Harivamsha — Chapter 88

HV 88.1

भेरीशङ्खमृदङ्गानां वेणूनां च मृधे ध्वनिम् जुगूह घोषः शस्त्राणां ज्याघोषश् च महात्मनां ॥ ह्व्_८७।७७ तं प्राविध्यत सप्तत्या बाणैर् गाढं जनार्दनः । यतमानश् च चिच्छेद ध्वजं चास्य महाबलः । जहार च शिरः कायात् सारथेस् तस्य वीर्यवान् ॥ तं कृछ्रगतम् आज्ञाय परिवव्रुर् जनार्दनम् । दाक्षिणात्या जिघांसन्तो राजानः सर्व एव ते ॥ तम् अंशुमान् महाबाहुर् विव्याध दशभिः शरैः । श्रुतर्वा पञ्चभिः क्रुद्धो वेणुदारिश् च सप्तभिः ॥ ततो ऽंशुमन्तं गोविन्दो बिभेदोरसि वीर्यवान् । निषसाद रथोपस्थे व्यथितः स नराधिपः ॥ श्रुतर्वणो जघानाश्वांश् चतुर्भिश् चतुरः शरैः । वेणुदारिर् ध्वजं छित्त्वा भुजं विव्याध दक्षिणम् ॥ तथैव च श्रुतर्वाणं शरैर् विव्याध सप्तभिः । शिश्रिये च ध्वजं श्रान्तो न्यषीदच् च व्यथान्वितः ॥ मुञ्चन्तः शरवर्षाणि वासुदेवं ततो ऽभ्ययुः । क्रथकैशिकमुख्यास् ते रथवंशेन सर्वशः ॥ बाणान् बाणैश् च चिच्छेद तेषां युधि जनार्दनः । जघान चैषां संरब्धो यतमानान् यतान् बहून् ॥ पुनर् अन्यांश् चतुःषष्ट्या निजघान शितैः शरैः । क्रुद्धान् आपततो वीरो प्राद्रवत् तद्बलं ततः । एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे वीरो बलभद्रो महायशाः । जघान गदया वीरं जरासंधं महामृधे ॥ मूर्छां जगाम राजा तु निपपात च भूतले ॥ सात्यकिर् वङ्गराजं तु जघान निशितैः शरैः । तत् सैन्यं विमुखं चासीज् जरासंधे पतत्य् अपि ॥ सात्यकिर् बलभद्रश् च जित्वा योधान् सहस्रशः । शङ्खं दध्मतू राजानौ सर्वेषाम् अग्रतः स्थितौ । ततश् च विद्रुते सैन्ये जरासंधे पराजिते । तयोः शङ्खध्वनिं श्रुत्वा गच्छन्न् एव जनार्दनः । जितं मगधराजस्य सैन्यं बहुनृपाश्रयम् ॥ इत्य् एवं चिन्तयित्वा तु वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् । पाञ्चजन्यं महाशङ्खं दध्मौ यदुकुलोद्वहः । कृष्णेन ह्रियमाणां तु रुक्मी श्रुत्वा तु रुक्मिणीम् प्रतिज्ञाम् अकरोत् क्रुद्धः समक्षं भीष्मकस्य ह

bherīśaṅkhamṛdaṅgānāṃ veṇūnāṃ ca mṛdhe dhvanim jugūha ghoṣaḥ śastrāṇāṃ jyāghoṣaś ca mahātmanāṃ // HV_87.77 taṃ prāvidhyata saptatyā bāṇair gāḍhaṃ janārdanaḥ | yatamānaś ca ciccheda dhvajaṃ cāsya mahābalaḥ | jahāra ca śiraḥ kāyāt sārathes tasya vīryavān || taṃ kṛchragatam ājñāya parivavrur janārdanam | dākṣiṇātyā jighāṃsanto rājānaḥ sarva eva te || tam aṃśumān mahābāhur vivyādha daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ | śrutarvā pañcabhiḥ kruddho veṇudāriś ca saptabhiḥ || tato 'ṃśumantaṃ govindo bibhedorasi vīryavān | niṣasāda rathopasthe vyathitaḥ sa narādhipaḥ || śrutarvaṇo jaghānāśvāṃś caturbhiś caturaḥ śaraiḥ | veṇudārir dhvajaṃ chittvā bhujaṃ vivyādha dakṣiṇam || tathaiva ca śrutarvāṇaṃ śarair vivyādha saptabhiḥ | śiśriye ca dhvajaṃ śrānto nyaṣīdac ca vyathānvitaḥ || muñcantaḥ śaravarṣāṇi vāsudevaṃ tato 'bhyayuḥ | krathakaiśikamukhyās te rathavaṃśena sarvaśaḥ || bāṇān bāṇaiś ca ciccheda teṣāṃ yudhi janārdanaḥ | jaghāna caiṣāṃ saṃrabdho yatamānān yatān bahūn || punar anyāṃś catuḥṣaṣṭyā nijaghāna śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | kruddhān āpatato vīro prādravat tadbalaṃ tataḥ | etasminn antare vīro balabhadro mahāyaśāḥ | jaghāna gadayā vīraṃ jarāsaṃdhaṃ mahāmṛdhe || mūrchāṃ jagāma rājā tu nipapāta ca bhūtale || sātyakir vaṅgarājaṃ tu jaghāna niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tat sainyaṃ vimukhaṃ cāsīj jarāsaṃdhe pataty api || sātyakir balabhadraś ca jitvā yodhān sahasraśaḥ | śaṅkhaṃ dadhmatū rājānau sarveṣām agrataḥ sthitau | tataś ca vidrute sainye jarāsaṃdhe parājite | tayoḥ śaṅkhadhvaniṃ śrutvā gacchann eva janārdanaḥ | jitaṃ magadharājasya sainyaṃ bahunṛpāśrayam || ity evaṃ cintayitvā tu vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān | pāñcajanyaṃ mahāśaṅkhaṃ dadhmau yadukulodvahaḥ | kṛṣṇena hriyamāṇāṃ tu rukmī śrutvā tu rukmiṇīm pratijñām akarot kruddhaḥ samakṣaṃ bhīṣmakasya ha

The din of weapons and the twang of the bowstrings of the great-souled ones swallowed up the sound of kettledrums, conches, mṛdaṅgas and flutes in the battle. [87.77] Janārdana pierced him deeply with seventy arrows; and the mighty one, striving, cut down his banner, and the valiant one took the charioteer's head from his body. Perceiving him to be in straits, all those southern kings surrounded Janārdana, seeking to kill him. Aṃśumān of great arms pierced him with ten arrows, Śrutarvā in anger with five, and Veṇudāri with seven. Then valiant Govinda pierced Aṃśumān in the chest, and that king, in pain, sank down on the floor of his chariot. He killed Śrutarvan's four horses with four arrows; Veṇudāri, cutting down his banner, pierced his right arm. And in the same way he pierced Śrutarvan with seven arrows; exhausted, he leaned against the flagstaff and sat down, overcome with pain. Then, loosing showers of arrows, the chiefs of the Krathas and Kaiśikas came at Vāsudeva from every side with their array of chariots. Janārdana cut their arrows with arrows in the fight, and in fury killed many of them as they struggled and strove. Again he killed sixty-four others with sharp arrows, enraged ones rushing at him — the hero; then that army fled. In the meantime the illustrious hero Balabhadra struck the hero Jarāsaṃdha with his club in the great battle. The king lost consciousness and fell to the ground. And Sātyaki killed the king of Vaṅga with sharp arrows. That army turned its back when Jarāsaṃdha too had fallen. Sātyaki and Balabhadra, having conquered warriors by the thousand, the two lords blew their conches, standing before them all. Then, when the army had scattered and Jarāsaṃdha was defeated, Janārdana, hearing the sound of the conches of those two, even as he went (thought): 'The army of the king of Magadha, which had the support of many kings, is conquered.' Having thought thus, the mighty Vāsudeva, upholder of the Yadu line, blew Pāñcajanya, the great conch. But Rukmī, hearing that Rukmiṇī was being carried off by Kṛṣṇa, in anger made a vow in Bhīṣmaka's presence.

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HV 88.2

अहत्वा युधि गोविन्दम् अनानीय च रुक्मिणीम् कुण्डिनं न प्रवेक्ष्यामि सत्यम् एतद् ब्रवीमि ते

ahatvā yudhi govindam anānīya ca rukmiṇīm kuṇḍinaṃ na pravekṣyāmi satyam etad bravīmi te

"Without killing Govinda in battle and without bringing Rukmiṇī back, I will not enter Kuṇḍina — this truth I tell you."

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HV 88.3

आस्थाय स रथं वीरः समुदग्रायुधध्वजम् जवेन प्रययौ क्रुद्धो बलेन महता वृतः

āsthāya sa rathaṃ vīraḥ samudagrāyudhadhvajam javena prayayau kruddho balena mahatā vṛtaḥ

That hero, mounting his chariot with weapons and banner raised high, went forth swiftly in anger, surrounded by a great force.

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HV 88.4

तम् अन्वयुर् नृपाश् चैव दक्षिणापथवासिनः क्राथो ऽंशुमाञ् श्रुतर्वा च वेणुदारिश्च वीर्यवान्

tam anvayur nṛpāś caiva dakṣiṇāpathavāsinaḥ krātho 'ṃśumāñ śrutarvā ca veṇudāriśca vīryavān

And the kings dwelling in the southern region followed him: Krātha, Aṃśumān, Śrutarvā, and valiant Veṇudāri.

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HV 88.5

भीष्मकस्य सुतश् चापि रथेन रथिनां वरः क्रथकैशिकमुख्याश्च सर्व एव महारथाः

bhīṣmakasya sutaś cāpi rathena rathināṃ varaḥ krathakaiśikamukhyāśca sarva eva mahārathāḥ

And Bhīṣmaka's son too, with his chariot, the best of chariot-fighters, and the chiefs of the Kratha and Kaiśika (peoples), all of them great chariot-warriors.

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HV 88.6

ते गत्वा दूरम् अध्वानं सरितं नर्मदाम् अनु गोविन्दं ददृशुः क्रुद्धाः सहैव प्रियया स्थितम्

te gatvā dūram adhvānaṃ saritaṃ narmadām anu govindaṃ dadṛśuḥ kruddhāḥ sahaiva priyayā sthitam

Having travelled a long road, they saw Govinda along the river Narmadā, standing together with his beloved, and they were enraged.

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HV 88.7

अवस्थाप्य च तत् सैन्यं रुक्मी बलमदान्वितः आदाय निशितं बाणम् इदमाह जनार्दनम् ॥ अरे गोपकदायाद परदारप्रधर्षण । विमुच्यताम् इयं बाला स्थातव्यं च क्षणान्तरम् । शिरश्छेत्स्यामि ते बाणैः स्थितो ऽसि यदि मत्पुरः । इत्युक्त्वा निशितं बाणं संदधे धनुषि प्रभो । चिकीर्षुर् द्वैरथं युद्धम् अभ्ययान् मधुसूदनम्

avasthāpya ca tat sainyaṃ rukmī balamadānvitaḥ ādāya niśitaṃ bāṇam idamāha janārdanam || are gopakadāyāda paradārapradharṣaṇa | vimucyatām iyaṃ bālā sthātavyaṃ ca kṣaṇāntaram | śiraśchetsyāmi te bāṇaiḥ sthito 'si yadi matpuraḥ | ityuktvā niśitaṃ bāṇaṃ saṃdadhe dhanuṣi prabho | cikīrṣur dvairathaṃ yuddham abhyayān madhusūdanam

And having halted that army, Rukmī, filled with the intoxication of strength, took up a sharp arrow and said this to Janārdana: "Hey, you heir of cowherds, ravisher of another's wife! Let this girl be released, and stand your ground a moment. I shall cut off your head with arrows, if you stand before me." Having said this, he fitted a sharp arrow to his bow, O lord; wishing to make a duel of two chariots, he advanced upon the slayer of Madhu.

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HV 88.8

स विव्याध चतुःषष्ट्या गोविन्दं निशितैः श्रैः तं प्रत्यविध्यत् सप्तत्या बाणैर् युधि जनार्दनः

sa vivyādha catuḥṣaṣṭyā govindaṃ niśitaiḥ śraiḥ taṃ pratyavidhyat saptatyā bāṇair yudhi janārdanaḥ

He pierced Govinda with sixty-four sharp arrows; Janārdana shot back at him in the battle with seventy arrows.

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HV 88.9

यतमानस्य चिच्छेद ध्वजं चास्य महाबलः जहार च शिरः कायात् सारथेश् चास्य वीर्यवान्

yatamānasya ciccheda dhvajaṃ cāsya mahābalaḥ jahāra ca śiraḥ kāyāt sāratheś cāsya vīryavān

The mighty one cut down the banner of him as he struggled, and the valiant one took off the head of his charioteer from its body.

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HV 88.10

तं कृच्छ्रगतम् आज्ञाय परिवव्रुर् जनार्दनम् दाक्षिणात्या जिघांसन्तो राजानः सर्व एव ते

taṃ kṛcchragatam ājñāya parivavrur janārdanam dākṣiṇātyā jighāṃsanto rājānaḥ sarva eva te

Perceiving him to be in difficulty, all those southern kings surrounded Janārdana, seeking to kill (him).

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HV 88.11

तम् अंशुमान् महाबाहुर् विव्याध दशभिः श्रैः श्रुतर्वा पञ्चभिः क्रुद्धो वेणुदारिश् च सप्तभिः

tam aṃśumān mahābāhur vivyādha daśabhiḥ śraiḥ śrutarvā pañcabhiḥ kruddho veṇudāriś ca saptabhiḥ

Aṃśumān of the great arms pierced him with ten arrows, Śrutarvā in anger with five, and Veṇudāri with seven.

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HV 88.12

ततो ऽंशुमन्तं गोविन्दो बिभेदोरसि वीर्यवान् निषसाद रथोपस्थे व्यथितः स नराधिपः

tato 'ṃśumantaṃ govindo bibhedorasi vīryavān niṣasāda rathopasthe vyathitaḥ sa narādhipaḥ

Then the valiant Govinda pierced Aṃśumān in the chest; that lord of men, afflicted, sank down on the floor of his chariot.

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HV 88.13

श्रुतर्वणो जघानाश्वांश् चतुर्भिश् चतुरः शरैः वेणुदारेर् ध्वजं छित्त्वा भुजं विव्याध दक्षिणम्

śrutarvaṇo jaghānāśvāṃś caturbhiś caturaḥ śaraiḥ veṇudārer dhvajaṃ chittvā bhujaṃ vivyādha dakṣiṇam

With four arrows he slew the four horses of Śrutarvan, and cutting down Veṇudāri's banner he pierced his right arm.

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HV 88.14

तथैव च श्रुतर्वाणं शरैर् विव्याध पञ्चभिः शिश्रिये स ध्वजं क्लान्तो न्यषीदच्च व्यथान्वितः

tathaiva ca śrutarvāṇaṃ śarair vivyādha pañcabhiḥ śiśriye sa dhvajaṃ klānto nyaṣīdacca vyathānvitaḥ

And likewise he pierced Śrutarvan with five arrows; exhausted, he leaned on his flagstaff and sat down, overcome with pain.

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HV 88.15

मुञ्चन्तः शरवर्षाणि वासुदेवं ततो ऽभ्ययुः क्रथकैशिकमुख्यास् ते रथवंशेन सर्वशः

muñcantaḥ śaravarṣāṇi vāsudevaṃ tato 'bhyayuḥ krathakaiśikamukhyās te rathavaṃśena sarvaśaḥ

Then the chiefs of the Kratha and Kaiśika, releasing showers of arrows, advanced upon Vāsudeva from all sides with their host of chariots.

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HV 88.16

बाणैर् बाणांश् च चिच्छेद तेषां युधि जनार्दनः जघान चैषां संरब्धो यतमानांश् च ताञ् शरान्

bāṇair bāṇāṃś ca ciccheda teṣāṃ yudhi janārdanaḥ jaghāna caiṣāṃ saṃrabdho yatamānāṃś ca tāñ śarān

Janārdana cut their arrows with his arrows in the battle, and in fury he slew both them and those arrows as they strove (toward him).

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HV 88.17

पुनर् अन्यांश् चतुःषष्ट्या जघान निशितैः शरैः क्रुद्धान् आद्रवतो वीरान् आद्रवत् स महाबलः

punar anyāṃś catuḥṣaṣṭyā jaghāna niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ kruddhān ādravato vīrān ādravat sa mahābalaḥ

Again with sixty-four sharp arrows he slew others; and as those enraged heroes rushed at him, that mighty one rushed at (them).

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HV 88.18

विद्रुतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा रुक्मी क्रोधवशं गतः पञ्चभिर् निशितैर् बाणैर् विव्याधोरसि केशवम्

vidrutaṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā rukmī krodhavaśaṃ gataḥ pañcabhir niśitair bāṇair vivyādhorasi keśavam

Seeing his own force put to flight, Rukmī fell under the sway of anger and pierced Keśava in the chest with five sharp arrows.

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HV 88.19

सारथिं चास्य विव्याध सायकैर् निशितैस् त्रिभिः आजघान ध्वजं चास्य शरेण नतपर्वणा

sārathiṃ cāsya vivyādha sāyakair niśitais tribhiḥ ājaghāna dhvajaṃ cāsya śareṇa nataparvaṇā

And he pierced his charioteer with three sharp missiles, and struck down his banner with an arrow of bent joints.

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HV 88.20

केशवश् चापि तं षष्ट्या क्रुद्धो विव्याध मार्गणैः धनुश् चिच्छेद चाप्य् अस्य यतमानस्य रुक्मिणः

keśavaś cāpi taṃ ṣaṣṭyā kruddho vivyādha mārgaṇaiḥ dhanuś ciccheda cāpy asya yatamānasya rukmiṇaḥ

And Keśava too, enraged, pierced him with sixty shafts, and cut the bow of Rukmī as he struggled.

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HV 88.22

अथान्यद् धनुर् आदाय रुक्मी कृष्णजिघांसया प्रादुश् चकार दिव्यानि दीप्तान्य् अस्त्राणि वीर्यवान् ॥ ह्व्_८८।२१ वायव्यं वारुणं चैव माहेन्द्रम् अथ नैरृतम् । पैशाचं राक्षसं चैव रौद्रं माहेश्वरं तथा ॥ एतान्यस्त्राणि दव्यानि विव्याद्र युधि केशवे । तैर् एव तानि गोविन्दो निजघान जनार्दनः । अस्त्रैर् अस्त्राणि संवार्य तस्य कृष्णो म्हाबलः पुनश् चिच्छेद तं चापं रथेषां च त्रिभिः शरैः

athānyad dhanur ādāya rukmī kṛṣṇajighāṃsayā prāduś cakāra divyāni dīptāny astrāṇi vīryavān // HV_88.21 vāyavyaṃ vāruṇaṃ caiva māhendram atha nairṛtam | paiśācaṃ rākṣasaṃ caiva raudraṃ māheśvaraṃ tathā || etānyastrāṇi davyāni vivyādra yudhi keśave | tair eva tāni govindo nijaghāna janārdanaḥ | astrair astrāṇi saṃvārya tasya kṛṣṇo mhābalaḥ punaś ciccheda taṃ cāpaṃ ratheṣāṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

Then Rukmī, taking up another bow in his desire to kill Kṛṣṇa, that valiant one, brought forth divine, blazing weapons: the weapon of Vāyu, of Varuṇa, of great Indra, and of Nirṛti, the Paiśāca, the Rākṣasa, the Raudra, and the Māheśvara. These divine weapons he loosed against Keśava in the battle; with those very (weapons) Govinda, Janārdana, struck them down. Having warded off his weapons with weapons, the mighty Kṛṣṇa again cut that bow, and the chariot-pole with three arrows.

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HV 88.23

स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः खड्गम् आदाय चर्म च उत्पपात रथाद् वीरो गरुत्मान् इव वीर्यवान्

sa cchinnadhanvā virathaḥ khaḍgam ādāya carma ca utpapāta rathād vīro garutmān iva vīryavān

He, his bow cut and his chariot lost, took up sword and shield and, a valiant hero, leapt up from the chariot like Garuḍa.

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HV 88.25

तस्याभिपततः खड्गं चिच्छेद युधि केशवः नाराचैश् च त्रिभिः क्रुद्धो बिभेदैनम् अथोरसि ॥ ह्व्_८८।२४ क्रुद्धो बिभेदैनम् अथो शरैर् उरसि पञ्चभिः । स पपात महाबाहुर् वसुधाम् अनुनादयन् विसंज्ञो मूर्छितो राजा वज्रेणेव हतो गिरिः

tasyābhipatataḥ khaḍgaṃ ciccheda yudhi keśavaḥ nārācaiś ca tribhiḥ kruddho bibhedainam athorasi // HV_88.24 kruddho bibhedainam atho śarair urasi pañcabhiḥ | sa papāta mahābāhur vasudhām anunādayan visaṃjño mūrchito rājā vajreṇeva hato giriḥ

As he rushed upon (him), Keśava cut his sword in the battle and, enraged, pierced him in the chest with three iron shafts — enraged, he pierced him then with five arrows in the chest. That long-armed one fell, making the earth resound, senseless and swooning, that king, like a mountain struck by the thunderbolt.

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HV 88.27

तांश् च राज्ञः शरैः सर्वान् पुनर्विव्याध केशवः साश्वध्वजरथांश् चैव ससूतान्सपदानुगान् । रुक्मिणं पतितं दृष्ट्वा व्यद्रवन्त नराधिपाः ॥ ह्व्_८८।२६ कृष्णबाणविभिन्नाङ्गा वीक्षमाणाः परस्परम् । विवेष्टमानं भूमौ तं भ्रातरं वीक्ष्य रुक्मिणी पादयोर् न्यपतद् भर्तुर् भ्रातुर् जीवितकाङ्क्षिणी

tāṃś ca rājñaḥ śaraiḥ sarvān punarvivyādha keśavaḥ sāśvadhvajarathāṃś caiva sasūtānsapadānugān | rukmiṇaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyadravanta narādhipāḥ // HV_88.26 kṛṣṇabāṇavibhinnāṅgā vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparam | viveṣṭamānaṃ bhūmau taṃ bhrātaraṃ vīkṣya rukmiṇī pādayor nyapatad bhartur bhrātur jīvitakāṅkṣiṇī

And Keśava pierced all those kings again with arrows, together with their horses, banners and chariots, their drivers and their followers. Seeing Rukmī fallen, the lords of men fled, their limbs split by Kṛṣṇa's arrows, looking at one another. Seeing her brother writhing on the ground, Rukmiṇī fell at her husband's feet, longing for her brother's life.

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HV 88.28

तामुत्थाप्य परिष्वज्य सान्त्वयामास केशवः अभयं रुक्मिणे दत्त्वा प्रययौ स्वां पुरीं ततः

tāmutthāpya pariṣvajya sāntvayāmāsa keśavaḥ abhayaṃ rukmiṇe dattvā prayayau svāṃ purīṃ tataḥ

Keśava raised her up, embraced her, and consoled her; and having granted Rukmin safety, he then set out for his own city.

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HV 88.29

वृष्णयो ऽपि जरासंधं भङ्क्त्वा तांश् चापि पार्थिवान् जित्वा तु सात्यकिर्वीरः शिशुपालं महाबलम् । बलदेवो ऽपि वार्ष्णेयो जित्वा मगधपुंगवम् । ते ऽपि वीरा यथायोगं जित्वा तान् यादवोत्तमाः । प्रययुर् द्वारकां हृष्टाः पुरस्कृत्य हलायुधम्

vṛṣṇayo 'pi jarāsaṃdhaṃ bhaṅktvā tāṃś cāpi pārthivān jitvā tu sātyakirvīraḥ śiśupālaṃ mahābalam | baladevo 'pi vārṣṇeyo jitvā magadhapuṃgavam | te 'pi vīrā yathāyogaṃ jitvā tān yādavottamāḥ | prayayur dvārakāṃ hṛṣṭāḥ puraskṛtya halāyudham

The Vṛṣṇis too, having broken Jarāsaṃdha and having conquered those kings as well — the hero Sātyaki (conquering) the mighty Śiśupāla, and Baladeva of the Vṛṣṇi line conquering the bull of the Magadhas — those heroes too, best of the Yādavas, having each conquered them as was fitting, went joyfully to Dvārakā, placing Halāyudha at their head.

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HV 88.30

प्रयाते पुण्डरीकाक्षे श्रुतर्वाभ्येत्य संयुगे रुक्मिणं रथम् आरोप्य प्रययौ स्वपुरं ततः

prayāte puṇḍarīkākṣe śrutarvābhyetya saṃyuge rukmiṇaṃ ratham āropya prayayau svapuraṃ tataḥ

When the lotus-eyed one had departed, Śrutarvan came up on the battlefield, mounted Rukmin on his chariot, and then went to his own city.

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HV 88.31

अनानीय स्वसारं तु रुक्मी वीर्यमदान्वितः हीनप्रतिज्ञो नैच्छत् स प्रवेष्टुं कुण्डिनं पुरम्

anānīya svasāraṃ tu rukmī vīryamadānvitaḥ hīnapratijño naicchat sa praveṣṭuṃ kuṇḍinaṃ puram

But Rukmin, filled with the pride of his valour, not having brought back his sister, his vow unfulfilled, did not wish to enter the city of Kuṇḍina.

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HV 88.34

विदर्भेषु च वासार्थं निर्ममे ऽन्यत् पुरं महत् तद्भोजकटम् इत्य् एव बभूव भुवि विश्रुतम् ॥ ह्व्_८८।३२ जन्मास्पदं भगवतो भृगुसूनोर् महात्मनः । तच्छशास महावीर्यो रुक्मी जीवति तत्र वै । तत्रौजसा महातेजसाः सो ऽन्वशाद् दक्षिणां दिशम् भीष्मकः कुण्डिने चैव राजोवास महामनाः ॥ ह्व्_८८।३३ जरासंधो ऽपि संप्राप्य संज्ञां प्राप स्वकं पुरम् । सर्वैर् नृपतिभिः सार्धं सज्जयावनताननः ॥ शिशुपालो ऽपि मन्दात्मा लज्जाविष्टः सबान्धवः । पौरजानपदैर् दृष्टः सो ऽयं भोजसुतापतिः । इदानीम् अन्यथा वृत्तः स्वां पुरी निर्ययौ बहिः ॥ को नु नाम समर्थो ऽत्र कृष्णे जीवति सांप्रतम् । रुक्मिणीम् अन्यथाकर्तुं सबले सहसात्यकौ ॥ इति पौराश् च तं दृष्ट्वा सुनीथं मन्दविक्रमम् । आहुः परस्परं सर्वे गच्छन्तं स्वपुरं नृपम् । द्वारकाम् अभिसंप्राप्ते रामे वृष्णिबलान्विते रुक्मिण्याः केशवः पाणिं जग्राह विधिवत् प्रभुः

vidarbheṣu ca vāsārthaṃ nirmame 'nyat puraṃ mahat tadbhojakaṭam ity eva babhūva bhuvi viśrutam // HV_88.32 janmāspadaṃ bhagavato bhṛgusūnor mahātmanaḥ | tacchaśāsa mahāvīryo rukmī jīvati tatra vai | tatraujasā mahātejasāḥ so 'nvaśād dakṣiṇāṃ diśam bhīṣmakaḥ kuṇḍine caiva rājovāsa mahāmanāḥ // HV_88.33 jarāsaṃdho 'pi saṃprāpya saṃjñāṃ prāpa svakaṃ puram | sarvair nṛpatibhiḥ sārdhaṃ sajjayāvanatānanaḥ || śiśupālo 'pi mandātmā lajjāviṣṭaḥ sabāndhavaḥ | paurajānapadair dṛṣṭaḥ so 'yaṃ bhojasutāpatiḥ | idānīm anyathā vṛttaḥ svāṃ purī niryayau bahiḥ || ko nu nāma samartho 'tra kṛṣṇe jīvati sāṃpratam | rukmiṇīm anyathākartuṃ sabale sahasātyakau || iti paurāś ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā sunīthaṃ mandavikramam | āhuḥ parasparaṃ sarve gacchantaṃ svapuraṃ nṛpam | dvārakām abhisaṃprāpte rāme vṛṣṇibalānvite rukmiṇyāḥ keśavaḥ pāṇiṃ jagrāha vidhivat prabhuḥ

And in the Vidarbha country he built another great city for his dwelling; it became renowned on earth by the very name Bhojakaṭa — [88.32] the birthplace of the blessed great-souled son of Bhṛgu. Mighty Rukmin ruled it, and there indeed he lived; there by his strength that man of great splendour governed the southern region, while the high-minded king Bhīṣmaka dwelt in Kuṇḍina. [88.33] Jarāsaṃdha too, having regained consciousness, reached his own city together with all the kings, his face bowed down. Śiśupāla too, dull-witted, overcome with shame, with his kinsmen — this man who had been seen by the townsfolk and country folk as the husband of the Bhoja king's daughter, now that it had turned out otherwise, went out from his own city. "Who indeed here is now able, while Kṛṣṇa lives, together with Bala and with Sātyaki, to do otherwise with Rukmiṇī?" — so all the townsfolk, seeing that Sunītha of feeble prowess, the king going to his own city, said to one another. When Rāma, accompanied by the Vṛṣṇi army, had reached Dvārakā, the lord Keśava took Rukmiṇī's hand according to the rite.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

HV 88.36

ततः सह तया रेमे प्रियया प्रीयमाणया सीतयेव पुरा रामः पौलोम्य् एव पुरंदरः ॥ ह्व्_८८।३५ दमयन्त्या यथा राजा पुण्यश्लोको नलस्तथा । सा हि तस्याभवज् ज्येष्ठा पत्नी कृष्णस्य भामिनी पतिव्रता गुणोपेता रूपशीलगुणान्विता

tataḥ saha tayā reme priyayā prīyamāṇayā sītayeva purā rāmaḥ paulomy eva puraṃdaraḥ // HV_88.35 damayantyā yathā rājā puṇyaśloko nalastathā | sā hi tasyābhavaj jyeṣṭhā patnī kṛṣṇasya bhāminī pativratā guṇopetā rūpaśīlaguṇānvitā

Then he took his pleasure with her, his beloved who loved him, as Rāma of old with Sītā, as Puraṃdara with Paulomī, [88.35] as king Nala of holy fame with Damayantī. For she, the lovely woman, became Kṛṣṇa's eldest wife, devoted to her husband, endowed with virtues, possessed of beauty, good conduct, and merit.

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HV 88.37

तस्याम् उत्पादयामास पुत्रान् दश महारथान् चारुदेष्णं सुदेष्णं च प्रद्युम्नं च महाबलम्

tasyām utpādayāmāsa putrān daśa mahārathān cārudeṣṇaṃ sudeṣṇaṃ ca pradyumnaṃ ca mahābalam

On her he begot ten sons, great chariot-warriors: Cārudeṣṇa and Sudeṣṇa, and the mighty Pradyumna,

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HV 88.38

सुषेणं चारुगुप्तं च चारुबाहुं च वीर्यवान् चारुविन्दं सुचारुं च भद्रचारुं तथैव च

suṣeṇaṃ cāruguptaṃ ca cārubāhuṃ ca vīryavān cāruvindaṃ sucāruṃ ca bhadracāruṃ tathaiva ca

and Suṣeṇa and Cārugupta and the valiant Cārubāhu, and Cāruvinda and Sucāru, and likewise Bhadracāru,

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HV 88.39

चारुं च बलिनां श्रेष्ठं सुतां चारुमतीं तथा धर्मार्थकुशलास् ते तु कृतास्त्रा युद्धदुर्मदाः

cāruṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sutāṃ cārumatīṃ tathā dharmārthakuśalās te tu kṛtāstrā yuddhadurmadāḥ

and Cāru, the best of the strong, and also a daughter, Cārumatī. And they were skilled in dharma and in worldly gain, trained in weapons, unassailable in battle.

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HV 88.40

महिषीः सप्त कल्याणीस् ततो ऽन्या मधुसूदनः उपयेमे महाबाहुर् गुणोपेताः कुलोद्भवाः

mahiṣīḥ sapta kalyāṇīs tato 'nyā madhusūdanaḥ upayeme mahābāhur guṇopetāḥ kulodbhavāḥ

Then the mighty-armed slayer of Madhu married seven other auspicious queens, endowed with virtues and born of good families:

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HV 88.41

कालिन्दीं मित्रविन्दां च सत्यां नाग्नजितीम् अपि सुतां जाम्बवतश् चापि रोहिणीं कामरूपिणीम्

kālindīṃ mitravindāṃ ca satyāṃ nāgnajitīm api sutāṃ jāmbavataś cāpi rohiṇīṃ kāmarūpiṇīm

Kālindī and Mitravindā, and Satyā Nāgnajitī, and Jāmbavat's daughter Rohiṇī, who could take any form at will,

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HV 88.42

मद्रराजसुतां चापि सुशीलां शुभलोचनाम् सत्राजितीं सत्यभामां लक्ष्मणां चारुहासिनीम् शैब्यां सुदत्तां रूपेण श्रिया ह्य् अप्सरसोपमाम्

madrarājasutāṃ cāpi suśīlāṃ śubhalocanām satrājitīṃ satyabhāmāṃ lakṣmaṇāṃ cāruhāsinīm śaibyāṃ sudattāṃ rūpeṇa śriyā hy apsarasopamām

and the daughter of the king of Madra, of good conduct and lovely eyes, and Satrājitī Satyabhāmā, and Lakṣmaṇā of the sweet smile, and the Śaibya woman Sudattā, in beauty and splendour like an apsaras.

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HV 88.43

स्त्रीसहस्राणि चान्यानि षोडशातुलविक्रमः उपयेमे हृषीकेशः सर्वा भेजे स ताः समम् परार्ध्यवस्त्राभरणाः कामैह् सर्वैः समेधितः

strīsahasrāṇi cānyāni ṣoḍaśātulavikramaḥ upayeme hṛṣīkeśaḥ sarvā bheje sa tāḥ samam parārdhyavastrābharaṇāḥ kāmaih sarvaiḥ samedhitaḥ

And Hṛṣīkeśa of incomparable prowess married sixteen thousand other women; he shared himself with them all equally, (they) with priceless garments and ornaments, and he was gratified with every desire.

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