Parva 2, Adhyāya 6

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं—जनमेजय ! उस गोब्रजमें रहकर गोपकर्म करते हुए नन्दगोपके बहुत दिन बीत गये

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँ उन दोनों बालकोंका उन्होंने नामकरण- संस्कार कर दिया। तदनन्तर वे दोनों भाई वहाँ बड़े सुखसे रहने और दिनोंदिन बढ़ने लगे। उनमें बड़ेका नाम “संकर्षण' था और छोटेका “कृष्ण

हिन्दी अर्थ

दूसरे शरीरमें आये हुए भगवान्‌ श्रीहरि ही 'कृष्ण' नामसे विख्यात हुए। उनकी अडद्भकान्ति श्याम मेघकी भाँति साँवली थी। जैसे समुद्रमें मेघकी वृद्धि होती है, उसी प्रकार वे गौओंके बीचमें रहकर बढ़ने लगे

English

²⁶⁶ The meaning is:—In a wrestling match one gives no proof of his power and performs no good deed because it is mere an idle amusement. And so the one slain does not go to heaven and the one successful secures no glory.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यशोदा अपने पुत्रको हृदयसे चाहनेवाली थी। एक दिनकी बात है, लाला कन्हैया छकड़ेके नीचे सोया था, उसे उसी अवस्थामें छोड़कर यशोदा मैया यमुनाजीमें नहानेके लिये चली गयीं

English

Vaishampayana said:—Beholding their husband slain and fallen Kansa's wives encircled him like planets of decreasing lustre (1). Beholding their lion-like royal husband slain and lying down on earth his wives began to bewail (2). "O thou of large arms, a hero, ever observant of heroic vows like thyself, being slain, we all, being the wives of a hero, have become friendless and all our hopes have been frustrated (3). O foremost of kings, seeing this thy ordained death we are plaintively bewailing along with our relatives (4). O highly powerful lord, thyself being dead and cast off by thee we have our roots cut off (5). Alas! When stricken with sexual desire we will tremble in anger like creepers. Who will take us to the bed-room (6)? O gentle one, is it meet that the sun should scorch thy charming face full of breaths like a lotus without water (7)? O thou who wert ever fond of Kundalas! Divested of Kundalas, thy ears, attached to thy neck, are not shining well (8). O hero, where is that crown crested with jewels and effulgent like the sun that used to increase greatly the beauty of thy head (9)? Thyself repairing to the other world, how will these thy thousand wives, ever gracing thy inner apartment, pass their days poorly (10)? Chaste wives are never disappointed from their enjoying in the company of their husband nor are they forsaken by him; why dost thou then leave us behind (11)? Alas! Time is highly powerful; for although a death to thy enemies thou art being speedily taken away by Time who carries on his work in order (12). O lord, we are unworthy of sorrow and have been brought up by thee in happiness. Being deprived of our lord and miserly how shall we spend our days (13). A husband is the only refuge unto those women who care for their character. But the powerful Death has killed such a husband of ours (14). Possessed by widowhood in thy absence and sunk in the deep ocean of lamentations, where shall we repair, with hearts stricken with sorrow (15)? Alas! fickle is the movement of men. Sporting on thy lap we were spending our days with thee. Now in a moment we have been separated from thee (16). O thou the conferrer of honors, thyself meeting with this calamity, we have been visited by disasters. It seems, we all perpetrated a similar iniquity for we have all in the like manner, met with widowhood (17). Alas! We were all fond of thee and thou didst take care of us with heavenly enjoyments. Casting us off where dost thou go now (18)? O lord of the world, O giver of honors, O thou resembling a celestial, thou art our master who have been separated from their lord. O lord, we are bewailing like hind; it behoves thee to give us a reply (19). O lord sovereign, thy departure, making thy kinsmen sorrowful and thy wives bewail, appears (to us) as terribly hard (20). Forsooth it appears O lord, that the damsels of the other world are more beautiful, because, O hero, thou hast departed leaving behind thy own people (21). What is the reason O hero, that thou dost pay no heed to the lamentations of thy wives (22). Alas, the march of men to the other world is ruthless, because without caring for them they even forsake their own wives (23). It is better for women not to have husbands than beloved, heroic husbands, because they love the women of the celestial region and they too are fond of heroes (24). Alas! carrying away imperceptibly such a heroic husband Death has pierced our very vitals (25). O lord of the world, having slain the army of Jarāsandha and vanquished the other enemies in battle why hast thou met with death at the hands of an ordinary man (26)? Alas! Fighting with Indra in a combat of arrows thou wert not defeated by the immortals. How hast thou been then slain by a mortal (27)? Having agitated, with a shower of arrows, the ocean that is incapable of being moved thou didst conquer Varuna the holder of the noose, and take away all his riches (28). When Vāsava did not pour profuse showers, thou didst, for the citizens, bore through the clouds with thy arrows and bring down rain by force (29). By thy prowess all kings were humiliated and used to send thee the precious jewels and clothes (30). Alas, thy manliness was manifest unto thy enemies and thou wert like a god. How has then such a life-ending calamity befallen thee (31)? Thyself being slain O lord, we are passing by the name of widows. Although not mad we have become so and have been assailed by death (32). O lord, if thou wert determined upon departing why hast thou then forgotten us? Would it have tired thee if thou hadst say it in mere words (33)? O lord, O king of Mathurā, we bow unto thy feet in fear. Be thou propitiated and return from the distant land (34). O hero, how dost thou lie down on grass and dust? Prostrating thyself on earth does not thy body feel any inconvenience (35)? Alas, who has inflicted on us this stroke of sleep? Who has ruthlessly struck the body of these women (36)? The woman, who has to survive, should weep and repent. Why should we weep when we are to follow our husband (37)?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर तो लाला कन्हैया बाललीला करता हुआ अपने दोनों हाथ-पैर फेंकने लगा। पैरोंको ऊँचेतक फैलाकर मधुर स्वरमें रोने लगा

हिन्दी अर्थ

घाय; * २९७ (अब उसके मनमें मैयाके दूध पीनेकी इच्छा जाग उठी, फिर तो) उसने वहाँ एक ही पैरके धक्केसे छकड़ेको औंधा उलट दिया। यह सब उसने स्तन- पानकी इच्छासे ही किया था। यह अद्भुत लीला करके वह रोने लगा

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसी बीचमें भयसे व्याकुल हुई यशोदा मैया नहाकर लौट आयी । उसके स्तनोंसे दूध झर रहा था, जो उसके अन्य अआज्ञोंमें भी फैलता जा रहा था। जिसका बछड़ा बँधा हुआ हो, उस गायकी भाँति वह अपने बच्चेको स्तन पिलानेके लिये उत्सुक थी

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसने देखा, बिना आँधी-पानीके ही यह छकड़ा उलट पड़ा है। फिर तो ' हाय! हाय !' करके तुरंत ही लालाकों गोदमें उठा लिया

English

When Krishna said this, Ugrasena, out of fear for his son's misdeeds, entered lowering his head along with other Yadavas (16). In that assembly of the Yadus he addressed to the lotus-eyed Krishna the following poor words, sullied by the vapour of grief and becoming the occasion (17):—"O my son, your anger has been pacified, your enemy has been led to the abode of Yama, your glory has followed your own duties and your name has become celebrated in this world (18). By this action you have established your glory amongst the pious, terrified your enemies, made strong the position of the Yādavas and rendered your friends proud (19). Your glory has spread itself amongst the neighbouring chiefs and now they will all seek alliance with you and your friendship (20). O hero, your subjects will be devoted to you, the Brāhmanas will sing your glories and the ministers, well read in peace and dissension making, will bow unto you (21). O Krishna, accept this immortal army of Kansa abounding in elephants, horses, chariots and infantry (22). O Mādhava, let your men take Kansa's wealth, corn, jewels, covers, gold, clothes, women and all that he possessed (23). O Krishna, the slayer of your enemies, by the Yoga, to which you have resorted on behalf of the Yādavas, all dissensions have been put a stop to and the earth has been established. O descendant of Yadu, from you now will proceed the happiness or misery of the Yadavas (24). Hear, what they are saying with a depressed heart. If you please, O Govinda, they may perform the obsequial rites of Kansa, of sinful deeds, who has been consumed by the fire of your anger. Having performed the after-death ceremonies of that king who has met with this calamity, I shall, along with my wife and daughters-in-law, range in the forest with the animals. To perform the obsequial rites of the dead is the duty of men (26–28). By performing this, Krishna, people are freed from their social obligations. Therefore having made his funeral pyre, putting fire to it and offering oblation of water I shall have discharged debt to Kansa (29). This is my only prayer, O Krishna. Show me kindness in this matter. With the performance of his after-death rites let sinful Kansa attain to a blessed state (30)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह इस बातको न जान सकी कि छकड़ेके उलट जानेका वास्तवमें क्या कारण है? ' भगवान्‌ मेरे लालाको सकुशल रखें '-ऐसा कहकर मैया पुत्र-प्रेममें मग्र हो गयी और ' बच्चेको कहीं चोट तो नहीं लगी '—इस आशड्जासे उसको भय भी हुआ

हिन्दी अर्थ

(वह बच्चेकी ओर देखकर बोली—) “बेटा! तुम्हारे पिता बड़े क्रोधी हैं। तुम छकड़ेके नीचे सोये थे और वह अकस्मात्‌ उलट गया। यह सुनकर वे न जाने मुझे क्या-क्या कहेंगे ?

हिन्दी अर्थ

लाला ! मुझे नहानेसे क्या मिलता ? यदि तुम्हें कुछ हो जाता तो मेरा वह ख््रान तो दुःस्नान ही था। मुझे नदीतटपर जानेकी भी क्या आवश्यकता थी? वहाँसे लौटकर देखती हूँ तो छकड़ा उलटा पड़ा है और तुम खुले आकाशके नीचे सोये हो! (हाय! हाय ! यह सब कैसे हुआ ?) '

English

When Krishna said this, Ugrasena, out of fear for his son's misdeeds, entered lowering his head along with other Yadavas (16). In that assembly of the Yadus he addressed to the lotus-eyed Krishna the following poor words, sullied by the vapour of grief and becoming the occasion (17):—"O my son, your anger has been pacified, your enemy has been led to the abode of Yama, your glory has followed your own duties and your name has become celebrated in this world (18). By this action you have established your glory amongst the pious, terrified your enemies, made strong the position of the Yādavas and rendered your friends proud (19). Your glory has spread itself amongst the neighbouring chiefs and now they will all seek alliance with you and your friendship (20). O hero, your subjects will be devoted to you, the Brāhmanas will sing your glories and the ministers, well read in peace and dissension making, will bow unto you (21). O Krishna, accept this immortal army of Kansa abounding in elephants, horses, chariots and infantry (22). O Mādhava, let your men take Kansa's wealth, corn, jewels, covers, gold, clothes, women and all that he possessed (23). O Krishna, the slayer of your enemies, by the Yoga, to which you have resorted on behalf of the Yādavas, all dissensions have been put a stop to and the earth has been established. O descendant of Yadu, from you now will proceed the happiness or misery of the Yadavas (24). Hear, what they are saying with a depressed heart. If you please, O Govinda, they may perform the obsequial rites of Kansa, of sinful deeds, who has been consumed by the fire of your anger. Having performed the after-death ceremonies of that king who has met with this calamity, I shall, along with my wife and daughters-in-law, range in the forest with the animals. To perform the obsequial rites of the dead is the duty of men (26–28). By performing this, Krishna, people are freed from their social obligations. Therefore having made his funeral pyre, putting fire to it and offering oblation of water I shall have discharged debt to Kansa (29). This is my only prayer, O Krishna. Show me kindness in this matter. With the performance of his after-death rites let sinful Kansa attain to a blessed state (30)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसी समय गौओंके साथ वनमें विचरकर नन्दजी ब्रजके निकट आये। उन्होंने गेरुए रंगके दो वस्त्र धारण कर रखे थे

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन्होंने देखा, छकड़ा आधा पड़ा है। उसपर लदे हुए सारे बर्तन, घड़े, माँट और मटके चकनाचूर हो गये हैं। जुआ निकलकर दूर जा पड़ा है। धुरा टूट गया है और पहिया मुकुटके समान ऊपरको उठ गया है

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह देखकर वे डर गये और जल्दी-जल्दी पैर बढ़ाते हुए सहसा घर आ पहुँचे। उस समय उनके नेत्रोंमें आँसू भरे हुए थे। वे बार-बार पूछने लगे, ' महर! मेरा लाला कुशलसे तो है न?'

श्लोक 15–17 का हिन्दी अर्थ

यशोदाने भयभीत होकर गदूद वाणीमें कहा—सौम्य! मैं तो कपड़े धोनेके लिये यमुनाजीके तटपर गयी थी। लौटकर देखती हूँ तो छकड़ा धरतीपर औंधा पड़ा है'

English

When Krishna said this, Ugrasena, out of fear for his son's misdeeds, entered lowering his head along with other Yadavas (16). In that assembly of the Yadus he addressed to the lotus-eyed Krishna the following poor words, sullied by the vapour of grief and becoming the occasion (17):—"O my son, your anger has been pacified, your enemy has been led to the abode of Yama, your glory has followed your own duties and your name has become celebrated in this world (18). By this action you have established your glory amongst the pious, terrified your enemies, made strong the position of the Yādavas and rendered your friends proud (19). Your glory has spread itself amongst the neighbouring chiefs and now they will all seek alliance with you and your friendship (20). O hero, your subjects will be devoted to you, the Brāhmanas will sing your glories and the ministers, well read in peace and dissension making, will bow unto you (21). O Krishna, accept this immortal army of Kansa abounding in elephants, horses, chariots and infantry (22). O Mādhava, let your men take Kansa's wealth, corn, jewels, covers, gold, clothes, women and all that he possessed (23). O Krishna, the slayer of your enemies, by the Yoga, to which you have resorted on behalf of the Yādavas, all dissensions have been put a stop to and the earth has been established. O descendant of Yadu, from you now will proceed the happiness or misery of the Yadavas (24). Hear, what they are saying with a depressed heart. If you please, O Govinda, they may perform the obsequial rites of Kansa, of sinful deeds, who has been consumed by the fire of your anger. Having performed the after-death ceremonies of that king who has met with this calamity, I shall, along with my wife and daughters-in-law, range in the forest with the animals. To perform the obsequial rites of the dead is the duty of men (26–28). By performing this, Krishna, people are freed from their social obligations. Therefore having made his funeral pyre, putting fire to it and offering oblation of water I shall have discharged debt to Kansa (29). This is my only prayer, O Krishna. Show me kindness in this matter. With the performance of his after-death rites let sinful Kansa attain to a blessed state (30)."

श्लोक 18–21 का हिन्दी अर्थ

वे दोनों जब इस प्रकार वार्तालाप कर रहे थे, उस समय वहाँ आये हुए ब्रजके बालकोंने कहा-' बाबा! तुम्हारे इस लालाने ही अपने पैरसे मारकर यह गाड़ी लुढ़का दी है। हमलोग अकस्मात्‌ यहाँ दौड़े हुए आये थे। हमने अपनी आँखों यह घटना देखी है। 'बालकोंकी वह बात सुनकर नन्दगोपको बड़ा विस्मय हुआ। वे पहले तो प्रसन्न हुए, परंतु ऐसा सोचते हुए कि यह क्या है, वे फिर डर गये। वहाँ जो बड़े- बड़े गोप थे, उन सबको इस बातपर विश्वास नहीं हुआ; क्योंकि वह उस बच्चेको साधारण मनुष्यका ही बालक समझते थे। फिर भी वे सब-के-सब इस घटनासे आश्चर्य करने लगे थे। उनके नेत्र विस्मयसे खिल उठे थे। वे छकड़ेको अपनी जगहपर खड़ा करके उसमें पहिये जोड़ने लगे

श्लोक 22–23 का हिन्दी अर्थ

वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं—जनमेजय ! कुछ कालके बाद व्रजमें आधी रातके समय क्रोधपूर्वक अपने दोनों पंख हिलाती हुई पक्षिणीका वेष धारण किये एक राक्षसी आयी। वह भोजराज कंसकी धाय थी, उसका नाम पूतना था। पूतना नामवाली वह घोर पक्षिणी समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये भयंकर थी

हिन्दी अर्थ

आधी रातके समय जब पूतना दिखायी दी, उस समय वह व्याघ्रके दहाड़नेके-से गम्भीर घोषमें बास्म्बार गर्जना कर रही थी

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह मानवी स्त्रीका वेष धारण करके छकड़ेके धुरेके नीचे छिप गयी। उस समय उसके स्तनोंमें इतना दूध बढ़ आया था कि उनमें पीड़ा होने लगी थी, इसीलिये वह दूधकी वर्षा-सी करने लगी । उस निशीथ- क्रालमें जब सब लोग सो गये थे, उसने कृष्णके मुखमें अपना स्तन दे दिया

हिन्दी अर्थ

लाला कन्हैया उस स्तनको उसके प्राणोंके साथ ही पी गया, उसका स्तन कट गया और वह पक्षिणी घोर चीत्कार करके सहसा पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ी

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसके उस शब्दसे संत्रस्त होकर न्दगोप, दूसरे-दूसरे गोप तथा अत्यन्त व्याकुल हुई प्शोदा—ये सब-के-सब भयके मारे जाग उठे

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन्होंने देखा, पूतना पृथ्वीपर अचेत होकर पड़ी है। इसका स्तन कट गया है और वह ऐसी प्रतीत होती दे, मानो वद़से विदीर्ण कर दी गयी हो

हिन्दी अर्थ

याय; * २९९ यह क्या है? किसका यह कर्म है ? ऐसी बातें रते हुए वे गोप भयभीत हो गये और नन्दजीको आगे रके पूतनाको घेरकर खड़े हो गये

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे उस समय स घटनाके कारणका पता कदापि न लगा सके और आश्चर्य है! आश्चर्य है !!' ऐसा कहते हुए अपने-अपने रोंको चले गये

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन विस्मित हुए गोपोंके अपने- प्रपने घर चले जानेपर सम्भ्रमरहित हुए नन्दगोपने यशोदासे ूछा—

English

When Krishna said this, Ugrasena, out of fear for his son's misdeeds, entered lowering his head along with other Yadavas (16). In that assembly of the Yadus he addressed to the lotus-eyed Krishna the following poor words, sullied by the vapour of grief and becoming the occasion (17):—"O my son, your anger has been pacified, your enemy has been led to the abode of Yama, your glory has followed your own duties and your name has become celebrated in this world (18). By this action you have established your glory amongst the pious, terrified your enemies, made strong the position of the Yādavas and rendered your friends proud (19). Your glory has spread itself amongst the neighbouring chiefs and now they will all seek alliance with you and your friendship (20). O hero, your subjects will be devoted to you, the Brāhmanas will sing your glories and the ministers, well read in peace and dissension making, will bow unto you (21). O Krishna, accept this immortal army of Kansa abounding in elephants, horses, chariots and infantry (22). O Mādhava, let your men take Kansa's wealth, corn, jewels, covers, gold, clothes, women and all that he possessed (23). O Krishna, the slayer of your enemies, by the Yoga, to which you have resorted on behalf of the Yādavas, all dissensions have been put a stop to and the earth has been established. O descendant of Yadu, from you now will proceed the happiness or misery of the Yadavas (24). Hear, what they are saying with a depressed heart. If you please, O Govinda, they may perform the obsequial rites of Kansa, of sinful deeds, who has been consumed by the fire of your anger. Having performed the after-death ceremonies of that king who has met with this calamity, I shall, along with my wife and daughters-in-law, range in the forest with the animals. To perform the obsequial rites of the dead is the duty of men (26–28). By performing this, Krishna, people are freed from their social obligations. Therefore having made his funeral pyre, putting fire to it and offering oblation of water I shall have discharged debt to Kansa (29). This is my only prayer, O Krishna. Show me kindness in this matter. With the performance of his after-death rites let sinful Kansa attain to a blessed state (30)."

हिन्दी अर्थ

विधाताका यह कैसा विधान है, यह परी समझमें नहीं आता । इस घटनासे मुझे महान्‌ विस्मय हो रहा है। यहाँ मेरे पुत्रके लिये तीव्र भय उपस्थित हुआ डे, जिससे हमलोगोंमें भीरुता आ गयी है'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह पुनकर यशोदाने भयभीत होकर कहा—' आर्य! मैं भी नहीं जानती कि यह क्या है ? मैं तो इस बच्चेके साथ सोयी थी। रस राक्षसीके चीत्कारसे ही जग गयी हूँ'

हिन्दी अर्थ

जब प्रशोदाने भी अपनी अनभिज्ञता प्रकट की, तब बन्धु- ब्रान्धवों सहित नन्दगोप कंससे अत्यन्त भय मानने लगे और मन-ही-मन विस्मयको प्राप्त हुए

English

When Krishna said this, Ugrasena, out of fear for his son's misdeeds, entered lowering his head along with other Yadavas (16). In that assembly of the Yadus he addressed to the lotus-eyed Krishna the following poor words, sullied by the vapour of grief and becoming the occasion (17):—"O my son, your anger has been pacified, your enemy has been led to the abode of Yama, your glory has followed your own duties and your name has become celebrated in this world (18). By this action you have established your glory amongst the pious, terrified your enemies, made strong the position of the Yādavas and rendered your friends proud (19). Your glory has spread itself amongst the neighbouring chiefs and now they will all seek alliance with you and your friendship (20). O hero, your subjects will be devoted to you, the Brāhmanas will sing your glories and the ministers, well read in peace and dissension making, will bow unto you (21). O Krishna, accept this immortal army of Kansa abounding in elephants, horses, chariots and infantry (22). O Mādhava, let your men take Kansa's wealth, corn, jewels, covers, gold, clothes, women and all that he possessed (23). O Krishna, the slayer of your enemies, by the Yoga, to which you have resorted on behalf of the Yādavas, all dissensions have been put a stop to and the earth has been established. O descendant of Yadu, from you now will proceed the happiness or misery of the Yadavas (24). Hear, what they are saying with a depressed heart. If you please, O Govinda, they may perform the obsequial rites of Kansa, of sinful deeds, who has been consumed by the fire of your anger. Having performed the after-death ceremonies of that king who has met with this calamity, I shall, along with my wife and daughters-in-law, range in the forest with the animals. To perform the obsequial rites of the dead is the duty of men (26–28). By performing this, Krishna, people are freed from their social obligations. Therefore having made his funeral pyre, putting fire to it and offering oblation of water I shall have discharged debt to Kansa (29). This is my only prayer, O Krishna. Show me kindness in this matter. With the performance of his after-death rites let sinful Kansa attain to a blessed state (30)."