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Chapter 53

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Aśvamedha-khaṇḍa · Chapter 53

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अश्वमेधखण्डः - त्रिपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः यादवगणानां द्वारकाप्रत्यागमनं तथा उग्रसेनसभायां उद्धवप्रेरणा - गर्ग उवाच - पश्यन्नृपान्महावीरानुग्रसेनतुरंगमः ॥ विचरन्भारते वर्षे देशानन्याञ्जगाम ह ॥१॥ एवं विचरतस्तस्य हयस्य च विशां पते ॥ आगतः फाल्गुनो मासः सर्वेषां गृहदर्शिकः ॥२॥ आगतं फाल्गुनं दृष्ट्वा चानिरुद्धस्तु शंकितः ॥ उवाच मंत्रिप्रवरमुद्धवं बुद्धिसत्तमम् ॥३॥ अनिरुद्ध उवाच - चैत्रे श्रीयादवेंद्रस्तु मंत्रिन् यज्ञं करिष्यति ॥ वयं तु किं करिष्यामो दिवसा बहवो न हि ॥४॥ भूमौ तुरंगहर्त्तारो नृपाः के केऽवशेषिताः ॥ तेषां च वद नामानि मह्यं शुश्रूषवे त्वरम् ॥५॥ उद्धव उवाच - न संति भूतले शूरा गगने संति वा हरे ॥ तस्माद्यदुपुरीं गच्छ स्वर्णद्वारां च द्वारकाम् ॥६॥ इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ह्यनिरुद्धः प्रहर्षितः ॥ तस्यापि वचनं राजन्नश्वाग्रे पुनरब्रवीत् ॥७॥ एवं तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य सर्वज्ञाता तुरंगमः ॥ प्रययौ द्वारकां शीघ्रं किष्किंधां हनुमानिव ॥८॥ तस्यापि पृष्ठतः शूरा दुद्रुवुस्ते तुरंगमैः ॥ वायुवेगैर्मनोवेगैर्भानुसांबादयो नृप ॥९॥ गृहीत्वा तुरगं सर्वे बद्ध्वा तं स्वर्णदामभिः ॥ सेनायामन्तरे कृत्वा शंकिताः स्वपुरीं ययुः ॥१०॥ गीतवादित्रघोषैश्च नादयंतश्च दुंदुभीन् ॥ चालयंतश्च पृथिवीं त्रासयन्तः खलान् रिपून् ॥११॥ व्रजंतं यादवैः सार्द्धं तुरगं वीक्ष्य नारदः ॥ दूतवत्कलहार्थाय प्रययौ शक्रसन्निधिम् ॥१२॥ तस्याग्रे कथयामास वाजिवार्तां स विस्तरात् ॥ श्रुत्वा शक्रस्तु राजेंद्र हयं हर्तुं मनो दधे ॥१३॥ आययौ भूतले शीघ्रं द्र्ष्टुं भूत्वा तिरोहितः ॥ अहो विष्णोर्मायया च सर्वे मुह्यंति देवताः ॥१४॥ कुबेरब्रह्मशक्राद्या भूजनानां तु का कथा ॥ स गत्वा तत्र वृष्णीनां सेनां सर्वां ददर्श ह ॥१५॥ प्रलयाब्धिसमां रौद्रां वृतां शूरैश्च कोटिभिः ॥ यादवानां महासेनामुद्‌भटां वीक्ष्य शंकितः ॥१६॥ ययौ कृष्णभयाद्‌राजञ्छीघ्रं शक्रोऽमरावतीम् ॥ कृष्णदेवस्य कृपया युद्धस्याशां विसृज्य च ॥१७॥ अथ व्रजंती चतुरंगिणीभिः सेनानिरुद्धस्य महात्मनश्च ॥ गजै रथैर्वै तुरगैर्नरैश्च रेजे मघोनः पृतनेव स्वर्गे ॥१८॥ गजाः सर्वे पृथग्भूताः पृथग्भूता रथास्तथा ॥ पृथग्भूतास्तुरंगाश्च पृथग्भूता पदातयः ॥१९॥ अनुजग्मुर्द्वारकां ते हर्षिताः कृष्णपोतकाः ॥ जंबूद्वीपस्य जेतारो लोकद्वयजिगिषवः ॥२०॥ अग्ने वाहं पुरस्कृत्य वादित्रैर्विविधैरपि ॥ गीतनृत्यादिभी राजन्संयुक्तास्ते यदूत्तमाः ॥२१॥ अनिरुद्धस्तु सांबाद्यैरिंद्रनीलादिभिर्नृप ॥ चन्द्रहासादिभिर्भूपैः सहस्रैरभिभूषितः ॥२२॥ सांबस्यानुमतेनापि चानर्ते संप्रविश्य च ॥ उद्धवं प्रेषयामास द्वारकां योजनद्वयात् ॥२३॥ एवं प्रणोदितः सोऽपि नत्वा रुक्मवतीसुतम् ॥ शिबिकां शीघ्रमारुह्य हर्षितः प्रययौ पुरीम् ॥२४॥ यत्रास्ते ह्युग्रसेनस्तु मुनिभिः परिवारितः ॥ श्रेष्ठे पिंडारकक्षेत्रे सभामंडपभूषिते ॥२५॥ वसुदेवादयो यत्र रामकृष्णादयो नृप ॥ प्रद्युम्नाद्याश्च बलिनो यज्ञं रक्षन्ति नित्यशः ॥२६॥ गत्वा नृपसभां तत्र यादवेंद्रं प्रणम्य च ॥ वसुदेवं बलं कृष्णं प्रद्युम्नादीन् यदूत्तमान् ॥२७॥ सर्वान्नत्वा यथायोग्यं तेषामग्रे स संस्थितः ॥ कथयामास वृत्तांतं पृष्टस्तैर्हृष्टमानसैः ॥२८॥ उद्धव उवाच - आगतस्तव राजेंद्र निर्विघ्नेन तुरंगमः ॥ आगताश्चानिरुद्धाद्याः कुशलेन यदूत्तमाः ॥२९॥ गोविंदस्यापि कृपया चेद्रनीलः समागतः ॥ हेमांगदः सुरूपा च ह्यागता मण्डलेश्वरी ॥३०॥ निर्जितस्तु बको युद्धे भीषणेन समन्वितः ॥ बिन्दुश्चैवानुशाल्वश्च स्वपुराद्‌द्वौ समागतौ ॥३१॥ उपद्वीपे पांचजन्ये बल्वलो निर्जितोऽसुरैः ॥ तस्मिन्युद्धे महेशेन ह्यनिरुद्धसुनन्दनौ ॥३२॥ निहतौ च रुषाढ्येन यादवाश्चैव मारिताः ॥ तत्र गत्वा त्वसौ कृष्णो जीवयामास यादवान् ॥३३॥ तस्मात्कृष्णस्य कृपया वयं सर्वे समागताः ॥ निर्जिताः कौरवाः सर्वे भीष्मो ह्यत्र समागतः ॥३४॥ दृष्ट्वा द्वैतवनेऽस्माभिः पांडवा दुःखकर्शिताः ॥ व्रजे गोपगणाश्चैव कृष्णविक्षेपविह्वलाः ॥३५॥ आबाल्यात्कृष्णभक्तस्तु चंद्रहासः समागतः ॥ भीताश्च बहवो भूपा आगतास्ते भयात्तव ॥३६॥ गर्ग उवाच - इति कृष्णगुणाञ्छ्रुत्वा ह्युद्धवाद्यादवेश्वरः ॥ न किंचिदूचे प्रेम्णा तु मग्नश्चानन्दसागरे ॥३७॥ मणिहारं ददौ तस्मै रत्‍नानि चांबराणी च ॥ शिबिकावारणरथहयादीनुद्धवाय सः ॥ ३८॥ ततः कृष्णस्तु भगवाञ्छीघ्रमुत्थाय हर्षितः ॥ सख्या सार्द्धं सभायां च चकार परिरंभणम् ॥३९॥ उग्रसेन उवाचाथ गोविन्दं हर्षपूरितः ॥ आनेतं चानिरुद्धं वै गच्छ श्रीकृष्ण यादवैः ॥४०॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां हयमेधखण्डे उद्धवागमनं नाम त्रिपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥५३॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

aśvamedhakhaṇḍaḥ - tripaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ yādavagaṇānāṃ dvārakāpratyāgamanaṃ tathā ugrasenasabhāyāṃ uddhavapreraṇā - garga uvāca - paśyannṛpānmahāvīrānugrasenaturaṃgamaḥ || vicaranbhārate varṣe deśānanyāñjagāma ha ||1|| evaṃ vicaratastasya hayasya ca viśāṃ pate || āgataḥ phālguno māsaḥ sarveṣāṃ gṛhadarśikaḥ ||2|| āgataṃ phālgunaṃ dṛṣṭvā cāniruddhastu śaṃkitaḥ || uvāca maṃtripravaramuddhavaṃ buddhisattamam ||3|| aniruddha uvāca - caitre śrīyādaveṃdrastu maṃtrin yajñaṃ kariṣyati || vayaṃ tu kiṃ kariṣyāmo divasā bahavo na hi ||4|| bhūmau turaṃgaharttāro nṛpāḥ ke ke'vaśeṣitāḥ || teṣāṃ ca vada nāmāni mahyaṃ śuśrūṣave tvaram ||5|| uddhava uvāca - na saṃti bhūtale śūrā gagane saṃti vā hare || tasmādyadupurīṃ gaccha svarṇadvārāṃ ca dvārakām ||6|| iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā hyaniruddhaḥ praharṣitaḥ || tasyāpi vacanaṃ rājannaśvāgre punarabravīt ||7|| evaṃ tadvākyamākarṇya sarvajñātā turaṃgamaḥ || prayayau dvārakāṃ śīghraṃ kiṣkiṃdhāṃ hanumāniva ||8|| tasyāpi pṛṣṭhataḥ śūrā dudruvuste turaṃgamaiḥ || vāyuvegairmanovegairbhānusāṃbādayo nṛpa ||9|| gṛhītvā turagaṃ sarve baddhvā taṃ svarṇadāmabhiḥ || senāyāmantare kṛtvā śaṃkitāḥ svapurīṃ yayuḥ ||10|| gītavāditraghoṣaiśca nādayaṃtaśca duṃdubhīn || cālayaṃtaśca pṛthivīṃ trāsayantaḥ khalān ripūn ||11|| vrajaṃtaṃ yādavaiḥ sārddhaṃ turagaṃ vīkṣya nāradaḥ || dūtavatkalahārthāya prayayau śakrasannidhim ||12|| tasyāgre kathayāmāsa vājivārtāṃ sa vistarāt || śrutvā śakrastu rājeṃdra hayaṃ hartuṃ mano dadhe ||13|| āyayau bhūtale śīghraṃ drṣṭuṃ bhūtvā tirohitaḥ || aho viṣṇormāyayā ca sarve muhyaṃti devatāḥ ||14|| kuberabrahmaśakrādyā bhūjanānāṃ tu kā kathā || sa gatvā tatra vṛṣṇīnāṃ senāṃ sarvāṃ dadarśa ha ||15|| pralayābdhisamāṃ raudrāṃ vṛtāṃ śūraiśca koṭibhiḥ || yādavānāṃ mahāsenāmud‌bhaṭāṃ vīkṣya śaṃkitaḥ ||16|| yayau kṛṣṇabhayād‌rājañchīghraṃ śakro'marāvatīm || kṛṣṇadevasya kṛpayā yuddhasyāśāṃ visṛjya ca ||17|| atha vrajaṃtī caturaṃgiṇībhiḥ senāniruddhasya mahātmanaśca || gajai rathairvai turagairnaraiśca reje maghonaḥ pṛtaneva svarge ||18|| gajāḥ sarve pṛthagbhūtāḥ pṛthagbhūtā rathāstathā || pṛthagbhūtāsturaṃgāśca pṛthagbhūtā padātayaḥ ||19|| anujagmurdvārakāṃ te harṣitāḥ kṛṣṇapotakāḥ || jaṃbūdvīpasya jetāro lokadvayajigiṣavaḥ ||20|| agne vāhaṃ puraskṛtya vāditrairvividhairapi || gītanṛtyādibhī rājansaṃyuktāste yadūttamāḥ ||21|| aniruddhastu sāṃbādyairiṃdranīlādibhirnṛpa || candrahāsādibhirbhūpaiḥ sahasrairabhibhūṣitaḥ ||22|| sāṃbasyānumatenāpi cānarte saṃpraviśya ca || uddhavaṃ preṣayāmāsa dvārakāṃ yojanadvayāt ||23|| evaṃ praṇoditaḥ so'pi natvā rukmavatīsutam || śibikāṃ śīghramāruhya harṣitaḥ prayayau purīm ||24|| yatrāste hyugrasenastu munibhiḥ parivāritaḥ || śreṣṭhe piṃḍārakakṣetre sabhāmaṃḍapabhūṣite ||25|| vasudevādayo yatra rāmakṛṣṇādayo nṛpa || pradyumnādyāśca balino yajñaṃ rakṣanti nityaśaḥ ||26|| gatvā nṛpasabhāṃ tatra yādaveṃdraṃ praṇamya ca || vasudevaṃ balaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ pradyumnādīn yadūttamān ||27|| sarvānnatvā yathāyogyaṃ teṣāmagre sa saṃsthitaḥ || kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ pṛṣṭastairhṛṣṭamānasaiḥ ||28|| uddhava uvāca - āgatastava rājeṃdra nirvighnena turaṃgamaḥ || āgatāścāniruddhādyāḥ kuśalena yadūttamāḥ ||29|| goviṃdasyāpi kṛpayā cedranīlaḥ samāgataḥ || hemāṃgadaḥ surūpā ca hyāgatā maṇḍaleśvarī ||30|| nirjitastu bako yuddhe bhīṣaṇena samanvitaḥ || binduścaivānuśālvaśca svapurād‌dvau samāgatau ||31|| upadvīpe pāṃcajanye balvalo nirjito'suraiḥ || tasminyuddhe maheśena hyaniruddhasunandanau ||32|| nihatau ca ruṣāḍhyena yādavāścaiva māritāḥ || tatra gatvā tvasau kṛṣṇo jīvayāmāsa yādavān ||33|| tasmātkṛṣṇasya kṛpayā vayaṃ sarve samāgatāḥ || nirjitāḥ kauravāḥ sarve bhīṣmo hyatra samāgataḥ ||34|| dṛṣṭvā dvaitavane'smābhiḥ pāṃḍavā duḥkhakarśitāḥ || vraje gopagaṇāścaiva kṛṣṇavikṣepavihvalāḥ ||35|| ābālyātkṛṣṇabhaktastu caṃdrahāsaḥ samāgataḥ || bhītāśca bahavo bhūpā āgatāste bhayāttava ||36|| garga uvāca - iti kṛṣṇaguṇāñchrutvā hyuddhavādyādaveśvaraḥ || na kiṃcidūce premṇā tu magnaścānandasāgare ||37|| maṇihāraṃ dadau tasmai rat‍nāni cāṃbarāṇī ca || śibikāvāraṇarathahayādīnuddhavāya saḥ || 38|| tataḥ kṛṣṇastu bhagavāñchīghramutthāya harṣitaḥ || sakhyā sārddhaṃ sabhāyāṃ ca cakāra pariraṃbhaṇam ||39|| ugrasena uvācātha govindaṃ harṣapūritaḥ || ānetaṃ cāniruddhaṃ vai gaccha śrīkṛṣṇa yādavaiḥ ||40|| iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ hayamedhakhaṇḍe uddhavāgamanaṃ nāma tripaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ ||53|| hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

On Uddhav's advice, all the Yadavas left for Dwarkapuri and, inspired by Aniruddha, reached Dwarkapuri before emergence and narrated the journey.

Shri Gargji says - Maharaj! King Ugrasena's horse visited other kingdoms, visiting great and brave kings and wandering in India. Prajanatha! The horse thus spent much time traveling and arrived in the month of Phalguna, which is a reminder of home. Seeing the coming of the month of Phalguna, Aniruddha became suspicious and spoke to Udhava, the best of the wise ministers. 1-3.

Aniruddha said, "O minister! Yadvaraja Ugrasena would perform the yajna in Chaitra itself. What shall we do? There are not many more days left. I want to hear how many horse-smuggling kings are left on this floor. You should give their names as soon as possible. 4-5.

Uddhav said, "Hare! There are no more knights on the ground or in the sky who kidnap horses. Now, therefore, go to Dwarkapuri of the Yadavas, a gate adorned with gold necklaces. 6.

Aniruddha was overjoyed when he heard this. The king! Aniruddha also repeated what Uddhavji had said to Ashvaka. Thus hearing Aniruddha's statement, the omniscient horse hurried to Dwarka, just as Hanumanji, having returned from Lanka, had hurried to Kishkindhapuri. O Lord! Behind him, knights like Bhanu and Samba began to run with horses as fast as wind and beads. Fearing that the horse would be kidnapped, they seized it, tied it with gold ropes, and marched to their village in the middle of the army. 7-10 | (Ashwamedh Khand Chapter 51 to 58)

The Yadavas were advancing with thunderous noises, shaking the earth, and terror in the minds of evil enemies. On seeing the horse accompanying the Yadavas, Naradji went to Indra like an emissary to create a new discord or dispute. He narrated the story of the horse in detail to them. Rajendra! Hearing that account, Indra thought of stealing the horse. They soon disappeared and came to the ground floor to see the horses. Ahhh! All the gods are also captivated by the delusion of Lord Vishnu. When Kubera, Brahma and Indra, etc., are also captivated by God's delusion, what is the matter with ordinary humans on earth? Indra went there and inspected the entire army of the Vrishnavites. That army was as fierce as the sea of the Holocaust and full of millions of knights. Indra was horrified to see the outnumbered and outnumbered army of the Yadavas. The king! Fearing Krishna, Devendra rushed back to Indravatipuri. It was by the grace of Lord Krishna that he gave up the hope of war and adopted a policy of sitting quietly. 11-17 |

Mahatma Aniruddha's vast army, consisting of elephants, chariots, horses, and foot-soldiers, was being adorned like Indra's army in heaven as he traveled with numerous chess pieces. All of the elephants were taken apart. Chariots, horses, and even foot began to move separately. The sons of Krishna were following the path of Dwarka with gaiety. He was the conqueror of Jambudvipa and wanted to conquer both the world and the afterlife. The king. They were going ahead with the Shrestha Yadava pioneer vehicle - the Shyamakarna horse - playing various physical instruments and celebrating dances and songs. 18-21 |

Nareshwar. Adorned with the sons of Sri Krishna such as Samba and thousands of Bhoopalas such as Indranil and Chandrahas, Aniruddha entered the land of Anarta and sent Uddhavji to Dwarka with Samba's permission. It was now two yojanas away from Puri. Thus inspired by him, Uddhavji saluted Rukmavatikumara Aniruddha and soon embarked on a camp and joyfully proceeded to Puri, where the sage-in-waiting Maharaja Ugrasena resided in the Sreshtha Pindarak area adorned with the Sabhamandapa. The king! While Vasudeva Adi, Balarama and Krishna Adi and the mighty Pradyumna Adi guarded the yajna daily, Uddhavji went to the court. He paid obeisance to Yadavendra Ugrasena, paid obeisance to Vasudeva, Balarama, Krishna, and Pradyumna, all excellent Yadavas, and stood before them. Everyone was overjoyed to see them. Then when he was asked, Uddhav told him the whole story. 22-28 |

Shri Gargji says - Maharaj. Yadweshwara Ugrasena could not speak with love after hearing this song of Krishna's virtues from Uddhavji's mouth. They became engrossed in an ocean of joy. He inflicted a crushing defeat on Uddhav. Jewels, clothes, garlands, elephants, horses, and chariots were also given away. Lord Krishna then quickly got up and met his friend Uddhav in a cheerful assembly and embraced him wholeheartedly. Then Ugrasena, full of joy, said to Govinda: "Lord Krishna! Go with the Yadavas to get Aniruddha. " 37-40 |

Thus was completed the fiftieth chapter under the Ashvamedha Khanda in the Srigargha Samhita, the Arrival of Udhava. 53.

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