They, within some days, along with damaghoSha, undertook the journey as per
the time required. On the way, they halted for five nights.
damaghoSheNa sa~Ngamya ekarAtroShitAviva |
With damaghoSha, they felt that as if it was only one night.
jagmatuH sahitau vIrau mudA paramayA yutau |
nagarIM mathurAM prAptau vasudevasutAvubhau ||2-45-2
(Note 1)
The valiant happily went together. Both the sons of vasudeva arrived at
the city of mathurA.
tataH pratyudgatAH sarve yAdavA yadunandanau |
sabalA hR^iShTamanasa ugrasenapurogamAH ||2-45-3
(Note 2)
Then all the yAdava-s, lead by ugrasena, along with the army,
happily welcomed the sons of yadu.
shreNyaH prakR^itayashchaiva mantriNashcha yathochitAH |
sabAlavR^iddhA sA chaiva purI samabhivartata ||2-45-4
(Note 3)
All the residents including common men, ministers as suitable,
old and young men and the entire city welcomed them.
nanditUryANyavAdyanta stUyetAM puruSharShabhau |
rathyApatAkAmAlinyo bhAsanti sma samantataH ||2-45-5
(Note 4)
They played musical instruments such as nandi and tUrya and praised the
best among men. The streets, decorated with flags were dazzling.
hR^iShTA pramuditA sarvA purI paramashobhitA |
bhrAtrostayorAgamane yathaivendramahe tathA ||2-45-6
(Note 5)
With the arrival of the brothers, the entire city dazzled the most,
as during the occasion of the festival of indra.
muditAstatra gAyanti rAjamArgeShu gAyakAH |
stavAshIrbahulA gAthA yAdavAnAM priya~NkarAH ||2-45-7
(Note 6)
The singers sang happily in the royal streets. The songs of praise and
blessings , most dear to yAdava-s were sung there:
govindarAmau saMprAptau bhrAtarau lokavishrutau |
sve pure nirbhayAH sarve krIDadhvaM yAdavAH sukham ||2-45-8
(Note 7)
govinda (kR^iShNa) and (bala)rAma, the brothers, famous in the world have
come. All the yAdava-s, without any fear, should enjoy life in the city
comfortably.
na tatra kashchiddIno vA malino vA vichetanaH |
mathurAyAmabhUtkashchidrAmakR^iShNasamAgame ||2-45-9
(Note 8)
On the arrival of ( bala)rAma and kR^iShNa, there were no miserable, poor or
people with lost intellect anywhere in mathurA.
vayAMsi sAduvAkyAni prahR^iShTA gohayadvipAH |
naranArIgaNAshchaiva bhejire mAnasaM sukham ||2-45-10
(Note 9)
The birds chirped sweetly. The cows, horses and elephants were happy. The
men and women also enjoyed mental peace.
shivAshcha pravavurvAtA virajaskA disho dasha |
daivatAnyapi sarvANi hR^iShyantyAyataneShvatha ||2-45-11
(Note 10)
Auspicious winds blew. All the ten directions became dust free. The deities
were happy in all the places of worship.
yAni li~NgAni lokasya vR^ittAnIha kR^ite yuge |
tAni sarvANyadR^Ishyanta tayorAgamane tadA ||2-45-12
(Note 11)
All the signs of the golden age were seen again in the world, when they
(kR^iShNa and balarAma) arrived (at mathurA).
tataH kAle shive puNye syandanenArimardanau |
hariyuktena tau vIrau praviShTau mathurAM purIm ||2-45-13
(Note 12)
At an auspicious and sacred time, the valiant oppressors of enemies,
entered the city of mathurA, in a chariot driven by horses.
pravishantaM purIM ramyAM govindaM rAmameva cha |
anujagmuryadugaNAH shakraM devagaNA iva ||2-45-14
(Note 13)
The yAdava-s followed (bala)rAma and govinda (kR^iShNa), who entered the
beautiful (city of) mathurA, like deva-s follow shakra (indra).
vasudevasya bhavanaM pitustau yadunandanau |
praviShTau hR^iShTavadanau chandrAdityAvivAchalam ||2-45-15
(Note 14)
The sons of yadu-s, with joyful faces, entered the residence of
vasudeva like moon and sun enter the mountain.
tatrAyudhAni saMnyasya gR^ihe sve svairachAriNau |
mumudAte yaduvarau vasudevasutAvubhau ||2-45-16
(Note 15)
They kept their weapons in the house and wandered freely. vasudeva's two
sons, the great men of yadu race enjoyed fully.
tatastu vasudevasya pAdau samabhipIDya cha |
tatrograsenaM rAjAnamanyAMshcha yadupu~NgavAn ||2-45-17
yathAnyAyaM pUjayitvA tau sarvaishchAbhinanditau |
Then the brothers pressed the feet of vasudeva and welcomed king ugrasena
and other yAdava leaders in the appropriate way. All of them congratulated
the brothers.
jagmaturhR^iShTamanasau mAtureva niveshanam ||2-45-18
The brothers happily went to the residence of their mother.
evaM tAvekanirmANau mathurAyAM shubhAnanau |
ugrasenAnugau bhUtvA ka~nchitkAlaM mumodatuH ||2-45-19
(Note 16)
In this way, the two brothers with auspicious faces, manifesting one soul in
two bodies, lived in mathurA for some time as followers of
ugrasena.
iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNI
rAmakR^iShNayormathurAyAM pratyAgamane pa~nchachatvAriMsho.adhyAyaH
Thus this is the forty-fifth chapter of viShNuparva of harivaMsha, khila of
shrimahAbhArata, balarAma and kR^iShNa arrive in mathurA.
(Note 1)
The last line of this shloka is similar to the following line with
AyAtau for nagarIM and bhUyo for prAptau
AyAtau mathurAM bhUyo
vasudevasutAvubhau ||2-33-28
Both the sons of vasudeva, returned again to mathurA.
(Note 2}
This shloka is the same as the following shloka
tataH pratyudyayuH sarve yAdavA yadunandanau |
sabalA hR^iShTamanasa ugrasenapurogamAH ||2-33-29
Then all the yAdava-s, lead by ugrasena, along with the army,
happily welcomed the sons of yadu.
(Note 3)
This shloka is the same as the following shloka with sapurohitAH
for yathochitAH
shreNyaH prakR^itayashchaiva mantriNaH sapurohitAH
|
sabAlavR^iddhA sA chaiva purI samabhivartata ||2-33-30
All the residents including common men, ministers, priests,
old and young men and the entire city welcomed them.
(Note 4)
This shloka is the same as the following shloka with
tuShTuvushcha janArdanam for stUyetAM puruSharShabhau and
bhrajante for bhAsanti
nanditUryANyavAdyanta tuShTuvushcha janArdanam |
rathyAH patAkAmAlinyo bhrajante
sma samantataH ||2-33-31
They played musical instruments such as nandi and tUrya to make
janArdana (kR^iShNa) happy. The streets, decorated with flags were
dazzling.
(Note 5)
This shloka is the same as the following shloka with
antaHpuramashobhata for purI paramashobhitA and
govindAgamane for bhrAtrostayorAgamane
prahR^iShTamuditaM sarvamantaHpuramashobhata |
govindAgamane.atyarthaM yathaivendramahe tathA ||2-33-32
With the arrival of govinda, all people including women,
became happy and overjoyed as during the occasion of the
festival of indra.
(Note 6)
This shloka is same as the following shloka with tatrAsItprathitA
for stavAshIrbahulA
muditAshchAtha gAyanti rAjamArgeShu gAyakAH |
tatrAsItprathitA gAthA yAdavAnAM
priya~NkarAH ||2-33-33
The singers sang happily in the royal streets. The songs,
most dear to yAdava-s were sung there:
(Note 7)
This shloka is the same as the following shloka with saha
bAndhavaiH for yAdavAH sukham
govindarAmau saMprAptau bhrAtarau lokavishrutau |
sve pure nirbhayAH sarve krIDadhvaM saha
bAndhavaiH
||2-33-34
govinda (kR^iShNa) and (bala)rAma, the brothers, famous in the world
have come. All the residents should enjoy life in the city along
with relatives without any fear.
(Note 8)
This shloka is the same as the
following shloka with rAjangovinde samupasthite for
kashchidrAmakR^iShNasamAgame
na tatra kashchiddIno vA malino vA vichetanaH |
mathurAyAmabhUdrAjangovinde samupasthite
||2-33-35
(vaishampAyana said:) O king (janamejaya)! As long as kR^iShNa was
present in mathurA, there were no miserable, poor or people with
lost intellect.
(Note 9)
This shloka is the same as the
following shloka with sarve for shchaiva
vayAMsi sAdhuvAkyAni prahR^iShTA gohayadvipAH |
naranArIgaNAH sarve
bhejire manasaH sukham ||2-33-36
The birds chirped sweetly. The cows, horses and elephants were
happy. All men and women enjoyed mental peace.
(Note 10)
This shloka is almost the same as
the following shloka
shivAshcha vAtAH pravavurvirajaskA disho dasha |
daivatAni cha hR^iShTAni sarveShvAyataneShu cha ||2-33-37
Auspicious winds blew. All the ten directions became dust free.
The deities were happy in all the places of worship.
(Note 11)
This shloka is similar to the
following shloka with chAsankR^itayuge purA for vR^ittAnIha
kR^ite yuge and purIM prApte janArdane for tayorAgamane tadA
yAni li~NgAni lokasya chAsankR^itayuge purA
|
tAni sarvANyadR^ishyanta purIM prApte janArdane
||2-33-38
All the signs of the earlier golden age were seen again in the
world, when janArdana (kR^iShNa) arrived in the city (of mathurA).
(Note 12)
This shloka is similar to the
following shloka with aH for au and govindo vivesha for
tau vIrau praviShTau
tataH kAle shive puNye syandanenArimardanaH |
hariyuktena govindo vivesha mathurAM purIm ||2-33-39
At an auspicious and sacred time, govinda (kR^iShNa),
the oppressor of enemies, entered the city of mathuraA, in a chariot
driven by horses.
(Note 13)
This shloka is similar to the
following shloka with vishantaM mathurAM ramyAM
tamupendramarindamam for pravishantaM purIM ramyAM govindaM
rAmameva cha
vishantaM mathurAM ramyAM tamupendramarindamam
|
anujagmuryadugaNAH shakraM devagaNA iva ||2-33-40
The yAdava-s followed upendra (kR^iShNa), the suppressor of foes,
who entered the beautiful (city of) mathurA, like deva-s follow
shakra (indra).
(Note 14)
This shloka is almost the same as
the following shloka with tata for pitu
vasudevasya bhavanaM tatastau yadunandanau |
praviShTau hR^iShTavadanau chandrAdityAvivAchalam ||2-33-41
The sons of yadus, with joyful faces, entered the residence of
vasudeva like moon and sun enter the mountain.
(Note 15) This shloka is almost the same as the
following lines
tAvAyudhAni vinyasya gR^ihe sve svairachAriNau||2-33-42
mumudAte yaduvarau vasudevasutAvubhau | 2-33-43(1)
The brothers, kept their weapons in the house and wandered freely.
vasudeva's two sons, the great men of yadu race enjoyed fully.
(Note 16)
This shloka is the same as the
following shloka
evaM tAvekanirmANau mathurAyAM shubhAnanau |
ugrasenAnugau bhUtvA ka~nchitkAlaM mumodatuH ||2-33-45
In this way, the two brothers with auspicious faces,
manifesting one soul in two bodies, lived in mathurA
for some time as followers of ugrasena.
nIlakaNTha commentary
##Itranslated by K S Ramachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca,
August 26, 2008
Further proof-read by Gilles Schaufelberger, schaufel @ wanadoo.fr
If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edition,
send corrections to A. Harindranath harindranath_a @ yahoo.com
Translated to English by A. Purushothaman [purushothaman_avaroth @
yahoo.com] and A. Harindranath
February 4, 2010 ##
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