Agni Purana — Chapter 12
AgP 12.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये रामायणे उत्तरकाण्डवर्णनं नाम एकादशो ऽध्यायः :प् २७ छप्तेर् {१२} :श् अथ द्वादशो ऽध्यायः श्रीहरिवंशवर्णनं अग्निर् उवाच हरिवंशम्प्रवक्ष्यामि विष्णुनाभ्यम्बुजादजः(१) ब्रह्मणोत्रिस्ततः सोमः सोमाज्जातः पुरूरवाः
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye rāmāyaṇe uttarakāṇḍavarṇanaṃ nāma ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ :p 27 chapter {12} :ś atha dvādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ śrīharivaṃśavarṇanaṃ agnir uvāca harivaṃśampravakṣyāmi viṣṇunābhyambujādajaḥ(1) brahmaṇotristataḥ somaḥ somājjātaḥ purūravāḥ
Thus, in the first great Purāṇa, the Āgneya, in the Rāmāyaṇa (section), the eleventh chapter, called the description of the Uttarakāṇḍa. [p. 27, chapter 12] Now the twelfth chapter: the description of the glorious lineage of Hari. Agni said: I shall declare the lineage of Hari. From Viṣṇu's navel-lotus (arose) the Unborn (Brahmā); from Brahmā, Atri; from him, Soma; from Soma was born Purūravas.
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AgP 12.2
तस्मादायुरभूत्तस्मान् नहुषो ऽतो ययातिकः यदुञ्च तुर्वसुन्तस्माद् देवयानी व्यजायत
tasmādāyurabhūttasmān nahuṣo 'to yayātikaḥ yaduñca turvasuntasmād devayānī vyajāyata
From him came Āyu, from him Nahuṣa, from him Yayāti; from him Devayānī bore Yadu and Turvasu.
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AgP 12.3
द्रुह्यं चानुं च पूरुं च शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी यदोः कुले यादवाश् च वसुदेवस्तदुत्तमः
druhyaṃ cānuṃ ca pūruṃ ca śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī yadoḥ kule yādavāś ca vasudevastaduttamaḥ
And Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, (bore) Druhyu, Anu and Pūru. In Yadu's family were the Yādavas, and Vasudeva was the best of them.
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AgP 12.4
भुवो भारावतारार्थं देवक्यां वसुदेवतः हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राः षड्गर्भा योगनिद्रया
bhuvo bhārāvatārārthaṃ devakyāṃ vasudevataḥ hiraṇyakaśipoḥ putrāḥ ṣaḍgarbhā yoganidrayā
For the sake of removing the earth's burden, (Hari was born) of Devakī from Vasudeva. The six sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu, as six embryos, by Yoganidrā—
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AgP 12.5
विष्णुप्रयुक्तया नीता देवकीजठरं पुरा अभूच्च सप्तमो गर्भो देवक्या जठराद् बलः
viṣṇuprayuktayā nītā devakījaṭharaṃ purā abhūcca saptamo garbho devakyā jaṭharād balaḥ
—employed by Viṣṇu, were formerly brought into Devakī's womb; and the seventh embryo from Devakī's womb was Bala,
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AgP 12.6
सङ्क्रामितो ऽभूद्रोहिण्यां रौहिणेयस्ततो हरिः कृष्णाष्टम्याञ्च नभसि अर्धरात्रे चतुर्भुजः
saṅkrāmito 'bhūdrohiṇyāṃ rauhiṇeyastato hariḥ kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāñca nabhasi ardharātre caturbhujaḥ
who was transferred into Rohiṇī and became Rauhiṇeya; then Hari (was born) with four arms at midnight on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa).
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AgP 12.7
देवक्या वसुदेवेन स्तुतो बालो द्विबाहुकः वसुदेवः कंसभयाद् यशोदाशयने ऽनयत्
devakyā vasudevena stuto bālo dvibāhukaḥ vasudevaḥ kaṃsabhayād yaśodāśayane 'nayat
Praised by Devakī and by Vasudeva, the child (became) two-armed; and Vasudeva, out of fear of Kaṃsa, carried (him) to Yaśodā's bed.
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AgP 12.8
यशोदाबालिकां गृह्य देवकीशयने ऽनयत् कंसो बालध्वनिं श्रुत्वा ताञ्चिक्षेप शिलातले
yaśodābālikāṃ gṛhya devakīśayane 'nayat kaṃso bāladhvaniṃ śrutvā tāñcikṣepa śilātale
Taking Yaśodā's baby girl, he carried (her) to Devakī's bed. Kaṃsa, hearing the infant's cry, hurled her upon a slab of stone.
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AgP 12.9
वारितोपि स देवक्या मृत्युर्गर्भोष्टमो मम श्रुत्वाशरीरिणीं वाचं मत्तो गर्भास्तु मारिताः
vāritopi sa devakyā mṛtyurgarbhoṣṭamo mama śrutvāśarīriṇīṃ vācaṃ matto garbhāstu māritāḥ
Though restrained by Devakī, he (said): "The eighth embryo is my death"—for, having heard a bodiless voice, (he thought) "let the embryos be killed by me."
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AgP 12.10
समर्पितास्तु देवक्या विवाहसमयेरिताः सा क्षिप्ता बालिका कंसम् आकाशस्थाब्रवीदिदम्
samarpitāstu devakyā vivāhasamayeritāḥ sā kṣiptā bālikā kaṃsam ākāśasthābravīdidam
(The children) were handed over (to him) by Devakī, (as) had been declared at the time of the marriage. That baby girl, when hurled, standing in the sky said this to Kaṃsa:
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AgP 12.11
किं मया क्षिप्तया कंस जातो यस्त्वां बधिष्यति :न् १ विष्णुनाभ्यब्जादज इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २८ सर्वस्वभूतो देवानां भूभारहरणाय सः
kiṃ mayā kṣiptayā kaṃsa jāto yastvāṃ badhiṣyati :n 1 viṣṇunābhyabjādaja iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 28 sarvasvabhūto devānāṃ bhūbhāraharaṇāya saḥ
"What (do you gain) by hurling me, Kaṃsa? He who will slay you is born. [note 1: 'viṣṇunābhyabjādajaḥ' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha; p. 28] He, who is the whole substance of the gods, (is born) to remove the burden of the earth."
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AgP 12.12
इत्युक्त्वा सा च शुम्भादीन् हत्वेन्द्रेण च संस्तुता आर्या दुर्गा वेदगर्भा अम्बिका भद्रकाल्यपि
ityuktvā sā ca śumbhādīn hatvendreṇa ca saṃstutā āryā durgā vedagarbhā ambikā bhadrakālyapi
Having said this, she too, having slain Śumbha and the others, was praised by Indra: Āryā, Durgā, Vedagarbhā, Ambikā, and also Bhadrakālī,
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AgP 12.13
भद्रा क्षेम्या क्षेमकरी नैकबाहुर् नमामि ताम् त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नाम सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्
bhadrā kṣemyā kṣemakarī naikabāhur namāmi tām trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennāma sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt
Bhadrā, Kṣemyā, Kṣemakarī, she of many arms—I bow to her. Whoever recites (her) name at the three junctures of the day would obtain all his desires.
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AgP 12.14
कंसो ऽपि पूतनादींश् च प्रेषयद्बालनाशने यशोदापतिनन्दाय वसुदेवेन चार्पितौ
kaṃso 'pi pūtanādīṃś ca preṣayadbālanāśane yaśodāpatinandāya vasudevena cārpitau
Kaṃsa too sent Pūtanā and the others to destroy the child; and the two (boys) were entrusted by Vasudeva to Nanda, Yaśodā's husband,
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AgP 12.15
रक्षणाय च कंसादेर् भीतेनैव हि गोकुले रामकृष्णौ चेरतुस्तौ गोभिर्गोपालकैः सह
rakṣaṇāya ca kaṃsāder bhītenaiva hi gokule rāmakṛṣṇau ceratustau gobhirgopālakaiḥ saha
and for protection—out of fear of Kaṃsa and the rest—those two, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, roamed in Gokula with the cows and the cowherd boys.
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AgP 12.16
सर्वस्य जगतः पालौ गोपालौ तौ बभूवतुः कृष्णश्चोलूखले बद्धो दाम्ना व्यग्रयशोदया
sarvasya jagataḥ pālau gopālau tau babhūvatuḥ kṛṣṇaścolūkhale baddho dāmnā vyagrayaśodayā
Those two became cowherds, (though) protectors of the whole world; and Kṛṣṇa was bound to a mortar with a rope by the distracted Yaśodā.
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AgP 12.17
यमलार्जुनमध्ये ऽगाद् भग्नौ च यमलार्जुनौ परिवृत्तश् च शकटः पादक्षेपात् स्तनार्थिना
yamalārjunamadhye 'gād bhagnau ca yamalārjunau parivṛttaś ca śakaṭaḥ pādakṣepāt stanārthinā
He went between the twin arjuna trees, and the twin arjuna trees were broken; and the cart was overturned by a kick from him who wanted the breast.
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AgP 12.18
पूतना स्तनपानेन सा हता हन्तुमुद्यता वृन्दावनगतः कृष्णः कालियं यमुनाह्रदात्
pūtanā stanapānena sā hatā hantumudyatā vṛndāvanagataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kāliyaṃ yamunāhradāt
Pūtanā, who had set out to kill (him), was herself killed by his sucking at her breast. Kṛṣṇa, having gone to Vṛndāvana, (drove) Kāliya from the pool of the Yamunā—
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AgP 12.19
जित्वा निःसार्य चाब्धिस्थञ् चकार बलसंस्तुतः क्षेमं तालवनं चक्रे हत्वा धेनुकगर्दभं
jitvā niḥsārya cābdhisthañ cakāra balasaṃstutaḥ kṣemaṃ tālavanaṃ cakre hatvā dhenukagardabhaṃ
having conquered and expelled him, he made him dwell in the ocean, and was praised by Bala. He made the palm grove safe by killing the ass Dhenuka.
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AgP 12.20
अरिष्टवृषभं हत्वा केशिनं हयरूपिणम् शक्रोत्सवं परित्यज्य कारितो गोत्रयज्ञकः
ariṣṭavṛṣabhaṃ hatvā keśinaṃ hayarūpiṇam śakrotsavaṃ parityajya kārito gotrayajñakaḥ
Having slain the bull Ariṣṭa and Keśin who had the form of a horse, and having abandoned Śakra's festival, he had the sacrifice to the cattle(-clan) performed.
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AgP 12.21
पर्वतं धारयित्वा च शक्राद्वृष्टिर् निवारिता नमस्कृतो महेन्द्रेण गोविन्दो ऽथार्जुनोर्पितः
parvataṃ dhārayitvā ca śakrādvṛṣṭir nivāritā namaskṛto mahendreṇa govindo 'thārjunorpitaḥ
And having held up the mountain, the rain from Śakra was warded off; Govinda was saluted by great Indra, and then Arjuna was given (to him) / and then (Kṛṣṇa) was presented to Arjuna.
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AgP 12.22
इन्द्रोत्सवस्तु तुष्टेन भूयः कृष्णेन कारितः रथस्थो मथुराञ्चागात् कंसोक्ताक्रूरसंस्तुतः
indrotsavastu tuṣṭena bhūyaḥ kṛṣṇena kāritaḥ rathastho mathurāñcāgāt kaṃsoktākrūrasaṃstutaḥ
But the festival of Indra was again had performed by the satisfied Kṛṣṇa; mounted on a chariot he went to Mathurā, praised by Akrūra who had been sent by Kaṃsa.
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AgP 12.23
गोपीभिरनुरक्ताभिः क्रीडिताभिर् निरीक्षितः :प् २९ रजकं चाप्रयच्छन्तं(१) हत्वा वस्त्राणि चाग्रहीत्
gopībhiranuraktābhiḥ krīḍitābhir nirīkṣitaḥ :p 29 rajakaṃ cāprayacchantaṃ(1) hatvā vastrāṇi cāgrahīt
He was gazed at by the loving cowherd women with whom he had sported; and having killed the washerman who would not hand them over, he took the garments.
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AgP 12.24
सह रामेण मालाभृन् मालाकारे वरन्ददौ दत्तानुलेपनां कुब्जाम् ऋजुं चक्रे ऽहनद् गजं
saha rāmeṇa mālābhṛn mālākāre varandadau dattānulepanāṃ kubjām ṛjuṃ cakre 'hanad gajaṃ
Together with Rāma, wearing a garland, he granted a boon to the garland-maker; he made straight the hunchbacked woman who had given him ointment, and he killed the elephant,
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AgP 12.25
मत्तं कुवलयापीडं द्वारि रङ्गं प्रविश्य च कंसादीनां पश्यतां च मञ्चस्थानां नियुद्धकं
mattaṃ kuvalayāpīḍaṃ dvāri raṅgaṃ praviśya ca kaṃsādīnāṃ paśyatāṃ ca mañcasthānāṃ niyuddhakaṃ
the rutting Kuvalayāpīḍa, at the gate; and having entered the arena, while Kaṃsa and the others seated on the platforms looked on, he made a wrestling-match
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AgP 12.26
चक्रे चाणूरमल्लेन मुष्टिकेन बलो ऽकरोत् चाणूरमुष्टिकौ ताभ्यां हतौ मल्लौ तथापरे
cakre cāṇūramallena muṣṭikena balo 'karot cāṇūramuṣṭikau tābhyāṃ hatau mallau tathāpare
with the wrestler Cāṇūra, and Bala did so with Muṣṭika; Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika were slain by those two, and the other wrestlers likewise.
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AgP 12.27
मथुराधिपतिं कंसं हत्वा तत्पितरं हरिः चक्रे यादवराजानम् अस्तिप्राप्ती च कंसगे
mathurādhipatiṃ kaṃsaṃ hatvā tatpitaraṃ hariḥ cakre yādavarājānam astiprāptī ca kaṃsage
Having slain Kaṃsa, lord of Mathurā, Hari made his (Kaṃsa's) father king of the Yādavas; and Asti and Prāpti, who belonged to Kaṃsa,
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AgP 12.28
जरासन्धस्य ते पुत्र्यौ जरासन्धस्तदीरितः चक्रे स मथुरारोधं यादवैर् युयुधे शरैः
jarāsandhasya te putryau jarāsandhastadīritaḥ cakre sa mathurārodhaṃ yādavair yuyudhe śaraiḥ
those two were daughters of Jarāsandha; Jarāsandha, urged on by them, laid siege to Mathurā and fought with the Yādavas with arrows.
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AgP 12.29
रामकृष्णौ च मथुरां त्यक्त्वा गोमन्तमागतौ जरासन्धं विजित्याजौ पौण्ड्रकं वासुदेवकं
rāmakṛṣṇau ca mathurāṃ tyaktvā gomantamāgatau jarāsandhaṃ vijityājau pauṇḍrakaṃ vāsudevakaṃ
And Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, leaving Mathurā, came to Gomanta; having conquered Jarāsandha in battle, and Pauṇḍraka the Vāsudeva,
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AgP 12.30
पुरीं च द्वारकां कृत्वा न्यवसद् यादवैर् वृतः भौमं तु नरकं हत्वा तेनानीताश् च कन्यकाः
purīṃ ca dvārakāṃ kṛtvā nyavasad yādavair vṛtaḥ bhaumaṃ tu narakaṃ hatvā tenānītāś ca kanyakāḥ
and having made the city of Dvārakā, he dwelt there surrounded by the Yādavas. And having slain Naraka the son of Earth, the maidens who had been carried off by him,
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AgP 12.31
देवगन्धर्वयक्षाणां ता उवाच जनार्दनः षोदशस्त्रीसहस्राणि रुक्मिण्याद्यास् तथाष्ट च
devagandharvayakṣāṇāṃ tā uvāca janārdanaḥ ṣodaśastrīsahasrāṇi rukmiṇyādyās tathāṣṭa ca
maidens of the gods, gandharvas and yakṣas — Janārdana wedded them: sixteen thousand women, and also the eight beginning with Rukmiṇī.
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AgP 12.32
सत्यभामासमायुक्तो गरुडे नरकार्दनः मणिशैलं सरत्रञ्च इन्द्रं जित्वा हरिर्दिवि
satyabhāmāsamāyukto garuḍe narakārdanaḥ maṇiśailaṃ saratrañca indraṃ jitvā harirdivi
Accompanied by Satyabhāmā, on Garuḍa, the destroyer of Naraka (took) the jewel-mountain together with its gems; and Hari, having conquered Indra in heaven,
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AgP 12.33
पारिजातं समानीय सत्यभामागृहे ऽकरोत् सान्दीपनेश् च शस्त्रास्त्रं ज्ञात्वा तद्बालकं ददौ
pārijātaṃ samānīya satyabhāmāgṛhe 'karot sāndīpaneś ca śastrāstraṃ jñātvā tadbālakaṃ dadau
brought the Pārijāta and set it in Satyabhāmā's house. And having learned weapons and missiles from Sāndīpani, he gave him back his son.
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AgP 12.34
जित्वा पञ्चजनं दैत्यं यमेन च सुपूजितः :न् १ रजकञ्च प्रजल्पन्तमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ३० अबधीत् कालयवनं मुचुकुन्देन पूजितः
jitvā pañcajanaṃ daityaṃ yamena ca supūjitaḥ :n 1 rajakañca prajalpantamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 30 abadhīt kālayavanaṃ mucukundena pūjitaḥ
Having conquered the daitya Pañcajana, he was well honoured by Yama; he slew Kālayavana and was honoured by Mucukunda.
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AgP 12.35
वसुदेवं देवकीञ्च भक्तविप्रांश् च सोर्च्यत् रेवत्यां बलभद्राच्च यज्ञाते निशठोन्मुकौ
vasudevaṃ devakīñca bhaktaviprāṃś ca sorcyat revatyāṃ balabhadrācca yajñāte niśaṭhonmukau
He honoured Vasudeva and Devakī and the devoted brahmins; and of Balabhadra by Revatī were born Niśaṭha and Ulmuka.
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AgP 12.36
कृष्णात् शाम्बो जाम्बवत्यामन्यास्वन्ये ऽभवन् सुताः
kṛṣṇāt śāmbo jāmbavatyāmanyāsvanye 'bhavan sutāḥ
From Kṛṣṇa was born Śāmba by Jāmbavatī, and other sons by the other (wives).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 12.37
तं मत्स्यं शम्बरायादान्मायावत्यै च शम्बरः
taṃ matsyaṃ śambarāyādānmāyāvatyai ca śambaraḥ
(The fisherman) gave that fish to Śambara, and Śambara (gave it) to Māyāvatī.
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AgP 12.38
मायावती मत्स्यमध्ये दृष्ट्वा स्वं पतिमादरात् पपोष सा तं चोवाच रतिस्ते ऽहं पतिर्मम
māyāvatī matsyamadhye dṛṣṭvā svaṃ patimādarāt papoṣa sā taṃ covāca ratiste 'haṃ patirmama
Māyāvatī, seeing her own husband inside the fish, reared him with care, and said to him: "I am your Rati, and you are my husband.
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AgP 12.39
कामस्त्वं शम्भुनानङ्गः कृतोहं शम्बरेण च हृता न तस्य पत्नी त्वं मायाज्ञः शम्बरं जहि
kāmastvaṃ śambhunānaṅgaḥ kṛtohaṃ śambareṇa ca hṛtā na tasya patnī tvaṃ māyājñaḥ śambaraṃ jahi
You are Kāma, made bodiless by Śambhu; and I was carried off by Śambara — I am not his wife. You know illusion: kill Śambara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 12.40
तच् छ्रुत्वा शम्बरं हत्वा प्रद्युम्नः सह भार्यया मायावत्या ययौ कृष्णं कृष्णो हृष्टो ऽथ रुक्मिणी
tac chrutvā śambaraṃ hatvā pradyumnaḥ saha bhāryayā māyāvatyā yayau kṛṣṇaṃ kṛṣṇo hṛṣṭo 'tha rukmiṇī
Hearing that, Pradyumna slew Śambara and went to Kṛṣṇa together with his wife Māyāvatī; then Kṛṣṇa was delighted, and so was Rukmiṇī.
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AgP 12.41
प्रद्युम्नादनिरुद्धोभूदुषापतिरुदारधीः बाणो बलिसुतस्तस्य सुतोषा शोणितं पुरं
pradyumnādaniruddhobhūduṣāpatirudāradhīḥ bāṇo balisutastasya sutoṣā śoṇitaṃ puraṃ
From Pradyumna was born Aniruddha, the noble-minded husband of Uṣā. Bāṇa was the son of Bali; his daughter was Uṣā, and (his) city was Śoṇita.
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AgP 12.42
तपसा शिवपुत्रो ऽभूत् मायूरध्वजपातितः युद्धं प्राप्स्यसि वाण त्वं वाणं तुष्टः शिवोभ्यधात्
tapasā śivaputro 'bhūt māyūradhvajapātitaḥ yuddhaṃ prāpsyasi vāṇa tvaṃ vāṇaṃ tuṣṭaḥ śivobhyadhāt
By his austerity he became a son of Śiva; he (was) one whose peacock-banner was brought down. "You shall obtain battle, Bāṇa" — so Śiva, being pleased, said to Bāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 12.43
शिवेन क्रीडतीं गौरीं दृष्ट्वोषा सस्पृहा पतौ तामाह गौरी भर्ता ते निशि सुप्तेति दर्शनात्
śivena krīḍatīṃ gaurīṃ dṛṣṭvoṣā saspṛhā patau tāmāha gaurī bhartā te niśi supteti darśanāt
Seeing Gaurī playing with Śiva, Uṣā became desirous of a husband. Gaurī said to her: "Your husband (will be known) by a vision at night while you sleep."
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AgP 12.44
वैशाखमासद्वादश्यां पुंसो भर्ता भविष्यति गौर्युक्ता(१) हर्षिता चोषा गृहे सुप्ता ददर्श तं
vaiśākhamāsadvādaśyāṃ puṃso bhartā bhaviṣyati gauryuktā(1) harṣitā coṣā gṛhe suptā dadarśa taṃ
"On the twelfth day of the month of Vaiśākha the man (you see) will become your husband." Thus told by Gaurī, Uṣā, delighted, saw him as she slept in her house.
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AgP 12.45
आत्मना सङ्गतं ज्ञात्वा तत्सख्या चित्रलेखया लिखिताद्वै चित्रपटादनिरुद्धं समानयत्
ātmanā saṅgataṃ jñātvā tatsakhyā citralekhayā likhitādvai citrapaṭādaniruddhaṃ samānayat
Knowing (him to be) united with herself, by means of her friend Citralekhā she had Aniruddha brought, indeed from a painted picture that had been drawn.
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AgP 12.46
:न् १ तच् छ्रुत्वा इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ३१ कृष्णपौत्रं द्वारकातो दुहिता वाणमन्त्रिणः कुम्भाण्डस्यानिरुद्धोगाद्रराम ह्य् उषया सह
:n 1 tac chrutvā iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 31 kṛṣṇapautraṃ dvārakāto duhitā vāṇamantriṇaḥ kumbhāṇḍasyāniruddhogādrarāma hy uṣayā saha
[note 1: 'tac chrutvā' is the reading of the manuscript marked ga. p. 31] Kumbhāṇḍa's daughter, (the friend) of Bāṇa's minister, (brought) Kṛṣṇa's grandson from Dvārakā, and Aniruddha went and took his pleasure with Uṣā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 12.47
वाणध्वजस्य सम्पातै रक्षिभिः स निवेदितः अनिरुद्धस्य वाणेन युद्धमासीत्सदारुणम्
vāṇadhvajasya sampātai rakṣibhiḥ sa niveditaḥ aniruddhasya vāṇena yuddhamāsītsadāruṇam
He was reported by the guards (of Bāṇa) through the falling of Bāṇa's banner; there was a most terrible battle of Aniruddha with Bāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 12.48
श्रुत्वा तु नारदात् कृष्णः प्रद्युम्नबलभद्रवान् गरुडस्थोथ जित्वाग्नीन् ज्वरं माहेश्वरन्तथा
śrutvā tu nāradāt kṛṣṇaḥ pradyumnabalabhadravān garuḍasthotha jitvāgnīn jvaraṃ māheśvarantathā
But Kṛṣṇa, hearing (of it) from Nārada, accompanied by Pradyumna and Balabhadra, mounted on Garuḍa, then conquered the fires and the Māheśvara fever as well.
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AgP 12.49
हरिशङ्करयोर्युद्धं बभूवाथ शराशरि नन्दिविनायकस्कन्दमुखास्तार्क्षादिभिर्जिताः
hariśaṅkarayoryuddhaṃ babhūvātha śarāśari nandivināyakaskandamukhāstārkṣādibhirjitāḥ
Then there was a battle between Hari and Śaṅkara, arrow against arrow; Nandin, Vināyaka, Skanda and the rest were defeated by Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) and the others.
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AgP 12.50
जृम्भते शङ्करे नष्टे जृम्भणास्त्रेण विष्णुना छिन्नं सहस्रं बाहूनां रुद्रेणाभयमर्थितम्
jṛmbhate śaṅkare naṣṭe jṛmbhaṇāstreṇa viṣṇunā chinnaṃ sahasraṃ bāhūnāṃ rudreṇābhayamarthitam
When Śaṅkara yawned, being overcome by the yawning-weapon (used) by Viṣṇu, the thousand arms (of Bāṇa) were cut off, and safety was begged for by Rudra.
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AgP 12.51
विष्णुना जीवितो वाणो द्विबाहुः प्राब्रवीच्छिवम् त्वया यदभयं दत्तं वाणस्यास्य मया च तत्
viṣṇunā jīvito vāṇo dvibāhuḥ prābravīcchivam tvayā yadabhayaṃ dattaṃ vāṇasyāsya mayā ca tat
Bāṇa, kept alive by Viṣṇu, with (only) two arms, spoke to Śiva: "The safety which was granted by you to this Bāṇa is granted by me too."
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AgP 12.52
आवयोर् नास्ति भेदो वै भेदी नरकमाप्नुयात् शिवाद्यैः पूजितो विष्णुः सोनिरुद्ध उषादियुक्
āvayor nāsti bhedo vai bhedī narakamāpnuyāt śivādyaiḥ pūjito viṣṇuḥ soniruddha uṣādiyuk
"There is indeed no difference between us two; one who makes a difference would attain hell." Viṣṇu, worshipped by Śiva and the others, together with Aniruddha and Uṣā and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 12.53
द्वारकान्तु गतो रेमे उग्रसेनादियादवैः अनिरुद्धात्मजो वज्रो मार्कण्डेयात्तु सर्ववित्
dvārakāntu gato reme ugrasenādiyādavaiḥ aniruddhātmajo vajro mārkaṇḍeyāttu sarvavit
went to Dvārakā and enjoyed himself with Ugrasena and the other Yādavas. Vajra was Aniruddha's son, and (became) all-knowing through Mārkaṇḍeya.
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AgP 12.54
बलभद्रः प्रलम्बघ्नो यमुनाकर्षणो(१) ऽभवत् द्विविदस्य कपेर्भेत्ता कौरवोन्मादनाशनः
balabhadraḥ pralambaghno yamunākarṣaṇo(1) 'bhavat dvividasya kaperbhettā kauravonmādanāśanaḥ
Balabhadra was the slayer of Pralamba and the one who drew the Yamunā (aside); he was the crusher of the ape Dvivida and the destroyer of the Kaurava Unmāda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 12.55
हरी रेमेनेकमूर्तो रुक्मिण्यादिभिरीश्वरः पुत्रानुत्पादयामास त्वसंख्यातान् स यादवान् हरिवंशं पठेत् यः स प्राप्तकामो हरिं व्रजेत्
harī remenekamūrto rukmiṇyādibhirīśvaraḥ putrānutpādayāmāsa tvasaṃkhyātān sa yādavān harivaṃśaṃ paṭhet yaḥ sa prāptakāmo hariṃ vrajet
Hari, the Lord, with a single body took his pleasure with Rukmiṇī and the others; he begot countless sons, those Yādavas. Whoever recites the Harivaṃśa, having obtained his desires, will go to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition