The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Whilst, O great king! Soobhudra was returning with her female friends
after having worshipped Shivù, Urjoon at sight of her abandoned all
reserve and modesty; and seizing her by the hand, lifted her into his
chariot, and went off. Bulram was greatly enraged, when he heard of
it; he took his plough and wooden pestle on his shoulder; his eyes
were bloodshot, he spoke in a voice of thunder; “I will now go and
utterly destroy him, and will lift up the world and place it upon my
forehead, how shall a beggar carry off my beloved sister, Soobhudra?
Wheresoever I may catch this religious mendicant, I will destroy him,
and search out and utterly destroy all his family.”
O great king! Bulram Jee continued to make many idle and very angry
speeches, when, having heard what had occurred, Purdiyomun, Unroodrù,
Sumboo and other noble descendants of Judoo came into the presence of
Buldeo Jee, and said with joined hands, “O great king! if you give us
the order, we will lay hold of, and bring your enemy here.”
Having proceeded thus far in the narrative, Shree Shookdeo Jee
said,--O great king! when Bulram taking all the descendants of Judoo
with him, was ready to go in pursuit of Urjoon, Shree Krishnù Chund
went and explained to Buldeo all the secrets connected with the
carrying off Soobhudra; and said in a tone of the greatest
submissiveness, “Brother! Urjoon, in the first place, is the son of
our paternal aunt; and in the second, he is my greatest friend; he has
committed this act heedlessly, and without due thought; but it is not
at all right for us to fight with him; this would be contrary to
religion, and contrary to the custom of the world; and whoever might
hear of our fighting would say, ‘That the friendship of the
descendants of Judoo is like a wall of sand.’” On hearing these words,
Bulram Jee beating his head, and being greatly enraged said, “Brother!
this is a common custom with you to raise a fire, and then run for
water; otherwise, if you had not taken part in the business, what
power had Urjoon to carry off my sister?” Having thus spoken, Bulram
Jee suffered great regret, and was very angry, and looking at his
brother dashed his plough and wooden pestle on the ground, and sat
down; and all the descendants of Judoo sat down also with him.
Shree Shookdeo Jee said,--Raja! whilst Shree Krishnù Chund entered
into explanations with them all, Urjoon went home and married
Soobhudra, in the manner prescribed by the Vedas. On receiving
intelligence of the marriage, Shree Krishnù and Bulram Jee sent off
to Hustinapoor, in charge of a brahmin, clothes, jewels, male and
female servants, elephants, horses, chariots and a large sum of money;
afterwards Shree Moorari, the friend of his worshippers, mounted his
chariot and went to Mithila, where there were two worshippers of his,
named Sootdeo and Buhoolas, the one a Raja, and the other a brahmin.
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