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Thursday, September 1, 2022

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Mahabharat

Then a great battle took place between the armies of the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas. Droṇa, Karṇa and others were killed within eighteen days. When at the close of the eighteenth day the cruel Duryodhana was killed,

Yudhisthira said:

Yudhiṣṭhira spoke to Govinda in the midst of the kinsmen: “O Puruṣottama, we are able to survive this battle only because of you as the (the protector and) leader. O Hari, O Puruṣottama, obeisance to you!”

On hearing his words, Bhīma spoke these words disdainfully:

Bhima said:

84. “O king, it was I who destroyed all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. But you have excluded me. Why do you, like a deluded person, speak of Kṛṣṇa as the best among men.

85. You speak (highly) of a charioteer after disregarding Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Phālguna, Sātyaki and me, O son of Pāṇḍu. Fie upon you, O Yudhiṣṭhira!”

Arjuna said:

86-87. Don’t, don’t say thus, O Bhīma. You do not know Janārdana. Neither by me, nor by you nor by anyone else, O son of Pṛthā, have the enemies been killed. I used to see a Nara (‘man’) always at the head of the battle-front killing the enemies there. I don’t know who he was.

Bhīma said:

88. You are mistaken and stupefied certainly, O son of Pṛthā. There is no other person as the slayer here. If at all there is one, I shall ask your grandson staying at the top, Alas, as to who it was.

89. Thereafter, Bhīma approached Barbarīka and asked him, “Say, by whom were these enemies, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra killed?”

Barbarīka said:

90-94. One man was seen by me fighting with the enemies. On the left side he had five faces and oṇ the right side he had only one face. On the left, he had ten hands holding trident and other weapons aloft; on the right he had four hands holding discus and other weapons aloft. On the left he was having matted hair; On the right, a large crown. On the left side, he had smeared ash and on the right he had applied sandal paste. On the left he wore the moon and on the right there was the lustre of Kaustubha jewel. On seeing him even I was frightened much. Such a man and ṇo other person, who killed them (the enemies) was seen by me. When this was said there was a shower of flowers of very great lustre from the sky.

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95. The divine musical instruments were sounded. They said, “Well done! Well done!” The sons of Pāṇḍu became surprised. They bowed down to Puruṣottama.

96-99a. Bhīma became ashamed and heaved deep sighs. Lord Keśava took a firm hold of his hands and said, “O tiger among the descendants of Kuru, come.” After saying this he remembered Garuḍa, the son of Kaśyapa. As he (i.e. Garuḍa) approached the moment he was remembered, he (Kṛṣṇa) mount-ed Garuḍa accompanied by Bhīma. They went through the sky to the southern quarter. They crossed the sea and the great mountain Suvela. On seeing a lake near Laṅkā, Kṛṣṇa spoke these words:

99b-104. “O tiger among the descendants of Kuru, see this lake extending to twelve Yojanas. If you are a bold warrior, quickly fetch some mud from its bottom.”

On being told thus, the mighty one immediately leapt down into the water. With the speed of wind he went down a Yojana and still did not see the bottom thereof. Disappointed and with shattered strength, Bhīma came out and said: “This great lake is fathomless. I was well nigh eaten up by some powerful fellows. Somehow I came out.”

On being told thus, Kṛṣṇa laughingly lifted up the great lake. The refulgent Lord lifted it up with his thumb. It was reduced to a fourth of its original size. On seeing this, (Bhīma) was surprised. He said, “O Kṛṣṇa, what is this? tell me.”

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Śrīkṛṣṇa said:

105. Formerly there was a demon well-known as Kuṃbhakarṇa. He was killed by the arrows of Rāma and the head of the evil-minded fellow was cut off.

106. This is a piece of its palate(?), O Vṛkodara. It has an extent of twelve Yojanas. It is soft and shattered. It has been cast all round.

107-108. Those by whom you were held up are the Suras(?) called Sarogeya who had been crushed into powder in crores by the rocks of Trikūṭa. They were the enemies of the universe and were killed by means of stratagem. O Bhīma, we shall go back to the Pāṇḍavas. The son of Droṇa is certainly in a hurry.

109-113. Then Bhīma bowed down and said: “O Keśava, forgive all the evils committed by us ever since birth, mentally, verbally and intellectually. O Puruṣottama. O Lord, be pleased with me (who had been) childish.” Then Hari said, “It is forgiven.”

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