Harivamsha — Chapter 19
HV 19.1
एतावद् उक्त्वा ते सर्वे पूजयित्वा च तं गुरुं योगधर्मम् अनुप्राप्य परमां निर्वृतिं ययुः ॥ ह्व्_१८।३२ योगिनः परमात्मानः संयतेनान्तरात्मना । ब्रह्मदत्तस्य तनयः स वैभ्राजस् त्व् अजायत योगात्मा तपसा युक्तो विष्वक्सेन इति श्रुतः
etāvad uktvā te sarve pūjayitvā ca taṃ guruṃ yogadharmam anuprāpya paramāṃ nirvṛtiṃ yayuḥ // HV_18.32 yoginaḥ paramātmānaḥ saṃyatenāntarātmanā | brahmadattasya tanayaḥ sa vaibhrājas tv ajāyata yogātmā tapasā yukto viṣvaksena iti śrutaḥ
Having said only this much, and having honoured that teacher (their father), they all attained to the discipline of yoga and went to the supreme peace. [18.32] They were yogins whose selves were supreme, with the inner self restrained. And Brahmadatta's son was born as Vaibhrāja, of yogic nature, endowed with ascetic power, known as Viṣvaksena.
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HV 19.2
कदाचिद् ब्रह्मदत्तस् तु भार्यया सहितो वने विजहार प्रहृष्टात्मा यथा शच्या शतक्रतुः
kadācid brahmadattas tu bhāryayā sahito vane vijahāra prahṛṣṭātmā yathā śacyā śatakratuḥ
Once Brahmadatta, together with his wife, roamed about in the forest, exceedingly delighted, like Śatakratu (Indra) with Śacī.
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HV 19.3
ततः पिपीलिकरुतं स शुश्राव नराधिपः कामिनीं कामिनस् तस्य याचतः क्रोशतो भृशम्
tataḥ pipīlikarutaṃ sa śuśrāva narādhipaḥ kāminīṃ kāminas tasya yācataḥ krośato bhṛśam
Then that lord of men heard the cry of an ant — of a male ant in love, entreating his beloved and crying out insistently.
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HV 19.4
श्रुत्वा तु याच्यमानां तां क्रुद्धां सूक्ष्मां पिपीलिकाम् ब्रह्मदत्तो महाहासम् अकस्माद् एव चाहसत्
śrutvā tu yācyamānāṃ tāṃ kruddhāṃ sūkṣmāṃ pipīlikām brahmadatto mahāhāsam akasmād eva cāhasat
Having heard that tiny female ant, angry as she was being entreated, Brahmadatta laughed a great laugh, for no apparent reason.
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HV 19.5
ततः सा संनतिर् दीना व्रीडिता दीनचेतना निराहारा बहुतिथं बभूवामित्रकर्शन
tataḥ sā saṃnatir dīnā vrīḍitā dīnacetanā nirāhārā bahutithaṃ babhūvāmitrakarśana
Then that Saṃnati (the queen), dejected, ashamed, downcast in mind, went without food for many days, O tormentor of foes.
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HV 19.6
प्रसाद्यमाना भर्त्रा सा तम् उवाच शुचिस्मिता त्वयावहसिता राजन् नाहं जीवितुम् उत्सहे
prasādyamānā bhartrā sā tam uvāca śucismitā tvayāvahasitā rājan nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe
Being conciliated by her husband, she of the bright smile said to him: "Laughed at by you, O king, I have no wish to live."
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HV 19.7
स तत्कारणम् आचख्यौ न च सा श्रद्दधाति तत् उवाच चैनं कुपिता नैष भावो ऽस्ति पार्थिव
sa tatkāraṇam ācakhyau na ca sā śraddadhāti tat uvāca cainaṃ kupitā naiṣa bhāvo 'sti pārthiva
He told her the reason for it, but she did not believe it; and, angered, she said to him: "This is not the case, O prince."
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HV 19.9
को वै पिपीलिकरुतं मानुषो वेत्तुम् अर्हति ऋते देवप्रसादाद् वै पूर्वजातिकृतेन वा तपःफलेन वा राजन् विद्यया वा नराधिप ॥ ह्व्_१९।८ यद्य् एष वै प्रभावस् ते सर्वसत्त्वरुतज्ञता । साहं यथैव जानीयां तथा प्रत्याययस्व माम् प्राणान् वापि परित्यक्ष्ये राजन् सत्येन ते शपे
ko vai pipīlikarutaṃ mānuṣo vettum arhati ṛte devaprasādād vai pūrvajātikṛtena vā tapaḥphalena vā rājan vidyayā vā narādhipa // HV_19.8 yady eṣa vai prabhāvas te sarvasattvarutajñatā | sāhaṃ yathaiva jānīyāṃ tathā pratyāyayasva mām prāṇān vāpi parityakṣye rājan satyena te śape
"What human being is fit to understand the cry of an ant — except by the grace of a god, or by what was done in a former birth, or by the fruit of austerity, O king, or by a (magical) knowledge, O lord of men? [19.8] If this is indeed your power, the knowing of the cries of all creatures, then convince me in such a way that I too may know it; otherwise I shall give up my life — O king, I swear to you by truth."
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HV 19.10
तत् तस्या वचनं श्रुत्वा महिष्याः परुषं विभो स राजा परमापन्नो देवश्रेष्ठम् अगात् तदा शरण्यं सर्वभूतेशं भक्त्या नारायणं प्रभुम्
tat tasyā vacanaṃ śrutvā mahiṣyāḥ paruṣaṃ vibho sa rājā paramāpanno devaśreṣṭham agāt tadā śaraṇyaṃ sarvabhūteśaṃ bhaktyā nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum
Hearing that harsh speech of his chief queen, O lord, the king, utterly distressed, then went with devotion to the best of gods, the giver of refuge, the lord of all beings, Nārāyaṇa the master.
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HV 19.11
समाहितो निराहारः षड्रात्रेण महायशाः ददर्श दर्शने राजा देवं नारायणं हरिम्
samāhito nirāhāraḥ ṣaḍrātreṇa mahāyaśāḥ dadarśa darśane rājā devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim
Concentrated and without food, after six nights the king of great renown saw, in a vision, the god Nārāyaṇa Hari.
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HV 19.13
उवाच चैनं भगवान् सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः ब्रह्मदत्त प्रभाते त्वं कल्याणं समवाप्स्यसि इत्य् उक्त्वा भगवान् देवस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ ह्व्_१९।१२ ब्रह्मदत्तो ऽपि राजर्षिः सर्वसत्त्वरुतज्ञताम् । उपदिष्य च भार्यायै वनात् प्रत्यागतः पुरम् । चतुर्णां तु पिता यो ऽसौ ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् श्लोकं सो ऽधीत्य पुत्रेभ्यः कृतकृत्य इवाभवत्
uvāca cainaṃ bhagavān sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ brahmadatta prabhāte tvaṃ kalyāṇaṃ samavāpsyasi ity uktvā bhagavān devas tatraivāntaradhīyata // HV_19.12 brahmadatto 'pi rājarṣiḥ sarvasattvarutajñatām | upadiṣya ca bhāryāyai vanāt pratyāgataḥ puram | caturṇāṃ tu pitā yo 'sau brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām ślokaṃ so 'dhītya putrebhyaḥ kṛtakṛtya ivābhavat
And the Lord, compassionate to all beings, said to him: "Brahmadatta, in the morning you shall obtain what is good." Having said this, the Lord God vanished on the spot. [19.12] And Brahmadatta the royal sage, having taught his wife the knowledge of the cries of all creatures, returned from the forest to the city. And he who was the father of those four great-souled brahmins, having learned the verse from his sons, became as one whose task was accomplished.
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HV 19.14
स राजानम् अथान्विच्छत् सहमन्त्रिणम् अच्युतम् न ददर्शान्तरं चापि श्लोकं श्रावयितुं तदा
sa rājānam athānvicchat sahamantriṇam acyutam na dadarśāntaraṃ cāpi ślokaṃ śrāvayituṃ tadā
Then he sought out the unfailing king together with his minister, but at that time he found no opportunity to have the verse heard.
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HV 19.15
अथ राजा शिरःस्नातो लब्ध्वा नारायणाद् वरम् प्रविवेश पुरीं प्रीतो रथम् आरुह्य काञ्चनम्
atha rājā śiraḥsnāto labdhvā nārāyaṇād varam praviveśa purīṃ prīto ratham āruhya kāñcanam
Kaṇḍarīka, the bull among twice-born, held his reins, and Bābhravya waved the yak-tail fan (over him).
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HV 19.16
तस्य रश्मीन् अगृह्णाच् च कण्डरीको द्विजर्षभः चमरव्यजनं चापि बाभ्रव्यः समवाक्षिपत्
tasya raśmīn agṛhṇāc ca kaṇḍarīko dvijarṣabhaḥ camaravyajanaṃ cāpi bābhravyaḥ samavākṣipat
Thinking "This is the opportunity," that brahmin then caused the king and those two counsellors to hear that verse.
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HV 19.17
इदम् अन्तरम् इत्य् एव ततः स ब्राह्मणस् तदा श्रावयाम् आस राजानं श्लोकं तं सचिवौ च तौ
idam antaram ity eva tataḥ sa brāhmaṇas tadā śrāvayām āsa rājānaṃ ślokaṃ taṃ sacivau ca tau
"Seven hunters among the Daśārṇas, deer on Mount Kālaṃjara, geese on Lake Mānasa — they were born in Kurukṣetra as brahmins who had mastered the Vedas; they set out on a long road. (You were) ruddy geese on a river island — you are falling away from them."
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HV 19.18
सप्त व्याधा दशार्णेषु मृगाः कालंजरे गिरौ हंसाः सरसि मानसे । ते स्म जाताः कुरुक्षेत्रे ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः । प्रस्थिता दूरम् अध्वानं । चक्रवाकाः सरिद् द्वीपे यूयं तेभ्यो ऽवसीदथ
sapta vyādhā daśārṇeṣu mṛgāḥ kālaṃjare girau haṃsāḥ sarasi mānase | te sma jātāḥ kurukṣetre brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ | prasthitā dūram adhvānaṃ | cakravākāḥ sarid dvīpe yūyaṃ tebhyo 'vasīdatha
Hearing that, Brahmadatta then fell into a swoon, O sinless one, and so did his two counsellors, the Pāñcāla (Bābhravya) and Kaṇḍarīka, O Bhārata.
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HV 19.19
तच् छ्रुत्वा मोहम् अगमद् ब्रह्मदत्तस् तदानघ सचिवौ चास्य पाञ्चालः कण्डरीकश् च भारत
tac chrutvā moham agamad brahmadattas tadānagha sacivau cāsya pāñcālaḥ kaṇḍarīkaś ca bhārata
On hearing that, O sinless one, Brahmadatta fell into a swoon, and so did his two ministers, the Pāñcāla and Kaṇḍarīka, O Bhārata.
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HV 19.20
स्रस्तरश्मिप्रतोदौ तौ पतितव्यजनाव् उभौ दृष्ट्वा बभूवुर् अस्वस्थाः पौराश् चागन्तवश् च ह
srastaraśmipratodau tau patitavyajanāv ubhau dṛṣṭvā babhūvur asvasthāḥ paurāś cāgantavaś ca ha
Seeing those two with reins and goad slipped from their hands and their fans fallen, the townsfolk and the visitors became distressed.
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HV 19.21
मुहूर्ताद् इव राजा स सह ताभ्यां रथे स्थितः प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां प्रत्यागच्छद् अरिंदम
muhūrtād iva rājā sa saha tābhyāṃ rathe sthitaḥ pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ pratyāgacchad ariṃdama
In about a moment that king, standing in the chariot together with those two, regained consciousness and came back (to himself), O subduer of foes.
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HV 19.22
ततस् ते तत् सरः स्मृत्वा योगं तम् उपलभ्य च ब्राःमणं विपुलैर् अर्थैर् भोगैश् च समयोजयन्
tatas te tat saraḥ smṛtvā yogaṃ tam upalabhya ca brāḥmaṇaṃ vipulair arthair bhogaiś ca samayojayan
Then they, remembering that lake and recovering that yoga, endowed the brahmin with ample wealth and enjoyments.
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HV 19.23
अभिषिच्य स्वराज्ये तु विष्वक्सेनम् अरिंदमम् जगाम ब्रह्मदत्तो ऽथ सदारो वनम् एव ह
abhiṣicya svarājye tu viṣvaksenam ariṃdamam jagāma brahmadatto 'tha sadāro vanam eva ha
Having consecrated in his own kingdom Viṣvaksena, the subduer of foes, Brahmadatta then went to the forest together with his wife.
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HV 19.24
अथैनं संनतिर् धीरा देवलस्य सुता तदा उवाच परमप्रीता योगाद् वनगतं नृपम्
athainaṃ saṃnatir dhīrā devalasya sutā tadā uvāca paramaprītā yogād vanagataṃ nṛpam
Then the steadfast Saṃnati, Devala's daughter, greatly pleased, spoke to the king who had gone to the forest out of (his devotion to) yoga.
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HV 19.25
जानन्त्या त्वं महाराज पिपीलिकरुतज्ञताम् चोदितः क्रोधम् उद्दिश्य सक्तः कामेषु वै मया
jānantyā tvaṃ mahārāja pipīlikarutajñatām coditaḥ krodham uddiśya saktaḥ kāmeṣu vai mayā
"Great king, knowing your understanding of the ants' speech, I provoked you, aiming at (your) anger, when you were attached to pleasures."
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HV 19.26
इतो वयं गमिष्यामो गतिम् इष्टाम् अनुत्तमाम् तव चान्तर्हितो योगस् ततः संस्मारितो मया
ito vayaṃ gamiṣyāmo gatim iṣṭām anuttamām tava cāntarhito yogas tataḥ saṃsmārito mayā
"From here we shall go to the desired, unsurpassed goal; and your yoga, which had disappeared, was thereupon brought back to your memory by me."
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HV 19.27
स राजा परमप्रीतः पत्न्याः श्रुत्वा वचस् तदा प्राप्य योगं वनाद् एव गतिं प्राप सुदुर्लभाम्
sa rājā paramaprītaḥ patnyāḥ śrutvā vacas tadā prāpya yogaṃ vanād eva gatiṃ prāpa sudurlabhām
That king, greatly delighted on hearing his wife's words, then attained yoga and from the forest itself reached the goal that is most hard to win.
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HV 19.28
कण्डरीको ऽपि योगात्मा सांख्ययोगम् अनुत्तमम् प्राप्य योगगतिं सिद्धो विशुद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा
kaṇḍarīko 'pi yogātmā sāṃkhyayogam anuttamam prāpya yogagatiṃ siddho viśuddhaḥ svena karmaṇā
Kaṇḍarīka too, his self set on yoga, having attained the unsurpassed Sāṃkhya-yoga, (reached) the goal of yoga, perfected and purified by his own action.
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HV 19.29
क्रमं प्रणीय पाञ्चालः शिक्षाम् उत्पाद्य केवलाम् योगाचार्यगतिं प्राप यशश् चाग्र्यं महातपाः
kramaṃ praṇīya pāñcālaḥ śikṣām utpādya kevalām yogācāryagatiṃ prāpa yaśaś cāgryaṃ mahātapāḥ
The Pāñcāla, of great austerity, having set forth the sequence (of practice) and produced the science of phonetics entire, attained the station of a teacher of yoga and foremost fame.
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HV 19.30
एवम् एतत् पुरा वृत्तं मम प्रत्यक्षम् अच्युत तद् धारयस्व गाङ्गेय श्रेयसा योक्ष्यसे ततः
evam etat purā vṛttaṃ mama pratyakṣam acyuta tad dhārayasva gāṅgeya śreyasā yokṣyase tataḥ
Thus this took place of old before my own eyes, O undecaying one; hold it in mind, son of Gaṅgā, and you will thereby be joined with good fortune.
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HV 19.31
ये चान्ये धारयिष्यन्ति तेषां चरितम् उत्तमम् तिर्यग्योनिषु ते जातु न भविष्यन्ति कर्हिचित्
ye cānye dhārayiṣyanti teṣāṃ caritam uttamam tiryagyoniṣu te jātu na bhaviṣyanti karhicit
And whatever others shall retain their excellent story, they shall never at any time be born in animal wombs.
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HV 19.32
श्रुत्वा चेदम् उपाख्यानं महार्थं महतां गतिम् योगधर्मो हृदि सदा परिवर्तेत भारत
śrutvā cedam upākhyānaṃ mahārthaṃ mahatāṃ gatim yogadharmo hṛdi sadā parivarteta bhārata
And having heard this tale of great import, the goal of the great, let the discipline of yoga ever dwell in (your) heart, O Bhārata.
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HV 19.33
स तेनैवानुबन्धेन कदाचिल् लभते शमम् य इमं श्रावयेच् छ्राद्धे पितॄन् प्रीणाति पुण्यकृत् । अक्षयं च पितॄणां वै प्रीतिर् भवति शाश्वती ॥ ये पठन्ति च शृण्वन्ति श्रावयन्ति च ये द्विजान् । ततो मनोगतिं याति सिद्धानां भुवि दुर्लभाम्
sa tenaivānubandhena kadācil labhate śamam ya imaṃ śrāvayec chrāddhe pitṝn prīṇāti puṇyakṛt | akṣayaṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ vai prītir bhavati śāśvatī || ye paṭhanti ca śṛṇvanti śrāvayanti ca ye dvijān | tato manogatiṃ yāti siddhānāṃ bhuvi durlabhām
By that very connection he at some time attains peace. Whoever has this recited at a śrāddha gladdens the ancestors, being a doer of merit; and for the ancestors there is imperishable, everlasting satisfaction. Those who recite it, and those who listen, and those who have the twice-born hear it — thereby one attains the course-at-will of the siddhas, hard to win on earth.
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HV 19.34
एवम् एतत् पुरा गीतं मार्कण्डेयेन धीमता श्राद्धस्य फलम् उद्दिश्य सोमस्याप्यायनाय वै
evam etat purā gītaṃ mārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā śrāddhasya phalam uddiśya somasyāpyāyanāya vai
Thus was this sung long ago by the wise Mārkaṇḍeya, with reference to the fruit of the śrāddha, indeed for the nourishing of Soma.
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HV 19.35
सोमो हि भगवान् देवो लोकस्याप्यायनं परम् वृष्णिवंशप्रसङ्गेन तस्य वंशं निबोध मे
somo hi bhagavān devo lokasyāpyāyanaṃ param vṛṣṇivaṃśaprasaṅgena tasya vaṃśaṃ nibodha me
For the lord Soma is the god who is the supreme nourisher of the world; in connection with the lineage of the Vṛṣṇis, learn from me his lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition