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Narayaneeyam Dasakam :86 The killing of Sala and others and the Maha Bharatha war.
Dasakam: 86 -- The killing of Sala and others andThe Mahabharata War
Lord Krishna later killed king Sala who had obtained magical powers by penance . In the war between Pandavas and Kauravas, he gave his army to Kauravas and he himself became the charioteer of Arjuna. He helped Pandavas win the war in various ways .During Thy stopover in Indraprastha, Thy city, Dwaraka, was invaded by Salva, whoafter tasting defeat by the Yadava army during the wedding of Rukmini, had obtainedfrom Lord Siva, an aerial vehicle by name Saubha, and was also endowed withmagical powers. Pradyumna, with the entire Yadava army, repelled the attack and, inthe ensuing battle that lasted for 27 days, killed his (Salva's) powerful minister Dyuman. Almost immediately you returned back to Dwaraka with Balarama and joined the battle with Salva.,who had almost completely lost his army,And he also using his mace broke your bow which was named Saranga,And not only that he killed before you Vasudeva created by his magical powers,And it seems it made even you confused and jaded for some time,Though Veda Vyasa says nothing like that happened to you.
With your mace you pulverized the plane called Soubha and mixed it in sea,And speedily killed Salya by cutting his neck by your divine wheel Sudarshana, Dantavaktra attacked Thee by hitting violently with his mace. And even this one who was blessed was killed by you using your mace Koumodhaki,
And He was fortunate like Shishupala he also merged with your majesty , indicating the fact,
The incarnation of Krishna was taken so that all these people should get salvation. After Thy return to Dwaarikaa, a fraudulent game of dice took place in the court of the Kouravas. when Draupadi was dragged there by her hair. Piteously and helplessly crying she prayed to Thee. With compassion Thou endowed her with endless length of clothing. Further, when living in the forest, Draupadi was very frightened because sage Durvaasaa had come there with his people when the food was over. you appeared before Draupadi again thought of Thee and Thou came to her rescue and ate a bit of the left over leafy vegetable and thereby satiated fully the hunger of the sage and his disciples.
Soon after, when consultations and preparations for the impending war were underway, granting Arjuna's prayer for Thy assistance, You gave all your army to Duryodhana and also went as an emissary Of Pandavas to Hasthinapura and there you were honoured, By elderly statesmen like Bhishma, Drona and others. but was insulted,By Duryodhana and you revealed your super cosmic form, in that assembly of sages, and, thus,shaking the whole city, return to the Pandavas. Truth, in these words: "O friend, what are you grieving for ? This Soul is Eternal, Onewithout a Second; it has neither birth nor death. That being the Reality, who is theslayer and who is the slain ? Hence, abandoning the notion of your killing yourrelations, and with your mind totally dedicated to me, get up and fight this righteous warand do your duty as a Kshatriya. By saying so and showing him Thy cosmic form, Thou brought Arjuna back to a balanced state of mind.
Bhishma, one of the leading devotees was intent on helping in fulfilling Thy purpose of reducing the burden of the earth, and was killing almost 10,000 warrior’s every day. Arjuna had become very exhausted in resisting Bhishma. Forgetting Thy vow of not taking up arms in the war, Thou rushed towards Bhishma with Thy great discus in hand as though in great anger. Bhishma stood With folded hands and with a bowed head and this, Made you show your joy at him and returned back.,
Possibly to fulfill the vow of Bhishma that, He will force you take up arms during the battle. You saved Arjuna in the battle with Drona by receiving ,The Narayana arrow sent by Bhagadatha riding on an elephant,You punished Jayadradha by hiding the Sun by your sudarshana wheel,Saved Arjuna from Nagasthra sent by Karna , by pushing ,The chariot down and made the arrow take only his crown, , and his head was leftunharmed. What, indeed, hast Thou not done for the Pandavas ?
Just when the war was to begin Balaraama had gone away on a pilgrimage. He first covered the holy area of Naimishaaranya. Then he killed Suta for not having got up to honour him and installed his son in his place. Then he destroyed the Asura Valkala, who used to destroy the Yagnyas carried out on the full moon and new moon days. Completing his pilgrimage he returned to Kurukshetra. There when he saw the prolonged fight between Bheema and Duryodhana, he went away to Thy city of Dwaarika. Drona's son, the evil minded Ashwatthaamaa had killed the sons of Draupadi when they were fast asleep. On your advice,Arjuna approached him and retracted the Brahmaastra discharged by him and clipped off his crest jewel.To cut off the line of the Pandavas,Ashwatthaamaa again sent the weapon into Uttara's womb to kill the foetus in there. To protect the foetus Thou entered her womb in the size of a thumb and protect the foetus withThy Sudarshana discus in hand. Bhishma (who had been vested by his father, Santanu with the power to choose themoment of his death) instructed Yudhishtira in all the Dharmas from his bed of arrows. , Then, he being a very great devotee of yours, Attained instant identity with supreme God due to his great devotion. And later you made Yudhishtra happy by performance of Aswamedha sacrifice,And returned back to Dwaraka.