Harivamsha MahA PurANam - bhaviShya Parva
atha pa~nchAdhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH
haMsaDimbhakayorvaralAbhaH

harivamsha in the mahAbharata - bhaviShyaparva
Lesson 105 - hamsa and Dimbhaka obtain boons

haMsashcha DimbhakashchaivaM tapashchartuM mahAmatI |
manashchakraturAtmAMshau sha~Nkarasya nR^ipottama ||3-105-1

O the best among kings! (O janamejaya!) haMsa having great intellect as well as Dimbhaka, who were parts of the soul of sha~Nkara, the auspicious lord who provides prosperity, decided in their minds to perform penance.

gatvA tu himavatpArshvaM tapashchakratura~njasA |
uddhishya sha~NkaraM sharvaM nIlagrIvamumApatim ||3-105-2

They proceeded to the side of himAlaya mountains and immediately started their penance to please the auspicious lord, sha~Nkara, who provides prosperity, sharva, the lord with blue neck, the lord of umA.

vIryAstre chaiva nau syAtAmityAdhAya tu mAnase |
ekAgrau prayatau bhUtvA vAyvambuprAshinau nR^ipa ||3-105-3

Deciding in their minds that they should obtain powerful arrows, O king (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued), both of them keeping their minds focused, performed penance, consuming only water and air (observing fast).

namaste devadeveti sha~Nkareti divAnisham |
hara sharva shivAnanda nIlagrIva umApate ||3-105-4

During the day and night, they chanted "We bow to the lord of gods, the auspicious lord sha~Nkara, who provides prosperity" and repeated the names of shiva: hara, sharva, shivAnanda, the lord with blue neck, the lord of umA,

vR^iShadhvaja virUpAkSha haryakSha jagatAM pate |
bhaktapriya girIshesha vAsudeva shivAchyuta ||3-105-5

the lord having bull as his flag, the lord having a third eye, the lord with yellow eyes (harykSha), the lord of the universe, the lord who likes his devotees, the lord of the mountain, lord who manifests in all beings, shiva, lord having no fall,

sadyojAta mahAdeva devadeva guhAshaya |
bhUtabhAvana devesha praNavAtmansadAshiva ||3-105-6

sadyojAta (shiva), the great lord, the lord of gods, guhAshaya, the lord who is concerned with the welfare of all beings, the lord of gods, the lord whose soul is praNava (auM), the lord who is eternally auspicious.

ityAdinAmabhirnityaM stuvantau sha~NkaraM bhavam |
hR^idi kR^itvA virUpAkShaM tapastepatura~njasA ||3-105-7

They praised bhava, the auspicious lord, reciting these names always and performed the penance meditating on the lord having the third eye, in their mind.

nirmamau niraha~NkArau maunavratasamAsthitau |
varShANIha tadA rAjanpa~ncha chakraturojasA ||3-105-8

Abandoning the feeling of owning and the feeling of ego, O king, (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued), they performed the penance energetically for five years.

tataH prIto.abhavachCharvastAbhyAM saMyamanena cha |
sa dadau darshanaM naijaM vyAghracharmadharo haraH ||3-105-9
triyakShaH sha~NkaraH sharvaH shUlapANirumApatiH |

Due to their self control as well as their penance, sharva (shiva) became pleased with them. Lord hara (shiva), the lord of the three vedas, the lord of sacrifices (see nIlakaNTha commentary), sharva, the lord who holds the trident, the lord of umA appeared before them, wearing the tiger skin.

agrataH saMsthitaM sharvaM chandrArdhakR^itashekharam |
tau dR^iShTvA prItamanasau namaschakratura~njasA ||3-105-10

Both of them (haMsa and Dimbhaka) saw sharva (shiva) standing before them, wearing the half moon on his head. Becoming pleased in their minds, they bowed to lord shiva immediately.

varaM varaya bhadraM vAM yathechChA vAM tathAstu vai |
tAvUchatustadA rAjanprItastvaM bhagavanyadi ||3-105-11

Accept a boon. Let there be good to you. What you desire will happen. O king! (O janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued) Then they said: O lord! If you are pleased with us,

devAsurachamUmukhyairyakShagandharvadAnavaiH |
AvAmajayyau sarvAtmanneSha nau prathamo varaH ||3-105-12

O the soul of all! We shall not be conquered by all of the gods, demons, the chief of their armies, yakSha-s, gandharva-s and the sons of danu. This shall be our first boon.

dvitIyo nau virUpAkSha raudrAstrANAMcha sa~NgrahaH |
mAheshvaraM tathA raudramastraM brahmashiro mahat ||3-105-13

O the lord having the third eye! Our second boon shall be a collection of terrible weapons such as the terrible maheshvaraM (the weapon of the great lord), the great weapon of brahmashira (the weapon of head of brahma),

abhedhyaM kavachaM divyamachChedyaM chApi kArmukam |
parashuM cha tathA sharva sadA rakShArhameva cha ||3-105-14
sahAyau dvau mahAdeva bhUtau yuddhe hi gachChatAm |

a divine shield which can not be split as well as a bow that can not be broken and an axe. O sharva (shiva), O great lord ! There shall always be two bhUta-s each to protect as well as help us in the battle.

evamastviti devesha Aha bhR^i~NgiriTI haraH ||3-105-15
kuNDodaraM virUpAkShaM sarvaprANihite ratam |

The lord of gods, hara said, "let it be so". Then, the lord told his bhUta-s, bhR^i~Ngi, riTi, kuNDodara and virUpAkSha who are interested in the benefit of all beings:

yuvAmatha cha bhUteshau sahAyau satataM raNe ||3-105-16
sa~NgrAmaM gachChatAM ghorametayorbalashAlinoH |

Now, you who are the lords of bhuta-s shall always assist these two powerful valiants (haMsa and Dimbhaka) in terrible battles.

tatastau vIryasaMpannau haMso Dimbhaka eva cha |
kR^itAstrau shastrasaMpannau chApinau vIryavattarau ||3-105-18

Then haMsa and Dimbhaka became endowed with valiance. They became expert bowmen. They became enriched with weapons and bows. They became the best in valiance.

Amuktakavachau vIrAvajayyau devadAnavaiH |
atyantabhaktau deveshe sha~Nkare nIlalohite ||3-105-19

Having the divine shield which can not be split, the valiants became un-conquerable by the gods and sons of danu. They had highest devotion to the lord of gods, the auspicious lord who provides prosperity, the blue and red coloured lord.

nityotsavakarau deve bhasmoddhUlanashobhinau |
kR^itatripuNDrako nityaM jaTAyuktashirodharau ||3-105-20

They celebrated the lord's festival daily. They dazzled, smearing the ashes on their bodies. They smeared three lines of ashes on their forehead daily and had locks in their hair.

They wore rudrAksha on all their limbs and their bodies were covered with the tiger skin.

namaH shivAya shAntAya mahAdevAya dhImate ||3-105-21
ityadibhirmahAdevaM stuvantau nAmabhiH shivam |

They always praised the great lord shiva by reciting the names of shiva: We bow to shiva. We bow to the lord of peace. We bow to the great lord having high intellect.

The brothers, holding water for worshipping shiva, dazzled like the real great lord, shiva.

tataH svabhavanaM gatvA pituH pAdAvagR^ihyatAm |
pitushcha sakhyurbalinau mAtushcha charaNau tadA ||3-105-23

Then the powerful valiants went to their home and worshipped the feet of their father (king brahmadatta), father's friend (mitrasaha) and the mothers.

janArdano.api dharmAtmA kAlena mahatA nR^ipa |
vidyApAraM mahAbuddhiryuktenAsAvupeyivAn ||3-105-24

O king! (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued) As for janArdana, the one with the righteous soul, with the passage of time, he became one of great intellect and an expert of knowledge.

sa cha viShNuM hriShIkeshaM pItakausheyavAsasam |
brahmatattvaparo nityamupAste vijitendriyaH ||3-105-25

He, fixed in the principles of brahma, conquering his senses, worshipped viShNu, the lord of senses, wearing yellow clothes, daily.

haMsashcha Dimbhakashchaiva kR^itadArau babhUvatuH |
janardano.api dharmAtmA kR^itadAro babhUva ha ||3-105-26

Afterwards, haMsa and Dimbhaka married. janArdana, the one having righteous soul also married.

sarve te yaj~naniratAH pa~nchayaj~naparAstathA |
svadAraniratAH sarve gurushushruShaNe ratAH |

All of them were engaged in performing sacrifices and offered the five sacrifices (See translator's Note). All of them were with their wives and were engaged in looking after their preceptors.

O king! (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued) All of them considered that doing one's duty is the cause for progress.

iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi haMsaDimbhakopAkhyAne pa~nchAdhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH

This is the one hundred and fifth lesson of bhaviShyaparva, harivaMsha, khila of mahAbhArata, hamsa and Dimbhaka obtain boons

Translator's Note:
One who is in the stage of householder in his life (gR^ihasthAshrami) is supposed to conduct five essential sacrifices (pa~nchamahAyaj~na): devayaj~na, brahmayaj~na, pitR^iyaj~na, manuShyayaj~na and bhUtayaj~na. See for example, bR^ihadAraNyaka upaniShad, adhyAya 1, brAhmaNa 4, mantra 16.

3-105-7 haMsashcheti ||
3-105-10 triyakShaH tribhirvedaiH ijyata iti triyakShaH yaj~neshaH |
3-105-11 varaya varayatam ||
3-105-15 bhR^i~NgiriTI bhR^i~Ngi riTi cha ||
3-105-23 piturbrahmadattasya sakhyuH mitrasahasya ||

iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi TIkAyAM pa~nchAdikashatatamo.adhyAyaH ||

##i-translated by G. Schaufelberger, schaufel @ wanadoo.fr January 16 2009
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 @ yahoo.com] and A. Harindranath
May 5, 2013 ##