Kl27. The Fort Dvaraka Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

KRISHNA LEELA

The ruling King was Jarasandha,
Of the kingdom Magadha,
Asti and Prapti, his daughters,
Were both Kamsa's wives.

He was in total despair,
To wipe out the entire,
Yadu dynasty of Krishna,
The prime killer of Kamsa.

A great army he built up,
His vow to keep it up,
Eighteen times he fought,
But he was beaten out.

To safeguard the Yadu people
From any massacre possible,
Krishna built up a large fort,
In the midst of sea, near its port.

For another reason, a necessity,
Arose to build up a fortress city,
As Kalayavana, the King of Yavana,
Attacked from the rear side of Mathura.

It was built in City Dvaraka,
A part of the then Mathura,
A sturdy fort surrounded by walls
Covering ninety six square miles.

The fort was full of facilities,
Like parks, roads, lanes and streets,
Skyscrapers, Gardens and trees,
A built-in-city with many palaces.

Inside the fort, the people moved,
Which was built up, safety proved,
Balaram was made its Care taker,
In place of Krishna, the City maker.

Kalayavana saw Krishna unarmed,
Ran thro' his army in a circle formed,
With a wish to catch hold of Him,
He ran faster and faster behind Him.

Into a deep cave, Krishna rushed,
Kalayavana also went in and dashed
Against sleeping King Mukunda,
Retired from the Kingdom Mandhata.

When Mukunda opened his eyes,
Kalayavana was burnt in a trice,
From the jet fire from his eyes,
That charred the king into ashes.

After his life long fight,
Mukunda wanted to rest,
He went into a long sleep,
In a remote cave deep.

If any one woke him up,
From his deep sleep,
He would be burnt
Alive that very moment.

This boon he got for his relief,
From Karttikeya, the chief,
Of demigods for his services,
To fight their demon-enemies.