Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]
101,601 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa [appendix version], 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 1
prathame merusāvarṇe pravakṣyāmi munīñchṛṇu || 1 ||
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meghātithistu paulastyo vasuḥ kāśyapa eva ca || 2 ||
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jyotiṣmānbhārgavaścaiva dyutimānaṅgirāstathā || 3 ||
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savanaścaiva vāsiṣṭha ātreyo havyavāhanaḥ || 4 ||
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paulahaḥ sapta ityete ṛṣayo rohite'ntare || 5 ||
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devatānāṃ gaṇāstatra traya eva narādhipa || 6 ||
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dakṣaputrasya putrāste rohitasya prajāpateḥ || 7 ||
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dhṛṣṭaketurdīptaketuḥ pañcahotro nirākṛtiḥ || 8 ||
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pṛthuśravā bhūridyumna ṛcīko bṛhato gayaḥ || 9 ||
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prathamasya tu sāvarṇernava putrā mahaujasaḥ || 10 ||
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daśame tvatha paryāye dvitīyasyāntare manoḥ || 11 ||
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haviṣmānpaulahaścaiva sukṛtiścaiva bhārgavaḥ || 12 ||
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āpomūrtistathātreyo vāsiṣṭhaścāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ || 13 ||
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paulastyaḥ pramatiścaiva nābhogaścaiva kāśyapaḥ || 14 ||
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aṅgirā nabhasaḥ satyaḥ saptaite paramarṣayaḥ || 15 ||
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devatānāṃ gaṇau dvau tau ṛṣimantrāśca ye smṛtāḥ || 16 ||
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manoḥ sutottamaujāśca nikuṣañjaśca vīryavān || 17 ||
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śatānīko nirāmitro vṛṣaseno jayadrathaḥ || 18 ||
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bhūridyumnaḥ suvarcāśca daśa tvete manoḥ sutāḥ || 19 ||
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ekādaśe'tha paryāye tṛtīyasyāntare manoḥ || 20 ||
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tasya saptaṛṣīṃścāpi kīrtyamānānnibodha me || 21 ||
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haviṣmān kāśyapaścāpi haviṣmānyaśca bhārgavaḥ || 22 ||
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taruṇaśca tathātreyo vāsiṣṭhastvanaghastathā || 23 ||
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aṅgirāścārudhiṣṇyaśca paulastyo niścarastathā || 24 ||
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paulahaścāgnitejāśca bhāvyāḥ sapta maharṣayaḥ || 25 ||
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brahmaṇastu sutā devā gaṇāsteṣāṃ trayaḥ smṛtāḥ || 26 ||
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sarvatragaḥ suśarmā ca devānīkaḥ purūdvahaḥ || 27 ||
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kṣemadhanvā dṛḍhāyuśca ādarśaḥ paṇḍako manuḥ || 28 ||
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sāvarṇasya tu putrā vai tṛtīyasya nava smṛtāḥ || 29 ||
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caturthasya tu sāvarṇerṛṣīn sapta nibodha me || 30 ||
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dyutirvasiṣṭhaputraśca ātreyaḥ sutapāstathā || 31 ||
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aṅgirāstapasomūrtistapasvī kāśyapastathā || 32 ||
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tapośanaśca paulastyaḥ paulahaśca tapo raviḥ || 33 ||
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bhārgavaḥ saptamasteṣāṃ vijñeyastu tapodhṛtiḥ || 34 ||
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pañca devagaṇāḥ proktā mānasā brahmaṇaśca te || 35 ||
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devavāyuradūraśca devaśreṣṭho vidūrathaḥ || 36 ||
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mitravānmitravindaśca mitrasenaśca mitrakṛt || 37 ||
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mitrabāhuḥ suvarcāśca dvādaśasya manoḥ sutāḥ || 38 ||
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trayodaśe'tha paryāye bhāvye manvantare manoḥ || 39 ||
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aṅgirāścaiva dhṛtimānpaulastyo havyapastu yaḥ || 40 ||
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paulahastattvadarśī ca bhārgavaśca nirutsukaḥ || 41 ||
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niṣprakampastathātreyo nirmohaḥ kaśyapastathā || 42 ||
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sutapāścaiva vāsiṣṭhaḥ saptaite tu maharṣayaḥ || 43 ||
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traya eva gaṇāḥ proktā devatānāṃ svayaṃbhuvā || 44 ||
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trayodaśasya putrāste vijñeyāstu ruceḥ sutāḥ || 45 ||
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citraseno vicitraśca nayo dharmabhṛto dhṛtaḥ || 46 ||
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sunetraḥ kṣatravṛddhaśca sutapā nirbhayo dṛḍhaḥ || 47 ||
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raucyasyaite manoḥ putrā antare tu trayodaśe || 48 ||
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caturdaśe'tha paryāye bhautyasya evāntare manoḥ || 49 ||
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agnīdhraḥ kāśyapaścaiva paulasyo māgadhastathā || 50 ||
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bhārgavo hyatibāhuśca śucirāṅgirasastathā || 51 ||
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yuktaścaiva tathātreyaḥ śukro vāsiṣṭha eva ca || 52 ||
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ajitaḥ paulahaścaiva antyāḥ saptarṣayaśca te || 53 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 1
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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Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)
శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]
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Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)
श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]
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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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Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)
Text with English Notes and Index; [Eastern Book Linkers]
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