Adhyaya 36

हिन्दी अर्थ

अड्ोंमें पीला अज्गराग था तो दूसरेके अज़्ोंमें श्वेत । वे दोनों इच्छानुसार वेष धारण करनेमें कुशल थे, सहसा अन्तः- पुरमें घुस आये और किसीको पता न चला देवपुत्रोपमौ वीरो बालाविव हुताशनौ। जग्राह तद् धनूरत्रं दुर्ग्राह्मं देवतैरपि ततः प्रचलिता भूमिनंव भाति च भास्कर: । धनुषो भड्जनादेन भ्रमतीव नभस्तलम् एकः कैलाससंकाश एको 5झ्जनगिरिप्रभ:

English

Thus proceeding to some distance he saw Vraja, the charming village of cows, situated on the bank of Yamunā near the mount Govarddhana and filled with cool air (17). It was adorned with animals emitting sweet cries, huge trees covered with creepers, and kine, giving milk and grazing (18). That place was so beautifully level that the kine could range there at ease and the tanks there had all well-levelled stairs. The trees were scratched by the humps and horns of the bulls (19). Vultures, wild cats, falcons and other birds, who are fond of flesh and always follow them, and other beasts more powerful than they, such as jackals, leopards and lions always live there. And for this that place was filled with fat, marrow and bones (20). That place, covered with profuse grass, was filled with birds of various species and the roaring of tigers, was well adorned with trees crested with sweet fruits and was resonant with the auspicious sound of kine, and calves. That charming village was filled with milk-maids (21–22). The roads, for carriage, were spacious there. It was covered with thorns and its outside was filled with fallen huge trees (23).

हिन्दी अर्थ

अगमत्तं द्विधा कृत्वा न जाने को5प्यसौ नृप वे दोनों वीर देवकुमारोंके समान प्रतीत होते थे। उनकी आकृति बड़ी सौम्य थी। उन्हें देखकर ऐसा जान पड़ता था, मानो बालरूपधारी अग्नि सहसा आकाशसे आकर धनुषशालामें खड़े हो गये हों। उन दोनोंके वस्त्र और पुष्पहार बड़े सुन्दर थे। मैंने उनको स्पष्टरूपसे देखा है॥ ५४॥ उनमेंसे एककी आँखें कमलके समान सुन्दर थीं, शरीरका वर्ण श्याम था। उसके वस्त्र और हार पीले रंगके थे। जिसे हाथमें लेना देवताओंके लिये भी कठिन है, उसी धनुषरत्रको उस श्यामसुन्दर वीरने अनायास ही उठा लिया॥ ५० ॥ उस बालकने उस विशाल धनुषको लोहयन्त्रकी भाँति बलातू हाथमें लेकर वेगपूर्वक उसपर प्रत्यश्ा चढ़ायी और खेल-खेलमें ही उसे झुकाना आरम्भ

English

All through the circumference there were stakes fixed on the ground an ropes for the calves; and it was filled with cow-dungs. The temples and cottages there were covered with grass (24). It was filled with the sound of churning. State officials, possessing all the signs of prosperity and well-developed and delighted persons always live there (25). The ground there was saturated with the leavings of curd and the drains were covered with moss and it was filled with the sound of the churning bangles of milk-women (26). The cow-sheds were all properly protected by well-shut doors; inside them were the houses for cows. It was filled with the play-grounds of milk-men and abounded in boys wearing feathers of crows (27). The youthful damsels of milk-men, clad in blue raiments, prepare clarified butter and accordingly there blows sweet-scented air (28). Having their heads adorned with garlands of wild flowers and their breasts covered with jackets, the milk-maids, with jars of milk on their heads, always walk about there (29). The road, on the bank of Yamunā, was also filled with milk-maids, carrying water. When the milk-man Nanda, with a delighted heart, entered by this way to his village there arose a great shout of joy amongst the men of his clan. The elderly milk men and women came out and received him in the city. He also went to that delightful place of his own accord. Thereupon going to the beloved wife of Vasudeva Rohiai, he placed there the mystic Purusha Krishna, resembling the rising sun (30–32).

हिन्दी अर्थ

किया॥ ५६ ॥ उस बाहुशाली वीरके खींचनेपर वह बाणरहित धनुष मुट्ठी पकड़नेकी जगहसे धड़ाकेके साथ टूटकर दो टूक हो गया॥ ५७॥ धनुष टूटनेकी आवाजसे धरती हिलने लगी, सूर्यकी प्रभा फीकी पड़ गयी और आकाश घूमता-सा प्रतीत होने लगा॥५८॥ वह महान् अद्भुत दृश्य देखकर मैं अत्यन्त विस्मयमें पड़ गया और भयदायक शत्रुओंकी ओरसे भय प्राप्त होनेकी आशड्ढासे आपको यह समाचार बतानेके लिये यहाँ आ गया महाराज! मैं नहीं जानता, वे दोनों अमित पराक्रमी वीर कौन थे ? उनमेंसे एक तो कैलासपर्वतके समान श्रेतवर्णका था और दूसरा अज्ञनगगिरिके समान श्याम॥ ६०॥ हाथी बाँधनेके खम्भेकी भाँति अत्यन्त सृदृढ़ उस धनुषरत्रको तोड़कर वह अमित पराक्रमी वीर अपने सहायकके साथ ही वायुके समान तीब्रगतिका आश्रय ले वहाँसे निकल गया। नरेश्वर! न जाने वह कौन था, जो धनुषके दो टुकड़े करके चला गया'॥६१॥ कंसको सब बातें विस्तारपूर्वक विदित थीं। उसने धनुषभड्जका समाचार सुनते ही शस्त्ररक्षकको विदा कर दिया और स्वयं अपने उत्तम भवनमें प्रवेश किया

English

Vaishampayana said:—Without showing himself properly the Lord spent a considerable time as a milk-man in the village of Nanda (1). Of those two boys the eldest was named Sangkarshana and the youngest Krishna. They grew up there most happily (2). Incarnating himself as Krishna the Lord Hari, assuming the dark-blue hue of the cloud, grew up there in the midst of milk-men like a cloud in the ocean (3).

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे विष्णुपर्वणि कंसधनुर्भड़े सप्तविंशो5ध्याय: इस प्रकार श्रीयहाभारतके खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत विष्णुपर्वपें कंसके धनुषका भक्भविषयक सत्ताईसवाँ कंसकी चिन्ता, उसका रंगशालाको देखना और उसे सुसज्जित करनेका आदेश देना, चाणूर एवं मुष्टिकको तथा कुबलयापीडके महावतको श्रीकृष्ण-बलरामके वधके लिये आज्ञा देना, महावतसे द्रुमिलके द्वारा अपनी उत्पत्तिकी कथा कहना--उसकी माताका सुयामुन पर्वतपर ब्रमिलके साथ समागम तथा उन दोनोंका परस्पर वरदान एवं शाप बभूव विमना राजा चिन्तयन् भृशदुःखितः

English

One day while Krishna fell asleep under a carriage, Yashoda, fond of her sons, went to the river Yamunā leaving him there (4). Thereupon to sport there like a child Krishna began to cry and throw up his arms. Then raising up his legs he overturned the carriage with one of them. And then crawling on his legs he began to cry for milk (5–6). In the meantime, Yashodā, having finished her bath and her person wetted with the milk of her breast like a milch cow, when its calf is tied, came there with her mind stricken with fear (7). She saw there the carriage over turned without any wind. And then crying aloud she speedily took up her child (8). She could not truly make out how the carriage was overturned; and then filled with fear she said to her boy (9) "O my child, your father is highly wrathful. I do not know what he will say when he will come to know of your sleeping under the carriage and of its being overturned (10). What is the use of my bathing? What business had I to go to go the river. On account of this foolish act of mine I saw you under the overturned carriage (11)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यस्यार्थे दारुणं कर्म कृतं लोकविगर्हितम् । पितृष्वस्त्रात्मजानू वीरानषडेवाहं न्यपोथयम् हैव॑ पुरुषकारेण न शक्यमतिवर्तितुम्। नारदोक्त च वचन नूनं महामुपस्थितम् एवं राजा विचिन्त्याथ निष्क्रम्य स्वगृहोत्तमात्। प्रेक्षागारं जगामाशु मज्जानामवलोककः वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय ! भोजवंशकी वृद्धि करनेवाला राजा कंस धनुषके टूटनेकी घटनापर विचार करके मन-ही-मन खिन्न हो उठा। वह ज्यों-ही- ज्यों उसका चिन्तन करता, त्यों-ही-त्यों अत्यन्त दुःखमें निमग्र होता जाता था॥ १ ॥ वह सोचने लगा, ' अहो ! वह बालक कैसे निर्भय हो महाबली रक्षककी अवहेलना करके दूसरे लोगोंके देखते-देखते धनुष तोड़कर निकल गया॥ २॥ यह वही बालक है, जिसे मारनेके

English

Clad in a silken raiment Nanda had gone to the forest to tend his kine. When he returned to his own house in Vraja he saw the carriage upset. Its two wheels were raised up. The axles, the pitcher and the rod were all broken (12-13) Seeing this he was greatly terrified and coming quickly with eyes full of tears he repeatedly asked "Is my son all right?" (14). When he saw his son sucking the breast of Yashodā he was relieved of his anxiety and asked how the carriage was upset without the fighting of the bulls (15). Terrified and with a suppressed voice Yashoda replied: "O gentle one, I do not know who has upset this carriage. I had been to the river to wash my cloth. When I came back I saw it overturned (16–17)".

हिन्दी अर्थ

लिये मैंने लोकनिन्दित क्रूरतापूर्ण कर्म किया। अपनी चचेरी बहिनके छ: वीर पुत्रोंको शिलापर दे मारा सचमुच ही पुरुषार्थसे हैवके विधानका उल्लड्डन नहीं वह अवश्य आकर उपस्थित हो गयी ॥ ४॥ इस प्रकार चिन्ता करके राजा कंस अपने उत्तम भवनसे निकला और शीज्र ही प्रेक्षागह (रजड्गशशाला)-में वहाँ लगे हुए मद्जोंका निरीक्षण करनेके लिये गया॥५॥ उस श्रेष्ठ नरेशने प्रेक्षाग॒हको सब प्रकारसे सम्पन्न हुआ देखा। वहाँ एकमात्र शिल्पसे जीवन-निर्वाह करनेवाले शिल्पियोंने लगातार बहुत-से मश्ञोंके बाड़ बना रखे थे। वे सब-के- सब हृढ़तापूर्वक बाँधे गये थे। उत्तमोत्तम ग्रहोंसे लगे हुए

English

While they were thus talking, the boys, who were present there, said:—"When we came here of our own accord we saw this boy upsetting the carriage with his feet". Hearing this the milkman Nanda was filled with great surprise (18–19). Pleased and terrified he began to think how could this be. The other milkmen, having the ordinary intelligence of men, placed no confidence in the words of the boys (20). Filled with wonder and having their eyes expanded accordingly they replaced the carriage and tied its wheels (21).

हिन्दी अर्थ

छज्जे भी बनाये गये थे। उन छज्जोंमें कहीं तो छः-छ: खम्भे एक साथ लगे थे, जिनसे उनकी विशालता बढ़ प्रेकज्षागहको विभूषित कर रखा था॥ ६-७ ॥ वहाँ सब ओर दीवारोंमें मजबूत खूटियाँ लगी थीं। वह भवन बहुत विशाल बना था। उसकी अच्छी प्रकार प्रतिष्ठा की गयी थी। उसके भीतर मश्चोंपर चढ़नेके लिये ऊँची असंकीर्ण (चौड़ी) तथा परस्पर सटी हुई सीढ़ियाँ बनी थीं। इससे धनुर्यज्ञका उत्सव देखनेके लिये बना हुआ विशाल स्थान। छन्नं तद् वेदिकाभिश्व मानुषौषभरक्षमम्

English

Vaishampayana said:—Once on a time in the mid-night, Kansa's nurse, the dreadful Putanā, creating the fear of life, went in the shape of a bird, capable of assuming forms at will, to village of milkmen, shaking her wings (22–23). Entering, in the mid-night, into Vraja, roaring like a tiger, Putanā assumed the form of a woman. And having her breast pressed by milk she lay down under the wheel of the carriage. When all the inhabitants of Vraja fell asleep she began to give milk to Krishna (24–25). Thereupon drink ing up all her vital breaths together with her milk Krishna set up a terrible sound. She too, having her breast sundered, fell down earth (26). At that sound, Nanda, other milk-men and Yashodā awoke. And they were all beside themselves with fear (27). They saw there Putanā lying down on the ground, bereft of her consciousness and breast, as if she had been crushed down by a thunder-bolt (23). Exclaiming "What is this? Who has done it?" all the milkmen headed by Nanda stood around her (29). They however could not, by any means, find out the cause. Exclaiming repeatedly "Wonder! Wonder!" they went to their own houses (30). After the milkmen had gone away to their respective homes filled with wonder, Nanda respectfully said to Yashodā:—"O timid lady, I have been struck with great wonder and have not been able to trace out its cause. What ever it may be, I am really afraid. Is there any danger for my son (31–42)?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रःसचित्रा: समाल्याश्व सपताकास्तथेव च रड्रवाटे करीषस्य कल्प्यन्तां राशयो5व्यया: । पटास्तरणशोभाश्च वलयश्चानुरूपत: उदभारसहा: सर्वे सकाझ्जनघटोत्तमा: प्राश्चिकाश्व निमन्त्यन्तां श्रेण्यश्व सपुरोगमा:

English

Yashoda, too, stricken with fear, replied:—"O reverend Sir, I was asleep with my son and was roused up by this terrible sound. So I do not know what took place before" (33). Hearing the reply of Yashodā, Nanda, together with his friends, was filled with surprise and anticipated fear from Kansa (34).

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज्ञा च देया मल्लानां प्रेक्षकाणां तथेव च। समाजे मशञ्नशोभाश्व कल्प्यन्तां सूपकल्पिता: एवमाज्ञाप्य राजा स समाजविधिमुत्तमम्। समाजवाटान्निष्क्रम्य विवेश स्व॑ं निवेशनम् वहाँ राजाओंके बैठनेके लिये चारों ओर सिंहासन रखे गये थे। उस रज्क्शालामें सब ओर आने-जानेके लिये बहुत-से मार्ग थे। सारा भवन बहुसंख्यक वेदियोंसे व्याप्त था। उसमें मनुष्योंकी बहुत बड़ी भीड़को अपने भीतर सुगमतापूर्वक भर लेनेकी क्षमता थी॥ ९॥ बुद्धिमान् कंसने उस रजड्भभवनको सब प्रकारसे सजा हुआ देख कार्यकर्ताओंकों इस प्रकार आज्ञा दी--'कल सबेरे यहाँके मञ्जवाटों, छज्जों तथा गलियोंको चित्रों, मालाओं और पताकाओंसे सजा दिया जाय, सुगन्धित जल छिड़ककर इन सबको सुवासित किया जाय, मनोहर रूप दिया जाय, मश्जोंपर सुन्दर चाँदनी बिछा दी जाय

English

Vaishampayana said:—As time went on those two boys, named Krishna and Sangkarshana, began to crawl on their legs. Those two beautiful boys, resembling the rising sun, the same person in two bodies, as if turned out by one mould, began to assume the same form, to lie down on the same bed, to live on the same food, and to put on the same dress. They thus sported there like boys (1–3). Those two great energies, identical with the witness of the worlds, although of one body, assumed two human forms for the destruction of the demons and for accomplishing the only great work of the resuscitation of sacrifices. Although they were the protectors of the entire universe they were born, for this, as cow-herds (4-5). While they sported there they appeared like the sun and moon in the sky possessed by each other's rays (6). Going every where, they, having arms like serpents, appeared like two proud young elephants covered with dust (7). And sometimes with their persons pasted with ashes and powdered cow-dung they shone like two princes of fire (8). Sometimes they used to walk on knees and enter cow-sheds and used to sport there with their persons and hairs covered with cow-dung (9). Sometimes committing mischiefs to the inhabitants of Vraja those two boys used to create the delight of their sire with their laughing (10). Those two beautiful boys, of moon-like countenances, used to appear more charming when filled with curiosity and their locks disturbing their eyes (11). They grew exceedingly playful and naughty and used to walk all over Vraja. And Nanda could not (by any means) check them (12). One day Yasoda, worked up with anger, brought the lotus-eyed Krishna near the carriage. And fastening a rope round his waist and tying it to a mortar she repeatedly remonstrating with him, said "Go, if you are capable of doing it." Saying this she engaged in her work (13–14). When Yashodā was engaged in her household works, Krishna, with a view to surprise the inhabitants of Vraja and play, issued out of the courtyard

हिन्दी अर्थ

अखाड़ेमें गोमयचूर्णके अधिक-से-अधिक ढेर बिछा दिये जायँ। जिससे उनकी कमी न पड़े। जगह-जगह शोभाके लिये सुन्दर परदे लगा दिये जायूँ। उनके अनुरूप खम्भे खड़े किये जायँ, जो भूमिमें खूब गहराईतक गड़े हों। क्रमश: पानकुम्भ स्थापित किये जायूँ, वे सब-के- सब जलका भार सह लेनेमें समर्थ हों। उनपर जलपूर्ण सोनेके उत्तम घड़े रख दिये जायँ॥ १२-१३ ॥ उपहारकी वस्तुएँ भी एकत्र की जाय, घड़ोंमें रस भरकर रखे जाय॑ँ, मल्लयुद्धके नियमोंको जाननेवाले लोग निमन्त्रित किये जायूँ, व्यवसायियों तथा कारीगरोंको उनके अगुओंसहित बुलाया जाय॥ १४॥ मल्लों तथा प्रेक्षकों (युद्धमें हार- जीतके निर्णायकों)-को ठीक समयसे आनेकी आज्ञा दे दी जाय। रज्गशशालामें स्थापित किये गये मझ्लोंकी शोभा बढ़ानेके लिये उन्हें अच्छी तरह सजाया जाय'

English

Going out of the courtyard with that mortar Krishna went to the forest where the huge trees Yamala and Arjuna were (16). Placing that mortar between the two trees he began to drag it. For his thus dragging it the mortar was firmly fixed at the root of the trees. He then began to drag the trees Arjuna and Yamala. Being thus drawn by him with great force those two Arjuna trees were uprooted with their roots and branches. In order to show this to the milk-men the Lord, resorting to his heavenly strength, began to laugh there. That rope, by his power, became stronger (17-19). The milk-women, who were then going to the bank of the river Yamunā, saw the child in that condition and were filled with wonder. And weepingly they approached Yashodā (20). The women, with sorry faces, said to her:—"Tarry not a moment, O Yashodā and come with us quickly (21). The two huge trees, that are being worshipped as gods on account of their granting objects of desire, have fallen on your son (22). Being bound by a rope like a calf under the belly (of the cow) your boy is laughing between the two trees (23). Get up and go, O foolish woman. You think you are wise but you are stupid. Your son is alive as if he has been released from the mouth of Death" (14).

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार रंगशालाको अच्छी तरहसे सजानेकी उत्तम व्यवस्थाके लिये आज्ञा देकर राजा कंस वहाँसे निकला और अपने महलमें चला गया॥ १६॥ वहाँ उसने अपने दो मल्लोंको बुलाया--एक तो अप्रतिम बलशाली चाणूर था और दूसरा मुष्टिक ॥ १७॥ अपनी भुजाओंसे सुशोभित होनेवाले वे दोनों महापराक्रमी बलशाली मलल कंसकी आज्ञा शिरोधार्य करके बड़े हर्षक साथ उसके भवनमें प्रविष्ट हुए्॥ १८ ॥ उन दोनों विश्वविख्यात पहलवानोंको अपने समीप आया देख राजा कंसने यह युक्तियुक्त वचन कहा-- पानीसे भरे घड़ों या माँटोंकों रखनेके लिये काठकी बनी हुई चार या छ: पायेकी टेबुल-जैसी एक चीज, जिसे कुछ स्थानोंपर पल्हैंडी कहते हैं। इसीका नाम पानकुम्भ है। नीलकण्ठने इसका पर्यायवाची शब्द घटोच्छायिका बताया है। पूजितौ च यथान्यायं सत्काराहों विशेषत:

English

(Hearing this) she was stricken with fear and began to bewail. She then went where the two trees were uprooted (25). She saw there her child placed between the two trees with the rope round his waist and dragging the mortar (26). All the milk-men and women, aged or youthful, of Vraja went there quickly to witness this wonderful scene (27). Those milk-men, who range in the forest, began to speak amongst themselves "Who has uprooted these two huge trees as if forming the extent of our village (28)? There is no storm, no rain, no fall of thunderbolt and no mischief created by elephants. Then why have these two trees, all on a sudden, fallen down (29)? Alas! being felled down on the ground these two trees are shorn of beauty like clouds divested of water. O Nanda, these two Arjuna trees are very favourably disposed towards you and bent upon doing you good. Although they are huge they have fallen in such a way saving your child that his body has not been wounded in the least (30–31). Before this Putanā had been slain and the carriage broken. And this uprooting of the trees is the third portend in Vraja (32). It is not meet for the milkmen to live any longer in this village, for these portends do not auger well" (33).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तन्मत्तो यदि सत्कारः स्मर्यते सुकृतानि च। कर्तव्यं मे महत् कर्म भवद्धद्यां स्‍्वेन तेजसा यावेतौ मम संवृद्धौ ब्रजे गोपालकाबुभौ। संकर्षणश्न कृष्णश्च बालावषि जितश्रमौ नावज्ञा तत्र कर्तव्या कर्तव्यो यत्न एव हि वसुदेवसुतौ वीरोौ यथा स्यातां गतायुषौ

English

Thereupon releasing the lotus-eyed Krishna from the mortar, taking him up on his lap and looking at him again and again as if he had returned from the land of the dead Nanda could not attain to the consummation of happiness. Remonstrating then with Yashoda, he, followed by all milk-men, returned to Vraja (34–35). From that day in which he was bound with the rope Krishna was called _Dāmodara_ by all the milk-men of that village (36). O foremost of Bharatas, while living amongst milk-men, although a mere boy, he performed all these wonderful feats²⁰⁵ (37).

हिन्दी अर्थ

'तुम दोनों मेरे दरबारके विख्यात मल्‍ल हो और वीरध्वज (शौर्यसूचक सम्मान-चिह्न) प्राप्त करके मल्लोंमें उच्चतम स्थानपर प्रतिष्ठित हुए हो। तुम दोनों मेरे द्वारा विशेष सत्कार पानेके योग्य रहे हो, इसलिये मैंने सदा ही तुम्हारा यथोचित सम्मान किया है॥ २०॥ अतः यदि तुम्हें मुझसे प्राप्त हुए सत्कारोंका स्मरण है, मेरे द्वारा किये गये उपकार और सद्व्यवहार भूले नहीं हैं तो आज तुम दोनोंको अपने तेज (बल-पराक्रम)-से मेरा एक महान् कार्य सिद्ध करना होगा॥ २१॥ ये जो मेरे ब्रजमें पले हुए संकर्षण और कृष्ण नामक दो ग्वाले हैं, बालक होनेपर भी परिश्रमको जीत चुके हैं (कभी थकते नहीं हैं) ये दोनों वनेचर जब अखाड़ेमें उतरकर युद्धके समय तुमसे लड़ने लगें, तब तुम दोनों उन्हें नीचे गिराते ही शीघ्र मार डालना। इसमें कोई संशय नहीं मानना चाहिए ये चञ्ल बालक हैं, इन्हें युद्धकी शिक्षा नहीं मिली है-- सर्वथा ऐसा समझकर तुम उन दोनोंकी अवहेलना न करना तुम्हें उन्हें मार डालनेके लिये पूरा-पूरा यत्र करना ही चाहिए॥ २४॥ यदि रंगस्थलके समीप युद्धमें वे दोनों

English

²⁰⁵ These miracles of Krishna's early life have been also described in _Srimadbhagavatam_, the greatest of all Vaishnava works. They have been recorded with the purpose of showing Krishna's superhuman power. The Hindus regard him as the incarnation of Vishnu and these miracles are meant to show that unless he had divinity in him he could not have performed these wonderful feats. The early writers took a special fancy for recording wonderful deeds performed by their hero for proving his superhuman power and origin. It was not only a practice with the early Hindu authors but was so with the western writers too. The miracles, of the Old Testament, will attest this argument. The early life, of Krishna, when he worked these miracles, is described in three most important works, Vishnupurana, Bhagvatpurana and Harivamsha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गोप-बालक मार डाले जाय॑ँ तो वर्तमान और भविष्यमें भी मेरा कल्याण होगा'॥ २५॥ राजा कंसके इन ख्ेहयुक्त वचनोंसे उन दोनों मल्लोंके हृदयमें बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई। युद्धेके लिये सदा मतवाले रहनेवाले वे दोनों पहलवान चाणूर और मुष्टिक राजासे इस प्रकार बोले-- यदि वे दोनों गोपकुल-कलंक युद्धमें हमारे सामने खड़े हो जायँगे तो आप उन्हें मरा हुआ ही समझिये। वे कष्ट उठानेवाले प्रेतरूप ही हैं--ऐसा मानिये॥ २७॥ यदि किसी अरिषप्ट-ग्रहसे ग्रस्त होकर वे दोनों हमलोगोंसे लड़ेंगे तो हम रोषमें भरकर सबके सामने उन दोनों वनेचरोंको अवश्य मार डालेंगे!॥ २८॥ इस तरह वाणीरूप विषका वमन करके वे दोनों मल्लपुड्गव राजा कंसकी आज्ञा ले अपने घर चले गये ॥ २९॥ तत्पश्चात्

English

Vaishampayana said:—In this way, Krishna and Sangkarshana passed their childhood in Vraja and became seven years old (1). They used to put on dark-blue and yellow raiments, paste their persons with yellow and white paints and used to wear feathers of crows while tending kine (2). While gone to the forest those two beautiful boys used to play on Panāvas, the music of which is sweet to the ears, and shone there like three-hooded serpents (3). Sometimes putting peacock feathers on their ears, crowns of leaves on their heads and garlands of wild flowers on their breast they shone there like two growing trees (4). Sometimes placing a crown of lotuses on their heads, converting a rope into a sacred thread and gourds with a string suspended, in their hands, they used to play on flutes (5). Sometimes sporting with one another, laughing and lying down on a bed of leaves they used to enjoy sleep (6). Thus leading the life of a cow-herd boy and moving about delightedly hither and thither like two young horses they beautified that forest (7).

हिन्दी अर्थ

कंसने हाथीकी परिचर्यसे ही जीविका चलानेवाले अपने महावतको बुलाकर कहा--' कुवलयापीड नामक हाथी रंगशालाके द्वारपर खड़ा रहे। वह बलवान, मदसे चञझ्जल नेत्रवाला, चपल तथा मनुष्योंके प्रति कुपित रहने- वाला है। उसके गण्डस्थल मदकी धारासे उत्कट दिखायी देते हैं। वह किसी विपक्षी हाथीको देखते ही रोषसे भर जाता है तथा स्वभावसे ही अत्यन्त क्रोधी है। वसुदेवके जो वनमें रहनेवाले वीर पुत्र हैं, वे यदि द्वारपर आ जायाँ ततस्तौ पतितौ दृष्ठ्ठा वसुदेवः: सबान्धवः। छिन्नमूलो निरालम्ब:ः सभायों विनशिष्यति ये चेमे यादवा मूर्खा: सर्वे कृष्णपरायणा: । विनशिष्यन्ति चिछन्नाशा दूष्ठा कृष्णं निपातितम् पुरी निर्यादवीं कृत्वा विचरिष्याम्यहं सुखी

English

One day the beautiful Dāmodara said to Sangkarshana: "O Sir, by sporting everywhere in the forest we have well nigh spoilt it. We cannot play here any more with the cow-herd boys (8). It has been divested of grass and twigs and the milk-men have up-rooted the trees. This beautiful forest has been destroyed by us (9). All the forests and woods, that were thick (with trees), are now all looking blank like the sky. All these eternally beautiful trees, that were in the cow-sheds well-protected by walls and wooden bolts, have been destroyed by the fire of cow-sheds (10-11). The trees and grass, that were near us, have been all thrown away on the ground at a great distance (12). Water, trees, groves and other resorts have now become scarce in this forest. Even by searching we cannot get at a place for rest. It has become very dreary and trees are not to be seen (13). The trees have been destroyed by the people of this extensive village. The birds have fled away from the useless trees (14). This forest, divested of birds, has become disgusting like rice without curry and other vegetable dishes. Even the delightful winds do not blow here (15). Woods and vegetables, grown in the forest, are now being sold. The grass is all destroyed and this village has taken the appearance of a city (16). The ornament of the mountain is the village of herdsmen, the forest is its ornament and the cows are the ornaments of the forest. And they are our most excellent refuge (17). Let the wealthy inhabitants of Vraja repair to another forest filled with new trees and grass; when the extensive villages, of milkmen, are shut out by doors and when the fields are covered with houses they do not look beautiful like the Chakrachari²⁰⁶ birds (19). When excrement and urine fall on grass its juice becomes poisonous. The cows do not like to graze on it and it is unwholesome for milk (20). We wish to range, with our kine, in the charming new woods which are almost like dry ground. Let this station of milk-men be also transferred there (21). I have heard that there is a charming forest on the bank of Yamunā abounding in profuse grass, endued with all the virtues and freed of thorns and insects. It is named Vrindāvana. It is filled with fruits, water and Kadamba trees (22-23). Cool winds always blow there in the forest as if it is an asylum of all the seasons. All the woods there are so very charming that the milk-men will be able to range there happily (24). Near it is the huge mountain Govardhana with a high summit like the mount Mandāra near the celestial garden Nandana (25). In the centre of that mountain there is a huge fig-tree, by name Bhāndira, consisting of high branches and extending over a _yojana_. It shone there like a dark-blue cloud in the sky (26). Like unto the river Nalini flowing in the garden of Nandana, Kālindi, the foremost of streams, passes through its middle as if forming a line for separating hairs on each side of the head (27). With great joy we will always behold there the mount Govardhana, the tree Bhāndira and the charming river Kālindi (28). O Sir, mayst thou fare well. Leaving this forest which has no attractions do thou lay out there the station of milk-men. Let us now, creating some calamity, terrify the milk-men" (29).

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिता हि मे परित्यक्तो यादवानां कुलोद्वहः । शेषाश्च मे परित्यक्ता यादवाः कृष्णपक्षिण: न चाहमुग्रसेनेन जातः किल सुतार्थिना। मानुषेणाल्पवीर्येण यथा मामाह नारद: कथमुक्त नारदेन राजन देवर्षिणा पुरा। आश्चर्यमेतत् कथितं त्वत्त: श्रुतमरिंदम कथमन्येन जातत्त्वमुग्रसेनात् पितुर्विना। तब मात्रा कथं राजन् कृतं कर्मेदमीदृशम्

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथाहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि यदि ते श्रवणे मतिः आगत: शक्रसदनात् स वै शक्र्सखो मुनि: । चन्द्रांशुशुक्लवसनो जटामण्डलमुद्बहन् कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयेण रुक्‍्मयज्ञोपवीतवान्। दण्डी कमण्डलुधर: प्रजापतिरिवापर: तो तुम उनके ऊपर उस हाथीको हाँक देना, जिससे वहीं उनकी जीवनलीला समाप्त हो जाय। मैं चाहता हूँ कि गोष्ठमें जीनेवाले उन दोनों मदमत्त बालकोंको तुम्हारे और गजराज कुवलयापीडढके द्वारा रंगशालाके द्वारपर धराशायी किया हुआ देखूँ/॥३०--३३॥ उन दोनोंको पृथ्वीपर पड़ा देख वसुदेवकी तो जड़ ही कट जायगी। वे पत्नी और बन्धु-बान्धवोंसहित निरवलम्ब होकर स्वयं नष्ट हो जायँगे॥ ३४ ॥ साथ ही ये जो-जो मूर्ख यादव श्रीकृष्णका

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

भरोसा रखते हैं, वे सब श्रीकृष्णको मारा गया देख हताश होकर विनाशके गर्तमें गिर जायँगे॥३५॥ इन दोनोंको गजराज कुबलयापीड अथवा मल्लोंके द्वारा मरवाकर या स्वयं ही मारकर मथुरापुरीको यादवोंसे सूनी करके मैं सुखपूर्वक विचरूँगा॥ ३६॥ मैंने यादव- कुलका भार वहन करनेवाले अपने पिताको ही त्याग दिया। कृष्णका पक्ष लेनेवाले जो शेष यादव हैं, वे भी मेरे द्वारा परित्यक्त हो चुके हैं॥३७॥ “यथार्थ बात यह है कि पुत्रकी इच्छा रखनेवाले इस अल्पपराक्रमी मानव उग्रसेनके द्वारा मेरा जन्म नहीं हुआ है जैसा कि नारदजीने मुझे बताया है' महावतने पूछा--राजन् ! पूर्वकालमें देवर्षि नारदने कैसी बात बतायी थी? शत्रुदमन! यह तो मैंने आपके मुखसे बड़े आश्चर्यकी बात सुनी है॥ ३९ ॥ यदि आपके पिता उग्रसेन नहीं हैं तो उनके बिना दूसरेसे आपका

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

जन्म कैसे हुआ है ? महाराज! आपकी माताने यह ऐसा कुत्सित कर्म कैसे किया ?॥४०॥ दूसरी साधारण स्त्री भी ऐसा घृणित कार्य नहीं कर सकती है; फिर उन्होंने कैसे किया? मैं विस्तारपूर्वक इस प्रसंगको सुनना चाहता हूँ। इसे जाननेके लिये मेरे मनमें बड़ा कौतूहल है कंसने कहा--महावत ! यदि तुम्हारा विचार इस रहस्यको सुननेका ही है तो प्रभावशाली महर्षि नारद बाबाने मुझसे जैसा कहा था, उसी तरह मैं इस प्रसंगका वर्णन करूँगा ॥ ४२॥ वे मुनि नारद देवराज इन्द्रके सखा हैं। एक दिन चन्द्रमाकी किरणोंके समान श्वेत वस्त्र पहने और सिरपर जटामण्डलका भार धारण किये वे इन्द्रभवनसे मेरे यहाँ आये॥४३॥ उनके कंधेपर काले मृगचर्मकी चादर पड़ी थी। वे सुवर्णमय यज्ञोपवीतसे विभूषित थे और दण्ड-कमण्डलु धारण किये दूसरे प्रजापतिके समान जान पड़ते थे

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

स नारदो5थ देवर्षिब्रह्दालोकचरो व्यय: सुखोपविष्टो5थ मुनि: पृष्ठा च कुशलं मम। उवाच च प्रीतमना देवर्षि्भावितात्मवान् पूजितो5हं त्वया वीर विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा। इदमेक॑ मम वच: श्रूयतां प्रतिगृह्मताम् गतो5हं देवसदनं सौवर्ण मेरुपर्वतम्। सो5हं कदाचिद् देवानां समाजे मेरुमूर्धनि

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र मन्त्रयतामेव॑ देवतानां मया श्रुतः। भवतः सानुगस्यैव वधोपाय: सुदारुण: तत्र यो देवकीगभों विष्णुलोंकनमस्कृतः । यो3स्या गर्भोषष्टम: कंस स ते मृत्युर्भविष्यति देवानां स तु सर्वस्वं त्रिदिवस्य गतिश्व सः । पर रहस्यं देवानां स ते मृत्युर्भविष्यति नावज्ञा रिपवे कार्या दुर्बले स्वजने5पि वा न चायमुग्रसेन: स पिता तव महाबलः। द्रुमिलो नाम तेजस्वी सौभस्य पतिरूर्जित:

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूयो5पृच्छे कथ्थ॑ ब्रह्मन् द्रमिलो नाम दानव: एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तेण तपोधन नारदजी वेदोंके विद्वान् तो हैं ही, गान्धर्ववेद (संगीत-विद्या)-के भी पूर्ण पण्डित हैं, अतः चारों वेदोंका गान किया करते हैं। ब्रह्मलोकमें विचरनेवाले वे अविनाशी देवर्षि नारद ही मेरे यहाँ पधारे थे अपने यहाँ आये हुए उन महर्षिको देखकर मैंने पाद्य- अर्घ्ध और आसन समर्पित करके उनकी विधिपूर्वक पूजा की और महलके भीतर ले जाकर उन्हें बिठाया

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

जब सुखपूर्वक बैठ गये, तब मुझसे कुशल-प्रश्न करनेके अनन्तर प्रसन्नचित्त हुए उन शुद्ध अन्तःकरणवाले देवर्षिने इस प्रकार कहा नारदजी बोले--वीर! तुमने शास्त्रीय विधिके अनुसार मेरा पूजन किया है; अत: मेरी यह एक बात सुनो और इसे ग्रहण करो॥४८॥ सुवर्णमय मेरुपर्वत एक दिन देवताओंका समाज जुटा हुआ था। उसीमें मैं भी गया था॥ ४९ ॥ वहाँ देवतालोग अनुचरोंसहित तुम्हारे वधके अत्यन्त दारुण उपायपर विचार कर रहे थे। वहीं उनके मुखसे यह बात मैंने सुनी थी॥ ५०॥ कंस! इस देवकीका जो आठवाँ गर्भ है, उसमें विश्ववन्दित भगवान् विष्णु निवास करेंगे; अतः यह गर्भ तुम्हारी मृत्युका कारण होगा॥ ५१ ॥ वे विष्णु ही देवताओंके सर्वस्व हैं। स्वर्गलोकके आश्रय हैं तथा देवगणोंके परम रहस्य हैं। वे ही तुम्हारी मृत्युमें कारण होंगे॥५२॥ कंस! तुम देवकीके गर्भोको मार गिरानेके लिये यत्र करो। शत्रु दुर्बल अथवा स्वजन हो तो भी उसके प्रति उपेक्षा नहीं करनी चाहिए॥ ५३॥ ये उग्रसेन तुम्हारे पिता नहीं हैं।

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सौभ विमानका स्वामी ओज और तेजसे सम्पन्न महाबली द्रुमिल तुम्हारा पिता है॥ ५४ ॥ नारदजीकी यह बात सुनकर मुझे कुछ रोष आ गया। मैंने पुनः पूछा--' ब्रह्मन्। द्रुमिल नामक दानव किस तरह मेरा पिता हुआ ? तपोधन विदप्र! बताइये, मेरी मातांके साथ उसका समागम कैसे हुआ ? मैं यह सब विस्तारके साथ सुनना चाहता हूँ' नारदजीने कहा--राजन्! बहुत अच्छा, द्रुमिलका तुम्हारी माताके साथ जो संवाद और समागम हुआ था, वह सब मैं तुम्हें यथार्थ रूपसे बता रहा हूँ, सुनो श्रुण्वन्ती कामजननीर्वाच: श्रोत्रसुखावहा:

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभीक्ष्णमभिश्रुण्वन्ती स्त्रीधर्ममभिरोचयत् केसराः पुष्पवर्षैश्च ववृषुर्मदबोधना: । नीपा दीपा इवाभान्ति पुष्पकण्टकधारिण: भविष्यद्हैवयोगेन विधात्रा तत्र नीयते कामगेन रथेनाशु तरुणादित्यवर्चसा। यदृच्छया गतस्तत्र सुयामुनदिदृक्षया विहायसा कामगमो मनसो5प्याशुगामिना। सतं प्राप्य पर्वतेन्द्रमवरतीर्य रथोत्तमात्

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो बहून्यपश्येतां काननानि वनानि च। सर्वर्तुगुणसम्पन्नं नन्दनस्येतव काननमू एक समयकी बात है, तुम्हारी माता जब रजस्वला (होनेके पश्चात् स्नान कर चुकी) थी, कौतृहलवश दूसरी स्त्रियोंके साथ सुयामुन नामक पर्वतका दर्शन करनेके लिये गयी ॥ ५८ ॥ वह वहाँ पर्वतके रमणीय शिखरोंपर, जो मनोहर वृक्षोंसे सुशोभित थे, विचरने लगी। उसने वहाँकी कन्दराओंमें तथा नदियोंके तटोंपर भी भ्रमण किया॥ ५९॥ वहाँ उसे कानोंको सुख देनेवाली कुछ ऐसी बातें सुननेको मिलीं, जो कामोद्दीपन करनेवाली थीं। वे बातें किन्नरोंके गाये हुए गीतोंके रूपमें उपलब्ध होनेके कारण बड़ी मधुर प्रतीत होती थीं और प्रतिध्वनिसे सब ओर गूँजती रहती थीं॥ ६० ॥ मयूरोंकी मधुर केकाध्वनि तथा विहंगमोंके कलरवोंको निरन्तर सुनती हुई तुम्हारी

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

माताके मनमें स्त्रीधर्म (पुरुषसहवास )-की रुचि जाग्रतू हो उठी॥६१॥ इसी बीचमें वनश्रेणियोंसे निकलकर फूलोंकी सुगन्धसे भरी हुई मनोरम वायु चलने लगी, जो कामभावको जगानेवाली थी॥ ६२ ॥ खिले हुए कदम्बोंपर भ्रमर छाये हुए थे, जो उनके आभूषण-से जान पड़ते थे। वायुके झोंके खाकर और निरन्तर गिरती हुई जलधाराओंसे मूच्छित-से होकर वे कदम्ब अधिकाधिक गन्ध छोड़ने लगे॥ ६३॥ मदनोन्मादको जगानेवाले नागकेसर अपने फूलोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे। पुष्पमय कण्टक धारण करनेवाले नीप दीपके समान प्रकाशित हो रहे थे नयी-नयी घासोंसे ढकी और बीरबहूटीसे विभूषित हुई वसुधा नवयुवती नारीके समान मानो रजस्वलारूप धारण किये हुए थी॥ ६५ ॥ ऐसे समयमें सौभविमानका अधिपति द्रुमिल नामक दीपिमान् दानव भावी हैवयोगसे विधाताद्वारा प्रेरित होकर वहाँ आ पहुँचा ॥ ६६ ॥ इच्छानुसार चलनेवाला उसका विमान प्रभातकालके सूर्यकी भाँति तेज:पुझ्लसे प्रकाशित हो रहा था। उसके द्वारा वह वहाँ सुयामुन पर्वतकी शोभा देखनेकी इच्छासे शीघ्रतापूर्वक सहसा आ

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

गया॥ ६७॥ मनसे भी तीब्र गतिवाले उस विमानद्वारा आकाशमार्गसे इच्छानुसार चलनेवाला वह दानव पर्वतराज सुयामुनपर आकर उस श्रेष्ठ रथसे नीचे उतरा शत्रुओंके रथकों तोड़ डालनेवाले उस रथ (विमान)- को उस पर्वतके उपवनमें खड़ा करके वह विमानचालकके साथ पर्वत-शिखरपर विचरण करने लगा॥ ६९॥ उन दोनोंने वहाँ बहुत-से वन और कानन देखे। वहाँकी वनस्थली ननन्‍्दनवनके समान सभी ऋतुओंके गुणोंसे सम्पन्न थी नानारत्विचित्रेश्न काशझ्जनाझ्नराजतान्। नानाकुसुमगन्धार्यान् नानासत्त्वगणर्युतान्

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानौषधिसमायुक्तानृषिसिद्धानुसेवितान् दूराद् ददर्श नृपतिर्देवीं देवसुतोपमाम्। क्रीडमानां सखीभिश्च पुष्पं चेव विचिन्वतीम् ऐलस्य दयिता देवी योषिद्र॒त्न॑ं किमुर्वशी ततोमृतात् समुत्तस्थो देवी श्रीलोकभाविनी। नारायणाडूलुलिता किं श्रीरेषा वराड्रना वे दोनों उस पर्वतके शिखरोंपर, कन्दराओंमें और नदियोंके किनारे-किनारे घूमने लगे। उस पर्वतके बहुत-से ऊँचे-ऊँचे शिखर नाना प्रकारकी धातुओंसे आवृत थे। भाँति-भाँतिके रत्नोंसे उनकी विचित्र शोभा

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो रही थी। उन दोनोंने देखा, पर्वतके विभिन्न शिखर सुवर्णमय, रजतमय तथा अज्ञनमय दिखायी दे रहे हैं। नाना प्रकारके फूलोंकी सुगन्ध वहाँ व्याप्त हो रही है। भाँति-भाँतिक जीव-जन्तुओंके समुदाय वहाँ निवास करते हैं। अनेक प्रकारके पक्षी अपने कलरबोंसे उन शिखरोंको कोलाहलपूर्ण कर रहे हैं। भाँति-भाँतिके पुष्प और फलोंसे सम्पन्न वृक्ष वहाँ लहलहा रहे हैं। नाना प्रकारकी ओषधियोंसे संयुक्त उन शिखरोंपर ऋषि और सिद्ध पुरुष निवास करते हैं॥७१--७३॥ विद्याधर, किन्नर, रीछ, वानर, राक्षस, सिंह, व्याप्न, वराह, भेंसे, न्यछु (बारहसिंगा), हाथी, यक्ष, निशाचर तथा ऐसे ही नाना प्रकारकी जातिके प्राणियोंको देखता हुआ वह दानव उस उत्तम पर्वतपर भ्रमण कर रहा था॥७४-७५॥ इसी समय उस दानवराजने दूरसे ही उग्रसेनकी रानीको

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखा, जो सखियोंके साथ क्रीडा करती तथा फूल चुनती हुई देवकन्याके समान सुशोभित हो रही थी सखियोंसे घिरी हुई उस सुन्दर कटिप्रदेशवाली रमणीको दूरसे ही वहाँ विचरती देख सौभ विमानका स्वामी द्रमिल चकित हो उठा और अपने विमानचालकसे इस प्रकार बोला-- ॥ ७७ ॥ 'सूत ! इस वनके भीतर विचरनेवाली यह मृगनयनी बाला किसकी स्त्री है, जो रूप और उदारता आदि गुणोंसे सम्पन्न होकर कामपत्नी रतिके समान शोभा पा रही है॥ ७८॥ अहो! क्‍या यह देवराज इन्द्रकी पत्नी शची है या तिलोत्तमा है अथवा जो भगवान् नारायणके ऊरुका भेदन करके प्रकट हुई और पुरूरवाकी प्यारी महारानी बनी थी, वह सुन्दर कान्तिवाली रमणीरत्र उर्वशी है ?॥ ७९॥ हमने सुना है--देवताओंने असुरोंके साथ मिलकर अमृतकी प्राप्तेके लिये मन्दराचलको मथानी बनाकर जब क्षीरसागरका मन्थन किया था, उस समय उसके अमृतमय दुग्धसे लोकभाविनी लक्ष्मी देवीका प्रादुर्भाव हुआ था, जो भगवान् नारायणके अड्डमें सुशोभित होती हैं, यह सुन्दरी अद्भना वही

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

लक्ष्मी देवी तो नहीं है' कामस्य वश्मापन्नों मनो विह्नलतीव मे। कथमद्य भवेत् कार्य शमार्थ मन्मथाग्रिना केनोपायेन किं कुर्मो भजेन्मां मत्तगामिनी। एवं बहु चिन्तयानो नोपलभ्य च दानव:

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

उग्रसेनस्थ पत्नीति ज्ञात्वा हर्षमुपागत: उग्रसेनस्य रूप॑ वै कृत्वा स्वं परिवर्त्य सः । उपासर्पन्महाबाहु:ः प्रहसन् दानवेश्वर: उग्रसेनस्थ रूपेण मातरं ते व्यधर्षयत् 'जैसे थोड़ी-थोड़ी देरमें चमकनेवाली बिजली नील मेघके भीतर रहकर अपना प्रकाश फैलाती है, उसी प्रकार यह स्त्रियोंक बीचमें रहकर अपने रूप और वनको प्रकाशित करती हुई यहाँ विचर रही है इसके अड् बड़े ही सुकुमार हैं, मुख चन्द्रमाके समान सुन्दर कान्तिसे उद्भधासित हो रहा है। इस निर्दोष अज्ञोंवाली रमणीका रूप देखकर मैं पागल हो गया हूँ। मेरी सारी इन्द्रियाँ व्याकुल हो उठी हैं॥ ८३॥ मैं कामके अधीन

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो गया हूँ। मेरा मन विहल-सा हो रहा है। पुष्पधन्वा कामदेव अपने सायकोंसे मेरे अज्रोंको बड़े वेगसे छिन्न- भिन्न कर रहा है। मेरे हृदयमें अपने पाँचों बाणोंका प्रहार करके वह बड़ी निर्दयताके साथ उसे विदीर्ण कर रहा है॥ ८४॥ मेरे हृदयके भीतर कामाग्रि बढ़ रही है। वह घीकी आहुति पाकर बढ़ी हुई आगके समान प्रज्वलित हो उठी है। इस कामाग्निसे शान्ति पानेके लिये इस समय कैसे कौन-सा यत्र किया जाय? अहो! किस उपायसे हम क्या करें, जिससे यह मतवाली चालसे चलनेवाली रमणी मुझे अज्जीकार कर ले '। इस प्रकार बहुत सोचनेपर भी जब कोई उपाय नहीं सूझा, तब उस दानवने अपने सारथिसे कहा--' अनघ! तुम दो घड़ी यहीं ठहरो, मैं स्वयं ही उसे देखने तथा यह किसकी स्त्री है, इस बातका पता लगानेके लिये जाता हूँ॥ ८५--८७ ॥ जबतक मैं लौटकर न आऊँ, तबतक तुम यहीं मेरी प्रतीक्षा करते हुए खड़े रहो।' द्रमिलकी यह बात सुनकर उसके

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारधिने कहा, “बहुत अच्छा! ऐसा ही होगा' सारथिसे उपर्युक्त बात कहकर बलवान दानवराज द्वरुमिलने उसके पास जानेका विचार किया। फिर उसने जलसे आचमन किया और ध्यान लगाकर उसके विषयमें चिन्तन करने लगा॥ ८९ ॥ दो घड़ीतक ध्यान करनेमात्रसे उसने ज्ञानबलसे देख लिया कि यह राजा उग्रसेनकी पत्नी है। यह जानकर उसे बड़ा हर्ष हुआ॥ ९०॥ फिर तो उसने अपना रूप बदलकर उग्रसेनका रूप धारण कर लिया। तत्पश्चात् वह अमितपराक्रमी महाबाहु दानवराज हँसता हुआ उसके पास गया, फिर धीरे-धीरे मुसकराते हुए ही उसने उसे अपनी भुजाओंमें कस लिया। इस प्रकार उग्रसेनके ही रूपसे उसने तुम्हारी माताका सतीत्व भड़ किया॥ ९१-९२॥ पतिके प्रति हृदयमें अत्यन्त स्त्रेह रखनेके कारण वह देवी बड़े प्रेमसे उसकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुई। पीछे उसके शरीरके भारीपनका अनुभव करके वह शह्»छित हो उठी

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

पत्युमें रूपमास्थाय नीच नीचेन कर्मणा प्रसूता देवसंकाशान् पुत्रान् निश्चलविक्रमान् अतीव हि त्वं स्त्रीलोके पतिधर्मवती सती। शुद्धा केशान् विधुन्वन्ती भाषसे यद्यदिच्छसि कस्य त्वमिति यच्चाहं त्वयोक्तो मत्तकाशिनि। कंसस्तस्माद् रिपुध्वंसी तब पुत्रों भविष्यति

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच व्यथिता देवी दानवं धृष्टवादिनम् धृता याभि: प्रजा: सर्वा लोकाश्चैव कुलाधम उठकर भयभीत हो उसने उससे कहा--“निश्चय ही तू मेरा पति नहीं है; अतः बता, तू किसका दुराचारी पुत्र है, जिसने मुझे कलड्डलित कर दिया? नीच! तूने मेरे पतिका रूप धारण करके अपने नीच कर्मसे मेरे पातिब्रत्यको दूषित कर दिया॥९५॥ अब रोषमें भरे हुए मेरे बन्धु-बान्धव मुझ कुल-कलड्डिनीको क्या कहेंगे ? मुझे पतिपक्षके लोगोंसे निन्दित और तिरस्कृत होकर रहना पड़ेगा॥ ९६॥ तू ऐसा असहनशील, दूषित कुलमें उत्पन्न, अजितेन्द्रिय, अविश्वसनीय, अनार्य तथा परस्त्रीको कलड्धित करनेवाला है, तुझे धिक्कार है'

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

जब इस प्रकार धिक्कार देती हुई वह उससे उलझ पड़ी, तब उसके आशक्षेप सुनकर उस दानवने क्रोधपूर्वक कहा--' मूढ नारी! तू अपनेको बड़ी विदुषी मानती है ? अरी! मैं सौभ विमानका अधिपति ओजस्वी दानव द्वरमिल हूँ, तू मृत्युके वशमें रहनेवाले तुच्छ मानव- पतिका आश्रय लेकर रोषपूर्वक मेरे ऊपर आक्षेप क्‍यों करती है ?॥ ९८-९९ ॥ स्त्रीके सम्मानपर गर्व करनेवाली नारी! (देवताओं और दानवोंके साथ) विवशतापूर्वक व्यभिचार घटित होनेसे स्त्रियाँ दूषित नहीं होती हैं। इन स्त्रियोंकी विशेषत: मानवी स्त्रियोंकी बुद्धि निश्चल नहीं होती॥ १००॥ सुननेमें आता है कि बहुतेरी स्त्रियाँ देवोपम पुत्रोंकी जननी हुई हैं ॥ १०१॥ स्त्री-जगत्में एक तू ही तो बड़ी पतिधर्मपरायणा और दूधकी धोयी हुई शुद्ध सती है, जो अपने केश-कलापोंको कम्पित करती हुई जो-जो चाहती है, बकती चली जा रही

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

है॥ १०२॥ मतवाली स्त्री! तुमने जो मुझसे यह पूछा है कि--'कस्य त्वमू--तू किसका पुत्र है' इससे तुम्हें कंस नामक श्रुनाशक पुत्र प्राप्त होगा'॥१०३॥ यह सुनकर वह देवी पुनः रोषमें भरकर उसके उस वरकी निन्‍्दा करने लगी और ढिठाईके साथ बात करनेवाले उस दानवसे व्यधथित होकर बोली-- ॥ १०४॥ “दुराचारी दानव! तेरे इस घृणित आचारको धिक्कार है, जो तू संसारकी सारी स्त्रियोंकी निन्दा कर रहा है। माना कि जगत्में नीच आचार-विचारवाली स्त्रियाँ भी हैं, परंतु पतिब्रताएँ भी कम नहीं हैं॥ १०५ ॥ कुलाधम ! अरुन्धती आदि जो पतित्रता स्त्रियाँ सुनी जाती हैं, उनका स्मरण कर! जिन्होंने समस्त प्रजाओं तथा सम्पूर्ण लोकोंको अपने सतीत्वके बलसे ही धारण किया है' द्वमिलस्त्वेवमुक्तस्तु जगामाकाशमेव तु। तेनैव रथमुख्येन दिव्येनाप्रतिगामिना

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

मामेवमुक्त्वा भगवान् नारदो मुनिसत्तम: वल्लकीं वाद्यमानो हि सप्तस्वरविमूर्च्छिताम् गायनो लक्ष्यवीर्थी स जगाम ब्रह्मणो3न्तिकम्। श्रुणुष्वेदं महामात्र निबोध वचन मम तथ्थं चोक्त नारदेन त्रेलोक्यज्ञेन धीमता। अलं बलेन वीर्येण नयेन विनयेन च

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

विदित्वा सर्वमात्मानं वचन श्रदधाम्यहम्। क्षेत्रजो5हं सुतस्तस्य उग्रसेनस्यथ हस्तिप एतानपि हनिष्यामि यादवान् कृष्णपक्षिण: । तदिमौ घातयित्वा तु हस्तिना गोपकिल्बिषो “तूने जो मुझे सदाचारनाशक पुत्र प्रदान किया है, इसके प्रति मेरे मममें अधिक आदर नहीं है। इस विषयमें में जो कुछ कहती हूँ, उसे सुन ले नीच अब मेरे पतिके कुलमें परमपुरुष परमेश्रर अवतार लेंगे जो तेरी तथा तूने जो पुत्र दिया है, उसकी भी मृत्युके कारण होंगे॥१०८॥ उसके ऐसा कहनेपर आकाशको ही चला गया॥ १०९ ॥ तुम्हारी माता अत्यन्त दीन होकर उसी दिन मथुरापुरीको चली गयी। महावत ! मुझसे इस प्रकार कहकर मुनिश्रेष्ठ भगवान् नारद अपने तपोबलसे प्रकाशित तथा साक्षात् अग्निके समान देदीप्यमान

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

हो, सात स्वरोंकी मूर्च्छनाका विस्तार करनेवाली वीणा बजाते और गाते हुए लक्ष्यवीथी (अथवा अलक्ष्यवीथी) देवयान मार्गसे ब्रह्माजीके पास चले गये। महावत ! मेरी यह बात सुनो और समझो। तीनों लोकोंकी बातें जाननेवाले बुद्धिमान् नारदने सब कुछ ठीक ही कहा था। अधिक कहनेकी क्‍या आवश्यकता--बल, वीर्य, दानके द्वारा मेरी समानता करनेवाला दूसरा कोई पुरुष नहीं है॥ ११०--११४॥ महावत! अपनेको सर्वथा इन गुणोंसे युक्त समझकर मैं नारदजीकी बातपर श्रद्धा करता हूँ, इसमें संदेह नहीं कि मैं उग्रसेनका क्षेत्रज पुत्र ही हूँ॥ ११५॥ माता-पिताने तो मुझे त्याग ही दिया है। मैं अपने तेजसे ही इस सिंहासनपर बैठा हूँ। मेरे माता-पिता तथा विशेषतः सभी बनन्‍्धु-बान्धव मुझसे द्वेष रखते हैं ॥ ११६॥ ये सभी यादव श्रीकृष्णके पक्षमें मिल गये

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं, अतः मैं इन दोनों गोपकुलकलंकोंको हाथीके द्वारा मरवाकर इन यादवोंका भी वध कर डालूँगा हो अंकुश, भाला और तोमर लिये रज्गभशालाके द्वारपर दृढ़तापूर्वकक डट जाओ, विलम्ब न करो इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे विष्णुपर्वणि कंसवाक्येउष्टाविंशो5ध्यायः इस ग्रकार श्रीमहाभारत खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत विष्णुपर्वमें कंसका वाक्यविषयक अट्वाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ एकोनत्रिंशो डध्याय:

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकोनत्रिंशो5्ध्याय:ः नागरिकोंसे भरी रड्भशालामें मश्नों तथा प्रेक्षागहोंकी शोभा, कंस तथा मल्लोंका आगमन, श्रीकृष्ण और बलरामका रब्डद्वारपर पदार्पण, कुवबलयापीड, महावत तथा हाथीके पादरक्षकोंका वध और दोनों बन्धुओंका रड्डस्थलमें प्रवेश सचित्राष्टास्त्रचरणा: सार्गलद्दवारवेदिकाः। सगवाक्षार्धचन्द्राश्न॒ सुतल्पोत्तमभूषिता: अलड़्नकृतैर्विराजद्धिः शारहैरिव तोयहै:

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वकर्मद्रव्ययुक्ताभि: पताकाभिर्निरन्तरम्। श्रेणीनां चगणानां च मञझ्जा भान्त्यचलोपमा: रेजु: काझ्ननचित्राणि रत्नज्वालाकुलानि च रैजुर्जवनिकाक्षेपै: सपक्षा इब खे नगाः वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! वह दिन समाप्त होकर जब दूसरा उपस्थित हुआ, तब युद्ध देखनेकी इच्छावाले पुरवासियोंसे वह महान् रज्गस्थल भर गया॥ १॥ वहाँ जो मश्न रखे गये थे, वे चित्रोंसे सुशोभित तथा आठ कोणवाले पायोंसे अलंकृत थे। जिन घरोंमें वे मञ्न थे, उनके द्वारोंपर बेदियाँ बनी थीं और कुण्डीके साथ किवाड़ें भी थीं। उनमें झरोखोंके रूपमें अर्द्धचन्द्राकार छिद्र रखे गये थे। वे मग्ल और मजश्ञागार

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तमोत्तम बिछौनोंसे विभूषित थे॥ २॥ उन मश्जागारोंके द्वार पूर्वाभमुख थे। वे सब-के-सब सुन्दर और खुले हुए थे (अथवा उनमें झीने सूतके मनोहर परदे लगे थे)। फूलोंकी मालाओं तथा मोती आदिकी लड़ियोंसे उन सबको सजाया गया था। वे शोभासम्पन्न एवं अलंकृत मशञ्जागार शरदू-ऋतुके बादलोंके समान शोभा पाते थे। उनमें सुन्दर मल्ल आदि यथास्थान बैठे थे, जिन्हें युद्धके लिये भलीभाँति विभूषित किया गया था। उन सबके द्वारा वह समाजवाट या रड्डस्थल मेघोंकी घटासे युक्त महासागरके समान शोभा पा रहा था॥ ३-४॥ वहाँ एक ही शिल्पसे जीवन-निर्वाह करनेवाले श्रेणी नामक कारीगरों तथा एक जातिके समुदायोंके लिये पृथक्ू-पृथक् मश्न थे। उन मश्ञोंपर जो पताकाएँ निरन्तर फहराती रहती थीं, उनमें उन कारीगरोंके उपकरण-द्रव्यके चिह्न अद्धित थे। उन पताकाओंसे वे मञ्ज पर्वतोंके समान शोभा पाते थे॥५॥ अन्तःपुरकी स्त्रियोंके लिये अनेक प्रेक्षागार

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुशोभित हो रहे थे, जो सुवर्णसे चित्रित तथा रत्रोंकी प्रभासे व्याप्त थे ॥ ६॥ रत्रराशिसे निर्मित उन प्रेक्षागारोंके ऊपरी भागमें पताकाएँ फहरा रही थीं और उनके निचले भागमें परदे पड़े हुए थे। इससे वे आकाशमें पंखयुक्त पर्वतके समान शोभा पाते थे॥७॥ उन प्रेक्षागारोंमें चामरों, हारों, झनकारते हुए भूषणों तथा विचित्र मणियोंकी चित्र-विचित्र प्रभाएँ सब ओर फैल रही थीं गणिकानां पृथड्ममज्ञा: शुभेरास्तरणाम्बरै: । शोभिता वारमुख्याभिर्विमानप्रतिमौजस: प्रकीर्णाश्च॒ कुथाश्रित्रा: सपुष्पस्तबकैर्वृता: अन्ये च मज्ञा बहव:ः काष्ठसंचयबन्धना: । रेजुः प्रस्तरणास्तत्र शतशो5थ सहस्त्रश:

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तमागारिकाश्वैव सूक्ष्म्जालावलोकिनः। स्त्रीणां प्रेक्षागहा भान्ति राजहंसा इवाम्बरे प्रेक्षागार: स कंसस्य प्रचकाशे5धिकं श्रिया। शोभितो माल्यदामैश्व निवासकृतलक्षण: तस्मिन् नानाजनाकीर्णे जनौघप्रतिनादिते। समाजवाटे संस्तब्धे कम्पमानार्णवप्रभे राजा कुवलयापीडः समाजद्वारि कुझ्जरः तिष्ठत्विति समाज्ञाप्य प्रेक्षागारमुपाययौ

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

गणिकाओंके लिये पृथक् मश्ज बने थे, जो सुन्दर बिछौनों और वस्त्रोंसे ढँके हुए थे। वे सब-के-सब विमानके समान कान्तिमान् दिखायी देते थे और मुख्य- मुख्य वाराड्रनाएँ उनकी शोभा बढ़ाती थीं॥९॥ वहाँ विख्यात आसन, सोनेके पलंग तथा बिछे हुए विचित्र एवं पुष्पगुच्छोंसे युक्त कालीन सुशोभित थे॥ १०॥ वहाँ सोनेके घड़ोंमें पीनेके लिये जल रखे गये थे। जलपानके जो स्थान थे, उन्हें भी शोभासे सम्पन्न किया गया था। वहाँ फलके टुकड़ोंसे भरी हुई चँगेरियाँ (टोकरियाँ) रखी गयी थीं, जिन्हें जलपान या कलेवेके उपयोगके लिये वहाँ स्थापित किया गया था॥११॥ और भी बहुत-से मञ्न थे, जो लकड़ियोंके ढेरसे आबद्ध थे। उनपर भी अच्छे बिछावन डाले गये थे। इस तरहके सैकड़ों-हजारों मदञ्न वहाँ शोभा पा रहे थे॥ १२॥ घरोंके ऊपर जो घर थे, उनमें स्त्रियोंके लिये प्रेक्षागह बने थे। उनके दरवाजोंपर महीन जालीदार परदा पड़ा था, जिससे वहाँ बैठे हुए लोग बाहरकी सारी वस्तुएँ देख सकते थे। वे प्रेज्ञाभवन आकाशमें राजहंसोंके समान सुशोभित हो रहे थे॥ १३ ॥ कंसके लिये जो प्रेक्षागार (दृश्य देखनेका स्थान) बना था, वह अधिक शोभासे प्रकाशित हो रहा

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

था। उसका दरवाजा पूर्वकी ओर था। उसपर मनोहर जालीदार पर्दा पड़ा था। वह भवन मेरुपर्वतके शिखरके समान सुनहरी प्रभासे उद्धासित होता था। उसके खम्भे स्वर्णपत्रसे जटित होनेके कारण विशेष शोभासे सम्पन्न थे तथा वह भवन चारु चित्रोंके संनिवेशसे सुशोभित था। मालाओंकी लड़ियोंसे भी उसे सजाया गया था। राजाकी बैठक या निवास-स्थानके लिये जो आवश्यक लक्षण होने चाहिए, उन सबसे वह सम्पन्न था॥ १४-१५ ॥ नाना प्रकारके मनुष्योंसे भरा-पूरा और जनसमुदायके शब्दोंसे प्रतिध्वनित होता हुआ वह समाजवाट या रड्गस्थल चञझ्ल लहरोंवाले विश्लुब्ध महासागरके समान प्रतीत होता था। थोड़ी ही देरमें वहाँ सन्नाणय छा गया और “कुवलयापीड नामक हाथी रझ्भगशालाके द्वारपर खड़ा रहे '--यह आज्ञा देता हुआ राजा कंस अपने प्रेक्षागारमें आ पहुँचा॥ १६-१७॥ उसने दो श्वेत वस्त्र धारण कर

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

थे तथा उसके मस्तकपर श्वेत मुकुट प्रकाशित होता था, अतः वह श्वेत बादलोंसे युक्त चन्द्रमाके समान शोभा पा रहा था वसुदेवसुता हष्टी रखुद्वारमुपस्थितो स मत्तहस्ती दुष्टात्मा कृत्वा कुण्डलिनं करम्। चकार चोदितो यत्नं निहन्तुं बलकेशवौ ततः प्रहसितः कृष्णस्त्रास्यमानो गजेन वै। कंसस्य तन्मतं चैव जगह स दुरात्मन: कर ससीकरं तस्य प्रतिजग्राह वक्षसा

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

बबाधे तं गज कृष्ण: पवनस्तोयदं यथा एकोनत्रिंशो5ध्याय: जब वह सिंहासनपर सुखपूर्वक विराजमान हुआ, उस समय उस बुद्धिमान् नरेशके अनृपम रूपको देखकर समस्त पुरवासी उसकी “जय' बोलते हुए उसे आशीर्वाद देने लगे॥१९॥ तदनन्तर मल्लोंने रड़भूमिमें प्रवेश किया। उनके कपड़े फहरा रहे थे। वे बलशाली मल्ल अलग-अलग तीन कक्षाओंमें प्रविष्ट हुए

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्पश्चात् वाद्योंकी तुमुल ध्वनिके साथ मल्लोंके गर्जने और ताल ठोंकनेके शब्द सुनायी देने लगे। इसी समय हर्षमें भरे हुए दोनों वसुदेव-पुत्र रज्गशालाके द्वारपर उपस्थित हुए॥ २१॥ वे दोनों बन्धु ग्वालबालोंके ही वेषमें थे। उनके अड्ढ सुन्दर वस्त्रोंसे आच्छादित एवं सुशोभित थे। वे दिव्य चन्दन (अड्भराग)-से विभूषित थे। सिरके ऊपर पुष्पमाला और गलेमें गजरे शोभा दे रहे थे। उन्होंने अपनी भुजाओंको ही आयुध बना रखा था। वे दोनों जुड़वे-से जान पड़ते थे और एक- दूसरेकी अर्गलाके समान मोटी बाँहोंपर ताल ठोंक रहे थे। वे दोनों सुन्दर मुखवाले वीर बड़ी उतावलीके साथ रज्जशालाकी ओर आ रहे थे, किंतु महावतके उन्हें सहसा रोक दिया॥ २२-२३॥ वह मदमत्त हाथी बड़ा ही दुष्ट था। महावतके हाँकनेपर उसने अपनी सूँड़को सिकोड़कर श्रीकृष्ण और बलरामको मार डालनेका प्रयत्न किया॥ २४॥ उस हाथीके त्रास देनेपर श्रीकृष्ण हँस पड़े और दुरात्मा कंसके उस मनसूबेकी निनन्‍्दा करने लगे॥२५॥ वे बोले-'निश्चय ही जान पड़ता है कि यह कंस यमलोकमें जानेके लिये उतावला हो उठा है, इसीलिये इस हाथीके द्वारा वह मुझे कुचल

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

देना चाहता है!'॥ २६॥ तदनन्तर मेघके समान गम्भीर गर्जनगा करता हुआ वह हाथी जब बहुत निकट आ गया, तब भगवान् गोविन्द सहसा उछलकर ताली पीटने लगे॥ २७ ॥ हाथीके सामने ही गर्जने और ताल ठोंकनेकी आवाज करके उन्होंने जलके फुहारे छोड़नेवाली उसकी सूँड़को अपनी छातीपर दबा लिया॥ २८ ॥ फिर श्रीकृष्ण उसके दोनों दाँतोंके बीचसे होकर पैरोंके मध्यभागमें आ गये और जैसे हवा बादलको इधर-उधर उड़ाती रहती है, उसी प्रकार वे उस हाथीको सताने और व्याकुल करने लगे विमुक्त: पदमध्याच्च कृष्णो द्विपमपोथयत्

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सो5तिकायस्तु सम्मूढो हन्तुं कृष्णमशवक्नुवन्। गज: स्वेष्वेब गात्रेषु मथ्यमानो ररास ह कृष्णस्तु तेन नागेन क्रीडित्वा शिशुलीलया। निधनाय मतिं चक्रे कंसद्विप्टेन चेतसा कृष्णजर्जरिताड्ुस्य कुञ्जरस्यार्तचेतस: । कटाभ्यामति सुस्त्राव वेगवद् भूरि शोणितम् लाडूलं चास्य वेगेन निश्चकर्ष हलायुधः। शैलपृष्ठार्धसंलीन॑ वैनतेय. इवोरगम् तेनेव गजदन्तेन कृष्णो हत्वा तु दन्तिनम्। जघानैकप्रहारेण गजारोहणमुल्बणम्

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तौ तोरणाडुननि प्रगृह्य रणकर्कशौ। गजस्य पादरक्षांश्व॒ जघ्नतु: पुरुषर्षभौ वृष्ण्यन्धकाश्व भोजाश्व ददृशुर्वनमालिनौ। सिंहनाहैश्व तालैश्व हर्षयामासतुर्जनम् वे उस हाथीकी सूँड़के अग्रभागसे निकलकर, दाँतोंक भी अग्रभागसे बचकर तथा पैरोंके भी बीचसे छूटकर बाहर आ गये। फिर श्रीकृष्णने उस हाथीको पीछेसे ऊँचाईकी ओर खींचकर घसीटना आरम्भ

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

किया॥ ३०॥ वह विशालकाय हाथी व्याकुल हो उठा और श्रीकृष्णको मारनेमें असफल हो अपने ही अड्ोंमें मथित होता हुआ जोर-जोरसे चिग्घाड़ने लगा फिर तो वह दोनों घुटनोंके बल गिर पड़ा, दोनों दाँत भूमिसे टकरा जड़से हिल गये, जिससे उसको बड़ी व्यथा हुई। वह रोषसे मदकी धारा बहाने लगा, मानो पावसमें मेघ पानी बरसा रहा हो॥ ३२॥ श्रीकृष्णने उस हाथीके साथ बालकोंके समान खिलवाड़ करके कंसके प्रति मनमें द्वेष लेकर कुवलयापीडको मार डालनेका विचार किया॥ ३३ ॥ उन्होंने उसके ललागमें कुम्भस्थलसे नीचे पैर लगाकर दोनों हाथोंसे एक दाँत उखाड़ लिया और उस समय उसीसे उसको पीटना आरम्भ किया उस वचज्जतुल्य दाँतसे पीटा जाता हुआ वह हाथी मल- मूत्र त्यानने और आर्तभावसे चीत्कार करने लगा

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीकृष्णने जिसके अज्रोंको पीट-पीटकर जर्जर बना दिया था, उस आर्त॑चित्त हाथीके दोनों गालोंसे बेगपूर्वक भूरि- भूरि रक्तकी धारा बहने लगी॥ ३६॥ इधर बलरामजी उसकी पूँछ पकड़कर बड़े वेगसे खींचने लगे, मानो शिलाषृष्ठमें आधे शरीरसे छिपे हुए किसी सर्पको गरुड़ खींच रहे हों॥ ३७॥ हाथीको मारकर श्रीकृष्णने उसके उसी दाँतसे एक प्रहार करके मतवाले महावतको भी मौतके मुखमें डाल दिया॥३८॥ तदनन्तर दाँतवाले हाथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ वह कुबलयापीड दन्तहीन हो महान् आर्तनाद करके वज्रसे विदीर्ण हुए पर्वतके समान रणकर्कश वीरोंने फाटकके खम्भे आदि लेकर हाथीके पादरक्षकोंको भी मार डाला॥४०॥ उन सबका संहार करके वे दोनों भाई रज्जभस्थलमें प्रविष्ट हुए, मानो दोनों अश्विनीकुमार इच्छानुसार स्वर्गसे भूतलपर उतर आये

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

हों॥ ४१॥ उस समय वृष्णि, अन्धक तथा भोजकुलके यादवोंने वनमालाधारी श्रीकृष्ण-बलरामको देखा। उन दोनों वीरोंने गर्जने, किलकारने, भुजाओंपर ताल ठोकने, सिंहोंके समान दहाड़ने और ताली पीटने आदिके द्वारा वहाँके जनसमुदायको हर्षसे उत्फुछ कर दिया तं हत्वा पुण्डरीकाक्षो नदन्तं दन्तिनां वरम्। अवतीणों5र्णवाकारं समाजं सहपूर्वज: भाइयोंको उपस्थित देख, उनके प्रति पुरवासियोंके अनुराग और हर्षको लक्ष्य करके विषादमें डूब गया इस प्रकार कमलनयन श्रीकृष्णने गरजते हुए गजश्रेष्ठ कुवलयापीडको मारकर अपने पूर्वज बलरामजीके साथ उस समुद्रके समान विशाल जनसमुदायमें प्रवेश किया

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे विष्णुपर्वण कुवलयापीडवथे एकोनत्रिंशो5ध्याय: इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतके खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत विष्युपर्वमें कुव॒लयापीड हाथीका वधविषयक उनतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ रड्रशालामें मल्लयुद्धके विषयमें श्रीकृष्णके विचार, श्रीकृष्ण और बलदेवके द्वारा चाणूर और मुपष्टिक आदिका वध, कंसका संहार तथा पिता-माताके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके दोनों भाइयोंका उनके घरमें जाना पूर्वजं पुरतः कृत्वा कृष्णं कमललोचनम्

English

While thus talking the intelligent Vasudeva engaged himself in a thought. From the hairs of his body there arose hundreds of wolves living on fat, blood and flesh. As soon as they came out they ran in all directions as if it to devasstate the village Vraja. Beholding them fall upon calves, kine and their women the milk-men were stricken with great fear. Forming themselves into groups of five, ten, thirty, twenty and a hundred those dark-faced wolves, bearing the mystic mark of Srivatsa, that had come out of the body of Krishna, began to range there and increase the fear of milkmen. Thus striking terror to the entire land of milkmen, those wolves, eating up calves, stealing away the boys in the night, well nigh devastated it. None, then, dared enter into woods, tend his kine, fetch any thing from the forest and go to the river. In fact, stricken with fear and motionless, they, with an anxious mind, began to live there. Those wolves, powerful like tigers, created such a fear in the inhabitants of Vraja, that they were afraid of even moving their limbs or shaking their body. And they used all to live together (30–38).