##Harivamsha Maha puranam - Part 2 - Vishnu Parva Chapter 52 - Shalva sent to seek Kalayavana's Help Note : sloka 27, line 1 : avagraha should be there, right? sloka 30, line 2 : kR^iShNaM - pl check itranlslated by K S Rama chandran,, September 10, 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 dvipa~nchAshattamo.adhyAyaH kAlayavanaM prati shAlavagamanam vaishampAyana uvAcha tataH prayAte vasudevaputre narAdhipA bhUShaNabhUShitA~NgAH | sabhAM samAjagmursurendrakalpAH prabodhanArthaM gamanotsavAste ||2-52-1 sabhAgatAnsomaraviprakAshAn sukhopaviShTAnruchirAsaneShu | samIkShya rAjA sunayArthavAdI jagAda vAkyaM nararAjasiMhaH ||2-52-2 svayaMvarakR^itaM doShaM viditvA vo narAdhipAH | kShantavyo mama vR^iddhasya durdagdhasya phalodayam ||2-52-3 vaishampAyana uvAcha evamAbhAShya tAnsarvAnsatkR^itya cha yathAvidhi | tato visarjayAmAsa nR^ipAMstAnmadhyadeshajAn ||2-52-4 pUrvapashchimajAMshchaiva uttarApathikAnapi | te.api sarve maheShvAsAH prahR^iShTamanaso narAH ||2-52-5 yathArheNa cha saMpUjya jagmuste narapu~NgavAH | jarAsaMdhaH sunIthashcha dantavaktrashcha vIryavAn ||2-52-6 shAlvaH saubhapatishchaiva mahAkUrmahscha pArthivaH | krathakaishikamukhyAshcha nR^pAH pravaravaMshajAH ||2-52-7 vaiNudArishcha rAjarShiH kAshmIrAdhipatistathA | ete chAnye cha bahavo dakShiNApathikA nR^ipAH ||2-52-8 shrotukAmA raho vAkyaM sthitA vai bhIShmakAntike | tAnvai samIkShya rAjendraH sa rAjA bhIShmako balI ||2-52-9 snehapUrNena manasA sthitAMstAnavanIshvarAn | trivargasahitaM shlakShNaM ShaDguNAlaMkR^itaM shubham ||2-52-10 uvAcha nayasaMpannaM snigdhagambhIrayA girA | bhIShmaka uvAcha bhavatAmavanIshAnAM samAlokya nayAnvitam ||2-52-11 vachanaM vyAhR^itaM shRutvA kR^itavA~NkAryamIdR^isham | kShantavyaM bhavatAM sadbhirvayaM nityAparAdhinaH ||2-52-12 vaishampAyana uvAcha evamuktvA tu rAjA sa bhIShmako nayakovidaH | uvAcha sutamuddishya vachanaM rAjasaMsadi ||2-52-13 bhIShmaka uvAcha putrasya cheShTAmAlokya trAsAkulitalochanaH | manye bAlAnimA.NllokAnsa eva puruShaH paraH ||2-52-14 kIrtiH kIrtimatAM shreShTho yashashcha yashabhAgbalI | sthApitA bhuvi martye.asminsvabAhubalamUrjitam ||2-52-15 dhanyA khalu mahAbhAgA devakI yoShitAM varA | putraM tribhuvanashreShThaM kR^itvA garbheNa keShavam ||2-52-16 kR^iShNaM kamalapatrAkShaM shrIpu~njamamarArchitam | netrAbhyAM snehapUrNAbhyAM vIkShate mukhapa~Nkajam ||2-52-17 vaishampAyana uvAcha evaM lAlapyamAnaM tu rAjAnaM rAjasaMsadi | uvAcha shlakShNayA vAchA shAlvarAjo mahAdyutiH ||2-52-18 shAlva uvAcha alaM khedena rAjendra sutAya ripumardine | kShatriyasya raNe rAjandhruvaM jayaparAjayau ||2-52-19 niyatA gatirmartyAnAmeSha dharmaH sanAtanaH | balakeshavayoranyastR^itIyaH kaH pumAniha ||2-52-20 raNe yodhayituM shaktastava putraM mahAbalam | rathAtirathavR^indAnAmeka eva raNAjire ||2-52-21 ripUNbAdhayituM shakto dhanurgR^ihya mahAbhujaH | bhArgavAstraM mahAraudraM devairapi durAsadam ||2-52-22 sR^ijato bAhuvIryeNa kaH pumAnprasahiShyati | ayaM tu puruShaH kR^iShNo hyanAdinidhano.avyayaH ||2-52-23 taM vijetA nR^iloke.asminnApi shUladharaH svayam | tava putro mahArAja sarvashAstrArthatattvavit ||2-52-24 viditvA devamIshAnaM na yodhayati keshavam | adya tasya raNe jetA yavanAdhipatirnR^ipa ||2-52-25 sa kAlayavano nAma avadhyaH keshavasya ha | taptvA sudAruNaM ghoraM tapaH paramadushcharam ||2-52-26 rudramArAdhayAmAsa dvAdashAbdAnayo.ashanaH | putrakAmena muninA toShya rudrAtsuto vR^itaH ||2-52-27 mAthurANAmavadhyo.ayaM bhavediti cha sha~NkarAt | evamastviti rudro.api pradadau munaye sutam ||2-52-28 evaM gArgyasya tanayaH shrImAnrudravarodbhavaH | mAthurANAmavadhyo.yaM mathurAyAM visheShataH ||2-52-29 kR^iShNo.api balavAneSha mAthure jAtavAnayam | sa jeShyati raNe kR^iShNa mathurAyAM samAgataH ||2-52-30 manyadhva yadi vA yuktAM nR^ipA vAchaM mayeritAm | tatra dUtaM visR^ijadhvaM yavanendrapuraM prati ||2-52-31 vaishampAyana uvAcha shrutvA saubhapatervAkyaM sarve te nR^pasattamAH | kurma ityabruvanhR^iShTA jarAsaMdhaM mahAbalam ||2-52-32 sa teShAM vachanaM shrutvA jarAsaMdho mahIpatiH | babhUva vimanA rAjanbrahmaNo vachanaM smaran ||2-52-33 jarAsaMdha uvAcha mAM samAshritya pUrvasminnR^ipA nR^ipabhayArditAH | prApnuvantu hR^itaM rAjyaM sabhR^ityabalavAhanam ||2-52-34 ihAhaM chodyate bhUpaiH parasaMshrayahetunA | kanyeva svapatidhveShAdanyaM ratiparAyaNA ||2-52-35 aho subalavaddaivamashakyaM vinivartitum | yadahaM kR^iShNabhIto.anyaM saMshrayAmi balAdhikam ||2-52-36 nUnaM yogavihIno.ahaM kArayiShye parAshrayam | shreyo hi maraNam mahyaM na chAnyaM saMshraye nR^ipAH ||2-52-37 kR^iShNo vA baladevo vA yo vAsau vA narAdhipaH | hantAraM pratiyotsyAmi yathA brAhmaprachoditaH ||2-52-38 eShA me nishchitA buddhiretatsatpuruShavratam | ato.anyathA na shakto.ahaM kartuM parasamAshrayam ||2-52-39 bhavatAM sAdhuvR^ittANAmAbAdhaM na karoti saH | tena dUtaM pradAsyAmi nR^ipANAM rakShaNAya vai ||2-52-40 vyomamArgeNa yAtavyaM yathA kR^iShNo na bAdhate | gachChantamanuchintyaivaM preShayadhvaM nR^ipottamAH ||2-52-41 ayaM saubhapatiH shrImAnanalArkenduvikramaH | rathenAdityavarNena prayAti svapuraM balI ||2-52-42 yavanendro yathAbhyeti narendrANAM samAgamam | vachanaM cha tathAsmAbhirdUtye naH kR^iShNavigrahe ||2-52-43 vaishampAyana uvAcha punarevAbravIdrAjA saubhasya patimUrjitam | gachCha sarvanarendrANAM sAhAyyaM kuru mAnada ||2-52-44 yavanendro yathA yAti yathA kR^iShNaM vijeShyati | yathA vayaM cha tuShyAmastathA nItirvidhIyatAm ||2-52-45 evaM saMdishya sarvAMstAnbhIShmakaM pUjya dharmataH | prayayau svapuraM rAjA svena sainyena saMvR^itaH ||2-52-46 shAlvo.api nR^ipatishreShThastAbhyAM saMpUjya dharmataH | jagAmAkAshamArgeNa rathenAnilaraMhasA ||2-52-47 te.api sarve mahIpAlA dakShiNApathavAsinaH | anuvrajya jarAsaMdhaM gatAH svanagaraM prati ||2-52-48 bhIShmakaH saha putreNa tAvubhau chintya durnayam | sve gR^ihe nyavasaddInaH kR^iShNamevAnuchintayan ||2-52-49 viditA rukmiNI sAdhvI svayaMvaranivartanam | kR^iShNasyAgamanAddhetornR^ipANAM doShadarshanam ||2-52-50 gatvA tu sA sakhImadhye uvAcha vrIDitAnanA | na chAnyeShAM narendrANAM patnI bhavitumutsahe | kR^iShNAtkamalapatrAkShAtsatyametadvacho mama ||2-52-51 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe viShNuparvaNi rukmiNIsvayaMvare dvipa~nchAshattamo.adhyAyaH