##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 3 - Bhavishya Parva Chapter 3-22 tretA yuga described Itranslated by G. Schaufelberger schaufel @ wanadoo.fr September 11, 2008## Proof-read by K S Rmachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca. If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edn, send corrections to A. Harindranath harindranath_a @ yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- atha dvAviMsho.adhyAyaH pravR^ittidharmaphalam janamejaya uvAcha sAdhvahaM shrotumichChAmi tretAyAM brAhmaNottama | yajj~nAtvAsarvavidhyAnAM paraM pashyeyamavyayam ||3-22-1 vaishampAyana uvAcha dakSastu punarAlambya strIbhAvaM puruShottamaH | yogAdyogeshvarAtmAnaM viShaNNo girimUrdhani ||3-22-2 sujAnuH pInajaghanA subhrUH padmanibhAnanA | raktAntanayanA kAntA sarvabhUtamanoramA ||3-22-3 dakShaH prAchetasastasyAM kanyAyAM janayatprabhuH | dehArdhayogavidhinA kanyAH padmanibhAnanAH ||3-22-4 dakShaH puruSharUpeNa strIrUpamapahAya vai | darshane sarvabhUtAnAM kAntaH kAntataro.abhavat ||3-22-5 tAH kanyAH pradadau dakShaH svayaM prAchetasaH prabhuH | brahmadeyena vidhinA brahmaprAptena bhArata ||3-22-6 pradadau dasha dharmAya kashyapAya trayodasha | saptaviMshati somAya patnIhetoH samAhitaH ||3-22-7 dakSho dattvAtha tAH kanyA brahmakShetraM prapadya cha | brahmaNAdhyuShitaM puNyaM samAhitamanA muniH ||3-22-8 tapyamAno mR^igaiH sArdhaM chachAra vasudhAM nR^ipam | tR^iNamUlaphalairvR^iddho vR^iddhashcha tapasAsakR^it ||3-22-9 mR^igAstu tasya modanti phalaM modanti brAhmaNAH | dIkShitAH puNyakarmANastapasA dagdhakilbishAH ||3-22-10 sa~NgrAmakAle kAlaj~naH sharIrAdipatirmuniH | karmayaj~nakR^itAM tatra siddhiM pashyati lakShaNAm ||3-22-11 dAnamAnapravIrAshcha nirudvegA nirAmiShAH | mR^igaiH saha jarAM yAnti sapatnIkAH suputriNaH ||3-22-12 brAhmaNAH stotrasaMsiddhA janitre prathame pade | brahmaNAdhyuShitatvAchcha brahmakShetramihochyate ||3-22-13 yatibhiH karmabhirmuktairjitakroddhairjitendriyaiH | charadbhirvasudhAM viprairaki~nchanapathaiShibhiH ||3-22-14 yA prajA pUrvamArUDhA mAnasI brahmachAriNI | saivaiShA vyaktimApannA svabhAvaduratikramA ||3-22-15 avyaktAvyaktamApannA svabhAvAdduratikramA | vyaktAvyaktagatishchaiShA kAladharmAnmahIpate ||3-22-16 sthAvarA ja~NgamAshchaiva sthUlasUkShmAshcha bhArata | kAlayogena kAlaj~nA bhavanti na bhavanti cha ||3-22-17 etAshchaitAH prajAH sarvA dakShakanyAsu jaj~nire | kasyapenAvyayeneha saMyuktAH kAladharmaNA ||3-22-18 AdityA vasavo rudrA vishvedevA marudgaNAH | nAgAshchAnekashirasaH sAdhyA vai pannagAstathA ||3-22-19 gandharvAH kinnarA yakShAH suparNAshcha tathApare | garutmAntsaha yakShaishcha kinnarAshcha suvAsasaH ||3-22-20 gAvaH pashugaNaiH sArdhaM narAshcha vasudhAdhipa | charAcharAshcha vasudhAdhartArashcha dharAdharAH ||3-22-21 gajAH siMhAshcha vyAghrAshcha hayAH pakShadharAstathA | khaDgA viShANinashchaiva vR^iShabhAshcha mR^igAstathA ||3-22-22 chaturviShANA nAgendrAH padmAbhA varNataH shubhAH | sarvalakShaNasaMpannAH prANinAH kAmarUpiNaH ||3-22-23 teShAM rUpaistathA gAtraistaiH shIlaistaiH parAkramaiH | munayaH punarudbhUtA dharmakShetre sanAtane ||3-22-24 kShetraj~nA mAnase loke dharmiNo vedagocharAH | yatrodbhUtAH surAH sarve divi loke pratiShThitAH ||3-22-25 ye chAnye tapasA siddhA gR^ihasthA manujAdhipa | brahmacharyeNa saMsiddhAH paricharyAM gatA guroH ||3-22-26 ye cha yogagatiM prAptAH siddhihetormahIpate | kleshAdhikaiH karmajanyairvR^ittiM lapsyanti vai dvijAH ||3-22-27 shilo~nChavR^ittayaH khyAtAH sapatnIkA dR^iDhavratAH | sarve tvete diviicharA bhavanti charitavratAH ||3-22-28 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi pauShkare dvAviMsho.adhyAyaH