ततश् चर्मण्वतीकूले जम्भकस्यात्मजं नृपम् ॥
ददर्श वासुदेवेन शेषितं पूर्ववैरिणा ॥
चक्रे तत्र स संग्रामं सह भोजेन भारत ॥
स तम् आजौ विनिर्जित्य दक्षिणाभिमुखो ययौ ॥
करांस् तेभ्य उपादाय रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥
ततस् तैर् एव सहितो नर्मदाम् अभितो ययौ ॥
tataś carmaṇvatīkūle jambhakasyātmajaṃ nṛpam ||
dadarśa vāsudevena śeṣitaṃ pūrvavairiṇā ||
cakre tatra sa saṃgrāmaṃ saha bhojena bhārata ||
sa tam ājau vinirjitya dakṣiṇābhimukho yayau ||
karāṃs tebhya upādāya ratnāni vividhāni ca ||
tatas tair eva sahito narmadām abhito yayau ||
Then on the bank of the Charmanvati he saw the son of Jambhaka, the king, once spared by Vasudeva, his former enemy. Having waged battle there with that Bhoja, O Bharata, and conquered him in combat, he went on further south. Having taken tribute from them, and various jewels, he then proceeded together with them toward the Narmada.
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The son of Jambhaka was once ‘left alive’ by Krishna — spared where he might have been destroyed. It is significant that the mercy of the Lord extends even to enemies: He does not annihilate to the end, granting the defeated life and time. Now the spared one meets Sahadeva — and the circle closes without malice. The verse teaches that in the ordering of the Supreme each has his own hour and his own measure: whom the Lord has spared lives by His will; and mercy, once shown, weaves the threads of destiny further than the one who showed it can see.