Harivamsha 113.1

113.1

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tato dṛṣṭvaiva garuḍam aniruddhaśarīragāḥ
evaṃ varān bahūṃl labdhvā bāṇaḥ prītimān abhavat |
jagāma saha rudreṇa mahākālatvam āgataḥ |
vāsudevo 'pi bahudhā nāradaṃ paryapṛcchata |
kvāniruddhas tu bhagavān saṃyato nāgabandhanaiḥ |
śrotum icchāmi tattvena snehaklinnaṃ hi me manaḥ ||
aniruddhe hṛte vīre kṣubhitā dvārakā purī |
śīghraṃ taṃ mokṣayiṣyāmi yad arthaṃ vayam āgatāḥ ||
adya taṃ naṣṭaśatruṃ vai draṣṭum icchāmahe vayam |
sa pradeśas tu bhagavan viditas tava suvrata ||
evam uktas tu kṛṣṇena nāradaḥ pratyabhāṣata |
kanyāpure kumāro 'sau baddho nāgaiś ca mādhava ||
etasminn antare śīghraṃ citralekhā hy upasthitā |
bāṇasyottamasattvasya daityendrasya mahātmanaḥ |
idam antaḥpuraṃ deva praviśasva yathāsukham ||
tataḥ praviṣṭās te sarve aniruddhasya mokṣaṇe |
balaḥ suparṇaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca pradyumno nāradas tathā |
vāsudevo 'pi sahasā viveśāntaḥpure ripoḥ |
śararūpā mahāsarpā veṣṭayitvā tanuṃ sthitāḥ //

Vaiśaṃpāyana said:
Then, merely upon seeing Garuḍa, those who were upon Aniruddha's body—
Having thus obtained many boons, Bāṇa was filled with joy;
Having attained the state of Mahākāla, he went with Rudra.
Vāsudeva too questioned Nārada in many ways:
"Where is the blessed Aniruddha, bound by snake-fetters?
I wish to hear in truth, for my heart is moist with affection.
When the hero Aniruddha was carried off, the city of Dvārakā was agitated.
I shall swiftly release him, for whose sake we have come.
Today we wish to see him whose enemies are destroyed.
Lord, of good vows, that place is known to you."
Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, Nārada replied:
"Mādhava, that youth is bound by serpents in the maiden's quarters."
At that moment, Citralekhā swiftly appeared:
"Of Bāṇa, of highest courage, the great-souled lord of Daityas,
this is the inner chamber, Lord; enter at your ease!"
Then they all entered to release Aniruddha—
Bala, Suparṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Pradyumna, and Nārada.
Vāsudeva too immediately entered the enemy's inner chamber.
The great serpents in the form of arrows, which had remained coiled around his body—