Viśvajit-khaṇḍa · Chapter 23
Sourceश्रीनारद उवाच - नदा नद्यः समुद्राश्च रथवीथिं ददुर्नृप ॥ धर्षितास्तेजसा तस्मै ससैन्याय महात्मने ॥१॥ कैलासगिरिपार्श्वे च वरवीरश्च मानुषः ॥ बाणस्य शोणितपुरं प्रययौ यादवेश्वरः ॥२॥ बाणासुरोऽतिसंक्रुद्धो यदून् वीक्ष्यागतान्पुनः ॥ अक्षौहिणीभिर्द्वादशभिर्युद्धं कर्तुं मनो दधे ॥३॥ तदेव साक्षात्पुरुषः पुराणो महेश्वरो नंदिवृषस्थितोऽसौ ॥ हिमाद्रिपुत्रीसहितस्त्रिशूली समेत्य बाणं नृपमाह देवः ॥४॥ शिव उवाच - परिपूर्णतमः साक्षाच्छ्रीकृष्णो भगवान्स्वयम् ॥ असंख्यब्रह्मांडपतिर्गोलोकेशः परात्परः ॥५॥ त्रयो वयं तत्कला हि ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः ॥ मूर्ध्न्याज्ञां यस्य बिभ्रति त्वादृशानां च का कथा ॥६॥ तस्य पौत्रस्त्वया बद्धोऽनिरुद्धो येन तेजसा ॥ छिन्ना भुजा न जानासि संग्रामे तं हरिः स्वयम् ॥७॥ तस्मात्तेषां दानवानां पूजनीया हरेः सुताः ॥ अनिरुद्धः पूजनीयो जामाता ते न संशयः ॥८॥ न ददामि त्वनुज्ञां ते युद्धायासुरपुंगव ॥ न चेद्युद्धं कुरु बलाद्वृथा दृष्टं मनस्तव ॥९॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - शिवप्रबोधितो बाणोऽनिरुद्धं धन्वीनां वरम् ॥ समाहूय च संपूज्य पारिबर्हं ददौ पुनः ॥१०॥ ससैन्यं सादरेणापि प्रद्युम्नं पूज्य बंधुवत् ॥ गजायुतं चाश्वकोटिं रथानां पंचलक्षकम् ॥११॥ ददौ बाणो महाबाहुः प्रद्युम्नाय महात्मने ॥ अथ कार्ष्णिर्महाराज स्वसैन्यैर्यदुभिः सह ॥१२॥ अलकां प्रययौ धन्वी पुरीम् गुह्यकमंडिताम् ॥ श्रीनंदालकनंदाभ्यां गंगाभ्यां परिखीकृता ॥१३॥ रत्नसोपानयुक्ताभ्यां यज्ञभिः परिशोभिताम् ॥ विद्याधरीभिः परितः किन्नरीभिर्मनोहराम् ॥१४॥ दिव्याभिर्नागकन्याभिः पुरीं भोगवतीमिव ॥ धनदो न ददौ तस्मै प्रद्युम्नाय बलिं नृपः ॥१५॥ हरेः प्रभवविदपि विष्णोर्मायाबलं त्वहो ॥ लोकपालोऽस्म्यहं नित्यमित्यज्ञानविमोहितः ॥१६॥ नोदितो बलिभिर्यक्षैर्युद्धं कर्तुं मनो दधे ॥ निर्धनो हि धनं प्राप्य तृणवन्मन्यते जगत् ॥१७॥ नवानां तु निधीनां कौ पतीनां किमु वर्णनम् ॥ तदैव हेममुकुटो दूतो धनदनोदितः ॥ कार्ष्णिमेत्य सभामध्ये नत्वेदं प्राह मानदः ॥१८॥ हेममुकुट उवाच - धनेश्वरो राजराजो लोकपालोऽलकेश्वरः ॥ तेन यत्कथितं राजञ्छृणु त्वं तद्यदूत्तम ॥१९॥ देवराजो यथा शक्रः स्मृतो दिवी यथा प्रभुः ॥ तथैको राजराजोऽहं कथितो भूतले महान् ॥२०॥ मनुष्यधर्मा राजेद्रैः पूजितोऽहं सदा भुवि ॥ उग्रसेनेन दातव्यं मह्यं सोपायनं परम् ॥२१॥ पराक् तस्मै न दास्यामि यदुराजाय भूभृते ॥ न मन्यसे चेत्संग्रामं करिष्यामि न संशयः ॥२२॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - एवं दूतवचः श्रुत्वा प्रद्युम्नो भगवान्हरिः ॥ चकार कोपं रक्ताक्षो रुषा प्रस्फुरिताधरः ॥२३॥ प्रद्युम्न उवाच - वृष्णींद्र राजराजेंद्रं राजराजो न वेत्ति तम् ॥ शक्रादीनां तु यः साक्षान्मुकुटैर्घृष्टपादुकः ॥२४॥ सुधर्मां पारिजातं च तस्मा इंद्रो ददौ भयात् ॥ श्यामवर्णान्हयान्पाशी तस्मै दत्वा ननाम ह ॥२५॥ अनेन राजराजेन भीरुणा निधयो नव ॥ प्राप्तास्तं हि न जानाति राजराजो महाबलम् ॥२६॥ वर्तते तत्सभामध्ये परिपूर्णतमो हरिः ॥ असंख्यब्रह्माण्डपतिः श्रीकृष्णो भगवान्स्वयम् ॥२७॥ यस्यैकमूर्ध्नि तिलकं दृश्यते मंडलं भुवः ॥ उग्रसेनसभामध्ये सोऽपि नित्यं विराजते ॥२८॥ उग्रसेनप्रेषितोऽहं कुबेराय महात्मने ॥ नाराचानां बलिं दातुं तत्करिष्यामि साम्प्रतम् ॥२९॥ श्रीनारद उवाच - एवमुक्त्वा गृहीत्वा स्वं कोदण्डं चण्डविक्रमः ॥ चकार भुजदण्डाभ्यां टङ्कारं वादयन् गुणम् ॥३०॥ प्रत्यंचास्फोटनेनैव मंडितोऽभूत्तडित्स्वनः ॥ ननाद तेन ब्रह्माण्डं सप्तलोकैर्बिलैः सह ॥३१॥ विचेलुर्दिग्गजास्तारा राजन्भूखंडमंडलम् ॥ निषंगाच्छरमाकृष्य प्रद्युम्नो धन्विनां वरः ॥३२॥ प्रतिशार्ङ्गे स्वधनुषि बाणमेकं समादधे ॥ द्वादशादित्यसंकाशं द्योतयन्मंडलं दिशाम् ॥३३॥ चिच्छेद गुह्यकेशस्य बाणं छत्रं च चामरे ॥ तदा क्रुद्धो राजराजो दृष्ट्वा चित्रमिदं महत् ॥३४॥ आरुह्य पुष्पकं सैन्यैर्युद्धकामो विनिर्ययौ ॥ घंटानादेन यक्षेण मंत्रिणा पार्श्वमौलिना॥३५॥ नलकूबरमणिग्रीवौ शुशुभाते ध्वजाग्रतः ॥ तुरंगवदनाः केचिन्मृगेंद्रवदनाः परे ॥३६॥ शिशुमारमुखाः केचित्केचिन्नक्रमुखा इव ॥ अर्द्धपिंगा अर्द्धकृष्णा ऊर्ध्वकेशा मदोत्कटाः ॥३७॥ वक्रदंता ललज्जिह्वा बृहद्दंष्ट्रा महाबलाः ॥ करालास्याः सकवचाः खड्गचर्मधराः पराः ॥३८॥ शक्तिहस्ता ऋष्टिहस्ता भुशुंडिपरिघायुधाः । धनुर्बाणधरा यक्षाः केचित्परशुपाणयः ॥३९॥ यक्षाणां हस्तिवाहानां रथिनामश्विनां तथा ॥ विरेजुर्निर्गतानां च मंडलानि सहस्रशः ॥४०॥ शंखदुन्दुभिनादैश्च सूतमागधवन्दिभिः ॥ रेजिरे श्रीदवीराः कौ मेघा इव तडित्स्वनैः ॥४१॥ एवं यक्षेषु मत्तेषु कोटिशो निर्गतेषु च ॥ दिव्यान्महायोगमयात्सिद्धक्षेत्राद्विदेहराट् ॥४२॥ आययौ तत्सहायार्थं प्रमथानां बलं महत् ॥ भूताश्च प्रमथाः केचित्करालास्या मदोत्कटाः ॥४३॥ डाकिन्यो यातुधानाश्च वेतालाः सविनायकाः ॥ कूष्मांडोन्मादसंयुक्ताः प्रेता मातृगणाः परे ॥४४॥ निशाचरपिशाचाश्च ब्रह्मराक्षभैरवाः ॥ नदंतो भैरवं नादं छिंधि भिंधीति वादिनः ॥४५॥ इत्थं तु भूतावलयः कोटिशश्चाययुस्तदा ॥ रोदस्याच्छादिते भूता मेघैः सांवर्तकैरिव ॥४६॥ मयूरस्थः कार्तिकेयो मूषकस्थो गणेश्वरः ॥ प्रमथैर्गीयमानौ तौ ढक्कावादित्रनिःस्वनैः ॥४७॥ सर्वेषामग्रतः प्राप्तौ वीरभद्रेण संयुतौ ॥ इत्थं पुण्यजनानां तु गणानां यदुभिः सह ॥४८॥ बभूव तुमुलं युद्धमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ रथिनो रथिभिस्तत्र पत्तिभिः सह पत्तयः ॥४९॥ हया हयैरिभाश्चेभैर्युयुधुस्ते परस्परम् ॥ रथेभाश्वपदातीनां चरणैरुत्थितं रजः ॥५०॥ छादयामास राजेंद्र ससूर्यं व्योममंडलम् ॥५१॥
śrīnārada uvāca - nadā nadyaḥ samudrāśca rathavīthiṃ dadurnṛpa || dharṣitāstejasā tasmai sasainyāya mahātmane ||1|| kailāsagiripārśve ca varavīraśca mānuṣaḥ || bāṇasya śoṇitapuraṃ prayayau yādaveśvaraḥ ||2|| bāṇāsuro'tisaṃkruddho yadūn vīkṣyāgatānpunaḥ || akṣauhiṇībhirdvādaśabhiryuddhaṃ kartuṃ mano dadhe ||3|| tadeva sākṣātpuruṣaḥ purāṇo maheśvaro naṃdivṛṣasthito'sau || himādriputrīsahitastriśūlī sametya bāṇaṃ nṛpamāha devaḥ ||4|| śiva uvāca - paripūrṇatamaḥ sākṣācchrīkṛṣṇo bhagavānsvayam || asaṃkhyabrahmāṃḍapatirgolokeśaḥ parātparaḥ ||5|| trayo vayaṃ tatkalā hi brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ || mūrdhnyājñāṃ yasya bibhrati tvādṛśānāṃ ca kā kathā ||6|| tasya pautrastvayā baddho'niruddho yena tejasā || chinnā bhujā na jānāsi saṃgrāme taṃ hariḥ svayam ||7|| tasmātteṣāṃ dānavānāṃ pūjanīyā hareḥ sutāḥ || aniruddhaḥ pūjanīyo jāmātā te na saṃśayaḥ ||8|| na dadāmi tvanujñāṃ te yuddhāyāsurapuṃgava || na cedyuddhaṃ kuru balādvṛthā dṛṣṭaṃ manastava ||9|| śrīnārada uvāca - śivaprabodhito bāṇo'niruddhaṃ dhanvīnāṃ varam || samāhūya ca saṃpūjya pāribarhaṃ dadau punaḥ ||10|| sasainyaṃ sādareṇāpi pradyumnaṃ pūjya baṃdhuvat || gajāyutaṃ cāśvakoṭiṃ rathānāṃ paṃcalakṣakam ||11|| dadau bāṇo mahābāhuḥ pradyumnāya mahātmane || atha kārṣṇirmahārāja svasainyairyadubhiḥ saha ||12|| alakāṃ prayayau dhanvī purīm guhyakamaṃḍitām || śrīnaṃdālakanaṃdābhyāṃ gaṃgābhyāṃ parikhīkṛtā ||13|| ratnasopānayuktābhyāṃ yajñabhiḥ pariśobhitām || vidyādharībhiḥ paritaḥ kinnarībhirmanoharām ||14|| divyābhirnāgakanyābhiḥ purīṃ bhogavatīmiva || dhanado na dadau tasmai pradyumnāya baliṃ nṛpaḥ ||15|| hareḥ prabhavavidapi viṣṇormāyābalaṃ tvaho || lokapālo'smyahaṃ nityamityajñānavimohitaḥ ||16|| nodito balibhiryakṣairyuddhaṃ kartuṃ mano dadhe || nirdhano hi dhanaṃ prāpya tṛṇavanmanyate jagat ||17|| navānāṃ tu nidhīnāṃ kau patīnāṃ kimu varṇanam || tadaiva hemamukuṭo dūto dhanadanoditaḥ || kārṣṇimetya sabhāmadhye natvedaṃ prāha mānadaḥ ||18|| hemamukuṭa uvāca - dhaneśvaro rājarājo lokapālo'lakeśvaraḥ || tena yatkathitaṃ rājañchṛṇu tvaṃ tadyadūttama ||19|| devarājo yathā śakraḥ smṛto divī yathā prabhuḥ || tathaiko rājarājo'haṃ kathito bhūtale mahān ||20|| manuṣyadharmā rājedraiḥ pūjito'haṃ sadā bhuvi || ugrasenena dātavyaṃ mahyaṃ sopāyanaṃ param ||21|| parāk tasmai na dāsyāmi yadurājāya bhūbhṛte || na manyase cetsaṃgrāmaṃ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ ||22|| śrīnārada uvāca - evaṃ dūtavacaḥ śrutvā pradyumno bhagavānhariḥ || cakāra kopaṃ raktākṣo ruṣā prasphuritādharaḥ ||23|| pradyumna uvāca - vṛṣṇīṃdra rājarājeṃdraṃ rājarājo na vetti tam || śakrādīnāṃ tu yaḥ sākṣānmukuṭairghṛṣṭapādukaḥ ||24|| sudharmāṃ pārijātaṃ ca tasmā iṃdro dadau bhayāt || śyāmavarṇānhayānpāśī tasmai datvā nanāma ha ||25|| anena rājarājena bhīruṇā nidhayo nava || prāptāstaṃ hi na jānāti rājarājo mahābalam ||26|| vartate tatsabhāmadhye paripūrṇatamo hariḥ || asaṃkhyabrahmāṇḍapatiḥ śrīkṛṣṇo bhagavānsvayam ||27|| yasyaikamūrdhni tilakaṃ dṛśyate maṃḍalaṃ bhuvaḥ || ugrasenasabhāmadhye so'pi nityaṃ virājate ||28|| ugrasenapreṣito'haṃ kuberāya mahātmane || nārācānāṃ baliṃ dātuṃ tatkariṣyāmi sāmpratam ||29|| śrīnārada uvāca - evamuktvā gṛhītvā svaṃ kodaṇḍaṃ caṇḍavikramaḥ || cakāra bhujadaṇḍābhyāṃ ṭaṅkāraṃ vādayan guṇam ||30|| pratyaṃcāsphoṭanenaiva maṃḍito'bhūttaḍitsvanaḥ || nanāda tena brahmāṇḍaṃ saptalokairbilaiḥ saha ||31|| vicelurdiggajāstārā rājanbhūkhaṃḍamaṃḍalam || niṣaṃgāccharamākṛṣya pradyumno dhanvināṃ varaḥ ||32|| pratiśārṅge svadhanuṣi bāṇamekaṃ samādadhe || dvādaśādityasaṃkāśaṃ dyotayanmaṃḍalaṃ diśām ||33|| ciccheda guhyakeśasya bāṇaṃ chatraṃ ca cāmare || tadā kruddho rājarājo dṛṣṭvā citramidaṃ mahat ||34|| āruhya puṣpakaṃ sainyairyuddhakāmo viniryayau || ghaṃṭānādena yakṣeṇa maṃtriṇā pārśvamaulinā||35|| nalakūbaramaṇigrīvau śuśubhāte dhvajāgrataḥ || turaṃgavadanāḥ kecinmṛgeṃdravadanāḥ pare ||36|| śiśumāramukhāḥ kecitkecinnakramukhā iva || arddhapiṃgā arddhakṛṣṇā ūrdhvakeśā madotkaṭāḥ ||37|| vakradaṃtā lalajjihvā bṛhaddaṃṣṭrā mahābalāḥ || karālāsyāḥ sakavacāḥ khaḍgacarmadharāḥ parāḥ ||38|| śaktihastā ṛṣṭihastā bhuśuṃḍiparighāyudhāḥ | dhanurbāṇadharā yakṣāḥ kecitparaśupāṇayaḥ ||39|| yakṣāṇāṃ hastivāhānāṃ rathināmaśvināṃ tathā || virejurnirgatānāṃ ca maṃḍalāni sahasraśaḥ ||40|| śaṃkhadundubhinādaiśca sūtamāgadhavandibhiḥ || rejire śrīdavīrāḥ kau meghā iva taḍitsvanaiḥ ||41|| evaṃ yakṣeṣu matteṣu koṭiśo nirgateṣu ca || divyānmahāyogamayātsiddhakṣetrādvideharāṭ ||42|| āyayau tatsahāyārthaṃ pramathānāṃ balaṃ mahat || bhūtāśca pramathāḥ kecitkarālāsyā madotkaṭāḥ ||43|| ḍākinyo yātudhānāśca vetālāḥ savināyakāḥ || kūṣmāṃḍonmādasaṃyuktāḥ pretā mātṛgaṇāḥ pare ||44|| niśācarapiśācāśca brahmarākṣabhairavāḥ || nadaṃto bhairavaṃ nādaṃ chiṃdhi bhiṃdhīti vādinaḥ ||45|| itthaṃ tu bhūtāvalayaḥ koṭiśaścāyayustadā || rodasyācchādite bhūtā meghaiḥ sāṃvartakairiva ||46|| mayūrasthaḥ kārtikeyo mūṣakastho gaṇeśvaraḥ || pramathairgīyamānau tau ḍhakkāvāditraniḥsvanaiḥ ||47|| sarveṣāmagrataḥ prāptau vīrabhadreṇa saṃyutau || itthaṃ puṇyajanānāṃ tu gaṇānāṃ yadubhiḥ saha ||48|| babhūva tumulaṃ yuddhamadbhutaṃ romaharṣaṇam || rathino rathibhistatra pattibhiḥ saha pattayaḥ ||49|| hayā hayairibhāścebhairyuyudhuste parasparam || rathebhāśvapadātīnāṃ caraṇairutthitaṃ rajaḥ ||50|| chādayāmāsa rājeṃdra sasūryaṃ vyomamaṃḍalam ||51||
English translation
The departure of the Yadava army to Alkapuri after meeting Banasura and the war between the Yadavas and the Yakshas.
Naradji says - Rajan! Rivers, rivulets and seas also gave way to the chariot to Mahatma Pradyumna along with the army, who was struck by his brilliance. 1.
The abode of Banasura in the foothills of Mount Kailash was Sonitpur. There went the great man-hero, Yadaveshwara Pradyumna. When Banasura saw the Yaduvanshis returning, he was very angry. He planned to fight them with an army of twelve Akshauhins. At the same time, Maheshwar Dev Nandi, a trident-wearing Purana Purusha, came to Banasura with Uma, the daughter of Himachala, seated on a bull and spoke. 2 - 4.
Shiva said, "O king of demons! The Absolute Lord Krishna himself is the Lord of innumerable universes, the Lord of the universe and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All three of us, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, are His art and always bear His commandments on our heads; then what about ordinary creatures like you? His grandson Aniruddha was tied up by you, because of which he cut off your arms in battle under his influence. Don't you know those Sriharikas? (Forgot about them so quickly? ) So you are the sons of Srihari to be worshipped by the demons. Aniruddha is your son-in-law; therefore, there is no doubt that he is revered by you. The Unspeakable! I am not commanding you to go to war. If you do not agree, fight with your own strength; but your resolve to fight seems futile to me. 5 - 9.
Naradji says - Rajan. On Lord Shiva's persuasion, Banasura summoned Aniruddha, worshipped him, and gave him a dowry. Then, with the army, Pradyumra was offered ten thousand elephants, five lakh chariots, and ten million horses by Mahabahu Bana. 10-11 | (Vishwajitkhand chapter 21 to 25)
Your Majesty! The archer Srikrishnakumar Pradyumra then accompanied his Yadava soldiers to Alkapuri, surrounded by Guhyaks (Yakshas). The two Ganges - Nanda and Alak Nanda - encircle that Puri like a Parikha (moat). There, those two rivers are lined with gems. She is adorned with Puri Yakshagana brides. The beauties of Vidyadharas and Kinnaras add to her charm on all sides. Like Bhogavati Puri, adorned with divine serpent daughters, Alkapuri was adorned with guhya kanyas. Nareshwar. Kubera did not make an offering to Pradyumna. Although he was aware of the influence of Sriharika, he did not accept the gift. Ahhh! The power of the Maya is so amazing. He was always fascinated by the ignorance that "I am the Lokpal." Therefore, inspired by the mighty Yakshas, they considered war, because the poor man, if he found wealth, began to regard the whole world as a grass. Then what could be the description of the arrogance of those who are masters of the neophytes on the ground floor? Honourable! At the same time, Hemamukuta, the messenger sent by Kubera, came to Pradyumna, bowed his head in the assembly, and said to him: 12-183 |
Hemamukuta said, "The king. Yadukul - Tilak! Listen to the message given by Rajaraja Kubera, the Ombudsman of wealth, the lord of Alkapuri - "Just as in heaven Lord Indra is called the king of the gods, so on earth I am called 'Rajaraja' because I am the great ruler of the kings. Though my dharma (modesty) is the same as that of men, I have always been worshipped by the kings on earth. Therefore, it is Ugrasena who should give me the best gift (I am the recipient, not the giver). Therefore, I will never make an offering to Yaduraja Ugrasena. If you do not agree, I will fight, no doubt. " 19-22 |
Naradji says - Mithileshwar! Hearing this from the messenger, Lord Pradyumna Hari became angry. His eyes turned red with rage and his lips began to crack. 23. (Vishwajitkhand chapter 21 to 25)
Naradji says - Rajan. With that, the mighty Pradyumna raised his staff and shouted, pulling the bowstring with his bows and arrows. It was from the explosion of Pratyanchaka that the dreadful sound resembling the thunder of lightning appeared. The whole universe, including the seven worlds and the underworld, echoed from it. The king! The giants were distracted, the stars began to break and the landmass shook. Pradyumna, the best of the archers, pulled an arrow out of the arrow, placed it on the edge of his bow, and released it. The banyan tree, as bright as twelve suns, illuminated the entire dimensional sphere, cutting through the canopy and chavars of Guhyakaraja. The wrath of Rajaraja Kubera knew no bounds when he witnessed this most bizarre event. They boarded a flower plane and set out for Puri with the soldiers wishing for a war. He was accompanied by Yaksha ministers named Ghantanada and Parshvamouli. Both sons of Kubera, named Nalakubara and Manigriva, adorned the obverse of the flag. Some of the Yakshas in his army were Ashwamukha, many Yakshas had lion faces. Some had snout and crocodile-like mouths, some were half yellow and half black, some had raised hairs. They were obsessed with all sorts of things. The faces of the Mahabali Yakshas, with their crooked teeth, twisted tongues, and large teeth, looked ominous. They were armed with shields and swords. Weapons like Shakti, Rishti, Bhushundi, and Parigha were seen in his hands. Some of the Yakshas carried bows and arrows, and in their hands shone tiles. Thousands of troupes of elephants, charioteers, and mounted Yakshas went out to battle. The sound of conch shells and drumsticks, and the chants of yarn, magadha, and vandijana made Kubera's brave soldiers on the ground look like thunderous clouds in the sky. 30-41 | (Vishwajitkhand chapter 21 to 25)
Woe to you! In this way, millions of yakshas emerged from the realm of the divine Mahayogamya Siddha. Upon his arrival, a large army of chiefs came to his aid. Many ghosts and spirits appeared to be ferocious and drunk. They were accompanied by the community of witches, Yatudhan, Baital, Vinayaka, Kushmanda, Manimana, Prata, Matrikagana, Nocturnal, Vampire, Brahmarakshas, and Bhairava, who roared 'Maro, Kato, Fado'. In this way, millions of ghosts arrived, covering the earth and the sky like shifting clouds. Swami Kartikeya, seated on a peacock, and Ganesha, mounted on a mouse, came forward to take Virabhadra with a thunderous sound. The elders were singing the praises of the two of them. Thus began the great war of the virtuous with the Yadavas, which was wonderful and thrilling. The chariots clashed with the chariots, the foot, the horses with the horses, and the elephants with the elephants. Rajendra! The dust from the feet of chariots, elephants, horses, and pedestrians covered the sky with the sun. 42-51 |
Thus was completed the twenty-third chapter of the Narada Bahulacha Samvad, the Yadava army's invasion of Yakshadesha, under the Vishvajit Khanda in the Srigargha Samhita. 23.
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