kans ki mrityu ka samachar pakar magadh naresh jarasandh bahut krodhit ho gaya. vah kans ka shvasur tha. jarasandh apane samay ka mahan samrajyavadi aur kroor shasak tha. usane kitane hi chhote-mote rajaoan ka rajy h dap kar un rajaoan ko bandi bana liya tha.
jarasandh ne kans ko apani l dakiyaan sanbhavat: isilie byahi thian, jisase pashchimi pradeshoan mean bhi usaki dhak bani rahe. kans ki prakriti jarasandh se bahut milati-julati thi aur sanbhavat: jarasandh ke bal par hi vah mathura ke rajasianhasan par baitha tha. apane jamatri aur sahayak ka is prakar vadh hote dekh jarasandh ka krodhit hona svabhavik hi tha. ab usane shoorasen janapad par chadhaee karane ka pakka vichar kar liya. shoorasen aur magadh ke bich yuddh ka vishesh mahattv hai, isilie 'harivansh' adi puranoan mean isaka varnan vistar se milata hai.
jarasandh ne poore dal-bal ke sath shoorasen janapad par chadhaee kar di. pauranik varnanoan ke anusar usake sahayak karoop ka raja dantavakr, chediraj shishupal, kaliangapati pauandr, bhishmak putr rukmi, kay aanshuman tatha aang, bang, koshal, dasharn, bhadr, trigart adi ke raja the. inake atirikt shalvaraj, pavanadesh ka raja bhagadatt, sauviraraj, gandhar ka raja subal, nagnajit ka mir raja gobhard, darad ka raja tatha kauravaraj duryodhan adi bhi usake sahayak the.
magadh ki vishal sena ne mathura pahuanchakar nagar ke charoan dvaroan ko gher liya.[1] sattaees dinoan tak jarasandh mathura nagari ko ghere raha, kintu vah mathura ka abhedy durg n jit saka. sanbhavat: samay se pahale hi khady-samagri ke samapt ho jane ke karan use nirash hokar magadh lautana p da. doosari bar jarasandh poori taiyari se shoorasen pahuancha. yadavoan ne apani sena idhar-udhar phaila di. balaram ne jarasandh ka achchha muqabala kiya. luka-chhipi ke yuddh dvara yadavoan ne magadh sainy ko bahut chhakaya. shrikrishn janate the ki yadav sena ki sankhya tatha shakti simit hai aur vah magadh ki vishal sena ka khulakar samana nahian kar sakati. isilie unhoanne luka-chhipi vala akraman hi uchit samajha. usaka phal yah hua ki jarasandh pareshan ho gaya aur hatash hokar sasainy laut p da.
puranoan ke anusar jarasandh ne atharah bar mathura par chadhaee ki. satrah bar vah asaphal raha. aantim chadhaee mean usane ek videshi shaktishali shasak kalayavan ko bhi mathura par akraman karane ke lie prerit kiya.[2]
shrimadbhagavat mahapuran ka ullekh
'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran'[3] ke anusar- shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "bharatavanshashiromani parikshit! kans ki do raniyaan thian- 'asti' aur 'prapti'. pati ki mrityu se unhean b da duahkh hua aur ve apane pita ki rajadhani mean chali gayian. un donoan ka pita tha magadharaj jarasandh. usase unhoanne b de duahkh ke sath apane vidhava hone ke karanoan ka varnan kiya. parikshit! yah apriy samachar sunakar pahale to jarasandh ko b da shok hua, parantu pichhe vah krodh se tilamila utha. usane yah nishchay karake ki maian prithvi par ek bhi yaduvanshi nahian rahane dooanga, yuddh ki bahut b di taiyari ki aur teees akshauhini sena ke sath yaduvanshiyoan ki rajadhani mathura ko charoan or se gher liya.
bhagavan shrikrishn ne dekha, jarasandh ki sena kya hai, um data hua samudr hai. unhoanne yah bhi dekha ki usane charoan or se hamari rajadhani gher li hai aur hamare svajan tatha puravasi bhayabhit ho rahe haian. bhagavan shrikrishn prithvi ka bhar utarane ke liye hi manushy-sa vesh dharan kiye hue haian. ab unhoanne vichar kiya ki mere avatar ka kya prayojan hai aur is samay is sthan par mujhe kya karana chahiye. unhoanne socha yah b da achchha hua ki magadharaj jarasandh ne apane adhinasth narapatiyoan ki paidal, ghu dasavar, rathi aur hathiyoan se yukt huee akshauhini sena ikatthi kar li hai. yah sab to prithvi ka bhar hi jutakar mere pas a pahuancha hai. maian isaka nash karooanga. parantu abhi magadharaj jarasandh ko nahian marana chahiye. kyoanki vah jivit rahega to phir se asuroan ki bahut-si sena ikatthi kar layega. mere avatar ka yahi prayojan hai ki maian prithvi ka bojh halaka kar dooan, sadhu-sajjanoan ki raksha karooan aur dusht-durjanoan ka sanhar. samay-samay par dharm-raksha ke liye aur badhate hue adharm ko rokane ke liye maian aur bhi anekoan sharir grahan karata hooan.
parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn is prakar vichar kar hi rahe the ki akash se soory ke saman chamakate hue do rath a pahuanche. unamean yuddh ki sari samagriyaan susajjit thian aur do sarathi unhean haank rahe the. isi samay bhagavan ke divy aur sanatan ayudh bhi apane-ap vahaan akar upasthit ho gaye. unhean dekhakar bhagavan shrikrishn ne apane b de bhaee balaramaji se kaha- "bhaeeji! ap b de shaktishali haian. is samay jo yaduvanshi apako hi apana svami aur rakshak manate haian, jo apase hi sanath haian, un par bahut b di vipatti a p di hai. dekhiye, yah apaka rath hai aur apake pyare ayudh hal-moosal bhi a pahuanche haian. ab ap is rath par savar hokar shatru-sena ka sanhar kijiye aur apane svajanoan ko is vipatti se bachaiye. bhagavan! sadhuoan ka kalyan karane ke liye hi ham donoan ne avatar grahan kiya haian. atah ab ap yah teees akshauhini sena, prithvi ka yah vipul bhar nasht kijiye." bhagavan shrikrishn aur balaramaji ne yah salah karake kavach dharan kiye aur rath par savar hokar ve mathura se nikale. us samay donoan bhaee apane-apane ayudh liye hue the aur chhoti-si sena unake sath-sath chal rahi thi. shrikrishn ka rath haank raha tha daruk. puri se bahar nikalakar unhoanne apana paanchajany shankh bajaya.
unake shankh ki bhayankar dhvani sunakar shatrupaksh ki sena ke viroan ka hriday dar ke mare tharra utha. unhean dekhakar magadharaj jarasandh ne kaha- "purushadham shrikrishn! too to abhi nira bachcha hai. akele tere sath l dane mean mujhe laj lag rahi hai. itane dinoan tak too n jane kahaan-kahaan chhipa phirata tha. mand! too to apane mama ka hatyara hai. isaliye maian tere sath nahian l d sakata. ja, mere samane se bhag ja. balaram! yadi tere chitt mean yah shraddha ho ki yuddh mean marane par svarg milata hai to too a, himmat baandhakar mujhase l d. mere banoan se chhinn-bhinn hue sharir ko yahaan chho dakar svarg mean ja athava yadi tujhamean shakti ho to mujhe mar dal."
bhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- "magadharaj! jo shooravir hote haian, ve tumhari tarah diange nahian haankate, ve to apana bal-paurush hi dikhalate haian. dekho, ab tumhari mrityu tumhare sir par nach rahi hai. tum vaise hi ak bak kar rah ho, jaise marane ke samay koee sannipat ka rogi kare. bak lo, maian tumhari bat par dhyan nahian deta."
shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! jaise vayu badaloan se soory ko aur dhuean se ag ko dhak leti hai, kintu vastav mean ve dhakate nahian, unaka prakash phir phailata hi hai; vaise hi magadharaj jarasandh ne bhagavan shrikrishn aur balaram ke samane akar apani bahut b di balavan aur apar sena ke dvara unhean charoan or se gher liya, yahaan tak ki unaki sena, rath, dhvaja, gho doan aur sarathiyoan ka dikhana bhi band ho gaya. mathurapuri ki striyaan aur mahaloan ki atariyoan, chhajjoan aur phatakoan par chadhakar yuddh ka kautuk dekh rahi thian. jab unhoanne dekha ki yuddhabhoomi mean bhagavan shrikrishn ki garu dachihn se chihnit aur balaramaji ki talachihn se chihnit dhvajavale rath nahian dikh rahe haian, tab ve shok ke aveg se moorchchhit ho gayian. jab bhagavan shrikrishn ne dekha ki shatru-sena ke vir hamari sena par is prakar banoan ki varsha kar rahe haian, mano badal pani ki anaginat booandean barasa rahe hoan aur hamari sena usase atyant pi dit, vyathit ho rahi hai; tab unhoanne apane devata aur asur-donoan se sammanit sarangadhanush ka tankar kiya. isake bad ve tarakas mean se ban nikalane, unhean dhanush par chadhane aur dhanush ki dori khianchakar jhuand-ke-jhuand ban chho dane lage. us samay unaka vah dhanush itani phurti se ghoom raha tha, mano koee b de veg se alatachakr (lukari) ghuma raha ho. is prakar bhagavan shrikrishn jarasandh ki chaturangini-hathi, gho de, rath aur paidal sena ka sanhar karane lage. isase bahut-se hathiyoan ke sir phat gaye aur ve mar-marakar girane lage. banoan ki bauchhar se anekoan gho do ke sir dh d se alag ho gaye. gho de, dhvaja, sarathi aur rathiyoan ke nasht ho jane se bahut-se rath bekam ho gaye. paidal sena ki baanhean, jaangh aur sir adi aang-pratyang kat-katakar gir p de.
us yuddh mean apar tejasvi bhagavan balaramaji ne apane moosal ki chot se bahut-se matavale shatruoan ko mar-marakar unake aang-pratyang se nikale hue khoon ki saik doan nadiyaan baha dian. kahian manushy kat rahe haian to kahian hathi aur gho de chhatapata rahe haian. us nadiyoan mean manushyoan ki bhujaean saanp ke saman jan p datian aur sir is prakar maloom p date, mano kachhuoan ki bhi d lag gayi ho. mare hue hathi dip-jaise aur gho de grahoan ke saman jan p date. hath aur jaanghean machhaliyoan ki tarah, manushyoan ke kesh sevar ke saman, dhanush tarangoan ki bhaanti aur astr-shastr lata evan tinakoan ke saman jan p date. dhalean aisi maloom p datian, mano bhayanak bhanvar hoan. bahumooly maniyaan aur abhooshan patthar ke ro doan tatha kankadoan ke saman bahe ja rahe the. un nadiyoan ko dekhakar kayar purush dar rahe the aur viroan ka apas mean khoob utsah badh raha tha. parikshit! jarasandh ki vah sena samudr ke saman durgam, bhayavah aur b di kathinaee se jitane yogy thi. parantu bhagavan shrikrishn aur balaramaji ne tho de hi samay mean use nasht kar dala. ve sare jagat ke svami haian. unake liye ek sena ka nash kar dena keval khilava d hi to hai.
parikshit! bhagavan ke gun anant haian. ve khel-khel mean hi tinoan lokoan ki utpatti, sthiti aur sanhar karate haian. unake liye yah koee b di bat nahian hai ki ve shatruoan ki sena ka is prakar bat-ki-bat mean satyanash kar dean. tathapi jab ve manushy-sa vesh dharan karake manushy-si lila karate haian, tab usaka bhi varnan kiya hi jata hai. is prakar jarasandh ki sari sena mari gayi. rath bhi toot gaya. sharir mean keval pran baki rahe. tab bhagavan shribalaramaji ne jaise ek sianh doosare sianh ko pak d leta hai, vaise hi balapoorvak mahabali jarasandh ko pak d liya. jarasandh ne pahale bahut-se vipakshi narapatiyoan ka vadh kiya tha, parantu aj use balaramaji varun ki phaansi aur manushyoan ke phande se baandh rahe the. bhagavan shrikrishn ne yah sochakar ki yah chho d diya jayaga to aur bhi sena ikatthi karake layega tatha ham sahaj hi prithvi ka bhar utar sakeange, balaramaji ko rok diya. b de-b de shooravir jarasandh ka samman karate the. isaliye use is bat par b di lajja maloom huee ki mujhe shrikrishn aur balaram ne daya karake din ki bhaanti chho d diya hai. ab usane tapasya karane ka nishchay kiya. parantu raste mean usake sathi narapatiyoan ne bahut samajhaya ki "rajan! yaduvanshiyoan mean kya rakha hai? ve apako bilakul hi parajit nahian kar sakate the. apako prarabdhavash hi nicha dekhana p da hai." un logoan ne bhagavan ki ichchha, phir vijay prapt karane ki asha adi batalakar tatha laukik drishtant evan yuktiyaan de-dekar yah bat samajha di ki apako tapasya nahian karani chahiye. parikshit! us samay magadharaj jarasandh ki sari sena mar chuki thi. bhagavan balaramaji ne upekshapoorvak use chho d diya tha, isase vah bahut udas hokar apane desh magadh ko chala gaya.
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tika tippani aur sandarbh
- ↑ harivansh puran, adhyay 91 mean yadyapi anek desh ke rajaoan ka ullekh hua hai, par yah kahana kathin hai ki vastav mean kin-kin rajaoan ne jarasandh ke sath mathura par ki gee pratham chadhaee mean usaki sahayata ki aur apani senaean is nimitt bhejian. bhagavat ke anusar jarasangh ki sena 23 akshauhini thi; harivansh puran 20 akshauhini tath padm puran 100 akshohini batata hai.
- ↑ harivansh aur bhagavat ke anusar jab krishn ne yah suna ki ek or se jarasandh aur doosari or se kalayavan b di senaean lekar shoorasen janapad a rahe haian, to unhoanne yadavoan ko mathura se dvaraka ravana kar diya aur svayan balaram ke sath gomant parvat par chadh gaye. jarasandh paha d par ag lagakar tatha yah samajhakar ki donoan jal mare hoange, laut gaya. doosari katha ke anusar krishn sab logoan ko dvaraka bhej chukane ke bad kalayavan ko ata dekh akele bhage. kalayavan ne unaka pichha kiya. krishn use vahaan tak le gaye, jahaan sooryavanshi muchukuand so raha tha. muchukuand ko yah var mila tha ki jo koee unhean sote se uthayega, vah unaki drishti p date hi bhasm ho jayaga. krishn ne aisa kiya ki kalayavan muchukuand dvara bhasm kar diya gaya.(harivansh 100, 109; bhagavat 50, 44,-52) adi.
- ↑ dasham skandh, adhyay 50, shlok 1-35
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