## Harivamsha Mahapuranam - part 1 - Harivamsha Parva Chapter 24 - pitrukalpasamapti Itranslated and proofread by K S Ramachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, May 20, 2007 Note : A page is missing in CH Edn. So the first 15 verses have been taken from Gita Edn. ## 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- chaturviMsho.adhyAyaH pitR^ikalpaH mArkaNDeya uvAcha brahmadattasya tanayaH sa vibhrAjastvajAyata | yogAtmA tapasA yukto viShvaksena iti shrutaH || 1-24-1 kadAchidbrahmadattastu bhAryayA sahito vane | vijahAra prahR^iShTAtmA yathA shachyA shachIpatiH || 1-24-2 tataH pipIlikarutaM sa shushrAva narAdhipaH | kAminIM kAminastasya yAchataH kroshato bhR^isham || 1-24-3 shrutvA tu yAchyamAnAM tAM kruddhAM sUkShmAM pipIlikAm | brahmadatto mahAhAsamakasmAdeva chAhasat || 1-24-4 tataH sA saMnatirdInA vrIDitevAbhavattadA | nirAhArA bahutithaM babhUva varavarNinI || 1-24-5 prasAdyamAnA bhartrA sA tamuvAcha shuchismitA | tvayA cha hasitA rAjannAhaM jIvitumutsahe || 1-24-6 sa tatkAraNamAchakhyau na cha sA shraddadhAti tat | uvAcha chainaM kupitA naiSha bhAvo.asti mAnuShe || 1-24-7 ko vai pipIlikarutaM mAnuSho vettumarhati | R^ite devaprasAdAdvA pUrvajAtikR^itena vA || 1-24-8 tapobalena vA rAjanvidyayA vA narAdhipa | yadyeSha vai prabhAvaste sarvasattvarutaj~natA || 1-24-9 yathAhametajjAnIyAM tathA pratyAyayasva mAm | prANAnvApi parityakShye rAjansatyena te shape || 1-24-10 tattasyA vachanaM shrutvA mahiShyAH paruShAkSharam | sa rAjA paramApanno devashreShThamagAttataH || 1-24-11 sharaNyaM sarvabhUteshaM bhaktyA nArAyaNaM harim | samAhito nirAhAraH ShaDrAtreNa mahAyashAH || 1-24-12 dadarsha darshane rAjA devaM nArAyaNaM prabhum | uvAcha chainaM bhagavAnsarvabhUtAnukampakaH || 1-24-13 brahmadatta prabhAte tvaM kalyANaM samavApsyasi | ityuktvA bhagavAndevastatraivAntaradhIyata || 1-24-14 chaturNAM tu pitA yo.asau brAhmaNAnAM mahAtmanAm | shlokaM so.adhItya putrebhyaH kR^itakR^itya ivAbhavat || 1-24-15 sa rAjAnamathAnvichChansahamantriNamachyutam | na dadarshAntaraM ki~nchichChlokaM shrAvayituM tadA || 1-24-16 atha rAjA saraHsnAto labdhvA nArAyaNAdvaram | pravivesha purIM prIto rathamAruhya kA~nchanam | tasya rashmInpratyagR^ihNAtkaNDarIko dvijarShabhaH || 1-24-17 chAmaraM vyajanaM chApi bAbhravyaH samavAkShipat || 1-24-18 idamantaramityeva tataH sa brAhmaNastadA | shrAvayAmAsa rAjAnaM shlokaM taM sachivau cha tau || 1-24-19 sapta vyAdhA dashArNeShu mR^igAH kAla~njare girau | chakravAkAH sharadvIpe haMsAH sarasi mAnase || 1-24-20 te.abhijAtAH kurukShetre brAhmaNA vedapAragAH | prasthitA dIrghamadhvAnaM yUyaM kimavasIdatha || 1-24-21 tachChrutvA mohamagamadbrahmadatto narAdhipaH | sachivashchAsya pA~nchAlyaH kaNDarIkashcha bhArata || 1-24-22 srastarashmipratodau tau patitavyajanAvubhau | dR^iShTvA babhUvurasvasthAH paurAshcha suhR^idastathA || 1-24-23 muhurtameva rAjA sa saha tAbhyAM rathe sthitaH | pratilabhya tataH saMj~nAM pratyAgachChadarindamaH || 1-24-24 tataste tatsaraH smR^itvA yogaM tamupalabhya cha | brAhmaNaM vipulairarthairbhogaishcha samayojayan || 1-24-25 abhiShichya svarAjye tu viShvaksenamarindamam | jagAma brahmadatto.atha sadAro vanameva ha || 1-24-26 athainaM sannatirdhIrA devalasya sutA tadA | uvAcha paramaprItA yogAdvanagataM nR^ipam || 1-24-27 jAnantyA te mahArAja pipIlikarutaj~natAm | choditaH krodhamuddishya saktaH kAmeShu vai mayA || 1-24-28 ito vayaM gamiShyAmo gatimiShTAmanuttamAm | tava chAntarhito yogastataH saMsmArito mayA || 1-24-29 sa rAjA paramaprItaH patnyAH shrutvA vachastadA | prApya yogaM balAdeva gatM prApa sudurlabhAm || 1-24-30 kaNDarIko.api dharmAtmA sA~Nkhyayogamanuttamam | prApya yogagatiH siddhau vishuddhastena karmaNA || 1-24-31 kramaM praNIya pA~nchAlyaH shikShAM chotpAdya kevalAm | yogAchAryagatiM prApa yashashchAgryaM mahAtapAH || 1-24-32 evametatpurAvR^ittaM mama pratyakShamachyuta | taddhArayasva gA~Ngeya shreyasA yokShyase tataH || 1-24-33 ye chAnye dhArayiShyanti teShAM charitamuttamam | tiryagyoniShu te jAtu na gamiShyanti karhichit || 1-24-34 shrutvA chedamupAkhyAnaM mahArthaM mahatAM gatim | yogadharmo hR^idi sadA parivartati bhArata || 1-24-35 sa tenaivAnubandhena kadAchillabhate shamam | tato yogagatiM yAti shuddhAM tAM bhuvi durlabhAm || 1-24-36 vaishampAyana uvAcha evametatpurA gItaM mArkaNDeyena dhImatA | shrAddhasya phalamuddishya somasyApyAyanAya vai || 1-24-37 somo hi bhagavAndevo lokasyApyAyanaM param | vR^iShNivaMshaprasa~Ngena tasya vaMshaM nibodha me || 1-24-38 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe harivaMshaparvaNi pitR^ikalpasamAptirnAma chaturviMsho.adhyAyaH