बाणासुर

• bali ke jyeshth putr ka nam ban tha. ban ne ghor tapasya ke phalasvaroop shiv se anek durlabh var prapt kiye the. at: vah garvonmatt ho utha tha. usake ek sahastr baanhean thian. vah shonitapur par rajy karata tha. usaki ek suandari kanya thi, jisaka nam usha tha. pradyumn ka putr aniruddh us kanya par asakt ho gaya tatha gupt roop se usase milata raha. banasur ko vidit hua to usane donoan ko karagar mean dal diya. narad ne shrikrishna se jakar kaha-'apake pautr aniruddh ko banasur vishesh kasht de raha hai.' shrikrishna ne balaram tatha pradyumn ke sath banasur par akraman kiya. mahadev banasur ki raksha ke nimitt vahaan pahuanche kiantu sabako parast kar tatha banasur ki samast baanhean katakar aur use marakar shrikrishna, usha aur aniruddh ko dhan-dhany sahit lekar dvaraka pahuanche.
• banasur bali ke sau putroan mean se jyeshth tha. vah skand ko khelata dekh shiv ki or akrisht hua. usane shiv ko prasann karane ke lie ghor tapasya ki. shiv ne var maangane ko kaha to usane ye var maange-

1. parvati use putr-roop mean grahan karean, vah skand ka chhota bhaee mana jane laga.
2. vah shiv se arakshit rahega
3. use apane saman vir se yuddh karane ka avasar mile. shiv ne kaha-'apane sthan par sthapit tumhara dhvaj jab khandit hokar gir jayega tabhi tumhean yuddh ka avasar milega.' banasur ki ek sahastr bhujaean thian. usane apane mantri kuanbhaand ko samast ghatanaoan ke vishay mean bataya to vah chiantit ho utha. tabhi indr ke vajr se usaki dhvaja tootakar niche gir gayi. banasur ki kanya usha ne van mean shiv-parvati ko raman karate dekha to vah bhi kamavimohit hokar priy-milan ki ichchha karane lagi. parvati ne use ashirvad diya ki vah apane priy ke sath parvati ki bhaanti hi raman kar payegi. svapnadarshan se vah aniruddh par asakt ho gayi. chitralekha ne aniruddh ka apaharan kiya tatha usi ki sahayata se usha ka aniruddh se gaandharv vivah ho gaya. banasur ko jnat hua to usane aniruddh ko nagapash se abaddh kar liya. arya devi ki aradhana se aniruddh un pashoan se mukt ho gaya. idhar narad se samast samachar janakar shrikrishna yadavavanshiyoan sahit banasur ke nagar ki or badhe. nagar ko charoan or se agni ne gher rakha tha. aangira usaki suraksha mean thean garu d ne hazaroan mukh dharan karake ganga se pani liya tatha agni par chhi dakakar use bujha diya. krishna ne shiv par jrianbhastr ka prayog kiya. shiv ki jrianbha se jvala nikalakar dishaoan ko dagdh karane lagi. prithvi bhayabhit hokar brahma ki sharan mean gayi. brahma ne shiv se kaha-'vishnu aur tum abhinn ho. ek hi ke do roop ho. tumhari salah se hi asuroan ka nash aranbh kiya gaya tha. ab tum asuroan ko prashray kyoan de rahe ho?' shiv ne yog bal se apana aur vishnu ka ekatv jana, at: prithvi par vishnu se yuddh karane ka nishchay kar liya. banasur tatha krishna ka yuddh hua. banasur ko bachane ke lie parvati donoan ke madhy ja kh di hueean. ve matr krishna ko nagn roop mean dikh p d rahi thian, shesh sabake lie adrishy thian. krishna ne aankhean mooand li. devi ki prarthana par krishna ne banasur ko jivit rahane diya kiantu usake mad ko nasht karane ke lie ek sahastr hathoan mean se do ko chho dakar shesh kat dale. shiv ne bich-bachav kiya. putravat banasur ko shiv ne char var pradan kiye-
4. ajar-amaratv,
5. shiv-bhakti mean vibhor nachane valoan ko putr-prapti,
6. baanhe katane ke kasht se mukti tatha
7. mahakal nam ki khyati.

• at: banasur mahakal kahalane laga.