Vishnu Purana — Amsha 5 — Chapter 28

ViP 5 28.1

चारुदेष्णं सुदेष्णं च चारुदेहं च वीर्यवान् सुषेणं चारुगुप्तं च भद्रचारुं तथा परम् ॥

cārudeṣṇaṃ sudeṣṇaṃ ca cārudehaṃ ca vīryavān suṣeṇaṃ cāruguptaṃ ca bhadracāruṃ tathā param //

Cārudeṣṇa and Sudeṣṇa, and the valiant Cārudeha, and Suṣeṇa and Cārugupta, and further Bhadracāru,

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ViP 5 28.2

चारुविन्दं सुचारुं च चारुं च बलिनां वरम् रुक्मिण्य् अजनयत् पुत्रान् कन्यां चारुमतीं तथा ॥

cāruvindaṃ sucāruṃ ca cāruṃ ca balināṃ varam rukmiṇy ajanayat putrān kanyāṃ cārumatīṃ tathā //

and Cāruvinda and Sucāru, and Cāru the best of the strong — these sons Rukmiṇī bore, and also a daughter, Cārumatī.

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ViP 5 28.3

अन्याश् च भार्याः कृष्णस्य बभूवुः सप्त शोभनाः कालिन्दी मित्रविन्दा च सत्या नाग्नजिती तथा ॥

anyāś ca bhāryāḥ kṛṣṇasya babhūvuḥ sapta śobhanāḥ kālindī mitravindā ca satyā nāgnajitī tathā //

And there were seven other lovely wives of Kṛṣṇa: Kālindī, and Mitravindā, and Satyā the daughter of Nagnajit,

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ViP 5 28.4

देवी जाम्बवती चापि रोहिणी कामरूपिणी मद्रराजसुता चान्या सुशीला शीलमण्डना ॥

devī jāmbavatī cāpi rohiṇī kāmarūpiṇī madrarājasutā cānyā suśīlā śīlamaṇḍanā //

and also queen Jāmbavatī, and Rohiṇī who could take any form at will, and another, the daughter of the king of Madra, Suśīla, adorned with good conduct,

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ViP 5 28.5

सात्राजिती सत्यभामा लक्ष्मणा चारुहासिनी षोडशासन् सहस्राणि स्त्रीणाम् अन्यानि चक्रिणः ॥

sātrājitī satyabhāmā lakṣmaṇā cāruhāsinī ṣoḍaśāsan sahasrāṇi strīṇām anyāni cakriṇaḥ //

Satyabhāmā the daughter of Satrājit, and Lakṣmaṇā of the charming smile. And the wielder of the discus had sixteen thousand other women.

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ViP 5 28.6

प्रद्युम्नो ऽपि महावीर्यो रुक्मिणस् तनयां शुभाम् स्वयंवरस्थां जग्राह सा च तं तनयं हरेः ॥

pradyumno 'pi mahāvīryo rukmiṇas tanayāṃ śubhām svayaṃvarasthāṃ jagrāha sā ca taṃ tanayaṃ hareḥ //

Pradyumna too, of great valour, took the fair daughter of Rukmin as she stood at her own choosing (svayaṃvara), and she (chose) him, the son of Hari.

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ViP 5 28.7

तस्याम् अस्याभवत् पुत्रो महाबलपराक्रमः अनिरुद्धो रणे रुद्धो वीर्योदधिर् अरिंदमः ॥

tasyām asyābhavat putro mahābalaparākramaḥ aniruddho raṇe ruddho vīryodadhir ariṃdamaḥ //

By her a son was born to him, of great strength and prowess, Aniruddha, unchecked in battle, an ocean of valour, a subduer of foes.

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ViP 5 28.8

तस्यापि रुक्मिणः पौत्रीं वरयाम् आस केशवः दौहित्राय ददौ रुक्मी तां स्पर्धन्न् अपि शौरिणा ॥

tasyāpi rukmiṇaḥ pautrīṃ varayām āsa keśavaḥ dauhitrāya dadau rukmī tāṃ spardhann api śauriṇā //

For him too Keśava sought in marriage Rukmin's granddaughter, and Rukmin gave her to his daughter's son, though he was in rivalry with the Śauri (Kṛṣṇa).

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ViP 5 28.10

विवाहे तत्र निर्वृत्ते प्राद्युम्नेः सुमहात्मनः कलिङ्गराजप्रमुखा रुक्मिणं वाक्यम् अब्रुवन् ॥

vivāhe tatra nirvṛtte prādyumneḥ sumahātmanaḥ kaliṅgarājapramukhā rukmiṇaṃ vākyam abruvan //

When the marriage of the great-souled son of Pradyumna had been completed there, the kings headed by the king of Kaliṅga spoke these words to Rukmin:

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ViP 5 28.11

अनक्षज्ञो हली द्यूते तथास्य व्यसनं महत् न जयामो बलं कस्माद् द्यूते नैनं महाद्युते ॥

anakṣajño halī dyūte tathāsya vyasanaṃ mahat na jayāmo balaṃ kasmād dyūte nainaṃ mahādyute //

"The plough-bearer knows nothing of dice, yet his passion for it is great. Why should we not defeat him at dice, O greatly splendid one?"

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ViP 5 28.12

तथेति तान् आह नृपान् रुक्मी बलसमन्वितः सभायां सह रामेण चक्रे द्यूतं च वै तदा ॥

tatheti tān āha nṛpān rukmī balasamanvitaḥ sabhāyāṃ saha rāmeṇa cakre dyūtaṃ ca vai tadā //

"So be it," said Rukmin to those kings, and then, in company with Bala, he played at dice with Rāma in the assembly hall.

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ViP 5 28.13

सहस्रम् एकं निष्काणां रुक्मिणा विजितो बलः द्वितीये ऽपि पणे चान्यत् सहस्रं रुक्मिणा जितः ॥

sahasram ekaṃ niṣkāṇāṃ rukmiṇā vijito balaḥ dvitīye 'pi paṇe cānyat sahasraṃ rukmiṇā jitaḥ //

Bala was defeated by Rukmin of one thousand niṣkas, and at the second stake too he was beaten by Rukmin of another thousand.

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ViP 5 28.14

ततो दशसहस्राणि निष्काणां पणम् आददे बलभद्रो ऽजयत् तानि रुक्मी द्यूतविदां वरः ॥

tato daśasahasrāṇi niṣkāṇāṃ paṇam ādade balabhadro 'jayat tāni rukmī dyūtavidāṃ varaḥ //

Then he took up a stake of ten thousand niṣkas; Balabhadra won it, (but) Rukmī, best of those skilled in dicing, (claimed it).

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ViP 5 28.15

ततो जहास स्वनवत् कलिङ्गाधिपतिर् द्विज दन्तान् विदर्शयन् मूढो रुक्मी चाह मदोद्धतः ॥

tato jahāsa svanavat kaliṅgādhipatir dvija dantān vidarśayan mūḍho rukmī cāha madoddhataḥ //

Then the lord of Kaliṅga laughed loudly, O brahmin, baring his teeth, and the foolish Rukmī, puffed up with arrogance, said:

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ViP 5 28.16

अविद्यो ऽयं मया द्यूते बलदेवः पराजितः मुधैवाक्षावलेपान्धो यो ऽवमेने ऽक्षकोविदान् ॥

avidyo 'yaṃ mayā dyūte baladevaḥ parājitaḥ mudhaivākṣāvalepāndho yo 'vamene 'kṣakovidān //

"This Baladeva, ignorant (of the game), has been defeated by me at dice — quite pointlessly, he who, blinded by his conceit about the dice, despised those who really know the dice."

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ViP 5 28.17

दृष्ट्वा कलिङ्गराजानं प्रकाशदशनाननम् रुक्मिणं चापि दुर्वाक्यं कोपं चक्रे हलायुधः ॥

dṛṣṭvā kaliṅgarājānaṃ prakāśadaśanānanam rukmiṇaṃ cāpi durvākyaṃ kopaṃ cakre halāyudhaḥ //

Seeing the king of Kaliṅga with his teeth bared in his face, and Rukmī too speaking evil words, the plough-armed one grew angry.

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ViP 5 28.18

ततः कोपपरीतात्मा निष्ककोटिं हलायुधः ग्लहं जग्राह रुक्मी च तदर्थे ऽक्षान् अपातयत् ॥

tataḥ kopaparītātmā niṣkakoṭiṃ halāyudhaḥ glahaṃ jagrāha rukmī ca tadarthe 'kṣān apātayat //

Then the plough-armed one, his mind overcome with anger, took as stake a crore of niṣkas, and Rukmī cast the dice for it.

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ViP 5 28.19

अजयद् बलदेवस् तं प्राहोच्चैस् तं जितं मया मयेति रुक्मी प्राहोच्चैर् अलीकोक्तैर् अलं बल ॥

ajayad baladevas taṃ prāhoccais taṃ jitaṃ mayā mayeti rukmī prāhoccair alīkoktair alaṃ bala //

Baladeva won it and said aloud, "That is won by me"; Rukmī said aloud, "By me! Enough of false statements, Bala.

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ViP 5 28.20

त्वयोक्तो ऽयं ग्लहः सत्यं न मयैषो ऽनुमोदितः एवं त्वया चेद् विजितं मया न विजितं कथम् ॥

tvayokto 'yaṃ glahaḥ satyaṃ na mayaiṣo 'numoditaḥ evaṃ tvayā ced vijitaṃ mayā na vijitaṃ katham //

This stake was named by you — true; but it was not agreed to by me. If it was won by you in this way, how was it not won by me?"

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ViP 5 28.21

अथान्तरिक्षे वाग् उच्चैः प्राह गम्भीरनादिनी बलदेवस्य तं कोपं वर्धयन्ती महात्मनः ॥

athāntarikṣe vāg uccaiḥ prāha gambhīranādinī baladevasya taṃ kopaṃ vardhayantī mahātmanaḥ //

Then a voice in the sky spoke aloud, resounding deeply, increasing that anger of the great-souled Baladeva:

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ViP 5 28.22

जितं बलेन धर्मेण रुक्मिणा भाषितं मृषा अनुक्त्वापि वचः किंचित् कृतं भवति कर्मणा ॥

jitaṃ balena dharmeṇa rukmiṇā bhāṣitaṃ mṛṣā anuktvāpi vacaḥ kiṃcit kṛtaṃ bhavati karmaṇā //

"It was won by Bala lawfully; what Rukmī said is false. Even without a word being spoken, something is made (binding) by the act (of play)."

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ViP 5 28.23

ततो बलः समुत्थाय कोपसंरक्तलोचनः जघानाष्टापदेनैव रुक्मिणं स महाबलः ॥

tato balaḥ samutthāya kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ jaghānāṣṭāpadenaiva rukmiṇaṃ sa mahābalaḥ //

Then Bala rose up, his eyes red with anger, and that mighty one struck Rukmī with the very dicing-board.

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ViP 5 28.24

कलिङ्गराजं चादाय विस्फुरन्तं बलाद् बलः बभञ्ज दन्तान् कुपितो यैः प्रकाशं जहास सः ॥

kaliṅgarājaṃ cādāya visphurantaṃ balād balaḥ babhañja dantān kupito yaiḥ prakāśaṃ jahāsa saḥ //

And seizing the king of Kaliṅga, who was struggling, Bala in his anger forcibly broke the teeth with which he had laughed openly.

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ViP 5 28.25

आकृष्य च महास्तम्भं जातरूपमयं बलः जघान ये ऽन्ये तत्पक्षाः भूभृतः कुपितो बलः ॥

ākṛṣya ca mahāstambhaṃ jātarūpamayaṃ balaḥ jaghāna ye 'nye tatpakṣāḥ bhūbhṛtaḥ kupito balaḥ //

And dragging out a great pillar made of gold, the angered Bala struck down whatever other kings were on his (Rukmī's) side.

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ViP 5 28.26

ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वं पलायनपरं द्विज तद् राजमण्डलं सर्वं बभूव कुपिते बले ॥

tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ palāyanaparaṃ dvija tad rājamaṇḍalaṃ sarvaṃ babhūva kupite bale //

Then everything was filled with cries of "Alas!" and bent on flight, O brahmin: that whole circle of kings became so, when Bala was angered.

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ViP 5 28.27

बलेन निहतं श्रुत्वा रुक्मिणं मधुसूदनः नोवाच किंचिन् मैत्रेय रुक्मिणीबलयोर् भयात् ॥

balena nihataṃ śrutvā rukmiṇaṃ madhusūdanaḥ novāca kiṃcin maitreya rukmiṇībalayor bhayāt //

Hearing that Rukmī had been slain by Bala, the slayer of Madhu said nothing at all, Maitreya, out of fear of (offending) both Rukmiṇī and Bala.

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ViP 5 28.28

ततो ऽनिरुद्धम् आदाय कृतोद्वाहं द्विजोत्तम द्वारकाम् आजगामाथ यदुचक्रं स केशवः ॥

tato 'niruddham ādāya kṛtodvāhaṃ dvijottama dvārakām ājagāmātha yaducakraṃ sa keśavaḥ //

Then, taking Aniruddha, now married, O best of brahmins, that Keśava together with the circle of the Yādavas came to Dvārakā.

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