Sri Garga Samhita

BY: SUN STAFF


Jan 16, CANADA (SUN) —

Canto One, Volume Four
Chapter Six

Aghasura-moksha
The Liberation of Aghasura

Text 1

sri-narada uvaca

ekada balakaih sakam
go-vatsams carayan harih
kalindi-nikate ramye
bala-kridam cakara ha

Sri Narada said: Once, as, near the beauitful Yamuna, with the boys He was herding the calves, Krishna enjoyed the pastimes of childhood.

Text 2

aghasuro nama maha-
daityas tatra sthito 'bhavat
krosa-dirgham vapuh kritva
prasarya mukha-mandalam

A great demon named Aghasura stayed there. His body was two miles long and his mouth wide open.

Text 3

durad yam parvatakaram
vikshya vrindavane vane
gopa jagmur mukhe tasya
vatsaih kritvanjali-dhvanim

From afar they saw him, his body like a great mountain. Approaching, and clapping their hands, they entered his mouth with the calves.

Text 4-5

tad-rakshartham ca sa-balas
tan-mukhe pravisad dharih
nigirneshu sa-vatseshu
baleshu tv ahi-rupina

ha-sabdo 'bhut suranam tu
daityanam harsha eva hi
krishno vapuh svam vairajam
tatanaghodare tatah

To protect them, Krishna entered the mouth along with the boys. When the demon in the form of a snake had swallowed the boys and calves, the demigods cried out, "Alas!" and the demons became happy. Then Krishna expanded His universal form inside Aghasura's stomach.

Text 6

tasya samrodha-gah pranah
siro bhittva vinirgatah
tan-mukhan nirgatah krishno
balair vatsais ca maithila

It's movements stopped, the demon's life-breath broke through the demon's skull and left. Then Krishna and the boys and calves left his mouth, O king of Mithila.

Text 7

sa-vatsakan sisun drishtva
jivayam asa madhavah
taj-jyotih sri-ghana-syame
linam jatam tadid yatha

With a glance Krishna brought the boys and calves to life. Then a light that was like a lightning flash (left the demon's body) and entered Krishna, who was dark as a monsoon cloud.

Text 8

tadaiva vavrishur devah
pushpa-varshani parthiva
evam srutva muner vakyam
maithilo vakyam abravit

O king, then the demigods showered flowers.

After hearing the sage's words, the king of Mithila spoke.

Text 9

sri-rajovaca

ko 'yam daityah purva-kale
sri-krishne linatam gatah
aho vairanubandhena
sighram daityo harim gatah

The king said: Who was this demon in his previous birth that he was able to enter Lord Krishna? Simply by hating Him, this demon quickly attained Lord Krishna.

Text 10

sri-narada uvaca

sankhasura-suto rajann
agho nama maha-balah
yuvati-sundarah sakshat
kamadeva ivaparah

Sri Narada said: O king, he was Sankhacuda's son, and his name was Agha. He was young, strong, and very handsome. He was like another Kamadeva.

Text 11

ashtavakram munim yantam
virupam malayacale
drishtva jahasa tam aghah
ku-rupo 'yam iti bruvan

When he saw the disfigured sage Ashtavakra Muni walking by the Malaya Hills, Agha laughed and said, "Who is this ugly person?"

Text 12

tam sasapa maha-dushtam
tvam sarpo bhava durmate
kurupa vakra-ga jatih
sarpanam bhumi-mandale

Then the sage cursed the demon Agha: "O wicked- hearted one, you will become a snake. You will be the ugliest snake in the circle of the earth."

Text 13

tat-padayor nipatitam
daityam dinam gata-smayam
prasannah sa munir
varam tasmai dadau punah

Seeing that the demon, his pride and arrogance now gone, had fallen at his feet, the sage became pleased with him and gave him a benediction.

Text 14

sri-ashtavakra uvaca

koti-kandarpa-lavanyah
sri-krishnas tu tavodare
yadagacchet sarpa-rupat
tada muktir bhavishyati

Sri Ashtavakta said: Sri Krishna, who is more handsome than many millions of Kamadevas, will enter your stomach. Then you will be free from having a snake's form.

Text 15

sri-narada uvaca

ashtavakrasya sapena
sarpo bhutva hy aghasurah
tad-varat paramam moksham
gato devais ca durlabham

By Ashtavakra's curse Aghasura became a snake, and by Ashtavakra's blessing Aghasura attained a liberation even the demigods cannot attain.

Text 16

vatsad baka-mukhan muktam
tato muktam hy aghasurat
srutva kati-dinaih krishnam
yasodabhud bhayatura

Hearing how in only a few days Krishna was rescued from Vatsasura, Bakasura's beak, and now from Aghasura, Yasoda became filled with fears.

Texts 17-18

kalavatim rohinim ca
gopi-gopanvayadhikan
vrishabhanu-varam gopam
nandarajam vrajesvaram

navopanandan nandams ca
vrishabhanun vrajesvaran
samahuya tad-agre ca
vacah praha yasomati

Calling together Kalavati, Rohini, the most important gopas and gopis, the gopa king Vrishabhanu, Vraja's king Nanda, the nine Upanandas, the Nandas, the Vrishabhanus, and the various leaders of Vraja, Yasoda spoke to them.

Text 19

sri-yasodovaca

kim karomi kva gacchami
kalyanam me katham bhavet
mat-sute bahavo 'rishtah
agacchanti kshane kshane

Sri Yasoda said: What shall I do? Where shall I go? How will I be happy? Moment after moment many calamities have fallen on my son.

Text 20

purvam maha-vanam tyaktva
vrindaranye gata vayam
etat tyaktva kva yasyamo
dese vadata nirbhaye

First we left Mahavana and came to Vrindavana. If we leave Vrindavana to what safe country, where there will be no fearful calamities, could we go? Please tell me.

Text 21

cancalo 'yam balako me
kridan dure prayati hi
balakas cancalah sarve
na manyante vaco mama

When He plays, my restless boy goes far away. All the boys are restless. I am not the only one to say that.

Text 22

bakasuras ca me balam
tikshna-tundo 'grasad bali
tasman muktam tu jagrahar-
bhakair dinam aghasurah

Powerful and sharp-beaked Bakasura swallowed my boy. Somehow He was rescued. Another day Aghasura swallowed my boy and all the other boys.

Text 23

vatsasuras taj-jighamsuh
so 'pi daivena maritah
vatsartham sva-grihad balam
na bahih karayamy aham

When he tried to kill my boy, Vatsasura was himself killed by his own fate. Now I do not allow my boy to go outside to care for the calves.

Text 24

sri-narada uvaca

ittham vadantim satatam rudantim
yasomatim vikshya jagada nandah
asvasayam asa su-garga-vakyair
dharmartha-vid dharma-bhritam varishthah

Sri Narada said: Glancing at Yasoda as she spoke these words and wept, Nanda, who was the best of the pious and who understood the true meaning of religion, spoke to her. He comforted her by repeating the words of Garga Muni.

Text 25

sri-nandaraja uvaca

garga-vakyam tvaya sarvam
vismritam he yasomati
brahmananam vacah satyam
nasatyam bhavati kvacit

Nanda Maharaja said: O Yasoda, you have completely forgotten Garga Muni's words. The words of the brahmanas are always true. They are never untrue.

Text 26

tasmad danam prakartavyam
sarvarishta-nivaranam
danat param tu kalyanam
na bhutam na bhavishyati

Therefore charity should be given. That will dispel all calamities. There has never been nor will there ever be a source of good fortune better than giving charity.

Text 27

sri-narada uvaca

tada yasoda viprebhyo
nava-ratnam maha-dhanam
svalankarams ca balasya
sa-balasya dadau nripa

Sri Narada said: O king, on behalf of her boy and Balarama, Yasoda then gave to the brahmanas great wealth, seven kinds of precious jewels, and even her own ornaments.

Text 28

ayutam vrishabhanam ca
gavam laksham manoharam
dvi-laksham anna-bharanam
nando danam dadau tatah

The Nanda gave in charity ten thousand bulls, a hundred thousand beautiful cows, and two hundred thousand bharas of grain.



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