Harivamsha, volume II, Appendix II, BORI, 1971 shrIgaNeshAya namaH hari OM itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @yahoo.com sheShadharmaprakaraNam 52 karkaTavratam vaishaMpAyana uvAcha ityevam bodhite dharme dharmaputre mahAtmani | rAjyabhraShTA cha pA~nchAlI dadhyau kR^iShNamabhIShTadam || 52-1 sha~NkhachakragadApANe dvArakAnilayAchyutaH | govinda puNDarIkAkSha rakSha mAM sharaNAgatAm || 52-2 iti saMprArthya pA~nchAlI ga~NgAsutamathAbravIt | kuruvR^iddha namaste.astu sarvashAstravishArada | yAdavendro bhavAneko goptArau mama suvratau || 52-3 shatruNA hR^itarAjyAhaM kArpaNyaM paramaM gatA | snigdhabandhujanAH sarve mayA tyaktAH parichChadAH || 52-4 rAjyalAbho bhavedyena vratena tapasAdhunA | karmaNA kena dAnena tanme brUhi pitAmaha || 52-5 bhIShma uvAcha vrataM kR^itavatI nUnaM pArvatI menakAtmajA | putradaM putrakAmAnAM bhraShTarAjyapradaM shubham || 52-6 tatte.ahaM saMpravakShyAmi sarvama~NgaladAyakam | pArvatyAshcharitaM puNyamanantAbhIShTadAyakam || 52-7 kailAsanAthaM bhUteshaM shaMkaraM lokashaMkaram | pArvatI toShayAmAsa tapasA kR^itanishchayA || 52-8 parIkShArtaM sa devo.api pArvatyA toShito vibuH | kandarpanidhanaM kR^itvA tiro.abhUllokashaMkara || 52-9 vinindya cha svalAvaNyamanuj~nApya svamAtaram | ugraM tapaH sA tu kR^itvA toShayAmAsa shaMkaram || 52-10 tasminkAle shachI devi draShTukAmA cha pArvatIM | arundhatyanasUyAbhyAM sevyamAnA maharShibhiH | tatsakAshaM yayau devI marutAM patinA saha || 52-11 tamAgatAM tadA vIkShya pArvatI menakAtmajA | pratyutthAnabhivAdAbhyAM pUjayAmAsa satvaram || 52-12 tAmuvAcha tato vAkyaM pArvatI menakAtmajA | adya me saphalaM janma jIvitaM cha sujIvitam | tapashcha saphalaM chAsIdyuShmAkaM priyadarshanAt || 52-13 arundhatyuvAcha kimarthaM tapyate vatse tvayA peshalagAtrayA | tvayA vaktuM rahasyaM chedvada saMprati nAnyatha || 52-14 sakhyA nivedayAmAsa tachChrutvA shaMkaraM prati | salajjA taruNI kAmaM sA vaktuM na shashAka ha || 52-15 arundhatyuvAcha badre viditamevadya tvadvR^ittamatishobhane | vratena toShayasveha kShIrAbditanayAM shubhAm || 52-16 umovAcha kiM vrataM tadvidhAnaM me kathayasva namo.astu te | kariShye vachanAdadya mAtastava pativrate || 52-17 arundhatyuvAcha proShite gautamabhayAddevarAje shachiM tada | vratena duHkhitAM jIvo vishokAmakarottadA || 52-18 tadvrataM saMpravakShyAmi kR^itametanmayAdhunA | vratenAnena subhage taveShTArtho bhaviShyati || 52-19 puraMdaraviyogArtAM shachIM chAruvilochanAm | jIvo vachanamaklIbamuvAcha vadatAM varaH || 52-20 bR^ihaspatiruvAcha shashIM karkaTakaM bhAnau gate paramapAvane | bhR^iguvAre mahApuNye snAtvA nadyAM shuchismite || 52-21 saikataM pUrNakumbhaM cha tajjalAtparigR^ihya cha | dautavastrasamAyuktA vaTasyAshvatthapallavAn || 52-22 AdAya tAngR^ihe ramye saikate tu samarpayet | tatsaikataM samadAya trInpiNDAnatha kArayet || 52-23 vaTAshvatthaistu tAnarchya tatpArshve pUrNakumbhakam | suvarNapuShpagandhAdyairvastrataNDUlarAshibhiH | haridrAlavaNAbhyAM cha pUgatAmbUlakarpuraiH || 52-24 upasthitaM tamabhyarchya lakShmInArAyaNAtmakam | mAbhUbhyAM saha taM viShNuM sanakAdiniShevitam || 52-25 taM devamarchayedvidvAMstattanmantraistu shAr~NgiNam | modakAnguLasaMpUrNAnmudgaishcha paripUritAn | naivedyamarpayedvidvAnnekaviMshatisamkhyayA || 52-26 viprAya vedaviduShe vAyanaM tu samarpayet | mAbhUbhyAM sahito viShNuH shrImAnvai lokanAyakaH | modakAnAM pradAnena vA~nChitArthaprado bhavet || 52-27 viprAya vAyanaM dattvA mantreNAnena suvrata | ekaviMshatibhirvApi saptabhirvA prakalpayet || 52-28 evaM saMpUjya vidhivatkathAM shrutvA sushobhanAm | bhu~njIyAtbandhubhiH sArdhaM svayaM bhu~njIta modakAn || 52-29 dakShiNAM gurave dadyAtsavastraphalataNDulAm | AshiShaM tu tataH prApya gR^ihaM dIpaiH prapUjayet | evaM kR^ite vidhAnena sadyaH siddhirbhaviShyati || 52-30 putrapautrAMstathA vindetpatiM vindetpativratA | rAjA cha rAjyalAbhaM cha daridro dhanasaMpadam || 52-31 dIrghama~NgalamAyuShyamArogyaM chApi bhAminI | bhavedvratena kIrtishcha sarvasaMpashcha shAshvatI | yaM yaM kAmayate kAmaM taM tameti na saMshayaH || 52-32 strINAM vratamidaM mukhyaM patiputravivardhanam | tasmAt pativrate tvaM tu kuru vratamanuttamam || 52-33 AchAryasya vachaH shrutvA shachI kamalalochanA | tathAkarodvratamidaM brAhmaNAnparipUjya cha || 52-34 patiM lebhe vishAlAkShI sahasrAkShamariMdamam | kR^ipayA vAsudevasya lakShmyAshchApi nagAtmaje || 52-35 arundhatyA vachaH shrutvA gaurI kuTilakuntalA | akarotprItisaMyuktA lakShmInArAyaNatmakam || 52-36 vrataM kR^itvA vidhAnena vratAnAM patimavyayam | gaurI lebhe mahAdevaM patiM paramapAvanam || 52-37 bhIShma uvAcha kArkaTe tu bhR^igorvAre vrate.asminnu mayA kR^ite | andhakAriH prasanno.abhUtpArvatyAstu tapovrataiH || 52-38 aShThamUrtidharo bhUtvA kapardI vAkyamabravIt | parituShTo.asmi bhadraM te pavitre menakAtmaje | tava dAsyaM gato.ahaM vai tapasA cha vratena cha || 52-39 devatA cha vratasyAsya kShIrAbditanayA shubhA | atha devo hariH sAkShAtsarvalokeshvaro vibhuH || 52-40 adyaprabhR^iti lokAnAM phaladA shubhadA ramA | rAjyadA bhogadA chaiva patidA dhanadA shubhA || 52-41 hariM lakShmiM vinA nAnyA vratadAnaphalapradA | na pashyAmIha loke.asmiMstasmAtpUjyA tvayA shubhe || 52-42 bhIShma uvAcha evaM dattvA varaM tasyAH pArvatyAH parameshvaraH | udvAhya vidhinA gaurIM tayA sArdhaM mumoda ha || 52-43 pA~nchAlarAjatanaye tvamevaM kuru shobhane | putrarAjyadhanAdInAM saMpattava bhaveddhruvam || 52-44 rukmiNI kR^iShNamuddishya kR^itvA vratamanuttamam | yAdavendraM patiM lebhe saMtyaktvA chedibhUpatim || 52-45 sarvAstAH kR^iShNapatnyashcha sarvA yAdavayoShitaH | pradyumnapramukhAnputrA.Nllebhire lokavishrutAn || 52-46 damayantI patiM lebhe rAjyabhraShTaM naLaM vibhum | harishchandra svakaM rAjyaM lebhe chandravatIM shubhAm || 52-47 pA~nchAli pashya lokeShu yatte manasi rochate | achirAtprApyase shreyaH satyaM nAradabhAShitam || 52-48 bhartrA virahitA nArI bhraShTarAjyashcha yo nR^ipaH | vrataM kR^itvA vidhAnena shAshvataM sukhamashnute || 52-49 vratAcharaNakAle tu shR^iNuyAdyo hi mAnavaH | tasyaiva sarvashreyAMsi bhaviShyanti na saMshayaH || 52-50 May 1, 2009