શ્લોકઃ
સૈરંધ્ર્યાસ્તદનુ ચિરં સ્મરાતુરાયા
યાતોઽભૂઃ સુલલિતમુદ્ધવેન સાર્ધમ્ ।
આવાસં ત્વદુપગમોત્સવં સદૈવ
ધ્યાયંત્યાઃ પ્રતિદિનવાસસજ્જિકાયાઃ ॥1॥
Meaning
સૈરંધ્ર્યાઃ- - of Sairandhree (the female who gave Thee unguents); તદનુ ચિરં - thereafter, since long; સ્મર-આતુરાયા - by Kaama Deva who was afflicted; યાતઃ-અભૂઃ - (Thou) went; સુલલિતમ્- - well adorned; ઉદ્ધવેન સાર્ધમ્ - with Uddhava; આવાસં - to (her) house; ત્વત્-ઉપગમ-ઉત્સવં - Thy arriving festival; સદા-એવ - always alone; ધ્યાયંત્યાઃ - she was thinking of; પ્રતિદિન-વાસ-સજ્જિકાયાઃ - (and so) everyday adorned herself and decorated her house;
Translation
Thou went well adorned with Uddhava to the house of Sairandhree, the female attendant who had given Thee unguents and was long stricken with love for Thee. She was thinking of Thee every day and adorned herself and decorated her house everyday in the expectation of the festive event of meeting Thee.
શ્લોકઃ
ઉપગતે ત્વયિ પૂર્ણમનોરથાં પ્રમદસંભ્રમકંપ્રપયોધરામ્ ।
વિવિધમાનનમાદધતીં મુદા રહસિ તાં રમયાંચકૃષે સુખમ્ ॥2॥
Meaning
ઉપગતે ત્વયિ - at Thy arrival; પૂર્ણમનોરથામ્ - her wish fulfilled; પ્રમદ-સંભ્રમ- - with joy and excitement; કંપ્ર-પયોધરામ્ - whose breasts were quivering; વિવિધ-માનનમ્- - various honours; આદધતીં મુદા - who was offering joyfully; રહસિ તાં - secretly to her; રમયાન્-ચકૃષે - (Thou) delighted her; સુખમ્ - happily;
Translation
At Thy arrival, all her wishes were fulfilled and she joyfully honoured Thee with various offerings, with her breasts heaving in excitement. Thou happily delighted her in privacy.
શ્લોકઃ
પૃષ્ટા વરં પુનરસાવવૃણોદ્વરાકી
ભૂયસ્ત્વયા સુરતમેવ નિશાંતરેષુ ।
સાયુજ્યમસ્ત્વિતિ વદેત્ બુધ એવ કામં
સામીપ્યમસ્ત્વનિશમિત્યપિ નાબ્રવીત્ કિમ્ ॥3॥
Meaning
પૃષ્ટા વરં - asked what boon she wanted; પુનઃ-અસૌ- - then at that time, this (pitiable woman); અવૃણોત્-વરાકી - asked for, the pitiable one; ભૂયઃ-ત્વયા - again with Thee; સુરતમ્-એવ - enjoyment only; નિશા-અંતરેષુ - on other nights; સાયુજ્યમ્-અસ્તુ- - let me have union with Thee; ઇતિ વદેત્ બુધ એવ - thus will say an enlightened one only; કામં - definitely; સામીપ્યમ્-અસ્તુ-અનિશમ્- - let me have nearness with Thee always; ઇતિ-અપિ- - thus also; ન-અબ્રવીત્ કિમ્ - did not say, how come (why);
Translation
When she was asked by Thee as to what boon she wanted, the stupid woman prayed that she may get to enjoy in the same manner with Thee on other nights also. Indeed only an enlightened person will ask for 'Saayujya' (becoming one with Thee) liberation. But at least she could ask for 'Saamipya' (being always close to Thee). How come she did not ask for even that!
શ્લોકઃ
તતો ભવાન્ દેવ નિશાસુ કાસુચિન્મૃગીદૃશં તાં નિભૃતં વિનોદયન્ ।
અદાદુપશ્લોક ઇતિ શ્રુતં સુતં સ નારદાત્ સાત્ત્વતતંત્રવિદ્બબભૌ ॥4॥
Meaning
તતઃ ભવાન્ દેવ - then, Thou O Effulgent One!; નિશાસુ કાસુચિત્- - on some nights; મૃગીદૃશં તાં નિભૃતં - her, the doe eyed one, in secret; વિનોદયન્ અદાત્- - giving delight, gave; ઉપશ્લોક ઇતિ - Upashloka named; શ્રુતં સુતં - well known son; સ નારદાત્ - he (the son) from Naarada; સાત્ત્વત-તંત્ર-વિદ્ બભૌ - in the (knowledge of) Saatvata Tantra became well versed;
Translation
O Lord! Subsequently Thou on some nights delighted the doe eyed one in secret. Thou gave her a son who came to be well known as Upashloka. He learnt the knowledge in Saattvat Tantra from Naarada and shone as an exponent there of.
શ્લોકઃ
અક્રૂરમંદિરમિતોઽથ બલોદ્ધવાભ્યા-
મભ્યર્ચિતો બહુ નુતો મુદિતેન તેન ।
એનં વિસૃજ્ય વિપિનાગતપાંડવેય-
વૃત્તં વિવેદિથ તથા ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર્ચેષ્ટામ્ ॥5॥
Meaning
અક્રૂર-મંદિરમ્- - to Akrura's house; ઇતઃ-અથ - going then; બલ-ઉદ્ધવાભ્યામ્- - with Balaraama and Uddhava; અભ્યર્ચિતઃ બહુ નુતઃ - honoured (and) very much praised; મુદિતેન તેન - by him (Akrura) who was very delighted; એનં વિસૃજ્ય - him (Akrura) sending away; વિપિન-આગત- - from the forest having returned; પાંડવેય-વૃત્તં - the Paandava's news; વિવેદિથ તથા - come to know and; ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર-ચેષ્ટામ્ - Dhritaraashtraa's doings;
Translation
Thou went with Balaraama and Uddhava to Akrura's house. Akrura received Thee with high honours and worshipped Thee with hymns. Thou sent away Akrura to gather the news of the Pandavaas who had returned from the forest and also news about Dhritaraashtra's doings.
શ્લોકઃ
વિઘાતાજ્જામાતુઃ પરમસુહૃદો ભોજનૃપતે-
ર્જરાસંધે રુંધત્યનવધિરુષાંધેઽથ મથુરામ્ ।
રથાદ્યૈર્દ્યોર્લબ્ધૈઃ કતિપયબલસ્ત્વં બલયુત-
સ્ત્રયોવિંશત્યક્ષૌહિણિ તદુપનીતં સમહૃથાઃ ॥6॥
Meaning
વિઘાતાત્-જામાતુઃ - by the slaying of the son in law; પરમ-સુહૃદઃ - and great friend; ભોજ-નૃપતેઃ- - the king of Bhoja (Kansa); જરાસંધે રુંધતિ- - when Jaraasandha besieged (Mathura); અનવધિ-રુષા-અંધે- - blinded by unbounded rage; અથ મથુરામ્ - then Mathura; રથ-આદ્યૈઃ-દ્યોઃ-લબ્ધૈઃ - with the chariot etc.from the heaven obtained; કતિપય-બલઃ-ત્વં - with a few soldiers, Thou; બલ-યુતઃ- - along with Balaraama; ત્રયઃ-વિંશતિ-અક્ષૌહિણિ - 23 akshauhini (army); તત્-ઉપનીતં સમહૃથાઃ - brought by him, destroyed;
Translation
Jaraasandha was blinded with rage when his friend and son in law Kansa was killed. He besieged Mathura. Along with Balaraama, and a few soldiers, chariot and charioteer called from heaven Thou destroyed his army of 23 Akshauhini brought by him.
શ્લોકઃ
બદ્ધં બલાદથ બલેન બલોત્તરં ત્વં
ભૂયો બલોદ્યમરસેન મુમોચિથૈનમ્ ।
નિશ્શેષદિગ્જયસમાહૃતવિશ્વસૈન્યાત્
કોઽન્યસ્તતો હિ બલપૌરુષવાંસ્તદાનીમ્ ॥7॥
Meaning
બદ્ધં બલાત્-અથ - tied up forcefully then; બલેન બલોત્તરં - by Balaraama (him) who was of extraordinary strength; ત્વં ભૂયઃ - Thou again; બલ-ઉદ્યમ-રસેન - wanting (him Jaraasandha) to come back with an army to fight; મુમોચિથ-એનં - released him; નિશ્શેષ-દિક્- - of all the directions; જય-સમાહૃત- - conquering and obtaining; વિશ્વ-સૈન્યાત્ - the many armies; કઃ-અન્યઃ-તતઃ હિ - who else than him indeed; બલ-પૌરુષવાન્- - more strong and powerful; તદાનીમ્ - at that time;
Translation
Jaraasandha of extraordinary strength was forcefully tied up by Balaraama. Thou wanted him to come back with an army, so Thou released him. At that time there was no one more powerful than him for having conquered all the kings in all the directions and who commandeered their armies.
શ્લોકઃ
ભગ્નઃ સ લગ્નહૃદયોઽપિ નૃપૈઃ પ્રણુન્નો
યુદ્ધં ત્વયા વ્યધિત ષોડશકૃત્વ એવમ્ ।
અક્ષૌહિણીઃ શિવ શિવાસ્ય જઘંથ વિષ્ણો
સંભૂય સૈકનવતિત્રિશતં તદાનીમ્ ॥8॥
Meaning
ભગ્નઃ સ - broken, he; લગ્ન-હૃદયઃ-અપિ - and with a defeated heart also; નૃપૈઃ પ્રણુન્નઃ - by the kings prompted; યુદ્ધં ત્વયા વ્યધિત - battled (he) with Thee; ષોડશકૃત્વઃ-એવં - thus 16 times; અક્ષૌહિણીઃ - (with) Akshauhini armies; શિવ શિવ-અસ્ય - what a wonder, of his; જઘંથ - destroyed; વિષ્ણો - O All Pervading Lord!; સંભૂય - altogether; સ-એક-નવતિ-ત્રિશતં - one and three hundred ninety times (391); તદાનીમ્ - then (in the battles);
Translation
He was broken hearted and humiliated by defeat in the battle. He attacked Thee sixteen times prompted by the smaller kings. O Vishnu! Thou destroyed 391 of his Akshauhini armies altogether. What a wonder!
શ્લોકઃ
અષ્ટાદશેઽસ્ય સમરે સમુપેયુષિ ત્વં
દૃષ્ટ્વા પુરોઽથ યવનં યવનત્રિકોટ્યા ।
ત્વષ્ટ્રા વિધાપ્ય પુરમાશુ પયોધિમધ્યે
તત્રાઽથ યોગબલતઃ સ્વજનાનનૈષીઃ ॥9॥
Meaning
અષ્ટાદશે-અસ્ય - eighteenth his; સમરે સમુપેયુષિ - battle (attack) was immanent; ત્વં દૃષ્ટ્વા પુરઃ-અથ - Thou seeing him in front then; યવનં યવન-ત્રિકોટ્યા - the Yavana king with 3 crore Yavanas; ત્વષ્ટ્રા વિધાપ્ય - by Vishwakarma getting built; પુરમ્-આશુ - a city, soon; પયોધિ-મધ્યે - in the middle of the sea; તત્ર-અથ યોગ-બલતઃ - there then, by Thy yogic powers; સ્વ-જનાન્-અનૈષીઃ - Thy people took (there);
Translation
The eighteenth attack by Jaraasandha was immanent and Thou saw the Yavana king in front with 3 crore Yavanas. Thou soon got a city built in the middle of the sea by Vishwakarmaa and had Thy people transferred there, by Thy Yogic power.
શ્લોકઃ
પદભ્યાં ત્વાં પદ્મમાલી ચકિત ઇવ પુરાન્નિર્ગતો ધાવમાનો
મ્લેચ્છેશેનાનુયાતો વધસુકૃતવિહીનેન શૈલે ન્યલૈષીઃ ।
સુપ્તેનાંઘ્ર્યાહતેન દ્રુતમથ મુચુકુંદેન ભસ્મીકૃતેઽસ્મિન્
ભૂપાયાસ્મૈ ગુહાંતે સુલલિતવપુષા તસ્થિષે ભક્તિભાજે ॥10॥
Meaning
પદભ્યાં ત્વં - by foot Thou; પદ્મમાલી - adorning a lotus garland; ચકિત ઇવ - feigning fright (surprise); પુરાત્-નિર્ગતઃ ધાવમાનઃ - from the city went out running; મ્લેચ્છ-ઈશેન-અનુયાતઃ - by the Yavana king, being followed (pursued); વધ-સુકૃત-વિહીનેન - being killed, of meritorious deeds devoid of; શૈલે ન્યલૈષીઃ - into the mountain was led; સુપ્તેન-અંઘ્ર્યા-હતેન - by him who was sleeping, was with foot kicked; દ્રુતમ્-અથ મુચુકુંદેન - soon then by Muchukunda; ભસ્મી-કૃતે-અસ્મિન્ - to ashes reduced when he was (Jaraasandha); ભૂપાય-અસ્મૈ ગુહાંતે - for this king, in the cave; સુલલિત-વપુષા - with a charming form; તસ્થિષે ભક્તિભાજે - manifested (Thou) for the devout;
Translation
Adorned with a lotus garland, Thou ran from the city on foot feigning fright and surprise. The Yavana king who was devoid of meritorious deeds, in order to be blessed by being killed by Thee, pursued Thee. Thou then led him into the cave of a mountain, where king Muchukund lay asleep. Mistaking the king for Thee, the Yavana kicked him and was instantly reduced to ashes by the angry look of the awakened king. Thou then manifested Thyself in a charming form for the benefit of the devout king.
શ્લોકઃ
ઐક્ષ્વાકોઽહં વિરક્તોઽસ્મ્યખિલનૃપસુખે ત્વત્પ્રસાદૈકકાંક્ષી
હા દેવેતિ સ્તુવંતં વરવિતતિષુ તં નિસ્પૃહં વીક્ષ્ય હૃષ્યન્ ।
મુક્તેસ્તુલ્યાં ચ ભક્તિં ધુતસકલમલાં મોક્ષમપ્યાશુ દત્વા
કાર્યં હિંસાવિશુદ્ધ્યૈ તપ ઇતિ ચ તદા પ્રાત્થ લોકપ્રતીત્યૈ ॥11॥
Meaning
ઐક્ષ્વાકઃ-અહં - of the Ikshwaaku dynasty I (am); વિરક્તઃ-અસ્મિ- - dispassionate (I) am; અખિલ-નૃપ-સુખે - in the many royal pleasures; ત્વત્-પ્રસાદ- - Thy grace; ઐક-કાંક્ષી - alone am desiring; હા દેવ-ઇતિ - O Lord! Thus; સ્તુવંતમ્ - him who was praising Thee; વર-વિતતિષુ તં નિસ્પૃહમ્ - for the multitudes of boons him desire less; વીક્ષ્ય હૃષ્યન્ - seeing and so gladdened (Thou); મુક્તેઃ-તુલ્યાં ચ ભક્તિં - liberation, like, and Bhakti; ધુત-સકલ-મલાં - (which) washes off all sins; મોક્ષમ્-અપિ-આશુ દત્વા - liberation also soon conferred; કાર્યં હિંસા-વિશુદ્ધ્યૈ - should do (penance) for purifying the deed of having caused pain; તપ ઇતિ ચ તદા - penance thus and then; પ્રાત્થ લોક-પ્રતીત્યૈ - (Thou) said for the world's instruction;
Translation
I am of the Ikshwaaku dynasty, O Lord! I am dispassionate towards the many royal pleasures. My only desire is for Thy grace.' Thus he said praising Thee. Thou were greatly gladdened to see that the king did not seek any of the multitude of boons. Thou conferred on him Bhakti which is as good as or equal to Mukti (liberation). Thou also conferred on him liberation which washes off all sins. Yet to set an example for the world, Thou told him to do penance to purify the deeds of having caused pain to people during his rule.
શ્લોકઃ
તદનુ મથુરાં ગત્વા હત્વા ચમૂં યવનાહૃતાં
મગધપતિના માર્ગે સૈન્યૈઃ પુરેવ નિવારિતઃ ।
ચરમવિજયં દર્પાયાસ્મૈ પ્રદાય પલાયિતો
જલધિનગરીં યાતો વાતાલયેશ્વર પાહિ મામ્ ॥12॥
Meaning
તદનુ મથુરાં ગત્વા - there after going to Mathura; હત્વા ચમૂં - destroying the army; યવન-આહૃતાં - brought by the Yavana; મગધપતિના - by the king of Magadha (Jaraasandha); માર્ગે સૈન્યૈઃ પુરા-ઇવ - on the way with armies like before; નિવારિતઃ - being stopped; ચરમ-વિજયમ્ - the last victory; દર્પાય-અસ્મૈ - for (his) pride for him; પ્રદાય પલાયિતઃ - giving (and) fleeing; જલધિ-નગરીં યાતઃ - to the ocean city (Dwaarakaa) went; વાતાલયેશ્વર - O Lord of Guruvaayur!; પાહિ મામ્ - save me;
Translation
After that, going to Mathura Thou destroyed the army brought by the Yavana while on Thy way, like before, the armies of the king of Magadha (Jaraasandha) obstructed Thee. To inflate his pride, Thou gave him the last (eighteenth) victory by fleeing to the ocean city of Dwaarakaa. O Lord of Guruvaayur! save me.
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