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Chapter 5

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श्रीनारद उवाच - अयोध्यावासिनीनां तु गोपीनां वर्णनं शृणु । चतुष्पदार्थदं साक्षात्कृष्णप्राप्तिकरं परम् ॥ १ ॥ सिन्धुदेशेषु नगरी चंपका नाम मैथिल । बभूव तस्यां विमलो राजा धर्मपरायणः ॥ २ ॥ कुवेर इव कोशाढ्यो मनस्वी मृगराडिव । विष्णुभक्तः प्रशांतात्मा प्रह्लाद इव मूर्तिमान् ॥ ३ ॥ भार्याणां षट्सहस्राणि बभूवुस्तस्य भूपतेः । रूपवत्यः कंजनेत्रा वंध्यात्वं ताः समागताः ॥ ४ ॥ अपत्यं केन पुण्येन भूयान् मेऽत्र शुभं नृप । एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य बहवो वत्सरा गताः ॥ ५ ॥ एकदा याज्ञवल्क्यस्तु मुनीन्द्रस्तमुपागतः । तं नत्वाभ्यर्च विधिवन्नृपस्तत्संमुखे स्थितः ॥ ६ ॥ चिंताकुलं नृपं वीक्ष्य याज्ञवल्क्यो महामुनिः । सर्वज्ञः सर्वविच्छान्तः प्रत्युवाच नृपोत्तमम् ॥ ७ ॥ श्रीयाज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - राजन् कृशोऽसि कस्मात्त्वं का चिंता ते हृदि स्थिता । सप्रस्वगेषु कुशलं दृश्यते सांप्रतं तव ॥ ८ ॥ विमल उवाच - ब्रह्मंस्त्वं किं न जानासि तपसा दिव्यचक्षुषा । तथाऽप्यहं वदिष्यामि भवतो वाक्यगौरवात् ॥ ९ ॥ आनपत्येन दुःखेन व्याप्तोऽहं मुनिसत्तम । किं करोमि तपो दानं वद येन भवेत्प्रजा ॥ १० ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - इति श्रुत्वा याज्ञवल्क्यो ध्यानस्तिमितलोचनः । दीर्घं दध्यौ मुनिश्रेष्ठो भूतं भव्यं विचिंतयन् ॥ ११ ॥ श्रीयाज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - अस्मिन् जन्मनि राजेन्द्र पुत्रो नैव च नैव च । पुत्र्यस्तव भविष्यन्ति कोटिशो नृपसत्तम ॥ १२ ॥ राजोवाच - पुत्रं विना पूर्वऋणान्न कोऽपि प्रमुच्यते भूमितले मुनीन्द्र । सदा ह्यपुत्रस्य गृहे व्यथा स्या- त्परं त्विहामुत्र सुखं न किंचित् ॥ १३ ॥ श्रीयाज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - मा खेदं कुरु राजेन्द्र पुत्र्यो देयास्त्वया खलु । श्रीकृष्णाय भविष्याय परं दायादिकैः सह ॥ १४ ॥ तेनैव कर्मणा त्वं वै देवर्षिपितृणामृणात् । विमुक्तो नृपशार्दूल परं मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि ॥ १५ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - तदाऽतिहर्षितो राजा श्रुत्वा वाक्यं महामुनेः । पुनः पप्रच्छ संदेहं याज्ञवल्क्यं महामुनिम् ॥ १६ ॥ राजोवाच - कस्मिन् कुले कुत्र देशे भविष्यः श्रीहरिः स्वयम् । कीदृग्‌रूपश्च किंवर्णो वर्षैश्च कतिभिर्गतैः ॥ १७ ॥ श्रीयाज्ञवल्क्य उवाच - द्वापरस्य युगस्यास्य तव राज्यान्महाभुज । अवशेषे वर्षशते तथा पञ्चदशे नृप ॥ १८ ॥ तस्मिन् वर्षे यदुकुले मथुरायां यदोः पुरे । भाद्रे बुधे कृष्णपक्षे धात्रर्क्षे हर्षणे वृषे ॥ १९ ॥ बवेऽष्टम्यामर्धरात्रे नक्षत्रेशमहोदये । अंधकारावृते काले देवक्यां शौरिमन्दिरे ॥ २० ॥ भविष्यति हरिः साक्षादरण्यामध्वरेऽग्निवत् । श्रीवत्सांको घनश्यामो वनमाल्यतिसुन्दरः ॥ २१ ॥ पीतांबरः पद्मनेत्रो भविष्यति चतुर्भुजः । तस्मै देया त्वया कन्या आयुस्तेऽस्ति न संशयः ॥ २२ ॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां माधुर्यखण्डे श्रीनारदबहुलाश्वसंवादे अयोध्यापुरवासिन्युपाख्यानं नाम पञ्चमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५ ॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सच्छ्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥

śrīnārada uvāca - ayodhyāvāsinīnāṃ tu gopīnāṃ varṇanaṃ śṛṇu | catuṣpadārthadaṃ sākṣātkṛṣṇaprāptikaraṃ param || 1 || sindhudeśeṣu nagarī caṃpakā nāma maithila | babhūva tasyāṃ vimalo rājā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ || 2 || kuvera iva kośāḍhyo manasvī mṛgarāḍiva | viṣṇubhaktaḥ praśāṃtātmā prahlāda iva mūrtimān || 3 || bhāryāṇāṃ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi babhūvustasya bhūpateḥ | rūpavatyaḥ kaṃjanetrā vaṃdhyātvaṃ tāḥ samāgatāḥ || 4 || apatyaṃ kena puṇyena bhūyān me'tra śubhaṃ nṛpa | evaṃ cintayatastasya bahavo vatsarā gatāḥ || 5 || ekadā yājñavalkyastu munīndrastamupāgataḥ | taṃ natvābhyarca vidhivannṛpastatsaṃmukhe sthitaḥ || 6 || ciṃtākulaṃ nṛpaṃ vīkṣya yājñavalkyo mahāmuniḥ | sarvajñaḥ sarvavicchāntaḥ pratyuvāca nṛpottamam || 7 || śrīyājñavalkya uvāca - rājan kṛśo'si kasmāttvaṃ kā ciṃtā te hṛdi sthitā | saprasvageṣu kuśalaṃ dṛśyate sāṃprataṃ tava || 8 || vimala uvāca - brahmaṃstvaṃ kiṃ na jānāsi tapasā divyacakṣuṣā | tathā'pyahaṃ vadiṣyāmi bhavato vākyagauravāt || 9 || ānapatyena duḥkhena vyāpto'haṃ munisattama | kiṃ karomi tapo dānaṃ vada yena bhavetprajā || 10 || śrīnārada uvāca - iti śrutvā yājñavalkyo dhyānastimitalocanaḥ | dīrghaṃ dadhyau muniśreṣṭho bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ viciṃtayan || 11 || śrīyājñavalkya uvāca - asmin janmani rājendra putro naiva ca naiva ca | putryastava bhaviṣyanti koṭiśo nṛpasattama || 12 || rājovāca - putraṃ vinā pūrvaṛṇānna ko'pi pramucyate bhūmitale munīndra | sadā hyaputrasya gṛhe vyathā syā- tparaṃ tvihāmutra sukhaṃ na kiṃcit || 13 || śrīyājñavalkya uvāca - mā khedaṃ kuru rājendra putryo deyāstvayā khalu | śrīkṛṣṇāya bhaviṣyāya paraṃ dāyādikaiḥ saha || 14 || tenaiva karmaṇā tvaṃ vai devarṣipitṛṇāmṛṇāt | vimukto nṛpaśārdūla paraṃ mokṣamavāpsyasi || 15 || śrīnārada uvāca - tadā'tiharṣito rājā śrutvā vākyaṃ mahāmuneḥ | punaḥ papraccha saṃdehaṃ yājñavalkyaṃ mahāmunim || 16 || rājovāca - kasmin kule kutra deśe bhaviṣyaḥ śrīhariḥ svayam | kīdṛg‌rūpaśca kiṃvarṇo varṣaiśca katibhirgataiḥ || 17 || śrīyājñavalkya uvāca - dvāparasya yugasyāsya tava rājyānmahābhuja | avaśeṣe varṣaśate tathā pañcadaśe nṛpa || 18 || tasmin varṣe yadukule mathurāyāṃ yadoḥ pure | bhādre budhe kṛṣṇapakṣe dhātrarkṣe harṣaṇe vṛṣe || 19 || bave'ṣṭamyāmardharātre nakṣatreśamahodaye | aṃdhakārāvṛte kāle devakyāṃ śaurimandire || 20 || bhaviṣyati hariḥ sākṣādaraṇyāmadhvare'gnivat | śrīvatsāṃko ghanaśyāmo vanamālyatisundaraḥ || 21 || pītāṃbaraḥ padmanetro bhaviṣyati caturbhujaḥ | tasmai deyā tvayā kanyā āyuste'sti na saṃśayaḥ || 22 || iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ mādhuryakhaṇḍe śrīnāradabahulāśvasaṃvāde ayodhyāpuravāsinyupākhyānaṃ nāma pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ || 5 || hariḥ oṃ tatsacchrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||

English translation

Concern for King Vimal's progeny in the context of the narrative of the Ayodhya-based gopis and Mahamuni Yajnavalkya's conviction of having many daughters.

Srinardji says - Rajan! Now listen to the description of the Ayodhya-Vasini gopis, who is the best giver of all the four substances and the ultimate means of attaining Shri Krishna. 1.

Mithileshwar! There was a city in Sindh known as Champaka, which had a king named Dharmaprayana Vimal. He was as rich in wealth as Kubera and as generous as a lion. He was a devotee of Lord Vishnu and a peace-loving Mahatma. He appeared to be Murty Prahlada because of his unwavering devotion. There were six thousand queens of that land. All of them were beautiful and effeminate, but fortunately, they turned out to be dwarfs. The king! 'Which virtue shall I obtain the best offspring? King Vimal spent many years thinking about this. 2 - 5. (Madhurikand Chapter 1 to 5)

Yajnavalkya said, "O king! Why have you become weak? What concern has arisen in your heart? At this point in time, all seven organs of your kingdom seem to be in a state of prosperity. . 8.

Vimal said - Brahman. What do you not know from your penance and divine vision? Yet, taking pride in Your commandments, I declare My sufferings. O Lord! I am troubled by the pain of childlessness. What penance and charity should I do so that I may have children? 9-10 |

Hearing this from Vimal, Yajnavalkyamuni's eyes widened in meditation, says Srinaradji. He meditated for a long time, contemplating the past and the present. 11.

Yajnavalkya said, "Rajendra! You are not destined to have a son in this life, but Nripa Shrestha! You will get daughters in millions. 12.

The king said, "O Munindra! No one is free from the debt of ancestors on this earth without a son. There is always distress in the home of the childless. He does not enjoy anything in this world or the Hereafter. 13.

Yajnavalkya said, "Rajendra! Don't be sorry. In the future, Lord Krishna is going to incarnate. You shall surrender to them all your daughters with a dowry. Oh dear Lord! By doing the same, you will be free from the debt of the gods, sages, and ancestors and will attain supreme liberation. 14-15 | (Madhurikand Chapter 1 to 5)

The king was overjoyed at that moment when he heard the words of Mahamunika, says Srinaradji. He asked Maharishi Yajnavalkya his doubts again? . 16.

The king exclaimed, "O Lord! After how many years, in which country and in which clan will Shri Hari directly descend? What will be their appearance at that time? . 17.

Yajnavalkya said - Mahabaho. In the remaining years of this Dwapara Yuga, when one hundred and fifteen years have passed since your reign, within the Yaduvapuri Mathurams Yadukula, in the month of Bhadrapadamasa, Krishna Paksha, Wednesday, Rohini Nakshatra, Harshana Yoga, Vrishalagra, Vav Karan, and Ashtami Tithi, at midnight during the moonrise period, while everything is obscured by darkness, in Vasudeva-Bhavan, directly from Devaki's womb, Sriharika will appear - just as in the Yajna, Agni is revealed from the arani-wood. There will be a sign of Srivatsa on the chest of the Lord. Their limbs will be as dark as a cloud. They will be adorned with forest garlands and will be very beautiful. Pitambardhari, Kamalanayana and Avatarakala will have quadrupeds. You are to give them your daughters. You are too old right now. There is no doubt that you will live to that point. 18-22 |

Thus was completed the fifth chapter, the 'Upakhyan of the Ayodhyavasini Gopanganas' in the Narada Bahulashva-Samvad under the Madhuryakanda in the Srigarghasamhita. 5.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 32220, revision 230115 (2020-04-10T23:37:19Z). English was rendered from the complete Hindi chapter at https://www.mahakavya.com/madhuryakhand-chapter-1-to-5/ as a transparent machine-assisted translation using the pinned IndicTrans2 Indic–English Distilled 200M model and retained without claiming verse-by-verse alignment.