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 8
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca āryā kātyāyanī devī kauśikī brahmacāriṇī || 1 ||
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jananī siddhasenasya durgā vīrā mahātapāḥ || 2 ||
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jayā ca vijayā caiva puṣṭiśca tvaṃ kṣamā dayā || 3 ||
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jyeṣṭhā yamasya bhaginī nīlakauśeyavāsinī || 4 ||
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bahurūpā virūpā ca anekavidharūpiṇī || 5 ||
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virūpākṣī viśālākṣī bhaktānāṃ parirakṣaṇī || 6 ||
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parvatāgreṣu ghoreṣu nadīṣu ca guhāsu ca || 7 ||
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vāsastava mahādevi vaneṣūpavaneṣu ca || 8 ||
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śabarairbarbaraiścaiva pulindaiśca supūjitā || 9 ||
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mayūrapakṣadhvajinī lokān krāmasi sarvaśaḥ || 10 ||
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kukkuṭaiśchāgalairmeṣaiḥ siṃhairvyāghraiḥ samākulā || 11 ||
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ghaṇṭāninādabahulā viśrutā vindhyavāsinī || 12 ||
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triśūlapaṭṭisadharā sūryacandrapatākinī || 13 ||
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navamī kṛṣṇapakṣasya śuklasyaikādaśī priyā || 14 ||
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bhaginī vāsudevasya rajanī kalahapriyā || 15 ||
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āvāsaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ niṣṭhā ca paramā gatiḥ || 16 ||
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nandagopasutā caiva devānāṃ vijayāvahā || 17 ||
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cīravāsāḥ suvāsāśca raudrī saṃdhyā tvameva ca || 18 ||
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prakīrṇakeśī mṛtyuśca tathā māṃsaudanapriyā || 19 ||
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lakṣmīralakṣmīrūpeṇa dānavānāṃ vadhāya ca || 20 ||
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sāvitrī cāpi devānāṃ mātā bhūtagaṇasya ca || 21 ||
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antarvedī ca yajñānāmṛtvijāṃ caiva dakṣiṇā || 22 ||
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siddhiḥ sāṃyātrikāṇāṃ ca velā sāgarayāyinām || 23 ||
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yakṣāṇāṃ prathamā yakṣī nāgānāṃ suraseti ca || 24 ||
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kanyānāṃ brahmacaryā ca saubhāgyaṃ pramadāsu ca || 24 ||
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brahmavādinyatho dīkṣā śobhā ca paramā tathā || 25 ||
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jyotiṣāṃ tvaṃ prabhā devi nakṣatrāṇāṃ ca rohiṇī || 26 ||
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rājadvāreṣu tīrtheṣu nadīnāṃ saṃgameṣu ca || 27 ||
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pūrṇe ca pūrṇimācandre kṛttivāsā iti smṛtā || 28 ||
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sarasvatī ca vālmīkeḥ smṛtirdvaipāyane tathā || 29 ||
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suradevī ca bhūteṣu stūyase tvaṃ svakarmabhiḥ || 30 ||
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indrasya cārudṛṣṭistvaṃ sahasranayaneti ca || 31 ||
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ṛṣīṇāṃ dharmabuddhistu devānāmaditistathā || 32 ||
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karṣakānāṃ ca sīteti bhūtānāṃ dharaṇīti ca || 33 ||
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tāpasānāṃ ca devī tvamaraṇī cāgnihotriṇām || 34 ||
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kṣudhā ca sarvabhūtānāṃ tṛptistvaṃ ca divaukasām || 35 ||
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svāhā tuṣṭirdhṛtirmedhā vasūnāṃ tvaṃ vasūmatī || 36 ||
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āśā tvaṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ tu tuṣṭiśca kṛtakarmaṇām || 37 ||
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diśaśca vidiśaścaiva tathā hyagniśikhā prabhā || 38 ||
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śakunī pūtanā ca tvaṃ revatī ca sudāruṇā || 39 ||
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nidrā ca sarvabhūtānāṃ mohanī kṣatriyā tathā || 40 ||
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vidyānāṃ brahmavidyā tvamoṃkāro'stha vaṣaṭ tathā || 41 ||
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nārīṇāṃ pārvatī ca tvaṃ paurāṇīmṛṣayo viduḥ || 42 ||
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arundhatyekabhartṝṇāṃ prajāpativaco yathā || 43 ||
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bhedo vivādaśīlānaṃ tvamindrāṇīti viśrutā || 43 ||
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paryāyanāmabhirdivyairindrāṇī ceti viśrutā || 44 ||
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tvayā vyāptamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam || 45 ||
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saṃgrāmeṣu ca sarveṣu agniprajvaliteṣu ca || 46 ||
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nadītīreṣu ghoreṣu kāntāreṣu bhayeṣu ca || 47 ||
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pravāse rājabandhe ca śatrūṇāṃ ca pramardane || 48 ||
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prāṇātyayeṣu sarveṣu tvaṃ hi rakṣā na saṃśayaḥ || 49 ||
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tvayi me hṛdayaṃ devi tvayi buddhirmanastvayi || 50 ||
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rakṣa māṃ sarvapāpebhyaḥ prasādaṃ ca kariṣyasi || 51 ||
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imaṃ devyāḥ stavaṃ divyamitihāsasamanvitam || 52 ||
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yaḥ paṭhetprātarutthāya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ || 53 ||
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tribhiśca kāṅkṣitaṃ māsaiḥ phalaṃ vai saṃprayacchati || 54 ||
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ṣadbhirmāsairvariṣṭhaṃ tu varamekaṃ prayacchati || 55 ||
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ṣaṇmāsānpaṭhate yastu kāṅkṣitaṃ ca labheta saḥ || 55 ||
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asrcitā navabhirmāsairdivyaṃ cakṣuḥ prayacchati || 56 ||
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saṃvatsareṇa siddhiṃ tu yathākāmaṃ prayacchati || 57 ||
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satyaṃ ca brahmacaryaṃ ca dvaipāyanavaco yathā || 58 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 8
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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