Dvārakā-khaṇḍa · Chapter 6
Sourceश्रीनारद उवाच - इत्थं विप्रबंधूनां सदाशीर्भिरभिनंदिता । देवीं पुनर्विप्रवधूः प्रणनाम मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ १ ॥ त्यक्त्वा मुनिव्रतं भैष्मी गिरजागृहतस्ततः । सहालिभिः सखीभिश्च निश्चक्राम शनैः शनैः ॥ २ ॥ कोटिचन्द्रप्रतीकाशां भैष्मीं कमललोचनाम् । अकस्माद्ददृशुर्वीराः सुनिधिं निर्धना यथा ॥ ३ ॥ आश्वारूढाश्च रथिनो गजिनश्च पदातयः । समागता रक्षिणस्ते मुमुहुर्वीक्ष्य रुक्मिणीम् ॥ ४ ॥ तदपांगस्मितैस्तीक्ष्णैः बाणैः कामधनुश्च्युतैः । उज्झितास्त्रा निपेतुः कावर्दिताः सैनिकास्तदा ॥ ५ ॥ रथेन वायुवेगेन घण्टामञ्जीरनादिना । नैःश्रेयसंभवैरश्वैर्युतेनातिपताकिना ॥ ६ ॥ शीघ्रं स्वसैन्यसंघट्टात्तत्सैन्यं संविदारयत् । वायुर्यथा पद्मवनं हरिर्दारुकसारथिः ॥ ७ ॥ स्त्रीकदम्बकमेत्याशु पश्यतां द्विषतां प्रभुः । समारोप्य रथं भैष्मीं तार्क्ष्यपुत्रः सुधामिव ॥ ८ ॥ देवानां पश्यतां राजन् राजकन्यां जहार ह । दिव्यं शस्त्रोत्तमं शार्ङ्गं धनुष्टंकारयन्मुहुः ॥ ९ ॥ ततो वेगेन महता स्वसैन्यं चागते हरौ । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुर्यदुदुन्दुभयस्तदा ॥ १० ॥ सिद्धाश्च सिद्धकन्याश्च श्रीकृष्णस्य रथोपरि । हर्षिता ववृषुर्देवाः पुष्पैर्नंदनसंभवै ॥ ११ ॥ ततो ययौ जयारावैः शनै रामयुतो हरिः । श्रृगालसंघमध्याच्च केसरी भागहृद्यथा ॥ १२ ॥ तदा कोलाहले जाते रुमिणीहरणे सति । बभूव रक्षकाणां च शस्त्राशस्त्रि परस्परम् ॥ १३ ॥ जरासंधवशाः सर्वे मानिनो नृपसत्तमाः । न सेहिरे स्वाभिभवं परं जातं यशःक्षयम् ॥ १४ ॥ अहो धिगस्मान्स्वयशो हृतं गोपैश्च धन्विनाम् । श्रृगालैरिव सिंहानामतः किं स्यात्पराजयः ॥ १५ ॥ एवमुक्त्वाः क्रोधपरा जगृहुः शस्त्रसंहतिम् । विसृज्य क्रीडनाक्षादीन् दंशिताः सैन्यसंयुताः ॥ १६ ॥ अक्षौहिणीद्वयेनापि पौंड्रकः क्रोधपूरितः । अक्षौहिणीत्रयेणापि महावीरो विदूरथः ॥ १७ ॥ अक्षौहिणीपञ्चयुतो दन्तवक्रोऽतिदारुणः । अक्षौहिणीत्रयेणाशु शाल्वो राजपुरेश्वरः ॥ १८ ॥ अक्षौहिणीभिर्दशभिर्जरासंधो महाबलः । आययौ संमुखे योद्धुं यादवानां महात्मनाम् ॥ १९ ॥ अन्येऽपि चैद्यपक्षीया योद्धुं श्रीकृष्णसंमुखे । धनुष्टंकारयंतस्ते समाजग्मुः सहस्रशः ॥ २० ॥ प्रलयाब्धिसमं सैन्यं समालोक्य यदूत्तमाः । तर्त्तुमाजग्मुरारात्ते कृष्णकैवर्त्तपोतकाः ॥ २१ ॥ बभूव तुमुलं युद्धमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् । सैन्ययोश्च स्वपरयोर्देवदानवयोर्यथा ॥ २२ ॥ रथिनो रथिभिस्तत्र पत्तिभिः सह पत्तयः । गजा गजैर्युयुधिरे तुरगाश्च तुरंगभैः ॥ २३ ॥ शस्त्रांधकारे संजाते रुक्मिणीं भयविह्वलाम् । विलोक्य भगवान्देवो मा भैष्टेत्यभयं ददौ ॥ २४ ॥ बलदेवानुजो वीरो गदो धुन्वमहद्धनुः । विवेश शत्रुसंघट्टं वनं वह्निरिव प्रभुः ॥ २५ ॥ गदबाणविभिन्नांगा रथिनश्छिन्नकंचुकाः । हताश्वा हतसूताश्च निपेतुर्भूमिमण्डले ॥ २६ ॥ पदातयश्छिन्नपदा गदबाणागतव्यथाः । निपेतुर्भूतले राजन् वृक्षा वातहता इव ॥ २७ ॥ अश्वारुढाः केऽपि वीरा गदबाणैर्विदारिताः । पेतू रणांगणे साश्वा बृहतीफलवन्नृप ॥ २८ ॥ गदबाणैर्भिन्नकुम्भा मध्ये मध्ये विदारिताः । विरेजुः पतिता भूमौ कूष्मांडशकला इव ॥ २९ ॥ ततः पलायितं सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा शाल्वो महाबलः । गदं तताड गदया गदायुद्धविशारदः ॥ ३० ॥ गदाविद्धो गदो धन्वी गदायुद्धप्रभाववित् । धनुर्युद्धं तु संत्यज्य तत्कालान्मनसा त्वरम् ॥ ३१ ॥ परां व्यथां गते युद्धे पतितोऽपि समुत्थितः । तदाऽग्रजेन या दत्ता तां गदा तु गदोऽग्रहीत् ॥ ३२ ॥ लक्षभारमयी गुर्वी दृढा कौमोदकी यथा । तया गदोऽहनच्छाल्वं वज्रेणेंद्रो यथा गिरिम् ॥ ३३ ॥ गदाप्रहारमथिते शाल्वे निपतिते भुवि । पौंड्रकोऽथ जरासंधो दन्तवक्रो विदूरथः ॥ ३४ ॥ चत्वार आययुस्तत्र गदोपरि रुषान्विताः । पौंड्रकोऽपि महावीरो गदस्य रथगं ध्वजम् ॥ ३५ ॥ चिच्छेद दशभिर्बाणैः कुवाक्यैर्मित्रतामिव । दन्तवक्रस्तु गदया गदस्यापि रथं शुभम् । चूर्णयामास राजेंद्र दण्डेनेव सुमृद्धटम् ॥ ३६ ॥ तथाऽश्वांश्च जरासंधः सारथि च विदूरथः । पातयामास भूपृष्ठे शितैर्बाणैर्विदेहराट् ॥ ३७ ॥ ततो मुसलमादाय बलदेवस्त्वरन्बली । विकराले मुखे भीमे दन्तवक्रमताडयत् ॥ ३८ ॥ ततो मुसलघातेन दन्तवक्रस्य युध्यतः । मुखे वक्रोऽपि यो दन्तः स तु भूमौ पपात ह ॥ ३९ ॥ तदा हसति दैत्यारौ रुक्मिणीसहिते हरौ । पौंड्रकं च जरासंधं तथा दुष्टं विदूरथम् ॥ ४० ॥ जघान मुसलेनाशु बलदेवो रुषान्वितः । त्रयोऽपि पतिता युद्धे मूर्छिताः क्षतजाप्लुताः ॥ ४१ ॥ सेनां समागतां सर्वां समाकृष्य हलेन वै । मुसलेनाहनत्क्रुद्धो बलदेवो महाबलः ॥ ४२ ॥ दशयोजनपर्यंतं रथेभाश्वपदातयः । पेशिताश्चूर्णिता भूमौ शयना धरणीं गताः ॥ ४३ ॥ जरासंधादयः सर्वे मृत्युशेषा नृपाः परे । पलायिताश्चैद्यमेत्य प्रोचुर्नष्टोत्सवं भृशम् ॥ ४४ ॥ भो भोः पुरुषशार्दूल दौर्मनस्यमिदं त्यज । किमेकेन विवाहेन भविता ते शतं भुवि ॥ ४५ ॥ अद्यैव द्वारकां गत्वा बद्ध्वा रामं समाधवम् । अयादवीं करिष्यामः पृथ्वीं सागरमेखलाम् ॥ ४६ ॥ एवं सम्बोधितो मित्रैश्चैद्योऽगाच्चंद्रिकापुरम् । ययुः स्वं स्वं पुरं सर्वे हतशेषा नृपास्ततः ॥ ४७ ॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां द्वारकाखंडे श्रीनारद बहुलाश्व संवादे रुक्मिणीहरणे यदुविजयो नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः ॥ ६ ॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सत् श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
śrīnārada uvāca - itthaṃ viprabaṃdhūnāṃ sadāśīrbhirabhinaṃditā | devīṃ punarvipravadhūḥ praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ || 1 || tyaktvā munivrataṃ bhaiṣmī girajāgṛhatastataḥ | sahālibhiḥ sakhībhiśca niścakrāma śanaiḥ śanaiḥ || 2 || koṭicandrapratīkāśāṃ bhaiṣmīṃ kamalalocanām | akasmāddadṛśurvīrāḥ sunidhiṃ nirdhanā yathā || 3 || āśvārūḍhāśca rathino gajinaśca padātayaḥ | samāgatā rakṣiṇaste mumuhurvīkṣya rukmiṇīm || 4 || tadapāṃgasmitaistīkṣṇaiḥ bāṇaiḥ kāmadhanuścyutaiḥ | ujjhitāstrā nipetuḥ kāvarditāḥ sainikāstadā || 5 || rathena vāyuvegena ghaṇṭāmañjīranādinā | naiḥśreyasaṃbhavairaśvairyutenātipatākinā || 6 || śīghraṃ svasainyasaṃghaṭṭāttatsainyaṃ saṃvidārayat | vāyuryathā padmavanaṃ harirdārukasārathiḥ || 7 || strīkadambakametyāśu paśyatāṃ dviṣatāṃ prabhuḥ | samāropya rathaṃ bhaiṣmīṃ tārkṣyaputraḥ sudhāmiva || 8 || devānāṃ paśyatāṃ rājan rājakanyāṃ jahāra ha | divyaṃ śastrottamaṃ śārṅgaṃ dhanuṣṭaṃkārayanmuhuḥ || 9 || tato vegena mahatā svasainyaṃ cāgate harau | devadundubhayo neduryadudundubhayastadā || 10 || siddhāśca siddhakanyāśca śrīkṛṣṇasya rathopari | harṣitā vavṛṣurdevāḥ puṣpairnaṃdanasaṃbhavai || 11 || tato yayau jayārāvaiḥ śanai rāmayuto hariḥ | śrṛgālasaṃghamadhyācca kesarī bhāgahṛdyathā || 12 || tadā kolāhale jāte rumiṇīharaṇe sati | babhūva rakṣakāṇāṃ ca śastrāśastri parasparam || 13 || jarāsaṃdhavaśāḥ sarve mānino nṛpasattamāḥ | na sehire svābhibhavaṃ paraṃ jātaṃ yaśaḥkṣayam || 14 || aho dhigasmānsvayaśo hṛtaṃ gopaiśca dhanvinām | śrṛgālairiva siṃhānāmataḥ kiṃ syātparājayaḥ || 15 || evamuktvāḥ krodhaparā jagṛhuḥ śastrasaṃhatim | visṛjya krīḍanākṣādīn daṃśitāḥ sainyasaṃyutāḥ || 16 || akṣauhiṇīdvayenāpi pauṃḍrakaḥ krodhapūritaḥ | akṣauhiṇītrayeṇāpi mahāvīro vidūrathaḥ || 17 || akṣauhiṇīpañcayuto dantavakro'tidāruṇaḥ | akṣauhiṇītrayeṇāśu śālvo rājapureśvaraḥ || 18 || akṣauhiṇībhirdaśabhirjarāsaṃdho mahābalaḥ | āyayau saṃmukhe yoddhuṃ yādavānāṃ mahātmanām || 19 || anye'pi caidyapakṣīyā yoddhuṃ śrīkṛṣṇasaṃmukhe | dhanuṣṭaṃkārayaṃtaste samājagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ || 20 || pralayābdhisamaṃ sainyaṃ samālokya yadūttamāḥ | tarttumājagmurārātte kṛṣṇakaivarttapotakāḥ || 21 || babhūva tumulaṃ yuddhamadbhutaṃ romaharṣaṇam | sainyayośca svaparayordevadānavayoryathā || 22 || rathino rathibhistatra pattibhiḥ saha pattayaḥ | gajā gajairyuyudhire turagāśca turaṃgabhaiḥ || 23 || śastrāṃdhakāre saṃjāte rukmiṇīṃ bhayavihvalām | vilokya bhagavāndevo mā bhaiṣṭetyabhayaṃ dadau || 24 || baladevānujo vīro gado dhunvamahaddhanuḥ | viveśa śatrusaṃghaṭṭaṃ vanaṃ vahniriva prabhuḥ || 25 || gadabāṇavibhinnāṃgā rathinaśchinnakaṃcukāḥ | hatāśvā hatasūtāśca nipeturbhūmimaṇḍale || 26 || padātayaśchinnapadā gadabāṇāgatavyathāḥ | nipeturbhūtale rājan vṛkṣā vātahatā iva || 27 || aśvāruḍhāḥ ke'pi vīrā gadabāṇairvidāritāḥ | petū raṇāṃgaṇe sāśvā bṛhatīphalavannṛpa || 28 || gadabāṇairbhinnakumbhā madhye madhye vidāritāḥ | virejuḥ patitā bhūmau kūṣmāṃḍaśakalā iva || 29 || tataḥ palāyitaṃ sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā śālvo mahābalaḥ | gadaṃ tatāḍa gadayā gadāyuddhaviśāradaḥ || 30 || gadāviddho gado dhanvī gadāyuddhaprabhāvavit | dhanuryuddhaṃ tu saṃtyajya tatkālānmanasā tvaram || 31 || parāṃ vyathāṃ gate yuddhe patito'pi samutthitaḥ | tadā'grajena yā dattā tāṃ gadā tu gado'grahīt || 32 || lakṣabhāramayī gurvī dṛḍhā kaumodakī yathā | tayā gado'hanacchālvaṃ vajreṇeṃdro yathā girim || 33 || gadāprahāramathite śālve nipatite bhuvi | pauṃḍrako'tha jarāsaṃdho dantavakro vidūrathaḥ || 34 || catvāra āyayustatra gadopari ruṣānvitāḥ | pauṃḍrako'pi mahāvīro gadasya rathagaṃ dhvajam || 35 || ciccheda daśabhirbāṇaiḥ kuvākyairmitratāmiva | dantavakrastu gadayā gadasyāpi rathaṃ śubham | cūrṇayāmāsa rājeṃdra daṇḍeneva sumṛddhaṭam || 36 || tathā'śvāṃśca jarāsaṃdhaḥ sārathi ca vidūrathaḥ | pātayāmāsa bhūpṛṣṭhe śitairbāṇairvideharāṭ || 37 || tato musalamādāya baladevastvaranbalī | vikarāle mukhe bhīme dantavakramatāḍayat || 38 || tato musalaghātena dantavakrasya yudhyataḥ | mukhe vakro'pi yo dantaḥ sa tu bhūmau papāta ha || 39 || tadā hasati daityārau rukmiṇīsahite harau | pauṃḍrakaṃ ca jarāsaṃdhaṃ tathā duṣṭaṃ vidūratham || 40 || jaghāna musalenāśu baladevo ruṣānvitaḥ | trayo'pi patitā yuddhe mūrchitāḥ kṣatajāplutāḥ || 41 || senāṃ samāgatāṃ sarvāṃ samākṛṣya halena vai | musalenāhanatkruddho baladevo mahābalaḥ || 42 || daśayojanaparyaṃtaṃ rathebhāśvapadātayaḥ | peśitāścūrṇitā bhūmau śayanā dharaṇīṃ gatāḥ || 43 || jarāsaṃdhādayaḥ sarve mṛtyuśeṣā nṛpāḥ pare | palāyitāścaidyametya procurnaṣṭotsavaṃ bhṛśam || 44 || bho bhoḥ puruṣaśārdūla daurmanasyamidaṃ tyaja | kimekena vivāhena bhavitā te śataṃ bhuvi || 45 || adyaiva dvārakāṃ gatvā baddhvā rāmaṃ samādhavam | ayādavīṃ kariṣyāmaḥ pṛthvīṃ sāgaramekhalām || 46 || evaṃ sambodhito mitraiścaidyo'gāccaṃdrikāpuram | yayuḥ svaṃ svaṃ puraṃ sarve hataśeṣā nṛpāstataḥ || 47 || iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ dvārakākhaṃḍe śrīnārada bahulāśva saṃvāde rukmiṇīharaṇe yaduvijayo nāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ || 6 || hariḥ oṃ tatsat śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
The abduction of Rukmini by Krishna and the defeat of the opposition kings in a battle with the Yadava heroes
Srinardji says - Rajan! Thus, blessed with the blessings of Brahmin wives, Rukmini again and again bowed to the goddess and the bride. 1.
Thereafter, renouncing her silence, Bhishmakarajakumari, accompanied by her friends, walked out of the hill station slowly. At that time, like millions of moons, Rukmini was suddenly seen by the brave warriors as if the poor had suddenly found a better treasure. The horsemen, chariots, elephants, and the guards who came on foot were all fascinated by the sight of Rukmini. His smiling sarcasm was like the sharp arrows missed by Kamadeva's bow. Hurt and afflicted by them, all the soldiers gave up their weapons and fell to the earth. 2 - 5.
At the same time, sounding bells and bells, Srihari, armed with horses originating in the forest of Vaikuntha called Nai Shreyas, fluttering, decorated with a high flag, and accompanied by a chariot with a speed equal to that of the wind, created a rift in the defending army by the collision of his army, and immediately entered it, just as Vayu enters the lotus forest unhindered. Soon after reaching the women's community in view of the enemies, Lord Krishna abducted the princess by riding Bhishmanandini Rukmini on his chariot, just as he had taken away the urn of Sudha from the Garuda gods. The king! At that time, they were repeatedly striking the divine bow and arrow, the best of their weapons. Then, as Sriharika returned within his army with great speed, the chants of the gods and the chants of the Yadavas echoed simultaneously. The daughters and the deities of the Siddhas and Siddhas filled the chariot of Lord Krishna with joy and showered him with the flowers of Nandanvan. Then, with the sound of cheering, Lord Krishna, accompanied by Balarama, began to leave slowly - just as the lion took his share of the jackals and went away amused. 6-12 | (Dwarkand Chapter 6 to 10)
There was a huge commotion when Rukmini was taken away. The defenders engaged in a pitched battle between themselves. All the respected nobles who were under Jarasandha's control could not bear their defeat and the destruction of Suyashaka caused by this event. They began to say to each other, "Ah! We are ashamed of ourselves. We bowed down to the glory of the bowed kings, as the jackals stole the glory of the lions. What could be a greater defeat than this? When he had said this, all the people were filled with indignation, and they took up arms for war, armed with armour and an army, except for gambling and games of chess. Filled with fury, Poundrak with two Akshauhini armies, Mahavira Viduratha with three Akshauhini armies, the most ferocious Dantavakra with five Akshauhini armies, Raja Shalva the lord of Rajpur with three Akshauhini armies, and Mahabali Jarasandha with ten Akshauhini armies came to fight against the mighty Yadavas. Thousands of other warriors on the side of Chediraja Shishupala also threatened to fight in front of Lord Krishna while bowing. 13-20 |
Seeing the huge army like the ocean of the holocaust, the best warriors of Yadu came to Lord Krishna to cross it. It was Lord Krishna who was their cave and ship. Like gods and demons, those native and foreign soldiers began to engage in a highly miraculous and thrilling battle. In that struggle, chariots clashed with chariots, foot soldiers, elephant-riders with horsemen, and mounted horsemen. The rain of weapons filled the air with darkness. At that time, seeing Rukmini terrified, Lord Krishna gave Abhaya Dan and said, "Do not be afraid." 21-24 | (Dwarkand Chapter 6 to 10)
Baldevji's younger brother Veervar Gad, shaking his great bow, entered the enemy army in the same manner as wildfire in the forest. The armour of many charioteers was cut off and shattered, the horses and charioteers were killed, and they themselves fell to the earth, lifeless, due to the dismemberment of their limbs by the arrows of the donkeys. The foot soldiers had their legs amputated. The king! Disturbed by the arrows of the donkeys, the enemy fell like uprooted trees in a storm. O Lord! Scattered by the arrows of many brave donkeys mounted on horses, they fell in the battlefield like colossal ponies with horses. In the same way, the elephants, scattered from place to place due to the cracking of the Kumbh Sthal by the arrows of the donkeys, were adorned on the earth like fragments of the Kushmanda. 25-29 |
Then the whole army of the enemy fled. Seeing this, the mace-yuddha-visharad Mahabali Shalvan struck the mace with his mace. The archer, aware of the effects of mace-fighting after suffering a mace injury, stopped fighting with a mace bow and immediately fell on the battlefield, feeling immense pain. Despite falling, he suddenly stood up and immediately took the mace given by Baldevji in his hands. The heavy mace, made of millions of pounds of iron, was as strong as the Kaumodaki. He struck the demon king Shalva in the same manner as Indra struck a mountain with a vajra. Poundrak, Jarasandha, Dantavakra, and Viduratha - all four of them - arrived filled with indignation at the heroic donkey when King Shalva fell to the earth, distressed by the donkey's stroke. Just as Mahavir Poundrakne destroys friendship and relationships with some bitter words, he shoots ten sharp arrows and cuts the flag hoisting on the chariot of Gada. 30-353 | (Dwarkand Chapter 6 to 10)
Rajendra! The dentist then crushed the beautiful chariot of the donkey with a mace wound as if someone had smashed the beautiful earthen pot with a stick. Woe to you! Similarly, Jarasandha killed the horses of that chariot and Viduratha killed Sarathi on earth with sharp arrows. Baldevji, then a mighty man with a mighty hand, came there with great speed and struck toothache with great force on his ferocious and dreadful face. A crooked tooth that was left in his mouth also fell to the ground when he was struck in the face by a moustache while fighting on the battlefield. Then the demoness Srihari with Rukmini began to laugh. At the same time, Baldev, filled with fury, also hurriedly wounded Poundrak, Jarasandha, and the evil Viduratha with his musket. All three fell on the battlefield, covered in heroic blood. 36-41 |
Mahabali Baldev, then enraged by the entire army present, dragged him away and killed him with a machete. Ten yojanas of elephants, horses, and foot soldiers rose up in the battlefield, were crushed, and fell asleep on the ground forever. Then all the kings who were left to die, including Jarasandha, fled the field and went to Shishupala, who had lost his zeal and had become very discouraged, and said, "Purushasimha! You give up this gloom of your mind. One marriage, you will have a hundred marriages on this earth. We will march to Dwarakama today, bind Balarama and Krishna, and wipe out the Yadavas from this earth, which holds the Kanchi of the sea. " 42-46 |
Thus, upon being enlightened by the friends, Chediraja Shishupala left for Chandrikapur, and all the other kings who survived also came to their respective cities. 47.
Thus was completed the sixth chapter in the Narada Bahulashva-samvada under Dwarka Khanda in the Srigarghasamhita, titled "Rukmini-harana and the victory of the Yaduvanshis." 6.
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