##Harivamsha Mahapuranam - Part 1 - Harivamsha Parva
 Chapter 38
 Itranslated and proofread by K S Ramachandran
 ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca ,  15 August, 2007 ##
 
Further proof-read by Gilles Schaufelberger, schaufel @ wanadoo.fr
If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edn,
send corrections to A. Harindranath, harindranath_a @ yahoo.com
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   vaishampAyana uvAcha 

   bhajamAnasya putro.atha rathamukhyo vidUrathaH |
   rAjAdhidevaH shUrastu vidUrathasuto.abhavat || 1-38-1
   rAjAdhidevasya sutA jaj~nire vIryavattarAH |
   dattAtidattabalinau shoNAshvaH shvetavAhanaH || 1-38-2
   shamI cha daNDasharmA cha daNDashatrushcha shatrujit |
   shravaNA cha shraviShThA cha svasArau saMbabhUvatuH || 1-38-3
   shamIputraH pratikShatraH pratikShatrasya chAtmajaH |
   svayaMbhojaH svayaMbhojAddhR^idIkaH saMbabhUva ha || 1-38-4
   tasya putrA babhUvurhi sarve bhImaparAkramAH |
   kR^itavarmAgrajasteShAM shatadhanvAtha madhyamaH || 1-38-5
   devarShervachanAttasya bhiShagvaitaraNashcha yaH |
   sudAntashcha vidAntashcha kAmadA kAmadantikA || 1-38-6
   devavAMshchAbhavatputro vidvAnkambalabarhiShaH |
   asamaujAstathA vIro nAsamaujAshcha tAvubhau || 1-38-7
   ajAtaputrAya sutAnpradadAvasamaujase |
   sudaMShTraM chArurUpaM cha kR^iShNamityandhakAstrayaH || 1-38-8
   ete chAnye cha bahavo andhakAH kathitAstava |
   andhakAnAmimaM vaMshe dhArayedyastu nityashaH || 1-38-9
   Atmano vipulaM vaMshaM labhate nAtra saMshayaH |
   gAndhArI chaiva mAdrI cha kroShTabhArye babhUvatuH || 1-38-10
   gAndhArI janayAmAsa anamitraM mahAbalam |
   mAdrI yudhAjitaM putraM tato vai devamIDuSham || 1-38-11
   anamitramamitrANAM jetAramaparAjitam |
   anamitrasutau  nighno nighnato dvau babhUvatuH || 1-38-12
   prasenashchAtha satrAjichChatrusenAjitAvubhau |
   praseno dvAravatyAM tu nivasantyAM mahAmaNim || 1-38-13
   divyaM syamantakaM nAma samudrAdupalabdhavAn |
   tasya satrAjitaH sUryaH sakhA prANasamo.abhavat || 1-38-14
   sa kadAchinnishApAye rathena rathinAM varaH |
   abdhikUlamupaspraShTuMupasthAtuM yayau ravim || 1-38-15
   tasyopatiShThataH sUryaM vivasvAnagrataH sthitaH |
   aspaShTamUrtirbhagavAMstejomaNDalavAnprabhuH || 1-38-16
   atha rAjA vivasvantamuvAcha sthitamagrataH |
   yathaivaM vyomni pashyAmi  sadA tvAM jyotiShAMpate || 1-38-17
   tejomaNDalinaM devaM tathaiva purataH sthitam |
   ko visheSho.asti me tvattaH sakhyenopagatasya vai || 1-38-18
   etachChrutvA tu bhagavAnmaNiratnaM syamantakam |
   svakaNThAdavamuchyaiva ekAnte nyastavAnvibhuH |
   tato vigrahavantaM taM dadarsha nR^ipatistadA || 1-38-19
   prItimAnatha taM dR^iShTvA muhUrtaM kR^itavAnkathAm || 1-38-20
   tamapi prasthitaM bhUyo vivasvantaM sa satrajit |
   lokAnudbhAsayasyetAnyena tvaM satataM prabho |
   tadetanmaNiratnaM me bhagavandAtumarhasi || 1-38-21
   tataH syamantakamaNiM dattavAMstasya bhAskaraH |
   sa tamAbadhya nagarIM pravivesha mahIpatiH || 1-38-22
   taM janAH paryadhAvanta sUryo.ayaM gachChatIti ha |
   purIM vismApayitvA cha rAjA tvantaHpuraM yayau || 1-38-23
   tatprasenajitaM divyaM maNiratnaM syamantakam |
   dadau bhrAtre narapatiH premNA  satrAjiduttamam || 1-38-24
   sa maNiH syandate rukmaM vR^iShNyandhakaniveshane |
   kAlavarShI cha parjanyo  na cha vyAdhibhayaM hyabhUt || 1-38-25
   lipsAM chakre prasenAttu maNiratne syamantake |
   govindo na cha tallebhe shakto.api na jahAra saH || 1-38-26 
   kadAchinmR^igayAM yAtaH prasenastena bhUShitaH |
   syamantakakR^ite siMhAdvadhaM prApa vanecharAt || 1-38-27
   atha siMhaM pradhAvantamR^ikSharAjo mahAbalaH |
   nihatya maNiratnaM tadAdAya bilamAvishat || 1-38-28
   tato vR^iShNyandhakAH kR^iShNaM prasenavadhakAraNAt |
   prArthanAM tAM maNerbuddhvA sarva eva shasha~Nkire || 1-38- 29
   sa sha~NkyamAno dharmAtmA nakArI tasya karmaNaH |
   AhariShye maNimiti pratij~nAya vanaM yayau || 1-38-30
   yatra praseno mR^igayAmAcharattatra chApyatha |
   prasenasya padaM gR^ihya puruShairAptakAribhiH || 1-38-31
   R^ikShavantaM girivaraM vindhyaM cha girimuttamam|
   AnveShayanparishrAntaH sa dadarsha mahAmanAH || 1-38-32
   sAshvaM hataM prasenaM vai nAvindachchechChitaM    maNim|
   atha siMhaH prasenasya  sharIrasyAvidUrataH || 1-38-33
   R^ikSheNa nihato dR^iShTaH pAdairR^ikShashcha sUchitaH |
   pAdairanveShayAmAsa guhAmR^ikShasya mAdhavaH || 1-38-34
   mahatyR^ikShabile vANIM shushrAva pramaderitAm |
   dhAtryA kumAramAdAya sutaM jAmbavato nR^ipa |
   krIDApayantyA maNinA mA rodIrityatheritAm || 1-38-35
   
   dhAtryuvAcha
   
   siMhaH prasenamavadhItsiMho jAmbavatA hataH |
   sukumAraka mA rodIstava hyeSha syamantakaH || 1-38-36
   suvyaktIkR^itashabdastu tUShNIM bilamathAvishat |
   prAvishya chApi bhagavAMstamR^ikShabilama~njasA || 1- 38-37
   sthApayitvA biladvAri yadU.NllA~NgalinA saha |
   shAr~NgadhanvA bilasthaM tu jAmbavantaM dadarsha ha || 1-38-38
   yuyudhe vAsudevastu bile JAmbavatA saha |
   bAhubhyAmeva govindo divasAnekavimshatiM || 1-38-39
   praviShte tu bilaM kR^iShNe baladevapuraHsarAH |
   purIM dvAravatImetya hataM kR^iShNaM nyavedayan || 1-38-40
   vAsudevastu nirjitya jAMbavantaM mahAbalam |
   bheje jAMbavatIM kanyAmR^ikSharAjasya saMmatAm |
   maNiM syamantakaM chaiva jagrAhAtmavishuddhaye|| 1-38-41
   anunIyarkSharAjAnaM  niryayau cha tadA bilAt |
   dvArakAmagamatkR^iShNaH shriyA paramayA yutaH || 1-38-42
   evaM sa maNimAhR^itya vishoddhyAtmanamachyutaH |
   dadau satrAjite taM vai sarvasAttvatasaMsadi || 1-38-43
   evaM mithyAbhishaptena kR^IShNenAmitraghAtinA |
   AtmA vishodhitaH pApAdvinirjitya syamantakam || 1-38-44
   satrAjito dasha tvAsanbhAryAstAsAM shataM sutAH |
   khyAtimantastrayasteShAM bha~NgakArastu pUrvajaH || 1-38-45
   vIro vAtapatishchaiva upasvAvAMshcha te trayaH |
   kumAryashchApi tisro vai dikShu khyAtA narAdhipa || 1-38-46
   satyabhAmottamA strINAM vratinI cha dR^iDhavratA |
   tathA prasvApinI chaiva bhAryAM kR^iShNAya tAM dadau || 1-38-47
   samAkSho bha~NgakAristu nAreyashcha narottamau |
   jaj~nAte guNasaMpannau vishrutau rUpasaMpadA || 1-38-48
   mAdrIputrasya jaj~ne.atha pR^ishniH putro yudhAjitaH |
   jaj~nAte tanayau pR^ishneH shvaphalkashcitrakastathA || 1-38-49
   shvaphalkaH kAshirAjasya sutAM bhAryAmavindata |
   gAMdinIM nAma tasyAshcha sadA gAH pradadau pitA || 1-38-50
   tasyAM jaj~ne mahAbAhuH shrutavAniti vishrutaH |
   akrUro.atha mahAbhAgo yajvA vipuladakShiNaH || 1-38-51
   upAsa~NgastathA ma~NgurmR^idurashchArimejayaH |
   girikShipastathopekShaH shatruhA chArimardanaH || 1-38-52
   dharmabR^idyatidharmA cha gR^idhrabhojo.andhakastathA |
   subAhuH pratibAhushcha sundarI cha varA~NganA || 1-38-53j
   vishrutA sAMbamahiShI kanyA chAsya vasundharA |
   rUpayauvanasaMpannA sarvasattvamanoharA || 1-38-54
   akrUreNograsenyAM tu sutau dvau kurunandana|
   sudevashchopadevashcha jaj~nAte devavarchasau || 1-38-55
   chitrakasyAbhavanputrAH pR^ithurvipR^ithureva cha| 
   ashvagrIvo.ashvabAhushcha supArshvakagaveShaNau || 1-38-56
   ariShTanemerashvashcha sudharmA dharmabhR^ittathA| 
   subAhurbahubAhushcha shraviShThAshravaNe striyau || 1-38-57
   imAM mithyAbhishastiM yaH kR^iShNasya samudAhR^itAm |
   veda mithyAbhishApAstaM na  spR^ishanti kadAchana || 1-38- 58
   
   iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe
harivaMshaparvaNyaShTatriMsho.adhyAyaH