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Chapter 25

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शेष उवाच। अथ वीक्ष्य भटान्निजान्नृपो रुधिरौघेण परिप्लुतांगकान् । सुखमाप न वै शुशोच तान्परिपप्रच्छ सुतस्य चेष्टितम् १। गदताखिलकर्म तस्य वै स कथं चाहरदश्ववर्यकम् । कथयंतु पुनः कियद्बलं बत वीराः कति योद्धुमागताः २। अथ शत्रुबलोन्मुखः कथं मम वीरो दमनो रणं व्यधात् । विजयं च विधाय दुर्जयं किल वीरं बत कोऽप्यशातयत् ३। इत्याकर्ण्य वचो राज्ञः प्रत्यूचुस्तेऽस्य सेवकाः । क्षतजेन परिक्लिन्न गात्रवस्त्रादिधारिणः ४। राजन्नश्वं समालोक्य पत्रचिह्नाद्यलंकृतम् । ग्राहयामास गर्वेण तृणीकृत्य रघूत्तमम् ५। ततो हयानुगः प्राप्तः स्वल्पसैन्यसमावृतः । तेन साकमभूद्युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम् ६। तं मूर्च्छितं ततः कृत्वा तव पुत्रः स्वसायकैः । यावत्तिष्ठत्यथायातः शत्रुघ्नः स्वबलैर्वृतः ७। ततो युद्धं महदभूच्छस्त्रास्त्रपरिबृंहितम् । बहुशो जयमापेदे तव पुत्रो महाबलः ८। इदानीं तेन मुक्त्वास्त्रं शत्रुघ्नभ्रातृसूनुना । मूर्च्छितः प्रधने राजन्कृतो वीरः सुतस्तव ९। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य रोषशोकसमन्वितः । स्थगितांग इवासीत्स समुद्र इव पर्वणि १०। उवाच सेनाधिपतिं रोषप्रस्फुरिताधरः । दन्तैर्दताँल्लिहन्नोष्ठं जिह्वया शोककर्शितः ११। सेनापते कुरुष्वारान्मम सेनां तु सज्जिताम् । योत्स्ये रामस्य सुभटैर्ममपुत्रोपघातकैः १२। अद्याहं मम पुत्रस्य दुःखदं निशितैः शरैः । पातयिष्ये यदि ह्येनं रक्षितापि महेश्वरः १३। सेनापतिरिदं वाक्यं प्रोक्तं सुभुजभूपतेः । निशम्य च तथा कृत्वा सज्जीभूतो भवत्स्वयम् १४। राज्ञे निवेदयामास ससज्जां चतुरंगिणीम् । सेनां कालबलप्रख्यां हतदुर्जनकोटिकाम् १५। श्रुत्वा सेनापतेर्वाक्यं सुबाहुः परवीरहा । निर्जगाम ततो यत्र शत्रुघ्नः स्वसुतार्दनः १६। कुंजरैश्च मदोन्मत्तैर्हयैश्चापि मनोजवैः । रथैश्च सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपूरितै रिपुजेतृभिः १७। भूश्चकंपे तदा तत्र सैन्यभारेण भूरिणा । संमर्दः सुमहानासीत्तत्र सैन्ये विसर्पति १८। राजानं निर्गतं दृष्ट्वा रथेन कनकांगिना । शत्रुघ्नबलमुद्युक्तं सर्ववैरिप्रहारकम् १९। सुकेतुस्तस्य वै भ्राता गदायुद्धविशारदः । रथेनाश्वा जगामायं सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपूरितः २०। चित्रांगस्तु सुतो राज्ञः सर्वयुद्धविचक्षणः । जगाम स्वरथेनाशु शत्रुघ्नबलमुन्मदम् २१। तस्यानुजो विचित्राख्यो विचित्ररणकोविदः । ययौ रथेन हैमेन भ्रातृदुःखेन पीडितः २२। अन्ये शूरा महेष्वासाः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदाः । ययुर्नृपसमादिष्टाः प्रधनं वीरपूरितम् २३। राजा सुबाहुः संरोषादागतः प्रधनांगणे । विलोकयामास सुतं मूर्च्छितं शरपीडितम् २४। रथोपस्थस्थितं मूढं स्वसुतं दमनाभिधम् । वीक्ष्य दुःखं मुहुः प्राप वीजयामास पल्लवैः २५। जलेन सिक्तः संस्पृष्टो राज्ञा कोमलपाणिना । संज्ञामाप शनैर्वीरो दमनः परमास्त्रवित् २६। उत्थितः क्व धनुर्मेऽस्ति क्व पुष्कल इतो गतः । संसज्य समरं त्यक्त्वा मद्बाणव्रणपीडितः २७। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य सुबाहुः पुत्रभाषितम् । परमं हर्षमापेदे परिरभ्य सुतं स्वकम् २८। दमनो वीक्ष्य जनकं नृपं नम्रशिरोधरः । पपात पादयोर्भक्त्या क्षतदेहोऽस्त्रराजिभिः २९। स्वसुतं रथसंस्थं तु विधाय नृपतिः पुनः । जगाद सेनाधिपतिं रणकर्मविशारदः ३०। व्यूहं रचय संग्रामे क्रौंचाख्यं रिपुदुर्जयम् । यमाविश्य जये सैन्यं शत्रुघ्नस्य महीपतेः ३१। तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य सुबाहुभूपतेः । क्रौंचाख्यसद्व्यूहविशेषमादधात् । यन्नो विशंते सहसा रिपोर्गणा । महाबलाः शस्त्रसमूहधारिणः ३२। मुखे सुकेतुस्तस्यासीद्गले चित्रांगसंज्ञकः । पक्षयो राजपुत्रौ द्वौ पुच्छे राजा प्रतिष्ठितः ३३। मध्ये सैन्यं महत्तस्य चतुरंगैस्तु शोभितम् । कृत्वा न्यवेदयद्राज्ञे क्रौंचव्यूहं विचित्रितम् ३४। राजा दृष्ट्वा सुसन्नद्धं क्रौंचव्यूहं सुनिर्मितम् । रणाय स्वमतिं चक्रे शत्रुघ्नकटके स्थितैः ३५। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे शेषवात्स्यायनसंवादे रामाश्वमेधे सुबाहुसैन्यसमागमोनाम पंचविंशोऽध्यायः २५ ।

śeṣa uvāca| atha vīkṣya bhaṭānnijānnṛpo rudhiraugheṇa pariplutāṃgakān | sukhamāpa na vai śuśoca tānparipapraccha sutasya ceṣṭitam 1| gadatākhilakarma tasya vai sa kathaṃ cāharadaśvavaryakam | kathayaṃtu punaḥ kiyadbalaṃ bata vīrāḥ kati yoddhumāgatāḥ 2| atha śatrubalonmukhaḥ kathaṃ mama vīro damano raṇaṃ vyadhāt | vijayaṃ ca vidhāya durjayaṃ kila vīraṃ bata ko'pyaśātayat 3| ityākarṇya vaco rājñaḥ pratyūcuste'sya sevakāḥ | kṣatajena pariklinna gātravastrādidhāriṇaḥ 4| rājannaśvaṃ samālokya patracihnādyalaṃkṛtam | grāhayāmāsa garveṇa tṛṇīkṛtya raghūttamam 5| tato hayānugaḥ prāptaḥ svalpasainyasamāvṛtaḥ | tena sākamabhūdyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ romaharṣaṇam 6| taṃ mūrcchitaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tava putraḥ svasāyakaiḥ | yāvattiṣṭhatyathāyātaḥ śatrughnaḥ svabalairvṛtaḥ 7| tato yuddhaṃ mahadabhūcchastrāstraparibṛṃhitam | bahuśo jayamāpede tava putro mahābalaḥ 8| idānīṃ tena muktvāstraṃ śatrughnabhrātṛsūnunā | mūrcchitaḥ pradhane rājankṛto vīraḥ sutastava 9| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya roṣaśokasamanvitaḥ | sthagitāṃga ivāsītsa samudra iva parvaṇi 10| uvāca senādhipatiṃ roṣaprasphuritādharaḥ | dantairdatā~llihannoṣṭhaṃ jihvayā śokakarśitaḥ 11| senāpate kuruṣvārānmama senāṃ tu sajjitām | yotsye rāmasya subhaṭairmamaputropaghātakaiḥ 12| adyāhaṃ mama putrasya duḥkhadaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | pātayiṣye yadi hyenaṃ rakṣitāpi maheśvaraḥ 13| senāpatiridaṃ vākyaṃ proktaṃ subhujabhūpateḥ | niśamya ca tathā kṛtvā sajjībhūto bhavatsvayam 14| rājñe nivedayāmāsa sasajjāṃ caturaṃgiṇīm | senāṃ kālabalaprakhyāṃ hatadurjanakoṭikām 15| śrutvā senāpatervākyaṃ subāhuḥ paravīrahā | nirjagāma tato yatra śatrughnaḥ svasutārdanaḥ 16| kuṃjaraiśca madonmattairhayaiścāpi manojavaiḥ | rathaiśca sarvaśastrāstrapūritai ripujetṛbhiḥ 17| bhūścakaṃpe tadā tatra sainyabhāreṇa bhūriṇā | saṃmardaḥ sumahānāsīttatra sainye visarpati 18| rājānaṃ nirgataṃ dṛṣṭvā rathena kanakāṃginā | śatrughnabalamudyuktaṃ sarvavairiprahārakam 19| suketustasya vai bhrātā gadāyuddhaviśāradaḥ | rathenāśvā jagāmāyaṃ sarvaśastrāstrapūritaḥ 20| citrāṃgastu suto rājñaḥ sarvayuddhavicakṣaṇaḥ | jagāma svarathenāśu śatrughnabalamunmadam 21| tasyānujo vicitrākhyo vicitraraṇakovidaḥ | yayau rathena haimena bhrātṛduḥkhena pīḍitaḥ 22| anye śūrā maheṣvāsāḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidāḥ | yayurnṛpasamādiṣṭāḥ pradhanaṃ vīrapūritam 23| rājā subāhuḥ saṃroṣādāgataḥ pradhanāṃgaṇe | vilokayāmāsa sutaṃ mūrcchitaṃ śarapīḍitam 24| rathopasthasthitaṃ mūḍhaṃ svasutaṃ damanābhidham | vīkṣya duḥkhaṃ muhuḥ prāpa vījayāmāsa pallavaiḥ 25| jalena siktaḥ saṃspṛṣṭo rājñā komalapāṇinā | saṃjñāmāpa śanairvīro damanaḥ paramāstravit 26| utthitaḥ kva dhanurme'sti kva puṣkala ito gataḥ | saṃsajya samaraṃ tyaktvā madbāṇavraṇapīḍitaḥ 27| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya subāhuḥ putrabhāṣitam | paramaṃ harṣamāpede parirabhya sutaṃ svakam 28| damano vīkṣya janakaṃ nṛpaṃ namraśirodharaḥ | papāta pādayorbhaktyā kṣatadeho'strarājibhiḥ 29| svasutaṃ rathasaṃsthaṃ tu vidhāya nṛpatiḥ punaḥ | jagāda senādhipatiṃ raṇakarmaviśāradaḥ 30| vyūhaṃ racaya saṃgrāme krauṃcākhyaṃ ripudurjayam | yamāviśya jaye sainyaṃ śatrughnasya mahīpateḥ 31| tadvākyamākarṇya subāhubhūpateḥ | krauṃcākhyasadvyūhaviśeṣamādadhāt | yanno viśaṃte sahasā riporgaṇā | mahābalāḥ śastrasamūhadhāriṇaḥ 32| mukhe suketustasyāsīdgale citrāṃgasaṃjñakaḥ | pakṣayo rājaputrau dvau pucche rājā pratiṣṭhitaḥ 33| madhye sainyaṃ mahattasya caturaṃgaistu śobhitam | kṛtvā nyavedayadrājñe krauṃcavyūhaṃ vicitritam 34| rājā dṛṣṭvā susannaddhaṃ krauṃcavyūhaṃ sunirmitam | raṇāya svamatiṃ cakre śatrughnakaṭake sthitaiḥ 35| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṃḍe śeṣavātsyāyanasaṃvāde rāmāśvamedhe subāhusainyasamāgamonāma paṃcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 25 |

English translation

Śeṣa said :

1 -3. Then, seeing his warriors with their bodies covered with streams of blood, the king was not happy. He grieved; and asked them about the movements of his son ( Damana ): “Tell me his entire act. How did he take away the excellent horse? Tell me also how much army (the enemy has)? How many heroes came there to fight? How did my hero Damana, intent on fighting with the enemy’s army, fight and someone, having conquered this invincible hero, destroyed him.”

4-17. Having heard these words of the king, those servants of him, wearing garments wet with blood (oozing) from their bodies, said: “O king, having seen the horse adorned with marks like the note etc. I got it seized through pride and belittling the best of Raghus . Then the follower (i.e. the protector) of the horse, surrounded by a small army, came (there). And a fierce and thrilling tight took place with him. When your son, having, made him swoon with his own arrows, stood there, Śatrughna , surrounded by his large army came there. Then a great battle accompanied by (i.e. in which) weapons and missiles (were used), ensued. Your very mighty son became victorious many times. O king, now, having discharged a missile, the son of Śatrughna’s brother has made your brave son swoon in the battle.” Hearing these words, (the king) full of anger and grief had his body covered (with bravery) like the ocean on the parvan -day. With his lips throbbi ng due to anger, (gnawing) his teeth with this teeth, licking his lips with his tongue, and emaciated due to grief, he said to his general: “Keep my army ready in the vicinity (of Śatrughna’s army). I shall fight with Rāma ’s brave soldiers who have harmed my son. Today I shall, with sharp arrows, overthrow him who has troubled my son, (even) if the great lord will protect him. The general, having heard these words spoken by the king of mighty arms, did like that (i.e. as he was ordered), and himself became ready. He reported to the king that the army which consisted of four divisions, and resembled the army of Death, had killed crores of wicked people. Having heard the words of his general, Subāhu , the killer of his enemies, went out to th at place where Śatrughna who had troubled his son, stayed. (He went there) with elephants intoxicated by rut, with horses having the speed of mind, with chariots full of all weapons and missiles and conquering the enemy.

18-26. At that time, due to the great weight of the army, the earth quaked. As the army was moving on, there was a great hustle and bustle. Seeing the king to have moved out in a chariot with its parts made of gold, Śatrugḥna’s army, (capable of) striking all enemies, became ready. His brother Suketu , skilled in mace-fight, and full of (i.e. endowed with) all weapons and missiles quickly came there by a chariot. The king’s son, Citrāṅga , skilled in all (types of) battle, quickly went in his own chariot to the furious army of Śatrughna. His younger brother known as Vicitra , skilled in various (modes of) fight and afflicted by his brother’s grief, went in his golden chariot. Other brave warriors, skilled in the use of all weapons and missiles, being ordered by the king, went to the battle full of warriors. King Subāhu angrily came to the battlefield. He (there) saw his son in a swoon (due to being) hit by an arrow. Seeing his unconscious son named Damana lying in the driving box, the king again and again became grieved and fanned him with twigs. The brave hero, knowing (the use of) great missiles, sprinkled with water and touched by the king with a delicate hand, slowly regained consciousness.

27-30. He got up (and said:) “Where is my bow? Where has Puṣkala , after having got ready (to fight) and being hurt by my arrow, gone after having left the battle?” Hearing these words uttered by his son Subāhu was extremely glad and embraced his own son. Damana with his body wounded by rows of missiles, on seeing his father, bowed his neck (i.e. head) and devoutly fell at his feet. The king skilled in (various) acts of fight put back his son into the chariot, and said to the general:

31-35. “Arrange the military array called Krauñca , invincible to the enemy, entering which I shall conquer the army of king Śatrughna.” Hearing those words of king Subāhu, his general arranged the special type of military array called Krauñca, which the very mighty groups of enemy, holding hosts of weapons did not enter all of a sudden. At its mouth (i.e. entrance) Suketu stood; at the throat (a hero) called Citrāṅga remained; at the two sides stood two princes, and at the tail the king (himself) stood. In between his huge army looked splendid with its four divisions. Having made the Krauñca array, the general informed the king of having arranged it. The king, having seen his army that was ready (for the action), and the well-formed Krauñca-array, decided to fight with the warriors present in Śatrughna’s army.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43680, revision 335922 (2022-04-16T15:09:03Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365336.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.