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Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]

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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.

caturmukhÄl labdhavaro babÄdhe surasattamÄn || 1 ||
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sa jÄtu vismayaá¹� kurvandiÅ›Äá¹� dÄnavasattamaá¸� || 2 ||
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anekaÅ›atasÄhasrairdÄnavaiÅ›ca samanvitaá¸� || 3 ||
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devalokaá¹� jagÄmÄÅ›u kurvan siṃhadhvaniá¹� muhuá¸� || 4 ||
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indrasya sadanaá¹� gatvÄ kavÄá¹­aá¹� ghaá¹­á¹­ayandanuá¸� || 5 ||
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yudhyatÄmiti hovÄca jayo vÄ pratidÄ«yatÄm || 6 ||
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tacchrutvÄ devarÄjo'pi devaiá¸� sarvaiá¸� samanvitaá¸� || 7 ||
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airÄvataá¹� samÄruhya devasainyaiÅ›ca pÄlitaá¸� || 8 ||
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yuddhÄya dÄnavendreṇa narakeṇa mahÄtmanÄ || 9 ||
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nirjagÄma purÄttasmÄddÄnavÄnÄá¹� samÄ«pataá¸� || 10 ||
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airÄvataá¹� samÄsthÄya tasthau tatra Å›acÄ«patiá¸� || 11 ||
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tato yuddhaá¹� samabhavaddÄnavÄnÄá¹� durÄtmanÄm || 12 ||
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devaiá¸� Å›akrasahÄyaiÅ›ca nighnatÄmitaretaram || 13 ||
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devÄá¸� Å›araiá¸� samÄjaghnurdÄnavÄnnagasaṃnibhÄn || 14 ||
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dÄnavÄÅ›ca mahÄrÄja devÄnindrapurogamÄn || 15 ||
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nijaghnuá¸� samare tatra khaá¹…gaiá¸� prÄsaiá¸� paraÅ›vadhaiá¸� || 16 ||
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siṃhanÄdaá¹� mahaccakrurdaityÄ yudhi mahÄbalÄá¸� || 17 ||
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devÄnbabÄdhire te tu pratyaká¹£aá¹� ca Å›acÄ«pateá¸� || 18 ||
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ÄrtÄ yuddhapariÅ›rÄntÄ devÄgacchandiÅ›o daÅ›a || 19 ||
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Å›akreṇa vÄritÄÅ›cÄpi sthÄtuá¹� Å›aktÄ na devatÄá¸� || 20 ||
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tÄṃstu vidrÄvitÄndṛṣṭvÄ vá¹›trahÄ balasÅ«danaá¸� || 21 ||
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sthÄtavyamiti hovÄca nirjarÄn sa mahÄprabhuá¸� || 22 ||
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dhanurÄdÄya vidhivajjyÄghoá¹£aá¹� samavÄsá¹›jat || 23 ||
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tataá¸� Å›arasahasrÄṇi mumoca yudhi vÄsavaá¸� || 24 ||
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lokapÄlÄstathÄ rÄjan samÄjagmuá¸� samantataá¸� || 25 ||
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yaká¹£aiÅ›ca guhyakaiÅ›caiva saha vaiÅ›ravaṇastathÄ || 26 ||
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varuṇo yÄdasÄá¹� rÄjÄ vÄruṇaiÅ›ca samanvitaá¸� || 27 ||
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nÄgaiÅ›ca Å›atasÄhasrairanuyÄto digīśvaraá¸� || 28 ||
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yamo'pi rÄjÄ rÄjendra kÄlamá¹›tyusamanvitaá¸� || 29 ||
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yayau yoddhuá¹� mahÄrÄja narakaá¹� dÄnavottamam || 30 ||
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taiá¸� sÄrdhaá¹� devarÄjo'pi yuddhaá¹� cakre mahÄmatiá¸� || 31 ||
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narako'pi mahÄrÄja yuddhaá¹� cakre sudÄruṇam || 32 ||
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hayagrīvo nisumbhaśca muraśca ripumardana� || 33 ||
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cakruryuddhaá¹� mahÄghoraá¹� narakeṇa saha prabho || 34 ||
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lokapÄlÄ mahÄrÄja saṃsaktÄ yoddhumÄ«hate || 35 ||
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hayagrÄ«vo mahÄrÄja varuṇena samÄgataá¸� || 36 ||
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cakre yuddhaá¹� mahÄghoraá¹� yathÄ vá¹›travadhe purÄ || 37 ||
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nisumbho daṇá¸ahastena yamena saha saṃgataá¸� || 38 ||
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muro'pi rÄjanvikrÄnto rÄjarÄjena saṃgataá¸� || 39 ||
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narako'pi mahÄrÄja devarÄjena saṃgataá¸� || 40 ||
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te ca devÄ mahÄrÄja dÄnavaiá¸� saha saṃgatÄá¸� || 41 ||
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te devÄ dÄnavÄÅ›caiva parasparajayaiá¹£iṇaá¸� || 42 ||
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yuddhaá¹� cakrurmahÄghoraá¹� prÄsaÅ›aktyṛṣṭitomaraiá¸� || 43 ||
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hayagrÄ«vaá¹� mahÄrÄja varuṇo yÄdasÄá¹� patiá¸� || 44 ||
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jaghÄna niÅ›itairbÄṇairmarmabhedibhirÄÅ›ugaiá¸� || 45 ||
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varuṇaá¹� lokapÄleÅ›aá¹� yÄdavo nagasaṃnibhaá¸� || 46 ||
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paraḥśataiá¸� Å›arÄṇÄṃ tu vivyÄdha yudhi dÄnavaá¸� || 47 ||
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Å›arÄṇÄṃ ca sahasrÄṇi tatra devapatÄ« raṇe || 48 ||
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mumoca yudhi pÄÅ›eÅ›astamasyantaá¹� Å›itÄñcharÄn || 49 ||
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punaá¸� kruddho mahÄrÄja dÄnavo nagasaṃnibhaá¸� || 50 ||
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varuṇasya mahaccÄpaá¹� muṣṭideÅ›e babhañja ha || 51 ||
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ká¹£urapreṇa sutÄ«kṣṇena devarÄjasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 52 ||
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visá¹›jya saÅ›araá¹� cÄpaá¹� pÄÅ›amÄdÄya pÄÅ›abhá¹›t || 53 ||
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samÄjaghne sa pÄÅ›ena hayagrÄ«vaá¹� mahÄbalam || 54 ||
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tamÄpatantaá¹� vegena pÄÅ›aá¹� jagrÄha dÄnavaá¸� || 55 ||
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tenaiva taá¹� samÄjaghne varuṇaá¹� yÄdasÄá¹� patim || 56 ||
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sa tu pÄÅ›o'tra nirvÄ«ryaá¸� svÄminaá¹� na babÄdha ha || 57 ||
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tataá¸� kruddho hayagrÄ«vo varuṇaá¹� yÄdasÄá¹� patim || 58 ||
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jaghÄna gadayÄ rÄjanmÅ«rdhni deÅ›e mahÄbalam || 59 ||
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sa tenÄbhihato mÅ«rdhni vamañ soṇitamulbaṇam || 60 ||
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visaṃjño'tha jagÄmÄÅ›u tasmÄtsaṃgrÄmadustarÄt || 61 ||
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vÄruṇaistaiá¸� samÄyuktoá¸� nirjito dÄnavottamaiá¸� || 62 ||
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nisumbhaá¸� pañcaviṃśatyÄ yamaá¹� jaghne mahÄbalaá¸� || 63 ||
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yamo'pi dhanurÄdÄya Å›areṇa nataparvaṇÄ� || 64 ||
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jaghÄna dÄnavaá¹� saṃkhye paÅ›yatastu Å›acÄ«pateá¸� || 65 ||
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nisumbho roá¹£atÄmrÄká¹£o dhanuÅ›ciccheda tasya tat || 66 ||
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utsá¹›jya dhanuratnaá¹� ca daṇá¸amudyamya dÄnavam || 67 ||
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dhÄvati sma yamo rÄjan hantukÄmo mahÄbalaá¸� || 68 ||
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utsá¹›jya tu mahÄrÄja dÄnavo dhanuruttamam || 69 ||
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ÄdÄya niÅ›itaá¹� khaá¹…gaá¹� prÄyÄtpretapatiá¹� tadÄ || 70 ||
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tayostÄbhyÄá¹� mahÄyuddhamÄyudhÄbhyÄá¹� tadÄbhavat || 71 ||
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purÄ devÄsure yuddhe balivÄsavayoriva || 72 ||
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daṇá¸enÄbhyahananmÅ«rdhni nisumbhasya durÄtmanaá¸� || 73 ||
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Ähato daṇá¸adhÄreṇa yamena sumahÄtmanÄ || 74 ||
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kiṃcidÄyastanayano nisumbho dÄnavottamaá¸� || 75 ||
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khaá¹…gena prÄharattaá¹� tu yamaá¹� vaivasvataá¹� yudhi || 76 ||
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saṃchinnavarmÄ deveÅ›o yamo yÄmyaiá¸� samanvitaá¸� || 77 ||
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visaṃjñendiyabhÅ«tÄtmÄ niḥśvasanprÄṇasaṃśaye || 78 ||
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jagÄmÄÅ›u puraá¹� yuddhÄdbhÄ«to dÄnavasattamÄt || 79 ||
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rÄjarÄjastathÄ sÄrdhaá¹� guhyakairdevasaṃnibhaiá¸� || 80 ||
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yaká¹£airvidyÄdharaiá¸� sÄrdhaá¹� mÄṇibhadrapurogamaiá¸� || 81 ||
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muraá¹� tu mauravaiá¸� sÄrdhaá¹� samÄjaghne paraḥśataiá¸� || 82 ||
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Å›arÄṇÄṃ Å›itadhÄrÄṇÄṃ rÄjarÄjo mahÄmatiá¸� || 83 ||
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muraá¸� saptatisÄhasrairmauravairyuddhakovidaiá¸� || 84 ||
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jaghÄna rÄjarÄjaá¹� tu Å›araiá¸� suniÅ›itairapi || 85 ||
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vidhvÄ tu rÄjarÄjaá¹� taá¹� guhyakÄṃśca samÄhanat || 86 ||
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khaá¸gaiá¸� pÄÅ›aiá¸� samÄjaghne yaká¹£ÄndevaripustadÄ || 87 ||
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yaká¹£ÄÅ›ca guhyakÄÅ›caiva bhÄ«tÄ dudruvurÄhavÄt || 88 ||
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parityajyÄyudhaá¹� mukhyaá¹� mÄṇibhadrapurogamÄá¸� || 89 ||
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yaká¹£asainyaá¹� parÄjitya muro vaiÅ›ravaṇaá¹� tadÄ || 90 ||
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Å›arairÄśīviá¹£ÄkÄrairvivyÄdha yudhi dÄnavaá¸� || 91 ||
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stanayorvaká¹£asi tathÄ caká¹£uá¹£ornetrasaṃpuá¹­e || 92 ||
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yatheṣṭaá¹� dhará¹£ayÄmÄsa dÄnavo yuddhadurmadaá¸� || 93 ||
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sa cÄpyÄrto viá¹£aṇṇaÅ›ca nirjagÄma raṇÄjirÄt || 94 ||
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te ca yaká¹£ÄstadÄ rÄjan guhyakÄÅ›ca samantataá¸� || 95 ||
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alakÄá¹� ca samÄjagmurbhÄ«tÄ yuddhaparÄá¹…mukhÄá¸� || 96 ||
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yamo'tha varuṇaÅ›caiva kuberaÅ›ca mahÄmatiá¸� || 97 ||
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nirjitÄ dÄnavendreṇa svaá¹� svaá¹� nagaramÄyayuá¸� || 98 ||
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devÄÅ›ca nirjitÄá¸� sarve dÄnavairnagasaṃnibhaiá¸� || 99 ||
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diÅ›o daÅ›a drutÄá¸� sarve bhÄ«tÄ vá¹›ttavilocanÄá¸� || 100 ||
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vaiÅ›aṃpÄyana uvÄca nirjitaá¹� svabalaá¹� dṛṣṭvÄ devarÄjaá¸� Å›acÄ«patiá¸� || 101 ||
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ÄruhyairÄvataá¹� nÄgaá¹� prÄṃśuá¹� Å›aÅ›inibhaá¹� tadÄ || 102 ||
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mÄhendramatha cÄpaá¹� ca sajyaá¹� ká¹›tvÄ sudÄruṇam || 103 ||
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cakre yuddhaá¹� mahÄghoraá¹� narakeṇa durÄtmanÄ || 104 ||
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narako'pi mahÄrÄja Å›akraá¹� dṛṣṭvÄ Å›acÄ«patim || 105 ||
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nanÄda vividhaá¹� nÄdaá¹� siṃho gajapatiá¹� yathÄ || 106 ||
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Ägaccheti tadovÄca jyÄghoá¹£aá¹� ca cakÄra saá¸� || 107 ||
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tayoá¸� samabhavad yuddhaá¹� yathÄ vá¹›travadhe purÄ || 108 ||
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ÄdÄya niÅ›itaá¹� bÄṇaá¹� narako duṣṭacetanaá¸� || 109 ||
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ÄkarṇapÅ«rṇaá¹� saṃdhÄya jaghne vá¹›traripuá¹� punaá¸� || 110 ||
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Ähatastena devendro vihvalaá¸� samapadyata || 111 ||
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susrÄva rudhiraá¹� Å›akro gatasaṃjñastadÄbhavat || 112 ||
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samÄÅ›vastastadÄ Å›akraá¸� Å›arairvivyÄdha cÄṣṭabhiá¸� || 113 ||
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rathaá¹� vivyÄdha saptatyÄ sÄrathiá¹� navabhiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 114 ||
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ká¹£urapreṇa tadÄ rÄjandhvajaá¹� ciccheda cottamam || 115 ||
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sÄrathiá¹� prÄhiṇottasya yamÄya niÅ›itaiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 116 ||
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jaghÄnÄÅ›vÄṃścaturbhistu bÄṇaiá¸� suniÅ›itairapi || 117 ||
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dhanuÅ›ciccheda bhallena narakasya durÄtmanaá¸� || 118 ||
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sa cchinnadhanvÄ viratho vibÄṇo hatasÄrathiá¸� || 119 ||
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ÄdÄya niÅ›itaá¹� khaá¸gamutpapÄta Å›acÄ«patim || 120 ||
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ÄruhyairÄvataá¹� kumbhe devarÄjamapothayat || 121 ||
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vyÄvidhya tu punardaityo devarÄjasya vaká¹£asi || 122 ||
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khaá¹…gena pothayÄmÄsa devagandharvasaṃsadi || 123 ||
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visaṃjño vihvalaÅ›caiva devarÄjaá¸� Å›atakratuá¸� || 124 ||
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utsá¹›jyairÄvataá¹� nÄgaá¹� gacchati sma tadÄrtavat || 125 ||
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nÄgaá¹� taá¹� pothayÄmÄsa kumbhadeÅ›e sa dÄnavaá¸� || 126 ||
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sa ca nÄgo mahÄrÄja prÄdravacca bhayÄttadÄ || 127 ||
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jitvÄtha narako bhaumo vá¹›trahantÄramÄhave || 128 ||
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nanÄda vividhÄnnÄdÄn rodasÄ« ca vinÄdayan || 129 ||
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nirjityÄkhaṇá¸alaá¹� Å›akraá¹� lokÄpÄlÄṃstathaiva ca || 130 ||
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jayamÄghoá¹£ayÄmÄsa narako dÄnavottamaá¸� || 131 ||
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amarÄvatÄ«á¹� tadÄ daityaá¸� praviÅ›ya ca mahÄsuraiá¸� || 132 ||
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urvaśīá¹� ca samÄhÅ«ya vacanaá¹� cedamabravÄ«t || 133 ||
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bhaja mÄmiha vÄmoru nirjitaá¸� Å›akra Ähave || 134 ||
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ahamindro yamo rÄjÄ varuṇo yÄdasÄá¹� patiá¸� || 135 ||
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ahameva sadÄ bhadre rÄjarÄjo'smi suprabhe || 136 ||
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urvaÅ›yuvÄca ṛṣayo yadi te rÄjanyaká¹£yanti kratubhiá¸� sadÄ || 137 ||
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tadÄ bhajÄmi daityendra nÄtra kÄryÄ vicÄraṇÄ� || 138 ||
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evamuktastadÄ daityo bÄá¸hamityabravÄ«dvacaá¸� || 139 ||
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svargaÅ›reṇīrmahÄrÄja pramathya ditijaiá¸� saha || 140 ||
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svargadrumÄn samÄdÄya devakanyÄstathÄparÄá¸� || 141 ||
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aṣṭau rÄjansahasrÄṇi gá¹›hÄ«tvÄ dÄnavottamaá¸� || 142 ||
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jagÄma daityarÄjastu yatheṣṭaá¹� dÄnavaiá¸� saha || 143 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 25

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]

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