Harivamsha MahA PurANam - bhaviShya Parva
atha pa~nchasaptatitamo.adhyAyaH
dvAravatIrakShaNe yAdavAn prati shrIkR^iShNasya vachanam
harivamsha in the mahAbharata - bhaviShyaparva
Lesson 75 - kR^iShNa addresses the yAdava to protect dvAravati
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha
sAtyake shR^iNu madvAkyaM yatto bhava yudhAM vara |
tvaM tu khaDgI gadI bhUtvA chApapANistanutravAn ||3-75-1
The auspicious lord (kR^iShNa said):
O sAtyakI! Hear my words. O the best among the fighters! Be ready. You shall
be ready with your shield and holding the sword, mace, bow and arrow in
your arms.
tiShTha yatnena rakShasva purIM bahunR^ipAshrayAm |
na cha nidrA tvayA kAryA ratrau yaduvR^iSha prabho ||3-75-2
You shall be ready with attention to protect the city which is the base of
many kings. O lord! O the bull of the yAdava race! You shall not sleep even
during the night.
na cha vyAkhyA tvayA kAryA shAstrANAM shAstratatpara |
na cha vAdastvayA kAryo vAdibhiH saha vR^iShNipa ||3-75-3
O the one who is interested in shAstrA-s! Do not engage yourself in
explaining the shAstra-s. O the prominent among the vR^iShNi-s!
Do not spend your time in arguing with those who are engaged in arguing.
tvaM cha yoddhA balirj~nAtA dhanurvedAkhyavedavit |
tathA kuru yathA vIra nopahAsyA bhavediyam ||3-75-4
You are the fighter. You are powerful and wise. You are the expert of the
science of archery. O valiant! Perform in such a way that we are not laughed
at by others.
sAtyakiruvAcha
kariShyAmi vachastubhyaM yathAshakti janArdana |
Aj~nA tava jagannAtha dhAryA yatnena me sadA ||3-75-5
sAtyaki said:
O the one who excites men (kR^iShNa)! I shall do as per your words to the
best of my power. O the lord of the world! I shall always carry out your
order with all my effort.
bhR^ityavatprachariShyAmi kAmapAlasya mAdhava |
yAvadAgamanaM tubhyaM tAvatsthAsyAmi yatnataH 3-75-6
O mAdhava (kR^iShNa)! I shall work as a servant of kAmapAla (balarAma).
Till the time you return, I shall remain prepared with all my efforts.
prasAdastava govinda yadi syAnmayi mAdhava |
kiM nAma me cha duHsAdhyaM shatrUNAM nigrahe raNe ||3-75-7
O govinda! If I have your pleasure on me, O mAdhava! What remains impossible
for me in the slaying of enemies in the battle?
yadi shakraM yamaM vApi kuberamapi pAshinam |
sarvAnetAnvijeShyAmi kimu pauNDraM nR^ipottamam ||3-75-8
If I have your pleasure, I can conquer shakra, yama, kubera as well as the
one with the rope (varuNa), then what about paunDra, the best among the
kings? (I can conquer him easily.)
gachCha kAryaM kuruShvedaM yatto.ahaM satataM hare |
uddhavaM punarAhedaM kR^iShNaH padmanibhekShaNaH ||3-75-9
O hari (viShNu, kR^iShNa), proceed (on your journey to kailAsa)
and do your work. Here I am always ready. Then kR^iShNa having eyes as
beautiful as a lotus flower spoke to uddhava.
shR^iNUddhava tvaM vAkyaM me kuryAstvetatprayatnavAn |
rakShyA nayena rAjendra purI dvAravatI tvayA ||3-75-10
O uddhava! Hear my words. You shall do this with all your effort.
O the indra of kings! You shall protect the city of doors with your policy.
yatto bhava sadA tAta kuru sAhayyamatra naH |
lajjA mama samutpannA vadatastava sAMpratam ||3-75-11
O friend! You shall be ready always. You shall always assist us.
Now I am ashamed to tell you this.
tvaM hi netA samastasya vidyApArasya sarvataH |
ko nu shakShyati medhAvI vaktuM vidyAvataH puraH ||3-75-12
You are the leader everywhere with your extensive knowledge in all topics.
Is there anyone before you who can be said to be superior to you in
knowledge?
yatkAryaM tadbhavAnvetti hyakAryaM chApi sarvataH |
ato.ahaM virame tAta vaktuM saMprati vR^iShnipa ||3-75-13
You are aware of all that has to be done. You are not unaware of what is not
to be done Hence O friend! O the chief of vR^iShNai-s! I am retiring without
saying anything further.
uddhava uvAcha
kimidaM tava govinda vartate mAM prati prabho |
aho prasannatA mahyaM kiM tu prItiriyaM tava ||3-75-14
uddhava said:
O govinda! Why is this (feeling) of yours about me, O lord! Oh! If you are
pleased on me, then this also is your love.
jAnAmyahaM jagannAtha prasAdasyaiSha vistaraH |
yasya prasanno bhavati tasya kiM nAsti keshavaH ||3-75-15
O lord of the world! I know about the extent of your pleasure.
O keshava! If you are pleased with some one, then there is nothing that is
impossible for him.
tvaM hi sarvasya jagataH kartA hartA pradhAnataH |
prabhavaH sarvakAryANAM vaktA shrotA pramANavit ||3-75-16
You are the creator, destroyer and the prime person for all the world. You
are the source, speaker, listener and the principle of all matters.
dhyAtA dhyAnamayo dhyeya iti brahmavido viduH |
jetA devaripUNAM cha goptA nAkasadAM bhavAn ||3-75-17
The wise who are knowledgeable about brahma say that you are the one who
meditates, you are of meditation and you are to be meditated upon.
You are the conqueror of the enemies of deva-s. You are always the one who
protects the deva-s.
tvannAthA vayameveti jIvAmo nihatadviShaH |
iyaM nItirahaM manye netA nIteryato bhavAn ||3-75-18
We, having you as the leader, live comfortably, with our enemies slain. I
consider this as justice. You are the one who leads us to justice.
ko nu nAma nayo veda tvAM vinA sAmprataM vada |
nItistvaM sarvakAryANAmiti me nishchitA matiH ||3-75-19
O lord! Please tell, at this time, who else is there to show the path of
justice to us? My firm opinion is that you are the justice for all matter.
durgADho nayamArgo.ayamityAhustadvido janAH |
It is difficult to enter the path of justice- so say the wise people.
chaturdhA prochyate nItiH sAmadAne janArdana ||3-75-20
daNDo bhedo manuShyANAM nigrahAvagrahe sadA |
O the one who excite men (kR^iShNa)! There are always four kinds of
justice for men in obstacle of self by others and obstacle of others by self
- agreement, giving away, differentiating and punishment.
daNDyeShu daNDamichChanti sAmAnyaM tu naye hare ||3-75-21
balavatsvatha dAnaM tu trayANAM apyagochare |
prayoktavyo mahAbheda iti nItimatAm matam ||3-75-22
O hari( kR^iShNa)! Punishment shall be given to those who deserve punishment
(are weak). Agreement is generally desirable with equals. The powerful shall
be given offerings. If all the three methods do not seem to work, then
great differentiation should be used - This is the opinion of the experts
of justice.
teShu teShvatha sarveShu pramANaM tvAM vidurbudhAH |
kimatra bahunoktena sarvaM tvayi samarpitam ||3-75-23
But the wise people know that you are the guiding principle in all these.
Why should I speak more? All these are dedicated to you.
vaishampAyana uvAcha
ityuktvA virarAmaiva uddhavo nItimattaraH |
vaishampAyana said:
(O janamejaya) Speaking thus, the best among the experts of justice,
uddhava retired.
tataH sa bhagavAnviShNurevameva nR^ipottama ||3-75-24
kAmapAlaM mahAbAhumuvAcha yadusaMsadi |
Then, O the best among the kings! (janamejaya! vaisahampAyana continued)
Lord viShNu (kR^iShNa) spoke to kAmapAla (balarAma), having great arms,
in the assembly of the sons of yadu (yAdava-s).
ugrasenaM nR^ipaM rAjaMstathA hArdikyameva cha ||3-75-25
kAmapAlaM punarviShNuridaM provAcha tattvavit |
Again, Lord viShNu, the one who knows all principles, spoke to king ugrasena,
the king (of yAdava-s) , hArdikya (kR^itavarma) and kAmapAla (balarAma).
na pramAdastvayA kAryaH sarvadA yatnavAnbhava ||3-75-26
sthite tvayi mahAbAho kA pIDA jagato bhavet |
You should not commit any mistake in your work. Always have attention.
If you are there, what harm can come to the world?
gadI bhava sadA tvArya na krIDA sarvadA bhavet ||3-75-27
O my elder brother! Always carry your mace. Do not be engaged in playing
always.
rakSha tvaM sarvadA yatnAtpurIM dvAravatIM prabho |
nopahAsyA yathA syAma tathA kuru gadI bhava ||3-75-28
O lord! Make efforts to protect the city of doors (dvAraka) always. Carry the
mace and do your work so that we are not laughed at by others.
utsAhaH sarvadA kAryo nirutsAho na yatnataH |
Be enthusiastic in your work and do not be disinterested in your efforts.
bADhamityabravIdrAmaH kR^iShNaM vR^iShNikulodbhavam ||3-75-29
(vaishampAyana said: O janamejaya!) Then balarAma said "Let it be so" to
kR^iShNa who is born in the race of vR^iShNi-s.
vR^iShnayaH sarva evaite svaM svaM sadma samAyayuH |
gantumaichChajjagannAthaH kailAsaM parvatottamam 3-75-30
All the vR^iShNi-s returned to their own residences. Then the Lord of the
world (kR^iShNa) prepared for his journey to kailAsa, the best among the
mountains.
iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi
kailAsayAtrAyAM pa~nchasaptatitamo.adhyAyaH
This is the seventy-fifth lesson of bhaviShyaparva, harivaMsha,
khila of mahabhArata, in kalAsayAtra, kR^iShNa addresses the yAdava to
protect dvAravati
nIlakaNTha commentary
##Itranslated by G. Shchhaufelberger, schhaufel@wanadoo.fr
July 17, 2008
Proof-read by K S Rmachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca.
If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edition,
send corrections to A. Harindranath harindranath_a @ yahoo.com
Translated to English by A. Purushothaman [purushothaman_avaroth @
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January 16, 2013 ##