Harivamsha — Chapter 79

HV 79.2

ताभ्यां ते सलिलं चक्रुर् वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथाः अक्षयं चापि प्रेतेभ्यो भाषमाणाः प्रतस्थिरे ॥ ह्व्_७८।४६ अक्षयं भाषमाणश् च प्रेतेभ्यश् च प्रतस्थिरे । हिरण्यस्य सुवर्णस्य दश कोटीस् तथा हरिः । गावो रत्नानि वासांसि ग्रामान् नगरसंमतान् ॥ ददौ कंसं समुद्दिश्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नृपोत्तमः । तयोस् ते सलिलं दत्त्वा यादवा दीनमानसाः पुरस्कृत्योग्रसेनं वै विविषुर् मथुरां पुरीम् ॥ ह्व्_७८।४७ सर्वान् स्वजातिसंबन्धान् दिग्भ्यः कंसभयार्दितान् । यदुवृष्ण्यन्धकमधु दाशार्हकुकुरादिकान् ॥ सभाजितान् समाश्वास्य विदेशावासकर्शितान् । न्यवासयत् स्वगेहेषु वित्तैः संतर्प्य विश्वकृत् ॥ कृष्णसंकर्षणभुजैर् गुप्ता लब्धमनोरथाः । स्वगृहे रेमिरे सिद्धाः कृष्णरामगतज्वराः ॥ वीक्षन्तो ऽहर् अहः प्रीता मुकुन्दवदनाम्बुजम् । नित्यप्रमुदितं श्रीमान् सदयस्मितवीक्षणम् । स कृष्णस् तत्र बलवान् रौहिणेयेन संगतः मथुरां यादवाधीनां पुरीं तां सुखम् आवसत् ॥ ह्व्_७९।१ अथ नन्दं समासाद्य भगवान् देवकीसुतः । संकर्षणश् च राजेन्द्र परिष्वज्येदम् ऊचतुः ॥ पितुर् युवाभ्यां स्निग्धाभ्यां पोषितौ ललितौ भृशम् । पित्रोर् अभ्यधिका प्रीतिर् आत्मजेष्व् आत्मनो ऽपि हि ॥ स पिता सा च जननी यौ पुष्णीतां स्वपुत्रवत् ॥ शिशून् बन्धुभिर् उत्सृष्टान् आकल्पैः पोषरक्षणैः ॥ यात यूयं व्रजं तात वयं च स्नेहदुःखितान् । ज्ञातीन् वो द्रष्टुम् एष्यामो विधाय सुहृदां सुखम् ॥ एवं सान्त्वय्य भगवान् स नन्दव्रजम् अच्युतः । वासोलंकाररूपाग्र्यै रञ्जयाम् आस सादरम् ॥ इत्य् उक्तस् तौ परिष्वज्य नन्दः प्रणयविह्वलः । पूरयन्न् अश्रुभिर् नेत्रे सह गोपैर् व्रजं ययौ । प्राप्तयौवनदेहस् तु युक्तो राजश्रिया ज्वलन् चकार मथुरां वीरह्। स रत्नाकरभूषणाम्

tābhyāṃ te salilaṃ cakrur vṛṣṇyandhakamahārathāḥ akṣayaṃ cāpi pretebhyo bhāṣamāṇāḥ pratasthire // HV_78.46 akṣayaṃ bhāṣamāṇaś ca pretebhyaś ca pratasthire | hiraṇyasya suvarṇasya daśa koṭīs tathā hariḥ | gāvo ratnāni vāsāṃsi grāmān nagarasaṃmatān || dadau kaṃsaṃ samuddiśya brāhmaṇebhyo nṛpottamaḥ | tayos te salilaṃ dattvā yādavā dīnamānasāḥ puraskṛtyograsenaṃ vai viviṣur mathurāṃ purīm // HV_78.47 sarvān svajātisaṃbandhān digbhyaḥ kaṃsabhayārditān | yaduvṛṣṇyandhakamadhu dāśārhakukurādikān || sabhājitān samāśvāsya videśāvāsakarśitān | nyavāsayat svageheṣu vittaiḥ saṃtarpya viśvakṛt || kṛṣṇasaṃkarṣaṇabhujair guptā labdhamanorathāḥ | svagṛhe remire siddhāḥ kṛṣṇarāmagatajvarāḥ || vīkṣanto 'har ahaḥ prītā mukundavadanāmbujam | nityapramuditaṃ śrīmān sadayasmitavīkṣaṇam | sa kṛṣṇas tatra balavān rauhiṇeyena saṃgataḥ mathurāṃ yādavādhīnāṃ purīṃ tāṃ sukham āvasat // HV_79.1 atha nandaṃ samāsādya bhagavān devakīsutaḥ | saṃkarṣaṇaś ca rājendra pariṣvajyedam ūcatuḥ || pitur yuvābhyāṃ snigdhābhyāṃ poṣitau lalitau bhṛśam | pitror abhyadhikā prītir ātmajeṣv ātmano 'pi hi || sa pitā sā ca jananī yau puṣṇītāṃ svaputravat || śiśūn bandhubhir utsṛṣṭān ākalpaiḥ poṣarakṣaṇaiḥ || yāta yūyaṃ vrajaṃ tāta vayaṃ ca snehaduḥkhitān | jñātīn vo draṣṭum eṣyāmo vidhāya suhṛdāṃ sukham || evaṃ sāntvayya bhagavān sa nandavrajam acyutaḥ | vāsolaṃkārarūpāgryai rañjayām āsa sādaram || ity uktas tau pariṣvajya nandaḥ praṇayavihvalaḥ | pūrayann aśrubhir netre saha gopair vrajaṃ yayau | prāptayauvanadehas tu yukto rājaśriyā jvalan cakāra mathurāṃ vīrah. sa ratnākarabhūṣaṇām

For those two the great chariot-warriors of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas made the water-offering, and, pronouncing the 'imperishable' (formula) for the departed, they set out. // (78.46) Pronouncing the 'imperishable' for the departed, they set out; and Hari (gave) ten crores of gold and fine gold; cows, jewels, garments, villages reckoned as towns — the best of kings gave (these) to the brahmins on Kaṃsa's behalf. Having given water for those two, the Yādavas, dejected in mind, placing Ugrasena in front, entered the city of Mathurā. // (78.47) All the connections of his own clan, afflicted from every quarter by fear of Kaṃsa — Yadus, Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas, Madhus, Dāśārhas, Kukuras and the rest — honoured and consoled, worn down by dwelling in foreign lands, the maker of all settled in their own houses, gratifying them with wealth. Guarded by the arms of Kṛṣṇa and Saṃkarṣaṇa, their heart's wishes attained, fulfilled, their fever gone through Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, they took their pleasure in their own homes, day after day gazing with delight on the lotus face of Mukunda, ever joyful, glorious, with its kindly smiling glances. There that mighty Kṛṣṇa, joined with the son of Rohiṇī, dwelt happily in Mathurā, that city under the Yādavas' sway. // (79.1) Then, O lord of kings, the Blessed One, the son of Devakī, and Saṃkarṣaṇa, coming to Nanda and embracing him, said this: 'By you two, so affectionate, we were nourished and much fondled as by a father; parents' love for their children is greater even than for themselves. He is a father and she a mother who nourish, like their own sons, children abandoned by their kin, with ornaments, feeding and protection. Go you to Vraja, dear one; and we too shall come to see your kinsmen who are pained by affection, once we have secured the well-being of our friends.' Having thus comforted Nanda's Vraja, the Blessed, unfallen one respectfully gratified them with the finest garments, ornaments and adornments. Addressed thus, Nanda embraced the two, overwhelmed with love, and, filling his eyes with tears, went with the cowherds to Vraja. And the hero, his body having reached youth, blazing, endowed with royal splendour, made Mathurā adorned with jewel-treasures.

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HV 79.3

कस्यचित् त्व् अथ कालस्य सहितौ रामकेशवौ गुरुं संदीपनिं काश्यम् अवन्तिपुरवासिनम् धनुर्वेदचिकीर्षार्थम् उभौ ताव् अभिजग्मतुः

kasyacit tv atha kālasya sahitau rāmakeśavau guruṃ saṃdīpaniṃ kāśyam avantipuravāsinam dhanurvedacikīrṣārtham ubhau tāv abhijagmatuḥ

Then, after some time, Rāma and Keśava together, both of them, went to the teacher Sāṃdīpani, a man of Kāśi dwelling in the city of Avanti, in order to master the science of archery.

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HV 79.4

निवेद्य गोत्रं स्वाध्यायाम् आचारेणाभ्यलंकृतौ शुश्रूशू निरहंकाराव् उभौ रामजनार्दनौ चक्रतुः पुण्डरीकाक्षौ विद्याग्रहणलालसौ । प्रतिजग्राह ताउ काश्यो विद्याः प्रादाच् च केवलाः

nivedya gotraṃ svādhyāyām ācāreṇābhyalaṃkṛtau śuśrūśū nirahaṃkārāv ubhau rāmajanārdanau cakratuḥ puṇḍarīkākṣau vidyāgrahaṇalālasau | pratijagrāha tāu kāśyo vidyāḥ prādāc ca kevalāḥ

Having announced their lineage and their Vedic study, adorned with (good) conduct, both Rāma and Janārdana, obedient and free of pride, the two lotus-eyed ones, eager to take up learning, did so; and the man of Kāśi accepted them and imparted the sciences entire.

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HV 79.6

तौ च श्रुतिधरौ वीरौ यथावत् प्रतिपद्यताम् अहोरात्रैश् चतुःषष्ट्या साङ्गं वेदम् अधीयताम् ॥ ह्व्_७९।५ साङ्गं वेदम् अधीयतां चतुःषष्ट्या दिनैस् तथा । चतुष्पादे धनुर्वेदे चास्त्रग्रामे ससंग्रहे लेख्यं च गणितं चोभौ प्राप्नुतां यदुनन्दनौ । गान्धववेदं कृत्स्नं च तथा लेख्याश् च ताव् उभौ । हस्तिशिक्षाश्वशिक्षाश् च द्वादशाहेन चाप्नुताम् ॥ ताव् उभौ जग्मतुर् वीरौ गुरुं सांदीपनिं ततः । धनुर्वेदचिकीर्षार्थं धर्मज्ञौ धर्मचारिणौ ॥ ताव् इष्वासवराचार्यम् अभिगम्य प्रणम्य च । तेन तौ सत्कृतौ राजन् विचरन्ताव् अवन्तिषु ॥ पञ्चाशद्भिर् अहोरात्रैर् दशाङ्गं सुप्रतिष्ठितम् । सरहस्यं धनुर्वेदं सकलं ताव् अवाप्नुताम् । अचिरेणैव कालेन गुरुस् ताव् अभ्यषिक्षयत्

tau ca śrutidharau vīrau yathāvat pratipadyatām ahorātraiś catuḥṣaṣṭyā sāṅgaṃ vedam adhīyatām // HV_79.5 sāṅgaṃ vedam adhīyatāṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā dinais tathā | catuṣpāde dhanurvede cāstragrāme sasaṃgrahe lekhyaṃ ca gaṇitaṃ cobhau prāpnutāṃ yadunandanau | gāndhavavedaṃ kṛtsnaṃ ca tathā lekhyāś ca tāv ubhau | hastiśikṣāśvaśikṣāś ca dvādaśāhena cāpnutām || tāv ubhau jagmatur vīrau guruṃ sāṃdīpaniṃ tataḥ | dhanurvedacikīrṣārthaṃ dharmajñau dharmacāriṇau || tāv iṣvāsavarācāryam abhigamya praṇamya ca | tena tau satkṛtau rājan vicarantāv avantiṣu || pañcāśadbhir ahorātrair daśāṅgaṃ supratiṣṭhitam | sarahasyaṃ dhanurvedaṃ sakalaṃ tāv avāpnutām | acireṇaiva kālena gurus tāv abhyaṣikṣayat

And those two heroes, retaining what they heard, mastered (it) as it should be; in sixty-four days and nights they studied the Veda with its ancillary branches. // (79.5) They studied the Veda with its branches in sixty-four days; and the two sons of the Yadus attained the fourfold science of archery and the whole body of weapons with its compendium, and writing and arithmetic; and both attained the entire science of music, and likewise the scripts, and the training of elephants and of horses, in twelve days. Then both heroes, knowers of dharma and practisers of dharma, went to the teacher Sāṃdīpani, wishing to master the science of archery. Having approached that best of teachers of archers and bowed to him, honoured by him, O king, they roamed about among the Avantis. In fifty days and nights they obtained the whole well-established ten-limbed science of archery together with its secrets; in no long time the teacher taught them.

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HV 79.7

अतीवमानुषीं मेधां तयोश् चिन्त्य गुरुस् तदा मेने ताव् आगतौ देवाव् उभौ चन्द्रदिवाकरौ

atīvamānuṣīṃ medhāṃ tayoś cintya gurus tadā mene tāv āgatau devāv ubhau candradivākarau

Then the teacher, pondering their more-than-human intelligence, thought that these two were gods come (to him), the moon and the sun.

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HV 79.8

ददर्श च महात्मानाव् उभौ ताव् अपि पर्वसु पूजयन्तौ महादेवं साक्षात् त्र्यक्षम् अवस्थितम्

dadarśa ca mahātmānāv ubhau tāv api parvasu pūjayantau mahādevaṃ sākṣāt tryakṣam avasthitam

And he also saw those two great-souled ones on the (festival) days worshipping Mahādeva, the three-eyed one, present there in visible form.

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HV 79.9

गुरुं सांदीपनिं कृष्णः कृतकृत्यो ऽभ्यभाषत गुर्वर्थं किं ददानीति रामेण सह भारत

guruṃ sāṃdīpaniṃ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛtakṛtyo 'bhyabhāṣata gurvarthaṃ kiṃ dadānīti rāmeṇa saha bhārata

Kṛṣṇa, his task accomplished, together with Rāma, spoke to the teacher Sāṃdīpani, O Bhārata: 'What shall I give as the teacher's fee?'

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HV 79.10

तयोः प्रभावं स ज्ञात्वा गुरुः प्रोवाच हृष्टवत् पुत्रम् इच्छाम्य् अहं दत्तं यो मृतो लवणाम्भसि

tayoḥ prabhāvaṃ sa jñātvā guruḥ provāca hṛṣṭavat putram icchāmy ahaṃ dattaṃ yo mṛto lavaṇāmbhasi

Knowing the power of those two, the teacher said, as if delighted: 'I wish for (back) my son, who died in the salt sea.'

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HV 79.11

पुत्र एको हि मे जातः स चापि तिमिना हृतः प्रभासे तीर्थयात्रायां तं मे त्वं पुनर् आनय

putra eko hi me jātaḥ sa cāpi timinā hṛtaḥ prabhāse tīrthayātrāyāṃ taṃ me tvaṃ punar ānaya

For only one son was born to me, and he too was carried off by a sea-monster at Prabhāsa, on a pilgrimage to the holy places; bring him back to me.

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HV 79.12

तथेत्य् एवाब्रवीत् कृष्णो रामस्यानुमते स्थितः गत्वा समुद्रं तेजस्वी विवेशान्तर्जलं हरिः

tathety evābravīt kṛṣṇo rāmasyānumate sthitaḥ gatvā samudraṃ tejasvī viveśāntarjalaṃ hariḥ

Kṛṣṇa said just 'So be it,' and abiding by Rāma's consent, the radiant Hari went to the ocean and entered within its waters.

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HV 79.13

समुद्रः प्राञ्जलिर् भूत्वा दर्शयाम् आस तं तदा तम् आह कृष्णः क्वासौ भोः पुत्रः सांदीपनेर् इति

samudraḥ prāñjalir bhūtvā darśayām āsa taṃ tadā tam āha kṛṣṇaḥ kvāsau bhoḥ putraḥ sāṃdīpaner iti

Then the Ocean, with palms joined, showed himself to him; Kṛṣṇa said to him: 'Sir, where is that son of Sāṃdīpani?'

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HV 79.15

समुद्रस् तम् उवाचेदं दैत्यः पञ्चजनो महान् तिमिरूपेण तं बालं ग्रस्तवान् इति माधव ॥ ह्व्_७९।१४ उन्मथ्य सलिलाद् अस्माद् ग्रस्तवान् इति भारत । स पञ्चजनम् आसाद्य जघान पुरुषोत्तमः न चाससाद तं बालं गुरुपुत्रं तदाच्युतः

samudras tam uvācedaṃ daityaḥ pañcajano mahān timirūpeṇa taṃ bālaṃ grastavān iti mādhava // HV_79.14 unmathya salilād asmād grastavān iti bhārata | sa pañcajanam āsādya jaghāna puruṣottamaḥ na cāsasāda taṃ bālaṃ guruputraṃ tadācyutaḥ

The Ocean said this to him: 'A great daitya, Pañcajana, in the form of a sea-monster, swallowed that boy, O Mādhava — (79.14) having snatched him up out of this water, he swallowed him, O Bhārata.' Reaching Pañcajana, the supreme Person slew him; but then Acyuta did not find that boy, the teacher's son.

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HV 79.17

स तु पञ्चजनं हत्वा शङ्खं लेभे जनार्दनः यः स देवमनुष्येषु पाञ्चजन्य इति श्रुतः ॥ ह्व्_७९।१६ गत्वा यमपुरं विष्णुः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । आसनस्थं ततो विष्णुः प्रोवाच यमम् ऊर्जितम् । दीयतां पुत्र इत्य् एवं काश्यसांदीपनेर् इति ॥ तम् उवाच ततो विष्णुं मृत्युना चाहृतो हरे । एवम् उक्तस् तदा कृष्णो यमेनामितविक्रमः । अहो धार्ष्ट्यं ततो मृत्योर् इत्य् उक्त्वा धनुर् आददे ॥ आदाय निशितं बाणं दीयताम् इति चाब्रवीत् । क्रुद्धं विष्णुं समाज्ञाय दत्तवान् किल बालकम् । ततो वैवस्वतं देवं निर्जित्य पुरुषोत्तमः आससाद च तं बालं गुरुपुत्रं तदाच्युतः । शङ्खम् आपूर्य गोविन्दस् त्रासयाम् आस वै जनम् । ततो यमो ऽभ्युपागम्य ववन्दे तं गदाधरम् । किम् आगमनकृत्यं ते किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत् ॥ तम् उवाचाथ वै कृष्णो गुरुपुत्रः प्रदीयताम् । तयोस् तत्र तदा युद्धम् आसीद् घोरतरं महत् । आनिनाय गुरोः पुत्रं चिरनष्टं यमक्षयात्

sa tu pañcajanaṃ hatvā śaṅkhaṃ lebhe janārdanaḥ yaḥ sa devamanuṣyeṣu pāñcajanya iti śrutaḥ // HV_79.16 gatvā yamapuraṃ viṣṇuḥ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ | āsanasthaṃ tato viṣṇuḥ provāca yamam ūrjitam | dīyatāṃ putra ity evaṃ kāśyasāṃdīpaner iti || tam uvāca tato viṣṇuṃ mṛtyunā cāhṛto hare | evam uktas tadā kṛṣṇo yamenāmitavikramaḥ | aho dhārṣṭyaṃ tato mṛtyor ity uktvā dhanur ādade || ādāya niśitaṃ bāṇaṃ dīyatām iti cābravīt | kruddhaṃ viṣṇuṃ samājñāya dattavān kila bālakam | tato vaivasvataṃ devaṃ nirjitya puruṣottamaḥ āsasāda ca taṃ bālaṃ guruputraṃ tadācyutaḥ | śaṅkham āpūrya govindas trāsayām āsa vai janam | tato yamo 'bhyupāgamya vavande taṃ gadādharam | kim āgamanakṛtyaṃ te kiṃ karomīti cābravīt || tam uvācātha vai kṛṣṇo guruputraḥ pradīyatām | tayos tatra tadā yuddham āsīd ghorataraṃ mahat | ānināya guroḥ putraṃ ciranaṣṭaṃ yamakṣayāt

But Janārdana, having slain Pañcajana, obtained the conch which is known among gods and men as Pāñcajanya. Then Viṣṇu, his eyes red with anger, went to the city of Yama; and Viṣṇu addressed the mighty Yama, seated on his throne: "Let the son of Sāṃdīpani of Kāśi be given up." Then (Yama) said to Viṣṇu: "He has been carried off by Death, O Hari." Addressed thus by Yama, Kṛṣṇa of measureless valour then said, "Ah, the insolence of Death!" and took up his bow. Taking up a sharp arrow, he said, "Let him be given." Recognising that Viṣṇu was angry, (Yama) did indeed hand over the boy. Then the Supreme Person, having conquered the god son of Vivasvat, the Unfallen One reached that boy, his teacher's son. Blowing his conch, Govinda terrified the people. Then Yama approached and did homage to the wielder of the mace, and said, "What is the purpose of your coming? What shall I do?" Then Kṛṣṇa said to him: "Let my teacher's son be handed over." There a very terrible great battle took place between the two; and he brought back from Yama's abode the teacher's son, long lost.

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HV 79.18

ततः सांदीपनेः पुत्रः प्रसादाद् अमितौजसः दीर्घकालगतः प्रेतः पुनर् आसीच् छरीरवान्

tataḥ sāṃdīpaneḥ putraḥ prasādād amitaujasaḥ dīrghakālagataḥ pretaḥ punar āsīc charīravān

Then the son of Sāṃdīpani, who had long been gone as a departed spirit, became embodied again by the grace of (Kṛṣṇa) of measureless might.

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HV 79.19

तद् अशक्यम् अचिन्त्यं च दृष्ट्वा सुमहद् अद्भुतम् सर्वेषाम् एव भूतानां विस्मयः समजायत

tad aśakyam acintyaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā sumahad adbhutam sarveṣām eva bhūtānāṃ vismayaḥ samajāyata

Seeing that impossible and unthinkable, very great marvel, amazement arose in all beings alike.

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HV 79.20

स गुरोः पुत्रम् आदाय पाञ्चजन्यं च माधवः रत्नानि च महार्हाणि पुनर् आयाज् जगत्पतिः

sa guroḥ putram ādāya pāñcajanyaṃ ca mādhavaḥ ratnāni ca mahārhāṇi punar āyāj jagatpatiḥ

He, Mādhava, the lord of the world, taking the teacher's son and the Pāñcajanya and very costly jewels, came back again.

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HV 79.21

रक्षसस् तस्य रत्नानि महार्हाणि बहूनि च आनाय्यावेदयाम् आस गुरवे वासवानुजः

rakṣasas tasya ratnāni mahārhāṇi bahūni ca ānāyyāvedayām āsa gurave vāsavānujaḥ

The younger brother of Vāsava had the many very costly jewels of that rākṣasa brought and presented them to his teacher.

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HV 79.22

गदापरिघयुद्धेषु सर्वास्त्रेषु च ताव् उभौ अचिरान् मुख्यतां प्राप्तौ सर्वलोके धनुर्भृताम्

gadāparighayuddheṣu sarvāstreṣu ca tāv ubhau acirān mukhyatāṃ prāptau sarvaloke dhanurbhṛtām

In combats with mace and iron club, and in all weapons, those two soon attained the foremost place among all the bow-bearers in the world.

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HV 79.23

ततः सांदीपनेः पुत्रं तद्रूपवयसं तदा प्रादात् कृष्णः प्रतीताय सह रत्नैर् उदारधीः

tataḥ sāṃdīpaneḥ putraṃ tadrūpavayasaṃ tadā prādāt kṛṣṇaḥ pratītāya saha ratnair udāradhīḥ

Then Kṛṣṇa of noble mind gave the son of Sāṃdīpani, in that same form and age, together with the jewels, to the trusting (father).

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HV 79.24

चिरनष्टेन पुत्रेण काश्यः सांदीपनिस् तदा समेत्य मुमुदे राजन् पूजयन् रामकेशवौ

ciranaṣṭena putreṇa kāśyaḥ sāṃdīpanis tadā sametya mumude rājan pūjayan rāmakeśavau

Then, O king, Sāṃdīpani of Kāśi, reunited with his long-lost son, rejoiced, honouring Rāma and Keśava.

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HV 79.25

कृतास्त्रौ ताव् उभौ वीरौ गुरुम् आमन्त्र्य सुव्रतौ आयातौ मथुरां भूयो वसुदेवसुताव् उभौ

kṛtāstrau tāv ubhau vīrau gurum āmantrya suvratau āyātau mathurāṃ bhūyo vasudevasutāv ubhau

Those two heroes, both sons of Vasudeva, accomplished in arms and firm in their vows, took leave of their teacher and came again to Mathurā.

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HV 79.26

ततः प्रत्युद्ययुः सर्वे यादवा यदुनन्दनौ सबाला हृष्टमनस उग्रसेनपुरोगमाः

tataḥ pratyudyayuḥ sarve yādavā yadunandanau sabālā hṛṣṭamanasa ugrasenapurogamāḥ

Then all the Yādavas, with their children, glad at heart, led by Ugrasena, went forth to meet the two sons of Yadu's line.

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HV 79.27

श्रेण्यः प्रकृतयश् चैव मन्त्रिणो ऽथ पुरोहिताः सबालवृद्धा सा चैव पुरी समभिवर्तत

śreṇyaḥ prakṛtayaś caiva mantriṇo 'tha purohitāḥ sabālavṛddhā sā caiva purī samabhivartata

The guilds, the subjects, and the ministers, and the household priests — and that whole city, with children and elders, came out to meet (them).

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HV 79.28

नन्दितूर्याण्य् अवाद्यन्त तुष्टुवुश् च जनार्दनम् रथ्याः पताकामालिन्यो भ्राजन्ति स्म समन्ततः

nanditūryāṇy avādyanta tuṣṭuvuś ca janārdanam rathyāḥ patākāmālinyo bhrājanti sma samantataḥ

Festive drums were sounded and they praised Janārdana; the streets, garlanded with banners, shone on every side.

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HV 79.29

प्रहृष्टमुदितं सर्वम् अन्तःपुरम् अशोभत गोविन्दागमने ऽत्यर्थं यथैवेन्द्रमहे तथा

prahṛṣṭamuditaṃ sarvam antaḥpuram aśobhata govindāgamane 'tyarthaṃ yathaivendramahe tathā

The whole inner palace, joyous and delighted, shone exceedingly at Govinda's coming, just as at the great festival of Indra.

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HV 79.30

मुदिताश् चाप्य् अगायन्त राजमार्गेषु गायनाः स्तवाशीःप्रथमा गाथा यादवानां प्रियंकराः

muditāś cāpy agāyanta rājamārgeṣu gāyanāḥ stavāśīḥprathamā gāthā yādavānāṃ priyaṃkarāḥ

And delighted singers sang on the royal roads songs that began with praises and blessings, songs that gave pleasure to the Yādavas.

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HV 79.32

गोविन्दरामौ संप्राप्तौ भ्रातरौ लोकविश्रुतौ स्वे पुरे निर्भयाः सर्वे क्रीडध्वं सह बान्धवैः ॥ ह्व्_७९।३१ तेभ्यो ऽगच्छन् विदेशेभ्यः कंसेनोद्विजिताश् च ये । न तत्र कश् चिद् दीनो वा मलिनो वा विचेतनः मथुरायां बभौ राजन् गोविन्दे समुपस्थिते

govindarāmau saṃprāptau bhrātarau lokaviśrutau sve pure nirbhayāḥ sarve krīḍadhvaṃ saha bāndhavaiḥ // HV_79.31 tebhyo 'gacchan videśebhyaḥ kaṃsenodvijitāś ca ye | na tatra kaś cid dīno vā malino vā vicetanaḥ mathurāyāṃ babhau rājan govinde samupasthite

"Govinda and Rāma, the two brothers renowned in the world, have arrived; all of you, free from fear in your own city, play together with your kinsmen!" [HV 79.31] And those who had been driven abroad, frightened by Kaṃsa, came back from those foreign lands; not one there was wretched or grimy or out of his senses — so did Mathurā appear, O king, when Govinda had come.

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HV 79.33

वयांसि साधुवाक्यानि प्रहृष्टा गोहयद्विपाः नरनारीगणाः सर्वे भेजिरे मनसः सुखम्

vayāṃsi sādhuvākyāni prahṛṣṭā gohayadvipāḥ naranārīgaṇāḥ sarve bhejire manasaḥ sukham

The birds (uttered) auspicious cries; the cattle, horses and elephants were delighted; all the throngs of men and women partook of gladness of mind.

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HV 79.34

शिवाश् च वाताः प्रववुर् विरजस्का दिशो दश दैवतानि च सर्वाणि हृष्टान्य् आयतनेष्व् अपि

śivāś ca vātāḥ pravavur virajaskā diśo daśa daivatāni ca sarvāṇi hṛṣṭāny āyataneṣv api

Auspicious winds blew, the ten directions were free of dust, and all the deities in their shrines were joyful.

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HV 79.35

यानि लिङ्गानि लोकस्य बभुः कृतयुगे पुरा तानि सर्वाण्य् अदृश्यन्त पुरीं प्राप्ते जनार्दने

yāni liṅgāni lokasya babhuḥ kṛtayuge purā tāni sarvāṇy adṛśyanta purīṃ prāpte janārdane

Whatever marks of the world shone forth long ago in the Kṛta age, all of these were seen when Janārdana reached the city.

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HV 79.36

ततः काले शिवे पुण्ये स्यन्दनेनारिमर्दनः हरियुक्तेन गोविन्दो विवेश मथुरां पुरीम्

tataḥ kāle śive puṇye syandanenārimardanaḥ hariyuktena govindo viveśa mathurāṃ purīm

Then, at an auspicious and holy hour, Govinda, the crusher of foes, entered the city of Mathurā in a chariot yoked with bay horses.

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HV 79.37

विशन्तं मथुरां रम्यां तम् उपेन्द्रम् अरिंदमम् अनुजग्मुर् यदुगणाः शक्रं देवगणा इव

viśantaṃ mathurāṃ ramyāṃ tam upendram ariṃdamam anujagmur yadugaṇāḥ śakraṃ devagaṇā iva

As that Upendra, the tamer of foes, entered lovely Mathurā, the hosts of the Yadus followed him, as the hosts of the gods follow Śakra.

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