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