Narakāsura made Prāgjyotiṣa his capital and ruled over the asuras as their
emperor for a long time, all the while terrifying the Devas. Once this
asura raped Kaśerū the daughter of Tvaṣṭā. He brought sixteen thousand and
one hundred maidens from the women of the earth and the world of gods. He
made them captives at Audaka on the top of the mountain Maṇiparvata. He
appointed four mighty and fearful asuras: Hayagrīva, Nisunda, Pañcanada and
Mura as gate-keepers of Prāgjyotiṣa. As they stood blocking the way up to
Devayāna, nobody dared to enter Prāgjyotiṣa. The ten sons of Narakāsura
guarded the harem. At the boundary of the country Murāsura had tied six
thousand ropes with a sword at the end of each. So enemies dared not come
near the boundary. When Sugrīva gave instructions to the monkeys who were
sent in search of Sītā, about the route they were to follow, he had
mentioned about the city of Prāgjyotiṣa. Mention is made in Vālmīki
Rāmāyaṇa, Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa, Sarga 42 that Sugrīva had given them special
instructions to search for Sītā in Prāgjyotiṣa. (Mahābhārata Viṣṇu Parva,
Chapter 63).
'While Partha and Krishna were thus engaged with the ruler of the
Pragjyotishas, all creatures regarded them to be very near the jaws of
Death. Indeed, O monarch, from the neck of his elephant, Bhagadatta
scattered showers of shafts on the two Krishnas, staying upon their car. He
pierced Devaki’s son with many arrows made wholly of black iron, equipped
with wings of gold, whetted on stone, and shot from his bow, drawn to the
fullest stretch. Those shafts whose touch resembled that of fire, equipped
with beautiful feathers, and shot by Bhagadatta, passing through Devaki’s
son, entered the earth. Partha then cut off Bhagadatta’s bow and slaying
next the warrior that protected his elephant from the flank, began to fight
with him as if in sport.
Then Bhagadatta hurled at him fourteen lances of sharp points, that were
bright as the rays of the sun. Arjuna, however, cut each of those lances
into three fragments. Then Indra’s son cut open the armour in which that
elephant was eased, by means of a thick shower of arrows. The armour thus
cut off, fell down on the earth. Exceedingly afflicted with arrows shot by
Arjuna, that elephant, deprived of its coat of mail, looked like a prince
of mountains destitute of its cloudy robes and with streaks of water
running down its breast.
Then the ruler of the Pragjyotishas hurled at Vasudeva a dart made wholly
of iron and decked with gold. That dart Arjuna cut in twain. Then cutting
off the king’s standard and umbrella by means of his arrows Arjuna quickly
pierced that ruler of the mountainous realms with ten arrows, smiling all
the while. Deeply pierced with those shafts of Arjuna, that were
beautifully winged with Kanka feathers, Bhagadatta, O monarch, became
incensed with the son of Pandu. He then hurled some lances at Arjuna’s head
and uttered a loud shout. In consequence of those lances Arjuna’s diadem
was displaced. Arjuna, then, having placed his diadem properly, addressed
the ruler of the Pragjyotishas, saying, 'Look well on this world!'
Thus addressed by him, Bhagadatta became filled with rage, and taking up a
bright bow showered upon both the Pandava and Govinda his arrowy
down-pours. Partha then cutting off his bow and quivers, quickly struck him
with two and seventy shafts, afflicting his vital limbs. Thus pierced, he
was excessively pained. Filled then with rage, he with Mantras, turned his
hook into the Vaishnava weapon and hurled it at Arjuna’s breast. That
all-slaying weapon, hurled by Bhagadatta, Kesava, covering Arjuna, received
on his breast. Thereupon, that weapon became a triumphal garland on
Kesava’s breast.
Garga samhita Verse 1.6.50
प्राग्ज्योतिषेश्वरं भौमं नरकाख्यं महा-बलम्
उवाच कंसो युद्धार्थी युद्धं मे देहि दैत्य-राट्
prāgjyotiṣeśvaraṃ bhaumaṃ narakākhyaṃ mahā-balam
uvāca kaṃso yuddhārthī yuddhaṃ me dehi daitya-rāṭ
prāgjyotiṣa—of Prāgjyotiṣa; īśvaram—the king; bhaumam—the son of the
earth-goddess; naraka-ākhyam—named Naraka; mahā-balam—very strong;
uvāca—said; kaṃsaḥ—Kaṃsa; yuddha—to fight; arthī—desiring; yuddham—fight;
me—to me; dehi—give; daitya-rāṭ—O king of the demons.
There, eager to fight, Kaṃsa said to Narakāsura, Prāgjyotiṣa City's
very powerful
king, who was a son of the earth-goddess, "O king of the demons, please
give me a fight.
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