Harivamsha — Chapter 17

HV 17.1

यद्य् अस्ति सुकृतं किंचित् तपो वा नियमो ऽपि वा खिन्नो ह्य् अस्म्य् उपवासेन तपसा निष्फलेन च ॥ ह्व्_१६।३७ नृपत्वम् अहम् इच्छामि यदि मे सुकृतं भवेत् । ततस् तं चक्रवाकौ द्वाव् ऊचतुः सहचारिणौ आवां ते सचिवौ स्यावस् तव प्रियहितैषिणौ

yady asti sukṛtaṃ kiṃcit tapo vā niyamo 'pi vā khinno hy asmy upavāsena tapasā niṣphalena ca // HV_16.37 nṛpatvam aham icchāmi yadi me sukṛtaṃ bhavet | tatas taṃ cakravākau dvāv ūcatuḥ sahacāriṇau āvāṃ te sacivau syāvas tava priyahitaiṣiṇau

"If there is any merit of mine, or austerity, or observance—for I am worn out with fasting and with fruitless austerity—I wish for kingship, if I have any merit." Then the two ruddy geese, his companions, said to him: "We two shall be your ministers, seeking your welfare and your good."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 17.2

तथेत्य् उक्त्वा च तस्यासीत् तदा योगात्मनो मतिः एवं ते समयं चक्रुः सुवाक्तं प्रत्यभाषत

tathety uktvā ca tasyāsīt tadā yogātmano matiḥ evaṃ te samayaṃ cakruḥ suvāktaṃ pratyabhāṣata

And saying "So be it," the intention of him whose self was (set on) yoga was then (thus). In this way they made a compact; Suvāk replied (to it).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

HV 17.3

यस्मात् कामप्रधानस् त्वं योगधर्मम् अपास्य वै अवरं वरं प्रार्थयसे तस्माद् वाक्यं निबोध मे

yasmāt kāmapradhānas tvaṃ yogadharmam apāsya vai avaraṃ varaṃ prārthayase tasmād vākyaṃ nibodha me

"Since you, having cast aside the law of yoga, have desire as your chief aim, and beg for a lower boon (in place of) a higher one, therefore hear my word:

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HV 17.4

राजा त्वं भविता तात काम्पिल्ये नगरोत्तमे भविष्यतः सखायौ च द्वाव् इमौ सचिवौ तव

rājā tvaṃ bhavitā tāta kāmpilye nagarottame bhaviṣyataḥ sakhāyau ca dvāv imau sacivau tava

you shall be a king, my dear, in Kāmpilya, the best of cities, and these two friends of yours shall be your ministers."

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HV 17.5

शप्त्वा तान् अभिभाष्याथ चत्वारश् चक्रुर् अण्डजाः तांस् त्रीन् अभीप्सतो राज्यं व्यभिचारप्रधर्षितान्

śaptvā tān abhibhāṣyātha catvāraś cakrur aṇḍajāḥ tāṃs trīn abhīpsato rājyaṃ vyabhicārapradharṣitān

Then, having cursed them and spoken (thus), the four birds made those three, who desired kingship and were overcome by transgression, (to be so).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

HV 17.6

शप्ताः खगास् त्रयस् ते तु योगभ्रष्टा विचेतसः तान् अयाचन्त चतुरस् त्रयस् ते सहचारिणः

śaptāḥ khagās trayas te tu yogabhraṣṭā vicetasaḥ tān ayācanta caturas trayas te sahacāriṇaḥ

Those three birds, cursed, fallen from yoga and bereft of sense, then—the three companions—begged the four.

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HV 17.7

तेषां प्रसादं चक्रुस् ते अथैतान् सुमनाब्रवीत् सर्वेषाम् एव वचनात् प्रसादानुगतं तदा

teṣāṃ prasādaṃ cakrus te athaitān sumanābravīt sarveṣām eva vacanāt prasādānugataṃ tadā

Those (four) showed them favour; then Sumanas spoke to them, in accordance with the word of them all, in a manner following upon that favour:

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HV 17.8

अन्तवान् भविता शापो युष्माकं नात्र संशयः इतश् च्युताश् च मानुष्यं प्राप्य योगम् अवाप्स्यथ

antavān bhavitā śāpo yuṣmākaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ itaś cyutāś ca mānuṣyaṃ prāpya yogam avāpsyatha

"Your curse shall have an end, there is no doubt of this; and falling from here, having attained human birth, you will attain yoga.

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HV 17.9

सर्वसत्त्वरुतज्ञश् च स्वतन्त्रो ऽयं भविष्यति पितृप्रसादो ह्य् अस्माभिर् अस्य प्राप्तः कृतेन वै

sarvasattvarutajñaś ca svatantro 'yaṃ bhaviṣyati pitṛprasādo hy asmābhir asya prāptaḥ kṛtena vai

And this one shall be independent and a knower of the cries of all creatures; for by our act the favour of the Fathers has been obtained for him.

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HV 17.10

गां प्रोक्षयित्वा धर्मेण पितृभ्य उपकल्पताम् अस्माकं ज्ञानसंयोगः सर्वेषां योगसाधनः

gāṃ prokṣayitvā dharmeṇa pitṛbhya upakalpatām asmākaṃ jñānasaṃyogaḥ sarveṣāṃ yogasādhanaḥ

Having consecrated a cow according to the law, let it be offered to the Fathers; ours is the union with knowledge that accomplishes yoga for all.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

HV 17.11

इदं च वाक्यसंदर्भ+ +श्लोकम् एकम् उदाहृतम् पुरुषान्तरितं श्रुत्वा ततो योगम् अवाप्स्यथ

idaṃ ca vākyasaṃdarbha+ +ślokam ekam udāhṛtam puruṣāntaritaṃ śrutvā tato yogam avāpsyatha

And having heard this single verse, cited in the composition of the speech, transmitted through (another) person, you will thereafter attain yoga.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain