harivaMsha, Volume II, Appendix 1, pp.209, BORI 1971 28 itranslated by A. Purushothaman, purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com narakAsureNa saha kR^iShNasya yuddham sha~NkhaM prAdhmApayAmAsa shAr~NgadhanvA gadAdharaH | tasya sha~NkharavaM shrutvA narako yuddhadurmadaH || 28-1 dhanurAdhAya visphArya nAdena mahatA tadA | nAdayanrodasI yAyAdyuddhAya narako balI 28-2 keshavaM purato dR^iShTvA gadinaM shAr~NgiNaM tathA | uvAcha narako daityaH ko bhavAnkimihAgataH | daityendro narakaH praShTA jetA shakrasya saMyuge || 28-3 ko.ayaM pakShI sthitaH pArshve kaiShA te vada sAMpratam | enAM grahItumichChAmi jAnIyAM yadi sAMpratam || 28-4 evamukto jagannAthaH prahasya suchiraM tadA | Alokya satyabhAmAM tu vachanaM chedamabravIt || 28-5 vAsudevo.asmi daityendra yadi te shrutimAgataH | eShA satrAjitaH putrI bhAryA mama yavIyasI || 28-6 eSha tArkShyo garutmAMstu vAhanaM mama daityapa | tvAM hantumiha saMprApto vadAmi kimataH param || 28-7 shrutvaitaddAnavo ghoro vihasya suchiraM tadA | vAsudevo.asi saMprApto mAM hantuM kila yAdava || 28-8 diShTyA saMprAptavAnadya chintanIyaH sadA mayA | kadAsau dR^ishyate yuddhe haniShyAmIti me matiH || 28-9 kShaNam tiShTa yadushreShTha kuru yuddhaM yadichChasi | hatvA tvAmadya saMprAptamAnayAmi puraM mama || 28-10 enAM padmapalAshAkShIM yudhyatAM kiM vilambase | ichChAtaH praharasveti provAcha yadunandanaH || 28-11 December 20, 2008