##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - ViShNu Parva - Chapter 8 - Attack by Wolves Itranslated and proofread by K S Rmachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, March 15, 2008## urther 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 aShTamo.adhyAyaH vR^ikavarNanam vaishaMpAyana uvAcha evam tau bAlyamuttIrNau kR^iShNasaMkarShaNAvubhau | tasminneva vrajasthAne saptavarshau babhUvatuH ||2-8-1 nIlapItAmbaradharau pItashvetAnulepanau | babhUvaturvatsapAlau kAkapakShadharAvubhau ||2-8-2 parNavAdyaM shrutisukhaM vAdayantau varAnanau | shushubhAte vanagatau trishIrShAviva pannagau ||2-8-3 mayUrA~NgadakarNau tu pallavApIDadhAriNau | vanamAlAkuloraskau drumapotAvivodgatau ||2-8-4 aravindakR^itApIDau rajjuyaj~nopavItinau | sashikyatumbakarakau gopaveNupravAdakau ||2-8-5 kvachidvasantAvanyonyaM krIDamAnau kvachitkvachit | parNashayyAsu saMsuptau kvachinnidrAntarekShaNau ||2-8-6 evaM vatsAnpAlayantau shobhayantau mahAvanam | cha~nchUryantau ramantau sma kishorAviva cha~nchalau ||2-8-7 atha dAmodaraH shrImAnsa~NkarShaNamuvAcha ha | Arya nAsminvane shakyaM gopAlaiH saha krIDitum ||2-8-8 avagItamidam sarvamAvAbhyAM bhuktakAnanam | prakShINatR^iNakAShTham cha gopairmathitapAdapam ||2-8-9 ghanIbhUtAni yAnyAsankAnanAni vanAni cha | tAnyAkAshanikAshAni dR^ishyante.adya yathAsukham ||2-8-10 govATeShvapi ye vR^ikShAH parivR^ittArgaleShu cha | sarve goShThAgniShu gatAH kShayamakShayavarchasaH ||2-8-11 saMnikR^iShTAni yAnyAsankAShThAni cha tR^iNAni cha | tAni dUrAvakR^iShTAsu mArgitavyAni bhUmiShu ||2-8-12 araNyamidamalpodamalpakakShaM nirAshrayam | anveShitavyavishrAmaM dAruNaM viraladrumam ||2-8-13 akarmanyeShu vR^ikSheShu sthitavipraM sthitadvijam | saMvAsasyAsya mahato janenotsAditadrumam ||2-8-14 nirAnandaM nirAsvAdaM niShprayojanamArutam | nirviha~NgamidaM shUnyaM nirvya~njanamivAshanam ||2-8-15 vikrIyamANaiH kAShThaishcha shAkaishcha vanasaMbhavaiH | uchChinnasa~nchayatR^iNairghoSho.ayaM nagarAyate ||2-8-16 shailAnAM bhUShaNaM ghoSho ghoShANAM bhUShaNaM vanam | vanAnAM bhUShaNaM gAvastAshchAsmAkaM parA gatiH ||2-8-17 tasmAdanyadvanaM yAmaH pratyagrayavasendhanam | ichChantyanupabhuktAni gAvo bhoktuM tR^iNAni cha ||2-8-18 tasmAdvanaM navatR^iNaM gachChantu dhanino vrajAH | na dvArabandhAvaraNA na gR^ihakShetriNastathA | prashastA vai vrajA loke yathA vai chakrachAriNaH ||2-8-19 shakR^inmUtreShu teShveva jAtakShArarasAyanam | na tR^iNaM bhu~njate gAvo nApi tatpayase hitam ||2-8-20 sthalIprAyAsu rathyAsu navAsu vanarAjiShu | charAvaH sahitau gobhiH kShipraM saMvAhyatAM vrajaH ||2-8-21 shrUyate hi vanaM ramyaM paryAptaM tR^iNasaMstaram | nAmnA vR^indAvanaM nAma svAduvR^ikShaphalodakam ||2-8-22 ajhillikaNTakavanaM sarvairvanaguNairyutam | kadambapAdapaprAyaM yamunAtIrasaMshritam ||2-8-23 snigdhashItAnilavanaM sarvartunilayaM shubham | gopInAM sukhasa~nchAraM chAruchitravanAntaram ||2-8-24 tatra govardhano nAma nAtidUre girirmahAn | bhrAjate dIrghashikharo nandanasyeva mandaraH ||2-8-25 madhye chAsya mahAshAkho nyagrodho yojanochChritaH | bhANDIro nAma shushubhe nIlamegha ivAmbare ||2-8-26 madhyena chAsya kAlindI sImantamiva kurvatI | prayAtA nandanasyeva nalinI saritAM varA ||2-8-27 tatra govardhanaM chaiva bhANDIraM cha vanaspatim | kAlindIM cha nadIM ramyAM drakShyAvashcharataH sukham ||2-8-28 tatrAyaM kalpyatAM ghoShastyajyatAM nirguNaM vanam | saMtrAsayAvo bhadraM te ki~nchidutpAdya kAraNam ||2-8-29 evaM kathayatastasya vAsudevasya dhimataH | prAdurbabhUvuH shatasho raktamAMsavasAshanAH ||2-8-30 ghorAshchintayatastasya svatanUruhajAstadA | viniShpeturbhayakarAH sarvashaH shatasho vR^ikAH ||2-8-31 niShpatanti sma bahavo vrajasyotsAdanAya vai | vR^ikAnniShpatitAndR^iShTvA goShu vatseShvatho nR^iShu ||2-8-32 gopIShu cha yathAkAmaM vraje trAso.abhavanmahAn | te vR^ikAH pa~nchabaddhAshcha dashabaddhAstatha pare ||2-8-33 triMshadviMshatibaddhAshcha shatabaddhAstathA pare | nishcherustasya gAtrebhyaH shrIvatsakR^italakShaNAH ||2-8-34 kR^iShNasya kR^iShNavadanA gopAnAM bhayavardhanAH | bhakShayadbhishcha tairvatsAMstrAsayadbhishcha govrajAn ||2-8-35 nishi bAlAnharadbhishcha vR^ikairutsAdyate vrajaH | na vane shakyate gantuM na gAshcha parirakShitum ||2-8-36 na vanAtki~nchidAhartuM na cha vA tarituM nadIm | trastA hyudvignamanaso.agatAstasminvane.avasan ||2-8-37 evaM vR^ikairudIrNaistu vyAghratulyaparAkramaiH | vrajo niShpandacheShTasya ekasthAnacharaH kR^itaH ||2-8-38 iti shrImahabhArate khileShu harivaMshe vishNuparvaNi shishucharyAyAM vRikadarshane.aShTamo.adhyAyaH