Mādhurya-khaṇḍa · Chapter 23
Sourceश्रीनारद उवाच - एकदा नृप गोपालाः शकटै रत्नपूरितैः । वृषभानूपनन्दाद्या आजग्मुश्चांबिकावनम् ॥ १ ॥ भद्रकालीं पशुपतिं पूजयित्वा विधानतः । ददुर्दानं द्विजातिभ्यः सुप्तास्तत्र सरित्तटे ॥ २ ॥ तत्रैको निर्गतो रात्रौ सर्पो नन्दं पदेऽग्रहीत् । कृष्ण कृष्णेति चुक्रोश नन्दोऽतिभयविह्वलः ॥ ३ ॥ तदोल्मुकैर्गोपबालास्तोदुराजगरं नृप । पदं सोऽपि न तत्याज सर्पोऽथ स्वमणिं यथा ॥ ४ ॥ तताड स्वपदा सर्पं भगवान् लोकपावनः । त्यक्त्त्वा तदैव सर्पत्वं भूत्वा विद्याधरः कृती । नत्वा कृष्णं परिक्रम्य कृतांजलिपुटोऽवदत् ॥ ५ ॥ सुदर्शन उवाच - अहं सुदर्शनो नाम विद्याधरवरः प्रभो । अष्टावक्रं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा हसितोऽस्मि महाबलः ॥ ६ ॥ मह्यं शापं ददौ सोऽपि त्वं सर्पो भव दुर्मते । तच्छापादद्य मुक्तोऽहम् कृपया तव माधव ॥ ७ ॥ त्वत्पादपद्ममकरंदरजःकणानां स्पर्शेन दिव्यपदवीं सहसागतोऽस्मि । तस्मै नमो भगवते भुवनेश्वराय यो भूरिभारहरणाय भूवोऽवतारः ॥ ८ ॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - इति नत्वा हरिं कृष्णं राजन् विद्याधरस्तु सः । जगाम वैष्णवं लोकं सर्वोपद्रव वर्जितम् ॥ ९ ॥ नंदाद्या विस्मिताः सर्वे ज्ञात्वा कृष्णं परेश्वरम् । अंबिकावनतः शीघ्रमाययुर्व्रजमंडलम् ॥ १० ॥ इदं मया ते कथितं श्रीकृष्णचरितं शुभम् । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ ११ ॥ बहुलाश्व उवाच - अहो श्रीकृष्णचन्द्रस्य चरितं परमाद्भुतम् । श्रुत्वा मनो मे तच्छ्रोतुमतृप्तं पुनरिच्छति ॥ १२ ॥ अग्रे चकार कां लीलां लीलया व्रजमंडले । हरिर्व्रजेशः परमो वद देवर्षिसत्तम ॥ १३ ॥ इति श्रीगर्गसंहितायां माधुर्यखण्डे श्रीनारदबहुलाश्वसंवादे सुदर्शनोपाख्यानं नाम त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २३ ॥ हरिः ॐ तत्सच्छ्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु ॥
śrīnārada uvāca - ekadā nṛpa gopālāḥ śakaṭai ratnapūritaiḥ | vṛṣabhānūpanandādyā ājagmuścāṃbikāvanam || 1 || bhadrakālīṃ paśupatiṃ pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ | dadurdānaṃ dvijātibhyaḥ suptāstatra sarittaṭe || 2 || tatraiko nirgato rātrau sarpo nandaṃ pade'grahīt | kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti cukrośa nando'tibhayavihvalaḥ || 3 || tadolmukairgopabālāstodurājagaraṃ nṛpa | padaṃ so'pi na tatyāja sarpo'tha svamaṇiṃ yathā || 4 || tatāḍa svapadā sarpaṃ bhagavān lokapāvanaḥ | tyakttvā tadaiva sarpatvaṃ bhūtvā vidyādharaḥ kṛtī | natvā kṛṣṇaṃ parikramya kṛtāṃjalipuṭo'vadat || 5 || sudarśana uvāca - ahaṃ sudarśano nāma vidyādharavaraḥ prabho | aṣṭāvakraṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā hasito'smi mahābalaḥ || 6 || mahyaṃ śāpaṃ dadau so'pi tvaṃ sarpo bhava durmate | tacchāpādadya mukto'ham kṛpayā tava mādhava || 7 || tvatpādapadmamakaraṃdarajaḥkaṇānāṃ sparśena divyapadavīṃ sahasāgato'smi | tasmai namo bhagavate bhuvaneśvarāya yo bhūribhāraharaṇāya bhūvo'vatāraḥ || 8 || śrīnārada uvāca - iti natvā hariṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rājan vidyādharastu saḥ | jagāma vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ sarvopadrava varjitam || 9 || naṃdādyā vismitāḥ sarve jñātvā kṛṣṇaṃ pareśvaram | aṃbikāvanataḥ śīghramāyayurvrajamaṃḍalam || 10 || idaṃ mayā te kathitaṃ śrīkṛṣṇacaritaṃ śubham | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 11 || bahulāśva uvāca - aho śrīkṛṣṇacandrasya caritaṃ paramādbhutam | śrutvā mano me tacchrotumatṛptaṃ punaricchati || 12 || agre cakāra kāṃ līlāṃ līlayā vrajamaṃḍale | harirvrajeśaḥ paramo vada devarṣisattama || 13 || iti śrīgargasaṃhitāyāṃ mādhuryakhaṇḍe śrīnāradabahulāśvasaṃvāde sudarśanopākhyānaṃ nāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 23 || hariḥ oṃ tatsacchrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu ||
English translation
The protection of Nandaraja from the python at Ambikavan and the rescue of Vidyadhara named Sudarshan.
Naradji says - Nareshwar. Once upon a time, Gopagans like Vrishabhanu and Upananda came to Ambikavan on squares filled with jewels. There, Bhagwati Bhadrakali and Lord Pashupati were ritually worshipped and they donated to the Brahmins and slept on the banks of the river there at night. There, at night, a serpent emerged and took hold of Nanda's feet. Nanda, terrified, began to cry out 'Krishna Krishna'. O Lord! At that time, the bulls took the burning wood and began to kill the python with it, yet he did not let go of Nanda's feet in the same way that the Manidhar snake did not let go of its bead. The people's god then killed the serpent with an immediate pawn. As soon as he was paraded, he left the serpent's body and became Kritakritya Vidyadhara. He saluted Lord Krishna, circumambulated him, and said with folded hands. 1-53 | (Madhurikand Chapter 20 to 24)
Srinardji says - Rajan! Thus, by saluting Lord Krishna, he went to the Vaishnavite world devoid of all kinds of disturbances. At that time, Nanda and Gopa were amazed to know that Lord Krishna was God. Then they soon moved from Ambikavan to Vrajmandal. Thus I described to you the auspicious character of Krishna, who is virtuous and omnipotent. What else do you want to hear now? . 9-11 | (Madhurikand chapters 20 to 24)
The multitude said, "Ah! The character of Srikrishna Chandra is so amazing, my heart yearns to hear him again. Devarsishtam! What pastime did the Vrajeshwara Paramātmā Srihari perform in the Vrajamandala? . 12-13 |
Thus was completed the twenty-third chapter under the Madhuryakanda in the Srigarghasamhita, the Sudarshanopakhyan. 23.
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