##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 2-Vishnu Parva Chapter 101- Krishna's valour lauded itranslated by K S Ramachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca, January 15, 2009## 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- athaikottarashatatAmo.adhyAyaH kR^iShNaparAkramavarNanam shrIkR^iShNa uvAcha bhavatAM puNyakIrtInAM tapobalasamAdibhiH | apadhyAnAchcha pApAtmA bhaumaH sa narako hataH ||2-101-1 mokShitaM bandhanAdguptaM kanyAntaHpuramuttamam | maNiparvatamutpATya shikharaM chaitadAhR^itam ||2-101-2 ayaM dhanaughaH sumahAnki~NkarairAhR^to mama | IshA bhavnto dravyasya tAnuktvA virarAma ha ||2-101-3 tachChrutvA vAsudevasya bhojavR^iShNyandhakA vachaH | jahasurhR^iShTaromANaH pUjayanto janArdanam ||2-101-4 UchushchainaM nR^ivIrAste kR^itA~njalipuTAstataH | naitatchchitraM mahAbAho tvayi devakinandane ||2-101-5 yatkR^itvA duShkaraM karma devairapi durAsadam | lAlayeH svajanAnbhogai ratnaishcha svayamarjitaiH ||2-101-6 tataH sarvadashArhANAmAhukasya cha yAH striyaH | prIyamANAH samAjagmurvAsudevadidR^ikShayA || 2-101-7 devakI saptamA devyo rohiNI cha shubhAnanA | dadR^ishuH kR^iShNamAsInaM rAmaM chaiva mahAbhujam ||2-101-8 tau tu pUrvamatikramya rohiNImabhivAdya cha | abhivAdayatAM devIM devakIM rAmakeshavau ||2-101-9 sA tAbhyAmR^iShabhAkShAbhyAM putrAbhyAM shushubhe.ambikA | aditirdevamAteva mitreNa varuNena cha ||2-101-10 tataH prAptA narAgryau tu tasyAH sA duhitA tadA | ekAnaMsheti yAmAhurnarA vai kAmarUpiNIm ||2-101-11 tathA kShaNamuhUrtAbhyAM yathA jaj~ne sureshvaraH | yatkR^ite sagaNaM kaMsaM jaghAna puruShottamaH ||2-101-12 sA kanyA vavR^idhe tatra vR^iShNisadmani pUjitA | putravatpAlyamAnA vai vAsudevAj~nayA tadA ||2-101-13 ekAnaMsheti yAmAhurutpannAM mAnavA bhuvi | yogakanyAM durAdharShAM rakShArthaM keshavasya ha ||2-101-14 yAM vai sarve sumanasaH pUjayanti sma yAdavAH | devavaddivyapuruShaH kR^iShNaH saMrakShito yathA ||2-101-15 tAM cha tatropasa~Ngamya priyAmiva sakhIM svasAm | dakShiNena karAgreNa parijagrAha mAdhavaH ||2-101-16 tathaiva rAmo.atibalaH saMpariShvajya bhAvinIm | mUrdhnyupAghrAya savyena pratijagrAha pANinA ||2-101-17 dadR^ishustAH striyo madhye bhaginIM rAmakR^iShNayoH | rukmapadmavyagrakarAM striyaM padmAlayAmiva ||2-101-18 tathAkShatamahAvR^iShTyA puShpaishcha vividhaiH shubhaiH | avakIrya cha lAjaistAH striyo jagmuryathAlayam ||2-101-19 tataste yAdavAH sarve pUjayanto janArdanam | upopavivishuH prItAH prashaMsanto.adhbhutaM kR^itam ||2-101-20 pUjyamAno mahAbAhuH paurANAM rativardhanaH | virarAja mahAkIrtirdevairiva sa taiH saha ||2-101-21 samAsIneShu sarveShu yAdaveShu janArdanam | niyogAttridashendrasya nArado.abhyAgamatsabhAm ||2-101-22 so.atha saMpUjitaH pUjyaH shUraistairyadupu~NgavaiH | karaM saMspR^Ishya sa harervivesha paramAsane ||2-101-23 sukhopaviShTastAnvR^iShNInupaviShTAnuvAcha ha | saMprAptaM shakravachanAjjAnIdhvaM mAM nararShabhAH ||2-101-24 shR^iNudhvaM rAjashArdUlAH kR^iShNasyAsya parAkramam | yAni karmANi kR^itavAnbAlyAtprabhR^iti keshavaH ||2-101-25 ugrasenasutaH kaMsaH sarvAnnirmathya yAdavAn | rAjyaM jagrAha durbuddhirbaddhvA pitaramAhukam ||2-101-26 samAshritya jarAsaMdhaM shvashuram kulapAMsanaH | bhojavR^iShNyandhakAnsarvAnavamanyata durmatiH ||2-101-27 j~nAtikAryaM chikIrShustu vasudevaH pratApavAn | ugrasenasya rakShArthaM svaputraM paryarakShata ||2-101-28 sa gopaiH saha dharmAtmA mathuropavane sthitaH | atyadbhutAni karmANi kR^itavAnmadhusUdanaH ||2-101-29 pratyakShaM shUrasenAnAM shrayate mahadadbhutam | uttAnena shayAnena shakaTAntarachAriNA ||2-101-30 rAkShasI nihatA raudrA shakunIveShadhAriNI | pUtanA nAma ghorA sA mahAkAyA mahAbalA ||2-101-31 viShadigdhaM stanaM raudraM prayachChantI janArdane | dadR^ishurnihatAM tAM te rAkShasIM vanagocharAH ||2-101-32 punarjAto.ayamityAhuruktastasmAdadhokShajaH | atyadbhutamidaM chAsIdyachChishuH puruShottamaH || 2-101-33 pAdA~NguShThena shakaTaM krIDamAno vyaloDayat | dAmnA cholUkhale baddho viprakurvankumArakam ||2-101-34 babha~njArjunavR^ikShau dvau khyAto dAmodarastadA | kAliyashcha mahAnAgo durAdharSho mahAbalaH ||2-101-35 krIDatA vAsudevena nirjito yamunAhrade | akrUrasya samakShaM cha yannAgabhavane vibhuH ||2-101-36 pUjyamAnaM tadA nAgairdivyaM vapuradhArayat | shItavAtArditA gAshcha dR^iShTvA kR^iShNena dhImatA ||2-101-37 dhR^ito govardhanaH shailaH saptarAtraM mahAtmanaH | shishunA vAsudevena gavAM trANArthamichChatAm ||2-101-38 tathokShaduShTo.atibalo mahAkAyo narANtakR^it | gopatirvAsudevena hato.ariShTo mahAsuraH ||2-101-39 dhenukaH sa mahAkAyo dAnavaH sumahAbalaH | nihato vAsudevena gavAM trANAya durmatiH ||2-101-40 sunAmAnamamitraghnaH sarvasainyapuraskR^itam | vR^ikairvidrAvayAmAsa gR^ihItaM samupasthitam ||2-101-41 rauhiNeyena sa~Ngamya vane vicharatA punaH | gopaveShadhareNaiva kaMsasya bhayamAhitam ||2-101-42 tathA vrajagataH shaurirdR^iShTvA yuddhabalaM hayam | pragrahaM bhojarAjasya jaghAna puruShottamaH ||2-101-43 pralambashcha mahAbAho rauhiNeyena dhImatA | dAnavo muShTinaikena kaMsAmAtyo nipAtitaH ||2-101-44 etau hi vasudevasya putrau surasutopamau | vavR^idhAte mahAvIryau brahmagArgyeNa saMskR^itau ||2-101-45 janmaprabhR^iti chApyetau gArgyeNa paramarShiNA | yAthAtathyena vij~nApya samskAraM pratipAditau ||2-101-46 yadA tvimau narashreShThau sthitau yauvanasaMmukhe | siMhashAvAvivodIrNau mattau haimavatau yathA ||2-101-47 tato manAMsi gopInAM haramANau mahAbalau | AstAM goShThavarau vIrau devaputropamadyutI ||2-101-48 etau jaye vA yuddhe vA krIDAsu vividhAsu cha | nandagopasya gopAlA na shekuH prasamIkShitum ||2-101-49 vyUDhoraskau mahAbAhU shAlaskandhAvivodgatau | shrutvAsau vyathitaH kaMso mantribhiH sahito.abhavat ||2-101-50 nAshakachcha yadA kaMso grahItuM balakeshavau | nijagrAha tataH krodhAdvasudevaM sabAndhavam ||2-101-51 sahograsenena tadA choravadgADhabandhanam | kAlaM mahAntamasuvatkR^ichChramAnakadundubhiH ||2-101-52 kaMsastu pitaraM baddhvA shUrasenA~nshashAsa ha | jarAsaMdhaM samAshritya tathaivAhvR^itibhIShmakau ||2-101-53 kasyachittvatha kAlasya mathurAyA mahotsavam | pinAkinaM samudddishya chakre kaMso narAdhipaH ||2-101-54 tatra mallAH samAjagmurnAnAdeshyA vishAMpate | nartanA gAyanAshchaiva kushalA nR^ityakarmasu ||2-101-55 tataH kaMso mahAtejA ra~NgavATaM mahAdhanam | kushalaiH kArayAmAsa shilpibhiH sAdhuniShThitaiH ||2-101-56 tatra ma~nchasahasrANi paurajAnapadairjanaiH | samAkIrNAni dR^ishyante jyotIMShi gagane yathA ||2-101-57 bhojarAjaH shriyA juShTaM ra~NgavATaM mahardhimat | Aruroha tataH kaMso vimAnaM sukR^itI yathA ||2-101-58 ra~NgavATe gajaM mattaM prabhUtAyudhakalpitam | shUrairadhiShThitaH kaMsaH sthApayAmAsa vIryavAn ||2-101-59 yadA hi sa mahAtejA rAmakR^iShNau samAgatau | shushrAva puruShavyAghrau sUryAchandramasAviva ||2-101-60 tadAprabhR^iti yatno.abhUdrakShAM prati narAdhipa | na cha shishye sukhaM rAtrau rAmakR^iShnNau vichintayan ||2-101-61 shrutvA tu rAmaH kR^iShNashcha taM samAjamanuttamam | ubhau vivishaturvIrau shArdUlau govrajaM yathA ||2-101-62 tataH praveshe saMruddhau rakShibhiH puruSharShabhau | havtA kuvalayApIDaM sasAdinamarindamau | avamR^idya durAdharShau ra~NgaM vivishatustadA ||2-101-63 chANUrAndhrau viniShpiShya keshavena balena cha | augraseniH suduShTAtmA sAnujo vinipAtitaH ||2-101-64 yatkR^itaM yadusiMhena devairapi suduShkaram | karma tatkeshavAdanyaH kartumarhati kaH pumAn ||2-101-65 yadi nAdhigataM pUrvaiH prahlAdabalishambaraiH | tadidaM prApitaM vittaM shauriNA bhavatAM kR^ite ||2-101-66 etena murumAkramya daityaM pa~nchajanaM tathA | niShkramya shailasa~NghAtAnnisundaH sagaNo hataH ||2-101-67 narakashcha hato bhaumaH kuNDale chAhR^ite shubhe | prAptaM cha divi deveShu keshavena mahadyashaH ||2-101-68 vItashokabhayAbAdhAH kriShNabAhubalAshrayAH | yajadhvaM vividhairyaj~nairyAdavA vItamatsarAH ||2-101-69 devAnAM sumahatkAryaM kR^itaM kR^iShNena dhImatA | priyamAvedayAmyeSha bhavatAM bhadramastu vaH ||2-101-70 yadiShTaM vo yadushreShThAH kartAsmi tadatandritaH | bhavatAmasmi yUyaM cha mama yuShmAsvahaM sthitaH ||2-101-71 iti saMbodhayankR^iShnamabravItpAkashAsanaH | sa mAM praikShItsurashreShThaH prItastuShTAstathA vayam ||2-101-72 yatra dhIH shrIH sthitA tatra yatra shrIstatra sannatiH | sannatirdhIstathA shrIshcha nityaM kR^iShNe mahAtmani ||2-101-73 itishrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShnuparvaNi nAradavAkyaM nAmaikottarashatatamo.adhyAyaH