahaḥ ||3|| sahitaḥ kārṣṇijenāhaṃ tasmādgacchāmi dvārakām || tatra paśyāmi śrīkṛṣṇaṃ balaṃ pradyumnameva ca ||4|| ugrasenaṃ mahārājaṃ śrīkṛṣṇenāpi pūjitam || ityuktvā niryayau rājā hyaniruddhaṃ vilokitum ||5|| gṛhītvā copacārā~śca gaṃdhapuṣpākṣatādikān || divyavastrāṇi ratnāni gṛhītvā turagaṃ ca saḥ ||6|| savaḥ purajanaiḥ sārddhaṃ mālātilakaśobhitaiḥ || gītavāditraghoṣaiśca padbhyāṃ rājā jagāma ha ||7|| āgataṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgaraiḥ sahitaṃ nṛpa || aniruddho mudāyukto maṃtriṇaṃ cedamabravīt ||8|| aniruddha uvāca - ko'yaṃ rājā mahāmaṃtrinsarvaiḥ purajanaiḥ saha || āgato milanārthaṃ vā tasya vārtāṃ vadasva naḥ ||9|| uddhava uvāca - nṛpo'yaṃ caṃdrahāsākhyo keralādhipateḥ sutaḥ || mṛtayormātṛpitrośca kuliṃdenānupālitaḥ ||10|| ābālyātkṛṣṇacandrasya bhaktastenāpi rakṣitaḥ || duṣṭabuddheḥ pradhānasya sutāṃ yaḥ pariṇītavān ||11|| yasmai kuntalako rājā rājyaṃ datvā vanaṃ yayau || tasyākhyānaṃ dvārakāyāṃ mayā kṛṣṇamukhācchrutam ||12|| yasmai svadarśanaṃ dātuṃ śrīkṛṣṇo'trāgamiṣyati || uddhavasya vacaḥ śrutvā vismito'bhūdyadūttamaḥ ||13|| gatvāniruddhanikaṭe candrahāso janairvṛtaḥ || śyāmakarṇaṃ dadau prīto dhanāni bahuśastathā ||14|| gajānāmarddhalakṣaṃ ca rathānāṃ lakṣameva ca || turagāṇāmekakoṭiṃ mudrāṇāṃ hi sahasrakam ||15|| gavayānāṃ sahasraṃ ca śibikānāṃ sahasrakam || dhenūnāṃ daśalakṣaṃ ca śiñjānāmayutaṃ tathā ||16|| ekakoṭiṃ suvarṇānāṃ raupyāṇāṃ ca caturguṇam || lakṣamābharaṇānāṃ ca mādhavāya dadau nṛpaḥ ||17|| candrahāsa uvāca - namo'niruddhāya surottamāya śrīkṛṣṇapautrāya janeśvarāya || pradyumnaputrāya yadūttamāya devāya pūrṇāya namaḥ parāya ||18|| iti bhaktavacaḥ śrutvā prasanno madanātmajaḥ || saṃślāghya pradadau tasmai pradīptāṃ ratnamālikām || 19|| candrahāsastu rājendra rājye kṛtvā tu maṃtriṇam || svapurādyādavaiḥ sārddhaṃ gaṃtuṃ cālaṃ mano'karot ||20|| uṣitvā tatpure sarve hyekarātraṃ yadūttamāḥ || prātaḥkāle yayū rājaṃścandrahāsena saṃyutāḥ ||21|| jagāma hyagratastebhyo turagaḥ patraśobhitaḥ || tataḥ saptavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā hyāvarttaśatasaṃkulām ||22|| taṭaṃ taraṃgairnighnaṃtīṃ dīrghavegāṃ duratyayām || naukābhiḥ saṃyutāṃ dṛṣṭvā vīraḥ pradyumnanandanaḥ ||23|| akṣauhiṇīśatayutaḥ pāraṃ gaṃtuṃ mano dadhe || sa pūrvaṃ gajamāruhya sāṃbādyaiḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ ||24|| nāvaṃ tyaktvā nṛpaśreṣṭha praviveśa nadījale || prathamaṃ salilaṃ tasyāṃ samalaṃ ca babhūva ha ||25|| tataḥ paṃkadravā bhūmiścitrametadbabhūva ha || hasaṃto yādavāḥ sarve vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ ||26|| atha vrajaṃsturaṃgastu sa jagāma śanaiḥ śanaiḥ || nārāyaṇasaro yatra madhye siṃdhusamudrayoḥ ||27|| papau tirthajalaṃ tatra turagaśca tṛṣāturaḥ || tatastatrāyayuḥ sarve'niruddhādyā yadūttamāḥ ||28|| dharmadveṣakarānnīcānmlecchāñjitvā mṛdhāṃgaṇe || dṛṣṭvā turaṃgamaṃ tatra snānaṃ cakruḥ sarovare ||29|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇasarogamanaṃ nāma dvipaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ ||52|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
Shyamakarna Ashvaka went to Kauntalapur and offered the horses to Aniruddha's service along with many gifts from Bhaktaraja Chandrahasa, and from there they all left.
Srigarji says - Rajan! On seeing the horse that had come there, King Chandrahasana, the servant of Vrajachandra Krishna, immediately caught hold of it and read its spear leaf with delight. Nareshwar. After reading the letter, the great devotee, Naresh, said, "Ah! It is a matter of great fortune that today I will see the grandson of Lord Krishna with my own eyes. I do not know what virtue has been created by me in the past, which is giving me the opportunity to see Yadukulatilaka Aniruddha, who is like Krishna. I have not had a darshan of Lord Krishna, who is wearing a human body, till date. So I will go to Dwarka with Pradyumna Kumar and there will also have darshan of Shri Krishna, Balarama, Pradyumna and those Maharajas Ugrasena who are also worshipped by Lord Shri Krishna. 1-43 | -
Having said this, King Chandrahasa left the city to have a darshan of Aniruddha, accompanied by all the priests adorned with garlands and tilak, along with incense, flowers, incense, divine garments, divine jewels, and even the horse. The king went on foot, accompanied by the auspicious sound of songs and music. 5 - 7.
O Lord! Aniruddha was very happy to see the king with the citizens. They started asking questions of minister Uddhavji. 8. (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 51 to 58)
Aniruddha said, "O great minister! Who is this king, who has come to meet us with all the townsfolk? You tell us the story of it. 9.
Hearing this from Uddhav, the Yadav chief Aniruddha was amazed. Surrounded by all the citizens, King Chandrahasana approached Aniruddha, gave him the Shyamakarna horse, and happily presented him with a large sum of money. Fifty thousand elephants, a hundred thousand chariots, a hundred million horses, a thousand gold coins, a thousand cows, a thousand shepherds, a hundred thousand dhenus, ten thousand pratyanchas, a hundred million gold, four million silver, and a hundred thousand jewels - the king presented to Madhava Aniruddha. 13-17 |
Chandrahasana said, "My salutations are repeated to Aniruddha, who is the greatest of all gods, the grandson of Krishna, the son of Lokeshvara, the son of Pradyumna, the son of Yadukulatilaka and the Supreme Personality of Godhead." 18.
Pradyumna Kumar, who was pleased to hear this word of the devotee, praised him and offered him a shining jewel. Rajendra! Chandrahasana considered leaving his city with the Yadavas by appointing ministers over his kingdom. All those best Yadavas stayed one night in that city and left with Chandrahas in the morning. A horse adorned with spears rode ahead of them and approached the 'Saptavati' flanked by hundreds of vortices (vortices). The river was breaking its meandering banks. His speed was very strong and difficult for everyone to pass. There were many boats moored on its banks. After seeing that river, Veer Pradyumranandan Aniruddha thought of crossing it with a hundred Akshauhini army. 19-23 |
Oh dear Lord! Aniruddha first rode an elephant surrounded by sambas and left the boat and entered the river waters. At first, his water got mixed up with that army and became muddy. Then the river was just plain land. This strange thing happened. All the Yadavs laughed and were astonished. 24-26 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 51 to 58)
The horse then proceeded slowly, reaching where Narayan Sarovar lay between the Indus River and the sea. He was getting tired of being thirsty. He drank the water of that pilgrimage. Just then, all the Yadavas like Aniruddha came there. They had to fight and defeat heretical demons on the way. Seeing the horse there, they all took a bath in Narayan Sarovar. 27-29 |
Thus was completed the fifty-second chapter in the Ashvamedha Khanda under the Srigargha Samhita. 52.
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