Harivamsha — Chapter 109
HV 109.1
सहस्रबाहोः समरे द्विबाहुः समवस्थितः रुचितं यदि ते राजञ् ज्ञेयो वीर्यबलान्वितः ॥ ह्व्_१०८।९७ कन्या चेयं न चान्यस्य निर्यात्यानेन संगता ॥ यदि चेष्टतमः कश्चिद् अयं वंशे महात्मनः । ततः पूजाम् अयं वीरः प्राप्स्यत्य् एवासुरोत्तमः ॥ रक्ष्यताम् इति चोक्त्वैव तथास्त्व् इति च तस्थिवान् । बाढम् इत्य् अब्रवीद् बाणो हन्तुं व्यवसितः किल । उषां बबन्ध निगडैर् दृढैः पाशैश् च संयतैः ॥ व्यादिदेश ततो बाणो रक्षिणः किंकरान् बहून् । रक्ष्यताम् एष दुष्टात्मा सा च रक्ष्या कुलाधमा ॥ इति सर्वान् समादिश्य बाणो मदबलान्वितः । कुम्भाण्डेन ययौ सार्धं स्वम् एव भवनं बली । कुम्भाण्डस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शुद्धान्ते पन्नगैर् भृशम् एवम् उक्ते तु वचने कुम्भाण्डेन महात्मना । तथेत्य् आह च कुम्भाण्डं बाणः शत्रुनिषूदनः ॥ संरक्षिणस् ततो दत्त्वा अनिरुद्धस्य धीमतः । अनिरुद्धं योधयित्वा बाणः स्वगृहम् आविशत् ॥ ह्व्_१०८।९८ ययौ स्वम् एव भवनं बलेः पुत्रो महासुरः । संयतं मायया दृष्ट्वा अनिरुद्धं महाबलम् । ऋषीणां नारदः श्रेष्ठो ऽब्रजद् द्वारवतीं प्रति ॥ ततो ह्य् आकाशमार्गेण मुनिर् द्वारवतीं गतः ॥ गते ऋषीणां प्रवरे सो ऽनिरुद्धो व्यचिन्तयत् । नष्टो ऽयं दानवः क्रूरो युद्धं प्राप्य न संशयः ॥ स गत्वा नारदस् तत्र शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । ज्ञापयिष्यति तत्त्वेन इमम् अर्थं यथैव तत् ॥ नागैर् विवेष्टितं दृष्ट्वा उषा प्राद्युम्निम् आतुरा । रुरोद बाष्परक्ताक्षी ताम् आह रुदतीं पुनः ॥ किम् इदं रुद्येत भीरु मा भैस् त्वं शुभलोचने । पश्य सुश्रोणि संप्राप्तं मत्कृते मधुसूदनम् ॥ यस्य शङ्खध्वनिं श्रुत्वा बाहुशब्दं बलस्य च । दानवा नाशम् एष्यन्ति गर्भाश् चासुरयोषिताम् ॥ एवम् उक्ता निरुद्धेन उषा विश्रम्भम् आगता । नृशंसं चापि पितरं शोचते सा सुमध्यमा । बद्धं निवेदयाम् आस प्राद्युम्निं गरुडध्वजे । ततो ऽनिरुद्धस्य गृहे रुरुदुः सर्वयोषितः प्रियं नाथम् अपश्यन्त्यः किंनर्य इव संघशः
sahasrabāhoḥ samare dvibāhuḥ samavasthitaḥ rucitaṃ yadi te rājañ jñeyo vīryabalānvitaḥ // HV_108.97 kanyā ceyaṃ na cānyasya niryātyānena saṃgatā || yadi ceṣṭatamaḥ kaścid ayaṃ vaṃśe mahātmanaḥ | tataḥ pūjām ayaṃ vīraḥ prāpsyaty evāsurottamaḥ || rakṣyatām iti coktvaiva tathāstv iti ca tasthivān | bāḍham ity abravīd bāṇo hantuṃ vyavasitaḥ kila | uṣāṃ babandha nigaḍair dṛḍhaiḥ pāśaiś ca saṃyataiḥ || vyādideśa tato bāṇo rakṣiṇaḥ kiṃkarān bahūn | rakṣyatām eṣa duṣṭātmā sā ca rakṣyā kulādhamā || iti sarvān samādiśya bāṇo madabalānvitaḥ | kumbhāṇḍena yayau sārdhaṃ svam eva bhavanaṃ balī | kumbhāṇḍasya vacaḥ śrutvā śuddhānte pannagair bhṛśam evam ukte tu vacane kumbhāṇḍena mahātmanā | tathety āha ca kumbhāṇḍaṃ bāṇaḥ śatruniṣūdanaḥ || saṃrakṣiṇas tato dattvā aniruddhasya dhīmataḥ | aniruddhaṃ yodhayitvā bāṇaḥ svagṛham āviśat // HV_108.98 yayau svam eva bhavanaṃ baleḥ putro mahāsuraḥ | saṃyataṃ māyayā dṛṣṭvā aniruddhaṃ mahābalam | ṛṣīṇāṃ nāradaḥ śreṣṭho 'brajad dvāravatīṃ prati || tato hy ākāśamārgeṇa munir dvāravatīṃ gataḥ || gate ṛṣīṇāṃ pravare so 'niruddho vyacintayat | naṣṭo 'yaṃ dānavaḥ krūro yuddhaṃ prāpya na saṃśayaḥ || sa gatvā nāradas tatra śaṅkhacakragadādharam | jñāpayiṣyati tattvena imam arthaṃ yathaiva tat || nāgair viveṣṭitaṃ dṛṣṭvā uṣā prādyumnim āturā | ruroda bāṣparaktākṣī tām āha rudatīṃ punaḥ || kim idaṃ rudyeta bhīru mā bhais tvaṃ śubhalocane | paśya suśroṇi saṃprāptaṃ matkṛte madhusūdanam || yasya śaṅkhadhvaniṃ śrutvā bāhuśabdaṃ balasya ca | dānavā nāśam eṣyanti garbhāś cāsurayoṣitām || evam uktā niruddhena uṣā viśrambham āgatā | nṛśaṃsaṃ cāpi pitaraṃ śocate sā sumadhyamā | baddhaṃ nivedayām āsa prādyumniṃ garuḍadhvaje | tato 'niruddhasya gṛhe ruruduḥ sarvayoṣitaḥ priyaṃ nātham apaśyantyaḥ kiṃnarya iva saṃghaśaḥ
A two-armed man has taken his stand in battle against the thousand-armed one. If it pleases you, O king, he — endowed with valour and strength — should be found out. And this girl has been united with him and cannot be handed over to another. And if he is someone most dear in the lineage of a great-souled one, then this hero, this best of the Asuras, will surely receive honour. And when he had said, "Let him be guarded," (the other) stood assenting, "So be it." Bāṇa said "Very well," though in fact he was resolved to kill him. He bound Uṣā with fetters and with strong, tight cords. Then Bāṇa commanded many servants as guards: "Let this evil-souled one be guarded, and let her too, the disgrace of the family, be guarded." Having thus instructed them all, mighty Bāṇa, filled with the strength of his intoxication, went with Kumbhāṇḍa to his own palace. Having heard Kumbhāṇḍa's speech, in the inner apartments, greatly (bound) by the serpents — when this speech had been spoken by the great-souled Kumbhāṇḍa, Bāṇa, slayer of foes, said "So be it" to Kumbhāṇḍa. Then, having appointed guards for the wise Aniruddha — having fought Aniruddha, Bāṇa entered his own house. The son of Bali, the great Asura, went to his own palace. Having seen the mighty Aniruddha bound by magic, Nārada, best of seers, set out for Dvāravatī. Then the sage went by the path of the sky to Dvāravatī. When the foremost of seers had gone, that Aniruddha thought: "This cruel Dānava is destroyed, once he meets battle — no doubt of it. Nārada, having gone there, will inform the bearer of conch, discus and mace of this matter truly, just as it is." Seeing Pradyumna's son wrapped about by the serpents, Uṣā, stricken, wept, her eyes red with tears; to her weeping he spoke again: "Why this weeping, timid one? Do not fear, fair-eyed one. See, lovely-hipped one, that the slayer of Madhu has come for my sake — he at whose conch's sound and at the noise of Bala's arms the Dānavas will meet destruction, and the embryos of the Asuras' women too." Thus addressed by Aniruddha, Uṣā gained confidence; yet the slender-waisted one grieved over her cruel father. She reported to (Kṛṣṇa) of the Garuḍa-banner that Pradyumna's son was bound. Then in Aniruddha's house all the women wept in throngs, like kinnara-women, not seeing their beloved lord.
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HV 109.2
अहो धिक् किम् इदं लोके नाथे कृष्णे व्यवस्थिते अनाथा इव संत्रस्ता रुदिमो भयमोहिताः
aho dhik kim idaṃ loke nāthe kṛṣṇe vyavasthite anāthā iva saṃtrastā rudimo bhayamohitāḥ
Alas, shame! What is this in the world, when Kṛṣṇa is established as (our) lord — that we weep like women without a protector, terrified, bewildered by fear?
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HV 109.3
यस्येन्द्रप्रमुखा देवाः सादित्याः समरुद्गणाः बाहुच्छायां समाश्रित्य वसन्ति दिवि देवताः
yasyendrapramukhā devāḥ sādityāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ bāhucchāyāṃ samāśritya vasanti divi devatāḥ
He in the shelter of whose arms the gods headed by Indra, with the Ādityas and the hosts of Maruts, the deities dwell in heaven —
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HV 109.5
अहो नास्ति भयं नूनं तस्य लोके सुदुर्मतेः वासुदेवस्य यः क्रोधं प्रज्वालयति दुःसहम्
aho nāsti bhayaṃ nūnaṃ tasya loke sudurmateḥ vāsudevasya yaḥ krodhaṃ prajvālayati duḥsaham
Ah, surely that very evil-minded one has no fear in the world, he who kindles the unbearable wrath of Vāsudeva,
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HV 109.6
व्यादितास्यस्य यो मृत्योर् दंष्ट्राग्रे परिवर्तते अतिक्रुद्धस्य सिंहस्य घ्नतश् च गजसत्तमान् । शोणितं पातुकामस्य दंष्ट्रान् प्रोधृत्य दंशतः । स वासुदेवं समरे मोहात् प्रत्युदियाद् रिपुः
vyāditāsyasya yo mṛtyor daṃṣṭrāgre parivartate atikruddhasya siṃhasya ghnataś ca gajasattamān | śoṇitaṃ pātukāmasya daṃṣṭrān prodhṛtya daṃśataḥ | sa vāsudevaṃ samare mohāt pratyudiyād ripuḥ
he who moves about on the fang-tip of Death, whose mouth is gaping wide — of a lion exceedingly enraged and slaying the best of elephants, wishing to drink blood, baring its fangs and biting: that enemy, out of delusion, would go up against Vāsudeva in battle.
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HV 109.7
इदम् एवंविधं कृत्वा विप्रियं यदुपुंगवे कथं जीवन् विमुच्येत साक्षाद् अपि शतक्रतुः
idam evaṃvidhaṃ kṛtvā vipriyaṃ yadupuṃgave kathaṃ jīvan vimucyeta sākṣād api śatakratuḥ
Having done such an offence as this against the bull of the Yadus, how could he escape alive, even were he Śatakratu (Indra) himself?
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HV 109.8
कृतागा न स शोच्यस् तु वयं त्व् अद्य विनाकृताः विप्रयोगेन नाथस्य कृतान्तवशगाः कृताः
kṛtāgā na sa śocyas tu vayaṃ tv adya vinākṛtāḥ viprayogena nāthasya kṛtāntavaśagāḥ kṛtāḥ
He who has done the wrong is not the one to be pitied; rather it is we who today are bereft, made subject to Death's power by separation from our lord.
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HV 109.9
इत्य् एवं ता रुदन्त्यश् च वदन्त्यश् च पुनः पुनः नेत्रजं वारि मुमुचुर् अशिवं परमाङ्गनाः
ity evaṃ tā rudantyaś ca vadantyaś ca punaḥ punaḥ netrajaṃ vāri mumucur aśivaṃ paramāṅganāḥ
Thus weeping and speaking again and again, those most excellent women shed the ill-boding water born of their eyes.
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HV 109.10
तासां बाष्पाभिपूर्णानि नयनानि चकाशिरे सलिलेनाप्लुतानीव पङ्कजानि जलागमे
tāsāṃ bāṣpābhipūrṇāni nayanāni cakāśire salilenāplutānīva paṅkajāni jalāgame
Their eyes, brimming with tears, shone like lotuses flooded with water at the coming of the rains.
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HV 109.11
तासाम् अरालपक्ष्माणि राजिमन्ति शुभानि च रुधिरेणाप्लुतानीव नयनानि चकाशिरे
tāsām arālapakṣmāṇi rājimanti śubhāni ca rudhireṇāplutānīva nayanāni cakāśire
Their eyes, with curving lashes, streaked (with red) and lovely, shone as if bathed in blood.
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HV 109.12
तासां हर्म्यतलस्थानां तूर्णम् आसीन् महास्वनः कुररीणाम् इवाकाशे रुदतीनां सहस्रशः
tāsāṃ harmyatalasthānāṃ tūrṇam āsīn mahāsvanaḥ kurarīṇām ivākāśe rudatīnāṃ sahasraśaḥ
From those women standing on the terraces of the palaces there arose at once a great sound, as of ospreys crying by the thousands in the sky.
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HV 109.13
तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरम् अपूर्वं भयम् आगतम् उत्पेतुः सहसा खेभ्यो गृहेभ्यः पुरुषर्षभाः
taṃ śrutvā ninadaṃ ghoram apūrvaṃ bhayam āgatam utpetuḥ sahasā khebhyo gṛhebhyaḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
Hearing that terrible outcry, (and thinking) an unprecedented danger had come, the bulls among men rushed out suddenly from their houses into the open.
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HV 109.14
कस्माद् एषो ऽनिरुद्धस्य श्रूयते सुमहास्वनः गृहे कृष्णाभिगुप्तानां कुतो नो भयम् आगतम्
kasmād eṣo 'niruddhasya śrūyate sumahāsvanaḥ gṛhe kṛṣṇābhiguptānāṃ kuto no bhayam āgatam
"Why is this very great outcry heard in Aniruddha's house? Whence has danger come to us, who are guarded by Kṛṣṇa?"
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HV 109.15
इत्य् एवम् ऊचुस् ते ऽन्योन्यं स्नेहविक्लवगद्गदाः प्रधर्षिता यथा सिंहा गुहाभ्य इव निःसृताः
ity evam ūcus te 'nyonyaṃ snehaviklavagadgadāḥ pradharṣitā yathā siṃhā guhābhya iva niḥsṛtāḥ
Thus they spoke to one another, their voices faltering, broken with affection, as though assaulted, like lions come forth from their caves.
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HV 109.16
संनाहभेरी कृष्णस्य सभायाम् आहता तदा तस्याः शब्देन ते सर्वे सभाम् आगम्य विष्ठिताः
saṃnāhabherī kṛṣṇasya sabhāyām āhatā tadā tasyāḥ śabdena te sarve sabhām āgamya viṣṭhitāḥ
Then Kṛṣṇa's war-drum was struck in the assembly hall, and at its sound they all came to the hall and stood (there).
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HV 109.17
किम् एतद् इति चान्योन्यं समपृच्छन्त यादवाः अन्योन्यस्य हि ते सर्वे यथान्यायम् अवेदयन्
kim etad iti cānyonyaṃ samapṛcchanta yādavāḥ anyonyasya hi te sarve yathānyāyam avedayan
And the Yādavas asked one another, "What is this?"; for they all informed one another duly.
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HV 109.18
ततस् ते बाष्पपूर्णाक्षाः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनाः निःश्वसन्तो व्यतिष्ठन्त यादवा युद्धदुर्मदाः
tatas te bāṣpapūrṇākṣāḥ krodhasaṃraktalocanāḥ niḥśvasanto vyatiṣṭhanta yādavā yuddhadurmadāḥ
Then those Yādavas, wild with the lust for battle, stood there with eyes full of tears and eyes reddened with anger, breathing hard.
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HV 109.19
तूष्णींभूतेषु सर्वेषु विपृथुर् वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् नीतिज्ञो हितवक्ता च यादवानां प्रियंकरः । कृष्णं प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठं निःश्वसन्तं मुहुर् मुहुः
tūṣṇīṃbhūteṣu sarveṣu vipṛthur vākyam abravīt nītijño hitavaktā ca yādavānāṃ priyaṃkaraḥ | kṛṣṇaṃ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ muhur muhuḥ
When all had fallen silent, Vipṛthu spoke a word — he who knew policy, who spoke what was beneficial, who did what pleased the Yādavas — (addressing) Kṛṣṇa, best of strikers, who was sighing again and again.
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HV 109.20
किम् एवं चिन्तयाविष्टः पुरुषेन्द्र भवान् इह तव बाहुबलप्राणम् आश्रिताः सर्वयादवाः भवन्तम् आश्रिताः कृष्ण संविभक्ताश् च सर्वशः
kim evaṃ cintayāviṣṭaḥ puruṣendra bhavān iha tava bāhubalaprāṇam āśritāḥ sarvayādavāḥ bhavantam āśritāḥ kṛṣṇa saṃvibhaktāś ca sarvaśaḥ
"Why are you here thus possessed by worry, lord of men? All the Yādavas depend on the strength of your arms as their very life; they rely on you, Kṛṣṇa, and are wholly apportioned (under you)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.21
तथैव बलहा शक्रस् त्वय्य् आवेश्य जयाजयौ सुखं स्वपिति निश्चिन्तः कथं त्वं चिन्तयान्वितः
tathaiva balahā śakras tvayy āveśya jayājayau sukhaṃ svapiti niścintaḥ kathaṃ tvaṃ cintayānvitaḥ
"Just so Śakra, slayer of Bala, having laid victory and defeat upon you, sleeps happily without care; how is it that you are beset by worry?"
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HV 109.22
शोकसागरम् अक्षोभ्यं सर्वे ते ज्ञातयो गताः तान् मज्जमानान् एकस् त्वं समुद्धर महाभुज
śokasāgaram akṣobhyaṃ sarve te jñātayo gatāḥ tān majjamānān ekas tvaṃ samuddhara mahābhuja
"All your kinsmen have entered an unfathomable ocean of grief; you alone, mighty-armed one, lift them up as they sink."
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HV 109.23
किम् एवं चिन्तयाविष्टो न किंचिद् अपि भाषसे चिन्तां कर्तुं वृथा देव न त्वम् अर्हसि माधव
kim evaṃ cintayāviṣṭo na kiṃcid api bhāṣase cintāṃ kartuṃ vṛthā deva na tvam arhasi mādhava
"Why, thus possessed by worry, do you say nothing at all? You ought not to worry in vain, O god, O Mādhava."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.24
इत्य् एवम् उक्तः कृष्णस् तु निःश्वस्य सुचिरं पुनः प्राह वाक्यं स वाक्यज्ञो बृहस्पतिर् इव स्वयम्
ity evam uktaḥ kṛṣṇas tu niḥśvasya suciraṃ punaḥ prāha vākyaṃ sa vākyajño bṛhaspatir iva svayam
Addressed thus, Kṛṣṇa, after sighing for a long while, spoke a word again, he who knew speech, like Bṛhaspati himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.25
विपृथो चिन्तयाविष्ट एतत् कार्यं विचिन्तयन् विचिन्तयंस् त्व् अहं चास्य कार्यस्य न लभे गतिम् । तथाहं भवताप्य् उक्तो नोत्तरं विदधे क्वचित्
vipṛtho cintayāviṣṭa etat kāryaṃ vicintayan vicintayaṃs tv ahaṃ cāsya kāryasya na labhe gatim | tathāhaṃ bhavatāpy ukto nottaraṃ vidadhe kvacit
"Vipṛthu, I am possessed by worry, pondering this business; yet, pondering, I do not find a way through this business. So, though addressed by you, I could give no answer at all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.26
दाशार्हगणमध्ये ऽद्य वदाम्य् अर्थवतीं गिरम् शृणुध्वं यादवाः सर्वे यथा चिन्तान्वितो ह्य् अहम्
dāśārhagaṇamadhye 'dya vadāmy arthavatīṃ giram śṛṇudhvaṃ yādavāḥ sarve yathā cintānvito hy aham
"Today, in the midst of the assembled Dāśārhas, I shall speak a meaningful word; hear, all you Yādavas, why I am beset by worry."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.27
अनिरुद्धे हृते वीरे पृथिव्यां सर्वपार्थिवाः अशक्तान् इव मन्यन्ते सर्वान् अस्मान् सबान्धवान्
aniruddhe hṛte vīre pṛthivyāṃ sarvapārthivāḥ aśaktān iva manyante sarvān asmān sabāndhavān
"Now that the hero Aniruddha has been carried off, all the kings on earth consider us all, together with our kinsmen, as if we were powerless."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.28
आहुकश् चैव नो राजा हृतः साल्वेन वै पुरा प्रत्यानीतस् ततो ऽस्माभिर् युद्धं कृत्वा सुदारुणम्
āhukaś caiva no rājā hṛtaḥ sālvena vai purā pratyānītas tato 'smābhir yuddhaṃ kṛtvā sudāruṇam
"And our king Āhuka too was formerly carried off by Śālva, and then brought back by us after we had waged a most dreadful battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.30
इदं तु सुमहत्कष्टं प्राद्युम्निः क्व प्रवासितः नैवंविधम् अहं दोषं स्मरामि मनुजर्षभाः
idaṃ tu sumahatkaṣṭaṃ prādyumniḥ kva pravāsitaḥ naivaṃvidham ahaṃ doṣaṃ smarāmi manujarṣabhāḥ
But this is a very great affliction: where has Pradyumna's son been carried off to? I recall no offence of such a kind, O bulls among men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.31
भस्मना गुण्ठितः पादो येन मे मूर्ध्नि पातितः मम नेत्रं दुरास्रावम् अन्धतां को ऽनयद् बलात् । को वा जडमतिः सत्यं रत्नं मे मकुटाद् धरेत् ॥ को वा बलं दुराधर्षम् अवमत्याग्रतः स्थितः । को नु वा शिनिपुत्रस्य चापं न स्मरति प्रभो । सानुबन्धस्य तस्याहं हरिष्ये जीवितं रणे
bhasmanā guṇṭhitaḥ pādo yena me mūrdhni pātitaḥ mama netraṃ durāsrāvam andhatāṃ ko 'nayad balāt | ko vā jaḍamatiḥ satyaṃ ratnaṃ me makuṭād dharet || ko vā balaṃ durādharṣam avamatyāgrataḥ sthitaḥ | ko nu vā śiniputrasya cāpaṃ na smarati prabho | sānubandhasya tasyāhaṃ hariṣye jīvitaṃ raṇe
(Whose is) the foot smeared with ash by which (a blow) was brought down on my head? Who by force reduced my eye, which flows badly, to blindness? Or what dull-witted person would truly take the jewel from my crown? Or who, having despised the unassailable army, has stood in front (of it)? Or who indeed does not remember the bow of Śini's son, lord? Him, together with his kin, I shall deprive of life in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.35
इत्य् एवम् उक्ते कृष्णेन सात्यकिर् वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् चराः कृष्ण प्रयुज्यन्ताम् अनिरुद्धस्य मार्गणे ॥ ह्व्_१०९।३२ सपर्वतवनोद्देशां मार्गन्तु वसुधाम् इमाम् । अत्रैव प्रायशस् तत्र यदि स्यात् केनचिद् धृतः । ज्ञाते प्रतिकरिष्यामि यत् तु प्राप्तम् अनन्तरम् । आहुकं प्राह कृष्णस् तु स्मितं कृत्वा वचस् तदा आभ्यन्तराश् च बाह्याश् च व्यादिश्यन्तां चरा नृप ॥ ह्व्_१०९।३३ केशवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा आहुकस् त्वरितो ऽब्रवीत् । अन्वेषणे ऽनिरुद्धस्य चरान् व्यादिष्टवांस् तदा । ततश् चरास् तु व्यादिष्टाः पार्थिवेन यशस्विना अभ्यन्तरं च मार्गध्वं बाह्यतश् च समन्ततः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।३४ हया रथाश् च व्यादिष्टाः पार्थिवेन महात्मना । वेणुमन्तं लतावेष्टं तथा रैवतकं गिरिम् ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिं चैव मार्गध्वं त्वरिता हयैः
ity evam ukte kṛṣṇena sātyakir vākyam abravīt carāḥ kṛṣṇa prayujyantām aniruddhasya mārgaṇe // HV_109.32 saparvatavanoddeśāṃ mārgantu vasudhām imām | atraiva prāyaśas tatra yadi syāt kenacid dhṛtaḥ | jñāte pratikariṣyāmi yat tu prāptam anantaram | āhukaṃ prāha kṛṣṇas tu smitaṃ kṛtvā vacas tadā ābhyantarāś ca bāhyāś ca vyādiśyantāṃ carā nṛpa // HV_109.33 keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā āhukas tvarito 'bravīt | anveṣaṇe 'niruddhasya carān vyādiṣṭavāṃs tadā | tataś carās tu vyādiṣṭāḥ pārthivena yaśasvinā abhyantaraṃ ca mārgadhvaṃ bāhyataś ca samantataḥ // HV_109.34 hayā rathāś ca vyādiṣṭāḥ pārthivena mahātmanā | veṇumantaṃ latāveṣṭaṃ tathā raivatakaṃ girim ṛkṣavantaṃ giriṃ caiva mārgadhvaṃ tvaritā hayaiḥ
When Kṛṣṇa had spoken thus, Sātyaki said these words: "Let spies be employed, Kṛṣṇa, in the search for Aniruddha. (32) Let them search this earth with its mountain and forest regions. Most likely he is right here, if he has been seized by someone. Once it is known, I shall retaliate for what has come about immediately after." Then Kṛṣṇa, smiling, spoke this word to Āhuka: "Let spies be dispatched, O king, both within and without." (33) Hearing Keśava's word, Āhuka quickly replied, and then dispatched spies in the search for Aniruddha. Then the spies, dispatched by the illustrious king: "Search within and outside on every side. (34) Horses and chariots too were dispatched by the great-souled king: "Search Veṇumant, wrapped in creepers, and likewise Mount Raivataka, and Mount Ṛkṣavant, hastening with horses."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.36
एकैकं तत्र चोद्यानं मार्गितव्यं समन्ततः गन्तव्यं चापि निःसङ्गम् उद्यानेषु समन्ततः
ekaikaṃ tatra codyānaṃ mārgitavyaṃ samantataḥ gantavyaṃ cāpi niḥsaṅgam udyāneṣu samantataḥ
And each single pleasure-grove there is to be searched on every side, and one must go about unimpeded among the gardens in all directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.37
हयानां च सहस्राणि रथानां चाप्य् अनेकशः आरुह्य त्वरिताः सर्वे मार्गध्वं यदुनन्दनम्
hayānāṃ ca sahasrāṇi rathānāṃ cāpy anekaśaḥ āruhya tvaritāḥ sarve mārgadhvaṃ yadunandanam
And mounting thousands of horses and chariots by the many, all of you in haste, search for the delight of the Yadus (Aniruddha).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.38
सेनापतिर् अनाधृष्टिर् इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् कृष्णम् अक्लिष्टकर्माणम् अच्युतं भीतभीतवत्
senāpatir anādhṛṣṭir idaṃ vacanam abravīt kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakarmāṇam acyutaṃ bhītabhītavat
The commander of the army, Anādhṛṣṭi, spoke these words to Kṛṣṇa of unwearied deeds, the imperishable one, as if greatly afraid:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.39
शृणु कृष्ण वचो मह्यं यदि ते रोचते विभो चिरात् प्रभृति मे वक्तुं भवन्तं जायते मतिः
śṛṇu kṛṣṇa vaco mahyaṃ yadi te rocate vibho cirāt prabhṛti me vaktuṃ bhavantaṃ jāyate matiḥ
"Hear my word, Kṛṣṇa, if it pleases you, O mighty one; for a long time now the thought has been arising in me to speak to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.41
असिलोमा पुलोमा च निसुन्दनरकौ हतौ सौभः साल्वश् च निहतौ मैन्दो द्विविद एव च हयग्रीवश् च सुमहान् सानुबन्धस् त्वया हतः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।४० कंसश् च निहतः कृष्ण नरकश् च निपातितः । अन्ये च बहवस् तत्र सैन्याः शतसहस्रशः । तादृशे विग्रहे वृत्ते देवहेतोः सुदारुणे सर्वाण्य् एतानि कर्माणि निःशेषाणि रणे रणे कृतवान् असि गोविन्द पार्ष्णिग्राहश् च नास्ति ते
asilomā pulomā ca nisundanarakau hatau saubhaḥ sālvaś ca nihatau maindo dvivida eva ca hayagrīvaś ca sumahān sānubandhas tvayā hataḥ // HV_109.40 kaṃsaś ca nihataḥ kṛṣṇa narakaś ca nipātitaḥ | anye ca bahavas tatra sainyāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | tādṛśe vigrahe vṛtte devahetoḥ sudāruṇe sarvāṇy etāni karmāṇi niḥśeṣāṇi raṇe raṇe kṛtavān asi govinda pārṣṇigrāhaś ca nāsti te
Asilomā and Pulomā, Nisunda and Naraka were slain; Saubha and Sālva were struck down, and Mainda and Dvivida too; and the very mighty Hayagrīva together with his followers was slain by you. (40) And Kaṃsa was slain, Kṛṣṇa, and Naraka was felled, and many others there, soldiers by hundreds of thousands. When such a terrible conflict had arisen for the sake of the gods, all these deeds, leaving nothing over, in battle after battle, you performed, Govinda—and you have no one to attack you from behind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.42
इदं कर्म त्वया कृष्ण सानुबन्धं कृतं रणे पारिजातस्य हरणे यत् कृतं कर्म दुष्करं
idaṃ karma tvayā kṛṣṇa sānubandhaṃ kṛtaṃ raṇe pārijātasya haraṇe yat kṛtaṃ karma duṣkaraṃ
This deed you did in battle, Kṛṣṇa, with its consequences—the hard-to-do deed that was done in the carrying off of the Pārijāta (tree).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.43
तत्र शक्रस् त्वया कृष्ण ऐरावतशिरोगतः निर्जितो बाहुवीर्येण स्वयं युद्धविशारदः
tatra śakras tvayā kṛṣṇa airāvataśirogataḥ nirjito bāhuvīryeṇa svayaṃ yuddhaviśāradaḥ
There Śakra himself, skilled in war, mounted on the head of Airāvata, was defeated by you, Kṛṣṇa, by the might of your arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.44
तेन वैरं त्वया सार्धं कर्तव्यं नात्र संशयः तत्रानुबन्धश् च महांस् तेन कार्यस् त्वया सह
tena vairaṃ tvayā sārdhaṃ kartavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ tatrānubandhaś ca mahāṃs tena kāryas tvayā saha
For that reason he must make enmity with you—there is no doubt of it—and in that matter a great feud must be pursued by him against you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.45
तत्रानिरुद्धहरणं कृतं मघवता स्वयम् न ह्य् अन्यस्य भवेच् छक्तिर् वैरनिर्यातनं प्रति
tatrāniruddhaharaṇaṃ kṛtaṃ maghavatā svayam na hy anyasya bhavec chaktir vairaniryātanaṃ prati
In that matter the carrying off of Aniruddha was done by Maghavan himself; for no one else would have the power to requite the enmity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.46
इत्य् एवम् उक्ते वचने कृष्णो नाग इव श्वसन् उवाच वचनं धीमान् अनाधृष्टिं महाबलम्
ity evam ukte vacane kṛṣṇo nāga iva śvasan uvāca vacanaṃ dhīmān anādhṛṣṭiṃ mahābalam
When this word had been spoken, the wise Kṛṣṇa, hissing like a serpent, spoke a word to the mighty Anādhṛṣṭi:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.47
सेनानीस् तात मा मैवं न देवाः क्षुद्रकर्मिणः नाकृतज्ञा न वा क्लीबा नावलिप्ता न बालिशाः
senānīs tāta mā maivaṃ na devāḥ kṣudrakarmiṇaḥ nākṛtajñā na vā klībā nāvaliptā na bāliśāḥ
"Commander, my friend, no, not so! The gods are not doers of petty deeds, not ungrateful, not unmanly, not arrogant, not childish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.48
देवतार्थं च मे यत्नो महान् दानवसंक्षये तेषां प्रियार्थं च रणे हन्मि दृप्तान् महासुरान्
devatārthaṃ ca me yatno mahān dānavasaṃkṣaye teṣāṃ priyārthaṃ ca raṇe hanmi dṛptān mahāsurān
And my great effort in destroying the Dānavas is for the sake of the gods; and to please them I kill the arrogant great Asuras in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.49
तत्परस् तन्मनाश् चास्मि तद्भक्तस् तत्प्रिये रतः कथं पापं करिष्यन्ति विज्ञायैवंविधं हि माम्
tatparas tanmanāś cāsmi tadbhaktas tatpriye rataḥ kathaṃ pāpaṃ kariṣyanti vijñāyaivaṃvidhaṃ hi mām
I am devoted to that, my mind is set on that, I am their votary, delighting in what pleases them. How would they do an evil deed, knowing me to be of such a kind?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.51
अक्षुद्राः सत्यवन्तश् च नित्यं भक्तानुयायिनः न तेषु पापं विज्ञेयं बालिश त्वं प्रभाषसे ॥ ह्व्_१०९।५० कदाचिद् इह पुंश्चल्या अनिरुद्धो हृतो भवेत् । देवेषु समहेन्द्रेषु नैतत्कर्म विधीयते ॥ एवं चिन्तयमानस्य कृष्णस्याद्भुतकर्मणः । न वक्तव्यम् इदं पापं त्वद्विधेन यदूत्तम । कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तदाक्रूरो ऽब्रवीद् वचः मधुरं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा अर्थवाक्यविशारदः
akṣudrāḥ satyavantaś ca nityaṃ bhaktānuyāyinaḥ na teṣu pāpaṃ vijñeyaṃ bāliśa tvaṃ prabhāṣase // HV_109.50 kadācid iha puṃścalyā aniruddho hṛto bhavet | deveṣu samahendreṣu naitatkarma vidhīyate || evaṃ cintayamānasya kṛṣṇasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ | na vaktavyam idaṃ pāpaṃ tvadvidhena yadūttama | kṛṣṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tadākrūro 'bravīd vacaḥ madhuraṃ ślakṣṇayā vācā arthavākyaviśāradaḥ
They are not petty, they are truthful, always following after those devoted to them; no evil is to be imagined in them—it is childishly that you speak. (50) Perhaps Aniruddha here has been carried off by some wanton woman; among the gods, together with great Indra, such a deed is not ordained. Since Kṛṣṇa of wondrous deeds thinks thus, this evil thing should not be said by one like you, best of the Yadus." Hearing Kṛṣṇa's word, then Akrūra, skilled in words of substance, spoke a sweet speech in a gentle voice:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.52
यच् छक्रस्य प्रभोः कार्यं तद् अस्माकं विनिश्चितम् अस्माकं चापि यत् कार्यं तच् च कार्यं शचीपतेः
yac chakrasya prabhoḥ kāryaṃ tad asmākaṃ viniścitam asmākaṃ cāpi yat kāryaṃ tac ca kāryaṃ śacīpateḥ
"What is the business of lord Śakra, that is settled as ours; and what business is ours, that too is the business of Śacī's husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.54
संरक्ष्याश् च वयं देवैर् अस्माभिश् चापि देवताः देवतार्थे वयं चापि मानुषत्वम् उपागताः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।५३ विष्णुर् मधुनिहा वीरो देवदेवः सनातनः । एवम् अक्रूरवचनैश् चोदितः पुरुषोत्तमः स्निग्धगम्भीरया वाचा पुनः कृष्णो ऽभ्यभाषत
saṃrakṣyāś ca vayaṃ devair asmābhiś cāpi devatāḥ devatārthe vayaṃ cāpi mānuṣatvam upāgatāḥ // HV_109.53 viṣṇur madhunihā vīro devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ | evam akrūravacanaiś coditaḥ puruṣottamaḥ snigdhagambhīrayā vācā punaḥ kṛṣṇo 'bhyabhāṣata
We are to be protected by the gods, and the gods by us; and it is for the gods' sake that we have taken on human condition. (53) Viṣṇu, the hero who slew Madhu, the eternal god of gods—thus urged by Akrūra's words, the supreme person Kṛṣṇa spoke again in a tender, deep voice:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.55
नायं देवैर् न गन्धर्वैर् नापि यक्षैर् न राक्षसैः प्रद्युम्नपुत्रो ऽपहृतः पुंश्चल्या तु हृतः स्त्रिया
nāyaṃ devair na gandharvair nāpi yakṣair na rākṣasaiḥ pradyumnaputro 'pahṛtaḥ puṃścalyā tu hṛtaḥ striyā
"This son of Pradyumna has not been carried off by gods, nor by Gandharvas, nor by Yakṣas, nor by Rākṣasas; he has been carried off by a wanton woman.
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HV 109.56
मायाविदग्धाः पुंश्चल्यो दैत्यदानवयोषितः ताभिर् हृतो न संदेहो नान्यतो विद्यते भयम्
māyāvidagdhāḥ puṃścalyo daityadānavayoṣitaḥ tābhir hṛto na saṃdeho nānyato vidyate bhayam
Wanton women are practised in magic, (and so are) the wives of the Daityas and Dānavas; he has been carried off by them—there is no doubt—no danger is to be found from any other quarter.
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HV 109.57
इत्य् एवम् उक्ते वचने सूतमागधबन्दिनाम् कृष्णेन तु महात्मना । अथावगम्य तत्त्वेन यद् भूतं यदुमण्डले ॥ उदतिष्ठन् महानादस् तदा कृष्णं प्रशंसयन् । हर्षयन् स तु सर्वेषां । मधुरः श्रूयते शब्दो माधवस्य निवेशने
ity evam ukte vacane sūtamāgadhabandinām kṛṣṇena tu mahātmanā | athāvagamya tattvena yad bhūtaṃ yadumaṇḍale || udatiṣṭhan mahānādas tadā kṛṣṇaṃ praśaṃsayan | harṣayan sa tu sarveṣāṃ | madhuraḥ śrūyate śabdo mādhavasya niveśane
When these words had been spoken by the great-souled Kṛṣṇa to the bards, panegyrists and heralds—and when what had happened in the circle of the Yadus had been understood as it truly was—a great cry arose then, praising Kṛṣṇa and gladdening (them); and a sweet sound of all (of them) was heard in Mādhava's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.58
ते चराः सर्वतः सर्वे सभाद्वारम् उपागताः शनैर् गद्गदया वाचा इदं वचनम् अब्रुवन्
te carāḥ sarvataḥ sarve sabhādvāram upāgatāḥ śanair gadgadayā vācā idaṃ vacanam abruvan
Those spies, all of them, coming from every direction, approached the door of the assembly hall and softly, with faltering voice, spoke these words.
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HV 109.60
उद्यानानि शिलाः शैला गुहा नद्यः सरांसि च एकैकं शतशो राजन् मार्गितं न च दृश्येत ॥ ह्व्_१०९।५९ अन्ये कृष्णं चरा राजन्न् उपागम्य तदाब्रुवन् । सर्वे नो विदिता देशाः प्राद्युम्निर् न च दृश्यते । ते ऽपि शान्तिमनस्का हि गमयेयुः कथं च नः । यद् अन्यत् संविधातव्यं विधानं यदुनन्दन तदाज्ञापय नः क्षिप्रम् अनिरुद्धस्य मार्गणे
udyānāni śilāḥ śailā guhā nadyaḥ sarāṃsi ca ekaikaṃ śataśo rājan mārgitaṃ na ca dṛśyeta // HV_109.59 anye kṛṣṇaṃ carā rājann upāgamya tadābruvan | sarve no viditā deśāḥ prādyumnir na ca dṛśyate | te 'pi śāntimanaskā hi gamayeyuḥ kathaṃ ca naḥ | yad anyat saṃvidhātavyaṃ vidhānaṃ yadunandana tadājñāpaya naḥ kṣipram aniruddhasya mārgaṇe
"Gardens, rocks, mountains, caves, rivers and lakes—each single one has been searched a hundred times, O king, and he is nowhere to be seen." (109.59) Other spies, O king, approaching Kṛṣṇa, then said: "All regions are known to us, and Pradyumna's son is not to be seen. Even they (?), being calm-minded, how should they make us pass (the time)? Whatever other measure is to be arranged, O joy of the Yadus, order us quickly in the search for Aniruddha."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.61
ततस् ते दीनमनसः सर्वे बाष्पाकुलेक्षणाः अन्योन्यम् अभ्यभाषन्त किम् अतः कार्यम् उत्तरम्
tatas te dīnamanasaḥ sarve bāṣpākulekṣaṇāḥ anyonyam abhyabhāṣanta kim ataḥ kāryam uttaram
Then all of them, dejected in mind, their eyes clouded with tears, spoke to one another: "What further is to be done in this matter?"
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HV 109.65
संदष्टौष्ठपुटाः केचित् केचिद् बाष्पाविलेक्षणाः केचिच् चाचिन्तञ् शूरा आस्थाय भ्रुकुटिं नराः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।६२ एवं चिन्तयतां तेषां बह्वर्थम् अभिभाषताम् । अनिरुद्धः कुतश् चेति संभ्रमः सुमहान् अभूत् । अन्योन्यम् अभिवीक्षन्ते यादवा जातमन्यवः । तां निशां विमनस्कास् ते गमयेयुः कथंचन ॥ अनिरुद्धो हृतश् चेति पुनः पुनर् अरिंदम । एवं च ब्रुवतां तेषां प्रभाता रजनी तदा । ततस् तूर्यनिनादैश् च शङ्खानां च महास्वनैः प्रबोधनं महाबाहोः कृष्णस्याक्रियतालये ॥ ह्व्_१०९।६३ कृष्णो ऽपि देवदेवेशः कर्तव्ये मूढवत् स्थितः ॥ किं मया कार्यम् इत्य् एव कुतो नु भयम् आगतम् । सर्वथा यत्नम् आस्थाय यतिष्ये कार्यम् उत्तरम् ॥ दिशाम् अन्तं गमिष्यामि सागरं वरुणालयम् । यत्रासौ स्थितवान् पौत्रो गमिष्याम्य् अहम् अद्य वै ॥ प्रथमं कां दिशं यास्ये केन स्याच् छ्रूयते ऽखिलम् । यदि कश्चिद् विजानीयात् तदा तु सुकृतं भवेत् । ततः प्रभाते विमले प्रादुर्भूते दिवाकरे प्रविवेश सभाम् एको नारदः प्रहसन्न् इव ॥ ह्व्_१०९।६४ दृष्ट्वा तु यादवान् सर्वान् कृष्णेन सह संगतान् । ततः स जयशब्देन माधवं प्रत्यपूजयत् । उग्रसेनादयस्ते च तम् ऋषिं प्रत्यपूजयन् । अथाभ्युत्थाय विमनाः कृष्णः समितिदुर्जयः मधुपर्कं च गां चैव नारदाय ददौ प्रभुः
saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāḥ kecit kecid bāṣpāvilekṣaṇāḥ kecic cācintañ śūrā āsthāya bhrukuṭiṃ narāḥ // HV_109.62 evaṃ cintayatāṃ teṣāṃ bahvartham abhibhāṣatām | aniruddhaḥ kutaś ceti saṃbhramaḥ sumahān abhūt | anyonyam abhivīkṣante yādavā jātamanyavaḥ | tāṃ niśāṃ vimanaskās te gamayeyuḥ kathaṃcana || aniruddho hṛtaś ceti punaḥ punar ariṃdama | evaṃ ca bruvatāṃ teṣāṃ prabhātā rajanī tadā | tatas tūryaninādaiś ca śaṅkhānāṃ ca mahāsvanaiḥ prabodhanaṃ mahābāhoḥ kṛṣṇasyākriyatālaye // HV_109.63 kṛṣṇo 'pi devadeveśaḥ kartavye mūḍhavat sthitaḥ || kiṃ mayā kāryam ity eva kuto nu bhayam āgatam | sarvathā yatnam āsthāya yatiṣye kāryam uttaram || diśām antaṃ gamiṣyāmi sāgaraṃ varuṇālayam | yatrāsau sthitavān pautro gamiṣyāmy aham adya vai || prathamaṃ kāṃ diśaṃ yāsye kena syāc chrūyate 'khilam | yadi kaścid vijānīyāt tadā tu sukṛtaṃ bhavet | tataḥ prabhāte vimale prādurbhūte divākare praviveśa sabhām eko nāradaḥ prahasann iva // HV_109.64 dṛṣṭvā tu yādavān sarvān kṛṣṇena saha saṃgatān | tataḥ sa jayaśabdena mādhavaṃ pratyapūjayat | ugrasenādayaste ca tam ṛṣiṃ pratyapūjayan | athābhyutthāya vimanāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ samitidurjayaḥ madhuparkaṃ ca gāṃ caiva nāradāya dadau prabhuḥ
Some (stood) biting their lips, some with eyes dimmed by tears, and some brave men pondered, drawing their brows into a frown. (109.62) As they thought thus and spoke of many things—"And whence (has this befallen) Aniruddha?"—a very great agitation arose. The Yādavas, their anger roused, looked at one another; dispirited, they somehow passed that night, (saying) again and again, O subduer of foes, "Aniruddha has been carried off!" And as they were speaking thus, the night then became dawn. Then with the sounding of drums and the great blasts of conches the awakening of the mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa was performed in his palace. (109.63) Kṛṣṇa too, the lord of the gods of gods, stood as though bewildered as to what should be done: "What am I to do? From where indeed has this danger come? By all means, applying effort, I shall strive at what is further to be done. I shall go to the end of the directions, to the ocean, the abode of Varuṇa; where that grandson (of mine) is staying, there I shall go this very day. To which direction shall I go first? By whom might the whole (matter) be heard of? If someone should know it, then it would be well done." Then, when the morning was clear and the sun had appeared, Nārada entered the assembly hall alone, as if laughing. (109.64) Seeing all the Yādavas gathered together with Kṛṣṇa, he then honoured Mādhava with a cry of "Victory!" And Ugrasena and the others honoured that sage in return. Then Kṛṣṇa, dejected, unconquerable in assembly, rose up and the lord gave Nārada the honey-mixture and a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 109.66
स विष्टरे स्थितः शुभ्रे स्पर्ध्यास्तरणसंवृते ऋज्वासीनो यथान्यायम् उवाचेदं वचो ऽर्थवत्
sa viṣṭare sthitaḥ śubhre spardhyāstaraṇasaṃvṛte ṛjvāsīno yathānyāyam uvācedaṃ vaco 'rthavat
Seated on a bright seat covered with a costly spread, sitting upright, he spoke, in due form, these meaningful words.
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HV 109.68
किम् एवं चिन्तयाविष्टा निःसङ्गं तमसावृताः उत्साहनाशात् सर्वे वै क्लीबा इव विचेतसः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।६७ अतीते दिवसे वीरे यादवा अद्भुतं महत् । एवम् उक्ते तु वचने नारदेन महात्मना वासुदेवो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं श्रूयतां भगवन्न् इदम्
kim evaṃ cintayāviṣṭā niḥsaṅgaṃ tamasāvṛtāḥ utsāhanāśāt sarve vai klībā iva vicetasaḥ // HV_109.67 atīte divase vīre yādavā adbhutaṃ mahat | evam ukte tu vacane nāradena mahātmanā vāsudevo 'bravīd vākyaṃ śrūyatāṃ bhagavann idam
"Why are you thus overcome with brooding, detached (?), enveloped in darkness, all of you senseless like eunuchs from the loss of your energy? (109.67) On the day that has passed, O Yādavas, (something) great and marvellous (has happened) concerning the hero." When these words had been spoken by the great-souled Nārada, Vāsudeva spoke this speech: "Let this be heard, O lord."
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HV 109.70
अनिरुद्धो हृतो ब्रह्मन् केनापि निशि सुव्रत तस्यार्थे सर्व एवास्म चिन्तयाविष्टचेतसः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।६९ एष ते यदि वृत्तान्तः श्रुतो दृष्टो ऽपि वा मुने ॥ भगवन् कथ्यतां साधु प्रियम् एतन् ममानघ । इत्य् एवम् उक्ते वचने केशवेन महात्मना प्रहस्य नारदः प्राह श्रूयतां मधुसूदन
aniruddho hṛto brahman kenāpi niśi suvrata tasyārthe sarva evāsma cintayāviṣṭacetasaḥ // HV_109.69 eṣa te yadi vṛttāntaḥ śruto dṛṣṭo 'pi vā mune || bhagavan kathyatāṃ sādhu priyam etan mamānagha | ity evam ukte vacane keśavena mahātmanā prahasya nāradaḥ prāha śrūyatāṃ madhusūdana
"Aniruddha has been carried off, O brahmin, by someone in the night, O you of good vows; on his account we are all overcome in mind with worry. (109.69) If this event has been heard or even seen by you, O sage—O lord, let it be well told; this is dear to me, O sinless one." When these words had been spoken by the great-souled Keśava, Nārada laughed and said: "Let it be heard, O slayer of Madhu."
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HV 109.71
निर्वृत्तं सुमहद् युद्धं महापुरुषसेवितम् अनिरुद्धस्य चैकस्य बाणस्य च महामृधे
nirvṛttaṃ sumahad yuddhaṃ mahāpuruṣasevitam aniruddhasya caikasya bāṇasya ca mahāmṛdhe
"A very great battle, fit for great men (or: engaged in by the great Person), has taken place in a mighty combat between Aniruddha alone and Bāṇa.
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HV 109.72
उषा नाम सुता तस्य बाणस्याप्रतिमौजसः तस्यार्थे चित्रलेखा वै जहाराशु तम् अप्सराः
uṣā nāma sutā tasya bāṇasyāpratimaujasaḥ tasyārthe citralekhā vai jahārāśu tam apsarāḥ
Bāṇa of unequalled might has a daughter named Uṣā; for her sake the apsaras Citralekhā swiftly carried him off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 109.79
उभयोर् अपि तत्रासीन् महद् युद्धं सुदारुणम् प्राद्युम्निबाणयोः संख्ये बलिवासवयोर् इव ॥ ह्व्_१०९।७३ अस्माभिश् चापि तद् युद्धं दृष्टं सुमहद् अद्भुतम् । अनिरुद्धो भयात् तेन संयुगेष्व् अनिवर्तिना बणेन मायाम् आस्थाय बद्धो नागैर् महाबलः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।७४ हत्वा दानवसंघांश् च कोटिशः शतशस् तथा । दृष्टम् एतन् मया विष्णो प्राद्युम्नेर् युद्धम् ईदृशम् । व्यादिष्टस् तु वधस् तस्य बाणेन गरुडध्वज । तं निवारितवान् मन्त्री कुम्भाण्डो नाम तस्य ह । कुमारस्यानिरुद्धस्य तेनाशक्तेन संयुगे । बाणेन मायाम् आस्थाय सर्पैर् नियमनं कृतम् । उत्तिष्ठतु भवाञ् शीघ्रं यशसे विजयाय च नायं संरक्षितुं कालः प्राणांस् तात जयैषिणाम् ॥ ह्व्_१०९।७५ प्राणैः किंचिद् गतैर् वीरो धैर्यम् आलम्ब्य तिष्ठति । इत्य् एवम् उक्ते वचने वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् प्रायात्रिकान् वै संभारान् आज्ञापयत वीर्यवान् ॥ ह्व्_१०९।७६ पुण्याहघोषश् च तदा शुश्रुवे ब्राह्मणेरितः । ततश् चन्दनचूर्णैश् च लाजैश् चापि समन्ततः निर्ययौ स महाबाहुः कीर्यमाणो जनार्दनः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।७७ गन्तुम् ऐछज् जगन्नाथो बाणं हन्तुं महासुरम् । स्मरणं वैनतेयस्य कृष्ण त्वं कर्तुम् अर्हसि न ह्य् अन्येन तम् अध्वानं गन्तुं शक्यं महाभुज ॥ ह्व्_१०९।७८ श्रूयतां च तद् अध्वानं गन्तव्यम् अतिदुर्जयम् । एकादश सहस्राणि योजनानां जनार्दन तदितः शोणितपुरं प्राद्युम्निर् यत्र सांप्रतम्
ubhayor api tatrāsīn mahad yuddhaṃ sudāruṇam prādyumnibāṇayoḥ saṃkhye balivāsavayor iva // HV_109.73 asmābhiś cāpi tad yuddhaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ sumahad adbhutam | aniruddho bhayāt tena saṃyugeṣv anivartinā baṇena māyām āsthāya baddho nāgair mahābalaḥ // HV_109.74 hatvā dānavasaṃghāṃś ca koṭiśaḥ śataśas tathā | dṛṣṭam etan mayā viṣṇo prādyumner yuddham īdṛśam | vyādiṣṭas tu vadhas tasya bāṇena garuḍadhvaja | taṃ nivāritavān mantrī kumbhāṇḍo nāma tasya ha | kumārasyāniruddhasya tenāśaktena saṃyuge | bāṇena māyām āsthāya sarpair niyamanaṃ kṛtam | uttiṣṭhatu bhavāñ śīghraṃ yaśase vijayāya ca nāyaṃ saṃrakṣituṃ kālaḥ prāṇāṃs tāta jayaiṣiṇām // HV_109.75 prāṇaiḥ kiṃcid gatair vīro dhairyam ālambya tiṣṭhati | ity evam ukte vacane vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān prāyātrikān vai saṃbhārān ājñāpayata vīryavān // HV_109.76 puṇyāhaghoṣaś ca tadā śuśruve brāhmaṇeritaḥ | tataś candanacūrṇaiś ca lājaiś cāpi samantataḥ niryayau sa mahābāhuḥ kīryamāṇo janārdanaḥ // HV_109.77 gantum aichaj jagannātho bāṇaṃ hantuṃ mahāsuram | smaraṇaṃ vainateyasya kṛṣṇa tvaṃ kartum arhasi na hy anyena tam adhvānaṃ gantuṃ śakyaṃ mahābhuja // HV_109.78 śrūyatāṃ ca tad adhvānaṃ gantavyam atidurjayam | ekādaśa sahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ janārdana taditaḥ śoṇitapuraṃ prādyumnir yatra sāṃpratam
There a great and most terrible battle took place between the two, Pradyumna's son and Bāṇa, in combat, like that of Bali and Indra. (109.73) And that very great and marvellous battle was seen by us also. Out of fear (?) mighty Aniruddha was bound with serpents by that Bāṇa, who never turns back in battles, resorting to magic—(109.74) after he had slain hosts of Dānavas by the crore and by the hundred. This such battle of Pradyumna's son was seen by me, O Viṣṇu. His slaying was ordered by Bāṇa, O you whose banner is Garuḍa; but his minister, named Kumbhāṇḍa, prevented it. Since Bāṇa was unable (to overcome) the prince Aniruddha in combat, resorting to magic he had him bound with serpents. Let you rise up quickly, for glory and for victory; this is no time to guard one's life, dear one, for those who seek victory. (109.75) With his life somewhat ebbing away, the hero stands holding fast to his courage." When these words had been spoken, the mighty Vāsudeva, full of valour, gave orders for the provisions for the journey. (109.76) And then the auspicious-day proclamation uttered by brahmins was heard. Then, being showered on all sides with sandal powder and parched grain, that mighty-armed Janārdana set out. (109.77) The lord of the world wished to go to slay the great asura Bāṇa. "You ought, Kṛṣṇa, to call to mind the son of Vinatā, for that road cannot be travelled by any other means, O mighty-armed one. (109.78) And hear of that road to be travelled, most hard to conquer: eleven thousand yojanas from here, O Janārdana, is Śoṇitapura, where Pradyumna's son now is.
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HV 109.80
मनोजवो महावीर्यो वैनतेयः प्रतापवान् समाह्वयस्व गोविन्द स हि त्वां तत्र नेष्यति । एकेन स मुहूर्तेन बाणं संदर्शयिष्यति
manojavo mahāvīryo vainateyaḥ pratāpavān samāhvayasva govinda sa hi tvāṃ tatra neṣyati | ekena sa muhūrtena bāṇaṃ saṃdarśayiṣyati
Swift as thought, of great might, valorous is the son of Vinatā—summon him, Govinda, for he will carry you there; in a single moment he will bring Bāṇa into your sight."
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HV 109.81
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा प्राध्यायद् गरुडं हरिः स कृष्णपार्श्वम् आगम्य हर्षेणावस्थितो ऽभवत्
tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā prādhyāyad garuḍaṃ hariḥ sa kṛṣṇapārśvam āgamya harṣeṇāvasthito 'bhavat
Hearing that speech of his, Hari thought upon Garuḍa; and he, coming to Kṛṣṇa's side, stood there with joy.
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HV 109.82
कृष्णकेशः प्रवलयो जिष्णुः कृष्णश् च वर्णतः चतुर्दंष्ट्रश् चतुर्बाहुश् चतुर्वेदषडङ्गवित्
kṛṣṇakeśaḥ pravalayo jiṣṇuḥ kṛṣṇaś ca varṇataḥ caturdaṃṣṭraś caturbāhuś caturvedaṣaḍaṅgavit
Black-haired, wearing bracelets, victorious, and dark in colour, four-tusked, four-armed, knowing the four Vedas and the six auxiliary sciences,
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HV 109.83
श्रीवत्साङ्को ऽरविन्दाक्ष ऊर्ध्वलोमा मृदुत्वचः समाङ्गुलिः समनखो रक्ताङ्गुलिनखान्तरः
śrīvatsāṅko 'ravindākṣa ūrdhvalomā mṛdutvacaḥ samāṅguliḥ samanakho raktāṅgulinakhāntaraḥ
marked with the śrīvatsa, lotus-eyed, with hair turned upward, soft-skinned, with even fingers and even nails, red in the spaces of fingers and nails,
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HV 109.84
स्निग्धगम्भीरनिर्घोषो वृत्तबाहुर् महाभुजः आजानुबाहुः सिंहास्यः सिंहसंहननो युवा सहस्रम् इव सूर्याणां दीप्यमानः प्रकाशते
snigdhagambhīranirghoṣo vṛttabāhur mahābhujaḥ ājānubāhuḥ siṃhāsyaḥ siṃhasaṃhanano yuvā sahasram iva sūryāṇāṃ dīpyamānaḥ prakāśate
with a smooth deep voice, round-armed and mighty-armed, his arms reaching to his knees, lion-faced, with a lion's frame, youthful, he shines blazing like a thousand suns,
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HV 109.85
यः प्रभुर् भाति भूतात्मा भूतानां भावनः प्रभुः यस्याष्टगुणम् ऐश्वर्यं ददौ प्रीतः प्रजापतिः
yaḥ prabhur bhāti bhūtātmā bhūtānāṃ bhāvanaḥ prabhuḥ yasyāṣṭaguṇam aiśvaryaṃ dadau prītaḥ prajāpatiḥ
he who shines as lord, the soul of beings, the lord who brings beings into being, to whom the pleased Prajāpati gave eightfold lordship,
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HV 109.86
प्रजापतीनां साध्यानां त्रिदशानां च शाश्वतः स्तूयमानः स्तवैः सर्वैः सूतमागधबन्दिभिः ऋषिभिश् च महाभागैर् वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः
prajāpatīnāṃ sādhyānāṃ tridaśānāṃ ca śāśvataḥ stūyamānaḥ stavaiḥ sarvaiḥ sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ ṛṣibhiś ca mahābhāgair vedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ
the eternal one of the Prajāpatis, the Sādhyas and the thirty (gods), praised with all manner of praises by bards, panegyrists and heralds, and by highly blessed seers who have mastered the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliaries.
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HV 109.87
संविधानम् अथाज्ञाप्य द्वारकायां महाभुजः सात्यकौ संनिवेश्याथ रक्ष्यतां द्वारकेति च । गमनाय मतिं चक्रे वासुदेवः प्रतापवान्
saṃvidhānam athājñāpya dvārakāyāṃ mahābhujaḥ sātyakau saṃniveśyātha rakṣyatāṃ dvāraketi ca | gamanāya matiṃ cakre vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān
Then the mighty-armed one, having given orders for the arrangements in Dvārakā, and having installed Sātyaki (in charge), saying "Let Dvārakā be guarded," the valorous Vāsudeva made up his mind to go.
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HV 109.89
आस्थितो गरुडं देवस् तस्य चानु हलायुधः पृष्ठतो ऽनु बलस्यापि प्रद्युम्नः शत्रुकर्शनः ॥ ह्व्_१०९।८८ श्रूयन्ते स्म तदा वाचः सूतमागधबन्दिनाम् । जय बाणं महाबाहो ये चास्यानुचरा रणे न हि ते प्रमुखे स्थातुं कश्चिच् छक्तो महामृधे
āsthito garuḍaṃ devas tasya cānu halāyudhaḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nu balasyāpi pradyumnaḥ śatrukarśanaḥ // HV_109.88 śrūyante sma tadā vācaḥ sūtamāgadhabandinām | jaya bāṇaṃ mahābāho ye cāsyānucarā raṇe na hi te pramukhe sthātuṃ kaścic chakto mahāmṛdhe
The god mounted Garuḍa, and behind him Halāyudha, and at Bala's back Pradyumna, crusher of foes. Then were heard the voices of the bards, panegyrists and heralds: "Conquer Bāṇa, O mighty-armed one, and those who follow him in battle; for no one is able to stand before you in the great fray."
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HV 109.90
प्रसादे ते ध्रुवा लक्ष्मीर् विजयश् च पराक्रमे विजेष्यसि रणे शत्रुं दैत्येन्द्रं सहसैनिकम्
prasāde te dhruvā lakṣmīr vijayaś ca parākrame vijeṣyasi raṇe śatruṃ daityendraṃ sahasainikam
In your grace prosperity stands fixed, and victory in your valour; you shall conquer in battle the foe, the lord of the Daityas, together with his troops.
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HV 109.91
सिद्धचारणसंघानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः शृण्वन् वाचो ऽन्तरिक्षस्थः प्रययौ केशवो रणे
siddhacāraṇasaṃghānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ śṛṇvan vāco 'ntarikṣasthaḥ prayayau keśavo raṇe
Hearing on every side the words of the hosts of Siddhas and Cāraṇas and of the great sages, Keśava, stationed in mid-air, went on to the battle.
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