##Harivamsha MahA Puranam- Part 1 - Harivamsha Parva Chapter 53 - Brahma's advice to Devas Itranslated and proofread by K S Ramachandran ramachandran_ksr@yahoo.ca, January 22, 2008## Further proof-read by Gilles Schaufelberger, schaufel @ wanadoo.fr If you find any errors compared to Chitrashala Press edn, send corrections to A. Harindranath, harindranath_a @ yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ atha tripa~nchAshattamo.adhyAyaH aMshAvataraNam vaishaMpAyana uvAcha te shrutvA pR^ithivIvAkyam sarva eva divaukasaH | tadarthakR^ityaM saMchintya pitAmahamathAbruvan ||1-53-1 bhagavanhriyatAmasyA dharaNyA bhArasaMtatiH | sharIrakartA lokAnAM tvaM hi lokasya cheshvaraH ||1-53-2 yatkartavyaM mahendreNa yamena varuNena cha | yadvA kAryaM dhaneshena svayaM nArAyaNena vA ||1-53-3 yadvA chandramasA kAryam bhAskareNAnilena vA | AdityairvasubhirvApi rudrairvA lokabhAvanaiH ||1-53-4 ashvibhyAM devavaidyAbhyAM sAdhyairvA tridashAlayaiH | bR^ihaspatyushanobhyAM vA kAlena kalinApi vA ||1-53-5 maheshvareNa vA brahmanvishAkhena guhena vA | yakSharAkShasagandharvaishchAranairvA mahoragaiH ||1-53-6 pata~NgaiH parvataishchApi sAgarairvA mahormibhiH | ga~NgAmukhAbhirdivyAbhiH saridbhirvA sureshvara ||1-53-7 kShipramAj~nApaya vibho kathamaMshaH prayujyatAm | yadi te pArthivaM kAryaM karyaM pArthivavigrahe ||1-53-8 kathamaMshAvataraNaM kurmaH sarve pitAmaha | antarikShagatA ye cha pR^ithivyAM pArthivAshcha ye ||1-53-9 sadasyAnAM cha viprANAM parthivAnaM kuleShu cha | ayonijAshchaiva tanUH sR^ijAmo jagatItale ||1-53-10 surANAmekakAryANAM shrutvaitannishchitaM matam | devaiH parivR^itaiH prAha vAkyaM lokapitAmahaH ||1-53-11 rochate me surashreShThA yuShmAkamapi nishchayaH | sR^ijadhvaM svasharIrAMshAMstejasA.a.atmasamAnbhuvi ||1-53-12 sarva eva surashreShThAstejobhiravarohata | bhAvayanto bhuvaM devIM labdhvA tribhuvanashriyam ||1-53-13 pArthive bhArate vaMshe pUrvameva vijAnatA | pR^ithivyAM saMbhramamimam shrUyatAM yanmayA kR^itam ||1-53-14 samudre.aham purA pUrve velAmAsAdya pashchimAm | Ase sArdhaM tanUjena kashyapena mahAtmanA ||1-53-15 kathAbhiH pUrvavR^ittAbhirlokavedAnugAmibhiH | itivR^ittaishcha bahubhiH purANaprabhavairgunAiH ||1-53-16 kurvatastu kathAstAstAH samudraH saha ga~NgayA | samIpamAjagAmAshu yuktastoyadamArutaiH ||1-53-17 sa vIchiviShamAM kurvangatiM vegatara~NgiNIm | yAdogaNavichitreNa saMChannastoyavAsasA ||1-53-18 sha~NkhamuktAmalatanuH pravAladrumabhUShaNaH | yuktachandramasA pUrNaH SAbhragaMbhIraniHsvanaH ||1-53-19 sa mAM paribhavanneva svAM velAM samatikraman | kledayAmAsa chapalairlAvanairaMbuvisravaiH ||1-53-20 taM cha deshaM vyavasitaH samudrodbhirvimarditum | uktaH saMrabdhayA vAchA shAnto.asIti mayA tadA ||1-53-21 shAnto.asItyuktamAtrastu tanutvaM sAgaro gataH | saMhatormitara~NgaughaH sthito rAjashriyA jvalan ||1-53-22 bhUyashchaiva mayA shaptaH samudraH saha ga~NgayA | sakAraNAM matiM kR^itvA yuShmAkaM hitakAmyayA ||1-53-23 yasmAttvaM rAjatulyena vapuShA samupasthitaH | gachChArNava mahIpAlo rAjaiva tvaM bhaviShyasi ||1-53-24 tatrApi sahajAM lIlAM dhArayansvena tejasA | bhaviShyasi nR^iNAM bhartA bhAratAnAM kulodvahaH ||1-53-25 shAnto.asIti mayoktastvaM yachchAsi tanutAM gataH | sutanuryashasA loke shantanustvaM bhaviShyasi ||1-53-26 iyamapyAyatApa~NgI ga~NgA sarvA~NgashobhanA | rUpiNI cha sarichChreShThA tatra tvAmupayAsyati ||1-53-27 evamuktastu mAM kShubdhaH so.bhivIkShyArNavo.abravIt | mAM prabho devadevAnAM kimarthaM shaptavAnasi 1-53-28 ahaM tava vidheyAtmA tvatkR^itastvatparAyaNaH | ashapo.asadR^ishairvAkyairAtmajaM mAM kimAtmanA ||1-53-29 bhagavaMstvatprasAdena vegAtparvaNi vardhitaH | yadyahaM chalito brahmanko.atra doSho mamAtmanaH ||1-53-30 kShiptAbhiH pavanairadbhiH spR^iShTo yadyasi parvaNi | atra me kiM nu bhagavanvidyate shApakAraNam ||1-53-31 uddhataishcha mahAvAtaiH pravR^iddhaishcha balAhakaiH | parvaNA chenduyuktena tribhiH kShubdho.asmi kAraNaiH ||1-53-32 evaM yadyaparAddho.ahaM kAraNaistvatprakalpitaiH | kShantumarhasi me brahma~nChApo.ayaM vinivartyatAm ||1-53-33 evaM mayi nirAlambe shApAchChithilatAM gate | kAruNyaM kuru devesha pramANaM yadyavekShase ||1-53-34 asyAstu devaga~NgAyA gAM gatAyAstvadAj~nayA | mama doShAtsadoShAyAH prasAdaM kartumarhasi ||1-53-35 tamahaM shlakShNayA vAcha mahArNavamathAbruvam | akAraNaj~naM devAnAM trastaM shApAnalena tam ||1-53-36 shAntiM vraja na bhetavyaM prasanno.asmi mahodadhe | shApe.asminsaritAM nAtha bhaviShyaM shR^iNu kAraNam ||1-53-37 tvaM gachCha bhArate vaMshe svaM dehaM svena tejasA | Adhatsva saritAM nAtha tyaktvemAM sAgarIM tanum ||1-53-38 mahodadhe mahIpAlastatra rAjashriyA vR^itaH | pAlayaMshchaturo varNAnvraMsyase salileshvara ||1-53-39 iyaM cha te sarichChreShThA bibhratI rUpamuttamam | tatkAlaM ramaNIyA~NgI ga~NgA parichariShyati ||1-53-40 anayA saha jAhnavyA modamAno mamAj~nayA| imaM salilasaMkledaM vismariShyasi sAgara ||1-53-41 tvaratA chaiva kartavyaM tvayedaM mama shAsanam | prAjApatyena vidhinA ga~NgayA saha sAgara ||1-53-42 vasavaH prachyutAH svargAtpraviShTAshcha rasAtalam | teShAmutpAdanArthAya tvaM mayA viniyojitaH ||1-53-43 aShTau tA~njAhnavI garbhAnapatyArthaM dadhAtviyam | vibhAvasostulyaguNAnsurANAM prItivardhanAn ||1-53-44 utpAdya tvaM vasU~nChIghraM kR^itvA kurukulaM mahat | praveShTAsi tanuM tyaktvA punaH sAgara sAgarIm ||1-53-45 evametanmayA pUrvaM hitArthaM vaH surottamAH | bhaviShyaM pashyatAM bhAraM pR^ithivyAH pArthivAtmakam ||1-53-46 tadeSha shantanorvaMshaH pR^thivyAM ropito mayA | vasavo ye cha ga~NgAyAmutpannAstridivaukasaH ||1-53-47 adyApi bhuvi gA~Ngeyastatraiva vasuraShTamaH | sapteme vasavaH prAptAH sa ekaH parilaMbate ||1-53-48 dvitIyAyAM sa sR^iShTAyAM dvitIyA shantanostanuH | vichitravIryo dyutimAnAsIdrAjA pratApavAn ||1-53-49 vaichitryavIryau dvAveva pArthivau bhuvi sAMpratam | dhR^itarAShTrashcha pANDushcha vikhyAtau puruSharShabhau ||1-53-50 tatra pANDoH shriyA dhR^iShTe dve bhArye saMbabhUvatuH | shubhe kuntI cha mAdrI cha devayoShopame tu te ||1-53-51 dhR^itarAShTrasya rAj~nastu bhAryaikA tulyachAriNI | gAndhArI bhuvi vikhyAtA bharturnityaM vrate sthitA ||1-53-52 tatra vaMshA vibhajyantAM vipakShAH pakSha eva cha | putrANAM hi tayo rAj~norbhavitA vigraho mahAn ||1-53-53 teshAM vimarde dAyAdye nR^ipANAM bhavitA kShayaH | yugAntapratimaM chaiva bhaviShyati mahadbhayam ||1-53-54 sabaleShu narendreShu shAntayastvitaretaram | viviktapurarAShTraughA kShitiH shaithilyameShyati ||1-53-55 dvAparasya yugasyAnte mayA dR^iShTaM purAtanam | kShayaM yAsyanti shastreNa mAnavaiH saha pArthivAH ||1-53-56 tatrAvashiShTAnmanujAnsuptAnnishi vichetasaH | dhakShyate sha~NkarasyAMshaH pAvakenAstratejasA ||1-53-57 antakapratime tasminnivR^itte krUrakarmaNi | samAptamidamAkhyAsye tritIyaM dvAparaM yugam ||1-53-58 maheshvarAMshe.apasR^ite tato mAheshvaraM yugam | shiShyaM pravartate pashchAdyugaM dAruNadarshanam ||1-53-59 adharmaprAyapuruShaM svalpadharmapratigraham| | utsannasatyasaMyogaM vardhitAnR^itasaMchayam ||1-53-60 maheshvaraM kumAraM cha dvau cha devau samAshritAH | bhaviShyanti narAH sarve loke na sthavirAyuShaH ||1-53-61 tadeSha nirNayaH shreShThaH pR^ithivyAM pArthivAntakaH | amshAvataraNaM sarve surAH kuruta mA chiram ||1-53-62 dharmasyAMshastu kuntyAM vai mAdryAM cha viniyujyatAm | vigrahasya kalirmUlaM gAndhAryAM viniyujyatAm ||1-53-63 etau pakShau bhaviShyanti rAjAnaH kAlachoditAH | jAtarAgAH pR^ithivyarthe sarve saMgrAmalAlasAH ||1-53-64 nAgAyutabalAH kechitkechidoghabalAnvitAH | gachChatviyaM vasumatI svAM yoniM lokadhAriNI | sR^ishTo.ayaM naiShThiko rAj~nAmupAyo lokavishrutaH ||1-53-65 shrutvA pitAmahavachaH sA jagAma yathAgatam | pR^ithivI saha kAlena vadhAya pR^ithivIkShitAm ||1-53-66 devAnachodayadbrahmA nigrahArthe suradviShAm | naraM chaiva purANarShiM sheShaM cha dharaNIdharam ||1-53-67 sanatkumAraM sAdhyAMshcha surAMshchAgnipurogamAn | varuNam cha yamaM chaiva sUryAchandramasau tadA ||1-53-68 gandharvApsarasashchaiva rudrAdityAstathAshvinau | tato.aMshAnavaniM devAH sarva evAvatArayan ||1-53-69 yathA te kathitaM pUrvamaMshAvataraNaM mayA | ayonijA yonijAshcha te devAH pR^ithivItale ||1-53-70 daityadAnavahantAraH saMbhUtAH puruSheshvarAH | kShIrikAvR^ikShasaMkAshA vajrasaMhananAstathA ||1-53-71 nAgAyutabalAH kechitkechidoghabalAnvitAH | gadAparighashaktInAM sahAH parighabAhavaH ||1-53-72 girishR^i~NgaprahartAraH sarve parighayodhinaH | vR^iShNivaMshasamutpannAH shatasho.atha sahasrashaH ||1-53-73 kuruvaMshe cha te devAH pa~nchAleShu cha pArthivAH | yAj~nikAnAM samR^iddhAnAM brAhmaNAnAM cha yoniShu ||1-53-74 sarvAstraj~nA maheShvAsA vedavrataparAyaNAH | sarvardhiguNasaMpannA yajvAnaH puNyakarmiNaH ||1-53-75 AchAlayeyurye shailAnkruddhA bhindyurmahItalam | utpateyurathAkAshaM kShobhayeyurmahodadhim ||1-53-76 evamAdishya tAnbrahmA bhUtabhavyabhavatprabhuH | nArAyaNe samAveshya lokA~nshAntimupAgamat ||1-53-77 bhUyaH shR^iNu yathA viShNuravatIrNo mahItale | prajAnAM vai hitArthAya prabhuH prANahiteshvaraH ||1-53-78 yayAtivaMshajasyAtha vasudevasya dhImataH | kule pUjye yashaskarmA jaj~ne nArAyaNaH prabhuH ||1-53-79 iti shrImahAbhArate khileShu harivaMshe harivaMshaparvaNi devAnAmaMshAvataraNe tripa~nchAshattamo.adhyAyaH