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Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]
76,857 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.
Chapter 26
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
kroṣṭorevābhavatputro vṛjinīvānmahāyaśāḥ |
vārjinīvatamicchanti svāhiṃ svāhākṛtāṃ varam || 1 ||
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svāhiputro'bhavad rājā ruṣadgurvadatāṃ varaḥ |
mahākratubhirīje yo vividhairāptadakṣiṇaiḥ || 2 ||
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śataprasūtimicchanvai ruṣadguḥ so'gryamātmajam |
citraiścitrarathastasya putraḥ karmabhiranvitaḥ || 3 ||
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āsīccaitrarathirvīro yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ |
śaśabinduḥ paraṃ vṛttaṃ rājarṣīṇāmanuṣṭhitaḥ || 4 ||
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pṛthuśravāḥ pṛthuyaśā rājāsīcchāśabindujaḥ |
śaṃsanti ca purāṇajñāḥ pārthaśravasamantaram || 5 ||
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antarasya suyajñastu suyajñatanayo'bhavat |
uṣato yajñamakhilaṃ svadharmamuṣatāṃ varaḥ || 6 ||
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udyatastasya dharmātmā bhavatputravatāṃvaraḥ || 6 ||
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śineyurabhavatputra uṣataḥ śatrutāpanaḥ |
maruttastasya tanayo rājarṣirabhavannṛpaḥ || 7 ||
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marutto'labhata jyeṣṭhaṃ sutaṃ kambalabarhiṣam |
cacāra paramaṃ dharmamamarṣātpretyabhāvavit || 8 ||
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śataprasūtimicchanvai sutaṃ kambalabarhiṣaḥ |
babhūva rukmakavacaḥ śataprasavataḥ sutaḥ || 9 ||
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nihatya rukmakavacaḥ śataṃ kavacināṃ raṇe |
dhanvināṃ niśitairbāṇairavāpa śriyamuttamām || 10 ||
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jajñe ca rukmakavacātparājitparavīrahā |
jajñire pañca putrāstu mahāvīryāḥ parājitāḥ |
rukmeṣuḥ pṛthurukmaśca jyāmaghaḥ pālito hariḥ || 11 ||
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pālitaṃ ca hariṃ caiva videhebhyaḥ pitā dadau |
rukmeṣurabhavad rājā pṛthurukmaśca saṃśritaḥ |
tābhyāṃ pravrājito rājyājjyāmagho'vasadāśrame || 12 ||
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praśāntaḥ sa vanasthastu brāhmaṇenāvabodhitaḥ |
jagāma rathamāsthāya deśamanyaṃ dhvajī rathī || 13 ||
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narmadākūlamekākī narmadāṃ mṛttikāvatīm |
ṛkṣavantaṃ giriṃ jitvā śuktimatyāmuvāsa saḥ || 14 ||
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jyāmaghasyābhavadbhāryā caitrā pariṇatā satī |
aputro'pi ca rājā sa nānyāṃ bhāryāmavindata || 15 ||
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tasyāsīdvijayo yuddhe tatra kanyāmavāpa saḥ |
rathamāropya sā nītā patnyarthaṃ strīniveśanam ||
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ruṣitā śaibyā bhartāramidamabravīt |
kimarthamiyamānītā sapatnī durnayā mama |
bhāryāmuvāca saṃtrāsātsnuṣeti sa nareśvaraḥ || 16 ||
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etacchrutvābravīdenaṃ kasya ceyaṃ snuṣeti vai |
na hi prasūtā putreṇa nānyā bhāryāsti te'nagha |
snuṣā saṃbandhavāgeṣā katamena sutena te |
abravīttadupaśrutya jyāmaghorājasattamaḥ |
yaste janiṣyate putrastasya bhāryeti jātabhīḥ || 17 ||
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ugreṇa tapasā tasyāḥ kanyāyāḥ sā vyajāyata |
putryāṃ vidarbhaṃ subhāgā caitrā pariṇatā satī || 18 ||
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rājaputryāṃ tu vidvāṃsau snuṣāyāṃ krathakaiśikau |
paścādvidarbho'janayacchūrau raṇaviśāradau || 19 ||
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lomapādaṃ tṛtīyaṃ tu putraṃparamadhārmikam || 19 ||
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lomapādātmajo babhrurāhvatistasya cātmajaḥ || 19 ||
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āhvateḥ kaiśikaścaiva vidvānparamadhārmikaḥ || 19 ||
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kaiśikasya cidiḥ putrastasmāccaidyā nṛpāḥ smṛtāḥ || 19 ||
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bhīmo vidarbhasya sutaḥ kuntistasyātmajo'bhavat |
kunterdhṛṣṭaḥ suto jajñe raṇadhṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān || 20 ||
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dhṛṣṭasya jajñire śūrāstrayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ |
āvantaśca daśārhaśca balī viṣṇuharaśca yaḥ || 21 ||
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daśārhasya suto vyomā vidvāñjīmūta ucyate |
jīmūtaputro vṛkatistasya bhīmarathaḥ sutaḥ || 22 ||
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atha bhīmarathasyāsītputro navarathastathā |
tasya cāsīddaśarathaḥ śakunistasya cātmajaḥ || 23 ||
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tasmātkarambhaḥ kārambhirdevarāto'bhavannṛpaḥ |
devakṣatro'bhavattasya daivakṣatrirmahātmanaḥ || 24 ||
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devagarbhasamo jajñe devakṣatrasya nandanaḥ |
madhūnāṃ vaṃśakṛd rājā madhurmadhuravāgapi || 25 ||
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madhorjajñe tu vaidarbhyāṃ purutvānpuruṣottamaḥ |
putro maruvasastathā |
āsīnmaruvasaḥ putraḥ |
mātā jajñe'tha vaidarbhyāṃ bhadravatyāṃ kurūdvaha || 26 ||
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ekṣvākī cābhavadbhāryā mātustasyāmajāyata |
sarvasattvaguṇopetaḥ sātvatāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ || 27 ||
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yatrāsan sadguṇopetāḥ sātvatāḥ kulavardhanāḥ || 27 ||
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imāṃ visṛṣṭiṃ vijñāya jyāmaghasya mahātmanaḥ |
yujyate parayā prītyā prajāvāṃśca bhavatyuta || 28 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 26
Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)
Text with English Notes and Index; [Eastern Book Linkers]
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Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)
Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]
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Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)
श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]
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Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)
శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]
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Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)
With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]
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