Adhyaya 88

हिन्दी अर्थ

दर्शने सर्वभूतानां कान्तः कान्ततरो3भवत्॥ ५ 'रुषरूपसे स्थित हो गये। उस समय वे समस्त ब्रह्मदेयेन विधिना ब्रह्मप्राप््ने भारत प्रददी दर धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश। सप्तविंशति सोमाय पत्नीहेतो: समाहित: दक्षो दत्त्वाथ ता: कन्या ब्रह्मक्षेत्रं प्रपद्य च। ब्रह्मणाध्युषितं पुण्यं समाहितमना मुनि: दीक्षिता: पुण्यकर्माणस्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषा:

English

Having thus instituted many excellent regulations amongst the Dāshārhas Vishnu himself will be united with Nārāyana, Shoma and Surya. He is incomparable, above the reach of thought, can go any where at will and has control over his senses. As a boy plays with a toy so he sports with these creatures (36–37). None can measure the large-armed slayer of Madhu; there is nothing similar or otherwise with his universal form (38). In this way he has been eulogised hundreds and thousands of times. But none has been able to see the end of his works. Beholding with his eyes, rendered more powerful by ascetic penances, the deeds which the lotus-eyed Keshava performed with Sangkarshana's help in his boyhood, the highly intelligent and the great Yogin Vyasa, the witness of all, had already narrated them all (39-41).

हिन्दी अर्थ

संग्रामकाले कालज्ञ: शरीरादिपतिर्मुनि:। कर्मयज्ञकृतां तात सिद्धिं पश्यति लक्षणात् मृगै: सह जरां यान्ति सपत्नीका: सुपुत्रिण: ब्रह्मणाध्युषितत्वाच्च ॒ब्रह्मक्षेत्रमिहोच्यते प्राणियोंकी दृष्टिमें परम कान्तिमान् एवं कमनीय प्रतीत होते थे॥५॥ भारत इसके बाद स्वयं प्राचेतस भगवान् दक्षने उन कन्याओंका वेदोक्त ब्राह्मविधिसे विवाह कर दिया॥ ६॥ उन्होंने एकाग्रचित होकर धर्मको दस,

English

Vaishampāyana said:—Having thus chanted the glories of Govinda at the mandate of the king of gods, the celestial saint Nārada, adored by the Yadavas, repaired to the celestial region (42). Thereupon the lotus-eyed slayer of Madhu, Govinda, distributed those riches and jewels duly amongst the Vrishnis and Andhakas. Having obtained them the high-souled Yadavas too began to perform sacrifices with profuse presents and live in the city of Dwarakā (43-44).

हिन्दी अर्थ

कश्यपको तेरह और सोमको सत्ताईस कन्याएँ इसलिये दीं कि वे इन्हें अपनी धर्मपत्नी बना लें॥७॥ उन कन्याओंका दान करनेके पश्चात् दक्ष मुनि ब्रह्माजीके क्षेत्र प्रयागमें आये, जहाँ ब्रह्माजी पहले निवास करते थे और इसीलिये जो परम पुण्यदायक तीर्थ हो गया था। वहाँ आकर वे मनको एकाग्र करके परमात्माका चिन्तन करने लगे॥ ८॥ नरेश्वर! तदनन्तर दक्ष तपस्यामें संलग्न हो मृगोंक साथ इस वसुधापर विचरने लगे। वे तृण और फल-मूलसे ही अपने शरीरका पोषण करते थे। उनके तपकी निरन्तर वृद्धि हो रही थी उनकी तपस्याके प्रभावसे मृग बड़े प्रसन्न थे (क्योंकि उस तपसे सर्वत्र अहिंसाभावका प्रसार हो रहा था)। यज्ञमें दीक्षित हो पुण्य कर्म करनेवाले तथा तपस्यासे अपने पापोंको दग्ध कर देनेवाले ब्राह्मण दक्षके उस अहिंसाप्रधान तपका बैर-त्यागरूप फल प्रत्यक्ष देखकर आनन्दमग्न रहते थे॥१०॥ योगीको अपने चित्तपर विजय प्राप्त करनेके लिये जो संग्राम (तत्परतापूर्ण साधन) करना पड़ता है, उसका अवसर आनेपर

English

Vaishampāyana said:–0 reverend Sir, of the many thousand wives of Krishna you have duly mentioned the names of eight. Do you now give an account of their children (1).

हिन्दी अर्थ

कालगतिके ज्ञाता तथा शरीर, इन्द्रिय आदिपर शासन करनेवाले मुनिवर दक्षको कर्मयज्ञजनित सिद्धि निकट दिखायी देने लगी; क्योंकि उस सिद्धिका सूचक लक्षण प्रकट हो रहा था॥११॥ जो दूसरोंको दान और मान देनेमें प्रमुख वीर हैं, जिनका उद्देग सर्वथा शान्त हो गया है, जो आमिष आदि भोगोंका परित्याग कर चुके हैं तथा जो श्रेष्ठ पुत्रोंके पिता हैं, ऐसे गृहस्थ द्विज अपनी पत्नीके साथ उस वनमें जाकर मृगोंके साथ वृद्धावस्थाको प्राप्त होते थे॥ १२॥ वेदाध्ययनसे सिद्ध हुए ब्राह्मण वहाँ सबके उत्पादक प्रथम पद-परब्रह्म परमात्मामें प्रतिष्ठित होते थे और ब्रह्माजी भी उस स्थानमें निवास कर चुके थे; इसीलिये यहाँ प्रयागको ब्रह्मक्षेत्र कहते हैं (आध्यात्मिक दृष्टिसे ब्रह्मकी उपलब्धिका स्थान होनेके कारण यह शरीर हो ब्रह्मक्षेत्र है)

English

Vaishampāyana said:—Eight queens of Krishna had been recognised as leading ones. They all gave birth to heroic sons. Listen to an account of the names of their children (2). (Krishna's principal wives were) Rukshmini, Satyabhāmā, Nagnajiti, Sudattā, Saivyā, Lakshmanā, Mitravindā, Kālindi, Jāmvavati, Pouravi, Subhimā, Mādri and others. Amongst them, hear of the names of the sons of Rukshmini (3–4). Rukshmini first gave birth to a son by name Pradyumna who killed Shamvara. Next she gave birth to the mighty car-warrior Chārudeshna, the scion of the Vrishni race, and afterwards to Chāruchandra, Chārugarbha, Sudangstra, Druma, Sushena, Chārugupta, the powerful Chāruvinda and the youngest Chāruvāhu. Besides she gave birth to a daughter by name Chārumati. Garudadhwaja (Krishna) begat on Satyabhama, seven sons, namely, Bhānu, Bhimaratha, Kshupa, Rohita, Diptimān, Tāmrajaksha, and Jalāntaka and four daughters, namely Bhānu, Bhimarikā, Tāndrapaksha and Jalandhama. Jamvavati gave birth to a son, the ornament of the battle-field, by name Sāmva, as also to Mitravān, Mitravinda, Mitravāhu and Sunitha and a daughter by name Mitravati. Hear now of the children of Nagnajiti (5-10). She gave birth to two sons, Bhadrakāra and Bhadravinda and a daughter, by name Bhadravati. Saivyā gave birth to Sangrāmajit, Satyajit, Senajit, Shura and Sapatnijit. The princes Vrikāshwa, Vrikanirvitti, Vrikadipti and Subhimā were Madri's sons. O king, hear now of the children of Lakshmanā. Gātravān, Gātragupta and the powerful Gātravinda were born with their youngest sister Gātravati. Kālindi gave birth to a pious son by name Asruta whom Madhusudana gave to Shrutasenā. Having given that son away Hrishikesha delightedly said to his wife: "For long he will be the son of you both." Vrihati gave birth to Gada. Saivyā gave birth to Angada, Kumada, Sweta and a daughter by the name of Swetā. Sudevā gave birth to five sons by name Avagāha, Sumitra, Suchi, Chitraratha and Chitrasena and a daughter by name Chitravati. Besides Vanastambha, Stambha and Stambhavāna were born to him as sons. Of them Vanasthambha begat Mitrasena and Stambhavati. Upāsangha begat two sons, Vajrāsu and Kshipra. Koushiki, Sutasoma, and Youdhisthiri gave birth to Yudhisthira, the wonderful warrior Kāpāli and

हिन्दी अर्थ

यतिभि:ः कर्मभिमुक्तिजितक्रोधर्जितिन्द्रिये: । चरद्धिर्वसुधां. विप्रैरकिंचनपथेषिभि: या प्रजा सर्वमारूढा मानसी ब्रह्मचारिणी। सैवैषा व्यक्तिमापन्ना स्वभावदुरतिक्रमा व्यक्ताव्यक्तगतिश्रैषा कालधर्मान्महीपते कालयोगेन योगज्ञा भवन्ति न भवन्ति च कश्यपेनाव्ययेनेह संयुक्ता: कालधर्मणा

English

Thus the sons of Mādhava numbered one lak and eighty thousand. They were all valiant and expert in fighting. O king, I have thus narrated the progeny of Janārddana (21–22).

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवा मरुद्रणा: । नागाश्चलानेकशिरसः साध्या वै पन्नगास्तथा सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्ना: प्राणिन: कामरूपिण: मुनयः पुनरुद्धृता धर्मक्षेत्रे सनातने क्षेत्रज्ञा मानसे लोके धर्मिणो वेदगोचरा:। यत्रोद्धूता: सुरा: सर्वे दिवि लोके प्रतिष्ठिता:

English

O foremost of kings, Pradyumna begat on the Vidarbha princess a son by name Aniruddha. He had the emblem of a deer on his flag and no body could obstruct him in battle (23). Baladeva begat on Revati two sons by name Nishatha and Ulmuka. Those two brothers were beautiful like gods. Shura's son Vasudeva begat on his two wives Sutanu and Nārāchi two sons by name Poundra and Kapila. Of them Nārāchi gave birth to Kapila and Sutanu to Paundra. Of those two sons Poundra became the king and Kapila entered into woods. Vasudeva begat on Sudrā the highly powerful hero Jara who was a great archer. Vasudeva begat on Kāshi a quick-coursing son by name Supārshwa. Aniruddha had two sons, Sānu and Vajrā of whom the latter was the eldest. Vajra begat Pratiratha whose son was Suchāru. Amitra, the youngest son of Vrishni, begat Sini whose sons were Satyavāk and the great car-warrior Satyaka. The heroic Yuyudhāna was Satyaka's son. Yuyudhana's son was Asanga whose son was Tuni. Tuni's son was Yugandhara. With him, O king, the family ends (24–31).

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो करम्मोके बन्धनसे मुक्त हैं, क्रोधपर विजय पा चुके हैं और इन्द्रियोंको वशमें कर चुके हैं, वे अकिंचन (परिग्रहशून्य) पथपर चलनेकी इच्छा- इस क्षेत्र (प्रयाग अथवा शरीर)-को ब्रह्मक्षेत्र कहते हैं॥ १४॥ जो प्रजा हृदयाकाशमें स्थित सर्वस्वरूप ब्रह्ममें आरूढ़ थी, ब्रह्ममें ही विचरनेके कारण ब्रह्मचारिणी कहलाती थी और मानसिक संकल्पमें स्थित होनेसे मानसी कही जाती थी, वही यह स्वभाव (संस्कार या प्रारब्ध) -से दुर्लड्रद्म होकर अव्यक्तावस्थासे व्यक्तावस्थाको प्राप्त हुई है॥१५॥ जो अव्यक्त थी, वही स्वभावसे दुर्लड्डूद्य होकर व्यक्तावस्थाको प्राप्त हो गयी। राजन्! कालधर्मसे यह सारी प्रजा व्यक्त और अव्यक्तरूपमें परिणत होती रहती है॥ १६॥ भारत! कालयोगसे स्थावर-जंगम, स्थूल और सूक्ष्म सभी प्राणी योगज्ञ होते हैं और नहीं भी होते हैं ये सारी प्रजाएँ महर्षि कश्यपके द्वारा दक्षकन्याओंके गर्भसे उत्पन्न हुई हैं। ये सब-को-सब कालरूप धर्मवाले अक्षय स्वभावसे संयुक्त हैं॥१८॥ राजन! आदित्य, वसु, रुद्र, विश्वेदेव, मरुद्रूण, अनेक सिरवाले

English

Janamejaya said:—You said before that Pradyumna had killed Shamvara. Describe to me now how Pradyumna killed him (1).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुन्दर वस्त्रधारी किन्नर, अन्यान्य पशुगणोंके साथ गौएँ, मनुष्य, चराचर प्राणी, पृथ्वीको धारण करनेवाले पर्वत, बैल और मृग, चार दाँतवाले तथा कमलकी-सी कान्तिवाले शुभलक्षण गजराज, समस्त लक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न और इच्छानुसार रूप धारण करनेवाले अन्यान्य प्राणी-- इन सबकी उत्पत्ति महर्षि कश्यप और उनकी पत्नी दक्षकन्याओंसे हुई है॥१९--२३॥ धर्मकी सनातन प्रसवभूमि भारतवर्षमें जो मुनि पुनः उत्पन्न हुए, वे पूर्व-कल्पके ऋषि-मुनियोंके रूप, शरीर, शील और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न हुए॥ २४॥ वेदोक्त मार्गपर चलनेवाले धर्मात्मा क्षेत्रज्ञ (आत्मनिष्ठ ) पुरुष मानस लोक (मनः- कल्पित बाह्य या आशभ्यन्तर जगत्)-में देवतारूपसे प्रकट हुए होते हैं और वे सब-के-सब दिव्य- लोकमें प्रतिष्ठित हो जाते हैं

English

Vaishampāyana said:—Kāma (Cupid) of firm vows, in order to kill Shamvara, took his birth from Rukshmini, the incarnation of Lakshmi, and Vāsudeva as his beautiful son Pradyumna. On the seventh day at dead of night Kalashamvara stole away that infant son of Krishna from the lying-in room (2-3). Krishna, who followed the celestial Māyā, knew every thing and therefore he did not kill at that time the Dānava, invincible in battle (4). As if urged on by Death the great Asura stole away Krishna's son. And throwing him upon his arms he took him to his own city. His beautiful and accomplished wife Māyāvati, as if the very incarnation of Māyā, had no offspring so that Dānava, as if commissioned by Death, gave over that son of Vasudeva to her like his own (5–7). Seeing him she was filled with joy and her hairs stood erect: she looked at him repeatedly with delight (8). Casting her looks on him in this way she recollected that he was her favourite husband. Remembering it she again thought (9) "He is my lord for whom I am day and night plunged into the lake of anxiety and sorrow and have not been able to enjoy mental felicity any where (10). He was formerly reduced to ashes by the divine trident handed deity stricken with sorrow for Sati. Now he has been seen by me in another birth (11). However, being his wife and knowing him as my husband how can I give him milk and address him as my

हिन्दी अर्थ

नरेश्वर! जो दूसरे गृहस्थ तपस्यासे सिद्ध होते हैं ब्रह्मचर्येण संसिद्धाः परिचर्या गता गुरोः ॥ २६ अथवा जो ब्रह्मचारी गुरुकी सेवा करके ब्रह्मचर्य- क्लेशाधिकै: कर्मजन्यर्वृत्ति लप्स्यन्ति वै द्विजा: शिलोज्छवृत्तय: ख्याता: सपत्रीका दृढब्रता: । पालनके द्वारा सिद्धिलाभ करते हैं और पृथ्वीनाथ! जो सिद्धिके लिये योगमार्गको अपनाये हुए हैं, जो द्विज सत्कर्मेके लिये अधिक क्लेश सहन करके जीविका पाते हैं, जो खेतोंमें बाल बीनकर या बाजार

English

Thinking thus Māyāvati handed over the baby to the nurse and soon reared him up with nourishing tonics. Informed by the nurse and out of ignorance Rukshmini's son knew Māyāvati as his mother (13–14). Having brought up that lotus-eyed son of the Lord of Kamalā Māyāvati too, stricken with lust, instructed him in all forms of illusion (15). When gradually crossing the limit of youth Pradyumna looked highly beautiful, became an expert in the use of all sorts of weapons and in deciphering the movements of women, Māyāvati, assuming the semblance of a beautiful woman, sought the company of her beloved consort and tempted him with her gestures. Seeing that sweet-smiling lady attached to him Pradyumna said to her:—"What is this? Why do you, casting off your maternal feelings, behave in this perverse way? Alas, how wicked are women. How fickle is their mind. Possessed by lust you are not regarding me as your son and behaving otherwise. O gentle lady, what is the cause of such a perversity of nature? Am I not then your son? Why do you behave in this way? I wish to learn the secret of this from you. The nature of women is fickle like lightning. As the clouds are attached to the summits of a mountain so they are attached to men. O gentle lady, it matters little whether I am your son or not. I wish to learn from your own mouth the object of your movements." Thus addressed that timid damsel, having her heart stricken with lust, said to her lover, Keshava's son in a solitary place. "You are not my son, nor Shamvara is your father (17–23). You are a powerful and beautiful descendant of Vrishni; you are the delightful son of Vāsudeva and Rukshmini. After your birth on the seventh day you were brought here. When you were a helpless baby in the lying-in chamber you were stolen by my powerful husband. Tresspassing into the house of your father Vāsudeva, resembling Vasava himself, Shamvara stole you away. Stricken with sorrow for a son like you your mother is bewailing like a cow estranged from its calf. Because you were brought here in your very infancy your father, having the emblem of Garuda on his flag, and more powerful than even Shakra himself, does not know it. O lord, you are a Vrishni prince and not a son of Shamvara. Besides the Dānavas cannot beget a son like yourself. O gentle one, I seek you as my lover, because I have not given birth to you. Seeing your beauty my weak heart is drooping. Besides O Vrishni hero, you should seek in my heart what desire is there. I have thus described to you how you are not a son of myself and Shamvara and how I have grown attached to you (24-33)." Pradyumna, the son of the holder of discus, had mastered all forms of illusion. So thus addressed by Māyāvati and worked up with anger, he, exclaiming his own name, called Shamvara. He said:—"Alas shall I remain here fearing that wicked-souled Dānava who has stolen away the infant son of Keshava? How may that sinful wretch become angry? How can I slay him? I should do what excites his anger. With my sharpened spear I will strike down the wonderful standard with a flying pennon having the emblem of a lion which stands like the mount Sumeru on his gate. If he comes to know of the spoliation of his standard Shamvara will surely come out. I will then kill him in battle and return to Dwārakā." Having said this the large-armed Pradyumna stringed his bow, took up arrows and struck down that jewel of a standard belonging to Shamvara. Hearing of the spoliation of his standard by the high-souled Pradyumna, Shamvara, filled with anger, ordered his sons, saying:—"O ye great heroes, do you soon kill Rukshmini's son (34-41). I do not wish to see him who has done me this wrong." Hearing the words of Shamvara, his sons, Chitrasena, Atisena, Vishwaksenajit, Shrutasena, Sushena, Somasena, Mana, Senāni, Sainyahanta, Senahā, Sainika, Senaskandha, Atisena, Senaka, Janaka, Sukala, Vikala, Shānta, Shāntāntakara, Vibhu, Kumbhaketu, Sudangstra and Keshi, well-armed and delighted, set out for killing Pradyumna. Taking up discuses, Tomaras, tridents, Pattishas, swords, Paraswadhas, and worked up with anger, they, inviting Pradyumna, went to the battle-field (42-47). Thereupon taking up his bow the large-armed Pradyumna speedily ascended his car and drove towards the battle-field (48). Thereupon there took place a dreadful and hair-stirring encounter between Keshava's son and those of Shamvara (49). In order to witness that battle, the Gandharvas, Uragas and Chāranas with all the gods headed by their king stationed themselves in the sky (50). Nārada, Tumvuru, Hāhā, Huhu and other songsters, encircled by Apsaras, also stationed themselves there (51). Then the Gandharva Advutanāma, attached to the court of the king of gods, said to Vāsudeva, the wielder of thunder-bolt: "The sons of Shamvara are a hundred in number and Krishna's son is alone. How can he, fighting alone with many, acquire victory?" (52–53) Hearing his words, Vāsava, the slayer of Bali, smilingly said:—"Hear of his prowess. In his pristine body he was Kāma and consumed by Hara's fiery anger. Afterwards propitiated by his wife the three-eyed deity conferred on her, a boon, saying:—'When Vishnu, assuming the semblance of a man, will live in the city of Dwāraka, he will take his birth as his son and become your husband. This your highly powerful and energetic husband, although celebrated in the three worlds, as Ananga _limbless_, will take his birth there and kill Shamvara, for the seventh day after Pradyumna's birth, Shamvara, resorting to this illusory powers, will steal him away from Rukshmini's lap (54-58). Therefore go to Shamvara's house; and hidden under your illusory body do you become his wife Mayavati and please him. There nourish your baby husband. When he will attain to youth he will kill Shamvara. Afterwards Ananga will go with you to Dwarakā and he will enjoy with you in the same way as I do with _Girijā_.' Having said this the king of gods Hara repaired to the mount Kailāsha resorted to by Siddhas and Charanas and resembling Sumeru. Kāma's wife too, having saluted Uma's husband, waited at Shamvara's residence for the termination of the appointed time. O Pratihara, the large-armed Pradyumna will surely kill Shamvara. He has been destined as the destroyer of that wicked Danava and his sons

हिन्दी अर्थ

उठ जानेपर वहाँ गिरे हुए अन्नके दाने चुनकर जीवन- निर्वाह करनेके लिये विख्यात हैं और पत्नीके साथ रहकर दृढ़तापूर्वक धर्मके पालनमें लगे रहते हैं; इन सबने उत्तम ब्रतका पालन किया है; अतः ये सर्वे त्वेते दिविचरा भवन्ति चरितत्रताः॥ २८ सब-के-सब आकाशचारी देवता होते हैं॥ २६--२८॥ इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे भविष्यपर्वणि पौष्करे द्वाविंशोउध्याय: इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत भविष्यपर्वमें पृष्कर-प्रादुर्भावविषयक बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

English

Vaishampāyana said:—Thereupon there took place a great hair-stirring encounter between Rukshmini's son and those of Shamvara (1). Afterwards in anger those great Daityas began to shower simultaneously on Pradyumna arrows, Saktis, Parashwadhas, Tomara's, Kuntas, Bhushundis and maces (2). Krishna's son too, worked up with anger, struck them in the battle each with five arrows shot off his bow. Thereupon those resolute Asuras, exceedingly wroth, set up a net-work of weapons for killing Pradyumna. Thereat worked up with anger Ananga soon took up his bow (3-5). He then killed the ten highly powerful sons of Shamvara. The next moment, filled with anger the powerful son of Keshava soon cut off Chitrasena's head with a Bhalla. Thereupon the remaining sons of Shamvara, anxious to fight, began to run taking up and discharging arrows. And for killing Ananga they all unitedly fought and shot arrows. The highly powerful son of Krishna, on the other hand, cut off their heads, as if in sport. Having thus slain one hundred sons of Shamvara, all good bow men, he stood in the battle field desirous of fighting. Hearing of the death of his hundred sons Shamvara was filled with wrath (6–10). He asked his charioteer to get ready his car. Receiving the order of the king the charioteer saluted him touching the ground with his head and brought the car there, and asked the soldiers to get ready soon. It was drawn by a thousand bear and tied with the ropes of snakes. It was coated with tiger-skin, adorned with a net-work of small bells and filled with wolves. It had ten stairs, one after another, was painted with stars and adorned with gold. It had a huge standard, was high and embellished with flags having the figures of lions painted on them. It had wooden fenders around it and iron axles. It was high like the summit of Mandara, was bedecked with beautiful _chowries_, covered with stars and adorned with golden standards (11-16). As if urged on by Death, Shamvara, putting on a golden armour and taking up his bow and arrows, set out for battle accompanied by his soldiers and four ministers. Encircled by his ministers, Durdhara, Ketumāli, Shatruhantā and Pramarddana, Shamvara set out, desirous of fighting. When with two hundred cars, ten thousands elephants, eight thousand horses and ten lakhs of infantry Shamvara set out for the battle-field there appeared various omens on all sides. The cranes began to emit hideous yells in the sky filled with vultures and fire-brands, making a sound like that of evening clouds, began to fall down. The jackals yelled striking terror into the huge army. And vultures sat on the tops of the standards desirous of drinking the blood of the Danavas. Headless figures were seen dropping on his car (17–23). The birds emitted indistinct notes on Samvara's car. The moon was possessed by Rahu (eclipsed) and encircled by its disc. His left hand and eye danced presaging some calamity and the horses, attached to his car, became of slackened speed. The Kanka birds fell on the head of Shamvara, the sworn enemy of the celestials and Indra began to send down a shower of blood mixed with live coals and cinders. Thousands of fire-brands dropped down on the battle-field and reins slipped off the hands of the charioteer. But Shamvara, filled with anger, paid no attention to those portends and proceeded for slaying Pradyumna. Thereat the earth shook at the sound of bugles, conch-shells, Mridanga, Panava, and Anaka all played upon simultaneously. Overwhelmed with terror caused by that terrible sound, beasts and birds fled away on all sides. Krishna's son, however, bent on slaying his enemy, waited in the battle-field.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मजीके महायज्ञका वर्णन धातुसंर्चितशिले समे निस्तृणकण्टके त्रयाणां ब्रह्मवेदानां पश्चञस्वरविराजिते। मन्त्रयज्ञपरा नित्यं नित्यं ब्रतहिते रता: वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय ! मेरुपर्वतकी घाटीपर पितामह ब्रह्माजीको आगे करके कुछ एकाग्रचित्त ब्राह्मण विराजमान हुए, जो जटा और मृगचर्म धारण किये हुए थे। उन्होंने क्रोधकों त्याग दिया था और इन्द्रियोंपप विजय पा ली थी॥१॥ पर्वतकी वह घाटी दूसरे पर्वतोंसे घिरी हुई थी। वहाँ बहुत-से वृक्ष शोभा दे रहे थे। वहाँकी शिलाएँ अनेक प्रकारकी धातुओंसे रँगी हुई थीं। उस समतल प्रदेशमें तृण

English

Shamvara, determined to fight and encircled by thousands of soldiers, struck Pradyumna with thousands of arrows. He, however, displaying quick-handedness, cut those arrows off before they could reach him. And bending his bow he shot arrows that there was none in the army who was not struck with one (24–33). Thus assailed with arrows by Pradyumna Shamvara's men returned to him in fear. Beholding his men take to their heels, Shamvara, beside himself with anger, ordered his ministers. "At my mandate do ye proceed and strike my enemy's son. Do not neglect him but kill him at once. If neglected he will ultimately ruin us like a disease disregarded in the beginning. If you wish to please me kill this sinful wretch of a wicked soul" (34–37).

हिन्दी अर्थ

और कण्टकोंका सर्वथा अभाव था। ब्रह्मका ज्ञान करानेवाले तीनों बेदोंके पाँच स्वरोंसे उस पर्वतशिखरकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी। वहाँ बैठे हुए वे ब्राह्मण पालन और परहितके साधनमें उनकी सदा ही प्रवृत्ति थी॥ २-३॥ वे समस्त ब्राह्मणशिरोमणि वहाँ एक ही अग्निकी स्थापना करके एकाग्रचित्त हो उसकी उपासना करते थे। उन्होंने मन्त्रप्रतिपाद्य विषयोंकी दृष्टिसि उस सुसमाहितमानसा: ॥ ४ अग्नरिके अनेक भेद किये बेदमन्त्रोंक उच्चारणकी विधिमें स्वरप्रदर्शनके पाँच प्रकार ही यहाँ पाँच स्वर कहे गये हैं, जिनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--उदात्त,

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रिधा प्रणीतो ज्वलनो मुनिभिर्वेदपारगैः। अतस्ते तत्त्वमापन्ना यदेकस्त्रिविध: कृत: स्वधाकारेण धर्मज्ञ मन्त्राणां कार्यसिद्धये स्वयं च दक्ष: सम्प्राप्ते भगवान् भूतसत्कृत: । ब्रह्मा ब्राह्मणनिर्माता सर्वभूतपितामह: यजते पुष्करे ब्रह्म मेधया सह संगतः। इन्द्रप्रोक्तानि सामानि गीयन्ते ब्रह्मगादिभि: बेदप्रोक्त मखे न्यस्तं कल्पितं ब्रह्मण: पदे

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स ब्रह्मा प्रथमं तस्मिन्नग्रिमयं प्रवर्तयत् न ह्ाल्पं विहितं द्रव्यं यथाग्रिर्यज्ञकर्मणि। प्रवर्तयेद् विभागैर्वा हुतद्र॒व्यमयं बलमू प्रयुज्तते प्रयोगज्ञा मुनयो ब्रह्मवादिनः ब्रह्मणो वितते यज्ञे परया ब्रह्मसम्पदा

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेन ब्राह्मणशब्देन ब्रह्मप्रोक्तेनच भारत। विभाति स मखो व्यक्त ब्रहालोक इवापर: वेदोंके पारज्गत विद्वान् मुनियोंने उस अग्निको तीन भागोंमें विभक्त करके स्थापित किया (उन तीनों अग्नियोंके नाम ये हैं--आहवनीय, गार्हपत्य और दक्षिणाग्रि) उनके द्वारा एक ही अग्निकी तीन स्वरूपोंमें अभिव्यक्ति हुईं, इसलिये उन्हें तत्त्वका बोध प्राप्त हुआ॥ ५॥ धर्मज्ञ जनमेजय! एक ही अग्नि मन्त्रोक्त कार्योकी सिद्धिके लिये स्वधारूप हविष्यके सेवनसे महान् होकर सम्यक्-रूपसे प्रज्वलित होता है वहाँ समस्त प्राणियोंद्वारा सम्मानित स्वयं भगवान् दक्ष पधारे, जो ब्रह्मा अर्थात् ब्राह्मण हैं। उन्होंने ब्राह्मणोंकी सृष्टि की है तथा वे सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके पितामह हैं उनके हाथोंमें दण्ड, बाण, ढाल और तलवार--ये आयुध शोभा पाते थे। उन्होंने शिखा धारण कर रखी थी। उनका मुख कमलके समान कान्तिमान् था। वे संतापरहित, क्रोधको जीतनेवाले तथा जितेन्द्रिय थे

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँ पुष्करतीर्थमें ब्रह्माजी मेधाके साथ बैठकर यज्ञ करने लगे और बहुत-से ब्रह्मवादी मुनि इन्द्रकथित साममन्त्रोंका गान करने लगे॥ ९॥ उस यज्ञमें घृत, खीर, जौ, चावल आदि सब उत्तमोत्तम हविष्य, जिसका वेदमें वर्णन किया गया है, ब्रह्माजीके निकट सजाकर रखा गया था शमीके गर्भसे उत्पन्न हुई अग्निसम्बन्धिनी अरणीका मन्थन करके ब्रह्माजीने उस यज्ञमें एक दूसरे ही प्रधान अग्निको प्रकट किया॥ ११॥ जैसे यज्ञकर्ममें मनन्‍्थनसे प्रकट हुए अग्रिदेवको स्थापित करके उन्हें ही हवनीय पदार्थकी आहुति देनेका विधान है, उसी प्रकार वहाँ अल्प द्रव्य देनेकी विधि नहीं है। यज्ञ करनेवाले पुरुषको चाहिए कि वह हुत द्रव्यमय बलको विभागपूर्वक प्रकट करे॥ १२९॥ उस विशाल यज्ञमें जिन-जिन विहित

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हविष्योंका उपयोग किया गया, उनके द्वारा उनके यथायोग्य फल भी प्रकट हुए। प्रयोगके ज्ञाता ब्रह्मवादी मुनि ही उन हविष्योंका प्रयोग करते थे॥ १३॥ उत्तम ब्रह्म-सम्पत्तिसे युक्त ब्रह्माजीके उस विस्तृत यज्ञमें देवगुरु बृहस्पतिने छ: मासतक चारों वेदोंका प्रवचन किया वे उपनिषद् और कर्मकाण्डके द्वारा अत्यन्त रमणीय तथा शिक्षाके अक्षरोंसे युक्त मधुर वेदवाणीका सब ओर प्रवचन करते थे॥ १५॥ भारत! ब्राह्मण-मन्त्रोंक पाठ और वेदोंके उस प्रवचनसे वह विशाल यज्ञमण्डप निश्चय ही दूसरे ब्रह्मलोकके समान शोभा पाता था मखर्तरो ब्रह्ममुखोत्तीर्णो ब्रह्मशब्हैरनामयै:। प्रयोगैः सम्प्रयुक्त: स जल्पन्निव विवर्धते

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्म प्राप्रैश्व वसुभि: कर्मभिश्च परान्वितै: । गोभिः पयस्विनीभिश्च परिवत्सैश्व कोमलै: ब्रह्मवृद्धों वयोवृद्धस्तपोवृद्धश्व॒ भारत। ब्रह्मज्ञाममयो देवो विद्यया सह संगतः ब्रह्मा जुहोति तांस्तस्मान्मरुद्धि: सहितस्तदा तेजोमूर्तिधैर रूपैर्न चर तत्कर्मणास्पृशत्। बेदप्रोक्तेन विधिना सर्वप्राणभूतां नृपष

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदस्यैस्तत्सदो व्यक्त शुशुभे यज्ञकर्मणि। जल्पन्ति मधुरा वाच: सानुसारा: क्रियास्तथा कर्मभिश्च॒ तपोयुक्तैवेंदवेदाड्भरपारगै: । सूर्यन्दुसदृश राजन् विरराज महाक्रतु: ब्रह्मपोषेण महता ब्रह्मावास इवापरः। वसुधामिव सम्प्रापै: सर्वरेव दिवौकसै: ब्रह्माजीके मुखसे प्रकट (अथवा त्रह्माजीकी प्रधानतामें सम्पादित) हुआ वह यज्ञ अनामय (अप्रामाणिकताकी आशड्डासे रहित) वेदके शब्दों और श्रुतिके अनुसार विनियुक्त (प्रयुक्त) हुए मन्त्रोंद्रारा सम्यक्-रूपसे अनुष्ठानमें लाया जाकर बोलता हुआ-सा उत्तरोत्तर वृद्धिको प्राप्त हो रहा था॥ १७॥ उस यज्ञमें समिधाएँ, सोमरस रखनेके लिये कलश, खुक्, खुवा आदि यज्ञपात्र, बाह्मपात्र, जौ, ब्रीहि, घृत तथा जलसे भरे हुए पात्र रखे हुए थे, जिनसे

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस यज्ञकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी॥ १८॥ सब ओरसे प्रात हुए सुवर्ण आदि रत्नों, परमात्माको समर्पित करके किये गये इष्टि आदि कर्मों, दूधके लिये लायी गयी दुधारू गौओं और उनके कोमल बछड़ोंसे सुशोभित हुए उस यज्ञकी उत्तरोत्तर वृद्धि हो रही थी॥१९॥ भारत! वेदमन्त्रोंकी ध्वनिसे, दक्षिणारूपी वयसे तथा तपस्या (ज्ञान)-से बढ़े हुए वे ब्रह्मज्ञाममय यज्ञदेव विद्या (यज्ञकर्मकी अड्भभूत उद्वीथ आदिकी उपासना)-से समय यज्ञात्मा ब्रह्मा मरुदरणोंके साथ रहकर मन:कल्पित समिधा आदि उपकरणोंसे युक्त जो स्वयं उनसे प्रकट हुए घृत आदि हवनीय पदार्थ थे, उनकी अग्निमें आहुति देने लगे॥ २१॥ जनमेजय ! वेदोक्त विधिसे किया गया और तेजोमय (चिन्मय) मूर्ति धारण करनेवाले द्रव्य-

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह यज्ञ समस्त प्राणियोंके कर्मसे अछूता रह गया (अर्थात् उनका यज्ञकर्म सबसे उत्कृष्ट था)॥ २२॥ वे भगवान् ब्रह्मा शमीगर्भ (अश्वत्थ)-से उत्पन्न हुई अग्रिसम्बन्धिनी अरणिका मन्थन करके (प्रकट की हुई अग्निमें ही) अग्निष्टोम यागद्वारा पूर्ण विधिके साथ यजन कर रहे थे॥ २३ ॥ उस यज्ञकर्मके सम्पादनकालमें सदस्योंसे भरा हुआ वह यज्ञसभाका मण्डप बड़ी शोभा पा रहा था। वहाँ सब लोग बड़ी मधुर वाणी बोलते थे तथा सहायकोंसहित सारी क्रियाएँ सम्पन्न हो रही थीं राजन्! वह महायज्ञ वेद-वेदाड़ोंके पारड्गत विद्वान् तथा सूर्य और चन्द्रमाके समान तेजस्वी ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा किये गये तपोयुक्त कर्मोंद्रार बड़ी शोभा पा रहा था॥ २५॥ वेदों- के महान् घोषसे वह यज्ञशाला दूसरे ब्रह्मलोककी भाँति जान पड़ती थी। उस समय सारे देवता भूतलपर आये प्रतीत होते थे

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेदवेदाड़ोंके ज्ञाता, विनयशील एवं ब्रह्मवादी ऋषि, गतागतैस्तपः श्रान्तै: स्वर्गलोके महीयते।॥ २७ जो तपस्या करते-करते दुर्बल हो गये थे, उस यज्ञमें ब्रह्मलोक इवाभाति ब्रह्मण: स महाक्रतु: इन्द्रप्रोक्तानि सामानि गायन्ति ब्रह्मवादिन: । वचनानि प्रयुक्तानि यजूंषि वितते5ध्वरे

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपः शानन्‍्ता ब्रह्मपरा: सत्यव्गरतसमाहिता: । होता चैवाभवद् राजन् ब्रह्मत्वे च बृहस्पति: । सर्वधर्मविदां श्रेष्ठ: पुराणों ब्रह्मसम्भव: यजमानश्च यज्ञान्ते विष्णोः पूजां प्रयुज्य च। अदित्याः पश्चिमे गर्भ तपसा सम्भूते नृप पदं विष्णुरजो ब्रह्मा निद्ठन्द्नं निष्परिग्रहम्। यत:ः पदसहस्त्राणि भविष्यन्त्युद्धवन्ति च अवश्ध्यं चाप्रमेयं च व्यतिरिक्ते च कर्मभिः । आत्मापि यस्य मुनयो भवन्ति निष्परिग्रहा:

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परिग्रह शुभं धर्ममविद्यालक्षणं विदुः यदि चेन्मुनिशब्देन गृह्मते ब्रह्मगादिभि: आते-जाते दिखायी देते थे। उनके कारण वह यज्ञ ऐसी शोभा पाता था मानो स्वर्गलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित हुआ हो ब्रह्माका वह महान् यज्ञ तेजस्वी ब्राह्मणों और यज्ञस्थलमें प्रज्बलित होनेवाली त्रिविध अग्नियोंसे ब्रह्मलोककी भाँति प्रकाशित हो रहा था॥ २८ ॥ उस विस्तृत यज्ञमें ब्रह्मवादी मुनि इन्द्रकधित साममन्त्रोंका गान और यजुर्वेदके वाक्योंका

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाठ कर रहे थे॥ २९ ॥ वहाँ तपस्यासे शान्त, ब्रह्मपरायण तथा सत्यव्रतके पालनमें तत्पर रहनेवाले समस्त मुनि सुनी हुई बातोंका अनुसरण करनेवाले मानसिक संकल्पके द्वारा आ पहुँचे थे॥३०॥ राजन्! उस यज्ञमें सम्पूर्ण धर्मज्ञोंमें श्रेष्ठ तथा ब्रह्मपुत्र अड्धिराके आत्मज पुरातन ऋषि बृहस्पति होता थे और वे ही ब्रह्माके पदपर भी प्रतिष्ठित थे॥३१॥ नरेश्वर! यज्ञके अन्तमें भगवान् विष्णुकी पूजा करके यजमान ब्रह्मा तपस्यासे पुष्ट हुए अदितिदेवीके पिछले गर्भमें अवतीर्ण हुए॥३२॥ परम पद विष्णु हैं। अजन्मा ब्रह्मा उस विष्णुसंज्ञक निर्ह्नन्द्र एवं परिग्रहशून्य पदको प्राप्त होते हैं, जहाँसे सहस्रों इन्द्रादि पद प्रकट होते हैं और होते रहेंगे॥ ३३॥ वह विष्णुपद अवन्ध्य है अर्थात् उसकी प्राप्तिसि समस्त कर्मोंका फल मिल जाता है। वह अप्रमेय (अनन्त) तथा कर्मोसे असज्ज है। परिग्रहशून्य मुनि उस विष्णुपदके आत्मा ही होते हैं॥ ३४॥ पृथ्वीनाथ! सब ओरसे बाँधनेवाले रूप आदि विषय राग आदि दोषोंसे ही प्राप्त होते हैं। समस्त दोष पूर्व संस्कारके बलसे मनको आच्छादित कर लेते हैं ॥ ३५॥ मुनिगण इन्द्रिय-समूहोंके विषयोंमें विचरते हुए भी परिग्रहशून्य ही होते हैं (वे उनमें कभी आसक्त

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहीं होते)। ज्ञानी पुरुष वेदबोधित धर्मको शुभ मानते हैं, किंतु परिग्रहको अविद्या (अज्ञान)-का लक्षण समझते हैं ॥ ३६॥ नरेश्वर ! यदि ब्रह्मवादी पुरुष मुनित्वकी प्राप्ति करानेवाले शब्द (तत्त्वमसि आदि वाक्य अथवा प्रणवके उपदेश)-से साधकको अनुगृहीत कर लेते हैं तो (वह उसके मननसे तत्त्वज्ञानी हो जाता है, उस दशामें) विद्याके लक्षणसे संयुक्त होनेके कारण उसके मनको राग आदि दोष नहीं आच्छादित करते हैं कुरुश्रेष्ठ ! जो वेदविद्या एवं ब्रह्मचर्यत्रतको पूर्ण करके दिवि लोका: सतां स्थानं लोकानां लोक उच्यते॥ ३८ उसमें निष्णात हो चुके हैं तथा शौच-संतोष आदि

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्र देवा हव्यपुष्टा न क्षयं यान्ति भारत। यजमानश्च भोगैः स्वे: कर्मप्राप्तोदिते पदे। मोदते सह पत्नलीभिर्विज्वयरो वसुधाधिप यज्ञावसाने शैलेन्द्रं द्विजेभ्य: प्रददौ प्रभु: । दयया सर्वभूतानां निर्मलेनान्तरात्मना एकीभूता यदा सर्वे भविष्यथ समाहिता:। अविरोधेन युगपद् विभजिष्यथ निर्व॒ता: बल॑ न रागद्वेषाभ्यां वर्धते ब्रह्मसत्तमा:। विमुक्त रागदोषाभ्यां ब्रह्म वर्धति शाश्वतम् नियमोंके पालनमें तत्पर रहते हैं, वे कर्मठ पुरुष स्वर्गमें सत्पुरुषोंके रहनेके लिये जो लोक या स्थान हैं, उन्हींको लोक कहते हैं ॥ ३८॥ भारत ! उनकी दृष्टिमें लोक वही है, जहाँ हविष्यसे पुष्ट हुए देवता कभी नष्ट नहीं होते

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं। पृथ्वीनाथ! यज्ञ करनेवाला यजमान भी वहाँ कर्मानुसार प्राप्त और वहाँके अधिकारियोंद्वारा अनुमोदित पदपर प्रतिष्ठित हो अपने लिये नियत भोगों एवं पत्नियोंके साथ निश्चिन्‍न्त होकर सुख भोगता एवं आनन्दमग्न रहता है॥ ३९॥ यज्ञके अन्तमें सामर्थ्यशाली भगवान् ब्रह्माने अपने निर्मल अन्त:ःकरणसे समस्त प्राणियोंपर दया करके वह श्रेष्ठ पर्वत द्विजोंको दे दिया॥४०॥ एक- दूसरेकी अपेक्षा विशिष्ट योग्यतावाले वे ब्राह्मण आपसमें बाँटनेके लिये उस पर्वतके सभी अज्लोंका भेदन करनेको उद्यत हुए; परंतु सब प्रकारसे उद्योग करके भी उसे तोड़नेमें समर्थ न हो सके ॥ ४१॥ नरेश्वर ! तब परिश्रमके मारे हुए वे समस्त ब्राह्मण थककर पृथ्वीपर बैठ गये। उस समय उनके मुख कान्तिहीन (उदास) हो गये थे॥४२॥ तब पर्वतोंमें श्रेष्ठ सुपार्थ, जो मीठे वचन बोलनेवाला था, उन समस्त ब्राह्मणशिरोमणियोंको मस्तक नवाकर प्रणाम करके बोला-- ॥ ४३ ॥ ब्राह्मणो !

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपलोग प्राणों (इन्द्रियों)-में आसक्त हैं, अतएव एक- दूसरेके विरोधी हो रहे हैं। आप-जैसे लोग सौ दिव्य वर्षोतक प्रयत्न करते रहें तो भी इस पर्वतका बलपूर्वक भेदन नहीं कर सकते॥ ४४॥ जब सब लोग एकीभूत एवं एकाग्रचित्त हो जायँगे और पारस्परिक विरोधको हटाकर एक साथ प्रयत्र करेंगे, तब सुखपूर्वक इस पर्वतका विभाजन कर सकेंगे ॥ ४५ ॥ ब्राह्मणशिरोमणियो ! राग और द्वेषसे बलका नाश होता है, परंतु यदि अपना चित्त राग और द्वेषसे मुक्त हो तो सनातन ब्रह्मके प्रति साधककी निष्ठा बढ़ती है जब मैं इस पर्वतकी गुफामें शयन करनेवाले बहुसंख्यक धातुभिश्च विसर्पद्धिः शिखरैश्वानृपातिभि:ः ॥ ४७ हिंसक जन्तुओं--बाघ, सिंह और सर्प आदिसे प्रेरित

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होकर आपलोगोंको इस पर्वतके भेदनमें लगाऊँगा, तभी आपलोग इसके भेदनमें समर्थ हो सकेंगे। उस समय स्वर्गसे भिन्न इसकी सैकड़ों शिलाएँ विखर जायँगी। लगातार गिरते हुए शिखरोंके साथ सरकती हुई धातुएँ भी छिन्न-भिन्न हो जायँगी। जीर्ण-शीर्ण हुए पार्श्ववर्ती विवरोंके साथ उनमें रहनेवाले नाग भी पृथ्वीपर गिरते दिखायी देंगे। (आध्यात्मिक दृष्टिसे यहाँ सुपार्श्व पर्वत सदुरु है; जिसका भेदन करना है, वह पर्वत अभिमान है। वे ब्राह्मण ज्ञानयोगी साधक हैं तथा पर्वतकी गुफामें शयन करनेवाले हिंसक जन्तु अन्तःकरणमें संचित हुए नाना प्रकारके संस्कार हैं) ॥ ४७-४८ ॥ शैलराज सुपार्श्वका कहा हुआ वह उत्तम वचन ग्रहण करके वे समस्त इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे भविष्यपर्वणि पौष्करे त्रयोविंशो5ध्याय:

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतके खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत भ्रविष्यपर्वमें पृष्कर-प्रादुर्भावविषयक तेईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ चारों आश्रमोंमें स्थित हुए ब्राह्मणोंकी ब्रह्माजीके यज्ञस्थलके पुण्य-प्रदेशमें निवासकी इच्छा बलिहाॉमाश्वच वर्धन्ते अहन्यहनि भारत। द्विजानां तपसाढ्यानां गृहधर्मेषु तिष्ठताम् तेषां ब्रह्मविदां राजन् पृथिव्यां ब्रह्मवादिभि: तत्रैव ब्रहासदने समे निस्तृणकण्टके। प्राज्येन्धनतृणे देशे पुण्ये पर्वतरोधसि

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपोडर्थिनो महाभागा ब्रह्मचर्यत्रते स्थिता: गृहस्थधर्मनिरता दानप्राप्तेन चेतसा। यतयश्चापि काइशक्षन्ति धर्मेणेह विकाइक्षिण: वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--भरतनन्दन! तभीसे वे तपोधन ब्रह्मवेत्ता द्विज गृहस्थधर्ममें स्थित हो गये। उनके घरमें प्रतिदिन बलिवैश्वदेव और होम आदि कर्मोंका विस्तार होने लगा। राजन्! तभीसे उन ब्रह्मवादियोंद्वार भूतलपर देवप्रतिमाओंकी पूजा भी की जाने लगी॥ १- २॥ ब्रह्माजीके निवासस्थानभूत उस पुण्य प्रदेशमें ही पूर्वोक्त पर्ववके समतल तटपर, जहाँ काँटेदार तृणोंका अभाव है तथा ईंधन और घास आदि प्रचुर मात्रामें

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपलब्ध होते हैं; भगवान् ब्रह्माका वह यज्ञकर्म देखकर वे तपस्याकी कामनावाले महाभाग ब्राह्मण ब्रह्मचर्य- ब्रतके पालनमें तत्पर रहकर निवास करने लगे। कुछ ब्राह्मण शुद्ध चित्तसे गृहस्थधर्मके अनुष्ठानमें संलग्न हो वहाँ वास करने लगे तथा आकाइडुक्षाका परित्याग करनेवाले यतियोंके मनमें भी वहाँ धर्मपूर्वक निवास करनेकी अभिलाषा जाग्रतू हो गयी॥ ३--५॥ वन्य: कर्मफलैश्वेव रता ब्राह्मणपुड़वा:। अग्निहोत्रत्रतस्त्राता जितक्रोधा: समाहिता: हैवयुक्तेन वा युक्ताः कर्मणा ब्रह्मसत्तमा:। चीरवल्कलसंबीता नियता नियतेन्द्रिया: चरन्तो ब्रह्मचर्य च ब्रतमास्थाय दारुणम्। अनेन विधिना राजन् कर्मप्राप्तेन सर्वश:

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्रमाद्ये वेदसंस्कारं पुण्यं॑ प्राप्त: सनातनम्। पूर्वराचरितं राजन् मुनिभिर्रह्वावादिभि: न च त्यागेन गच्छेत गृहधर्म न च त्यजेतू यस्य नैव श्रुतं ब्रह्म न गृहीतं विशाम्पते। काम तं धार्मिको राजा शूद्रकर्माणि कारयेत् अथवा नैव विद्येत यद् ब्रह्म नाद्वियेद द्विज: । द्वाभ्यां तु श्रोत्रविषये मन: पूर्व समाहितम्

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो जंगली फल-मूलोंसे जीवन-निर्वाह करते हुए वानप्रस्थोचित कर्म करते थे, अग्रिहोत्रके नियममें निष्णात थे, क्रोधको जीतकर चित्तको एकाग्र रखनेवाले थे, वे ब्राह्मणशिरोमणि भी वहीं रहनेकी इच्छा करने लगे॥ ६॥ जो हैवात् प्रात हुए (बिना माँगे मिले हुए) अथवा याचनाकर्मसे उपलब्ध हुए अन्नसे जीवन-निर्वाह करते थे, चीर और वल्कल पहनते थे तथा नियमपरायण होकर इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखते थे, वे श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण भी वहीं रहनेकी इच्छा करने लगे। जो कठोर ब्रतका आश्रय ले ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करते थे, उन्हें भी वहीं रहनेकी इच्छा हुई। राजन्! इस विधिसे क्रमश: प्राप्त आश्रमधर्मका पूर्णत: पालन करते हुए जिन लोगोंने प्राचीन ब्रह्मवादी मुनियोंद्वारा आचरणमें लाये हुए पवित्र सनातन वेद-संस्कारकों क्रमसे उपलब्ध किया था, वे भी वहीं रहनेकी इच्छा करने लगे ॥ ७--९ ॥ सम्पूर्ण वेदोंका ज्ञान प्राप्त किये बिना मनुष्यको (ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमसे ) गृहस्थाश्रममें नहीं आना चाहिए। वह कठोर ब्रत (वानप्रस्थोचित तप) भी न करे। संन्यास-मार्गका भी अवलम्बन न करे और न गृहस्थधर्मका परित्याग ही करे (वेदोंका ज्ञान प्राप्त करके विवेकपूर्वक ही उसे एक

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आश्रमका त्याग और दूसरेका ग्रहण करना चाहिए) भारत वैदिक ज्ञानशाशिको उपलब्ध किये बिना किसीको, जिसमें स्थिर रहना कठिन है, उस चतुर्थ आश्रममें भी नहीं जाना चाहिए। बहवृचों, सामगों और यजुर्वेदियोंको भी पहले ऋचाओंके ही ज्ञानका संचय करना चाहिए जो लोग पुत्रवान् नहीं हुए हैं अर्थात् जिन्होंने गृहस्थाश्रममें प्रवेश नहीं किया है, वे लोग वेदान्त-श्रवण करके भी उसके फलस्वरूप ज्ञानको प्राप्त कर सकते हैं। तपस्या तथा गुरुकी सेवाका श्रम स्वीकार करनेवाले ब्राह्मण भी वेदान्त-श्रवण करके उसके फलस्वरूप ज्ञानको पा सकते हैं॥ १२॥ प्रजानाथ! जिसने गुरुके मुखसे वेदका श्रवण और उसके ज्ञानको ग्रहण नहीं किया, उस ब्राह्मणसे धर्मात्मा राजा अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार शूद्रोचित

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्म कराये॥ १३॥ अथवा यदि द्विज ब्राह्मण होकर भी वेदका आदर न करे तो उसमें ब्राह्मणत्व है ही नहीं। जिसने ब्रह्मचर्य और गार्हस्थ्य दोनों अवस्थाओंमें श्रवण करने योग्य धर्म एवं ब्रह्ममें पहलेसे ही ( अध्ययनाध्यापनके समयसे ही) मन एकाग्र किया है, वही ब्राह्मण है (अतः राजाको उसकी अवहेलना नहीं करनी चाहिए) ब्राह्मणो भूतिसम्पन्नो य इच्छेद भूतिमात्मन: ॥ १५ चाहता हो, वह इस प्रकार सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंसे आरम्भ होनेवाले कार्योंको वेदाध्ययनपूर्वक ही करे इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे भविष्यपर्वणि पौष्करे चतुर्विशो5ध्याय:

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत भविष्यपर्वमें युष्कर-प्रादुर्भावविषयक चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ नारद आदिके द्वारा ब्राह्मणों तथा ब्रह्माजीका सत्कार, ब्रह्माजीके द्वारा कश्यपको यज्ञका आदेश, देवता-दानव-युद्ध तथा विष्णुके द्वारा मधुकी पराजय ब्राह्मणान् पूजयन् देवान् वसुभिन्रह्मसम्भवै: कुर्वन्ति सततं यज्ञे क्रमप्राप्तं पितामहम्

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वभूतप्रियकरै:. सर्वभूतहितैषिभि: स्तूयमानश्च यज्ञान्ते पश्लेन्द्रयसमाहितैः। प्रोवाच भगवान् ब्रह्मा दिछ्या दिछ्य्रेति भारत ततः कश्यपमाभाष्य प्रोवाच भगवान् प्रभु: । भवानपि सुतै: सार्थ यक्ष्यते बसुधातले निवार्यमाणा ऋषिभिस्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषै: । अन्यैश्च॒ विविधेर्विप्रैवेंदबेदाड्पारगैः

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय ! चन्द्रमा और सूर्यको आगे करके उपस्थित हुए नागों, गौओं और ब्राह्मणोंने ब्रह्मसम्पत्तिके द्वारा देवताओं तथा ब्राह्मणोंका पूजन किया॥ १॥ नरेश्वर! उस यज्ञमें नारद आदि गन्धर्व एवं ऋषि सदा ब्राह्मणपूजाके क्रममें आये हुए ब्रह्माजीकी भी पूजा करते थे॥ २॥ भारत! यज्ञके अन्तमें याँचों इन्द्रियोंको वशमें रखनेवाले, समस्त प्राणियोंका प्रिय करनेवाले, सब भूतोंका हित चाहनेवाले तथा पाँचों इन्द्रियोंको एकाग्र करके योगयुक्त होनेवाले मधुरभाषी ब्राह्मणोंके वचनोंसे प्रशंसित हुए भगवान् ब्रह्मा कहने सामर्थ्यशाली भगवान् ब्रह्माने कश्यपजीको सम्बोधित करके कहा--' तुम भी अपने पुत्रोंके साथ भूतलपर पूर्ण एवं उत्तम दक्षिणावाले श्रेष्ठ यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करोगे !। प्रभो! उस समय यक्ष और समस्त देवता परस्पर विरोधी

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुणोंद्वारा प्रेरित हो इस प्रकार कहने लगे, 'पहले हम यज्ञ करेंगे, पहले हम यज्ञ करेंगे।! इस तरह एक- दूसरेके प्रति रोषमें भरकर वे बलके घमंडसे उन्मत्त हो गये थे॥ ५--७॥ हैत्य और देवता एक-दूसरेको जीतनेकी इच्छासे अपनी विशाल भुजाओंको उठाकर युद्धके लिये ही प्रस्थान करने लगे॥ ८॥ तपस्यासे जिनके पाप दग्ध हो गये थे, उन ऋषियों तथा वेद-वेदाड्रोंके पारगामी विद्वान् अन्यान्य अनेक ब्राह्मणोंक मना करनेपर भी वे गोशालामें परस्पर भिड़नेवाले साँड़ोंके समान एक- दूसरेसे युद्ध करने लगे। धीरे-धीरे उनके युद्धने जोर पकड़ लिया। वे सब-के-सब युद्धकी ज्वालासे आक्रान्त हो परस्पर प्राण लेनेके लिये उतारू हो गये युगान्तकरणं घोर सर्वप्राणिभयंकरम्। प्रममाथ मधोर्विष्णु: समग्र॑ बलपौरुषम् वह्नेरिव बल॑ दीप शमयत्यम्बुना यथा। तथा प्रशमितं तेन प्रभुणा ह्युपकारिणा

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सब प्राणियोंके देखते-देखते वे मृत्युके राज्यमें आ गये। फिर तो महान् सिंहनाद करके वे महाबली देवता, दानव परस्पर कुपित हो पंखधारी पक्षियोंके समान अपनी भुजाओंद्वारा एक-दूसरेको रोकने लगे। रोषमें भरे हुए उन योद्धाओंके पैरोंसे आक्रान्त हो सारी पृथ्वी विचलित हो उठी। जैसे बहुसंख्यक पुरुषोंके भारसे दबी हुई नौका गहरे जलमें डगमगाने लगती है, वही दशा पृथ्वीकी हुई। चिग्घाड़ते हुए हाथियोंके समान भारी आवाजके साथ बड़े-बड़े पर्वत विदीर्ण होकर ढहने लगे। वायुके झोंके खाकर बड़ी-बड़ी नदियाँ विश्लुब्ध हो उठीं। भारत! तब मधु और विष्णुका युगान्तकारी घोर युद्ध होने लगा, जो समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये भयंकर था। भगवान् विष्णुने मधुके समस्त बल-पौरुषको मथ डाला। जैसे अग्निका प्रज्बलित हुआ तेजरूपी बल जलसे बुझ जाता है, उसी प्रकार सबका उपकार करनेवाले भगवान् विष्णुने मधुके बल-पराक्रमको शान्त

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर दिया॥ ११--१६॥ इति श्रीमहाभारते खिलभागे हरिवंशे भविष्यपर्वणि पौष्करे पञ्ञविंशो5ध्याय: इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतके खिलभाग हरिवंशके अन्तर्गत भविष्यपर्वरमों पुष्कर-प्रादुर्भावविषयक पचीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ मधु और विष्णुका घोर युद्ध, देवताओं और ऋषियोंद्वारा श्रीविष्णुकी स्तुति, हयग्रीवरूपधारी विष्णुद्वारा मधुका वध और पृथ्वीको मेदिनी नामकी प्राप्ति ऐश्वर्यमैन्रमाका ड्क्षन् भविष्य॑ बुद्धिसंक्षयात्

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विष्णुमेवाग्रणी रुद्रमाह्ययद् युद्धकोविद:। मध्ये गणानां सर्वेषां कालस्य वशमागत: वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! भयंकर पराक्रमी बलवान् मधु हैत्यने प्रह्मदके कहनेसे देवराज इन्द्रको पर्वतके भीतर तीखे पाशोंसे बाँध लिया। भारत ! वह लक्षणोंका ज्ञाता था, परंतु उसकी बुद्धि मारी गयी थी; इसलिये उसने भविष्यमें इन्द्रके ऐश्वर्यकी अभिलाषा रखकर उन्हें बाँधा था॥१-२॥ लोहेके बने हुए बहुसंख्यक विचित्र प्रबल और विदीर्ण करनेवाले मर्मरहित पाशोंसे इन्द्रकी कमरको सहसा बाँधकर हैत्योंके अगुआ युद्धकुशल मधुने, जो कालके वशीभूत हो गया था, समस्त गणोंके बीच रुद्रस्वरूप भगवान् विष्णुको ही ललकारा

English

Obeying Shamvara's command and filled with anger the ministers drove their cars showering arrows. Seeing them run towards the battle-field the powerful Pradyumna was worked up with anger. Quickly taking up his bow he stood there. The highly powerful Pradyumna, the enhancer of the delight of Rukshmini, in anger, struck Durdhara with twenty-five arrows, Ketumāli with sixty three, Satruhanta with seventy and Pramarddana with eighty two. Thereat filled with anger the ministers covered Pradyumna with a downpour of arrows. Indeed it appeared highly wonderful. Each of them shot at him severally one hundred and twenty arrows (38–42). Makaradwaja (Pradyumna) cut them all off before they could hurt him. Afterwards, taking up a crescent-shaped arrow he killed with it Durdhara's charioteer before the very eyes of the soldiers and warriors. The very next moment with four beautiful Kanka-feathered arrows he killed his four horses, with one arrow he cut off the umbrella and rein, with another the standard and crest and with sixty other arrows the axles, wheels and poles. Thereupon taking up another powerful Kanka-feathered arrow he shot it at the breast of the short-lived Durdhara. Deprived of his life, beauty, vitality and lustre the Danava fell down from his car like a planet of waning piety.