Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]
101,601 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa [appendix version], an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.
Chapter 18A
sasainyaá¸� sabalaÅ›cÄpi pṛṣá¹hato'nvacaratkila || 1 ||
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ityuktvÄ pÄrthivÄn sarvÄn kṛṣṇaá¸� kṛṣṇÄmbudopamaá¸� || 2 ||
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pÅ«rvajena sahÄyena sthitaá¸� samaramÅ«rdhani || 3 ||
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Å›rutvaiva tu jarÄsaṃdhaá¸� krodhavisphÄriteká¹£aṇaá¸� || 4 ||
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pralaptaÅ›ca tathÄ rÄjÄ viṣṇunÄ prabhviṣṇunÄ || 5 ||
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dhnavÄ« bÄṇi rathÄ« khaá¸gÄ« kuṇá¸alÄ« kavacÄ« balÄ« || 6 ||
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śūrÄṇÄmagraṇīḥ sÄká¹£Ädeka evÄtulo ná¹›paá¸� || 7 ||
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keÅ›avasya puraá¸� sthitvÄ babhÄá¹£e keÅ›isÅ«danam || 8 ||
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kimetaistucchavÄkyairhi tiá¹£á¹hedÄnÄ«á¹� mamÄgrataá¸� || 9 ||
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yadbala� yacca te vīrya� darśayasva yadīcchasi || 10 ||
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eá¹£a tvÄá¹� prahariá¹£yÄmi tiá¹£á¹ha tÄvad raṇe ká¹£aṇam || 11 ||
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ete ye nihatÄ gopa rÄjÄno balamohitÄá¸� || 12 ||
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etairvarÄkairgopÄla ká¹›taá¹� rÄjavidūṣakaiá¸� || 13 ||
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eá¹£a tvÄá¹� darÅ›ayiá¹£yÄmi yamarÄjÄnameva hi || 14 ||
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ityuktvÄ sa jarÄsaṃdhaá¸� kṛṣṇamabhyadravad raṇe || 15 ||
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taá¹� dṛṣá¹vÄ roá¹£atÄmrÄká¹£aá¹� kṛṣṇo vÄkyamuvÄca ha || 16 ||
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icchÄtaá¸� praharasveti yadi Å›aknoá¹£i rÄjaka || 17 ||
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eá¹£a te pramukhe rÄjan sthito'haá¹� kiá¹� vikatthase || 18 ||
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naitÄvatÄ raṇe rÄjañchÅ«rÄá¸� santi ná¹›pottamÄá¸� || 19 ||
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Å›arairvÄ yadi vÄ Å›astrairdarÅ›ayasva parÄkramam || 20 ||
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ityuktvÄ sa jagannÄthaá¸� sarveá¹£Ämagraṇīrhariá¸� || 21 ||
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suparṇadhvajamÄsthÄya kṛṣṇastu rathamuttamam || 22 ||
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tamabhyayÄjjarÄsaṃdhaá¹� Å›arairvivyÄdha cÄá¹£á¹abhiá¸� || 23 ||
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sÄrathiá¹� cÄsya vivyÄdha pañcabhiá¸� niÅ›itaiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 24 ||
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jaghÄna turagÄṃścÄjau yatamÄnasya vÄ«ryavÄn || 25 ||
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baladevo dhanuÅ›cÄsya ciccheda nataparvaṇÄ� || 26 ||
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taá¹� ká¹›cchragatamÄjñÄya citraseno mahÄbalaá¸� || 27 ||
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senÄnÄ«á¸� kauÅ›ikaÅ›caiva kṛṣṇaá¹� vivyÄdha pañcabhiá¸� || 28 ||
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tribhirvivyÄdha saṃkruddhaá¸� kÄmapÄlaá¹� tu kauÅ›ikaá¸� || 29 ||
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baladevo dhanuÅ›cÄsya bhallenÄjau dvidhÄkarot || 30 ||
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javenÄbhyarditaÅ›cÄpi tÄnarīñcharavṛṣá¹ibhiá¸� || 31 ||
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janÄrdano'pi bhagavÄnÄjaghÄna sa mÄgadham || 32 ||
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jarÄsaṃdho'pi vegena dhanuranyanmahÄrathaá¸� || 33 ||
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sajyaá¹� ká¹›tvÄ mahÄvÄ«raá¸� keÅ›avaá¹� niÅ›itaiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 34 ||
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ÄjaghÄna Å›arÄ«raá¹� vai nÄ«lotpaladalaprabham || 35 ||
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bhagavÄnapi govindaá¸� Å›areṇa nataparvaṇÄ� || 36 ||
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lalÄá¹e cÄsya ciká¹£epa jarÄsaṃdhasya cÄbhibhÅ«á¸� || 37 ||
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punarvivyÄdha niÅ›itaiá¸� bÄṇaiá¸� Å›ailopamaistathÄ || 38 ||
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ká¹£urapreṇÄhanaccÄsya dhvajaá¹� kanakabhūṣaṇam || 39 ||
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taá¹� citrasenaá¸� saṃrabdho vivyÄdha niÅ›itaiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 40 ||
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kauÅ›ikaá¸� pañcaviṃśatyÄ jarÄsaṃdhastu saptabhiá¸� || 41 ||
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tribhistribhiÅ›ca nÄrÄcaistÄnbibheda janÄrdanaá¸� || 42 ||
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pañcabhiá¸� pañcabhiÅ›caiva baladevastu tÄnarÄ«n || 43 ||
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kṛṣṇo rathÄÅ›vÄṃściccheda citrasenasya vÄ«ryavÄn || 44 ||
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baladevo dhanuÅ›cÄsya bhallenÄjau dvidhÄkarot || 45 ||
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saṃchinnadhanvÄ viratho gadÄmÄdÄya vÄ«ryavÄn || 46 ||
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abhyadravatsusaṃkruddho jighÄṃsurmusalÄyudham || 47 ||
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sisá¹›ká¹£atastu nÄrÄcÄṃścitrasenavadhaiá¹£iṇaá¸� || 48 ||
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dhanuÅ›ciccheda rÄmasya jarÄsaṃdho mahÄbalaá¸� || 49 ||
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gadayÄ ca jaghÄnÄÅ›u citraseno halÄyudham || 50 ||
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jarÄsaṃdhastu balavÄn keÅ›avaá¹� pañcabhiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 51 ||
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punarnavatyÄ vivyÄdha punaÅ›caiva hi saptabhiá¸� || 52 ||
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aśītyÄ ca jarÄsaṃdhaá¸� kṛṣṇaá¹� nÄ«lotpalacchavim || 53 ||
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dhanuÅ›ciccheda bhagavÄñjarÄputrasya dhÄ«mataá¸� || 54 ||
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utsá¹›jya saÅ›araá¹� cÄpaá¹� gadÄmÄdÄya vÄ«ryavÄn || 55 ||
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jaghÄna ca tadÄ viṣṇuá¹� bÄhudeÅ›e balÄ« tadÄ || 56 ||
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gadayÄ caiva govindo jaghÄnÄsya ca vaká¹£asi || 57 ||
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jÄnubhyÄá¹� nipapÄtorvyÄá¹� punarutthÄya mÄgadhaá¸� || 58 ||
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gadayÄtha haraá¹� vegÄjjaghÄnÄhatya vaká¹£asi || 59 ||
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hariÅ›ca gadayÄ rÄjañjarÄsaṃdhamamará¹£aṇam || 60 ||
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na mamará¹£a jarÄsaṃdho gadÄyÄtaá¹� janÄrdanam || 61 ||
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jaghÄna stanayormadhye baladevasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 62 ||
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tataá¸� pÄ«á¸itasarvÄá¹…go yayau kṛṣṇo mahÄ«talam || 63 ||
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siṃhanÄdaá¹� tataÅ›cakre mÄgadho rÄjasattamaá¸� || 64 ||
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hataá¸� kṛṣṇo hataá¸� kṛṣṇa iti vÄcaá¹� samÄdade || 65 ||
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taá¹� dṛṣá¹vÄ patitaá¹� kṛṣṇaá¹� krodhÄddviguṇavikramaá¸� || 66 ||
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ÄdÄya musalaá¹� rÄmo jarÄsaṃdhamabhidravat || 67 ||
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jaghÄna stanayormadhye bÄhubhyÄá¹� yadunandanaá¸� || 68 ||
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punaÅ›ca gadayÄ rÄmo lalÄá¹e taá¹� jaghÄna ha || 69 ||
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jÄnubhyÄmapatadbhÅ«mau gatasaṃjño jarÄsutaá¸� || 70 ||
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utthÄya sahasÄ bhÅ«merjarÄsaṃdhaá¸� pratÄpavÄn || 71 ||
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balabhadraá¹� jaghÄnÄÅ›u sasvanaá¹� mÄgadhastadÄ || 72 ||
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tato haladharo vÄ«ro gadayÄ sarvapuá¹£á¹ayÄ || 73 ||
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ciccheda tÄá¹� gadÄá¹� vÄ«raá¸� kṛṣṇasya puratastadÄ || 74 ||
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jarÄsaṃdhastu balavÄnutsá¹›jya mahatÄ«á¹� gadÄm || 75 ||
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punaranyÄá¹� mahÄccaṇá¸Äá¹� sarvÄyudhasamanvitÄm || 76 ||
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ÄdÄya niÅ›itÄá¹� ghorÄá¹� tÄá¹� jaghÄna halÄyudham || 77 ||
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punaÅ›ca gadayÄ taá¹� tu lalÄá¹e'bhyahanadbalÄ« || 78 ||
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muá¹£á¹inÄ ca samÄhatya gadayÄ ca tadÄ bhṛśam || 79 ||
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talena ca jaghÄnÄÅ›u vÄsudevasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 80 ||
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tato mÅ«rcchÄá¹� samÄpede balabhadraá¸� pratÄpavÄn || 81 ||
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siṃhanÄdaá¹� tataÅ›cakre rÄjÄ sa magadheÅ›varaá¸� || 82 ||
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etasminnantare viṣṇuá¸� saṃjñÄá¹� prÄpya jarÄsutam || 83 ||
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gadayÄ pothayÄmÄsa dÄnavÄraktasiktayÄ || 84 ||
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jarÄputrastadÄ tasmai prÄhiṇocchaktimuttamÄm || 85 ||
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tÄmÄpatantÄ«á¹� saṃpreká¹£ya gá¹›hÄ«tvÄ viṣṇuravyayaá¸� || 86 ||
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tasminneva dadau vÄ«raá¸� sÄká¹£Ädviṣṇurbaleriva || 87 ||
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sa tayÄ tÄá¸ito rÄjÄ papÄta ca mumoha ca || 88 ||
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prÄptasaṃjñastadÄ rÄjÄ parigheṇa samÄhanat || 89 ||
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tayostu yuddhamabhavatparasparavadhaiṣiṇo� || 90 ||
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devÄsurasamaá¹� yuddhamÄsÄ«tprathamasaṃgame || 91 ||
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namuceÅ›caiva Å›akrasya rÄmarÄvaṇayoriva || 92 ||
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ubhau tau lokavikhyÄtau bale cÄstre ca viÅ›rutau || 93 ||
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ubhÄveva raṇe vÄ«rau yuddhe ca pariviÅ›rutau || 94 ||
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etasminnantare viṣṇuá¸� Å›Ärá¹…gamÄdÄya vÄ«ryavÄn || 95 ||
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Å›areṇÄÅ›anikalpena vivyÄdha magdheÅ›varam || 96 ||
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arditaá¸� sa tu rÄjendro gadayÄpothayaddharim || 97 ||
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sa hitvÄ tu tadÄ Å›Ärá¹…gaá¹� gadayÄ taá¹� jaghÄna ha || 98 ||
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balabhadro'pi dharmÄtmÄ prahartuá¹� taá¹� viniÅ›citaá¸� || 99 ||
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tadantare prÄha vÄ«ro darado nÄma pÄrthivaá¸� || 100 ||
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na yuktaá¹� rÄma rÄmeti parÄsaktaá¹� prati prabho || 101 ||
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taá¹� dṛṣá¹vÄ roá¹£atÄmrÄká¹£o halÄ« musalamÄdade || 102 ||
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rÄmaá¹� haladharaá¹� rÄjÄ pratÄ«yÄd yuddhadurmadam || 103 ||
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tayostad yuddhamabhavadgajayūthapayoriva || 104 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 18A
Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)
With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]
Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)
1568 pages
Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)
હરિવંશપà«àª°àª¾àª�
Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)
à°¶à±à°°à±€ వారివంశవà±à°°à°°à°¾à°£à°‚ [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]
Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)
शà¥à¤°à¥€à¤¹à¤°à¤¿à¤µà¤‚शपà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤� [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]
Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)
Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]
Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)
Text with English Notes and Index; [Eastern Book Linkers]