##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 2 - ViShNu Parva Chapter 46 - SankarShana Drags the Yamuna to Vraja itranslated by K S Ramachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, August 24, 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 ShaTchatvAriMsho.adhyAyaH rAmasya gokulgamanaM yamunAkarShaNaM cha vaishampAyana uvAcha kasyachittvatha kAlasya smR^itvA gopeShu sauhR^idam | jagAmaiko vrajaM rAmaH kR^iShNasyAnumate sthitaH ||2-46-1 sa gatastatra ramyANi dadarsha vipulAni vai | bhuktapUrvANyaraNyAni sarAMsi surabhINi cha ||2-46-2 sa praviShTastu vegena taM vrajaM kR^iShNapUrvajaH | vanyena ramaNIyena veSheNAla~NkR^itaH prabhuH ||2-46-3 sa tAnabhAShata prItyA yathApUrvamariMdamaH | gopAMstenaiva vidhinA yathAnyAyaM yathAvayaH ||2-46-4 tathaiva prAha tAnsarvAMstathaiva pariharShayan | tathaiva saha gopIbhiryojayanmadhurAH kathAH ||2-46-5 tamUchuH sthavirA gopAH priyaM madhurabhAShiNaH | rAmaM ramayatAM shreShThaM pravAsAtpunarAgatam ||2-46-6 svAgataM te mahAbAho yadUnAM kulanandana | adya sma nirvR^itAstAta yattvAM pashyAmahe vayam |2-46-7 prItAshchaiva vayaM vIra yattvaM punarihAgataH | vikhyAtastriShu lokeShu rAmaH shatrubhaya~NkaraH ||2-46-8 vardhanIyA vayaM vIra tvayA yAdavanandana | atha vA prANinastAta ramante janmabhUmiShu ||2-46-9 tridashAnAM vayaM mAnyA dhruvamadyAmalAnana | ye sma dR^iShTAstvayA tAta kA~NkShamANAstavAgamam ||2-46-10 diShTyA te nihatA mallAH kaMsashcha vinipAtitaH | ugraseno.abhiShiktashcha mAhAtmyena janena vai ||2-46-11 samudre cha shruto.asmAbhistiminA saha vigrahaH | vadhaH pa~nchajanasyaiva jarAsanMhena vigrahaH ||2-46-12 gomante cha shruto.asmAbhiH kShatryaiH saha vigrahaH | daradasya vadhashchaiva jarAsaMdhaparAjayaH | tatrAyudhAvataraNaM shrutaM naH paramAhave ||2-46-13 vadhashchaiva shR^igAlasya karavIrapurottame | tatsutasyAbhiShekashcha nAgarANAM cha sAntvanam ||2-46-14 mathurAyAM praveshashcha kIrtanIyaH surottamaiH | pratiShThitA cha vasudhA pArthivAshcha vashIkR^itAH ||2-46-15 tava chAgamanaM dR^iShTvA sabhAgyAH sma yathA purA | tena sma parituShTA vai hR^iShitAshcha sabAndhavAH ||2-46-16 pratyuvAcha tato rAmaH sarvAMstAnabhitaH sthitAn | yAdaveShvapi sarveShu bhavanto mama bAndhavAH ||2-46-17 ihAvayorgataM bAlyamiha chaivAvayo ratam | bhavadbhirvarddhitAshchaiva yAsyAmo vikriyAM katham ||2-46-18 gR^iheShu bhavatAM bhuktaM gAvashcha parirakShitAH | asmAkam bAndhavAH sarve bhavanto baddhasauhR^idAH ||2-46-19 bruvatyevam yathatattvaM gopamadhye halAyudhe | saMhR^iShTavadanA bhUyo babhUvurvrajayoShitaH ||2-46-20 tato vanAntaragato reme rAmo mahAbalaH | etasminnantare prApte rAmAya viditAtmane ||2-46-21 gopAlairdeshakAlaj~nairupAnIyata vAruNI | so.apibatpANDurAbhrAbhastatkAlaM j~nAtibhirvR^itaH ||2-46-22 vanAntaragato rAmaH pAnaM madasamIraNam | upaninyustatastasmai vanyAni vividhAni cha ||2-46-23 pratyagraramaNIyAni puShpANi cha phalAni cha | medhyAMshcha vividhAngandhAnbhakShyAMshcha hR^idaya~NgamAn ||2-46-24 sadyo hR^itAni padmAni vikachAnyutpalAni cha | shirasA chArukeshena ki~nchidAvR^itamaulinA | shravaNaikAvalambena kuNdalena virAjatA ||2-46-25 chandanArdreNa pItena vanamAlAvalambinA | vibabhAvurasA rAmaH kailAseneva mandaraH ||2-46-26 nIle vasAno vasane pratyagrajaladaprabhe | rarAja vapuSha shubhrastimiraughe yathA shashI ||2-46-27 lA~NgalenAvasiktena bhujagAbhogavartinA | tathA bhujAgrashliShTena musalena cha bhAsvatA ||2-46-28 sa matto balinAM shreShTho rarAjAghUrNitAnanaH | shaishirIShu triyAmAsu yathA svedAlasaH shashI ||2-46-29 rAmastu yamunAmAha snAtumichChe mahAnadi | ehi mAmabhigachCha tvaM rUpiNI sAgara~Ngame ||2-46-30 sa~NkarShaNasya mattoktAM bhAratIM paribhUya SA | nAbhyavartata taM deshaM strIsvabhAvena mohitA ||2-46-31 tatashchukrodha balavAnrAmo madasamIritaH | chakAra sa halaM haste karShaNAdhomukhaM balI ||2-46-32 tasyAmupari medinyAM petustAmarasasrajaH | mumuchuH puShpakoshaishcha vAsareNvaruNaM jalam ||2-46-33 sa halenAnatAgreNa kUle gR^ihya mahAnadIm | chakarSha yamunAM rAmo vyutthitAM vanitAmiva ||2-46-34 sA vihvalajalasrotA hradaprasthitasa~nchayA | vyAvartata nadI bhItA halamArgAnusAriNI ||2-46-35 lA~NgalAdiShTavartmA sA vegagA vakragAmiNI | sa~NkarShaNabhayatrastA yoShevAkulatAM gatA ||2-46-36 pulinashroNibimbauShThI mR^iditaistoyatADitaiH | phenamekhalasUtraishcha chChinnairambudagAminI ||2-46-37 tara~NgaviShamApIDA chakravAkonmukhastanI | vegagaMbhIravakrA~NgI trastamInavibhUShaNA ||2-46-38 sitahaMsekShaNApA~NgI kAshakShaumochChritAmbarA | tIrajodbhUtakeshAntA jalaskhalitagAminI ||2-46-39 lA~NgUlollikhitApA~NgI kShubhitA sAgara~NgamA | matteva kuTilA nArI rAjamArgeNa gachChatI ||2-46-40 kR^iShyate sAtivegena srotaHskhalitagAminI | unmArgA nItamArgA sA yena vR^IndAvanaM vanam ||2-46-41 vR^indAvanasya madhyena sA nItA yamunA nadI | rorUyamANeva khagairanvitA toyavAsibhiH ||2-46-42 sA yadA samatikrAntA nadI vR^indAvanaM vanam | tadA strIrUpiNI bhUtvA yamunA rAmamabravIt ||2-46-43 prasIda nAtha bhItAsmi pratilomena karmaNA | viparItamidaM rUpam toyaM cha mama jAyate ||2-46-44 asatyahaM nadImadhye rauhiNeya tvayA kR^itA | karShaNena mahAbAho svamArgavyabhichAriNI ||2-46-45 prAptAM mAM sAgare pUrvaM sapatyno vegagarvitAH | phenahAsairhasiShyanti toyavyAvR^ittagAminIm ||2-46-46 prasAdaM kuru me vIra yAche tvAM kR^iShNapUrvaja | suprasannamanA nityaM bhava tvaM surasattama ||2-46-47 karShaNAyudhakR^iShTAsmi roSho.ayaM vinivartyatAm | mUrdhnA gachChAmi charaNau tavaiShA lA~NgalAyudha | mArgamAdiShTamichChAmi kva gachChAmi mahAbhuja ||2-46-48 vaishampAyana uvAcha praNayAvanatAM dR^iShTvA yamunAM lA~NgalAyudhaH | pratyuvAchArNavavadhUM madaklAnta idaM vachaH ||2-46-49 lA~NgalAdiShTamArgA tvamimaM me priyadarshane | deshamambupradAnena plAvayasvAkhilaM shubhe ||2-46-50 eSha te subhru saMdeshaH kathitaH sAgara~Ngame | shAntiM vraja mahAbhAge gamyatAm cha yathAsukham ||2-46-51 yAvatsthAsyati loko.ayaM tAvattiShThatu me yashaH | yamunAkarShaNaM dR^iShTvA sarve te vrajavAsinaH ||2-46-52 sAdhu sAdhviti rAmAya praNAmaM chakrire tadA | tAM visR^ijya mahAbhAgAM tAMshcha sarvAnvrajaukasaH ||2-46-53 tataH sa~nchintya manasA rAmaH praharatAM varaH | punaH pratijagAmAshu mathurAM rohiNIsutaH ||2-46-54 sa gatvA mathurAM rAmo bhavane madhusUdanam | parivartamAnaM dadR^ishe pR^ithivyAM sAramavyayam ||2-46-55 tathaivAdhvanyaveSheNa sopashliShya janArdanam | pratyagravanamAlena vakShasAbhivirAjatA ||2-46-56 sa dR^iShTvA tUrNamAyAntaM rAmaM lA~NgaladhAriNam | sahasotthAya govindo dadAvAsanamAtmanaH ||2-46-57 upaviShTaM tadA rAmaM paprachCha kushalaM vraje | bAndhaveShu cha sarveShu goShu chaiva janArdanaH ||2-46-58 pratyuvAcha tato rAmo bhrAtaraM sAdhubAShiNam | sarvatra kushalaM kR^iShNa yeShAM kushalamichChasi ||2-46-59 tatastayorvichitrArthAH paurANyashchAbhavankathAH | vasudevAgrataH puNyA rAmakeshavayostadA ||2-46-60 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNi yamunAkarShaNe ShaTchatvAriMsho.adhyAyaH