## Harivamsha Maha Puranam - part 1 Harivamsha parva - Chapter 17 Pitrukalpam (1) Itranslated and proofread by K S Ramachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, May 4, 2007 ## Further proof-read by Gilles Schaufelberger, schaufel @ wanadoo.fr If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edn, send corrections to A. Harindranath, harindranath_a @ yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- saptadasho.dhyAyaH pitR^ikalpaH - 1 bhIShma uvAcha tato.ahaM tasya vachanAnmArkaNDeyaM samAhitaH | prashnaM tamevAnvapR^ichChaM yanme pR^iShThaH purA pitA || 1-17-1 sa mAmuvacha dharmAtmA mArkaNDeyo mahAtapAH | bhIShma vakShyAmi kartsnyena shR^iNuShva prayato.anagha || 1-17-2 ahaM pitR^iprasAdAdvai dIrghAyuShTvamavAptavAn | pitR^ibhaktyaiva labdhaM cha prAgloke paramaM yashaH || 1-17-3 so.ahaM yugasya paryante bahuvarShasahasrike | adhiruhya giriM meruM tapo.atapyaM sudushcharam || 1-17-4 tataH kadAchitpashyAmi divaM prajvAlya tejasA | vimAnaM mahadAyAntamuttareNa girestadA || 1-17-5 tasminvimAne parya~Nke jvalitAdityasannibham | apashyaM tatra chaivAhaM shayAnaM dIptatejasam || 1-17-6 a~NguShThamAtraM puruShamagnAvagnimivAhitam | so.ahaM tasmai namaskR^itya praNamya shirasA vibhum || 1-17-7 sanniviShTaM vimAnasthaM pAdyArghAbhyAmapUjayam | apR^ichChaM chaiva durdharShaM vidyAma tvAm kathaM vibho || 1-17-8 tapovIryAtsamutpannaM nArAyaNaguNAtmakam | daivataM hyasi devAnamiti me vartate matiH || 1-17-9 sa mAmuvAcha dharmAtmA smayamAna ivAnagha | na te tapaHsucharitaM yena mAM nAvabuddhyase || 1-17-10 kShaNenaiva pramANaM saH bibhradanyadanuttamam | rUpeNa na mayA kashchiddR^iShTapUrvaH pumAnkvachit || 1-17-11 sanatkumAra uvAcha viddhi mAM brahmaNaH putraM mAnasaM pUrvajaM vibhoH | tapovIryasamutpannaM nArAyaNaguNAtmakam || 1-17-12 sanatkumAra iti yaH shruto deveShu vai purA | so.asmi bhArgava bhadraM te kaM kAmaM karavANi te || 1-17-13 ye tvanye brahmaNaH putrAH yavIyAMsastu te mama | bhrAtaraH sapta durdharShAsteShAM vaMshAH pratiShThitAH || 1-17-14 kraturvasiShThaH pulahaH pulastyo.atristathA~NgirAH | marIchistu tathA dhImAn devagandharvasevitAH | trI.NllokAndhArayantImAndevagandharvapUjitAH || 1-17-15 vayaM tu yatidharmANaH saMyojyAtmAnamAtmani | prajA dharmaM cha kAmaM cha vyapahAya mahAmune || 1-17-16 yathotpannastathaivAhaM kumAra iti viddhi mAm | tasmAtsanatkumAreti nAmaitanme pratiShThitam || 1-17-17 madbhaktyA te tapashchIrNaM mama darshanakA~NkShayA | eSha dR^iShTo.asmi bhavatA kaM kAmaM karavANi te || 1-17-18 ityuktavantaM tamahaM pratyavochaM sanAtanam | anuj~nAto bhagavatA prIyamANena bhArata || 1-17-19 tato.ahamenamarthaM vai tamapR^ichChaM sanAtanam | pR^iShTaH pitR^INAM sargaM cha phalaM shrAddhasya chAnagha || 1-17-20 chichCheda saMshayaM bhIShma sa tu deveshvaro mama | sa mAmuvAcha dharmAtmA kathAnte bahuvArShike | rame tvayA.ahaM viprarShe shR^iNu sarvaM yathAtatham || 1-17-21 devAnasR^ijata brahmA mAM yakShyantIti bhArgava | tamutsR^ijya tathAtmAnamayajaMste phalArthinaH || 1-17-22 te shaptA brahmaNA mUDhA naShTasamj~nA divaukasaH | na sma ki~nchidvijAnanti tato loko.apyamuhyata || 1-17-23 te bhUyaH praNatAH shaptAH prAyAchanta pitAmaham | anugrahAya lokAnAM tatastAnabravIdidam || 1-17-24 prAyashchittaM charadhvaM vai vyabhichAro hi vaH kritaH | putrAMshcha paripR^IchChadhvaM tato j~nAnamavApsyatha || 1-17-25 prAyashchittakriyArthaM te putrAnpaprachChurArtavat | tebhyaste prayatAtmAnaH shashaMsustanayAstadA || 1-17-26 prAyashchittAni dharmaj~nA vA~NmanaHkarmajAni vai | shaMsanti kushalA nityaM chakShurbhyAmapi nityashaH || 1-17-27 prAyashchittArthatattvaj~nA labdhasaMj~nA divaukasaH | gamyantAM putrakAshcheti putrairuktAshcha te tadA || 1-17-28 abhishaptAstu te devAH putravAkyena ninditAH | pitAmahamupAgachChansaMshayachChedanAya vai || 1-17-29 tatastAnabravIddevo yUyaM vai brahmavAdinaH | tasmAdyaduktaM yuShmAkaM tattathA na tadanyathA || 1-17-30 yUyaM sharIrakartArasteShAM devA bhaviShyatha | te tu j~nAnapradAtAraH pitaro vo na saMshayaH || 1-17-31 anyonyaM pitaro yUyaM te chaiveti na saMshayaH | devAshcha pitarashchaiva tadbudhyadhvaM divaukasaH || 1-17-32 tataste punarAgamya putrAnUchurdivaukasaH | brahmaNA chChinnasaMdehAH prItimantaH parasparam || 1-17-33 yUyaM vai pitaro.asmAkaM yairvayaM pratibodhitAH | dharmaj~nAH kashcha vaH kAmaH ko varo vaH pradIyatAm | 1-17-34 yaduktaM chaiva yuShmAbhistattathA na tadanyathA | uktAshcha yasmAdyuShmAbhiH putrakA iti vai vayam | tasmAdbhavantaH pitaro bhaviShyanti na saMshayaH || 1-17-35 yo.aniShTvA tu pitR^I~nChrAddhaiH kriyAH kAshchitkariShyati | rAkShasA dAnavA nAgAH phalaM prApsyanti tasya tat || 1-17-36 shrAddhairApyAyitAshchaiva pitaraH somamavyayam | ApyAyyamAnA yuShmAbhirvardhayiShyati nityadA || 1-17-37 shrAddhairApyAyitaH somo lokAnApyAyayiShyati | samudraparvatavanaM ja~NgamAja~NgamairvR^itam || 1-17-38 shrAddhAni puShTikAmAshcha ye kariShyanti mAnavAH | tebhyaH puShTiM prajAshchaiva dAsyanti pitaraH sadA || 1-17-39 shrAddhe ye cha pradAsyanti trInpiNDAnnAmagotrataH | sarvatra vartamAnAMstAnpitaraH sapitAmahAn | bhAvayiShyanti satataM shrAddhadAnena tarpitAH || 1-17-40 evamAj~nApitaM pUrvaM brahmaNA parameShThinA | iti tadvachanaM satyaM bhavatvadya divaukasaH | putrAshcha pitarashchaiva vayaM sarve parasparam || 1-17-41 sanatkumAra uvAcha ta ete pitaro devA devAshcha pitarastathA | anyonyaM pitaro hyete devAshcha piratashcha ha || 1-17-42 iti shrImahAbhAtare khileShu harivaMshe harivaMshaparvani pit^ikalpe saptadasho.dhyAyaH