शिशुपाल उवाच अहो भुवि किमाश्चर्य देवा ब्रह्मादयस्तथा । मुनीन्द्रा ब्रह्मणः पुत्राश्चाऽऽययुर्मानवाज्ञया
Shishupala said: Ah, what wonder is this upon earth, O gods, and Brahma and the others as well! The foremost sages, sons of Brahma, have come by the command of a mortal.
दन्तवक्त्र उवाच संततं ब्राह्मणा लुब्धा देवाश्च भक्तवत्सलाः । आययुर्ब्रह्मपुत्राश्च नन्दपुत्राज्ञया कथम्
Dantavakra said: The Brahmins are always greedy, and the gods are devoted to their devotees; how did the sons of Brahma come at the command of Nanda's son?
तेषां च वचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोप देवसंधकः । मुनिराजेन्द्रसंघश्च लाङ्गलीत्यादयस्तथा
Hearing their words, the enemy of the gods became angry, and so did the assembly of sages and kings, as well as those led by the wielder of the plough.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo शीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo रुक्मिण्युद्वाहे षडधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and sixth chapter, entitled 'The Marriage of Rukmini,' in the great Brahmavaivarta Purana, in the section concerning the birth of Sri Krishna, as narrated by Narada.
अथ सप्ताधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच अथ कोपपीतश्च बलदेवो महाबलः । हलेन रुक्मियानं च बभञ्ज मुनिपुंगव
Now, the one hundred and seventh chapter. Narayana said: Then Baladeva, mighty in strength and filled with wrath, broke the chariot of Rukmi with his plough, O foremost of sages.
घोटकान्सारथिं चैव निहत्य जगतीपतिः । भुमिष्ठं चापि पापिष्ठं रुक्मिं हन्तुं जगाम सः
Having slain the horses and the charioteer, the lord of the earth approached the sinful Rukmi, who had fallen to the ground, intending to kill him.
रुक्मी च शरजालेन वारयामास लीलया । नागास्त्रं योजयामास बद्धुं हलिनमीश्वरम्
Rukmi, with playful ease, blocked him with a shower of arrows, and prepared the serpent-missile to bind the lord with the plough.
नागास्त्रं गारुडेनैव संजहार हली स्वयम् । जग्राह कोपाद्रुक्मी च परं पाशुपतं मुने
But the lord of the plough himself neutralized the serpent-missile with the Garuda-missile; then, enraged, Rukmi seized the supreme Pashupata weapon, O sage.
अव्यर्थं वैरिमर्द च शतसूर्यसमप्रभम् । अभितो हलिना रुक्मी जृम्भणास्त्रेण जृम्भितः
Rukmi, shining like a hundred suns, was rendered inert by the Jambhana weapon of the wielder of the plough, making his assault on the enemy fruitless.
भूमिष्ठः स्थाणुमद्रुक्मी निद्रास्त्रेणैव निद्रितः । शाल्वस्तं निद्रितं दृष्ट्वा शतबाणान्मुमोच तम्
Rukmi, standing on the ground like a pillar, was put to sleep by the Nidra weapon; seeing him thus asleep, Shalva released a hundred arrows at him.
शैलवृष्टिं शिलावृष्टिं जलवृष्टिं चकार सः । ज्वलदङ्गारवृष्टिं च शरवृष्टिं चकार ह
He caused a rain of stones, a rain of rocks, a rain of water, a rain of blazing coals, and a rain of arrows.
बलाच्चास्त्रेण सर्वाणि वारयामास लाङ्गली । हलेन तद्रथं चूर्ण चकार रणमध्यतः
But the wielder of the plough repelled all these with his strength and weapons, and with his plough, ground Shalva's chariot to dust in the midst of battle.
घोटकान्सारथिं चैव जघान चैव लीलया । कोपाद्बलेन तं हन्तुं वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी
With playful ease, he struck down the horses and charioteer as well; as Baladeva, enraged, was about to slay him, a bodiless voice spoke.
त्यज शाल्वं कृष्णवध्यं तव किं पौरुषं रणे । यस्य मूर्ध्नि च ब्रह्माण्डं शूर्पे च सर्षपे यथा
Leave Shalva, for Krishna is destined to kill him; what merit is there for you in battle against one whose head, like a sesame seed in a winnowing basket, bears the universe?
तच्छ्रुत्वा बलदेवश्च हलेन तस्य मस्तकम् । चकार चूर्ण व्यथितः पपात रणमूर्धनि
Hearing this, Baladeva struck his head with the plough, reducing it to dust; afflicted, he fell on the field of battle.
शाल्वस्य पतनं दृष्ट्वा शिशुपालो महाबली । चकार शरवृष्टिं च जलवृष्टिं यथा भुवि
Seeing the fall of Shalva, the mighty Shishupala unleashed a shower of arrows, like a rainstorm upon the earth.
हली तस्य रथं चूर्ण चकार लाङ्गलेन च । अर्धचन्द्रेण तद्वाणान्वारयामास लीलया
Halī pulverized his chariot with his plough, and with playful ease blocked his arrows with the crescent-shaped tip.
तं हन्तुं शंकरः साक्षान्निषेधं च चकार तम् । कृष्णवध्यं त्यज बल पार्षदप्रवरं हरः
Śaṃkara himself intervened to prevent him from being killed, saying, 'O Bala, abandon the foremost of attendants who is not to be slain by Kṛṣṇa.'
दन्तवक्त्रस्य दन्तं च बभञ्ज स हलेन च । सुप्रवृत्तस्य युद्धेन ते सर्वे जहसुश्च तम्
With his plough, he broke the tooth of Dantavaktra; and after a fierce battle, they all abandoned him.
बलस्य विक्रमं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे वीराः पलायिताः । चक्रुः प्रवेशनं सर्वे कुण्डिनं वरयात्रिकाः
Seeing Bala's might, all the warriors fled; all the wedding guests entered Kuṇḍina.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र शतानन्दो महामुनिः । कोटिभिर्मुनिभिः सार्धमाजगाम हरेः पुरः
Meanwhile, there arrived the great sage Śatānanda, together with millions of sages, before Hari.
पुरं प्रवेशयामास शतद्वारं च दुर्गमम् । अगम्यं चापि शत्रूणां मित्राणा च सुखप्रदम्
He caused them to enter the city, which had a hundred gates and was fortified, inaccessible to enemies, and a source of happiness for friends.
देवकन्या नागकन्या राजकन्यास्तथैव च । मुनिकन्या वरं द्रष्टुं सस्मिताश्च समाययुः
Divine maidens, serpent maidens, royal maidens, and daughters of sages, all smiling, came to see the bridegroom.
ददृशुर्योषितः सर्वा निमेषरहितेन च । प्रसन्नं कारयामास सस्मितश्चन्द्रशेखरः
All those women gazed upon him with unblinking eyes; and Candraśekhara, smiling, made them joyful.
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणरथस्थं परमेश्वरम् । सर्वेषां परमात्मानं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
They saw the Supreme Lord, the indwelling Self of all, embodiment of grace to devotees, standing in a chariot fashioned from the finest jewels.
नवीनजलदश्यामं शोभितं पीतवाससा । यन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं वनमालाविभूषितम्
His complexion was like a fresh raincloud, adorned with yellow garments, his body sprinkled with sandalwood, and decorated with a garland of forest flowers.
रत्नकेयूरवलयरत्नमालाकुलोज्ज्वलम् । रत्नकुण्डलयुग्मेन गण्डस्थलविराचितम्
He shone, adorned with gem-studded armlets, bracelets, and necklaces, his cheeks graced by a pair of jeweled earrings.
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणक्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जितम् । सस्मितं मुरलीहस्तं पश्यन्तं रत्नदर्पणम्
He was adorned with tinkling jeweled anklets made from the finest gems, smiling, holding a flute, gazing into a jeweled mirror.
सप्तभिः पार्षदैर्गोपैः सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः । नवयौवनसंपन्नं शरत्कमललोचनम्
He was served by seven attendants, cowherds, with white fly-whisks; endowed with fresh youth, his eyes like autumn lotuses.
शरत्पूर्णेन्दुतुल्यास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकारकम् । कोटिकन्दर्पसौन्दर्यं सत्यं नित्यं सनातनम्
His face was like the full autumn moon, bestower of grace to devotees, possessing the beauty of a million Cupids, true, eternal, and everlasting.