Adhyaya 55

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्राणीने भी सौभाग्यकी वृद्धिके लिये मुझे इन्द्रका दान कर दिया था॥ ६८ ॥ रोहिणीने सोमका तथा ऋद्धिने धनाध्यक्ष कुबेरका दान भी इसी उद्देश्यसे किया था। इस प्रकार वह पारिजात-वृक्ष सौभाग्य प्रदान करनेवाला है, इसमें संशय नहीं है॥ ६९॥ यह वृक्ष विष्णुपदी गड्भाके ऊपर प्रकट हुआ था, इसलिये इसका नाम पारिजात हुआ। मन्दारके फूलोंसे भी संयुक्त होनेके कारण यह मन्दार कहलाता है॥७०॥ जो लोग इसे नहीं जानते थे, वे इसे देखकर कहने लगे--'को5प्ययं दारु:' (यह कोई दारु है); इसलिये वह महान् वृक्ष कोविदार नामसे विख्यात हो गया॥७१॥ इस प्रकार वह दिव्य वृक्ष मन्दार, कोविदार और पारिजात-इन तीन नामोंसे जाना जाता है, जिसका यह उत्तम पुष्प

English

After this conversation, the heroic Krishna and Sangkarshana, although capable, set out for the south without experiencing the least anxiety in mind (19). Assuming forms at will they began to travel in hundreds of southern kingdoms (17). Thereupon getting upon the charming mountain of Sahya and experiencing joy they reached the road leading to the south (18). Going by that road they, within a short time, reached the city of Karavira, presided over by the members of their own family and adorned with the mount Sahya. They saw there a huge fig tree on the bank of the river Venā (19–20). They saw there the eternal great ascetic Rāma, the descendant of Bhrigu who is never exhausted and like the sun on the mount Mandara milching his sacrificial cow with her calf ever giving milk whenever desired and white as the milky Arani tree near the mount Mahendra. He was seated at the foot of that tree, had his axe on his shoulder, wore bark and matted locks, was white as the flames of fire, effulgent like the sun, the destroyer of the Kshatriyas, motionless like the ocean, was preserving the three sacred fires, was emaciated with the performance of three oblations a day and was like the very preceptor of

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे विष्णुपर्वणि पारिजातहरणे सप्तषष्टितमो5ध्याय: इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतके खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत विष्युपर्वमें परिजावहरणविषयक सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ श्रीकृष्णका पारिजात-वृक्ष माँगनेके लिये नारदजीके द्वारा इन्द्रके पास संदेश भेजना और न देनेपर उन्हें गदा मारनेकी धमकी देना ततो जिगमिषुं तत्र नारदं मुनिसत्तमम्। वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय ! तदनन्तर अनन्त पराक्रमी भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने इन्द्रलोकको जानेकी इच्छावाले मुनिश्रेष्ठ नारदसे वहाँ इस प्रकार

English

Thereupon Krishna, the foremost of speakers and conversant with the history of men, addressed that foremost of Rishis, in sweet words saying (27):—"O Reverend Sir, I have known thee as the foremost of Rishis, Rāma, the son of Jamadagni born in the race of Bhrigu, and the destroyer of the Kshatriyas (28). O descendant of Bhrigu, having agitated the ocean with the velocity of thy shafts thou hast laid out a city by name Surpāra, two thousand cubits in breadth and one thousand in length. Thou hast laid out a great province in the prosperous groves of the Sahya mountain situated on the bank of the great ocean. Remembering the destruction of thy sire thou didst, with thy axe, chop off the thousand arms of Kārtavirya resembling a forest. Even now the Earth has her mud covered with the cool blood of the Kshatryas who were killed by thy axe and were shorn of effulgence. O son of Renukā, the axe remains here in the same way in which thou didst hold it in battle on earth out of anger against the Kshatryas. O Vipra, we wish to hear from thee some thing. Do thou reply to it without any hesitation of mind. O foremost of Munis, perhaps thou mightest have heard of two Yādavas living on the bank of the Yamunā. We are those two Yadavas living in Mathurā. From the very commencement of our birth, our father Vasuveda, the foremost of Yadus and ever observant of vows, afraid of Kansa, placed us in Vraja. There we grew up without any fear (29–37). As soon as we came of age we entered into Mathurā and powerfully destroyed the haughty Kansa in the assembly (38). Thereupon placing his father Ugrasena in his royal office we again, as before, engaged in the work of cow-herd boys (39). O thou of firm vows, thereafter when Jarāsandha laid seige to our city for many times and fought we, although capable, in the interest of our city and subjects, in fear of his preparations, left our city on foot, for we are not powerful, have made no preparations and have no soldiers, carts, coats of mail and weapons (40–42). Thus, O foremost of Munis, we have come to thee. Do thou welcome us with good counsels (43)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रोवाच भगवान् विष्णुरप्रमेयपराक्रम:॥ १ कहा-- महर्षे धर्मतत्त्वज्ञ स्वर्ग गत्वा त्ववानघ। धर्मके तत्त्वको जाननेवाले निष्पाप महर्षे! आप दृष्ठा सदस्यान् देवस्य त्रिपुरध्नस्थ धीमत:॥ २ स्वर्गमें जाकर (वहाँ उत्सव देखनेके लिये पधारे हुए)

English

Hearing those their becoming words Renukā's son Rāma, born in the race of Bhrigu, replied in words pregnant with morality (44).

हिन्दी अर्थ

यमस्त्राक्षीन्मुनिश्रेष्ठो भगवान् कश्यपस्तरुम्। पारिजातं पुरादित्या: सुखार्थ धर्मसत्तम: देवीभिर्धर्मनित्याभिर्धर्मार्थममरोत्तम. । दत्तं श्रुत्वाभिकाइश्षन्ति दातुं पल्यो मम प्रभो पुण्यार्थ दानधर्मार्थ मम प्रीत्यर्थभेव च।

English

"O lord Krishna, in order to give you counsels I have just alone come to this place without my disciples (45). O thou having lotus-eyes, I know thy habitation in Vraja and the destruction of the vicious-souled Kansa and other Dānavas (46). Coming to know now of thine and Rama's quarrel with Jarāsandha I have come here, O thou having a beautiful face, O foremost of men (47). O Krishna, I know, though not a boy, thou, the eternal lord of the universe, hast become a boy, for encompassing the work of the gods (48). Although there is nothing in the three worlds which thou dost not know still listen to what I say out of devotion (49). O Govinda, thy predecessors laid out and established this city of Karavirapura (50). O Krishna, now in this city reigns the highly wrathful, illustrious and celebrated king Vasudeva Shrigāla (51). Out of jealousy towards the heroes that king has destroyed all thy kinsmen and the kings born in thy race (52). O Govinda, the king Shrigāla is greatly proud, of uncontrolled mind, cannot look at other's prosperity, is elated with the pride of his kingdom and riches and is even oppressive towards his own sons (53). Methinks, O foremost of men, thou shouldst not live in this dreadful Karavirapura, censured by all the kings (54). Hear, now, I shall describe the place stationed where thou wouldst be able to obstruct and fight with thy enemy Jarāsandha puffed up with power (55). Mayst thou fare well, O Mādhava. Let us this very day cross the sacred river Venā with our arms and spend the night on the impassable mountain situated at the boundary of this kingdom (56). Spending a night on one of the minor ranges of the Sahya mountain named Yajnagiri the abode of dreadful beasts living upon flesh, abounding in trees and creepers and adorned with blossoming trees and crossing the river Khatangi, resembling the water-fall of Gangā issuing out of the great mountain and adorned with golden lotuses we shall see the water-falls of the Ganges adorned with various woods of the ascetics. Repairing to that hill we shall behold there the ascetics who do not care for honors although worthy of them. Then crossing the river we shall go to the charming city of Krouncha (57-61). O Krishna, the lord of that province is the pious king Mahākapi born in thy race (62). Without paying a visit to that king we shall repair to the eternally sacred shrine Andhuha for spending the night (63). Issuing therefrom we shall go to the celebrated hill Gomanta consisting of many summits situate in the valley of the mount Sahya (64). O Krishna, one of the summits has risen so high up into the sky that even the birds cannot get on it. It is the resting place of the gods, enveloped with luminous bodies, high as an etherial house and like the stare-case of the celestial region; (what more) that mountain is like the second Sumeru and the landing stage for all the celestial conveyances (65–66). Getting upon that high summit ye will range there seeing the sun and the moon, the effulgent lords of the luminous bodies, at the time of their rising and setting and the great ocean of heaving waves and adorning the insular continent of Apara (67–68). Ranging in the forest situate on the summit of the mount Gomanta if you obstruct Jarāsandha by fighting with him in the fort you will be able to conquer him (69). Beholding you on the summit of the mountain Jarāsandha will become incapable of fighting in the rocks. I see before me the weapons that you will acquire when that terrible battle will set in (70–71). O Krishna, as ordained by the gods, such a battle will take place there between other kings and the Yādavas that the earth will be filled with the mud of flesh and blood (72). Appearing as if in the very forms of death, the discus, plough-share, the club Kōumodaki, the mace Saunada and other Vaishana weapons will, in that battle, drink the blood of the kings urged on by death (73–74). O Krishna, O thou the stay of the celestials, in that battle of discus and mace, as ordained by the gods and brought on by Time, the celestials and thy enemies will behold thine Vishnu form (75–76). For accomplishing the work of the gods, which has not come within thy recollection for a long time, do thou, in thy Vishnu form, take up that discus and club (77). Let Rohini's son, the stay of the world, take up, for destroying the enemies of the gods, dreadful mace and plough-share capable of grinding the enemies (78). As spoken by the gods at their meeting held for relieving the earth of her burden this will be thy first battle in the world with the kings (79). In this battle thou shalt attain to thy Vishnu form, weapons, prosperity and energy and destroy the army of the enemies (80), O Krishna, this battle will sow the seeds of the great battle, abounding in weapons, that will be named Bhārata (81). Do thou therefore go to that best of mountains Gomanta. From the signs it appears that Jarāsandha is on the verge of ruin (82). Drinking the ambrosia-like milk of this sacrificial cow do ye proceed by the way pointed out by me. May good betide ye (83)".

हिन्दी अर्थ

स वाच्य एवं भगवान् बलभिद् भगवंस्त्वया तथा तथा प्रयत्रश्च॒ का्यों5स्मिन् मुनिसत्तम। यथा तरूवरं दद्यात् पारिजातं सुरेश्वरः एवं नारायणेनोक्तो नारदो भगवानृषिः। प्रहस्योवाच केशिघ्नमिदं वाक्य तपोधनः न तु दास्यति देवेन्द्र: पारिजातं कर्थंचन

English

Vaishampayana said:—Thereupon drinking the milk of the sacrificial cow along with Bhrigu's descendant the two foremost of speakers and Yādavas Rāma and Keshava, endued with the gait of infuriated elephants proud of their strength, set out by the path pointed out by Jāmadghni for beholding the mount Gomanta (1–2). As the gods beautify the celestial region so those two heroes, with Jāmadagnya as the third, beautified the road like three fires (3). As the gods come to the mount Mandara, so they, passing over the road frequented by men, reached the mount Gomanta in the evening. It was covered with charming creepers, adorned with various trees, scented with incense, variegated with a row of beautiful peacocks, entirely filled with bees, and rocks abounding in trees, and resonant with the notes of peacocks imitating the muttering of clouds (4–6). The summits of that mountain were attached to the sky, the trees were covered with clouds, the rocks were scratched with the tusks of the infuriated elephants, the places around the water-fall were covered with green grass and creepers and were resonant with the notes of birds (7–8). With dark-blue rocks that foremost of mountains assumed various colours like a cloud. Its body was besmeared with metalic discharges. It was adorned with table-lands and springs, was filled with beautiful celestials like the mount Maināka coursing at will, was elevated and of high summits. Its base was filled with water. Its caves were adorned with forest, and white clouds and covered with, Panasa, mango, Amrataka, cane, Syandana, sandal, Hintāla, Tamala and Ela woods. It was adorned with Marichakshupa, Pippali, Inguda, Sāla, Nimva, Arjuna, Pātali and Ponnaga trees. The water was adorned with water-born lotuses and the ground with ground-born ones. It was adorned with Drumashanda, Jamva, and Jamvula trees and completely embellished with Kanda, Kandala, Champaka, Ashoka, Vilwa, Tinduka, Kutaja and Naga flowers. It was filled with elephants and deer-herds. The spacious valleys of that foremost of mountains were resorted to by Siddhas, Chāranas and Rakshasas, the rocks were continually filled with Vidyadharas, and echoed with the roars of lions and tigers. It was sprinkled with currents of water and adorned with moon trees. That mountain was highly spoken of by the gods and Gandharvas, adorned with Apsaras and covered with flowers of celestial trees. Its summits had no experience of the strokes of Indra's thunder, forest-fire and fear of high winds. The tops of the summits were beautified with streams of powerful water-falls and shone greatly with the beauty of water and moss. All the passages were inhabited by deer and the sides of that best of mountains were adorned with rocks dark-blue like clouds. As the wives beautify a husband so it was beautified by forests abounding in gentle trees covered with blossoming flowers. At some places its summits, beautified with caves and forests like a man with his wife, burning in effulgence with herbs and inhabited by ascetics, it appeared as if it was adorned with artificial golden forests. It appeared as if with its spacious root and rising summit that mountain was agitating the earth and the sky (9-27).

हिन्दी अर्थ

बुद्धिमान् त्रिपुरविनाशक देव रुद्रके सदस्यों (पार्षदगणों) - का दर्शन करके मेरे शब्दोंमें पाकशासन इन्द्रसे मेरी एक प्रार्थना सुनाइयेगा। मुने! मुझमें और इचन्द्रमें जो पुराना (वामनावतारके समयका) भ्रातृभाव है, उसे तो आप जानते ही हैं। उसीको सादर सामने रखते हुए उनसे इस तरह बात कीजियेगा, जिससे मेरी ओरसे आज्ञा देनेका भाव प्रकट न हो॥ २-३॥ (नारदजीसे ऐसा कहकर श्रीकृष्णने अपना संदेश इस प्रकार उपस्थित किया--) देवराज ! पूर्वकालमें धर्मात्माओंमें उत्तम मुनि- श्रेष्ठ भगवान् कश्यपने देवमाता अदितिको सुख पहुँचानेके लिये जिस पारिजात-वृक्षकी सृष्टि की थी, वह सब वृक्षोंमें श्रेष्ठ है और दानमें दिये जानेपर अत्यन्त सौभाग्य तथा पुण्य प्रदान करता है। अमसश्रेष्ठ ! सुननेमें आया है कि पहले सदा धर्ममें तत्पर रहनेवाली अदिति आदि देवियोंने धर्मके लिये ही आपके उस उत्तम वृक्षको ब्रतपालनपूर्वक (पतिसहित) दान कर दिया था (और उसे नारदजीने पुन आपको लौटाया था)। प्रभो! इस बातको सुनकर मेरी पत्नियाँ भी पुण्य, दानधर्म तथा मेरी प्रसन्‍नताकी प्राप्तिके लिये उसका दान करना चाहती हैं। इसीलिये आपके इस भाईने उस पारिजात नामक महान्

English

Having reached the charming mount Gomanta, the three immortal-like heroes felt a desire for living there (28). Thereupon as the birds rise high up into the sky so like Vinatā's son with their course not obstructed any where they, with great force and power, got upon that best of mountains (29). Ascending like gods that most excellent summit of the mountain, they, without any delay, built a habitation there after their own heart (30).

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृक्षको द्वारकापुरीमें मँगवाया है। यहाँ दानका कार्य सम्पन्न हो जानेपर आप पुनः उस वृक्षको स्वर्गलोकमें ले जा सकते हैं। (अब वे नारदजीको सम्बोधित करके बोले--) भगवन्! मुनिश्रेष्ठ) बलासुरका भेदन करनेवाले ऐश्वर्यशाली इन्द्रको आप मेरा संदेश इसी रूपमें सुनाइयेगा। इस विषयमें आपको वैसा-ही-वैसा प्रयत्न करना चाहिए, जिससे देवेश्वर इन्द्र वह तसुश्रेष्ठ पारिजात मुझे दे दें॥४--९॥ “तपोधन! दूतमें जितने गुण होने चाहिए, वे सब मुझे आपके भीतर दिखायी देते हैं। मेरे. मममें आपको सौंपे गये सभी कार्योंकी सम्यक्-रूपसे सिद्धिके लिये निश्चित सम्भावना बनी हुई है'॥ १० ॥ नारायणस्वरूप श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर तपोधन भगवान् नारद मुनिने हँसकर केशिनाशन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णसे इस प्रकार कहा-- ॥ ११ ॥ 'यदुश्रेष्ठ ! मैं स्वीकार करता हूँ। मैं देवराज इन्द्रसे ऐसी ही बात कहूँगा; परंतु मुझे मालूम है कि देवराज इन्द्र उस पारिजात-वृक्षको

English

Seeing the Yadavas stationed on the summit of the mountain the great son of Jamadagni, Rāma, with a view to express his liberal views said (31):—"O my child lord Krishna, I shall now repair to the city of Surpāraka. Even if you enter upon a battle with the gods you will not be defeated (32). O Mādhava, by the delight that I acquired on the way by your following me, this my immortal body has been blessed (33). The battle, in which you will acquire the weapons and which is intended for the after-life behoof of the kings, as ordained by the gods, shall take place here (34). O Vishnu, O Krishna, eulogised by the gods and the foremost of men do thou listen to the moral words of men in general (35). This present battle with Jarāsandha, as ordained by Time, is the first instalment of thy human actions which thou hast begun to perform in the world assuming a human form (36–37). Do thou thyself, O Krishna, by thy own power, hold thy weapon and assume thy form terrible in battle (38). When thou shalt, with thy uplifted discus and mace, stand in the battle-field, beholding thy well-formed eight arms even the king of gods will be stricken with fear (39). O foremost of the pious, as settled in the city of the celestials from to-day commences thy march for establishing thy glory in the world in the interest of the gods (40). O foremost of speakers, O large-armed Govinda, do thou speedily send for Vinatās son for waiting on the flag staff of thy car (41). For the kings, whose object of life is to fight under the subjection of Dhritarashtra's sons, are waiting for battle as if with their faces turned towards the city of the celestials (42). As if beholding the future destruction of the kings, possessed by widowhood and with one braid of hairs the Earth is waiting for thee (43). O Krishna, O thou the slayer of thy enemies, when assuming a human form thou shalt be present in the battle-field the Kshatryas, possessed by hostile stars, without shrinking, will assume a joyous attitude (44). Therefore O Mādhava, do thou soon engage in fight for grinding the host of Dānavas, for the attainment of the celestial region by the kings and the happiness of the gods (45). O Krishna, honored by thee who art honored by the universe I consider myself honored by the entire world, mobile and immobile (46). O thou of large arms, forsooth thou shalt remember me when thou wilt fight with the assembled kings. I shall endeavour for the accomplishment of thy object (47)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

किसी तरह भी नहीं देंगे॥१२॥' पारिजातं हरेणापि लोककर्त्रा जनार्दन तथास्त्विति वरो दत्तो महादेवेन चानघ। न च नीतः पारिजातो मन्दरं चित्रकन्दरम् क्रीडावृक्षः स शच्येति व्यपदेशेन मोक्षित: । महेन्द्रेण महाबाहो पारिजातस्ततः पुरा न तत्र सूर्यभाः कृष्ण प्रविशन्ति नगोत्तमे। नच चन्द्रप्रभा शीता नैव कृष्ण सदागतिः

English

Having said this to Krishna who never experiences weariness in work, and showered blessings on him Jamadagni's son Rāma set out for his wished-for quarter (48).

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वयंप्रभं वन॑ तद्द्धि महादेवस्थ तेजसा वर्जयित्वा महादेवा सगणौ यदुनन्दन। मां चान्यस्तद्वनं दिव्यं न प्रयाति कथंचन स्त्रवन्ति तत्र वाष्णेय पारिजाता: समन्ततः । सर्वरत्ानि मुख्यानि मनसा काड्क्षितानि वै आज्ञया देवदेवस्थ लोकनाथस्य केशव

English

Vaishampayana said:—After the departure of Jamadagni's son Rāma, Rāma and Krishna, the perpetuators of the Yadu race, assuming forms of their own accord began to range on the charming summit of Gomanta (1). Wearing on their breast garlands of wild flowers, clad in dark-blue and yellow apparels and with their body besmeared with metalic discharges those two youths, of dark-blue and white persons, began to range, with a view to sport in the charming forests on the summit and see the sun and moon, the lords of luminous bodies at the time of the rising and setting of planets (2-4).

हिन्दी अर्थ

पारिजाताद बहुगुणं फल तेषां तथा वनम्। अभिमान् प्रभाश्वेव गुणा भूरिगुणास्तथा मूर्तिमन्तश्न ते वृक्षा: सोम॑ देवं वृषध्वजम्। उपतिष्ठन्ति सततं प्रवरँ: सह केशव प्रविवेशान्धको नाम घोरस्तत्र महाबल:। हैतेयो वरदानेन दर्पितः पापनिश्चयः स॒ हतो देवदेवेन हरेणामित्रधातिना। अवध्य: सर्वभूतानां वृत्राद् दशगुणं बली “जनार्दन ! पहलेकी बात है , दानवों और देवताओं ने पर्वतश्रेष्ठ मन्दरको क्षीरसागरमें डालकर उसका मन्थन करके पारिजात-वृक्षको वहाँसे निकाला था। तत्पश्चात् पूर्वकालमें गिरिश्रेष्ठ मन्दराचलसे लोककर्ता भगवान्शट्डूरने उसी पारिजातको

English

Thereupon once on a time while separated from Krishna the powerful and beautiful Sangkarshana, ranging on the summit of the mountain, sat under a charming shade of a blossoming Kadamva tree, sweet-scented wind began to fan him (5–6). Thus served by the wind and smell of wine touching his nostril he felt a hankering for wine and his mouth began to dry up like one who had excessively drunk in the previous day (7-8). Thereupon recollecting the drinking of ambrosia in the days of yore, he, searching the wine, saw the Kadamva tree (9). Deposited in its cave, the water, that the clouds showered on the tree in the rains, had become a delightful wine (10). The powerful Baladeva was over-powered by thirst, so drinking that wine again and again, like a sick person drinking water he grew inebriete and his body began to reel (11). On account of his being drunk his eyes and face, resembling an autumnal moon, began to roll (12). The goddess Vāruni, who was the churning rod of ambrosia unto the gods, was born in that Kadamva cave in the shape of wine. And so she passed by the name of Kādamvari (13). Inebriete with Kādamvari wine while Krishna's elder brother began to speak in indistinct but sweet words the wine incarnate Kānti, the beloved spouse of the moon, the goddess Sree the foremost of damsels having the emblem of a cloud on her flag, these three celestial ladies approached him with sweet words (14–16). First of all coming before the inebriete son of Rohini the goddess Vāruni, with folded hands, addressed to him words conducive to her own well-being (16):—"O Baladeva, O foremost of gods, do thou consume the host of Daityas. I am here thy beloved lady Vāruni (17). O thou having a pure countenance, thou used always to reside by the forest fire, but now thou hast disappeared. Hearing this, I am ranging on the face of the earth like one whose religious merit has been dissipated (18). For a long time I lived in the filaments of flowers and spring flowers whose bunches were never touched. But I am fond of pleasures, therefore at the advent of the rains, hiding my own true form I was lying in the Kadamva cave in expectation of thy arrival stricken with thirst (19–20). O sinless one, as I was despatched with consummate beauty reigning over all my limbs, by my father Varuna at the time of the churning for ambrosia, so I have been sent by him now (21). O lord, thou art my beloved preceptor, so I wish to live by thee as I was residing by the forest fire in the ocean (22). O god, O sinless Ananta, save thee I shall not be able to serve any other people. And so I shall not leave thee even if thou dost remonstrate with me (23)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

लेनेके लिये मुझे इन्द्रके पास भेजा था॥ १३-१४॥ उस समय इन्द्रने स्वयं ही जाकर भगवान् शड्डूरसे प्रार्थना की और नम्रतापूर्वक यह निवेदन किया कि वह वृक्ष शचीके उद्यानमें क्रीडवृक्षके रूपमें रहे ॥ १५ ॥ अनघ ! तब महादेवजीने 'तथास्तु” कहकर इन्द्रको उसे रखनेके लिये वरदान दे दिया। फिर बे विचित्र कन्दराओंसे सुशोभित मन्दराचलपर उस पारिजात-वृक्षको नहीं ले गये ॥ १६॥ महाबाहो ! इस तरह प्राचीनकालमें महेन्द्रने 'वह शचीका क्रीड़ा-वृक्ष है ' ऐसा बहाना बनाकर पारिजातको शड्जूरजीके अधिकारसे छुड़ा लिया॥ १७॥ तब उमादेवीका प्रिय करनेके लिये साक्षात् भगवान् शिवने मन्दराचलकी दो सौ कोस विस्तृत कन्दराको ही पारिजातके वनसे परिपूर्ण कर दिया श्रीकृष्ण ! उस श्रेष्ठ पर्वतपर वहाँ न तो सूर्यकी प्रभा पहुँच पाती है, न चन्द्रमाकी शीतल किरणोंका प्रवेश होता है और न वायुकी ही पहुँच हो पाती है॥ १९ ॥ वहाँ गिरिराजनन्दिनी उमाकी इच्छाके अनुसार सर्दी और गर्मी होती है। महादेवजीके

English

With her eyes rolling a little and her hip moving in drunkenness, the goddess incarnate of beauty, Kānti, exclaiming "May victory crown Rāma", approached Sangkarsāna, who was seated there and lovingly addressed to him with folded-hands the following words pregnant with significance (24–26). "I regard the highly powerful god Ananta of thousand heads more than the moon. Therefore with all my accomplishments I am following thee like wine (27)." Thereupon Kamalā, the abode of lotuses who always lives on Vishnu's breast, placed herself on the breast of the holder of plough-share like a garland of pure flowers (28). Taking a garland of pure flowers, placing herself on the breast of the lotus-faced Baladeva, the well-adorned Kamalā, with a lotus in her hand, said (29):—"O Rāma, O beautiful Rāma, united with Vāruni, Kānti and myself thou dost, O king of gods, appear beautiful like the moon (30). This is thy crown, I have brought from the abode of Varuna, which used to shine over thy thousand heads like the sun (31). O thou having lotus eyes, the golden Kundalas crested with diamonds and the celestial first lotus, which were thy ear ornaments (have also been brought) (32). The blue silken apparel, worthy of the ocean, which was in it and the beautiful neck-chain (have also been brought) (33). O god, O thou having large arms, now thy proper time has come. Do thou, as before, adorn thyself with these ornaments and do them honor (34)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेजसे वह वन स्वयं ही प्रकाशित होता रहता है यदुनन्दन ! महादेवी पार्वती, महादेव शिव, उन दोनोंके गण तथा मुझको छोड़कर दूसरा कोई उस दिव्य वनमें किसी तरह नहीं जाने पाता है ॥ २१ ॥'वृष्णिनन्दन ! वहाँके परिजात सब ओरसे सम्पूर्ण मनोवाज्छित श्रेष्ठ रत्न टपकाते रहते हैं ॥ २२॥ केशव ! वहाँ देवाधिदेव विश्वनाथकी आज्ञासे महात्मा प्रमथोंके समूह उन रत्नोंका उपभोग करते हैं स्वर्गीय पारिजातकी अपेक्षा उन मन्दराचलवर्ती पारिजातोंका फल और वन कई गुना अच्छा है। उनमें अभिमान, प्रभा और गुण सभी स्वर्गीय पारिजातसे बढ़कर है। केशव! वहाँके प्रचुर गुणशाली वृक्ष मूर्तिमानू होकर उमासहित भगवान् शड्गरकी प्रमथगणोंके साथ सदा उपासना करते हैं ॥ २४- २५ ॥ 'मन्दराचलपर जो ये परिजातके वृक्ष हैं, वे भगवान् रुद्रके तेजसे युक्त, दुःखरहित और सुखसे सम्पन्न हैं; अतः गिरिराजकुमारी उमाको वे विशेष प्रिय हैं॥ २६ ॥ एक समयकी

English

The goddess Sree having said this, Baladeva, accepting those ornaments and the three celestial damsels, shone like the autumnal moon (35). Thereupon united with the slayer of Madhu resembling a cloud surcharged with water he attained to great delight like the moon released from Rāhu (36). One day while they were conversing as they always do at home Vinatā's son, who had just returned from the battle-field, whose body was wounded with the strokes of weapons, who wore celestial garlands and unguents and who used to speak highly of the victory of gods, came there quickly. (37–38). When the Lord Vishnu was asleep in the abode of Varuna in the ocean of milk, Virochanana's son pilfered his crown (39). For that crown of Vishnu, Garuda, the foremost of birds, fought a dreadful battle with the Daityas in that ocean, and securing it and not seeing Vishnu there, he was, with great force, passing through the surface of the earth, on his way to the celestial region (40–41). While proceeding with that effulgent crown on his lap, Vinatā's son arrived there and saw his master Vishnu engaged in another work (42). Beholding Vishnu in a human form on that best of mountains, without any diadem on his head and with out any visible dress and apprised of his intention that foremost of birds threw from the welkin that crown on Vishnu's head in such a way as if it had been attached to his head from before. And placed upon Mādhava's head that diadem shone there like the mid-day sun on the summit of the mount Sumeru (43–45).

हिन्दी अर्थ

बात है, अन्धक नामसे प्रसिद्ध घोर महाबली और पापपूर्ण निश्चय रखनेवाला हैत्य, जो वरदानसे मदमत्त रहता था, उस पारिजात-वनमें घुस गया॥ २७॥ वह वृत्रासुरसे दस गुना बलवान् और समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये अवध्य था तो भी वहाँ शत्रुघाती देवाधिदेव महादेवने उसे मार डाला एवं दुःखं न ते देव पारिजातं प्रदास्यति। पुष्कराक्ष सहस्त्राक्ष: सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते सतत सहितो देव्या शच्या स हि वरदुमः । सर्वकामप्रदः कृष्ण तथेन्द्राय महौजसे

English

Beholding his own diadem brought by Vinatā's son, Krishna, with a delighted face, said to Rāma:—(46). "While arrangements for a battle have been completed on this mountain, methinks, the accomplishment of the work of gods is near at hand (47). When I fell asleep in the ocean, Virochana's son, assuming a celestial form like that of the king of gods, stole away my diadem and took it away like a planet. Garuda has brought this back (to me) (48–49). I think it for certain that Jarāsandha is near at hand, for the tops of the cars, fleet as the wind, are being seen now (50). Behold, O reverend sir, there shine the moon-like umbrellas and well-arranged armies of the kings desirous of achieving victory (51). The white, clean and flying umbrellas, on the cars of the kings, are coming towards us like cranes in the sky (52). United with the lustre of the sun the effulgence of the weapons shining like the celestial region, is moving about in ten cardinal points (53). When in the midst of battle the kings will aim at me and discharge these weapons, they will forsooth be destroyed (54). In proper time the Emperor Jarāsandha has come. He is our first guest in battle and is like a touch-stone for testing our military skill (55). O reverend sir, as long as Jarāsandha does not come we should not commence the battle. Let us therefore get ready and search for our soldiers (56)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुने तद् युज्यते साधु महादेवेन धीमता। यच्छचीकारणं कृत्वा न नीत: स तरु: पुरा स ज्येष्ठ: सर्वभूतानां लोककृत् प्रभवो5व्यय: । पारावर्यस्य सदृशं कृतवानिति मे मति: अहं यवीयान् देवस्य सर्वथा बलघातिन:। लालनीयश्वच भगवज्भजयन्त इबव सत्तम करोतु यत्र प्रीत्यर्थ शक्तो हासि तपोधन मया तदनृतं कर्तु कथं शकक्‍यं तपोधन। नानृतं हि बचो विप्र प्रोक्त पूर्व मयानघ

English

Saying this and desirous of entering into a battle and of slaying Jarāsandha Krishna began quietly to survey his troops (57). Beholding those kings that eternal Yadu Chief began to recapitulate within himself the counsels that were held before in the celestial region (58). "All these kings have arrived, who, observant of their royal duties, will be slain by actions laid down in Scriptures (59). I consider these leading kings sprinkled with water by Death himself like sacrificial beasts and their bodies are turned towards heaven (60). Her surface being thickly covered with their armies and territories the Earth, worn out with the weight of these kings and their forces, had repaired to the celestial region. However in no time the surface of the earth will be divested of men and the welkin will be filled with kings (62–62)".

हिन्दी अर्थ

मयि भग्नप्रतिज्ञे वे लोकानां विप्लवो भवेत्। यन्मया हि मुनिश्रेष्ठ लोकधर्मा गुणान्विता: । परिधार्या: स्थितौ सर्वे स कथं हानृतं वदेत् न देवगन्धर्वणा न राक्षसा गदां विमोक्ष्यामि पुरंदरोरसि

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

'देव! कमलनयन ! इस प्रकार दुःखके साथ कहना पड़ता है कि सहस्र नेत्रधारी इन्द्र आपको पारिजात नहीं देंगे। यह मैं आपसे सच्ची बात कहता हूँ श्रीकृष्ण ! वह श्रेष्ठ वृक्ष हित-साधनकी शक्तिसे युक्त है। वह शचीदेवी तथा महापराक्रमी इन्द्रको सम्पूर्ण मनोवाड्छित पदार्थ देता रहता है' श्रीभगवान् बोले--मुने ! पूर्वकालमें बुद्धिमान् महादेवजी शचीके कारण उस वृक्षको जो मन्दराचलपर नहीं ले गये, वह उनका कार्य ठीक जँचता है वे समस्त भूतोंके लिये ज्येष्ट, लोकस्रष्टा, जगत्की उत्पत्तिक कारण और अविनाशी परमात्मा हैं। उन्होंने बड़े-छोटेकी जो लोकमर्यादा है, उसके अनुरूप ही कार्य किया। ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है॥ ३२॥ परंतु भगवन्! मुनिश्रेष्ठ में तो बलासुर-विनाशन देवेन्द्रका छोटा भाई हूँ; अत: जयन्तकी भाँति उनके द्वारा सर्वथा लाड़-

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके ऐसा यत्न करें, जिससे हमलोगोंमें प्रेम बना रहे; क्योंकि आप ऐसा करनेमें समर्थ हैं॥ ३४॥ मुने ! प्रभो! मैंने सत्यभामाके पुण्यकार्यका सम्पादन करनेके लिये यह प्रतिज्ञा की है कि मैं पारिजात-वृक्षको स्वर्गसे यहाँ ले आऊँगा॥ ३५॥ निष्पाप तपोधन! मैं अपने उस वचनको मिथ्या कैसे कर सकता हूँ। विप्रवर ! मैंने पहले भी कोई मिथ्या बात नहीं कही है मुनिश्रेष्ठ ! मेरी प्रतिज्ञा भड़ हो जानेपर समस्त लोकोंमें मुझे तो जगत्की स्थितिके लिये उत्तम गुणसे युक्त समस्त लोकधर्मोको धारण करना चाहिए; जिसपर ऐसा उत्तरदायित्व हो, वह झूठ कैसे बोल सकता है ?

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुने! आपका कल्याण हो। यदि समस्त देवता, गन्धर्व, राक्षस, असुर, यक्ष और नाग भी उद्यत होकर आ जायूँ तो वे मेरी प्रतिज्ञाको नष्ट करनेमें समर्थ नहीं हो सकते, नहीं हो सकते ॥ ३८ ॥ यदि आपके याचना करनेपर अमरेश्वर इन्द्र पारिजात नहीं देंगे तो मैं उनके उस वक्षःस्थलपर, जहाँका अनुलेपन शचीके आलिड्डनसे मिट गया है, अपनी गदाका प्रहार करूँगा यदि वे शान्तिपूर्वक माँगनेसे पारिजात-वृक्ष नहीं देते हैं तो मेरा इन्द्रलोकपर आक्रमण करनेका उत्तम निश्चय सर्वथा अटल है, यह उन्हें बता दीजियेगा तथा उस दशामें त्वयापि कार्य: खलु तत्र निश्चय: ॥ ४० आपको भी वहाँ अवश्य यही निश्चय करना चाहिए इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे विष्णुपर्वण पारिजातहरणे नारदकृष्णभाषणे अष्टषष्टितमो5ध्याय:

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतके खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत विष्णुपर्वमें पारिजातहरणके प्रसड्॒में नारद और श्रीकृष्णका वार्तालापविषयक अड़सठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ एकोनसप्ततितमो5ध्यायः स्वर्गमें महादेवजीकी परिचर्याके लिये नृत्य-गीत आदि उत्सव, नारदजीका इन्द्रको श्रीकृष्णका पारिजातके लिये प्रार्थनाविषयक संदेश सुनाना और इन्द्रका अनेक कारण बताकर पारिजातको न देनेका विचार प्रकट करना नारदो5थ मुनिर्गत्वा महेन्द्रसदनं प्रति। तां रात्रिमवसत् तत्र ददृशे च महोत्सवम्

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजर्षयश्न विद्वांसः स्वर्गताः कर्मभिः शुभेः ब्रह्मर्षपश्च॒ शतशो देवर्षिमनवस्तथा दिवौकसां निकायाश्व शतशोउन्ये समागता:॥ ढ उपर्युपरि सर्वेषां सोमो देवो महेश्वरः। तस्थावमितविक्रान्तः स्वैर्गणै: परिवारित: देवर्षिभिर्मुनिश्रेष्ठ: संवृतः सर्वभावनः। कल्पान्तरसहस्त्रेषु क्षयो येषां न विद्यते यानर्चयन्ति सततं देवा देवेश्वरोपमा:। आत्मज्ञा नावलेपान्धा ये च धर्मपथि स्थिता:॥

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुद्राश्न काश्यपा देवमध्युपासन्त भारत। स्कन्दश्च भगवानग्रिर्गड्रा च सरितां वरा नेतारो देवदेवानामेते हि तपसान्विता: एताननुविधीयन्ते सर्वदेवणणा नृप। धर्मनित्यास्तपोनित्या: सतां मार्गमुपाभ्रिता: वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय ! तदनन्तर नारद मुनिने महेन्द्रभवनमें जाकर उस रातमें वहीं निवास किया और पूर्वोक्त महोत्सवकों भी देखा॥१॥ वहाँ महात्मा आदित्यगण, सुरश्रेष्ठ वसुगण, अपने शुभ कर्मोंसे स्वर्गमें

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

गये हुए दिद्वान् राजर्षिगण, नाग, यक्ष, सिद्ध, चारण, तपोधन ब्रह्मर्षि, सैकड़ों देवर्षि और मनु, महामना गरुड़ पक्षी, महाबली मरुदृण तथा देवताओंके जो अन्य सैकड़ों समुदाय हैं, वे सब उस उत्सवमें पधारे थे॥ २--४॥ सबके ऊपर उमासहित अमित पराक्रमी भगवान् महेश्वर अपने प्रमथगणोंसे घिरे हुए खड़े थे। वे सर्वभावन भगवान् शिव उन मुनिश्रेष्ठ देवर्षियोंसे घिरे हुए थे, जिनका सहस्तरों कल्पान्तरोंमें भी विनाश नहीं होता है॥ ५-६॥ जो अभिमानसे अन्धे नहीं हुए हैं तथा जो धर्मके मार्गपर स्थित रहनेवाले हैं, वे देवेश्वरोंक समान प्रभावशाली आत्मज्ञानी देवता भी उन देवर्षियोंकी सतत आराधना करते हैं॥ ७॥ भरतनन्दन ! रुद्रणण, कश्यपजीके पुत्र (देवगण), भगवान् स्कन्द, अग्निदेव, सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ गड़ा तथा अचिष्मान्, तुम्बुरु और वक्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ भारि (ये तीनों गन्धर्व) वहाँ महादेव- जीकी सेवामें उनके पास ही खड़े थे। ये सब-के-सब तपोबलसे सम्पन्न होनेके कारण देवाधिदेवोंके भी नेता हैं (उनका नेतृत्व करनेमें समर्थ हैं) नरेश्वर! जो नित्य- निरन्तर धर्म और तपमें संलग्न रहकर सत्पुरुषोंके मार्गका आश्रय ले चुके हैं, वे समस्त देवगण इन रुद्र आदिका अनुसरण करते हैं॥ ८--१०॥

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकोनसप्ततितमो5ध्याय: ये त्विमे मानुषा देवानर्चयन्ति शुभार्थिन:। तानर्चयन्ति हामरास्तथा राजज्छुभार्थिनः पितृकृत्येषु देवानां संन्यासं ते त्वनुष्ठिता:। स्वाध्यायवन्त: कौरव्य सदा नियमचारिण: सपुत्रो वादयामास देववाद्यानि हष्टवत्

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऊर्णायुश्चित्रसेनश्व हाहा हूहूस्तथेव च। डुम्बरस्तुम्बुरु शैव जगुरन्ये च षड़्गुणान् जुजोष भगवान् देवस्तदुपस्थानमात्मवान्। वृत्तेन तुष्ठ: शक्रस्य जगाम जगतो गति: महेन्द्रेणाचिता देवा: स्वानेव निलयान् गता: सदस्य: स्व: सहासीन॑ नारदोउभिययौ मुनि: किद्ित्कार्य पुरस्कृत्य प्रेषितो5स्मि महात्मना। आनर्तादार्तिहणं तस्यैवानघतेजसः

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः प्रहष्टो भगवानब्रवीत् पाकशासनः राजन्! जो ये मनुष्य मद्गलकी कामना रखकर उन देवताओंकी पूजा करते हैं, वे देवता भी उन शुभार्थी मनुष्योंको अभीष्ट फल देकर उनका सत्कार करते हैं॥ ११ ॥ कुरुनन्दन ! जो देवताओं और पितरोंके कृत्योंमें लगे रहते हैं, जिन्होंने संन्‍्यासधर्मका अनुष्ठान किया है, जो सदा स्वाध्यायशील तथा नियमोंके पालनमें तत्पर रहते हैं (उन मनुष्योंको भी अभीष्ट फल देकर वे देवता उनका सत्कार करते हैं)॥१२॥ नरेश्वर! उस उत्सवके समय वहाँ श्रीमान् गन्धर्वराज चित्रस्थ पुत्रसहित प्रसनन्‍नतापूर्वक देवसम्बन्धी वाद्य बजा रहे थे॥ १३॥ ऊर्णायु, चित्रसेन, हाहा, हूहू, डुम्बर, तुम्बुरु तथा अन्य गन्धर्व छः गुणोंसे

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी अपने नृत्य और गीत-कलाका प्रदर्शन करती थीं आत्मसंयमशील जगदाधार भगवान् महादेव अपनी आराधनासे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाले उस नृत्य-गीत आदिको प्रसन्‍नतापूर्वक ग्रहण करते--उसका आनन्द लेते थे। इन्द्रके उस बर्ताव एवं व्यवहारसे संतुष्ट हो वे भगवान् शिव पुनः अपने स्थानको चले गये॥ १६॥ भगवान् भूतनाथके चले जानेपर समस्त राजर्षि (जो अपने पुण्यफलसे स्वर्गमें आये थे,) वहाँसे अपने-अपने स्थानको लौट गये तथा देवता भी देवराज इन्द्रसे सम्मानित हो अपने भवनोंको ही चले गये॥ १७॥ जब सब लोग विदा हो गये और देवराज इन्द्र सुखपूर्वक सिंहासनपर बैठ गये, उस समय अपने सदस्योंके साथ बैठे हुए इन्द्रके पास नारद मुनि गये॥ १८॥ इन्द्रने उठकर उन तपोधनका पूजन किया और अपने आसनके समान ही एक पीठ उन्हें बैठनेके लिये दिया, जिसके भीतर कुश बिछा हुआ था॥ १९॥ किंतु महातेजस्वी नारदने (खड़े-खड़े ही) महेद्धसे कहा--' अमसस्रेष्ठ! मैं इस समय अनृपम तेजस्वी

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवान् विष्णुका दूत हूँ॥ २०॥ उन महात्मा श्रीकृष्णने कुछ कार्य सामने रखकर मुझे आनर्तदेश (द्वारकापुरी )- से यहाँ भेजा है। उन निर्मल तेजस्वी श्रीकृष्णका ही कष्ट दूर करना आजका मुख्य कार्य है(जिसके लिये मैं यहाँ आया हूँ)'॥२१॥ तब हर्षमें भरे हुए भगवान् इन्द्रने देवर्षि नारदके प्रति मनको प्रिय लगनेवाले प्रेमपूर्ण वचनोंका प्रयोग करके इस प्रकार पूछा-- १. वक्रिम, स्निग्ध, मधुर, लास्य, विभक्त तथा अवबद्ध-ये गीतके छः गुण हैं। (नीलकण्ठीसे ) चिरस्य खलु कृष्णेन संस्मृतो5स्मि महात्मना

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथश्ञिद् द्वारकां तत्र काश्यपानां यशस्करम् त॑ तु रैवतकेउद्राक्षं तदासीनमरिंदमम्। रुक्मिण्या सहितं वीरमुमयेव वृषध्वजम् विस्मापनार्थ देवेश पत्नीनामुरुतेजसः बहुकामप्रदं॑ पुष्प॑ वृक्षराजसमुद्धवम् त्वं च दत्तो यथा शच्या देवाश्चान्ये सुरेश्चवर। निष्क्रयश्च यथा दत्त: कश्यपाहेम॑हर्षिभि:

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तच्छुत्वा तस्य पल्येका सत्यभामेति विश्रुता। पुण्यकार्य मनश्रक्रे दयिता ते यवीयसः तया चाभ्यर्थितो भर्ता देव देव्या गणेश्वर: । प्रतिजज्ञे स धर्मार्थ यवीयांस्तव मानद ततो मामुक्तवान् वीरो विष्णुर्बलवतां वरः । “मुने! पुरुषोत्तम श्रीकृष्फका कौन-सा संदेश है, यह मुझे शीघ्र बताइये। निश्चय ही महात्मा श्रीकृष्णने चिरकालके पश्चात् मेरा स्मरण किया है'

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारदजीने कहा-महेन्द्र! मैं तुम्हारे छोटे भाई श्रीकृष्णका दर्शन करनेके लिये किसी तरह द्वारका जा पहुँचा था, जो वहाँ रहकर कश्यपकी संतानों (देवताओं )- के यशका विस्तार करते हैं ॥ २४॥ वे शत्रुदमन वीर उस समय (ट्वारकापुरीके निकटवर्ती ) रैवतक पर्वतपर रुक्मिणी देवीके साथ उसी तरह विराजमान थे, जैसे भगवान् शट्डूर उमा देवीके साथ (कैलास या मन्दराचलपर) विराज रहे हों ॥ २५॥ निष्पाप देवेश्वर! वहाँ मैंने उन महातेजस्वी श्रीकृष्णके हाथमें उनकी पत्नियोंको विस्मयमें डालनेके लिये पारिजात-वृक्षका एक फूल दिया॥ २६॥ वृक्षराज पारिजातके उस पुष्पको, जो बहुत-सी कामनाओंको पूर्ण करनेवाला है, देखकर उनकी पत्नियोंकों बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ॥ २७॥ मानद! वहाँ मैंने उनकी पत्नियोंको उस 'फूलके गुण भी बताये और यह भी कहा कि महात्मा कश्यपने पारिजातकी सृष्टि की है॥ २८॥ सुरेश्वर! फिर अदितिने पुण्यकी प्राप्तिक लिये आत्मसंयमी महर्षि कश्यपके गलेमें फूलोंकी माला लपेटकर जिस तरह मेरे हाथमें उनका दान कर दिया था तथा शचीने जिस प्रकार तुम्हारा दान किया था और अन्य देवता भी जिस प्रकार अपनी पत्नियोंद्वारा दानमें दिये गये थे एवं कश्यप आदि महर्षियोंने

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिस प्रकार मुझे अपना निष्क्रय (मूल्य) दिया था, (वह सारा प्रसड़ मैंने वहाँ सुनाया) ॥ २९-३० ॥ वह सुनकर उनकी एक पत्नीने, जिसका नाम सत्यभामा है तथा जो तुम्हारे छोटे भाईको बहुत ही प्रिय है, अपने मनमें वह दानरूप पुण्यकार्य करनेका विचार किया॥ ३१ ॥ दूसरोंको मान देनेवाले देव! जैसे देवी पार्वती प्रमथगणोंके स्वामी भगवान् शिवसे कोई बात कहती हैं, उसी प्रकार सत्यभामाने अपने पतिसे पारिजात-वृक्षके लिये प्रार्था की और तुम्हारे छोटे भाईने उसके धर्मकार्यकी सिद्धिके लिये उस वृक्षको ला देनेकी प्रतिज्ञा कर दी॥३२॥ देवप्रमुख ! देवेश्वर! तदनन्तर बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ वीर श्रीकृष्णने तुमसे कहनेके लिये मुझसे जो बात कही थी, उसे ज्यों-की- त्यों सुना रहा हूँ; तुम ध्यान देकर सुनो ॥ ३३ ॥ तुम्हारे छोटे भाई अच्युतने, जो तुमसे लाड़-प्यार पानेके योग्य हैं, तुम्हें प्रणाम करके इस प्रकार कहा है--' सुरश्रेष्ठ मैं उत्तम वृक्ष पारिजातको यहाँ लाना चाहता हूँ!'

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकोनसप्ततितमो5ध्याय: धर्मकृत्ये विशेषेण वध्वास्ते सुरसत्तम अय॑ दर्शितकल्याणो लोको लोकगणे श्वर। पश्यन्वमरकल्याणं मत्प्रभावाच्य मानवा: वासुदेववच: श्रुत्वा महेन्द्र: कुरुनन्दन। नारदं बदतां श्रेष्ठमिदं वाक्यमथाब्रवीतू वचनान्मम धर्मज्ञ सर्वभूतसुखावह:

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं तु भारावतरणं कर्तु देव महीं गतः। मानुष्य॑ सर्ववृत्तानां स्थित: कार्यस्य सिद्धये पूरयिष्यामि वध्वास्ते इष्टान् कामानधोक्षज स्वर्गीयानि च रत्नानि न नेतव्यानि केशव। स्वल्पार्थ मानुषं लोकमिति पूर्वकृता स्थिति: उत्क्रम्य हि स्थितिं देवीं प्रवर्तामि महाबल। यद्य॒हं किं प्रवक्ष्यन्ति प्रजापतिगणा: प्रभो

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मणा सह पुत्रेण सपौत्रेण महात्मना। नियमा:ः सर्वकृत्यानां स्थापिता जगतो श्लुवा: 'असुरसूदन! सुरश्रेष्ठ आपकी बहू सत्यभामाका यह मनोरथ, जो विशेषतः धर्मकार्यसे सम्बन्ध रखता है, सफल होना चाहिए॥ ३५ ॥ लोकगणेश्वर ! यह मनुष्यलोक भी उस कल्याणमय वृक्षका दर्शन कर सके (ऐसी कृपा कीजिये)। मेरे प्रभावसे मनुष्य भी देवताओंके लिये कल्याणकारी वृक्ष पारिजातका दर्शन कर लें (ऐसा अवसर दीजिये) ' वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--कुरुनन्दन! भगवान् वासुदेवका वह संदेश सुनकर देवराज इन्द्रने वक्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ नारदजीसे इस प्रकार कहा--॥ ३७॥ 'द्विजश्रेष्ठ ! पहले आसन तो ग्रहण कीजिये। ब्रह्मन्! आपने उचित बात कही है। मैं अनृपम तेजस्वी विष्णुके लिये संदेशका उत्तर दूँगा'॥३८॥ प्रभो! जब नारदजी बैठ गये, तब उन्हींसे आज्ञा लेकर इन्द्र अपने सिंहासनपर बैठे, जो उन्हींके अनुरूप था॥३९॥ सिंहासनपर

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

बैठकर वृत्रासुर॒का विनाश करनेवाले देवराज इन्द्रने अपने हर्षदायक बल और पराक्रमकी ओर दृष्टिपात करके तपोधन नारदजीसे कहा इन्द्र बोले-- धर्मज्ञ महर्ष ! आप मेरी ओरसे कुशल पूछकर समस्त प्राणियोंको सुख देनेवाले जनार्दनसे मेरे ही शब्दोंमें इस प्रकार कहियेगा-- ॥ ४१ ॥ “ अच्युत ! मेरे बाद तुम्हीं इस जगत्के ईश्वर हो, इसमें संशय नहीं है। इस दृष्टिसे पारिजात तथा दूसरे-दूसरे रत्न भी तुम्हारे ही हैं ॥ ४२॥ परंतु देव! तुम पृथ्वीका भार उतारनेके लिये भूतलपर गये हो और अभीष्ट कार्यकी सिद्धिके लिये सभी बर्तावों और व्यवहारोंमें मानवीय मर्यादाका ही आश्रय लेते हो॥ ४३ ॥ अधोक्षज ! जब तुम भूभारहरणकी प्रतिज्ञा पूरी करके पुनः स्वर्गलोकमें आओगे, उस समय मैं तुम्हारी पत्नी सत्यभामाके सभी अभीष्ट मनोरथोंको पूर्ण करूँगा॥ ४४॥ केशव! किसी छोटे-मोटे कार्यके

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

लिये स्वर्गीय रत्नोंको मनुष्यलोकमें नहीं ले जाना चाहिए। यह पूर्वकालकी ही बाँधी गयी मर्यादा है॥ ४५॥ महान् बलशाली प्रभो! यदि मैं देवलोककी मर्यादाका उल्लब्डून करके कोई नया बर्ताव करूँ तो प्रजापतिगण मुझे क्या कहेंगे ॥ ४६॥ पुत्र और पौत्रोंसहित महात्मा ब्रह्माजीने जगत्के समस्त कार्योके लिये कुछ अटल नियम निश्चित कर दिये हैं॥४७॥ यदि मैं प्रजापति ब्रह्माद्वार नियत किये गये मार्गको छोड़कर चलूँ तो इसे सुनकर बुद्धिमान् भगवान् प्रजापति मुझे शाप भी दे सकते हैं' अस्माभिर्भिद्यमानं हि मर्यादासेतुबन्धनम्। भेत्स्यन्त्यशड्धिता हैत्या हैत्यपक्षास्तथापरे स्वगौंकसो भविष्यन्ति विमनस्का श्रमानद

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तैस्तुतुष्यतु मे भ्राता सम्पश्यन्कालपर्ययम् त्रिदिवस्थो5पि त॑ कृष्ण: सर्व भोक्तुमिहाहति ततो धर्म समुत्सृज्य पापमेवानुवर्तते स्त्रीवश्यता ख्याप्यमाना कृष्णस्य हि महात्मन:। जगत्ययशसा योगं जनयेदिति मे मतिः

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्ममर्थ च काम च क्रमेण मधुसूदनः। सेवत्वेष सतां धर्मान् स्थापितान् पद्ययोनिना महीतलं पारिजातमर्पयिष्याम्यहं यदि। पौलोमीमादितः कृत्वा को नुमां बहु मंस्यते तत्र य॒त् क्रियते कर्म इह तद् भुज्यते नरैः। स्वर्गार्थनयतिष्यन्ति पारिजातगुणान्विता: तुल्यं देवसमेैर्मत्यें: सर्वदेव जगद् भवेत् “यदि हमलोग ही प्राचीन मर्यादारूपी सेतुका बन्धन तोड़ दें तब तो हैत्य तथा हैत्यपक्षके दूसरे लोग निःशह्ढू होकर उन मर्यादाओंका भेदन करने लगेंगे॥ ४९ ॥ मानद! यदि केवल एक स्टत्रीको संतुष्ट करनेके लिये स्वर्गसे

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृक्षराज पारिजातको भूतलपर पहुँचा दिया जाय तो स्वर्गलोकके निवासियोंका मन उदास हो जायगा स्वयम्भू ब्रह्माने मनुष्योंके लिये जो उपभोगकी वस्तुएँ बनायी हैं, समयके परिवर्तनको देखते हुए मेरे भाईको उन्हींसे संतोष करना चाहिए॥ ५१ ॥ तात ! इस स्वर्गलोकमें मेरे पास जो भोग-सामग्रियोंका संग्रह है, वह सब श्रीकृष्ण यहाँ रहकर भी तो भोग सकते हैं ॥ ५२ ॥ ' मर्त्यलोककी भोग्य वस्तुओंसे हृष्ट-पुष्ट होनेके कारण जनार्दन श्रीकृष्णको कुछ अभिमान हो गया है। उस अभिमानके कारण ही वे धर्मका परित्याग करके पापका ही अनुसरण कर रहे हैं ॥ ५३ ॥ महात्मा श्रीकृष्ण स्त्रीके वशीभूत रहते हैं, इस बातकी प्रसिद्धि तो उनके लिये संसारमें अयश या कलड्डढकी ही प्राप्ति करायेगी; ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारद! मनुष्यलोकमें मानव-शरीरको प्राप्त हुए मधुसूदन यदि मुझ बड़े भाईके साथ दुगग्रहपूर्ण बर्ताव करें तो यह उनके लिये उचित नहीं है॥ ५५ ॥ निष्पाप देवर्षे स्वर्गीय रत्नके विलोप होने-उसके लूटे जानेसे मेरा तिरस्कार होगा और अपने भाई-बन्धुसे तिरस्कार पाना तो बहुत ही निन्दित है॥५६॥ ये मधुसूदन क्रमश: धर्म, अर्थ और कामका सेवन करें। ब्रह्माजीके द्वारा स्थापित किये हुए सत्पुरुषोंके धर्मोका आश्रय लें॥ ५७ ॥ यदि मैं पारिजातको भूतलपर भेज दूँगा तो शचीसे लेकर कौन ऐसा स्वर्गवासी होगा,जो मुझे अधिक आदरकी दृष्टिसे देखेगा भूतलपर पारिजातका दर्शन और स्पर्श करके मनुष्य पृथ्वीपर ही स्वर्गका फल उपलब्ध हुआ देख स्वर्गकी प्राप्तिक लिये उद्यम ही नहीं करेंगे॥ ५९ ॥ नारद! यदि मनुष्य पारिजातके गुणों (और उससे मिलनेवाले लाभों)- का सेवन करने लगेंगे तो देवताओं और मनुष्योंमें कोई अन्तर ही नहीं रह जायगा॥ ६० ॥ मर्त्यलोकमें जो शुभकर्म किया जाता है,उसका फल मनुष्य यहाँ स्वर्गयमें आकर भोगते हैं। जब उन्हें भूतलपर ही पारिजातके गुण (लाभ)

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्त होने लगेंगे, तब वे स्वर्गके लिये यत्न नहीं करेंगे तपोधन ! पारिजात स्वर्गके सब रत्नोंमें श्रेष्ठ है। यदि यह भूतलपर चला गया तो मनुष्य देवताओंके समान हो जायँंगे और (उनसे भरा हुआ) सारा जगत् सदा ही (स्वर्गके) तुल्य हो जायगा' एकोनसप्ततितमो5ध्यायः यज्ञैर्मरत्या न यक्ष्यन्ति लब्धस्वर्गफला भुवि। न पूर्तानि प्रदास्यन्ति तुल्यत्वममरैर्गता:

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् सर्व न करिष्यन्ति पारिजातगुणान्विता:। निस्तेजसो भविष्याम ते गतास्तद्विहीनताम् रोगो जरा वा मृत्युर्वा धर्मज्ञागतिरिव च दौर्गन्ध्यं वा सुधोरा वा ईतयः कर्मसम्भवा:। किमुद्योगं॑ करिष्यन्ति पारिजातगुणान्विता: इति वाच्यस्त्वया विप्र विष्णुरक्लिप्टकर्मकृत् तथा तथा त्वया कार्य कार्य मत्प्रीतिमिच्छता

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

वस्त्राणि च विचित्राणि वध्वास्त्वं द्वारकां नय योग्यानि यानि मर्त्यानां यावदिच्छति केशव: । न स्वर्गपरिमोषं तु कर्तुमहति साम्प्रतम् रत्नानि यथेप्सितान्यहं “पृथ्वीपर स्वर्गका फल पाकर देवताओंकी समानताको प्राप्त हुए मनुष्य न तो यज्ञोंद्वारा देवताओंका यजन करेंगे और न पूर्तकर्मोंमें ही धन लगायेंगे॥ ६३ ॥ तपोधन ! श्रद्धालु मनुष्य स्वर्गकी अभिलाषा रखकर यज्ञ, जप तथा नित्य

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

करमेके द्वारा सदा हमलोगोंको तृप्त एवं पुष्ट करते हैं परंतु पारिजातका लाभ मिल जानेपर मनुष्य वह सब कुछ नहीं करेंगे; फिर तो उन यज्ञ आदिसे वश्चित होकर हम सब देवता निस्तेज हो जायँगे॥ ६५ ॥ स्वर्गकी ओरसे जब अच्छी वर्षा की जाती है, तब उससे पैदा होनेवाले सस्‍यों (अनाजों)-द्वारा भूतलके मनुष्य जीवन-निर्वाह करते हैं और वे भी दान एवं यज्ञोंद्दारा हम देवताओंका पोषण करते हैं॥ ६६॥ धर्मज्ञ नारद! पारिजातका लाभ मिल जानेपर यदि मनुष्योंको भूख-प्यास नहीं सतायेगी, मृत्युकी प्राप्ति नहीं होगी, उनमें दुर्गन्ध नहीं रहेगा और कर्मजनित भयंकर ईतियाँ उन्हें बाधा नहीं देंगी तो वे स्वर्गके लिये क्‍यों उद्योग करेंगे॥ ६७-६८ ॥ विप्रवर ! पारिजातका मर्त्यलोकमें ले जाया जाना सर्वथा अनुचित है। यह बात आप अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले भगवान् विष्णु (श्रीकृष्ण)-से कह दीजियेगा

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुने! मेरी प्रसन्नताकी इच्छा रखकर आपको वहाँ वैसा ही कार्य या प्रयत्न करना चाहिए, जिससे मेरे इस कथनपर विचार करके मेरे भाई श्रीकृष्ण संतुष्ट हो जायूँ ॥ ७० ॥ देवर्षे! आप बहू सत्यभामाके लिये यहाँसे हार, मणि, चन्दन, अगुरु और विचित्र वस्त्र द्वारकाको ले जाइये॥ ७१ ॥ जो-जो वस्तुएँ मनुष्योंके योग्य हैं, उन्हें श्रीकृष्ण जितना चाहें ले सकते हैं; परंतु उन्हें इस समय स्वर्गलोकको लूटकर इसे कंगाल बना देना उचित नहीं है॥ ७२॥ मुने! मैं श्रीकृष्णकी इच्छाके अनुसार बहुत- से रत्न और विचित्र आभूषण दे रहा हूँ, परंतु पारिजात वृक्षको मैं किसी प्रकार नहीं दूँगा; क्योंकि यह स्वर्गवासियोंको बहुत प्रिय है (इसे वे अन्यत्र जाने देना नहीं चाहते) इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे विष्णुपर्वण पारिजातहरणे इन्द्रवाक्ये एकोनसप्ततितमो 5ध्याय:

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतके खिलभाग हारिवंशके अन्तर्गत विष्युपर्वमें पारिजातहरणके प्रसंयमें इनद्रका वाक्यविषयक उनहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ खेतीको हानि पहुँचानेवाले उपद्रव ईति कहलाते हैं। ये छ: प्रकारके हैं--१. अतिवृष्टि, २. अनावृष्टि, ३. टिड्डी पड़ना, ४. चूहे लगना, ५. पक्षियोंकी अधिकता और ६. दूसरे राजाकी चढ़ाई। श्रीकृष्णके द्वारा गदाप्रहारकी धमकी सुनकर कुपित हुए इच्धका नारदजीसे उनके बर्तावकी कटु आलोचना करना और युद्ध किये बिना पारिजात-वृक्षको न देनेका ही निश्चय करना देवराजवच: श्रुत्वा नारद: कुरुनन्दन। प्रोवाच वाक्य वाक्यज्ञो धर्मात्मा धर्मवित्तम: उक्तो मया वासुदेवो जानता भवतो मतम्। न दत्त: पारिजातो5यं हरस्यापि त्वया पुरा

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चावगतवान् देव: सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते उवबाच पुण्डरीकाक्षो दत्तमुत्तमेव च पुनः पुनर्मया वास्य हेतवो देव दर्शिता:। ततो न बुद्धिव्यवृत्ता वृत्रनाशन तस्य वै अपि चाप्युक्तवान् देवो वाक्यान्ते मधुसूदनः । प्रत्याह पुरुषश्रेष्ठ. सरोषमिव वासव

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

न देवगन्धर्वणा न राक्षसा गदां विमोक्ष्यामि पुरंदरोरसि यदत्र मन्यसे न्याय्यं सम्प्रधार्य कुरुष्व तत् तत्त्वं हितं॑ च देवेश श्रूयतां वदतो मम। नयन॑ पारिजातस्य द्वारकां मम रोचते वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--कुरुनन्दन! देवराज इन्द्रकी बात सुनकर थर्मज्ञेंमें श्रेष्ठ तथा बातचीत करनेकी कला जाननेवाले धर्मात्मा नारदजीने यह बात कही--॥ १॥ “महाबाहु बलसूदन! मेरे मनमें तुम्हारे

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रति बहुत आदर है, इसलिये मुझे तुम्हारे हितकी बात अवश्य बतानी चाहिए॥ २॥ मैं तुम्हारे इस विचारको जानता था; क्योंकि तुमने पहले महादेवजीके माँगनेपर भी यह परिजात-वृक्ष उन्हें नहीं दिया था; इसलिये मैंने तुम्हागी ओरसे श्रीकृष्णफो सब कुछ बताया था॥ ३॥ तुमने पारिजात न देनेके विषयमें जो कारण बताये हैं, उन्हें भी मैंने संक्षेपसे उनको दर्शाया था; परंतु भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने उन्हें स्वीकार नहीं किया, यह मैं तुमसे सच्ची बात बता रहा हूँ॥४॥ मेरी बातका उत्तर देते हुए कमलनयन श्रीकृष्ण कहने लगे,'मैं उपेन्द्र (इन्रका छोटा भाई) हूँ; अत: महेन्द्रको सदा ही मेरा लाड़-प्यार करना चाहिए'॥ ५॥ वृत्रासुरविनाशन देव! मैंने बारम्बार उन्हें कारण दिखाये; परंतु उनका विचार नहीं बदला॥६॥ इन्द्र! मेरी बातके अन्तमें पुरुषश्रेष्ठ भगवान् मधुसूदनने कुछ रुष्ट-से होकर उत्तर देते हुए कहा--॥ ७॥ “मुने! आपका कल्याण हो। यदि

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

समस्त देवता, गन्धर्व, राक्षस, असुर, यक्ष और नाग भी उद्यत होकर आ जायाँ तो वे मेरी प्रतिज्ञाको नष्ट करनेमें समर्थ नहीं हो सकते, नहीं हो सकते “यदि आपके याचना करनेपर अमेस्थर इनद्ध पारिजात नहीं देंगे तो मैं उनके उस वक्ष:ःस्थलपर, जहाँका अनुलेपन शचीके आलिड्रनसे मिट गया है, अपनी गदाका प्रहार करूँगा'॥ ९॥ महेन्द्र! तुम्हिरे भाई उपेन्द्रका यही अन्तिम निश्चय है। अब यहाँ तुम जो न्यायोचित कार्य समझो, उसका विचार करके वही करो॥ १० ॥ देवेश्वर। मैं तुम्हें तत्त और हितकी बात बताता हूँ, सुनो; मुझे पारिजातका द्वारकामें ले जाया जाना ही ठीक जँचता है' अनागसि मयि ज्येष्ठे सोदरे यदि केशव:। एवं प्रवृत्त: कि शकक्‍यं कर्तुमद्य तपोधन कृष्णो नारद सोढानि भ्रातेति सम मया सदा

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवासुरेषु प्राप्तेषु संग्रामेषु च नारद। युध्यत्यात्मेच्छया कृष्णो मुने सुविदितं तव ज्ञातिभेदो न नः कार्य: साक्षी त्वं मम नारद ममोरसि गदां मोक्तुमुद्यतो यदि केशवः। अनुशब्द्याथ पौलोमीं गुण: क इह दृश्यते नरेश्वर! जब नारदजीने इस प्रकार सुस्पष्ट बात कह दी, तब बलासुरका विनाश करनेवाले सहस्र नेत्रधारी इन्द्र रोषफे आवेशमें आकर बोले--

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

“तपोधन! यदि श्रीकृष्ण अपने निरपराध एवं ज्येष्ठ सहोदर भाईके प्रति ऐसा अनुचित बर्ताव करनेके लिये उद्यत हैं तो अब क्‍या किया जा सकता है? नारद! श्रीकृष्णने पहले भी मेरे प्रतिकूल बहुत-से कार्य किये हैं; परंतु यह मेरा छोटा भाई है, ऐसा समझकर मैंने सदा उन बातोंकों सहन किया है पहलेकी बात है, ये खाण्डव वनमें अर्जुनका रथ हाँक रहे थे, उस समय उस बनमें लगी हुई प्रचण्ड आगको बुझानेके लिये मैंने जो मेघ नियुक्त किये थे, मेरे उन सभी मेघोंका इन्होंने निवारण कर दिया था॥ १५॥ इसी तरह गोवर्धन पर्वतकों धारण करके इन्होंने मेशा अप्रिय किया था। जब वृत्रासुरकं वधका अवसर प्राप्त हुआ, उस समय मैंने इनसे सहायताके लिये प्रार्थना की थी; परंतु इन्होंने यह कहकर मुझे कोरा जवाब दे दिया कि मैं तो समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये सम हूँ (मेरा किसीसे राग या द्वेष नहीं है)। तब मैंने अपने ही बाहुबलका आश्रय लेकर वृत्रासुरका

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवासुर-संग्रामेके अवसर आते हैं, तब-तब विष्णु अपनी इच्छासे ही युद्ध करते हैं (जीमें आया तो करते हैं और नहीं तो चल देते हैं)। यह बात आपको अच्छी तरह ज्ञात है॥ १८॥ इस विषयमें बहुत कहनेसे क्या लाभ (बात बढ़ानेसे कुछ होने-जानेवाला नहीं है); अतः यदि प्रारब्धवश युद्ध ही होना है तो हो; परंतु नारदजी! आप मेरी ओरसे इस बातके साक्षी हैं कि हमलोगोंको अपने भाईसे कलह करना अभीष्ट नहीं है॥ १९॥ यदि केशव मेरी छातीमें गदा मारनेको ही उद्यत हैं तो पुलोमकुमारी शचीका नामोल्लेख करके ऐसी बात कहनेमें यहाँ कौन-सा लाभ दिखायी देता है ?॥ २०॥ मेरे बुद्धिमान् पिता भगवान् कश्यप मेरी माता अदितिके साथ क्षीरसागरमें जलवास करनेके लिये गये हैं। वे दोनों मेरे प्रति ऐसी बात कह सकते थे (क्योंकि माता-पिताकों यह अधिकार है कि वे पुत्रको राहपर लानेके लिये उसे ताड़ना दे) '

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

कामेन च स्त्रियो वाक्यादेवं मामुक्तवान् गुरुम् यत्राधिक्षिप्तवान् विष्णुरेवं मां स्त्रीजितो द्विज न ज्येष्ठता न राजत्वं देवानां प्रतिमानितम्। कामरागाभिभूतेन कृष्णेन खलु नारद सद्वृत्तो ज्ञानसम्पन्न इति ब्रह्मा पुरात्रवीत् दृप्ता मया विरुद्धबन्ते दानवा: पापनिश्चया:

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

काममेतन्न वक्तव्यं स्वयमात्मस्तवान्वितम्। प्राप्तस्त्ववसरो विप्र यदिहाद्योच्यते मया धनुर्ज्यायां मुनिश्रेष्ठ छिन्‍नायां हि पुरानघ। धन्वीभिरमराणां च वरदानान्महामते अहं विशिष्टो देवानामित्युक्त्वा पुनरच्युत: । धनुरारोप्य दर्पण स्थितो नारद केशव: “परंतु मेरे भाई श्रीकृष्ण अजितात्मा हैं, अपने मनपर काबू नहीं पा सके हैं; साथ ही रजोगुण और तमोगुणसे घिरे हुए हैं; अतः कामवश एक स्त्रीके कहनेमात्रसे मुझ अपने गुरुजनके प्रति उन्होंने ऐसी बात

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

कह डाली है॥ २२॥ विप्रवर ! स्त्रियोंको सर्वथा धिक्कार है तथा उस राजसभाको भी धिक्कार है, जहाँ स्त्रीके वशीभूत हुए श्रीकृष्णने मुझपर इस प्रकार आक्षेप किया है॥ २३॥ महामुने! महर्षि कश्यपके कुलमें अबतक कोई निन्दनीय बात नहीं देखी गयी है तथा जहाँ मेरी माताका जन्म हुआ है, उस दक्षकुलमें भी ऐसी कोई बात देखनेमें नहीं आयी है॥२४॥ नारद! काम और रागसे आक्रान्त हुए श्रीकृष्णने न तो मेरे बड़प्पनका आदर किया है और न मेरे देवराज पदका ही सम्मान किया है॥ २५॥ निष्पाप देवर्षे पूर्वकालमें ब्रह्माजीने ऐसा कहा था कि सदाचारी और ज्ञानसम्पन्न भाई हजारों स्त्रियों और पुत्रोंसे बढ़कर है॥ २६॥ मेरी माता तथा मेरे पिता प्रजापति कश्यपजीने मुझसे कहा था कि भाईके समान दूसरा कोई बन्धु नहीं है; क्योंकि वह स्वाभाविक बन्धु है और दूसरे लोग भोजन आदि देकर बनाये हुए हैं॥ २७॥ मेरे पिता कश्यपने सहोदर भाईमें विशेष बन्धुत्व बताया है। यद्यपि दानव भी हमारे भाई ही हैं; तथापि वे घमंडी और पापपूर्ण विचार रखनेवाले हो गये हैं; इसलिये मैं उनका विरोध करता हूँ॥२८॥ विप्रवर! जो बात अपनी प्रशंसासे

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).

हिन्दी अर्थ

युक्त हो, उसे स्वयं ही नहीं कहना चाहिए, इसमें संशय नहीं है तथापि इस समय यहाँ मेरे द्वारा जो बात कही जाती है, उसके कहनेका अवसर आ गया है॥ २९॥ मुनिश्रेष्ठ। महामते! पूर्वकालमें (दक्षयज्ञ- विध्वंसके समय) जब भगवान् शड्डूरके धनुर्धर पार्षदोंने वरदानके प्रभावसे देवताओंकी धनुषोंकी प्रत्यज्ञा काट डाली और यज्ञरूपी विष्णुका सिर काट लिया गया था, उस समय मैंने ही उनके धड़को धारण किया था तथा रुद्रके तेजसे कटे हुए उनके सिरको यत्रपूर्वक धड़से जोड़ा था॥३०-३१॥ नारदजी! जब उनका मस्तक जुड़ गया, तब वे अच्युतस्वरूप केशव पुनः धनुष चढ़ाकर बड़े घमंडके साथ यह कहते हुए खड़े हो गये कि मैं इन देवताओंमें सबसे बढ़कर हूँ '

English

Vaishampayana said:—Surrounded by his four-fold forces moving like the ocean, the highly effulgent and powerful king Jarāsandha, observant of vows and the leader of kings, arrived there. He had with him war-chariots drawn by spirited horses, trained by expert warriors whose course was not impeded any where, cloud-like elephants, adorned with bells, carrying a golden room with warriors proud of battle and driven by clever drivers, horses leaping and fleet like the wind governed by clever drivers and numberless infantry armed with swords, daggers and leathern fences who could leap even high up into the the sky. A host of kings also followed him (1-6). All the caves of that best of mountains and all the quarters echoing with the clatter of car wheels resembling the muttering of clouds, the noise of the elephants in rut, the neighings of the horses and the leonine shouts of the infantry, the emperor Jarāsandha, with his army, was seen there like an ocean (7-8). Striking this palms against each other and slapping their arms that army of the kings, abounding in delighted warriors, shone there like an army of clouds (9). That army, variegated with cars, fleet like the wind, with elephants resembling the clouds, with horses resembling white clouds and with well dressed infantry, shone like clouds kissing the ocean after the termination of the rainy season (10–11). Thereupon those powerful kings, headed by Jarāsandha, encamped encircling that mountain (12). At that time the encampment of those kings lying outside shone like the full ocean during the full moon (13).