हते सुभद्रे बाणश्च महाबलपराक्रमः । वाणानां शतकं चापि चक्षेप रणमूर्धनि
When Subhadra was slain, Bāṇa, of immense strength and valor, released a hundred arrows at the center of the battlefield.
कामात्मजोऽग्निबाणेन बाणोधं प्रददाह सः । बाणश्चिक्षेप ब्रह्मास्त्रं सृष्टिसंहारकारणम्
The son of Kāma burned Bāṇa’s body with a fire-arrow; Bāṇa then launched the Brahmāstra, the weapon of creation and destruction.
दृष्ट्वा कामात्मजः शीघ्रं सबीजं मन्त्रपूर्वकम् । ब्रह्मस्त्रेणैव सहसा संजहारावलीलया
Seeing this, the son of Kāma quickly, with seed-mantras and proper rites, neutralized the Brahmāstra at once, as if in play.
बाणः पाशुपतं क्षेप्तुं समारेभे च कोपतः । निषिद्धश्च गणेशेन स्कन्देन शंभुना तथा
Bāṇa, enraged, prepared to release the Pāśupata weapon, but was restrained by Gaṇeśa, Skanda, and also by Śambhu.
तद्दृष्ट्वा सोऽनिरुद्धस्तं धनुर्बाणौघ संयुतम् । मुमोच जृम्भणे युद्धे शीघ्रं तं च महारथम्
Witnessing this, Aniruddha, with a bow strung and arrows ready, swiftly released the Jṛmbhaṇa weapon at that great chariot in battle.
जडो बभूव बाणश्च निश्चेष्टो रणमूर्धनि । पुनश्चिक्षेप निद्रास्यं निद्रितं तं चकार सः
Bāṇa became stupefied and motionless on the battlefield; again, Aniruddha released the Nidrāstra, causing him to fall into deep sleep.
बाणं तं निद्रितं दृष्ट्वा गृहीत्वा खड्गमुत्तमम् । बाणं हन्तुं समुद्यन्तं वारयामास कार्तिकः
Seeing Bāṇa thus asleep, Aniruddha took up an excellent sword and, as he prepared to slay Bāṇa, Kārtikeya intervened.
स्कन्दश्च शतबाणौश्च वारयामास लीलया । अनिरुद्धं महाभागं बलवान्तं धनुर्धरम्
Skanda and the hundred-arrowed one also playfully restrained Aniruddha, the illustrious, mighty archer.
अनिरुद्धश्च सहसा तथा शक्त्या दुरत्यया । बभञ्ज कार्तिकरथं रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्मितम्
Then Aniruddha, with an irresistible spear, suddenly broke Kārtikeya’s chariot, which was fashioned from the finest jewels.
गदया कार्तिकः क्रुद्धोऽप्यनिरुद्धरयं मुदा । बभञ्ज लीलया तत्र क्षणेन रणमूर्धनि
Though enraged, Kārtikeya joyfully shattered Aniruddha’s chariot with his mace, effortlessly and in a moment, in the midst of battle.
अनिरुद्धोऽर्धचन्द्रेण क्षुरधारेण लीलया । चिच्छेद कार्तिकधनुर्भल्लास्त्रेण नियोजितम्
Aniruddha, with a crescent-tipped, razor-edged arrow, easily cut down Kārtikeya’s bow, which was set with a Bhalla arrow.
जधान कार्तिकस्तं च गदया च दुरन्तया । गदां जग्राह तद्धस्ताज्जवेन मदनात्मजः
Kārtikeya struck Aniruddha with his formidable mace; but the son of Madana swiftly seized the mace from his hand.
शूलं गृहीत्वा स्कन्दं च तमेव हन्तुमु द्यतम् । अनिरुद्धश्च कोपेन प्रेरयामास दूरतः
Taking up a trident, Kārtikeya prepared to slay him, but Aniruddha, in anger, hurled him far away.
कार्तिकः पुनरागत्य गृहीत्वा कामपुत्रकम् । गृहीत्वा च करेणैव पातयामास भूतले
Kārtikeya returned, seized the son of Kāma, and with his own hand threw him down upon the ground.
अनिरुद्धो गृहीत्वाऽसिं प्रभुस्तस्थौ महाबलः । तयोर्विरोधं दूरं च प्रचकार गणेश्वरः
Aniruddha, the mighty lord, took up his sword and stood firm; the leader of the Gaṇas kept the two adversaries far apart.
कार्तिकः प्रययौ गेहमूषागेहं स्मरात्मजः । सर्व निवेदितुं शंभुं प्रययौ स गणेश्वरः
Kārtikeya, son of the god of love, went to his own house, while the lord of the Gaṇas went to inform Śiva of everything.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारादनाo बाणयुo षोडशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred sixteenth chapter, entitled 'The Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa,' in the great Śrī Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa, narrated by Nārada to Bāṇāsura.
अथ सप्तदशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच गणेशस्तु शिवस्थानं गत्वा नत्वा महेश्वरम् । सर्व विज्ञापयामास क्रमेण च पृथक्पृथक्
Now begins the one hundred seventeenth chapter. Nārāyaṇa said: Gaṇeśa went to Śiva's abode, bowed to the great lord, and reported everything to him, one matter at a time.
बाणानिरुद्धयोर्युद्धं सुभद्रनिधनं तथा । स्कन्दानिरुद्धयोर्युद्धमनिरुद्धस्य विक्रमम्
He described the battle between Bāṇa and Aniruddha, the death of Subhadrā, the fight between Skanda and Aniruddha, and the valor of Aniruddha.
गणेशवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य भगवान्भवः । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सुगुप्तं वेदसंमतम्
Hearing Gaṇeśa's words, the blessed Bhava smiled and spoke with gentle speech, well-guarded and in accordance with the Vedas.
महादेव उवाच गणेश्वर महाभाग श्रूयतां वचनं मम । हितं तथ्यं नीतिसारं परिणामसुखावहम्
Mahādeva said: O lord of the Gaṇas, greatly fortunate one, listen to my words—beneficial, true, the essence of wisdom, and bringing happiness in the end.
असंख्यविश्वसंघं च सर्व कृष्णात्मजं सुतम् । कृष्णं जानीहि यत्कार्यं कारणानां च कारणम्
Know Kṛṣṇa, the son of all, the cause of all causes, who encompasses the countless hosts of worlds.
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्यन्तं जगत्मर्व गणेश्वर । निबोध सत्यं कृष्णं च भगवन्तं सनातनम्
From Brahmā down to the blade of grass, O lord of the Gaṇas, know that the entire universe is Kṛṣṇa, the eternal blessed one, the truth.
गोलोके द्विभुजं शान्तं राधाकान्तं मनोहरम् । शिशुरूपं गोपवेषं गोपवेषं परिपूर्णतमं प्रभुम्
In Goloka, he appears with two arms, peaceful, enchanting as Rādhā's beloved, in the form of a child, dressed as a cowherd, the most complete lord.
गोपीभिर्गोपनिकरैः सहितं कामधेनुभिः । पुण्ये वृन्दावने रम्ये सुन्दरे रासमण्डले
He is together with the gopīs, the cowherd boys, and the wish-fulfilling cows, in the holy, beautiful Vṛndāvana, within the lovely circle of the rāsa dance.
चरन्तं मुरलीहस्तं ब्रह्मेशशेषवन्दितम् । शतशृङ्गै च शैलेशे वटमूले निराकुले
He wanders, flute in hand, worshipped by Brahmā, Śiva, and Śeṣa, on the mountain with a hundred peaks, beneath the banyan tree, in a place without disturbance.
गोष्ठे भाण्डीरनिकटे निर्मले विरजातटे । नवीननीरदश्यामं शोभितं पीतवाससा
In the cowherd settlement, near Bhāṇḍīra, on the pure bank of the Virajā river, he shines dark as a fresh raincloud, adorned in yellow garments.
यथा नवं घनौघं च सौदामिन्था विराजितम् । आविर्भावश्च तेषां वै गोलोके रासमण्डले
Just as a new mass of clouds is illumined by lightning, so is his appearance among them in Goloka, within the circle of the rāsa dance.
तावन्तो गोकुले रम्ये पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने । सर्वे चांशकलाः पुंसःकृष्णस्तु भगवान्स्वयम्
So many are there in the delightful, holy forest of Vṛndāvana in Gokula; all are portions and powers of the Supreme Person, but Kṛṣṇa alone is the Lord himself.
परिपूर्णतमः कामो ब्रह्मशापात्स्वविस्मृतः । तस्य पुत्रोऽनिरुद्धश्च महाबलपराक्रमः
He is the most complete, the very desire itself, who, due to Brahmā's curse, was made to forget himself; his son is Aniruddha, of great strength and valor.