Vishnu Purana — Amsha 5 — Chapter 20
ViP 5 20.1
राजमार्गे ततः कृष्णः सानुलेपनभाजनाम् ददर्श कुब्जाम् आयान्तीं नवयौवनगोचराम् ॥
rājamārge tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sānulepanabhājanām dadarśa kubjām āyāntīṃ navayauvanagocarām //
Then on the royal highway Kṛṣṇa saw a hunchbacked woman coming, carrying a vessel of ointment, in the bloom of fresh youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.2
ताम् आह ललितं कृष्णः कस्येदम् अनुलेपनम् भवत्या नीयते सत्यं वदेन्दीवरलोचने ॥
tām āha lalitaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ kasyedam anulepanam bhavatyā nīyate satyaṃ vadendīvaralocane //
Kṛṣṇa said to her charmingly: "For whom is this ointment that you are carrying? Tell the truth, O lotus-eyed one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.3
सकामेनैव सा प्रोक्ता सानुरागा हरिं प्रति प्राह सा ललितं कुब्जा तद्दर्शनबलात्कृता ॥
sakāmenaiva sā proktā sānurāgā hariṃ prati prāha sā lalitaṃ kubjā taddarśanabalātkṛtā //
Addressed thus by one who was himself desirous, she became enamoured of Hari, and the hunchbacked woman, overpowered by the sight of him, spoke charmingly:
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ViP 5 20.4
कान्त कस्मान् न जानासि कंसेनाभिनियोजिताम् नैकवक्रेति विख्याताम् अनुलेपनकर्मणि ॥
kānta kasmān na jānāsi kaṃsenābhiniyojitām naikavakreti vikhyātām anulepanakarmaṇi //
"Beloved, how is it you do not know me, appointed by Kaṃsa (and) renowned as Naikavakrā ('Many-bends') in the work of preparing ointments?
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ViP 5 20.5
नान्यपिष्टं हि कंसस्य प्रीतये ह्य् अनुलेपनम् भवत्य् अहम् अतीवास्य प्रसादधनभाजनम् ॥
nānyapiṣṭaṃ hi kaṃsasya prītaye hy anulepanam bhavaty aham atīvāsya prasādadhanabhājanam //
For no ointment ground by another serves for Kaṃsa's pleasure; I am exceedingly the recipient of his favour and wealth."
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ViP 5 20.6
सुगन्धम् एतद् राजार्हं रुचिरं रुचिरानने आवयोर् गात्रसदृशं दीयताम् अनुलेपनम् ॥
sugandham etad rājārhaṃ ruciraṃ rucirānane āvayor gātrasadṛśaṃ dīyatām anulepanam //
"This is fragrant, fit for a king, lovely, O lovely-faced one; let the ointment suitable for the bodies of us two be given."
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ViP 5 20.7
श्रुत्वैतद् आह सा कुब्जा गृह्यताम् इति सादरम् अनुलेपनं च ददौ गात्रयोग्यम् अथोभयोः ॥
śrutvaitad āha sā kubjā gṛhyatām iti sādaram anulepanaṃ ca dadau gātrayogyam athobhayoḥ //
Hearing this, that hunchbacked woman said respectfully, "Let it be taken," and gave ointment suited to the bodies of them both.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.8
भक्तिच्छेदानुलिप्ताङ्गौ ततस् तौ पुरुषर्षभौ सेन्द्रचापौ विराजेतां सितकृष्णाव् इवाम्बुदौ ॥
bhakticchedānuliptāṅgau tatas tau puruṣarṣabhau sendracāpau virājetāṃ sitakṛṣṇāv ivāmbudau //
Then those two bulls among men, their limbs anointed with streaks of designs, shone like a white and a dark cloud with a rainbow.
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ViP 5 20.9
ततस् तां चिबुके शौरिर् उल्लापनविधानवित् उत्पाट्य तोलयाम् आस द्व्यङ्गुलेनाग्रपाणिना ॥
tatas tāṃ cibuke śaurir ullāpanavidhānavit utpāṭya tolayām āsa dvyaṅgulenāgrapāṇinā //
Then Śauri (Kṛṣṇa), skilled in the manner of raising up, seizing her by the chin, lifted her up with two fingers of his hand's tip.
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ViP 5 20.10
चकर्ष पद्भ्यां च तदा ऋजुत्वं केशवो ऽनयत् ततः सा ऋजुतां प्राप्ता योषिताम् अभवद् वरा ॥
cakarṣa padbhyāṃ ca tadā ṛjutvaṃ keśavo 'nayat tataḥ sā ṛjutāṃ prāptā yoṣitām abhavad varā //
And he pressed with his feet, and Keśava then brought her to straightness; thereupon she, having attained straightness, became the finest of women.
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ViP 5 20.11
विलासललितं प्राह प्रेमगर्भभरालसम् वस्त्रे प्रगृह्य गोविन्दं व्रज गेहं ममेति वै ॥
vilāsalalitaṃ prāha premagarbhabharālasam vastre pragṛhya govindaṃ vraja gehaṃ mameti vai //
Taking hold of Govinda by his garment, she spoke with playful grace, languid with the weight of the love within her: "Come to my house!"
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ViP 5 20.12
आयास्ये भवतीगेहम् इति तां प्रहसन् हरिः विससर्ज जहासोच्चै रामस्यालोक्य चाननम् ॥
āyāsye bhavatīgeham iti tāṃ prahasan hariḥ visasarja jahāsoccai rāmasyālokya cānanam //
Saying "I shall come to your house," Hari laughingly dismissed her, and looking at Rāma's face he laughed aloud.
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ViP 5 20.13
भक्तिच्छेदानुलिप्ताङ्गौ नीलपीताम्बरौ च तौ धनुःशालां ततो यातौ चित्रमाल्योपशोभितौ ॥
bhakticchedānuliptāṅgau nīlapītāmbarau ca tau dhanuḥśālāṃ tato yātau citramālyopaśobhitau //
And those two, their limbs anointed with streaks of designs, clad in blue and yellow garments, adorned with variegated garlands, then went to the hall of the bow.
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ViP 5 20.14
आयोगवं धनूरत्नं ताभ्यां पृष्टैस् तु रक्षिभिः आख्याते सहसा कृष्णो गृहीत्वापूरयद् धनुः ॥
āyogavaṃ dhanūratnaṃ tābhyāṃ pṛṣṭais tu rakṣibhiḥ ākhyāte sahasā kṛṣṇo gṛhītvāpūrayad dhanuḥ //
When, on their asking the guards, the jewel of a bow, (called) Āyogava, had been pointed out, Kṛṣṇa at once took it and drew (lit. filled) the bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 5 20.15
ततः पूरयता तेन भज्यमानं बलाद् धनुः चकार सुमहाशब्दं मथुरा येन पूरिता ॥
tataḥ pūrayatā tena bhajyamānaṃ balād dhanuḥ cakāra sumahāśabdaṃ mathurā yena pūritā //
Then the bow, being broken by force by him as he drew it, made a very great noise, with which Mathurā was filled.
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ViP 5 20.16
अनुयुक्तौ ततस् तौ तु भग्ने धनुषि रक्षिभिः रक्षिसैन्यं निकृत्योभौ निष्क्रान्तौ कार्मुकालयात् ॥
anuyuktau tatas tau tu bhagne dhanuṣi rakṣibhiḥ rakṣisainyaṃ nikṛtyobhau niṣkrāntau kārmukālayāt //
Then, when the bow was broken, the two were set upon by the guards; and both, cutting down the troop of guards, went out from the armoury.
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ViP 5 20.17
अक्रूरागमवृत्तान्तम् उपलभ्य तथा धनुः भग्नं श्रुत्वाथ कंसो ऽपि प्राह चाणूरमुष्टिकौ ॥
akrūrāgamavṛttāntam upalabhya tathā dhanuḥ bhagnaṃ śrutvātha kaṃso 'pi prāha cāṇūramuṣṭikau //
Having learned the news of Akrūra's arrival, and having heard too that the bow was broken, Kaṃsa said to Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika:
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ViP 5 20.18
गोपालदारकौ प्राप्तौ भवद्भ्यां तौ ममाग्रतः मल्लयुद्धे निहन्तव्यौ मम प्राणहरौ हि तौ ॥
gopāladārakau prāptau bhavadbhyāṃ tau mamāgrataḥ mallayuddhe nihantavyau mama prāṇaharau hi tau //
"Two cowherd boys have arrived; they must be slain by you two before me in a wrestling match, for they are the takers of my life.
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ViP 5 20.19
नियुद्धे तद्विनाशेन भवद्भ्यां तोषितो ह्य् अहम् दास्याम्य् अभिमतान् कामान् नान्यथैतन् महाबलौ ॥
niyuddhe tadvināśena bhavadbhyāṃ toṣito hy aham dāsyāmy abhimatān kāmān nānyathaitan mahābalau //
Pleased by you two through their destruction in the fight, I shall give (you) the desires you wish for; it must not be otherwise than this, O you of great strength.
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ViP 5 20.20
न्यायतो ऽन्यायतो वापि भवद्भ्यां तौ ममाहितौ हन्तव्यौ तद्वधाद् राज्यं सामान्यं वो भविष्यति ॥
nyāyato 'nyāyato vāpi bhavadbhyāṃ tau mamāhitau hantavyau tadvadhād rājyaṃ sāmānyaṃ vo bhaviṣyati //
"By fair means or foul, those two enemies of mine must be killed by you; from their slaying the kingdom will be shared with you."
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ViP 5 20.21
इत्य् आदिश्य स तौ मल्लौ ततश् चाहूय हस्तिपम् प्रोवाचोच्चैस् त्वया मल्लसमाजद्वारि कुञ्जरः ॥
ity ādiśya sa tau mallau tataś cāhūya hastipam provācoccais tvayā mallasamājadvāri kuñjaraḥ //
Having so instructed the two wrestlers, he then summoned the elephant-keeper and said loudly: "By you the elephant (must be stationed) at the gate of the wrestling arena—"
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ViP 5 20.22
स्थाप्यः कुवलयापीडस् तेन तौ गोपदारकौ घातनीयौ नियुद्धाय रङ्गद्वारम् उपागतौ ॥
sthāpyaḥ kuvalayāpīḍas tena tau gopadārakau ghātanīyau niyuddhāya raṅgadvāram upāgatau //
"Kuvalayāpīḍa is to be stationed (there), and by him those two cowherd boys are to be killed as they come to the arena gate for the fight."
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ViP 5 20.23
तम् अप्य् आज्ञाप्य दृष्ट्वा च मञ्चान् सर्वान् उपाकृतान् आसन्नमरणः कंसः सूर्योदयम् उदैक्षत ॥
tam apy ājñāpya dṛṣṭvā ca mañcān sarvān upākṛtān āsannamaraṇaḥ kaṃsaḥ sūryodayam udaikṣata //
Having given orders to him too, and having seen all the platforms made ready, Kaṃsa, whose death was near, waited for the sunrise.
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ViP 5 20.24
ततः समस्तमञ्चेषु नागरः स तदा जनः राजमञ्चेषु चारूढाः सह भृत्यैर् महीभृतः ॥
tataḥ samastamañceṣu nāgaraḥ sa tadā janaḥ rājamañceṣu cārūḍhāḥ saha bhṛtyair mahībhṛtaḥ //
Then the townsfolk (took their places) on all the platforms, and the kings, together with their attendants, mounted the royal platforms.
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ViP 5 20.25
मल्लप्राश्निकवर्गश् च रङ्गमध्यसमीपतः कृतः कंसेन कंसो ऽपि तुङ्गमञ्चे व्यवस्थितः ॥
mallaprāśnikavargaś ca raṅgamadhyasamīpataḥ kṛtaḥ kaṃsena kaṃso 'pi tuṅgamañce vyavasthitaḥ //
And the group of wrestling-judges was placed by Kaṃsa near the middle of the arena; Kaṃsa too took his place on a lofty platform.
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ViP 5 20.26
अन्तःपुराणां मञ्चाश् च तथान्ये परिकल्पिताः अन्ये च वारमुख्यानाम् अन्ये नागरयोषिताम् ॥
antaḥpurāṇāṃ mañcāś ca tathānye parikalpitāḥ anye ca vāramukhyānām anye nāgarayoṣitām //
And other platforms were likewise arranged for the women of the inner apartments, others for the chief courtesans, and others for the townswomen.
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ViP 5 20.27
नन्दगोपादयो गोपा मञ्चेष्व् अन्येष्व् अवस्थिताः अक्रूरवसुदेवौ च मञ्चप्रान्ते व्यवस्थितौ ॥
nandagopādayo gopā mañceṣv anyeṣv avasthitāḥ akrūravasudevau ca mañcaprānte vyavasthitau //
Nanda the cowherd and the other cowherds were stationed on other platforms, and Akrūra and Vasudeva took their places at the edge of a platform.
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ViP 5 20.28
नागरीयोषितां मध्ये देवकी पुत्रगृद्धिनी अन्तकाले ऽपि पुत्रस्य द्रक्ष्यामि रुचिरं मुखम् ॥
nāgarīyoṣitāṃ madhye devakī putragṛddhinī antakāle 'pi putrasya drakṣyāmi ruciraṃ mukham //
In the midst of the townswomen (sat) Devakī, longing for her son: "Even at the hour of death I shall see my son's lovely face."
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ViP 5 20.29
वाद्यमानेषु तूर्येषु चाणूरे चातिवल्गति हाहाकारपरे लोके आस्फोटयति मुष्टिके ॥
vādyamāneṣu tūryeṣu cāṇūre cātivalgati hāhākārapare loke āsphoṭayati muṣṭike //
While the drums were being played, and Cāṇūra was leaping about vigorously, while the people were given over to cries of "Alas!" and Muṣṭika was slapping his arms—
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ViP 5 20.30
हत्वा कुवलयापीडं हस्त्यारोहप्रचोदितम् मदासृगनुलिप्ताङ्गौ गजदन्तवरायुधौ ॥
hatvā kuvalayāpīḍaṃ hastyārohapracoditam madāsṛganuliptāṅgau gajadantavarāyudhau //
—having killed Kuvalayāpīḍa, who had been urged on by the elephant-driver, their limbs smeared with the elephant's rut-fluid and blood, holding an excellent elephant tusk as a weapon,
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ViP 5 20.31
मृगमध्ये यथा सिम्हौ गर्वलीलावलोकिनौ प्रविष्टौ सुमहारङ्गं बलभद्रजनार्दनौ ॥
mṛgamadhye yathā simhau garvalīlāvalokinau praviṣṭau sumahāraṅgaṃ balabhadrajanārdanau //
like two lions among deer, gazing about with proud playfulness, Balabhadra and Janārdana entered the very great arena.
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ViP 5 20.32
हाहाकारो महाञ् जज्ञे सर्वमञ्चेष्व् अनन्तरम् कृष्णो ऽयं बलभद्रो ऽयम् इति लोकस्य विस्मयात् ॥
hāhākāro mahāñ jajñe sarvamañceṣv anantaram kṛṣṇo 'yaṃ balabhadro 'yam iti lokasya vismayāt //
At once a great cry of "Ah!" arose on all the platforms, out of the people's amazement: "This is Kṛṣṇa! This is Balabhadra!"
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ViP 5 20.33
सो ऽयं येन हता घोरा पूतना सा निशाचरी क्षिप्तं तु शकटं येन भग्नौ च यमलार्जुनौ ॥
so 'yaṃ yena hatā ghorā pūtanā sā niśācarī kṣiptaṃ tu śakaṭaṃ yena bhagnau ca yamalārjunau //
"This is he by whom the dreadful night-roaming Pūtanā was killed, and by whom the cart was flung away and the twin arjuna trees were broken;
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ViP 5 20.34
सो ऽयं यः कालियं नागं ननर्तारुह्य बालकः धृतो गोवर्धनो येन सप्तरात्रं महागिरिः ॥
so 'yaṃ yaḥ kāliyaṃ nāgaṃ nanartāruhya bālakaḥ dhṛto govardhano yena saptarātraṃ mahāgiriḥ //
this is he who, as a child, mounted the serpent Kāliya and danced, by whom Govardhana, the great mountain, was held up for seven nights;
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ViP 5 20.35
अरिष्टो धेनुकः केशी लीलयैव महात्मना निहता येन दुर्वृत्ता दृश्यतां सो ऽयम् अच्युतः ॥
ariṣṭo dhenukaḥ keśī līlayaiva mahātmanā nihatā yena durvṛttā dṛśyatāṃ so 'yam acyutaḥ //
by whom, the great-souled one, in mere sport the evil-doers Ariṣṭa, Dhenuka and Keśin were slain—let him be seen, this Acyuta!
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ViP 5 20.36
अयं चास्य महाबाहुर् बलभद्रो ऽग्रजो ऽग्रतः प्रयाति लीलया योषिन्मनोनयननन्दनः ॥
ayaṃ cāsya mahābāhur balabhadro 'grajo 'grataḥ prayāti līlayā yoṣinmanonayananandanaḥ //
And this mighty-armed one, his elder brother Balabhadra, goes in front playfully, delighting the minds and eyes of women.
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ViP 5 20.37
अयं स कथ्यते प्राज्ञैः पुराणार्थावलोकिभिः गोपालो यादवं वंशं मग्नम् अभ्युद्धरिष्यति ॥
ayaṃ sa kathyate prājñaiḥ purāṇārthāvalokibhiḥ gopālo yādavaṃ vaṃśaṃ magnam abhyuddhariṣyati //
This is he who is spoken of by the wise who look into the meaning of the ancient tales: the cowherd who will lift up the sunken Yādava line.
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ViP 5 20.38
अयं स सर्वभूतस्य विष्णोर् अखिलजन्मनः अवतीर्णो महीम् अंशो नूनं भारहरो भुवः ॥
ayaṃ sa sarvabhūtasya viṣṇor akhilajanmanaḥ avatīrṇo mahīm aṃśo nūnaṃ bhāraharo bhuvaḥ //
This is he, a portion of Viṣṇu, who is (the self) of all beings and the source of all births, descended to the earth—surely to remove the earth's burden."
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ViP 5 20.40
महोत्सवम् इवासाद्य पुत्राननविलोकनम् युवेव वसुदेवो ऽभूद् विहायाभ्यागतां जराम् ॥
mahotsavam ivāsādya putrānanavilokanam yuveva vasudevo 'bhūd vihāyābhyāgatāṃ jarām //
Having attained the sight of his sons' faces as if it were a great festival, Vasudeva became like a young man, casting off the old age that had come upon him.
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ViP 5 20.41
विस्तारिताक्षियुगलो राजान्तःपुरयोषितः नागरस्त्रीसमूहश् च द्रष्टुं न विरराम तम् ॥
vistāritākṣiyugalo rājāntaḥpurayoṣitaḥ nāgarastrīsamūhaś ca draṣṭuṃ na virarāma tam //
With their pairs of eyes opened wide, the women of the king's inner apartments and the throng of city women did not cease looking at him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.42
सख्यः पश्यत कृष्णस्य मुखम् अत्यरुणेक्षणम् गजयुद्धकृतायासस्वेदाम्बुकणिकाचितम् ॥
sakhyaḥ paśyata kṛṣṇasya mukham atyaruṇekṣaṇam gajayuddhakṛtāyāsasvedāmbukaṇikācitam //
"Friends, look at Krishna's face with its very reddened eyes, dotted with droplets of sweat from the exertion of the fight with the elephant,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.43
विकासिशरदम्भोजम् अवश्यायजलोक्षितम् परिभूय स्थितं जन्म सफलं क्रियतां दृशः ॥
vikāsiśaradambhojam avaśyāyajalokṣitam paribhūya sthitaṃ janma saphalaṃ kriyatāṃ dṛśaḥ //
which stands surpassing a blooming autumn lotus sprinkled with dew-water — make the birth of your sight fruitful!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.44
श्रीवत्साङ्कं महद्धाम बालस्यैतद् विलोक्यताम् विपक्षक्षपणं वक्षो भुजयुग्मं च भामिनि ॥
śrīvatsāṅkaṃ mahaddhāma bālasyaitad vilokyatām vipakṣakṣapaṇaṃ vakṣo bhujayugmaṃ ca bhāmini //
"Let this great abode (of splendour), the boy's chest bearing the śrīvatsa mark, and his pair of arms that destroy his foes, be looked at, O beautiful one!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.45
किं न पश्यसि कुन्देन्दुमृणालधवलाननम् बलभद्रम् इमं नीलपरिधानम् उपागतम् ॥
kiṃ na paśyasi kundendumṛṇāladhavalānanam balabhadram imaṃ nīlaparidhānam upāgatam //
"Do you not see this Balabhadra, his face white as jasmine, the moon, and a lotus-fibre, come here wearing dark blue garments?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.46
वल्गता मुष्टिकेनैतच् चाणूरेण तथा सखि क्रियते बलभद्रस्य हास्यम् एतद् विलोक्यताम् ॥
valgatā muṣṭikenaitac cāṇūreṇa tathā sakhi kriyate balabhadrasya hāsyam etad vilokyatām //
"Friend, look at this: by Muṣṭika prancing about, and by Cāṇūra too, this mockery of Balabhadra is being made."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.47
सख्यः पश्यत चाणूरं नियुद्धार्थम् अयं हरिः समुपैति न सन्त्य् अत्र किं वृद्धा युक्तकारिणः ॥
sakhyaḥ paśyata cāṇūraṃ niyuddhārtham ayaṃ hariḥ samupaiti na santy atra kiṃ vṛddhā yuktakāriṇaḥ //
"Friends, look at Cāṇūra! This Hari is approaching to wrestle. Are there no elders here who act rightly?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.48
क्व यौवनोन्मुखीभूतसुकुमारतनुर् हरिः क्व वज्रकठिनाभोगशरीरो ऽयं महासुरः ॥
kva yauvanonmukhībhūtasukumāratanur hariḥ kva vajrakaṭhinābhogaśarīro 'yaṃ mahāsuraḥ //
"Where is Hari, whose very tender body is (only just) turning toward youth, and where is this great demon, whose body is a mass hard as adamant?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.49
इमौ सुललितौ रङ्गे वर्तेते नवयौवनौ दैतेयमल्लाश् चाणूरप्रमुखास् त्व् अतिदारुणाः ॥
imau sulalitau raṅge vartete navayauvanau daiteyamallāś cāṇūrapramukhās tv atidāruṇāḥ //
"These two, in the fresh bloom of youth, move most gracefully in the arena; but the Daitya wrestlers headed by Cāṇūra are exceedingly cruel."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.50
नियुद्धप्राश्निकानां तु महान् एष व्यतिक्रमः यद् बालबलिनोर् युद्धं मध्यस्थैः समुपेक्ष्यते ॥
niyuddhaprāśnikānāṃ tu mahān eṣa vyatikramaḥ yad bālabalinor yuddhaṃ madhyasthaiḥ samupekṣyate //
"This is a great transgression on the part of the judges of the wrestling, that a fight between a boy and a strong man is looked on indifferently by the arbiters."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.52
बलभद्रो ऽपि चास्फोट्य ववल्ग ललितं यदा पदे पदे तदा भूमिर् यन् न शीर्णा तद् अद्भुतम् ॥
balabhadro 'pi cāsphoṭya vavalga lalitaṃ yadā pade pade tadā bhūmir yan na śīrṇā tad adbhutam //
And when Balabhadra too, slapping his arms, pranced gracefully, that the earth was not shattered at every step — that was a marvel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.53
चाणूरेण ततः कृष्णो युयुधे ऽमितविक्रमः नियुद्धकुशलो दैत्यो बलभद्रेण मुष्टिकः ॥
cāṇūreṇa tataḥ kṛṣṇo yuyudhe 'mitavikramaḥ niyuddhakuśalo daityo balabhadreṇa muṣṭikaḥ //
Then Krishna of immeasurable valour fought with Cāṇūra, and Muṣṭika, the Daitya skilled in wrestling, with Balabhadra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.54
संनिपातावधूतैस् तु चाणूरेण समं हरिः क्षेपणैर् मुष्टिभिश् चैव कीलवज्रनिपातनैः ॥
saṃnipātāvadhūtais tu cāṇūreṇa samaṃ hariḥ kṣepaṇair muṣṭibhiś caiva kīlavajranipātanaiḥ //
Hari (fought) together with Cāṇūra with clashes and shakings-off, with throws and with fists, and with blows falling like spikes and thunderbolts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 5 20.55
पादोद्धूतैः प्रमृष्टैश् च तयोर् युद्धम् अभून् महत् ॥
pādoddhūtaiḥ pramṛṣṭaiś ca tayor yuddham abhūn mahat //
and with kicks and with grapplings; great was the fight of those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 5 20.56
अशस्त्रम् अतिघोरं तत् तयोर् युद्धं सुदारुणम् बलप्राणविनिष्पाद्यं समाजोत्सवसंनिधौ ॥
aśastram atighoraṃ tat tayor yuddhaṃ sudāruṇam balaprāṇaviniṣpādyaṃ samājotsavasaṃnidhau //
That fight of theirs, weaponless, most terrible and exceedingly cruel, to be carried through by strength and breath alone, took place in the presence of the festival assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.57
यावद् यावच् च चाणूरो युयुधे हरिणा सह प्राणहानिम् अवापाग्र्यां तावत् तावल् लवाल् लवम् ॥
yāvad yāvac ca cāṇūro yuyudhe hariṇā saha prāṇahānim avāpāgryāṃ tāvat tāval lavāl lavam //
And the longer Cāṇūra fought with Hari, the more he suffered a loss of his chief vital force, moment by moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.58
कृष्णो ऽपि युयुधे तेन लीलयैव जगन्मयः खेदाच् चालयता कोपान् निजशेखरकेसरम् ॥
kṛṣṇo 'pi yuyudhe tena līlayaiva jaganmayaḥ khedāc cālayatā kopān nijaśekharakesaram //
Krishna too, who is made of the universe, fought with him as if in play, while (Cāṇūra) from exhaustion and anger shook the mane-crest on his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.59
बलक्षयं विवृद्धिं च दृष्ट्वा चाणूरकृष्णयोः वारयाम् आस तूर्याणि कंसः कोपपरायणः ॥
balakṣayaṃ vivṛddhiṃ ca dṛṣṭvā cāṇūrakṛṣṇayoḥ vārayām āsa tūryāṇi kaṃsaḥ kopaparāyaṇaḥ //
Seeing the waning of Cāṇūra's strength and the increase of Krishna's, Kaṃsa, given over to anger, stopped the musical instruments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.60
मृदङ्गादिषु तूर्येषु प्रतिषिद्धेषु तत्क्षणात् खे संगतान्य् अवाद्यन्त देवतूर्याण्य् अनेकशः ॥
mṛdaṅgādiṣu tūryeṣu pratiṣiddheṣu tatkṣaṇāt khe saṃgatāny avādyanta devatūryāṇy anekaśaḥ //
When the drums and other instruments were forbidden, at that very moment the divine instruments, assembled in the sky, sounded in many ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.61
जय गोविन्द चाणूरं जहि केशव दानवम् इत्य् अन्तर्धानगा देवास् तदोचुर् अतिहर्षिताः ॥
jaya govinda cāṇūraṃ jahi keśava dānavam ity antardhānagā devās tadocur atiharṣitāḥ //
"Victory, Govinda! Slay the Dānava Cāṇūra, Keśava!" — so said the gods then, remaining invisible, greatly delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.62
चाणूरेण चिरं कालं क्रीडित्वा मधुसूदनः उत्पाट्य भ्रामयाम् आस तद्वधाय कृतोद्यमः ॥
cāṇūreṇa ciraṃ kālaṃ krīḍitvā madhusūdanaḥ utpāṭya bhrāmayām āsa tadvadhāya kṛtodyamaḥ //
Having sported with Cāṇūra for a long while, the slayer of Madhu, resolved upon killing him, lifted him up and whirled him about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.63
भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं दैत्यमल्लम् अमित्रजित् भूमाव् आस्फोटयाम् आस गगने गतजीवितम् ॥
bhrāmayitvā śataguṇaṃ daityamallam amitrajit bhūmāv āsphoṭayām āsa gagane gatajīvitam //
Having whirled the demon wrestler a hundred times around, the conqueror of foes dashed him down on the ground, his life already gone while (he was still) in the air.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.64
भूमाव् आस्फोटितस् तेन चाणूरः शतधाव्रजत् रक्तस्रावमहापङ्कां चकार स तदा भुवम् ॥
bhūmāv āsphoṭitas tena cāṇūraḥ śatadhāvrajat raktasrāvamahāpaṅkāṃ cakāra sa tadā bhuvam //
Dashed upon the ground by him, Cāṇūra went to pieces in a hundred parts, and he then made the earth one great mire of flowing blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.65
बलदेवो ऽपि तत्कालं मुष्टिकेन महाबलः युयुधे दैत्यमल्लेन चाणूरेण यथा हरिः ॥
baladevo 'pi tatkālaṃ muṣṭikena mahābalaḥ yuyudhe daityamallena cāṇūreṇa yathā hariḥ //
Baladeva too, of great strength, at that same time fought with Muṣṭika the demon wrestler, as Hari (had fought) with Cāṇūra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.66
सो ऽप्य् एनं मुष्टिना मूर्ध्नि वक्षस्य् आहत्य जानुना पातयित्वा धरापृष्ठे निष्पिपेष गतायुषम् ॥
so 'py enaṃ muṣṭinā mūrdhni vakṣasy āhatya jānunā pātayitvā dharāpṛṣṭhe niṣpipeṣa gatāyuṣam //
He too, striking him on the head with his fist and on the chest with his knee, threw him down and crushed him, lifeless, upon the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.67
कृष्णस् तोशलकं भूयो मल्लराजं महाबलम् वाममुष्टिप्रहारेण पातयाम् आस भूतले ॥
kṛṣṇas tośalakaṃ bhūyo mallarājaṃ mahābalam vāmamuṣṭiprahāreṇa pātayām āsa bhūtale //
Kṛṣṇa next felled to the ground Tośalaka, the king of wrestlers, of great strength, with a blow of his left fist.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.68
चाणूरे निहते मल्ले मुष्टिके विनिपातिते नीते क्षयं तोशलके सर्वे मल्लाः प्रदुद्रुवुः ॥
cāṇūre nihate malle muṣṭike vinipātite nīte kṣayaṃ tośalake sarve mallāḥ pradudruvuḥ //
When the wrestler Cāṇūra was slain, Muṣṭika struck down, and Tośalaka brought to destruction, all the wrestlers fled away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.69
ववल्गतुस् तदा रङ्गे कृष्णसंकर्षणाव् उभौ समानवयसो गोपान् बलाद् आकृष्य हर्षितौ ॥
vavalgatus tadā raṅge kṛṣṇasaṃkarṣaṇāv ubhau samānavayaso gopān balād ākṛṣya harṣitau //
Then both Kṛṣṇa and Saṃkarṣaṇa, delighted, capered about in the arena, dragging in by force the cowherds of their own age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.70
कंसो ऽपि कोपरक्ताक्षः प्राहोच्चैर् व्यापृतान् नरान् गोपाव् एतौ समाजौघान् निष्क्राम्येतां बलाद् इतः ॥
kaṃso 'pi koparaktākṣaḥ prāhoccair vyāpṛtān narān gopāv etau samājaughān niṣkrāmyetāṃ balād itaḥ //
Kaṃsa too, his eyes red with rage, said aloud to the men on duty: "Let these two cowherds be driven out from here by force, away from the throngs of the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.71
नन्दो ऽपि गृह्यतां पापो निगडैर् आयसैर् इह अवृद्धार्हेण दण्डेन वसुदेवो ऽपि हन्यताम् ॥
nando 'pi gṛhyatāṃ pāpo nigaḍair āyasair iha avṛddhārheṇa daṇḍena vasudevo 'pi hanyatām //
And let the wicked Nanda be seized here with iron fetters, and let Vasudeva too be punished with a penalty unfit for an elder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.72
वल्गन्ति गोपाः कृष्णेन ये चेमे सहिताः पुरः गावो ह्रियन्ताम् एतेषां यच् चास्ति वसु किंचन ॥
valganti gopāḥ kṛṣṇena ye ceme sahitāḥ puraḥ gāvo hriyantām eteṣāṃ yac cāsti vasu kiṃcana //
And let the cows of these cowherds who are capering, and of those who are assembled here in front along with Kṛṣṇa, be carried off, and whatever wealth they have."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.73
एवम् आज्ञापयानं तु प्रहस्य मधुसूदनः उत्प्लुत्यारुह्य तं मञ्चं कंसं जग्राह वेगतः ॥
evam ājñāpayānaṃ tu prahasya madhusūdanaḥ utplutyāruhya taṃ mañcaṃ kaṃsaṃ jagrāha vegataḥ //
But as he was giving orders thus, the slayer of Madhu laughed, sprang up, mounted that platform, and swiftly seized Kaṃsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.74
केशेष्व् आकृष्य विगलत्किरीटम् अवनीतले कंसं स पातयाम् आस तस्योपरि पपात च ॥
keśeṣv ākṛṣya vigalatkirīṭam avanītale kaṃsaṃ sa pātayām āsa tasyopari papāta ca //
Dragging him by the hair, his diadem slipping off, he threw Kaṃsa down on the ground, and fell upon him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.75
निःशेषजगदाधारगुरुणा पततोपरि कृष्णेन त्याजितः प्राणान् उग्रसेनात्मजो नृपः ॥
niḥśeṣajagadādhāraguruṇā patatopari kṛṣṇena tyājitaḥ prāṇān ugrasenātmajo nṛpaḥ //
By Kṛṣṇa, the support of the entire world, heavy (as he is), falling upon him, the king, the son of Ugrasena, was made to give up his life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.76
मृतस्य केशेषु तदा गृहीत्वा मधुसूदनः चकर्ष देहं कंसस्य रङ्गमध्ये महाबलः ॥
mṛtasya keśeṣu tadā gṛhītvā madhusūdanaḥ cakarṣa dehaṃ kaṃsasya raṅgamadhye mahābalaḥ //
Then the slayer of Madhu, of great strength, grasping the dead man by the hair, dragged Kaṃsa's body into the middle of the arena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.77
गौरवेणातिमहता परिखा तेन कृष्यता कृता कंसस्य देहेन वेगेनेव महाम्भसः ॥
gauraveṇātimahatā parikhā tena kṛṣyatā kṛtā kaṃsasya dehena vegeneva mahāmbhasaḥ //
By Kaṃsa's body, dragged along with exceedingly great weight, a trench was made, as if by the rush of a great flood of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.78
कंसे गृहीते कृष्णेन तद्भ्राताभ्यागतो रुषा सुनामा बलभद्रेण लीलयैव निपातितः ॥
kaṃse gṛhīte kṛṣṇena tadbhrātābhyāgato ruṣā sunāmā balabhadreṇa līlayaiva nipātitaḥ //
When Kaṃsa had been seized by Kṛṣṇa, his brother Sunāman came at him in fury, and was struck down by Balabhadra as if in mere play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.79
ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वम् आसीत् तद् रङ्गमण्डलम् अवज्ञया हतं दृष्ट्वा कृष्णेन मथुरेश्वरम् ॥
tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvam āsīt tad raṅgamaṇḍalam avajñayā hataṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇena mathureśvaram //
Then that whole circle of the arena was filled with cries of "Alas!", seeing the lord of Mathurā slain contemptuously by Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.80
कृष्णो ऽपि वसुदेवस्य पादौ जग्राह सत्वरः देवक्याश् च महाबाहुर् बलदेवसहायवान् ॥
kṛṣṇo 'pi vasudevasya pādau jagrāha satvaraḥ devakyāś ca mahābāhur baladevasahāyavān //
And Kṛṣṇa of mighty arms, accompanied by Baladeva, quickly clasped the feet of Vasudeva and of Devakī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.81
उत्थाप्य वसुदेवस् तं देवकी च जनार्दनम् स्मृतजन्मोक्तवचनौ ताव् एव प्रणतौ स्थितौ ॥
utthāpya vasudevas taṃ devakī ca janārdanam smṛtajanmoktavacanau tāv eva praṇatau sthitau //
But Vasudeva and Devakī, raising up Janārdana, remembering the words spoken at his birth, themselves stood bowing (before him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.82
प्रसीद सीदतां देव देवानां वरद प्रभो तथावयोः प्रसादेन कृतोद्धारश् च केशव ॥
prasīda sīdatāṃ deva devānāṃ varada prabho tathāvayoḥ prasādena kṛtoddhāraś ca keśava //
Be gracious, O God, to us who are sinking; O granter of boons to the gods, O Lord — and thus by your favour the two of us have been delivered, Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.83
आराधितो यद् भगवान् अवतीर्णो गृहे मम दुर्वृत्तनिधनार्थाय तेन नः पावितं कुलम् ॥
ārādhito yad bhagavān avatīrṇo gṛhe mama durvṛttanidhanārthāya tena naḥ pāvitaṃ kulam //
Because the Blessed One, worshipped (by me), descended into my house for the destruction of the evil-doer, by that our family has been purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.84
त्वम् अन्तः सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतेष्व् अवस्थितः प्रवर्तेते समस्तात्मंस् त्वत्तो भूतभविष्यती ॥
tvam antaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūteṣv avasthitaḥ pravartete samastātmaṃs tvatto bhūtabhaviṣyatī //
You are within all beings, and you abide in all beings; O Soul of all, from you proceed what has been and what will be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.85
यज्ञैस् त्वम् इज्यसे नित्यं सर्वदेवमयाच्युत त्वम् एव यज्ञो यष्टा च यज्ञानां परमेश्वरः ॥
yajñais tvam ijyase nityaṃ sarvadevamayācyuta tvam eva yajño yaṣṭā ca yajñānāṃ parameśvaraḥ //
You are constantly worshipped with sacrifices, O Acyuta, made up of all the gods; you alone are the sacrifice and the sacrificer, the supreme Lord of sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.86
सापह्नवं मम मनो यद् एतत् त्वयि जायते देवक्याश् चात्मजप्रीत्या तद् अत्यन्तविडम्बना ॥
sāpahnavaṃ mama mano yad etat tvayi jāyate devakyāś cātmajaprītyā tad atyantaviḍambanā //
That this mind of mine arises toward you with concealment (of the truth), and (that of) Devakī too, out of affection for a son — that is an utter mockery.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 5 20.87
क्व कर्ता सर्वभूतानाम् अनादिनिधनो भवान् क्व मे मनुष्यकस्यैषा जिह्वा पुत्रेति वक्ष्यति ॥
kva kartā sarvabhūtānām anādinidhano bhavān kva me manuṣyakasyaiṣā jihvā putreti vakṣyati //
Where (stands) you, the maker of all beings, without beginning or end — and where this tongue of mine, of a mere man, that would say 'son'?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.88
जगद् एतज् जगन्नाथ संभूतम् अखिलं यतः कया युक्त्या विना मायां सो ऽस्मत्तः संभविष्यति ॥
jagad etaj jagannātha saṃbhūtam akhilaṃ yataḥ kayā yuktyā vinā māyāṃ so 'smattaḥ saṃbhaviṣyati //
O Lord of the world, by what reasoning, apart from māyā, could he from whom this entire world has come into being be born from us?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.89
यस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितं सर्वं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम् स कोष्ठोत्सङ्गशयनो मनुष्याज् जायते कथम् ॥
yasmin pratiṣṭhitaṃ sarvaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam sa koṣṭhotsaṅgaśayano manuṣyāj jāyate katham //
He in whom all this world, moving and unmoving, is established — how is he, who lies on the lap and in the womb, born from a man?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 5 20.90
स त्वं प्रसीद परमेश्वर पाहि विश्वम् अंशावतारकरणैर् न ममासि पुत्रः आब्रह्मपादपम् अयं जगद् एतद् ईश त्वत्तो विमोहयसि किं परमेश्वरात्मन् ॥
sa tvaṃ prasīda parameśvara pāhi viśvam aṃśāvatārakaraṇair na mamāsi putraḥ ābrahmapādapam ayaṃ jagad etad īśa tvatto vimohayasi kiṃ parameśvarātman //
You, being such, be gracious, O supreme Lord; protect the universe by your acts of partial descent. You are not my son. This world, from Brahmā down to the trees, is from you, O Lord; why do you bewilder (us), O Self of the supreme Lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 5 20.91
मायाविमोहितदृशा तनयो ममेति कंसाद् भयं कृतम् अपास्तभयातितीव्रम् नीतो ऽसि गोकुलम् इतो ऽतिभयाकुलस्य वृद्धिं गतो ऽसि मम नास्ति ममत्वम् ईश ॥
māyāvimohitadṛśā tanayo mameti kaṃsād bhayaṃ kṛtam apāstabhayātitīvram nīto 'si gokulam ito 'tibhayākulasya vṛddhiṃ gato 'si mama nāsti mamatvam īśa //
With sight deluded by māyā, (thinking) 'he is my son', fear of Kaṃsa was produced (in me) — a fear now cast off, exceedingly severe; you were carried from here to Gokula by me, who was overcome with great fear; you have grown up. There is no 'mine-ness' of mine (in you), O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 5 20.92
कर्माणि रुद्रमरुदश्विशतक्रतूनां साध्यानि यानि न भवन्ति निरीक्षितानि त्वं विष्णुर् ईश जगताम् उपकारहेतोः प्राप्तो ऽसि नः परिगतं विगतो हि मोहः ॥
karmāṇi rudramarudaśviśatakratūnāṃ sādhyāni yāni na bhavanti nirīkṣitāni tvaṃ viṣṇur īśa jagatām upakārahetoḥ prāpto 'si naḥ parigataṃ vigato hi mohaḥ //
Deeds that are not seen to be achievable by Rudra, the Maruts, the Aśvins, or the Hundred-Sacrificer (Indra) — you are Viṣṇu, O Lord; for the sake of benefiting the worlds you have come to us. (This) is understood; the delusion is gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition