Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 246
PdP 6 246.1
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच- अथोपनयनं नाम चकारानकदुंदुभिः । पुत्रयोर्वेदविधिना तस्मिन्वै रामकृष्णयोः
śrīmaheśvara uvāca- athopanayanaṃ nāma cakārānakaduṃdubhiḥ | putrayorvedavidhinā tasminvai rāmakṛṣṇayoḥ
Śrī Maheśvara said: Then Ānakadundubhi performed, according to the Vedic rule, that rite called the initiation for his two sons, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.
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PdP 6 246.2
आचार्येण हि गर्गेण संस्कृतौ रामकेशवौ । पंडितैर्वैष्णवैर्दिव्यैः स्नापनैर्विमलैः शुभैः
ācāryeṇa hi gargeṇa saṃskṛtau rāmakeśavau | paṃḍitairvaiṣṇavairdivyaiḥ snāpanairvimalaiḥ śubhaiḥ
Rāma and Keśava were consecrated by the teacher Garga, with pure, auspicious, divine bathings, by learned Vaiṣṇavas.
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PdP 6 246.3
कृतसंस्कारकर्माणौ रामकृष्णौ महाबलौ । सांदीपनेर्गृहं गत्वा नमस्कृत्य महात्मनः
kṛtasaṃskārakarmāṇau rāmakṛṣṇau mahābalau | sāṃdīpanergṛhaṃ gatvā namaskṛtya mahātmanaḥ
Rāma and Kṛṣṇa of great strength, having had their consecration rites performed, went to the house of Sāndīpani and bowed to that great-souled one;
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PdP 6 246.4
अधीत्य वेदशास्त्राणि तस्मात्तौ द्विजपुंगवात् । मृतं पुत्रं समानीय ददतुस्तस्य दक्षिणाम्
adhītya vedaśāstrāṇi tasmāttau dvijapuṃgavāt | mṛtaṃ putraṃ samānīya dadatustasya dakṣiṇām
and having studied the Vedas and the sciences from that bull among twice-born ones, the two brought back his dead son and gave it to him as the teacher's fee.
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PdP 6 246.5
आशिषो वचनं लब्ध्वा गुरोस्तस्मान्महात्मनः । तस्मै प्रणम्य मथुरां जग्मतुर्यदुपुंगवौ
āśiṣo vacanaṃ labdhvā gurostasmānmahātmanaḥ | tasmai praṇamya mathurāṃ jagmaturyadupuṃgavau
Having received the words of blessing from that great-souled teacher, and having bowed to him, the two bulls of the Yadus went to Mathurā.
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PdP 6 246.6
अथ कृष्णेन निहतं श्रुत्वा कंसं दुरासदम् । श्वशुरस्तस्य नृपतेर्जरासंधो महाबलः
atha kṛṣṇena nihataṃ śrutvā kaṃsaṃ durāsadam | śvaśurastasya nṛpaterjarāsaṃdho mahābalaḥ
Then, hearing that the unassailable Kaṃsa had been slain by Kṛṣṇa, that king's father-in-law, Jarāsaṃdha of great strength,
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PdP 6 246.7
अक्षौहिणीसहस्रैस्तु सेनानीकैर्महाबलैः । कृष्णं हंतुं समागत्य रुरोध मथुरां पुरीम्
akṣauhiṇīsahasraistu senānīkairmahābalaiḥ | kṛṣṇaṃ haṃtuṃ samāgatya rurodha mathurāṃ purīm
came with thousands of akṣauhiṇīs, with mighty armed hosts, to kill Kṛṣṇa, and besieged the city of Mathurā.
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PdP 6 246.8
रामकृष्णौ महावीर्यौ विनिर्गत्य पुरोत्तमात् । गजवाजिसमाकीर्णं तद्बलौघमपश्यताम्
rāmakṛṣṇau mahāvīryau vinirgatya purottamāt | gajavājisamākīrṇaṃ tadbalaughamapaśyatām
Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, both of great valour, going out from that best of cities, beheld that flood of an army thronged with elephants and horses.
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PdP 6 246.9
सस्मार वासुदेवस्तु पूर्वं रूपं सनातनम् । तस्य स्मरणमात्रेण दारुको विष्णुसारथिः
sasmāra vāsudevastu pūrvaṃ rūpaṃ sanātanam | tasya smaraṇamātreṇa dāruko viṣṇusārathiḥ
Then Vāsudeva called to mind his former, eternal form; and by his merely remembering it, Dāruka, Viṣṇu's charioteer,
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PdP 6 246.10
सुग्रीवपुष्पकं नाम समानीय महारथम् । वाजिभिर्दिव्यपुष्पाद्यैरुह्यमानं सनातनम्
sugrīvapuṣpakaṃ nāma samānīya mahāratham | vājibhirdivyapuṣpādyairuhyamānaṃ sanātanam
brought up the great chariot named Sugrīva-Puṣpaka, eternal, drawn by horses (adorned) with divine flowers and the rest,
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PdP 6 246.11
दिव्यायुधैरुपेतं तं शंखचक्रगदादिभिः । वैनतेयपताकेन शोभितं देवदुर्जयम्
divyāyudhairupetaṃ taṃ śaṃkhacakragadādibhiḥ | vainateyapatākena śobhitaṃ devadurjayam
furnished with divine weapons — conch, discus, mace and the rest — resplendent with the banner of Garuḍa, hard for the gods to conquer.
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PdP 6 246.12
अवनीं प्राप्य गोविंदं प्रणम्य हरिसारथिः । प्रददौ स्यंदनं शुभ्रं सायुधाश्वसमन्वितम्
avanīṃ prāpya goviṃdaṃ praṇamya harisārathiḥ | pradadau syaṃdanaṃ śubhraṃ sāyudhāśvasamanvitam
Reaching the earth and bowing to Govinda, Hari's charioteer presented the shining chariot together with its weapons and horses.
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PdP 6 246.13
दृष्ट्वा हर्षेण कृष्णोऽपि परिणीय महारथम् । आरुरोहाग्रजेनैव स्तूयमानो मरुद्गणैः
dṛṣṭvā harṣeṇa kṛṣṇo'pi pariṇīya mahāratham | ārurohāgrajenaiva stūyamāno marudgaṇaiḥ
Seeing it, Kṛṣṇa too with delight walked around the great chariot and mounted it along with his elder brother, being praised by the hosts of Maruts.
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PdP 6 246.14
चतुर्भुजं वपुर्भूत्वा शंखचक्रगदासिभृत् । किरीटी कुंडली स्रग्वी संग्रामाभिमुखं ययौ
caturbhujaṃ vapurbhūtvā śaṃkhacakragadāsibhṛt | kirīṭī kuṃḍalī sragvī saṃgrāmābhimukhaṃ yayau
Becoming a four-armed form, bearing conch, discus, mace and sword, wearing diadem, earrings and garland, he advanced facing the battle.
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PdP 6 246.15
बलदेवोऽपि मुशलं लांगलं गृह्य वीर्यवान् । तत्सैन्यं हंतुमारेभे महेश्वर इवापरः
baladevo'pi muśalaṃ lāṃgalaṃ gṛhya vīryavān | tatsainyaṃ haṃtumārebhe maheśvara ivāparaḥ
Baladeva too, the valiant one, taking up club and plough, began to destroy that army like a second Maheśvara.
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PdP 6 246.16
दारुकश्च रथं शीघ्रं नोदयामास तद्रणे । तृणगुल्मलताक्रांते काननेऽग्निमिवानिलः
dārukaśca rathaṃ śīghraṃ nodayāmāsa tadraṇe | tṛṇagulmalatākrāṃte kānane'gnimivānilaḥ
And Dāruka swiftly drove the chariot into that battle, as the wind (drives) fire into a forest overrun with grass, bushes and creepers.
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PdP 6 246.17
ततो गदाभिः परिघैः शक्तिभिर्मुद्गरैस्तथा । तद्रथं छादयामासुर्जरासंधस्य सैनिकाः
tato gadābhiḥ parighaiḥ śaktibhirmudgaraistathā | tadrathaṃ chādayāmāsurjarāsaṃdhasya sainikāḥ
Then with maces, iron bars, spears and hammers Jarāsaṃdha's soldiers covered that chariot.
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PdP 6 246.18
चक्रेणैव हरिस्तूर्णं तानि चिच्छेद लीलया । बहूनि तृणकाष्ठानि महावह्निरिवार्चिषा
cakreṇaiva haristūrṇaṃ tāni ciccheda līlayā | bahūni tṛṇakāṣṭhāni mahāvahnirivārciṣā
With his discus alone Hari swiftly cut them to pieces in play, as a great fire with its flame (consumes) much grass and wood.
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PdP 6 246.19
ततः शार्ङ्गं समादाय सायकैरक्षयैः शितैः । चिच्छेद तानि सैन्यानि न प्राज्ञायत किंचन
tataḥ śārṅgaṃ samādāya sāyakairakṣayaiḥ śitaiḥ | ciccheda tāni sainyāni na prājñāyata kiṃcana
Then, taking up the Śārṅga bow, with sharp inexhaustible arrows he cut down those armies; nothing could be discerned.
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PdP 6 246.20
चक्रच्छिन्नास्यकमलाः केचित्तत्र महाबलाः । गदया चूर्णिताः केचित्केचिदन्यैर्महारणे
cakracchinnāsyakamalāḥ kecittatra mahābalāḥ | gadayā cūrṇitāḥ kecitkecidanyairmahāraṇe
Some mighty warriors there had their lotus-faces severed by the discus, some were pulverised by the mace, and others by other (weapons) in that great battle.
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PdP 6 246.21
केचिच्चैवासिनाछिन्नास्तथान्ये शरताडिताः । लांगलाग्रहतग्रीवा मुशलाहतमस्तकाः
keciccaivāsināchinnāstathānye śaratāḍitāḥ | lāṃgalāgrahatagrīvā muśalāhatamastakāḥ
Some were cut down by the sword, others struck by arrows, their necks broken by the tip of the plough, their heads smashed by the club.
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PdP 6 246.22
क्षणेन तद्बलं सर्वं निहत्य मधुसूदनः । शंखं दध्मौ यदुश्रेष्ठो लयाशनि निभस्वनम्
kṣaṇena tadbalaṃ sarvaṃ nihatya madhusūdanaḥ | śaṃkhaṃ dadhmau yaduśreṣṭho layāśani nibhasvanam
In an instant, having slain that whole army, Madhusūdana, the best of the Yadus, blew his conch, whose sound was like the thunderbolt of dissolution.
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PdP 6 246.23
शंखरावविनिर्भिन्नहृदयास्ते महाबलाः । योधाः साश्वाः सनागाश्च पतितास्त्यक्तजीविताः
śaṃkharāvavinirbhinnahṛdayāste mahābalāḥ | yodhāḥ sāśvāḥ sanāgāśca patitāstyaktajīvitāḥ
Those mighty warriors, their hearts burst apart by the blast of the conch, fell with their horses and elephants, their lives given up.
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PdP 6 246.24
अक्षौहिणीसहस्रं तु साश्वं सरथकुंजरम् । कृष्णेनैकेन निहतं निःशेषं तदभूद्बलम्
akṣauhiṇīsahasraṃ tu sāśvaṃ sarathakuṃjaram | kṛṣṇenaikena nihataṃ niḥśeṣaṃ tadabhūdbalam
A thousand akṣauhiṇīs, with horses, chariots and elephants, were slain by Kṛṣṇa alone; that army was left without remainder.
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PdP 6 246.25
निहतं वासुदेवेन प्रहरार्द्धेन शार्ङ्गिणा । ततो देवगणाः सर्वे हर्षनिर्भरचेतसः
nihataṃ vāsudevena praharārddhena śārṅgiṇā | tato devagaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbharacetasaḥ
(That force was) struck down by Vāsudeva, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, in half an instant. Then all the hosts of gods, their minds filled to overflowing with joy,
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PdP 6 246.26
ववृषुः पुष्पवर्षाणि साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन् । सर्वमप्यवनीभारं विमुच्य धरणीधरः
vavṛṣuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi sādhusādhviti cābruvan | sarvamapyavanībhāraṃ vimucya dharaṇīdharaḥ
rained down showers of flowers and cried, "Well done, well done!" And the upholder of the earth, having relieved (her) of her whole burden,
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PdP 6 246.27
संस्तूयमानस्त्रिदशैर्बभौ संग्राममूर्द्धनि । निहतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा जरासंधोऽतिवीर्यवान्
saṃstūyamānastridaśairbabhau saṃgrāmamūrddhani | nihataṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā jarāsaṃdho'tivīryavān
praised by the thirty (gods), shone at the forefront of the battle. Seeing his own army slain, the exceedingly valorous Jarāsaṃdha
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PdP 6 246.28
योद्धुमभ्याययौ तूर्णं बलदेवेन दुर्मतिः । तयोर्युद्धमभूद्धोरं संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनोः
yoddhumabhyāyayau tūrṇaṃ baladevena durmatiḥ | tayoryuddhamabhūddhoraṃ saṃgrāmeṣvanivartinoḥ
— the evil-minded one — swiftly advanced to fight with Baladeva. A terrible battle took place between those two who never turn back in combats.
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PdP 6 246.29
रामो लांगलमादाय रथं तस्य ससारथिम् । विनिपात्य रणे शूरो गृहीत्वा तं महाबलम्
rāmo lāṃgalamādāya rathaṃ tasya sasārathim | vinipātya raṇe śūro gṛhītvā taṃ mahābalam
Rāma, taking up his plough, struck down his chariot together with its charioteer, and the hero, seizing that mighty one in the battle,
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PdP 6 246.30
उद्यम्य मुशलं तूर्णं तं हंतुमुपचक्रमे । प्राणसंशयमापन्नं जरासंधं नृपोत्तमम्
udyamya muśalaṃ tūrṇaṃ taṃ haṃtumupacakrame | prāṇasaṃśayamāpannaṃ jarāsaṃdhaṃ nṛpottamam
raising up his pestle swiftly, set about killing him. Jarāsaṃdha, best of kings, brought to peril of his life
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PdP 6 246.31
कृतं रामेण बलिना सिंहेनेव महागजम् । दृष्ट्वा कृष्णोग्रजं प्राह न हंतव्य इति प्रभुः
kṛtaṃ rāmeṇa balinā siṃheneva mahāgajam | dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇograjaṃ prāha na haṃtavya iti prabhuḥ
by the powerful Rāma, as a great elephant by a lion — seeing (this), the Lord said to Kṛṣṇa's elder brother, "He is not to be killed."
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PdP 6 246.32
मोचयामास धर्मात्मा जरासंधं महामतिः । विमुच्य कृष्णवाक्येन शत्रुं संकर्षणोऽव्ययः
mocayāmāsa dharmātmā jarāsaṃdhaṃ mahāmatiḥ | vimucya kṛṣṇavākyena śatruṃ saṃkarṣaṇo'vyayaḥ
The righteous one of great wisdom let Jarāsaṃdha go. Having released the enemy at Kṛṣṇa's word, the imperishable Saṃkarṣaṇa,
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PdP 6 246.33
सानुजो रथमारुह्य मथुरां प्रविवेश ह । स कालयवनं प्राप्य महावीर्यं बलान्वितम्
sānujo rathamāruhya mathurāṃ praviveśa ha | sa kālayavanaṃ prāpya mahāvīryaṃ balānvitam
together with his younger brother, mounted the chariot and entered Mathurā. He (Jarāsaṃdha), having reached Kālayavana, of great valour and possessed of strength,
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PdP 6 246.34
पुत्रयोर्वसुदेवस्य समाचष्ट पराक्रमम् । दानवानां वधं चैव कंसस्य निधनं तथा
putrayorvasudevasya samācaṣṭa parākramam | dānavānāṃ vadhaṃ caiva kaṃsasya nidhanaṃ tathā
related the prowess of Vasudeva's two sons, and the slaying of the Dānavas, and likewise the death of Kaṃsa,
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PdP 6 246.35
अक्षौहिणीनां च वधं तथा स्वस्य पराजयम् । सर्वं निवेदयामास कृष्णस्य चरितं महत्
akṣauhiṇīnāṃ ca vadhaṃ tathā svasya parājayam | sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsa kṛṣṇasya caritaṃ mahat
and the slaughter of the akṣauhiṇīs, and likewise his own defeat; he reported all of Kṛṣṇa's great doings.
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PdP 6 246.36
तच्छ्रुत्वा यवनः क्रुद्धो महाबलपराक्रमैः । म्लेच्छकोटिसहस्रैस्तु संवृतो मदसंयुतैः
tacchrutvā yavanaḥ kruddho mahābalaparākramaiḥ | mlecchakoṭisahasraistu saṃvṛto madasaṃyutaiḥ
Hearing that, the Yavana grew angry, and surrounded by thousands of ten millions of Mlecchas of great strength and prowess, filled with intoxication,
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PdP 6 246.37
मगधाधिपतेस्तस्य सहायार्थं महाबलः । तेनैव सहितस्तूर्णं जगाम मथुरां पुरीम्
magadhādhipatestasya sahāyārthaṃ mahābalaḥ | tenaiva sahitastūrṇaṃ jagāma mathurāṃ purīm
that mighty one, for the sake of aiding the lord of Magadha, went swiftly together with him to the city of Mathurā.
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PdP 6 246.38
बलैराच्छाद्य पृथिवीं नानाजनपदान्विताम् । संनिवेश्य महासैन्यं रुरोध मथुरां पुरीम्
balairācchādya pṛthivīṃ nānājanapadānvitām | saṃniveśya mahāsainyaṃ rurodha mathurāṃ purīm
Covering the earth, with its various districts, with his forces, and encamping the great army, he besieged the city of Mathurā.
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PdP 6 246.39
कृष्णोऽपि चिंतयित्वाऽथ पौराणां कुशलं तदा । ययाचे सागरं भूमिं निवासार्थं जनस्य च
kṛṣṇo'pi ciṃtayitvā'tha paurāṇāṃ kuśalaṃ tadā | yayāce sāgaraṃ bhūmiṃ nivāsārthaṃ janasya ca
Kṛṣṇa too, thinking then of the welfare of the townsfolk, asked the ocean for land for the dwelling of the people.
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PdP 6 246.40
त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णां ददौ कृष्णस्य सागरः । असृजत्पयसां मध्ये तत्र द्वारवतीं पुरीम्
triṃśadyojanavistīrṇāṃ dadau kṛṣṇasya sāgaraḥ | asṛjatpayasāṃ madhye tatra dvāravatīṃ purīm
The ocean gave Kṛṣṇa (a tract) thirty yojanas in extent; there in the midst of the waters he created the city of Dvāravatī —
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PdP 6 246.41
बहुप्रासादसंयुक्तां हेमप्राकारतोरणाम् । नानामणिमयैर्दिव्यैर्गृहपंक्तिभिरावृताम्
bahuprāsādasaṃyuktāṃ hemaprākāratoraṇām | nānāmaṇimayairdivyairgṛhapaṃktibhirāvṛtām
furnished with many palaces, with golden ramparts and archways, encircled with divine rows of houses made of various jewels,
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PdP 6 246.42
उद्यानैश्च तथा रम्यैस्तडागैर्बहुभिर्युताम् । असृजत्पुंडरीकाक्षो यथेंद्रस्यामरावतीम्
udyānaiśca tathā ramyaistaḍāgairbahubhiryutām | asṛjatpuṃḍarīkākṣo yatheṃdrasyāmarāvatīm
and provided with pleasure-groves, delightful likewise, and with many ponds — the lotus-eyed one created it like Indra's Amarāvatī.
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PdP 6 246.43
सुषुप्तान्मथुरायां तु पौरांस्तत्र जनार्दनः । उद्धृत्य सहसा रात्रौ द्वारावत्यां निवेशयत्
suṣuptānmathurāyāṃ tu paurāṃstatra janārdanaḥ | uddhṛtya sahasā rātrau dvārāvatyāṃ niveśayat
And the townsfolk, fast asleep in Mathurā, Janārdana suddenly took up by night and settled there in Dvāravatī.
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PdP 6 246.44
प्रबुद्धास्ते जनाः सर्वे पुत्रदारसमन्विताः । हेमहर्म्यतलेविष्टा विस्मयं परमं ययुः
prabuddhāste janāḥ sarve putradārasamanvitāḥ | hemaharmyataleviṣṭā vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ
When they awoke, all those people, together with their sons and wives, seated on the floors of golden mansions, felt the utmost amazement,
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PdP 6 246.45
बहुभिर्धनधान्यैश्च दिव्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः । परिपूर्णैरिवाभोगैर्गृहमुख्यैः समावृताः
bahubhirdhanadhānyaiśca divyavastravibhūṣaṇaiḥ | paripūrṇairivābhogairgṛhamukhyaiḥ samāvṛtāḥ
(They were) surrounded by excellent houses filled, as it were, with abundant enjoyments—with much wealth and grain, with divine garments and ornaments.
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PdP 6 246.46
तस्मिन्प्रहृष्टाः संतस्थुर्दिवि देवगणा इव । यवनेन तदा योद्धुं रामकृष्णौ महाबलौ
tasminprahṛṣṭāḥ saṃtasthurdivi devagaṇā iva | yavanena tadā yoddhuṃ rāmakṛṣṇau mahābalau
There they stood rejoicing, like the hosts of gods in heaven; then, to fight with the Yavana, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, of great strength,
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PdP 6 246.47
विनिर्ययतुरात्मेशौ मथुराया बहिस्तदा । रामो लांगलमादाय मुशलं च महारथः
viniryayaturātmeśau mathurāyā bahistadā | rāmo lāṃgalamādāya muśalaṃ ca mahārathaḥ
the two lords of the self went out from Mathurā at that time; Rāma, the great charioteer, taking up his plough and his club,
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PdP 6 246.48
जघान समरे क्रुद्धो यवनानां महद्बलम् । कृष्णस्तु शार्ङ्गमासज्य बाणैरग्निशिखोपमैः
jaghāna samare kruddho yavanānāṃ mahadbalam | kṛṣṇastu śārṅgamāsajya bāṇairagniśikhopamaiḥ
enraged, slew in the battle the great army of the Yavanas; but Kṛṣṇa, fitting (an arrow) to the Śārṅga bow, with arrows like tongues of fire
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PdP 6 246.49
निर्ददाह बलं सर्वं म्लेच्छानां देवकीसुतः । निहतं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा स कालयवनो बली
nirdadāha balaṃ sarvaṃ mlecchānāṃ devakīsutaḥ | nihataṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa kālayavano balī
burned up the whole army of the Mlecchas—(he,) the son of Devakī. Seeing his own army slain, that mighty Kālayavana
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PdP 6 246.50
युयुधे वासुदेवेन गदया यवनेश्वरः । कृष्णोऽपि कदनं तेन कृत्वा चिरमनामयः ५० 6.246.
yuyudhe vāsudevena gadayā yavaneśvaraḥ | kṛṣṇo'pi kadanaṃ tena kṛtvā ciramanāmayaḥ 50 6.246.
—the lord of the Yavanas—fought with Vāsudeva with a mace; and Kṛṣṇa too, having made slaughter with him for a long while, unharmed,
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PdP 6 246.51
विमुखः प्राद्रवत्तस्मात्संग्रामात्कमलेक्षणः । सोनुयातोऽतिवेगेन तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रुवन्
vimukhaḥ prādravattasmātsaṃgrāmātkamalekṣaṇaḥ | sonuyāto'tivegena tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābruvan
the lotus-eyed one turned away and fled from that battle; and he (the Yavana) followed after with great speed, saying "Stop! Stop!"
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PdP 6 246.52
वेगात्कृष्णो गिरिगुहां प्रविवेश महामतिः । तत्र प्रसुप्तो राजाऽसौ मुचुकुंदो महामुनिः
vegātkṛṣṇo giriguhāṃ praviveśa mahāmatiḥ | tatra prasupto rājā'sau mucukuṃdo mahāmuniḥ
With speed the greatly wise Kṛṣṇa entered a mountain cave; there that king Mucukunda, the great sage, lay asleep.
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PdP 6 246.53
अदृश्यस्तस्य नृपतेः संस्थितो भगवान्हरिः । यवनोऽपि महावीरो गदामुद्यम्य पाणिना
adṛśyastasya nṛpateḥ saṃsthito bhagavānhariḥ | yavano'pi mahāvīro gadāmudyamya pāṇinā
The Lord Hari stood invisible to that king; and the Yavana too, the great hero, raising his mace in his hand,
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PdP 6 246.54
कृष्णं हंतु समारब्धो गुहां तां प्रविवेश ह । दृष्ट्वा शयानं राजानं मत्वा कृष्णं जनार्दनम्
kṛṣṇaṃ haṃtu samārabdho guhāṃ tāṃ praviveśa ha | dṛṣṭvā śayānaṃ rājānaṃ matvā kṛṣṇaṃ janārdanam
began (to try) to kill Kṛṣṇa and entered that cave; seeing the king lying there and thinking (him to be) Kṛṣṇa Janārdana,
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PdP 6 246.55
पादेन ताडयामास मुचुकुंदं महामुनिम् । ततः प्रबुद्धो भगवान्मुचुकुंदो महामुनिः
pādena tāḍayāmāsa mucukuṃdaṃ mahāmunim | tataḥ prabuddho bhagavānmucukuṃdo mahāmuniḥ
he struck Mucukunda, the great sage, with his foot. Then the venerable Mucukunda, the great sage, awoke,
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PdP 6 246.56
क्रोधात्संरक्तनयनो हुंकारं कृतवानसौ । तस्य हुंकारशब्देन तथा क्रोधनिरीक्षणात्
krodhātsaṃraktanayano huṃkāraṃ kṛtavānasau | tasya huṃkāraśabdena tathā krodhanirīkṣaṇāt
his eyes reddened with anger, and he uttered a "hum!"; by the sound of that "hum" of his, and by his angry gaze,
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PdP 6 246.57
निर्दग्धो भस्मतां प्राप यवनस्त्यक्तजीवितः । ततस्तु कृष्णो ददृशे राजर्षेः पुरतः प्रभुः
nirdagdho bhasmatāṃ prāpa yavanastyaktajīvitaḥ | tatastu kṛṣṇo dadṛśe rājarṣeḥ purataḥ prabhuḥ
the Yavana was burnt up and reduced to ashes, his life abandoned. Then the Lord Kṛṣṇa became visible before the royal sage:
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PdP 6 246.58
नीलोत्पलदलश्यामः पुंडरीकनिभेक्षणः । शंखचक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासा जनार्दनः
nīlotpaladalaśyāmaḥ puṃḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ | śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ
dark as the petal of a blue lotus, with eyes like a white lotus, holding conch, discus and mace in his hands, clad in yellow—Janārdana.
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PdP 6 246.59
दृष्ट्वा तं सहसोत्थाय राजर्षिरमितौजसम् । अहोभाग्यमहोभाग्यमित्युवाच महामुनिः
dṛṣṭvā taṃ sahasotthāya rājarṣiramitaujasam | ahobhāgyamahobhāgyamityuvāca mahāmuniḥ
Seeing him of immeasurable power, the royal sage rose up at once, and the great sage said, "Oh, (my) good fortune! Oh, (my) good fortune!"
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PdP 6 246.60
पुलकांकितसर्वांगः सानंदाश्रुजलाकुलः । स्तुवन्वै जयशब्देन प्रणनाम मुहुर्मुहुः
pulakāṃkitasarvāṃgaḥ sānaṃdāśrujalākulaḥ | stuvanvai jayaśabdena praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ
With every limb marked with bristling hair, overcome with tears of joy, praising (him) with cries of "Victory!", he bowed again and again.
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PdP 6 246.61
मुचुकुंद उवाच- धन्योस्मि कृतकृत्योस्मि दर्शनात्परमेश्वर । अद्य मे सफलं जन्म जीवितं सफलं मम
mucukuṃda uvāca- dhanyosmi kṛtakṛtyosmi darśanātparameśvara | adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ saphalaṃ mama
Mucukunda said: I am blessed, I have accomplished my purpose, by the sight (of you), O supreme Lord. Today my birth has borne fruit, my life has borne fruit.
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PdP 6 246.62
नमस्ते वासुदेवाय जगन्नाथाय शार्ङ्गिणे । दामोदराय देवाय तेजसां निधये नमः
namaste vāsudevāya jagannāthāya śārṅgiṇe | dāmodarāya devāya tejasāṃ nidhaye namaḥ
Homage to you, to Vāsudeva, to the Lord of the world, to the bearer of the Śārṅga bow; homage to Dāmodara, to the god, to the treasury of splendours.
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PdP 6 246.63
अधोक्षजाय हरये नृसिंहवपुषे नमः । राघवाय नमस्तुभ्यं पुंडरीकेक्षणाय च
adhokṣajāya haraye nṛsiṃhavapuṣe namaḥ | rāghavāya namastubhyaṃ puṃḍarīkekṣaṇāya ca
Homage to Adhokṣaja, to Hari, to him whose body is the man-lion; homage to you, to Rāghava, and to the lotus-eyed one.
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PdP 6 246.64
अच्युतायाविकाराय तथानंताय ते नमः । गोविंदाय नमस्तुभ्यं विष्णवे जिष्णवे नमः
acyutāyāvikārāya tathānaṃtāya te namaḥ | goviṃdāya namastubhyaṃ viṣṇave jiṣṇave namaḥ
Homage to you, to Acyuta, to the changeless one, and thus to the endless one; homage to you, to Govinda; homage to Viṣṇu, to the victorious one.
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PdP 6 246.65
नारायणाय श्रीशाय कृष्णाय परमात्मने । मुकुंदाय नमस्तुभ्यं चतुर्व्यूहाय ते नमः
nārāyaṇāya śrīśāya kṛṣṇāya paramātmane | mukuṃdāya namastubhyaṃ caturvyūhāya te namaḥ
Homage to Nārāyaṇa, to the lord of Śrī, to Kṛṣṇa, to the supreme Self; homage to you, Mukunda, homage to you who are the fourfold manifestation.
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PdP 6 246.66
नमः परमकल्याण नमस्ते परमात्मने । वासुदेवाय शांताय यदूनां पतये नमः
namaḥ paramakalyāṇa namaste paramātmane | vāsudevāya śāṃtāya yadūnāṃ pataye namaḥ
Homage, O supremely auspicious one, homage to you, the supreme Self; to Vāsudeva, the tranquil one, to the lord of the Yadus, homage.
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PdP 6 246.67
महेश्वर उवाच- एवं स्तुत्वा तु गोविंदं प्रणनाम पुनः पुनः । संतुष्टो भगवान्प्राह मुचुकुंदं महामुनिम्
maheśvara uvāca- evaṃ stutvā tu goviṃdaṃ praṇanāma punaḥ punaḥ | saṃtuṣṭo bhagavānprāha mucukuṃdaṃ mahāmunim
Maheśvara said: Having praised Govinda thus, he bowed down again and again; and the Lord, well pleased, spoke to Mucukunda, the great sage.
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PdP 6 246.68
श्रीभगवानुवाच- वरं वृणीष्व राजर्षे यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते । महेश्वर उवाच- सोऽपि मुक्तिं ययाचाथ पुनरावृत्तिवर्जिताम्
śrībhagavānuvāca- varaṃ vṛṇīṣva rājarṣe yatte manasi varttate | maheśvara uvāca- so'pi muktiṃ yayācātha punarāvṛttivarjitām
The Blessed Lord said: Choose a boon, royal seer, whatever is in your mind. Maheśvara said: And he then asked for liberation, free from returning again.
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PdP 6 246.69
तस्मै ददौ तदा कृष्णो दिव्यं लोकं सनातनम् । राजा तु मानुषं रूपं विहायाथ महामतिः
tasmai dadau tadā kṛṣṇo divyaṃ lokaṃ sanātanam | rājā tu mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ vihāyātha mahāmatiḥ
Then Kṛṣṇa gave him the divine, everlasting world; and the king of great mind, abandoning his human form,
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PdP 6 246.70
समानं रूपमास्थाय देवस्य परमात्मनः । वैनतेयं समारुह्य शाश्वतं पदमाविशत्
samānaṃ rūpamāsthāya devasya paramātmanaḥ | vainateyaṃ samāruhya śāśvataṃ padamāviśat
taking on a form equal to that of the God, the supreme Self, and mounting the son of Vinatā, entered the eternal abode.
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