Harivamsha, volume II, Appendix II, BORI, 1971 shrIgaNeshAya namaH hari OM sheShadharmaprakaraNam - 9 itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com satyavrataprashaMsAyAM dvijavyAghrasaMvAdaH vaishaMpAyana uvAcha murAreH pAdakamalaM dharmaputraH praNamya cha | punarevAparaM dharmaM pR^iShTavAn garuDadhvajam || 9-1 yudhiShThira uvAcha sarveShAmeva dharmANAM satyamAhuranuttamam | lokanAtha namaste.astu satyarUpaM vadasva me || 9-2 yena devAH divaM yAnti yena sarvaM pratiShThitam | yena vedavido yAnti tathApi manujottamAH || 9-3 yena putrAnprApnuvanti hyadyApi puruShottama | yena bandhujanaM vidyAM kIrtiM cha vipulAM shriyam | taddharmaM vada tattvena lokanAtha namo.astu te || 9-4 harishchandrAdayo bhUpA dharmiShThAH satyavAdinaH | suraloke vAsudeva tiShTantyadyApi naH shrutam || 9-5 tasminnavasare devI draupadI shubhadarshanA | yadUnAM patimavyaktaM jagau lokaguruM prati || 9-6 draupadyuvAcha bhagavanpuNDarIkAkSha mAyAtIta mahAmate | ajAtashatrorvyAjena mAmupAkartumarhasi || 9-7 vaishaMpAyana uvAcha ubhayostadvachaH shrutvA kR^iShNastu jagatIpatiH | sasmitaM vachanaM chedamabravItvadatAM vara || 9-8 shrIbhabavAnuvAcha sAdhu sAdhu mahAprAj~na prasiddho.asi jagattraye | yasmAddharme matiste vai jAyate dharmava||abhe || 9-9 satyaM pitA cha mAtA cha sakhA bhrAtA yudhiShThira | bhoktA pAlayitA hantA satyamAhurvipashchitaH | satyena jAyate muktiH satyAtpApakShayo bhavet || 9-10 yudhiShThira uvAcha asatyavAdino deva svargaM yAntIti naH shrutam | tatkathaM devadevesha bhavAnvettIti me matiH || 9-11 shrIbhabavAnuvAcha gobrAhmaNarthe chatmArthe khyarthe cha bharatarShabha | vipattAvanR^itaM brUyAdaghaM tasya na vidyate || 9-12 etAnR^itetu rAjendra vadechchedan^RitaM naraH | narakaM tasya vij~neyaM yugAnAmayutaM prabho || 9-13 satyaM mameti saMkalpya yo.avatiShThati bhUtale | tena pUtamidaM sarvaM jagatsthAvaraja~Ngamam || 9-14 satyena sthApitAH pUrvaMkhyarthe chandrasUryAdayo grahAH | divi devagaNAH sarve sendrA digdantinastadA || 9-15 bahuvidyApradaM satyaM bahukIrtipradaM shubham | pApaghnaM duritaghnaM cha satyaM tasmAdvadedsudhIH || 9-16 atraivodAharantImamitihAsaM purAtanam | vakShye pApaharaM nR^INAM shrotR^INAM cha sukhapradam || 9-17 sumatirnAma viprendro vedavedA~NgapAragaH | vyAghrasya kA~nchanAkShasya satyamuktvA divaM gataH || 9-18 yudhiShThira uvAcha sumativyAghrayoH satyaM kathaM jAtaM mahAmate | kutra sthitau mahAtmAnau sarvaM tatkathayasva me || 9-19 shrIbhabavAnuvAcha purA kR^itayuge rAjankAveryAH saritastaTe | sh~NkhatIrthamiti khyAtaM sarvasiddhaniShevitam || 9-20 yakShagandharvanichayairmunivrindairniShevitam | champakAshvathapuMnAgapanasaiH phalamaNDitaiH || 9-21 kapitthachUtabilbaishcha kadalIjambunimbakaiH | etairanyaiH puNyavR^ikShairnAnAmR^igagaNairapi | mayUraiH parabhR^itAbhishcha chakravAkopashobhitam || 9-22 tatrAsItsumatirnAma brAhmaNo vedapAragaH | shiShyaiH prashiShyaistachChiShyaiH sAkShAdiva pitAmahaH || 9-23 ekadA tu mahArAja shiShyaiH parivR^ito vashI | kandamUlaphalAnyedhAMsyAhartuM vanamAvishat || 9-24 AhUya sarvAnmatimA~nshiShyAnprAptAnsushIlavAn | abravIchcha tadA vakyamekaikaM prati dharmaja || 9-25 shR^iNvantu madvachaH shiShyAH yadarthaM vayamAgataH | kandamUlaphalAnyedhAMsyAnayadhvaM mamAntikam || 9-26 tAvadatra samitpuShpamAhariShye kushAnapi | vyAghrachorabhayaM nAsti yuShmAkaM tu vane dvijAH || 9-27 ityuktvA tu mahAtejAH sarvAMstAnparyamochayat | pashyanvanAni puNyArthameka evAcharattadA || 9-28 viSholbaNairmahAnAgairvR^ikajambUkasaMkulaiH | R^ikShavyAghrasamUhaishcha vR^ikanAdairbhayaMkaram || 9-29 vanamevaM bahuvidhaM pashyansumatirAtmavAn | dhyAyansarvagataM maM cha vichachAra nR^ipottama || 9-30 etasminnantare mUrkho vyAghro vai mAmsalolupaH | uDDIyoDDIya vegena dvijasya nikaTaM gataH || 9-31 brAhmaNo vismayAviShTo disho dasha vilokayan | pashyanvyAghraM bhayakaraM gantuM samupachakrame || 9-32 gachChantaM brAhmaNaM prekShya lA~NgUlaM vinihatya cha | samu||ikhanpadAbhyAM tu jagR^ihe dakShiNam bhujam || 9-33 hantuM kR^itamatiM vyAghraM brAhmaNo gatabhistadA | raktAkShaM dIrghalA~NgUlaM dIrghadaMShtraM tadAbravIt || 9-34 bho bho sadho vR^ithA maM tvaM haniShyasi nirAgasaM | mayA kimaparAdhaM te kR^itaM vyAghra vadasva tat || 9-35 kR^itAparAdhinaM loke shikShAM kurvanti bhUmipAH | na himsanti vR^ithA saumya sajjanA api prANinam || 9-36 asmi~njanmani he vyAghra mayA kasyApi vipriyam | na kR^itaM pUrvajanane hyasti chettadvadasva me || 9-37 kandamUlaphalAhArairvartayantamanAgasam | mAM vR^ithA bAdhase vyAghra vrataiH kR^ichChAdibhiH kR^isham || 9-38 grIShme pa~nchAgnimadhyasthaM hemante jalavAsinam | varShartau patitAM vR^iShTIM meghavR^indAtsamantataH || 9-39 sahiShNuM sarvadA shuddhaM mukundapriyadarshanam | mAM vR^ithA bAdhase vyAghra nirmAMsaM mAMsalolupaH || 9-40 parapIDaparaM nityaM paranindAparAyaNam | asatyanirataM mUrkhaM devabrAhmaNanindakam || 9-41 gurunindaM durAchAraM dharmavikrayiNaM khalam | pa~nchayaj~navihInaM cha prAtaHsnAnavivarjitam || 9-42 japopAsanahInaM cha saMdhyAvandanavarjitam | rAkShasAshcha pishAchAshcha bAdhante tvAd^RishA api || 9-43 shuchiM govindabhaktaM mAM vR^ithA tvaM bAdhase.adhunA | shuShkenAnena dehena tava chenna prayojanam || 9-44 vaishaMpAyana uvAcha nishamya vachanaM tasya brAhmaNasya nR^ipottama | vyAghro.avadanmahAghoro brAhmaNaM vigataspR^iham || 9-45 shR^iNushva viprashArdUla kShudhitasya cha madvachaH | asthi vApi tvachaM vApi bhakShishye tvatkalevaram || 9-46 mahApApAni kR^itvApi parapIDAmathApi vA | AtmA saMrakShaNIyo hi sarvathA sarvadehinAm || 9-47 evaM nishamya vachanaM ghoraM vyAghrasya dharmaja | prahasanbrAhmaNo.apyAha vyAghraM prati sunirbhayaH || 9-48 mAMsamUtramalaughaishcha pUritaM shleShmarAshibhiH | pittAsthinichayaiH pUrNametaddagdhaM kalevaraM || 9-49 rajasvalamanityaM cha durgandhaparicharchitam | IdR^iksharIrakaM vyarthamasvatantraM vininditam || 9-50 prayojanavihInena shuShkAsthinichayena me | tava tR^iptiryadi bhavenmattaH ko.apyadhiko bhuvi || 9-51 kR^itartho.asmi mahAbhAga hyAtmAnaM te dadAmyaham | AtmA hi parituShTyarthaM bhavedyadi mama priyam || 9-52 madvAkyaM shrUyatAM vyAghra satyaM paramapAvanam | gatvA mamAshramaM tUrNamAgamiShye tavAntikam || 9-53 vyAghra uvAcha bAndhavairviprakR^iShTasya mR^ityuvaktragatasya te | kiM kAryamAshrame brahmAnnasti chettadvadasva me || 9-54 sumatiruvAcha samAropya kR^itAnagnInagnihotragR^ihaM gatAn | shiShyAnAshvAsya pa~nchAsya tvAgamiShye tavAntikam || 9-55 vyAghra uvAcha anAgate yadi tvaM tu brahmAnbhUyo mamAntikam | tadupAyaM vada tvaM me tapye.aham jaTharAgninA || 9-56 sumatiruvAcha karomi te.ahaM shapathaM yena chittaM sunishchitam | yathA bhavettava vyAghra tadbravImi hi saMprati || 9-57 brahmahA cha surApI cha steyI cha gurutalpagaH | mahApAtakinashchaite tatsaMyogI cha pa~nchamaH || 9-58 mAtR^ihA pitR^ihA chaiva hyAtmahA bhrUNahA tathA | gohantA vIrahantA cha asvahA nR^ipahA tathA || 9-59 strIhantA putrahantA cha bhrAtR^ihA bhAryahA tathA | yAM gatiM prApnuvantyete mahApAtakino.adhamAH | anAgatashchedbhavatu sA gatiH sarvathA mama || 9-60 yanmAtR^igamane pApaM bhaginyA gamane tathA | putrikAgamane yattu snuShAyA gamane tathA || 9-61 vyAdhastrIgamane yattu pulkasAgamane tathA | visvastAgamane yattu yaj~napatnyAstu saMgame || 9-62 vidhavAgamane yattu udakyAgamane tathA | etAsAM gamane yattu tatpApaM tu bhavenmama || 9-63 patiM tyaktvA tu yA nArI anyasaMgamatatparA | pratikUlA patau yA tu bahubhAShI virodhini || 9-64 sadA kalahashIlA cha sadA niShThurabhAShiNI | sadA rodanashIlA yA sadA dvArapuraHsthitAH || 9-65 putratADanashIlA yA putradveShaparAkR^itA | dAnavighnakarA yA tu sadA malinamUrdhajA || 9-66 sadA malinavastrA cha sadA kArpaNyabhAShiNI | AtmanindAparA yA tu paranindAparA tu yA || 9-67 shvashuraM shvashurIM chaiva vinindantI svakaM shishum | bhartR^ibandhuShu yA nArI hyaudAsInyaparA tu yA || 9-68 bhartAraM va~nchayitvA yA saMchidArthaparA sati | anyasaMbhAShaNaparA hyanyaveshmani yA sthitA || 9-69 malinA~NgI tu yA nArI veshyAlAvaNyakAriNI | homakAle viprayuktA yA nArI shayane tathA || 9-70 anutthitA tu yA nArI talpAchchaiva pateH puraH | bhartuH pUrvaM svapantI yA dirghanidrAparA tu yA || 9-71 puMshchalI dIrghanidrA cha R^itukAlamadarshinI | AtmatADanashIlA yA kuTilA duHkhabhAShiNI || 9-72 asUyAyAM parA yA tu vidhavAsahachAriNI | parapreShyaparA yA tu yA nArI pitR^inindakA || 9-73 bhrAtR^istrIbhratR^inindA cha matR^inindAtmajAMstathA | agrabhojanashIlA yA svakR^itaM pAkasaMchayam || 9-74 sadA kalahakalyANI choravR^ittiparA dR^iDhA | agnidA garadA yA tu rajjubhirmaraNaM gatA || 9-75 kUpAnte patitA yA tu taTAke dehanAshinI | viShaM pItvA mR^itA yA tu agnidagdhA svayaM ruShA || 9-76 AsAM tu patipatnInAM narakaM yadvidurbudhAH | anAgate yadi mayi tanme bhavatu shAshvatam || 9-77 kiM tu vakShyAmi shArdUla vaidhavye duShTachAriNI | snAnahInA tu yA nArI vidhavA sa~NgalolupA || 9-78 harisevAvihInA yA vidhavA keshadhAriNI | upavAsavihInA yA vratahInAtiduHkhitA || 9-79 kAmAdikalahairyuktA sadAtAmbUlabhakShiNI | sadA maNDanashIlA cha vidhavA kAmachariNI || 9-80 sadA rodanashilA yA sadA malinavastrakA | uShnNodakena yA snAti sadA tu japavarjitA || 9-81 nAmatrayavihInA yA mAtR^ivAkyavirodhinI | viprapAdodakaM yA tu shirasA naiva dhAriNI | pradakShiNAnamaskAravihInA devatAgR^ihe || 9-82 pUrvabhAge tu yA bhu~Nkte divasasya pade pade | bahubhAShI stotrahinA vratahInA hyanirmalA || 9-83 garbhiNI vidhvA yA tu tadbhItyA maraNaM gatA | kaShAyavastrahInA yA nILIvastradharA tu yA || 9-84 dvibhuktaniratA yA tu bhakShyabhojyaratA tu yA | tailanirmaladehA tu shirastailaM tu dhariNI || 9-85 alaMkAraratA yA tu bhUShaNAdisuvastrakaiH | sutIrthavimukhA yA tu satpAtre dAnavarjitA || 9-86 pAdadR^iShTivihInA yA tiryagdR^iShTiratA tu yA | sadA karmavihInA yA sadA saMlApatatparA || 9-87 yAM gatiM prApnuvantyetAH sA me bhavatu shAshvatI | na dAsye yadi maddehastava tR^iptyai mR^igAdhipa || 9-88 shrIbhagavAnuvAcha tAM vAchaM satyasaMyuktAM nishamya kurunandana | namskR^itya dvijavaraM gachCha saumyetyathAbravIt || 9-89 gatvA svamAshramapadaM punareva mahAmate | AgachCha mama tR^ipyarthaM prAnAn rakSha namo.astu te || 9-90 brAhmaNo dakShiNakaraM dattvA vyAghrasya mUrdhani | mA bhaiShiruktavAnrAjannirbhayaH svAshramaM yayau || 9-91 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