Harivamsha, volume II, Appendix II, BORI, 1971 shrIgaNeshAya namaH hari OM itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @yahoo.com sheShadharmaprakaraNam 33 kAverimAhAtmyam vaishaMpAyana uvAcha sha~NkhatIrthasya mAhAtmyaM kAveryA snAnavaibhavam | shrutvA dharmsutaH shrImAngA~NgeyaM punarabravIt || 33-1 yudhiShThira uvAcha shrInivAsamidaM kShetraM gaditaM bhavatA prabho | tasyotpattiM cha mAhAtmyaM vistareNa vada prabho || 33-2 bhIShma uvAcha shR^iNu pANDava vakShyAmi shrotR^INAmaghanAshanam | sarvasaMpatkaraM puNyamAyurArogyavardhanam || 33-3 putradaM putrakAmAnAM mokShadaM mokShakAminAm | anantaM shrInivAsAya kShetrasya phalamavyayam || 33-4 brahmaNA hi purA gItaM nAradAya mahAtmane | tena me gaditaM rAjaMstaM bravImi hi te.adhunA || 33-5 tIrthAnAmuttamaM tIrthaM kShetrANAM cha tathottamam | shrInivAsamidaM kShetraM sarvasiddhiniShevitam || 33-6 yatra nimnasthalaM rAjandR^iShadbhirabhigUhitam | tanmadhye tu mahAtmAnastapaH kurvanti chAdhunA || 33-7 purataH pashchime bhAge dakShiNAbhimukhI nR^ipa | dakShiNe chottare chaiva kAverI pUrvagAminI || 33-8 tanmadhye jagatAM nAthaH sAkShAtpratyakShatAM gataH | lokamAturmahAlakShmyAH pure yogeshvaro hariH || 33-9 anantastakShakashchaiva vAsukiH sha~NkhapAlakaH | yugakrameNa tiShThanti shrInivAsAya saMnidhau || 33-10 indro yamaH prachetAshcha kuberaH shashishekharaH | agnishcha nirR^itirvAyurdikpAlAH satataM sthitAH || 33-11 atraivodAharantImamitihAsaM purAtanaM | sarvaduHkhopashamanamAyurvardhanakAraNam || 33-12 purA hi kaiTabho rAjandaityAnAmagraNIrbalI | tapashchachAra rAjendra devAnAM jayakA~NkShayA || 33-14 sthitvAtraiva chiraM kAlaM nigR^ihItAkhilendriyaH | vAyubhakSho nirAhAro jitakrodho nR^ipottama || 33-15 taptAyaHpiNDamAdAya bhakShayitvA punaH punaH | achardghoramatulaM tapaH paramapAvanam | trailokyamapi saMtrastaM tenaiva tapasAnagha || 33-16 tasminkAle devapatirdevaiH saha yudhiShThira | tapasA bhItimApanno brahmalokamupAgatam || 33-17 brahmayoniM chiraM sthitvA devaiH saha puraMdaraH | kiM bhaviShyati mallokamiti chintya muhurmuhuH | pa~nchAshadyugaparyantamAste tatra yudhiShThira || 33-18 upaplavaM tu devAnAM j~nAtvA tatra pitAmahaH | mA bhaiShIrdevarAja tvaM vedmi lokasya kaNTakam || 33-19 shamayiShyAmi taM mUrkhaM vareNa tvaM kShamasva ha | ityuktvAntardadhe devo devanAM hitakAmyayA | yatrAste devashatrushcha taM deshaM prAptavAndrutam || 33-20 tapashcharantaM dharmAtmannIlajImUtasaMnibham | ravau nyastadR^ishaM dR^iShTvA vAkyametaduvAcha ha || 33-21 bho bho daityapate tvaM tu kR^isho.asi nitarAM prabho | viddhi vishvasR^ijaM daitya yaddadAmi vadasva tat || 33-22 tuShTo.ahaM tapasA tena pashya mAM tavtsamIpagam || 33-23 iti vAkyaM tadA shrutvA brahmaNo lokakaNTakaH | nirIkShya taM namaskR^itya vAkyametaduvAcha ha || 33-24 pAhi lokapate brahmanpashya mAM tapasi sthitam | j~nAtvA tu matkR^itaM karma vijayaM dAtumarhasi | lokAnAM chaiva sarveShAM tathA pAtALagahvaram || 33-25 tvAM cha devapatiM brahmansUtramANamariMdamam | dadAsi yadi me brahmannadharme nAshameva cha || 33-26 bhIShma uvAcha iti tasya vachaH shrutvA parameShThI pitAmahaH | tathAstviti tamAmantrya tatraivAntaradhIyata || 33-27 vareNa tena daityo.api garvitaH puruShAdhamaH | indrasya nagaraM gatvA pIDayAmAsa devatAH || 33-28 prArthamAno.amarendreNa jitaH svargo mayeti cha | pUjyamAnaH suragaNairyamalokamathAgamat || 33-29 jitvA taM sUryatanayaM pUjito varuNena cha | kauberaM lokamAgatya pUjitastena saMmataH || 33-30 tatra shriyA pramatto.asau vareNAnena suvrata | brahmaNo lokamAsAdya rAjarShirgaNasevitam | kR^itA~njalirnamaskR^itya dhAtAramidamabravIt || 33-31 jitA hi lokAH sarve cha vaikuNThaM jetumutsahe | tatra sthitaM hariM jitvA tataH svastho bhavAmi cha || 33-32 gamiShye tvatprasAdena hariM jetuM pitAmaha | ityuktvA prayayau pArtha kShIrodaM baladarpitaH || 33-33 tatra sarvagataM viShNumadR^iShTvA vismayaM gataH | kiM karomi kva yAsyAmi kva cha pashyAmi saMprati || 33-34 karmaNAM phalado viShNurbhUloke sthitameShyati | iti nishchitya manasA bhUlokaM prAptavAnprabhuH || 33-35 tasya buddhiriyaM jAtA madAndhasyAtidurmateH | vivekaM naiva pashyanti balinaH kAmukAH khalu || 33-36 aho hariH sarvagato bhUmau saMprati saMsthitaH | pAtAlaM netumichChAmi saptadIpAM vasuMdharAm || 33-37 iti nishchitya manasA sAgaraM samupAvishat | kaNThamAtramabhUttoyaM tasya daityasya dharmaja || 33-38 prasArya hastaM pAtAle vAmaM dakShiNamuttare | chAlayAmAsa pR^ithivIM kalpAnte diggajA iva || 33-39 vasudhA lokamAteyaM kampamAnA punaH punaH | astauShijjagatAmIshaM sarvagaM bhaktavatsalam || 33-40 vasudhovAcha shrInivAsa namste.astu namo visvakuDumbine | namo visvapate tubhyaM namaste jalashAyine || 33-41 namaH kShIrAbdivAsAya namste sUkShmarUpiNe | namo devAdhidevAya namo vidyutprabhAya cha || 33-42 namaste vasudhAnAtha namste bhaktavatsala | sha~NkhachakragadApANe namo nandakadhAriNe || 33-43 pAhi mAM bhayasaMtrastAM padmanAbhAya te namaH | namshchaitanyarUpAya pR^ithvIdhara namo.astu te || 33-44 matsyavAmanarUpAya kUrmarUpAya te namaH | nArasiMhAya rAmAya namo dAmodarAya cha || 33-45 kR^iShNAya yadavendrAya vAsudevAya chakriNe | namaste puNDarIkAkSha pAhi lokapate prabho || 33-46 iti stuto jagannAtho dharaNyA pANDunandana | sAMnidhyamagamadviShNurantaryAmI jaganmayaH || 33-47 mA bhaiShityuktamAtre tu vidyunmaNDalavatprabhuH | cakramAdAya chichCheda kaiTabhasya shirastadA || 33-48 dharAmAshvAsya vishvAtmA tayA sArdhamariMdama | idaM kShetraM samAgatya so.atiShThatprabhuravyayaH || 33-49 atra sthitaM hariM j~nAtvA sarvalokadharaH prabhuH | anantaH preShayAmAsa svasutaM sha~NkhapAlakam || 33-50 ananta uvAcha shR^iNu putraka madvAkyaM shrInivAso jaganmayaH | kAveryAM dakShiNe pArshve kAveryA cha taraMgite || 33-51 R^iShairauddAlakasyaiva hyAshrame munisevite | siddhavidyAdharagaNaiH sevite puNyapAdapaiH | shvetatintriNibilvaishcha shvetajambUkapitthakaiH || 33-52 evaM bhUte jagannAthaH shrInivAso jaganmayaH | shriyA cha vasumatyA cha sevyamAnastu tiShThati || 33-53 tameva sevamAnastu vartayasva tadantike | adR^iShTaH sarvamanujaiH parAM siddhiM gamiShyasi || 33-54 evaM prabodhitastena hyanantena mahAtmanA | sha~NkhapAlo namaskR^itya vachanaM chedamabravIt || 33-55 bhagavansarvanAgendra sarvashAstravishArada | kimarthaM tapyate tena R^iShiNA karuNAtmanA || 33-56 tadahaM shrotumichChAmi vistareNa mahAmate | yadarthaM sarvanAgendra kR^ipA mayi tavAsti chet || 33-57 ityuktaH sha~NkhapAlena sheSho lokadharaH prabhuH | auddAalakasya charitamabravItkAmadaM shubham || 33-58 March 11, 2009