तथेत्युक्त्वा च देवेन्द्रमाजगाम भुवं हरिः । प्रसक्तैः सिद्ध-गन्धर्व्वैः स्तूयमानस्तथषिंभिः ।। ५-३१-
Having said 'so be it' to the king of the gods, Hari descended to earth, praised by the Siddhas, Gandharvas, and lions.
ततः शङ्खमुपाध्माय द्रारकोपरि संस्थितः । हर्षमुत्पादयामास द्रारकावासिनां द्रिज ।। ५-३१-
Then, standing atop Dvaraka, he blew his conch, causing joy among the residents of Dvaraka, O twice-born.
अवतीर्य्यथ गरुड़ात् सत्यभामासहायवान् । निष्कुटे स्थापयामास पारिजातं महातरुम ।। ५-३१-
Descending from Garuda, accompanied by Satyabhama, he placed the great Parijata tree in the courtyard.
यमभ्येत्य जनः सर्व्वो जातिं स्मरति पौर्व्विकीम् । वास्यते सादराः सर्व्वे देहबन्धानमानुषान् । ददृशुः पादपे तस्मिन् कुर्व्वन्तो सुखदर्शनम् ।। ५-३१-
Everyone who approached it recalled their previous birth; all those bound in human bodies gathered respectfully, gazing happily at the tree.
ततस्ते सादराः सर्व्वे देहबन्धानमानुषान् । ददृशुः पादपे तस्मिन् कुर्व्वन्तो मुखदर्शनम् ।। ५-३१-
Then all those bound in human bodies respectfully gathered at the tree, gazing upon it with delight.
किङ्करैः समुपानीतं हस्त्यश्वादि ततो धनम । स्त्रियश्व कृष्णो जग्राह नरकस्य परिग्रहान् ।। ५-३१-
Then, wealth such as elephants and horses was brought by attendants; Krishna took the women and possessions that belonged to Naraka.
ततः काले शुभे प्राप्त उपयेमे जनार्द्दनः । ताः कन्या नरकेणासन् सर्व्वतो याः समाह्टताः ।। ५-३१-
Then, at an auspicious time, Janardana married those maidens whom Naraka had gathered from everywhere.
एकस्मिन्नेव गोविन्दः काले तासां महामते! जग्राह विधिवत् पाणीन् पृथगूगेहेषु धर्म्मतः ।। ५-३१-
At a single time, O wise one, Govinda properly took their hands in marriage, each in a separate house, according to dharma.
षोड़शस्त्रीसहस्त्राणि शतमेकं तथाधिकम् । तावन्ति चक्र रूपाणि भगवान् मधुसूदनः ।। ५-३१-
Sixteen thousand and one hundred women—so many forms did the blessed Madhusudana assume.
एकैकश्येन ताः कन्या मेनिरे मधुसूदनम् । ममैव पाणिग्रहणं भगवान् कृतवानिति ।। ५-३१-
Each maiden believed that Madhusudana had personally taken her hand in marriage.
निशासु च जगतस्त्रष्टा तासां गुहेषु केशवः । उवास विप्र! सर्व्वासां विश्वरूपधरो हरिः ।। ५-३१-
And at night, O Brahmin, the creator of the world, Keshava, dwelled in the chambers of all of them, taking on a universal form.
पराशार उवाच । प्रद्यु म्राद्या हरेः पुत्रा रुक्मिण्याः कथितास्तव । भानुं भैमरिकञ्चैव सत्यभामा व्यजायत ।। ५-३२-
Parashara said: Pradyumna and others, sons of Hari by Rukmini, have been described to you; Bhanu and Bhaimarika were born to Satyabhama.
दीप्तिमान् ताम्रपक्षाद्या रोहिणयां तनया हरेः । बभूवुर्जाम्बवत्याञ्च शाम्बाद्या बलशालिनः ।। ५-३२-
Dipti, Tamrapaksha, and others were sons of Hari by Rohini; and by Jambavati, Samba and other powerful sons were born.
तनया भद्रविन्दाद्या नाग्रजित्यां महाबलाः । संग्रामजित्प्रधानास्तु शैव्यायान्त्वभवन् सुताः ।। ५-३२-
Bhadravinda and others, mighty sons, were born to Nagajiti; Sangramajit and others, led by him, were the sons of Shaivya.
वृकाद्याश्व सुता माद्रयां गात्रवत्प्रमुखान् सुतान् । अवाप लक्ष्मणा पुत्राः कालिन्द्याञ्च श्रुतादयः ।। ५-३२-
From Mādrī he obtained sons such as Gātravān and others, like Vṛkādeva; from Lakṣmaṇā, sons; and from Kālindī, Śruta and others.
अन्यासाञ्चैव भार्य्याणां समुतूपन्नानि चक्रिणः । अष्टायुतानि पुत्राणां सहस्त्रणां शतं तथा ।। ५-३२-
And from his other wives as well, the wielder of the discus fathered eighty thousand one hundred sons.
प्रद्यु म्रः प्रथमस्तेषा सर्व्वेषां रुक्मिणीसुतः । प्रद्यु म्रादनिरुद्धोऽभूदू वजूस्तस्मादजायत ।। ५-३२-
Of all of them, Pradyumna, son of Rukmiṇī, was the foremost; from Pradyumna came Aniruddha, and from him Vajra was born.
अनिरुद्धो रणो रुद्धो बलेः पौत्रीं महाबलः । वाणास्य तनयामूषामुपयेमे द्रिजोत्तम ।। ५-३२-
Aniruddha, mighty in battle, married Uṣā, the daughter of Bāṇa, O best of the twice-born.
यत्र युद्धमभूदू घोरं हरि-शङ्करयोर्महत् । छिन्न सहस्त्र बाहूनां यत्र वाणस्य चक्रिणा ।। ५-३२-
There a terrible and great battle took place between Hari and Śaṅkara, where Bāṇa's thousand arms were cut off by the wielder of the discus.
मैत्रेय उवाच । कथं युद्धमभूदू ब्रह्मन्नुषार्थे हर-कृष्णयोः । कथं क्षयञ्च वाणस्य बाहूनां कृतवान् हरिः ।। ५-३२-
Maitreya said: How did the battle arise, O Brāhmaṇa, between Hara and Kṛṣṇa for the sake of a woman? And how did Hari bring about the destruction of Bāṇa's arms?
एतत् सर्व्व महाभाग! समाख्यातु त्वमर्हसि । महत् कौतूहलं जातं कथां श्रोतुमिमां हरेः ।। ५-३२-
O most fortunate one, you should recount all this in detail; great curiosity has arisen to hear this tale of Hari.
पराशर उवाच । ऊषा वाणसुता विप्र! पार्व्वतीं सह शम्भुना । क्रीड़न्तीमुपलक्ष्योच्चैः स्पृहाञ्चक्र तदाश्रयाम् ।। ५-३२-
Paraśara said: Uṣā, the daughter of Bāṇa, O Brāhmaṇa, seeing Pārvatī playing with Śambhu, was seized with longing for such a companion.
ततः सकलाचित्तज्ञा गौरी तामाह भामिनीम् । अलमत्यर्थतापेन भर्त्रा त्वमपि रंस्यसे ।। ५-३२-
Then Gaurī, who knows all hearts, said to that radiant maiden: 'Enough of such intense yearning; you too will enjoy a husband.'
इत्युक्ते सा तदा चक्र कदेति मतिमात्मनः । को वा भर्त्ता ममेत्येतां पुनरप्याह पार्व्वती ।। ५-३२-
When this was said, she wondered, 'When will this be?' and 'Who will be my husband?' Again Pārvatī spoke to her.
वैशाखशुक्लद्रादश्यां स्वप्ने योऽभिभवं तव । करिष्यति स ते भर्त्ता राजपुत्रि!भविष्यति ।। ५-३२-
'On the twelfth day of the bright half of Vaiśākha, the one who approaches you in a dream will become your husband, O princess.'
तस्यां तिथौ पुमान् खप्ने यथा देव्या उदीरितम् । तथैवाभिभवं चक्र रागञ्चक्र तथैव सा ।। ५-३२-
On that date, just as the goddess had foretold, a man approached her in a dream, and she was filled with love for him.
ततः प्रबुद्धा पुरुषमपश्यन्ती तमुत्सुका । क्व गतोऽसीति निर्लज्जा मैत्रेयोक्तवती सखीम् ।। ५-३२-
Then, awakening and unable to see that man, she, eager and unashamed, said to her friend, 'Where has he gone?'
वाणस्य मन्त्री कुम्भाणडश्वित्रलेशा तु तत्सुता । तस्याः सख्यभवत् सा च प्राह कोऽय त्वयोच्यते ।। ५-३२-
The minister of Bāṇa was Kumbhāṇḍa, and his daughter Citraleśā was her friend; she asked, 'Who is this you speak of?'
यदा लज्जाकुला नास्यै कथयामास सा सती । तदा विश्वासमानीय सर्व्वमेवाभ्यवादयत् ।। ५-३२-
When, overcome with shame, she did not tell her, then Citraleśā, gaining her trust, learned everything.
विदितार्थान्तु तामाह पुनरूषा यथोदितम् । देव्या तथैव तत्प्राप्तौ योऽभ्युपायः कुरुष्व तम् । ५-३२-
Having understood the matter, Uṣā said to her as previously described: 'Do whatever means will bring about, as the goddess said, his coming to me.'