Harivamsha Purana

by Manmatha Nath Dutt | 1897 | 293,872 words | ISBN-10: 8178542188 | ISBN-13: 9788178542188

This page is entitled “krishna’s arrival at mathura” and represents Chapter 45 of the second book (‘Vishnu Parva’) of the Harivamsa (English translation in Prose). The Harivamsha Purana narrates the lineage and life-story of Krishna (Hari). Although not officially mentioned in the list of Puranas, this book includes topics such as geology, creation theory, time (manvantaras), ancient historical legends and accounts of royal dynasties.

Chapter 45 - Krishna’s Arrival at Mathura

1-3. Vaishampayana said:—The two heroic sons of Vasudeva, united with Damaghosha, spent five nights with delight like one in the way according to the rules of a traveller. And when they reached the city of Mathura all the Yadavas, headed by Ugrasena, came out to receive them.

4. All the traders, subjects, ministers and the boys and old men of Mathura came out to recieve them.

5. All the crossings of four streets were decorated with garlands and flags;trumpets were beaten announcing joy and panegyrists began to sing the glories of those two foremost of men.

6. At the return of those two brothers the entire city of Mathura appeared delighted, joyous and beautiful as on the occasion of an Indrayajna.

7-8. The songsters began to sing on highways delightful songs containing a profuse description of the glories of the Yadavas, announcing "O you Yadavas, the two brothers Rama and Govinda, celebrated in the world, have arrived at their own city. Do you sport happily."

9. When Rama and Krishna came there none in the city of Mathura was poorly, in dirty clothes and unconscious.

10. Cows, horses and elephants grew delightful and birds began to emit auspicious notes and men and women attained to mental felicity.

11. Auspicious winds, shorn of dust, began to blow in the ten quarters and all the images of deities in temples were delighted.

12. All the signs of the Krita age appeared there in Mathura with their arrival.

13. Thereupon seated on a car drawn by beautiful horses Rama and Keshava entered the city of Mathura in an auspicious moment.

14. As the gods follow Shakra the Yadavas followed Rama and Govinda to the charming city.

15. As the sun and moon enter into the mountain so those two descendants of Yadu, with delightful faces, entered into the house of their sire Vasudeva.

16. Keeping their respective weapons there of their own accord the two sons of Vasudeva attained to consummate delight.

17. Thereupon bowing unto the feet of Vasudeva they showed proper honor to king Ugrasena and other leading Yadavas who were assembled there.

18. They, too, welcomed by them duly in return, delightedly entered into their mother’s appartment.

19. In this way following Ugrasena, Rama and Keshava, of extraordinary deeds and beautiful faces, spent some days happily in Mathura.

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