Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhāgavatam 10.76

(Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 76 — Śālva Attacks Dvārakā in English (IAST))

Vyasa

Also known as athanyadapi krsnasya srnu karmadbhutam nrpa

Śālva Attacks Dvārakā. Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10, Chapter 76 (The Life of Kṛṣṇa), 33 verses in Sanskrit with transliteration in 9 scripts.

śrī-śuka uvāca
athānyad api kṛṣṇasya
śṛṇu karmādbhutaṁ nṛpa
krīḍā-nara-śarīrasya
yathā saubha-patir hataḥ
śiśupāla-sakhaḥ śālvo
rukmiṇy-udvāha āgataḥ
yadubhir nirjitaḥ saṅkhye
jarāsandhādayas tathā
śālvaḥ pratijñām akaroc
chṛṇvatāṁ sarva-bhūbhujām
ayādavāṁ kṣmāṁ kariṣye
pauruṣaṁ mama paśyata
iti mūḍhaḥ pratijñāya
devaṁ paśu-patiṁ prabhum
ārādhayām āsa nṛpaḥ
pāṁśu-muṣṭiṁ sakṛd grasan
saṁvatsarānte bhagavān
āśu-toṣa umā-patiḥ
vareṇa cchandayām āsa
śālvaṁ śaraṇam āgatam
devāsura-manuṣyāṇāṁ
gandharvoraga-rakṣasām
abhedyaṁ kāma-gaṁ vavre
sa yānaṁ vṛṣṇi-bhīṣaṇam
tatheti giriśādiṣṭo
mayaḥ para-puraṁ-jayaḥ
puraṁ nirmāya śālvāya
prādāt saubham ayas-mayam
sa labdhvā kāma-gaṁ yānaṁ
tamo-dhāma durāsadam
yayas dvāravatīṁ śālvo
vairaṁ vṛṣṇi-kṛtaṁ smaran
nirudhya senayā śālvo
mahatyā bharatarṣabha
purīṁ babhañjopavanān
udyānāni ca sarvaśaḥ
sa-gopurāṇi dvārāṇi
prāsādāṭṭāla-tolikāḥ
vihārān sa vimānāgryān
nipetuḥ śastra-vṛṣṭayaḥ
śilā-drumāś cāśanayaḥ
sarpā āsāra-śarkarāḥ
pracaṇḍaś cakravāto ’bhūd
rajasācchāditā diśaḥ
ity ardyamānā saubhena
kṛṣṇasya nagarī bhṛśam
nābhyapadyata śaṁ rājaṁs
tri-pureṇa yathā mahī
pradyumno bhagavān vīkṣya
bādhyamānā nijāḥ prajāḥ
ma bhaiṣṭety abhyadhād vīro
rathārūḍho mahā-yaśāḥ
sātyakiś cārudeṣṇaś ca
sāmbo ’krūraḥ sahānujaḥ
hārdikyo bhānuvindaś ca
gadaś ca śuka-sāraṇau
apare ca maheṣv-āsā
ratha-yūthapa-yūthapāḥ
niryayur daṁśitā guptā
rathebhāśva-padātibhiḥ
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ
śālvānāṁ yadubhiḥ saha
yathāsurāṇāṁ vibudhais
tumulaṁ loma-harṣaṇam
tāś ca saubha-pater māyā
divyāstrai rukmiṇī-sutaḥ
kṣaṇena nāśayām āsa
naiśaṁ tama ivoṣṇa-guḥ
vivyādha pañca-viṁśatyā
svarṇa-puṅkhair ayo-mukhaiḥ
śālvasya dhvajinī-pālaṁ
śaraiḥ sannata-parvabhiḥ
śatenātāḍayac chālvam
ekaikenāsya sainikān
daśabhir daśabhir netṝn
vāhanāni tribhis tribhiḥ
tad adbhutaṁ mahat karma
pradyumnasya mahātmanaḥ
dṛṣṭvā taṁ pūjayām āsuḥ
sarve sva-para-sainikāḥ
bahu-rūpaika-rūpaṁ tad
dṛśyate na ca dṛśyate
māyā-mayaṁ maya-kṛtaṁ
durvibhāvyaṁ parair abhūt
kvacid bhūmau kvacid vyomni
giri-mūrdhni jale kvacit
alāta-cakra-vad bhrāmyat
saubhaṁ tad duravasthitam
yatra yatropalakṣyeta
sa-saubhaḥ saha-sainikaḥ
śālvas tatas tato ’muñcañ
charān sātvata-yūthapāḥ
śarair agny-arka-saṁsparśair
āśī-viṣa-durāsadaiḥ
pīḍyamāna-purānīkaḥ
śālvo ’muhyat pareritaiḥ
śālvānīkapa-śastraughair
vṛṣṇi-vīrā bhṛśārditāḥ
na tatyajū raṇaṁ svaṁ svaṁ
loka-dvaya-jigīṣavaḥ
śālvāmātyo dyumān nāma
pradyumnaṁ prak prapīḍitaḥ
āsādya gadayā maurvyā
vyāhatya vyanadad balī
pradyumnaṁ gadayā sīrṇa-
vakṣaḥ-sthalam ariṁ-damam
apovāha raṇāt sūto
dharma-vid dārukātmajaḥ
labdha-samjño muhūrtena
kārṣṇiḥ sārathim abravīt
aho asādhv idaṁ sūta
yad raṇān me ’pasarpaṇam
na yadūnāṁ kule jātaḥ
śrūyate raṇa-vicyutaḥ
vinā mat klība-cittena
sūtena prāpta-kilbiṣāt
kiṁ nu vakṣye ’bhisaṅgamya
pitarau rāma-keśavau
yuddhāt samyag apakrāntaḥ
pṛṣṭas tatrātmanaḥ kṣamam
vyaktaṁ me kathayiṣyanti
hasantyo bhrātṛ-jāmayaḥ
klaibyaṁ kathaṁ kathaṁ vīra
tavānyaiḥ kathyatāṁ mṛdhe
sārathir uvāca
dharmaṁ vijānatāyuṣman
kṛtam etan mayā vibho
sūtaḥ kṛcchra-gataṁ rakṣed
rathinaṁ sārathiṁ rathī
etad viditvā tu bhavān
mayāpovāhito raṇāt
upasṛṣṭaḥ pareṇeti
mūrcchito gadayā hataḥ

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