Kalika Purana — Chapter 40
KaP 40.1
कालिकापुराणम् चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः नरकोपाख्यानम् अथ श्रीकालिका पुराण अध्याय ४० ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। ऋतुमत्यां तु जायायां काले स नरकः क्रमात् । भगदत्तं महाशीर्षं मदवन्तं सुमालिनम्
kālikāpurāṇam catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ narakopākhyānam atha śrīkālikā purāṇa adhyāya 40 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ṛtumatyāṃ tu jāyāyāṃ kāle sa narakaḥ kramāt | bhagadattaṃ mahāśīrṣaṃ madavantaṃ sumālinam
The Kālikāpurāṇa, fortieth chapter, the tale of Naraka. Now the Śrī Kālikā Purāṇa, chapter 40. Mārkaṇḍeya said: When his wife was in her fertile season, in due time that Naraka (begot) Bhagadatta, Mahāśīrṣa, Madavanta and Sumālin —
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KaP 40.2
चतुरो जनयामास पुत्रानेतान् क्षितेः सुतः । महासत्त्वान् महावीर्यान् वीरैरन्यैर्दुरासदान्
caturo janayāmāsa putrānetān kṣiteḥ sutaḥ | mahāsattvān mahāvīryān vīrairanyairdurāsadān
These four sons the son of the Earth begot — of great strength, of great valour, hard for other heroes to withstand.
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KaP 40.3
ततो बाणस्य वचनाद् हयग्रीवं तथा मुरुम् । सन्धायाथ समानीय सैनापत्येऽभ्यषेचयत्
tato bāṇasya vacanād hayagrīvaṃ tathā murum | sandhāyātha samānīya saināpatye'bhyaṣecayat
Then, at Bāṇa's word, having made alliance with Hayagrīva and with Muru, he brought them near and consecrated them into the office of commanders of his army.
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KaP 40.4
मुरुं सन्निहितं श्रुत्वा हयग्रीवं च भौमिना । ये ये क्षितौ तदा ह्यासन्नसुरास्तेऽपि सङ्गताः
muruṃ sannihitaṃ śrutvā hayagrīvaṃ ca bhauminā | ye ye kṣitau tadā hyāsannasurāste'pi saṅgatāḥ
Hearing that Muru and Hayagrīva had been brought close by the son of the Earth, whatever asuras were then on the earth, they too joined together (with him).
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KaP 40.5
हयग्रीवं मुरुं श्रुत्वा नरकेण समागतम् । निसुन्दसुन्दनामानावसुरौ सैनिकैः सह
hayagrīvaṃ muruṃ śrutvā narakeṇa samāgatam | nisundasundanāmānāvasurau sainikaiḥ saha
Hearing that Hayagrīva and Muru had come together with Naraka, the two asuras named Nisunda and Sunda, along with their troops —
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KaP 40.6
विरूपाक्षस्तदा दैत्यः सर्वे तेन समागमन् । ततः स पश्चिमद्वारि नरकः सेनया सह
virūpākṣastadā daityaḥ sarve tena samāgaman | tataḥ sa paścimadvāri narakaḥ senayā saha
and then the daitya Virūpākṣa — all these came together with him. Then Naraka, together with his army, at the western gate —
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KaP 40.7
मुरुं द्वाराधिपं चक्रे हयग्रीवं तथोत्तरे । पूर्वद्वारि निसुन्दन्तु विरूपाक्षं तु दक्षिणे
muruṃ dvārādhipaṃ cakre hayagrīvaṃ tathottare | pūrvadvāri nisundantu virūpākṣaṃ tu dakṣiṇe
he made Muru the lord of the (western) gate, and Hayagrīva likewise of the northern; Nisunda at the eastern gate, and Virūpākṣa at the southern.
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KaP 40.8
मध्ये पञ्चजनं सुन्दं सैनापत्येऽभ्यषेचयत् । मुरुं क्षुरान्तान् पाशांश्च षट्सहस्राण्ययोजयत् । द्वारि तत् पुररक्षार्थं सत्कृतः क्षितिसूनुना
madhye pañcajanaṃ sundaṃ saināpatye'bhyaṣecayat | muruṃ kṣurāntān pāśāṃśca ṣaṭsahasrāṇyayojayat | dvāri tat purarakṣārthaṃ satkṛtaḥ kṣitisūnunā
In the centre he consecrated Pañcajana and Sunda into the office of commander. He appointed for Muru six thousand nooses ending in razors, at that gate for the protection of the city; (thus) was he honoured by the son of the Earth.
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KaP 40.9
एवं पूर्वान् पूर्वतरानवमत्य सुमन्त्रिणः
evaṃ pūrvān pūrvatarānavamatya sumantriṇaḥ
Thus, slighting his former and still earlier good counsellors,
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KaP 40.10
असुरैरेव सततं सोऽसुरो मुदितोऽभवत् । पूर्वं गृहीतं भावं स परित्यज्य क्षितेः सुतः
asuraireva satataṃ so'suro mudito'bhavat | pūrvaṃ gṛhītaṃ bhāvaṃ sa parityajya kṣiteḥ sutaḥ
that asura took his constant delight in asuras alone; and the son of the Earth, abandoning the disposition he had formerly adopted,
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KaP 40.11
आसुरं भावमासाद्य बाधते त्रिदिवौकसः । न देवान् न मुनीन् सर्वान् न च जानाति कश्चन
āsuraṃ bhāvamāsādya bādhate tridivaukasaḥ | na devān na munīn sarvān na ca jānāti kaścana
having taken on an asuric disposition, he harasses the dwellers of the third heaven; he acknowledges neither the gods nor any of the sages, nor anyone at all.
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KaP 40.12
सुरेश्वरं जिगायाशु हयग्रीवसहायवान् । एवं स चासुरं भावं तन्वानो विचरन् क्षितौ
sureśvaraṃ jigāyāśu hayagrīvasahāyavān | evaṃ sa cāsuraṃ bhāvaṃ tanvāno vicaran kṣitau
With Hayagrīva as his helper he swiftly conquered the lord of the gods. Thus, extending his asuric disposition, roaming over the earth,
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KaP 40.13
बाणस्य वचनाच्छक्रं बाधयत्येव वै मुनीन् । देवेश्वरं त्रिधा जित्वा हयग्रीवसहायवान्
bāṇasya vacanācchakraṃ bādhayatyeva vai munīn | deveśvaraṃ tridhā jitvā hayagrīvasahāyavān
at Bāṇa's word he harasses indeed Śakra and the sages. Having conquered the lord of the gods three times, with Hayagrīva as his helper,
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KaP 40.14
अदित्याः कुण्डलयुगं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । सर्वरत्नामृतस्त्रावि दुःखविघ्नहरं परम् । जहार नरको भौमो निर्भीतो मुनिशापतः
adityāḥ kuṇḍalayugaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | sarvaratnāmṛtastrāvi duḥkhavighnaharaṃ param | jahāra narako bhaumo nirbhīto muniśāpataḥ
Naraka, son of the Earth, fearless because of the sage's curse, carried off Aditi's pair of earrings, famed in the three worlds, oozing all gems and nectar, supreme, remover of sorrow and obstacles.
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KaP 40.15
एवं देवान् बाधमानो मुनीन् विप्रान् क्षितेः सुतः । पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि राज्यं प्राग्ज्योतिषेऽकरोत्
evaṃ devān bādhamāno munīn viprān kṣiteḥ sutaḥ | pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi rājyaṃ prāgjyotiṣe'karot
Thus harassing the gods, the sages and the brahmins, the son of the Earth exercised kingship in Prāgjyotiṣa for five thousand years.
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KaP 40.16
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवी महाभारार्दिता क्षितिः । ब्रह्मविष्णुमुखान् देवान् रक्षार्थं शरणं गता । इदं चोवाच धातारं प्रणम्योर्वी समाधवम्
etasminnantare devī mahābhārārditā kṣitiḥ | brahmaviṣṇumukhān devān rakṣārthaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā | idaṃ covāca dhātāraṃ praṇamyorvī samādhavam
In the meanwhile the goddess Earth, afflicted by the great burden, went for refuge to the gods headed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu for protection; and the Earth, after bowing to the Creator together with Mādhava, said this:
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KaP 40.17
।। पृथिव्युवाच ।। दानवा राक्षसा दैत्या हरिणा ये च सूदिताः । ते राज्ञां मन्दिरे जाता अधुना बलगर्विताः
|| pṛthivyuvāca || dānavā rākṣasā daityā hariṇā ye ca sūditāḥ | te rājñāṃ mandire jātā adhunā balagarvitāḥ
The Earth said: The dānavas, rākṣasas and daityas who were slain by Hari — they have been born in the palaces of kings and are now puffed up with strength.
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KaP 40.18
तेषां भारमहं सोढुं न शक्नोमि महत्तरम् । असङ्ख्याताश्च ते सर्वे तान् सङ्ख्यातुं न चोत्सहे
teṣāṃ bhāramahaṃ soḍhuṃ na śaknomi mahattaram | asaṅkhyātāśca te sarve tān saṅkhyātuṃ na cotsahe
I am not able to bear their burden, which is very great; and they are all uncounted, and I do not venture to count them.
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KaP 40.19
अष्टौ शतसहस्राणि तेषां मुख्या महाबलाः । तेष्वप्यतिबलान् वोढुं न ताञ्छन्नोमि चाधुना
aṣṭau śatasahasrāṇi teṣāṃ mukhyā mahābalāḥ | teṣvapyatibalān voḍhuṃ na tāñchannomi cādhunā
Eight hundred thousand of them are the chief ones, of great strength; and even among these I am now unable to bear the exceedingly strong ones.
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KaP 40.20
बाणं बलेः सुतं वीरं कंसं धेनुकमेव च । अरिष्टं च प्रलम्बं च सुनामानं मुरुं शलम्
bāṇaṃ baleḥ sutaṃ vīraṃ kaṃsaṃ dhenukameva ca | ariṣṭaṃ ca pralambaṃ ca sunāmānaṃ muruṃ śalam
Bāṇa the hero, son of Bali; Kaṃsa and Dhenuka; Ariṣṭa and Pralamba; Sunāman, Muru, Śala;
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KaP 40.21
चाणूरमुष्टिकौ मल्लौ जरासन्धं महाबलम् । नरकं च हयग्रीवं निसुन्दं सुन्दमेव च
cāṇūramuṣṭikau mallau jarāsandhaṃ mahābalam | narakaṃ ca hayagrīvaṃ nisundaṃ sundameva ca
the two wrestlers Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika; Jarāsandha of great strength; Naraka and Hayagrīva; Nisunda and Sunda too;
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KaP 40.22
विरूपाक्षं पञ्चजनं हिडिम्बं च बकं बलम् । जटासुरं च किर्मीरमनायुधमलम्बुषम्
virūpākṣaṃ pañcajanaṃ hiḍimbaṃ ca bakaṃ balam | jaṭāsuraṃ ca kirmīramanāyudhamalambuṣam
Virūpākṣa, Pañcajana, Hiḍimba, Baka, Bala, Jaṭāsura, Kirmīra, Anāyudha, and Alambuṣa —
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KaP 40.23
सौभाख्यं च जरासन्धं द्विविदं चापि वानरम् । श्रुतायुधं महादैत्यं शतायुधमथापरम्
saubhākhyaṃ ca jarāsandhaṃ dvividaṃ cāpi vānaram | śrutāyudhaṃ mahādaityaṃ śatāyudhamathāparam
(and he slew) the one named Saubha, and Jarāsandha, and also the monkey Dvivida, the great demon Śrutāyudha, and next another, Śatāyudha,
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KaP 40.24
ऋष्यशृङ्गसुतं चैव सुबाहुमतिबाहुकम् । कालकंजांस्तथा दैत्यान् हिरण्यपुरवासिनः
ṛṣyaśṛṅgasutaṃ caiva subāhumatibāhukam | kālakaṃjāṃstathā daityān hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ
and the son of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, and Subāhu and Atibāhuka, and likewise the Kālakañja demons who dwell in Hiraṇyapura —
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KaP 40.25
एतेषां तु पदक्षो भैर्विशीर्णाहं दिने दिने । लोकान् वोढुं न शक्नोमि तान्निघ्नन्तु सुरोत्तमाः
eteṣāṃ tu padakṣo bhairviśīrṇāhaṃ dine dine | lokān voḍhuṃ na śaknomi tānnighnantu surottamāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 40.26
नचेद्रक्षां प्रकुर्वन्ति भवन्तः सुरसत्तमाः । तदा विशीर्णा यास्यामि पातालमवशाऽधुना
nacedrakṣāṃ prakurvanti bhavantaḥ surasattamāḥ | tadā viśīrṇā yāsyāmi pātālamavaśā'dhunā
"If you, most excellent of the gods, do not provide protection, then, shattered, I shall now go helplessly down to the netherworld."
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KaP 40.27
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। ततस्तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । इत्यूचुस्ते करिष्यामः क्षितेः भारविमोक्षणम्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tatastasyā vacaḥ śrutvā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | ityūcuste kariṣyāmaḥ kṣiteḥ bhāravimokṣaṇam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, having heard her speech, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara spoke thus: "We shall bring about the release of the earth from her burden."
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KaP 40.28
विसृज्य पृथिवीं देवीं सर्वे देवाः सनातनम् । माधवं तोषयामासुर्भारावतरणं प्रति
visṛjya pṛthivīṃ devīṃ sarve devāḥ sanātanam | mādhavaṃ toṣayāmāsurbhārāvataraṇaṃ prati
Having taken leave of the goddess Earth, all the gods propitiated the eternal Mādhava concerning the removal of (her) burden.
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KaP 40.29
स तु तुष्टः सुरान् सर्वान् स्वांशैरवतरन्तु वै । क्षितौ भारावतारायेत्युक्त्वा स्वयमिह प्रभुः । अवतीर्णोऽथ देवक्या गर्भे भारावतारणे
sa tu tuṣṭaḥ surān sarvān svāṃśairavatarantu vai | kṣitau bhārāvatārāyetyuktvā svayamiha prabhuḥ | avatīrṇo'tha devakyā garbhe bhārāvatāraṇe
And he, being pleased, said to all the gods, "Do you indeed descend with portions of yourselves upon the earth for the removal of the burden"; and having so spoken, the Lord himself here descended into the womb of Devakī for the removal of the burden.
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KaP 40.30
विष्णुं चावतरिष्यन्तं ज्ञात्वा देवाः सनातनम्
viṣṇuṃ cāvatariṣyantaṃ jñātvā devāḥ sanātanam
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KaP 40.31
रम्भातिलोत्तमाद्याश्च देव्यो रूपगुणान्विताः । क्षितावुत्पादयामासुः सहस्राणि तु षोडश
rambhātilottamādyāśca devyo rūpaguṇānvitāḥ | kṣitāvutpādayāmāsuḥ sahasrāṇi tu ṣoḍaśa
And the goddesses Rambhā, Tilottamā and the rest, endowed with beauty and (fine) qualities, brought forth on the earth sixteen thousand (maidens).
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KaP 40.32
ता: सर्वा हिमवत्पृष्ठे क्रीडमाना वरस्त्रियः । अपश्यन्नरको भौमस्तान् जहार तदा हठात्
tā: sarvā himavatpṛṣṭhe krīḍamānā varastriyaḥ | apaśyannarako bhaumastān jahāra tadā haṭhāt
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KaP 40.33
तेन ता धर्षिता देव्यो नीताः प्राग्ज्योतिषं प्रति । नरकं प्रार्थयामासुः समयं मैथुनं प्रति
tena tā dharṣitā devyo nītāḥ prāgjyotiṣaṃ prati | narakaṃ prārthayāmāsuḥ samayaṃ maithunaṃ prati
Overpowered by him, those goddesses were carried off to Prāgjyotiṣa; (there) they begged Naraka for a stipulation concerning intercourse:
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KaP 40.34
नारदो यावदायाति नगरं प्रति भौम ते । अस्माकं कुरु रक्षां च तावन्नो मुंच मैथुने
nārado yāvadāyāti nagaraṃ prati bhauma te | asmākaṃ kuru rakṣāṃ ca tāvanno muṃca maithune
"Until Nārada comes to (your) city, O son of Earth, keep us in protection; till then do not release (us) into intercourse."
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KaP 40.35
स समेष्यति वीर त्वां न चिरान्नो ह्यनुग्रहात् । तेन दृष्टा वयं सार्धमेष्यामः सङ्गमं त्वया
sa sameṣyati vīra tvāṃ na cirānno hyanugrahāt | tena dṛṣṭā vayaṃ sārdhameṣyāmaḥ saṅgamaṃ tvayā
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KaP 40.36
इति सम्प्रार्थितस्ताभिर्नरको भूमिनन्दनः । ब्रह्मवाक्यं तदा स्मृत्वा एवमस्तूचिवान् मुहुः
iti samprārthitastābhirnarako bhūminandanaḥ | brahmavākyaṃ tadā smṛtvā evamastūcivān muhuḥ
Thus entreated by them, Naraka, the son of the Earth, then recalling Brahmā's words, said again and again, "So be it."
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KaP 40.37
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवो भगवान् लोकभावनः । देवक्या जठराज्जातो वृद्धो नन्दगृहेऽभवत्
etasminnantare devo bhagavān lokabhāvanaḥ | devakyā jaṭharājjāto vṛddho nandagṛhe'bhavat
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 40.38
कंसकेशिप्रलंबादीन् हत्वा दैत्याननेकशः । अकरोद् द्वारकावासं सागरे सलिलान्तरे
kaṃsakeśipralaṃbādīn hatvā daityānanekaśaḥ | akarod dvārakāvāsaṃ sāgare salilāntare
Having slain Kaṃsa, Keśin, Pralamba and the rest, demons many in number, he made his dwelling at Dvārakā in the ocean, amid the waters.
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KaP 40.39
तत्राष्टौ कन्यकास्तेन स्वधर्मेण च स्वीकृताः । कालिन्दी सत्यभामा च रूक्मिणी रमणी तथा
tatrāṣṭau kanyakāstena svadharmeṇa ca svīkṛtāḥ | kālindī satyabhāmā ca rūkmiṇī ramaṇī tathā
There eight maidens were taken by him (as wives), and by his own law: Kālindī and Satyabhāmā, Rukmiṇī and Ramaṇī likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.40
नग्नजित्तनया भद्रा लक्ष्मणा चारुहासिनी । सुशीला मित्रवृन्देति तथा जाम्बवती सती
nagnajittanayā bhadrā lakṣmaṇā cāruhāsinī | suśīlā mitravṛndeti tathā jāmbavatī satī
Bhadrā, the daughter of Nagnajit; Lakṣmaṇā, of the lovely smile; Suśīlā; Mitravṛndā; and likewise the virtuous Jāmbavatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.41
एतासु स्त्रीषु च ततो ह्यनुरक्तस्य तस्य वै । षट्त्रिंशद्वत्सरा जाता बलदेवसहायिनः
etāsu strīṣu ca tato hyanuraktasya tasya vai | ṣaṭtriṃśadvatsarā jātā baladevasahāyinaḥ
And then, while he was devoted to these wives, thirty-six years passed for him, who had Baladeva as his helper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.42
प्रद्युम्नसाम्बप्रमुखाः पुत्रास्तस्य महाबलाः । जातोस्तत्र द्विजश्रेष्ठाः शास्त्रे शस्त्रे च कोविदाः
pradyumnasāmbapramukhāḥ putrāstasya mahābalāḥ | jātostatra dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ śāstre śastre ca kovidāḥ
Sons of his, of great strength, headed by Pradyumna and Sāmba, were born there, O best of twice-born ones, skilled in scripture and in weaponry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.43
अनेके निहता दैत्या भारभूतास्तदा क्षितेः । प्रहृष्ट: क्रीडमानश्च द्वारकायामुवास सः
aneke nihatā daityā bhārabhūtāstadā kṣiteḥ | prahṛṣṭa: krīḍamānaśca dvārakāyāmuvāsa saḥ
Many demons who were a burden to the earth were then slain (by him); and delighted and sporting, he dwelt in Dvārakā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.44
अथ शक्रस्तदायातो नरकेणार्दितो भृशम् । द्वारकां प्रति कृष्णस्य दर्शनाय गणैः सह
atha śakrastadāyāto narakeṇārdito bhṛśam | dvārakāṃ prati kṛṣṇasya darśanāya gaṇaiḥ saha
Then Śakra, sorely afflicted by Naraka, came to Dvārakā together with his troops, to see Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.45
तत्र गत्वा परिष्वज्य कृष्णं लोकनमस्कृतम् । पूजितस्तेन बहुशः आसने काञ्चने स्थितः
tatra gatvā pariṣvajya kṛṣṇaṃ lokanamaskṛtam | pūjitastena bahuśaḥ āsane kāñcane sthitaḥ
Having gone there and embraced Kṛṣṇa, to whom the world bows, and being honoured by him repeatedly, he sat upon a golden seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.46
कथयामास हरये नरकस्य विचेष्टितम् । शक्रो यथा पूर्ववृत्तं यथा वा वर्ततेऽधुना
kathayāmāsa haraye narakasya viceṣṭitam | śakro yathā pūrvavṛttaṃ yathā vā vartate'dhunā
Śakra related to Hari Naraka's doings—both how they had happened before and how they went on now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.47
।। शक्र उवाच ।। शृणु कृष्ण महाबाहो यदर्थमहमागतः । कथयिष्यामि तत् सर्वं तत्र शङ्कां न संकुरु
|| śakra uvāca || śṛṇu kṛṣṇa mahābāho yadarthamahamāgataḥ | kathayiṣyāmi tat sarvaṃ tatra śaṅkāṃ na saṃkuru
Śakra said: Listen, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, to the purpose for which I have come; I shall tell it all—do not entertain any doubt about it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.48
भूमिपुत्रोऽसुरो नाम्ना नरकः सुरमर्दनः । चिरंजीवी पुरा विष्णुक्षितिभ्यां परिपालितः
bhūmiputro'suro nāmnā narakaḥ suramardanaḥ | ciraṃjīvī purā viṣṇukṣitibhyāṃ paripālitaḥ
There is an asura, son of the Earth, Naraka by name, crusher of the gods, long-lived, formerly protected by Viṣṇu and by the Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.49
अधुना स क्षितिं विष्णुमवज्ञाय दुरासदः । बाणस्य वचनाद् भौमो ब्रह्माणं पर्यंतोषयत्
adhunā sa kṣitiṃ viṣṇumavajñāya durāsadaḥ | bāṇasya vacanād bhaumo brahmāṇaṃ paryaṃtoṣayat
Now that unassailable one, disregarding the Earth and Viṣṇu—the son of the Earth, at Bāṇa's word—propitiated Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.50
ब्रह्मतः स वरान् लब्ध्वा ह्यतीवाभूत् प्रदर्पितः । माधवं पृथिवीं वापि सस्मार न कदाचन
brahmataḥ sa varān labdhvā hyatīvābhūt pradarpitaḥ | mādhavaṃ pṛthivīṃ vāpi sasmāra na kadācana
Having obtained boons from Brahmā, he became exceedingly puffed up with pride, and he never once remembered Mādhava or the Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.51
पूर्वमासीत् स धर्मात्मा ह्याराधितसुरो व्रती । अधुना बाधते सर्वानासुरं भावमाश्रितः
pūrvamāsīt sa dharmātmā hyārādhitasuro vratī | adhunā bādhate sarvānāsuraṃ bhāvamāśritaḥ
Formerly he was righteous in nature, one who worshipped the gods and kept vows; now, having taken to a demonic disposition, he harasses all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.52
अदितेः कुण्डले मोहाज्जहारामृतसम्भवे । देवानृषीन् बाधमानो विप्राणामप्रिये रतः
aditeḥ kuṇḍale mohājjahārāmṛtasambhave | devānṛṣīn bādhamāno viprāṇāmapriye rataḥ
Out of delusion he carried off Aditi's earrings, born from the nectar, harassing gods and sages, delighting in what is displeasing to brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.53
मां चापि बाधते नित्यं कामगामी दुरासदः । जेता तु सुरदैत्यानामवध्यः सर्वदेहिनाम् । तव चाप्यन्तरप्रेक्षी तं पापं जहि भूतये
māṃ cāpi bādhate nityaṃ kāmagāmī durāsadaḥ | jetā tu suradaityānāmavadhyaḥ sarvadehinām | tava cāpyantaraprekṣī taṃ pāpaṃ jahi bhūtaye
And he harasses me constantly, that unassailable one who goes where he wills; he is the conqueror of gods and demons, unslayable by all embodied beings; and he watches for an opening against you too—slay that evil one for the welfare (of the world).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.54
त्वदर्थं सर्वदेवैर्या देवगन्धर्वकन्यकाः
tvadarthaṃ sarvadevairyā devagandharvakanyakāḥ
Those maidens of the gods and gandharvas who, for your sake, by all the gods—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.55
पुरा पर्वतमुख्ये तु हिमवत्यवतारिताः । चतुर्दश सहस्राणि सहस्रे द्वे शताधिके
purā parvatamukhye tu himavatyavatāritāḥ | caturdaśa sahasrāṇi sahasre dve śatādhike
—were formerly brought down onto Himavat, the chief of mountains: fourteen thousand, plus two thousand and over a hundred.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.56
ताः सर्वाः कन्यकाः पापः प्रसह्य वरदर्पितः । जहार स दुराधर्षो हयग्रीवसहायवान्
tāḥ sarvāḥ kanyakāḥ pāpaḥ prasahya varadarpitaḥ | jahāra sa durādharṣo hayagrīvasahāyavān
All those maidens that wicked one, made arrogant by his boons, forcibly carried off—he, hard to assail, having Hayagrīva as his ally.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.57
सागरे यानि रत्नानि पृथिव्यां च त्रिविष्टपे । तानि सर्वाणि संहृत्य प्रमथ्य सुरमानुषान्
sāgare yāni ratnāni pṛthivyāṃ ca triviṣṭape | tāni sarvāṇi saṃhṛtya pramathya suramānuṣān
Whatever jewels there are in the ocean, on the earth, and in heaven—having gathered them all together, having crushed gods and men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.58
तीरे लौहित्यतीर्थस्य सोऽकरोन्मणिपर्वतम् । तस्मिन् गिरौ पुरीं रम्यां कारयित्वाऽलकाह्वयाम्
tīre lauhityatīrthasya so'karonmaṇiparvatam | tasmin girau purīṃ ramyāṃ kārayitvā'lakāhvayām
on the bank of the Lauhitya ford he made a mountain of gems; and having had a delightful city named Alakā built on that mountain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.59
ता: सर्वा वासयामास देवगन्धर्वयोषितः । एकवेणीधराः सर्वाः सम्भोगपरिवर्जिताः । त्वामेव ताः प्रतीक्षन्ते सनाथाः कुरु कृष्ण ताः
tā: sarvā vāsayāmāsa devagandharvayoṣitaḥ | ekaveṇīdharāḥ sarvāḥ sambhogaparivarjitāḥ | tvāmeva tāḥ pratīkṣante sanāthāḥ kuru kṛṣṇa tāḥ
he settled all those women of the gods and gandharvas there; all of them wear a single braid and are kept from enjoyment. It is you alone they await—make them possessed of a husband, Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.60
यावदागच्छति पुरं भवतो नारदो मुनिः
yāvadāgacchati puraṃ bhavato nārado muniḥ
"Until the sage Nārada comes to your city,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.61
तावन्न मैथुने यत्नं भौम त्वं संकरिष्यसि । इति ताः समयं चक्रुर्नरकस्य दुरात्मनः
tāvanna maithune yatnaṃ bhauma tvaṃ saṃkariṣyasi | iti tāḥ samayaṃ cakrurnarakasya durātmanaḥ
until then, son of the Earth, you shall make no attempt at intercourse"—thus they made a pact with the evil-souled Naraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.62
नारदश्च तदायातः प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं प्रति । यदा त्वं नरकं हन्तुं गन्ता तत्पुरमुत्तमम्
nāradaśca tadāyātaḥ prāgjyotiṣapuraṃ prati | yadā tvaṃ narakaṃ hantuṃ gantā tatpuramuttamam
And Nārada came at that time to the city Prāgjyotiṣa: "When you go to that great city to slay Naraka—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 40.63
तस्मात् त्वं पापकर्माणं नरकं नरकोपमम् । जहि देवमनुष्याणां कण्टकं तं दुरासदम्
tasmāt tvaṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ narakaṃ narakopamam | jahi devamanuṣyāṇāṃ kaṇṭakaṃ taṃ durāsadam
"Therefore slay that evil-doing Naraka, like hell itself, that thorn of gods and men, hard to assail."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.64
बधात् तस्य क्षितिर्देवी पुत्रशोकं न चाप्स्यसि । स्वयमेव वधं तस्य देवेभ्यो यदयाचत
badhāt tasya kṣitirdevī putraśokaṃ na cāpsyasi | svayameva vadhaṃ tasya devebhyo yadayācata
"From his slaying you will not incur the goddess Earth's grief for her son, since she herself asked the gods for his death."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.65
तस्मात् तं जहि पापिष्ठं नरकं पापपूरुषम् । स्त्रीरत्नान्यपि रत्नानि तं निहत्य समुद्धर
tasmāt taṃ jahi pāpiṣṭhaṃ narakaṃ pāpapūruṣam | strīratnānyapi ratnāni taṃ nihatya samuddhara
"Therefore slay that most wicked Naraka, that man of sin; and having slain him, carry off the jewels, and the women who are jewels too."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.66
इत्युक्तो जगतां नाथः शक्रेण सुमहात्मना । प्रतिजज्ञे क्षितिसुतं हन्तुं प्रति तदैव हि
ityukto jagatāṃ nāthaḥ śakreṇa sumahātmanā | pratijajñe kṣitisutaṃ hantuṃ prati tadaiva hi
Thus addressed by the greatly noble Śakra, the lord of the worlds promised then and there to slay the son of Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.67
प्रतिज्ञाय वधं तस्य शक्रेण सह केशवः । तदैव यात्रामकरोत् प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं प्रति
pratijñāya vadhaṃ tasya śakreṇa saha keśavaḥ | tadaiva yātrāmakarot prāgjyotiṣapuraṃ prati
Having promised his death, Keśava together with Śakra set out at that very moment for the city Prāgjyotiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.68
आरुह्य गरुड़ं कृष्णः सत्यभामाद्वितीयकः । प्राग्ज्योतिषमुखोऽगच्छद्वासवस्त्रिदिवं ययौ
āruhya garuḍa़ṃ kṛṣṇaḥ satyabhāmādvitīyakaḥ | prāgjyotiṣamukho'gacchadvāsavastridivaṃ yayau
Mounting Garuḍa, Kṛṣṇa, with Satyabhāmā as his second, went facing Prāgjyotiṣa, while Vāsava went to the triple heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.69
दिवमाक्रम्य गच्छन्तौ कृष्णशक्रौ महाद्युती । यादवाः ददृशुस्तत्र सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ यथा
divamākramya gacchantau kṛṣṇaśakrau mahādyutī | yādavāḥ dadṛśustatra sūryācandramasau yathā
Kṛṣṇa and Śakra, of great splendour, mounting the sky and travelling on—the Yādavas saw them there like the sun and the moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.70
संस्तूयमानौ गन्धर्वैर्देवैरप्सरसां गणैः । कृष्णः शक्रः क्षणादेव गतौ खे तावदृश्यताम्
saṃstūyamānau gandharvairdevairapsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ | kṛṣṇaḥ śakraḥ kṣaṇādeva gatau khe tāvadṛśyatām
Praised by Gandharvas, by gods, and by the throngs of Apsarases, Kṛṣṇa and Śakra, gone into the sky, in a mere moment became invisible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.71
ततः क्षणेन गरुडेनाससाद जगत्पतिः । पुरं प्राग्ज्योतिषं रम्यं नरकेण वशीकृतम्
tataḥ kṣaṇena garuḍenāsasāda jagatpatiḥ | puraṃ prāgjyotiṣaṃ ramyaṃ narakeṇa vaśīkṛtam
Then in a moment the lord of the world reached, by Garuḍa, the lovely city Prāgjyotiṣa, which had been brought under Naraka's power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.72
स दुर्गं मौरवैः पाशैः षट्सहस्रैर्भयङ्करैः । क्षुरान्तैर्वेष्टितं पार्श्वे मृत्युपाशैरिवोच्छ्रितम्
sa durgaṃ mauravaiḥ pāśaiḥ ṣaṭsahasrairbhayaṅkaraiḥ | kṣurāntairveṣṭitaṃ pārśve mṛtyupāśairivocchritam
(He saw) the fortress encircled on its flank by six thousand terrifying Mauravan nooses tipped with razors, raised up like the nooses of Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 40.73
निर्गच्छन्तं पुरात् तस्मात् नारदं च ददर्श सः । स तु देवमुनिः श्रीमान् यदागान्नरकं प्रति
nirgacchantaṃ purāt tasmāt nāradaṃ ca dadarśa saḥ | sa tu devamuniḥ śrīmān yadāgānnarakaṃ prati
And he saw Nārada coming out from that city. When that glorious sage of the gods had gone to Naraka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.74
तदा प्राग्ज्योतिषं गत्वा सत्कृतस्तेन नारदः । सङ्गमे समयं प्रोचे नरकाय स योषिताम्
tadā prāgjyotiṣaṃ gatvā satkṛtastena nāradaḥ | saṅgame samayaṃ proce narakāya sa yoṣitām
then, having gone to Prāgjyotiṣa and been honoured by him, Nārada told Naraka of a stipulation concerning union with women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.75
।। नारद उवाच ।। प्रवर्ततेऽद्य चैत्रस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य पञ्चमी । नवम्यां तु धरापुत्र प्राप्नोति महदापदम्
|| nārada uvāca || pravartate'dya caitrasya śuklapakṣasya pañcamī | navamyāṃ tu dharāputra prāpnoti mahadāpadam
Nārada said: Today the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Caitra is under way; but on the ninth, son of Earth, you will meet with a great calamity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.76
तदा यदि चतुर्दश्यां सुस्नाता योषितस्त्विमाः । सुरतेषु त्वया तत्र प्रयोक्तव्या यथासुखम्
tadā yadi caturdaśyāṃ susnātā yoṣitastvimāḥ | surateṣu tvayā tatra prayoktavyā yathāsukham
Then, if on the fourteenth these women have bathed well, you must employ them there in lovemaking as you please.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 40.77
नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नरको भयमोहितः । आसारं च प्रसारं च नगरे सन्यवेदयत्
nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā narako bhayamohitaḥ | āsāraṃ ca prasāraṃ ca nagare sanyavedayat
Hearing Nārada's words, Naraka, bewildered by fear, had the drawing-in and the spreading-out (of the guard) proclaimed in the city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 40.78
रक्षिभी रक्षितं राज्यं रक्षितं च समन्ततः । भयहर्षयुतो भौमः समयं समवैक्षत
rakṣibhī rakṣitaṃ rājyaṃ rakṣitaṃ ca samantataḥ | bhayaharṣayuto bhaumaḥ samayaṃ samavaikṣata
With the kingdom guarded by guards and protected on every side, Bhauma, filled with both fear and delight, awaited the appointed time.
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KaP 40.79
तस्मिन्नवसरे प्राप कृष्णः प्राग्ज्योतिषं पुरम् । प्रथमं पश्चिमं द्वारमासाद्य गरुडध्वजः
tasminnavasare prāpa kṛṣṇaḥ prāgjyotiṣaṃ puram | prathamaṃ paścimaṃ dvāramāsādya garuḍadhvajaḥ
At that juncture Kṛṣṇa reached the city Prāgjyotiṣa, he whose banner is Garuḍa, coming first to the western gate.
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KaP 40.80
पाशानां षट्सहस्राणि क्षुरान् सञ्छिद्य नैकधा । जघान स मुरुं दैत्यं सानुगं च सबान्धवम्
pāśānāṃ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi kṣurān sañchidya naikadhā | jaghāna sa muruṃ daityaṃ sānugaṃ ca sabāndhavam
Cutting the six thousand nooses and their razors into many pieces, he slew the Daitya Muru together with his followers and his kinsmen.
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KaP 40.81
षट्सहस्रा महावीरा दानवा द्वारि संस्थिताः । हताश्चक्रेण हरिणा तदैव मुरुणा सह
ṣaṭsahasrā mahāvīrā dānavā dvāri saṃsthitāḥ | hatāścakreṇa hariṇā tadaiva muruṇā saha
Six thousand great heroes, Dānavas stationed at the gate, were slain by Hari with his discus at that very time, along with Muru.
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KaP 40.82
मुरुं हत्वा सहस्राणि पुत्रांस्तस्यापरांश्च षट् । जघान चक्रेण तदा खण्डशोऽन्यांश्च दानवान्
muruṃ hatvā sahasrāṇi putrāṃstasyāparāṃśca ṣaṭ | jaghāna cakreṇa tadā khaṇḍaśo'nyāṃśca dānavān
Having slain Muru, (he) then cut down with his discus, in pieces, six thousand of his other sons as well, and other dānavas too.
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KaP 40.83
ततोऽनेकशिलासङ्घानतिक्रम्य जनार्दनः । सगणं सानुगं चैव निसुन्दं समपोथयत्
tato'nekaśilāsaṅghānatikramya janārdanaḥ | sagaṇaṃ sānugaṃ caiva nisundaṃ samapothayat
Then Janārdana, passing beyond many masses of rock, crushed Nisunda together with his troop and his followers.
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KaP 40.84
एको यो योधयेद्देवान् सहस्रं वत्सरान् पुरा । शक्रं च समतिक्रम्य महावीरपराक्रमः । तं जघान हयग्रीवं समतिक्रम्य केशवः
eko yo yodhayeddevān sahasraṃ vatsarān purā | śakraṃ ca samatikramya mahāvīraparākramaḥ | taṃ jaghāna hayagrīvaṃ samatikramya keśavaḥ
He who alone once fought the gods for a thousand years, and overcame Śakra, whose valour was that of a great hero — that Hayagrīva Keśava overcame and slew.
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KaP 40.85
मध्ये लौहित्यसंज्ञस्य भगवान् देवकीसुतः
madhye lauhityasaṃjñasya bhagavān devakīsutaḥ
In the middle of (the river) named Lauhitya, the Lord, the son of Devakī...
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KaP 40.86
औदकायां विरूपाक्षं सुन्दं हत्वा महाबलः । ततः पञ्चजनं वीरं जघान परमेश्वरः
audakāyāṃ virūpākṣaṃ sundaṃ hatvā mahābalaḥ | tataḥ pañcajanaṃ vīraṃ jaghāna parameśvaraḥ
Having slain Virūpākṣa and Sunda in the water, the mighty one, the Supreme Lord, then slew the hero Pañcajana.
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KaP 40.87
एतान् हत्वा महाकायान् महावीर्यान् दुरासदान् । आससाद जगन्नाथः पुरं प्राग्ज्योतिषाह्वयम्
etān hatvā mahākāyān mahāvīryān durāsadān | āsasāda jagannāthaḥ puraṃ prāgjyotiṣāhvayam
Having slain these huge-bodied, greatly powerful, unassailable ones, the Lord of the world reached the city called Prāgjyotiṣa.
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KaP 40.88
वियत्स्थैर्दैवतैः सर्वैर्नारदेन महात्मना । जयशब्दैः स्तूयमानः प्रविवेश यथेश्वरः
viyatsthairdaivataiḥ sarvairnāradena mahātmanā | jayaśabdaiḥ stūyamānaḥ praviveśa yatheśvaraḥ
Praised with shouts of "Victory!" by all the gods standing in the sky and by the great-souled Nārada, he entered as a lord would.
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KaP 40.89
श्रिया युक्तां दीप्यमानां प्राकाराट्टालभूषिताम् । स मेने नगरीं विष्णुः किमिन्द्रस्यामरावती?
śriyā yuktāṃ dīpyamānāṃ prākārāṭṭālabhūṣitām | sa mene nagarīṃ viṣṇuḥ kimindrasyāmarāvatī?
Viṣṇu thought the city, endowed with splendour, blazing, adorned with ramparts and watchtowers: "Is this Indra's Amarāvatī?"
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KaP 40.90
तत्र युद्धं महद्भूतं नानाप्रहरणोद्यतम् । भीरूणां त्रासजननं शूराणां हर्षवर्धनम् । यथा देवासुरं युद्धं तथैव समपद्यत
tatra yuddhaṃ mahadbhūtaṃ nānāpraharaṇodyatam | bhīrūṇāṃ trāsajananaṃ śūrāṇāṃ harṣavardhanam | yathā devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ tathaiva samapadyata
There a great battle took place, waged with many kinds of weapons, generating terror in cowards and increasing the joy of heroes — just as the battle of gods and asuras (was), so exactly did it come about.
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KaP 40.91
ततः शार्ङ्गविनिर्मुक्तैर्बाणैस्तान् दानवान् बहून् । निजघान महाबाहुर्गरुडस्थो जनार्दनः
tataḥ śārṅgavinirmuktairbāṇaistān dānavān bahūn | nijaghāna mahābāhurgaruḍastho janārdanaḥ
Then the mighty-armed Janārdana, seated on Garuḍa, slew those many dānavas with arrows released from the Śārṅga bow.
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KaP 40.92
अष्टौ शतसहस्राणि अष्टौ शतशतानि च । हत्वासुरान् महाबाहुर्नरकं तं समासदत्
aṣṭau śatasahasrāṇi aṣṭau śataśatāni ca | hatvāsurān mahābāhurnarakaṃ taṃ samāsadat
Having slain eight hundred thousand and eight ten-thousand asuras, the mighty-armed one approached that Naraka.
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KaP 40.93
ततः श्रुत्वा स नरकः पतितानसुरान् बहून् । दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं महाबाहु गरुडस्थं महाबलम्
tataḥ śrutvā sa narakaḥ patitānasurān bahūn | dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ mahābāhu garuḍasthaṃ mahābalam
Then that Naraka, hearing that many asuras had fallen, and seeing the mighty-armed, greatly powerful Kṛṣṇa seated on Garuḍa —
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KaP 40.94
वसिष्ठशापं सस्मार समयं माधवस्य च । नारदस्य वचश्चापि वरच्छिद्रं तथा विधेः
vasiṣṭhaśāpaṃ sasmāra samayaṃ mādhavasya ca | nāradasya vacaścāpi varacchidraṃ tathā vidheḥ
— he remembered Vasiṣṭha's curse, and the agreement with Mādhava, and Nārada's words too, and likewise the flaw in the boon granted by the Creator.
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KaP 40.95
स प्राप्तकालश्च तदा केशवेन समागतः । युद्ध वरं मेने स्मरन् बाणवचस्तदा
sa prāptakālaśca tadā keśavena samāgataḥ | yuddha varaṃ mene smaran bāṇavacastadā
And he, his time having come, then met with Keśava, and recalling Bāṇa's words he thought battle the best (course).
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KaP 40.96
सः काञ्चनं समारुह्य रथं वज्रध्वजं वरम् । लोहचक्राष्टसंयुक्तं त्रिनत्वप्रमितं रथम्
saḥ kāñcanaṃ samāruhya rathaṃ vajradhvajaṃ varam | lohacakrāṣṭasaṃyuktaṃ trinatvapramitaṃ ratham
He, mounting the excellent golden chariot with the thunderbolt banner, fitted with eight iron wheels, a chariot of three nata's measure —
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KaP 40.97
युक्तमश्वसहस्रैस्तु वज्रध्वजधिराजितम् । नानाप्रहरणोपेतं बहुतूणीरसंयुतम् । अगच्छत् समरायाशु नरकः पृथिवीसुतः
yuktamaśvasahasraistu vajradhvajadhirājitam | nānāpraharaṇopetaṃ bahutūṇīrasaṃyutam | agacchat samarāyāśu narakaḥ pṛthivīsutaḥ
— yoked with a thousand horses, resplendent with the thunderbolt banner, furnished with many kinds of weapons and equipped with many quivers: (on it) Naraka, the son of Earth, went swiftly to battle.
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KaP 40.98
स गच्छन् समरायाशु मानुषं भावमर्चितम् । निन्द्यं तथासुरं मेने स्मरन् पूर्ववचो हरेः
sa gacchan samarāyāśu mānuṣaṃ bhāvamarcitam | nindyaṃ tathāsuraṃ mene smaran pūrvavaco hareḥ
As he went swiftly to battle, recalling the earlier words of Hari, he considered the human condition honoured and the asura condition blameworthy.
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KaP 40.99
क्षणात् कृष्णं स ददर्श गरुडोपरि संस्थितम् । शङ्खचक्रगदाशार्ङ्गवरासिधरमच्युतम्
kṣaṇāt kṛṣṇaṃ sa dadarśa garuḍopari saṃsthitam | śaṅkhacakragadāśārṅgavarāsidharamacyutam
In an instant he saw Kṛṣṇa seated upon Garuḍa, the imperishable one bearing conch, discus, mace, the Śārṅga bow and an excellent sword,
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KaP 40.100
किरीटकुण्डलयुतं श्रीवत्सवक्षसं हरिम् । कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्कं पीताम्बरधरं परम्
kirīṭakuṇḍalayutaṃ śrīvatsavakṣasaṃ harim | kaustubhodbhāsitoraskaṃ pītāmbaradharaṃ param
Hari, wearing crown and earrings, with the Śrīvatsa on his chest, his breast shining with the Kaustubha jewel, clad in yellow garments, supreme.
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KaP 40.101
स तेन युयुधे वीरो विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपो भीमो नरकः पृथिवीसुतः
sa tena yuyudhe vīro viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | prāgjyotiṣādhipo bhīmo narakaḥ pṛthivīsutaḥ
That hero, the terrible Naraka, son of Earth, lord of Prāgjyotiṣa, fought with him, with Viṣṇu the mighty one.
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KaP 40.102
स युध्यत् कृष्णनिकटे कालिकां कालिकोपमाम् । रक्तास्यनयनां दीर्घा खड्गशक्तिधरां तदा
sa yudhyat kṛṣṇanikaṭe kālikāṃ kālikopamām | raktāsyanayanāṃ dīrghā khaḍgaśaktidharāṃ tadā
As he fought near Kṛṣṇa, (he saw) Kālikā, resembling a storm-cloud, with red mouth and eyes, tall, holding sword and spear,
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KaP 40.103
अपश्यज्जगतां धात्रीं कामाख्यामपि मोहिनीम्
apaśyajjagatāṃ dhātrīṃ kāmākhyāmapi mohinīm
— he saw the Mother of the worlds, Kāmākhyā, the bewitching one.
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KaP 40.104
स विस्मितस्तदा भीतस्तां दृष्ट्वा जगतां प्रसूम् । योद्धव्यमित्येव तदा युयुधे नरकोऽसुरः
sa vismitastadā bhītastāṃ dṛṣṭvā jagatāṃ prasūm | yoddhavyamityeva tadā yuyudhe narako'suraḥ
Astonished then, and afraid, having seen her, the Progenitress of the worlds, the demon Naraka nevertheless fought, thinking only "I must fight."
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KaP 40.105
तेन सार्धं तदा कृष्णः कृत्वा सुमहदद्भुतम् । युद्धं यादृक् पुरा भूतं न देवे न च मानुषे
tena sārdhaṃ tadā kṛṣṇaḥ kṛtvā sumahadadbhutam | yuddhaṃ yādṛk purā bhūtaṃ na deve na ca mānuṣe
Then Kṛṣṇa, having made with him a very great and marvellous battle, such as had never before taken place among gods or among men,
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KaP 40.106
ततस्तेनाथ भौमेन युद्धकेलिं स माधवः । चिरं कृत्वा जघानाथ देवेन्द्रं प्रतिहर्षयन्
tatastenātha bhaumena yuddhakeliṃ sa mādhavaḥ | ciraṃ kṛtvā jaghānātha devendraṃ pratiharṣayan
then, having long played at battle with that son of the Earth, Mādhava slew him, gladdening the lord of the gods.
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KaP 40.107
सुदर्शनेन चक्रेण मध्यदेशे तदा हरिः । द्विधा चिच्छेद नरकं खण्डितोऽभ्यपतद् भुवि
sudarśanena cakreṇa madhyadeśe tadā hariḥ | dvidhā ciccheda narakaṃ khaṇḍito'bhyapatad bhuvi
With the discus Sudarśana Hari then cut Naraka in two at the middle, and, cut apart, he fell down upon the earth.
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KaP 40.108
विभक्ततच्छरीरं तु भूमौ निपतितं तदा । विराजते वज्रभिन्नो यथा गैरिकपर्वतः
vibhaktataccharīraṃ tu bhūmau nipatitaṃ tadā | virājate vajrabhinno yathā gairikaparvataḥ
And that body of his, divided and fallen on the ground, shone like a mountain of red ochre split by the thunderbolt.
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KaP 40.109
पतिते तनये देवी पृथ्वी दृष्ट्वा शरीरकम् । शोकवेगं तदा सेहे ज्ञात्वा कालं तदागतम्
patite tanaye devī pṛthvī dṛṣṭvā śarīrakam | śokavegaṃ tadā sehe jñātvā kālaṃ tadāgatam
When her son had fallen, the goddess Earth, seeing the poor body, bore then the rush of grief, knowing that his time had come.
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KaP 40.110
आदितेः कुण्डलयुगं स्वयमादाय काश्यपी । उपातिष्ठत गोविन्दं वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
āditeḥ kuṇḍalayugaṃ svayamādāya kāśyapī | upātiṣṭhata govindaṃ vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
Herself taking Aditi's pair of earrings, the daughter of Kaśyapa approached Govinda and spoke this speech:
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KaP 40.111
।। पृथिव्युवाच ।। त्वया वराहरूपेण यदाहं चोद्धृता पुरा । तदा त्वद्गात्रसंस्पर्शात् पुत्रो मे नरकः स्थितः । सोऽयं त्वया पालितश्च पातितश्चाधुना सुतः
|| pṛthivyuvāca || tvayā varāharūpeṇa yadāhaṃ coddhṛtā purā | tadā tvadgātrasaṃsparśāt putro me narakaḥ sthitaḥ | so'yaṃ tvayā pālitaśca pātitaścādhunā sutaḥ
The Earth said: When of old I was lifted up by you in the form of a boar, then from the touch of your body my son Naraka came to be. He it is whom you protected, and now, my son, you have felled him.
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KaP 40.112
गृहाण कुण्डले चेमे अदितेः सर्वकामदे । सन्ततिं चास्य गोविन्द प्रतिपालय नित्यदा
gṛhāṇa kuṇḍale ceme aditeḥ sarvakāmade | santatiṃ cāsya govinda pratipālaya nityadā
Take these two earrings of Aditi, which grant every wish; and, Govinda, protect his line always.
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KaP 40.113
।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। भारावतरणे देवि नरकस्य वधः पुरा । त्वयैव प्रार्थितो यस्मात् तेनासौ निहतो मया
|| śrībhagavānuvāca || bhārāvataraṇe devi narakasya vadhaḥ purā | tvayaiva prārthito yasmāt tenāsau nihato mayā
The Blessed Lord said: For the lightening of the (earth's) burden, O goddess, the killing of Naraka was formerly asked for by you yourself; therefore he has been slain by me.
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KaP 40.114
पालयिष्येऽस्य सन्तानं देवि त्वद्वचनादहम् । प्राग्ज्योतिषेऽभिषेक्ष्यामि नप्तारं भगदत्तकम्
pālayiṣye'sya santānaṃ devi tvadvacanādaham | prāgjyotiṣe'bhiṣekṣyāmi naptāraṃ bhagadattakam
I shall protect his progeny, goddess, at your word; I shall consecrate his grandson Bhagadatta in Prāgjyotiṣa.
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KaP 40.115
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्भगवान् मधुसूदनः । अन्तःपुरं विवेशाथ नरकस्य धनालयम्
evamuktvā mahābāhurbhagavān madhusūdanaḥ | antaḥpuraṃ viveśātha narakasya dhanālayam
Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed Lord, slayer of Madhu, then entered the inner apartments, Naraka's treasure-house.
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KaP 40.116
स तत्र ददृशे वीरो रत्नानि विविधानि च । राशीभूतानि शुद्धानि पर्वतानिव राजतः
sa tatra dadṛśe vīro ratnāni vividhāni ca | rāśībhūtāni śuddhāni parvatāniva rājataḥ
There the hero saw jewels of many kinds, heaped up and pure, like mountains of silver.
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KaP 40.117
मुक्तामणिप्रवालानां वैदूर्यस्य च पर्वतम् । तथा रजतकूटानि वज्रकूटानि माधवः
muktāmaṇipravālānāṃ vaidūryasya ca parvatam | tathā rajatakūṭāni vajrakūṭāni mādhavaḥ
Mādhava (saw) a mountain of pearls, gems, corals and beryl, and likewise peaks of silver and peaks of diamond,
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KaP 40.118
सुवर्ण संचयात् रुक्मदण्डान् रत्नमयध्वजान् । वाहनानि विचित्राणि यानानि शयनानि च
suvarṇa saṃcayāt rukmadaṇḍān ratnamayadhvajān | vāhanāni vicitrāṇi yānāni śayanāni ca
heaps of gold, golden staves, banners made of jewels, variegated mounts, carriages and couches,
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KaP 40.119
खचितानि स्वर्णरत्नैर्महार्हाणि महान्ति च । यद् यद् दृष्टं च यावच्च धनं रत्नं मणिस्तथा । भुवि तादृक् च नो दृष्टमन्यत्र नरकालयात्
khacitāni svarṇaratnairmahārhāṇi mahānti ca | yad yad dṛṣṭaṃ ca yāvacca dhanaṃ ratnaṃ maṇistathā | bhuvi tādṛk ca no dṛṣṭamanyatra narakālayāt
great and very costly things inlaid with gold and jewels — whatever wealth, jewels and gems were seen there and in whatever quantity, the like was nowhere seen on earth except in Naraka's dwelling.
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KaP 40.120
न कुबेरस्य नेन्द्रस्य न यमस्याप्यपां पतेः । तावन्ति धनरत्नानि यावन्ति नरकालये
na kuberasya nendrasya na yamasyāpyapāṃ pateḥ | tāvanti dhanaratnāni yāvanti narakālaye
Neither Kubera nor Indra nor Yama nor the lord of the waters has such wealth and jewels as are in Naraka's dwelling.
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KaP 40.121
केशवोऽप्यथ तत्रैव नारदेन च सङ्गतः
keśavo'pyatha tatraiva nāradena ca saṅgataḥ
And there itself Keśava met with Nārada.
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KaP 40.122
अवेक्ष्यान्तःपुरधनं सारं सारतरं ततः । तेषां समाददे ग्राह्यं प्रभूतं परवीरहा
avekṣyāntaḥpuradhanaṃ sāraṃ sārataraṃ tataḥ | teṣāṃ samādade grāhyaṃ prabhūtaṃ paravīrahā
Having inspected the wealth of the inner apartments, then (choosing) what was valuable and more valuable, the slayer of enemy heroes took from those (stores) abundant goods worth taking.
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KaP 40.123
या दत्ता वैष्णवीशक्तिर्विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । हत्वा भौमं तु तां शक्तिं जगृहे देवकीसुतः
yā dattā vaiṣṇavīśaktirviṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | hatvā bhaumaṃ tu tāṃ śaktiṃ jagṛhe devakīsutaḥ
The Vaiṣṇavī power that had been given (to Naraka) by Viṣṇu, the mighty lord — having killed the son of the Earth, the son of Devakī took that power (for himself).
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KaP 40.124
पृथिव्या नारदेनैव सहितः केशवस्तदा । भगदत्तं भौमसुतं प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरोत्तमे । अभिषिच्य तदा भूतं पुरमध्ये न्यवेशयत्
pṛthivyā nāradenaiva sahitaḥ keśavastadā | bhagadattaṃ bhaumasutaṃ prāgjyotiṣapurottame | abhiṣicya tadā bhūtaṃ puramadhye nyaveśayat
Then Keśava, together with the Earth and with Nārada, having consecrated Bhagadatta, the son of the son of the Earth, in Prāgjyotiṣa, the best of cities, installed him in the midst of the city.
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KaP 40.125
अभिषिक्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा भगदत्तं तदा क्षितिः । नप्तुरर्थेऽथ तां शक्तिं केशवं समयाचत
abhiṣiktaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagadattaṃ tadā kṣitiḥ | napturarthe'tha tāṃ śaktiṃ keśavaṃ samayācata
But seeing Bhagadatta consecrated, the Earth then asked Keśava for that power (spear) for the sake of her grandson.
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KaP 40.126
केशवोऽपि क्षितेर्वाक्यान्नारदानुमतेन च । तां शक्तिं भगदत्ताय सुप्रीतमनसा ददौ
keśavo'pi kṣitervākyānnāradānumatena ca | tāṃ śaktiṃ bhagadattāya suprītamanasā dadau
And Keśava, at the Earth's word and with Nārada's assent, gave that power (spear) to Bhagadatta with a well-pleased mind.
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KaP 40.127
यच्छत्रं वरुणं जित्वा काञ्चनस्त्राविसंज्ञकम् । समानयत् पुरा भौमस्तच्छत्रं हरिराददे
yacchatraṃ varuṇaṃ jitvā kāñcanastrāvisaṃjñakam | samānayat purā bhaumastacchatraṃ harirādade
The umbrella called "the gold-dripping one," which Bhauma had formerly brought away after conquering Varuṇa — that umbrella Hari took.
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KaP 40.128
अष्टभारसुवर्णानि यत्संस्रवति चान्वहम् । यत् क्रोशमात्रविस्तीर्णमर्धयोजनमुच्छ्रितम्
aṣṭabhārasuvarṇāni yatsaṃsravati cānvaham | yat krośamātravistīrṇamardhayojanamucchritam
(That umbrella) which daily oozes eight bhāras of gold, which is a full krośa in breadth and half a yojana in height —
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KaP 40.129
रत्नोत्तमानि सर्वाणि चतुर्दन्तांस्तथा गजान् । चतुर्दशसहस्राणि पूजिता: प्रमदास्तथा
ratnottamāni sarvāṇi caturdantāṃstathā gajān | caturdaśasahasrāṇi pūjitā: pramadāstathā
all the finest jewels, and the four-tusked elephants, and likewise fourteen thousand honoured women —
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KaP 40.130
द्वारकां प्रति दैत्यौघैर्वाहयामास केशवः
dvārakāṃ prati daityaughairvāhayāmāsa keśavaḥ
Keśava had (all this) conveyed toward Dvārakā by throngs of demons.
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KaP 40.131
या देवकन्यकाः पूर्वं नरकेण हृता बलात् । तासां कृत्वा हृषीकेशो वेणीबन्धविमोक्षणम्
yā devakanyakāḥ pūrvaṃ narakeṇa hṛtā balāt | tāsāṃ kṛtvā hṛṣīkeśo veṇībandhavimokṣaṇam
Those daughters of the gods who had earlier been carried off by force by Naraka — Hṛṣīkeśa, having performed for them the loosening of their braided hair,
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KaP 40.132
वासोभिर्भूषणैर्दिव्यैस्ताः सत्कृत्य मुहुर्मुहुः । आरोप्य च विमाने तु रक्षिभिर्बलिभिर्दृढैः । नारदाधिष्ठिताः सर्वा द्वारकां प्रत्यवाहयत्
vāsobhirbhūṣaṇairdivyaistāḥ satkṛtya muhurmuhuḥ | āropya ca vimāne tu rakṣibhirbalibhirdṛḍhaiḥ | nāradādhiṣṭhitāḥ sarvā dvārakāṃ pratyavāhayat
honouring them again and again with garments and divine ornaments, and having placed them on a celestial car with strong, powerful guards, he had them all, under Nārada's charge, conveyed to Dvārakā.
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KaP 40.133
यः कृतः सुरकन्यार्थे भौमेन मणिपर्वतः
yaḥ kṛtaḥ surakanyārthe bhaumena maṇiparvataḥ
The jewel-mountain that had been made by Bhauma for the sake of the girls of the gods,
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KaP 40.134
मणिरत्नौघसम्पूर्णो दिवाकरसमप्रभः । उत्पाट्य तं जगन्नाथस्तार्क्षपृष्ठे न्यधापयत्
maṇiratnaughasampūrṇo divākarasamaprabhaḥ | utpāṭya taṃ jagannāthastārkṣapṛṣṭhe nyadhāpayat
filled with a mass of gems and jewels, with a radiance equal to the sun — the Lord of the world uprooted it and had it set upon the back of Tārkṣya (Garuḍa).
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KaP 40.135
तथैव वारुणं छत्रं गरुडोपरि माधवः । आरोप्य सत्यभामा सहासीनः सुमना हरिः
tathaiva vāruṇaṃ chatraṃ garuḍopari mādhavaḥ | āropya satyabhāmā sahāsīnaḥ sumanā hariḥ
Likewise Mādhava, having lifted Varuṇa's umbrella onto Garuḍa, Hari, glad of heart, seated together with Satyabhāmā,
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KaP 40.136
भगदत्तं समाभाष्य पृथिवीं च जगत्पतिः । प्रतस्थे द्वारकां वीरो वियन्मार्गेण वै द्रुतम्
bhagadattaṃ samābhāṣya pṛthivīṃ ca jagatpatiḥ | pratasthe dvārakāṃ vīro viyanmārgeṇa vai drutam
the Lord of the world, the hero, having addressed Bhagadatta and the Earth, set out swiftly for Dvārakā by the path of the sky.
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KaP 40.137
सुपर्णः काञ्चनस्राविच्छत्रं समणिपर्वतम् । केशवं सत्यभामां च हेलया खे वहन् ययौ
suparṇaḥ kāñcanasrāvicchatraṃ samaṇiparvatam | keśavaṃ satyabhāmāṃ ca helayā khe vahan yayau
Suparṇa (Garuḍa) went bearing effortlessly through the sky the gold-dripping umbrella along with the jewel-mountain, and Keśava and Satyabhāmā.
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KaP 40.138
क्षणेन द्वारकां प्राप्य केशवः परवीरहा । मुदं च लेभे सकलैर्बान्धवैश्च तथा गणैः
kṣaṇena dvārakāṃ prāpya keśavaḥ paravīrahā | mudaṃ ca lebhe sakalairbāndhavaiśca tathā gaṇaiḥ
In a moment Keśava, the slayer of enemy heroes, reached Dvārakā, and he found joy with all his kinsmen and his retinues.
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KaP 40.139
एवं काली महामाया कालिकाख्या जगन्मयी । विष्णुं च जगतां नाथं परापरपतिं हरिम्
evaṃ kālī mahāmāyā kālikākhyā jaganmayī | viṣṇuṃ ca jagatāṃ nāthaṃ parāparapatiṃ harim
Thus Kālī, the great Māyā, named Kālikā, made up of the world, (deludes) even Viṣṇu, Hari, the lord of the worlds, the master of the high and the low,
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KaP 40.140
जगत्कारणकर्तारं ज्ञानगम्यं जगन्मयम् । सन्मोहयत्येव तथा ह्यनुरागविरागवान्
jagatkāraṇakartāraṃ jñānagamyaṃ jaganmayam | sanmohayatyeva tathā hyanurāgavirāgavān
the maker of the world's cause, attainable by knowledge, made up of the world — she indeed deludes (him), so that he becomes subject to attachment and aversion.
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KaP 40.141
अनुगृह्णाति मित्राणि ह्यमित्राणि निहन्ति च । नारीषु मूढो रमते द्वन्द्वेनापि च मुह्यते
anugṛhṇāti mitrāṇi hyamitrāṇi nihanti ca | nārīṣu mūḍho ramate dvandvenāpi ca muhyate
He favours friends and slays enemies; deluded, he takes pleasure in women, and is bewildered too by the pairs of opposites.
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KaP 40.142
इति वः कथितं विप्रा यथाभून्नरकोऽसुरः । यथा च वरलाभोऽभूद् यथा चास्य विचेष्टितम्
iti vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā yathābhūnnarako'suraḥ | yathā ca varalābho'bhūd yathā cāsya viceṣṭitam
Thus, brahmins, it has been told to you how Naraka the Asura came to be, and how the obtaining of the boon happened, and what his doings were.
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KaP 40.143
आराधितो यथा ब्रह्मा बाणबुद्ध्याथ भौमिना । किमन्यदुचितं वास्ति तद्ब्रुवन्तु द्विजोत्तमाः
ārādhito yathā brahmā bāṇabuddhyātha bhauminā | kimanyaducitaṃ vāsti tadbruvantu dvijottamāḥ
And how Brahmā was propitiated by the son of the Earth with the intention of (obtaining) the arrow — is there anything else fitting? Let the best of the twice-born speak it.
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