## Harivamsha Mahapuranam- Part 1 - Harivamsha Parva Chapter 51 - Conversation between Devas and Vishnu Itranslated and proofread by KSRamachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, December 29, 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- atha ekapa~nchAshattamo.adhyAyaH viShNudevasaMvAdaH vaishaMpAyana uvAcha tachChrutvA viShNugaditaM brahmA lokapitAmahaH | uvAcha paramaM vAkyaM hitaM sarvadivaukasAm ||1-51-1 nAsti kiMchidbhayaM viShNo surANAmasurAntaka | yeShAM bhavAnabhayadaH karNadhAro raNe raNe ||1-51-2 shakre jayati deveshe tvayi chAsurasUdane | dharme prayatamAnAnAM mAnavAnAM kuto bhayam ||1-51-3 satye dharme cha niratAnmAnavAnvigatajvarAn | nAkAle dharmiNo mR^ityuH shaknoti prasamIkShitum ||1-51-4 mAnavAnAM cha patayaH pArthivAshcha parasparam | ShadbhAgamupabhu~njAnA na bhayaM kurvate mithaH ||1-51-5 te prajAnAM shubhakarAH karadairavagarhitAH | sukarairviprayuktarthAH koshamApUrayantyuta ||1-51-6 sphItA~njanapadAnsarvAnpAlayantaH kShamAparAH | atIkShNadaNDAMshchaturo varNA~njugupura~njasA ||1-51-7 nodvejanIyA bhUtAnAM sachivaiH sAdhupUjitAH | chatura~ngabalairguptAH ShadguNAnupabhu~njate ||1-51-8 dhanurvedaparAH sarve sarve vedeShu niShThitAH yajante cha yathAkAlaM yaj~nairvipuladakShiNaiH ||1-51-9 vedAnadhItya dIkShAbhirmaharShInbrahmacharyayA | shrAddhaishcha medhyaiH shatashastarpayanti pitAmahAn ||1-5-10 naiShAmaviditaM ki~nchittrividhaM bhuvi dR^ishyate | vaidikaM laukikaM chaiva dharmashAstroktameva cha ||1-51-11 te parAvaradR^iShTArtha maharShisamatejasaH | bhUyaH kR^itayugaM kartumutsahante narAdhipAH ||1-51-12 teShAmeva prabhAveNa shivaM varShati vAsavaH | yathArthaM cha vavurvAtA virajaskA disho dasha ||1-51-13 nirutpAtA cha vasudhA suprachArAshcha khe grahAH | chandramAshcha sanakShatraH saumyaM charati yogataH ||1-51-14 anulomakaraH sUryastvayane dve chachAra ha | havyaishcha vividhaistriptaH shubhagandho hutAshanaH ||1-51-15 evaM saMyakpravR^itteShu vivR^iddheShu makhAdiShu | tarpayatsu mahIM kR^itsnAM nR^iNAM kAlabhayaM kutaH ||1-51-16 teShAM jvalitakIrtInAmanyonyavashavartinAm | rAj~nAM balairbalavatAM pIDyate vasudhAtalam ||1-51-17 seyaM bhAraparishrAntA pIDyamAnA narAdhipaiH | pR^ithivI samanuprAptA naurivAsannaviplavA ||1-51-18 yugAntasadR^ishai rUpaiH shailochchalitabandhanA | jalotpIDAkulA svedaM dhArayantI muhurmuhuH ||1-51-19 kShatriyANAM vapurbhiShcha tejasA cha balena cha | nR^iNAM cha rAShTrairvistIrNaiH shrAmyatIva vasundharA ||1-51-20 pure pure narapatiH koTisaMkhyairbalairvR^itaH | rAshTre rAShTre cha bahavo grAmAH shatasahasrashaH ||1-51-21 bhUmipAnAM sahasraishcha teShAM cha balinAM balaiH | grAmAyutADhyai rAShTraishcha bhUmirnirvivarA kR^itA ||1-51-22 seyaM nirAmayaM kR^itvA nishcheShTA kAlamagrataH | prAptA mamAlayaM viShNo bhavAMshchAsyAH parA gatiH ||1-51-23 karmabhUmirmanuShyANAM bhUmireShA vyathAM gatA | yathA na sIdettatkAryaM jagatyeShA hi shAshvatI ||1-51-24 asyA hi pIDane doSho mahAnsyAnmadhusUdana | kriyAlopashcha lokAnAM pIDitaM cha jagadbhavet ||1-51-25 shrAmyate vyaktameveyaM pArthivaughaprapIDitA| sahajAM yA kShamAm tyaktvA chalatvamachalA gatA ||1-51-26 tadasyAH shrutavantaH sma tachchApi bhavatA shrutam | bhArAvataraNArthaM hi mantrayAma saha tvayA ||1-51-27 satpathe hi sthitAH sarve rAjAno rAShTravardhanAH | narANAM cha trayo varNA brAhmaNAnanuyAyinaH ||1-51-28 sarvaM satyaparaM vAkyaM varNA dharmaparAstathA | sarve vedaparA viprAH sarve vipraparA narAH ||1-51-29 evaM jagati vartante manuShyA dharmakAraNAt | yathA dharmavadho na syAttathA mantraH pravartyatAm ||1-51-30 satAM gatiriyaM nAnyA dharmashchAsyAH susAdhanam | rAj~nAM chaiva vadhaH kAryo dharaNyA bhAranirNaye ||1-51-31 tadAgachCha mahAbhAga saha vai mantrakAraNAt | vrajAmo merushikharaM puraskR^itya vasuMdharAm ||1-51-32 etAvaduktvA rAjendra brahmA lokapitAmahaH | pR^ithivyA saha vishvAtmA virarAma mahAdyutiH ||1-51-33 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe harivaMshaparvaNi bhArAvataraNe ekapa~nchAshattamo.adhyAyaH