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मुनिशापात्साम्बस्य मुसलप्रसवः
Because of the sage's curse, a club was born to Sāmba.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
Janamejaya said.
कथं विनष्टा भगवन्नन्धका वृष्णिभिः सह। पश्यतो वासुदेवस्य भोजाश्चैव महारथाः ॥१६-२-१॥
O Lord, how were the Andhakas, the Vrishnis, the Bhojas, and the great warriors all destroyed together while Vāsudeva was witnessing this? (16-2-1)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
षट्त्रिंशेऽथ ततो वर्षे वृष्णीनामनयो महान्। अन्योन्यं मुसलैस्ते तु निजघ्नुः कालचोदिताः ॥१६-२-२॥
Then, in the thirty-sixth year, a great calamity befell the Vṛṣṇis; impelled by Time, they struck down one another with clubs. (16-2-2)
जनमेजय उवाच॥
Janamejaya said;
केनानुशप्तास्ते वीराः क्षयं वृष्ण्यन्धका ययुः। भोजाश्च द्विजवर्य त्वं विस्तरेण वदस्व मे ॥१६-२-३॥
O best of Brāhmaṇas, by whom were those heroes, the Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas, and the Bhojas, cursed, so that they all went to destruction? Please tell me this in detail. (16-2-3)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
विश्वामित्रं च कण्वं च नारदं च तपोधनम्। सारणप्रमुखा वीरा ददृशुर्द्वारकागतान् ॥१६-२-४॥
Viśvāmitra, Kaṇva, Nārada, and Tapodhana were seen by the warriors headed by Sāraṇa as they arrived in Dvārakā. (16-2-4)
ते वै साम्बं पुरस्कृत्य भूषयित्वा स्त्रियं यथा। अब्रुवन्नुपसङ्गम्य दैवदण्डनिपीडिताः ॥१६-२-५॥
They, indeed, having put Sāmba at the front and dressed him as a woman, approached and, afflicted by divine punishment, spoke. (16-2-5)
इयं स्त्री पुत्रकामस्य बभ्रोरमिततेजसः। ऋषयः साधु जानीत किमियं जनयिष्यति ॥१६-२-६॥
This woman, belonging to Putrakāma (the son of Babhrū of boundless energy)—Sages! Well, know what this woman will give birth to. (16-2-6)
इत्युक्तास्ते तदा राजन्विप्रलम्भप्रधर्षिताः। प्रत्यब्रुवंस्तान्मुनयो यत्तच्छृणु नराधिप ॥१६-२-७॥
Thus addressed, then they, O king—oppressed by deception—the sages replied to them. Hear what that was, O ruler of men. (16-2-7)
वृष्ण्यन्धकविनाशाय मुसलं घोरमायसम्। वासुदेवस्य दायादः साम्बोऽयं जनयिष्यति ॥१६-२-८॥
Sāmba, the son of Vāsudeva, will bring forth a terrible iron club for the destruction of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas. (16-2-8)
येन यूयं सुदुर्वृत्ता नृशंसा जातमन्यवः। उच्छेत्तारः कुलं कृत्स्नमृते रामजनार्दनौ ॥१६-२-९॥
Because of whom you, extremely wicked, cruel, and arrogant ones, have become destroyers of the entire family except for Rāma and Janārdana. (16-2-9)
समुद्रं यास्यति श्रीमांस्त्यक्त्वा देहं हलायुधः। जरा कृष्णं महात्मानं शयानं भुवि भेत्स्यति ॥१६-२-१०॥
Halāyudha, the illustrious one, will abandon his body and proceed to the ocean. Old age will pierce Kṛṣṇa, the great-souled one as he lies upon the earth. (16-2-10)
इत्यब्रुवन्त ते राजन्प्रलब्धास्तैर्दुरात्मभिः। मुनयः क्रोधरक्ताक्षाः समीक्ष्याथ परस्परम् ॥१६-२-११॥
Thus, O King, those sages, insulted by the evil-minded ones, spoke with eyes reddened by anger, after looking at one another. (16-2-11)
तथोक्त्वा मुनयस्ते तु ततः केशवमभ्ययुः। अथाब्रवीत्तदा वृष्णीञ्श्रुत्वैवं मधुसूदनः। अन्तज्ञो मतिमांस्तस्य भवितव्यं तथेति तान् ॥१६-२-१३॥
After thus speaking, the sages then approached Keshava. Then, having heard in this way, Madhusudana, the knower of the end and possessed of wisdom, said to the Vrishnis: "That which must be shall happen thus to him." (16-2-13)
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशः प्रविवेश पुनर्गृहान्। कृतान्तमन्यथा नैच्छत्कर्तुं स जगतः प्रभुः ॥१६-२-१४॥
Thus, having spoken, Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa) again entered the houses; he, the Lord of the world, did not wish to act otherwise than fate. (16-2-14)
श्वोभूतेऽथ ततः साम्बो मुसलं तदसूत वै। वृष्ण्यन्धकविनाशाय किङ्करप्रतिमं महत् ॥१६-२-१५॥
After the following day had arrived, then Sāmba brought forth that great pestle, which resembled a club, meant for the destruction of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas. (16-2-15)
प्रसूतं शापजं घोरं तच्च राज्ञे न्यवेदयन्। विषण्णरूपस्तद्राजा सूक्ष्मं चूर्णमकारयत् ॥१६-२-१६॥
They reported to the king that which had been produced from a curse and was dreadful. The king, appearing dejected, had it made into a fine powder. (16-2-16)
प्राक्षिपन्सागरे तच्च पुरुषा राजशासनात्। अघोषयंश्च नगरे वचनादाहुकस्य च ॥१६-२-१७॥
By the king’s order, the men cast that into the ocean and announced in the city by the command of Āhuka. (16-2-17)
अद्य प्रभृति सर्वेषु वृष्ण्यन्धकगृहेष्विह। सुरासवो न कर्तव्यः सर्वैर्नगरवासिभिः ॥१६-२-१८॥
From today onwards, liquor should not be made in any of the houses of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas here by any of the city-dwellers. (16-2-18)
यश्च नोऽविदितं कुर्यात्पेयं कश्चिन्नरः क्वचित्। जीवन्स शूलमारोहेत्स्वयं कृत्वा सबान्धवः ॥१६-२-१९॥
And whoever—any man, anywhere—should give us something unknown to drink, he and his relatives, while still alive, should himself be impaled on a stake. (16-2-19)
ततो राजभयात्सर्वे नियमं चक्रिरे तदा। नराः शासनमाज्ञाय तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः ॥१६-२-२०॥
Then, because of fear of the king, all the people observed restraint at that time, having learned the command of that great-souled king. (16-2-20)
