Bhagavata Condensed in the Poetʼs Own Words /388

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● संस्कृति मंत्रा
 
IMounting his chariot, Bana proceeded
to fight Krishna. WA
 
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KRISHNA AVATARA
 
Mounting his chariot, Bana proceeded
to fight Krishna. With his razor-edged

discus, the Lord chopped off, like the

branches of a tree, the arms of Bana, who

was hurling missiles incessantly.
 

 
' प्रहह्लादाय वरो दत्तो न वथ्ध्यो मे तवान्वयः ।'
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इति लब्ध्वाऽभयं कृष्णं प्रणम्य शिरसाऽसुरः ।

प्राधुध्युम्निनिं रथमारोप्य सवध्वा समुपानयत् ॥
 
365
 

"I gave the boon to Prahlada that his

descendants were not to be killed by Me."

Thus obtaining security (from Lord

Krishna), the demon, Bana, bowed to

Krishna with his head, and brought to

Him mounted in a chariot, Aniruddha

together with the bride (Usha).
 

 
अक्षौहिण्या परिवृतं सुवासः समलङ्कृतम् ।

सपत्नीकं पुरस्कृत्य ययौ रुद्रानुमोदितः ॥
 
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Placing in front Aniruddha with his

wife, decked and dressed in beautiful

garments, and surrounded
by an
Akshauhini of forces, Krishna went (to

Dwaraka), with the approval of Siva.
 
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