##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 2 - Vishnu Parva - Chapter 37 - The Story of King Haryashva, and the Birth of Yadu Itranslated by K S Ramachandran, ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, July 28, 2008 Note : verse 17: parityajat : Here is another example where metre takes precedence over grammar## 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 saptatriMsho.adhyAyaH haryashvarAjakathA yadorutpattishcha vaishampAyana uvAcha sa kR^iShNastatra balavAnrauhiNeyena sa~NgataH | mathurAM yAdavAkIrNAM purIM tAM sukhamAvasat ||2-37-1 prAptayauvanadehastu yukto rAjashriyA vibhuH | chachAra mathurAM prItaH savanAkarabhUShaNAm ||2-37-2 kasyachittvatha kAlasya rAjA rAjagR^iheshvaraH | sasmAra nihataM kaMsaM jarAsaMdhaH pratApavAn ||2-37-3 yuddhAya yojito bhUyo duhitR^ibhyAM mahIpatiH | dasha sapta cha sa~NgrAmA~njarAsaMdhasya yAdavAH | dadurna chainaM samare hantuM shekurmahArathAH ||2-37-4 tato mAgadharAT shrImAMshchatura~NgabalAnvitaH | bhUyo.apyaShTAdashaM kartuM sa~NgrAmaM sa samArabhat ||2-37-5 vailakShyAtpunarevAsau rAjA rAjagR^iheshvaraH | jarAsaMdho balI shrImAnpAkashAsanavikramaH ||2-37-6 sa sAdhanena mahatA bR^ihadrathasuto balI | kR^iShNasya vadhamanvichChanbhUyo vai saMnyavartata ||2-37-7 taM shrutvA sahitAH sarve nivR^ittaM magadheshvaram | yAdavA mantrayAmAsurjarAsaMdhabhayArditAH ||2-37-8 tataH prAha mahAtejA vikadrurnayakovidaH | kR^iShNaM kamalapatrAkShamugrasenasya shR^iNvataH ||2-37-9 shrUyatAM tAta govinda kulasyAsya samudbhavaH | shrUyatAmabhidhAsyAmi prAptakAlamahaM tataH ||2-37-10 yuktaM chenmanyase sAdho karisShyasi vacho mama | yAdavasyAsya vaMshasya samudbhavamasheShataH || 2-37-11 yathA me katithaH pUrvaM vyAsena viditAtmanA | AsIdrAjA manorvaMshe shrImAnikShvAkusaMbhavaH | haryashva iti vikhyAto mahendrasamavikramaH ||2-37-12 tasyAsIddayitA bhAryA madhordaityasya vai sutA | devI madhumatI nAma yathendrasya shachI tathA ||2-37-13 sA yauvanaguNopetA rUPeNApratimA bhuvi | manorathakarI rAj~naH prANebhyo.api garIyasI ||2-37-14 dAnavendrakule jAtA sushroNI kAmarUpiNI | ekapatnIvratadharA khecharA rohiNI yathA ||2-37-15 sA tamikShvAkushArdUlaM kAmayAmAsa kAminI | sa kadAchinnarashreShTho bhrAtra jyeShThena mAdhava ||2-37-16 rAjyAnnirasto vishvastaH so.ayodhyAM saMparityajat | sa tadAlpaparIvAraH priyayA sahito vane ||2-37-17 reme sametya kAlaj~naH provAcha kamalekShaNaH | bhrAtrA viniShkR^itaM rAjyAtprovAcha kamalekShaNA ||2-37-18 ehyAgachCha narashreShThA tyaja rAjyakR^itAM spR^ihAm | gacCHAvaH sahitau vIra madhormama piturgR^iham ||2-37-19 ramyaM madhuvanaM nAma kAmapuShpaphaladrumam | sahitau tatra raMsyAvo yathA divi gatau tathA ||2-37-20 piturme dayitastvaM hi mAturmama cha pArthiva | matpriyArthaM priyataro bhrAtushcha lavaNasya vai ||2-37-21 raMsyAvastatra sahitau rAjyasthAviva kAmagau | tatra gatvA narashreShTha hyamarAviva nandane | bhadraM te vihariShyAvo yathA devapure tathA ||2-37-22 taM tyajAva mahArAja bhrAtaraM te.abhimAninam | AvayordveShiNaM nityaM mattaM rAjyamadena vai ||2-37-23 dhigimaM garhitaM vAsaM bhR^ityavachcha parAshrayam | gachChAvaH sahitau vIra piturme bhavanAntikam ||2-37-24 tasya samyakpravR^ittasya pUrvajaM bhrAtaraM prati | kAmArtasya narendrasya patnyAstadruruche vachaH ||2-37-25 tato madhupuraM rAjA haryashvaH sa jagAma cha | bhAryayA saha kAminyA kAmI puruShapu~NgavaH ||2-37-26 madhunA dAnavendreNa sa sAmnA samudAhR^itaH | svAgataM vatsa haryashva prIto.asmi tava darshanAt ||2-37-27 yadetanmama rAjyaM vai sarvaM madhuvanaM vinA | dadAmi tava rAjendra vAsashcha pratigR^ihyatAm ||2-37-28 vane.asmi.NllavaNashchAyaM sahAyaste bhaviShyati | amitranigrahe chaiva karNadhAratvameShyati ||2-37-29 pAlayainaM shubhaM rAShTraM samudrAnUpabhUShitam | gosamR^iddhaM shriyA juShTamAbhIraprAyamAnuSham ||2-37-30 atra te vasatastAta durgaM giripuraM mahat | bhavitA pArthivAvAsaH surAShTraviShayo mahAn ||2-37-31 anUpaviShayashchaiva samudrAnte nirAmayaH | AnartaM nAma te rAShTraM bhaviShyatyAyataM mahat ||2-37-32 tadbhaviShyamahaM manye kAlayogena pArthiva | adhyAsyatAM yathAkAlaM pArthivaM vR^Ittamuttamam ||2-37-33 yAyAtamapi vaMshaste sameShyati cha yAdavam | anu vaMshaM cha vaMshaste somasya bhavitA kila ||2-37-34 eSha me vibhavastAta tavemaM viShayottamam | dattvA yAsyAmi tapase sAgaraM lavaNAlayam ||2-37-35 lavaNena samAyuktastvamimaM viShayottamam | pAlayasvAkhilaM tAta svasya vaMshasya vR^iddhaye ||2-37-36 bADhamityeva haryashvaH pratijagrAha tatpuram | sa cha daityastapovAsaM jagAma varuNAlayam ||2-37-37 haryashvashcha mahAtejA divye girivarottame | niveshayAmAsa puraM vAsArthamamaropamaH ||2-37-38 AnartaM nAma tadrAShTraM surAShTraM godhanAyutaM | achireNaiva kAlena samR^iddhaM pratyapadyata ||2-37-39 anUpaviShaye chaiva velAvanavibhUShitam | vichitraM kShetrasasyADhyaM prAkAragrAmasa~Nkulam ||2-37-40 shashAsa nR^IpatiH sphItaM tadrAShTraM rAShTravarddhanaH | rAjadharmeNa yashasA prajAnAM nandivarddhanaH ||2-37-41 tasya saMyakprachAreNa haryashvasya mahAtmanaH | vyavardhata tadakShobhyaM rAShTraM rAShTraguNairyutam ||2-37-42 sa hi rAjA sthito rAjye rAjavR^ittena shobhitaH | prAptaH kulochitAM lakShmIM vR^ittena cha nayena cha ||2-37-43 tasyaiva cha suvR^ittasya putrakAmasya dhImataH | madhumatyAM suto jaj~ne yadurnAma mahAyashAH ||2-37-44 so.avardhata mahAtejA yadurdundubhiniHsvanaH | rAjalakShaNasaMpannaH sapatnairduratikramaH ||2-37-45 yadurnAmAbhavatputro rAjalakShaNapUjitaH | yathAsya pUrvajo rAjA pUruH sa sumahAyashAH ||2-37-46 sa eka eva tasyAsItputraH paramashobhanaH | UrjitaH pR^IthivIbhartA haryashvasya mahAtmanaH ||2-37-47 dasha varShasahasrANi sa kR^itvA rAjyamavyayam | jagAma tridivaM rAjA dharmeNApratimo bhuvi ||2-37-48 tato yaduradInAtmA prajAbhistvabhyaShichyata | pitaryuparate shrImAnkrameNArka ivoditaH ||2-37-49 shashAsa chemAM vasudhAM prashAntabhayataskarAm | yadurindrapratIkAsho nR^ipo yenAsma yAdavAH ||2-37-50 sa kadAchinnR^ipashchakre jalakrIDAM mahodadhau | dAraiH saha guNodAraiH satAra iva chandramAH ||2-37-51 sa tatra sahasA kShiptastitIrShuH sAgarAMbhasi | dhUmravarNena nR^ipatiH sarparAjena vIryavAn ||2-37-52 so.apAkR^iShyata vegena jale sarpapuraM mahat | maNistambhagR^ihadvAraM muktAdAmavibhUShitam ||2-37-53 kIrNaM sha~NkhakulaiH shubhrai ratnarAshivibhUShitam | pravAlA~NkurapatrADhyaiH pAdapairupashobhitam ||2-37-54 kIrNaM pannagavaryaughaiH samudrodaravAsibhiH | svarNavarNena bhAsvantaM svastikenenduvarchasA ||2-37-55 sa taM dadarsha rAjendro vimale sAgarAmbhasi | pannagendrapuraM toye jagatyAmiva nirmitam ||2-37-56 svachChashchaiva pure tatra pravivesha nR^ipo yaduH | agAdhaM toyadAkAraM pUrNaM sarpavadhUgaNaiH ||2-37-57 tasya dattaM maNimayaM jalajaM paramAsanam | svAstIrNaM padmapatraishcha padmasUtrottarachChadam ||2-37-58 tamAsInaM nR^ipaM tatra parame pannagAsane | dvijihvapatiravyagro dhUmravarNo.abhyabhAShata ||2-37-59 pitA te svargatiM prAptaH kR^itvA vaMshamimaM mahat | bhavantaM tejasA yuktamutpAdya vasudhAdhipam ||2-37-60 yAdavAnAmayaM vaMshastvannAmnA yadupu~Ngava | pitrA te ma~NgalArthAya sthApitaH pArthivAkaraH ||2-37-61 vaMshe chAsmiMstava vibho devAnAM tanayAvyayAH | R^iShINAmuragANAM cha utpatsyante nR^iyonijAH ||2-37-62 tanmamemAH sutAH pa~ncha kumAryo vR^ittasaMmatAH | utpannA yauvanAshvasya bhaginyAM nR^ipasattama ||2-37-63 pratIchChemAH svadharmeNa prAjApatyena karmaNA | varaM cha te pradAsyAmi varArhastvamato mama ||2-37-64 bhaumAshcha kukurAshchaiva bhojAshchAndhakayAdavAH | dAshArhA vR^iShNayashcheti khyAtiM yAsyanti sapta te ||2-37-65 sa tasmai dhUmravarNo vai kanyAH kanyAvrate sthitAH | jalapUrNena yogena dadAvindrasamAya vai ||2-37-66 varaM chAsmai dadau prItaH sa vai pannagapu~NgavaH | shrAvayankanyakAH sarvA yathAkramamadInavat ||2-37-67 etAsu te sutAH pa~ncha sutAsu mama mAnada | utpatsyante pitustejo mAtushchaiva samAshritAH ||2-37-68 asmatsamayabaddhAshcha salilAbhyantarecharAH | tava vaMshe bhaviShyanti pArthivAH kAmarUpiNaH ||2-37-69 sa varaM kanyakAshchaiva labdhvA yaduvarastadA | udatiShThata vegena salilAchchandramA iva ||2-37-70 sa pa~nchakanyAmadhyastho dadR^ishe tatra pArthivaH | pa~nchatAreNA saMyukto nakShatreNeva chandramAH ||2-37-71 sa tadantaHpuraM sarvaM dadarsha nR^ipasattamaH | vaivAhikena veSheNa divyasraganulepanaH ||2-37-72 samAshvAsya cha tAH sarvAH sapatnIH pAvakopamAH | jagAma svapuraM rAjA prItyA paramayA yutaH ||2-37-73 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNi vikadruvAkyaM nAma saptatriMsho.adhyAyaH