## Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 2 - Vishnu Parva Chapter 40 - Ascent of Gomanta Mountain Itranslated by K S Ramachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, August 5. 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 chatvAriMsho.adhyAyaH gomantArohaNam vaishampAyana uvAcha tattu dhenvAH payaH pItvA baladarpasamanvitau | tatastau rAmasahitau prasthitau yadupu~Ngavau ||2-40-1 gomantaM parvataM draShTuM mattanAgendragAminau | jAmadgnyapradiShTena mArgeNa vadatAM varau ||2-40-2 jAmadagnyatR^itIyAste trayastraya ivAgnayaH | shobhayanti sma panthAnaM tridivaM tridashA iva ||2-40-3 te chAdhvavidhinA sarve tato vai divasakramAt | gomantamachalaM prAptA mandaraM tridashA iva ||2-40-4 latAchAruvichitraM cha nAnAdrumavibhUShitam | nAnAgurupinaddhA~NgaM chitraM chitramanoharaiH ||2-40-5 dvirephagaNasa~NkIrNaM shilAsa~NkaTapAdapam | mattabarhiNanirghoShairnAditaM meghanAdibhiH ||2-40-6 gaganAlagnashikharaM jaladAsaktapAdapam | mattadvipaviShANAgraiH parighR^iShTopalA~Nkitam ||2-40-7 kUjadbhishchANDajagaNaiH samantAtpratinAditam | darIprapAtAmburavaishChannaM shArdUlapallavaiH ||2-40-8 nIlAshmachayasa~NghAtairbahuvarNaM yathA ghanam | dhAtuvisrAvadigdhA~NgaM sAnuprasravabhUShitam ||2-40-9 kIrNaM suragaNaiH kAntairmainAkamiva kAmagam | uchChritaM suvishAlAgraM samUlAmbuparisravam ||2-40-10 sakAnanadarIprasthaM shvetAbhragaNabhUShitam | panasAmrAtakAmraughairvetrasyandanachandanaiH ||2-40-11 tamAlailAvanayutaM marIchakShupasa~Nkulam | pippalIvallikalilaM chitrami~NgudipAdapaiH ||2-40-12 drumaiH sarjarasAnAM cha sarvataH parishobhitam | prAMshushAlavanairyuktaM bahuchitravanairyutam ||2-40-13 sarjaniMbArjunavanaM pATalIkulasa~Nkulam | hintAlaishcha tamAlaishcha punnAgaishchopashobhitam ||2-40-14 jaleShu jalajaishChannaM sthaleShu sthalajairapi | pa~NkajairdrumakhaNDaishcha sarvataH pratibhUShitam ||2-40-15 jambUjaMbUlavR^ikShADhyaM kadrukandalabhUShitam | champakAshokabakulaM bilvatindukashobhitam ||2-40-16 ku~njaishcha nAgapuShpaishcha samantAdupashobhitam | nAgayUthasamAkIrNaM mR^igasa~NghAtashobhitam ||2-40-17 siddhachAraNarakShobhiH sevitaprastarAntaram | gandharvaishcha samAyuktaM guhyakaiH pakShibhistathA ||2-40-18 vidyAdharagaNairnityamanukIrNashilAtalam | siMhashArdUlasannAdaiH satataM pratinAditam | sevitaM vAridhArAbhishchandrapAdaishcha shobhitam ||2-40-19 stutaM tridashagandharvairapsarobhirala~NkR^itam | vanaspatInAM divyANAM puShpairuchchAvachaiH shritam ||2-40-20 shakravajraprahArANAmanabhij~naM kadAchana dAvAgnibhayanirmuktaM mahAvAtabhayojjhitam ||2-40-21 prapAtaprabhavAbhishcha saridbhirupashobhitam | kAnanairAnanAkArairvisheShadbhiriva shriyam ||2-40-22 jalashaivalashR^i~NgAgrairunmiShantamiva shriyA | sthalIbhirmR^igajuShTAbhiH kAntAbhirupashobhitam ||2-40-23 pArshvairupalakalmAShairmeghairiva vibhUShitam | pAdaprachChannabhUmIbhiH sapuShpAbhiH samantataH |2-40-24 maNDitaM vanarAjIbhiH pramadAbhiH patiryathA | sundarIbhirdarIbhishcha kandarAbhistathaiva cha ||2-40-25 teShu teShvavakAsheShu sadAramiva shobhitam | auShadhIdIptashikharaM vAnaprasthaniShevitam | jAtarUpairvanoddeshaiH kR^itrimairiva bUShitam ||2-40-26 mUlena suvishAlena shirasApyuchChritena cha | pR^ithivImantarikShaM cha gAhayantamiva sthitam ||2-40-27 te samAsAdya gomantaM ramyaM bhUmidharottamam | ruchiraM ruruchuH sarve vAsAyAmarasannibhAH ||2-40-28 ruruhuste girivaraM khamUrdhvamiva pakShiNaH | asajjamAnA vegena vainateyaparAkramAH ||2-40-29 te tu tasyottaraM shR^i~NgamArUDhAstridashA iva | agAraM sahasA chakrurmanasA nirmitopamam ||2-40-30 niviShtau yAdavau dR^iShTvA jAmadagnyo mahAmatiH | rAmo.abhimatamakliShTamApraShTumupachakrame ||2-40-31 kR^iShNa yAsyAmyahaM tAta puraM shUrpArakaM vibho | yuvayornAsti vaimukhyaM sa~NgrAme daivatairapi ||2-40-32 prAptavAnasmi yAM prItiM mArgAnugamanAdapi | sA me kR^iShNAnugR^ihNAti sharIramidamavyayam ||2-49-33 idaM yatsthAnamuddiShTaM yatrAyudhasamAgamaH | yuvayorvihito devaiH samayaH sAmparAyikaH ||2-40-34 devAnAM mukhya vaikuNTha viShNo devairabhiShTuta | kR^iShNa sarvasya lokasya shR^iNu me naiShThikaM vachaH ||2-40-35 yadidaM prastutaM karma tvayA govinda laukikam | mAnuShANAM hitArthAya loke mAnuShadehinA ||2-40-36 tasyAyaM prathamaH kalpaH kAlena tu viyojitaH | jarAsaMdhena vai sArdhaM sa~NgrAme samupasthite ||2-40-37 tatrAyudhabalaM chaiva rUpaM cha raNakarkasham | svayamevAtmanA kR^iShNa tvayAtmAnaM vidhatsva ha ||2-40-38 chakrodyatakaraM dR^iShTvA tvAm gadApANimAhave | chaturdviguNapInAMsaM bibhyedapi shatakratuH ||2-40-39 adya prabhR^iti te yAtra svargoktA samupasthitA | pR^ithivyAM pArthivendrANAM kR^itAstre tvayi mAnada ||2-40-40 vainateyasya chAhvAnaM vAhanaM dhvajakarmaNaH | kuru shIghraM mahAbAho govinda vadatAM vara ||2-40-41 yuddhakAmA nR^ipatayastridivAbhimukhodyatAH | dhArtarAShTrasya vashagAstiShThanti raNavR^ittayaH || 2-40-42 rAj~nAM nidhanadR^iShTArthA vaidhavyenAdhivAsitA | ekaveNIdharA cheyaM vasudhA tvAM pratIkShate ||2-40-43 sagrahaM kR^iShNa nakShatraM sa~NkShipyArivimardana | tvayi mAnuShyamApanne yuddhe cha samupasthite ||2-40-44 tvarasva kR^iShNa yuddhAya dAnavAnAM vadhAya cha | svargAya cha narendrANAM devatAnAM sukhAya cha ||2-40-45 satkR^ito.ahaM tvayA kR^iShNa lokaishcha sacharAcharaiH | tvayA satkR^itarUpeNa yena satkR^itavAnaham ||2-40-46 sAdhayAmi mahAbAho bhavataH kAryasiddhaye | smartavyashchAsmi yuddheShu kAntAreShu mahIkShitAm ||2-40-47 ityuktvA jAmadagnyastu kR^iShNamakliShTakAriNa jayAshiShA varddhayitvA jagAmAbhIpsitAM disham ||2-49-48 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNi gomantArohaNaM nAma chatvAriMsho.adhyAyaH