The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Having narrated thus much of the history, Shree Shookdeo Jee said to
the Raja Pureechit,--O great king! the messenger of Basoodeo Pounrik
was thus speaking, and Shree Krishnù Chund, the root of joy, seated
on a jewelled throne amidst an assemblage of Judoos was listening and
laughing, when one of the descendants of Judoo exclaimed, “Has the
regent of the dead come to take thee away, that thou speakest thus; we
will kill thee, thou low wretch! Thou hast come as the go-between of a
deceitful man; if you were not an ambassador, we would certainly put
you to death, it is not right to kill a messenger.”
O great king! when the descendants of Judoo had thus spoken, Shree
Krishnù Jee, having called that messenger, explained to him and said,
“Go and tell thy Basoodeo, that Krishnù says, that he is about to
give up imitating thy appearance, and to seek an asylum with thee, be
prepared.”
On hearing these words the messenger made a salutation, and took
leave; and Shree Krishnù Chund Jee also set out with his army for the
city of Kasee. The messenger went and said to Basoodeo Pounrik, “O
great king! I have been to Dwarka, and delivered the whole of the
message you charged me with to Shree Krishnù; and on hearing it he
said, ‘Go and tell thy master to be prepared, as I am about to give up
imitating his appearance, and to seek an asylum with him.’”
O great king! whilst the ambassador was still speaking, some one came
and said, “O great king! why are you sitting thus unconcerned? Shree
Krishnù has advanced with his army.” In hearing this, Basoodeo
Pounrik came forth with his whole army in his assumed appearance; and,
proceeding onwards, came in front of Shree Krishnù Chund Jee. Another
Raja of Kasee came also with him; on both sides the armies were
arranged in battle order: the warlike instruments began to sound, the
brave, the resolute and the heroical began to fight; and cowards,
leaving the field, to run for their lives; at that time Basoodeo
Pounrik continuing to fight and being in the hands of death, went in
his assumed form in front of Shree Krishnù Chund Jee, and challenged
him. On seeing him in that counterfeit dress, the descendants of Judoo
said to Shree Krishnù Chund, “O great king! how shall we kill him in
this likeness?” Krishnù said, “It is no crime to kill a deceitful man
in that likeness.”
Having thus spoken, Huri gave the order to the quoit, Soodursun, who
went and plucked out his two wooden arms; the wooden sovereign of the
feathered race was broken at the same time, and the horse ran away;
when Basoodeo Pounrik fell Soodursun cut off his head, and threw it
away. On his head being cut off the Raja Pounrik was released from
existence; his head fell in the city of Kasee, where his seraglio was,
and his wives saw it; they wept and tore their hair, saying, “Who was
the author of this deed? You were not subject to decrepitude and were
immortal. How has your soul departed in a second?”
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