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RY OF CULTURE
 
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यमलार्जुनभञ्जनम् - THE UPROOTIMNG OF
 

THE PAIR OF ARJUNA TREES
 
GOVERNMENT O
 
स्कृति मंत्रालय
 
KRISHNA AVATARA
 

 
कृष्णस्तु गृहकृत्येषु व्यप्ग्रायां मातरि प्रभुः ।

अद्राक्षीदर्जुनौ पूर्वं गुह्यकोकौ धनदात्मजोजौ

पुरा नारदशापेन वृक्षतां प्रापितौ मदात् ॥
 

When His mother was engrossed in

domestic duties, Lord Krishna beheld a

pair of Arjuna trees, which were previ

ously Guhyakas,+ the sons of the Lord of

wealth (Kubera), who in the past had

been transformed into trees by the

curse of Narada, on account of their

haughtiness,
 

 
जगाम शनकैस्तत्र यत्रास्तां यमलार्जुनौ ।

आत्मनिर्वेशमात्रेण तिर्यग्गतमुलूखलम् ॥
 

Krishna slowly went to where stood the

pair of Arjuna trees. By this mere
 

 
* Terminalia Arjuna.
 
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+
Guhyakas are a class of divine beings.