##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - ViShNu Parva - Chapter 7 - The snapping of Yamala-arjuna trees Itranslated and proofread by K S Rmachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, March 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 saptamo.adhyAyaH yamalArjunabha~NgaH vaishaMpAyana uvAcha kAle gachChati tau saumyau dArakau kR^itanAmakau | kR^iShNasa~NkarShaNau chobhau ri~NgiNau samapadyatAm ||2-7-1 tAvanyonyagatau bAlau bAlyAdevaikatAM gatau | ekamUrtidharau kAntau bAlachandrArkavarchasau ||2-7-2 ekanirmANanirmuktAvekashayyAsanAshanau | ekaveShaharAvekaM puShyamAnau shishuvratam ||2-7-3 ekakAryAntaragatAvekadehau dvidhAkR^itau | ekacharyau mahAvIryAvekasya shishutAM gatau ||2-7-4 ekapramANau lokAnAM devavR^ittAntamAnuShau | kR^itsnasya jagato gopA saMvR^ittau gopadArakau ||2-7-5 anyonyavyatiShaktAbhiH krIDAbhirabhishobhitau | anyonyakiraNagrastau chandrasUryAvivAMbare ||2-7-6 visarpantau tu sarvatra sarpabhogabhujAvubhau | rejatuH pAMsudigdhA~Ngau dR^Iptau kalabhakAviva ||2-7-7 kvachidbhasmapradIptA~Ngau karIShaprokShitau kvachit | tau tatra paryadhAvetAM kumArAviva pAvakI ||2-7-8 kvachijjAnubhirudghR^iShTaiH sarpamAnau virejatuH | krIDantau vatsashAlAsu shakR^iddigdhA~NgamUrdhajau ||2-7-9 shushubhAte shriyA juShTAvAnandajananau pituH | janaM cha viprakurvANau vihasantau kvachitkvachit ||2-7-10 tau tatra kautUhalinau mUrdhajavyAkulekShanau | rejatushchandravadanau dArakau sukumArakau ||2-7-11 atiprasaktau tau dR^iShTvA sarvavrajavichAriNau nAshakattau vArayituM nandagopaH sudurmadau ||2-7-12 tato yashodA sa~NkruddhA kR^iShNaM kamalalochanam | AnAyya shakaTImUle bhartsayantI punaH punaH ||2-7-13 dAmnA chaivodare baddhvA pratyabandhadulUkhale | yadi shakto.asi gachCheti tamuktvA karma sAkarot ||2-7-14 vyagrAyAM tu yashodAyAM nirjagAma tato.a~NgaNAt | shishulIlAM tataH kurvankR^iShNo vismApayanvrajam ||2-7-15 so.a~NgaNAnnissR^itaH kR^iShNaH karShamANa ulUkhalam | yamalAbhyAM pravR^iddhAbhyAmarjunAbhyAM charanvane | madhyAnnishchakrAma tayoH karShamANa ulUkhalam ||2--7-16 tattasya karShato bhaddhaM tiryaggatamulUkhalam lagnaM tAbhyAM sumUlAbhyAmarjunAbhyAM chakarSha cha ||2-7-17 tAvarjunau kR^iShyamANau tena bAlena raMhasA | samUlaviTapau bhagnau sa tu madhye jahAsa vai ||2-7-18 nidarshanArthaM gopANAM divyaM svabalamAsthitaH | taddAma tasya bAlasya prabhAvAdabhavddR^iDham ||2-7-19 yamunAtIramArgasthA gopyastaM dadR^ishuH shishum | krandantyo vismayantyashcha yashodAM yayura~NganAH ||2-7-20 tAstu saMbhrAntavadanA yashodAmUchura~NganAH | ehyAgachCha yashode tvaM saMbhramAtkiM vilambase ||2-7-21 yau tAvarjunavR^ikShau tu vraje satyopayAchanau | putrasyopari tAvetau patitau te mahIruhau ||2-7-22 dR^iDhena dAmnA tatraiva baddho vatsa ivodare | jahAsa vR^ikShayormadhye tava putraH sa bAlakaH ||2-7-23 uttiShTha gachCha durmedhe mUDhe paNDitamAnini | putramAnaya jIvantaM muktaM mR^ityumukhAdiva || 2-7-24 sA bhItA sahasotthAya hAhAkAraM prakurvatI | taM deshamagamadyatra pAtitau tAvubhau drumau || 2-7-25 sA dadarsha tayormadhye drumayorAtmajaM shishum | dAmnA nibaddhamudare karShamANamulUkhalam ||2-7-26 sA gopI gopavR^iddhashcha samuvAcha vrajastadA | paryAgachChanta te draShtuM gopeShu mahadadbhutam ||2-7-27 jajalpuste yathAkAmaM gopA vanavichAriNaH | kenemau pAtitau vR^ikShau ghoShasyAyatanopamau ||2-7-28 vinA vAtaM vinA varSham vidyutprapatanaM vinA | vinA hastikR^itaM doSham kenemau pAtitau drumau ||2-7-29 aho bata na shobhetAM vimUlAvarjunAvibhau | bhUmau nipatitau vR^ikShau vitoyau jaladAviva | yadImau ghoSharachitau ghoShakalyANakAriNau ||2-7-30 nandagopa prasannau te drumAvevaM gatAvapi | yachcha te dArako mukto vipulAbhyAmapi kShitau ||2-7-31 autpAtikamidaM ghoShe tR^itIyaM vartate tviha | pUtanAyA vinAshashcha drumayoH shakaTasya cha ||2-7-32 asminsthAne cha vAso.ayaM ghoShasyAsya na yujyate | utpAtA hyatra dRishyante kathayanto na shobhanam ||2-7-33 nandagopastu sahasA muktvA kR^iShNamulUkhalAt | niveshya chA~nke suchiraM mR^itaM punarivAgatam ||2-7-34 nAtR^ipyatprekShamANo vai kR^iShNaM kamalalochanam | tato yashodAM garhanvai nandagopo vivesha ha | sa cha gopajanaH sarvo vrajameva jagAma ha ||2-7-35 sa cha tenaiva nAmnA tu kR^iShNo vai dAmabandhanAt | gohSThe dAmodara iti gopIbhiH parigIyate ||2-7-36 etadAshcharyabhUtaM hi bAlasyAsIdvicheShTitam | kR^iShNasya bharatashreShTha ghoShe nivasatastadA ||2-7-37 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivAMshe viShNuparvaNi shishucharyAyAM yamalArjunabha~Nge nAma saptamo.adhyAya