harivaMsha, Volume II, Appendix 1, pp.182-184, BORI 1971 itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com 22 kR^iShNena rukmiNyA haraNam pitR^iShvasuH priyArthaM cha rAmakR^iShNAvubhAvapi | prayayurvR^iShNAyashchAnye mAnyAstejobalAnvitA || 22-1 dR^iShTvA tAnAgatAnsarvAnvAsudevapurogamAn | krathakaishikabhartA tu pratigR^ihya yathAvidhi || 22-2 pUjayAmAsa pUjArhAnniviShTAnbahireva tAn | nyaveshayashcha tAnsarvAn bhIShmako nagarAdbahiH || 22-3 sthIte tasmi~njarAsaMdhe ripau teShAM mahAtmani | saMbhArAstatra sarvatra vivAhAya samAhR^itAH || 22-4 sha~NkAshcha paTahAshchaiva sasvanuH sarvatastadA | brAhmaNAshcha samAyAtA nAnAdigbhyastathaiva cha | uchChtritAshchaiva sarvatra dhvajA vai samalaMkR^itAH || 22-5 shvobhAvini vivAhe tu rukmiNI niryayau bahiH | chaturyujA rathenendradevatAyatanaM shubhA || 22-6 indrANImarchayiShyanti kR^itakautukama~Ngala | keshavo me bhavedbhartA nAnya kashchidbhavediti || 22-7 evaM manasi saMkalpaM kurvatI rukmiNI shubhA | dIpyamAnena vapuShA balena mahatA vR^itA || 22-8 tAM dadarsha tadA kR^iShNo lakShmIM sAkShAdiva sthitAM | evaM rUpeNa saMpannAM devatAyatanAntike || 22-9 vahneriva shikhAM dIptAM mAyAM bhUmigatAmiva | pR^ithivImiva gambhIrAmutthitAM dharaNItalAt || 22-10 marIchimiva somasya saumyAM strIvigrahAmiva | vinA padmaM shriyamiva bhujiShyAstrIsahAyinIm || 22-11 kR^iShNena manasA dR^iShTA durnirIkShyA surairapi || 22-13 shyAmAvadAtA sA hyAsItpR^ithuchArva~nchitekShaNA | tAmroShThanayanApA~ngI pInorujaghanastanI || 22-14 bR^ihatI chArusarvA~NgI tanvI shashinibhAnanA | tAmrottu~NganakhI subhrUrnIlaku~nchitamUrdhajA || 22-15 tIkShNashuklanakhairdantaiH prabhAsAdbhiralaMkR^itA | nAstyanyA pramadA loke rUpeNa yashasA shriyA | rukmiNI rUpiNI devi pANDarakShaumavAsinI || 22-16 tAM dR^iShTvAM vavR^idhe kAmaH kR^iShNasya priyadarshanAm | haviShevAlanasyArchirmanastasyAmathAdadhAt || 22-17 rukmiNI cha tathA devi dadR^ishe kR^iShNamIshvaram | achintayashcha sA devI dR^iShTvA kR^iShNamavasthitam | so.ayaM viShNurjagannAthaH sAkShAdrAmAnujaH kR^itI || 22-18 asya chakraM sadA sha~Nkho bhujayorubhayorabhi | shobhayetAM sadA tau tu daityadAnavadAriNau || 22-19 asya haste sthitaM shAr~NgaM daityadAnavabhIShaNam | sadA bhAti mahAchApam loke khyAtataraM hareH || 22-20 yamAshritya sadA devaM gadA kaumodakIti sA | daityadAnavahantrI cha tanmajjAparidAriNI || 22-21 yadanuj~nAM samAshritya khaDgo nandakasaMj~nitaH | ripUnhanti mahAvIryAnsahyAndaivatairapi || 22-22 asyAbhUdvAhanaM viShNorgarutmAnpakShipuMgavaH | shakrAdInyaH surA~njitvA jahArAmR^itamuttamam || 22-23 so.ayaM viShNurvibhuH sAkShAdgopaveShavibhUShitaH | gopastristanabhAreShu vijahAra yathAsukham || 22-24 yo nanarta hrde tasyA yamunAyAstadA hariH | ayamatkAliyaM tasmAdviShAgnijvAlamAlinam || 22-25 ayaM govardhanaM shailaM dadhAraikena pANinA | lIlayA sA jagannAtho golakaM bAlako yathA || 22-26 ayaM sa puNDarIkAkSho yo gajaM prajaghAna ha || 22-27 yashchANUraM mR^idhe hatvA kaMsam chaiva mahAbalam | nanarta ra~Nge govindo gopaiH sArdhaM sayAdavaiH || 22-28 ayaM sa yAdavashreShThaH padmaki~njalkalochanaH | shyAmAvadAtaH sashrIkaH sAkShAdindrAnujaH kR^iti | yuvAH hariH purANAtmA padmAkShaH padmasaprabhaH || 22-29 so.ayamadya jagannAtha prApto mAmiha yAdavaH | amuShya pAdayoryugmamudvahAmi na saMshayaH || 22-30 shuShrUShAM pratiyokShyAmi pAdayoH padmasaMj~nayoH | evaM vichintayitvA sA vavande taM shachiM tadA || 22-31 rAmeNa saha nishchitya keshavastu mahAbalaH | tatpramAthe.akarodbuddhiM vR^iShNibhiH praNidhAya cha || 22-32 kR^itvA tu devakAryANi niShkrAmantIM surAlayAt | unmathya sahasA kR^iShNaH svaM ninAya rathottamam || 22-33 vR^ikShamutpATya rAmo.api jaghAnApatataH parAn | samanahyanta dAshArhAstadAj~nAya tu sarvashaH || 22-34 te rathairvividhAkAraiH samuchChritamahAdhvajaiH | vAjibhirvAraNaishchaiva parivavrurhalAyudham || 22-35 AdAya rukmiNIM kR^iShNo jagAmAshu puraM prati | rAme tvAsajya taM bhAraM yuyudhAne cha vIryavAn || 22-36 akrUre vipR^ithau chaiva gade cha kR^itavarmaNi | vasudeve sudeve cha sAraNe cha mahAbale || 22-37 nikR^ttashastrau vikrAnte bha~NgAkAre vidhUrathe | ugrasenAtmaje kahve shatadhumne cha keshavaH || 22-38 rAjAdhideve mR^idare prasene chitrake tathA | agnidatte bR^ihaddurge shvaphalke satyake pR^ithau || 22-39 vR^iShNyandhakeShu chAnyeShu mukhyeShu madhusUdanaH | gurumAsajya taM bhAraM yayau dvAravatIM prati || 22-40 te chApi yAdavA sarve yuddhAya samupasthitAH || 22-41 February 22, 2009