( वसंततिलका ) गोप्यो मुकुन्दविगमे विरहातुरा या आशासताशिष ऋता मधुपुर्यभूवन् । संपश्यतां पुरुषभूषणगात्रलक्ष्मीं हित्वेतरान् नु भजतश्चकमेऽयनं श्रीः
The gopis, distressed by separation from Mukunda, offered sincere blessings in Mathura; gazing upon the beauty of the best among men, Lakshmi abandoned others and desired only him.
( अनुष्टुप् ) अवनिक्ताङ्घ्रियुगलौ भुक्त्वा क्षीरोपसेचनम् । ऊषतुस्तां सुखं रात्रिं ज्ञात्वा कंसचिकीर्षितम्
With their feet washed and having eaten food mixed with milk, they spent the night happily, knowing Kamsa's intentions.
कंसस्तु धनुषो भङ्गं रक्षिणां स्वबलस्य च । वधं निशम्य गोविन्द रामविक्रीडितं परम्
Kamsa, hearing of the breaking of the bow, the destruction of his guards, and the extraordinary play of Govinda and Rama, was greatly disturbed.
दीर्घप्रजागरो भीतो दुर्निमित्तानि दुर्मतिः । बहून्यचष्टोभयथा मृत्योर्दौत्यकराणि च
Sleepless and fearful, his mind troubled by evil omens, he described many signs, both real and imagined, heralding the approach of death.
अदर्शनं स्वशिरसः प्रतिरूपे च सत्यपि । असत्यपि द्वितीये च द्वैरूप्यं ज्योतिषां तथा
He saw his own head missing in reflections, and even when it appeared, it seemed doubled; likewise, he saw duplicity in the stars.
छिद्रप्रतीतिश्छायायां प्राणघोषानुपश्रुतिः । स्वर्णप्रतीतिर्वृक्षेषु स्वपदानामदर्शनम्
He perceived gaps in his shadow, could not hear his own breath, saw gold in trees, and his footprints vanished.
स्वप्ने प्रेतपरिष्वङ्गः खरयानं विषादनम् । यायान्नलदमाल्येकः तैलाभ्यक्तो दिगम्बरः
In dreams, he embraced the dead, rode a donkey, felt sorrow, wore garlands of nalada, was smeared with oil, and wandered naked.
अन्यानि चेत्थं भूतानि स्वप्नजागरितानि च । पश्यन् मरणसन्त्रस्तो निद्रां लेभे न चिन्तया
Seeing such omens, both in dreams and waking, terrified by the prospect of death, he could not sleep, his mind filled with anxiety.
व्युष्टायां निशि कौरव्य सूर्ये चाद्भ्यः समुत्थिते । कारयामास वै कंसो मल्लक्रीडामहोत्सवम्
When night had passed and the sun rose, Kamsa arranged a grand festival of wrestling.
आनर्चुः पुरुषा रङ्गं तूर्यभेर्यश्च जघ्निरे । मञ्चाश्चालङ्कृताः स्रग्भिः पताकाचैलतोरणैः
Men decorated the arena, drums and trumpets sounded, and platforms were adorned with garlands, flags, cloths, and arches.
तेषु पौरा जानपदा ब्रह्मक्षत्रपुरोगमाः । यथोपजोषं विविशू राजानश्च कृतासनाः
Among them, townspeople, villagers, and leaders of Brahmins and Kshatriyas entered according to their status, and the kings took their seats.
कंसः परिवृतोऽमात्यै राजमञ्च उपाविशत् । मण्डलेश्वरमध्यस्थो हृदयेन विदूयता
Surrounded by his ministers, Kamsa sat on the royal platform, in the midst of the regional rulers, his heart agitated.
वाद्यमानेसु तूर्येषु मल्लतालोत्तरेषु च । मल्लाः स्वलङ्कृताः दृप्ताः सोपाध्यायाः समाविशन्
As the trumpets and drums played, the wrestlers, well adorned and proud, entered with their teachers.
चाणूरो मुष्टिकः कूतः शलस्तोशल एव च । त आसेदुरुपस्थानं वल्गुवाद्यप्रहर्षिताः
Chanura, Mushtika, Kuta, Shala, and Toshala approached the stage, delighted by the sweet music.
नन्दगोपादयो गोपा भोजराजसमाहुताः । निवेदितोपायनास्ते एकस्मिन् मञ्च आविशन्
The cowherds led by Nanda, summoned by the king of the Bhojas, offered their gifts and entered together upon a single platform.
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे पूर्वार्धे मल्लरङोपवर्णनं नाम द्विचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-second chapter, entitled 'Description of the Wrestling Arena,' in the first half of the tenth book of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the great Purāṇa, the scripture of the supreme renunciates.
कुवलयापीडवधः; भगवतो मल्लशाखायां प्रवेशः; चाणूरेणसह संवादश्च - श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) अथ कृष्णश्च रामश्च कृतशौचौ परन्तप । मल्लदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा द्रष्टुमुपेयतुः
Śuka said: Then Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, having purified themselves, O subduer of enemies, heard the booming sound of the wrestling drums and came to witness.
रङ्गद्वारं समासाद्य तस्मिन् नागमवस्थितम् । अपश्यत्कुवलयापीडं कृष्णोऽम्बष्ठप्रचोदितम्
Approaching the entrance to the arena, Kṛṣṇa saw Kuvalayāpīḍa stationed there, urged on by the elephant keeper.
बद्ध्वा परिकरं शौरिः समुह्य कुटिलालकान् । उवाच हस्तिपं वाचा मेघनादगभीरया
Śauri, fastening his belt and brushing aside his curly locks, spoke to the elephant keeper in a voice deep as thunder.
अम्बष्ठाम्बष्ठ मार्गं नौ देह्यपक्रम मा चिरम् । नो चेत्सकुञ्जरं त्वाद्य नयामि यमसादनम्
O elephant keeper, give us passage and do not delay; otherwise, today I shall send you and your elephant to the abode of Yama.
एवं निर्भर्त्सितोऽम्बष्ठः कुपितः कोपितं गजम् । चोदयामास कृष्णाय कालान्तक यमोपमम्
Thus rebuked, the elephant keeper, enraged, incited the furious elephant against Kṛṣṇa, a beast as dreadful as Death himself.
करीन्द्रस्तमभिद्रुत्य करेण तरसाग्रहीत् । कराद् विगलितः सोऽमुं निहत्याङ्घ्रिष्वलीयत
The lordly elephant rushed at him and seized him forcefully with its trunk; slipping from its grasp, he struck it and moved beneath its feet.
सङ्क्रुद्धस्तमचक्षाणो घ्राणदृष्टिः स केशवम् । परामृशत् पुष्करेण स प्रसह्य विनिर्गतः
Enraged, the elephant fixed its gaze and scent upon Keśava, touched him with its trunk, but he escaped its grasp.
पुच्छे प्रगृह्यातिबलं धनुषः पञ्चविंशतिम् । विचकर्ष यथा नागं सुपर्ण इव लीलया
Grabbing its tail, he dragged the mighty elephant twenty-five bows' length, as Garuḍa would playfully drag a serpent.
स पर्यावर्तमानेन सव्यदक्षिणतोऽच्युतः । बभ्राम भ्राम्यमाणेन गोवत्सेनेव बालकः
Achyuta, turning it left and right, spun the elephant around as a child would spin a calf.
ततोऽभिमखमभ्येत्य पाणिनाऽऽहत्य वारणम् । प्राद्रवन् पातयामास स्पृश्यमानः पदे पदे
Then, approaching head-on, he struck the elephant with his hand, causing it to stagger and fall, as he touched it step by step.
स धावन् क्रीडया भूमौ पतित्वा सहसोत्थितः । तं मत्वा पतितं क्रुद्धो दन्ताभ्यां सोऽहनत् क्षितिम्
The elephant, rising swiftly from the ground in play, thinking itself fallen, struck the earth in anger with its tusks.
स्वविक्रमे प्रतिहते कुंजरेन्द्रोऽत्यमर्षितः । चोद्यमानो महामात्रैः कृष्णमभ्यद्रवद् रुषा
When its strength was checked, the great elephant, furious and urged on by its keepers, charged at Kṛṣṇa in rage.
तमापतन्तमासाद्य भगवान् मधुसूदनः । निगृह्य पाणिना हस्तं पातयामास भूतले
As it rushed upon him, the Lord Madhusūdana seized its trunk with his hand and threw it down to the ground.
पतितस्य पदाऽऽक्रम्य मृगेन्द्र इव लीलया । दन्तमुत्पाट्य तेनेभं हस्तिपांश्चाहनद्धरिः
Stepping upon the fallen elephant, as a lion would in sport, he tore out its tusk and with it struck the elephant keeper.