Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya · Chapter 16
Source।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। पुनर्दैत्यं समायांतं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः ।। भयप्रकंपिताः सर्वे विष्णुं स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमुः ।। १ ।। नमो मत्स्यकूर्मादिनानास्वरूपैः सदाभक्तकार्योद्यतायाऽर्तिहंत्रे ।। विधात्रादिसर्गस्थितिध्वंसकर्त्रे गदाशंखपद्मारिहस्ताय तेस्तु ।। २ ।। रमा वल्लभायाऽसुराणां निहंत्रे भुजंगारियानाय पीतांबराय ।। मखादिक्रियापाककर्त्रे विकर्त्रे शरण्याय तस्मै नताः स्मो नताः स्मः ।। ३ ।। नमो दैत्यसंतापितामर्त्यदुःखाचलध्वंसदंभोलये विष्णवे ते ।। भुजंगेशतल्पेशयायार्कचंद्रद्विनेत्राय तस्मै नताः स्मो नताः स्मः ।। ४ ।। ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। संकष्टनाशनंनाम स्तोत्रमेतत्पठेन्नरः ।। स कदाचिन्न संकष्टैः पीड्यते कृपया हरेः ।। ५ ।। इति देवाः स्तुतिं यावत्कुर्वंति दनुजद्विषः ।। तावत्सुराणामापत्तिर्विज्ञाता विष्णुना तदा ।। ६ ।। सहसोत्थाय दैत्यारिः सक्रोधः खिन्नमानसः ।। आरूढो गरुडं वेगाल्लक्ष्मीं वचनमब्रवीत् ।। ७ ।। ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। ।। जलंधरेण ते भ्रात्रा देवानां कदनं कृतम् ।। तैराहूतो गमिष्यामि युद्धायाद्य त्वरान्वितः ।। ८ ।। ।। श्रीरुवाच ।। ।। अहं ते वल्लभा नाथ भक्त्या च यदि सर्वदा ।। तत्कथं ते मम भ्राता युद्धे वध्यः कृपानिधे ।। ९ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। ।। रुद्रांशसंभवत्वाच्च ब्रह्मणो वचनादपि ।। प्रीत्या च तव नैवायं मम वध्यो जलंधरः ।। 2.4.16.१० ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। इत्युक्त्वा गरुडारूढः शंखचक्रगदासिभृत् ।। विष्णुर्वेगाद्ययौ योद्धुं यत्र देवाः स्तुवंति ते ।। ११ ।। अथाऽरुणानुजात्युग्रपक्षवातप्रपीडिताः ।। वात्या विमर्दिता दैत्या बभ्रमुः खे यथा घनाः ।। १२।। ततो जलंधरो दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान्वात्याप्रपीडितान् ।। उद्वृत्तनयनः क्रोधात्ततोविष्णुं समभ्ययात्।। १३ ।। ततः समभवद्युद्धं विष्णुदैत्येंद्रयोर्महत् ।। आकाशं कुर्वतोर्बाणैस्तदा निरवकाशवत् ।।१४।। विष्णुर्दैत्यस्य बाणौघैर्ध्वजं छत्रं धनुर्हयान् ।। चिच्छेद तं च हृदये बाणेनैकेन ताडयत् ।। १५ ।। ततो दैत्यः समुत्पत्य गदापाणिस्त्वरान्वितः ।। आहत्य गरुडं मूर्ध्नि पातयामास भूतले ।। १६ ।। विष्णुर्गदां स्वखङ्गेन चिच्छेद प्रहसन्निव ।। तावत्स हृदये विष्णुं जघान दृढमुष्टिना ।। १७ ।। ततस्तौ बाहुयुद्धेन युयुधाते महाबलौ ।। बाहुभिर्मुष्टिभिश्चैव जानुभिर्नादयन्महीम् ।। १८ ।। एवं तौ सुचिरं युद्धं कृत्वा विष्णुः प्रतापवान् ।। उवाच दैत्यराजानं मेघगंभीरनिस्वनः ।। १९ ।। ।। विष्णुरुवाच ।। ।। वरं वरय दैत्येंद्र प्रीतोऽस्मि तव विक्रमात् ।। अदेयमपि ते दद्मि यत्ते मनसि वर्तते ।। 2.4.16.२० ।। ।। ।। जलंधर उवाच ।। ।। यदि भावुक तुष्टोऽसि वरमेनं ददस्व मे ।। मद्भगिन्या सहाऽद्य त्वं मद्गृहे सगणो वस ।। २१ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। तथेत्युक्ता स भगवान्सर्वदेवगणैः सह ।। तदा जलंधरपुरमगमद्रमया सह ।। २२ ।। जलंधरस्तु देवानामधिकारेषु दानवान् ।। स्थापयित्वा महाबाहुः पुनरागान्महीतलम् ।। २३ ।। देवगंधर्वसिद्धेषु यत्किंचिद्रत्नसंयुतम् ।। तदात्मवशगं कृत्वाऽतिष्ठत्सागरनंदनः ।। २४ ।। पातालभुवने दैत्यं निशुंभं स महाबलम् ।। स्थापयित्वा स शेषादीनानयद्भूतलं बली ।। २५ ।। देवगंधर्वसिद्धाऽऽद्यान्सर्पराक्षसमानुषान्।। स्वपुरे नागरान्कृत्वा शशास भुवनत्रयम् ।। २६ ।। एवं जलंधरः कृत्वा देवान्स्ववशवर्तिनः ।। धर्मेण पालयामास प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान्।।२७।। न कश्चिद्व्याधितो नैव दुःखी नैव कृतस्तथा ।। न दीनो दृश्यते तस्मिन्धर्माद्राज्यं प्रशासति ।।२८।। एवं महीं शासति दानवेंद्रे धर्मेण सम्यक्च दिदृक्षयाऽहम् ।। कदाचिदागामथ तस्य लक्ष्मीं विलोकितुं श्रीरमणं च सेवितुम् ।। २९ ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे कार्तिकमासमाहात्म्ये जलंधरसभायां नारदागमनंनाम षोडशोऽध्यायः ।। १६ ।।
|| || nārada uvāca || || punardaityaṃ samāyāṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ || bhayaprakaṃpitāḥ sarve viṣṇuṃ stotuṃ pracakramuḥ || 1 || namo matsyakūrmādinānāsvarūpaiḥ sadābhaktakāryodyatāyā'rtihaṃtre || vidhātrādisargasthitidhvaṃsakartre gadāśaṃkhapadmārihastāya testu || 2 || ramā vallabhāyā'surāṇāṃ nihaṃtre bhujaṃgāriyānāya pītāṃbarāya || makhādikriyāpākakartre vikartre śaraṇyāya tasmai natāḥ smo natāḥ smaḥ || 3 || namo daityasaṃtāpitāmartyaduḥkhācaladhvaṃsadaṃbholaye viṣṇave te || bhujaṃgeśatalpeśayāyārkacaṃdradvinetrāya tasmai natāḥ smo natāḥ smaḥ || 4 || || || nārada uvāca || || saṃkaṣṭanāśanaṃnāma stotrametatpaṭhennaraḥ || sa kadācinna saṃkaṣṭaiḥ pīḍyate kṛpayā hareḥ || 5 || iti devāḥ stutiṃ yāvatkurvaṃti danujadviṣaḥ || tāvatsurāṇāmāpattirvijñātā viṣṇunā tadā || 6 || sahasotthāya daityāriḥ sakrodhaḥ khinnamānasaḥ || ārūḍho garuḍaṃ vegāllakṣmīṃ vacanamabravīt || 7 || || śrībhagavānuvāca || || jalaṃdhareṇa te bhrātrā devānāṃ kadanaṃ kṛtam || tairāhūto gamiṣyāmi yuddhāyādya tvarānvitaḥ || 8 || || śrīruvāca || || ahaṃ te vallabhā nātha bhaktyā ca yadi sarvadā || tatkathaṃ te mama bhrātā yuddhe vadhyaḥ kṛpānidhe || 9 || śrībhagavānuvāca || || rudrāṃśasaṃbhavatvācca brahmaṇo vacanādapi || prītyā ca tava naivāyaṃ mama vadhyo jalaṃdharaḥ || 2.4.16.10 || || nārada uvāca || || ityuktvā garuḍārūḍhaḥ śaṃkhacakragadāsibhṛt || viṣṇurvegādyayau yoddhuṃ yatra devāḥ stuvaṃti te || 11 || athā'ruṇānujātyugrapakṣavātaprapīḍitāḥ || vātyā vimarditā daityā babhramuḥ khe yathā ghanāḥ || 12|| tato jalaṃdharo dṛṣṭvā daityānvātyāprapīḍitān || udvṛttanayanaḥ krodhāttatoviṣṇuṃ samabhyayāt|| 13 || tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ viṣṇudaityeṃdrayormahat || ākāśaṃ kurvatorbāṇaistadā niravakāśavat ||14|| viṣṇurdaityasya bāṇaughairdhvajaṃ chatraṃ dhanurhayān || ciccheda taṃ ca hṛdaye bāṇenaikena tāḍayat || 15 || tato daityaḥ samutpatya gadāpāṇistvarānvitaḥ || āhatya garuḍaṃ mūrdhni pātayāmāsa bhūtale || 16 || viṣṇurgadāṃ svakhaṅgena ciccheda prahasanniva || tāvatsa hṛdaye viṣṇuṃ jaghāna dṛḍhamuṣṭinā || 17 || tatastau bāhuyuddhena yuyudhāte mahābalau || bāhubhirmuṣṭibhiścaiva jānubhirnādayanmahīm || 18 || evaṃ tau suciraṃ yuddhaṃ kṛtvā viṣṇuḥ pratāpavān || uvāca daityarājānaṃ meghagaṃbhīranisvanaḥ || 19 || || viṣṇuruvāca || || varaṃ varaya daityeṃdra prīto'smi tava vikramāt || adeyamapi te dadmi yatte manasi vartate || 2.4.16.20 || || || jalaṃdhara uvāca || || yadi bhāvuka tuṣṭo'si varamenaṃ dadasva me || madbhaginyā sahā'dya tvaṃ madgṛhe sagaṇo vasa || 21 || || nārada uvāca || || tathetyuktā sa bhagavānsarvadevagaṇaiḥ saha || tadā jalaṃdharapuramagamadramayā saha || 22 || jalaṃdharastu devānāmadhikāreṣu dānavān || sthāpayitvā mahābāhuḥ punarāgānmahītalam || 23 || devagaṃdharvasiddheṣu yatkiṃcidratnasaṃyutam || tadātmavaśagaṃ kṛtvā'tiṣṭhatsāgaranaṃdanaḥ || 24 || pātālabhuvane daityaṃ niśuṃbhaṃ sa mahābalam || sthāpayitvā sa śeṣādīnānayadbhūtalaṃ balī || 25 || devagaṃdharvasiddhā''dyānsarparākṣasamānuṣān|| svapure nāgarānkṛtvā śaśāsa bhuvanatrayam || 26 || evaṃ jalaṃdharaḥ kṛtvā devānsvavaśavartinaḥ || dharmeṇa pālayāmāsa prajāḥ putrānivaurasān||27|| na kaścidvyādhito naiva duḥkhī naiva kṛtastathā || na dīno dṛśyate tasmindharmādrājyaṃ praśāsati ||28|| evaṃ mahīṃ śāsati dānaveṃdre dharmeṇa samyakca didṛkṣayā'ham || kadācidāgāmatha tasya lakṣmīṃ vilokituṃ śrīramaṇaṃ ca sevitum || 29 || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe kārtikamāsamāhātmye jalaṃdharasabhāyāṃ nāradāgamanaṃnāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 16 ||
English translation
Nārada said :
1. On seeing the Daitya coming once again, all the Devas including Indra trembled with fear and they began to eulogize Viṣṇu :
2. “Obeisance to you who always are prepared to carry out the tasks of your devotees through (assuming) various forms such as that of the Fish, Tortoise and others; to the dispeller of agony, to the lord, the cause of creation, sustenance and annihilation of Brahmā and others, to the lord holding iron club, conch, lotus and discus in the hands.
3-4. Repeatedly we bow to the lover of Ramā , to the slayer of Asuras , to the lord whose vehicle is ( Garuḍa ) the enemy of serpents, to the yellow-robed lord, to the lord who gives the fruits of yajñas and other holy rites, to the bestower (or to the lord who is the cause of all the created beings), to the lord who is worthy of being sought refuge in. We bow down to him again and again. Like the thunderbolt which destroys mountains, the Lord dispels the (mountains of) miseries of the immortal ones tortured by the Daityas . Obeisance to you, to Viṣṇu, to the Lord who lies on the couch of the Lord of Serpents. We repeatedly salute the Lord whose two eyes are the Sun and the Moon.”
Nārada said :
5. One who reads or recites this prayer named Saṃkaṣṭanāśa (‘Destroyer of distress’) is never afflicted with distresses and troubles due to the mercy of Hari .
6. By the time the Devas concluded the prayer to the Enemy of the Dānavas , the calamity of the Suras had come to be known to Viṣṇu.
7. The Enemy of the Daityas got up suddenly with great fury. He was distressed in his mind. Mounting Garuḍa hurriedly he spoke to Lakṣmī :
Śrī Bhagavān said :
8. Great havoc has been played with the Devas by your brother Jalandhara . Called by them, I shall go hurriedly for fighting (with him).
Śrī said :
9. O Lord, if due to my perpetual devotion to you I am your beloved, O storehouse of mercy, how can my brother be worthy of being killed (by you) in battle?
Śrī Bhagavān said :
10. As he is born of a part of Rudra , because of the word (conferring boon) of Brahmā and because of my love to you Jalandhara is not worthy of being killed by me.
Nārada said :
11. After saying this, Viṣṇu bearing the conch, the discus, the iron club and the sword got on to Garuḍa and rushed to the place where the Devas stood praying to him. He went there in order to fight (with the Demon).
12. Afflicted with the dreadful gusts of wind from the wings of Garuḍa, the Daityas whirled about like clouds in the sky shattered and scattered by violent storms.
13. On seeing the Daityas afflicted with the violent gust of wind, Jalandhara rolled his eyes in fury and then rushed at Viṣṇu.
14. Then a fierce fight ensued between Viṣṇu and the king of Daityas. With their arrows they filled up the entire sky leaving no space void.
15. With volleys of arrows Viṣṇu cut off the top of the flagstaff, the umbrella, the bow and the horses of the Daitya. With an arrow he hit him in his chest.
16. Then seizing an iron club with his hand, the Daitya leaped up hurriedly. He hit Garuḍa on his head and made him fall on the ground.
17. Laughingly Viṣṇu split his iron club with his sword. Then the Daitya hit Viṣṇu on his chest with his (iron) firm fist.
18. Then both of the two highly powerful ones had a hand-to-hand fight (like wrestling and boxing). They made the earth reverberate the sounds produced by their arms, fists and knees.
19. Thus they fought for a long time. Then Viṣṇu, the valorous one, spoke to the king of Daityas in a voice as grave and majestic as that of rumbling clouds:
Viṣṇu said :
20. Choose a boon, O king of Daityas, I am pleased with your valour. I shall give whatever you wish in your mind, even if it should not be given.
Jalandhara said :
21. O Brother-in-law, if you are pleased, grant me this boon. Stay in my house today along with my sister and your groups of attendants.
Nārada said :
22. Saying, “So it shall be” the Lord went to the city of Jalandhara along with Ramā and all the groups of the Devas.
23. After establishing the Dānavas in the offices of the Devas, the mighty-armed Jalandhara came once again to the earth.
24. Whatever there was with the Devas, Gandharvas and Siddhas studded with gems was taken into his possession by the son of the Ocean.
25. After establishing Niśuṃbha, the exceedingly powerful Daitya, in the Pātāla region, that strong demon brought Śeṣa and others to the earth.
26. He made the Devas, Gandharvas, Siddhas and others, Serpents, Rākṣasas and human beings citizens of his capital and ruled over the three worlds .
27. After making the Devas subject to his control, Jalandhara protected his subjects righteously as though they were his bosom-born children.
28. No one was sick, miserable, or lean. While he was ruling over the kingdom virtuously no poor man was visible therein.
29. When the leading Dānava was ruling over the earth righteously thus, I wished to see him. I went there to see his glory as well as to serve the Lover of Śrī.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 22994, revision 71259 (2016-06-14T08:43:17Z). English is G. V. Tagare’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc371658.html and the archival publication witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.