##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 2 - Vishnu Parva Chapter 117- Parvati blesses Usha with a Boon Itranslated by K S Ramachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca, January 31, 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- atha saptadashAdhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH pArvatyAH sakAshAt uShAyA varalAbhaH vaishampAyana uvAcha krIdAvihAropagataH kadAchidabhavadbhavaH | devyA saha nadItIre ramye shrImati sa prabhuH ||2-117-1 shatAni tatrApsarasAM chikrIDushcha samaMtataH | sarvartukavane ramye gandharvapatayastathA ||2-117-2 kusumaiH pArijAtasya puShpaiH santAnakasya cha | gandhoddAmamivAkAshaM nadItIraM tu sarvashaH ||2-117--3 veNuvINAmR^ida~Ngaishcha paNavaishcha sahasrashaH | vAdyamAnaiH sa shushrAva gItamapsarasAM tadA ||2-117-4 sUtamAgadhakalpaishchAstuvannapsarasAM gaNAH | devadevaM suvapuShaM sragviNaM raktavAsasam ||2-117-5 shrImaheshaM devadevamarchayanti manoramam | tatastu devyA rUpeNa chitralekhA varApsarAH ||2-117-6 bhavaM prasAdayAmAsa devI cha prAhasattadA | prasAdayantImIshAnaM prahasantyapsarogaNAH ||2-117-7 bhavasya pArShadA divyA nAnArUpA mahaujasaH | devyA hyanuj~nayA sarve krIDante tatra tatra ha ||2-117-8 atha te pArShadAstatra rahasye suvipashchitaH | mahAdevasya rUpeNa tachchihnaM rUpamAsthitAH ||2-117-9 tato devyAH surUpeNa lIlayA vadanena cha | devI prahAsaM mumuche tAshchaivApsarasastadA | tataH kilakilAshabdaH prAdurbhUtaH samaMtataH ||2-117-10 praharShamatulaM lebhe bhavaH prItamanAstadA | bANasya duhitA kanyA tatroShA nAma bhAminI ||2-117-11 devaM saMkrIDitaM dR^iShTvA devyA saha nadIgatam | dIpyamAnaM mahAdevaM dvAdashAdityatejasam ||2-117-12 nAnArUpaM vapuH kR^itvA devyAH priyachikIrShayA | uShA manorathaM chakre pArvatyAH saMnidhau tathA ||2-117-13 dhanyA hi bhartR^isahitA ramatyevaM samAgatAH | manasA tvatha saMkalpamuShayA bhAShitaM tathA ||2-117-14 vij~nAya tadabhiprAyamuShAyAH parvatAtmajA | prAha devI tato vAkyamuShAM harShayatI shanaiH ||2-117-15 uShe tvaM shIghramapyevaM bhartrA saha ramiShyasi | yathA devo mayA sArdhaM sha~NkaraH shatrunAshanaH ||2-117-16 evamukte tadA devyA vAkye chintAvilekShaNA | uShA bhAvaM tadA chakre bhartrA raMsye kadA saha ||2-117-17 tadA haimavatI vAkyaM saMprahasyedamabravIt | uShe shR^iNuShva vAkyaM me yadA saMyogameShyasi ||2-117-18 vaishAkhe mAsi harmyasthAM dvAdashyAM tvaM dinakShaye | ramayiShyati yaH svapne sa te bhartA bhaviShyati ||2-117-19 evamuktA daityasutA kanyAgaNasamAvR^itA | apAkrAmata harSheNa ramamANA yathAsukham ||2-117-20 tataH sakhIbhirhAsyantI harSheNotphullalochanA | tAlikAsaMnipAtaishcha hyanyonyamabhyavartata ||2-117-21 kinnaryo yakShakanyAshcha nAnAdaiteyakanyakAH | apsarogaNakanyAshcha uShAyAH sakhitAM gatAH ||2-117-22 uktA cha tatra tAbhishcha bhartA tava varAnane | bhaviShyatyachireNaiva devyA vachanakalpitaH ||2-117-23 na hi devyA vacho mithyA bhaviShyati kadAchana | rUpAbhijanasaMpannaH patiste kalpitastayA || 2-117-24 uShA sakhInAM tadvAkyaM pratipUjya yathAvidhi | yattanmanorathaM devyA bhAvayantI vyavasthitA ||2-117-25 tataH krIDAvihAraM tamanubhUya sahomayA | gate.ahani tataH sarvA nAryastAH paramAdbhutAH ||2-117-26 yayuH svAnAlayAnsarvA devI chAdarshanaM gatA | kAshchidashvaistathA yAnairgajairanyAstathA rathaiH ||2-117-27 puraM pravivishurhR^iShTAH kAshchidAkAshamAsthitAH | tataH prabhR^iti sA devI kAmamohaM gatA vibho ||2-117-28 devyAstu vachanaM smR^itvA saMsmarantI patiM tadA | nidrAM na bhajate rAtrau na divA bhojanaM tathA ||2--117-29 smarantI patibhAvaM sA vilalApa nR^ipAtmajA | nindantI shashinaM nAke sevatI na cha chandanam ||2-117-30 sA bAlA mohitA rAjankAmena paripIDitA | upacharyanti tAM sakhyo vijvarAmapi sajvarAm ||2-117-31 tapyate hR^idayaM tasyAlepitaM chandanena cha | kapole pANDimA chihnaM netre jalasamanvite ||2-117-32 jR^imbhaNaM cha tathA svApo dehe tasyA vyavardhata | padminIkandachUrNAni shItalAni muhurmuhuH ||2-117-33 kShipanti sakhyo hR^idaye pIDite manmathAgninA | vyajanAni prakurvanti pR^ichChanti cha punaH punaH ||2-117-34 kA vyathA kiM sharIraM te kimidaM tava bhAminI | kiM tubhyaM rochate devi tadAkhyAhi varAnane ||2-1117-35 kasmAdidaM samutpannaM duHkhasAdhyaM manorame | tvanmanonugataM vAkyaM vadantyetAstu sArikAH ||2-117-36 shukA nIlatamAH subhru paThanti hi pumAniva | prahlAdajananaM vAkyaM kimarthaM nAdya bhAshase ||2-117-37 tava tAto mahAvIro devAnAmapi durjayaH | tasyAgre tiShThate ko.api na bhUmau varavarNini ||2-117-38 baleH putro mahAvIro bANo hi duratikramaH | jitvAmarAvatIkaM cha nagaraM shoNitAhvayam | yatra saMtiShThate devaH shUlahasto maheshvaraH || 2-117-39 putro.ayamiti jAnIhi girijAM yo.abravIddharaH | bANaM prati mahAdevastava tAtamuShe shR^iNu ||2-117-40 kA vyatheti mukhe chedaM nAsAgraM cha virAjate | nIhArabindavaH padme rAjante sharadAgame ||2-117-41 saMpUrNachandrapratimaM mukhaM chandro yathA ghane | na shobhate tu vichChAyaM kimarthaM kAraNaM vada ||2-117-42 shvAsANmu~nchasi bAle tvaM na ratiM yAsi bhAvataH | gR^ihANa bhojanaM divyaM yatte manasi vartate ||2-117-43 tAmbUlaM rochate pUrvaM tatkimarthaM na gR^ihyate | miShTAni yAni vastUni durlabhAnItarairjanaiH ||2-117-44 gR^ihANa devi uttiShTha vada pIDAM sharIrajAm | iti kolAhalaM shrutvA uShA veshmasamudbhavam ||2-117-45 dAsIbhiH kIrtitaM tatra mAturagre pR^ithakpR^ithak | rAjaputrI yadA devI samAyAtA gR^ihe satI ||2-117-46 jalakrIDAvihArAchcha mUkeva parilakShyate | ato dAsIjanA devi vadAmastvAM vayaM janAH ||2-117-47 ko mohaH kimidaM maunaM kaH svApo mlAnatA katham | vichArya bhiShajo devi dishyantAM kaShTashAntaye ||2-117-48 shirIShapuShpasadR^ishaM yachCharIraM sukomalam | tatkathaM sahate devi vyAdhibhAraM varAnane ||2-117-49 iti shrutvA tadA devI satvarA haMsagAminI | prApya deshamuShA yatra kimidaM kaShTalakShaNam ||2-117-50 pallavAkR^itihastena komalaM tatkaraM tadA | spR^iShTvA~NgulIranAyAsaM sphoTayAmAsa bhAminI ||2-117-51 kimasti tava kalyAni kA vyathA tava vartate | ete vaidyAH samAgatya pR^ichChanti bhavatIM hi tat ||2-117-52 vaidyA UchuH jalakrIDAM gatA tatra rAjaputrI sakhIgaNaiH | pArvatyAH krIDitaM tatra jAnImaH shramasaMbhavam ||2-117-53 shramAdglAniH samutpannA jR^imbhaNe cha punaH punaH | svApashcha jAyate tena mA bhayaM kartumarhasi ||2-117-54 devyuvAcha hR^idaye nihitaM vaidyAshchandanaM himasaMyutam | amAtyAH kimidaM shIghraM kimidaM budbudAyate ||2-117-55 atidAho mahAnsvedaH pipAsA na bubhukShate | pralApa eva kiM tasyAM shAstrato brUta nishchitam ||2-117-56 vaidyA UchuH krIDAvihAre militAH strIjanA devasaMnidhau | rUpeNApratimA devI rAjaputrI cha bhAvinI ||2-117-57 dR^iShTipAtaH kR^itastAbhistena putryAM vyathAbhavat | rakShAmantraistathA pItaiH sarShapaistAM kumArikAm ||2-117-58 pAnIyairabhiShekeNa parA shAntirbhaviShyati | ityuktvA bhiShajaH sarve nivR^ittA nR^ipaveshmataH ||2-117-59 sUchayantaH punaH sarve kAmAbhiprAyajAM vyathAm | mAtR^ipR^iShTA varArohA chirakAlamuvAcha sA ||2-117-60 lajjAvatI mahAbhAgA mAtaraM rudatIM bhR^sham | mAtarna rochate nityaM bhAShaNaM na cha bhojanam ||2-117-61 na chApyutsavakaM mAtaH sadAhaM hR^idayaM shR^iNu | ityuktvA virarAmAtha hyuShA nArI varAnanA ||2-117-62 sarvAbhiH strIbhirArabdhamanyonyaM mukhavIkShaNam | lajjAnukAri nArINAM yauvane hi bhavediti ||2-117-63 iyaM cha rAjakanyA hi bhartR^iyogyA kimuchyate | pituH prasAdAnmAtushcha prApnuyAtsadR^ishaM varam ||2-117-64 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNi bANayuddhe uShAviraho nAma saptadashAdhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH