The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Having, O great king! made many speeches of this kind, and left the
corpse of his son at the Raja’s gate, the brahmin came home; he
afterwards had eight sons, and in like manner left all the eight at
the Raja’s gate; when the ninth was about to be born, the brahmin went
again to the court of Raja Oogursen, and standing up in the presence
of Shree Krishnù Chund Jee, calling to mind his grief for the death
of his sons, and shedding tears began to say, “There is a curse on the
Raja and on his government, and accursed are they who minister to this
unjust tyrant; and there is a curse upon me for living in this city
had I not dwelt in the country of these sinners my sons would have
escaped, through their want of religion and virtue my sons have died,
and no one has protected them.”
He, O great king! uttered many expressions of this kind, standing up
in the court and weeping; but no one made any reply; at length Urjoon,
sitting near Shree Krishnù Chund, and hearing what was said was
perplexed in his mind, and said, “O deity! in whose presence have you
thus spoken, and why are you thus afflicted? There is no archer in
this court, who can drive away your grief; modern Rajas are selfish,
and not men, who prevent the afflictions of others, and confer
happiness on their subjects, and protect the cow and brahmin.” Urjoon
proceeded to say to the brahmin, “O divinity! go now, and remain in
your house, free from all care; when your child shall be about to be
born come to me, and I will go with you, and will not allow the child
to die.” On hearing these words, the brahmin was angry and said, “I do
not see any powerful man in this court, with exception of Shree
Krishnù, Bulram, Purdiyomun and Unroodrù, who could rescue my son
from the hand of death.” Urjoon replied, “Brahmin! thou dost not know
me, that my name is Dhununjye, I make a compact with thee, that if I
do not rescue thy son from the hand of death, I will bring from
whatever quarter I may find them thy deceased sons, and show them to
thee; and if I do not obtain them, I will burn myself in fire together
with the cow Gandeeb.”
When, O great king! Urjoon having made this compact, had thus spoken,
the brahmin was satisfied, and went to his home; afterwards when the
child was about to be born, the brahmin came to Urjoon, who rose up
and went with him, taking his bow and arrows and having gone to the
brahmin’s house, so thatched it with arrows, that even air could not
have access between the arrows, and he began to walk round the house
himself in every direction, with his bow and arrows in his hand.
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