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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 1:
*श्री
*पराशरः -
*द्र्वारर्वत्याां
*स्स्थते
*कृषणे
*शक्रः
*त्रत्रभुर्वनेश्र्वरः |
*आजगामाथ
*मैत्रेय
*मथैरार्वतपृषठगः
*॥
*१
*॥
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*इदानीां
*भौमर्वधप्रसांगेन
*हरेः
*सहस्रभायाििाभां
*र्वक्तुम्
*इन्द्ागमनाहदकम्
*आह
*द्र्वारार्वत्याम्
*इतत |
Sri Paraasharar - When Krishna was in Dwaaravati, the king of all the gods, Indra, came mounting on his Airaavata, to see Krishna. [[280]] of 399
Bhouma is Bhoomi’s son Narakaasura. In order to narrate the story of Narakaasura vadha, and also about another thousand wives which Krishna gets here, that story is being narrated in the beginning of this chapter.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 2:
*प्रवर्वश्य
*द्र्वारकाां
*सो
*अथ
*समेत्य
*हररणा
*ततः |
*कथयामास
*दैत्यस्य
*नरकस्य
*वर्वचेस्षटतम्
*॥
*२
*॥
He entered into Dwaarakaa, and met Krishna there. And narrated to him the story of Narakaasura, what all bad things he had been doing.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 3:
*त्र्वया
*नाथेन
*देर्वानाां
*मनुषयत्र्वे
*अवप
*ततषठता |
*प्रशमां
*सर्विदुःखातन
*नीतातन
*मधुसूदन
*॥
*३
*॥
O Krishna, You are the Supreme Lord, and though You have incarnated as a human here, You destroyed all the evil and everyone’s grief is put to an end. O Madhusoodana.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 4:
*तपस्स्र्व
*व्यसनाथािय
*सो
*अररषटो
*धेनुकः
*तथा |
*प्रर्वृत्तो
*यस्तथा
*केशी
*ते
*सर्वे
*तनहताः
*त्र्वया
*॥
*४
*॥
In order to torture the sages, Arishta, Dhenuka, Keshi, and other demons, You destroyed all of them.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 5:
*कांसः
*कुर्वियापीिः
*पूतना
*र्ािघाततनी |
*नाशां
*नीताः
*त्र्वया
*सर्वे
*ये
*अन्ये
*जगदुपद्र्वाः
*॥
*५
*॥
Kamsa was killed by You, along with Kuvalayaapeeda, Chaanoora, Mushtika, and Pootanaa who used to kill the children. All of them were killed, destroyed by You. And also all the others who were causing trouble to the people of this world.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 6:
*युषमद्दोदिर्णिसांभूततपररत्राते
*जगत्त्रये |
*यज्र्वयज्ञाांशसांप्राप्त्या
*तृस्प्तां
*यास्न्त
*हदर्वौकसः
*॥
*६
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*युषमत्
*इतत |
*सांभूततः
*सत्ता |
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All the three worlds, when they are protected by Your powerful arms, Your presence, O Krishna, and all the yajnya amsha, and havis with which the people perform and offer in the yaagaas, all of that the gods obtain properly, when all the evil forces are destroyed. The gods are all very satisfied and happy.
Indra is eulogizing Krishna that He has done so many wonderful acts. He incarnated as a human and killed all the evil forces, and all gods are happy that they are getting the havis, and are all very satisfied. You did all these wonderful acts, destroying Arishta, Dhenuka, Keshi, Pootanaa, Kuvalayaapeeda, Kamsa.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 7:
*सो
*अहां
*साांप्रतमायातो
*यस्न्नलमत्तां
*जनादिन |
*तत्
*श्रुत्र्वा
*तत्
*प्रतीकारप्रयत्नां
*कतुिमहिलस
*॥
*७
*॥
Now, I have come to You, for a particular reason. Having heard that reason why I have come to You, You can decide how You are going to take care of that, O Krishna.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 8:
*भौमो
*अयां
*नरको
*नाम
*प्रा्ज्योततर्षपुरेश्र्वरः |
*करोतत
*सर्विभूतानाम्
*उपघातम्
*अररन्दम
*॥
*८
*॥
There is one Narakaasura, who is son of Bhoomi, Pruthvi, and he is king of Praagjyotishapura. And he is torturing all the people, O Krishna. I will tell You what all bad acts he has done, and You can decide what to do.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 9:
*देर्वलसद्धसुरादीनाां
*नृपाणाां
*च
*जनादिन |
*हृत्र्वा
*तु
*सो
*असुरः
*कन्या
*रुरुधे
*तनजमस्न्दरे
*॥
*९
*॥
All the gods, devaas, siddhaas, suraas, and kings - he has stolen the daughters of all these people. And he has arrested them in his house.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 10:
*छत्रां
*यत्
*सलििस्रावर्व
*तत्
*जहार
*प्रचेतसः |
*मन्दरस्य
*तथा
*शृङ्गां
*हृतर्वान्
*मर्णपर्वितम्
*॥
*१०
*॥
Narakaasura is such a powerful demon that he has stolen Varuna’s umbrella itself, which actually pours down water. The peak of Mandara itself, called Maniparvata, he has taken away that itself and kept in his palace.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 11:
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*अमृतस्रावर्वणी
*हदव्ये
*मन्मातुः
*कृषण
*कुर्णििे |
*जहार
*सो
*असुरो
*आहदत्या
*र्वाञ्चतत
*ऐरार्वतां
*गजम्
*॥
*११
*॥
My mother Aditi’s karna kundala, the earrings which actually are pouring down amruta, those divya kundalaas, those he has stolen. He is after my Airaavata now.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 12:
*दुनीतम्
*एतत्
*गोवर्वन्द
*मया
*तस्य
*तनर्वेहदतम् |
*यत्
*अत्र
*प्रततकतिव्यां
*तत्
*स्र्वयां
*पररमृश्यताम्
*॥
*१२
*॥
O Krishna, Govinda, I have told You all the bad acts of Narakaasura, that he has done - stolen things from Varuna, stolen the peak of Meru parvata itself, and my mother Aditi’s divya karna kundala, now wanting to steal my Airaavata. How to take care of him, and destroy him, please do think over and find a way.
Sri Paraasharar continues with Krishna going after Narakaasura, and next is the Narakaasura vadha prakarana which comes. We see this next.
We are studying Chapter 29 of Amsha 5. Where Indra has just arrived and met *Sri *Krishna, and tells Him about how Narakaasura is troubling everyone, and that he has stolen all valuable things from svarga, Indraloka. Narakaasura has stolen the kundala of Indra’s mother Aditi, has stolen the chatra of Varuna himself, and the peak of Meru parvata itself. Now, Narakaasura is after the Airaavata elephant. Indra requests Krishna to do something so that Narakaasura’s tortures will all stop, all his troubles will stop.
Indra says that he has told all the bad things which Narakaasura is doing, and now requests Krishna to do whatever is right for this.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 13:
*श्री
*पराशरः -
*इतत
*श्रुत्र्वा
*स्स्मतां
*कृत्र्वा
*भगर्वान्
*देर्वक सुतः |
*गृहीत्र्वा
*र्वासर्वां
*हस्ते
*समुत्तस्थौ
*र्वरासनात्
*॥
*१३
*॥
Sri Paraasharar - Having heard this, Krishna smiled, and holding Indra’s hand, got up from his feet.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 14:
*सांथचन्त्यागतमारुह्य
*गरुिां
*गगनेचरम् |
*सत्यभामाां
*समारोप्य
*ययौ
*प्रा्ज्योततर्षां
*पुरम्
*॥
*१४
*॥
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Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*सांथचन्त्य
*इतत |
*सत्यभामासमारोपणां
*तस्याः
*भूलम
*अांशत्र्वात्
*त्र्वत्
*पुत्रां
*त्र्वत्
*अनुज्ञया
*हतनषयालम
*इतत
*र्वरदानात्तदनुज्ञया
*भौमां
**हन्तुम् *,
*तथा
*नारद
*दत्त
*पाररजात
*पुषप
*प्रीत
*रुस्क्मणीषयिया
*क्रुद्धसत्यभामा
*साांत्र्वने
*तुभ्यां
*तां
*तरुमेर्व
*दास्यालम
*इतत
*हररर्वांश
*उक्ताां
*प्रततज्ञाां
*च
*कतुिम्
*॥
*१४
*॥
Immediately, Krishna thought of Garuda, and immediately, Garuda came there. Taking Satyabhaama also along, Krishna got onto Garuda, and started to go towards Praagjyotishapura, where Narakaasura was living.
Satyabhaama was Amsha of Bhoomidevi. Bhoomi’s son was Narakaasura, and Krishna had given a word that He would kill her son only with her permission, and since Satyabhaama was Bhoomidevi’s amsha, He took Satyabhaama along, as He knew that He would destroy Narakaasura. In Harivamsha it is also told that Naarada brings a Paarijaata flower from Devaloka, and gives it to Rukmini. When Satyabhaama sees this, she is immediately jealous of Rukmini, that she got such a wonderful flower from heaven, and she did not get it. So, Krishna had told here that He would get her the entire tree itself. In order to fulfil this also, Krishna took Satyabhaama along with Him.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 15:
*आरुह्य
*ऐरार्वतां
*नागां
*शक्रो
*अवप
*त्रत्रहदर्वां
*ययौ |
*ततो
*जगाम
*कृषणश्च
*पश्यताां
*द्र्वारकौकसाम्
*॥
*१५
*॥
Indra got onto his Airaavata and got back to svarga. Krishna, when all the people of Dwaaravati were looking at Him, travelled to Praagjyotishapura, on Garuda.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 16:
*प्रा्ज्योततर्षपुरस्यावप
*समन्ताच्छातयोजनम् |
*आथचता
*मौरर्वैः
*पाशैः
*क्षुरान्तैः
*भूः
*द्वर्वजोत्तम
*॥
*१६
**॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
*प्रा्ज्योततर्ष
*पुरस्य
*इतत |
*मौरर्वैः
*मुरसांज्ञरक्षकृतैः |
A demon by name Mura had created a huge strong net around Praagjyotishapura, which was as sharp as a razor’s edge, in order to protect the city. So, nobody could enter into that city. Praagjyotishapura was covered like this all around.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 17:
*ताांस्श्चच्छेद
*हररः
*पाशान्
*ज्ञक्षप्त्र्वा
*चक्रां
*सुदशिनम् |
*ततो
*मुरः
*समुत्तस्थौ
*तां
*जघान
*च
*केशर्वः
*॥
*१७
*॥
Krishna used His Sudarshana Chakra and tore away the net, which demon Mura had created. At that time, demon Mura got up and came to fight with Krishna, and Krishna killed him.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 18:
*मुरस्य
*तनयाः
*सप्त
*सहस्राांस्ताांस्ततो
*हररः |
*चक्रधारास््नतनदि्धाांश्चकार
*शिभातनर्व
*॥
*१८
*॥
Mura’s seven thousand children came, seeing their father being killed. They came to fight against Krishna. He created a series of fires from His Sudarshana Chakra, and burnt all of them as though they were just like fireflies.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 19:
*हत्र्वा
*मुरां
*हयग्रीर्वां
*तथा
*पञ्चजनां
*द्वर्वज |
*प्रा्ज्योततषयपुरां
*धीमान्स्त्र्वरार्वान्
*समुपाद्र्वत्
*॥
*१९
*॥
Having killed demon Mura and two more demons Hayagreeva and Panchajana, He rushed towards Praagjyotishapura.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 20:
*नरकेनास्य
*तत्राभूत्
*महासैन्येन
*सांयुगम् |
*कृषणस्य
*यत्र
*गोवर्वन्दो
*जघ्ने
*दैत्यान्
*सहस्रशः
*॥
*२०
*॥
Then Narakaasura came with his huge army, and there was a big fight with Krishna, along with the huge army of Narakaasura. Krishna killed thousands of demons there.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 21:
*शस्त्रास्त्रर्वर्षं
*मुञ्चन्तां
*तां
*भौमां
*नरकां
*र्िी |
*ज्ञक्षप्त्र्वा
*चक्रां
*द्वर्वधा
*चक्रे
*चक्र
*दैतेयचक्रहा
*॥
*२१
*॥
Bhouma is Bhoomi’s son, Narakaasura. Bhouma rained arrows, shastraas, astraas, incessantly, and Krishna threw the Sudarshana Chakra on Narakaasura and cut him into two pieces.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 22:
*हते
*तु
*नरके
*भूलमः
*गृहीत्र्वा
*अहदततकुर्णििे |
*उपतस्थे
*जगन्नाथां
*र्वाक्यां
*चेदमथ
*अब्रर्वीत्
*॥
*२२
*॥
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The moment Narakaasura was killed, Bhoomidevi came bringing with her the kundalaas, earrings of Aditi, and she addressed Krishna thus -
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 23:
*पृर्थर्वी
*उर्वाच -
*यदा
*अहम्
*उद्दृता
*नाथ
*त्र्वया
*सूकरमूततिना |
*त्र्वत्
*स्पशि
*सांभर्वः
*पुत्रः
*तदा
*अवप
*अयां
*मतय
*अजायत
*॥
*२३
*॥
Bhoomidevi - When I was saved by You, when You had incarnated as *Varaaha *Moorthi, at that time, with Your touch, I gave birth to this Narakaasura. He was born when You touched me, bringing me up.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 24: ****सो ****अयां ****त्र्वयैर्व ****दत्तो ****मे ****त्र्वयैर्व ****वर्वतनपातततः | ****गृहाण ****कुर्णििे ****चेमे ****पाियास्य ****च ****सांतततम् ****॥ ****२४ ****॥ ***Narakaasura, who is Your own son, You had given to me, and You only killed him now. Please take this kundala of Aditi, and protect his progeny.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 25: ****भारार्वतरणाथािय ****ममैर्व ****भगर्वान् ****इमम् | ****अांशेन ****िोकमायातः ****प्रसादसुमुखः ****प्रभो ****॥ ****२५ ****॥ ***O Lord. You are always graceful and You lovingly grace all those who take refuge in You. I had requested You to reduce the weight of evil forces on me, and because of that only, You have incarnated here. You are amsha of *Bhagavaan *Vishnu, and You are none other than the Supreme Lord.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 26: ****त्र्वां ****कताि ****च ****वर्वकताि ****च ****सांहताि ****प्रभर्वो ****अप्ययः | ****जगताां ****त्र्वां ****जगत् ****रूपः ****स्तूयते ****अच्युत ****क्रकां ****तर्व ****॥ ****२६ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****त्र्वम् ****इतत | ****कताि ****तनलमत्तकारणम् | ****वर्वकताि ****वर्वशेर्षेण *****कताि *, ****पोर्षकः | ****प्रभर्वोद्भर्वः ****प्रभर्वस्य ****जन्मनः ****उपादानम् | ****तर्व ****सांर्ांथध ****क्रकां ****स्तूयते | ***
Bhoomidevi eulogized Krishna. She says that “You are the intelligent or efficient cause, You are the one who nurtures this whole world. You are the material cause. The whole world is sustained because of You only. You are the one who does dissolution also. Everything comes and merges into You only. You are only [[286]] of 399
present in the form of this whole world. What else can I praise You as? What can I pray You as? You are everything”.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 27: ****व्यापी ****व्याप्यां ****क्रक्रयाकताि ****कायं ****च ****भगर्वान् ****यथा | ****सर्विभूतात्म ****भूतस्य ****स्तूयते ****तर्व ****क्रकां ****तथा ****॥ ****२७ ****॥ ***You are the all pervader. You also pervade all the objects individually, and You only get everything done. You are the act also. You are the doer also. You are the creator also, You are everything. You are the inner self of all beings. How is it possible to even praise You?
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 28: ****परमात्मा ****च ****भूतात्मा ****त्र्वम् ****आत्मा ****चाव्ययो ****भर्वान् | ****यथातथा ****स्तुततः ****नाथ ****क्रकमथं ****ते ****प्रर्वतिते ****॥ ****२८ ****॥ ***You are the Supreme Self, Paramaatman. You are the inner self of all beings. You are the inner self of everything and controller of everything. You are immutable, and any stuti is not sufficient to praise of eulogize You.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 29: ****प्रसीद ****सर्विभूतात्मन् ****नरकेण ****तु ****यत् ****कृतम् | ****तत् ****क्षम्यताम् ****अदोर्षाय ****त्र्वत्सुतस्त्र्वस्न्नपातततः ****॥ ****२९ *****॥ *
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****प्रसीद ****इतत | ****अदोर्षाय ****धमिस्थापनाय | ***
O Lord, who is the inner self of all beings. Be pleased, and do grace me. Whatever this Narakaasura has done, do pardon him. You have done all this only for establishing dharma. Because of this only, You killed Your own son.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 30: ****श्री ****पराशरः - ****तथा ****इतत ****च ****उक्त्र्वा ****धरणीां ****भगर्वान् ****भूतभार्वनः | ****रत्नातन ****नरकार्वासात् ****जग्राह ****मुतनसत्तम ****॥ ****३० ****॥ ***Sri Paraasharar - Krishna said that “Let it be so”. He went to Narakaasura’s palace, and collected all the gems which he had stolen.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 31: ****कन्यापुरे ****स ****कन्यानाां *र्षोिशातुिवर्वक्रमः | [[287]] of 399
*शताथधकातन ****ददृशे ****सहस्रार्ण ****महामुने ****॥ ****३१ ****॥ ***In the harem where Narakaasura had put all the girls, Krishna saw more than 16,100 girls whom Narakaasura had brought and kept there.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 32: ****चतुदिम्श्रान् ****गजान्श्च ****अग्र्यान् ****र्षट्सहस्रान् ****च ****दृषटर्वान् | ****काांभोजानाां ****तथा ****अश्र्वानाां ****तनयुतान्येकवर्वांस्श्तम् ****॥ ****३२ ****॥ ***He saw excellent elephants, and each elephant having four tusks; He saw 6000 such elephants. He saw 21 lakh horses, brought from Kaambhoja desha, which were of excellent breed.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 33: ****ताः ****कन्याः ****तान्स्तथा ****नागान् ****तान् ****अश्र्वान् ****द्र्वारकाां ****पुरीम् | ****प्रापयामास ****गोवर्वन्दः ****सद्यो ****नरकक्रकांकरैः ****॥ ****३३ ****॥ ***Using all the servants of Narakaasura, Krishna carried all the 16,100 girls, and all elephants, and horses and everything, and sent them to Dwaarakaapuri.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 34: ****ददृशे ****र्वारुणां ****च्छत्रां ****तथैर्व ****मर्णपर्वितम् | ****आरोपयामास ****हररः ****गरुिे ****पतगेश्र्वरे ****॥ ****३४ ****॥ ***He saw the chatra of Varuna, and also Maniparvata, which is the peak of Meru. He took both on Garuda.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 5, Chapter 29, Shloka 35: ****आरुह्य ****च ****स्र्वयां ****कृषणः ****सत्यभामासहायर्वान् | ****आहदत्याः ****कुर्णििे ****दातुां ****जगाम ****त्रत्रदशाियम् ****॥ ****३५ ****॥ ***He also got onto Garuda, loading the parvata of Meru, and Varuna’s chatra, and then, in order to return the kundala of Aditi, Indra’s mother, He went to svarga.
This completes Chapter Twenty Nine.
॥* इति श्री विष्णु पुराणे पञ्चमे अंशे एकोनत्त्रंशो अध्यायः ॥ ** ॥ इति श्री विष्णु पुराण व्याख्याने श्री विष्णु चचत्तीये पञ्चमे अंशे एकोनत्त्रंशो अध्यायः ॥ *
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***Story of the Paarijaata Tree ***
Now, Chapter Thirty.