Garuda Purana

तत्र राज्यं चकाराथ पुत्त्रवत्पालयन्प्रजाः । दशाश्वमेधानाहृत्य गयाशिरसि पातनम् ॥ १,१४३.

There, he ruled the kingdom, protecting the people as his own children, performed ten ashvamedha sacrifices, and offered oblations at Gaya.

पिण्डानां विधिवत्कृत्वा दत्त्वा दानानि राघवः । पुत्रौ कुशलवौ दृष्ट्वा तौ च राज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥ १,१४३.

Raghava performed the rites for the ancestors, gave gifts, and, seeing his sons Kusha and Lava, installed them in the kingdom.

एकादशसहस्राणि रामो राज्यमकारयत् । शत्रुघ्नो लवणं जघ्ने शैलूषं भतस्ततः ॥ १,१४३.

Rama ruled for eleven thousand years. Shatrughna killed Lavana and then the demon Shailusha.

अगस्त्यादीन्मुनीन्नत्वा श्रुत्वोत्पत्तिञ्च रक्षसाम् । स्वर्गं गतो जनैः सार्धमयोध्यास्थैः कृतार्थकः ॥ १,१४३.

Having bowed to sages such as Agastya and having heard the origin of the demons, he, fulfilled in purpose, went to heaven together with the people of Ayodhya.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १४४ ब्रह्मोवाच । हरिवंशं प्रवक्ष्यामि कृष्णमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । वसुदेवात्तु देवक्यां वासुदेवो बलोऽभवत् ॥ १,१४४.

Brahma said: I shall now declare the Harivamsha, the supreme greatness of Krishna. From Vasudeva and Devaki, Vasudeva—Bala—was born.

धर्मादिरक्षणार्थाय ह्यधर्मादिविनष्टये । कृष्णः पीत्वा स्तनौ गाढं पूतनामनयत्क्षयम् ॥ १,१४४.

For the protection of righteousness and the destruction of unrighteousness, Krishna, having deeply sucked her breasts, brought Putana to her end.

शकटः परिवृत्तोऽथ भग्नौ च यमलार्जुनौ । दमितः कालियो नागो धेनुको विनिपातितः ॥ १,१४४.

The cart was overturned, the twin Arjuna trees were broken, the serpent Kaliya was subdued, and Dhenuka was struck down.

धृतो गोवर्धनः शैल इन्द्रेण परिपूजितः । भारावतरणं चक्रे प्रतिज्ञां कृतवान्हरिः ॥ १,१४४.

Govardhana mountain was held up and worshipped by Indra; Hari fulfilled his vow and performed the removal of the earth's burden.

रक्षणायार्जुनादेश्च ह्यरिष्टादिर्निपातितः । केशी विनिहतो दैत्यो गोपाद्याः परितोषिताः ॥ १,१४४.

For the protection of Arjuna and others, demons such as Arishta were struck down; the demon Keshi was slain, and the cowherds and others were satisfied.

चाणूरो मुष्टिको मल्लः कंसो मञ्चान्निपातितः । रुक्मिणीसत्यभामाद्याः ह्यष्टौ पत्न्यो हरेः पराः ॥ १,१४४.

Chanura, Mushtika the wrestler, and Kamsa were struck down from the platform; Rukmini, Satyabhama, and others—eight supreme wives—belonged to Hari.

षोढश स्त्रीसहस्राणि ह्यन्यान्यास महात्मनः । तासां पुत्राश्च पौत्राद्याः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ १,१४४.

There were sixteen thousand other women of the great-souled one; their sons, grandsons, and others numbered in the hundreds and thousands.

रुक्मिण्याञ्चैव प्रद्युम्नो न्यवधीच्छंबरञ्च यः । तस्य पुत्रोऽनिरुद्धोऽभूदुषाबाणसुतापतिः ॥ १,१४४.

And from Rukmini, Pradyumna killed Shambara; his son was Aniruddha, lord of Usha, the daughter of Bana.

हरिशकरयोर्यत्र महायुद्धं बभूव ह । बाणबाहुसहस्रञ्च च्छिन्नं बाहुद्वयं ह्यभूत् ॥ १,१४४.

There was a great battle between Hari and the moon-crested one, in which Bana's thousand arms were cut, leaving only two.

नरको निहतो येन पारिजातं जहार यः । बलश्च शिसुपालश्च हतश्च द्विविदः कपिः ॥ १,१४४.

Naraka was slain by whom the Parijata tree was taken; Balarama and Shishupala, and the monkey Dvivida, were also killed.

अनिरुद्धादभूद्वज्रः स च राजा गते हरौ । सन्दीपनिं गुरुञ्चक्रे सपुत्रञ्च चकार सः । मथुरायां चोग्रसेनं पालनं च दिवौकसाम् ॥ १,१४४.

From Aniruddha was born Vajra, who became king after Hari departed; he made Sandipani his guru, along with his son, and in Mathura, Ugrasena was established as protector of the gods.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १४५ ब्रह्मोवाच । भारतं संप्रवक्ष्यामि भारावतरणं भुवः । चक्रे कृष्णो युध्यमानः पाण्डवादिनिमित्ततः ॥ १,१४५.

Brahma said: I shall now declare the Bharata, the removal of the earth's burden; Krishna, fighting on account of the Pandavas and others, accomplished it.

विष्णुनाभ्यब्जतो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मपुत्रोऽत्रिरत्रितः । सोमस्ततो बुधस्तस्मादिलायां च पुरूरवाः ॥ १,१४५.

From Vishnu's navel arose Brahma; from Brahma, his son Atri was born; from Soma came Budha, and from Budha, Pururavas was born from Ila.

तस्यायुस्तत्र वंशेऽभूद्ययातिर्भरतः कुरुः । शन्तनुस्तस्य वंशेऽभूद्गङ्गायां शन्तनोः सुतः ॥ १,१४५.

In that lineage, Ayus was born to him; then Yayati, Bharata, and Kuru; in Kuru's line was Shantanu, whose son by Ganga was born.

भीष्मः सर्वगुणैयुक्तो ब्रह्मवैवर्तपारगः ॥ १,१४५.

Bhishma, endowed with all virtues, was accomplished in the Brahma Vaivarta.

शन्तनोः सत्यवत्यां च द्वौ पुत्रौ संबभूवतुः । चित्राङ्गदन्तु गन्धर्वः पुत्रं चित्राङ्गदोऽवधीत् ॥ १,१४५.

To Shantanu and Satyavati, two sons were born; the Gandharva killed Chitrangada, the son Chitrangada.

अन्यो विचित्रवीर्योऽभूत्काशीराजसुतापतिः । विचित्रवीर्ये स्वर्याते व्यासात्तत्क्षेत्रतोऽभवत् ॥ १,१४५.

The other was Vichitravirya, lord of the princess of Kashi; when Vichitravirya died, from Vyasa, through niyoga, sons were born.

धृतराष्टोऽम्बिकापुत्रः पाण्डुराम्बालिकासुतः । भुजिष्यायान्तु विदुरो गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रतः ॥ १,१४५.

Dhritarashtra was the son of Ambika, Pandu was the son of Ambalika, and Vidura was born of a maidservant; from Gandhari, Dhritarashtra had sons.

दुर्योधनप्रधानास्तु शतसंख्या महाबलाः । पाण्डोः कुन्त्याञ्च माद्यां च पञ्च पुत्राः प्रजज्ञिरे ॥ १,१४५.

Led by Duryodhana, there were a hundred mighty sons; from Pandu, through Kunti and Madri, five sons were born.

युधिष्ठिरो भीमसेनो ह्यर्जुनो नकुलस्तथा । सहदेवश्च पञ्चैते महाबलपराक्रमाः ॥ १,१४५.

Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—these five were of great strength and valor.

कुरुपाण्डवयोर्वैरं दैवयो गाद्बभूव ह । दुर्योधनेनाधीरेण पाण्डवाः समुपद्रुताः ॥ १,१४५.

Enmity arose between the Kurus and the Pandavas by fate; the Pandavas were harassed by the reckless Duryodhana.

दग्धा जतुगृहे वीरास्ते मुक्ताः स्वधियामलाः ॥ १,१४५.

The heroes escaped, pure in mind, after the house of lac was burned.

ततस्तदेकचक्रायां ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने । विविशुस्ते महात्मानो निहत्य बकराक्षसम् ॥ १,१४५.

Then those great souls entered the house of a Brahmin in Ekachakra, having slain the demon Baka.

ततः पाञ्चालविषयेद्रौपद्यास्ते स्वयंवरम् । विज्ञाय वीर्यशुल्कान्तां पाण्डवा उपयेमिरे ॥ १,१४५.

Afterward, in the land of Panchala, the Pandavas won Draupadi at her self-choice ceremony, knowing her to be the prize for valor.

द्रोणभीष्मानुमत्या तु धृतराष्ट्रः समानयत् । अर्द्वराज्यं ततः प्राप्ता इन्द्रप्रस्थे पुरोत्तमे ॥ १,१४५.

With the approval of Drona and Bhishma, Dhritarashtra reconciled with them; then they obtained half the kingdom at the splendid city of Indraprastha.