Vishnu Purana — Amsha 5 — Chapter 22
ViP 5 22.1
जरासंधसुते कंस उपयेमे महाबलः अस्तिं प्राप्तिं च मैत्रेय तयोर् भर्तृहणं हरिम् ॥
jarāsaṃdhasute kaṃsa upayeme mahābalaḥ astiṃ prāptiṃ ca maitreya tayor bhartṛhaṇaṃ harim //
Kaṃsa of great strength had married the two daughters of Jarāsaṃdha, Asti and Prāpti, Maitreya; and Hari was the slayer of their husband.
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ViP 5 22.2
महाबलपरीवारो मगधाधिपतिर् बली हन्तुम् अभ्याययौ कोपाज् जरासंधः स यादवम् ॥
mahābalaparīvāro magadhādhipatir balī hantum abhyāyayau kopāj jarāsaṃdhaḥ sa yādavam //
Surrounded by a great force, the mighty lord of Magadha, Jarāsaṃdha, marched out in anger to kill that Yādava.
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ViP 5 22.3
उपेत्य मथुरां सो ऽथ रुरोध मगधेश्वरः अक्षौहिणीभिः सैन्यस्य त्रयोविंशतिभिर् वृतः ॥
upetya mathurāṃ so 'tha rurodha magadheśvaraḥ akṣauhiṇībhiḥ sainyasya trayoviṃśatibhir vṛtaḥ //
Then that lord of Magadha, coming up to Mathurā, laid siege to it, encompassed by twenty-three akṣauhiṇīs of army.
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ViP 5 22.4
निष्क्रम्याल्पपरीवाराव् उभौ रामजनार्दनौ युयुधाते समं तस्य बलिनौ बलिसैनिकैः ॥
niṣkramyālpaparīvārāv ubhau rāmajanārdanau yuyudhāte samaṃ tasya balinau balisainikaiḥ //
Going out with but a small retinue, the two mighty ones, Rāma and Janārdana, fought together with his powerful soldiers.
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ViP 5 22.5
ततो रामश् च कृष्णश् च चक्राते मतिम् उत्तमाम् आयुधानां पुराणानाम् आदाने मुनिसत्तम ॥
tato rāmaś ca kṛṣṇaś ca cakrāte matim uttamām āyudhānāṃ purāṇānām ādāne munisattama //
Then Rāma and Kṛṣṇa formed the excellent resolve to take up their ancient weapons, O best of sages.
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ViP 5 22.6
अनन्तरं हरेः शार्ङ्गं तूणौ चाक्षयसायकौ आकाशाद् आगतौ विप्र तथा कौमोदकी गदा ॥
anantaraṃ hareḥ śārṅgaṃ tūṇau cākṣayasāyakau ākāśād āgatau vipra tathā kaumodakī gadā //
Immediately, O brahmin, Hari's Śārṅga bow and the two quivers with inexhaustible arrows came from the sky, and likewise the mace Kaumodakī.
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ViP 5 22.7
हलं च बलभद्रस्य गगनाद् आगतं ज्वलत् मनसाभिमतं विप्र सौनन्दं मुसलं तथा ॥
halaṃ ca balabhadrasya gaganād āgataṃ jvalat manasābhimataṃ vipra saunandaṃ musalaṃ tathā //
And Balabhadra's plough came blazing from the sky, O brahmin, as soon as it was wished for in his mind, and likewise the club Saunanda.
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ViP 5 22.8
ततो युद्धे पराजित्य ससैन्यं मगधाधिपम् पुरीं विविशतुर् वीराव् उभौ रामजनार्दनौ ॥
tato yuddhe parājitya sasainyaṃ magadhādhipam purīṃ viviśatur vīrāv ubhau rāmajanārdanau //
Then, having defeated the lord of Magadha together with his army in battle, the two heroes, Rāma and Janārdana, entered the city.
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ViP 5 22.9
जिते तस्मिन् सुदुर्वृत्ते जरासंधे महामुने जीवमाने गते कृष्णस् तं नामन्यत निर्जितम् ॥
jite tasmin sudurvṛtte jarāsaṃdhe mahāmune jīvamāne gate kṛṣṇas taṃ nāmanyata nirjitam //
Though that most evil-conducted Jarāsaṃdha was defeated, O great sage, since he departed alive, Kṛṣṇa did not consider him conquered.
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ViP 5 22.10
पुनर् अप्य् आजगामाथ जरासंधो बलान्वितः जितश् च रामकृष्णाभ्याम् अपक्रान्तो द्विजोत्तम ॥
punar apy ājagāmātha jarāsaṃdho balānvitaḥ jitaś ca rāmakṛṣṇābhyām apakrānto dvijottama //
Then Jarāsaṃdha came again, accompanied by an army, and, defeated by Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, he withdrew, O best of the twice-born.
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ViP 5 22.11
दश चाष्टौ च संग्रामान् एवम् अत्यन्तदुर्मदः यदुभिर् मागधो राजा चक्रे कृष्णपुरोगमैः ॥
daśa cāṣṭau ca saṃgrāmān evam atyantadurmadaḥ yadubhir māgadho rājā cakre kṛṣṇapurogamaiḥ //
Thus the exceedingly arrogant Magadha king waged eighteen battles with the Yādavas led by Kṛṣṇa.
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ViP 5 22.12
सर्वेष्व् एतेषु युद्धेषु यादवैः स पराजितः अपक्रान्तो जरासंधः स्वल्पसैन्यैर् बलाधिकः ॥
sarveṣv eteṣu yuddheṣu yādavaiḥ sa parājitaḥ apakrānto jarāsaṃdhaḥ svalpasainyair balādhikaḥ //
In all these battles Jarāsaṃdha, though superior in force, was defeated by the Yādavas, whose troops were few, and withdrew.
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ViP 5 22.13
तद् बलं यादवानां तैर् अजितं यद् अनेकशः तत् तु संनिधिमाहात्म्यं विष्णोर् अंशस्य चक्रिणः ॥
tad balaṃ yādavānāṃ tair ajitaṃ yad anekaśaḥ tat tu saṃnidhimāhātmyaṃ viṣṇor aṃśasya cakriṇaḥ //
That the force of the Yādavas was repeatedly unconquered by them — that was the greatness of the presence of Viṣṇu's portion, the wielder of the discus.
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ViP 5 22.14
मनुष्यधर्मशीलस्य लीला सा जगतः पतेः अस्त्राण्य् अनेकरूपाणि यद् अरातिषु मुञ्चति ॥
manuṣyadharmaśīlasya līlā sā jagataḥ pateḥ astrāṇy anekarūpāṇi yad arātiṣu muñcati //
That the Lord of the world, who keeps to the ways of men, releases weapons of many kinds against his enemies — that is (mere) play.
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ViP 5 22.15
मनसैव जगत्सृष्टिं संहारं च करोति यः तस्यारिपक्षक्षपणे कियान् उद्यमविस्तरः ॥
manasaiva jagatsṛṣṭiṃ saṃhāraṃ ca karoti yaḥ tasyāripakṣakṣapaṇe kiyān udyamavistaraḥ //
For him who by mere thought performs the creation and the destruction of the world, how great an extent of effort is (needed) in wiping out the party of his foes?
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ViP 5 22.16
तथापि ये मनुष्याणां धर्मास् तदनुवर्तनम् कुर्वन् बलवता संधिं हीनैर् युद्धं करोत्य् असौ ॥
tathāpi ye manuṣyāṇāṃ dharmās tadanuvartanam kurvan balavatā saṃdhiṃ hīnair yuddhaṃ karoty asau //
Nevertheless, following those (rules) which are the duties of men, he makes peace with the strong and wages war with the weak.
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ViP 5 22.17
साम चोपप्रदानं च तथा भेदं प्रदर्शयन् करोति दण्डपातं च क्वचिद् एव पलायनम् ॥
sāma copapradānaṃ ca tathā bhedaṃ pradarśayan karoti daṇḍapātaṃ ca kvacid eva palāyanam //
Displaying conciliation, and gifts, and likewise the sowing of dissension, he also inflicts punishment, and in some cases even flees.
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ViP 5 22.18
मनुष्यदेहिनां चेष्टाम् इत्य् एवम् अनुवर्ततः लीला जगत्पतेस् तस्य छन्दतः संप्रवर्तते ॥
manuṣyadehināṃ ceṣṭām ity evam anuvartataḥ līlā jagatpates tasya chandataḥ saṃpravartate //
Of him who thus conforms to the behaviour of embodied men, of that Lord of the world the play proceeds according to his own will.
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