Book 3 Chapter 15 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | asāṃnidhyaṃ kathaṃ kṛṣṇa tavāsīd vṛṣṇinandana
kva cāsīd vipravāsas te kiṃ vākārṣīḥ pravāsakaḥ |
2 | kṛṣṇa uvāca |
2 | śālvasya nagaraṃ saubhaṃ gato 'haṃ bharatarṣabha
vinihantuṃ naraśreṣṭha tatra me śṛṇu kāraṇam |
3 | mahātejā mahābāhur yaḥ sa rājā mahāyaśāḥ
damaghoṣātmajo vīraḥ śiśupālo mayā hataḥ |
4 | yajñe te bharataśreṣṭha rājasūye 'rhaṇāṃ prati
sa roṣavaśasaṃprāpto nāmṛṣyata durātmavān |
5 | śrutvā taṃ nihataṃ śālvas tīvraroṣasamanvitaḥ
upāyād dvārakāṃ śūnyām ihasthe mayi bhārata |
6 | sa tatra yodhito rājan bālakair vṛṣṇipuṃgavaiḥ
āgataḥ kāmagaṃ saubham āruhyaiva nṛśaṃsakṛt |
7 | tato vṛṣṇipravīrāṃs tān bālān hatvā bahūṃs tadā
purodyānāni sarvāṇi bhedayām āsa durmatiḥ |
8 | uktavāṃś ca mahābāho kvāsau vṛṣṇikulādhamaḥ
vāsudevaḥ sumandātmā vasudevasuto gataḥ |
9 | tasya yuddhārthino darpaṃ yuddhe nāśayitāsmy aham
ānartāḥ satyam ākhyāta tatra gantāsmi yatra saḥ |
10 | taṃ hatvā vinivartiṣye kaṃsakeśiniṣūdanam
ahatvā na nivartiṣye satyenāyudham ālabhe |
11 | kvāsau kvāsāv iti punas tatra tatra vidhāvati
mayā kila raṇe yuddhaṃ kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ sa saubharāṭ |
12 | adya taṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ kṣudraṃ viśvāsaghātinam
śiśupālavadhāmarṣād gamayiṣye yamakṣayam |
13 | mama pāpasvabhāvena bhrātā yena nipātitaḥ
śiśupālo mahīpālas taṃ vadhiṣye mahītale |
14 | bhrātā bālaś ca rājā ca na ca saṃgrāmamūrdhani
pramattaś ca hato vīras taṃ haniṣye janārdanam |
15 | evamādi mahārāja vilapya divam āsthitaḥ
kāmagena sa saubhena kṣiptvā māṃ kurunandana |
16 | tam aśrauṣam ahaṃ gatvā yathā vṛttaḥ sudurmatiḥ
mayi kauravya duṣṭātmā mārttikāvatako nṛpaḥ |
17 | tato 'ham api kauravya roṣavyākulalocanaḥ
niścitya manasā rājan vadhāyāsya mano dadhe |
18 | ānarteṣu vimardaṃ ca kṣepaṃ cātmani kaurava
pravṛddham avalepaṃ ca tasya duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ |
19 | tataḥ saubhavadhāyāhaṃ pratasthe pṛthivīpate
sa mayā sāgarāvarte dṛṣṭa āsīt parīpsatā |
20 | tataḥ pradhmāpya jalajaṃ pāñcajanyam ahaṃ nṛpa
āhūya śālvaṃ samare yuddhāya samavasthitaḥ |
21 | sumuhūrtam abhūd yuddhaṃ tatra me dānavaiḥ saha
vaśībhūtāś ca me sarve bhūtale ca nipātitāḥ |
22 | etat kāryaṃ mahābāho yenāhaṃ nāgamaṃ tadā
śrutvaiva hāstinapuraṃ dyūtaṃ cāvinayotthitam |