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.

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tasminnantarhite deve vacanāttasya vai vibho |
cakṣurdivyaṃ savijñānaṃ prādurāsīnmamānagha || 1 ||
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tato'haṃ tānapaśyaṃ vai brāhmaṇān kauśikātmajān |
āpageya kurukṣetre yānuvāca vibhurmama || 2 ||
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brahmadatto'bhavad rājā yasteṣāṃ saptamo dvijaḥ |
pitṛvartīti vikhyāto nāmnā śīlena karmaṇā || 3 ||
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śukasya kanyā kṛtvī taṃ janayāmāsa pārthivam |
aṇuhātpārthivaśreṣṭhātkāmpilye nagarottame || 4 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
yathovāca mahābhāgo mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ || 4 ||
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tasya vaṃśamahaṃ rājan kīrtayiṣyāmi tacchṛṇu || 4 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
aṇuhaḥ kasya vai putraḥ kasmin kāle babhūva ha |
rājā dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho yasya putro mahāyaśāḥ || 5 ||
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brahmadatto narapatiḥ kiṃvīryaśca babhūva ha |
kathaṃ ca saptamasteṣāṃ saṃbabhūva narādhipaḥ || 6 ||
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na hyalpavīryāya śuko bhagavāṃl lokapūjitaḥ |
kanyāṃ pradadyād yogātmā kṛtvīṃ kīrtimatīṃ prabhuḥ || 7 ||
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etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa mahādyute |
brahmadattasya caritaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati || 8 ||
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yathā ca vartamānāste saṃsāreṣu dvijātayaḥ |
mārkaṇḍeyena kathitāstadbhavānprabravītu me || 9 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
pratīpasya sa rājarṣe tulyakālo narādhipaḥ |
pitāmahasya me rājanbabhūveti mayā śrutam || 10 ||
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brahmadatto mahārājo yogī rājarṣisattamaḥ |
rutajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ || 11 ||
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sakhā hi gālavo yasya yogācāryo mahāyaśāḥ |
śikṣāṃ utpādya tapasā kramo yena pravartitaḥ |
kaṇḍarīkaśca yogātmā tasyaiva sacivo'bhavat || 12 ||
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jātyantareṣu sarveṣu sahāyāḥ sarva eva te |
saptajātiṣu saptaiva babhūvuramitaujasaḥ |
yathovāca mahātejā mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ || 13 ||
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tasya vaṃśamahaṃ rājan kīrtayiṣyāmi tacchṛṇu |
brahmadattasya paurāṇaṃ pauravasya mahātmanaḥ || 14 ||
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bṛhatkṣatrasya dāyādaḥ suhotro nāma dhārmikaḥ || 14 ||
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suhotrasyāpi dāyādo hastī nāma babhūva ha || 14 ||
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tenedaṃ nirmitaṃ pūrvaṃ puraṃ vai hastināpuram || 14 ||
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hastinaścāpi dāyādāstrayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ || 14 ||
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ajamīḍho dvimīḍhaśca puramīḍhastathaiva ca || 14 ||
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ajamīḍhasya dhūminyāṃ jajñe bṛhadiṣurnṛpa || 14 ||
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purumitrasya dāyādo rājā bṛhadiṣurnṛpa |
bṛhaddhanurbṛhadiṣoḥ putrastasya mahāyaśāḥ |
āsīdbṛhadiṣoḥ putro bṛhaddharmeti viśrutaḥ |
bṛhaddharmeti vikhyāto rājā paramadhārmikaḥ || 15 ||
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satyajittasya tanayo viśvajittasya cātmajaḥ |
putro viśvajitaścāpi senajitpṛthivīpatiḥ || 16 ||
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putrāḥ senajitaścāsaṃścatvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ |
ruciraḥ śvetakāśyaśca mahimnārastathaiva ca |
vatsaścāvantako rājā yasyaite pari vatsakāḥ || 17 ||
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rucirasya tu dāyādaḥ pṛthuṣeṇo mahāyaśāḥ |
pṛthuṣeṇasya pārastu pārānnīpo'tha jajñivān || 18 ||
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pārasya tanayaḥ śrīmānnīpo nāma mahāyaśāḥ || 18 ||
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nīpasyaikaśataṃ tāta putrāṇāmamitaujasām |
mahārathānāṃ rājendra śūrāṇāṃ bāhuśālinām |
nīpā iti samākhyātā rājānaḥ sarva eva te || 19 ||
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teṣāṃ vaṃśakaro rājā nīpānāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ |
kāmpilye samaro nāma sa ceṣṭasamaro'bhavat || 20 ||
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samarasya puraḥ pāraḥ sadaśva iti te trayaḥ |
putrāḥ paramadharmajñāḥ pāraputraḥ pṛthurbabhau || 21 ||
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pṛthostu sukṛto nāma sukṛteneha karmaṇā |
jajñe sarvaguṇopeto vibhrājastasya cātmajaḥ || 22 ||
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vibhrājasya tu putro'bhūdaṇuho nāma pārthivaḥ |
babhau śukasya jāmātā kṛtvībhartā mahāyaśāḥ || 23 ||
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putro'ṇuhasya rājarṣirbrahmadatto'bhavatprabhuḥ |
yogātmā tasya tanayo viṣvaksenaḥ paraṃtapaḥ || 24 ||
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vibhrājaḥ punarājātaḥ sukṛteneha karmaṇā |
brahmadattasya tanayo viṣvaksena iti śrutaḥ || 25 ||
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cakṣuṣī tasya nirbhinne pakṣiṇyā pūjanīyayā || 25 ||
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suciroṣitayā rājanbrahmadattasya veśmani || 25 ||
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athāsya putrastvaparo brahmadattasya jajñivān || 25 ||
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viṣvaksena iti khyāto mahābalaparākramaḥ || 25 ||
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viṣvaksenasya putro'bhūddaṇḍaseno mahīpatiḥ |
bhallāṭaśca kumāro'bhūd rādheyena hataḥ purā || 26 ||
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daṇḍasenātmajaḥ śūro mahātmā kulavardhanaḥ |
bhallāṭaputro durbuddhirabhavajjanamejayaḥ || 27 ||
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sa teṣāmabhavad rājā nīpānāmantakṛnnṛpaḥ |
ugrāyudhena yasyārthe sarve nīpā vināśitāḥ || 28 ||
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ugrāyudhaḥ sa cotsikto mayā vinihato yudhi |
darpānvito darparuciḥ satataṃ cānaye rataḥ || 29 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ugrāyudhaḥ kasya sutaḥ kasminvaṃśe'tha jajñivān |
kimarthaṃ caiva bhavatā nihatastadbravīhi me || 30 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
ajamīḍhasya dāyādo vidvān rājā yavīnaraḥ |
dhṛtimāṃstasya putrastu tasya satyadhṛtiḥ sutaḥ || 31 ||
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jajñe satyadhṛteḥ putro dṛḍhanemiḥ pratāpavān |
dṛḍhanemisutaścāpi sudharmā nāma pārthivaḥ || 32 ||
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āsītsudharmaṇaḥ putraḥ sārvabhaumaḥ prajeśvaraḥ |
sārvabhauma iti khyātaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ekarāṭ tadā || 33 ||
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tasyānvavāye mahati mahānpauravanandanaḥ |
mahataścāpi putrastu nāmnā rukmarathaḥ smṛtaḥ || putro rukmarathasyāpi supārśvo nāma pārthivaḥ |
supārśvatanayaścāpi sumatirnāma dhārmikaḥ |
jajñe saṃnatimān rājā saṃnatirnāma vīryavān || 34 ||
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tasya vai saṃnateḥ putraḥ kārto nāma mahābalaḥ |
śiṣyo hiraṇyanābhasya kausalyasya mahātmanaḥ |
caturviṃśatidhā tena proktāstāḥ sāmasaṃhitāḥ |
smṛtāste prācyasāmānaḥ kārtā nāmnā tu sāmagāḥ || kārtirugrāyudhaḥ so'tha vīraḥ pauravanandanaḥ |
babhūva yena vikramya pṛṣatasya pitāmahaḥ |
nīpo nāma mahārāja pāñcālādhipatirhataḥ || 35 ||
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ugrāyudhasya dāyādaḥ kṣemyo nāma mahāyaśāḥ || 35 ||
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kṣemyātsuvīro nṛpatiḥ suvīrāttu nṛpaṃjayaḥ || 35 ||
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nṛpaṃjayādbahuratha ityete pauravāḥ smṛtāḥ || 35 ||
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sa cāpyugrāyudhastāta durbuddhirvairakṛtsadā |
pradīptacakro balavānnīpāntakaraṇo'bhavat || 36 ||
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ugrāyudhastu durbuddhiḥ straiṇo duṣṭaḥ sadābhavat || 36 ||
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rājakanyāṃ jahārātha munipatnīpradharṣakaḥ || 36 ||
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sa darpapūrṇo hatvājau nīpānanyāṃśca pārthivān |
pitaryuparate mahyaṃ śrāvayāmāsa kilbiṣam || 37 ||
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māmamātyaiḥ parivṛtaṃ śayānaṃ dharaṇītale |
ugrāyudhasya rājendra dūto'bhyetya vayo'bravīt || 38 ||
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adya tvaṃ jananīṃ bhīṣma gandhakālīṃ yaśasvinīṃ |
strīratnaṃ mama bhāryārthe prayaccha kurupuṃgava || 39 ||
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evaṃ rājyaṃ ca te sphītaṃ balāni ca na saṃśayaḥ |
tvayā rājye ca te sthitim |
caturaṅgayutānyadya |
pradāsyāmi yathākāmamahaṃ vai ratnabhāgbhuvi || 40 ||
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rāṣṭrasyecchasi cetsvasti prāṇānāṃ vā kulasya vā |
śāsane mama tiṣṭhasva na hi te śāntiranyathā || 41 ||
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adhaḥ prastāraśayane śayānastena coditaḥ |
dūtāntaritametadvai vākyamagniśikhopamam || 42 ||
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śarīraṃ me'dahattasya vākyaṃ caitaddurātmanaḥ || 42 ||
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tato'haṃ tasya durbuddhervijñāya matamacyuta |
ājñaptavānvai saṃgrāme senādhyakṣāṃśca sarvaśaḥ || 43 ||
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mama prajvalitaṃ cakraṃ niśāmyaitatsudurjayam |
śatravo vidravantyājau darśanādeva bhārata || 44 ||
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vicitravīryaṃ bālaṃ ca madapāśrayameva ca |
dṛṣṭvā krodhaparītātmā yuddhāyaiva mano dadhe || 45 ||
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nigṛhītastadāhaṃ tu sacivairmantrakovidaiḥ |
ṛtvigbhirdevakalpaiśca suhṛdbhirnarapuṃgava || 46 ||
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snigdhaiśca śāstravidbhiśca saṃyugasya nivartane |
kāraṇaṃ śrāvitaścāsmi yuktarūpaṃ tadānagha || 47 ||
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mantriṇa ūcuḥ |
pravṛttacakraḥ pāpo'sau tvaṃ cāśaucagataḥ prabho |
na caiṣa prathamaḥ kalpo yuddhaṃ nāma kadācana || 48 ||
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te vayaṃ sāma pūrvaṃ vai dānaṃ bhedaṃ tathaiva ca |
prayokṣyāmastataḥ śuddho daivatānyabhivādya ca || 49 ||
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kṛtasvastyayano viprairhutvāgnīnvācya ca dvijān |
brāhmaṇairabhyanujñātaḥ prayāsyasi jayāya vai || 50 ||
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astrāṇi na prayojyāni na praveśyaśca saṃgaraḥ |
āśauce vartamānena vṛddhānāmiti śāsanam || 51 ||
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sāmadānādibhiḥ pūrvamapi bhedena vā tataḥ |
taṃ haniṣyasi vikramya śambaraṃ maghavāniva || 52 ||
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prājñānāṃ vacanaṃ kāle vṛddhānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ |
śrotavyamiti tacchrutvā nivṛtto'smi narādhipa || 53 ||
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tatastaiḥ sa kramaḥ sarvaḥ prayuktaḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ |
tasmin kāle kuruśreṣṭha karma cārabdhamuttamam || 54 ||
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sa sāmādibhirapyādāv upāyaiḥ śāstracintakaiḥ |
anunīyamāno durbuddhiranunetuṃ na śakyate || 55 ||
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pravṛttaṃ tasya taccakramadharmaniratasya vai |
paradārābhilāṣeṇa sadyastāta nivartitam || 56 ||
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na hīdṛśamanāyuṣyaṃ loke kiṃcana vidyate || 56 ||
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yādṛśaṃ puruṣasyeha paradāropasevanam || 56 ||
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na tvahaṃ tasya jāne vai nivṛttaṃ cakramuttamam |
hataṃ svakarmaṇā tattu pūrvaṃ sadbhiśca ninditam || 57 ||
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kṛtaśaucaḥ śarāvāpī rathī niṣkramya vai purāt |
kṛtasvastyayano vipraiḥ prāyodhayamahaṃ ripum || 58 ||
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tataḥ saṃsargamāgamya balenāstrabalena ca |
tryahamunmattavad yuddhaṃ devāsuramivābhavat || 59 ||
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sa mayāstrapratāpena nirdagdho raṇamūrdhani |
papātābhimukhaḥ śūrastyaktvā prāṇānariṃdama || 60 ||
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etasminnantare tāta kāmpilyātpṛṣato'bhyayāt |
hate nīpeśvare caiva hate cogrāyudhe nṛpe || 61 ||
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āhicchatraṃ svakaṃ rājyaṃ pitryaṃ prāpya mahādyutiḥ |
drupadasya pitā rājanmamaivānumate tadā || 62 ||
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tato'bhūddrupado rājā droṇastena nirākṛtaḥ || 62 ||
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tato'rjunena tarasā nirjitya drupadaṃ raṇe |
ahicchatraṃ sakāmpilyaṃ droṇāyāthāpavarjitam || 63 ||
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pratigṛhya tato droṇa ubhayaṃ jayatāṃ varaḥ |
kāmpilyaṃ drupadāyaiva prāyacchadviditaṃ tava || 64 ||
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eṣa te drupadasyādau brahmadattasya caiva ha |
vaṃśaḥ kārtsnyena vai prokto vīrasyogrāyudhasya ca || 65 ||
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ataste vartayiṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa mārkaṇḍeyāya pṛcchate || 66 ||
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śrāddhasya phalamuddiśya niyataṃ sukṛtasya ca |
tannibodha mahārāja saptajātiṣu bhārata || 67 ||
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sagālavasya caritaṃ kaṇḍarīkasya caiva ha |
brahmadattatṛtīyānāṃ yogināṃ brahmacāriṇām || 68 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 15

Cover of edition (2013)

Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)

Text with English Notes and Index; [Eastern Book Linkers]

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Cover of edition (2012)

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by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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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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