## Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 2 - Vishnu Parva Chapter 21 - Slaying of Vrishabhasura Itranslated by K S Ramachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, May 27, 2008## 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 ekaviMsho.adhyAyaH vR^iShabhAsuravadhaH vaishampAyana uvAcha pradoShArddhe kadAchittu kR^iShNe ratiparayaNe | trAsayantsamado goShThamariShTaH pratyadR^ishyata ||2-21-1 nirvANA~NgArameghAbhastIkShNashR^i~Ngo.arkalochanaH | kShuratIkShNAgracharaNaH kAlaH kAla ivAparaH ||2-21-2 lelihAnaH saniShpeShaM jihvayoShThau punaH punaH | garvitAviddhalA~NgUlaH kaThinaskandhabandhanaH ||2-21-3 kakudodagranirmANaH pramANAdduratikramaH | shakR^inmUtropaliptA~Ngo gavAmudvejano bhR^isham ||2-21-4 mahAkatTiH sthUlamukho dR^iDhajAnurmahodaraH | viShANAvalgitagatirlambatA kanThacharmaNA ||2-21-5 gavAroheShu chapalastarughAtA~NkitAnanaH | yuddhasajjaviShANAgro dviShadvR^iShabhasUdanaH ||2-21-6 arishTo nAma hi gavAmariShTo dAruNAkR^itiH | daityo vR^iShabharUpeNa goShThAnviparidhAvati ||2-21-7 pAtayAno gavAM garbhAndR^ipto gachChatyanArtavam | jR^imbhamANashcha chapalo gR^iShTIH saMprachachAra ha ||2-21-8 shR^i~NgapraharaNo raudraH praharangoShu durmadaH | goShTheShu na ratiM lebhe vinA yuddhena govR^iShaH ||2-21-9 kasyachittvatha kAlasya sa vR^iShaH keshavAgrataH | AjagAma balodagro vaivasvatavashe sthitaH ||2-21-10 sa tatra gAstu prasabhaM bAdhamAno madotkaTaH | chakAra nirvR^iShaM goShThaM nirvatsashishupu~Ngavam ||2-21-11 etasminneva kale tu gAvaH kR^iShNasamIpagAH | trAsayAmAsa duShTAtmA vaivasvatavashe sthitaH ||2-21-12 sendrAshanirivAmbhodo nardamAno mahAsuraH | tAlashabdena taM kR^iShNassiMhanAdaishcha mohayan ||2-21-13 abhyadhAvata govindo daityaM vR^iShabharUpiNam | sa kR^iShNaM govR^iSho dR^iShTvA hR^iShTalA~NgUlalochanaH ||2-21-14 roShitastAlashabdena yuddhAkA~NkShI nanarda ha | tamApatantaM durvR^ittaM dr^ishtvA vR^iShabharUpiNam | tasmAtsthAnAnna vyachalatkR^iShNo giririvAchalaH |||2-21-15 sa kukShau vR^iShabho dR^iShTiM praNidhAya dhR^ItAnanaH | kR^iShNasya nidhanAkA~NkShI tUrNamabhyutpapAta ha ||2-21-16 tamApatantaM pramukhe pratijagrAha durddharam | kR^iShNaH kR^iShNA~njananibho vR^iShaM prativR^iShopamaH ||2-21-17 sa saMsaktastu kR^iShNo vai vR^iSheNeva mahAvR^iShaH | mumocha vaktrajaM phenaM nastashchAtha sashabdavat ||2-21-18 tAvanyonyAvaruddhA~Ngau yuddhe kR^iShNavR^iShAvubhau | rejaturmeghasamaye saMsaktAviva toyadau ||2-21-19 tasya darpabalaM hatvA kR^itvA shR^i~NgAntare padam | ApIDayadariShTasya kaNThaM klinnamivAMbaram ||2-21-20 shR^i~NgaM chAsya punaH savyamutpATya yamadaNDAvat | tenaiva prAharadvaktre sa mamAra bhR^ishaM hataH ||2-21-21 sa bhinnashR^i~Ngo bhagnAsyo bhagnaskandhashcha dAnavaH | papAta rudhirodgArI sAmbudhAra ivAmbudaH ||2-21-22 govindena hataM dR^iShTvA dR^iptaM vR^iShabhadAnavam | sAdhu sAdhviti bhUtAni tatkarmAsyAbhituShTuvuH ||2-21-23 sa chopendro vR^iShaM hatvA kAntachandre nishAmukhe | aravindAbhanayanaH punareva rarAsa ha ||2-21-24 te.api govR^ittayaH sarve kR^iShNaM kamalalochanam | upAsAMchakrire hR^iShTAH sarve shakramivAmarAH ||2-21-25 iti srimahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNi vR^iShabhAsuravadhe ekaviMsho.adhyAyaH