General Introduction to translation (By Desiraju Hanumanta Rao)

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Harivamsha Parva

1. AdisargaH - first creation
2. dakShotpattiH - emergence of daksha
3. marututpattikathanam- emergence of marut-gaNaas
4. pR^ithUpAkAyanam - emergence of pR^ithu
5. pR^ithUpAkhyAnam - legend of emperor pR^ithu
6. pR^ithUpAkhyAnam - legend of pR^ithu
7. manvantarAdi kIrtanam - time-cycles - explained
8. nimiShAdi kalpAnta saMkhyaH - divison of time-cylces
9. vaivasvatolpattiH - emergence of vaivasvata-manu
10. ailotpattivarNanaM - emergence of ila
11. dhundhuvadhaH - elimination of demon dundhu
12. gAlavotpattiH - legend of gAlava
13. trisha~NkucharitaM - legend of trisha~Nku
14. sagarotpattiH - emergence of emperor sagara
15. adityasya vaMshAnukIrtanam - dynasty of solar kings
16. shrAddhakalpaprasa~NgaH - beatification of manes
17. pitR^ikalpaH - 1 - beatification of manes - 1
18. pitR^ikalpaH - 2 - institution of fatherly gods
19. pitR^ikalpaH - 3 yoga-bhraMsha- nirUpaNa - about subsidence of ascetic merit
20. pUjanIyopAkhyAnam - chaTakAkhyAnam - legends of rebellious warrior ugrAyudha and a lady bird called pUjanIyA
21. pitR^ikalpaH - 5 - shrAddha mahAtmyam - efficacy of beatification of manes
22. pitR^ikalpaH - 6 -chakravAka varNanam - portrayal of chakravAka birds
23. pitR^ikalpaH - 7 - haMsa varNanam - portrayal of swans
24. pitR^ikalpaH - 8 - pitR^ikalpa samAptiH - legend of Brahmadatta
25. somotpattivarNanam - emergence of soma, the moon
26. ailolpattiH - legend of uravashi-purUrava
27. amAvasuvaMshakIrtanam - dynasty of amAvasu
28. AyuvaMshakathanam - legend of Ayu
29. kAshyapavarNanam - legend of divodasa, king of kAshi
30. yayAticharitrakathanam - legend of yayAti
31. kakSheyuvaMshavarNanam - dynasty of kakSheyu
32. puruvaMshAnukIrtanam - dynasty of puru
33. yaduvaMshavarNanaM - yadu dynasty; emergence of kArtavIrya-arjuna
34. vR^iShNivaMshavarNanam - dynasty of vR^iShNi
35. kR^iShNavaMshavarNanam - dynasty of kR^iShNa
36. kroShTuvaMshavarNanam - dynasty of kroShTu
37. babhruvaMshavarNanam - dynasty of babhru
38. syamantaka katha - dynasty of bhajamAna - legend of syamantaka jewel
39. akrUracaritam - legend of akrUra - legend of syamantaka jewel
40. varAhotpattivarNanam - janamejaya prashnam - advent of sacred-boar - enquiry of janamejaya
41. viShNvavatAravarNanam - incarnations of viShNu
42. viShNorIshvaratvakathanam - godhood of viShNu
43. daityasenavarNanam - about the army of daityAs
44. devasenAvarNanam - about army of gods
45. devAsurasa~NgrAmavarNanam - about war of gods and demons
46. daityaparAjayaH - of demons' defeat
47. kAlanemi parAkramaH - valour of kAlanemi
48. kAlanemivadhaH - eimination of kAlanemi
49. lokavarNanam - an account of the worlds
50. nArAyaNAshramavarNanam - description of the reclusion of nArAyaNa
51. bhArAvataraNam - dialog of viShNu with gods
52. dharaNIvAkyam - appeal of mother earth to viShNu
53. aMshAvataraNam - prototypal incarnations of gods
54. nAradavAkyam - nArada's appeal to viShNu
55. pitAmahavAkyam - brahma's reply to viShNu

viShNu parva

1. nAradAgamanam
2. kaMsasaMketaH AryAnushAsanaM cha
3. AryAstavaH
4. vishnvavatAravarNanam
5. govrajagamanam
6. shakaTabha~NgapUtanAvadhau
7. yamalArjunabha~NgaH
8. vR^ikavarNanam
9. vR^indAvanapravesham
10. prAvR^iDvarNanam
11. yamunAvarNanam
12. kAliyadamanam
13. dhenukavadhaH
14. pralambavadhaH
15. kR^iShNaM prati gopavAkhyam
16. sharadvarNanam
17. govardhanamahotsavaH
18. govarddhanadhAraNam
19. govindAbhiSekaH
20. hallIsakakrIDanam
21. vR^iSabhAsuravadhaH
22. akrUraprastAnam
23. andhakavacanam
24. keshivadhaH
25. akrurAgamanam
26. akrUradarshanam
27. kaMsadhanurbha~NgaH
28. kaMsasya janmAdivR^ittam
29. kuvalayApIDamAraNam
30. kamsavadhaH
31. kaMsayoShitAM vilApaH
32. ugrasenAbhiSekaH
33. rAmakR^iShNayorvidyAsaMpAdanam
34. jarAsaMdhena mathuroparodhaH
35. yAdavamAgadhayuddham
36. jarAsaMdhapayAnam
37. haryashvarAjakathA yadorutpattishcha
38. yAdavotpattiH teShAM parAkramAdi cha
39. jAmadagnyena rAmakR^iShNayoH sa~NgatiH
40. gomantArohaNam
41. jarAsaMdhAbhigamanam
42. gomantadAhaH
43. jarAsaMdhaparAbhavaH
44. shR^igAlAkhyarAjavadhaH
45. rAmakR^iShNayormathurAgamanam
46. rAmasya gokulgamanaM yamunAkarShaNaM cha
47. rukmiNIsvayaMvarArthaM kR^iShNasya kuNDinapuraM prati gamanam
48. vidarbhasabhAyAM jarAsaMdhasunIthayorbhAShaNaM
49. dantavaktrasya bhAShaNaM bhIShmakasya nirNayashch
50. bhIShmakasaMsadi kR^iShNenAshvAsanam
51. kR^iShNabhIShmakasaMvAdaH
52. kAlayavanaM prati shAlavagamanam
53. kAlayavanaM prati jarAsaMdhasaMdeshaH
54. kAlayavanavAkyam
55. dvAravatIprayANasa~NketaH
56. kAlayavanasyAbhiyogo dvAravatIprayANaM cha
57. kAlayavanavadham
58. dvAravatInagaranirmANam
59. rukmiNIharaNam
60. rukmiparAjayaH
61. pradyumnavivAho rukmivadhashcha
62. baladevamAhAtmyam
63. narakavadhaH
64. pArijAtaharaNam
65. pArijAtanibaMdhanaH satyAkopaH
66. kR^iShNena bhAmAkrodhakAraNaprashnaH
67. pArijAtotpattikathanam
68. pArijAtaharaNe kR^iShNapratij~nA
69. indrasya pArijAtadAne.asaMmatiH
70. pArijAtaM na dAsyAmItIndrabhAShaNam
71. shakranishchayakathanArthaM nAradasya dvArakAm prati gamanam
72. kashyapakR^itaM rudrastotram
73. indrakR^iShNayoryuddhaM viShNorutkarShashcha
74. kR^iShNakR^itA shivastutiH
75. svargAtpArijAtAnayanam
76. dyutaroH punaH svasthAne nayanam
77. puNyakavidhiH
78. pArijAtaharaNam: vratopavAsa-snAnavidhi
79. pArijAtaharaNam: vrata kathanam
80. pArijAtaharaNam: vrataka vidhi
81. pArijAtaharaNam: umAvrata kathanam
82. SatpuravadhaH: Satpura varaprApti
83. SatpuravadhaH: kRSNasya Satpura gamanam
84. SatpuravadhaH: rAjavarga bandhanam
85. SatpuravadhaH
86. andhakavadhaH: andhaka-nArada samvAdam
87. andhakavadham
88. bhAnumatI haraNam: jalakrIda varNanam
89. bhAnumatI haraNam: chAlikya krIda
90. bhAnumatI haraNam
91. vajranAbha vadham
92. pradymnAbhigamanam
93. pradyumnagamanam
94. prabhAvatI pANigrahaNam
95. pradymna bhASaNam
96. pradymna-daitya yuddham
97. vajrAnabha vadhaH
98. dvArakA viseSa nirmANam
99. dvArakA pravezam
100. sabhA pravezam
101. nArada vAkyam
102. nAradavAkyam
103. vriSNi-vamzAnukIrtanam
104. zambara vadham
105. zambara sainyabhamgam
106. nArada vAkyam
107. zambaravadhaH
108: pradyumnAgamanam
109. baladevAhnikam
110. dhanyopAkhyAnam
111. vasudeva mAhAtmyam: SantAnagopAlArambham
112. vasudevamAhAtmyam
113. brAhmaNa putrAnayanam
114. krishnArjuna samvAdam
115. vasudeva mAhAtmyam: vividhakarma varNanam
116. bANayuddhaH: bANadvajabhangaH
117. uSAvaralAbham
118. dvArakAyAM citralekhAgamanam
119. bANAniruddha yuddhaH
120. AryAstavam
121. kRSNaprayANam
122. KRSNa-jvara yuddhaH
123. jvara-kRSNa samvAdam
124. rudra-kRSNa yuddhaH
125. hari-harAtmaka stavam
126. bANAsura varapradAnam
127. dvarakA pratyAgamanam
128. uSAharaNa samApti

bhaviShya parva

1. pANDavavaMshapratiShThAkIrtanam
2. vyAsaM prati rAjasUyaviShaye janamejayaprashnaH
3. vyAsoktaM kaliyugabhaviShyam
4. kaliyugavarNanam
5. janamejayAshvamedhaH indrasya kApaTyaM cha
6. etadgranthashravaNaphalam
7. puShkaraprAdurbhAvaH
8. k^RitAdiyugaparimANam
9. ekArNavavidhiH
10. ekArNave bhagavanmArkaNDeyasaMvAdaH
11. mahApadmotpattiH
12. sarvabhUtotpattiH
13. madhukaiTabhavarapradAnam
14. brahmaNo mAnasaputrANAmutpattiH
15. janamajaayaprashnaH
16. sA~NkhyayogavichAraH
17. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: akSaraprApti yogavarNanam
18. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: yogApasarga varNanam
19. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: yogavighna kathanam
20. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: brahmasya mAnasikasRSTi
21. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: tretAyuga dharmam
22. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: pravRttisthiti kathanam
23. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: dakSayajJam
24. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: cittasuddhi kathanam
25. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: devAsurayajJa kalaham
26. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: madhu mathanam
27. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: giri vilAsam
28. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: tapovIrya kathanam
29. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: devodyamam
30. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: amRta kathanam
31. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: traivikramam
32. puSkaraprAdurbhAvam: dakSayajJa viddhvamsam
33. varAhprAdurbhAvam
34. varAha bhUmyuddhAraNam
35. varAhaAatAram: varAha bhUpravibhAgam
36. varAhAvatAram: hiraNyagarbhotpattiH
37. varAhAvatAram: trailokyarAjya vibhAgam
38. zakrastambhanam: purandara-hiraNyAkSa yudddham
39. hiraNyAkSavadhaH
40. indrAdi mocanam
41. narasimhAvatAram: hiraNyakazipu sabhA varNanam
42. narasimhAvatAram: hiraNyakazipu darzanam
43. narasimhAvatAram: prahLAda vAkyam
44. narasimhAvatAram: narasimha-daitya yuddham
45. narasimhAvatAram: narasimha yuddham
46. narasimhAvatAram: hiraNyakazipu parAkramam
47. narasimhAvatAram: hiraNyakazipu vadham
48. vAmanAvatAram: mahAbali rAjyAbhiSekam
49. vAmanAvatAram: yuddhAbhigamanam
50. vAmanAvatAram: daityasenA varNanam
51. vAmanAvatAram: daityasenA varNanam
52. vAmanAvatAram: devasainya varNanam
53. vAmanAvatAram: sanakAdikAgamanam
54. vAmanAvatAram: devAsura yuddham
55. vAmanAvatAram: devAsura yuddham
56. vAmanAvatAram: devAsura yuddham
57. vAmanAvatAram: vRtrotkarSam
58. vAmanAvatAram: kezi-rudra yuddham
59. vAmanAvatAram: kAla-prahLAda yuddhamAram
60. vAmanAvatAram: anuhlAda-kuberayuddhamAram
61. vAmanAvatAram: varuNa-vipracitti yuddham
62. vAmanAvatAram: agnistavam
63. vAmanAvatAram: bali samuttejanam
64. vAmanAvatAram: devAsura yuddham: balivijayam
65. vAmanAvatAram: balisamRddhi
66. vAmanAvatAram: brahma darzanam
67. vAmanAvatAram: kazyapAdi vratam
68. vAmanAvatAram: kazyapa stuti
69. vAmanAvatAram
70. vAmanAvatAram: baliyajJapravezam
71. vAmanAvatAram: vikrama rUpam
72. vAmanAvatAram: pAtALapravezam
73. kR^iShNaM prati rukmiNyAH putraprArthanAkathanam
74. shrIkR^iShNasya kailAsagamanavicAraH
75. dvAravatIrakShane yAdavAn prati shrIkR^iShNasya vacanam
76. shrIkR^iShNasya badarikAshramagamanam
77. shrIkR^iShNasya badarikAshrame AtithyasvIkAraH
78. shrIkR^iShNasya samAdhiH kolAhalashcha
79. pishAchAgamanam
80. ghaNTAkarNakR^itA viShNustavaprArthanA tasya samAdhilAbhashcha
81. ghaNTAkarNasya viShNusAkShAtkAralAbhaH
82. ghaNTAkarNakR^ito viShNustavaH
83. ghaNTAkarNasya muktiH
84. shrIkR^iShNatapovarNanam
85. shrIkR^iShNasamIpe indrAdidevaAnAmAgamanam
86. shrIkR^iShNasamIpe shivAgamanam
87. shrIviShNukR^itA shivastutiH
88. shrIshivakR^itA viShNstutiH
89. mahAdevena kR^iShNasvarUpavarNanam
90. punarapi shivakR^itA viShNustutiH
91. pauNDraka vacanam
92. pauNDraka-nArada samvAdam
93. dvArakAgamanam
94. ekalavya yuddhaH
95. sAtyaki-pauNDraka sambhASaNam
96. pauNDraka-sAtyaki yuddhaH
97. pauNDraka-sAtyaki mallayudhaH
98. ekalavya sainya vadhaH
99. pauNDrakAdi yuddhaH
100. kRSNa-pauNDraka yuddhArambham
101. pauNDrakavAsudeva vadhaH
102. ekalavya palAyanam
103. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam
104. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hamsaDimbhakolpattiH
105. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hamsaDimbhaka tapaHsiddhi
106. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hamsaDimbhaka mRgaya
107. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: duvAso darzanam
108. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: janArdana vAkyam
109. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: durvAso bhASananam
110. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: dvArakApravezam
111. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam; kRSNa-durvasa samAgamam
112. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hamsaDibhakavadhapratijJa
113. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: dUta preSaNam
114. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: dvArakAgamanam
115. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: vAsudeva vAkyam
116. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: janArdana svAntanam
117. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: sAtyakI dUt
118. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: sAtyakI vAkyam
119. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: sAtyakI pratyAgamanam
120. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: srIkRSNasya puSkaragamanam
121. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: puSkarapravezaH
122. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: sankulayuddhaH
123. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: vicakravadhaH
124. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hamsa-balabhadra yuddhaH
125. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: Dimbhaka-sAtyaki yuddhaH
126. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hiDimba parAbhavam
127. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hamsa-kezava yuddhaH
128. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: hamsa vadham
129. hamsaDimbhakopAkhyAnam: Dimbhakasya Atmahatya
130. yazodA-nandagopa rAma-kRSNa samAgamam
131. srIkRSNasya dvArakApratyAgamanam
132. sarvaparvAnukIrtanam
133. tripura vadhaH
134. vRttanta samgraham
135. harivamzaparva phalazruti
 

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