विष्णुपुराणम् — पञ्चमांशे अष्टात्रिंशोऽध्यायः | viṣṇupurāṇam

श्रीपराशर उवाच ।

अर्जुनोपि तदान्वीक्ष्य रामकृष्णकलेवरे ।
संस्कारं लंभयामास तथान्येषामनुक्रमात् ॥

Summary AI Having seen the bodies of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna performed their funeral rites and then did the same for the others in due order.

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अष्टौ महिष्यः कथिता रुक्मिणीप्रमुखास्तु याः ।
उपगुह्य हरेर्देह विविशुस्ता हुताशनम् ॥

Summary AI The eight principal queens, led by Rukmiṇī, embraced the body of Hari and entered the funeral pyre.

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रेवती चापि रामस्य देहमाश्लिष्य सत्तमा ।
विवेश ज्वलितं वाह्निं तत्संगाह्लादशीतलम् ॥

Summary AI The virtuous Revatī also embraced the body of Balarāma and entered the blazing fire, which felt cool to her due to the joy of union with him.

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उग्रसेनस्तु तच्छुत्वा तथैवानकदुन्दुभिः ।
देवकी रोहिणी चैव विविशुर्जातवेदसम् ॥

Summary AI Upon hearing the news, Ugrasena, Vasudeva (Ānakadundubhi), Devakī, and Rohiṇī also entered the fire.

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ततोर्जुनः प्रेतकार्यं कृत्वा तेषां यथाविधि ।
निश्चक्राम जनं सर्वे गृहीत्वा वज्रमेव च ॥

Summary AI After performing their funeral rites according to tradition, Arjuna departed, taking with him all the people and Vajra.

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द्वारवत्या विनिष्क्रान्ताः कृष्णपत्न्यः सहस्रशः ।
वज्रं जनं च कौतेयः पालयञ्छनकैर्ययौ ॥

Summary AI Thousands of Kṛṣṇa’s wives departed from Dvāravatī, and Arjuna proceed slowly, protecting Vajra and the remaining people.

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सभा सुधर्मा कृष्णेन कर्त्यलोके समुज्झिते ।
स्वर्गं जगाम मैत्रेय पारिजातश्च पादपः ॥

Summary AI O Maitreya, when Kṛṣṇa abandoned the mortal world, the Sudharmā assembly hall and the Pārijāta tree returned to heaven.

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यस्मिन्दिने हरिर्यातो दिवं संत्यज्य मेदिनीम् ।
तस्मिन्नेवावतीर्णो ऽयं कालकायो बली कलिः ॥

Summary AI On the very day that Hari abandoned the earth and went to heaven, the powerful Kali, whose body is time, descended.

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प्लावयामास तां शून्यां द्वारकां च महोदधिः ।
वासुदेवगृहं त्वेकं न प्लावयति सागरः ॥

Summary AI The great ocean submerged the deserted city of Dvārakā, yet the ocean did not submerge the single residence of Vāsudeva.

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नातिक्रान्तुमलं ब्रह्मंस्तदद्यापि महोदधिः ।
नित्यं सन्निहितस्तत्र भगवान्केशवो यतः ॥

Summary AI O Sage, even today the great ocean is unable to overflow that spot because Lord Keśava is eternally present there.

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तदतीव महापुण्यं सर्वपातकनाशनम् ।
विष्णुश्रियान्वितं स्थानं दृष्ट्वा पामाद्विमुच्यते ॥

Summary AI That place is extremely sacred and destroys all sins; by seeing that site endowed with the glory of Viṣṇu, one is liberated from sin.

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पार्थः पञ्चनदे देशे बहुधान्यधनान्विते ।
चकार वासं सर्वस्य जनस्य मुनिसत्तमः ॥

Summary AI O best of sages, Arjuna settled all the people in the Panchanada region, which was rich in grain and wealth.

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ततो लोभःसमभवत्पार्थेनैकेन धन्विना ।
दृष्ट्वास्त्रियो नीयमाना दस्यूनां निहतेश्वराः ॥

Summary AI Then, seeing the women whose protectors had been killed being led away by Arjuna alone, greed arose in the hearts of the forest-dwelling robbers.

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ततस्ते पापकमाणो लोभोपहृतचेतसः ।
आभीरा मन्त्रयामासुःसमेत्यान्यन्तदुर्मदाः ॥

Summary AI Thereupon, those sinful Ābhīras, their minds overcome by greed and being extremely arrogant, gathered together and deliberated.

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अयमेकोर्ऽजुनो धन्वी स्त्रीजनं निहतेश्वरम् ।
नयत्यस्मानतिक्रम्य धिगेतद्भवतां बलम् ॥

Summary AI They said, 'This lone archer Arjuna is leading away these masterless women, bypassing us; shame on your strength!'

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हत्वा गर्वसमारूढो भीष्मद्रोमजयद्रथान् ।
कर्णादींश्च न जानाति बलं ग्रामनिवासिनाम् ॥

Summary AI 'Having slain Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Jayadratha, Karṇa, and others, he is filled with pride and does not know the strength of the village dwellers.'

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यष्टिहस्तानवेक्ष्यास्मान्धनुष्पाणिःस दुर्मतिः ।
सर्वानेवावजानाति किं वो बाहुभिरुन्नतैः ॥

Summary AI 'Seeing us with only staves in our hands, that wicked-minded man, holding his bow, despises us all; of what use are your mighty arms?'

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ततो यष्टिप्रहरणादस्यवो लोष्टधारिणः ।
सहस्रशोभ्यधावन्त तं जनं निहतेश्वरम् ॥

Summary AI Then, thousands of robbers armed with staves and clods of earth rushed towards those masterless people.

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ततो निर्भर्त्स्य कौतेयः प्राहाभीरान्हसन्निव ।
निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञा यदि न स्थ मुमूर्षवः ॥

Summary AI Then, Arjuna, rebuking them and smiling as if in derision, said to the Ābhīras, 'O ignorant ones, turn back if you do not wish to die!'

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अवज्ञाय वचस्तस्य जगृहुस्ते तदा धनम् ।
स्त्रीधनं चैव मैत्रेय विष्वक्सेन पिरग्रहम् ॥

Summary AI O Maitreya, disregarding his words, they then seized the wealth and the women who were the dependents of Viṣvaksena.

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ततोर्जुनो धनुर्दिव्यं गाण्डीवमजरं युधि ।
आरोपयितुमारेभे न शशाक च वीर्यवान् ॥

Summary AI Then the powerful Arjuna began to string the divine, undying bow Gāṇḍīva in battle, but he was unable to do so.

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चकार सज्यं कृच्छ्राच्चतच्चाभूच्छिथिलं पुनः ।
न सस्मार ततोस्त्राणि चिन्तयन्नपि पाण्डवः ॥

Summary AI With great difficulty, he managed to string it, but it became slack again. Even though he focused, the Pāṇḍava could not remember his celestial weapons.

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शरान्मुमोच चैतेषु पार्था वैरिष्वमर्षितः ।
त्वग्भेदं दे परं चक्रुरस्ता गाण्डीवधन्विना ॥

Summary AI Greatly enraged, Pārtha released arrows at those enemies, but the shafts discharged by the wielder of Gāṇḍīva only caused superficial skin wounds.

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वह्निना ये ऽक्षया दत्ताः शरास्तेपि क्षयं ययुः ।
युद्ध्यतःसह गोपालैरर्जुनस्य भवक्षये ॥

Summary AI During the decline of his fortune, as Arjuna fought against the cowherds, even those inexhaustible arrows given by Agni became exhausted.

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अचिन्तयच्च कैन्तेयः कृष्णस्यैव हि तद्बलम् ।
यन्मया शरसंघातैः सकला भूभृतो हताः ॥

Summary AI The son of Kuntī reflected that it was solely the power of Kṛṣṇa through which he had previously slain all the kings with showers of arrows.

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मिषतः पाण्डुपुत्रस्य ततस्ताः प्रमदोत्तमाः ।
आभीरैरपकृष्यन्त कामं चान्याः प्रदुद्रुवुः ॥

Summary AI While the son of Pāṇḍu watched, those noble women were dragged away by the Ābhīras, and others fled of their own accord.

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ततः शरेषु क्षीणेषु धनुष्कोट्या धनञ्जयः ।
जघान दस्यूंस्ते चास्य प्रहाराञ्जहसुर्मुने ॥

Summary AI O Sage, when his arrows were exhausted, Dhanañjaya struck the bandits with the tip of his bow, but they only laughed at his blows.

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प्रेक्षतस्तस्य पार्थस्य पुष्ण्यन्धकवरस्त्रियः ।
जग्मुरादाय ते म्लेच्छाः समस्ता मुनिसत्तम ॥

Summary AI O best of Sages, as Pārtha looked on, those barbarians carried away all the excellent women of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka clans.

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ततःसुदुःखितो जिष्णुः कष्टं कष्टमिति ब्रुवन् ।
अहो भगवतानेन मुष्टोस्मीति रुरोद वै ॥

Summary AI Deeply distressed, Jiṣṇu wept, saying "Alas, alas! I have been plundered by the Divine Lord."

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तद्धनुस्तानि शस्त्राणि स रथस्ते च वाजिनः ।
सर्वमेकपदे नष्टं दानमश्रोत्रिये यथा ॥

Summary AI That bow, those weapons, that chariot, and those horses—all were lost in an instant, like a gift given to one unworthy of the Vedas.

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अहोतिबलबद्दैवं विना तेन महात्मना ।
यदसामर्थ्ययुक्तेपि निचवर्गे जयप्रदम् ॥

Summary AI Oh, destiny is exceedingly powerful! Without that Great Soul Kṛṣṇa, it grants victory even to a base and incompetent group.

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तौ बाहू स च मे मुष्टिः स्थानं तत्सोस्मि चार्जुनः ।
पुण्येनैव विना तेन गतं सर्वमसारताम् ॥

Summary AI These are the same arms, the same grip, the same place, and I am the same Arjuna; yet without that meritorious Being, everything has become worthless.

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ममार्जुनत्वं भीमस्य भीमत्वं तत्कृते ध्रुवम् ।
विना तेन यदा भीरैर्जितोहं रथिनां वरः ॥

Summary AI My identity as Arjuna and Bhīma's prowess were certainly due to Him; for without Him, I, the best of chariot-warriors, have been defeated by cowherds.

श्रीपराशर उवाच ।

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इत्थं वदन्ययौ जिष्मुरिद्रप्रस्थं पुरोत्तमम् ।
चकार तत्र राजानं वज्रं यादवनन्दनम् ॥

Summary AI Speaking thus, Jiṣṇu went to the supreme city of Indraprastha. There he installed Vajra, the descendant of the Yādavas, as king.

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स ददर्श ततो व्यासं फाल्गुनः काननाश्रयम् ।
तमुपेत्य महाभागं विनयेनाब्यवादयत् ॥

Summary AI Then Phālguna beheld Vyāsa residing in the forest. Approaching that illustrious sage, he prostrated himself with humility.

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तं वन्दमानं चरणाववलोक्य मुनिश्चिरम् ।
उवाच वाक्यं विच्छायः कथमद्य त्वमीदृशः ॥

Summary AI Having observed him for a long time as he prostrated at his feet, the Sage spoke these words: "Why do you appear so lusterless today?"

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अवीरजोनुगमनं ब्रह्महत्या कृताथ वा ।
दृढाशाभङ्गदुःखीव भ्रष्टच्छायो ऽसि सांप्रतम् ॥

Summary AI Have you followed the path of the ignoble, or committed the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa? Currently, you are devoid of radiance, like one suffering from the shattering of firm hopes.

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सांतानिकादयो वाते याचमाना निराकृताः ।
अगम्यस्त्रीरतिर्वा त्वं येनासि विगतप्रभः ॥

Summary AI Or were those seeking support for their lineage turned away by you? Or did you indulge with a forbidden woman, because of which you have lost your luster?

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भुङ्ते ऽप्रदायविप्रेभ्यो मृष्टमेकोथ वा भवान् ।
किं वा कृपणवित्तानि हृतानि भवतार्ऽजुन ॥

Summary AI Or did you eat delicious food alone without offering it to Brāhmaṇas? Or, O Arjuna, have you seized the wealth of the destitute?

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कचिन्नु शुर्पवातस्य गोचरत्वं गतोर्ऽजुन ।
दुष्टचक्षुर्हतो वासि निःश्रीकः कथमन्यथा ॥

Summary AI O Arjuna, have you perhaps been touched by the wind from a winnowing basket, or have you been struck by an evil eye? Otherwise, how could you be so bereft of fortune?

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स्पृष्टो नखांभसा वाथ घटवार्युक्षितोपि वा ।
केन त्वं वासि विच्छायो न्यूनैर्वा युधि नीजातः ॥

Summary AI Have you been touched by the water used for washing feet, or sprinkled with water from a jar? Why do you appear so lusterless, O Arjuna? Or have you been defeated in battle by inferior men?

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श्रीपराशरौवाच ततः पार्थो विनिश्वास्य श्रूयतां भगवन्निति । प्रोक्त्वा यथावदाचष्टे व्यासायात्मपराभवम् ॥

Summary AI Parāśara said: Then Pārtha, sighing deeply and saying, "O Holy One, listen," recounted his own defeat to Vyāsa exactly as it had occurred.

अर्जुन उवाच ।

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यद्बलं यच्च मत्तेजो यद्वीर्यं यः पराक्रमः ।
या श्रीश्छाया च नः सोस्मान्परित्यज्य हरिर्गतः ॥

Summary AI That strength, that brilliance of mine, that heroism, that prowess, and the glory and luster that were ours—all that has departed, for Hari has abandoned us and gone.

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ईश्वरेणापि महता स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिणा ।
हीना वयं मुने तेन जातास्तृणमया इव ॥

Summary AI O Sage, deprived of that great Lord who always spoke with a smile, we have become like beings made of straw.

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अस्त्राणां सायकानां च गाण्डीवस्य तथा मम ।
सारता याभवन्मूर्तिःस गतः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

Summary AI That Puruṣottama, who was the very personification of the essence of my divine weapons, arrows, and the Gāṇḍīva bow, has departed.

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यस्यावलोकनादस्माञ्छ्रीर्जयः संपदुन्नतिः ।
न तत्याज स गोविन्दस्त्यक्त्वास्मान्भगवान्गतः ॥

Summary AI That Lord Govinda, by whose glance alone glory, victory, wealth, and prosperity never left us, has now abandoned us and gone.

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भीष्मद्रोणाङ्गराजाद्या स्तथा दुर्योधनादयः ।
यत्प्रभावेन निर्दग्धाः स कृष्णस्त्यक्तवान्भुवम् ॥

Summary AI That Kṛṣṇa, by whose power Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa, Duryodhana, and others were consumed, has left this earth.