Parva 2, Adhyāya 11

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं—जनमेजय! एक दिन इच्छानुसार रूप धारण करनेवाले सुमुख श्रीकृष्ण अपने भाई संकर्षणके बिना ही उस रमणीय वृन्दावनमें विचरने लगे

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन्होंने मस्तकके पिछले भागमें काकपक्ष (बड़े-बड़े केश) धारण कर रखे थे। उनके नेत्र कमलदलके समान सुन्दर एवं विशाल थे। वे श्यामसुन्दर छविसे युक्त एवं श्रीसम्पन्न थे तथा वक्ष:स्थलमें श्रीवत्सचिह्न धारण करके शशचिह्से संयुक्त चन्द्रमाके समान शोभा पाते थे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाजूबन्दसे विभूषित हुए उनके हाथोंका अग्रभाग विकसित कमलके समान कान्तिमान्‌ था; उनके पैर सुकुमार, लाल और क्रान्त-विक्रान्त गतिसे चलनेवाले थे, जिनसे उनकी अनुपम शोभा होती थी

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे कमल-केसरके समान पीले रंगके दो महीन वस्त्र पहने हुए थे, जो मनुष्योंके आनन्दको बढ़ानेवाले थे। उन वस्त्रॉंको धारण करनेवाले श्यामसुन्दर श्रीकृष्ण संध्याकालकी स्वर्णिम आभासे युक्त मेघके समान सुशोभित होते थे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनकी दोनों भुजाएँ सुन्दर, गोल तथा देवताओंद्वारा पूजित थीं । वे बछड़ोंके व्यापारमें संलग्र थीं और उनके गलेमें घुँघरू बाँधनेकी रस्सियोंसे उलझी हुई थीं, ऐसी भुजाओंसे श्रीकृष्णकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाल्य (पौगण्ड)-अवस्थामें सुन्दर ओठोंसे सुशोभित उनका मुख कमलके सदूश सुन्दर और उसीके समान ान्धसे सुवासित होकर अपनी अद्भुत शोभा फैला रहा था

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनका मुखारविन्द खुले अलकोंसे आवृत होकर ऐसी शोभा पा रहा था, मानो भ्रमरावलियोंसे युक्त करमलमण्डल सुशोभित हो रहा हो

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके मस्तकपर अर्जुन और कदम्बके फूलोंसे युक्त एक माला शोभा पा रही थी, जो नीपके पुष्पों तथा नूतन अंकुरोंसे सुशोभित थी। वह आकाशमें तारिकाओंकी भाँति अपनी छटा छिटका रही थी

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैसी ही माला उनके कण्ठमें भी पड़ी हुई थी, जिससे वीरवर ,घनश्याम श्रीकृष्ण मेघमालाओंकी श्यामकान्तिसे सम्पन्न मूर्तिमान्‌ भाद्रपद- मासकी भाँति शोभा पा रहे थे

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके कण्ठगत पूत्रमें एक निर्मल मोरपड्टू लटक रहा था, जो मन्दगतिसे बहनेवाली वायुके हलके आधघातसे हिल रहा था। उस पोरपड्से भी उनके श्रीअड्डोंकी शोभावृद्धि हो रही थी

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे वनमें कहीं गाते, कहीं खेलते, कहीं भ्रमण करते और कहीं कानोंको सुख देनेवाला पत्तोंका ब्ाजा बजाते थे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

किसी समय वनमें जाकर तरुणरूप धारण करके गौओंको आनन्दित करनेके लिये इच्छानुसार अत्यन्त मधुर स्वरमें मुरली बजाया करते थे, जो उस समयके गोपोंका प्रमुख वाद्य थी

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

नूतन जलधरके समान श्याम एवं कान्तिमान्‌ भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण गोकुलके आसपास विचरने तथा रमणीय एवं विचित्र वनश्रेणियों में विहार करने लगे

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँ मयूरोंकी केकाध्वनि गूँजती रहती थी। वे वन-पंक्तियाँ कामी पुरुषोंके मनमें कामभावका उद्दीपन करनेवाली थीं। मेघोंकी गर्जनाकी प्रतिध्वनियोंसे वहाँ सब ओर कोलाहल मचा रहता था

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके मार्ग घासोंसे ढक गये थे। जगह-जगह उगे हुए छत्राक उनके आभूषण-से प्रतीत होते थे। उनमें नये-नये पलल्‍्लव अंकुरित हो रहे थे तथा वे नूतन जल टपका रही थीं

हिन्दी अर्थ

मदजनित निःश्वासके समान केसरेंकी नूतन गन्धसे वे बनश्रेणियाँ कामिनियोंकी भाँति प्रतिदिन बारम्बार उच्छास ले रही थीं

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृक्षोंके समूहसे निकली हुई नूतन वायुसे सेवित हुए श्रीकृष्ण उन सौम्य वनराजियोंमें बड़े आनन्दका अनुभव करने लगे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक दिन उस वनमें गौओंके साथ भ्रमण करते हुए, श्रीकृष्णने वहाँ एक वृक्षको देखा, जो बहुत ही ऊँचा तथा सभी वृक्षोंमें बड़ा था

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

शोउध्याय; * ३१५ अपने पत्तोंके संचयसे अत्यन्त घना प्रतीत होनेवाला वह वृक्ष पृथ्वीपर मूर्तिमान्‌ मेघके समान खड़ा था। अपनी ऊँचाईसे उसने आकाशके आधे भागको रोक लिया था और वह पर्वतके समान विस्तृत आकार धारण करता था

हिन्दी अर्थ

नीले एवं चितकबरे रंगवाले बहुत- से मोर उस वृक्षका सेवन करते थे। वह मूँगोंके समान लाल-लाल घने फलोंके द्वारा इन्द्रधनुषसहित मेघके समान जान पड़ता था

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसकी एक-एक शाखा विशाल गृहके समान प्रतीत होती थी। लताओं और फूलोंसे वह अच्छी तरह अलंकृत था। उसकी विशाल जड़ें बहुत दूरतक फैली हुई थीं। वह अपने ऊपर वायु और मेघको भी धारण करता था

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा जान पड़ता था कि वह वृक्ष उस प्रदेशके दूसरे सभी वृक्षोंका आधिपत्य-सा कर रहा है। उसके कर्म बड़े शुभ थे। वह वर्षा और धूपका निवारण करता था

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वह बरगदका वृक्ष था और पर्वत-शिखरके समान प्रतीत होता था। उसका नाम था भाण्डीर वट। उसे देखकर भगवान्‌ने वहीं निवास करनेका विचार किया

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निष्पाप जनमेजय! उस वटके नीचे समान अवस्थावाले वत्सपालक मित्रोंके साथ श्रीकृष्ण दिनभर बड़े सुखसे रहे। पहले अपने धाममें रहते समय उन्हें जैसे सुखका अनुभव होता था, वैसा ही वहाँ भी हुआ

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँ खेलते हुए भाण्डीरवासी श्रीकृष्णको उस समय बहुत- से ग्वालबाल जंगली खिलौने देकर प्रसन्न करनेकी चेष्टा करते थे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

दूसरे ग्वालबाल मन-ही-मन प्रसन्न हो अनेक प्रकारके गीत गाते थे। अन्य गोपबालक जिन्हें श्रीकृष्णकी वह मधुर क्रीडा बहुत ही प्रिय थी अथवा जो श्रीकृष्णविषयक अनुरागको ही अपनी प्रिय वस्तु मानते थे, वे श्रीकृष्णका ही यशोगान करने लगे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन ग्वालबालोंके गाते समय बलवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण पत्तों के बनाये हुए वाद्योंके बीच-बीचमें मुरली, तुम्बी (तँबूरा) तथा बीन बजाते थे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

गाय-बैलोंके समान विशाल नेत्रोंबाले श्रीकृष्ण किसी समय अपनी गौओंको चराते हुए ही यमुनाजीके तटपर जा पहुँचे । जहाँका प्रत्येक वृक्ष लताओंसे अलंकृत था

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो अपनी चल तरज़रूपी कुटिल कटाक्षोंसे कुछ वक्र दिखायी देती थी, जिसके जलका स्पर्श करके सुखदायिनी हवा चल रही थी तथा जिसमें कमल और उत्पल खिले हुए थे, उस यमुना नदीको श्रीकृष्णने देखा

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसमें उतरनेके लिये उत्तम मार्ग थे। उसका जल प्वादिष्ठ था। उसके भीतर कई कुण्ड थे तथा वह बड़े तरेगसे प्रवाहित हो रही थी । जल और वायुके द्वारा प्रकट हुए वेगसे उसने किनारेके वृक्षोंको झुका दिया था

हिन्दी अर्थ

ंसों और कारण्डवॉंके उद्घोष तथा सारसोंके कलनादसे हाँ सदा कोलाहल होता रहता था। अपने जोड़ेके साथ विचरनेवाले चक्रवाक आदि पक्षी परस्पर मैथुनमें प्रवृत्त ही यमुनातटका सेवन करते थे

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

जलमें उत्पन्न ीनेवाले प्राणी (मत्स्य आदि) यमुनाजीमें भरे हुए थे। ते जलजनित शीतलता आदि गुणोंसे विभूषित थीं। नलमें होनेवाले कमल आदि पुष्प उनमें विचित्र शोभाका भाधान करते थे तथा जलजनित सेवार आदिके कारण झनका जल हरा दिखायी देता था

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

फैले हुए स्रोत ही उनके चरण थे। दोनों तट नितम्बमण्डलकी शोभा भारण करते थे। उठती हुई भँवरें उनकी गम्भीर नाभि पी। वे कमलरूपी रोमावलिसे अनुरज्ञित थीं

हिन्दी अर्थ

टके निकट जो प्रवाहकी कृशता थी, वही उनका पूकष्म उदर अथवा कृश कटिभाग थी। वे अपनी मनोहर कान्तिसे कमनीय प्रतीत होती थीं । वे तरड्रमयी त्रिवली भारण करती थीं। फेन ही उनका हर्षोत्फुल्ल मुख था। बे सदा प्रसन्न (स्वच्छ) रहती थीं और हंस ही उनके ास थे

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुन्दर लाल कमल उनके लाल-लाल ोष्ठोंकी झाँकी कराते थे। जलका नीचेकी ओर जाता डुआ प्रवाह ही उनकी झुकी हुई भौंहें थीं। नील कमल री उनके नेत्र थे। जलका कुण्ड ही उनका विस्तृत नलाट-प्रान्त था तथा सेवार ही उनके सुन्दर केश थे। ननकी कान्ति बड़ी ही कमनीय थी

हिन्दी अर्थ

चकवा- ्रकईके जोड़े उनके मानो युगल उरोज थे। उनका विस्तृत मुख दोनों तटोंपर फैला हुआ था। लम्बे स्रोत ही उनकी विशाल भुजाओंके समान थे। दोनों तटोंकी र्णता ही उनके विस्तृत कान थे

श्लोक 37–38 का हिन्दी अर्थ

वे कारण्डवोंके कृण्डल पहिने हुए थीं। उनके नील कमलरूपी लोचन मनुपम शोभासे सम्पन्न थे। तटपर उत्पन्न हुए वृक्ष आदि गी उनके आभरण थे। मछलियोंकी पंक्ति उनकी उज्वल खखला (करधनी) -सी प्रतीत होती थी। उनके जलका ला हुआ पाट ही पाटम्बरका काम देता था। सारसोंकी गीठी बोली ही उनके नूपुरोंकी मधुर ध्वनि थी। वे फाशपुष्प, हंस एवं सुवर्णके समान सुन्दर स्वच्छ जलमय सत्र धारण करती थीं

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयंकर नाके उनके अड्डोंमें लगे हुए चन्दन-से प्रतीत होते थे। वे कच्छपरूपी लक्षणों (हाथ-पैरोंकी रेखाओं) -से विभूषित थीं । पशुओंके पानी पीनेके घाटपर आये हुए श्वापद (हिंसक जन्तु) उनके शीशफूल थे। मनुष्य आदि प्राणी उनके पयोधर (जलपूर्ण स्तन) -का पान करते थे

श्लोक 40–42 का हिन्दी अर्थ

यमुनाके जलको हिंसक जन्तुओंने पीकर जूठा कर दिया था और उनके दोनों तट विभिन्न आश्रमोंसे भरे हुए थे। ऐसी समुद्रकी पटरानी यमुनाकी शोभा निहारते और बढ़ाते हुए श्रीकृष्ण अपनी मनोहर गतिसे वहाँ चारों ओर विचर रहे थे। नदियोंमें श्रेष्ठ यमुनाके तटपर विचरते हुए श्रीकृष्णने एक उत्तम हृद (जलकुण्ड) देखा, जो बहुत बड़ा था। उसका विस्तार 'एक योजनका था। देवताओंके लिये भी उसे पार करना कठिन था। वह बहुत ही गहरा, क्षोभरहित जलसे परिपूर्ण तथा प्रशान्त समुद्रके समान हलचलसे शून्य था

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जलमें पैदा होनेबाले मगर आदि हिंसक जन्तुओंने भी उस हदको त्याग दिया था। जलचर _ पक्षियोंसे भी वह सूना ही था तथा मेघोंसे आच्छादित हुए आकाशकी भाँति वह अगाध जलसे पूर्ण दिखायी देता था

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उसके तटोंपर बड़े-बड़े बिल थे, जिनमें सर्प रहते थे। उनके कारण उस कुण्डतक पहुँचना बहुत ही कष्टदायक था। सर्पोंकी विषरूपी अरणिसे उत्पन्न हुई आगके धूमसे वह सारा कुण्ड व्याप्त रहता था

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वह पशुओंके उपभोगमें आनेके योग्य नहीं रह गया था। जलार्थी प्राणियोंके लिये उसका जल अपेय हो गया था। तीनों समय स्तानकी इच्छा रखनेवाले देवताओंने भी उसे त्याग दिया था। वह हृद उनके उपभोगमें भी नहीं आता था

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उस कुण्डके ऊपर-ऊपर आकाशचारी पक्षियोंके लिये आकाशमार्गसे भी जाना असम्भव था। उसके जलमें तिनके भी पड़ जायँँ तो वह कुण्ड अपनी विषाग्निके तेजसे प्रज्वलित हो उठता था

श्लोक 47–53 का हिन्दी अर्थ

बव्रजके उत्तर भागमें केवल एक कोसकी भूमि ऐसी रह गयी थी, जो उसकी विधाग्रिके प्रभावसे बची रहनेके कारण रोग-शोकसे रहित थी। उस विशाल एवं अगाध कुण्डको, जो अपने तेजसे दीसिमान्‌ था, देखकर श्रीकृष्णने मन-ही-मन सोचा—किस महान्‌ प्राणीका यह कुण्ड है। इस छृदमें काली अज्ञनराशिके समान काला तथा अत्यन्त दारुण वह साक्षात्‌ नागराज कालिय निवास करता है, जो पूर्वकालमें मेरी जानकारीमें ही सर्पभोजी पक्षिराज गरुडके भयसे समुद्रका निवास छोड़कर यहाँ आ गया था। उसीने इस सारी समुद्रगामिनी यमुनाको विषसे दूषित किया है। उस नागराजके भयसे ही कोई प्राणी इस देशका सेवन नहीं करतां। इसीलिये बड़ी- बड़ी घासोंसे भरा हुआ यह वन भयानक हो गया है। वरोह और वृक्षोंसहित यह घोर वन नाना प्रकारकी लताओं तथा पादपोंसे परिपूर्ण है तथा सर्पराज कालियके विश्वासी मन्त्री इस भूभागकी रक्षा करते हैं

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यह वन आकाशकी भाँति अवलम्बशून्य हो गया है। विषभमिश्रित अन्नके समान इसका स्पर्श भी दु:खदायक है। कालियके उन विश्वसनीय सचिवोंद्वारा यह सदा सब. ओरसे सुरक्षित है

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इस हृदके दोनों तट सिवार, कमल तथा छोटी-छोटी लताओंसे भरे हुए वृक्षोंसे सुशोभित होते हैं। मुझे यहाँतक पहुँचनेके लिये मार्ग बनाना होगा

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इसी दृष्टिसे मुझे इस नागराजका दमन करना है, जिससे जल देनेवाली यह नदी कल्याणकारी जलका आश्रय हो सके

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इस नागका मेरे द्वारा दमन हो जानेपर यहाँकी नदी समूचे ब्रजके उपभोगमें आनेयोग्य हो जायगी। यहाँ सब ओर सुखपूर्वक विचरण करना सम्भव हो जायगा तथा यह नदी समस्त तीर्थों और सुखोंका आश्रय हो जायगी

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मैं बालकोंके खेल-खेलमें ही इस कदम्बपर चढ़कर उस घोर हृदमें कूद पड़ँगा और कालियनागका दमन करूँगा

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