The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Having proceeded thus far in the narrative, Shree Shookdeo Jee said to
the Raja Pureechit,--O great king! Urjoon formed many plans for saving
the child, but it was not saved. On another day he was weeping at the
time of the child’s expected birth; on that day the child did not even
breathe, but came forth dead from the womb. Urjoon having heard of the
child having come forth dead was ashamed, and went to Shree Krishnù
Chund, and the brahmin went after him; the brahmin came crying, and
began to say, “Urjoon! a curse is upon thee, and thy life for showing
thy face in the world, after having spoken falsely; O eunuch! if you
could not save my child from death, why did you make an agreement to
do so, and to bring and show me my other deceased sons, if you could
not save this one?”
On hearing these words, O great king! Urjoon rose up, and taking his
bow and arrows, went thence, to the capital of Jum to Dhurumraj, who
stood up on seeing him, and joining his hands, and eulogizing Urjoon,
said,--“O great king! for what reason have you come here?” Urjoon
replied, “I have come to take away with me the sons of a certain
brahmin.” Dhurumraj said “Those children are not here.” When Dhurumraj
had thus spoken, Urjoon departed thence, and wandered over all places,
but did not find the brahmin’s children. At length, he came to the
city of Dwarka in a state of grief and regret; and, having erected a
funeral pile, prepared to be burnt upon it with his bow and arrows
having then lighted the pile, when Urjoon was about to sit down upon
it, Shree Moorari, the destroyer of pride, came, and laid hold of his
hand, and said laughing, “Urjoon! do not burn thyself, I will fulfil
thy compact, and will bring that brahmin’s sons from whatever place
they may be in.” The lord of the three worlds having thus spoken and
ascended his chariot, went to the eastward, taking Urjoon with him;
and, having crossed the seven seas, arrived at the mountainous belt,
bounding the world. Having on arrival there descended from the
chariot, they entered a very dark cave. Then Shree Krishnù Chund Jee
gave an order to the quoit Soodursun, who, having created a light,
equal to the splendour of hundred million of suns, went in advance of
Krishnù and dispelled the great darkness from before him. Having left
the darkness they proceeded a short distance, and then they went into
water; there were great waves into which they entered, shutting their
eyes, Krishnù and Urjoon swam to the abode of the king of the serpent
race, who upholds the world.
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