Uttara Purana

SR No.: 002728
Original Sutra Author: Gunbhadrasuri
Author: Pannalal Jain
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 738
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Mythology
File Size: 20 MB

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(एकसप्ततितम पर्व
३८१
सजनावयं निर्णिक्तसौवर्णोरुगलन्तिका । जलैराचम्य शुद्धाच्छक्षिप्रपूर्णजलाञ्जलिः ॥ ११ ॥ गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्विघ्नविनायकमनायकम् । भक्तथा जिनेन्द्रमभ्यर्थ्य भव्यकल्पमहीरुहम् ॥ १२ ॥ अभिवन्द्याप्तसामन्तैः समन्तात्परिवारितः । प्रतिपक्षमपक्षेप्तुं न्यक्षेणाभिमुखं ययौ ॥ १३ ॥ ततः कृष्णेन निर्दिष्टाः प्रशास्तृपरिचारिणः । सैन्यं यथोक्तविन्यासं रचयन्ति स्म रागिणः ॥ १४ ॥ जरासन्धोऽपि संग्रामरङ्गमध्यमधिष्ठितः । स्वसैन्यं निष्ठरारावैरध्यक्षरन्वयोजयत् ॥ ५५ ॥ इति विन्यासिते सैन्ये दध्वने समरानकैः । शूरधानुष्कनिर्भुक्तशरनाराचसङ्कलम् ॥ १६ ॥ नभो न्यरुणदुष्णांशुप्रसरत्करसन्ततिम् । वियोगमगमन्मोहात्तदास्तमयशङ्कया ॥ ९७ ॥ कोकयुग्मं विहङ्गाश्च रुवन्तो नीडमाश्रयन् । नेक्षन्ते स्म भटा योद्धमन्योन्यं समराङ्गणे ॥ १८ ॥ संक्रुद्धमरामातङ्गदन्तसङ्कटजन्मना । सप्ताचिषा विधूतेऽन्धकारे दिगवलोकनात् ॥ ९९ ॥ पुनः प्रवृत्तसंग्रामाः'सर्वशस्त्रविचक्षणाः । नदी रक्तमयीं चक्रुविक्रमैकरसाः क्षणम् ॥१०॥ करालकरवालाग्र निकराचरणद्वयाः। तुरङ्गमा गतिं प्रापुर्वने नष्टतपोधनाः ॥ १०१ ॥ विच्छिन्नचरणाः पेतुर्द्विपाः प्रान्तमहामा-1 निर्मूलपातितानीलविपुलाचललीलया ॥ १.२॥ पातितानां परैः स्तूयमानसाहसकर्मणाम् । प्रसादवन्ति वक्त्राणि स्थलपद्मश्रियं दधुः ॥ १०३ ॥ भटैः परस्परास्त्राणि खण्डितानि स्वकौशलात् । तत्खण्डैस्तत्र पार्श्वस्था बहवो व्यसवोऽभवन् ॥ १०४ ॥
इस प्रकार बन्दीजन उनका मङ्गलपाठ पढ़ रहे थे जिससे वे ऐसे जान पड़ते थे मानो चातकोंकी सुन्दर ध्वनिसे युक्त नवीन मेघ ही हो ॥६०। उन्होंने सजनोंके द्वारा धारण की हुई पवित्र सुवर्णमय झारीके जलसे आचमन किया, शुद्ध जलसे शीघ्र ही पूर्ण जलाञ्जलि दी और फिर गन्ध पुष्प आदि द्रव्योंके द्वारा विघ्नोंका नाश करने वाले, स्वामी रहित (जिनका कोई स्वामी नहीं) तथा भव्य जीवोंका मनोरथ पूर्ण करनेके लिए कल्पवृक्षके समान श्री जिनेन्द्र देवकी भक्तिपूर्वक पूजा की, उन्हें नमस्कार किया। तदनन्तर चारों ओर गुरुजनों और सामन्तोंको अथवा प्रामाणिक सामन्तोंको रखकर स्वयं ही शत्रुको नष्ट करने के लिए उसके सामने चल पड़े ॥६१-६३॥ तदनन्तर कृष्णकी
आज्ञासे अनुराग रखनेवाले प्रशंसनीय परिचारकोंने यथायोग्य रीतिसे सेनाकी रचना की ।।४।। जरासन्ध भी संग्राम रूपी युद्धभूमिके बीचमें आ बैठा और कठोर सेनापतियोंके द्वारा सेनाकी योजना करवाने लगा ।। ६५ ।। इस प्रकार जब सेनाओंकी रचना ठीक-ठीक हो चुकी तब युद्धके नगाड़े बजने लगे। शूर-वीर धनुषधारियोंके द्वारा छोड़े हुए बाणोंसे आकाश भर गया और उसने सूर्यकी फैलती हुई किरणोंकी सन्ततिको रोक दिया-ढक दिया। 'सूर्य अस्त हो गया है। इस भयकी आशङ्कासे मोहवश चकवा-चकवी परस्पर विछुड़ गये। अन्य पक्षी भी शब्द करते हुए घोंसलोंकी ओर जाने लगे। उस समय युद्धके मैदानमें इतना अन्धकार हो गया था कि योद्धा परस्पर एक दसरेको देख नहीं सकते थे परन्तु कुछ ही समय बाद क्रुद्ध हुए मदान्मत्त हाथियोके दा से उत्पन्न हुई अग्निके द्वारा जब वह अन्धकार नष्ट हो जाता और सब दिशाएँ साफ-साफ दिखने लगतीं तब समस्त शस्त्र चलाने में निपुण योद्धा फिरसे युद्ध करने लगते थे। विक्रमरसप्ते भरे योद्धाओंने क्षण भरमें खूनकी नदियाँ बहा दीं॥६६-२००॥ भयङ्कर तलवारकी धारसे जिनके
आगेके दो पैर कट गय है ऐसे घोड़े उन तपस्वियोंकी गतिका प्राप्त हो रहे थे जो कि तपध कर उसे छोड़ देते हैं । १०१ ॥ जिनके पैर कट गये हैं ऐसे हाथी इस प्रकार पड़ गये थे मानो प्रलय कालकी महावायुसे जड़से उखड़ कर नीले रङ्गके बड़े-बड़े पहाड़ ही पड़ गये हों ।। १०२॥ शत्रु भी जिनके साहसपूर्ण कार्योंकी प्रशंसा कर रहे हैं ऐसे पड़े हुए योद्धाओंके प्रसन्नमुखकमल, स्थल कमल (गुलाब) की शोभा धारण कर रहे थे । १०३ ॥ योद्धाओंने अपनी कुशलतासे परस्पर एक दुसरेके शस्त्र तोड़ डाले थे परन्तु उनके टुकड़ोंसे ही समीपमें खड़े हुए बहुतसे लोग मर र
१संग्रामे ख०, ग०, घ० । २ निकुन्त ल० ।

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(The Seventy-First Parva
381
They performed ablutions with the water from the golden pitcher held by the noble ones, offered water libations with pure water, and then, with incense, flowers, etc., worshipped the Lord Jinendra, the destroyer of obstacles, the masterless one, the wish-fulfilling Kalpa tree, and paid their respects to him. Surrounded by their gurus and chieftains, they marched forth to confront the enemy, determined to destroy him.
11-13
Then, following Krishna's instructions, the devoted attendants of the noble ones arranged the army in accordance with the prescribed formation.
14
Jarasandha, too, stationed himself in the middle of the battlefield and, with the help of his fierce commanders, organized his army.
15
As the armies were thus arrayed, the war drums sounded, and the sky was filled with the arrows shot by valiant archers, obscuring the rays of the sun. Fearful of the setting sun, the male and female swans, separated by the darkness, cried out in distress. Other birds, too, flew to their nests, uttering cries of alarm. The battlefield was so dark that the warriors could not see each other. But soon, the darkness was dispelled by the flames that erupted from the tusks of the enraged, intoxicated elephants, and the warriors, skilled in the use of all weapons, resumed the battle. In a moment, the valiant warriors, filled with the nectar of valor, turned the battlefield into a river of blood.
16-20
Horses, their forelegs severed by the sharp edges of fearsome swords, were reduced to the state of those ascetics who abandon their austerities.
101
Elephants, their legs cut off, fell to the ground like huge, blue mountains uprooted by the mighty winds of the apocalypse.
102
The faces of the fallen warriors, praised by their enemies for their valiant deeds, shone with the beauty of lotus flowers blooming on the earth.
103
The warriors, with their skill, broke each other's weapons, and many were killed by the fragments of those broken weapons.
104
Thus, the prisoners of war chanted their auspicious hymns, their voices sounding like the sweet notes of cuckoos amidst the fresh clouds.
60
They performed ablutions with the water from the golden pitcher held by the noble ones, offered water libations with pure water, and then, with incense, flowers, etc., worshipped the Lord Jinendra, the destroyer of obstacles, the masterless one, the wish-fulfilling Kalpa tree, and paid their respects to him. Surrounded by their gurus and chieftains, they marched forth to confront the enemy, determined to destroy him.
61-63
Then, following Krishna's instructions, the devoted attendants of the noble ones arranged the army in accordance with the prescribed formation.
14
Jarasandha, too, stationed himself in the middle of the battlefield and, with the help of his fierce commanders, organized his army.
15
As the armies were thus arrayed, the war drums sounded, and the sky was filled with the arrows shot by valiant archers, obscuring the rays of the sun. Fearful of the setting sun, the male and female swans, separated by the darkness, cried out in distress. Other birds, too, flew to their nests, uttering cries of alarm. The battlefield was so dark that the warriors could not see each other. But soon, the darkness was dispelled by the flames that erupted from the tusks of the enraged, intoxicated elephants, and the warriors, skilled in the use of all weapons, resumed the battle. In a moment, the valiant warriors, filled with the nectar of valor, turned the battlefield into a river of blood.
16-20
Horses, their forelegs severed by the sharp edges of fearsome swords, were reduced to the state of those ascetics who abandon their austerities.
101
Elephants, their legs cut off, fell to the ground like huge, blue mountains uprooted by the mighty winds of the apocalypse.
102
The faces of the fallen warriors, praised by their enemies for their valiant deeds, shone with the beauty of lotus flowers blooming on the earth.
103
The warriors, with their skill, broke each other's weapons, and many were killed by the fragments of those broken weapons.
104
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