Harivamsha, volume II, Appendix II, BORI, 1971
shrIgaNeshAya namaH
hari OM
itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @yahoo.com
sheShadharmaprakaraNam  47

ve~NkatAdrimAhAtmyam

yudhiShThira  uvAcha  

devavrata mahAbuddhe surasindhusuta prabho   |
shrInivAsasya mAhAtmyaM vada no vadatAM vara ||  47-1
vaikuNThavAsI lokesho viShNuH sarvagataH prabhuH |
kathaM prApto vR^iShagiriM tanme tvaM kR^ipayA vada ||  47-2

bhIShma uvAcha  

purA vai nAradaH shrImAnbrahmaputro  mahAdyutiH  |
hariM draShTumanAstAta vaikunThaM samupAgataH  ||  47-3
tatra dR^iShTvA  hariM pArtha kShIrodasyopakaNThataH  |
AyAntaM R^iShayo dR^iShTvA mudamApushcha nAradam  |
agastyapramukhAH sarve pArAsharyapadAnugAH  ||  47-4
anuj~nAto munigaNaiH  pArAsharyo mahAdyutiH  |
vyAso vachanamaklIbaM nAradaM pratyuvAcha ha  ||  47-5
kR^itakR^ityo mune brahmaMstavameko jagatItale  |
viShNubhkto.asi nAnyo.asti sadA kIrtayase yataH  ||  47-6
aho khalu manuShyANAM  mokShado viShNuravyaH  |
sa tvayA sevito nityaM kR^itakR^ityo bhavAnataH  ||  47-8
sraShThA pAlayitA hantA eka eva janArdanaH  |
sa tvayA pUjito nityaM tasmAtkhalu kR^itI bhavAn  ||  47-9
yo.anantaH sarvabhUtAnAM setubhUto jaganmayaH  |
saMsArapAshavichChedI sa tvayA pUjito hariH  ||  47-10
ete vayaM munishreShTha draShTukAmA janArdanam  |
tanniveshitachittAH hi prAptA paramadhArmikAH  ||  47-11
IdR^ishaM vachanaM shrutvA vyAsasya jagatIpate |
provAcha nArado dhImAnvAgmI vedavidAM varaH  ||  47-12
kR^itakR^ityo.asmi bhadraM vo yUyaM bhUtahite ratAH  |
shAstrairdharmaiH  sadA lokAnbhaktyA rakShitumichChatha  ||  47-13
vaikuNThaloke saMbhUtA  vArtA paramapAvanA  |
ashrAvi sA mayA santo vakShye shR^iNvantu tAM shubhAm  ||  47-14
mAyAvI paramAnandastyaktvA vaikuNThamuttamam  |
svAmipuShkariNI tIre ramayA saha modate  ||  47-15
ityadbhutamidaM  vAkyaM shrutvA sendrA marudgaNAH  |
tatra sevitumudyukttA gantA.ahaM cha jagadgurum  ||  47-16
kiM karipyatha viprendrA darshanaM hyatra durlabham  |
tasmAttatra gamiShyAma  ityuktvA khaM samAruhat  ||  47-17
agastyapramukhAH sarve R^iShayashcha tapodhanAH  |
jagmuste vyomamArgeNa yatra dharmagirau hariH  ||  47-18
svAmipuShkariNItIraM  gatvAH te R^iShayaH surAH  |
snAtvA pItvA shubhaM toyaM  hariM draShTuM vicheratuH   ||  47-19
pashchimaM bhAgamasAdya munayo viShNutatparaH  |
tatrApashyanmahAbhUtaM  merumandarasaMnibham  ||  47-20
sahasrAdityasaMkAshaM  vidyuchcha~nchalalochanam  |
sarvAyudhadharaM devaM  dR^iShTvA vismayamAgatAH  ||  47-21
dakShiNAM dishamAjagmuH svAmipuShkariNItaTAt  |
tatrAsurAndAnavAdInrAkShasAnpishitAshanAn  ||  47-22
dhyAyantashcha japantashcha   namasyantashcha tAnbahUn |
dR^iShTvA vismayamApannAH pUrvAM dishamupAyayuH  ||  47-23
tatrAsInaM devapatiM tridashairupasevitam  |
yakShakiMnarakiMpuruShachAraNadairabhiShTutam  ||  47-24
siddhagandharvadevAdairRiShibhishchApsarogaNaiH  |
stUyamAnaM hariM sakShAchChrInivAsaM  jagadgurum  ||  47-25
kadA drakShyAmi tadrUpaM yoginAmapi durlabham  |
kadA me janmasAphalyaM  bhaviShyati surArchitam  ||  47-26
dehi me darshanaM deva praNatArtipraNashana  |
tvaM gatiH sarvabhUtAnAM devAnAmapi mokShadaH  |
pAhi pAhi jagannAtha  bhUyo bhUyo namo.astu te  ||  47-27
iti stuvantaM devesham devarAjaM puraMdaram  |
ve~NkatAdreH purobhAge  svAmipuShkariNItaTe  |
devatAbhiH samAsInaM dhyAyantaM puruShottamam  ||  47-28
taM dR^iShTvA vismitAH sarve hyAgastyapramukhA dvijAH  |
kauberIM dishamAjagmurdraShTukAmA janArdanam  ||  47-29
tatrApashyandvijavarAnsaptadvIpanivAsinaH  |
rAj~no munigaNAMshchaiva  bhUsurAnvedavAdinaH  ||  47-30
bhUlokavAsinashchaiva manujAnmanujeshvara  |
mudamAhurmahAtmAno  munayaH shuddhabuddhayaH  ||  47-31
stuvanti nR^ityanti namanti kechi-
dAnadajAshrUNi  sR^ijanti kechit  |
Aplutya chAplutya vadanti kechi-
ddhare murAre puruShottameti  |
luNThanti kechitparirambhayanti 
tUShNIM tu tiShTanti hasanti kechit  ||  47-38
dhyAyanti kechitkalasham vahanti
pUrNaM murArerabhiShekahetoH  |
puShpANi saurabhyayutAni gandhaM
karpUrakastUrisamagravanti  ||  47-39
AdAya sarve vR^iShabhAdrinAthaM
te mArgamANA vicharanti tatra  ||  47-40
evaM kR^teShu deveShu R^iShigandharvakoTiShu  |
puShpavR^iShTiH papAtAshu  parvatopari sarvataH  ||  47-41
bherImR^ida~NgapaTahairniHsANAdyaishcha DiNDimaiH  |
sha~NkhakAhaLasaMnAdaiH saMkulaM samajAyata  ||  47-42
tasminnavasare viShNuH prAdurAsItsarittaTe  |
merumandarasaMkAshairjAmbhUnadapariShkR^itaiH  |
nAnAratnachitairdivairvimAnairupashobhitaH  ||  47-43
koTisUryapratIkAshashchandrakoTisushItalaH  |
svarlokAdbhUmiparyantam prAdurAsIchChriyaH patiH  ||  47-44
svAmipuShkariNItIre ravimanDlasaMnibhe  |
vimAne sevito devaiH shrinivAso.avasatprabhuH  ||  47-45
brahmA shivashchandradivAkarashcha
sendro yamaH pAshadharesha  vANI  |
rakShodhipo  vAyuvasU cha dasttrau 
viri~nchakoTIgaNadAnavAshcha  ||  47-46
pitA pitR^INAM  janakaH surANAM
mAtA shishUnAM mahatAm mahAtmA  |
rAtryAH shashI dehabhR^itAm cha chakShu-
radhyAtmachakShurdinakR^iddivAsu  ||  47-47
eko  viShNurbahudhA vibhinnaH
shuddho janAnAM divi devatAnAm  |
kR^ipAtithistatra babhUva lakShmyA
sarvasya lokasya hitAya nUnam  ||  47-48
vanyapuShpaphalaiH kechitstotraishcha vividhairjapaiH  |
vedapArAyaNaiH kechitpUjayanti janArdanam  ||  47-49
dhUpadIpairgandhamAlyairanyairnAmAdikIrtanaiH  |
bahuhATakakumbhaishcha toraNairdhvajarAjibhiH  |
mallikAketakaiH puShpaishchaMpakaiH pUjayanti te  ||  47-50
bhUsurA R^iShayashchaiva kalashaiH paripUritaiH  |
puNyodakairmantrapUtaiH kamaNDalugataiH shubhaiH  ||  47-51
tatra kumbhAhR^itaiH kechitpUjayanti janArdanam  |
patrashAkairmUlaphalairnaiveddyaM kalpayanti hi  |
shuddhodakairannapuShpairdhyAnaiH stotrairjapaiH pare  ||  47-52
evaM teShAM pUjanAbhiH pUjito madhusUdanaH  |
Aste tatra jagannAtha svAmipuShkariNItaTe  ||  47-53
tasmAtpUjayituM rAja~nshrInivAsaM jagadgurum  |
gachCha saumya sadAnandaM bhuktimuktiphalapradam  ||  47-54
mahApAtayukto vA yukto vA sarvapAtakaiH |
yasya shravaNamAtreNa naraH pApaiH pramuchyate  ||  47-55
shrinivAsasya sevArthaM yo vA ko vA vrajedyadi  |
tasyaiva vaMshajA sarve muktA eva na saMshayaH ||  47-56
yAni kShetrANi puNyAni tIrthAnyAyatanAni cha  |
tAni sarvANi sevante shrInivAsaM jaganmayam  ||  47-57
idaM ye puNyamAkhyAnaM shR^iNvanti shraddhayA narAH  |
teShAM muktiH karasthaiva gatAnAM kimu vaibhavam  ||  47-58


April 19, 2009