##Harivamsha Maha Puranam - Part 3 - Bhavishya Parva Chapter 67 Kashyapa and others Commence Penance, on Brahma's Advice Itranslated by G. Schaufelberger schaufel @ wanadoo.fr December 10, 2008## Proof-read by K S Rmachandran, ramachandran_ksr @ yahoo.ca. If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edn, send corrections to A. Harindranath harindranath_a @ yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Missing shloka numbers in CS edition added following Gangavisnhu edition (-ah) atha saptaShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH kashyapAdInprati brahmavAkyaM kShirodasyottare tIre kashyapAdergamanaM tapashcharyA cha brahmovAcha yadarthamiha saMprAptA bhavantaH sarva eva hi | vijAnAmyahamavyagra etatsarvaM mahAbalAH ||3-67-1 bhaviShyati cha vaH so.arthaH kA~NkShito yaH surottamAH | balerdAnavamukhyasya yo vijetA bhaviShyati ||3-67-2 na khalvasurasa~NghAnAmeko jetA sa vishvakR^it | trailokyasyApi jetAsau devAnAmapi chottamaH ||3-67-3 dhAtA chaiva hi lokAnAM vishvayoniH sanAtanaH | pUrvadehaM sadA prAhurhemagarbhanidarshanam ||3-67-4 AtmA devena vibhunA kR^ito.ajeyo mahAtmanaH | balerasuramukhyasya vishvasya jagatastathA ||3-67-5 prabhavaH sa Hi sarveShAmasmAkamapi pUrvajaH | achintyaH sa hi vishvAtmA yogayuktaH paraMtapaH ||3-67-6 taM devApi mahAtmAnaM na viduH ko.apyasAviti | vedAtmAnaM cha vishvaM cha sadevaH puruShottamaH ||3-67-7 tasyaiva tu prasAdena pravakShye.ahaM parAM gatim | yatra yogaM samAsthAya tapashcharati dushcharam ||3-67-8 kShIrodasyottare kUle udIchyAM dishi devatAH | amR^itaM nAma paramaM sthAnamAhurmanIShiNaH | bhavantastatra vai gatvA tapasA saMshitavratAH ||3-67-9 amR^itaM sthAnamAsAdya tapashcharata dushcharam | tatra shroShyatha vispaShTAM snigdhagambhIraniHsvanAm ||3-67-10 uShNage toyapUrNasya toyadasya samasvanAm | yuktAkSharapadasnigdhAM ramyAmabhayadAM shivAm ||3-67-11 vANIM paramasaMskArAM varadAM brahmavAdinIm | divyAM sarasvatIM satyAM sarvakilbiShanashiNIm ||3-67-12 sarvadevAdhidevasya bhAShitAM bhAvitAtmanaH | tasya vratasamAptau tu yAvadvratavisarjanam ||3-67-13 amoghasya tu devasya vishvedevA mahAtmanaH | svAgataM vaH surashreShThA matsakAshe vyavasthitAH ||3-67-14 kasya kiM vA varaM devA dadAmi varadaH sthitaH | taM kashyapo.aditishchaiva varaM gR^ihNIta vai tataH ||3-67-15 praNamya shirasA pAdau tasmai yogAtmane tadA | bhavAneva cha naH putro bhavatviti na saMshayaH ||3-67-16 uktashcha parayA bhaktyA tathAstviti sa vakShyati | devA bruvantu taM sarve bhrAtA nastvaM bhaveti ha ||3-67-17 tathAstviti cha sa shrImAnvakShyate sarvalokakR^it ||3-67-18 tasmAdevaM gR^ihItvA tu varaM tridashasattamAH | kR^itakR^ityAH punaH sarve gachChadhvaM svaM svamAlayam ||3-67-19 tathAstviti surAH sarve kashyapo.aditireva cha | vanditvA brahmacharaNau gatAH saumyAM dishaM prati ||3-67-20 te.achireNaiva saMprAptAH kShirodasyottaraM taTam | yathoddiShTaM bhagavatA brahmaNA brahmavAdinA ||3-67-21 te.atItya sAgarAnsarvAnparvatAMshcha bahUnkShaNAt | nadyashcha vividhA divyAH pR^ithivyAM surasattamAH ||3-67-22 pashyanti cha sughorAM vai sarvasattvavivarjitAm | abhAskarAmamaryAdAM tapasA saMvR^itAM disham | amR^itaM sthAnamAsAdya kashyapena suraiH saha ||3-67-23 dIkShitAH kAmadaM divyaM vrataM varShasahasrakam | prasAdArthaM sureshAya tasmai yogAya dhImate | nArAyaNAya devAya sahasrAkShAya dhImate ||3-67-24 brahmacharyeNa maunena sthAnavIrAsanena cha | damena cha surAH sarve tapo dushcharamAsthitAH ||3-67-25 kashyapastatra bhagavAnprasAdArthaM mahatmanaH | udIrayati vedoktaM yamAhuH paramaM stavam ||3-67-26 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe bhaviShyaparvaNi vAmanaprAdurbhAve saptaShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH