Parasurama encourages Krishna for waging the war

Vaishampayana said: О Janamejaya, drinking the milk of the cow Kamadhenu, both the lions of the race of Yadu, having been filled with pride moved on with Parasurama from that place.

Like the intoxicated elephants both Krishna and Balarama walked on joyfully as per the advice of Parasurama, to have a look at the Gomantaka mountain.

Parasurama also accompanied with both of them. They walked on adding grace to the path, like the three fires resembling the gods of the heaven.

As the men walk on the path, similarly all the three of them kept on walking and reached the Gomantaka mountain, after many days, like the gods reaching the Mandarachala mountain.

The mountain was looking graceful with the spread of creepers. Several species of trees sowed the purpose of its ornaments. All the parts of the mountain wore filled with Agaru and various types of fragrances. The pleasent looking peacocks, added astonishing beauty to it.

The mountain was filled with black wasps and rocks besides the trees in which the sweet cries of peacocks, was echoeing in the atmosphere.

Its peaks were touching the sky. The clouds embraced its trees, while the stone rocks of the mountain were rubbed by the elephant, with the tips of their tasks. The mountain looked beautiful with the presence of those rocks.

The birds were sporting all round there, the sound of which was spread everywhere. With the fall of water of springs in the caves, the thundering sound was produced, which resembled the lion’s roar. This sound also echoed in the sky.

Heaps of blue stones were lying here and there, which resembled various types of clouds. With the flow of the water mixed with red ochre and dust of other metals, the mountain appeared as if having applied with the sandal paste. The springs falling from the peaks, added to its beauty like the ornaments.

The illustrious gods were spreading there everywhere. It appeared like the Menaka mountain, which could move at will. The excellent mountain with its high peaks, had the water falls which turned into streams.

With the presence of the forests, caves and the peaks over it, the king of mountains was filled with white clouds. There were the trees of jack fruits, mangoes groves, cucumber, sandal wood, black catechu, cardamom, forests and bushes of pepper were found in abundance.

The creepers of long pepper, were spread everywhere. The tamarind trees were looking graceful. The resin trees were' spread all round, adding to its beauty. The high sala trees added grace to the mountain.

There were the forests of resin trees, neem trees, and Arjuna trees which looked quite charming. The cluster of Patali trees (Bignoma suaveolens) was spreading everywhere. The palm trees, black catechu trees, and nut meg trees, were adding to the grandeur of the mountain peak.

In lakes there were the water lillics, an ground there were lotuses, of ground, besides the other groups of trees were serving as the ornaments of the mountain.

The mountain looked beautiful with rose apple, pandanus, Kadru, banana, jasmine, Asoka, bakula (Mimusops elangi), wood apple, tinluka (Diospyros embryopteris) and several other trees had grown over the mountain, which added to its beauty.

Its beauty was also enhanced by bowers, the flowers of Nagakesar (a medicinal tree) spreading everyewhere looked quite charming. Herds of elephants were roaming about everywhere. A large number of deer also graced the mountain.

The rocks of the mountain were occupied by the Siddhas, Caranas and Raksasas. The Gandharvas Gukyakas and (birds also dwelt at the mountain.

Its slabs were always used by Vidyadharas. The roaring sound of the tigers and the lions always echoed in the mountain. The water streams and the rays of the moon always added to the beauty of the place.

The gods and the Gandharvas always praised it. The apsaras also visited the mountain. The flowers of various plants were found scattered over the mountain.

The mountain had never experienced the strike of vajra over it. There was no danger of the forest fire or of the terrific winds.

The streams emerging from the springs were graceful for the mountain. Adding to its beauty, it looked like the foremost of the mountains.

With the forepart of the mountain peaks, having enough of water and water plants, (greenery) it appeared like comparing its eyes with Laksmi. The orchards with animals added to its beauty.

On the rear of it, there were spotted rocks, which looked beautiful like the clouds. It coverd the land with the cluster of flowing trees, surrounded the mountain from all the sides, which looked charming as if a virtuous damsels after having the periodical bath were surrounding the husband.

The Gomantagiri mountain was decorated at several places with caves and cavities, looked like a person with many wives.

Several types of osadhis (medicinal plants) were exposing its peaks. The people of Vanaprastha asrama consumed it and its orchards ornamented it like the artificial gardens.

The mountain with it high peak and vast base, appeared like entering the sky and earth, intended to measure their height or depth, standing there.

Reaching the peak of Gomantika, which was the best of all the mountains, the divine personalities, desired to stay there.

All the three of them valorous like Garuda started walking or climbing swiftly in the same way as the birds fly in the sky. At that point of time, the speed of none of them slowed down.

Like the gods, they reached the highest peak of the mountain. They suddenly built a cottage there for their stay if they mentally built it.

Finding both the princes having settled there, Parasurama delightfully started asking them for his leaving for his own desired place.

He said, “О excellent princes, О powerful Krishna, now I shall proceed to the Suraparaka city. Even the gods cannot defeat you in the battle (then what to speak of the human beings?

О Shri Krishna, the pleasure, that has been achieved by me, by travelling with you, I feel indebted with my eternal body.

This is the place, where you are going to receive your divine weapons, as has been informed by me. The gods have prescribed this place for you to receive the weapons, which would be beneficial for the other world as well.

О Vaikuntha, the best, you are omni present Visnu. The gods have always praised you. О Shri Krishna you listen to my honest /and sincere words, which would be ' beneficial for the world.

О Govinda, for the benefit of the humans, you have taken to human form on earth and have engaged yourself in the worldly activities. The first experiment of the same is going to be transacted here. The destiny has arranged for the same here itself.

О Krishna, with the start of the war with Jarasandha, you equip yourself with your own weapons and then take to the horrible form in the battle ground.

When you possess eight strong shoulders get ready for the war holding the cakra and the gada, at that point of time even Indra the lord of gods would get frightened.

О excellent one, when you have got ready to wage the war carrying weapons in your hand, the journey of the ruJers to heaven shall start.

О best of the orators, О long armed Govinda, you in order to unfirl, the flag invoke Garuda to arrive here.

The rulers desirous of waging the war, getting ready to proceed towards the heaven, by means of war, are standing under Duryodhana — the son of Dhritarashtra.

The rulers are bound to die, finding this apparent, the goddess earth, wearing an appearance of a widow, is waiting for you.

O Krishna, destroyer of enemies, you taking to the human form, have arrived here on earth. The opportunity for war has also arrived. Therefore the community of Ksatriyas, unmindful of death, is getting anxious to arrive in the battle field and is not waiting for any special time, because the contellation of its birth has been overpowered by a cruel planet.

О Krishna, you hurry up for the welfare of the gods, killing of the Danavas, and for the despatch of the rulers to the heaven.

O Krishna — the supreme soul, you are yourself respected by all. You being the universal soul, have honoured me, as a result of which I have become respectful for all the mobile and immobile creatures of the world.

O valorous one, I shall myself perform tapas for your success. All the rulers should adore me at the time of terrific calamity or at the time of war.”

Thus speaking, Parasurama, encoura­ged Shri Krishna, who performs, suddenly the great deeds and he left for his desired place.

Here ends chapter — 40, of Visnu Parva of the Harivamsa Purana, a khilabhaga of the epic of the Mahabharata, relating to die encouraging of Parasurama by Krishna for waging of the war. (Vrs. 1-48,'P.T. = 5184)

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