Harivamsa · Chapter 72

sa cintayitvā dhanuṣo bhaṅgaṃ bhojavivardhanaḥ
babhūva vimanā rājā cintayan bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ ||
kathaṃ bālo vigatabhīr avamatya mahābalam |
prekṣamāṇas tu puruṣair dhanur bhaṅktvā vinirgataḥ ||
yasyārthe dāruṇaṃ karma kṛtvā lokavigarhitam |
pitṛsvasrātmajān bhītaḥ ṣaḍevāhaṃ upasthitam ||
daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa na śakyam ativartitum |
nāradoktaṃ ca vacanaṃ nūnaṃ mahyam upasthitam ||
evaṃ rājā vicintyātha niṣkramya sa gṛhottamāt |
prekṣāgāraṃ jagāmāśu mañcānām avalokakaḥ //

sa dṛṣṭvā sarvaniryuktaṃ prekṣāgāraṃ nṛpottamaḥ
śreṇīnāṃ dṛḍhasaṃyuktair mañcavāṭair nirantaram //

sottamāgārayuktābhir valabhībhir vibhūṣitam
kuṭībhiś ca pravṛddhābhir ekastambhaiś ca bhūṣitam //

sarvataḥ sāraniryuktaṃ svāyataṃ supratiṣṭhitam
udakpravaṇasaṃśliṣṭaṃ mañcārohaṇam uttamam //

nṛpāsanaparikṣiptaṃ saṃcārapathasaṃkulam
channaṃ tad vedikābhiś ca mānavaughabharakṣamam //

sa dṛṣṭvā bhūṣitaṃ raṅgam ājñāpayata buddhimān
śvaḥ sacitrāḥ samālyāś ca sapatākās tathaiva ca //

suvāsitā vapuṣmanta upanītottaracchadāḥ
kriyantāṃ mañcavāṭāś ca valabhīvīthayas tathā //

akṣavāṭe karīṣasya kalpyantāṃ rāśayo 'vyayāḥ
paṭās taraṇaśobhāś ca balayaś cānurūpataḥ //

sthāpyantāṃ sunikhātāś ca mahākumbhā yathākramam
udabhārasahāḥ sarve sakāñcanaghaṭottarāḥ //

balayaś copakalpyantāṃ kaṣāyāś caiva kumbhaśaḥ
prāśnikāś ca nimantryantāṃ śreṇyaś ca sapurogamāḥ //

ājñā ca deyā mallānāṃ prekṣakāṇāṃ tathaiva ca
samāje mañcaśobhāś ca kalpyantāṃ sūpakalpitāḥ //

evam ājñāpya rājā sa samājavidhim uttamam
samājavāṭān niṣkramya viveśa svaṃ niveśanam //

āhvānaṃ tatra saṃcakre tasya malladvayasya vai
cāṇūrasyāprameyasya muṣṭikasya tathaiva ca //

tau tu mallau mahāvīryau balinau yuddhaśālinau
kaṃsasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya hṛṣṭau viviśatus tadā //

tau samīpagatau mallau dṛṣṭvā jagati viśrutau
uvāca kaṃso nṛpatiḥ sopanyāsam idaṃ vacaḥ //

bhavantau mama vikhyātau mallau vīradhvajocitau
pūjitau ca yathānyāyaṃ satkārārhau viśeṣataḥ //

tan matto yadi satkāraḥ smaryate sukṛtāni vā
kartavyaṃ me mahat karma bhavadbhyāṃ svena tejasā //

yāv etau mama saṃvṛddhau vraje gopālakāv ubhau
saṃkarṣaṇaś ca kṛṣṇaś ca bālāv api jitaśramau //

etau raṅgagatau yuddhe yudhyamānau vanecarau
nipātān antaraṃ śīghraṃ hantavyau nātra saṃśayaḥ //

bālāv imau capalakāv akriyāv iti sarvathā
nāvajñā tatra kartavyā kartavyo yatna eva hi //

tābhyāṃ yudhi nirastābhyāṃ gopābhyāṃ raṅgasaṃnidhau
āyatāṃ ca tadātve ca śreyo mama bhaviṣyati //

nṛpateḥ snehasaṃyuktair vacobhir hṛṣṭamānasau
ūcatur yuddhasaṃmattau mallau cāṇūramuṣṭikau //

yady āvayās tau pramukhe sthāsyete gopakilbiṣau
hatāv ity avagantavyau pretarūpau tapasvinau //

yadi vā pratiyotsyete tāv ariṣṭapariplutau
āvābhyāṃ roṣayuktābhyāṃ pramukhasthau vanaukasau //

evaṃ vāgviṣam utsṛjya tāv ubhau mallapuṃgavau
anujñātau narendreṇa svagṛhaṃ pratijagmatuḥ //