## Harivamsa Maha Puranam - Part 2 - Vishnu Parva
Chapter 23- Andhaka Admonishes Kamsa 
Itranslated by K S Ramachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, May 31, 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
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   atha trayoviMsho.adhyAyaH
         andhakavachanam
         
         vaishampAyana uvAcha
         kShipraM yaduvR^iShaM dR^iShTvA sarve te yadupu~NgavAH |
         nipIDya shravaNAnhastairmenire taM gatAyuSham ||2-23-1       
         andhako.anudvignamanA dhairyAdavikR^itaM vachaH |
         provAcha vadatAM shreShThaH samAje kaMsamojasA |2-23-2
         ashlAghyo me mataH putra tavAyaM vAkparishramaH |
         ayukto garhitaH sadbhirbAndhaveshu visheShataH ||2-23-3
         ayAdavo yadi bhavA~nChR^iNu tAvadyaduchyate |
         na hi tvAM yAdavaM vIra balAtkurvanti yAdavAH ||2-23-4
         ashlAghyA vR^iShNayaH putra yeShAm tvamanushAsitA |
         ikShvAkuvaMshajo rAjA vinivR^ittaH svayaM sakR^it ||2-23-5
         bhojo vA yAdavo vAsi  kaMso vAsi yathA tathA |
         sahajaM te shirastAta jaTI muNDo.api vA bhava ||2-23-6
         ugrasenastvayaM shochyo yo.asmAkaM kulapAMsanaH |
         durjAtIyena yena tvamIdR^isho janitaH sutaH ||2-23-7f
         na chAtmano guNAMstAta  pravadanti manIShiNAH |
         pareNoktA gunA gauNyaM yAnti vedArthasaMmitAH ||2-23-8
         pR^ithivyAM yaduvaMsho.ayaM nindanIyo mahIkShitAm |
         bAlaH kulAntakR^inmUDho yeShAM tvamanushAsitA ||2-23-9
         asAdhumadbhirvAkyaishcha tvayA sAdhviti bhAShitaiH |
         na chApyAsAditaM kAryamAtmA cha vivR^itaH kR^itaH ||1-23-10
         guroranavaliptasya mAnyasya mahatAmapi |
         kshepaNaM kaH shubhaM manye dvijasyeva vadhe kR^ite ||2-23-11
         mAnyAshchaivAbhigamyAshcha vR^iddhAstAta yathAgnayaH |
         krodho hi teShAM pradahellokAnantargatAnapi ||2-23-12
         budhena tAta dAntena nityamabhyuchChritAtmanA |
         dharmasya gatiranveShyA matsyasya gatirapsviva ||2-23-13
         kevalaM tvaM tu darpeNa vR^iddhAnagnisamAniha |
         vAchA tudasi marmaghnyA amantroktA yathA.a.ahutiH ||2-23-14
         vasudevaM cha putrArthe yadimaM parigarhasi |
         tatra mithyA pralApante nindAmi kR^ipaNaM vachaH ||2-23-15
         dAruNe cha pitA putre naiva dAruNatAM vrajet |
         putrArthe hyApadaH kaShTAH pitaraH prApnuvanti hi ||2-23-16
         ChAdito vasudevena yadi putraH shishustadA |
         manyase yadyakartavyaM tatpR^ichCha pitaram svakam ||2-23-17
         garhatA vasudevaM cha yaduvaMshaM cha nindatA |
         tvayA yAdavaputrANAM vairajaM viShamarjitam 2-23-18||
         akartavyaM yadi kR^itaM vasudevena putrajam |
         kimarthamugrasenena shishustvaM na vinAshitaH ||2-23-19
         punnAmno narakAtputro yasmAttrAtA pitR^IMstadA | 
         tasmAdbruvanti putreti putraM dharmavido janAH ||2-23-20
         jAtyAM hi yAdavaH kR^ishNAH sa cha sa~NkarShaNo yuvA |
         tvaM chApi vidhR^itastAbhyAM jAtavaireNA chetasA ||2-23-21
         udbhUtAnIha sarveShAM yadUnAM hR^idayAni vai |
         vasudeve tvayA.a.akShipte vAsudeve cha kopite ||2-23-22 
         kR^iShNe cha bhavato dveShye vasudevavigarhaNAt | 
         shaMsanti chemAni bhayaM nimittAnyashubhANi te ||2-23-23
         sarpANAM darshanaM tIvraM duHsvapnAnAM nishAkShaye |
         puryA vaidhavyashaMsIni kAraNAiranumImahe ||2-23-24
         esha ghoro grahaH svAtImullikha~Nkhe gabhastibhiH |
         chakrama~ngArakashchakre chitrAyAM ghoradarshanaH ||2-23-25
         budhena pashchimA sandhyA vyAptA ghoreNa tejasA |
         vaishvAnarapathe shukro hyatichAraM chachAra ha ||2-23-26
         ketunA dhUmaketostu nakShatrANi trayodasha |
         bharaNyAdIni bhinnAni nAnuyAnti nishAkaram ||2-23-27  
         prAksaMdhyA parighagrastA bhAbhirbAdhati bhAskaram |
         pratilomaM cha yAntyeva vyAharanto mR^igadvijAH ||2-23-28
         shivA shmashAnAnniShkramya niHshvAsA~NgAravarShiNI |
         ubhe sandhye purIM ghorA paryeti bahu vAshatI ||2-23-29
         ulkA nirghAtanAdena papAta dharanItale |
         chalatyaparvaNi mahI girINAM shikharANi cha ||2-23-30
         grastaH svarbhAnunA sUryo  divA naktamajAyata |
         dhUmotpAtairdisho vyAptAH shuShkAshanisamAhatAH ||2-23-31
         prasravanti ghanA raktaM sAshanistanayitnavaH |
         chalitA devatAH sthAnAttyajanti vihagA nagAn ||2-23-32
         yAni rAjavinAshAya daivaj~nAH kathayanti ha |
         tAni sarvANi pashyAmo nimittAnyashubhAni vai ||2-23-33
         tvaM chApi svajanadveShI rAjadharmaparA~NmukhaH |
         animittAgatakrodhaH sannikR^iShTabhayo hyasi ||2-23-34
         yastvam devopamam vR^iddhaM vasudevaM vasUpamam |
         mohAtkShipasi durbuddhe kutaste shAntirAtmanaH ||2-23-35
         tvadgato yo hi naH snehastaM tyajAmo.adya vai vayam |
         ahitaM svasya vaMshasya na tvAM kShaNamupAsmahe ||2-23-36
         sa hi dAnapatirdhanyo yo drakShyati vane gatam |
         puNDarIkavishAlAkShaM kR^iShNamakliShTakAriNam ||2-23-37
         ChinnamUlo hyayaM vaMsho yadUnAM tvatkR^ite kR^itaH |
         kR^iShNo j~nAtInsamAnAyya sa sandhAnaM kariShyati ||2-23-38
         kShAntameva tavAnena vasudevena dhImatA |
         kAlasaMyakparij~nAno brUhi tvaM yadyadichChasi ||2-23-39
         mahyaM tu rochate kaMsa vasudevasahAyavAn |
         gachCha kR^iShNasya nilayaM sandhistena cha rochatAm ||2 23-40
         
            iti srimahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNi
                    andhakavachane trayoviMsho.adhyAyaH