Harivamsha, volume II, Appendix II, BORI, 1971 shrIgaNeshAya namaH hari OM itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @yahoo.com sheShadharmaprakaraNam - 24 narakadharmAH shrIbhagavAnuvAcha shR^iNu pANDava vakShyAmi jantUnAM pApakarmaNAm | bAlatve yauvanatve cha vR^iddhatve yatkR^itaM tu tat || 24-1 bAlye mAtaramabhyetya dadasveti phalAdikAn | rudanbhUmau luThankeshAMstADanaM prApyate sadA || 24-2 nirdhanA bahuputrA sA rudantI putragR^iddhvini | udaraM tu shirobhAgaM vinihatya bravIti cha || 24-3 aho daridratA kaShTaM tatrApi bahuputratA | nirghR^iNasya paterbhAryA tasyApi maraNaM varam || 24-4 dhigjanma bhAgyarahitaM dhigjanma khyAtivarjitam | narasya bahuputrasya daridrasya cha dhigbalam || 24-5 iti kleshaM vardhayitvA bhartushcha nitarAM prabho | lekhakAnAM vashe bAlaM niyujya sukhamashnute || 24-6 gR^ihopadravamAlokyopAdhyAyavashavartinam | pitA cha taM sutaM dhImAnkaroti cha suduHkhitam || 24-7 asoDhA vedanA teShAM yatra kutrApi lIyate | anAgate shishau tasminrudanti pitaro bhR^ishaM || 24-8 kva gato bAlako me.adya kiM karomi cha saMprati | kulatantorviyogena mamaiva maraNaM dhruvam || 24-9 na chirAyati tAto.ayamaho kaShTamupasthitam | hA putra kva nu gantAsi kiM karomi tvayA vinA || 24-10 kulaM dhanaM gR^ihaM kShetraM vAsAMsyAbharaNAni cha | sarvaM naShTaM tvayA hInaM hA putraka karomi kiM || 24-11 gaughaMToghnirmahiShyasya shakaTaM yAnavAhanam | kulaM chAnaDuhAM putra dAsIdAsakulaM hatam || 24-12 ghR^itaM dhAnyaM guLaM tailaM sharkarApUpasaMhatiH | shvetatAmbUlakarpUrachandanAni hatAni me || 24-13 vastraka~nchukakausheyapaTTamA~njiShThkambalAH | tvayA hInAni kiM me.adya hatAni cha sukhaM suta || 24-14 evaM vilapya pitarau bandhubhiH saha dharmaja | tyaktAhArastyaktanidrAH sarve tiShTanti duHkhitAH || 24-15 mArgamANau bhR^ishaM labdhvA pralapya bahu duHkhitau | pAMsubhirdhUlitaM putraM tR^iShNAyA paripIDitam | hA hateti tamAli~Ngya vartete pitaraH pare || 24-16 bhakShyabhojyAni vastrANi phalAni rasavanti cha | dattvA samR^iddhaM rAjendra kArayete gurorvashe || 24-17 tADanaM kalahaM kurvannR^ityangachChanrudansvapan | pIDayanpIDito nityaM guruNA pIDito bhR^ishaM | akSharANi likhanbhUmau vartate cha gurorvashe || 24-18 krIDanaM kalahaM kurvanbahuvyApArasaMyutaH | sadA shuchitvamApanno gR^ihe vasati vai kShaNam || 24-19 evaM bahutaraM kleshaM sukhaM samanubhUya cha | tatastu yauvanaM prApya dhanArjanaparo bhavet || 24-20 samudrala~NghanaM kR^itvA va~nchayitvA parAnapi | vyApArAchchaiva kR^iShyaMshAdyAchanAtprApnute dhanam || 24-21 rakShaNArthaM dhanasyAshu bahuprAkArasaMyutam | dR^iDhaM kR^itvA prayatnena veshma pAlayate dhanam || 24-22 rAjataskaradurvR^ittaistaddhane vilayaM gate | rudanbahuvidhaM kleshAjjaTharaM vinihatya cha | AsyaM shirashcha rAjendra tUShNImAste subodhitaH || 24-23 tataH paraM samuthAya rudanbhUmau patanbhR^ishaM | vilapanvartate mohAdavij~nAya svakarma cha || 24-24 aho.ahaM pApadhIrnityaM sarve lakShmyA samAvR^itAH | purArjitena pApena nirbhAgyo.ahaM bhavAmi cha || 24-25 bahukleshasamApannaM naShTamAsIddhi me dhanam | matto.adhikAshcha tiShThanti mamaivamabhavadbata || 24-26 deva eva hi jAnAti purA yena cha yatkR^itam | tadeva mayi dR^iShTaM cha kimanyairbahubhAShitaiH || 24-27 gR^ihakShetrAdhikaM karma kiMchinnApi vichAritam | samR^iddhasya kuTumbasya kathaM bhavati jIvanam || 24-28 mama mUladhanaM nAsti vR^iShTishchApi na varShati | na labhyate vartanaM cha rAjabAdhAtiduHsahA || 24-29 ripavo mAM cha bAdhante kathamanyatra vartanam | vyavasAyAkShamashchAhaM prApta prANaharo ripuH || 24-30 sakhimitrasuhR^idvargA mAtulashvashurAtmajAH | poShitApi mayA nUnaM mAM tyajanti hi nirdhanam || 24-31 evaM chintAkulo rAjannivArayitumakShamaH | AdhyAtmikAni duHkhAni hyavasho.anubhavaMshcha saH || 24-32 tato vR^iddhatvamApannaH kShIyamANabalastadA | jarApalitadeho.asau kampate satataM nR^ipa || 24-33 shvAsakAsAdisaMyuktaH pIDito ghUrNalochanaH | shleShmavyAvRitakaNThatvAtputrairnirbhartsyate sadA || 24-34 bAdhase kiM vR^ithA mUDha tvAM vR^ddhakuNapa shR^iNu | jIvitaM tava dhikkaShTaM kadA maraNameShyasi || 24-35 dagdhvAraNye kadA yAmi saukhyaM tvAM pApakarmiNam | tvayi tiShThati me kiMchidbhAgyaM naiva mR^ito bhava || 24-36 dhanaM viShrANya sarvaM tvaM vR^ithA tvaM shochase pitaH | asmAnvai pAtayitvA cha kathaM maraNameShyasi || 24-37 nirghR^iNasya tavedAnIM paraM maraNameva cha | paraloke cha te mUDha narakaM bhavati dhruvam || 24-38 chorayitvA dhanaM sarvaM va~nchayitvA tu mAmakAn | kva gantAsi kathaM tvAM tu haniShye mR^ityuvaddhruvam || 24-39 etatkaShTataraM vAkyaM pitrAdInAM rudaMstadA | shrutvA karuNayA vAchA pralapanvadate tadA || 24-40 aho kaShTamaho kaShTaM vR^iddhAnAM pApajIvanam | mR^itaM mArayate chaiva putro.ayaM badhate bhR^isham || 24-41 kadA maraNameShyAmi kadA tR^iptirbhavettava | yadduHkhaM mama saMprAptaM tattavaiva bhaviShyati || 24-42 ityuktvA pralapanmUDho hyaj~nAnAtpremabandhanAt | putrAnprati mahAbhAga kR^ipayA vadate tadA || 24-43 gR^ihakShetrAdikaM vastu mayA naivopapAditam | kathaM vartanamanyatra shishorasya bhaviShyati || 24-44 parasya cheddhanaM sarvaM putrAdInAM kathaM bhavet | vartanaM kiM nu bhavitA jIviShyanti cha te katham || 24-45 mama duHkhaM bahutaraM kiM na yAsye parAM gatim | hA tAta amba kAnteti ruda~njanturvimohitaH || 24-46 mohAtprajalpati punaH kAle tu samupasthite | upArjitaM dhanaM sarvamAnayasveti saMprati || 24-47 Asye chArdhaM kare chArdhaM bhu~njanmadhye cha putrakaH | pUrayasva cha pAhIti luThannAste vimohitaH || 24-48 evaM kleshaM bahutaraM nindankurvanparasya cha | kShuttR^iDbhyAM pIDito nityaM vadate cha punaH punaH || 24-49 dehi me chodakaM shItaM gADhatApAnmR^ito.asmyahaM | hA heti paryaTanmUrchanghargharAyati dharmajaH || 24-50 tato bandhujanAH sarve nirAhArAtiduHkhitAH | kimarthaM jalpase pApinnochitaM shItalaM jalam | mR^itavattiShTha tiShTheti tadA vAchA dahanti cha || 24-51 ityevaM pralapa~njanturvivashaH karmasaMkShayAt | nishchaitanyo bhavechChIghraM bAndhavaiH pariveShTitaH || 24-52 tato yamabhaTairbadhvA bhartsyamAno yamAlayam | prApyate ghoramArgeNa vR^ikarAkShasabhakShitaH | shvabhiH kAkairghR^iddhragaNaiH shArdUlairdAkinIgaNaiH || 24-53 khaDgasUchisamAyukte taptasaikatavistR^ite | taptapAShANasaMbAdhe taptakardamasaMkaTe || 24-54 vahnivR^iShTisamAyukte hyastravR^iShTibhirutkaTe | shilAvR^iShTisamAyukte nAnAbAdhAsamanvite || 24-55 mArge mahopale ghore kR^iShyamANo hyadhomukhaH | narakaM pUrvavatprApya duHkhameva prapadyate || 24-56 evaM te mAmavij~nAya mUDhAH saMsArapAshagAH | punaH punashcha gachChanti jAyante cha punaH punaH || 24-57 saMsArapAshavichChedakAraNaM mAM bhajanti ye | te yAnti paramaM sthAnaM punarAvR^ittivarjitam || 24-58 tasmAtsamsaratApArto hyabhyasetyogamuttamam | yogAj~nAnaM bhavetsamyagj~nAnAnmokShamavApyate || 24-59 j~nAnashUnyA narA ye tu pashavaH parikIrtitAH | tasmAsaMsAramokShAya paraM j~nAnaM samabhyaset || 24-60 mAnuShyaM janma saMprApya sarvadharmaprasAdhakam | j~nAnaM naivAbhyasetyastu ko.anyastasmAdachetanaH || 24-61 anekakoTijanmAni bhrAntasya manujeshvara | mAnuShyaM prApyate daivAdbhuktimuktipradAyakam || 24-62 mAnuShye maraNaM prAhustattu mithyA hi bAndhavAH | j~nAnAdvA mayi bhaktyA vA hyamR^itatvaM sa gachChati || 24-63 satsa~Ngena vishuddhAtmA yAti brahma sanAtanam | na tasya punarAvR^ittirmama lokAtkadAchana || 24-64 tasmAttvamapi rAjendra bhaja mAM muktidaM shubham | asti chettava saMsArAdbhItirjanmAntarapradA | bhaja mAM devadeveshaM sarvadhAtAramachyutam || 24-65 ye bhajanti cha mAM nityaM sarvasaMsArabheShajam | teShAmevAchirAnmuktirjAyate dharmanandana || 24-66 vaishaMpAyana uvAcha evaM prabodhitastena kR^iShNena brahmarUpiNA | prahR^iShTAtmA tadA pArtho namskR^ityedamabravIt || 24-67 kRitArtho.asmi mahAbhAga jagannAtha kR^ipAkara | bhavatA pAlito.ahaM vai dharmashAstropadeshataH || 24-68 kR^ipayA tava devesha saMsthAnaM prApya shAshvatam | tvayoktAnsakalAndharmAnkariShye vachanAttava || 24-69 tAvatkAlamimaM dehaM manujAnpAhi dharmataH | guNadoShaM yadasmAsu tatsarvaM tvayi vartate || 24-70 te vayaM na vijAnImaH puNyadoShaphalaM prabho | tvatpAdAmbujabhaktAnAM rakShitA tvaM visheShataH || 24-71 tvatpAdamUlaM tu vayaM hi sarve gatAH sma lokesha kaviH kavInAm | Isho viri~nchashcha haristvameva yaj~neshvaro yaj~nabhujAM pradhAnaH || 24-72 patiM patInAM patidevatAnAM gatiM gurUNAM gurumaprameyam | namAmi nityaM bahurUpamIshaM tathAvadhUnAM varadaM yadUnAm || 24-73 bhaktAnimAnsaMprati devarAja tvatpAdamUlaM satataM prapannAn | pAtuM samartho.asi sahasranetra punashcha bhUyo.api namo namaste || 24-74 kiM nu vrataM kariShyAmi kiM nu tIrthaniShevaNam | idAnImuchitaM brUhi nityaM vai lokanAyaka || 24-75 kShetrANAmuttamaM kShetraM tIrthAnAM cha tathottaram | kiM vAsudeva lokesha kR^ipayA vada suvrata || 24-76 vaishaMpAyana uvAcha itykto yai jagannAtho dharmaputrNa dhImatA | vichArya manasA rAj~njagau bhAgIrathIM prati || 24-77 sUta uvAcha yaH paThedidamadhyAyaM nUnaM vairAgyakAraNam | janane maraNe chaiva tasya nAsti mahadbhayam || 24-78 shR^iNuyAdya imam nityamarthato munisattamaH | achirAttasya vairAgyaM jAyate bhaktireva cha || 24-79 January 28, 2009