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Chapter 9

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तत्रैकदा श्रीमथुरापुरे वरे पुरोहितः सर्वयदूत्तमैः कृतः । शूरेच्छया गर्ग इति प्रमाणिकः समाययौ सुन्दरराजमन्दिरम् ॥ १ ॥ हीराखचिद्धेमलसत्कपाटकं द्विपेन्द्रकर्णाहतभृङ्गनादितम् । इभस्रवन्निर्झरगण्डधारया समावृतं मण्डपखण्डमण्डितम् ॥ २ ॥ महोद्‌भटैर्धीरजनैः सकञ्चुकै- र्धनुर्धरैश्चर्म कृपाणपाणिभिः । रथद्विपाश्वध्वजिनीबलादिभिः सुरक्षितं मण्डलमण्डलीभिः ॥ ३ ॥ ददर्श गर्भो नृपदेवमाहुकं श्वाफल्किना देवककंससेवितम् । श्रीशक्रसिंहासन उन्नते परे स्थितं वृतं छत्रवितानचामरैः ॥ ४ ॥ दृष्ट्वा मुनिं तं सहसाऽऽसनाश्रया- दुत्थाय राजा प्रणनाम यादवैः । संस्थाप्य सम्पूज्य सुभद्रपीठके स्तुत्वा परिक्रम्य नतः स्थितोऽभवत् ॥ ५ ॥ दत्त्वाऽऽशिषं गर्गमुनिर्नृपाय वै पप्रच्छ सर्वं कुशलं नृपादिषु । श्रीदेवकं प्राह महामना ऋषि- र्महौजसं नीतिविदं यदूत्तमम् ॥ ६ ॥ श्रीगर्ग उवाच - शौरीं विना भुवि नृपेषु वरस्तु नास्ति चिन्त्यो मया बहुदिनैः किल यत्र तत्र । तस्मान्नृदेव वसुदेववराय देहि श्रीदेवकीं निजसुतां विधिनोद्‌वहस्व ॥ ७ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - कृत्वा तदैव पुरि निश्चयनागवल्लीं श्रीदेवकं सकलधर्मभृतां वरिष्ठः । गर्गेच्छया तु वसुदेववराय पुत्रीं कृत्वाथ मङ्गलमलं प्रददौ विवाहे ॥ ८ ॥ कृतोद्‌वहः शौरिरतीव सुन्दरं रथं प्रयाणे समलङ्कृतं हयैः । सार्द्धं तया देवकराजकन्यया समारुहत्कांचनरत्‍नशोभया ॥ ९ ॥ स्वसुः प्रियं कर्तुमतीव कंसो जग्राह रश्मींश्चलतां हयानाम् । उवाह वाहांश्चतुरंगिणीभि- र्वृतः कृपास्नेहपरोऽथ शौरौ ॥ १० ॥ दासीसहस्रं त्वयुतं गजानां सत्पारिबर्हं नियुतं हयानाम् । लक्षं रथानां च गवां द्विलक्षं प्रादाद्‌दुहित्रे नृप देवको वै ॥ ११ ॥ भेरीमृदंगोद्धरगोमुखानां धुन्धुर्यवीणानकवेणुकानाम् । महत्स्वनोऽभूच्चलतां यदुनां प्रयाणकाले पथि मङ्गलं च ॥ १२ ॥ आकाशवागाह तदैव कंसं त्वामष्टमो हि प्रसवोऽञ्जसास्याः । हन्ता न जानासि च यां रथस्थां रश्मीन् गृहीत्वा वहसेऽबुधस्त्वम् ॥ १३ ॥ कुसंगनिष्ठोऽतिखलो हि कंसो हंतुं स्वसारं धिषणां चकार । कचे गृहीत्वा शितखड्‍गपाणि- र्गतत्रपो निर्दय उग्रकर्मा ॥ १४ ॥ वादित्रकारा रहिता बभूवु- रग्रे स्थिताः स्युश्चकिता हि पश्चात् । सर्वेषु वा श्वेतमुखेषु सत्सु शौरिस्तमाहाऽऽशु सतां वरिष्ठः ॥ १५ ॥ श्रीवसुदेव उवाच - भोजेन्द्र भोजकुलकीर्तिकरस्त्वमेव भौमादिमागधबकासुरवत्सबाणैः । श्लाघ्या गुणास्तव युधि प्रतियोद्धुकामैः स त्वं कथं तु भगिनीमसिनात्र हन्याः ॥ १६ ॥ ज्ञात्वा स्त्रियं किल बकीं प्रतियोद्धुकामां युद्धं कृतं न भवता नृपनीतिवृत्त्या । सा तु त्वयापि भगिनीव कृता प्रशांत्यै साक्षादियं तु भगिनी किमु ते विचारात् ॥ १७ ॥ उद्‌वाहपर्वणि गता च तवानुजा च बाला सुतेव कृपणा शुभदा सदैषा । योग्योऽसि नात्र मथुराधिप हंतुमेनां त्वं दीनदुःखहरणे कृतचित्तवृत्तिः ॥ १८ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - नामन्यतेत्थं प्रतिबोधितोऽपि कुसङ्गनिष्ठोऽतिखलो हि कंसः । तदा हरेः कालगतिं विचार्य शौरिः प्रपन्नं पुनराह कंसम् ॥ १९ ॥ श्रीवसुदेव उवाच - नास्यास्तु ते देव भयं कदाचि- द्यद्‌देववाण्या कथितं च तच्छृणु । पुत्रान् ददामीति यतो भयं स्या- न्मा ते व्यथाऽस्याः प्रसवप्रजातात् ॥ २० ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - श्रुत्वा स निश्चित्य वचोऽथ शौरेः कंसः प्रशंस्याऽऽशु गृहं गतोऽभूत् । शौरिस्तदा देवकराजपुत्र्या भयावृतः सन् गृहमाजगाम ॥ २१ ॥

tatraikadā śrīmathurāpure vare purohitaḥ sarvayadūttamaiḥ kṛtaḥ | śūrecchayā garga iti pramāṇikaḥ samāyayau sundararājamandiram || 1 || hīrākhaciddhemalasatkapāṭakaṃ dvipendrakarṇāhatabhṛṅganāditam | ibhasravannirjharagaṇḍadhārayā samāvṛtaṃ maṇḍapakhaṇḍamaṇḍitam || 2 || mahod‌bhaṭairdhīrajanaiḥ sakañcukai- rdhanurdharaiścarma kṛpāṇapāṇibhiḥ | rathadvipāśvadhvajinībalādibhiḥ surakṣitaṃ maṇḍalamaṇḍalībhiḥ || 3 || dadarśa garbho nṛpadevamāhukaṃ śvāphalkinā devakakaṃsasevitam | śrīśakrasiṃhāsana unnate pare sthitaṃ vṛtaṃ chatravitānacāmaraiḥ || 4 || dṛṣṭvā muniṃ taṃ sahasā''sanāśrayā- dutthāya rājā praṇanāma yādavaiḥ | saṃsthāpya sampūjya subhadrapīṭhake stutvā parikramya nataḥ sthito'bhavat || 5 || dattvā''śiṣaṃ gargamunirnṛpāya vai papraccha sarvaṃ kuśalaṃ nṛpādiṣu | śrīdevakaṃ prāha mahāmanā ṛṣi- rmahaujasaṃ nītividaṃ yadūttamam || 6 || śrīgarga uvāca - śaurīṃ vinā bhuvi nṛpeṣu varastu nāsti cintyo mayā bahudinaiḥ kila yatra tatra | tasmānnṛdeva vasudevavarāya dehi śrīdevakīṃ nijasutāṃ vidhinod‌vahasva || 7 || śrīnārada uvāca - kṛtvā tadaiva puri niścayanāgavallīṃ śrīdevakaṃ sakaladharmabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ | gargecchayā tu vasudevavarāya putrīṃ kṛtvātha maṅgalamalaṃ pradadau vivāhe || 8 || kṛtod‌vahaḥ śauriratīva sundaraṃ rathaṃ prayāṇe samalaṅkṛtaṃ hayaiḥ | sārddhaṃ tayā devakarājakanyayā samāruhatkāṃcanarat‍naśobhayā || 9 || svasuḥ priyaṃ kartumatīva kaṃso jagrāha raśmīṃścalatāṃ hayānām | uvāha vāhāṃścaturaṃgiṇībhi- rvṛtaḥ kṛpāsnehaparo'tha śaurau || 10 || dāsīsahasraṃ tvayutaṃ gajānāṃ satpāribarhaṃ niyutaṃ hayānām | lakṣaṃ rathānāṃ ca gavāṃ dvilakṣaṃ prādād‌duhitre nṛpa devako vai || 11 || bherīmṛdaṃgoddharagomukhānāṃ dhundhuryavīṇānakaveṇukānām | mahatsvano'bhūccalatāṃ yadunāṃ prayāṇakāle pathi maṅgalaṃ ca || 12 || ākāśavāgāha tadaiva kaṃsaṃ tvāmaṣṭamo hi prasavo'ñjasāsyāḥ | hantā na jānāsi ca yāṃ rathasthāṃ raśmīn gṛhītvā vahase'budhastvam || 13 || kusaṃganiṣṭho'tikhalo hi kaṃso haṃtuṃ svasāraṃ dhiṣaṇāṃ cakāra | kace gṛhītvā śitakhaḍ‍gapāṇi- rgatatrapo nirdaya ugrakarmā || 14 || vāditrakārā rahitā babhūvu- ragre sthitāḥ syuścakitā hi paścāt | sarveṣu vā śvetamukheṣu satsu śauristamāhā''śu satāṃ variṣṭhaḥ || 15 || śrīvasudeva uvāca - bhojendra bhojakulakīrtikarastvameva bhaumādimāgadhabakāsuravatsabāṇaiḥ | ślāghyā guṇāstava yudhi pratiyoddhukāmaiḥ sa tvaṃ kathaṃ tu bhaginīmasinātra hanyāḥ || 16 || jñātvā striyaṃ kila bakīṃ pratiyoddhukāmāṃ yuddhaṃ kṛtaṃ na bhavatā nṛpanītivṛttyā | sā tu tvayāpi bhaginīva kṛtā praśāṃtyai sākṣādiyaṃ tu bhaginī kimu te vicārāt || 17 || ud‌vāhaparvaṇi gatā ca tavānujā ca bālā suteva kṛpaṇā śubhadā sadaiṣā | yogyo'si nātra mathurādhipa haṃtumenāṃ tvaṃ dīnaduḥkhaharaṇe kṛtacittavṛttiḥ || 18 || śrīnārada uvāca - nāmanyatetthaṃ pratibodhito'pi kusaṅganiṣṭho'tikhalo hi kaṃsaḥ | tadā hareḥ kālagatiṃ vicārya śauriḥ prapannaṃ punarāha kaṃsam || 19 || śrīvasudeva uvāca - nāsyāstu te deva bhayaṃ kadāci- dyad‌devavāṇyā kathitaṃ ca tacchṛṇu | putrān dadāmīti yato bhayaṃ syā- nmā te vyathā'syāḥ prasavaprajātāt || 20 || śrīnārada uvāca - śrutvā sa niścitya vaco'tha śaureḥ kaṃsaḥ praśaṃsyā''śu gṛhaṃ gato'bhūt | śauristadā devakarājaputryā bhayāvṛtaḥ san gṛhamājagāma || 21 ||

English translation

Devaki's marriage to Devaka Vasudevji on Gargaji's orders; Kansaka's intention to kill Devaki by listening to Akashvani at the time of her departure and leaving her alive on Vasudevji's condition.

Srinardji says - Rajan! Once upon a time, Gargji arrived at the exquisite Raj Bhavan in Shrestha Mathurapuri. He was a great authoritative scholar of the astrological sciences. All the best Yadavas had elevated him to their priestly positions by the will of Shurasena. In that palace of Mathura, there were gates of gold, in those gates were also garlands. The majestic Gajrajas roared at the royal gate. Herds of buffaloes would come and fly on their heads, and those elephants would growl and chirp, hurt by their loud ears. Thus the royal gate was filled with the sound of those hallucinations. The place was covered by the Madaki stream, which flowed like a spring from the gorge of the Gajrajas. Several groups of pavilions adorned the palace. The large, feisty warriors, armed with shields, bows, shields, and swords, stood guard over the palace. The palace was also protected by chariots, elephants, horses, and foot - this charioteer's army and the congregation of mandalis. 1-3 | (Golok Khand Chapters 6 to 10)

Sage Garga entered the palace and saw King Ugrasena, seated on a noble and lofty throne resembling Indra. Akrur, Devaka, and Kansa stood in his service, and the king was adorned with chhatrachaidovas, and chavars were being poured over him. Seeing the sage present, King Ugrasena suddenly rose from the throne. He, along with other Yadavas, paid obeisance to him and worshipped him properly, seated on a subhadra pedestal. Then, out of praise and circumambulation, he stood before them humbly. Garga Muni blessed the king and asked for the well-being of the entire royal family. Then the sage Mahamana said to the moralist Yadushrestha Devaka. 4-6.

Srigarji said, "Rajan! I've looked around and thought about it for a long time. In my view, there is no other deserving boon of Devaki among the kings of the earth except Vasudevji. That is why Nardev! Make Vasudeva the bridegroom and hand him over to your daughter Devaki, and marry them both in due course. 7.

Shrinaradji says - Mithileshwar! Based on Gargaji's said order, Sreedevaka, the greatest among all the Dharmadharis, sent Panaka Beeda to decide the engagement and, at Gargaji's wish, edited the Mangalachar and offered his daughter to Vasudev-Godda in the marriage. After the marriage, at the time of the parting, Vasudevji embarked on a very beautiful chariot adorned with horses, accompanied by the newly-wed Devkara king-daughter Devaki, who was adorned with gold-made and jewelled ornaments. 8 - 9.

Kansa had great affection and kindness towards Vasudeva. He came with an army of knights and rode his own chariot with steed horses in his hands to make his sister very dear. At that time, Devaka provided a thousand maids, ten thousand elephants, one million horses, one hundred thousand chariots, and two hundred thousand cows as an excellent dowry for his daughter. During that holiday, there was a great noise from the accompanying Yadavas, accompanied by instruments such as the Bheri, Uttam Mridanga, Gomukh, Dhandhuri, Veena, Dhol, and Venu. At that time, auspicious songs were being sung. And Mangalapatha was also taking place. At the same time, All India Radio addressed Kansa and said, "O fool Kansa! You do not know that the eighth child of the one who is being carried on a chariot with the reins of horses will kill you by accident. 'Kansa always accompanied the wicked. By nature too, he was extremely bad (rogue). The shame had not even touched him. He used to do terrible things because he was cruel. He picked up a sharp-edged sword, grabbed hold of his sister's hair, and decided to kill her. At that time, the players stopped playing. Those who were ahead looked back in amazement. Everyone had tears on their faces. In such a situation, Srivasudeva, the best of the virtuous, said to Kamsa. 10-15 |

Says Srinardji - Rajan. Thus, even after Vasudevji's explanation, Kansa, who was extremely bitter and bitter, did not listen to him. Then Vasudevji, this is the law of God, or Kalki is such a movement - understand this and take refuge in God, speak to Kamsa again. 19.

Srivasudeva said, "O king! You are never afraid of this god. Listen to my thoughts on what AIR has to say. I will give you all the sons born of her womb, for you fear them. So don't get upset. 20.

Srinardji says - Mithilesh! Kansa believed in the promise made to Vasudeva. So, praising them, he went home at that very moment. Here, Vasudeva, too, was terrified and went to his palace with Devaki. 21.

Thus, a new chapter titled 'Description of the Marriage of Vasudeva' was completed in the Narada-Bahulashva-Samvad under Golokhanda in the Srigarghasamhita. 9.

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