##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - ViShNu Parva - Chapter 2 - Kamsa's Fear, and Vishnu's Instruction to Yogamaya Itranslated and proofread by K S Rmachandran, February 12, 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 dvitIyo.adhyAyaH kaMsasaMketaH AryAnushAsanaM cha vaishaMpAyana uvAcha so.aj~nApayata saMrabdhaH sachivAnAtmano hitAn | yattA bhavata sarve vai devakyA garbhakR^intane ||2-2-1 prathamAdeva hantavyA garbhAste sapta eva hi | mUlAdeva tu hantavyaH so.anartho yatra saMshayaH ||2-2-2 devakI cha gR^ihe guptA prachChannairabhirakShitA | svairaM charatu vishrabdhA garbhakAle tu rakShyatAm ||2-2-3 mAsAnvai puShpamAsAdIngaNayantu mama striyaH | pariNAme tu garbhasya sheShaM jn~AsyAmahe vayam ||2-2-4 vasudevastu saMrakShyaH strIsanAthAsu bhUmiShu | apramattairmama hitai rAtrAvahani chaiva hi | strIbhirvarShavaraishchaiva vaktavyaM na tu kAraNam ||2-2-5 eSha mAnuShyako yatno mAnuShaireva sAdhyate | shrUyatAM yena daivaM hi madvidhaiH pratihanyate ||2-2-6 mantragrAmaiH suvihitairauShadhaishcha suyojitaiH | yatnena chAnukUlena daivamapyanulomyate ||2-2-7 vaishaMpAyana uvAcha evaM sa yatnavAnkaMso devakIgarbhakR^intane | bhayena mantrayAmAsa shrutArtho nAradAtsa vai ||2-2-8 evaM shrutvA prayatnaM vai kaMsasyAriShTasaMj~nitam | antardhAnaM gato viShNUshchintayAmAsa vIryavAn ||2-2-9 saptemAndevakIgarbhAnbhojaputro vadhiShyati | aShTame cha mayA garbhe kAryamAdhAnamAtmanaH ||2-2-10 tasya chintayatastvevaM pAtAlamagamanmanaH | yatra te garbhashayanAH shadgarbhA nAma dAnavAH ||2-2-11 vikrAntavapuSho dIptAste.amR^itaprAshanopamAH | amarapratimA yuddhe putrA vai kAlaneminaH ||2-2-12 te tAtatAtaM saMtyajya hiraNyakashipuM purA | upAsAMchakrire daityAH purA lokapitAmaham ||2-2-13 tapyamAnAstapastIvraM jaTAmaNDaladhAriNaH | teShAM prIto.abhavadbrahmA ShadgarbhANAM varaM dadau ||2-2-14 brahmovAcha bho bho dAnavashArdUlAstapasAhaM sutoShitaH | brUta vo yasya yaH kAmastasya taM taM karomyaham ||2-2-15 te tu sarve samAnArthA daityA brahmANamabruvan | yadi no bhagavAnprIto dIyatAM no varo varaH ||2-2-16 avadhyAH syAma bhagavandevataiH samahoragaiH | shApapraharaNaishchaivaM svasti no.astu maharShibhiH ||2-2-17 yakShagandharvapatibhissiddhachAraNamAnavaiH | mA bhUdvadho no bhagavandadAsi yadi no varam ||2-2-18 tAnuvAcha tato brahmA suprItenAntarAtmanA | bhavadbhiryadidaM proktaM sarvametadbhaviShyati ||2-2-19 ShadgarbhANAM varaM datvA svayaMbhUstridivaM gataH | tato hiraNyakashipuH saroSho vAkyamabravIt ||2-2-20 mAmutsR^ijya varo yasmAdvR^ito vaH padmasaMbhavAt | tasmAdvastyAjitaH snehaH shatrubhUtAMstyajAmyaham ||2-2-21 ShadgarbhA iti yo.ayaM vaH shabdaH pitrAbhivardhitaH | sa eva vo garbhagatAnpitA sarvAnvadhiShyati ||2-2-22 Shadeva devakIgarbhAH shadgarbhA vai mahAsurAH | bhaviShyatha tataH kaMso garbhasthAnvo vadhiShyati ||2-2-23 vaishaMpAyana uvAcha jagAmAtha tato viShNuH pAtAlaM yatra te.asurAH | ShadgarbhAH saMyatAH santi jale garbhagR^iheshayAH ||2-2-24 saMdadarsha jale suptAnShadgarbhAngarbhasaMsthitAn | nidrayA kAlarUpiNyA sarvAnantarhitAntsa vai ||2-2-25 svapnarUpeNa teShAM vai viShNurdehAnathAvishat | prANeshvarAMshcha niShkR^iShya nidrAyai pradadau tadA ||2-2-26 tAM chovAcha tato nidrAM viShNuH satyaparAkramaH | gachCha nidre mayotsR^iShTA devakIbhavanAntikam ||2-2-27 imAnprANeshvarAngR^ihya shadgarbhAndAnavottamAn | sarvaprANeshvarAMshchaiva ShAdgarbhAnnAma dehinaH | ShadgarbhAndevakIgarbhe yojayasva yathAkramam ||2-2-28 jAteShveteShu garbheShu nIteShu cha yamakShayam | kaMsasya viphale yatne devakyAH saphale shrame ||2-2-29 prasAdaM te kariShyAmi matprabhAvasamaM bhuvi | yena sarvasya lokasya devi devI bhaviShyasi ||2-2-30 saptamo devakIgarbho yo.aMshaH saumyo mamAgrajaH | sa saMkrAmayitavyaste saptame mAsi rohiNIm ||2-2-31 saMkarShaNAttu garbhasya sa tu saMkarShaNo yuvA | bhaviShyatyagrajo bhrAtA mama shItAMshudarshanaH ||2-2-32 patito devakIgarbhaH saptamo.ayaM bhayAditi | aShTame mayi garbhasthe kaMso yatnaM kariShyati ||2-2-33 yA tu sA nandagopasya dayitA bhuvi vishrutA | yashodA nAma bhadraM te bhAryA gopakulodvahA ||2-2-34 asyAstvaM navamo garbhaH kule.asmAkaM bhaviShyasi | navamyAmeva saMjAtA kRiShNapakShasya vai tithau ||2-2-35 ahaM tvabhijito yoge nishAyAM yauvane sthite | ardharAtre kariShyAmi garbhamokShaM yathAsukham ||2-2-36 aShatamasya tu mAsasya jAtAvAvAM tataH samam | prApsyAvo garbhavyatyAsaM prApte kaMsasya nAshane ||2-2-37 ahaM yashodAM yAsyAmi tvaM devi bhaja devakIm | AvayorgarbhasaMyoge kaMso gachChatu mUDhatAm ||2-2-38 tatastvAM gR^ihya charaNe shilAyAM pAtayiShyati | nirasyamAnA gagane sthAnaM prApsyasi shAshvatam ||2-2-39 machChavIsadR^ishI kR^iShNA saMkarShaNasamAnanA | bibratI vipulau bAhU mama bAhUpamau divi ||2-2-40 trishikhaM shUlamudyamya khaDgaM cha kanakatsarum | pAtrIM cha pUrNAM madhunA pa~NkajaM cha sunirmalam ||2-2-41 nIlakausheyasaMvItA pItenottaravAsasA | shashirashmiprakAshena hAreNorasi rAjatA ||2-2-42 divyakuNDalapUrNAbhyAM shravaNAbhyAM vibhUShitA | chandrasApatnabhUtena mukhena tvaM virAjitA ||2-2-43 mukuTena vichitreNa keshabandhena shobhinA | bhuja~NgAbhairbhujairbhImairbhUShayantI disho dasha ||2-2-44 dhvajena shikhibarheNa uchChritena virAjitA | a~Ngajena mayUrANAma~Ngadena cha bhAsvatA ||2-2-45 kIrNA bhUtagaNairghorairmanniyogAnuvartinI | kaumAraM vratamAsthAya tridivaM tvaM gamiShyasi ||2-2-46 tatra tvAM shatadR^ikChakro matpradiShTena karmaNA | abhiShekeNa divyena devataiH saha yokShyase ||2-2-47 tatraiva tvAM bhaginyarthe grahIShyati sa vAsavaH | kushikasya tu gotreNa kaushikI tvaM bhaviShyasi ||2-2-48 sa te vindhye nagashreShThe sthAnaM dAsyati shAshvatam | tataH sthAnasahasraistvaM pR^ithivIM shobhayiShyasi ||2-2-49 trailokyachAriNI sA tvaM bhuvi satyopayAchanA | chariShyasi mahAbhAge varadA kAmarUpiNI ||2-2-50 tatra shuMbhanishuMbhau dvau dAnavau nagachAriNau | tau cha kR^itvA manasi mAM sAnugau nAshayiShyasi ||2-2-51 kR^itvAnuyAtrAM bhUtastvaM surAmAMsabalipriyA | tithau navaMyAM pUjAM tvaM prApsyase sapashukriyAm ||2-2-52 ye cha tvAM matprabhAvaj~nAH praNamiShyanti mAnavAH | teShAM na durlabhaM kiMchitputrato dhanato.api vA ||2-2-53 kAntAreShvavasannAnAM magnAnAM cha mahArNave | dasyubhirvA niruddhAnAM tvaM gatiH paramA nR^iNAm ||2-2-54 tvAM tu stoShyanti ye bhaktyA stavenAnena vai shubhe | tasyAhaM na praNashyAmi sa cha me na praNashyati ||2-2-55 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivAMshe viShNuparvaNi bhArAvataraNe nidrAsaMvij~nAne dvtIyo.adhyAyaH