Harivamsha — Chapter 100
HV 100.1
प्रवेशयैनां भवनं पूज्या ह्य् एषा स्नुषा मम चिरप्रनष्टं च सुतं भजस्य पुनरागतम् ॥ ह्व्_९९।४९ श्रुत्वा तु वचनं देवी कृष्णेनोदाहृतं तदा । प्रहर्षम् अतुलं लेभे रुक्मिणी वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥ अहो धन्यतरास्मीति वीरपुत्रसमागमात् । अद्य मे सफलः कामः पूर्णश् चाद्य मनोरथः । चिरप्रनष्टपुत्रस्य दर्शनं प्रियया सह ॥ आगच्छ पुत्र भवनं विशस्व सह भार्यया ॥ ततो ऽभिवाद्य चरणौ गोविन्दं मातरं च सः । प्रद्युम्नः पूजयाम् आस हलिनं च महाबलम् ॥ उत्थाप्य तं परिष्वज्य मूर्ध्न्य् उपाघ्राय वीर्यवान् । प्रद्युम्नं बलिनां श्रेष्ठं केशवः परवीरहा ॥ स्नुषां चोत्थाप्य तां देवीं रुक्मिणी रुक्मभूषणां । परिष्वज्योपसंगृह्य स्नेहाद् गद्गदभाषिणी ॥ समेतं भवनं पत्न्या शच्येन्द्रम् अदितिर् यथा । प्रवेशयाम् आस तदा रुक्मिणी सुतम् आगतम् । एवम् उक्ता तु कृष्णेन रुक्मिणी योषितां वरा । पुत्रं प्रीत्या परिष्वज्य मूर्ध्नि चाघ्राय तां स्नुषाम् । गृहं प्रवेशयाम् आस स्नुषया सह भामिनी । हृतो यदैव प्रद्युम्नः शम्बरेणात्मघातिना तम् एव मासं साम्बस् तु जाम्बवत्याम् अजायत
praveśayaināṃ bhavanaṃ pūjyā hy eṣā snuṣā mama cirapranaṣṭaṃ ca sutaṃ bhajasya punarāgatam // HV_99.49 śrutvā tu vacanaṃ devī kṛṣṇenodāhṛtaṃ tadā | praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe rukmiṇī vākyam abravīt || aho dhanyatarāsmīti vīraputrasamāgamāt | adya me saphalaḥ kāmaḥ pūrṇaś cādya manorathaḥ | cirapranaṣṭaputrasya darśanaṃ priyayā saha || āgaccha putra bhavanaṃ viśasva saha bhāryayā || tato 'bhivādya caraṇau govindaṃ mātaraṃ ca saḥ | pradyumnaḥ pūjayām āsa halinaṃ ca mahābalam || utthāpya taṃ pariṣvajya mūrdhny upāghrāya vīryavān | pradyumnaṃ balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ keśavaḥ paravīrahā || snuṣāṃ cotthāpya tāṃ devīṃ rukmiṇī rukmabhūṣaṇāṃ | pariṣvajyopasaṃgṛhya snehād gadgadabhāṣiṇī || sametaṃ bhavanaṃ patnyā śacyendram aditir yathā | praveśayām āsa tadā rukmiṇī sutam āgatam | evam uktā tu kṛṣṇena rukmiṇī yoṣitāṃ varā | putraṃ prītyā pariṣvajya mūrdhni cāghrāya tāṃ snuṣām | gṛhaṃ praveśayām āsa snuṣayā saha bhāminī | hṛto yadaiva pradyumnaḥ śambareṇātmaghātinā tam eva māsaṃ sāmbas tu jāmbavatyām ajāyata
Bring her into the house, for she is my daughter-in-law and to be honoured, and welcome your son, long lost and come back again." (99.49) Hearing then the words spoken by Kṛṣṇa, the goddess Rukmiṇī gained matchless joy and spoke: "Ah, I am the more blessed by the meeting with my heroic son! Today my desire is fulfilled, and today my wish is complete — the sight of my long-lost son, together with his beloved. Come, son, enter the house together with your wife." Then, having saluted the feet of Govinda and of his mother, Pradyumna honoured also the mighty plough-bearer. The valorous Keśava, slayer of enemy heroes, raised him up, embraced him and kissed him on the head — Pradyumna, best of the strong. And Rukmiṇī, raising up that lady her daughter-in-law, adorned with gold, embraced and clasped her, her voice choked with affection. Then Rukmiṇī brought her son who had come, united with his wife, into the house, as Aditi brought Indra with Śacī. Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, Rukmiṇī, best of women, embracing her son with love and kissing that daughter-in-law on the head, the fair lady brought (him) into the house along with the daughter-in-law. At the very time when Pradyumna was carried off by Śambara, who destroyed himself (thereby), in that very month Sāmba was born of Jāmbavatī.
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HV 100.3
बाल्यात् प्रभृति रामेण मानेषु विनियोजितः रामाद् अनन्तरं चैव मानितः सर्ववृष्णिभिः ॥ ह्व्_१००।२ रामस्यैव प्रियसुतः सो ऽभवज् ज्येष्ठ इत्य् अपि । जातमात्रे ततः कृष्णः शुभं तत् पुरम् आविशत् निहतामित्रसामन्तः शक्रोद्यानं यथामरः
bālyāt prabhṛti rāmeṇa māneṣu viniyojitaḥ rāmād anantaraṃ caiva mānitaḥ sarvavṛṣṇibhiḥ // HV_100.2 rāmasyaiva priyasutaḥ so 'bhavaj jyeṣṭha ity api | jātamātre tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śubhaṃ tat puram āviśat nihatāmitrasāmantaḥ śakrodyānaṃ yathāmaraḥ
From childhood on he was employed by Rāma in honours, and, next after Rāma, he was honoured by all the Vṛṣṇis. (100.2) He became indeed Rāma's own dear son, and the eldest too. Then, as soon as he was born, Kṛṣṇa entered that fair city, his enemies and their vassals slain, as an immortal enters Indra's garden.
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HV 100.4
यादवीं च श्रियं दृष्ट्वा स्वां श्रियं द्वेष्टि वासवः जनार्दनभयाच् चैव न शान्तिं लेभिरे नृपाः
yādavīṃ ca śriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā svāṃ śriyaṃ dveṣṭi vāsavaḥ janārdanabhayāc caiva na śāntiṃ lebhire nṛpāḥ
And seeing the Yādava splendour, Vāsava came to hate his own splendour; and out of fear of Janārdana the kings obtained no peace.
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HV 100.5
कस्यचित् त्व् अथ कालस्य पुरे वारणसाह्वये दुर्योधनस्य यज्ञे वै समेयुः सर्वपार्थिवाः
kasyacit tv atha kālasya pure vāraṇasāhvaye duryodhanasya yajñe vai sameyuḥ sarvapārthivāḥ
Then after some time, in the city named after the elephant, at Duryodhana's sacrifice, all the kings assembled.
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HV 100.6
तां श्रुत्वा माधवीं लक्ष्मीं सपुत्रं च जनार्दनम् पुरीं द्वारावतीं चैव निविष्टां सागरान्तरे
tāṃ śrutvā mādhavīṃ lakṣmīṃ saputraṃ ca janārdanam purīṃ dvārāvatīṃ caiva niviṣṭāṃ sāgarāntare
Hearing of that Mādhava splendour, and of Janārdana with his son, and of the city Dvāravatī, established within the ocean —
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HV 100.7
दूतैस् तैः कृतसंधानाः पृथिव्यां सर्वपार्थिवाः श्रियं द्रष्टुं हृषीकेशम् आजग्मुः कृष्णमन्दिरम्
dūtais taiḥ kṛtasaṃdhānāḥ pṛthivyāṃ sarvapārthivāḥ śriyaṃ draṣṭuṃ hṛṣīkeśam ājagmuḥ kṛṣṇamandiram
having made agreement through those messengers, all the kings on earth came to Kṛṣṇa's palace to see the splendour and Hṛṣīkeśa.
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HV 100.8
दुर्योधनमुखाः सर्वे धृतराष्ट्रवशानुगाः पाण्डवप्रमुखाश् चैव धृष्टद्युम्नादयो नृपाः
duryodhanamukhāḥ sarve dhṛtarāṣṭravaśānugāḥ pāṇḍavapramukhāś caiva dhṛṣṭadyumnādayo nṛpāḥ
All those led by Duryodhana, subject to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's will, and those headed by the Pāṇḍavas, the kings beginning with Dhṛṣṭadyumna,
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HV 100.9
पाण्ड्यचोलकलिङ्गेशा बाह्लीका द्रविडाः शकाः अक्षौहिणीः प्रकर्षन्तो दश चाष्टौ च भूमिपाः आजग्मुर् यादवपुरीं गोविन्दभुजपालिताम्
pāṇḍyacolakaliṅgeśā bāhlīkā draviḍāḥ śakāḥ akṣauhiṇīḥ prakarṣanto daśa cāṣṭau ca bhūmipāḥ ājagmur yādavapurīṃ govindabhujapālitām
the lords of the Pāṇḍyas, Colas and Kaliṅgas, the Bāhlīkas, Draviḍas and Śakas — eighteen rulers of the earth, dragging along their armies (akṣauhiṇīs) — came to the Yādava city guarded by Govinda's arms.
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HV 100.11
ते पर्वतं रैवतकं परिवार्यावनीश्वराः विविशुर् योजनाढ्यासु स्वासु स्वास्व् अवनीष्व् अथ ॥ ह्व्_१००।१० दूतैर् आज्ञापितो देवो बलभद्रपुरोगमः । सात्यकिं पुरतः कृत्वा ससैन्यः सपदानुगः ॥ शार्ङ्गं च धनुर् आदाय किं स्याद् इति विचिन्तयन् । ततः श्रीमान् हृषीकेशः सह यादवपुंगवैः समीपं मानवेन्द्राणां निर्ययौ कमलेक्षणः
te parvataṃ raivatakaṃ parivāryāvanīśvarāḥ viviśur yojanāḍhyāsu svāsu svāsv avanīṣv atha // HV_100.10 dūtair ājñāpito devo balabhadrapurogamaḥ | sātyakiṃ purataḥ kṛtvā sasainyaḥ sapadānugaḥ || śārṅgaṃ ca dhanur ādāya kiṃ syād iti vicintayan | tataḥ śrīmān hṛṣīkeśaḥ saha yādavapuṃgavaiḥ samīpaṃ mānavendrāṇāṃ niryayau kamalekṣaṇaḥ
Those lords of the earth, surrounding Mount Raivataka, then encamped each on his own ground, rich in leagues of extent. (100.10) Informed by the messengers, the god, with Balabhadra going before, putting Sātyaki in front, with his army and his attendants, and taking up his bow Śārṅga, wondering "What may this be?" — then the illustrious lotus-eyed Hṛṣīkeśa went forth, together with the bulls of the Yadus, into the presence of the lords of men.
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HV 100.12
स तेषां नरदेवानां मध्ये मधुनिषूदनः व्यराजत यदुश्रेष्ठः शरदीव नभःशशी
sa teṣāṃ naradevānāṃ madhye madhuniṣūdanaḥ vyarājata yaduśreṣṭhaḥ śaradīva nabhaḥśaśī
In the midst of those god-like men he, the slayer of Madhu, best of the Yadus, shone like the moon in the autumn sky.
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HV 100.13
स तत्र समुदाचारं यथास्थानं यथावयः कृत्वा सिंहासने कृष्णः काञ्चने निषसाद ह
sa tatra samudācāraṃ yathāsthānaṃ yathāvayaḥ kṛtvā siṃhāsane kṛṣṇaḥ kāñcane niṣasāda ha
There Kṛṣṇa, having performed the courtesies according to rank and according to age, sat down upon a golden lion-throne.
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HV 100.14
राजानो ऽपि यथास्थानं निषेदुर् विविधेष्व् अथ सिंहासनेषु चित्रेषु पीठेषु च जनाधिपाः
rājāno 'pi yathāsthānaṃ niṣedur vividheṣv atha siṃhāsaneṣu citreṣu pīṭheṣu ca janādhipāḥ
The kings too, the rulers of men, then sat down according to their stations on various ornate lion-thrones and seats.
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HV 100.17
स यादवनरेन्द्राणां समाजः शुशुभे तदा सुराणाम् असुराणां च सदने ब्रह्मणो यथा ॥ ह्व्_१००।१५ इदं प्रोवाच भगवान् क्षत्रियान् द्रष्टुम् आगतान् । सर्वन् एतन् नृपतयो युष्माकं समुदाहृतम् ॥ यद् अस्माकं नृपश्रेष्ठास् तुल्यं तद् भवतां सदा । गृह्यतां वसु यद् दिव्यं यथेष्टं नृपसत्तमाः ॥ ते तथेति जगन्नाथम् ऊचुर् यादवसंसदि । तेषां चित्राः कथास् तत्र प्रवृत्तास् तत्समागमे यदूनां पार्थिवानां च केशवस्योपशृण्वतः ॥ ह्व्_१००।१६ तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं प्रहृष्टाः क्षत्रियास् तदा । एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे वायुर् ववौ मेघरवोद्धतः तुमुलं दुर्दिनं चासीत् सविद्युत् स्तनयित्नुमत्
sa yādavanarendrāṇāṃ samājaḥ śuśubhe tadā surāṇām asurāṇāṃ ca sadane brahmaṇo yathā // HV_100.15 idaṃ provāca bhagavān kṣatriyān draṣṭum āgatān | sarvan etan nṛpatayo yuṣmākaṃ samudāhṛtam || yad asmākaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhās tulyaṃ tad bhavatāṃ sadā | gṛhyatāṃ vasu yad divyaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ nṛpasattamāḥ || te tatheti jagannātham ūcur yādavasaṃsadi | teṣāṃ citrāḥ kathās tatra pravṛttās tatsamāgame yadūnāṃ pārthivānāṃ ca keśavasyopaśṛṇvataḥ // HV_100.16 taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ prahṛṣṭāḥ kṣatriyās tadā | etasminn antare vāyur vavau megharavoddhataḥ tumulaṃ durdinaṃ cāsīt savidyut stanayitnumat
That assembly of the Yādavas and the lords of men then shone like (the assembly) of gods and demons in Brahmā's hall. (100.15) The Lord said this to the kṣatriyas who had come to see him: "All this, O kings, has been declared as yours; whatever is ours, O best of kings, is always equally yours. Let whatever divine wealth there is be taken at will, O most excellent kings." They said "So be it" to the Lord of the world in the Yādava assembly. There, at that gathering, varied talk arose among the Yadus and the kings, with Keśava listening. (100.16) Seeing him, the Lord of the lords of gods, the kṣatriyas were then delighted. Meanwhile the wind blew, stirred up with the roar of clouds, and there was a turbulent overcast, with lightning and thunder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.19
तद् दुर्दिनतलं भित्त्वा नारदः प्रत्यदृश्यत संवेष्टितजटाभारो वीणासक्तेन बाहुना ॥ ह्व्_१००।१८ गायन्न् एव हरीं साम्ना वसन्तं यदुसंसदि । स पपात नरेन्द्राणां मध्ये पावकवर्चसाम् नारदो ऽग्निशिखाकारः श्रीमाञ् शक्रसखो मुनिः
tad durdinatalaṃ bhittvā nāradaḥ pratyadṛśyata saṃveṣṭitajaṭābhāro vīṇāsaktena bāhunā // HV_100.18 gāyann eva harīṃ sāmnā vasantaṃ yadusaṃsadi | sa papāta narendrāṇāṃ madhye pāvakavarcasām nārado 'gniśikhākāraḥ śrīmāñ śakrasakho muniḥ
Breaking through that expanse of storm-cloud, Nārada appeared, his mass of matted hair bound up, with a lute held on his arm. (100.18) Even as he sang of Hari, who dwelt in the Yadu assembly, with a chant, he descended among the lords of men, who had the lustre of fire — Nārada, shaped like a flame of fire, the illustrious sage, friend of Śakra.
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HV 100.20
तस्मिन् भूमौ निपतिते नारदे मुनिपुंगवे तद् उद्धतमहामेघं दुर्दिनं व्यपकृष्यत
tasmin bhūmau nipatite nārade munipuṃgave tad uddhatamahāmeghaṃ durdinaṃ vyapakṛṣyata
When Nārada, the bull among sages, had fallen upon the ground there, that overcast sky with its upsurging great clouds was drawn away.
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HV 100.21
सो ऽवगाह्य नरेन्द्राणां मध्यं सागरसंनिभम् आसनस्थं यदुश्रेष्टम् उवाच मुनिर् अव्ययः
so 'vagāhya narendrāṇāṃ madhyaṃ sāgarasaṃnibham āsanasthaṃ yaduśreṣṭam uvāca munir avyayaḥ
That undecaying sage, plunging into the midst of the kings, which resembled an ocean, spoke to the best of the Yadus, who was seated on his seat.
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HV 100.22
आश्चर्यं खलु देवानाम् एकस् त्वं पुरुषोत्तम धन्यश् चासि महाबाहो लोके नान्यो ऽस्ति कश् चन
āścaryaṃ khalu devānām ekas tvaṃ puruṣottama dhanyaś cāsi mahābāho loke nānyo 'sti kaś cana
"You alone are the marvel of the gods, O best of men, and you are blessed, O mighty-armed one; there is no other in the world."
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HV 100.23
एवम् उक्तः स्मितं कृत्वा प्रत्युवाच मुनिं प्रभुः आश्चर्यश् चैव धन्यश् च दक्षिणाभिः सहेत्य् अहम्
evam uktaḥ smitaṃ kṛtvā pratyuvāca muniṃ prabhuḥ āścaryaś caiva dhanyaś ca dakṣiṇābhiḥ sahety aham
Thus addressed, the Lord smiled and answered the sage: "I am the marvel and the blessed one, together with the sacrificial gifts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.24
एवम् उक्तो मुनिश्रेष्ठः प्राह मध्ये महीक्षिताम् कृष्ण पर्याप्तवाक्यो ऽस्मि गमिष्यामि यथागतम्
evam ukto muniśreṣṭhaḥ prāha madhye mahīkṣitām kṛṣṇa paryāptavākyo 'smi gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam
Thus addressed, the best of sages said in the midst of the rulers of the earth: "Kṛṣṇa, I have had my fill of words; I shall go as I came."
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HV 100.25
तं प्रस्थितम् अभिप्रेक्ष्य पार्थिवाः प्राहुर् ईश्वरम् गुह्यं मन्त्रम् अजानन्तो वचनं नारदेरितम्
taṃ prasthitam abhiprekṣya pārthivāḥ prāhur īśvaram guhyaṃ mantram ajānanto vacanaṃ nāraderitam
Seeing him set out, the kings, not understanding the secret formula, the words uttered by Nārada, spoke to the Lord:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.26
आश्चर्य इत्य् अभिहितो धन्यो ऽसीति च माधव दक्षिणाभिः सहेत्य् एवं प्रत्युक्ते ऽपि च नारदे
āścarya ity abhihito dhanyo 'sīti ca mādhava dakṣiṇābhiḥ sahety evaṃ pratyukte 'pi ca nārade
"He was addressed as 'marvel' and 'you are blessed', O Mādhava, and to Nārada it was answered, 'together with the sacrificial gifts' —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.27
किम् एतन् नाभिजानीमो दिव्यं मन्त्रपदं महत् यदि श्राव्यम् इदं कृष्ण श्रोतुम् इच्छामि तत्त्वतः
kim etan nābhijānīmo divyaṃ mantrapadaṃ mahat yadi śrāvyam idaṃ kṛṣṇa śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ
what is this? We do not understand this great, divine formulation of words. If it may be heard, Kṛṣṇa, I wish to hear it as it truly is."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.28
तान् उवाच ततः कृष्णः सर्वान् पार्थिवपुंगवान् श्रोतव्यं नारदस् त्व् एष द्विजो वः कथयिष्यति
tān uvāca tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sarvān pārthivapuṃgavān śrotavyaṃ nāradas tv eṣa dvijo vaḥ kathayiṣyati
Then Kṛṣṇa said to all those bulls among the earth's rulers: "It is to be heard; this brahmin Nārada will tell it to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.29
ब्रूहि नारद तत्त्वार्थं श्राव्यन्तां पृथिवीक्षितः यत् त्वयाभिहितं वाक्यं मया च प्रतिभाषितम्
brūhi nārada tattvārthaṃ śrāvyantāṃ pṛthivīkṣitaḥ yat tvayābhihitaṃ vākyaṃ mayā ca pratibhāṣitam
Tell, Nārada, the true meaning; let the rulers of the earth be made to hear what was said by you and answered by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.30
स पीठे काञ्चने शुभ्रे सूपविष्टः स्वलंकृतः प्रभवं तस्य वाक्यस्य प्रवक्तुम् उपचक्रमे
sa pīṭhe kāñcane śubhre sūpaviṣṭaḥ svalaṃkṛtaḥ prabhavaṃ tasya vākyasya pravaktum upacakrame
Well seated on a bright golden stool, finely adorned, he began to declare the origin of that utterance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.31
श्रुयतां भो नृपश्रेष्ठा यावन्तः स्थ समागताः अस्य प्रश्नस्य महतो यथा पारम् अहं गतः
śruyatāṃ bho nṛpaśreṣṭhā yāvantaḥ stha samāgatāḥ asya praśnasya mahato yathā pāram ahaṃ gataḥ
"Let it be heard, O best of kings, all of you who are assembled here, how I reached the far shore of this great question.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.32
अहं कदाचिद् गङ्गायास् तीरे त्रिषवणातिथिः चराम्य् एकः क्षपापाये संदृश्यति दिवाकरे
ahaṃ kadācid gaṅgāyās tīre triṣavaṇātithiḥ carāmy ekaḥ kṣapāpāye saṃdṛśyati divākare
Once, on the bank of the Gaṅgā, keeping the three daily bathing-times, I was wandering alone at the end of night, as the sun came into view.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.33
अपश्यम् अश्मकूटाभं कपालद्वयदेहिनम् क्रोशमण्डलविस्तारं तावद्वृत्तं समन्ततः
apaśyam aśmakūṭābhaṃ kapāladvayadehinam krośamaṇḍalavistāraṃ tāvadvṛttaṃ samantataḥ
I saw (a creature) resembling a heap of rock, having a body of two shells, a league across in its circle, and just so round on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.34
चतुश्चरणसंश्लिष्टं क्लिन्नं शैवलपङ्किलम् मम वीणाकृतिं कूर्मं गजचर्मचयोपमम्
catuścaraṇasaṃśliṣṭaṃ klinnaṃ śaivalapaṅkilam mama vīṇākṛtiṃ kūrmaṃ gajacarmacayopamam
—joined with four legs, wet and muddy with waterweed, a tortoise shaped like my lute, like a mass of elephant hide.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.35
सो ऽहं तं पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा प्रोक्तवाञ् जलचारिणम् त्वम् आश्चर्यशरीरो ऽसि कूर्म धन्यश् च मे मतः
so 'haṃ taṃ pāṇinā spṛṣṭvā proktavāñ jalacāriṇam tvam āścaryaśarīro 'si kūrma dhanyaś ca me mataḥ
I, touching that water-dweller with my hand, said: "You have a marvellous body, tortoise, and I consider you fortunate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.36
यस् त्वम् एवम् अभेद्याभ्यां कपालाभ्यां समावृतः तोये चरसि निःशङ्कः किं चिद् अप्य् अविचिन्तयन्
yas tvam evam abhedyābhyāṃ kapālābhyāṃ samāvṛtaḥ toye carasi niḥśaṅkaḥ kiṃ cid apy avicintayan
—since you, thus enclosed by two unbreakable shells, move in the water without fear, not worrying about anything at all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.37
स माम् उवाचाम्बुचरः कूर्मो मानुषवत् स्वयम् किम् आश्चर्यं मयि मुने धन्यश् चाहं कथं विभो
sa mām uvācāmbucaraḥ kūrmo mānuṣavat svayam kim āścaryaṃ mayi mune dhanyaś cāhaṃ kathaṃ vibho
That water-going tortoise itself spoke to me like a human: "What is marvellous in me, sage, and how am I fortunate, lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.38
गङ्गेयं निम्नगा धन्या किम् आश्चर्यम् अतः परम् यत्राहम् इव सत्त्वानि चरन्त्य् अयुतशो जले
gaṅgeyaṃ nimnagā dhanyā kim āścaryam ataḥ param yatrāham iva sattvāni caranty ayutaśo jale
This downward-flowing Gaṅgā is the fortunate one — what marvel is greater than this, where creatures like me move in the water by the tens of thousands?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.39
सो ऽहं कुतूहलाविष्टो नदीं गङ्गाम् उपस्थितः धन्यासि त्वं नदीश्रेष्ठे नित्यम् आश्चर्यदर्शने
so 'haṃ kutūhalāviṣṭo nadīṃ gaṅgām upasthitaḥ dhanyāsi tvaṃ nadīśreṣṭhe nityam āścaryadarśane
Then I, filled with curiosity, approached the river Gaṅgā: "You are fortunate, best of rivers, ever a sight of marvels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.40
या त्वम् एवं महादेहैः श्वापदैर् उपशोभिता ह्रदिनी सागरं यासि रक्षन्ती तापसालयान्
yā tvam evaṃ mahādehaiḥ śvāpadair upaśobhitā hradinī sāgaraṃ yāsi rakṣantī tāpasālayān
(I said:) "You who, adorned in this way with great-bodied beasts of prey, go as a river to the ocean, guarding the dwellings of the ascetics."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.41
एवम् उक्ता ततो गङ्गा रूपिणी प्रत्यभाषत नारदं देवगन्धर्वं शक्रस्य दयितं द्विजम्
evam uktā tato gaṅgā rūpiṇī pratyabhāṣata nāradaṃ devagandharvaṃ śakrasya dayitaṃ dvijam
Addressed thus, Gaṅgā then took visible form and replied to Nārada, the divine gandharva, the twice-born one dear to Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.42
नाहं धन्या द्विजश्रेष्ठ नाप्य् आश्चर्योपशोभिता तव सत्ये निविष्टस्य वाक्यं मां प्रतिबाधते
nāhaṃ dhanyā dvijaśreṣṭha nāpy āścaryopaśobhitā tava satye niviṣṭasya vākyaṃ māṃ pratibādhate
"I am not blessed, best of the twice-born, nor am I graced with wonders; the words of you, who are fixed in truth, trouble me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.43
लोकाश्चर्यकरो लोके धन्यश् चैवार्णवो द्विज यत्राहम् इव विस्तीर्णाः शतशो यान्ति निम्नगाः
lokāścaryakaro loke dhanyaś caivārṇavo dvija yatrāham iva vistīrṇāḥ śataśo yānti nimnagāḥ
"It is the ocean, O twice-born one, that works wonder for the world and is blessed, to which hundreds of broad rivers such as I flow."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.44
सो ऽहं त्रिपथगावाक्यं श्रुत्वार्णवम् उपस्थितः आश्चर्यः खलु लोकानां धन्यश् चासि महार्णव तेन खल्व् असि योनिस् त्वम् अम्भसां सलिलेश्वरः
so 'haṃ tripathagāvākyaṃ śrutvārṇavam upasthitaḥ āścaryaḥ khalu lokānāṃ dhanyaś cāsi mahārṇava tena khalv asi yonis tvam ambhasāṃ salileśvaraḥ
So I, having heard the words of her who goes by three paths, approached the ocean: "You are indeed the wonder of the worlds and blessed, O great ocean; for this reason you are the womb of the waters, the lord of the flood."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.45
स्थाने त्वा वारिवाहिन्यः सरितो लोकभावनाः इमाः समभिगच्छन्ति पत्न्यो लोकनमस्कृताः
sthāne tvā vārivāhinyaḥ sarito lokabhāvanāḥ imāḥ samabhigacchanti patnyo lokanamaskṛtāḥ
"Rightly do these water-bearing streams, sustainers of the world, come to you as wives, honoured by the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.46
समुद्रस् त्व् एवम् उक्तस् तु ततो माम् अब्रवीद् वचः स्वं जलौघतलं भित्त्वा व्युत्थितः पवनेरितः
samudras tv evam uktas tu tato mām abravīd vacaḥ svaṃ jalaughatalaṃ bhittvā vyutthitaḥ pavaneritaḥ
But the ocean, thus addressed, then spoke these words to me, bursting up through the floor of its own mass of water, driven by the wind:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.47
मा मैवं देवगन्धर्व नास्म्य् आश् चर्यो द्विजोत्तम वसुधेयं मुने धन्या यत्राहम् उपरि स्थितः ऋते तु पृथिवीं लोके किम् आश्चर्यम् अतः परम्
mā maivaṃ devagandharva nāsmy āś caryo dvijottama vasudheyaṃ mune dhanyā yatrāham upari sthitaḥ ṛte tu pṛthivīṃ loke kim āścaryam ataḥ param
"No, no, not so, divine gandharva; I am no wonder, best of the twice-born. It is this Earth, O sage, that is blessed, upon which I rest above. Apart from the earth, what greater wonder is there in the world?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.48
सो ऽहं सागरवाक्येन क्षितिं क्षितितले स्थितः कौतूहलसम् आविष्टो ह्य् अब्रुवं जगतो गतिम्
so 'haṃ sāgaravākyena kṣitiṃ kṣititale sthitaḥ kautūhalasam āviṣṭo hy abruvaṃ jagato gatim
So, by the ocean's words, standing on the surface of the earth, filled with curiosity, I spoke to the resort of the world:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.49
धरित्रि देहिनां योनिर् धन्या खल्व् असि शोभने आश्चर्या चासि भूतेषु महत्या क्षमया युते
dharitri dehināṃ yonir dhanyā khalv asi śobhane āścaryā cāsi bhūteṣu mahatyā kṣamayā yute
"O Earth, womb of embodied beings, you are indeed blessed, O lovely one, and you are a wonder among beings, endowed with great forbearance."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.50
तेन खल्व् असि लोकानां धरणी मनुजारणिः क्षमा त्वत्तः प्रसूता च कर्म चाम्बरगामिनाम्
tena khalv asi lokānāṃ dharaṇī manujāraṇiḥ kṣamā tvattaḥ prasūtā ca karma cāmbaragāminām
"Therefore, O Dharaṇī, you are for the worlds the fire-stick from which men are kindled; forbearance is born from you, and the work of those who move in the sky."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.51
ततो भूः स्तुतिवाक्येन सा मयोक्तेन लज्जिता विहाय सहजं धैर्यम् अथ मां प्रत्यभाषत
tato bhūḥ stutivākyena sā mayoktena lajjitā vihāya sahajaṃ dhairyam atha māṃ pratyabhāṣata
Then the Earth, made bashful by the words of praise I had spoken, abandoned her innate steadiness and replied to me:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.52
देवगन्धर्व मा मैवं संग्रामकलहप्रिय नास्मि धन्या न चाश्चर्या पारक्येयं धृतिर् मम
devagandharva mā maivaṃ saṃgrāmakalahapriya nāsmi dhanyā na cāścaryā pārakyeyaṃ dhṛtir mama
"Divine gandharva, fond of the strife of battle, no, no, not so: I am not blessed, nor a wonder; this steadiness of mine belongs to another."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.53
एते धन्या द्विजश्रेस्थ पर्वता धारयन्ति माम् एष्व् आश्चर्याणि दृश्यन्ते एते लोकस्य सेतवः
ete dhanyā dvijaśrestha parvatā dhārayanti mām eṣv āścaryāṇi dṛśyante ete lokasya setavaḥ
"It is these mountains that are blessed, best of the twice-born; they hold me up. In them wonders are seen; they are the dykes of the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.54
सो ऽहं पृथिव्या वाक्येन पर्वतान् समुपस्थितः धन्या भन्तो दृश्यन्ते बह्वाश्चर्याश् च भूधराः
so 'haṃ pṛthivyā vākyena parvatān samupasthitaḥ dhanyā bhanto dṛśyante bahvāścaryāś ca bhūdharāḥ
So, by the Earth's words, I approached the mountains: "You, sirs, are seen to be blessed, and the earth-bearers full of many wonders,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.55
काञ्चनस्याग्ररत्नस्य धातूनां च विशेषतः तेन रत्नाकराः सर्वे भवन्तो भुवि शाश्वताः
kāñcanasyāgraratnasya dhātūnāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ tena ratnākarāḥ sarve bhavanto bhuvi śāśvatāḥ
of gold, of the finest gems, and especially of the ores; therefore you all are the everlasting mines of jewels on the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.56
मम त्व् एतद् वचः श्रुत्वा पर्वतास् तस्थुषां वराः ऊचुर् मां सान्त्वयुक्तानि वचांसि वनशोभिताः
mama tv etad vacaḥ śrutvā parvatās tasthuṣāṃ varāḥ ūcur māṃ sāntvayuktāni vacāṃsi vanaśobhitāḥ
But the mountains, best of things that stand still, hearing these words of mine, spoke to me words full of soothing, they who are adorned with forests:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.57
ब्रह्मर्षे न वयं धन्या नाप्य् आश्चर्याणि सन्ति नः अस्माकम् ईश्वरः शूली गिरिशो वृषभध्वजः । नाश् चर्यो वापि धन्यो वा तस्मात् परतरो भुवि ॥ विहाय तं महादेवं नास्मान् स्तोतुम् इहार्हसि ॥ इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा कैलासम् अहम् आगतः । दृष्ट्वा तं पार्वतीशानम् अब्रुवं वचनं तदा ॥ देवदेव महादेव नीलकण्ठ वृषध्वज । आश्चर्यो ऽसि भवान् एको धन्यस् त्वं जगतीपते । त्वत्तः परतरो नास्ति देवो जगति कश् चन ॥ यद् इदं दृश्यते देव भुवनं सचराचरम् । तस्याधारस् त्वम् एवासि सर्वस्य त्रिपुरान्तक ॥ अथ माम् अब्रवीद् देवो विरूपाक्षस् त्रिलोचनः । नाहं धन्यो न चाश्चर्यो नैवं मां वक्तुम् अर्हसि । मत्तः परतरो ज्ञेयो जगत् स्रष्टा द्विजोत्तम । ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिर् धन्यः स चाश्चर्यः सुरेष्व् अपि
brahmarṣe na vayaṃ dhanyā nāpy āścaryāṇi santi naḥ asmākam īśvaraḥ śūlī giriśo vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | nāś caryo vāpi dhanyo vā tasmāt parataro bhuvi || vihāya taṃ mahādevaṃ nāsmān stotum ihārhasi || iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā kailāsam aham āgataḥ | dṛṣṭvā taṃ pārvatīśānam abruvaṃ vacanaṃ tadā || devadeva mahādeva nīlakaṇṭha vṛṣadhvaja | āścaryo 'si bhavān eko dhanyas tvaṃ jagatīpate | tvattaḥ parataro nāsti devo jagati kaś cana || yad idaṃ dṛśyate deva bhuvanaṃ sacarācaram | tasyādhāras tvam evāsi sarvasya tripurāntaka || atha mām abravīd devo virūpākṣas trilocanaḥ | nāhaṃ dhanyo na cāścaryo naivaṃ māṃ vaktum arhasi | mattaḥ parataro jñeyo jagat sraṣṭā dvijottama | brahmā prajāpatir dhanyaḥ sa cāścaryaḥ sureṣv api
"O brahmin seer, we are not blessed, nor are there wonders in us. Our lord is the trident-bearer, the mountain-dweller, whose banner is the bull. There is no wonder or blessed one on earth higher than he. Leaving aside that Great God, you ought not to praise us here." Hearing these words of theirs, I came to Kailāsa, and seeing that lord of Pārvatī, I then spoke these words: "God of gods, Great God, blue-throated one, bull-bannered one, you alone are the wonder, you are the blessed one, lord of the world; there is no god anywhere in the world higher than you. This world that is seen, O god, with its moving and unmoving beings — you alone are the support of it all, destroyer of Tripura." Then the god of misshapen eyes, the three-eyed one, said to me: "I am not blessed, nor a wonder; you ought not to speak of me thus. Higher than me is to be known the creator of the world, best of the twice-born: Brahmā the lord of creatures is the blessed one, and he is the wonder even among the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.58
सो ऽहं पितामहं गत्वा सर्वप्रभवम् अव्ययम् तस्य वाक्यस्य पर्यायं पर्याप्तम् इव लक्षये
so 'haṃ pitāmahaṃ gatvā sarvaprabhavam avyayam tasya vākyasya paryāyaṃ paryāptam iva lakṣaye
So, having gone to the Grandfather, the origin of all, the imperishable, I perceive the drift of that speech to be as though complete.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.59
सो ऽहं स्वयंभुवं देवं लोकयोनिं चतुर्मुखम् पारंपर्याद् उपगतः प्रणामावनताननः
so 'haṃ svayaṃbhuvaṃ devaṃ lokayoniṃ caturmukham pāraṃparyād upagataḥ praṇāmāvanatānanaḥ
So I, passed on from one to the next, came to the self-existent god, the four-faced womb of the worlds, my face bowed down in salutation.
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HV 100.60
सो ऽहं वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थं श्रावयाम्य् आत्मयोनिनम् आश्चर्यो भगवान् एको धन्यश् च जगतो गुरुः
so 'haṃ vākyasamāptyarthaṃ śrāvayāmy ātmayoninam āścaryo bhagavān eko dhanyaś ca jagato guruḥ
So I, to conclude my speech, declare (this) in the hearing of the Self-born: "Wonderful is the Lord, the one, and blessed, the teacher of the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.61
न किं चिद् अन्यत् पश्यामि भूतं यद् भवता समम् त्वत्तः सर्वम् इदं जातं जगत् स्थावरजंगमम्
na kiṃ cid anyat paśyāmi bhūtaṃ yad bhavatā samam tvattaḥ sarvam idaṃ jātaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṃgamam
I see no other being that is equal to you; from you has arisen all this world, moving and unmoving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.62
सदेवदानवा मर्त्या लोके भूतेन्द्रियात्मकाः भवन्ति सर्वदेवेश दृश्यं सर्वम् इदं वपुः
sadevadānavā martyā loke bhūtendriyātmakāḥ bhavanti sarvadeveśa dṛśyaṃ sarvam idaṃ vapuḥ
Together with gods and dānavas, mortals in the world come to be, consisting of the elements and the senses; O Lord of all the gods, all this visible (world) is your body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.63
तेन खल्व् असि देवानां देवदेवः सनातनः तेषामेवासि यत् स्रष्टा लोकानाम् अपि संभवः
tena khalv asi devānāṃ devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ teṣāmevāsi yat sraṣṭā lokānām api saṃbhavaḥ
For that very reason you are the eternal God of gods among the gods; you are indeed their creator, and the origin of the worlds too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.64
ततो माम् आह भगवान् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः धन्याश्चर्याश्रितैर् वाक्यैः किं मां नारद भाषसे
tato mām āha bhagavān brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ dhanyāścaryāśritair vākyaiḥ kiṃ māṃ nārada bhāṣase
Then the Lord Brahmā, the grandfather of the world, said to me: "Why, Nārada, do you speak to me with words that resort to 'blessed' and 'wonderful'?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.65
आश्चर्यं परमं देवा धन्या देवाश् च नारद ये लोकान् धारयन्ति स्म देवास् तत्त्वार्थदर्शिनः
āścaryaṃ paramaṃ devā dhanyā devāś ca nārada ye lokān dhārayanti sma devās tattvārthadarśinaḥ
The gods are the supreme wonder, and the gods are the blessed ones, Nārada — those gods who uphold the worlds, who see the truth of things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.66
ऋक्सामयजुषां सत्यम् अथर्वणि च यन् मतम् तन्मयं विद्धि मां विप्र धृतो ऽहं तैर् मया च ते
ṛksāmayajuṣāṃ satyam atharvaṇi ca yan matam tanmayaṃ viddhi māṃ vipra dhṛto 'haṃ tair mayā ca te
The truth of the Ṛk, Sāman and Yajus, and what is held in the Atharvan — know me, O brahmin, to consist of that; I am upheld by them, and they by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.67
परमेष्ठ्येन वाक्येन चोदितो ऽहं स्वयंभुवा वेदोपस्थानिकां चक्रे मतिं संक्रान्तविस्तराम्
parameṣṭhyena vākyena codito 'haṃ svayaṃbhuvā vedopasthānikāṃ cakre matiṃ saṃkrāntavistarām
Urged by the supreme word of the Self-born, I made up my mind to approach the Vedas, (a mind) whose extent had shifted (to that).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.68
सो ऽहं स्वयंभुवचनाद् वेदान् वै समुपस्थितः उवाच चैनांश् चतुरो मन्त्रप्रवचनार्चितान्
so 'haṃ svayaṃbhuvacanād vedān vai samupasthitaḥ uvāca caināṃś caturo mantrapravacanārcitān
So I, at the Self-born's word, duly approached the Vedas, and spoke to those four, honoured by the recitation of mantras:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.69
धन्या भवन्तः पुण्याश् च नित्यम् आश्चर्यविश्रुताः आधाराश् चैव विप्राणाम् एवम् आह प्रजापतिः
dhanyā bhavantaḥ puṇyāś ca nityam āścaryaviśrutāḥ ādhārāś caiva viprāṇām evam āha prajāpatiḥ
"You are blessed and meritorious, ever renowned as wonders, and the supports of the brahmins — thus said Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.70
स्वयंभुवो ऽपीह परं भवत्सु प्रश्न आहितः युष्मत् परतरं नास्ति श्रुत्या वा तपसापि वा
svayaṃbhuvo 'pīha paraṃ bhavatsu praśna āhitaḥ yuṣmat parataraṃ nāsti śrutyā vā tapasāpi vā
Even the Self-born's question here has been placed upon you as the highest; there is nothing higher than you, whether by sacred learning or by austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.71
प्रतूचुस् ते ततो वाक्यं देवा माम् अभितः स्थिताः आश्चर्याश् चैव धन्याश् च यज्ञाश् चात्मपरायणाः
pratūcus te tato vākyaṃ devā mām abhitaḥ sthitāḥ āścaryāś caiva dhanyāś ca yajñāś cātmaparāyaṇāḥ
Then those (Vedas), standing about me, spoke back these words: "The sacrifices, which have the Self as their highest resort, are the wonderful and the blessed ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.72
यज्ञार्थे तु वयं सृष्टाः सृष्टा येन स्म नारद तद् अस्माकं परा यज्ञा न वयं स्ववशे स्थिताः स्वयंभुवो ऽपीह परा वेदानां च परा गतिः
yajñārthe tu vayaṃ sṛṣṭāḥ sṛṣṭā yena sma nārada tad asmākaṃ parā yajñā na vayaṃ svavaśe sthitāḥ svayaṃbhuvo 'pīha parā vedānāṃ ca parā gatiḥ
For we were created for the sake of sacrifice, Nārada, by the one by whom we were created; therefore the sacrifices are supreme for us — we do not stand in our own control. They are supreme even over the Self-born here, and are the supreme goal of the Vedas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.73
ततो ऽहम् अब्रुवं यज्ञान् गृहस्थाग्निपुरस्कृतान्
tato 'ham abruvaṃ yajñān gṛhasthāgnipuraskṛtān
Then I spoke to the sacrifices, which have the householder's fire set before them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.74
भो यज्ञाः परमं तेजो युष्मासु खलु लक्ष्यते ब्रह्मणाभिहितं वाक्यं यन् मे वेदैर् इहेरितम्
bho yajñāḥ paramaṃ tejo yuṣmāsu khalu lakṣyate brahmaṇābhihitaṃ vākyaṃ yan me vedair iheritam
"Ho, sacrifices! Supreme splendour is indeed discerned in you. (This is) the word spoken by Brahmā, which was uttered to me here by the Vedas:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.75
आश्चर्यम् एतल् लोकेषु भवद्भ्यो नाधिगम्यते धन्याः खलु भवन्तो ये द्विजातीनां स्ववंशिनः
āścaryam etal lokeṣu bhavadbhyo nādhigamyate dhanyāḥ khalu bhavanto ye dvijātīnāṃ svavaṃśinaḥ
This is a wonder in the worlds, (yet) it is not understood by you: you are indeed the blessed ones, who belong to the very lineage of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.76
तेन खल्व् अग्नयस् तृप्तिं पुष्माभिर् यान्ति तर्पिताः भागैश् च त्रिदशाः सर्वे मन्त्रैश् चैव महर्षयः
tena khalv agnayas tṛptiṃ puṣmābhir yānti tarpitāḥ bhāgaiś ca tridaśāḥ sarve mantraiś caiva maharṣayaḥ
For by that (sacrifice) the fires, gratified by you, attain satisfaction, and all the thirty (gods) by their portions, and the great seers by the mantras."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.77
अग्निष्टोमादयो यज्ञा मम वाक्याद् अनन्तरम् प्रत्यूचुर् मां परं वाक्यं सर्वे यूपध्वजाः स्थिताः
agniṣṭomādayo yajñā mama vākyād anantaram pratyūcur māṃ paraṃ vākyaṃ sarve yūpadhvajāḥ sthitāḥ
Right after my speech the sacrifices, the Agniṣṭoma and the rest, all standing with sacrificial posts for banners, replied to me with a further word:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.78
आश्चर्यशब्दो नास्मासु धन्यशब्दो ऽपि वा मुने आश्चर्यं परमं विष्णुः स ह्य् अस्माकं परा गतिः
āścaryaśabdo nāsmāsu dhanyaśabdo 'pi vā mune āścaryaṃ paramaṃ viṣṇuḥ sa hy asmākaṃ parā gatiḥ
"The word 'wonderful' does not (apply) to us, nor the word 'blessed' either, O sage. The supreme wonder is Viṣṇu, for he is our highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.80
यद् आज्यं वयम् अश्नीमो हुतम् अग्निषु पावनम् तत् सर्वं पुण्डरीकाक्षो लोकमूर्तिः प्रयच्छति ॥ ह्व्_१००।७९ सो ऽपि धन्यो महाबाहुर् दक्षिणासहितः क्रतुः । यद् रूपं पुण्डरीकाक्षो दक्षिणाप्रियया सह । सो ऽहं विष्णोर् गतिं प्रेप्सुर् इह संपतितो भुवि दृष्टश् चायं मया विष्णुर् भवद्भिर् अभिसंवृतः
yad ājyaṃ vayam aśnīmo hutam agniṣu pāvanam tat sarvaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣo lokamūrtiḥ prayacchati // HV_100.79 so 'pi dhanyo mahābāhur dakṣiṇāsahitaḥ kratuḥ | yad rūpaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣo dakṣiṇāpriyayā saha | so 'haṃ viṣṇor gatiṃ prepsur iha saṃpatito bhuvi dṛṣṭaś cāyaṃ mayā viṣṇur bhavadbhir abhisaṃvṛtaḥ
Whatever purifying ghee we consume, offered in the fires, all that the lotus-eyed one, whose form is the world, bestows. // 79 He too is blessed, the mighty-armed rite accompanied by its sacrificial fee, since the lotus-eyed one (has) that form together with his beloved Dakṣiṇā." So I, wishing to attain to Viṣṇu's state, have come down here upon the earth, and this Viṣṇu has been seen by me, surrounded by you all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.81
यन् मयाभिहितो ह्य् एष त्वम् आश्चर्यं जनार्दन धन्यश् चासीति भवतां मध्यस्थो ह्य् अत्र पार्थिवाः
yan mayābhihito hy eṣa tvam āścaryaṃ janārdana dhanyaś cāsīti bhavatāṃ madhyastho hy atra pārthivāḥ
Because I addressed him thus — "You are a marvel, Janārdana, and you are blessed" — he stands here as the impartial one among you, O kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.82
प्रत्युक्तोऽहम् अनेनाद्य वाक्यस्यास्य यद् उत्तरम् दक्षिणाभिः सहेत्य् एवं पर्याप्तं वचनं मम
pratyukto'ham anenādya vākyasyāsya yad uttaram dakṣiṇābhiḥ sahety evaṃ paryāptaṃ vacanaṃ mama
Today I have been answered by him: whatever answer there was to this statement, that word — "together with the sacrificial gifts" — is enough for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.83
यज्ञानां हि गतिर् विष्णुः सर्वेषां सहदक्षिणः दक्षिणाभिः सहेत्य् एवं प्रश्नो मम समाप्तवान्
yajñānāṃ hi gatir viṣṇuḥ sarveṣāṃ sahadakṣiṇaḥ dakṣiṇābhiḥ sahety evaṃ praśno mama samāptavān
For Viṣṇu, accompanied by the sacrificial gifts, is the goal of all sacrifices; thus, with the words "together with the gifts," my question has been brought to completion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 100.84
कूर्मेणाभिहितं पूर्वं पारंपर्याद् इहागतम् सदक्षिणे ऽस्मिन् पुरुषे तद् वाक्यं पर्ययागतम्
kūrmeṇābhihitaṃ pūrvaṃ pāraṃparyād ihāgatam sadakṣiṇe 'smin puruṣe tad vākyaṃ paryayāgatam
What was spoken long ago by the Tortoise and has come down here by succession — that saying has come round again in this Person who is accompanied by the sacrificial gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 100.87
यन् मां भवन्तः पृच्छन्ति वाक्यस्यास्य विनिर्णयम् तद् एतत् सर्वम् आख्यातं साधयामि यथागतम् ॥ ह्व्_१००।८५ नारायणपरा वेदा नारायणपरा मखाः । नारायणपरं ज्ञानं नारायणपरं तपः ॥ न च नारायणाद् अन्यत् त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते । नारायणात्मकम् इदं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥ इयं हि वेदार्थगतिः सनातनी ।नृपा यदि श्रोष्यथ मद्वचः परम् ।इदं तु सत्यं सकलं नृपोत्तमा ।इत्य् एवम् उक्त्वा स दिवं जगाम ह । नारदे तु गते स्वर्गं सर्वे ते पृथिवीक्षितः विस्मिताः स्वानि राष्ट्राणि जग्मुः सबलवाहनाः ॥ ह्व्_१००।८६ विष्णुं जिष्णुं हृषीकेशं गोविन्दं गरुडध्वजम् । परात् परतरं ब्रह्म नारायणम् अनामयम् ॥ सर्ववेदान्तवेद्यं च नमस्कृत्य गुरुं हरिम् । धन्यो ऽयं नारदो यस्माद् दृष्टः साक्षाद् धरिः स्वयम् ॥ धन्या वयं जगन्नाथं नारदेन विबोधिताः । सर्वे प्रीता जगन्नाथं तुष्टुवुः पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ को नाम विष्णुर् इत्य् एवम् अन्ये मूढा नराधमाः । धन्याः सर्वं वासुदेव इति तत्त्वार्थतत्परम् ॥ इति तत्त्वेन विज्ञाय नृपा नारायणं परम् । ततः प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा नमस्कृत्य पुनः पुनः । जनार्दनो ऽपि सहितो यदुभिः पावकोपमैः स्वम् एव भवनं वीरो विवेश यदुपुंगवः
yan māṃ bhavantaḥ pṛcchanti vākyasyāsya vinirṇayam tad etat sarvam ākhyātaṃ sādhayāmi yathāgatam // HV_100.85 nārāyaṇaparā vedā nārāyaṇaparā makhāḥ | nārāyaṇaparaṃ jñānaṃ nārāyaṇaparaṃ tapaḥ || na ca nārāyaṇād anyat triṣu lokeṣu vidyate | nārāyaṇātmakam idaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam || iyaṃ hi vedārthagatiḥ sanātanī |nṛpā yadi śroṣyatha madvacaḥ param |idaṃ tu satyaṃ sakalaṃ nṛpottamā |ity evam uktvā sa divaṃ jagāma ha | nārade tu gate svargaṃ sarve te pṛthivīkṣitaḥ vismitāḥ svāni rāṣṭrāṇi jagmuḥ sabalavāhanāḥ // HV_100.86 viṣṇuṃ jiṣṇuṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ govindaṃ garuḍadhvajam | parāt parataraṃ brahma nārāyaṇam anāmayam || sarvavedāntavedyaṃ ca namaskṛtya guruṃ harim | dhanyo 'yaṃ nārado yasmād dṛṣṭaḥ sākṣād dhariḥ svayam || dhanyā vayaṃ jagannāthaṃ nāradena vibodhitāḥ | sarve prītā jagannāthaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣottamam || ko nāma viṣṇur ity evam anye mūḍhā narādhamāḥ | dhanyāḥ sarvaṃ vāsudeva iti tattvārthatatparam || iti tattvena vijñāya nṛpā nārāyaṇaṃ param | tataḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā namaskṛtya punaḥ punaḥ | janārdano 'pi sahito yadubhiḥ pāvakopamaiḥ svam eva bhavanaṃ vīro viveśa yadupuṃgavaḥ
As to what you gentlemen ask me, the settling of this statement — all that has been told; I establish it just as it came down. The Vedas have Nārāyaṇa as their highest, the sacrifices have Nārāyaṇa as their highest, knowledge has Nārāyaṇa as its highest, austerity has Nārāyaṇa as its highest. And nothing other than Nārāyaṇa is found in the three worlds; this world, moving and unmoving, has Nārāyaṇa as its self. For this is the eternal course of the Veda's meaning, O kings, if you will hear my supreme word; and this, O best of kings, is wholly true. Having spoken thus, he went to heaven. When Nārada had gone to heaven, all those rulers of the earth, amazed, went to their own kingdoms with their forces and mounts. Having bowed to Viṣṇu, the victorious, Hṛṣīkeśa, Govinda, the Garuḍa-bannered, the Brahman higher than the highest, Nārāyaṇa the flawless, to be known through all the Vedāntas, the teacher Hari, (they said:) "Blessed is this Nārada, since Hari himself was seen by him face to face. Blessed are we, awakened by Nārada to the Lord of the world." All of them, well pleased, praised the Lord of the world, the supreme Person. "Who indeed is this Viṣṇu?" — so say others, deluded, lowest of men; blessed are (those for whom) all is Vāsudeva, who are devoted to the true meaning. Having thus known in truth that Nārāyaṇa is supreme, the kings then circled him to the right and bowed again and again. And Janārdana too, the hero, the bull of the Yadus, accompanied by the Yadus who were like fire, entered his own dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain