SECTION XIX
(Rajasuyarambha Parva Continued)
"Krishna said,--sometime after this, the
great ascetic, the exalted Chandakausika, again came into the country of the
Magadhas. Filled with joy at the advent of the Rishi, king Vrihadratha,
accompanied by his ministers and priest and wives and son, went out to receive
him. And, O Bharata, worshipping the Rishi with water to wash his feet and
face, and with the offerings of Arghya the king then offered his whole kingdom
along with his son for the acceptance of the Rishi. The adorable Rishi
accepting that worship offered by the king, addressing the ruler of Magadha, O
monarch, said with well-pleased heart,--O king, I knew all this by spiritual
insight. But hear, O king of kings, what this son of thine will be in future,
as also what his beauty, excellence, strength, and valour will be. Without
doubt this son of thine, growing in prosperity and endued with prowess, will
obtain all these. Like other birds that can never imitate the speed of Vinata's
son (Garuda), the other monarchs of the earth will not be able to equal in
energy this thy son, who will be endued with great valour. And all those that
will stand in his way will certainly be destroyed. Like the force of the
current that can never make the slightest impression upon the rocky breast of a
mountain, weapons hurled at him even by the celestials will fail to produce the
least pain in him. He will blaze forth above the heads of all that wear crowns
on their brows. Like the sun that dims the lustre of all luminous bodies, this
son of thine will rob all monarchs of their splendour. Even kings that are
powerful and own large armies and numberless vehicles and animals, upon
approaching this son of thine, will all perish as insects upon fire. This child
will seize the growing prosperity of all kings like the ocean receiving the
rivers swollen with the water of the rainy season. Like the huge earth that
bears all kinds of produce, supporting things that are both good and evil, this
child endued with great strength will support all the four orders of men. And
all the kings of the earth will live in obedience to the commands of this child
just as every creature endued with body live in dependence upon Vayu that is
dear as self unto beings. This prince of Magadha--the mightiest of all men in the
world--will behold with his physical eyes the god of gods called Rudra or Hara,
the slayer of Tripura. O thou slayer of all foes, saying this, the Rishi,
thinking of his own business, dismissed king Vrihadratha. The lord of the
Magadhas then, re-entering his capital, and calling together his friends and
relations, installed Jarasandha, on the throne. King Vrihadratha then came to
feel a great distaste for worldly pleasures. And after the installation of
Jarasandha king Vrihadratha followed by his two wives became an inmate of an
ascetic asylum in the woods. And, O king, after his father and mothers had
retired into the woods, Jarasandha by his valour brought numerous kings under
his sway.'"
"Vaisampayana continued,--'King Vrihadratha,
having lived for some time in the woods and practised ascetic penances,
ascended to heaven at last with his wives. King Jarasandha, also, as uttered by
Kausika, having received those numerous boons ruled his kingdom like a father.
Sometime after when king Kansa was slain by Vasudeva, an enmity arose between
him and Krishna. Then, O Bharata, the mighty king of Magadha from his city of
Girivraja, whirling a mace ninety-nine times, hurled it towards Mathura. At
that time Krishna of wonderful deeds was residing at Mathura. The handsome mace
hurled by Jarasandha fell near Mathura at a distance of ninety-nine yojanas
from Gririvraja The citizens beholding the circumstance well, went unto Krishna
and informed him of the fall of the mace. The place where the mace fell is
adjacent to Mathura and is called Gadavasan. Jarasandha had two supporters
called Hansa and Dimvaka, both of whom were incapable of being slain by
weapons. Well-conversant with the science of politics and morality, in counsel
they were the foremost of all intelligent men. I have already told thee
everything about that mighty pair. They two and Jarasandha, I believe, are more
than a match for three worlds. O brave king, it was for this reason that the
powerful Kukkura, Andhaka and Vrishni tribes, acting from motives of policy,
did not deem it proper to fight with him.'"
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