प्रेम सुधा सागर पृ. 291

shriprem sudha sagar

dasham skandh
(poorvardh)
taiantalisavaan adhyay

kuvalayapi d ka uddhar aur akha de mean pravesh shri shukadev ji kahate haian - kam-krodhadi shatruoan ko parajit karane vale parikshit! ab shrikrishn aur balaram bhi snanadi nityakarm se nivritt ho dangal ke anuroop naga de ki dhvani sunakar rangabhoomi dekhane ke liye chal p de. bhagavan shrikrishn ne rangabhoomi ke daravaje par pahuanchakar dekha ki vahaan mahavat ki prerana se kuvalayapid nam ka hathi kh da hai. tab bhagavan shrikrishn ne apani kamar kas li aur ghuangharali alakean samet lian tatha megh ke saman gambhir vani se mahavat ko lalakara. kaha- ‘mahavat, o mahavat! ham donoan ko rasta de de. hamare marg se hat ja. are, sunata nahian? der mat kar. nahian to maian hathi ke sath abhi tujhe yamaraj ke ghar pahuanchata hooan.' bhagavan shrikrishn ne mahavat ko jab is prakar dhamakaya, tab vah krodh se tilamila utha aur usane kal, mrityu tatha yamaraj ke saman atyant bhayankar kuvalayapid ko aankush ki mar se kruddh karake shrikrishn ki or badhaya. kuvalayapid ne bhagavan ki or jhapatakar unhean b di teji se sooan d mean lapet liya; parantu bhagavan sooan d se bahar sarak aye aur use ek ghooansa jamakar usake pairoan ke bich mean ja chhipe. unhean apane samane n dekhakar kuvalayapid ko b da krodh hua. usane sooanghakar bhagavan ko apani sooan d se tatol liya aur pak da bhi; parantu unhoanne balapoorvak apane ko usase chhu da liya. isake bad bhagavan us balavan hathi ki pooanchh pak dakar khel-khel mean hi use sau hath tak pichhe ghasit laye; jaise garu d saanp ko ghasit late haian. jis prakar ghoomate hue bachh de ke sath balak ghoomata hai athava svayan bhagavan shrikrishn jis prakar bachh doan se khelate the, vaise hi ve usaki pooanchh pak dakar use ghumane aur khelane lage. jab vah dayean se ghoomakar unako pak dana chahata, tab ve bayean a jate aur jab vah bayean ki or ghoomata, tab ve dayean ghoom jate. isake bad hathi ke samane akar unhoanne use ek ghooansa jamaya aur ve use girane ke liye is prakar usake samane se bhagane lage, mano vah ab chhoo leta hai, tab chhoo leta hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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