The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Shree Shookdeo, the sage, said,--O great king! Shree Krishnù Chund
came to Brujmundul alone, having left Bulram Jee at Muttra: and went
forth and stood in front of the army of Kaljumun, a sea of beauty, the
light of the world, dressed in yellow silk, wearing a scarf of the
same colour, and ornamented from head to foot. On seeing him, Kaljumun
began to say, “This must be Krishnù, he has all the marks mentioned
by Narud, the sage, it is he who has destroyed Kuns and all evil
spirits, and slaughtered the armies of Joorasindhoo.” With these
thoughts in his mind, Kaljumun called out, and said, “Why are you
running away, Krishnù? Come here, you have now to deal with me, stand
and fight. I am not Joorasindhoo nor Kuns. I will extirpate the whole
race of Judoo.”
Raja! having thus spoken, Kaljumun advanced alone in pursuit of Shree
Krishnù Chund, leaving his whole army behind him: but that fool did
not understand Krishnù’s nature. Krishnù ran on, and Kaljumun
followed him at a hand’s distance, when he had advanced some distance,
Krishnù entered a cave in a hill, where he saw a man lying asleep;
having quickly put his yellow silk scarf upon him, he concealed
himself apart on one side. Afterwards, Kaljumun came running and
panting to the same very dark cave; and seeing a man asleep with a
yellow scarf thrown over him, thought to himself, that it was
Krishnù, pretending to be asleep. O great king! thinking thus, and
being angry, Kaljumun gave the sleeper a kick, and said, “O trickster!
what deceit are you practising, in pretending to be sleeping at your
ease like an honest man? Rise, as I intend to kill you immediately.”
With these words he snatched away the yellow cloth from over him. He
started up; and when he cast an angry look at Kaljumun, he was burnt
to ashes. At this part of the history, the Raja Pureechit said,
“Explain to me, Basoodeo, who the man was, that had gone into the
cave, by whose look Kaljumun was reduced to ashes, who conferred a
great boon on him?” Shree Shookdeo, the sage, said,--O lord of the
earth! it was Moochkoond, Manghata’s son, a Chutree of the family of
Ichwak, very powerful and renowned; whose fame, for destroying enemies
and armies was spread over nine divisions of the earth. On one
occasion, the gods, having been harassed by evil spirits, came in
great alarm to Moochkoond, and said in a tone of great supplication,
“O great king! evil spirits have increased greatly; we cannot escape
from them, come quickly, and protect us.” It has been an immemorial
custom for Chutrees to assist gods, sages and saints, when their own
power fails them.
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