Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.53
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2.53.1
ततः कदचिद्गोविन्दो ज्येष्ठं सङ्कर्षणं विना ।
चचार तद्वनं रम्यं सुस्वरूपो वराननः ॥ २.५३.१ ॥
Once Govinda, without his elder Saṅkarṣaṇa, wandered through that delightful forest, beautiful of form and fair of face.
2.53.2
काकपक्षधरः श्रीमाञ्छ्यामः पद्मनिभेक्षणः ।
श्रीवत्सेनोरसा युक्तः शशाङ्क इव लक्ष्मणा ॥ २.५३.२ ॥
Bearing a crow's feather, glorious, dark-hued, with eyes like lotus petals, marked with the Śrīvatsa on his chest, marked like the moon.
2.53.3
रज्जुयज्ञोपवीती स पीताम्बरधरो युवा ।
श्वेतचन्द्रनलिप्राङ्गो नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजः ॥ २.५३.३ ॥
That young man, wearing a rope as his sacred thread, clad in yellow garments, his limbs smeared with white sandal, his hair dark and curled.
2.53.4
राजता बर्हिपत्रेण मन्दमारुतकम्पिना ।
क्वचिद्गायन्क्वञ्चित्क्रीडन्क्वचिन्नृत्यन्क्वचिद्धसन् ॥ २.५३.४ ॥
With a shining peacock feather stirred by the gentle breeze, now singing, now playing, now dancing, now laughing.
2.53.5
गोपवेणुं सुमधुरं कामं तदपि वादयन् ।
प्रह्लादनार्थं च गवां क क्वचिद्वनगतो युवा ॥ २.५३.५ ॥
Playing as he pleased the cowherd's flute, most sweetly, and to delight the cows, the young one went somewhere into the forest.
2.53.6
गोकुले मेघकाले तु चचार द्युतिमान्प्रभुः ।
बहुरम्येषु देशेषु वनस्य वनराजिपु ॥ २.५३.६ ॥
In the rainy season, the radiant lord roamed in Gokula, through many delightful regions with rows of forest groves.
2.53.7
तासु कृष्णो मुदा युक्तः क्रीडयन्भरतर्षभ ।
स कदाचिद्वने तस्मिन्गोभिः सह परिव्रजन् ॥ २.५३.७ ॥
Among them Kṛṣṇa, joyfully engaged in play, O bull of the Bharatas, once roamed in that forest with the cows.
2.53.8
भाण्डीरं नाम दृष्ट्वाऽथ न्यग्रोधं केशवो महान् ।
तच्छायायां मतिं चक्रे निवासाय तदा प्रभुः ॥ २.५३.८ ॥
Then, having seen a banyan tree named Bhāṇḍīra, the great Keśava resolved to dwell in its shade, that lord at that time.
2.53.9
स तत्र वयसा तुल्यैर्बत्सपालैस्तदाऽनघ ।
रेमे स दिवसं कृष्णः पुरा स्वर्गगतो यथा ॥ २.५३.९ ॥
There, O sinless one, Kṛṣṇa delighted all day with the calf-herders of his own age, as once he delighted in heaven.
2.53.10
तं क्रीडमानं गोपालाः कृष्णं भाण्डीरवासिनः ।
रमयन्ति स्म बहवो मान्यैः क्रीडनकैस्तदा ॥ २.५३.१० ॥
Many cowherds dwelling in Bhāṇḍīra then delighted that playing Kṛṣṇa with fine playthings.
2.53.11
अन्ये स्म परिगायन्ति गोपा मुदितमानसाः ।
गोपालकृष्णमेवान्ये गायन्ति स्म वनप्रियाः ॥ २.५३.११ ॥
Some cowherds with glad hearts sang all around, while others, fond of the forest, sang of Gopāla-Kṛṣṇa alone.
2.53.12
तेषां सङ्गायतामेव वादयामास केशवः ।
पर्णवाद्यान्तरे वेणुं तुम्बवीणां च तत्र वै ॥ २.५३.१२ ॥
While they were singing, Keśava played there, among the leaf-instruments, a flute and a gourd-vīṇā.
2.53.13
एवं क्रीडान्तरैः कृष्णो गोपालैर्विजहार सः ।
तेन बालेन कौन्तेय कृतं लोकहितं तदा ॥ २.५३.१३ ॥
Thus Kṛṣṇa played with the cowherd boys in the intervals of his games. Son of Kuntī, that child then did a deed for the welfare of the world.
2.53.14
पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां वासुदेवेन भारत ।
ह्रदे निपातता तत्र क्रीडितं नागमूर्धनि ॥ २.५३.१४ ॥
Bhārata, while all beings watched, Vāsudeva leapt into the lake there and played upon the head of the serpent.
2.53.15
शासयित्वा तु कालीयं सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः ।
विजहार ततः कृष्णो बलेदवसहायवान् ॥ २.५३.१५ ॥
Having subdued Kāliya while the whole world watched, Kṛṣṇa then played, with Balarāma as his helper.
2.53.16
धेनुको दारुणो राजन्दैत्यो रासभविग्रहः ।
तदा तालवने राजन्बलदेवेन वै हतः ॥ २.५३.१६ ॥
O king, the cruel demon Dhenuka had the form of an ass. O king, then in the palm grove he was slain by Balarāma.
2.53.17
ततः कदाचित्कौन्तेय रामकृष्णौ वनं गतौ ।
चारयन्तौ प्रवृद्धानि गोधनानि शुभाननौ ॥ २.५३.१७ ॥
Then once, son of Kuntī, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa of fair faces went to the forest, tending the grown herds of cattle.
2.53.18
विहरन्तौ मुदा युक्तौ वीक्षमाणौ वनानि वै ।
श्वेलयन्तौ प्रगायन्तौ विचिन्वन्तौ च पादपान् ॥ २.५३.१८ ॥
Full of joy, the two wandered, gazing at the forests, swinging, singing aloud, searching among the trees.
2.53.19
नामभिर्व्याहरन्तौ च वत्सान्गाश्च परन्तपौ ।
चेरतुर्लोकसिद्धाभिः क्रीडाभिरपराजितौ ॥ २.५३.१९ ॥
The two scorchers of foes, calling the calves and cows by their names, roamed about at play known in the world; the two were unconquered.
2.53.20
तौ देवौ मानुषीं दीक्षां वहन्तौ सुरपूजितौ ।
तज्जातिगुणयुक्ताभिः क्रीडाभिश्चेरतुर्वनम् ॥ २.५३.२० ॥
Those two gods, bearing a human guise, worshipped by the gods, roamed the forest in play endowed with the qualities of their kind.
2.53.21
एवं बाल्येऽपि गोपालैः क्रीडाभिश्च विजह्रतुः ॥ २.५३.२१ ॥
Thus, even in childhood, the two played at games with the cowherds.
2.53.22
ततः कृष्णो महातेजास्तदा गत्वा तु गोव्रजम् ।
गिरियज्ञं तमेवैष प्रवृत्तं गोपदारकैः ॥ २.५३.२२ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa of great splendour went to the cow-pen and took part in that mountain sacrifice which the cowherd boys had undertaken.
2.53.23
बुभुजे पायसं शौरिरीश्वरः सर्वभूतकृत् ।
तं दृष्ट्वा गोपकाः सर्वे कृष्णमेव समर्चयन् ॥ २.५३.२३ ॥
Śauri, the Lord who creates all beings, ate the milk-rice; seeing this, all the cowherds worshipped Kṛṣṇa alone.
2.53.24
पूज्यमानस्तदा देवैर्दिव्यं वपुरधारयत् ।
धृतो गोवर्धनो नाम सप्ताहं पर्वतो धृतः ॥ २.५३.२४ ॥
Then, worshipped by the gods, he assumed a divine form; and that mountain named Govardhana was held aloft for seven days.
2.53.25
शिशुना वासुदेवेन गवार्थमरिमर्दन ।
क्रीडमानस्तदा कृष्णः कृतवान्कर्म दुष्करम् ॥ २.५३.२५ ॥
O crusher of foes, for the sake of the cows, the child Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa, while playing, then performed a deed that was difficult to do.
2.53.26
तदद्भुतमतीवासीत्सर्वलोकस्य भारत ।
देवदेवः क्षितं गत्वा कृष्णं नत्वा मुदान्वितः। ॥ २.५३.२६ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, that was exceedingly wonderful for all the worlds. The god of gods came down to the earth, bowed to Kṛṣṇa, and was filled with joy.
2.53.27
गोविन्द इति तं ह्युक्त्वा ह्यभ्यषिञ्चत्पुरन्दरः ।
इत्युक्त्वाश्लिष्य गोविन्दं पुरुहूतोभ्ययाद्दिवम् ॥ २.५३.२७ ॥
Calling him "Govinda," Indra indeed anointed him. Having said this and embraced Govinda, Puruhūta, Indra, went to heaven.
2.53.28
अथारिष्ट इति ख्यातं दैत्यं वृषभविग्रहम् ।
जघान तरसा कृष्णः पशूनां हितकाम्यया ॥ २.५३.२८ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa swiftly struck down the demon named Ariṣṭa, who had the form of a bull, out of desire for the welfare of the cattle.
2.53.29
केशिनामा ततो दैत्यो राजंस्तुरगविग्रहः ।
तथा वनगतं पार्थ गजायुतबलं हयम् ॥ २.५३.२९ ॥
O king, then the demon named Keśin came in the form of a horse; and that horse, which had gone into the forest and possessed the strength of ten thousand elephants, O son of Pṛthā, [Kṛṣṇa also slew].
2.53.30
कराम्भोरुहवज्रेण जघान मधुसूदनः ।
अथ मल्लं तु चाणूरं निजघान महाऽसुरम् ॥ २.५३.३० ॥
Madhusūdana struck him down with the thunderbolt of his lotus hands. Then he slew the great demon Cāṇūra, the wrestler.
2.53.31
सुदामानममित्रघ्न सर्वसैन्यपुरस्कृतम् ।
बालरूपेण गोविन्दो निजघान च भारत ॥ २.५३.३१ ॥
O Bhārata, Govinda, the slayer of enemies, in the form of a boy, slew Sudāman, who stood foremost of the whole army.
2.53.32
बलदेवेन चायत्नात्समाजे मुष्टिको हतः ।
ताडितश्च सहामात्यः कंसः कृष्णेन भारत ॥ २.५३.३२ ॥
O Bhārata, Balarāma, without effort, slew Muṣṭika in the assembly, and Kṛṣṇa struck Kaṃsa together with his ministers.
2.53.33
हत्वा कंसममित्रघ्नः सर्वेषां पश्यतां तदा ।
अभिषिच्योग्रसेनं तं पित्रोः पादमवन्दत। ॥ २.५३.३३ ॥
Having slain Kaṃsa, the slayer of enemies, while all were watching, he consecrated Ugrasena and then bowed down at the feet of his parents.
2.53.34
एवमादीनि कर्माणि कृतवान्वै जनार्दनः ॥ २.५३.३४ ॥
Janārdana performed deeds such as these.