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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पञ्चसप्ततितम पर्व
५१६
विज्ञायाद्यान्न विश्रम्य भवनिर्गम्यतां पुनः। समागमनकालेऽसाविहैवानीयतामिति ॥ ५५७ ।। सम्यकप्रार्थयतैतांस्तेऽप्येषा जीवन्धरश्रुतेः । रूपेण निर्विशेषा किं तन्मातेत्याससंशयाः ॥ ५५८ ॥ कुर्मस्तथेति सन्तोष्य तां प्रियानुगतोक्तिभिः । गत्वा ततोऽन्तरं किञ्चित्तत्र व्याधैः कदर्थिताः ॥ ५५९ ॥ युद्ध पुरुषकारेण ऋज्यादानभिभूय तान् । यान्तो यहच्छया व्याधैर्मार्गेऽन्यैर्योगमागमन् ॥ ५६० ॥ हेमाभपुरसापहरणारम्भसम्धमे । तत्कर्म नागरैरूर्वन्यस्तहस्तैनिवेदितः ॥ ५६१ ॥ आक्रोशद्धिः सकारुण्यो जीवन्धरसमाह्वयः । गत्वा व्याधबलं युद्ध निरुध्यातकर्यविक्रमः ॥ ५६२॥ तद्गृहीतं धनं सर्व वणिग्भ्यो झार्पयत्पुनः । युद्ध्वा चिरं विमुकात्मनामाङ्कशरदर्शनात् ॥ ५६३ ।। जीवन्धरकुमारेण विदिता मधुरादयः । सङ्गतास्ते कुमारस्य वार्ता राजपुरोद्भवाम् ॥ ५६४ ॥ सर्दा निर्वये विश्रम्य कञ्चित्कालं स्थिताः सुखम् । ततः कुमारमादाय गच्छन्तः स्वपुरं प्रति ॥५६५॥ अरण्यमप्रयाणार्थ दण्डकाख्यमुपागमन् । तत्र सेहान्महादेवी क्षीरापूर्णोन्नतस्तनी ॥ ५६६ ॥ बाष्पाविलविलालाक्षी क्षामक्षामाङ्गयष्टिका । चिन्तासहस्रसन्तप्सजटीभूतशिरोरुहा ॥ ५६७ ॥ निरन्तरोष्णनिःश्वासवैवयंगमिताधरा । ताम्बूलादिव्यपायोरुमलदिग्धद्विजावली ॥ ५६०॥ अशोचत्पुत्रमालोक्य रुक्मिणीव मनोभवम् । इष्टकालान्तरालोकस्तत्क्षणे दुःखकारणम् ॥ ५६ ॥ तनूजस्पर्शसम्भूतमस्पृशन्ती सुखामृतम् । 'ज्ञापयित्वा पतत्पादपप्रयोः सकताञ्जलिः ॥ ५७० ॥ कुमारोशिष्ठ कल्याणशतभागी भवेत्यसौ। तमाशिषां शतैः स्रहादभिनन्द्याब्रवीदिति ॥ ५७१ ॥
जानकर बहुत ही सन्तुष्ट हुई कि यह युवाओंका सङ्घ मेरे ही पुत्रका परिवार है । उसने फिर कहा कि आज आप लोग यहाँ विश्राम कर जाइये और आते समय उसे यहाँ ही लाइये ॥ ५५६-५५७ ।। इस प्रकार उसने उन लोगोंसे अच्छी तरह प्रार्थना की। वह देवी रूपकी अपेक्षा जीवन्धरके समान ही थी इसलिए सबको संशय हो गया कि शायद यह जीवन्धरकी माता ही हो। तदनन्तर उन लोगोंने प्रिय और अनुकूल वचनोंके द्वारा उस देवीको सन्तुष्ट किया और कहा कि हमलोग ऐसा ही करेंगे। इसके बाद वे आगे चले, कुछ ही दूर जाने पर उन्हें भीलोंने दुःखी किया परन्तु वे अपने पुरुषार्थसे युद्ध में भीलोंको हराकर इच्छानुसार आगे बढ़े। आगे चलकर मार्गमें ये सब लोग दूसरे भीलोंके साथ मिल गये और सबने हेमाभ नगरमें जाकर वहाँके सेठोंको लूटना शुरू किया। इससे क्षुभित हुए नगरवासी लोगोंने हाथ ऊपर कर तथा जोर-जोरसे चिल्लाकर जीवन्धर कुमारको इस कार्यकी सूचना दी। निदान, अचिन्त्य पराक्रमके धारक दयालु जीवन्धर कुमारने जाकर युद्ध में वह भीलोंकी सेना रोकी और उनके द्वारा हरण किया हुआ सब धन छीनकर वैश्योंके लिए वापिस दिया। इधर मधुर आदिने चिरकाल तक युद्ध कर अपने नामसे चिह्नित बाण देखकर जीवन्धर कुमारने उन सबको पहिचान लिया। तदनन्तर उन सबका जीवन्धर कुमारसे मिलाप हो गया और सब लोग कुमारके लिए राजपुर नगरकी सब कथा सुनाकर वहाँ कुछ काल तक सुखसे रहे। इसके बाद वे कुमारको लेकर अपने नगरकी ओर चले। विश्राम करनेके लिए वे उसी दण्डक वनमें आये। वहाँ उन्हें महादेवी विजया मिली, स्नेहके कारण उसके स्तन दूधसे भरकर ऊँचे उठ रहे थे, नेत्र आँसुओंसे व्याप्त होकर मलिन हो रहे थे, शरीर-यष्टि अत्यन्त कृश थी, वह हजारों चिन्ताओंसे सन्तप्त थी, उसके शिरके बाल जटा रूप हो गये थे, निरन्तर गरम श्वास निकलनेसे उसके अोठोंका रङ्ग बदल गया था और पान आदिके न खानेसे उसके दाँतों पर बहुत भारी मैल जमा हो गया था। जिस प्रकार रुक्मिणी प्रद्युम्नको देखकर दुखी हुई थी उसी प्रकार विजया महादेवी भी पुत्रको देखकर शोक करने लगी सो ठीक ही है क्योंकि इष्ट पदार्थका बहुत समय बाद देखना तत्कालमें दुःखका कारण होता ही है ।। ५५८-५६६ ॥ पुत्रके स्पर्शसे उत्पन्न हुए
सुख रूपी अमृतका जिसने स्पर्श नहीं किया है ऐसी माताको उस सुखका अनुभव कराते हुए ' जीवन्धर कुमार हाथ जोड़कर उसके चरण-कमलोंमें गिर पड़े ॥५७० ॥ हे कुमार ! उठ, सैकड़ों
१निवेदितम् म०, ख.।२शापयन् वा ल.।

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The Fifty-Seventh Chapter
516

Knowing that this was the group of youths, she was very pleased. She said, "You may rest here today, and when you return, bring him here." 556-557

She requested them properly. They were all doubtful, thinking, "She is like Jivandhar in form. Could she be his mother?" 558

They satisfied her with sweet and agreeable words, saying, "We will do so." Then they went on. After going a short distance, they were troubled by the Bhils, but they defeated them in battle through their own prowess and continued on their way as they wished. 559-560

Further on, they met other Bhils on the road, and all of them together went to Hemabhapur and began to plunder the merchants there. The townspeople were enraged and, raising their hands and shouting loudly, informed Jivandhar Kumar of this. 561

Jivandhar Kumar, the possessor of inconceivable prowess and full of compassion, went and stopped the army of Bhils in battle, and he took back all the wealth they had plundered and returned it to the merchants. 562

Meanwhile, Madhur and the others had been fighting for a long time, and seeing the arrows marked with his name, Jivandhar Kumar recognized them all. Then they all met Jivandhar Kumar, and they told him all the news from Rajapur and stayed there happily for some time. 563-564

Then they took Jivandhar Kumar and set out for their own city. They came to the Dandaka forest to rest. There they met Mahadevi Vijaya. Her breasts were full of milk and stood high because of her affection. Her eyes were filled with tears and were becoming dull. Her body was very thin. She was tormented by thousands of worries. Her hair had become matted. Her breath was constantly hot, and her lips had changed color. Her teeth were covered with a thick layer of grime because she had not eaten betel nut or anything else. 565-568

Just as Rukmini was distressed to see Pradyumna, so too was Mahadevi Vijaya distressed to see her son. It is right, for seeing a beloved object after a long time is always a cause of sorrow. 569

The mother, who had not touched the nectar of happiness born from the touch of her son, fell at his feet, joining her palms in supplication, saying, "O Kumar, rise! You are a hundred times blessed. May you be blessed a hundred times over!" 570-571