Krishna's Homecoming and Indra's Farewell

Verse 1 (2.58.1)

एवमालोकयाञ्चक्रुर्द्वारकामृषभास्त्रयः । उपेन्द्रबलदेवौ च वासवश्च महायशाः ॥

evamālokayāñcakrurdvārakāmṛṣabhāstrayaḥ | upendrabaladevau ca vāsavaśca mahāyaśāḥ

Thus the three bulls among beings — Upendra (Krishna), Baladeva and the illustrious Vasava (Indra) — gazed upon Dvaraka.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1331–1332.

Verse 2 (2.58.2)

ततस्तं पाण्डरं शौरिर्मूर्ध्नि तिष्ठन्गरुत्मतः । प्रीतः शङ्खमुपाध्मासीद्द्विषतां रोमहर्षणम् ॥

tatastaṃ pāṇḍaraṃ śaurirmūrdhni tiṣṭhangarutmataḥ | prītaḥ śaṅkhamupādhmāsīddviṣatāṃ romaharṣaṇam

Then Shauri, standing on Garuda's head, joyfully blew his white conch, which makes his enemies' hair stand on end.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1333–1334.

Verse 3 (2.58.3)

तस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन सागरश्चुक्षुभे भृशम् । ररास च नभः सर्वं तच्चित्रमभवत्तदा ॥

tasya śaṅkhasya śabdena sāgaraścukṣubhe bhṛśam | rarāsa ca nabhaḥ sarvaṃ taccitramabhavattadā

At the sound of that conch the ocean was violently stirred and the whole sky resounded; it was a wonder at that time.

Note on the text: Corrected सारश्चुक्षुभे → सागरश्चुक्षुभे (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara that leaves the pāda a syllable short; the critical edition reads sāgaraś cukṣubhe). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1335–1336.

Verse 4 (2.58.4)

पाञ्चजन्यस्य निर्घोषं निशम्य कुकुरान्धकाः । प्रीयमाणाः समाजग्मुरालोक्य मधुसूदनम् ॥

pāñcajanyasya nirghoṣaṃ niśamya kukurāndhakāḥ | prīyamāṇāḥ samājagmurālokya madhusūdanam

Hearing the roar of the Panchajanya, the Kukuras and Andhakas gathered in delight to behold Madhusudana.

Note on the text: Corrected कुकुरान्दकाः → कुकुरान्धकाः (misprint in Wikisource; द for ध; the Andhakas, as everywhere else in the passage). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1337 and 1344 (its second line; the CE's lines 1338–1343 are not in this text).

Verse 5 (2.58.5)

वसुदेवं पुरस्कृत्य वेणुशङ्खरवैः सह । उग्रसेनो ययौ राजा वासुदेवनिवेशनम् ॥

vasudevaṃ puraskṛtya veṇuśaṅkharavaiḥ saha | ugraseno yayau rājā vāsudevaniveśanam

With Vasudeva at their head, King Ugrasena went to the palace of Vasudeva's son, to the sound of flutes and conches.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1345–1346.

Verse 6 (2.58.6)

आनन्दितुं पर्यचरन्स्वेषु वेश्मसु देवकी । रोहिणी च ययौ देशमाहुकस्य च याः स्त्रियः ॥

ānandituṃ paryacaransveṣu veśmasu devakī | rohiṇī ca yayau deśamāhukasya ca yāḥ striyaḥ

To give him a joyful welcome, Devaki and the other women bustled about in their own houses; Rohini too went to the place, and so did the women of Ahuka's house.

Note on the text: Corrected पर्यचन् → पर्यचरन् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; पर्यचन् is not a verb form, and the critical edition reads paryacaran). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1347–1348.

Verse 7 (2.58.7)

हता ब्रह्मद्विषः सर्वे जयन्त्यन्धकवृष्णयः । एवमुक्तः सह स्त्रीभिरक्षतैर्मधुसूदनः ॥

hatā brahmadviṣaḥ sarve jayantyandhakavṛṣṇayaḥ | evamuktaḥ saha strībhirakṣatairmadhusūdanaḥ

"All the haters of brahmins are slain! The Andhakas and Vrishnis are victorious!" — so they cried, and the women showered Madhusudana with unbroken grain.

Note on the text: Corrected वृष्णयटः → वृष्णयः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray akshara; the critical edition reads vṛṣṇayaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1349–1350.

Verse 8 (2.58.8)

ततः शौरिः सुपर्णेन स्वं निवेशनमभ्ययात् । चकाराथ यथोद्देशमीश्वरो मणिपर्वतम् ॥

tataḥ śauriḥ suparṇena svaṃ niveśanamabhyayāt | cakārātha yathoddeśamīśvaro maṇiparvatam

Then Shauri went on Suparna (Garuda) to his own palace, and the lord set the jewel-mountain in its proper place.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1351–1352.

Verse 9 (2.58.9)

ततो धनानि रत्नानि सभायां मधुसूदनः । निधाय पुण्डरीकाक्षः पितुर्दर्शनलालसः ॥

tato dhanāni ratnāni sabhāyāṃ madhusūdanaḥ | nidhāya puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ piturdarśanalālasaḥ

Then the lotus-eyed Madhusudana laid the wealth and the jewels in the assembly hall, eager to see his father.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1353–1354.

Verse 10 (2.58.10)

ततः सान्दीपिनिं पूर्वं ब्राह्मणं चापि भारत । यथान्यायं वासुदेव उपस्पृष्ट्वा महायशाः ॥

tataḥ sāndīpiniṃ pūrvaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ cāpi bhārata | yathānyāyaṃ vāsudeva upaspṛṣṭvā mahāyaśāḥ

Then, O Bharata, the illustrious Vasudeva, after touching water as custom requires, turned first to the brahmin Sandipani;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), line 1355 (its first line and the end of its second; the rest is not in the CE).

Verse 11 (2.58.11)

ववन्दे पृथुताम्राक्षः प्रीयमाणो महायशाः । तथाऽश्रुपरिपूर्णाक्षमानन्दभृतचेतसम् ॥

vavande pṛthutāmrākṣaḥ prīyamāṇo mahāyaśāḥ | tathā'śruparipūrṇākṣamānandabhṛtacetasam

the broad-eyed hero, his eyes tinged with red, bowed to him in delight. Then to his father, whose eyes brimmed with tears and whose heart was full of joy,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1356–1357.

Verse 12 (2.58.12)

ववन्दे सह रामेण पितरं वासवानुजः । ताभ्यां च मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्रातः केशवः परवीरहा ॥

vavande saha rāmeṇa pitaraṃ vāsavānujaḥ | tābhyāṃ ca mūrdhnyupāghrātaḥ keśavaḥ paravīrahā

Vasava's younger brother bowed together with Rama — to his father. Keshava, slayer of hostile heroes, was kissed on the head by them both,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1358–1359.

Verse 13 (2.58.13)

यथाश्रेष्ठमुपागम्य सात्वतान्यदुनन्दनः । सर्वेषां नाम जग्राह दाशार्हाणामधोक्षजः ॥

yathāśreṣṭhamupāgamya sātvatānyadunandanaḥ | sarveṣāṃ nāma jagrāha dāśārhāṇāmadhokṣajaḥ

and then Adhokshaja, the delight of the Yadus, approached the Satvatas in order of seniority and greeted every one of the Dasharhas by name.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1360–1361.

Verse 14 (2.58.14)

ततः सर्वाणि वित्तानि सर्वरत्नमयानि च । व्यभजत्तानि तेभ्योऽथ सर्वेभ्यो यदुनन्दनः ॥

tataḥ sarvāṇi vittāni sarvaratnamayāni ca | vyabhajattāni tebhyo'tha sarvebhyo yadunandanaḥ

Then the delight of the Yadus shared out all that wealth, all those treasures of jewels, among them all.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1362–1363.

Verse 15 (2.58.15)

सा केशवमहामात्रैर्महेन्द्रप्रतिमैः सभा । शुशुभे वृष्णिशार्दूलैः सिंहैरिव गिरेर्गुहा ॥

sā keśavamahāmātrairmahendrapratimaiḥ sabhā | śuśubhe vṛṣṇiśārdūlaiḥ siṃhairiva girerguhā

That assembly hall, filled with Keshava's great ministers and with the tigers of the Vrishnis, each like the great Indra, shone like a mountain cave full of lions.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1364–1365.

Verse 16 (2.58.16)

अथासनगतान्सर्वानुवाच विबुधाधिपः । शुभया हर्षयन्वाचा महेन्द्रस्तान्महायशाः । कुकुरान्धकमुख्यांश्च तं च राजानमाहुकम् ॥

athāsanagatānsarvānuvāca vibudhādhipaḥ | śubhayā harṣayanvācā mahendrastānmahāyaśāḥ | kukurāndhakamukhyāṃśca taṃ ca rājānamāhukam

Then the lord of the gods, the illustrious great Indra, gladdening them with auspicious words, spoke to all who sat there — to the chiefs of the Kukuras and Andhakas, and to King Ahuka.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1366–1368.

Verse 17 (2.58.17)

यदर्थं जन्म कृष्णस्य मानुषेषु महात्मनः । यत्कृतं वासुदेवेन तद्वक्ष्यामि समासतः ॥

yadarthaṃ janma kṛṣṇasya mānuṣeṣu mahātmanaḥ | yatkṛtaṃ vāsudevena tadvakṣyāmi samāsataḥ

"Why the great-souled Krishna was born among men, and what Vasudeva has done, I shall tell you in brief.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1369–1370.

Verse 18 (2.58.18)

अयं शतसहस्राणि दानवानामरिन्दमः । निहत्य पुण्डरीकाक्षः पातालविवरं ययौ ॥

ayaṃ śatasahasrāṇi dānavānāmarindamaḥ | nihatya puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ pātālavivaraṃ yayau

This lotus-eyed tamer of foes slew hundreds of thousands of Danavas and went down to the cleft of the netherworld.

Note on the text: Corrected निहय् → निहत्य (misprint in Wikisource; a broken akshara; the critical edition reads nihatya). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1371–1372.

Verse 19 (2.58.19)

यच्च नाधिगतं पूर्वैः प्रह्लादबलिशम्बरैः । तदिदं शौरिणा वित्तं प्रापितं भवतामिह ॥

yacca nādhigataṃ pūrvaiḥ prahlādabaliśambaraiḥ | tadidaṃ śauriṇā vittaṃ prāpitaṃ bhavatāmiha

Wealth that the ancients — Prahlada, Bali and Shambara — never won, Shauri has brought here to you.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1373–1374.

Verse 20 (2.58.20)

सपाशं मुरमाक्रम्य पाञ्चजन्यं च धीमता । शिलासङ्घानतिक्रम्य निशुम्भः सगणो हतः ॥

sapāśaṃ muramākramya pāñcajanyaṃ ca dhīmatā | śilāsaṅghānatikramya niśumbhaḥ sagaṇo hataḥ

The wise one overpowered Mura with his nooses, and Panchajanya too; passing beyond the masses of rock, he slew Nishumbha with all his band.

Note on the text: Corrected मुरमाक्रमय् → मुरमाक्रम्य (misprint in Wikisource; a broken akshara; the critical edition reads ākramya). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1375–1376.

Verse 21 (2.58.21)

हयग्रीवश्च विक्रान्तो दानवो निहतो बली । मथितश्च मृधे भौमः कुण्डले चाहृते पुनः ॥

hayagrīvaśca vikrānto dānavo nihato balī | mathitaśca mṛdhe bhaumaḥ kuṇḍale cāhṛte punaḥ

The valiant and mighty Danava Hayagriva was slain; Bhauma was crushed in battle, and the earrings were brought back.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1377–1378.

Verse 22 (2.58.22)

पुनर्बाणवधे शौरिमादित्या वसुभिः सह । मन्मुखा आगमिष्यन्ति साध्याश्च मधुसूदनम् ॥

punarbāṇavadhe śaurimādityā vasubhiḥ saha | manmukhā āgamiṣyanti sādhyāśca madhusūdanam

And again, when Bana is slain, the Adityas with the Vasus, and the Sadhyas, led by me, will come to Shauri Madhusudana."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1382–1383 (the CE's lines 1379–1381 are not in this text).

Verse 23 (2.58.23)

एवमुक्त्वा ततः सर्वानामन्त्र्य कुकुरान्धकान् । सस्वजे रामकृष्णौ च वसुदेवं च वासवः ॥

evamuktvā tataḥ sarvānāmantrya kukurāndhakān | sasvaje rāmakṛṣṇau ca vasudevaṃ ca vāsavaḥ

Having spoken thus and taken leave of all the Kukuras and Andhakas, Vasava embraced Rama and Krishna, and Vasudeva.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1384–1385.

Verse 24 (2.58.24)

प्रद्युम्नसाम्बप्रमुखाननिरुद्धं च सारणम् । बभ्रुं झल्लिं गदं भानुं चारुदेष्णं च वृत्रहा ॥

pradyumnasāmbapramukhānaniruddhaṃ ca sāraṇam | babhruṃ jhalliṃ gadaṃ bhānuṃ cārudeṣṇaṃ ca vṛtrahā

The slayer of Vritra embraced Pradyumna, Samba and the others, Aniruddha and Sarana, Babhru, Jhalli, Gada, Bhanu and Charudeshna.

Note on the text: Corrected ननिरूद्धं → ननिरुद्धं (misprint in Wikisource; ू for ु in the name Aniruddha). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1386–1387.

Verse 25 (2.58.25)

सत्कृत्य सारणाक्रूरौ पुनराभाष्य सात्यकिम् । सस्वजे वृष्णिराजानमाहुकं कुकुराधिपम् । भोजं च कृतवर्माणमन्यांश्चान्धकवृष्णिषु ॥

satkṛtya sāraṇākrūrau punarābhāṣya sātyakim | sasvaje vṛṣṇirājānamāhukaṃ kukurādhipam | bhojaṃ ca kṛtavarmāṇamanyāṃścāndhakavṛṣṇiṣu

He honoured Sarana and Akrura, spoke again with Satyaki, and embraced Ahuka, king of the Vrishnis and lord of the Kukuras, and Bhoja Kritavarman, and others among the Andhakas and Vrishnis.

Note on the text: Corrected कृतवर्णाणमन्यां → कृतवर्माणमन्यां (misprint in Wikisource; garbled aksharas in the name Kritavarman; the critical edition reads kṛtavarmāṇam). Corrected चान्दकवृष्णिषु → चान्धकवृष्णिषु (misprint in Wikisource; द for ध; the critical edition reads cāndhakavṛṣṇiṣu). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1388–1390.

Verse 26 (2.58.26)

आमन्त्र्य देवप्रवरैर्वासवो वासवानुजम् । ततः श्वेताचलप्रख्यं गजमैरावतं प्रभुः ॥

āmantrya devapravarairvāsavo vāsavānujam | tataḥ śvetācalaprakhyaṃ gajamairāvataṃ prabhuḥ

With the foremost of the gods, Vasava bade farewell to his younger brother. Then the lord turned to Airavata, the elephant who looked like a white mountain.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1391–1392.

Verse 27 (2.58.27)

पश्यतां सर्वभूतानामारुरोह शचीपतिः । पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च दिवं च वरवारणम् ॥

paśyatāṃ sarvabhūtānāmāruroha śacīpatiḥ | pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca divaṃ ca varavāraṇam

As all beings looked on, the husband of Shachi mounted that excellent elephant, which seemed again and again to fill the earth, the sky and heaven

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वभातानाम → सर्वभूतानाम (misprint in Wikisource; ा for ू; the critical edition reads sarvabhūtānām). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1393–1394.

Verse 28 (2.58.28)

मुखाडम्बरनिर्घोषैः पूरयन्तमिवासकृत् । हैमयन्त्रमहाकक्ष्यं हिरण्मयविषाणिनम् ॥

mukhāḍambaranirghoṣaiḥ pūrayantamivāsakṛt | haimayantramahākakṣyaṃ hiraṇmayaviṣāṇinam

with the roar of its trumpeting; its great girths were fitted with gold and its tusks were golden;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1395–1396.

Verse 29 (2.58.29)

मनोहरकुथास्तीर्णं सर्वरत्नविभूषितम् । नित्यस्रुतमदस्रावं क्षरन्तमिव तोयदम् ॥

manoharakuthāstīrṇaṃ sarvaratnavibhūṣitam | nityasrutamadasrāvaṃ kṣarantamiva toyadam

it was spread with a lovely blanket and adorned with every jewel; its ichor ran in a constant stream, as if it were a cloud pouring rain.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), line 1397 and 1399 (the CE's line 1398 is not in this text).

Verse 30 (2.58.30)

दिशागजं महामात्रं काञ्चनस्रजमास्थितः । प्रबभौ मन्दराग्रस्थः प्रतपन्भानुमानिव ॥

diśāgajaṃ mahāmātraṃ kāñcanasrajamāsthitaḥ | prababhau mandarāgrasthaḥ pratapanbhānumāniva

Seated on that great elephant of the quarters, wearing a golden garland, he shone like the sun blazing on the summit of Mandara.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1400–1401.

Verse 31 (2.58.31)

ततो वज्रमयं भीमं प्रगृह्य परमाङ्कुशम् । ययौ बलवता सार्धं पावकेन शचीपतिः ॥

tato vajramayaṃ bhīmaṃ pragṛhya paramāṅkuśam | yayau balavatā sārdhaṃ pāvakena śacīpatiḥ

Then, grasping his fearsome supreme goad, made of adamant, the husband of Shachi set out together with the mighty Agni.

Note on the text: Corrected वज्मयं → वज्रमयं (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped र; the critical edition reads vajramayaṃ). Corrected परामाङ्कुशम् → परमाङ्कुशम् (misprint in Wikisource; an extra long ā; the critical edition reads paramāṅkuśam). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1402–1403.

Verse 32 (2.58.32)

तं करेणुगजव्रातैर्विमानैश्च मरुद्गणाः । पृष्ठतोऽनुययुः प्रीताः कुबेरवरुणग्रहाः ॥

taṃ kareṇugajavrātairvimānaiśca marudgaṇāḥ | pṛṣṭhato'nuyayuḥ prītāḥ kuberavaruṇagrahāḥ

The hosts of Maruts followed behind him joyfully, on herds of elephants and in aerial cars, and so did Kubera, Varuna and the planets.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1404–1405.

Verse 33 (2.58.33)

स वायुपक्षमास्थाय वैश्वानरपथं गतः । प्राप्य सूर्यपथं देवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥

sa vāyupakṣamāsthāya vaiśvānarapathaṃ gataḥ | prāpya sūryapathaṃ devastatraivāntaradhīyata

Borne on the wings of the wind he went along the path of Vaishvanara (fire), and on reaching the path of the sun, the god vanished there.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I, No. 21 (inserted after 2.35.29), lines 1406–1407.