श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण दशम स्कन्ध अध्याय 50 श्लोक 1-16

dasham skandh: panchashattam adhyay (poorvardh)

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dasham skandh: panchashattam adhyay shlok 1-16 ka hindi anuvad shri shukadev ji kahate haian - bharatavansh shiromani 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 balaram ji se kaha— ‘bhaee ji! 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 balaram ji 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.