Harivamsha MahA PurANam - bhaviShya Parva
atha pa~nchastriMShadadhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH
harivaMshashravaNaphalaM mabhArAtasamAptishcha
harivamsha in the mahAbharata - bhaviShyaparva
Lesson 135 benefits of listening to harivamsha -
mahAbhArata concluded
janamajaya uvAcha
harivaMshe purANe tu shrute munivarottama |
kiM phalaM kiM cha deyaM vai tadbrUhi tvaM mamAgrataH ||3-135-1
janamejaya said:
O the best among the best sages (vaisampAyana)! Kindly speak in front of
me the benefits of listening to the harivaMshapurANa. Also tell me what shall
be given to the reciter?
vaishampAyana uvAcha
harivaMshe purANe tu shrute cha bharatottama |
kAyikaM vAchikaM chaiva manasA samupArjitam ||3-135-2
tatsarvaM nAshamAyAti himaM sUryodaye yathA |
vaishampAyana said:
O the best among the race of bharata (janamejaya)! On listening to the
harivaMshapurANa all the sins acquired by actions of the body,
speech and mind will be destroyed like frost destroyed by the rising sun.
aShTAdashapurANAnAM shravaNAdyatphalaM bhavet ||3-135-3
tatphalaM samavApnoti vaiShNavo nAtra saMshayaH |
All the benefits of listening to the eight and ten (eighteen) purANas
shall be acquired by the one who follows the dharma of viShNu. There is no doubt in this.
shlokArdhaM shlokapAdaM vA harivaMshasamudbhavam ||3-135-4
shR^iNvanti shraddhayA yuktA vaiShNavaM padamApnuyuH |
The one who listens to half or quarter of a shloka (stanza of four lines,
each having eight syllables) in harivaMsha with attention shall
attain the feet of viShNu.
jambudvIpaM samAshritya shrotAro durlabhAH kalau ||3-135-5
bhavishyanti narA rAjansatyaM satyaM vadAmyaham |
O king! (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued) The men listening to
harivaMsha in the age of kali at the island of jambu will be rare.
I am speaking the truth, truthfully.
strIbhishcha putrakAmAbhiH shrotavyaM vaiShNavaM yashaH ||3-135-6
Women desiring sons shall also listen to the fame of viShNu (as described in
harivaMsha).
dakShiNA chAtra deyA vai niShkatrayasuvarNakam |
vAchakAya yathAshaktyA yathoktaM phalamichChatA ||3-135-7
Three coins of gold shall be given as tribute to the one who recites
harivaMsha according to the ability of the listener who desires the
benefits as stated.
svarNashR^i~NgIM cha kapilAM savatsAM vastrasaMyutam |
vAchakAya pradadyAdvai AtmanaH shreyakA~NkShayA ||3-135-8
One who desires prosperity of his soul shall offer the reciter,
a cow having horns decorated with gold and a calf, together with clothes.
alaMkAraM pradadyAchcha pANyorvai bharatarShabha |
karNasyAbharaNaM dadyAdyAnaM cha saviSheshataH ||3-135-9
O the bull of bharata race! (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued)
Golden bracelets for the arms shall also be given. Offer golden ear rings
as well as special carriages.
bhUmidAnaM samAdadyAdbrAhmaNAya narAdhipa |
bhUmidAnasamaM dAnaM na bhUtaM na bhaviShyati ||3-135-10
O the king of men! (janamejaya! vaishampAyna continued) The brahmaNa shall be
offered land. No offer equal to the offer of land was there in the past
and there will not be in the future as well.
shR^iNoti shrAvayedvApi harivaMshe tu yo naraH |
sarvathA pApanirmukto vaiShNavaM padamApnuyAt ||3-135-11
The one who listens or organizes the listening to harivaMsha will be
released from all sins and he will attain the feet of viShNu.
pitR^Inuddharate sarvAnekAdasha samudbhavAn |
AtmAnaM sasutaM chaiva striyaM cha bharatarShabha ||3-135-12
O the bull of bharata race! (janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued)
The ancestors up to eleventh generation will be uplifted (released from all
their sins) along with self, children and wife.
dashAMshashchAtra homo vai kAryaH shrotrA narAdhipa |
idaM mayA tavAgre cha sarvaM proktaM nararShabha ||3-135-13
O the king of men! (O janamejaya! vaishampAyana continued)
The one who listens performs oblations equal to one tenth of the number
of shlokas of harivaMsha. O the bull among men! (O janamejaya!
vaishampAyana continued) All these are spoken by me in front of you.
(Note 1)
yasya smaraNamAtreNa sarvapApaiH pramuchyate |
aputraH putramApnoti adhano dhanamApnuyAt ||3-135-14
Only by remembering this (harivaMsha) one is released from all sins.
The childless will be blessed with children and the poor will become
wealthy.
naramedhAshvamedhAbhyAM yatphalaM prApyate naraiH |
tatphalaM labhate nUnaM purANashravaNAddhareH ||3-135-15
Whatever benefits are obtained by men by performing naramedha and
ashvamedha will be achieved by listening to the purANa of hari
(viShNu).
brahmahA bhrUNahA goghnaH surApo gurutalpagaH |
sakR^itpurANashravaNAtpUto bhavati nAnyathA ||3-135-16
The slayer of Brahmin, the slayer of embryos, the slayer cows,
the drinker of liquor and the one having sexual relations with the wife
of his teacher - All these sinners will become purified by listening to
this harivaMsha purANa. They shall not be purified by any other means.
idaM mayA te parikIrtitaM maha-
chChrIkR^iShNamAhAtmyamapAramadbhutam |
shR^iNvanpaThannAshu samApnuyAtphalaM
yachchApi lokeShu sudurlabhaM mahat ||3-135-17
Thus I have described to you the great, unbounded and wonderful greatness
of shrI kR^iShNa. Those who are listening and reciting this shall obtain
great benefits which are rare in all the worlds.
iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi
shravaNaphalakathane pa~nchatriMshadadhikashatatamo.adhyAyaH
This is the one hundred and thirty fifth lesson of bhaviShyaparva,
harivaMsha, khila of mahAbhArata, benefits of listening to harivamsha -
mahAbhArata concluded
Note 1: See gita press commentary
iti shrImatpadavAkyapramANamaryAdAdhuraMdharachaturdhara vaMshAvataMsa
shrIgovindasUrisUnornIlakaNThasya kR^itau bhAratabhAvadIpe
harivaMshAntagranthArthaprakAshaH samAptimagamat |
ayaM granthaH shrI
ki~njavadekarkulakamaladivAkarasArdhapr^iShTAptoryAmayAjidattAtreyadIkShitatanujapanDitarAmachandrashAstriNA
parishodhitaH pariShkR^itashcha | bhAratI jayatu |
##i-translated by G. Schaufelberger, schaufel @ wanadoo.fr
February 10 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
September 17, 2013##