श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण दशम स्कन्ध अध्याय 76 श्लोक 1-15

dasham skandh: shatsaptatitam adhyay (poorvardh)

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dasham skandh: shatsaptatitam adhyay shlok 1-15 ka hindi anuvad shalv ke sath yadavoan ka yuddh shrishukadev ji kahate haian- parikshit! ab manushy ki-si lila karane vale bhagavan shrikrishn ka ek aur bhi adbhut charitr suno. isamean yah batalaya jayega ki saubh namak viman ka adhipati shalv kis prakar bhagavan ke hath se mara gaya. shalv shishupal ka sakha tha aur rukmini ke vivah ke avasar par barat mean shishupal ki or se aya hua tha. us samay yaduvanshiyoan ne yuddh mean jarasandh adi ke sath-sath shalv ko bhi jit liya tha. us din sab rajaoan ke samane shalv ne yah pratijna ki thi ki ‘maian prithvi se yaduvanshiyoan ko mitakar chhodooanga, sab log mera bal-paurush dekhana’. parikshit! moodh shalv ne is prakar pratijna karake devadhidev bhagavan pashupati ki aradhana prarambh ki. vah un dinoan din mean keval ek bar mutti bhar rakh phaank liya karata tha. yoan to parvatipati bhagavan shankar ashutosh haian, audharadani haian, phir bhi ve shalv ka ghor sankalp janakar ek varsh ke bad prasann hue. unhoanne apane sharanagat shalv se var maangane ke liye kaha. us samay shalv ne yah var maanga ki ‘mujhe ap aisa viman dijiye jo devata, asur, gandharv, nag aur rakshasoan se to da n ja sake; jahaan ichchha ho, vahian chala jaye aur yaduvanshiyoan ke liye atyant bhayankar ho’. bhagavan shankar ne kah diya ‘tathastu!’ isake bad unaki ajna se vipakshiyoan ke nagar jitane vale may danav ne lohe ka saubh namak viman banaya ar shalv ko de diya. vah viman kya tha ek nagar hi tha. vah itana andhakaramay tha ki use dekhana ya pak dana atyant kathin tha. chalane vala use jahaan le jana chahata, vahian vah usake ichchha karate hi chala jata tha. shalv ne vah viman prapt karake dvaraka par chadhaee kar di, kyoanki vah vrishnivanshi yadavoan dvara kiye hue vair ko smaran rakhata tha. parikshit! shalv ne apani bahut b di sena se dvaraka ko charoan or se gher liya aur phir usake phal-phool se lade upavan aur udyanoan ko uja dane aur nagar dvaroan, phatakoan, rajamahaloan, atariyoan, divaroan aur nagarikoan ke manovinod ke sthanoan ko nasht-bhrasht karane laga. us shreshth viman se shastroan ki jh di lag gayi. b di-b di chattanean, vriksh, vajr, sarp aur ole barasane lage. b de jor ka bavandar uth kh da hua. charoan or dhool-hi-dhool chha gayi. parikshit! prachin kal mean jaise tripurasur ne sari prithvi ko pi dit kar rakha tha, vaise hi shalv ke viman ne dvarakapuri ko atyant pi dit kar diya. vahaan ke nar-nariyoan ko kahian ek kshan ke liye bhi shanti n milati thi. paramayashasvi vir bhagavan pradyumn ne dekha- hamari praja ko b da kasht ho raha hai, tab unhoanne rath par savar hokar sabako dhadhas bandhaya aur kaha ki ‘daro mat’. unake pichhe-pichhe satyaki, charudeshn, saanb, bhaiyoan ke sath akroor, kritavarma, bhanuvind, gad, shuk, saran adi bahut-se vir b de-b de dhanush dharan karake nikale. ve sab-ke-sab maharathi the. sab ne kavach pahan rakhe the aur sabaki raksha ke liye bahut-se rath, hathi, gho de tatha paidal sena sath-sath chal rahi thi.