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.

Verse 31.59

देवं ब्रह्ममयं यज्ञं ब्रह्मदेवं सनातनम् ।
भूतभव्यभविष्यस्य प्रभुं लोकनमस्कृतम् ।
नारायणं विभुः देवाः शरण्यं शरण्यं गताः ॥ ५९ ॥

devaṃ brahmamayaṃ yajñaṃ brahmadevaṃ sanātanam |
bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyasya prabhuṃ lokanamaskṛtam |
nārāyaṇaṃ vibhuḥ devāḥ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇyaṃ gatāḥ || 59 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.59 is contained in the book Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes by Shanti Lal Nagar. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (31.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Brahmamaya, Yajna, Brahmadeva, Sanatana, Bhutabhavya, Bhavishya, Prabhu, Narayana, Vibhu, Sharanya, Sharani, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.59). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “devaṃ brahmamayaṃ yajñaṃ brahmadevaṃ sanātanam
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmamayam -
  • brahmamaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brahmamaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yajñam -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • brahmadevam -
  • brahmadeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyasya prabhuṃ lokanamaskṛtam
  • bhūtabhavya -
  • bhūtabhavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaviṣyasya -
  • bhaviṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhaviṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prabhum -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse lokanamaskṛtam
  • Line 3: “nārāyaṇaṃ vibhuḥ devāḥ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇyaṃ gatāḥ
  • nārāyaṇam -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vibhuḥ -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaraṇyam -
  • śaraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śaraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaraṇyam -
  • śaraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śaraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.59

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
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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Preview of verse 31.59 in Telugu sript:
దేవం బ్రహ్మమయం యజ్ఞం బ్రహ్మదేవం సనాతనమ్ ।
భూతభవ్యభవిష్యస్య ప్రభుం లోకనమస్కృతమ్ ।
నారాయణం విభుః దేవాః శరణ్యం శరణ్యం గతాః ॥ ౫౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.59 in Gujarati sript:
દેવં બ્રહ્મમયં યજ્ઞં બ્રહ્મદેવં સનાતનમ્ ।
ભૂતભવ્યભવિષ્યસ્ય પ્રભું લોકનમસ્કૃતમ્ ।
નારાયણં વિભુઃ દેવાઃ શરણ્યં શરણ્યં ગતાઃ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 31.59 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಮಯಂ ಯಜ್ಞಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದೇವಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ಭೂತಭವ್ಯಭವಿಷ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಭುಂ ಲೋಕನಮಸ್ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಂ ವಿಭುಃ ದೇವಾಃ ಶರಣ್ಯಂ ಶರಣ್ಯಂ ಗತಾಃ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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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