The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Having thus spoken, Narud, the sage, departed; and Kaljumun began to
prepare his army. After some days, he collected three crores of very
unclean men of terrifying aspect, with stout arms and thick necks,
large teeth, dirty appearance, brown hair, red eyes, like small red
and black seeds; with whom, sounding the kettle-drum, he advanced
against the city of Muttra, and surrounded it on all sides. Shree
Krishnù Chund, having seen what he had done, thought to himself, “It
is not right to remain here, because to-day he has come to attack, and
to-morrow Joorasindhoo will come; the inhabitants will be distressed;
wherefore, it is most advisable, that all should leave this place, and
go and dwell elsewhere.”
O great king! Huri, having thus reflected, sent for Bishookurma, and,
explaining to him, said, “Go and build a city in the midst of the sea,
in which all the descendants of Judoo may live comfortably, without
knowing that they are not living in their own houses; and convey them
all there in a second.”
On hearing these words Bishookurma departed, and, according to the
injunction of Shree Krishnù Jee, built, during the night, in the sea,
on the quoit of Vishnù, a city, forty-eight coss in extent; and
having named it Dwarka, returned and informed Huri, who ordered him to
convey all the descendants of Judoo there in such a manner, that no
one might know, whence they had come, and who had brought them.
When Krishnù had thus spoken, Bishookurma conveyed all the
descendants of Judoo, together with Oogursen and Basoodeo to the city
in the course of the night, and Shree Krishnù and Bulram also went
there. In the mean while, on hearing the sound of the waves of the
sea, the descendants of Judoo awoke; and being greatly astonished
began to say to each other, “Whence has the sea come to Muttra? We
cannot understand this mystery at all.”
Having proceeded thus far in his narrative, Shree Shookdeo Jee said to
the Raja Pureechit,--O lord of the earth! having thus had the
descendants of Judoo brought to Dwarka, Shree Krishnù Chund said to
Buldeo Jee, “Brother! let us go now, and afford protection to our
subjects, and kill Kaljumun.” Upon these words, the two brothers went
thence to Brujmundul.
CHAPTER LII.
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