Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 10.01

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kathito vaṃśa-vistāro bhavatā soma-sūryayoḥ /
rājñāṃ cobhaya-vaṃśyānāṃ caritaṃ paramādbhutam

yadoś ca dharma-śīlasya nitarāṃ muni-sattama /
tatrāṃśenāvatīrṇasya viṣṇor vīryāṇi śaṃsa naḥ

avatīrya yador vaṃśe bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ /
kṛtavān yāni viśvātmā tāni no vada vistarāt

nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād bhavauṣadhāc chrotra-mano-'bhirāmāt /
ka uttamaśloka-guṇānuvādāt pumān virajyeta vinā paśughnāt

pitāmahā me samare 'marañjayair devavratādyātirathais timiṅgilaiḥ /
duratyayaṃ kaurava-sainya-sāgaraṃ kṛtvātaran vatsa-padaṃ sma yat-plavāḥ

drauṇy-astra-vipluṣṭam idaṃ mad-aṅgaṃ santāna-bījaṃ kuru-pāṇḍavānām /
jugopa kukṣiṃ gata ātta-cakro mātuś ca me yaḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāyāḥ

vīryāṇi tasyākhila-deha-bhājām antar bahiḥ pūruṣa-kāla-rūpaiḥ /
prayacchato mṛtyum utāmṛtaṃ ca māyā-manuṣyasya vadasva vidvan

rohiṇyās tanayaḥ prokto rāmaḥ saṅkarṣaṇas tvayā /
devakyā garbha-sambandhaḥ kuto dehāntaraṃ vinā

kasmān mukundo bhagavān pitur gehād vrajaṃ gataḥ /
kva vāsaṃ jñātibhiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtavān sātvatāṃ patiḥ

vraje vasan kim akaron madhupuryāṃ ca keśavaḥ /
bhrātaraṃ cāvadhīt kaṃsaṃ mātur addhātad-arhaṇam

dehaṃ mānuṣam āśritya kati varṣāṇi vṛṣṇibhiḥ /
yadu-puryāṃ sahāvātsīt patnyaḥ katy abhavan prabhoḥ

etad anyac ca sarvaṃ me mune kṛṣṇa-viceṣṭitam /
vaktum arhasi sarvajña śraddadhānāya vistṛtam

naiṣātiduḥsahā kṣun māṃ tyaktodam api bādhate /
pibantaṃ tvan-mukhāmbhoja- cyutaṃ hari-kathāmṛtam

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samyag vyavasitā buddhis tava rājarṣi-sattama /
vāsudeva-kathāyāṃ te yaj jātā naiṣṭhikī ratiḥ

vāsudeva-kathā-praśnaḥ puruṣāṃs trīn punāti hi /
vaktāraṃ pracchakaṃ śrotṝṃs tat-pāda-salilaṃ yathā

bhūmir dṛpta-nṛpa-vyāja- daityānīka-śatāyutaiḥ /
ākrāntā bhūri-bhāreṇa brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau

gaur bhūtvāśru-mukhī khinnā krandantī karuṇaṃ vibhoḥ /
upasthitāntike tasmai vyasanaṃ samavocata

brahmā tad-upadhāryātha saha devais tayā saha /
jagāma sa-tri-nayanas tīraṃ kṣīra-payo-nidheḥ

tatra gatvā jagannāthaṃ deva-devaṃ vṛṣākapim /
puruṣaṃ puruṣa-sūktena upatasthe samāhitaḥ

giraṃ samādhau gagane samīritāṃ niśamya vedhās tridaśān uvāca ha /
gāṃ pauruṣīṃ me śṛṇutāmarāḥ punar vidhīyatām āśu tathaiva mā ciram

puraiva puṃsāvadhṛto dharā-jvaro bhavadbhir aṃśair yaduṣūpajanyatām /
sa yāvad urvyā bharam īśvareśvaraḥ sva-kāla-śaktyā kṣapayaṃś cared bhuvi

vasudeva-gṛhe sākṣād bhagavān puruṣaḥ paraḥ /
janiṣyate tat-priyārthaṃ sambhavantu sura-striyaḥ

vāsudeva-kalānantaḥ sahasra-vadanaḥ svarāṭ /
agrato bhavitā devo hareḥ priya-cikīrṣayā

viṣṇor māyā bhagavatī yayā sammohitaṃ jagat /
ādiṣṭā prabhuṇāṃśena kāryārthe sambhaviṣyati

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ity ādiśyāmara-gaṇān prajāpati-patir vibhuḥ /
āśvāsya ca mahīṃ gīrbhiḥ sva-dhāma paramaṃ yayau

śūraseno yadupatir mathurām āvasan purīm /
māthurāñ chūrasenāṃś ca viṣayān bubhuje purā

rājadhānī tataḥ sābhūt sarva-yādava-bhūbhujām /
mathurā bhagavān yatra nityaṃ sannihito hariḥ

tasyāṃ tu karhicic chaurir vasudevaḥ kṛtodvahaḥ /
devakyā sūryayā sārdhaṃ prayāṇe ratham āruhat

ugrasena-sutaḥ kaṃsaḥ svasuḥ priya-cikīrṣayā /
raśmīn hayānāṃ jagrāha raukmai ratha-śatair vṛtaḥ

catuḥ-śataṃ pāribarhaṃ gajānāṃ hema-mālinām /
aśvānām ayutaṃ sārdhaṃ rathānāṃ ca tri-ṣaṭ-śatam

dāsīnāṃ sukumārīṇāṃ dve śate samalaṅkṛte /
duhitre devakaḥ prādād yāne duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ

śaṅkha-tūrya-mṛdaṅgāś ca nedur dundubhayaḥ samam /
prayāṇa-prakrame tāta vara-vadhvoḥ sumaṅgalam

pathi pragrahiṇaṃ kaṃsam ābhāṣyāhāśarīra-vāk /
asyās tvām aṣṭamo garbho hantā yāṃ vahase 'budha

ity uktaḥ sa khalaḥ pāpo bhojānāṃ kula-pāṃsanaḥ /
bhaginīṃ hantum ārabdhaṃ khaḍga-pāṇiḥ kace 'grahīt

taṃ jugupsita-karmāṇaṃ nṛśaṃsaṃ nirapatrapam /
vasudevo mahā-bhāga uvāca parisāntvayan

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ślāghanīya-guṇaḥ śūrair bhavān bhoja-yaśaskaraḥ /
sa kathaṃ bhaginīṃ hanyāt striyam udvāha-parvaṇi

mṛtyur janmavatāṃ vīra dehena saha jāyate /
adya vābda-śatānte vā mṛtyur vai prāṇināṃ dhruvaḥ

dehe pañcatvam āpanne dehī karmānugo 'vaśaḥ /
dehāntaram anuprāpya prāktanaṃ tyajate vapuḥ

vrajaṃs tiṣṭhan padaikena yathaivaikena gacchati /
yathā tṛṇa-jalaukaivaṃ dehī karma-gatiṃ gataḥ

svapne yathā paśyati deham īdṛśaṃ manorathenābhiniviṣṭa-cetanaḥ /
dṛṣṭa-śrutābhyāṃ manasānucintayan prapadyate tat kim api hy apasmṛtiḥ

yato yato dhāvati daiva-coditaṃ mano vikārātmakam āpa pañcasu /
guṇeṣu māyā-rociteṣu dehy asau prapadyamānaḥ saha tena jāyate

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tasmān na kasyacid droham ācaret sa tathā-vidhaḥ /
ātmanaḥ kṣemam anvicchan drogdhur vai parato bhayam

eṣā tavānujā bālā kṛpaṇā putrikopamā /
hantuṃ nārhasi kalyāṇīm imāṃ tvaṃ dīna-vatsalaḥ

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evaṃ sa sāmabhir bhedair bodhyamāno 'pi dāruṇaḥ /
na nyavartata kauravya puruṣādān anuvrataḥ

nirbandhaṃ tasya taṃ jñātvā vicintyānakadundubhiḥ /
prāptaṃ kālaṃ prativyoḍhum idaṃ tatrānvapadyata

mṛtyur buddhimatāpohyo yāvad buddhi-balodayam /
yady asau na nivarteta nāparādho 'sti dehinaḥ

pradāya mṛtyave putrān mocaye kṛpaṇām imām /
sutā me yadi jāyeran mṛtyur vā na mriyeta cet

viparyayo vā kiṃ na syād gatir dhātur duratyayā /
upasthito nivarteta nivṛttaḥ punar āpatet

agner yathā dāru-viyoga-yogayor adṛṣṭato 'nyan na nimittam asti /
evaṃ hi jantor api durvibhāvyaḥ śarīra-saṃyoga-viyoga-hetuḥ

evaṃ vimṛśya taṃ pāpaṃ yāvad-ātmani-darśanam /
pūjayām āsa vai śaurir bahu-māna-puraḥsaram

prasanna-vadanāmbhojo nṛśaṃsaṃ nirapatrapam /
manasā dūyamānena vihasann idam abravīt

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na hy asyās te bhayaṃ saumya yad vai sāhāśarīra-vāk /
putrān samarpayiṣye 'syā yatas te bhayam utthitam

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svasur vadhān nivavṛte kaṃsas tad-vākya-sāra-vit /
vasudevo 'pi taṃ prītaḥ praśasya prāviśad gṛham

atha kāla upāvṛtte devakī sarva-devatā /
putrān prasuṣuve cāṣṭau kanyāṃ caivānuvatsaram

kīrtimantaṃ prathamajaṃ kaṃsāyānakadundubhiḥ /
arpayām āsa kṛcchreṇa so 'nṛtād ativihvalaḥ

kiṃ duḥsahaṃ nu sādhūnāṃ viduṣāṃ kim apekṣitam /
kim akāryaṃ kadaryāṇāṃ dustyajaṃ kiṃ dhṛtātmanām

dṛṣṭvā samatvaṃ tac chaureḥ satye caiva vyavasthitim /
kaṃsas tuṣṭa-manā rājan prahasann idam abravīt

pratiyātu kumāro 'yaṃ na hy asmād asti me bhayam /
aṣṭamād yuvayor garbhān mṛtyur me vihitaḥ kila

tatheti sutam ādāya yayāv ānakadundubhiḥ /
nābhyanandata tad-vākyam asato 'vijitātmanaḥ

nandādyā ye vraje gopā yāś cāmīṣāṃ ca yoṣitaḥ /
vṛṣṇayo vasudevādyā devaky-ādyā yadu-striyaḥ

sarve vai devatā-prāyā ubhayor api bhārata /
jñātayo bandhu-suhṛdo ye ca kaṃsam anuvratāḥ

etat kaṃsāya bhagavāñ chaśaṃsābhyetya nāradaḥ /
bhūmer bhārāyamāṇānāṃ daityānāṃ ca vadhodyamam

ṛṣer vinirgame kaṃso yadūn matvā surān iti /
devakyā garbha-sambhūtaṃ viṣṇuṃ ca sva-vadhaṃ prati

devakīṃ vasudevaṃ ca nigṛhya nigaḍair gṛhe /
jātaṃ jātam ahan putraṃ tayor ajana-śaṅkayā

mātaraṃ pitaraṃ bhrātṝn sarvāṃś ca suhṛdas tathā /
ghnanti hy asutṛpo lubdhā rājānaḥ prāyaśo bhuvi

ātmānam iha sañjātaṃ jānan prāg viṣṇunā hatam /
mahāsuraṃ kālanemiṃ yadubhiḥ sa vyarudhyata

ugrasenaṃ ca pitaraṃ yadu-bhojāndhakādhipam /
svayaṃ nigṛhya bubhuje śūrasenān mahā-balaḥ