Sanskrit text follows that edited by Pandit Ramachandrashastri Kinjawadekar and published by the Chitrashala Press in 1936.

Harivamsha Parva

Introduction to translation (By Desiraju Hanumanta Rao)

1. AdisargaH - first creation
2. dakShotpattiH - emergence of daksha
3. marututpattikathanam- emergence of marut-gaNaas
4. pR^ithUpAkAyanam - emergence of pR^ithu
5. pR^ithUpAkhyAnam - legend of emperor pR^ithu
6. pR^ithUpAkhyAnam - legend of pR^ithu
7. manvantarAdi kIrtanam - time-cycles - explained
8. nimiShAdi kalpAnta saMkhyaH - divison of time-cylces
9. vaivasvatolpattiH - emergence of vaivasvata-manu
10. ailotpattivarNanaM - emergence of ila
11. dhundhuvadhaH - elimination of demon dundhu
12. gAlavotpattiH - legend of gAlava
13. trisha~NkucharitaM - legend of trisha~Nku
14. sagarotpattiH - emergence of emperor sagara
15. adityasya vaMshAnukIrtanam - dynasty of solar kings
16. shrAddhakalpaprasa~NgaH - beatification of manes
17. pitR^ikalpaH - 1 - beatification of manes - 1
18. pitR^ikalpaH - 2 - institution of fatherly gods
19. pitR^ikalpaH - 3 yoga-bhraMsha- nirUpaNa - about subsidence of ascetic merit
20. pUjanIyopAkhyAnam - chaTakAkhyAnam - legends of rebellious warrior ugrAyudha and a lady bird called pUjanIyA
21. pitR^ikalpaH - 5 - shrAddha mahAtmyam - efficacy of beatification of manes
22. pitR^ikalpaH - 6 -chakravAka varNanam - portrayal of chakravAka birds
23. pitR^ikalpaH - 7 - haMsa varNanam - portrayal of swans
24. pitR^ikalpaH - 8 - pitR^ikalpa samAptiH - legend of Brahmadatta
25. somotpattivarNanam - emergence of soma, the moon
26. ailolpattiH - legend of uravashi-purUrava
27. amAvasuvaMshakIrtanam - dynasty of amAvasu
28. AyuvaMshakathanam - legend of Ayu
29. kAshyapavarNanam - legend of divodasa, king of kAshi
30. yayAticharitrakathanam - legend of yayAti
31. kakSheyuvaMshavarNanam - dynasty of kakSheyu
32. puruvaMshAnukIrtanam - dynasty of puru
33. yaduvaMshavarNanaM - yadu dynasty; emergence of kArtavIrya-arjuna
34. vR^iShNivaMshavarNanam - dynasty of vR^iShNi
35. kR^iShNavaMshavarNanam - dynasty of kR^iShNa
36. kroShTuvaMshavarNanam - dynasty of kroShTu
37. babhruvaMshavarNanam - dynasty of babhru
38. syamantaka katha - dynasty of bhajamAna - legend of syamantaka jewel
39. akrUracaritam - legend of akrUra - legend of syamantaka jewel
40. varAhotpattivarNanam - janamejaya prashnam - advent of sacred-boar - enquiry of janamejaya
41. viShNvavatAravarNanam - incarnations of viShNu
42. viShNorIshvaratvakathanam - godhood of viShNu
43. daityasenavarNanam - about the army of daityAs
44. devasenAvarNanam - about army of gods
45. devAsurasa~NgrAmavarNanam - about war of gods and demons
46. daityaparAjayaH - of demons' defeat
47. kAlanemi parAkramaH - valour of kAlanemi
48. kAlanemivadhaH - eimination of kAlanemi
49. lokavarNanam - an account of the worlds
50. nArAyaNAshramavarNanam - description of the reclusion of nArAyaNa
51. bhArAvataraNam - dialog of viShNu with gods
52. dharaNIvAkyam - appeal of mother earth to viShNu
53. aMshAvataraNam - prototypal incarnations of gods
54. nAradavAkyam - nArada's appeal to viShNu
55. pitAmahavAkyam - brahma's reply to viShNu

viShNu parva

1. nAradAgamanam - advent of nArada and kaMsa's response
2. kaMsasaMketaH AryAnushAsanaM cha -kaMsa's fear, and viShNu's instruction to yogamAya
3. AryAstavaH - hymn to Arya
4. vishnvavatAravarNanam -viShNu's incarnation
5. govrajagamanam - nanda relocating to vraja
6. shakaTabha~NgapUtanAvadhau - elimination of shakaTAsura and pUtanA
7. yamalArjunabha~NgaH - The snapping of yamala-arjuna trees
8. vR^ikavarNanam - attack by wolves
9. vR^indAvanapravesham - moving to vR^indAvana
10. prAvR^iDvarNanam - description of the rainy season
11. yamunAvarNanam - description of yamunA
12. kAliyadamanam -subjugation of kAliya
13. dhenukavadhaH - elimination of dhenuka
14. pralambavadhaH -elimination of pralamba
15. kR^iShNaM prati gopavAkhyam - gopa-s explain to Krishna
16. sharadvarNanam - description of autumn season
17. govardhanamahotsavaH - performance of mountain-sacrifice
18. govarddhanadhAraNam - hoisting the govardhana mountain
19. govindAbhiSekaH - kR^iShNa honoured
20. hallIsakakrIDanam - kR^iShNa and gopi-s play music
21. vR^iSabhAsuravadhaH - slaying of vR^iSabhAsura
22. akrUraprastAnam -a mission for akrUra
23. andhakavacanam - andhaka admonishes kamsa
24. keshivadhaH -slaying of keshi
25. akrurAgamanam - akrUra arrives
26. akrUradarshanam -akrUra has a vision
27. kaMsadhanurbha~NgaH - breaking kamsa's Bow
28. kaMsasya janmAdivR^ittam - narrations about kamsa's birth
29. kuvalayApIDamAraNam - kuvalayapida Killed
30. kamsavadhaH - slaying of kamsa
31. kaMsayoShitAM vilApaH - kamsa's wives express grief
32. ugrasenAbhiSekaH - coronation of ugrasena
33. rAmakR^iShNayorvidyAsaMpAdanam - balarAma and kR^iShNa put under a formal tutor
34. jarAsaMdhena mathuroparodhaH - siege of mathura by jarAsaMdha
35. yAdavamAgadhayuddham - the yAdava-mAgadha Battle
36. jarAsaMdhapayAnam - jarAsaMdha retires from battlefield
37. haryashvarAjakathA yadorutpattishcha - the story of king haryashva, and the birth of yadu
38. yAdavotpattiH teShAM parAkramAdi cha - Emergence of the Yadavas and their Feats
39. jAmadagnyena rAmakR^iShNayoH sa~NgatiH - Krishna and Balarama meet Parasurama
40. gomantArohaNam - ascent of gomanta mountain
41. jarAsaMdhAbhigamanam - arrival of jarAsaMdha's army
42. gomantadAhaH - gomanta set on fire by jarasandha's army
43. jarAsaMdhaparAbhavaH- Jarasandha Defeated
44. shR^igAlAkhyarAjavadhaH- The Slaying of King Shrigala
45. rAmakR^iShNayormathurAgamanam- Balarama and Krishna arrive in Mathura
46. rAmasya gokulgamanaM yamunAkarShaNaM cha- SankarShana Drags the Yamuna to Vraja
47. rukmiNIsvayaMvarArthaM kR^iShNasya kuNDinapuraM prati gamanam- kR^iShNa goes to kuNDinapura to attend Rukmini's Svayamvara
48. vidarbhasabhAyAM jarAsaMdhasunIthayorbhAShaNaM - presentations in the vidarbha council by jarAsandha and sunItha
49. dantavaktrasya bhAShaNaM bhIShmakasya nirNayashch - dantavaktra's speech and bhIShmaka's review
50. bhIShmakasaMsadi kR^iShNenAshvAsanam - kR^iShNa's assuranace in bhIShmaka's assembly
51. kR^iShNabhIShmakasaMvAdaH- conversation between kR^iShNa and bhIShmaka
52. kAlayavanaM prati shAlavagamanam - shAlva sent to seek kAlayavana's help
53. kAlayavanaM prati jarAsaMdhasaMdeshaH -jarAsandha's message to kAlayavana
54. kAlayavanavAkyam - kAlayavana's reply
55. dvAravatIprayANasa~NketaH- agreement to shift to dvAravati
56. kAlayavanasyAbhiyogo dvAravatIprayANaM cha - kAlayavana's invasion, and migration to dvAravati
57. kAlayavanavadham - kAlayavana's death
58. dvAravatInagaranirmANam - building the city of dvAravati
59. rukmiNIharaNam - carrying-off of rukmiNi
60. rukmiparAjayaH - rukmi defeated
61. pradyumnavivAho rukmivadhashcha - pradyumna's marriage and rukmi's demise
62. baladevamAhAtmyam - the greatness of baladeva
63. narakavadhaH - slaying of narakAsura
64. pArijAtaharaNam - pArijAta fetched
65. pArijAtanibaMdhanaH satyAkopaH - nArada presents pArijAta flower and satyabhama's anger
66. kR^iShNena bhAmAkrodhakAraNaprashnaH - kR^iShNa enquires satyabhAmA
67. pArijAtotpattikathanam- narration of the origin of pArijAta
68. pArijAtaharaNe kR^iShNapratij~nA- kR^iShNa vows to fetch pArijAta
69. indrasya pArijAtadAne.asaMmatiH- indra unwilling to part with pArijAta tree
70. pArijAtaM na dAsyAmItIndrabhAShaNam- indra refuses to part with pArijAta
71. shakranishchayakathanArthaM nAradasya dvArakAm prati gamanam- nArada returns to dvArakaA to convey indra's refusal
72. kashyapakR^itaM rudrastotram - hymn to rudra by kashyapa
73. indrakR^iShNayoryuddhaM viShNorutkarShashcha- battle between indra and kR^iShNa
74. kR^iShNakR^itA shivastutiH- kR^iShNa prays to shiva
75. svargAtpArijAtAnayanam - bringing pArijAta from svarga
76. dyutaroH punaH svasthAne nayanam- the return of the celestial tree
77. puNyakavidhiH- the description of observance of puNyaka
78. puNyakavratavarNanam - description of puNyaka vrata
79. puNyakavratavarNanam- description of puNyaka vrata
80. a~NganirveshahetUni vratAni- vrata-s for improving body parts
81. umAvratakathanasamAptiH- narration of umAvrata concluded
82. ShaTpuravadhaH - elimination of ShaTpura
83. yashavistaro duShTanigrahashcha - expanding glory, annihilation of demons
84. aniruddhavikramaH rAj~nAM bandhanaM cha - aniruddha's valour, kings tied up
85.nikumbhaprabhR^itInAM vadhaH - nikumbha and others slain
86. andhakavadhaH - story of andhakAsura
87. mahAdevenAndhakavadhaH - shiva slays andhaka
88. jalakrIDAvarNanam - watersport described
89. ChAlikyakrIDA - ChAlikya sport
90. bhAnumatIharaNam nikumbhavadhashcha - abduction of bhAnumatI and end of nikumbha
91. vajranAbhavadhavR^ittAntaH - story of the slaying of vajranAbha
92. vajranAbhapuraM prati pradyumnAdInAM gamanam - pradyumna and party set out for vajranAbhapura
93. vajranAbhapure pradyumnapraveshaH - pradyumna enters vajranAbhapura
94. prabhAvatIpANigrahaNam - prabhAvatI's marriage
95. pradyumnabhAShaNam - pradyumna addresses prabhAvatI
96. pradymnadaityayuddham- battle between pradyumna and the asura-s
97. vajranAbhavadhaH - slaying of vajranAbha
98. punarvisheShato dvAravatInirmANam - dvAravati beautified again
99. kR^iShNasya dvArakApraveshaH- kR^iShNa enters dvAraka
100. kR^iShNasya sabhApraveshaH- kR^iShNa enters assembly hall
101. kR^iShNaparAkramavarNanam- kR^iShNa's valour lauded
102. nAradavAkye kR^iShNastutiH- nArada praises kR^iShNa
103. vR^iShNivaMshavarNanam- narration of the vR^iShNi race
104. pradyumnAharaNam - pradyumna abducted
105. pradyumnena shambarasainyavidrAvaNam- pradyumna liquidates shambara's army
106. shambarapradyumnayuddhe nAradabhAShitam- nArada's message
107. shambaravadhaH- shambara eliminated
108. mAyAvatyA saha pradyumnasya dvArakAgamanam- pradyumna sets out with mAyAvati for dvAraka
109. baladevAhnikam - Ahnika mantra recited by baladeva
110. dhanyopAkhyAnam- nArada's quest for the extraordinary
111. vAsudevamAhAtmyam- vAsudevamAhAtmyam
112. kR^iShNasyodichIgamanaH- kR^iShNa goes north
113. mR^itabrAhmaNaputrasya punaH pratyAnayanam- brAhmaNa's son restored
114. gUDhodghATanam- kR^iShNa divulges divine secret
115. vAsudevaparAkramavarNanam- vAsudeva's valour
116. bANAsurAkhyAnam- story of bANAsura
117. pArvatyAH sakAshAt uShAyA varalAbhaH- pArvatI blesses uShA with a boon
118. ushAyAH svapnadarshanamaniruddhAnayanArthaM chitralekhAyA dvArakAgamanam cha- ushA's dream and chitralekhA's journey to dvAraka to aniruddha
119. aniruddhasyoShayA saha gandharveNa vidhinA vivAho bANatatsainyAbhyAM yuddhaM cha- aniruddha-uShA marriage and the battle between aniruddha and BANa
120. aniruddhakR^ita AryAstavastadvaralAbhashcha - aniruddha prays to Arya and gets blessed
121. shrutahR^itAniruddhapAshabandhanasya kR^iShNasya shoNitapurAgamanam - kR^iShNa goes to shoNitapuram
122. yuddhe.agnigaNApayAnam jvarotpattistena kR^iShNasya yuddhaM cha- kR^iShNa overcomes agni-s in combat, and His battle with jvara
123. jvarashcha parAjayo varalAbhashcha- jvara defeated, gets a boon
124. bAnAsainyaiH saha kR^iShNasya yuddhaM bANasainyApayAnaM, rudreNa saha kR^iShNayuddhAdikIrtanaM cha- kR^iShNa's battles with bANa army and with rudra
125. brahmavAkyAtkR^iShNabANayoryuddhanivR^ittiH, pitAmahajij~nAsayA mArkaNDeyakartR^itaM hariharamAhAtmyakIrtanaM. stavakathanaM cha- fighting stops between rudra and KR^iShNa and hymn to harihara
126. kArtikeyApayAnam, bANabAhuchChedanaM, bANasya harAdvaralAbhAdikIrtanaM cha - - kArtikeya beaten back, bANa's hands cut off and bANaa blessed with boons from shiva
127. aniruddhasya nAgapAshamochanaM, kR^iShNasya varuNAlayagamanaM, varuNena saha yuddhaM, dvArakApratyAgamanaM cha- aniruddha freed, kR^iShNa returns to dVaraka after a battle with varuNa
128. uShayA sahAniruddhasya vivAhaH, uShAharaNasamAptishcha- aniruddha marries uShA

bhaviShya parva

1. pANDavavaMshapratiShThAkIrtanam- pANDava lineage established through janamejaya
2. vyAsaM prati rAjasUyaviShaye janamejayaprashnaH- janamejaya questions vyAsa about rAjasUya
3. vyAsoktaM kaliyugabhaviShyam- vyAsa predicts life in the coming kaliyuga
4. kaliyugavarNanam- description of kaliyuga
5. janamejayAshvamedhaH indrasya kApaTyaM cha- indra wrecks janamejaya's ashvamedha
6. etadgranthashravaNaphalam- benefits from listening to this text
7. puShkaraprAdurbhAvaH - पुष्करप्रादुर्भावः
8. k^RitAdiyugaparimANam- कृतादियुगपरिमाणम्
9. ekArNavavidhiH- एकार्णवविधिः
10. ekArNave bhagavanmArkaNDeyasaMvAdaH- एकार्णवे भगवन्मार्कण्डेयसंवादः
11. mahApadmotpattiH- महापद्मोत्पत्तिः
12. sarvabhUtotpattiH- सर्वभूतोत्पत्तिः
13. madhukaiTabhavarapradAnam
14. brahmaNo mAnasaputrANAmutpattiH
15. janamajayaprashnaH
16. sA~NkhyayogavichAraH
17. karmaphalaparichChedAya yogavarNanam
18. yogopasargakathanam
19. saguNabrahmavido yugadharmakIrtitam
20. manodhAraNavichAraH
21. karmamArgakathanam
22. pravR^itidharmaphalam
23. prANAyAmavarNanam - प्राणायामवर्णनं
24. varNAshramadharmaparipAlanam
25. IshabhaktimAhAtmyam
26. mohavivekayoryuddham
27. AtmopAsanAdikathanam
28. viShNostapashcharyA paramaishvaryalAbhashcha
29. devAsurANAM tapaHsiddhiH
30. pR^ithurAjyAbhiShekakathanAdi
31. hiraNyakashipo rAjasUyavarNanam
32. dakShayaj~navinAshaH
33. varAhaprAdurbhAvavarNanam- The description of varAha prAdurbhAva
34. varAhrakR^ite dharoddhAraH - viShNu takes varAha avatAra to lift the Earth from Netherworld
35. mahIvarNanam- description of the Earth
36. hiraNyagarbhAdyutpattikathanam - birth of hiraNyagarbha and others
37. lokAnAmAdhipatyavyavasthApanam- establishment of different lordships
38. devAsurayuddhodyogaH tadyuddhavarNanaM cha war breaks out between devas and asuras - description of the war
39. hiraNyAkShavadaH - hiraNyAkSha killed
40. indradInAM mochanaM teShAmAdhipatyalAbhashcha - deva-s freed and their commands restored
41. nR^isiMhAvatAraH
42. hiraNyakashipu sabhAvarNanam
43. nR^isiMhaM dR^iShTvA dAnavAnAM vismayaH, prahrAdavAkyaM cha
44. nR^isiMhasyopari daityAnAM shastAstrapAtaH
45. nR^isiMhakR^ito daityamAyAnirAsaH
46. hiraNyakashipo parAkramaH
47. hiraNyakashiporvadho brahmakR^itA nR^isiMhastutishcha
48. vAmanaprAdurbhAve balerabhiShekaH
49. trailokyavijayArthaM balerudyogaH, mayasya yuddhAbhigamanaM cha
50. shambarAdidaityasannahanam
51. surAsurayuddhe baleH svayamudyogavarNanam
52. devasainyAnAM yuddhodyogaH
53. devAsurayuddhAdyAraMbhe sanakAdyAgamanam
54. devAsurayostumulayuddhasya yaj~narUpeNa varNanam
55. dharAdidevaiH saha namuchiprabhR^itInAM ghoratarayuddham
56. devAsurayuddhe kujambhotkarShavarNanam
57. devAsurayuddhe vR^itrotkarShavarNanam
58. devAsurayuddhe keshirudrayostumulayuddham
59. devAsurayuddhe kAlaprahrAdayoryuddham
60. devAsurayuddhe kuberAnuhrAdayoryuddham
61. devAsurayuddhe varuNavipracittiyoryuddham
62. bR^ihaspatikR^ito.agnistavaH
63. baliM prati prahrAdavAkyam
64. balivAsavayoryuddhaM, vAsavasya parAjayashcha
65. balirvijaye shriyaH svayamAgamanakathanam
66. devagaNaiH saha kashyapAdityorbrahmasadanagamanakathanam
67. kashyapAdInprati brahmavAkyaM, kShIrodasyottaretIraM kashyapAdergamanaM, tapashcharyA cha
68. kashyapakR^tA parabrahmastutiH
69. kashyapAdInprati mahAviShNorvarapradAnakathAvatAraH
70. vAmanaprAdurbhAvaH
71. vAmanasya baliyaj~ne gamanam, tripAdabhUmilAbhaH, trivikramamUrtidhAraNaM cha
72. viShNorAdeshAt baleH pAtAlapraveshaH, tatkR^ita viShNustavaH, baliM prati garuDasya uktiprayukti, vAmanastavaphalakathanaM cha
73. shrIkR^iShNaM prati rukmiNyAH putraprArthanAkathanam
74. shrIkR^iShNasya kailAsagamanavicAraH
75. dvAravatIrakShane yAdavAn prati shrIkR^iShNasya vacanam
76. shrIkR^iShNasya badarikAshramagamanam
77. shrIkR^iShNasya badarikAshrame AtithyasvIkAraH
78. shrIkR^iShNasya samAdhiH kolAhalashcha
79. pishAchAgamanam
80. ghaNTAkarNakR^itA viShNustavaprArthanA tasya samAdhilAbhashcha
81. ghaNTAkarNasya viShNusAkShAtkAralAbhaH
82. ghaNTAkarNakR^ito viShNustavaH
83. ghaNTAkarNasya muktiH
84. shrIkR^iShNatapovarNanam
85. shrIkR^iShNasamIpe indrAdidevaAnAmAgamanam
86. shrIkR^iShNasamIpe shivAgamanam
87. shrIviShNukR^itA shivastutiH
88. shrIshivakR^itA viShNstutiH
89. mahAdevena kR^iShNasvarUpavarNanam
90. punarapi shivakR^itA viShNustutiH
91. pauNDrakavR^ittAntArambhaH
92. pauNDrakanAradasaMvAdaH
93. pauNDrakasya dvArakAvarodhaH
94. yAdavAnAM yuddhodyogaH
95. sAtyakipauNDrakayoH saMvAdaH
96. sAtyakipauNDrakayoryuddham
97. sAtyakipauNDrakayuddham
98. ekalavyavadhaH
99. pauNDrakayuddham
100. dvArakAyAM pratyAgatasya shrIkR^iShNa pauNDrakena saha yuddham
101. pauNDrakavadhaH
102. ekalavyakathAsamApti
103. vaishampAyanaM prati janamejayaprashnaH
104. haMsaDimbhakotpattiH
105. haMsaDimbhakayor varalAbhaH
106. haMsaDimbhakayor mR^igayA
107. durvAsodarshanam
108. saMnyAsadharmanindA
109. durvAsaso bhAShaNam
110. yatInAM dvArakAgamanam
111. shrIkR^iShNaM prati durvasaso vAkyam
112. kR^iShNasya haMsaDimbhaka vadhapratij~nA, yatibhojanaM cha
113. haMsaDimbhakayordUtapreShaNam
114. janArdanAkhyasya dUtasya dvAravatIprayANam
115. dUtasya saMdeshanivedanam
116. shrIkR^iShNasya pratisaMdeshaH
117. haMsavAkaym
118. sAtyakivAkyam
119. sAtyakipratiprayANam
120. srIkR^iShNasya puShkaraM prati gamanam
121. ubhayasainyayoH puShkara tIrthapraveshaH
122. saMkulayuddham
123. vichakravadhaH
124. haMsabalabhadrayoryuddham
125. sAtyakiDimbhakayoryuddham
126. hiDimbena sAkaM vasudevograsenayoryuddhaM, balabhadreNa hiDimbaparAbhavam
127. shrIkR^iShNahaMsayoryuddham
128. haMsavadham
129. DimbhakasytmatyAgaH
130. nandayashodayorgovardhane shrIkR^iShNadarshanam
131. shrIkR^iShNasya dvAravatIgamanam
132. pArAyaNaparvakrameNa mahAbhAratashravaNaphalam
133. tripuravadhavR^ittAntaH
134. harivaMshavR^ittAntasaMgrahaH
135. harivaMshashravaNaphalaM mahAbhAratasamAptishcha
 

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