श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण दशम स्कन्ध अध्याय 57 श्लोक 14-28

dasham skandh: saptapanchashattm adhyay (poorvardh)

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dasham skandh: saptapanchashattm adhyay shlok 14-28 ka hindi anuvad jab kritavarma ne use is prakar taka-sa javab de diya, tab shatadhanva ne sahayata ke lie akroor ji se prarthana ki. unhoanne kaha- ‘bhaee! aisa kaun hai, jo sarvashaktiman bhagavan ka bal-paurush janakar bhi unase vair-virodh thane. jo bhagavan khel-khel mean hi is vishv ki rachana, raksha aur sanhar karate haian tatha jo kab kya karana chahate haian- is bat ko maya se mohit brahma adi vishvavidhata bhi nahian samajh pate; jinhoanne sat varsh ki avastha mean- jab ve nire balak the, ek hath se hi giriraj govardhan ko ukha d liya aur jaise nanhe-nanhe bachche barasati chhatte ko ukha dakar hath mean rakh lete haian, vaise hi khel-khel mean sat dinoan tak use uthaye rakha; maian to un bhagavan shrikrishn ko namaskar karata hooan. unake karm adbhut haian. ve anant, anadi, ekaras aur atmasvaroop haian. maian unhean namaskar karata hooan.' jab is prakar akroor ji ne bhi use kora javab de diya, tab shatadhanva ne syamantak mani unhian ke pas rakh di aur ap char sau kos lagatar chalane vale gho de par savar hokar vahaan se b di phurti se bhaga. parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn aur balaram donoan bhaee apane us rath par savar hue, jis par garu d chihn se chihnit dhvaja phahara rahi thi aur b de veg vale gho de jute hue the. ab unhoanne apane shvasur satrajit ko marane vale shatadhanva ka pichha kiya. mithilapuri ke nikat ek upavan mean shatadhanva ka ghoda gir p da, ab vah use chho dakar paidal hi bhaga. vah atyant bhayabhit ho gaya tha. bhagavan shrikrishn bhi krodh karake usake pichhe dau de. shatadhanva paidal hi bhag raha tha, isaliye bhagavan ne bhi paidal hi dau dakar apane tikshn dhar vale chakr se usaka sir utar liya aur usake vastroan mean syamantak mani ko dhooandha. parantu jab mani nahian mili, tab bhagavan shrikrishn ne b de bhaee balaram ji ke pas akar kaha- ‘hamane shatadhanva ko vyarth hi mara. kyoanki usake pas syamantak mani to hai hi nahian.' balaram ji ne kaha- ‘isamean sandeh nahian ki shatadhanva ne syamantak mani ko kisi-n-kisi ke pas rakh diya hai. ab tum dvaraka jao aur usaka pata lagao. maian videharaj se milana chahata hooan; kyoanki ve mere bahut hi priy mitr haian.’ parikshit! yah kahakar yaduvanshashiromani balaram ji mithila nagari mean chale gaye. jab mithila naresh ne dekha ki poojaniy balaram ji maharaj padhare haian, tab unaka hriday anand se bhar gaya. unhoanne jhatapat apane asan se uthakar anek samagriyoan se unaki pooja ki. isake bad bhagavan balaram ji kee varshoan tak mithilapuri mean hi rahe. mahatma janak ne b de prem aur samman se unhean rakha. isake bad samay par dhritarashtr ke putr duryodhan ne balaram ji se gada yuddh ki shiksha grahan ki. apani priya satyabhama ka priy kary karake bhagavan shrikrishn dvaraka laut aye aur unako yah samachar suna diya ki shatadhanva ko mar dala gaya, parantu syamantak mani usake pas n mili. isake bad unhoanne bhaee-bandhuoan ke sath apan shvashur satrajit ki ve sab aurdhvadaihik kriyaean karavayian, jinase mritak prani ka paralok sudharata hai.