Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 245
Sourceश्रीपार्वत्युवाच- रघुनाथस्य चरितं साधूक्तं हि त्वया विभो । श्रुत्वा धन्यास्मि देवेश त्वत्प्रसादान्महेश्वर १। वसुदेवसुतस्यास्य कृष्णस्य चरितं महत् । श्रोतुमिच्छामि देवेश चरितं कल्मषापहम् २। रुद्र उवाच- शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि कृष्णस्यास्य महात्मनः । चरितं वासुदेवस्य सर्वेषां फलदं नृणाम् ३। यदूनामन्वये देवि वसुदेव इतीरितः । देवमीढस्यपुत्रोऽभूत्सर्वधर्मविदांवरः ४। देवकस्यैव दुहितां देवकीं देववर्णिनीम् । उपयेमे विधानेन मथुरायां नृपात्मजः ५। उग्रसेनस्य पुत्रोऽभूत्कंसः शूरो महाबलः । तयो रथवरं तत्र चोदयामास सारथिः ६। समागतेषु तेष्वेवं पथि रम्ये शुभावहे । अंतरिक्षेऽशरीरावाक्प्राह गंभीरया गिरा ७। आकाशवागुवाच- अस्यास्तवाष्टमो गर्भः कंस प्राणान्हरिष्यति ८। रुद्र उवाच- तच्छ्रुत्वा हंतुमारेभे कंसोऽपि भगिनीं तदा । तमब्रवीत्सुसंरब्धं वसुदेवः स्वबुद्धिना ९। वसुदेव उवाच- न हंतव्या महाभाग भगिनी धर्मतस्त्वया । गर्भानेव समुत्पन्नाञ्जहि राजन्महाबल १०। रुद्र उवाच- तथेत्याह तदा कंसो वसुदेवं च देवकीम् । निबध्य स्वगृहे रम्ये सर्वभोगे न्यवेशयत् ११। एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवि पापिभारप्रपीडिता । जगाम धरणीदेवी सहसा ब्रह्मणोंतिकम् १२। समेत्य जगतामीशं ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । प्राह गंभीरया वाचा धरणी लोकधारिणी १३। धरण्युवाच-। प्रजापते न शक्तास्मि धर्तुं लोकानिमान्प्रभो । राक्षसाः पापकर्माणः संस्थिता मयि सुव्रत १४। जगतः सकलान्धर्मान्विध्वंसंतो महाबलाः । अधर्मवर्च्चसः सर्वे नराः पापविमोहिताः १५। स्वल्पमल्पतरं धर्मं लोकेऽस्मिन्न च दृश्यते । धर्मेणैव धृता देव सत्यशौचदमेन च । तस्मादधर्मसंभूतं न लोकं धर्तुमुत्सहे १६। रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा धरणीदेवी तत्रैवांतरधीयत । ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे ब्रह्मरुद्रपुरोगमाः १७। क्षीराब्धेरुत्तरं कूलमधिगम्य जगत्पतिम् । तुष्टुवुः स्तुतिभिर्दिव्यैर्मुनयश्च महातपाः । ततः प्रसन्नः प्राहेशः सर्वांस्तान्मुनिसत्तमान् १८। श्रीभगवानुवाच- भो भो देवगणास्सर्वे किन्निमित्तमिहागताः । रुद्र उवाच- ततः पितामहः प्राह देवदेवं जनार्दनम् १९। ब्रह्मोवाच- देवदेव जगन्नाथ पृथिवी भारपीडिता । राक्षसा बहवो लोके समुत्पन्ना दुरासदाः २०। जरासंधश्च कंसश्च प्रलम्बो धेनुकादयः । दुरात्मानः प्रबाधंते सर्वलोकान्सनातनान् २१। भारावतरणं कर्तुं पृथिव्यास्त्वमिहार्हसि । रुद्र उवाच- एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना । प्राह गंभीरया वाचा जगतीपतिरव्ययः २२। श्रीभगवानुवाच-। अवतीर्याथ लोकेस्मिन्यदूनामन्वये सुराः । अवनीभारमव्यग्रमपास्यामि महाबलाः २३। रुद्र उवाच- एवमुक्ताः सुरास्सर्वे नमस्कृत्वा जनार्दनम् । स्वान्स्वान्लोकान्समासाद्य परेशं तेन्वचिंतयन् । ततो नारायणीं मायां परमेशः समब्रवीत् २४। श्रीभगवानुवाच- हिरण्याक्षस्य षट्पुत्रान्समानीयावनीतले । वसुदेवस्य पत्न्यां तु देवक्यां सन्निवेशय २५। अनंतांशः सप्तमोऽत्र संप्रविष्टस्तु माचिरम् । तस्याः सपत्न्यां रोहिण्यां ददस्व शुभदर्शने २६। ततोऽष्टमे ममांशस्तु देवक्यां संभविष्यति । नंदगोपस्य पत्न्यां तु यशोदायां सनातनी २७। तवांशभूता महानिद्रा विंध्यं गत्वा महाचलम् । तत्र संपूज्यमाना हि देवैरिंद्र पुरोगमैः । हन्याद्दैत्यान्महावीर्याञ्शुंभासुरपुरोगमान् २८। रुद्र उवाच- तथेत्युक्त्वा महामाया हिरण्याक्षसुतांस्तदा । पर्यायेण च देवक्यां षड्गर्भान्संन्यवेशयत् २९। ताञ्जघान तदा कंसो जातमात्रान्महाबलः । ततस्तु सप्तमो गर्भो ह्यनंतांशेन चोदितः ३०। वर्धमानं तु गर्भं तं रोहिण्यां समुपानयत् । गर्भसंकर्षणात्तस्यां जातः संकर्षणोऽव्ययः ३१। कृष्णाष्टम्यां तु रोहिण्यां प्रौष्ठपद्यां शुभोदये । रोहिणी जनयामास पुत्रं संकर्षणं प्रभुम् ३२। ततस्तु देवकी गर्भमापेदे भगवान्हरिः । आपन्नगर्भां तां दृष्ट्वा कंसो भयनिपीडितः ३३। ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । तुष्टुवुर्देवकीं तत्र विमानस्था नभस्तले ३४। ततस्तु दशमे मासि कृष्णे नभसि पार्वति । अष्टम्यामर्द्धरात्रे च तस्यां जातो जनार्दनः ३५। इंदीवरदलश्यामः पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणः । चतुर्भुजः सुंदरांगो दिव्याभरणभूषितः ३६। श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्को वनमालाविभूषितः । वसुदेवस्य जातोऽसौ वासुदेवः सनातनः ३७। तं दृष्ट्वा जगतां नाथं कृष्णमानकदुंदुभिः । उवाच प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा नमस्कृत्य जगन्मयम् ३८। वसुदेव उवाच- जातोऽसि मे जगन्नाथ भक्तकल्पतरो प्रभो । त्वमेव सर्वदेवानामनादिः पुरुषोत्तमः ३९। त्वमचिन्त्यमहद्भूतो योगिध्येयः सनातनः । मम पुत्रत्वमापन्नो धरण्यां धरणीधर ४०। दृष्ट्वैतदद्भुतं रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम । दानवाः पापकर्माणो न सहंते महौजसः ४१। रुद्र उवाच- इत्यर्थितः स्तुतस्तेन पद्मनाभः सनातनः । उपसंहृतवान्रूपं चतुर्भुजसमन्वितम् ४२। मानुषेणैव भावेन द्विभुजेन व्यरोचत । येचांगरक्षकाः सर्वे दानवास्तत्र संस्थिताः ४३। ते चापि मायया तस्या मोहितास्तमसावृताः। एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवमादायानकदुंदुभिः ४४। प्रययौ नगरात्तूर्णं सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुतः । पयोधरे वर्षमाणे नागराजो महाबलः ४५। फणासहस्रेणाच्छाद्य भक्त्या देवं समन्वगात् । तौ गोपुरकपाटौ तु तत्पादस्पर्शनात्तदा ४६। भिद्यमानौ सुविवृतौ तत्रस्थाश्च विमोहिताः । स्रोतस्विनी सुपूर्णाया यमुनापि महात्मनः ४७। प्रवेशाज्जानुमात्रं तु जलं सा चाप्युपावहत् । उत्तीर्य यमुनां सोथाव्रजत्तत्तीरसंस्थितम् ४८। संस्तूयमानस्त्रिदशैः प्रविवेश यदूत्तमः । तत्र नंदस्य पत्नी सा प्रसूता गोव्रजे शुभे ४९। विमोहिता माययैव सुषुप्ता तमसा वृता । तस्यास्तु शयने देवं विनिक्षिप्य स यादवः ५० 6.245.50। तां कन्यां समुपादाय प्रययौ मथुरां पुनः । पत्न्यै दत्वाऽथ तां बालामुवास सुसमाहितः ५१। रुरोद बालभावात्सा देवकीशयनं गता । अथ बालाध्वनिं श्रुत्वा तद्गृहं साङ्गरक्षकाः ५२। कंसायावेदयामासुर्देवकीप्रसवं शुभम् । कंसस्तूर्णमुपेत्यैनां जग्राह बालिकां तदा ५३। चिक्षेप च शिलापृष्ठे सापि तूर्णं वियत्स्थिता । तस्योत्तमांगे स्वपदं दत्वा पूर्णमुखास्थिता ५४। उवाचाष्टभुजादेवी तदा राक्षसपुंगवम् । देव्युवाच- किं मयाक्षिप्तया मंद जातो यस्त्वां वधिष्यति ५५। सर्वस्य जगतः स्रष्टा धर्ता हर्ता च यः प्रभुः । अस्मिन्लोके समुत्पन्नः स ते प्राणान्हरष्यिति ५६। रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा तेजसा देवी सहसा पूरयन्नभः । जगाम देवगंधर्वैः स्तूयमाना हिमाचलम् ५७। कंसस्तदोद्विग्नमनाः समाहूय स्वदानवान् । प्रलंबचाणूरमुखानुवाचभय पीडितः ५८। कंस उवाच- अस्माद्भयात्सुरगणा उपेत्य क्षीरसागरम् । आचचक्षुर्हरेः सर्वं रक्षो विध्वंसनं प्रति ५९। तेषां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा धरण्यां धरणीधरः । मानुषेणैव भावेन समुत्पन्नो हि सोऽव्ययः ६०। तदद्य सर्वे यूयं वै राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः । समुद्रिक्तबलान्बालान्मारयध्वमशंकिताः ६१। रुद्र उवाच- इत्यादिश्य ततः कंसो वसुदेवं च देवकीम् । आश्वास्य मोचयित्वाथ स्ववेश्मांतर्विवेश ह । वसुदेवस्ततो गत्वा नंदव्रजमनुत्तमम् ६२। तेन संपूजितस्तत्र निक्षिप्य तनयं मुदा । उवाच नंदपत्नीं तां यशोदां यदुनंदनः ६३। वसुदेव उवाच- सुभगे मत्सुतमिमं रोहिणीजठरोद्भवम् । स्वपुत्रमिव रक्षस्व भिया कंसादिहागतम् ६४। रुद्र उवाच- तथेत्याह तदा तन्वी नंदपत्नी दृढव्रता । लब्ध्वैव युगलं पुत्रमुत्पुपोष मुदान्विता ६५। निक्षिप्य तनयौ गेहं नंदगोपस्य यादवः । विश्रब्धः प्रययौ तूर्णं मथुरां कंसपालिताम् ६६। ततो गर्गः शुभदिने वसुदेवेन नोदितः । नंदगोपव्रजं गत्वा तत्रस्थैः पूजितो द्विजः ६७। विधिना जातकं कर्म कृत्वा देवस्य गोकुले । नाम चात्राकरोद्दिव्यं पुत्रयोर्वासुदेवयोः ६८। संकर्षणो रौहिणेयो बलभद्रो महाबलः । राम इत्यादिनामानि पूर्वजस्याकरोद्दिवजः ६९। श्रीधरः श्रीकरः श्रीमान्कृष्णोऽनंतो जगत्पतिः । वासुदेवो हृषीकेश इत्याद्यवरजस्य च ७०। रामकृष्णाविति ख्यातिमस्मिँल्लोके गमिष्यतः । एवमुक्त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठः संपूज्य पितृदेवताः ७१। संपूज्यमानो गोपालैराययौ मथुरां पुनः । कंसेन प्रेषिता रात्रौ पूतनाबालघातिनी ७२। विषलिप्तं स्तनं दत्वा कृष्णायामिततेजसे । कृष्णस्तु राक्षसीं ज्ञात्वा पपौ गाढं स्तनं भृशम् ७३। प्राणैः सह महातेजा राक्षस्या यदुपुंगवः । सा विह्वलांगी सहसा विच्छिन्नस्नायुबंधना ७४। पपात वेपमाना सा ममार च महास्वना । तस्याः शब्देन महता पूरितं च नभस्तलम् ७५। त्रस्ताः सर्वे ततो गोपा दृष्ट्वा तां पतितां भुवि । कृष्णं च क्रीडमानं तं राक्षस्या महतोरसि ७६। समुद्विग्नास्ततस्तूर्णमादाय तनयं तदा । रक्षोभिया तदा तस्मिन्गोपुरीषेण मूर्द्धनि ७७। संमार्जयामास तदा गोवालेन तदाननम् । नंदगोपः समभ्येत्य सुतमादाय भामिनि ७८। भगवन्नामभिस्तस्य सर्वांगेषु प्रमार्जनम् । कृत्वा तां तामसीं भीमां बहिर्विन्यस्य गोव्रजात् ७९। ददाह गोपवृंदैश्च त्रासितैस्तत्र गोव्रजे । कदाच्छिकटस्याधः शयानो भगवान्हरिः ८०। प्रसार्य चरणौ तत्र रुरोद मधुसूदनः । तस्य पादप्रहारेण शकटं परिवर्तितम् ८१। विध्वस्तकुंभभाडं तद्विपरीतं पपात वै । ततो गोप्यश्च गोपाश्च दृष्ट्वा तच्छकटं महत् ८२। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः किमेतदिति शंकिताः । यशोदा च तदा तूर्णं बालं जग्राह विस्मिता ८३। अल्पेनैव हि कालेन बालकौ तौ यदूत्तमौ । वर्द्धमानौ यशोदायाः स्तनपानेन पोषितौ ८४। जानुभ्यामथ हस्ताभ्यां रिंगमाणौ विरेजतुः । मायावी राक्षसस्तत्र कृतश्च बटुवेषधृक् ८५। कृष्णं हंतुं समारब्धो विचचार महीतले । ज्ञात्वा कृष्णस्तु तं रक्षो निजघान तलेन वै ८६। राक्षसेनैव रूपेण निपपात ममार च । विचचार ततः सर्वं गोव्रजं मधुसूदनः ८७। नवनीतं जहाराशु गोपीनां च गृहे गृहे । तदा यशोदा कुपिता दाम्ना मध्ये उलूखले ८८। निबध्य कृष्णं प्रययौ विक्रेतुं गोरसादिकम् । कर्षमाणस्ततः कृष्णो दाम्ना बद्ध उलूखले ८९। यमलार्जुनयोर्मध्ये जगाम धरणीधरः । उलूखलेन गोविंदः पातयामास तौ द्रुमौ ९०। भग्नस्कंधौ निपतितौ स्वरेण धरणीतले । तेन शब्देन महता जग्मुस्तत्र महौजसः ९१। गोपवृद्धास्ततो दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं परमं गताः । यशोदापि समुद्विग्ना विमुच्य धरणीधरम् ९२। तं विस्मितं समादाय स्तनं प्रादान्महात्मने । यस्मिन्निबध्यमानस्तु दाम्ना मात्रा जगत्पतिः ९३। तस्मिन्महर्षिभिः सर्वैर्दामोदर इतीरितः । तौ तु किंनरतां प्राप्तौ विमुक्तौ यमलार्जुनौ ९४। गोपवृद्धास्ततः सर्वे नंदगोपपुरोगमाः । महोत्पातमिमं ज्ञात्वा स्थानांतरमुपाययुः ९५। वृंदावने मनोरम्ये यमुनायास्तटे शुभे । निवासं चक्रिरे रम्यं गवांगोपीजनस्य च ९६। तत्र तौ रामकृष्णौ तु वर्द्धमानौ महाबलौ । वत्सपालयुतौ वत्सान्पालयामासतुस्तदा ९७। गोवत्समध्यगं कृष्णं बको नाम महासुरः । बकरूपेण तं हंतुमुद्युक्तोऽत्र यदूत्तमम् ९८। तं दृष्ट्वा वासुदेवोऽपि लोष्टमुद्यम्य लीलया । ताडयामास पक्षांते पपातोर्व्यां महासुरः ९९। ततः कतिपयाहस्तु गोवत्सान्पालयन्वने । छायायां जंबुवृक्षस्य प्रसुप्तौ पल्लवे मृदौ १०० 6.245.100। एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवो ब्रह्मा देवगणैर्वृतः । द्रष्टुं कृष्णं समागम्य सुप्तौ दृष्ट्वा यदूत्तमौ १०१। वत्सान्गोपशिशून्हृत्वा जगाम त्रिदिवं पुनः । प्रबुद्धौ तौ समालोक्य विनष्टाञ्शिशुवत्सकान् १०२। गोवत्सागोपबालाश्च क्व गता इति विस्मितौ । ज्ञात्वा कृष्णस्तु तत्कर्म प्रजापतिकृतं तदा १०३। तथैव ससृजे बालान्गोवत्सांश्च सनातनः । यथातूर्णं यथारूपं तथैव मधुसूदनः १०४। ससर्ज वत्सान्गोपालानविता जगतां प्रभुः । दृष्ट्वा सायाह्नसमये गावस्त्वेषां च मातरः १०५। स्वान्स्वान्वत्सानुपागम्य यथापूर्वं प्रवर्तिताः । एवं संवत्सरे काले गते तत्र महात्मनः १०६। प्रजापतिः पुनस्तस्मै ददौ वत्सान्सबालकान् । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा परिणीय प्रणम्य च । भयादुवाच गोविंदं ब्रह्मा त्रिभुवनेश्वरः १०७। ब्रह्मोवाच- नमो नमस्ते सर्वात्मंस्तत्वज्ञानस्वरूपिणे । नित्यानंदस्वरूपाय प्रियतात्मन्महात्मने १०८। अणुर्बृहत्स्थूलतररूपः सर्वगतोऽव्ययः । अनादिमध्यांतरूप स्वरूपात्मन्नमोस्तु ते १०९। नित्यज्ञानबलैश्वर्य वीर्यतेजोमयस्य च । महाशक्ते नमस्तुभ्यं पूर्णषाड्गुण्यमूर्तये ११०। त्वं वेदपुरुषो ब्रह्मन्महापुरुषएव च । शरीरपुरुषत्वस्य छंदःपुरुष एव च १११। चत्वारः पुरुषास्त्वं च पुराणः पुरुषोत्तम । विभूतयस्तव ब्रह्मन्पृथिव्यग्न्यनिलादयः ११२। तव वाचा समुद्भूतौ क्ष्मा वह्नी जगदीश्वर । अंतरिक्षं च वायुश्च सृष्टौ प्राणेन ते विभो ११३। चक्षुषा तव संसृष्टौ द्यौश्चादित्यस्तथाव्यय । दिशश्च चंद्रमाः सृष्टाः श्रोत्रेण तव चानघ ११४। अपांस्रावश्च वरुणो मनसा ते महेश्वर । उक्ते महति मीमांसे यत्तद्ब्रह्मप्रकाशते ११५। तथैव चाध्वरेष्वेतदेतदेव महाव्रते । छंदोगे ये नभस्येतद्दिव्ये तद्वायुरेव तत् ११६। आकश एतदेवेदमोषधीष्वेवमेव च । नक्षत्रेषु च सर्वेषु ग्रहेष्वेतद्दिवाकरे ११७। एवंभूतेष्वेवमेव ब्रह्मेत्याचक्षते श्रुतिः । तदेव परमं ब्रह्म प्रज्ञातं परितोमृतम् ११८। हिरण्मयोऽव्ययो यज्ञः शुचिः शुचिषदित्यपि । वैदिकान्यभिधेयानि तथैतान्यस्य न क्वचित् ११९। चक्षुर्मयं श्रोत्रमयं छंदोमय मनोमयम् । वाङ्मयं परमात्मानं परेशं शंसति श्रुतिः १२०। इति सर्वोपनिषदामर्थस्त्वं कमलेक्षण । स्तोतुं न शक्तोऽयं त्वां तु सर्ववेदांतपारगम् १२१। महापराधमेतत्ते वत्सापहरणं मया । कृतं तत्क्षम्यतां नाथ शरणागतवत्सल १२२। महेश्वर उवाच- एवं स्तुत्वा हरिं वेधाः प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः । वत्सान्दत्वा पुनस्तस्मै प्रययौ स्वयमालयम् १२३। हृदि कृत्वा सदा देवि बालरूपं हरिं विधिः । उवास त्रिदशैः सार्द्धं हृष्टपुष्टो महातपाः १२४। कृष्णेन सृष्टा वत्सा वै पूर्ववत्सास्तथार्भकाः । अवापुरैक्यतां तत्र पश्यतां त्रिदिवौकसाम् १२५। कृष्णस्तु वत्सपालैर्वै प्रययौ नंदगोकुलम् । ततः कतिपयाहस्सु गोपालैर्यदुपुंगवः १२६। ह्रदं गत्वाऽथ कालिंद्यास्तत्रस्थं सुमहाविषम् । सहस्रशीर्षबलिनं नागराजानमच्युतः १२७। निष्पिष्य फलसाहस्रं पादेनैकेन लीलया । प्राणसंशयमापन्नं चकार मधुसूदनः १२८। स कालियो लब्धसंज्ञस्तमेव शरणं ययौ । ररक्ष भगवान्कृष्णो नागं त्यक्तविषं तदा १२९। वैनतेयभयाद्भीतं स्वपदेनांक्य मूर्द्धसु । ह्रदाद्विवासयामास कालिंद्या यदुपुंगवः १३०। त्यक्त्वा स तं ह्रदं तूर्णं पुत्रदारसमन्वितः । नमस्कृत्वाथ गोविंदं प्रययौ कालियस्तदा १३१। विषदग्धास्तु ये पूर्वं तत्तीरस्थाश्च शाखिनः । कृष्णेन वीक्षितास्तूर्णं फलिनः पुष्पिणोऽभवन् १३२। अथ कालेन कौमारमवाप्य मधुसूदनः । गोवृंदं पालयामास सर्वदेवमयः प्रभुः १३३। स्वसमानवयोभिस्तु गोपालैस्तु यदूत्तमः । वृंदावने मनोरम्ये सरामो विचचार ह १३४। तत्र हत्वा महाघोरं सर्परूपं महासुरम् । अपहत्य महाकायं मेरुमंदारगौरवम् १३५। धेनुकस्य वनं प्राप्य तालहिंतालगह्वरम् । प्रविश्यतद्वनंरम्यंफलितंतालगह्वरम् । धेनुकं पर्वताकारं खररूपधरं सदा १३६। पादौ गृह्य समुत्क्षिप्य तालेन विजघान ह । तत्क्षणादेव तत्पालास्तदंते रेमिरे तदा १३७। निष्क्रम्य तद्वनात्तूर्णं भांडीरं वटमागताः । तत्र ते रामकृष्णाभ्यां चिक्रीडुर्बाललीलया १३८। गोपवेषेण तत्रागात्प्रलंबोनाम राक्षसः । रामं स्वपृष्ठमारोप्य ययौ तूर्णं नभस्तलम् १३९। मत्वा तं राक्षसं रामो मुष्टिना तस्य मूर्द्धनि । ताडयामास रोषेण विह्वलांगस्ततोऽपतत् १४०। राक्षसेनैव रूपेण विनदन्भैरवं स्वनम् । भिन्नशीर्षतनुस्तत्र ममार रुधिरोक्षितः १४१। ततः प्रदोषसमयेगोव्रजे नंदनंदनः । उवासगोपकन्याभिः क्रीडन्कौमोदवर्चसे १४२। अरिष्टनामा दैत्येशो गत्वा तत्र वृषाकृतिः । कृष्णं हंतुं समागत्य जगर्ज च महास्वनम् १४३। तं दृष्ट्वा विद्रुताः सर्वे गोपाला भयपीडिताः । कृष्णोऽपि दृष्ट्वा तं रौद्रमागतं दनुजाधिपम् १४४। तालवृक्षं समुत्पाट्य शृंगमध्ये व्यपीडयत् । स तु भग्नशिरः शृंगो वमन्वै रुधिरं बहु १४५। पपात भीमवेगेन निनदंस्त्यक्तजीवितः । इत्थं हत्वा महाकायमरिष्टं दनुजाधिपम् १४६। आहूय गोपबालांश्च तत्रैवोवास गोव्रजे । ततः कतिपयाहस्सु केशी नाम महासुरः १४७। हयकायेन गोविंदं हंतुं व्रजमुपाययौ । स गत्वा गोव्रजं रम्यमुच्चैर्हेषामथाकरोत् १४८। तेन शब्देन महता पूरितं भुवनत्रयम् । भीताः सर्वे सुरगणाः शंकमाना युगक्षयम् १४९। तत्रस्था मोहिताः सर्वे गोपागोप्यश्च विह्वलाः । लब्धसंज्ञास्तु ते सर्वे विद्रुताश्च समंततः १५० 6.245.150। गोप्यस्तु शरणं जग्मुः कृष्णं त्राहीति चाब्रुवन् । न भेतव्यं न भेतव्यमित्याह भक्तवत्सलः १५१। समाश्वास्य ततस्तूर्णं मुष्टिना वासवानुजः । ताडयामास शिरसि तस्य दैत्यस्य लीलया १५२। विभिन्नदंतनेत्रोऽसौ विननाद महास्वनम् । महाशिलां समुत्क्षिप्य तस्यांगे वै न्यपातयत् १५३। स तु चूर्णितसर्वांगो निनदन्भैरवं स्वनम् । पपात सहसा भूमौ ममार च महासुरः १५४। केशिनं निहतं दृष्ट्वा दिवि देवगणा भृशम् । मुमुचुः पुष्पवर्षाणि साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन् १५५। इत्थं शिशुत्वे वै दैत्यान्हरिर्हत्वा बलोत्कटान् । स मुमोद सुखेनैव बलरामसमन्वितः १५६। इंदीवरदलश्यामः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणः । पीतांबरधरः स्रग्वी वनमालाविभूषितः १५७। कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्कश्चित्रमाल्यानुलेपनः । विचित्राभरणैर्युक्तः कुंडलाभ्यां विराजितः १५८। आमुक्ततुलसीमालः कस्तूरीतिलकांचितः । सुस्निग्धनीलकुटिल कबरीकृतकेशवान् १५९। बद्धैर्नानाविधैः पुष्पैर्बर्हिबर्हावतंसकः । रक्तारविंदसदृश हस्तपादतलाधरः १६०। पक्षमध्यगशीतांशु कलंकभ्रूलताननः । हारनूपुरकेयूरैः कटकाभ्यां विराजितः १६१। वृंदावने महारम्ये फलपुष्पविराजिते । रम्यं निनादयन्वेणुं तत्रास्ते यदुनंदनः १६२। अवधीरित कंदर्पकोटिलावण्यमच्युतम् । सर्वागोपस्त्रियो दृष्ट्वा मन्मथास्त्रेण पीडिताः १६३। पुरा महर्षयः सर्वे दंडकारण्यवासिनः । दृष्ट्वा रामं हरिं तत्र भोक्तुमैच्छत्सुविग्रहम् १६४। ते सर्वे स्त्रीत्वमापन्नाः समुद्भूतास्तु गोकुले । हरिं संप्राप्य कामेन ततो मुक्ता भवार्णवात् १६५। क्रोधेनैव यथा दैत्याः समेत्य मधुसूदनम् । निधनं प्राप्य संग्रामे हता मुक्तिमवाप्नुयुः १६६। कामक्रोधौ नृणां लोके निरयस्यैव कारणम् । हरिं समेत्य भावेन मुक्ता गोप्यः सुरद्विषः १६७। कामाद्भयाद्वा द्वेषाद्वा ये भजंति जनार्दनम् । ते प्राप्नुवंति वैकुंठं किं पुनर्भक्तियोगतः १६८। तस्य वेणुध्वनिं श्रुत्वा रजन्यां बल्लवांगनाः । शयनादुत्थिताः सर्वा विकीर्णांबरमूर्द्धजाः १६९। त्यक्त्वा पतीन्सुतान्बधूंस्त्यक्त्वा लज्जां कुलं स्वकम् । जगत्पतिं समाजग्मुः कंदर्पशरपीडिताः १७०। समेत्य गोप्यः सर्वास्तु भुजैरालिंग्य केशवम् । बुभुजुश्चाधरं देव्यः सुधामृतमिवामराः १७१। ताभिः सर्वाभिरात्मेशः क्रीडयामास गोव्रजे । तेनापि ताः स्त्रियः सर्वा रेमिरे निर्भया व्रजे १७२। इत्येवं रमयामासुरहन्यहनि केशवम् । वृंदावने मनोरम्ये कालिंदीपुलिने तथा १७३। पार्वत्युवाच- धर्मसंरक्षणार्थाय जगत्यामवतीर्य सः । परदाराभिगमनं कथं कुर्याज्जनार्दनः १७४। रुद्र उवाच- स्वशरीरे परेष्वंगभेदो नास्ति शुभानने । सर्वं जगच्च तस्यांगं पृथगत्र न विद्यते १७५। स्त्रीपुंभेदो न वै तस्य पुरुषस्य महात्मनः । नैसर्गिकस्य भर्तृत्वादात्मेशत्वाज्जगत्पतेः १७६। तथापहृतपाप्मत्व सामर्थ्याद्व्यापिनः प्रभोः । दोषोऽत्र नास्ति सुभगे देवस्य परमात्मनः १७७। वसिष्ठ उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा तु गिरिजां रुद्रः श्रीत्रिपुरान्तकः । कृष्णस्यशेषं चरितमाख्यातुं संप्रचक्रमे १७८। रुद्र उवाच- शरत्काले तु संप्राप्ते नंदगोपपुरोगमाः । गोपा महोत्सवं कर्तुमारब्धास्त्रिदशांपतेः १७९। तदुत्सवं तु गोविंदो निवार्याथ शतक्रतोः । गोवर्द्धनाद्रिराजस्य कारयामास वीर्यवान् १८०। ततः क्रुद्धः सहस्राक्षो नंदगोपस्य गोव्रजे । ववर्ष च महावृष्टिं सप्तरात्रं निरंतरम् १८१। गोवर्द्धनं समुत्पाट्य महाशैलं जनार्दनः । गवां संरक्षणार्थाय धारयामास लीलया १८२। तस्यच्छायां गिरेः प्राप्य गोपागोप्यश्च सुव्रते । अवसंश्च सुखेनैव हर्म्यांतरगता इव १८३। ततः शक्रः सहस्राक्षो भीतः संभ्रांतचेतसा । वारयामास तद्वर्षं ययौ नंदस्य तद्व्रजम् १८४। कृष्णोऽपि तं महाशैलं यथापूर्वं निवेशयत् । गोपवृद्धाश्च ते सर्वे नंदगोपपुरोगमाः १८५। परिपूज्य च गोविंदं परं विस्मयमाययुः । ततः शतक्रतुर्देवः समेत्य मधुसूदनम् । तुष्टाव प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा हर्षगद्गदया गिरा १८६। इन्द्र उवाच- नमस्ते पुंडरीकाक्ष सर्वज्ञाति त्रिविक्रम । त्रिगुणातीत सर्वेश विश्वस्यात्मन्नमोस्तु ते १८७। त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारस्त्वमोङ्कारः क्रतुर्हविः । त्वमेव सर्वदेवानां पिता माता च केशव १८८। अग्रे हिरण्यगर्भस्त्वं भूतस्य समवर्त्तत । त्वमेवैकः पतिरसि पुरुषस्त्वं हिरण्मयः १८९। पृथिवीं द्यामिमां देव त्वमेव धृतवानसि । आत्मदः फलदो यश्च स्यादेवं जगदीश्वर १९०। अवाप्तं तच्च त्रिदशैः प्रकाशं जगतांपतेः । अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च छाया तव सनातन १९१। तस्मै देवाय भवते विधेम हविषा वयम् । हेमवंत इमे यस्य समुद्भूता हिरण्मयाः १९२। समुद्रा रसना यस्य वाहस्तस्यैव केशव । इमा दिशः प्रतिदिशो वायुर्यस्य तवाव्यय १९३। तस्मै देवाय भवते विधेम हविषा वयम् । येन त्वया समारूढा पृथिवी वर्द्धता पुनः १९४। स्वर्लोकः स्तंभितो येन त्वया ब्रह्मन्महेश्वर । त्वमंतरिक्षे रजसोवसानः सर्वगोव्ययः १९५। तस्मै देवाय भवते विधेम हविषा वयम् । यं क्रंदसि राजमाने तप्तभासे गुणान्विते १९६। अभ्यैक्षेतां च मनसा अवश्यं श्रीश्च सर्वदा । यत्रास्ति सूर उदितो विभाति परमे पदे १९७। तस्मै देवाय भवते विधेम हविषा वयम् । यदापो बृहतीर्विश्व ब्रह्ममायं जनार्दनाः १९८। गर्भं दधानाः सर्गेऽत्र जनयंतीरघौघकृत् । समवर्तत देवानामसुरेकोऽव्ययो विभुः १९९। तस्मै देवाय भवते विधेम हविषा वयम् । या आपो महिना दक्षं पर्यपश्यत्प्रजापतिम् २००। 6.245.200। यज्ञं दधानास्तत्रादौ जनयंतीर्हविः पुमान् । यो देवेष्वेक एवासीदधिदेवः परात्परः २०१। तस्मै देवाय भवते विधेम हविषा वयम् । मा नो हिंसीज्जनिता यः पृथिव्या अव्ययः पुमान् २०२। यो वा दिवं सत्यधर्मा जजानाव्यय ईश्वरः । यश्चंद्रो बृहतीरपो जजान सकलं जगत् २०३। तस्मै देवाय भवते विधेम हविषा वयम् । एतानि विश्वजातानि बभूव परिता प्रभो २०४। त्वदुत्पन्नप्रजाध्यक्ष भविष्यद्भूतमच्युतः । यजामस्त्वां च यत्कामास्तन्नो अस्तु समासतः २०५। त्रयाणां पतयः स्याम तव कारुण्यवीक्षणात् । हिरण्मयाख्यः पुरुषो हिरण्यश्मश्रुकेशवान् २०६। आप्रणखात्सर्वं हिरण्यं सविता तु हिरण्यभाक् । असौ सर्वगतो ब्रह्मा यस्त्वादित्ये व्यवस्थितः २०७। तद्वै देवस्य सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्ग उत्तमम् । सदा धीमहि ते रूपं धियो यो नः प्रभाति हि २०८ । नमस्ते पुंडरीकाक्ष श्रीश सर्वेश केशव । वेदांतवेद्य यज्ञेश यज्ञरूप नमोस्तु ते २०९। नमस्ते वासुदेवाय गोपवेषाय ते नमः । तत्सर्वध्वंसनादेव अपराधं मया कृतम् २१०। तत्क्षम्यतां जगन्नाथ घृणाब्धे पुरुषोत्तम । अल्पेनैव हि कालेन जहि कंसं दुरासदम् । देवानां हि हितं कृत्वा सुखेवस्थाय मेदिनीम् २११। महादेव उवाच- इति संस्तुत्य गोविंदं सर्वदेवेश्वरो हरिः । सुधामृतेनाभ्यषिंचद्दिव्यांबरविभूषणैः २१२। अर्चयित्वा तु देवेशं जगाम त्रिदिवं पुनः । गोपवृद्धाश्च गोप्यश्च दृष्ट्वा तत्र शतक्रतुम् २१३। तेन ते पूजिताश्चैव प्रहर्षमतुलं ययुः । रामकृष्णौ महावीर्यौ दिव्याभरणभूषितौ २१४। नंदस्य गोव्रजे रम्ये सुसुखेनैव तस्थतुः । एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवि नारदो मुनिसत्तमः २१५ । सहसा मथुरां गत्वा कंसस्यांतिकमाविशत् । राज्ञा संपूजितास्तत्र समासीनः शुभासने २१६। सर्वं विज्ञापयामास चेष्टितं शार्ङ्गिणस्तदा । देवतानां समुद्योगं जन्म वै केशवस्य च २१७। तथा च वसुदेवेन पुत्रनिक्षेपणं व्रजे । निधनं राक्षसानां च सर्पराजविवासनम् २१८। धारणं गिरिवर्यस्य शतक्रतुसमागमम् । निवेदयित्वा कंसस्य सर्वं निरवशेषतः २१९। प्रययौ ब्रह्मभवनं पूजितस्तेन रक्षसा । कंसः समुद्विग्नमना मंत्रिभिः परिवेष्टितः २२०। मंत्रयामास तैः साकमात्मनो निधनं प्रति । तत्र बुद्धिमतां श्रेष्ठमक्रूरं धर्मवत्सलम् । उवाचात्महितं कार्यं दानवेंद्रो महाबलः २२१। कंस उवाच- मद्भयात्त्रिदशाः सर्वे शतक्रतुपुरोगमाः । विष्णोः समीपमागत्य भयार्त्ताः शरणं गताः २२२। स तेषामभयं दत्वा भगवान्भूतभावनः । उत्पन्नो देवकीगर्भे मां हंतुं मधुसूदनः २२३। वसुदेवोऽपि दुष्टात्मा वंचयित्वा तु मां निशि । पुत्रं निक्षिप्तवान्गेहे नंदस्य सुदुरात्मनः २२४। बालेनैव दुराधर्षो विजघान महासुरान् । मां हंतुमपि संनद्धो भवेदेव न संशयः २२५। स तु हंतुं न वै शक्तः सेंद्रैरपि सुरासुरैः । उपायेनैव हंतव्यः समानीय मया तदा २२६। मदोत्कटैस्तु मातंगैर्मल्लैश्च वरवाजिभिः । येनकेनाप्युपायेन हंतुं शक्यमिहैव तु २२७। तस्मात्त्वं गोव्रजं गत्वा कृष्णं रामं च यादव । सर्वान्गोपालवृद्धांश्च नंदगोपपुरोगमान् । उपभोक्तुं धनुर्यागामिहानय यदूत्तम २२८। महादेव उवाच-। तथेत्युक्त्वा यदुश्रेष्ठो रथमारुह्य वीर्यवान् । प्रययौ गोकुलं रम्यं कृष्णं संदर्शनोत्सुकः २२९। महाभागवतश्रेष्ठो गवां मध्ये व्यवस्थितम् । ददर्श कृष्णमक्लिष्टमक्रूरो विनयान्वितः २३०। नीलनीरदसंकाशं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् । पद्मपत्रं विशालाक्षं दीर्घबाहुमनामयम् २३१। पीतवस्त्रेण संवीतं सर्वावयवसुंदरम् । कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्कं रत्नकुंडलशोभितम् २३२। तुलसीवनमालाढ्यं वन्यपुष्पावतंसकम् । गोपकन्यापरिवृतं दृष्ट्वा तत्र जनार्दनम् २३३। पुलकांकितसर्वांगो हर्षाश्रुप्लुतलोचनः । अवरुह्य रथात्तस्मात्प्रणनाम यदूद्वहः २३४। हर्षात्समेत्य गोपालं परिणीय प्रणम्य च । रक्तारविंदसदृशौ वज्रचक्राङ्कचिह्नितौ २३५। स्वमूर्ध्नि धृत्वा पादाब्जौ प्रणनाम पुनः पुनः । कैलासशिखराभासं नीलांबरधरं प्रभुम् २३६। शरत्पूर्णेंदुसदृशं मुक्तादामविभूषितम् । बलरामं ततो दृष्ट्वा प्रणनाम स यादवः २३७। हर्षेणोत्थाप्य तौ वीरौ परिगृह्य यदूत्तमौ । गृहमाजग्मतुर्वीरौ तेनाक्रूरेण वृष्णिना २३८। नंदगोपस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा यदुश्रेष्ठं समागतम् । अभिगम्य महातेजा निवेश्य परमासने २३९। अर्चयामास विधिवदर्घ्यपाद्यादिभिर्मुदा । वस्त्रैः समर्हणैर्दिव्यैरर्चयामास भक्तितः २४०। अक्रूरो रामकृष्णाभ्यां वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च । प्रददौ नंदगोपाय यशोदायै च यादवः २४१। पृष्ट्वा कुशलमव्यग्रमासीनस्तु कुशासने । राजकार्याणि सर्वाणि संपृष्टोवाच बुद्धिमान् २४२। अक्रूर उवाच- एष कृष्णो महातेजास्साक्षान्नारायणोऽव्ययः । देवतानां हितार्थाय साधूनां रक्षणाय च २४३। भूभारकविनाशाय धर्मसंस्थापनाय च । कंसादीनां तु दैत्यानां सर्वेषां निधनाय च २४४। संप्रार्थितः सुरगणैर्मुनिभिश्च महात्मभिः । देवकीजठरे जातः प्रावृट्काले महानिशि २४५। भयात्कंसस्य देवेशमानीयानकदुंदुभिः । तव गेहे तदा रात्रौ पुत्रं निःक्षिप्तवान्हरिम् २४६। तस्मिन्नेव तु कालेऽपि यशोदा तु यशस्विनी । कन्यां मायांशसंभूतां प्रसूता तु शुभाननाम् २४७। तया संमोहितं सर्वमिदं व्रजकुलं शुभम् । मूर्च्छिताया यशोदायाः शयने यदुपुङ्गवम् २४८। कृष्णं निक्षिप्य तां कन्यामादाय स्वगृहं ययौ । तां तु निक्षिप्य देवक्याः शयने बहिरागमत् २४९। सा रुरोद ततः क्षिप्र देवकीशयने स्थिता । तच्छ्रुत्वा सहसा कंसः कन्यामादाय सुव्रत २५० 6.245.250। भ्रामयित्वा शिलापृष्ठे चिक्षेपोत्पत्य वीर्यवान् । समुत्थाय च सा कन्या सायुधाष्टभुजान्विता । गगनस्था रुषा कंसं प्राह गंभीरया गिरा २५१। कन्योवाच- योऽनंतः सर्वदेवानामीश्वरः पुरुषोत्तमः । यातस्तव वधार्थाय गोव्रजे दानवाधम २५२। अक्रूर उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा सा महामाया हिमवंतं समाययौ । तदाप्रभृति दुष्टात्मा भयादुद्विग्नमानसः २५३। दानवान्प्रेषयामास निधनाय महात्मनः । बालेनैव हताः सर्वे लीलयानेन धीमता २५४। अत्यद्भुतानि कर्माणि कृतवान्परमेश्वरः । गोवर्द्धनादिधरणं नागराजविवासनम् २५५। समागमं महेंद्रस्य निधनं सर्वरक्षसाम् । श्रुत्वा देवर्षिणा ख्यातमतीव भयपीडितः २५६। इतो नीत्वा महाबाहू रामकृष्णौ दुरासदौ । मदोत्कटैर्महानागैर्मल्लैर्वा हंतुमुद्यतः २५७। कृष्णस्यानयनार्थाय प्रेरयामास मामिह । वसुदेवस्य दुष्टात्मा निग्रहं कृतवानसौ २५८। एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं चेष्टितं सुदुरात्मनः । उपभोक्तुं धनुर्यागं यूयं सर्वे व्रजौकसः २५९। दध्याज्यादिगृहीत्वा वै श्वोभूते गंतुमर्हथ । सहिता रामकृष्णाभ्यां गोपाः सर्वे तदंतिकम् २६०। कृष्णेन निहतः कंसो भविष्यति न संशयः । परित्यज्य भयं तस्माद्गमिष्यध्वं नृपाज्ञया २६१। ईश्वर उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा स तदाक्रूरस्तूष्णीमासीत्सुबुद्धिमान् । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दारुणं रोमहर्षणम् २६२। नंदगोपमुखाः सर्वे गोपवृद्धा भयातुराः । अभाषिरे महादुःखसागरे शोकमोहिताः २६३। तानाश्वास्य हरिस्तत्र दृष्ट्वा कमललोचनः । न भीः कार्येति संप्राह राक्षसं प्रति वीर्यवान् २६४। विनाशाय प्रयास्यामि कंसस्यास्य दुरात्मनः । मथुरां सह रामेण भवद्भिः सह संगतः २६५। तत्र हत्वा दुरात्मानं कंसं दानवपुंगवम् । सर्वांश्च राक्षसान्हत्वा पालयिष्यामि मेदिनीम् २६६। तस्माच्छोकं परित्यज्य गच्छध्वं मथुरां पुरीम् । एवमुक्तास्तु हरिणा गोपानंदपुरोगमाः २६७। मुहुर्मुहुः परिष्वज्य मूर्द्धघ्राणं प्रचक्रिरे । अप्रमेयानि कर्माणि विचार्य सुमहात्मनः २६८। अक्रूरवचनाच्चैव गोपाः सर्वे गतव्यथाः । दुग्धदध्याज्ययुक्तानि शुचीनि विविधानि च २६९। पक्वान्नानि सुहृद्यानि स्वादूनि मधुराणि च । अक्रूराय ददौ सौम्यं यशोदा भोजनं बहु २७०। सहितो रामकृष्णाभ्यां नंदाद्यैर्गोपसत्तमैः । सुहृद्भिर्बालवृद्धैश्च भवने समलंकृते २७१। दत्तं यशोदया सौम्यं भोजनं कलुषापहम् । बुभुजे यादवश्रेष्ठो ह्यन्नं रोगापहं शुभम् २७२। भोजयित्वा यथान्यायं दत्त्वा च मनमंभसा । सकर्पूरं सतांबूलं ददौ तस्मै दृढव्रता २७३। अस्तंयाते दिनकरे संध्यामन्वास्य यादवः । सहितो रामकृष्णाभ्यां भुक्त्वा क्षीरान्नमुत्तमम् २७४। ताभ्यामेव तदाक्रूरः शयनं समुपाविशत् । तस्मिंस्तु भवने श्रेष्ठे रम्ये दीपविराजिते २७५। श्लक्ष्णे विचित्रपर्यंके नानापुष्पविराजिते । तस्मिन्शेते हरिः कृष्णः शेषे नारायणो यथा २७६। तं दृष्ट्वा सहसाऽक्रूरो हर्षाश्रुपुलकांकितः । विहाय तामसीं निद्रां सुश्रेयः समुदीक्ष्य वै २७७। पादसंवाहनं विष्णोश्चक्रे भागवतोत्तमः । एतावता मे साफल्यं जीवितं च सुजीवितम् २७८। इदं त्रैलोक्यमैश्वर्यमिदं वै सुखमुत्तमम् । इदं राज्यमिदं धर्म्यमिदं मोक्षसुखं परम् २७९। न शक्यं मनसा स्मर्तुं शिवब्रह्मादिदैवतैः । सनकाद्यैर्मुनींद्रैस्तु वसिष्ठाद्यैर्महर्षिभिः २८०। तच्छ्रीशस्य पदद्वंद्वं शरदंबुरुहोज्ज्वलम् । संस्पृष्टमिंदिरा लक्ष्म्या कराभ्यां सुसुखं परम् २८१। दिष्ट्या लब्धं मया विष्णोः श्रीपादाब्जयुगं शुभम् । व्यतीता सा क्षणाद्रात्रिस्तब्रह्मानंदगौरवात् २८२। ततः प्रभाते विमले दिवि देवगणोत्तमैः । संस्तूयमानो बुबुधे तस्मात्तु शयनाद्धरिः २८३। उपस्पृश्य यथान्यायं सह रामेण धीमता । पपात पादयोर्मातुः प्रयाणं चाभ्यरोचयत् २८४। समुत्थाप्य यशोदा तु दुःखहर्षसमन्विता । अश्रुपूर्णमुखी पुत्रौ प्रेम्णा संपरिषस्वजे २८५। आशिषं प्रददौ देवी तनयाभ्यां दृढव्रता । विससर्ज महावीरौ समालिङ्ग्य मुहुर्मुहुः २८६। अक्रूरोऽपि यशोदायै प्रणम्य प्राह सांजलि २८७। अक्रूर उवाच- प्रयास्यामि महाभागे प्रसादं कुरु मेऽनघे । एष कृष्णो महाबाहुः कंसं हत्वा महाबलम् २८८। सर्वस्य जगतो राजा भविष्यति न संशयः । तस्माच्छोकं परित्यज्य सुखी भव वरानने २८९। ईश्वर उवाच- इत्युक्तया तयाऽक्रूरो विसृष्टो यदुसत्तमः । सहितो रामकृष्णाभ्यामारुरोह रथोत्तमम् २९०। प्रययौ मथुरां शीघ्रं स्तूयमानोऽप्सरोगणैः । नंदगोपमुखाः सर्वे गोपवृद्धास्तमन्वयुः २९१। पुनर्गृहीत्वा दध्याज्यं फलानि विविधानि च । तं प्रयांतं हरिं दृष्ट्वा गोकुलाद्गोपयोषितः २९२। अनुजग्मुर्विनिष्क्रांतं रथस्थं मधुसूदनम् । निवर्त्तयामास हरिस्ताः सर्वा गोपयोषितः २९३। शोकसंतप्तहृदया विलेपुः कमलेक्षणम् । हा कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्णेति गोविंदेत्यरुदन्मुहुः २९४। अश्रुपूर्णेक्षणादीना रुदंत्यस्तत्र संस्थिताः । अथाक्रूरो रथं दिव्यं चोदयामास गोव्रजात् २९५। सहितो रामकृष्णाभ्यां मथुरां प्रति यादवः । उत्तीर्य यमुनां शीघ्रं कूले स्थाप्य रथोत्तमम् २९६। अवरुह्य रथात्तस्मात्स्नातुं तत्रोपचक्रमे । तथा चावश्यकं कर्तुं निमज्ज्याथ जले शुभे २९७। तत्राघमर्षणं सम्यग्जपन्भागवतोत्तमः । ददर्श तौ जले तत्र रामकृष्णौ शुभान्वितौ २९८। शरत्कोटींदुसंकाशं नीलांबरधरं प्रभुम् । दिव्यचंदनदिग्धांगं मौक्तिकाभरणच्छविम् २९९। रक्तारविंदनयनं पुडंरीकावतंसकम् । रामं ददर्श कृष्णं च नीलनीरदसन्निभम् ३०० 6.245.300। दिव्यपीतांबरधरं पुंडरीकायतेक्षणम् । हरिचंदनलिप्तांगं नानारत्नविभूषितम् ३०१। दृष्ट्वा तत्र यदुश्रेष्ठो विस्मयं परमंगतः । उत्थाय स्यंदने तत्र तौ ददर्श महाबलौ ३०२। पुनरप्यत्र निर्मज्ज्य जपन्मंत्रद्वयं हरिम् । सुधाब्धौ शेषपर्यंके रमया सहितं हरिम् ३०३। सनकाद्यैस्तूयमानं सर्वैर्देवैरुपासितम् । दृष्ट्वा तस्मिन्जले देवं विस्मयं परमं ययौ । तुष्टावाथ यदुश्रेष्ठो हरिं सर्वगमीश्वरम् ३०४। अक्रूर उवाच- कालात्मने नमस्तुभ्यमनादिनिधनाय च । अव्यक्ताय नमस्तुभ्यमविकाराय ते नमः ३०५। भूतभर्त्रे नमस्तुभ्यं भूतव्याघ्र नमो नमः । नमस्ते सर्वभूतानां नियन्त्रे परमात्मने ३०६। विकारायाविकाराय प्रत्यक्षपुरुषाय च । गुणभर्त्रे नमस्तुभ्यं नियमाय नमो नमः ३०७। देशकालादिनिर्भेदरहिताय परात्मने । अनंताय नमस्तुभ्यमच्युताय नमो नमः ३०८। गोविंदाय नमस्तुभ्यं त्रयीनाथाय शार्ङ्गिणे । नारायणाय विश्वाय वासुदेवाय ते नमः ३०९। विष्णवे पुरुरूपाय शाश्वताय नमो नमः । पद्मनेत्राय नित्याय शंखचक्रधराय च ३१०। उद्यत्कोटिरविप्रख्य भूषणांचित वर्चसे । हरये सर्वलोकानामीश्वराय नमो नमः ३११। सवित्रे सर्वजगतां बीजाय परमात्मने । संकर्षणाय कृष्णाय प्रद्युम्नाय नमो नमः ३१२। अनिरुद्धाय धात्रे च विधात्रे विश्वयोनये । सहस्रमूर्त्तये तुभ्यं बहुमूर्द्धांघ्रिबाहवे ३१३। सहस्रनाम्ने नित्याय पुरुषाय नमो नमः । नमस्ते नागपर्यंकशायिने सौम्यरूपिणे ३१४। केशवाय नमस्तुभ्यं पीतवस्त्रधराय च । लक्ष्मीघनकुचाश्लेष विमर्दोज्ज्वलवर्चसे । श्रीधराय नमस्तुभ्यं श्रीशायानंतरूपिणे ३१५। ईश्वर उवाच- स्नानकाले पठेद्यस्तु देवं ध्यायन्सनातनम् । इमं स्तवं नरो भक्त्या महद्भिर्मुच्यते ह्यघैः ३१६। सर्वतीर्थफलं प्राप्य विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् । एवमंतर्जले देवं स्तुत्वा भागवतोत्तमः ३१७। अर्चयामास स जलैः कुसुमैश्च सुगंधिभिः । कृतकृत्यस्तदाक्रूरो निर्गत्य यमुनाजलात् ३१८। समेत्य रामकृष्णौ तु प्रणनाम शुभान्वितः । तं दृष्ट्वा प्राह गोविंदो विनीतं विस्मितं हरिः ३१९। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- किमाश्चर्यं जले तस्मिन्दृष्टवानसि यादव । ईश्वर उवाच- अक्रूरस्तु यदुश्रेष्ठं प्राह कृष्णं सुतेजसम् ३२०। अक्रूर उवाच- तव सर्वगतस्येश महिम्नो जगतः प्रभो । किमाश्चर्यं हृषीकेश जगत्सर्वं त्वमेव हि ३२१। त्वमापस्त्वं नभो वह्निस्त्वं भूमिरनिलस्तथा । चतुर्विधमिमं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् ३२२। त्वत्तो नान्यद्वासुदेव जीमूतादमृतं यथा । त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारस्त्वमोंकारो हविस्तथा ३२३। त्वमेव सर्वदेवानामीश्वरः शाश्वतोऽव्ययः । नाकारणात्कारणाद्वा करणाकारणात्परः ३२४। धर्मत्राणाय देवेश शरीरग्रहणं तव । मत्स्यकूर्मवराहादि वैभवत्वमुपागतः ३२५। पासि सर्वमिमं लोकं त्वमेव त्वन्मयं विभो ३२६। ईश्वर उवाच- इति संस्तुत्य गोविंदं प्रणम्य जगतां पतिम् । आरुरोह रथं दिव्यं ताभ्यां सह यदूत्तमः ३२७। ततस्तूर्णं समासाद्य मथुरां देवनिर्मिताम् । रामकृष्णौ पुरद्वारि निवेश्यांतःपुरं ययौ ३२८। तयोरागमनं तस्य निवेद्य नृपतेस्तदा । राज्ञा संपूजितस्तेन ततः स्वगृहमाविशत् ३२९। अथ सायाह्नसमये रामकृष्णौ महाबलौ । परस्परं करौ गृह्य मथुरायां समागतौ ३३०। गछन्तौ च महावीर्यौ राजमार्गे यदूत्तमौ । ददृशतुर्महात्मानौ रजकं वस्त्ररंजकम् ३३१। दिव्यवस्त्रवृतं राजगेहमायांतमच्युतः । ययाचे तानि वस्त्राणि सह रामेण वीर्यवान् ३३२। न दत्तवांस्तदा तस्मै रुषा वै वस्त्ररंजकः । बहूनि कटुवाक्यानि प्राह तत्राध्वनि स्थितः ३३३। ताडयामास तं कृष्णस्तलेनैव महाबलः । तत्रैव निहतो मार्गे वमन्वै रुधिरं बहु ३३४। तानि वस्त्राणि रम्याणि गोपालैः सह बांधवैः । धारयामासतुर्वीरौ यथाहं रामकेशवौ ३३५। मालाकारगृहं प्राप्य तेन दृष्टौ नमस्कृतौ । सुगंधिभिर्दिव्यपुष्पैः पूज्यमानौ मुदान्वितौ ३३६। ददतुस्तौ वरं तस्मै वांछितं यदुपुंगवौ । समागतौ पुनर्वीथ्यामायांतीं च शुभाननाम् ३३७। कुब्जां स्त्रियं महाभागौ धृतचंदनभाजनाम् । वक्रांगपृष्ठां वनितां दृष्ट्वा गंधमयाचतम् ३३८। प्रहसंती तदा ताभ्यां ददौ चंदनमुत्तमम् । आदाय चंदनं दिव्यमुपलिप्य यथेच्छया ३३९। तस्यैकांततरं रूपं दत्त्वाऽध्वनि समागतौ । निरीक्ष्यमाणौ योषिद्भिः सुकुमारौ शुभाननौ ३४०। विवेशतुर्महात्मानौ यज्ञशालां सहानुगैः । दृष्ट्वा समर्चितं दिव्यं कार्मुकं तत्र केशवः ३४१। लीलयैव गृहीत्वाऽथ बभंज मधुसूदनः । बिभज्यमानं तच्चापं श्रुत्वा कंसः सुविह्वलः ३४२। आहूय मल्लान्सूतांस्तु प्रमुखान्दैत्यपुंगवान् । विमृश्य मंत्रिभिः प्राह चाणूरं दैत्यपुंगवः ३४३। कंस उवाच- रामकृष्णौ समायातौ सर्व दैत्यविनाशकौ । प्रभाते मल्लयुद्धेन हन्यतामविशंकया ३४४। येनकेनाप्युपायेन हंतव्यौ बलदर्पितौ । मदोत्कटैर्गजैर्वापि मल्लमुख्यैश्च यत्नतः ३४५। ईश्वर उवाच- इत्यादिश्य ततो राजा सानुजः सचिवैः सह । आरुरोह भयात्तूर्णं दिव्यप्रासादमूर्द्धनि ३४६। द्वारेषु सर्वमार्गेषु गजान्मत्तानयोजयत् । मल्लान्मदोत्कटान्नागान्स्थापयामास सर्वतः ३४७। ज्ञात्वा कृष्णोऽपि तत्सर्वं सह रामेण धीमता । उवास रजनीं तत्र यज्ञगेहे सहानुगैः ३४८। ततो रजन्यां व्युष्टायां प्रभाते विमले सति । शयनादुत्थितौ वीरौ रामकृष्णौ कृतोदकौ ३४९। स्वलंकृतौ च तौ भुक्त्वा संग्रामाभिमुखोत्सुकौ । विनिर्गतौ गृहात्तस्मात्सिंहाविव महागुहात् ३५० 6.245.350। राजद्वारि स्थितं नागं हिमाद्रिशिखरोपमम् । नाम्ना कुवलयापीडं कंसस्य जयवर्द्धनम् ३५१। देवकुंजरदर्पघ्नं महाकायं मदोत्कटम् । दृष्ट्वा तं च महानागं पंचास्य इव केशवः ३५२। करेणैव करं गृह्य सम्यगुत्प्लुत्य लीलया । भ्रामयित्वाथ चिक्षेप धरण्यां धरणीधरः ३५३। स तु चूर्णितसर्वांगो निनदन्भैरवं स्वनम् । पपात सहसा भूमौ ममार च महागजः ३५४। हत्वा दंतौ समुत्पाट्य गृहीत्वा रामकेशवौ । मल्लैरायोधनं कर्तुं रंगं विविशतुस्तदा ३५५। तत्रस्था दानवा दृष्ट्वा गोविंदस्य पराक्रमम् । भीताः प्रविद्रुताःसर्वे राज्ञोंतःपुरमाययुः ३५६। कपाटौ सुदृढौ बध्वा तत्र तस्थुः सहस्रशः । दृढबंधकपाटांस्तु दृष्ट्वा कृष्णस्तु लीलया ३५७। ताडयित्वा पदेनैव पातयामास वीर्यवान् । तौ भग्नौ पातितौ तत्र सेनानीके व्यवस्थिते ३५८। तत्रस्था निहताः सर्वे चूर्णितांगशिरोधराः । ततः प्रविश्य भवनं कंसस्यास्य महाबलौ ३५९। भ्रामयंतौ महाभाग शृंगौ पीनौ रणोत्सुकौ । ददृशाते महात्मानौ मल्लौ चाणूरमुष्टिकौ ३६०। कंसोऽपि दृष्ट्वा गोविंदं रामं च सुमहाबलम् । भयमाविश्य चाणूरं प्राह मल्लवरं तदा ३६१। कंस उवाच- अस्मिन्नवसरे मल्ल जहि गोपालबालकौ । विभज्य तव राज्यार्द्धमहं दास्याम्ययत्नतः ३६२। ईश्वर उवाच- तस्मिन्नवसरे कृष्णो मल्लाभ्यां दृश्यते महान् । मध्ये वने च संग्रामे महामेरुरिवापरः ३६३। कंसस्य दृष्टिविषये संवर्त्ताग्निरिवाच्युतः । स्त्रीणां च साक्षान्मदनः पित्रोः शिशुरिवापरः ३६४। त्रिदशानां हरिरिव गोपालानां सखा यथा । बहुरूपेण ददृशुस्तत्र सर्वगतं हरिम् ३६५। वसुदेवस्तथाऽक्रूरो नंदगोपो महामतिः । अन्यं प्रासादमारुह्य ददृशुः कदनं महत् ३६६। स्त्रीभिरंतःपुरस्थाभिर्देवकी तत्र संस्थिता । मुखं पुत्रस्य ददृशे साश्रुपूर्णेक्षणा शुभा ३६७। ताभिराश्वासिता देवी भवनांतरमाविशत् । ततो देवगणाः सर्वे विमानस्था नभस्तले ३६८। तुष्टुवुर्जयशब्देन पुंडरीकाक्षमच्युतम् । जहि कंसमिति प्राहुरुच्चैर्देवा मरुद्गणाः ३६९। एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र तूर्यघोषनिनादिते । आसेदतुर्महामल्लौ यदुसिंहौ महाबलौ ३७०। चाणूरेण तु गोविंदो मुष्टिकेन हलायुधः । युयुधाते महात्मानौ नीलश्वेताद्रि सन्निभौ ३७१। मल्लयुद्धविधानेन मुष्टिभिः पादताडनैः । बभूव कदनं घोरं देवानां च भयावहम् ३७२। चाणूरेण चिरं कालं क्रीडित्वाऽथ जनार्दनः । निष्पिष्य गांत्रं मल्लस्य पातयामास लीलया ३७३। स पपात महीपृष्ठे संवमन्रुधिरं बहु । ममार च महामल्लो देवदानवदुःखदः ३७४। मुष्टिकेन तथा रामश्चिरकालमयुध्यत । मुष्टिभिस्ताडयामास तस्य वक्षसि वीर्यवान् ३७५। भिन्नास्थि स्नायुबंधोऽसौ पपात धरणीतले । ततस्तु दुद्रुवुः सर्वे मल्ला दृष्ट्वा पराक्रमम् ३७६। कंसो महद्भयं तीव्रमाविशद्वेदनातुरः । एतस्मिन्नंतरे वीरौ रामकृष्णौ दुरासदौ ३७७। आरोहतुर्महात्मानौ चैत्यप्रासादमूर्जितम् । ताडयित्वा तलेनैव कंसं मूर्ध्नि जनार्दनः ३७८। अपातयद्धरा पृष्ठे प्रासादशिखराद्धरिः । स तु निर्भिन्नसर्वांगो धरण्यां त्यक्तजीवितः ३७९। कृष्णेन निहते कंसे रामोऽपि सुमहाबलः । तस्यानुजं सुनामानं मुष्टिनैव जघान ह ३८०। धरण्यां पातयामासानुजं च धरणीधरः । हत्वा कंसं दुरात्मानं सानुजं रामकेशवौ ३८१। पित्रोः समीपमागम्य भक्त्या चैव प्रणेमतुः । देवकीवसुदेवश्च परिष्वज्य मुहुर्मुहुः ३८२। स्नेहेन मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राणं चक्रतुः पुत्रलालसौ । तयोरुपरि देवक्याः स्तनौ क्षीरं ववर्षतुः ३८३। तत आश्वास्य पितरौ रामकृष्णौ बहिर्गतौ । एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवि देवदुंदुभयो दिवि ३८४। विनेदुः पुष्पवर्षाणि ववृषुस्त्रिदशेश्वराः । स्तुत्वा मरुद्गणैर्दिव्यैर्नमस्कृत्य जनार्दनम् ३८५। परं हर्षमनुप्राप्य लोकान्स्वान्स्वान् प्रपेदिरे । नंदगोपं नमस्कृत्य गोपवृद्धांश्च केशवः ३८६। रामेण सह धर्मात्मा मुदा संपरिषस्वजे । बहुरत्नधनं तस्मै ददौ प्रीत्या जनार्दनः ३८७। सर्वांस्तान्गोपवृद्धांश्च वस्त्रैराभरणादिभिः । बहुभिर्धनधान्यैश्च पूजयामास केशवः ३८८। विसृष्टास्तेन कृष्णेन नंदगोपपुरोगमाः । प्रययुर्गोव्रजं दिव्यं हर्षशोकसमन्विताः ३८९। मातामहं समासाद्य रामकृष्णौ दुरासदौ । बंधाद्विमोचयित्वाथ समाश्वास्य मुहुर्मुहुः ३९०। चक्रे तस्याभिषेकं तु तद्राज्ये मधुसूदनः । अकारयद्द्विजश्रेष्ठैः स कंसस्योर्ध्वदैहिकम् ३९१। अक्रूरप्रमुखान्राज्ये संस्थाप्य यदुपुंगवान् । राजानमुग्रसेनं तु कृत्वा धर्मेण मेदिनीम् । पालयामास धर्मात्मा वसुदेवसुतो हरिः ३९२। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमामहेश्वरसंवादे श्रीकृष्णचरिते कंसवधोनाम पंचचत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः २४५ ।
śrīpārvatyuvāca- raghunāthasya caritaṃ sādhūktaṃ hi tvayā vibho | śrutvā dhanyāsmi deveśa tvatprasādānmaheśvara 1| vasudevasutasyāsya kṛṣṇasya caritaṃ mahat | śrotumicchāmi deveśa caritaṃ kalmaṣāpaham 2| rudra uvāca- śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi kṛṣṇasyāsya mahātmanaḥ | caritaṃ vāsudevasya sarveṣāṃ phaladaṃ nṛṇām 3| yadūnāmanvaye devi vasudeva itīritaḥ | devamīḍhasyaputro'bhūtsarvadharmavidāṃvaraḥ 4| devakasyaiva duhitāṃ devakīṃ devavarṇinīm | upayeme vidhānena mathurāyāṃ nṛpātmajaḥ 5| ugrasenasya putro'bhūtkaṃsaḥ śūro mahābalaḥ | tayo rathavaraṃ tatra codayāmāsa sārathiḥ 6| samāgateṣu teṣvevaṃ pathi ramye śubhāvahe | aṃtarikṣe'śarīrāvākprāha gaṃbhīrayā girā 7| ākāśavāguvāca- asyāstavāṣṭamo garbhaḥ kaṃsa prāṇānhariṣyati 8| rudra uvāca- tacchrutvā haṃtumārebhe kaṃso'pi bhaginīṃ tadā | tamabravītsusaṃrabdhaṃ vasudevaḥ svabuddhinā 9| vasudeva uvāca- na haṃtavyā mahābhāga bhaginī dharmatastvayā | garbhāneva samutpannāñjahi rājanmahābala 10| rudra uvāca- tathetyāha tadā kaṃso vasudevaṃ ca devakīm | nibadhya svagṛhe ramye sarvabhoge nyaveśayat 11| etasminnaṃtare devi pāpibhāraprapīḍitā | jagāma dharaṇīdevī sahasā brahmaṇoṃtikam 12| sametya jagatāmīśaṃ brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam | prāha gaṃbhīrayā vācā dharaṇī lokadhāriṇī 13| dharaṇyuvāca-| prajāpate na śaktāsmi dhartuṃ lokānimānprabho | rākṣasāḥ pāpakarmāṇaḥ saṃsthitā mayi suvrata 14| jagataḥ sakalāndharmānvidhvaṃsaṃto mahābalāḥ | adharmavarccasaḥ sarve narāḥ pāpavimohitāḥ 15| svalpamalpataraṃ dharmaṃ loke'sminna ca dṛśyate | dharmeṇaiva dhṛtā deva satyaśaucadamena ca | tasmādadharmasaṃbhūtaṃ na lokaṃ dhartumutsahe 16| rudra uvāca- ityuktvā dharaṇīdevī tatraivāṃtaradhīyata | tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve brahmarudrapurogamāḥ 17| kṣīrābdheruttaraṃ kūlamadhigamya jagatpatim | tuṣṭuvuḥ stutibhirdivyairmunayaśca mahātapāḥ | tataḥ prasannaḥ prāheśaḥ sarvāṃstānmunisattamān 18| śrībhagavānuvāca- bho bho devagaṇāssarve kinnimittamihāgatāḥ | rudra uvāca- tataḥ pitāmahaḥ prāha devadevaṃ janārdanam 19| brahmovāca- devadeva jagannātha pṛthivī 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rudra uvāca- tathetyuktvā mahāmāyā hiraṇyākṣasutāṃstadā | paryāyeṇa ca devakyāṃ ṣaḍgarbhānsaṃnyaveśayat 29| tāñjaghāna tadā kaṃso jātamātrānmahābalaḥ | tatastu saptamo garbho hyanaṃtāṃśena coditaḥ 30| vardhamānaṃ tu garbhaṃ taṃ rohiṇyāṃ samupānayat | garbhasaṃkarṣaṇāttasyāṃ jātaḥ saṃkarṣaṇo'vyayaḥ 31| kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ tu rohiṇyāṃ prauṣṭhapadyāṃ śubhodaye | rohiṇī janayāmāsa putraṃ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ prabhum 32| tatastu devakī garbhamāpede bhagavānhariḥ | āpannagarbhāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kaṃso bhayanipīḍitaḥ 33| tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ | tuṣṭuvurdevakīṃ tatra vimānasthā nabhastale 34| tatastu daśame māsi kṛṣṇe nabhasi pārvati | aṣṭamyāmarddharātre ca tasyāṃ jāto janārdanaḥ 35| iṃdīvaradalaśyāmaḥ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇaḥ | caturbhujaḥ suṃdarāṃgo divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ 36| śrīvatsakaustubhorasko vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ | vasudevasya jāto'sau vāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ 37| taṃ dṛṣṭvā jagatāṃ nāthaṃ kṛṣṇamānakaduṃdubhiḥ | uvāca prāṃjalirbhūtvā namaskṛtya jaganmayam 38| vasudeva uvāca- jāto'si me jagannātha bhaktakalpataro prabho | tvameva sarvadevānāmanādiḥ puruṣottamaḥ 39| tvamacintyamahadbhūto yogidhyeyaḥ sanātanaḥ | mama putratvamāpanno dharaṇyāṃ dharaṇīdhara 40| dṛṣṭvaitadadbhutaṃ rūpamaiśvaraṃ puruṣottama | dānavāḥ pāpakarmāṇo na sahaṃte mahaujasaḥ 41| rudra uvāca- ityarthitaḥ stutastena padmanābhaḥ sanātanaḥ | upasaṃhṛtavānrūpaṃ caturbhujasamanvitam 42| mānuṣeṇaiva bhāvena dvibhujena vyarocata | yecāṃgarakṣakāḥ sarve dānavāstatra saṃsthitāḥ 43| te cāpi māyayā tasyā mohitāstamasāvṛtāḥ| etasminnaṃtare devamādāyānakaduṃdubhiḥ 44| prayayau nagarāttūrṇaṃ sarvadevairabhiṣṭutaḥ | payodhare varṣamāṇe nāgarājo mahābalaḥ 45| phaṇāsahasreṇācchādya bhaktyā devaṃ samanvagāt | tau gopurakapāṭau tu tatpādasparśanāttadā 46| bhidyamānau suvivṛtau tatrasthāśca vimohitāḥ | srotasvinī supūrṇāyā yamunāpi mahātmanaḥ 47| praveśājjānumātraṃ tu jalaṃ sā cāpyupāvahat | uttīrya yamunāṃ sothāvrajattattīrasaṃsthitam 48| saṃstūyamānastridaśaiḥ praviveśa yadūttamaḥ | tatra naṃdasya patnī sā prasūtā govraje śubhe 49| vimohitā māyayaiva suṣuptā tamasā vṛtā | tasyāstu śayane devaṃ vinikṣipya sa yādavaḥ 50 6.245.50| tāṃ kanyāṃ samupādāya prayayau mathurāṃ punaḥ | patnyai datvā'tha tāṃ bālāmuvāsa susamāhitaḥ 51| ruroda bālabhāvātsā devakīśayanaṃ gatā | atha bālādhvaniṃ śrutvā tadgṛhaṃ sāṅgarakṣakāḥ 52| kaṃsāyāvedayāmāsurdevakīprasavaṃ śubham | kaṃsastūrṇamupetyaināṃ jagrāha bālikāṃ tadā 53| cikṣepa ca śilāpṛṣṭhe sāpi tūrṇaṃ viyatsthitā | tasyottamāṃge svapadaṃ datvā pūrṇamukhāsthitā 54| uvācāṣṭabhujādevī tadā rākṣasapuṃgavam | devyuvāca- kiṃ mayākṣiptayā maṃda jāto yastvāṃ vadhiṣyati 55| sarvasya jagataḥ sraṣṭā dhartā hartā ca yaḥ prabhuḥ | asminloke samutpannaḥ sa te prāṇānharaṣyiti 56| rudra uvāca- ityuktvā tejasā devī sahasā pūrayannabhaḥ | jagāma devagaṃdharvaiḥ stūyamānā himācalam 57| kaṃsastadodvignamanāḥ samāhūya svadānavān | pralaṃbacāṇūramukhānuvācabhaya pīḍitaḥ 58| kaṃsa uvāca- asmādbhayātsuragaṇā upetya kṣīrasāgaram | ācacakṣurhareḥ sarvaṃ rakṣo vidhvaṃsanaṃ prati 59| teṣāṃ tu vacanaṃ śrutvā dharaṇyāṃ dharaṇīdharaḥ | mānuṣeṇaiva bhāvena samutpanno hi so'vyayaḥ 60| tadadya sarve yūyaṃ vai rākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ | samudriktabalānbālānmārayadhvamaśaṃkitāḥ 61| rudra uvāca- ityādiśya tataḥ kaṃso vasudevaṃ ca devakīm | āśvāsya mocayitvātha svaveśmāṃtarviveśa ha | vasudevastato gatvā naṃdavrajamanuttamam 62| tena saṃpūjitastatra nikṣipya tanayaṃ mudā | uvāca naṃdapatnīṃ tāṃ yaśodāṃ yadunaṃdanaḥ 63| vasudeva uvāca- subhage matsutamimaṃ rohiṇījaṭharodbhavam | svaputramiva rakṣasva bhiyā kaṃsādihāgatam 64| rudra uvāca- tathetyāha tadā tanvī naṃdapatnī dṛḍhavratā | labdhvaiva yugalaṃ putramutpupoṣa mudānvitā 65| nikṣipya tanayau gehaṃ naṃdagopasya yādavaḥ | viśrabdhaḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ mathurāṃ kaṃsapālitām 66| tato gargaḥ śubhadine vasudevena noditaḥ | naṃdagopavrajaṃ gatvā tatrasthaiḥ pūjito dvijaḥ 67| vidhinā jātakaṃ karma kṛtvā devasya gokule | nāma cātrākaroddivyaṃ putrayorvāsudevayoḥ 68| saṃkarṣaṇo rauhiṇeyo balabhadro mahābalaḥ | rāma ityādināmāni pūrvajasyākaroddivajaḥ 69| śrīdharaḥ śrīkaraḥ śrīmānkṛṣṇo'naṃto jagatpatiḥ | vāsudevo hṛṣīkeśa ityādyavarajasya ca 70| rāmakṛṣṇāviti khyātimasmi~lloke gamiṣyataḥ | evamuktvā dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ saṃpūjya pitṛdevatāḥ 71| saṃpūjyamāno gopālairāyayau mathurāṃ punaḥ | kaṃsena preṣitā rātrau pūtanābālaghātinī 72| viṣaliptaṃ stanaṃ datvā kṛṣṇāyāmitatejase | kṛṣṇastu rākṣasīṃ jñātvā papau gāḍhaṃ stanaṃ bhṛśam 73| prāṇaiḥ saha mahātejā rākṣasyā yadupuṃgavaḥ | sā vihvalāṃgī sahasā vicchinnasnāyubaṃdhanā 74| papāta vepamānā sā mamāra ca mahāsvanā | tasyāḥ śabdena mahatā pūritaṃ ca nabhastalam 75| trastāḥ sarve tato gopā dṛṣṭvā tāṃ patitāṃ bhuvi | kṛṣṇaṃ ca krīḍamānaṃ taṃ rākṣasyā mahatorasi 76| samudvignāstatastūrṇamādāya tanayaṃ tadā | rakṣobhiyā tadā tasmingopurīṣeṇa mūrddhani 77| saṃmārjayāmāsa tadā govālena tadānanam | naṃdagopaḥ samabhyetya sutamādāya bhāmini 78| bhagavannāmabhistasya sarvāṃgeṣu pramārjanam | kṛtvā tāṃ tāmasīṃ bhīmāṃ bahirvinyasya govrajāt 79| dadāha gopavṛṃdaiśca trāsitaistatra govraje | kadācchikaṭasyādhaḥ śayāno bhagavānhariḥ 80| prasārya caraṇau tatra ruroda madhusūdanaḥ | tasya pādaprahāreṇa śakaṭaṃ parivartitam 81| vidhvastakuṃbhabhāḍaṃ tadviparītaṃ papāta vai | tato gopyaśca gopāśca dṛṣṭvā tacchakaṭaṃ mahat 82| vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ kimetaditi śaṃkitāḥ | yaśodā ca tadā tūrṇaṃ bālaṃ jagrāha vismitā 83| alpenaiva hi kālena bālakau tau yadūttamau | varddhamānau yaśodāyāḥ stanapānena poṣitau 84| jānubhyāmatha hastābhyāṃ riṃgamāṇau virejatuḥ | māyāvī rākṣasastatra kṛtaśca baṭuveṣadhṛk 85| kṛṣṇaṃ haṃtuṃ samārabdho vicacāra mahītale | jñātvā kṛṣṇastu taṃ rakṣo nijaghāna talena vai 86| rākṣasenaiva rūpeṇa nipapāta mamāra ca | vicacāra tataḥ sarvaṃ govrajaṃ madhusūdanaḥ 87| navanītaṃ jahārāśu gopīnāṃ ca gṛhe gṛhe | tadā yaśodā kupitā dāmnā madhye ulūkhale 88| nibadhya kṛṣṇaṃ prayayau vikretuṃ gorasādikam | karṣamāṇastataḥ kṛṣṇo dāmnā baddha ulūkhale 89| yamalārjunayormadhye jagāma dharaṇīdharaḥ | ulūkhalena goviṃdaḥ pātayāmāsa tau drumau 90| bhagnaskaṃdhau nipatitau svareṇa dharaṇītale | tena śabdena mahatā jagmustatra mahaujasaḥ 91| gopavṛddhāstato dṛṣṭvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ | yaśodāpi samudvignā vimucya dharaṇīdharam 92| taṃ vismitaṃ samādāya stanaṃ prādānmahātmane | yasminnibadhyamānastu dāmnā mātrā jagatpatiḥ 93| tasminmaharṣibhiḥ sarvairdāmodara itīritaḥ | tau tu kiṃnaratāṃ prāptau vimuktau yamalārjunau 94| gopavṛddhāstataḥ sarve naṃdagopapurogamāḥ | mahotpātamimaṃ jñātvā sthānāṃtaramupāyayuḥ 95| vṛṃdāvane manoramye yamunāyāstaṭe śubhe | nivāsaṃ cakrire ramyaṃ gavāṃgopījanasya ca 96| tatra tau rāmakṛṣṇau tu varddhamānau mahābalau | vatsapālayutau vatsānpālayāmāsatustadā 97| govatsamadhyagaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bako nāma mahāsuraḥ | bakarūpeṇa taṃ haṃtumudyukto'tra yadūttamam 98| taṃ dṛṣṭvā vāsudevo'pi loṣṭamudyamya līlayā | tāḍayāmāsa pakṣāṃte papātorvyāṃ mahāsuraḥ 99| tataḥ katipayāhastu govatsānpālayanvane | chāyāyāṃ jaṃbuvṛkṣasya prasuptau pallave mṛdau 100 6.245.100| etasminnaṃtare devo brahmā devagaṇairvṛtaḥ | draṣṭuṃ kṛṣṇaṃ samāgamya suptau dṛṣṭvā yadūttamau 101| vatsāngopaśiśūnhṛtvā jagāma tridivaṃ punaḥ | prabuddhau tau samālokya vinaṣṭāñśiśuvatsakān 102| govatsāgopabālāśca kva gatā iti vismitau | jñātvā kṛṣṇastu tatkarma prajāpatikṛtaṃ tadā 103| tathaiva sasṛje bālāngovatsāṃśca sanātanaḥ | yathātūrṇaṃ yathārūpaṃ tathaiva madhusūdanaḥ 104| sasarja vatsāngopālānavitā jagatāṃ prabhuḥ | dṛṣṭvā sāyāhnasamaye gāvastveṣāṃ ca mātaraḥ 105| svānsvānvatsānupāgamya yathāpūrvaṃ pravartitāḥ | evaṃ saṃvatsare kāle gate tatra mahātmanaḥ 106| prajāpatiḥ punastasmai dadau vatsānsabālakān | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā pariṇīya praṇamya ca | bhayāduvāca goviṃdaṃ brahmā tribhuvaneśvaraḥ 107| brahmovāca- namo namaste sarvātmaṃstatvajñānasvarūpiṇe | nityānaṃdasvarūpāya priyatātmanmahātmane 108| aṇurbṛhatsthūlatararūpaḥ sarvagato'vyayaḥ | anādimadhyāṃtarūpa svarūpātmannamostu te 109| nityajñānabalaiśvarya vīryatejomayasya ca | mahāśakte namastubhyaṃ pūrṇaṣāḍguṇyamūrtaye 110| tvaṃ vedapuruṣo brahmanmahāpuruṣaeva ca | śarīrapuruṣatvasya chaṃdaḥpuruṣa eva ca 111| catvāraḥ puruṣāstvaṃ ca purāṇaḥ puruṣottama | vibhūtayastava brahmanpṛthivyagnyanilādayaḥ 112| tava vācā samudbhūtau kṣmā vahnī jagadīśvara | aṃtarikṣaṃ ca vāyuśca sṛṣṭau prāṇena te vibho 113| cakṣuṣā tava saṃsṛṣṭau dyauścādityastathāvyaya | diśaśca caṃdramāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ śrotreṇa tava cānagha 114| apāṃsrāvaśca varuṇo manasā te maheśvara | ukte mahati mīmāṃse yattadbrahmaprakāśate 115| tathaiva cādhvareṣvetadetadeva mahāvrate | chaṃdoge ye nabhasyetaddivye tadvāyureva tat 116| ākaśa etadevedamoṣadhīṣvevameva ca | nakṣatreṣu ca sarveṣu graheṣvetaddivākare 117| evaṃbhūteṣvevameva brahmetyācakṣate śrutiḥ | tadeva paramaṃ brahma prajñātaṃ paritomṛtam 118| hiraṇmayo'vyayo yajñaḥ śuciḥ śuciṣadityapi | vaidikānyabhidheyāni tathaitānyasya na kvacit 119| cakṣurmayaṃ śrotramayaṃ chaṃdomaya manomayam | vāṅmayaṃ paramātmānaṃ pareśaṃ śaṃsati śrutiḥ 120| iti sarvopaniṣadāmarthastvaṃ kamalekṣaṇa | stotuṃ na śakto'yaṃ tvāṃ tu sarvavedāṃtapāragam 121| mahāparādhametatte vatsāpaharaṇaṃ mayā | kṛtaṃ tatkṣamyatāṃ nātha śaraṇāgatavatsala 122| maheśvara uvāca- evaṃ stutvā hariṃ vedhāḥ praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ | vatsāndatvā punastasmai prayayau svayamālayam 123| hṛdi kṛtvā sadā devi bālarūpaṃ hariṃ vidhiḥ | uvāsa tridaśaiḥ sārddhaṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭo mahātapāḥ 124| kṛṣṇena sṛṣṭā vatsā vai pūrvavatsāstathārbhakāḥ | avāpuraikyatāṃ tatra paśyatāṃ tridivaukasām 125| kṛṣṇastu vatsapālairvai prayayau naṃdagokulam | tataḥ katipayāhassu gopālairyadupuṃgavaḥ 126| hradaṃ gatvā'tha kāliṃdyāstatrasthaṃ sumahāviṣam | sahasraśīrṣabalinaṃ nāgarājānamacyutaḥ 127| niṣpiṣya phalasāhasraṃ pādenaikena līlayā | prāṇasaṃśayamāpannaṃ cakāra madhusūdanaḥ 128| sa kāliyo labdhasaṃjñastameva śaraṇaṃ yayau | rarakṣa bhagavānkṛṣṇo nāgaṃ tyaktaviṣaṃ tadā 129| vainateyabhayādbhītaṃ svapadenāṃkya mūrddhasu | hradādvivāsayāmāsa kāliṃdyā yadupuṃgavaḥ 130| tyaktvā sa taṃ hradaṃ tūrṇaṃ putradārasamanvitaḥ | namaskṛtvātha goviṃdaṃ prayayau kāliyastadā 131| viṣadagdhāstu ye pūrvaṃ tattīrasthāśca śākhinaḥ | kṛṣṇena vīkṣitāstūrṇaṃ phalinaḥ puṣpiṇo'bhavan 132| atha kālena kaumāramavāpya madhusūdanaḥ | govṛṃdaṃ pālayāmāsa sarvadevamayaḥ prabhuḥ 133| svasamānavayobhistu gopālaistu yadūttamaḥ | vṛṃdāvane manoramye sarāmo vicacāra ha 134| tatra hatvā mahāghoraṃ sarparūpaṃ mahāsuram | apahatya mahākāyaṃ merumaṃdāragauravam 135| dhenukasya vanaṃ prāpya tālahiṃtālagahvaram | praviśyatadvanaṃramyaṃphalitaṃtālagahvaram | dhenukaṃ parvatākāraṃ khararūpadharaṃ sadā 136| pādau gṛhya samutkṣipya tālena vijaghāna ha | tatkṣaṇādeva tatpālāstadaṃte remire tadā 137| niṣkramya tadvanāttūrṇaṃ bhāṃḍīraṃ vaṭamāgatāḥ | tatra te rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ cikrīḍurbālalīlayā 138| gopaveṣeṇa tatrāgātpralaṃbonāma rākṣasaḥ | rāmaṃ svapṛṣṭhamāropya yayau tūrṇaṃ nabhastalam 139| matvā taṃ rākṣasaṃ rāmo muṣṭinā tasya mūrddhani | tāḍayāmāsa roṣeṇa vihvalāṃgastato'patat 140| rākṣasenaiva rūpeṇa vinadanbhairavaṃ svanam | bhinnaśīrṣatanustatra mamāra rudhirokṣitaḥ 141| tataḥ pradoṣasamayegovraje naṃdanaṃdanaḥ | uvāsagopakanyābhiḥ krīḍankaumodavarcase 142| ariṣṭanāmā daityeśo gatvā tatra vṛṣākṛtiḥ | kṛṣṇaṃ haṃtuṃ samāgatya jagarja ca mahāsvanam 143| taṃ dṛṣṭvā vidrutāḥ sarve gopālā bhayapīḍitāḥ | kṛṣṇo'pi dṛṣṭvā taṃ raudramāgataṃ danujādhipam 144| tālavṛkṣaṃ samutpāṭya śṛṃgamadhye vyapīḍayat | sa tu bhagnaśiraḥ śṛṃgo vamanvai rudhiraṃ bahu 145| papāta bhīmavegena ninadaṃstyaktajīvitaḥ | itthaṃ hatvā mahākāyamariṣṭaṃ danujādhipam 146| āhūya gopabālāṃśca tatraivovāsa govraje | tataḥ katipayāhassu keśī nāma mahāsuraḥ 147| hayakāyena goviṃdaṃ haṃtuṃ vrajamupāyayau | sa gatvā govrajaṃ ramyamuccairheṣāmathākarot 148| tena śabdena mahatā pūritaṃ bhuvanatrayam | bhītāḥ sarve suragaṇāḥ śaṃkamānā yugakṣayam 149| tatrasthā mohitāḥ sarve gopāgopyaśca vihvalāḥ | labdhasaṃjñāstu te sarve vidrutāśca samaṃtataḥ 150 6.245.150| gopyastu śaraṇaṃ jagmuḥ kṛṣṇaṃ trāhīti cābruvan | na bhetavyaṃ na bhetavyamityāha bhaktavatsalaḥ 151| samāśvāsya tatastūrṇaṃ muṣṭinā vāsavānujaḥ | tāḍayāmāsa śirasi tasya daityasya līlayā 152| vibhinnadaṃtanetro'sau vinanāda mahāsvanam | mahāśilāṃ samutkṣipya tasyāṃge vai nyapātayat 153| sa tu cūrṇitasarvāṃgo ninadanbhairavaṃ svanam | papāta sahasā bhūmau mamāra ca mahāsuraḥ 154| keśinaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā divi devagaṇā bhṛśam | mumucuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi sādhusādhviti cābruvan 155| itthaṃ śiśutve vai daityānharirhatvā balotkaṭān | sa mumoda sukhenaiva balarāmasamanvitaḥ 156| iṃdīvaradalaśyāmaḥ padmapatranibhekṣaṇaḥ | pītāṃbaradharaḥ sragvī vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ 157| kaustubhodbhāsitoraskaścitramālyānulepanaḥ | vicitrābharaṇairyuktaḥ kuṃḍalābhyāṃ virājitaḥ 158| āmuktatulasīmālaḥ kastūrītilakāṃcitaḥ | susnigdhanīlakuṭila kabarīkṛtakeśavān 159| baddhairnānāvidhaiḥ puṣpairbarhibarhāvataṃsakaḥ | raktāraviṃdasadṛśa hastapādatalādharaḥ 160| pakṣamadhyagaśītāṃśu kalaṃkabhrūlatānanaḥ | hāranūpurakeyūraiḥ kaṭakābhyāṃ virājitaḥ 161| vṛṃdāvane mahāramye phalapuṣpavirājite | ramyaṃ ninādayanveṇuṃ tatrāste yadunaṃdanaḥ 162| avadhīrita kaṃdarpakoṭilāvaṇyamacyutam | sarvāgopastriyo dṛṣṭvā manmathāstreṇa pīḍitāḥ 163| purā maharṣayaḥ sarve daṃḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ | dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ hariṃ tatra bhoktumaicchatsuvigraham 164| te sarve strītvamāpannāḥ samudbhūtāstu gokule | hariṃ saṃprāpya kāmena tato muktā bhavārṇavāt 165| krodhenaiva yathā daityāḥ sametya madhusūdanam | nidhanaṃ prāpya saṃgrāme hatā muktimavāpnuyuḥ 166| kāmakrodhau nṛṇāṃ loke nirayasyaiva kāraṇam | hariṃ sametya bhāvena muktā gopyaḥ suradviṣaḥ 167| kāmādbhayādvā dveṣādvā ye bhajaṃti janārdanam | te prāpnuvaṃti vaikuṃṭhaṃ kiṃ punarbhaktiyogataḥ 168| tasya veṇudhvaniṃ śrutvā rajanyāṃ ballavāṃganāḥ | śayanādutthitāḥ sarvā vikīrṇāṃbaramūrddhajāḥ 169| tyaktvā patīnsutānbadhūṃstyaktvā lajjāṃ kulaṃ svakam | jagatpatiṃ samājagmuḥ kaṃdarpaśarapīḍitāḥ 170| sametya gopyaḥ sarvāstu bhujairāliṃgya keśavam | bubhujuścādharaṃ devyaḥ sudhāmṛtamivāmarāḥ 171| tābhiḥ sarvābhirātmeśaḥ krīḍayāmāsa govraje | tenāpi tāḥ striyaḥ sarvā remire nirbhayā vraje 172| ityevaṃ ramayāmāsurahanyahani keśavam | vṛṃdāvane manoramye kāliṃdīpuline tathā 173| pārvatyuvāca- dharmasaṃrakṣaṇārthāya jagatyāmavatīrya saḥ | paradārābhigamanaṃ kathaṃ kuryājjanārdanaḥ 174| rudra uvāca- svaśarīre pareṣvaṃgabhedo nāsti śubhānane | sarvaṃ jagacca tasyāṃgaṃ pṛthagatra na vidyate 175| strīpuṃbhedo na vai tasya puruṣasya mahātmanaḥ | naisargikasya bhartṛtvādātmeśatvājjagatpateḥ 176| tathāpahṛtapāpmatva sāmarthyādvyāpinaḥ prabhoḥ | doṣo'tra nāsti subhage devasya paramātmanaḥ 177| vasiṣṭha uvāca- evamuktvā tu girijāṃ rudraḥ śrītripurāntakaḥ | kṛṣṇasyaśeṣaṃ caritamākhyātuṃ saṃpracakrame 178| rudra uvāca- śaratkāle tu saṃprāpte naṃdagopapurogamāḥ | gopā mahotsavaṃ kartumārabdhāstridaśāṃpateḥ 179| tadutsavaṃ tu goviṃdo nivāryātha śatakratoḥ | govarddhanādrirājasya kārayāmāsa vīryavān 180| tataḥ kruddhaḥ sahasrākṣo naṃdagopasya govraje | vavarṣa ca mahāvṛṣṭiṃ saptarātraṃ niraṃtaram 181| govarddhanaṃ samutpāṭya mahāśailaṃ janārdanaḥ | gavāṃ saṃrakṣaṇārthāya dhārayāmāsa līlayā 182| tasyacchāyāṃ gireḥ prāpya gopāgopyaśca suvrate | avasaṃśca sukhenaiva harmyāṃtaragatā iva 183| tataḥ śakraḥ sahasrākṣo bhītaḥ saṃbhrāṃtacetasā | vārayāmāsa tadvarṣaṃ yayau naṃdasya tadvrajam 184| kṛṣṇo'pi taṃ mahāśailaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ niveśayat | gopavṛddhāśca te sarve naṃdagopapurogamāḥ 185| paripūjya ca goviṃdaṃ paraṃ vismayamāyayuḥ | tataḥ śatakraturdevaḥ sametya madhusūdanam | tuṣṭāva prāṃjalirbhūtvā harṣagadgadayā girā 186| indra uvāca- namaste puṃḍarīkākṣa sarvajñāti trivikrama | triguṇātīta sarveśa viśvasyātmannamostu te 187| tvaṃ yajñastvaṃ vaṣaṭkārastvamoṅkāraḥ kraturhaviḥ | tvameva sarvadevānāṃ pitā mātā ca keśava 188| agre hiraṇyagarbhastvaṃ bhūtasya samavarttata | tvamevaikaḥ patirasi puruṣastvaṃ hiraṇmayaḥ 189| pṛthivīṃ dyāmimāṃ deva tvameva dhṛtavānasi | ātmadaḥ phalado yaśca syādevaṃ jagadīśvara 190| avāptaṃ tacca tridaśaiḥ prakāśaṃ jagatāṃpateḥ | amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca chāyā tava sanātana 191| tasmai devāya bhavate vidhema haviṣā vayam | hemavaṃta ime yasya samudbhūtā hiraṇmayāḥ 192| samudrā rasanā yasya vāhastasyaiva keśava | imā diśaḥ pratidiśo vāyuryasya tavāvyaya 193| tasmai devāya bhavate vidhema haviṣā vayam | yena tvayā samārūḍhā pṛthivī varddhatā punaḥ 194| svarlokaḥ staṃbhito yena tvayā brahmanmaheśvara | tvamaṃtarikṣe rajasovasānaḥ sarvagovyayaḥ 195| tasmai devāya bhavate vidhema haviṣā vayam | yaṃ kraṃdasi rājamāne taptabhāse guṇānvite 196| abhyaikṣetāṃ ca manasā avaśyaṃ śrīśca sarvadā | yatrāsti sūra udito vibhāti parame pade 197| tasmai devāya bhavate vidhema haviṣā vayam | yadāpo bṛhatīrviśva brahmamāyaṃ janārdanāḥ 198| garbhaṃ dadhānāḥ sarge'tra janayaṃtīraghaughakṛt | samavartata devānāmasureko'vyayo vibhuḥ 199| tasmai devāya bhavate vidhema haviṣā vayam | yā āpo mahinā dakṣaṃ paryapaśyatprajāpatim 200| 6.245.200| yajñaṃ dadhānāstatrādau janayaṃtīrhaviḥ pumān | yo deveṣveka evāsīdadhidevaḥ parātparaḥ 201| tasmai devāya bhavate vidhema haviṣā vayam | mā no hiṃsījjanitā yaḥ pṛthivyā avyayaḥ pumān 202| yo vā divaṃ satyadharmā jajānāvyaya īśvaraḥ | yaścaṃdro bṛhatīrapo jajāna sakalaṃ jagat 203| tasmai devāya bhavate vidhema haviṣā vayam | etāni viśvajātāni babhūva paritā prabho 204| tvadutpannaprajādhyakṣa bhaviṣyadbhūtamacyutaḥ | yajāmastvāṃ ca yatkāmāstanno astu samāsataḥ 205| trayāṇāṃ patayaḥ syāma tava kāruṇyavīkṣaṇāt | hiraṇmayākhyaḥ puruṣo hiraṇyaśmaśrukeśavān 206| āpraṇakhātsarvaṃ hiraṇyaṃ savitā tu hiraṇyabhāk | asau sarvagato brahmā yastvāditye vyavasthitaḥ 207| tadvai devasya saviturvareṇyaṃ bharga uttamam | sadā dhīmahi te rūpaṃ dhiyo yo naḥ prabhāti hi 208 | namaste puṃḍarīkākṣa śrīśa sarveśa keśava | vedāṃtavedya yajñeśa yajñarūpa namostu te 209| namaste vāsudevāya gopaveṣāya te namaḥ | tatsarvadhvaṃsanādeva aparādhaṃ mayā kṛtam 210| tatkṣamyatāṃ jagannātha ghṛṇābdhe puruṣottama | alpenaiva hi kālena jahi kaṃsaṃ durāsadam | devānāṃ hi hitaṃ kṛtvā sukhevasthāya medinīm 211| mahādeva uvāca- iti saṃstutya goviṃdaṃ sarvadeveśvaro hariḥ | sudhāmṛtenābhyaṣiṃcaddivyāṃbaravibhūṣaṇaiḥ 212| arcayitvā tu deveśaṃ jagāma tridivaṃ punaḥ | gopavṛddhāśca gopyaśca dṛṣṭvā tatra śatakratum 213| tena te pūjitāścaiva praharṣamatulaṃ yayuḥ | rāmakṛṣṇau mahāvīryau divyābharaṇabhūṣitau 214| naṃdasya govraje ramye susukhenaiva tasthatuḥ | etasminnaṃtare devi nārado munisattamaḥ 215 | sahasā mathurāṃ gatvā kaṃsasyāṃtikamāviśat | rājñā saṃpūjitāstatra samāsīnaḥ śubhāsane 216| sarvaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa ceṣṭitaṃ śārṅgiṇastadā | devatānāṃ samudyogaṃ janma vai keśavasya ca 217| tathā ca vasudevena putranikṣepaṇaṃ vraje | nidhanaṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca sarparājavivāsanam 218| dhāraṇaṃ girivaryasya śatakratusamāgamam | nivedayitvā kaṃsasya sarvaṃ niravaśeṣataḥ 219| prayayau brahmabhavanaṃ pūjitastena rakṣasā | kaṃsaḥ samudvignamanā maṃtribhiḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ 220| maṃtrayāmāsa taiḥ sākamātmano nidhanaṃ prati | tatra buddhimatāṃ śreṣṭhamakrūraṃ dharmavatsalam | uvācātmahitaṃ kāryaṃ dānaveṃdro mahābalaḥ 221| kaṃsa uvāca- madbhayāttridaśāḥ sarve śatakratupurogamāḥ | viṣṇoḥ samīpamāgatya bhayārttāḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ 222| sa teṣāmabhayaṃ datvā bhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | utpanno devakīgarbhe māṃ haṃtuṃ madhusūdanaḥ 223| vasudevo'pi duṣṭātmā vaṃcayitvā tu māṃ niśi | putraṃ nikṣiptavāngehe naṃdasya sudurātmanaḥ 224| bālenaiva durādharṣo vijaghāna mahāsurān | māṃ haṃtumapi saṃnaddho bhavedeva na saṃśayaḥ 225| sa tu haṃtuṃ na vai śaktaḥ seṃdrairapi surāsuraiḥ | upāyenaiva haṃtavyaḥ samānīya mayā tadā 226| madotkaṭaistu mātaṃgairmallaiśca varavājibhiḥ | yenakenāpyupāyena haṃtuṃ śakyamihaiva tu 227| tasmāttvaṃ govrajaṃ gatvā kṛṣṇaṃ rāmaṃ ca yādava | sarvāngopālavṛddhāṃśca naṃdagopapurogamān | upabhoktuṃ dhanuryāgāmihānaya yadūttama 228| mahādeva uvāca-| tathetyuktvā yaduśreṣṭho rathamāruhya vīryavān | prayayau gokulaṃ ramyaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ saṃdarśanotsukaḥ 229| mahābhāgavataśreṣṭho gavāṃ madhye vyavasthitam | dadarśa kṛṣṇamakliṣṭamakrūro vinayānvitaḥ 230| nīlanīradasaṃkāśaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam | padmapatraṃ viśālākṣaṃ dīrghabāhumanāmayam 231| pītavastreṇa saṃvītaṃ sarvāvayavasuṃdaram | kaustubhodbhāsitoraskaṃ ratnakuṃḍalaśobhitam 232| tulasīvanamālāḍhyaṃ vanyapuṣpāvataṃsakam | gopakanyāparivṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra janārdanam 233| pulakāṃkitasarvāṃgo harṣāśruplutalocanaḥ | avaruhya rathāttasmātpraṇanāma yadūdvahaḥ 234| harṣātsametya gopālaṃ pariṇīya praṇamya ca | raktāraviṃdasadṛśau vajracakrāṅkacihnitau 235| svamūrdhni dhṛtvā pādābjau praṇanāma punaḥ punaḥ | kailāsaśikharābhāsaṃ nīlāṃbaradharaṃ prabhum 236| śaratpūrṇeṃdusadṛśaṃ muktādāmavibhūṣitam | balarāmaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā praṇanāma sa yādavaḥ 237| harṣeṇotthāpya tau vīrau parigṛhya yadūttamau | gṛhamājagmaturvīrau tenākrūreṇa vṛṣṇinā 238| naṃdagopastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā yaduśreṣṭhaṃ samāgatam | abhigamya mahātejā niveśya paramāsane 239| arcayāmāsa vidhivadarghyapādyādibhirmudā | vastraiḥ samarhaṇairdivyairarcayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ 240| akrūro rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ vastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca | pradadau naṃdagopāya yaśodāyai ca yādavaḥ 241| pṛṣṭvā kuśalamavyagramāsīnastu kuśāsane | rājakāryāṇi sarvāṇi saṃpṛṣṭovāca buddhimān 242| akrūra uvāca- eṣa kṛṣṇo mahātejāssākṣānnārāyaṇo'vyayaḥ | devatānāṃ hitārthāya sādhūnāṃ rakṣaṇāya ca 243| bhūbhārakavināśāya dharmasaṃsthāpanāya ca | kaṃsādīnāṃ tu daityānāṃ sarveṣāṃ nidhanāya ca 244| saṃprārthitaḥ suragaṇairmunibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ | devakījaṭhare jātaḥ prāvṛṭkāle mahāniśi 245| bhayātkaṃsasya deveśamānīyānakaduṃdubhiḥ | tava gehe tadā rātrau putraṃ niḥkṣiptavānharim 246| tasminneva tu kāle'pi yaśodā tu yaśasvinī | kanyāṃ māyāṃśasaṃbhūtāṃ prasūtā tu śubhānanām 247| tayā saṃmohitaṃ sarvamidaṃ vrajakulaṃ śubham | mūrcchitāyā yaśodāyāḥ śayane yadupuṅgavam 248| kṛṣṇaṃ nikṣipya tāṃ kanyāmādāya svagṛhaṃ yayau | tāṃ tu nikṣipya devakyāḥ śayane bahirāgamat 249| sā ruroda tataḥ kṣipra devakīśayane sthitā | tacchrutvā sahasā kaṃsaḥ kanyāmādāya suvrata 250 6.245.250| bhrāmayitvā śilāpṛṣṭhe cikṣepotpatya vīryavān | samutthāya ca sā kanyā sāyudhāṣṭabhujānvitā | gaganasthā ruṣā kaṃsaṃ prāha gaṃbhīrayā girā 251| kanyovāca- yo'naṃtaḥ sarvadevānāmīśvaraḥ puruṣottamaḥ | yātastava vadhārthāya govraje dānavādhama 252| akrūra uvāca- ityuktvā sā mahāmāyā himavaṃtaṃ samāyayau | tadāprabhṛti duṣṭātmā bhayādudvignamānasaḥ 253| dānavānpreṣayāmāsa nidhanāya mahātmanaḥ | bālenaiva hatāḥ sarve līlayānena dhīmatā 254| atyadbhutāni karmāṇi kṛtavānparameśvaraḥ | govarddhanādidharaṇaṃ nāgarājavivāsanam 255| samāgamaṃ maheṃdrasya nidhanaṃ sarvarakṣasām | śrutvā devarṣiṇā khyātamatīva bhayapīḍitaḥ 256| ito nītvā mahābāhū rāmakṛṣṇau durāsadau | madotkaṭairmahānāgairmallairvā haṃtumudyataḥ 257| kṛṣṇasyānayanārthāya prerayāmāsa māmiha | vasudevasya duṣṭātmā nigrahaṃ kṛtavānasau 258| etatsarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ ceṣṭitaṃ sudurātmanaḥ | upabhoktuṃ dhanuryāgaṃ yūyaṃ sarve vrajaukasaḥ 259| dadhyājyādigṛhītvā vai śvobhūte gaṃtumarhatha | sahitā rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ gopāḥ sarve tadaṃtikam 260| kṛṣṇena nihataḥ kaṃso bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | parityajya bhayaṃ tasmādgamiṣyadhvaṃ nṛpājñayā 261| īśvara uvāca- ityuktvā sa tadākrūrastūṣṇīmāsītsubuddhimān | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dāruṇaṃ romaharṣaṇam 262| naṃdagopamukhāḥ sarve gopavṛddhā bhayāturāḥ | abhāṣire mahāduḥkhasāgare śokamohitāḥ 263| tānāśvāsya haristatra dṛṣṭvā kamalalocanaḥ | na bhīḥ kāryeti saṃprāha rākṣasaṃ prati vīryavān 264| vināśāya prayāsyāmi kaṃsasyāsya durātmanaḥ | mathurāṃ saha rāmeṇa bhavadbhiḥ saha saṃgataḥ 265| tatra hatvā durātmānaṃ kaṃsaṃ dānavapuṃgavam | sarvāṃśca rākṣasānhatvā pālayiṣyāmi medinīm 266| tasmācchokaṃ parityajya gacchadhvaṃ mathurāṃ purīm | evamuktāstu hariṇā gopānaṃdapurogamāḥ 267| muhurmuhuḥ pariṣvajya mūrddhaghrāṇaṃ pracakrire | aprameyāni karmāṇi vicārya sumahātmanaḥ 268| akrūravacanāccaiva gopāḥ sarve gatavyathāḥ | dugdhadadhyājyayuktāni śucīni vividhāni ca 269| pakvānnāni suhṛdyāni svādūni madhurāṇi ca | akrūrāya dadau saumyaṃ yaśodā bhojanaṃ bahu 270| sahito rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ naṃdādyairgopasattamaiḥ | suhṛdbhirbālavṛddhaiśca bhavane samalaṃkṛte 271| dattaṃ yaśodayā saumyaṃ bhojanaṃ kaluṣāpaham | bubhuje yādavaśreṣṭho hyannaṃ rogāpahaṃ śubham 272| bhojayitvā yathānyāyaṃ dattvā ca manamaṃbhasā | sakarpūraṃ satāṃbūlaṃ dadau tasmai dṛḍhavratā 273| astaṃyāte dinakare saṃdhyāmanvāsya yādavaḥ | sahito rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ bhuktvā kṣīrānnamuttamam 274| tābhyāmeva tadākrūraḥ śayanaṃ samupāviśat | tasmiṃstu bhavane śreṣṭhe ramye dīpavirājite 275| ślakṣṇe vicitraparyaṃke nānāpuṣpavirājite | tasminśete hariḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śeṣe nārāyaṇo yathā 276| taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā'krūro harṣāśrupulakāṃkitaḥ | vihāya tāmasīṃ nidrāṃ suśreyaḥ samudīkṣya vai 277| pādasaṃvāhanaṃ viṣṇoścakre bhāgavatottamaḥ | etāvatā me sāphalyaṃ jīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam 278| idaṃ trailokyamaiśvaryamidaṃ vai sukhamuttamam | idaṃ rājyamidaṃ dharmyamidaṃ mokṣasukhaṃ param 279| na śakyaṃ manasā smartuṃ śivabrahmādidaivataiḥ | sanakādyairmunīṃdraistu vasiṣṭhādyairmaharṣibhiḥ 280| tacchrīśasya padadvaṃdvaṃ śaradaṃburuhojjvalam | saṃspṛṣṭamiṃdirā lakṣmyā karābhyāṃ susukhaṃ param 281| diṣṭyā labdhaṃ mayā viṣṇoḥ śrīpādābjayugaṃ śubham | vyatītā sā kṣaṇādrātristabrahmānaṃdagauravāt 282| tataḥ prabhāte vimale divi devagaṇottamaiḥ | saṃstūyamāno bubudhe tasmāttu śayanāddhariḥ 283| upaspṛśya yathānyāyaṃ saha rāmeṇa dhīmatā | papāta pādayormātuḥ prayāṇaṃ cābhyarocayat 284| samutthāpya yaśodā tu duḥkhaharṣasamanvitā | aśrupūrṇamukhī putrau premṇā saṃpariṣasvaje 285| āśiṣaṃ pradadau devī tanayābhyāṃ dṛḍhavratā | visasarja mahāvīrau samāliṅgya muhurmuhuḥ 286| akrūro'pi yaśodāyai praṇamya prāha sāṃjali 287| akrūra uvāca- prayāsyāmi mahābhāge prasādaṃ kuru me'naghe | eṣa kṛṣṇo mahābāhuḥ kaṃsaṃ hatvā mahābalam 288| sarvasya jagato rājā bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | tasmācchokaṃ parityajya sukhī bhava varānane 289| īśvara uvāca- ityuktayā tayā'krūro visṛṣṭo yadusattamaḥ | sahito rāmakṛṣṇābhyāmāruroha rathottamam 290| prayayau mathurāṃ śīghraṃ stūyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ | naṃdagopamukhāḥ sarve gopavṛddhāstamanvayuḥ 291| punargṛhītvā dadhyājyaṃ phalāni vividhāni ca | taṃ prayāṃtaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā gokulādgopayoṣitaḥ 292| anujagmurviniṣkrāṃtaṃ rathasthaṃ madhusūdanam | nivarttayāmāsa haristāḥ sarvā gopayoṣitaḥ 293| śokasaṃtaptahṛdayā vilepuḥ kamalekṣaṇam | hā kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti goviṃdetyarudanmuhuḥ 294| aśrupūrṇekṣaṇādīnā rudaṃtyastatra saṃsthitāḥ | athākrūro rathaṃ divyaṃ codayāmāsa govrajāt 295| sahito rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ mathurāṃ prati yādavaḥ | uttīrya yamunāṃ śīghraṃ kūle sthāpya rathottamam 296| avaruhya rathāttasmātsnātuṃ tatropacakrame | tathā cāvaśyakaṃ kartuṃ nimajjyātha jale śubhe 297| tatrāghamarṣaṇaṃ samyagjapanbhāgavatottamaḥ | dadarśa tau jale tatra rāmakṛṣṇau śubhānvitau 298| śaratkoṭīṃdusaṃkāśaṃ nīlāṃbaradharaṃ prabhum | divyacaṃdanadigdhāṃgaṃ mauktikābharaṇacchavim 299| raktāraviṃdanayanaṃ puḍaṃrīkāvataṃsakam | rāmaṃ dadarśa kṛṣṇaṃ ca nīlanīradasannibham 300 6.245.300| divyapītāṃbaradharaṃ puṃḍarīkāyatekṣaṇam | haricaṃdanaliptāṃgaṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitam 301| dṛṣṭvā tatra yaduśreṣṭho vismayaṃ paramaṃgataḥ | utthāya syaṃdane tatra tau dadarśa mahābalau 302| punarapyatra nirmajjya japanmaṃtradvayaṃ harim | sudhābdhau śeṣaparyaṃke ramayā sahitaṃ harim 303| sanakādyaistūyamānaṃ sarvairdevairupāsitam | dṛṣṭvā tasminjale devaṃ vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayau | tuṣṭāvātha yaduśreṣṭho hariṃ sarvagamīśvaram 304| akrūra uvāca- kālātmane namastubhyamanādinidhanāya ca | avyaktāya namastubhyamavikārāya te namaḥ 305| bhūtabhartre namastubhyaṃ bhūtavyāghra namo namaḥ | namaste sarvabhūtānāṃ niyantre paramātmane 306| vikārāyāvikārāya pratyakṣapuruṣāya ca | guṇabhartre namastubhyaṃ niyamāya namo namaḥ 307| deśakālādinirbhedarahitāya parātmane | anaṃtāya namastubhyamacyutāya namo namaḥ 308| goviṃdāya namastubhyaṃ trayīnāthāya śārṅgiṇe | nārāyaṇāya viśvāya vāsudevāya te namaḥ 309| viṣṇave pururūpāya śāśvatāya namo namaḥ | padmanetrāya nityāya śaṃkhacakradharāya ca 310| udyatkoṭiraviprakhya bhūṣaṇāṃcita varcase | haraye sarvalokānāmīśvarāya namo namaḥ 311| savitre sarvajagatāṃ bījāya paramātmane | saṃkarṣaṇāya kṛṣṇāya pradyumnāya namo namaḥ 312| aniruddhāya dhātre ca vidhātre viśvayonaye | sahasramūrttaye tubhyaṃ bahumūrddhāṃghribāhave 313| sahasranāmne nityāya puruṣāya namo namaḥ | namaste nāgaparyaṃkaśāyine saumyarūpiṇe 314| keśavāya namastubhyaṃ pītavastradharāya ca | lakṣmīghanakucāśleṣa vimardojjvalavarcase | śrīdharāya namastubhyaṃ śrīśāyānaṃtarūpiṇe 315| īśvara uvāca- snānakāle paṭhedyastu devaṃ dhyāyansanātanam | imaṃ stavaṃ naro bhaktyā mahadbhirmucyate hyaghaiḥ 316| sarvatīrthaphalaṃ prāpya viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt | evamaṃtarjale devaṃ stutvā bhāgavatottamaḥ 317| arcayāmāsa sa jalaiḥ kusumaiśca sugaṃdhibhiḥ | kṛtakṛtyastadākrūro nirgatya yamunājalāt 318| sametya rāmakṛṣṇau tu praṇanāma śubhānvitaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā prāha goviṃdo vinītaṃ vismitaṃ hariḥ 319| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- kimāścaryaṃ jale tasmindṛṣṭavānasi yādava | īśvara uvāca- akrūrastu yaduśreṣṭhaṃ prāha kṛṣṇaṃ sutejasam 320| akrūra uvāca- tava sarvagatasyeśa mahimno jagataḥ prabho | kimāścaryaṃ hṛṣīkeśa jagatsarvaṃ tvameva hi 321| tvamāpastvaṃ nabho vahnistvaṃ bhūmiranilastathā | caturvidhamimaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam 322| tvatto nānyadvāsudeva jīmūtādamṛtaṃ yathā | tvaṃ yajñastvaṃ vaṣaṭkārastvamoṃkāro havistathā 323| tvameva sarvadevānāmīśvaraḥ śāśvato'vyayaḥ | nākāraṇātkāraṇādvā karaṇākāraṇātparaḥ 324| dharmatrāṇāya deveśa śarīragrahaṇaṃ tava | matsyakūrmavarāhādi vaibhavatvamupāgataḥ 325| pāsi sarvamimaṃ lokaṃ tvameva tvanmayaṃ vibho 326| īśvara uvāca- iti saṃstutya goviṃdaṃ praṇamya jagatāṃ patim | āruroha rathaṃ divyaṃ tābhyāṃ saha yadūttamaḥ 327| tatastūrṇaṃ samāsādya mathurāṃ devanirmitām | rāmakṛṣṇau puradvāri niveśyāṃtaḥpuraṃ yayau 328| tayorāgamanaṃ tasya nivedya nṛpatestadā | rājñā saṃpūjitastena tataḥ svagṛhamāviśat 329| atha sāyāhnasamaye rāmakṛṣṇau mahābalau | parasparaṃ karau gṛhya mathurāyāṃ samāgatau 330| gachantau ca mahāvīryau rājamārge yadūttamau | dadṛśaturmahātmānau rajakaṃ vastraraṃjakam 331| divyavastravṛtaṃ rājagehamāyāṃtamacyutaḥ | yayāce tāni vastrāṇi saha rāmeṇa vīryavān 332| na dattavāṃstadā tasmai ruṣā vai vastraraṃjakaḥ | bahūni kaṭuvākyāni prāha tatrādhvani sthitaḥ 333| tāḍayāmāsa taṃ kṛṣṇastalenaiva mahābalaḥ | tatraiva nihato mārge vamanvai rudhiraṃ bahu 334| tāni vastrāṇi ramyāṇi gopālaiḥ saha bāṃdhavaiḥ | dhārayāmāsaturvīrau yathāhaṃ rāmakeśavau 335| mālākāragṛhaṃ prāpya tena dṛṣṭau namaskṛtau | sugaṃdhibhirdivyapuṣpaiḥ pūjyamānau mudānvitau 336| dadatustau varaṃ tasmai vāṃchitaṃ yadupuṃgavau | samāgatau punarvīthyāmāyāṃtīṃ ca śubhānanām 337| kubjāṃ striyaṃ mahābhāgau dhṛtacaṃdanabhājanām | vakrāṃgapṛṣṭhāṃ vanitāṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṃdhamayācatam 338| prahasaṃtī tadā tābhyāṃ dadau caṃdanamuttamam | ādāya caṃdanaṃ divyamupalipya yathecchayā 339| tasyaikāṃtataraṃ rūpaṃ dattvā'dhvani samāgatau | nirīkṣyamāṇau yoṣidbhiḥ sukumārau śubhānanau 340| viveśaturmahātmānau yajñaśālāṃ sahānugaiḥ | dṛṣṭvā samarcitaṃ divyaṃ kārmukaṃ tatra keśavaḥ 341| līlayaiva gṛhītvā'tha babhaṃja madhusūdanaḥ | bibhajyamānaṃ taccāpaṃ śrutvā kaṃsaḥ suvihvalaḥ 342| āhūya mallānsūtāṃstu pramukhāndaityapuṃgavān | vimṛśya maṃtribhiḥ prāha cāṇūraṃ daityapuṃgavaḥ 343| kaṃsa uvāca- rāmakṛṣṇau samāyātau sarva daityavināśakau | prabhāte mallayuddhena hanyatāmaviśaṃkayā 344| yenakenāpyupāyena haṃtavyau baladarpitau | madotkaṭairgajairvāpi mallamukhyaiśca yatnataḥ 345| īśvara uvāca- ityādiśya tato rājā sānujaḥ sacivaiḥ saha | āruroha bhayāttūrṇaṃ divyaprāsādamūrddhani 346| dvāreṣu sarvamārgeṣu gajānmattānayojayat | mallānmadotkaṭānnāgānsthāpayāmāsa sarvataḥ 347| jñātvā kṛṣṇo'pi tatsarvaṃ saha rāmeṇa dhīmatā | uvāsa rajanīṃ tatra yajñagehe sahānugaiḥ 348| tato rajanyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ prabhāte vimale sati | śayanādutthitau vīrau rāmakṛṣṇau kṛtodakau 349| svalaṃkṛtau ca tau bhuktvā saṃgrāmābhimukhotsukau | vinirgatau gṛhāttasmātsiṃhāviva mahāguhāt 350 6.245.350| rājadvāri sthitaṃ nāgaṃ himādriśikharopamam | nāmnā kuvalayāpīḍaṃ kaṃsasya jayavarddhanam 351| devakuṃjaradarpaghnaṃ mahākāyaṃ madotkaṭam | dṛṣṭvā taṃ ca mahānāgaṃ paṃcāsya iva keśavaḥ 352| kareṇaiva karaṃ gṛhya samyagutplutya līlayā | bhrāmayitvātha cikṣepa dharaṇyāṃ dharaṇīdharaḥ 353| sa tu cūrṇitasarvāṃgo ninadanbhairavaṃ svanam | papāta sahasā bhūmau mamāra ca mahāgajaḥ 354| hatvā daṃtau samutpāṭya gṛhītvā rāmakeśavau | mallairāyodhanaṃ kartuṃ raṃgaṃ viviśatustadā 355| tatrasthā dānavā dṛṣṭvā goviṃdasya parākramam | bhītāḥ pravidrutāḥsarve rājñoṃtaḥpuramāyayuḥ 356| kapāṭau sudṛḍhau badhvā tatra tasthuḥ sahasraśaḥ | dṛḍhabaṃdhakapāṭāṃstu dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇastu līlayā 357| tāḍayitvā padenaiva pātayāmāsa vīryavān | tau bhagnau pātitau tatra senānīke vyavasthite 358| tatrasthā nihatāḥ sarve cūrṇitāṃgaśirodharāḥ | tataḥ praviśya bhavanaṃ kaṃsasyāsya mahābalau 359| bhrāmayaṃtau mahābhāga śṛṃgau pīnau raṇotsukau | dadṛśāte mahātmānau mallau cāṇūramuṣṭikau 360| kaṃso'pi dṛṣṭvā goviṃdaṃ rāmaṃ ca sumahābalam | bhayamāviśya cāṇūraṃ prāha mallavaraṃ tadā 361| kaṃsa uvāca- asminnavasare malla jahi gopālabālakau | vibhajya tava rājyārddhamahaṃ dāsyāmyayatnataḥ 362| īśvara uvāca- tasminnavasare kṛṣṇo mallābhyāṃ dṛśyate mahān | madhye vane ca saṃgrāme mahāmerurivāparaḥ 363| kaṃsasya dṛṣṭiviṣaye saṃvarttāgnirivācyutaḥ | strīṇāṃ ca sākṣānmadanaḥ pitroḥ śiśurivāparaḥ 364| tridaśānāṃ haririva gopālānāṃ sakhā yathā | bahurūpeṇa dadṛśustatra sarvagataṃ harim 365| vasudevastathā'krūro naṃdagopo mahāmatiḥ | anyaṃ prāsādamāruhya dadṛśuḥ kadanaṃ mahat 366| strībhiraṃtaḥpurasthābhirdevakī tatra saṃsthitā | mukhaṃ putrasya dadṛśe sāśrupūrṇekṣaṇā śubhā 367| tābhirāśvāsitā devī bhavanāṃtaramāviśat | tato devagaṇāḥ sarve vimānasthā nabhastale 368| tuṣṭuvurjayaśabdena puṃḍarīkākṣamacyutam | jahi kaṃsamiti prāhuruccairdevā marudgaṇāḥ 369| etasminnaṃtare tatra tūryaghoṣaninādite | āsedaturmahāmallau yadusiṃhau mahābalau 370| cāṇūreṇa tu goviṃdo muṣṭikena halāyudhaḥ | yuyudhāte mahātmānau nīlaśvetādri sannibhau 371| mallayuddhavidhānena muṣṭibhiḥ pādatāḍanaiḥ | babhūva kadanaṃ ghoraṃ devānāṃ ca bhayāvaham 372| cāṇūreṇa ciraṃ kālaṃ krīḍitvā'tha janārdanaḥ | niṣpiṣya gāṃtraṃ mallasya pātayāmāsa līlayā 373| sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhe saṃvamanrudhiraṃ bahu | mamāra ca mahāmallo devadānavaduḥkhadaḥ 374| muṣṭikena tathā rāmaścirakālamayudhyata | muṣṭibhistāḍayāmāsa tasya vakṣasi vīryavān 375| bhinnāsthi snāyubaṃdho'sau papāta dharaṇītale | tatastu dudruvuḥ sarve mallā dṛṣṭvā parākramam 376| kaṃso mahadbhayaṃ tīvramāviśadvedanāturaḥ | etasminnaṃtare vīrau rāmakṛṣṇau durāsadau 377| ārohaturmahātmānau caityaprāsādamūrjitam | tāḍayitvā talenaiva kaṃsaṃ mūrdhni janārdanaḥ 378| apātayaddharā pṛṣṭhe prāsādaśikharāddhariḥ | sa tu nirbhinnasarvāṃgo dharaṇyāṃ tyaktajīvitaḥ 379| kṛṣṇena nihate kaṃse rāmo'pi sumahābalaḥ | tasyānujaṃ sunāmānaṃ muṣṭinaiva jaghāna ha 380| dharaṇyāṃ pātayāmāsānujaṃ ca dharaṇīdharaḥ | hatvā kaṃsaṃ durātmānaṃ sānujaṃ rāmakeśavau 381| pitroḥ samīpamāgamya bhaktyā caiva praṇematuḥ | devakīvasudevaśca pariṣvajya muhurmuhuḥ 382| snehena mūrdhnyupāghrāṇaṃ cakratuḥ putralālasau | tayorupari devakyāḥ stanau kṣīraṃ vavarṣatuḥ 383| tata āśvāsya pitarau rāmakṛṣṇau bahirgatau | etasminnaṃtare devi devaduṃdubhayo divi 384| vineduḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi vavṛṣustridaśeśvarāḥ | stutvā marudgaṇairdivyairnamaskṛtya janārdanam 385| paraṃ harṣamanuprāpya lokānsvānsvān prapedire | naṃdagopaṃ namaskṛtya gopavṛddhāṃśca keśavaḥ 386| rāmeṇa saha dharmātmā mudā saṃpariṣasvaje | bahuratnadhanaṃ tasmai dadau prītyā janārdanaḥ 387| sarvāṃstāngopavṛddhāṃśca vastrairābharaṇādibhiḥ | bahubhirdhanadhānyaiśca pūjayāmāsa keśavaḥ 388| visṛṣṭāstena kṛṣṇena naṃdagopapurogamāḥ | prayayurgovrajaṃ divyaṃ harṣaśokasamanvitāḥ 389| mātāmahaṃ samāsādya rāmakṛṣṇau durāsadau | baṃdhādvimocayitvātha samāśvāsya muhurmuhuḥ 390| cakre tasyābhiṣekaṃ tu tadrājye madhusūdanaḥ | akārayaddvijaśreṣṭhaiḥ sa kaṃsasyordhvadaihikam 391| akrūrapramukhānrājye saṃsthāpya yadupuṃgavān | rājānamugrasenaṃ tu kṛtvā dharmeṇa medinīm | pālayāmāsa dharmātmā vasudevasuto hariḥ 392| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe umāmaheśvarasaṃvāde śrīkṛṣṇacarite kaṃsavadhonāma paṃcacatvāriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ 245 |
English translation
Śrī Pārvatī said :
1-2. O lord, you have told well the story of Rāma . Having
heard it through your grace, I am happy, O great god. O lord of gods, I desire to hear the great story removing sins, of Kṛṣṇa , the son of Vasudeva .
Rudra said :
3-8a. O goddess, listen. I shall narrate (to you) the story giving all fruits to men, of the noble Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva’s son. O goddess, in the family of Yadus was born the son of Devamidha , called Vasudeva, the best among those knowing Dharma . The prince duly married Devakī of a divine complexion, the daughter of Devaka ( Ugrasena ’s brother), in Mathura . Kaṃsa was the brave and very strong son of Ugrasena. With the two (Vasudeva and Devakī?) the charioteer was driving the excellent chariot ( obscure ). When they came on a charming path bringing on auspiciousness, a divine voice gravely spoke from the air:
The heavenly voice said :
8b. O Kaṃsa, her eighth embryo (i.e. child) will take away your life.
Rudra said :
9. Having heard it, Kaṃsa set about killing his sister, Vasudeva, with presence of mind, said to him who was very much enraged:
Vasudeva said :
10. O glorious one, do not kill your legitimate sister. O very mighty king, just kill the embryos (i.e. children) that will be born.
Rudra said :
11-13. Saying “All right”, Kaṃsa having arrested Vasudeva and Devakī, placed them in his charming house full of all pleasures. In the meanwhile, O goddess, goddess Dharaṇī (i.e. the Earth) very much troubled by the burden of sinners, suddenly went to Brahma . Having gone to Brahma, the lord of the world, Dharaṇī, the supporter of the people, said with a grave voice:
Dharaṇī said :
14-16. O Creator, O lord, I am unable to support these people. O you of a good vow, the sinful demons have put up on me. The very powerful ones destroy all good practices of the world. All men deriving their strength from unrighteousness are deluded by sin. In this world very little of religious merit is seen. O god, I have sustained (people) because of (their) religious merit, truth, purity and control. Therefore, I am unable to sustain the world springing from unrighteousness.
Rudra said :
17-18. Speaking like this goddess Dharaṇī vanished there only. Then all hosts of gods led by Brahmā and Rudra and great ascetics went to the lord of the world at the northern shore of the Milky Ocean, and praised him with divine eulogies. Then the lord who was pleased, said to all those best sages:
The lord (Viṣṇu ) said :
19a. O hosts of gods, for what purpose have you come here?
Rudra said :
19b. Then the grandsire said to Viṣṇu , the god of gods:
Brahmā said :
20-22a. O god of gods, O lord of the world, the Earth is oppressed with burden. In the world many unconquerable demons are born, like Jarāsandha , Kaṃsa, Pralamba , Dhenuka and others. The wicked ones torment all old people. You are fit to take down the burden of the Earth.
Rudra said :
22bc. Thus addressed by Brahma, Viṣṇu, the immutable lord of the world, spoke with a grave voice:
The lord (Viṣṇu) said :
23. O very powerful gods, descending (i.e. being born) in the family of the Yadus, I shall cooly remove the burden of the Earth.
Rudra said :
24. Thus addressed, all gods, having saluted Viṣṇu, went to their respective worlds, and thought of that highest god. Then the highest lord said to the Nārāyaṇī Māyā :
The lord said :
25-28. Taking the six sons of Hiraṇyākṣa to the earth, put them into (the womb of) Devakī, the wife of Vasudeva. The seventh one, a portion of Śeṣa , has already entered (Devakī). Do not tarry. O you of an auspicious appearance, give it to Rohiṇī , her co-wife. Then in the eighth my portion will be born on Devakī. Then Mahānidrā, your ancient portion, will be born on Yaśodā , Nanda ’s wife. She will go to the great mountain Vindhya , and there being worshipped by gods led by Indra would kill the very powerful demons led by the demon Śumbha .
Rudra said :
29-38. Saying, “All right” Mahāmayā put the sons of Hiraṇyākṣa as the six embryos in (the womb of) Devakī one by one. The very powerful Kaṃsa killed them as soon as they were born. The seventh embryo was infused by a portion of Śeṣa. (Mahāmayā) took the growing embryo into - (the womb of) Rohiṇī. Due to drawing out (saṃkarṣaṇāt) of the embryo, the immutable Saṃkarṣaṇa was born on her. On the eighth of the dark half of Bhādrapada (he was born) at an auspicious moment. Rohiṇī gave birth to a son, the lord Saṃkarṣaṇa. Then all hosts of gods seated in aeroplanes in the sky, and with their minds full of joy, praised Devakī. Then, O Pārvatī , in the tenth month (of her pregnancy) Viṣṇu was born on her at mid-night of the eighth of the dark half of Śrāvaṇa . He was dark like the petal of a blue lotus. His eyes were large like lotus-leaves. He had four arms. His body was handsome. He was graced with divine ornaments. On his chest were Śrīvatsa and Kaustubha (marks). He was adorned with a garland of wood-flowers. This ancient Vāsudeva (i.e. Viṣṇu) was born of Vasudeva. Seeing Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the worlds, Vasudeva with his palms joined saluted him, full of the world, and said:
Vasudeva said :
39-41. O lord, O desire-yielding tree to the devotees, O lord of the world, you are born of me (i.e. as my son). You, the highest being, are the one without a beginning or an end among the gods. O you inconceivable one, you are a great son. You are thought of by the meditating saints and are ancient. O you sustainer of the earth, you have become my son on the earth. The sinful demons, seeing this your wonderful majestic form will not bear the great vigour, O highest being.
Rudra said :
42-55a. Thus requested by him the ancient Viṣṇu withdrew his form possessed of four arms. He shone as a human being only with two hands. All the demons, his bodyguards, that were there, were deluded by his Māyā, and were covered by mental darkness. In the meanwhile Vasudeva, praised by all gods, took the god, and quickly went from that city. The very strong king of serpents devoutly covered him with a thousand hoods, and accompanied him, when it was raining. At that time the town-gates were opened due to the touch of his feet. Being broken they were wide open; and those (people) that were there, became unconscious. That river Yamunā , that was full, flowed with her water knee-deep only, when the noble one entered her (water). Having crossed Yamunā, the best of the Yadus, being praised by gods, entered ( Vraja —the station of cowherds) situated on her bank. There, that wife of Nanda, delivered in the auspicious cow-pen. She who was asleep was deluded by Māyā and covered with Tamas (darkness). That Yādava (i.e. Vasudeva) having placed on her bed the god (i.e. Kṛṣṇa), and taking that daughter again went (back) to Mathurā . Having given that daughter to his wife (Devakī), he remained well-composed. She who was on Devakī’s bed, wept due to her being a child. Having heard the voice of the girl in the house, the bodyguards informed Kaṃsa of the auspicious delivery of Devakī. Kaṃsa quickly came there, and seized the girl, and then threw her on a stone. She too quickly went to the sky. Placing her foot on his head, she stood with her full face (visible). The goddess with eight arms said to the lord of demons:
The goddess said :
55b-55. O dull one, what is the use of having thrown me? He who will kill you, is born. He, who is the creator, the sustainer and the destroyer of the world is born in this world. He will snatch your life.
Rudra said :
57-58. Having spoken like this, the goddess filling the sky with her lustre, and being praised by gods and gandharvas , suddenly went to the Himālaya mountain. Then Kaṃsa, with his mind dejected, and oppressed by fear, called his demons led by Pralamba, Cāṇūra , and said to them:
Kaṃsa said :
59-61. All hosts of gods, through our fear, have gone to the Milky Ocean, and have told everything about the destruction of the demons to Viṣṇu. Hearing their words, the supporter of the earth, the immutable one is born on the earth as a human being. So today, all you demons, taking any form as you desire, kill, without any fear children of excessive might.
Rudra said :
62-63. Having thus ordered (them), and having comforted and freed Vasudeva and Devakī, he entered his own house. Vasudeva then went to the excellent cow-pen (Vraja) of Nanda. Honoured by him, he gladly kept his son there. The descendant of Yadu said to Yaśodā, Nanda’s wife:
Vasudeva said :
64. O honoured mother, protect as your own son, this son of mine, born from Rohiṇī’s womb, who has come (i.e. been brought) here through fear of Kaṃsa.
Rudra said :
65-70. Nanda’s delicate wife, of a firm vow, said, “All right”. And having received a son of the pair, nourished him with joy. Having kept the sons in the house of the cowherd Nanda, Vasudeva being confident, went to Mathurā protected by Kaṃsa. Then on an auspicious day, Garga , impelled by Vasudeva, went to the cow-pen (Vraja) of the cowherd Nanda. The brāhmaṇa was honoured by the (people) residing there. Having duly performed their birth-rites in Gokula of the god, he gave divine names to Vasudeva’s sons. The brāhmaṇa gave the elder one such names as Saṃkarṣaṇa, Rauhiṇeya , Balabhadra , Mahābala , Rāma. (He named) the younger one as Śrīdhara , Śrīkara , Śrīmat, Kṛṣṇa, Ananta , Jagatpati, Vāsudeva, Hṛṣīkeśa etc.
71-87. “In this world they will be known by the names Rāma, Kṛṣṇa.” The best brāhmaṇa, having said so, and having worshipped the dead ancestors and deities, and being honoured by the cowherds again came (back) to Mathurā. At night Kaṃsa sent Pūtanā , the killer of children. She gave her breast smeared with poison to Kṛṣṇa of unlimited lustre (for being sucked by him). Knowing her to be a demoness, Kṛṣṇa the very lustrous, the best of the Yadus, drank (i.e. sucked) her breast deeply and profusely along with the life of the demoness. She with her body afflicted, and with her sinews suddenly cut off, fell down trembling and making a loud sound died. With her loud sound the sky was filled. Then all the cowherds seeing the demoness fallen on the ground, and Kṛṣṇa playing on her large breasts, were frightened. Being dejected, they quickly took the boy, and due to the fear of the demon, sprinkled with the cow’s tail cowdung on his head. O you beautiful lady, the cowherd Nanda came and took the son. Having sprinkled (water) on all the limbs of his body to the accompaniment of (the utterance of) the names of the lord, put that wicked, fearful (demoness) out of Vraja. The group of cowherds who were frightened burnt her in that Vraja. Once Madhusūdana , Viṣṇu, lying under a cart, and having spread out his feet wept. With the stroke of his foot, he turned over the cart. With the pitchers and pots scattered about, it fell upside down. Then the cowherds and cowherdesses, seeing that great cart, were very much amazed, being apprehensive of what it was. The amazed Yaśodā quickly took the boy. Within just a short time only the two boys, the best Yadus, nourished with Yaśodā’s milk, and growing, shone while crawling on their knees and hands. A fraudulent demon, disguised as a lad, set out to kill Kṛṣṇa, moved on the earth. Kṛṣṇa, knowing him to be a demon, struck him with his foot. In the form of the demon only he fell down and died. Then Kṛṣṇa roamed in the entire cowshed.
88-94. In every house of the cowherdesses, he took away butter. Then Yaśoda who was angry, tied him with a rope to a mortar and went to sell milk etc. Kṛṣṇa, the supporter of the earth, tied to the mortar with a rope, dragged it, and went between two arjuna trees. With the mortar Kṛṣṇa knocked down the two trees. With their trunks broken, they fell on the ground making a sound. Due to (i.e. on hearing) that loud sound, old, very vigorous cowherds went there, and seeing it were very much amazed. Yaśodā also being dejected freed the lord of the earth and taking him who was amazed gave the noble one her breast (i.e. breast-fed him). Since the lord of the world was tied with a rope (dāmnā) by his mother, therefore, he was called, Dāmodara by all the great sages. The two arjuna trees reached the status of kinnaras .
95-100. Then all the old cowherds, led by the cowherd Nanda, regarding it to be a great portent, went to another place. In the charming Vṛndāvana on the auspicious bank of Yamunā, they made an abode for the cows and the cowherdesses. Then the growing, very strong Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by keepers of calves, looked after the calves. A great demon, named Baka , endeavoured in the form of a crane to kill Kṛṣṇa, the best of the Yadus, who was with the cows and the calves. Seeing him, Viṣṇu also easily raised a clod and struck on his wing. The great demon fell on the earth. Then after a few days, he, looking after the cows and calves in the forest, slept on the earth on sprouts under the shade of a jambū tree.
101-107. In the meanwhile god Brahmā surrounded by hosts of gods came to see Kṛṣṇa, and seeing the two best Yadus (i.e. Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa) asleep, snatched the calves and the children of the cowherds, and again went (back) to heaven. When they got up they saw that the children and the calves were lost. They were amazed as to where the cows, calves, and children of the cowherds had gone. Knowing that it was the act done by the Creator, Kṛṣṇa, the ancient one, created the children, the cows and the calves just like that. Madhusūdana, the protector and the lord of the worlds, quickly created the calves and the cowherds of the same form. In the evening the cows—the mothers—seeing their own calves having come (back) behaved as before. When thus the period of a year was passed by the noble one, the creator again gave him (back) the calves and the children. Brahma, the lord of the three worlds, with his palms joined, taking himself round and saluting Govinda , spoke through fear:
Brahmā said :
108-113. Salutation to you, the soul of all; to you of the nature of true knowledge, of the nature of eternal joy; to the noble one, of a loving soul. You are minute, are of a big, gross form. You are omnipresent, immutable. O you, the beginning, the middle and the end, salutation to you. Salutation to you of eternal knowledge, power and supremacy; to you full of valour and lustre; to you, O you of a great power; to you of the form of six qualities. O brahman , you are the Supreme Being (described) of the Vedas ; you are the great Puruṣa ; you are the embodied Supreme Being; you are the Supreme Being of the sacred texts. You are the four (great) men; you are the best ancient man. O Brahman, the earth, fire, air are your powers. Due to your words the earth and fire sprang up, O lord of the world. With your life, O lord, the atmosphere and air were created.
114-118. O you immutable one, in the same way, from your eyes were created the sky and the sun; and O sinless one, from your ears were created the quarters and the moon. From your mind, O great god, were created the flow of water and Varuṇa . That Brahman which is manifested in the Mīmāṃsā that is proclaimed, is also (manifested) in sacrifices or in a great vow, in the hymns that are sung, in the sky, in the heaven. It is also the air. It is also in the sky, so also in the herbs. It is also in the stars, all planets, and the sun also. In the same way it is in the beings. The holy texts call it ‘Brahman’. That also is the highest Brahman, well known and immortal all round.
119-122. Hiraṇmaya , Avyaya (Immutable), Yajña , Śuci (Pure), Śucipād (of pure feet)—these are his epithets in the Vedas. Nowhere is his (likeness found). The holy text describes him as Cakṣurmaya (consisting of eyes), Śrotramaya (consisting of ears), Chandomaya (consisting of Vedas), Manomaya (consisting of mind), Vāṅmaya (consisting of speech), the highest soul, the highest god. O you lotus-eyed one, thus you are the (sole) aim of the Upaniṣads . This one is not able to praise you, who has mastered the entire Vedānta . It was a great offence that I snatched your calves. O you who are affectionate to those who seek your shelter, forgive me.
Maheśvara said :
123-130. The Creator, having thus praised Viṣṇu, and having repeatedly saluted him, gave him (back) the calves, and went home. He, delighted, nourished, and practising severe penance, always keeping in his mind Viṣṇu in the form of a child, lived with the gods, O goddess. Kṛṣṇa created the calves and children as before. They became one with him, when the gods were observing (i.e. in the presence of gods). With the keepers of the calves Kṛṣṇa went to Nandagokula . Then after a few days the best of Yadus, Acyuta , Madhusūdana, went with the cowherds to the pool of Yamunā, and there having injured easily with his one foot the thousand hoods of the very strong serpent, made him face the risk to his life. That Kāliya , regaining consciousness, sought his shelter. Then revered Kṛṣṇa protected the serpent who had given up his poison. Having made marks with his foot on the hoods of him who was afraid of Garuḍa , the best of the Yadus banished him from the pool of Yamunā.
131-137. Then that Kāliya, along with his sons and wife, quickly left that pool. Having saluted Govinda he went (elsewhere). The trees on the bank that were formerly scorched by (Kāliya’s) poison, on being seen by Kṛṣṇa quickly bore flowers and fruits. Madhusūdana, the lord, full of all gods, after having attained youth in (due) time, looked after the herd of cows. The best Yadu, with cowherds of his age and with Balarāma, moved in the charming Vṛndāvana. There having killed a very fierce demon of a huge body and of the form of a serpent and as big as Meru and Mandāra (mountains), he reached the forest of Dhenuka having the arbours of palm trees like tāla and hintāla ; he entered that charming forest, full of fruits and having arbours of palm trees, and having lifted Dhenuka, of the size of a mountain, and always having the form of an ass (or a cruel form), by seizing his feet, he struck him against a palm tree. At that moment only his keepers rejoiced near him.
138-143. Quickly moving out from that forest they came to the Bhāṇḍīra forest. There they played children’s sports with Rāma and Kṛṣṇa. A demon named Pralamba came there in the guise of a cowherd. Putting Rāma on his back he quickly went to the sky. Knowing him to be a demon Rāma angrily struck his head with his fist; then he, with his body afflicted, fell (down). Roaring with a loud voice in his demonish form only, he, with his head and body broken, and smeared with blood, died. Then Nanda’s son (Kṛṣṇa) remained, in the evening, in Govraja (cow-pen), with the young cowherdesses, sporting in Kaumodavarcasa. The best demon Arista went there in the form of a bull; as he had come to kill Kṛṣṇa, he roared loudly.
144-149. Seeing him, all cowherds, oppressed by fear, ran away. Kṛṣṇa too, seeing the chief of demons to have come, uprooted a palm tree and hurt him with it between his horns. He, with his head and horns broken, and vomiting profuse blood, died while roaring. Thus having killed Ariṣṭa , the chief demon of a huge body, he called the young cowherds, and Jived there only in Govraja (cow-pen). Then after a few days a great demon named Keśin came to Vraja taking up the body of a horse, to kill Govinda. Having gone to that charming Govraja, he neighed loudly. Due to that neighing all the three worlds were filled. All the hosts of gods, thinking it to be the end of the age, were frightened.
150-154. All the cowherds and cowherdesses living there were confounded and disturbed. Coming to senses they all ran on all sides. Saying “Protect (us)”, the cowherdesses sought Kṛṣṇa’s shelter. He who loved his devotees, said, “Do not be afraid, do not be afraid.” Then he, the younger brother of Indra, having comforted them, easily and quickly struck with his fist on the head of the demon. With his teeth and eyes broken, he roared very loudly. He (i.e. Kṛṣṇa) lifting a great rock, dropped it on his body. The great demon with his entire body crushed, and roaring with a fierce sound, suddenly dropped on the ground and died.
155-156. Seeing Keśin killed, the hosts of gods in heaven profusely dropped showers of flowers and said, “Well (done), well (done).” Viṣṇu (i.e. Kṛṣṇa) having thus killed in his childhood very powerful demons, just happily rejoiced with Balarāma.
157-162. He was dark like the petals of a blue lotus. His eyes resembled lotus-petals. He wore a yellow garment. He had put on a garland. He was graced with a garland of wood-flowers. His chest shone with the Kaustubha (gem). He had a chaplet on his head, and smearing (of sandal etc.). He was (adorned) with lovely ornaments. He was graced with earrings. He had worn a tulasī -garland. He had put on the mark of musk. His very glossy, dark, curly hair was tied into a braid. He had the head ornaments of a peacock’s plumage with various kinds of flowers tied; the palms of his hands, the soles of his feet and his lips resembled red lotus. Between the sides (shone) his face with the eyebrows resembling the spot on the moon. He shone with necklaces, anklets, armlets and bracelets. The descendant of Yadu, sweetly playing upon the flute remained in the very charming Vṛndāvana, graced with fruits and flowers.
163-167. Seeing Viṣṇu who had despised the beauty of crores of Cupids, all the cowherdesses were tormented by Cupid's missile. Formerly all sages living in Daṇḍaka forest, seeing Rāma desired to enjoy Rāma of a beautiful body. All of them, turned into women, were born in Gokula. Having approached Viṣṇu with love, they were then freed from the ocean of the mundane existence. Since the demons angrily came to Kṛṣṇa, and met with death in the battle, they after being killed, obtained liberation. In the world lust and anger of people are the cause of (their falling into) hell. The cowherdesses, haters of gods (in their former existence), having devoutly approached him, were liberated.
168-173. Those who betake themselves to Viṣṇu (even) through lust, fear or hatred reach Vaikuṇṭha . Then what to say of those who do so through devotion! Having heard the sound of his flute at night the wives of the cowherds all got up from their beds with their garments and hair dishevelled. Tormented by Cupid’s arrows, they left their husbands, sons, relatives, so also sense of shame and their own family; they came to the lord of the world. All the cowherdesses, having approached Govinda, embraced him with their arms, and enjoyed (i.e. kissed) his lower lip as the gods enjoy nectar. With all those, the lord of the self sported in Govraja. All those fearless women also sported with him in Vraja. Thus day after day they sported with Keśava in the charming Vṛndāvana and the bank of Yamunā.
Pārvatī said :
174. How would he, Janārdana , who had descended on the earth for the protection of Dharma, approach others’ wives?
Rudra said :
175-177. O you of an auspicious face, he does not differentiate between his own body and those of others. The entire world is his body. There is nothing different from it. Due to his naturally being the lord, the master of the soul and the lord of the world, the noble one does not recognise the difference between a male and a female. So also due to his power of removing sins the (all-) pervading lord, the highest soul, the god, is not at a fault, O fortunate one.
Vasiṣṭha said :
178. Having thus spoken to Pārvatī, Rudra, the destroyer of Śrī Tripura , commenced telling the whole life of Kṛṣṇa.
Rudra said :
179-183. When autumn arrived, the cowherds led by the cowherd Nanda started celebrating the festival of the lord of gods (i.e. Indra). But Kṛṣṇa stopped that festival of Indra, and he, the powerful one, got celebrated the festival of Govardhana , the lord of mountains. Then the angry Indra, continuously poured down very heavy showers for seven nights in Govraja of Nanda. Kṛṣṇa, having uprooted the great mountain Govardhana, easily held it for the protection of the cows. O you of a good vow, having got the protection of the mountain, the cowherds and cowherdesses lived happily only as if they were in a mansion.
184-186. Then the thousand-eyed Indra who was afraid, with his mind confounded, stopped that shower, and went to that Vraja of Nanda. Kṛṣṇa too put the great mountain as before. All those old cowherds, led by the cowherd Nanda, worshipped Govinda (i.e. Kṛṣṇa) and were very much amazed. Then god Indra, having approached Kṛṣṇa, with his palms joined praised him with a voice faltering due to joy.
Indra said :
187-195. O lotus-eyed one, O omniscient one, O superior Viṣṇu, salutation to you. I salute you, O you who are beyond the three constituent qualities (of sattva , rajas and tamas), O lord of all, and the soul of the universe. You yourself are the sacrifice, the formula used on making an oblation to a deity; you are Oṃkāra , sacrifice (or power), oblation. O Keśava, you are the father and the mother of all gods. Before the creation you, Hiraṇyagarbha , existed. You alone are the lord, the Supreme Being, the Brahman. O god, you alone have supported this earth and heaven. O lord of the world, you thus give yourself (to your devotees) and give fruits (of devotion). O you, the lord of the worlds, gods have obtained light. O ancient one, your shadow is nectar as well as death. To that god, to you, we offer an oblation. From him these golden ones have come up. O Keśava, of him the oceans and the earth are the carrier. O you immutable one, these directions, intermediate directions and the air ( Vāyu ) belong to you. To that god, to you, who growing (in size) again got on the earth, we offer an oblation. O Brahman, O great lord, you supported heaven. In the atmosphere you remain in a mote of the sun-beam. You are omnipresent and immutable.
196-204. To that god we offer our oblation, to whom, shining, of a hot lustre and full of qualities, you cry. [1] Śrī would always necessarily see him mentally. In the highest place (i.e. in him) the sun, that has risen, shines. To you, that god, we offer an oblation. Your great water conceiving at the time of creation create the streams of water. Who, the immutable lord of gods (but you) stood before the demon? To you, that god, we offer our oblation. The water saw Dakṣa Prajāpati . Having a sacrifice they first produce the oblation. You are, among the gods, the superior god, the greatest of the great. To you, that god, we offer an oblation. You the immutable Man, the creator of the world, (please) do not harm us. He, the lord, of a pious act, created heaven. He created the moon, profuse water and the entire world. To you, that god, we offer our oblation. O lord, all these created objects have been around you.
205-211. O lord, beings have sprung from you. You are Acyuta. The future and the past are due to you. Let that, desiring which we offer a sacrifice, come to us wholly. Due to your kind gaze, may we be the lords of the three (worlds). You are the Supreme Being called Hiraṇmaya, having golden beard and moustache. From the point of the nail everything is gold. The sun shares gold. This is omnipresent Brahman that has settled as the sun. That is the excellent, best lustre of god Savitṛ . May we always think of the form of you who always illumine our minds. O you lotus-eyed one, O you lord of Śrī, O you lord of all, O Keśava, salutation to you. O you fit to be known through Vedanta , O lord of sacrifices, O you of the form of sacrifice, salutation to you. Salutation to you, to Vāsudeva, dressed as a cowherd. I have offended (you) by destroying all that. Forgive it, O lord of the world, O you ocean of compassion, O Supreme Being. In a short time kill Kaṃsa who is unassailable. Having done good to the gods, live in happiness, settling on the earth.
Mahādeva said :
212-221. Indra, the lord of all gods, having thus praised Kṛṣṇa, crowned him with nectar and divine garments and ornaments. Having worshipped the lord of gods, he went (back) to heaven. The old cowherds and cowherdesses saw Indra there. And being honoured by him, they were very much delighted. The very brave Rāma and Kṛṣṇa adorned with divine ornaments, remained happily in Nanda’s Govraja. O goddess, in the meanwhile, the best sage Nārada suddenly went to Mathurā, and entered Kaṃsa’s vicinity. Being honoured by the king there, he was seated on an auspicious seat. He informed him of the acts of Viṣṇu, the active exertion of the deities and the birth of Viṣṇu (as Kṛṣṇa). So also (he told him about) Vasudeva’s having put his son in Vraja, the death of the demons, and the expulsion of the king of the serpents; so also about (Kṛṛṇa’s) holding up the best mountain (i.e. Govardhana) and the meeting with Indra. Having told Kaṃsa everything fully he, honoured by the demon, went to Brahma’s abode. Kaṃsa, with his mind dejected and surrounded by his ministers, deliberated with them about his death. There the very powerful lord of demons, Kaṃsa, told about the mission for his good to Akrūra , the best among the intelligent ones and loving Dharma.
Kaṃsa said :
222-228. Due to my fear all gods led by Indra, overcome by fear, approached Viṣṇu and sought his shelter. He, Madhusūdana, the revered creator of the beings, granted them exemption from fear and was born from Devakī’s womb. The wicked-hearted Vasudeva also deceived me and at night he, the very wicked one, put his son in Nanda’s house. Even as a child he killed the unassailable great demons. There is no doubt that he is also ready to kill me. But even gods and demons along with Indra cannot kill him. So having brought him here, I must kill him with (some) stratagem. Through intoxicated elephants, wrestlers, or excellent horses—with this or that means he can be killed here. Therefore, O best of the Yadus, having gone to Govraja, fetch here to enjoy the ceremony of arrows, Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, so also all old cowherds led by Nanda, O descendant of Yadu.
Mahādeva said :
229-242. Saying “All right”, the best of the Yadus, the powerful one, eager to see Kṛṣṇa, go t into a chariot and went to the charming Gokula. Akrūra, the best among the great devotees of Viṣṇu possessed of politeness, saw the unafflicted Kṛṣṇa settled among the cows. (He was) like a dark cloud; (he was) adorned with all ornaments; his eyes (were large) like lotus-leaves; (he had) long arms, and (was) healthy. (He had) covered himself with a yellow garment; (he was) handsome in all limbs; (his) chest (was) shining with the Kaustubha; (he was) graced with jewelled earrings. (He possessed) the garland of tulasī (-leaves) and wood-flowers; (he had put on) ear-ornaments of wood-flowers. Seeing Kṛṣṇa surrounded by young cowherdesses, he, the descendant of Yadu, with his entire body horripilated and his eyes full of tears of joy, got down from the chariot and saluted him. Joyfully approaching Kṛṣṇa, taking himself round him, and saluting him, he put on his head (Kṛṣṇa’s) feet resembling red lotuses and marked with the signs of Vajra , and repeatedly saluted him. That descendant of Yadu then saw Balarāma resembling the full autumnal moon and decorated with pearl-necklaces, and saluted him. The two heroes, best of the Yadus, raised him with joy, and having embraced him, came home with that Akrūra, a descendant of Vṛṣṇi . The cowherd Nanda, of a great lustre, seeing the best of the Yadus to have arrived (there), approached him, and having seated him on an excellent seat, gladly, duly and devoutly honoured him with materials of worship, water for washing his feet, divine garments and adorations. Akrūra, a descendant of Yadu, gave garments and ornaments to Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, to the cowherd Nanda, and to Yaśodā. The intelligent one seated on a kuśa -seat asked the cool one about his well-being, and asked about all the state-affairs, said to him:
Akrūra said :
243-251. This Kṛṣṇa of great lustre, actually the immutable Viṣṇu, requested by the hosts of gods and magnanimous sages for the good of the deities and the protection of the good, so also for the destruction of those who were a burden to the earth, and for establishing righteousness, was born in (i.e. from) the belly (i.e. womb) of Devakī at midnight in rainy season. Through Kaṃsa’s fear Vasudeva brought the lord of gods, Viṣṇu, his son, and put him in your house in that night. At that time only, the glorious Yaśodā gave birth to a daughter of an auspicious face born from a portion of Māyā (of the lord). She had deluded this entire auspicious Vraja. (Vasudeva) having put the best Yadu (i.e. Kṛṣṇa) on the bed of unconscious Yaśodā took the daughter and went home. Having put her on Devakī’s bed, he came out. She (i.e. the daughter), remaining in Devakī’s bed then quickly cried. O you of a good vow, having heard it (i.e. her crying), Kaṃsa suddenly took the girl and the powerful one, having whirled her, dropped her on a stone. That girl, (then) got up; and she having eight hands and weapons, and remaining in the sky, angrily spoke to Kaṃsa in a grave voice:
The girl said :
252. O you mean demon, he who is the Supreme Being, the lord of all gods, the eternal one, has gone to Vraja (is born) to kill you.
Akrūra said :
253-261. Speaking like this that Mahāmayā (the Great Illusion) went to the Himālaya (mountain). Since then the wicked one, with his mind dejected through fear, sent demons to kill the noble (Kṛṣṇa). This intelligent boy alone easily killed them all. The highest god performed very wonderful acts. Having heard about (these acts like) holding the Govardhana (mountain), expulsion of the king of serpents, meeting with Indra, death of all demons, which were told to him by the divine sage (Nārada), he, tormented by fear is eager to take from here the unassailable Rāma and Kṛṣṇa of mighty arms and to get them killed by intoxicated great elephants or by wrestlers. He has sent me here to fetch Kṛṣṇa. The wicked one has imprisoned Vasudeva. (I have) told you all these acts of that very wicked one. To enjoy the -ceremony of arrows all you cowherds, inhabitants of Vraja please go tomorrow, taking with you curd, ghee etc., and with Rāma and Kṛṣṇa to him. There is no doubt that Kaṃsa will be killed by Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, giving up your fear go (to Mathurā) by the order of the king.
The lord said :
262-272. Speaking like this, that very intelligent Akrūra became silent. Hearing those fierce and awe-inspiring words of him all old cowherds led by the cowherd Nanda, stupefied by grief, were in an indescribable ocean of sorrow. Seeing them (like that) the lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa cheered them. The powerful one said: “Do not entertain any fear from the demon. Accompanied by Rāma and you, I shall go to Mathurā to destroy this wicked Kaṃsa. Having killed there that wicked Kaṃsa, the chief of demons, so also having killed all demons, I shall protect the earth. Therefore, giving up your grief, go to Mathurā.” The cowherds led by the cowherd Nanda, who were thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, repeatedly embraced him, and smelt his head. Having thought over the immeasurable acts of the very noble one, and on Akrūra’s words, all the cowherds, were free from affliction. Yasodā gave Akrūra many pure cooked foods—tasty, savoury, and sweet—so also sumptuous, agreeable meals. The best of the Yadus (i.e. Akrūra) enjoyed, along with Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, the best cowherds like Nanda, so also the young and the old people, the food given by Yasodā, which was tasteful, removed foulness, diseases, which was good, in her (house) that was well decorated.
273-279. Having properly fed them and having given them water to rinse their mouths with, she of a firm vow, gave him a tāmbūla with camphor. When the sun had set, the Yādava, having offered the evening prayer, and having, along with Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, enjoyed the excellent food of sweetened milk, went to sleep with them. Kṛṣṇa slept as Viṣṇu on the Śeṣa, in that best mansion that was charming, illumined with lamps, beautiful, that had lovely beds, and that was graced with various flowers. Seeing him, the excellent bliss, Akrūra, marked with tears of joy and horripilation, gave up his sleep of ignorance, and the best devotee of Viṣṇu shampooed the feet of Viṣṇu (i.e. Kṛṣṇa). “By (doing) this much my life is fruitful; I have lived well. This is the prosperity in the three worlds; this is the best happiness, this is the righteous kingdom; this is the best joy of liberation.
280-284. It is not possible to recollect it mentally by deities like Śiva , Brahmā, best sages like Sanaka , and great sages like Vasiṣṭha . That couple of feet of the lord of Śrī, bright like the autumnal lotuses, and touched by Indirā , Lakṣmī with her hands, gives great pleasure. Fortunately I have secured this auspicious lotus-like couple of feet of Viṣṇu.” Due to that great joy of (having secured) Brahman, the night passed as a moment. Then when the morning dawned Viṣṇu, being praised in heaven by the best hosts of gods, got up from the bed. Having properly rinsed his mouth, the intelligent one, along with Rāma, fell at the feet of his mother and made the departure agreeable.
285-287. Having raised them, Yaśodā, full of grief and joy, and with her face full of tears, affectionately embraced her sons. The respectable lady of a firm vow conferred a blessing (on them) and after repeatedly embracing the great heroes, she allowed them to go. Akrūra also saluted Yaśodā and with his palms joined, said:
Akrūra said :
288-289. O glorious one, I shall (now) leave. O sinless one. favour me. This Kṛṣṇa of great arms will, after killing the very powerful Kaṃsa, be the king of the entire world. There is no doubt about it. Therefore, O you of an excellent face, give up sorrow and be happy.
The lord said :
290-297. Thus addressed she allowed Akrūra, the best of Yādus , to go. With Rāma and Kṛṣṇa he got into an excellent chariot. Being praised by groups of celestial nymphs he quickly went to Mathurā. All old cowherds led by the cowherd Nanda, followed him. Seeing that Kṛṣṇa going the cowherdesses again took curd, ghee, various fruits, and followed Kṛṣṇa going out, seated in a chariot. Kṛṣṇa sent back all the cowherdesses. With their minds tormented by grief, they wept for the lotus-eyed one. They repeatedly wept saying, “O Kṛṣṇa, O Kṛṣṇa, O Kṛṣṇa, O Govinda.” The helpless ones with their eyes full of tears, remained there weeping. Then Akrūra, the Yādava, along with Rāma and Kṛṣṇa drove that chariot from Govraja to Mathurā. Having quickly crossed Yamunā, and having placed the excellent chariot on the bank, having got down from the divine chariot, he set about to bathe there. Then to do the necessary (rites) he plunged in the auspicious water.
298-304. Muttering the expiatory hymn the best devotee of Viṣṇu saw in the water the bright Rāma and Kṛṣṇa. He saw Rāma like a crore of autumnal moons, the lord wearing a dark garment, with his body smeared with divine sandal, and having beauty due to ornaments of pearls, having eyes like red lotuses, and having ear-ornaments of white lotuses; and saw Kṛṣṇa like a dark cloud and wearing a divine yellow garment, having large lotus-like eyes with his body smeared with yellow sandal, and graced with various gems. Seeing (them) there the best Yadu was very much amazed. Getting up he saw the two very mighty ones in the chariot. Again plunging (in the water) and muttering the couple of hymns, he saw Viṣṇu in the ocean of nectar along with Lakṣmī being praised by Sanaka and others and waited upon by all gods. Seeing the god in the water there, he was highly amazed. The best of the Yadus praised the omnipresent god Viṣṇu.
Akrūra said :
305-315. Salutation to you of the nature of Kāla (time or death), to you without a beginning or an end; salutation to you who are unmanifest and unchanging. Salutation to you, the lord of beings; repeated salutations to you, O best being. Salutation to you, the controller of all beings and the highest soul. Salutation to you, the changing and the unchanging, the actual Highest Being; to the lord of qualities and to the restraining (one). Salutation to you who are without such differences as of place and time. Salutation to you, the endless one, and the unfailing one. Salutation to you, to Govinda, to the lord of the three (Vedas), to the holder of the Śārṅga bow, to Nārāyaṇa , Viśva and Vāsudeva. Salutation to you, to Viṣṇu, of many forms; repeated salutation to you, the eternal one; to you, having lotuslike eyes, to the eternal one, to the holder of the conch and the disc. Repeated salutations to you whose brilliance is graced with ornaments resembling crores of rising suns; to Hari ; to the lord of all worlds. Salutations to Savitṛ (the generator), to the seed of the worlds, to the highest soul, to Saṃkarṣaṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Pradyumna . Salutation to you, Aniruddha , the supporter, the creator, the origin of everything, having a thousand forms, and having many heads, feet and hands. Salutation to you, having a thousand names, to the eternal one, to the Highest Being. Salutation to you shining on the bed of the serpent, to you of a pleasing form. Salutation to you, to Keśava, having put on a yellow garment, having a bright lustre while pressing in embrace the hard breasts of Lakṣmī, to you Śrīdhara, to the lord of Śrī, and to you having innumerable forms.
The lord said :
316-319. A man who at the time of bathing, meditating upon the ancient god, devoutly recites this hymn, is free from all sins. Having got the fruit of (visiting) all holy places, he would secure absorption in Viṣṇu. That best devotee of Viṣṇu thus praised the god (while remaining) in water and he, Akrūra, worshipped him with water and fragrant flowers. Being blessed, Akrūra then came out of the water of Yamunā and full of auspiciousness approached and saluted Rāma and Kṛṣṇa. Seeing him polite and amazed, Viṣṇu said to him:
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said :
320a. O Yādava, what wonder did you see in the water?
The lord said :
320b. Akrūra spoke to the greatest of the Yadus, Kṛṣṇa, of great lustre:
321-326. “What wonder is there, O lord, of the greatness of you, the omnipresent lord of the world? O Hṛṣīkesa, you yourself are the entire world. You are the water,the sky, the fire, the earth and the wind. You are this entire world of four kinds, the immobile and the mobile. O Vāsudeva, there is none other than you, as water from cloud only. You are the sacrifice, you are the exclamation on offering an oblation to a deity; you are the Oṃkāra; you are the oblation also. O lord of gods, you have taken up the form to protect righteousness. You obtained the grandeur (of the forms) of the Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar. O lord, you alone protect this entire world, full of you.”
The lord said :
327-330. Having thus praised Govinda, and having saluted him, the best of the Yadus got into the divine chariot along with them. Then having quickly reached Mathurā created by gods, he, having kept Rāma and Kṛṣṇa at the city-gate, went into the harem. Then having informed the king of their arrival, he, honoured by the king, entered his own house. Then in the evening Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, holding each other’s hands went into Mathura.
331-335. The two very powerful, noble, best Yadus, while passing along the royal path, saw a washerman dyeing garments. Kṛṣṇa, the powerful one, along with Rāma, seeing him wearing divine garments and coming to the palace, asked for those garments. The washerman did not give them to him, and remaining there on the path spoke to him many caustic words. With the palm of his hand only Kṛṣṇa beat him. On the way itself, he, vomiting much blood, was struck down. Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, the two heroes, along with their relatives, put on those charming garments.
336-342a. The two best Yadus reached the house of a garland-maker. Seeing them he honoured them with fragrant flowers. Being delighted, the two best Yadus granted him his desired boon. Then they came to the path. There they saw a humpbacked lady of a happy face, whose body and back were crooked, and who had held a pot containing sandal. Seeing her they asked for the sandal. She, smiling, gave them excellent sandal. They took that divine sandal, and smeared (their bodies) as they liked. Giving her a beautiful form, they came to the path. Being observed by ladies, the two delicate noble ones of charming faces entered the sacrificial chamber with their followers. Keśava, Madhusūdana, seeing there a decorated, divine bow, easily took it and broke it.
342b-343. Kaṃsa, the chief of demons, seeing that bow being broken, was very much perturbed, called the principal, preeminent wrestlers and charioteers, and having deliberated with his ministers said to Cāṇūra:
Kaṃsa said :
344-345. Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, the destroyers of all demons, have come. In the morning kill them in wrestling without hesitation. With this or that means the two, proud of their strength, should be killed with endeavour by intoxicated elephants or chief wrestlers.
The lord said :
346-350. Having directed like this, the king with his younger brother and ministers, mounted, through fear, on the top of his divine palace. He put at all gates and on all paths intoxicated elephants. Everywhere he put wrestlers and intoxicated elephants. Knowing all that the intelligent Kṛṣṇa also, along with Rāma, stayed, with his followers, in the sacrificial chamber in the night. When at the end of the night, the day broke, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa got up from the bed, offered water, were well adorned, and having eaten (something) were eager and ready to fight. They went out of the house as two lions from a cave.
351-354. Kṛṣṇa saw at the gate of Kaṃsa’s palace his elephant named Kuvalayāpīḍa who resembled the peak of the Himālaya mountain, bestowed prosperity on Kaṃsa, removed the pride of the elephant of god (Indra), whose body was huge, who was intoxicated. Seeing that great elephant, Kṛṣṇa the supporter of the earth, held his trunk with his hand, and jumping properly, easily whirled him round and threw him on the ground. That great elephant, with his entire body crushed, and crying with a fierce sound, suddenly fell on the ground, and died.
355-361. Having killed him, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa drew out his tusks, seized them and then entered the arena to fight with the wrestlers. The demons that were there, on seeing the valour of Kṛṣṇa were frightened; they fled and came to the harem. Having very securely closed the doors they remained there in thousands. Seeing the doors firmly closed, the mighty Kṛṣṇa easily struck them with his foot and caused them to fall down. The two being broken were knocked down. The army and the troop were arranged. All remaining there were killed with bodies and necks crushed. O you noble one, then the two very strong, magnanimous fleshy ones, eager to fight, whirling the tusks, saw the wrestlers, Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika . Kaṃsa also, seeing the very strong Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, was frightened, and then said to his best wrestler, Cāṇūra:
Kaṃsa said :
362. O wrestler, kill the two young cowherds at this time (i.e. now). Dividing my kingdom I shall readily give you half of it.
The lord said :
363-370. At that time Kṛṣṇa appeared to be great to the wrestlers, like another great Meru mountain in the house and the battle. He, Acyuta, was another fire of destruction in the eyes of Kaṃsa. To women he actually appeared like Cupid, and to his parents like a child. He appeared like Viṣṇu to the gods, and to cowherds like their friend. They there saw the omnipresent Viṣṇu in many forms. Vasudeva, Akrūra, so also the very intelligent cowherd Nanda climbed upon another palace, and saw the great destruction. Devakī, along with ladies staying in the harem, remained there; and all the auspicious ones with their eyes full of tears saw the boy’s face. The queen consoled by them entered the house. Then all the hosts of gods, seated in aeroplanes in the sky, praised the lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa with shouts of victory. The gods, and hosts of Maruts loudly said, “Kill Kaṃsa.” In the meanwhile, when the musical instruments were sounded, the very strong, best Yadus attacked the two great wrestlers.
371-376. The magnanimous ones, resembling dark and white mountains fought with them—Kṛṣṇa with Cāṇūra, and Balarāma with Muṣṭika. Due to the fight between the wrestlers, so also to (strokes of) fists and kicks, there was a great havoc, causing fear (even) to gods. Kṛṣṇa, having sported with Cāṇūra for a long time, having crushed the body of the wrestler, easily knocked him down. That great wrestler who caused great unhappiness to gods and demons, vomiting profuse blood, fell on the ground and died. Similarly Rāma fought with Muṣṭika for a long time. The powerful one struck him on his chest with fists. With his bones and sinews broken he fell on the ground. Then all the wrestlers seeing the valour (of Balarāma) ran away.
377-387. Kaṃsa suffering from agony, was very much frightened. In the meanwhile the invincible, magnanimous heroes, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa got upon the high palatial seat. Kṛṣṇa, Hari, striking with one foot Kaṃsa on his head knocked him down on the ground from the top of the palace. He, with all his limbs broken, (fell) dead on the ground. When Kṛṣṇa had killed Kaṃsa, very strong Rāma also struck his (Kaṃsa’s) younger brother Sunāman with the fist only. The supporter of the earth (i.e. Balarāma) knocked him down on the ground. Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, having killed the wicked Kaṃsa along with his younger brother, approached their parents, and saluted them devoutly. Devakī and Vasudeva repeatedly embraced them and longing for sons, smelled the two affectionately on their heads. Over them the breasts of Devakī showered milk. Then having cheered up their parents, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa went out. O goddess, in the meanwhile divine drums were beaten, and the chief gods dropped showers of flowers. The divine hosts of gods having praised and saluted Kṛṣṇa, and being very highly pleased, went to their respective worlds. Kṛṣṇa, the pious one, along with Rāma saluted the cowherd Nanda and the old cowherds, and joyfully embraced them. He gladly gave them wealth with many gems.
388-392. Kṛṣṇa honoured all those old cowherds with garments, ornaments etc. and with much wealth and corn. Dismissed by that Kṛṣṇa, they, led by the cowherd Nanda, and full of joy and sorrow, went to the divine Vraja. Having approached their maternal grandfather, the invincible Rāma and Kṛṣṇa freed him from imprisonment, and having repeatedly consoled him, Kṛṣṇa consecrated him on the kingdom (i.e. as the king). Through best brāhmaṇas he got performed the obsequies of Kaṃsa. Having installed the chief Yadus like Akrūra on the kingdom (i.e. as kings) he made Ugrasena the (chief) king, and Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva’s pious son, ruled the kingdom righteously.
[1]: [1] : Vv. 196, 198, 199, 200, 201 etc. are not clear.
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