Harivamsha — Chapter 44
HV 44.1
कृतकार्ये गते काले जगत्यां च यथानयम् अंशावतरणे वृत्ते सुराणां भारते कुले
kṛtakārye gate kāle jagatyāṃ ca yathānayam aṃśāvataraṇe vṛtte surāṇāṃ bhārate kule
When the task had been done and the time had passed, and when in the world, according to due order, the descent of the portions of the gods into the Bhārata line had taken place;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.2
भागे ऽवतीर्णे धर्मस्य शक्रस्य पवनस्य च अश्विनोर् देवभिषजोर् भागे वै भास्करस्य च
bhāge 'vatīrṇe dharmasya śakrasya pavanasya ca aśvinor devabhiṣajor bhāge vai bhāskarasya ca
when the portion of Dharma had descended, and (that) of Śakra and of the Wind, and the portion of the two Aśvins, the physicians of the gods, and (that) of the Sun;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.3
पूर्वम् एवावनिगते भागे देवपुरोधसः वसूनाम् अष्टमे भागे प्राग् एव धरणीं गते
pūrvam evāvanigate bhāge devapurodhasaḥ vasūnām aṣṭame bhāge prāg eva dharaṇīṃ gate
when the portion of the gods' chaplain (Bṛhaspati) had gone to earth already before, and the eighth portion of the Vasus had gone to the earth even earlier;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.4
मृत्योर् भागे क्षितिगते कलेर् भागे तथैव च भागे सोमस्य वह्नेश् च वरुणस्य च गां गते
mṛtyor bhāge kṣitigate kaler bhāge tathaiva ca bhāge somasya vahneś ca varuṇasya ca gāṃ gate
when the portion of Death had gone to the earth, and likewise the portion of Kali, and the portions of Soma and of Fire and of Varuṇa had gone to the earth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.6
शंकरस्य गते भागे विश्वेषां च दिवौकसाम् गन्धर्वोरगयक्षाणां भागांशेषु गतेष्व् अथ ॥ ह्व्_४४।५ भागे ऽवतीर्णे मित्रस्य यमस्यांशे तथैव च । वरुणस्य गते त्व् अंशे पृथिवीं जनमेजय । भागेष्व् एतेषु गगनाद् अवतीर्णेषु मेदिनीम् तिष्ठन् नारायणस्यांशे नारदः प्रत्यदृष्यत
śaṃkarasya gate bhāge viśveṣāṃ ca divaukasām gandharvoragayakṣāṇāṃ bhāgāṃśeṣu gateṣv atha // HV_44.5 bhāge 'vatīrṇe mitrasya yamasyāṃśe tathaiva ca | varuṇasya gate tv aṃśe pṛthivīṃ janamejaya | bhāgeṣv eteṣu gaganād avatīrṇeṣu medinīm tiṣṭhan nārāyaṇasyāṃśe nāradaḥ pratyadṛṣyata
when the portion of Śaṃkara had gone, and (that) of all the dwellers in heaven, and when the shares and portions of the Gandharvas, serpents and Yakṣas had gone; (44.5) when the portion of Mitra had descended and likewise the portion of Yama, and when the portion of Varuṇa had gone to the earth, O Janamejaya — when these portions had descended from the sky to the earth, Nārada appeared, standing in (i.e. attending upon) the portion of Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.7
ज्वलिताग्निप्रतीकाशो बालार्कसदृशेक्षणः सव्यापवृत्तं विपुलं जटामण्डलम् उद्वहन्
jvalitāgnipratīkāśo bālārkasadṛśekṣaṇaḥ savyāpavṛttaṃ vipulaṃ jaṭāmaṇḍalam udvahan
Resembling blazing fire, with eyes like the newly risen sun, bearing a vast mass of matted hair coiled to the left,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.8
चन्द्रांशुशुक्ले वसने वसानो रुक्मभूषणः वीणां गृहीत्वा महतीं कक्षासक्तां सखीम् इव
candrāṃśuśukle vasane vasāno rukmabhūṣaṇaḥ vīṇāṃ gṛhītvā mahatīṃ kakṣāsaktāṃ sakhīm iva
Wearing garments white as moonbeams, adorned with gold, holding a great vīṇā clasped at his side like a woman friend,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.10
कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गो हेमयज्ञोपवीतवान् दण्डी कमण्डलुधरः साक्षाच् छक्र इवापरः ॥ ह्व्_४४।९ मुद्रासमर्पितकरः सुमनोवेष्टिताङ्गवान् । भेत्ता जगति गुह्यानां विग्रहाणां ग्रहोपमः महर्षिर् विग्रहरुचिर् विद्वान् गान्धर्ववेदवित्
kṛṣṇājinottarāsaṅgo hemayajñopavītavān daṇḍī kamaṇḍaludharaḥ sākṣāc chakra ivāparaḥ // HV_44.9 mudrāsamarpitakaraḥ sumanoveṣṭitāṅgavān | bhettā jagati guhyānāṃ vigrahāṇāṃ grahopamaḥ maharṣir vigraharucir vidvān gāndharvavedavit
With a black antelope skin as his upper garment, wearing a golden sacred thread, bearing a staff and a water-pot, like a second Indra in the flesh — (44.9) his hand set in a (ritual) gesture, his body wrapped about with flowers, a breaker of hidden things in the world, resembling a planet in his seizing of bodies, a great seer fond of dispute (or: of bodily form), learned, knower of the Gandharva Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.13
वैरिकेलिकिलो विप्रो ब्राह्मः कलिर् इवापरः गाता चतुर्णां वेदानाम् उद्गाता प्रथमर्त्विजाम् ॥ ह्व्_४४।११ देवगन्धर्वलोकानाम् आदिवक्ता महामुनिः । स नारदो ऽथ ब्रह्मर्षिर् ब्रह्मलोकचरो ऽव्ययः स्थितो देवसभामध्ये संरब्धो विष्णुम् अब्रवीत् ॥ ह्व्_४४।१२ स्वरैश् च सप्तभिर् विष्णुं जगौ विप्रः स नारदः । षड्जं प्रथमम् आविध्य ऋषभं च ततः परम् ॥ मिश्रयित्वा च गान्धारं ततो धैवतमध्यमौ । पञ्चमं च ततः कुर्वन् निषादं तदनन्तरम् ॥ काकलीं च विमात्रां तु ततो द्वे च श्रुती प्रभो । तिस्रस् तिस्रस् तथा राजंल् लयैश् च सह सर्वशः ॥ तानतानागणानां च विविच्य क्रमशः प्रभुः । तैश् चापि सप्तभिर् वाच्यं वाचकैश् चापि सर्वशः । अनन्तवीर्यं देवेशं जगौ ब्रह्मपुरःसरम् ॥ एतैः सप्तभिर् आद्येशं विचिन्वन् प्रभवं तथा । एवं समाप्य गेयं तु वाक्यम् एतद् उवाच ह । अंशावतरणं विष्णो यद् इदं त्रिदशैः कृतम् क्षयाय पृथिवीन्द्राणां सर्वम् एतद् अकारणम्
vairikelikilo vipro brāhmaḥ kalir ivāparaḥ gātā caturṇāṃ vedānām udgātā prathamartvijām // HV_44.11 devagandharvalokānām ādivaktā mahāmuniḥ | sa nārado 'tha brahmarṣir brahmalokacaro 'vyayaḥ sthito devasabhāmadhye saṃrabdho viṣṇum abravīt // HV_44.12 svaraiś ca saptabhir viṣṇuṃ jagau vipraḥ sa nāradaḥ | ṣaḍjaṃ prathamam āvidhya ṛṣabhaṃ ca tataḥ param || miśrayitvā ca gāndhāraṃ tato dhaivatamadhyamau | pañcamaṃ ca tataḥ kurvan niṣādaṃ tadanantaram || kākalīṃ ca vimātrāṃ tu tato dve ca śrutī prabho | tisras tisras tathā rājaṃl layaiś ca saha sarvaśaḥ || tānatānāgaṇānāṃ ca vivicya kramaśaḥ prabhuḥ | taiś cāpi saptabhir vācyaṃ vācakaiś cāpi sarvaśaḥ | anantavīryaṃ deveśaṃ jagau brahmapuraḥsaram || etaiḥ saptabhir ādyeśaṃ vicinvan prabhavaṃ tathā | evaṃ samāpya geyaṃ tu vākyam etad uvāca ha | aṃśāvataraṇaṃ viṣṇo yad idaṃ tridaśaiḥ kṛtam kṣayāya pṛthivīndrāṇāṃ sarvam etad akāraṇam
A brahmin who delights in provoking quarrels among foes, like a second Kali born of Brahmā, a singer of the four Vedas, the chief chanter among the foremost priests — (44.11) first speaker for the worlds of gods and gandharvas, the great sage, that Nārada, a seer of brahman, ranging the world of Brahmā, imperishable, stood in the midst of the assembly of gods and, excited, spoke to Viṣṇu. (44.12) With the seven notes that brahmin Nārada sang of Viṣṇu: striking first ṣaḍja, and thereafter ṛṣabha, mixing in gāndhāra, then dhaivata and madhyama, then making pañcama, and niṣāda right after that; and then kākalī with its altered measure, and the two śrutis, O lord, and three by three, O king, together with the tempos in every way; and, distinguishing in order the groups of tānas and their extensions, the mighty one — with those seven, and with all the words to be uttered and the utterers of them — sang of the lord of gods of endless valour, with Brahmā at the head. (44.10) Searching out with these seven the primal lord, the source, and having thus finished his song, he spoke these words: "Viṣṇu, this descent by portions that has been made by the thirty gods — all of it is without cause for the destruction of the lords of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.14
यद् एतत् पार्थिवं क्षत्रं स्थितं त्वयि विधीश्वर नृनारायणयुक्तो ऽयं कार्यार्थः प्रतिभाति मे
yad etat pārthivaṃ kṣatraṃ sthitaṃ tvayi vidhīśvara nṛnārāyaṇayukto 'yaṃ kāryārthaḥ pratibhāti me
"Since this earthly warrior class rests upon you, O lord of ordinance, it seems to me that this task's purpose is joined with Nara and Nārāyaṇa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.15
न युक्तं जानता देव त्वया तत्त्वार्थदर्शिना देवदेव पृथिव्यर्थे प्रयोक्तुं कार्यम् ईदृशम्
na yuktaṃ jānatā deva tvayā tattvārthadarśinā devadeva pṛthivyarthe prayoktuṃ kāryam īdṛśam
"It is not fitting, O god, that you who know and who see the true nature of things, O god of gods, should set in motion such a deed for the earth's sake."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.16
त्वं हि चक्षुष्मतां चक्षुः श्लाघ्यः प्रभवतां प्रभुः श्रेष्ठो योगवतां योगी गतिर् गतिमताम् अपि
tvaṃ hi cakṣuṣmatāṃ cakṣuḥ ślāghyaḥ prabhavatāṃ prabhuḥ śreṣṭho yogavatāṃ yogī gatir gatimatām api
"For you are the eye of those who have eyes, the praiseworthy master of those who have power, the best yogin of those who possess yoga, and the goal of those who have a goal."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.17
देवभागान् गतान् दृष्ट्वा किं त्वं सर्वाग्रगो विभुः वसुंधरायाः साह्यार्थम् अंशं स्वं नानुयुञ्जसे
devabhāgān gatān dṛṣṭvā kiṃ tvaṃ sarvāgrago vibhuḥ vasuṃdharāyāḥ sāhyārtham aṃśaṃ svaṃ nānuyuñjase
"Seeing that the portions of the gods have gone (down), why do you, the pervading lord who goes before all, not send your own portion for the earth's help?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.18
त्वया सनाथा देवांशास् त्वन्मयास् त्वत्प्रचोदिताः जगत्यां संतरिष्यन्ति कार्यात् कार्यान्तरं गताः
tvayā sanāthā devāṃśās tvanmayās tvatpracoditāḥ jagatyāṃ saṃtariṣyanti kāryāt kāryāntaraṃ gatāḥ
"Having you as their lord, made of you, urged on by you, the portions of the gods will pass through the world, going from one task to another."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.19
तद् अहं त्वरया विष्णो प्राप्तः सुरसभाम् इमाम् तव संचोदनार्थं वै शृणु चाप्य् अत्र कारणम्
tad ahaṃ tvarayā viṣṇo prāptaḥ surasabhām imām tava saṃcodanārthaṃ vai śṛṇu cāpy atra kāraṇam
"Therefore, Viṣṇu, I have come in haste to this assembly of the gods in order to urge you on; and hear too the reason for it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.20
ये त्वया निहता दैत्याः संग्रामे तारकामये तेषां शृणु गतिं विष्णो ये गताः पृथिवीतलम्
ye tvayā nihatā daityāḥ saṃgrāme tārakāmaye teṣāṃ śṛṇu gatiṃ viṣṇo ye gatāḥ pṛthivītalam
"Those Daityas who were slain by you in the battle over Tāraka — hear, Viṣṇu, the course of those of them who went to the surface of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.21
पूः पृथिव्यां समुदिता मथुरा नाम नामतः निविष्टा यमुनातीरे स्फीता जनपदायुता
pūḥ pṛthivyāṃ samuditā mathurā nāma nāmataḥ niviṣṭā yamunātīre sphītā janapadāyutā
"There has arisen on earth a city, Mathurā by name, set on the bank of the Yamunā, prosperous and full of districts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.22
मधुर् नाम महान् आसीद् दानवो युधि दुर्जयः तस्य स्म सुमहर्द्ध्यासीन् महापादपसंततम् घोरं मधुवनं नाम यत्रासौ न्यवसत् तदा
madhur nāma mahān āsīd dānavo yudhi durjayaḥ tasya sma sumaharddhyāsīn mahāpādapasaṃtatam ghoraṃ madhuvanaṃ nāma yatrāsau nyavasat tadā
"There was a great Dānava named Madhu, hard to conquer in battle. His was a grove of great abundance, dense with huge trees, terrible, called Madhuvana, where he dwelt in those days."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.23
तस्य पुत्रो महान् आसील् लवणो नाम दानवः लवणस् तस्य पुत्रो ऽभून् महाबलपराक्रमः । त्रासनः सर्वभूतानां बले महति तस्थिवान्
tasya putro mahān āsīl lavaṇo nāma dānavaḥ lavaṇas tasya putro 'bhūn mahābalaparākramaḥ | trāsanaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ bale mahati tasthivān
"He had a great son, a Dānava named Lavaṇa; Lavaṇa was his son, of great strength and prowess, a terror to all beings, established in great might."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.24
स तत्र दानवः क्रीडन् वर्षपूगान् अनेकशः सदैवतगणांल् लोकान् उद्वासयति दर्पितः
sa tatra dānavaḥ krīḍan varṣapūgān anekaśaḥ sadaivatagaṇāṃl lokān udvāsayati darpitaḥ
"That Dānava, sporting there for many series of years, in his arrogance drove out the worlds together with the hosts of gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.25
अयोध्यायाम् अयोध्यायां रामे दाशरथौ स्थिते राज्यं शासति धर्मज्ञे राक्षसानां भयावहे
ayodhyāyām ayodhyāyāṃ rāme dāśarathau sthite rājyaṃ śāsati dharmajñe rākṣasānāṃ bhayāvahe
"When Rāma, son of Daśaratha, was established in unconquerable Ayodhyā, ruling the kingdom, knowing dharma, a source of fear to the rākṣasas,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.26
स दानवो बलश्लाघी घोरं वनम् उपाश्रितः प्रेषयाम् आस रामाय दूतं परुषवादिनम्
sa dānavo balaślāghī ghoraṃ vanam upāśritaḥ preṣayām āsa rāmāya dūtaṃ paruṣavādinam
"that Dānava, boasting of his strength, having taken refuge in the terrible forest, sent to Rāma a messenger who spoke harshly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.27
विषयासन्नभूतो ऽस्मि तव राम रिपुश् च सः न च सामन्तम् इच्छन्ति राजानो बलदर्पितम्
viṣayāsannabhūto 'smi tava rāma ripuś ca saḥ na ca sāmantam icchanti rājāno baladarpitam
"'I have come to be close to your territory, Rāma, and I am your enemy; and kings do not want a neighbour who is proud of his strength.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.28
राज्ञा राजव्रतस्थेन प्रजानां शुभम् इच्छता जेतव्या रिपवः सर्वे स्फीतं विषयम् इच्छता
rājñā rājavratasthena prajānāṃ śubham icchatā jetavyā ripavaḥ sarve sphītaṃ viṣayam icchatā
"A king who keeps to the vow of kingship, who wishes the welfare of his subjects and wishes a prosperous realm, must conquer all his enemies."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.29
अभिषेकार्द्रकेशेन राज्ञा रञ्जनकाम्यया जेतव्यानीन्द्रियाण्य् आदौ तज् जये हि ध्रुवो जयः
abhiṣekārdrakeśena rājñā rañjanakāmyayā jetavyānīndriyāṇy ādau taj jaye hi dhruvo jayaḥ
"A king whose hair is still wet from the consecration, desiring to please (his people), must first conquer the senses; for in conquering that, victory is certain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.30
सम्यग्वर्तितुकामस्य विशेषेण महीपतेः नयानाम् उपदेशेन नास्ति लोकसमो गुरुः
samyagvartitukāmasya viśeṣeṇa mahīpateḥ nayānām upadeśena nāsti lokasamo guruḥ
"For a lord of the earth especially, who wishes to conduct himself rightly, there is no teacher equal to the world in the teaching of policies."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.31
व्यसनेषु जघन्यस्य धर्ममध्यस्य धीमतः बलज्येष्ठस्य नृपतेर् नास्ति सामन्तजं भयम्
vyasaneṣu jaghanyasya dharmamadhyasya dhīmataḥ balajyeṣṭhasya nṛpater nāsti sāmantajaṃ bhayam
For a king who is last in (indulging) the vices, middling in dharma, wise, and foremost in strength, there is no danger arising from neighbouring rulers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.32
सहजैर् बध्यते सर्वः प्रवृद्धैर् इन्द्रियारिभिः अमित्राणां प्रियकरैर् मोहैर् अधृतिर् ईश्वरः
sahajair badhyate sarvaḥ pravṛddhair indriyāribhiḥ amitrāṇāṃ priyakarair mohair adhṛtir īśvaraḥ
Everyone is bound by the inborn enemies, the senses, when they have grown strong; the lord who lacks self-command (is bound) by the delusions that do a favour to his foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.33
यत् त्वया स्त्रीकृते मोहात् सबलो रावणो हतः नैतद् औपयिकं मन्ये महत् ते कर्म कुत्सितम्
yat tvayā strīkṛte mohāt sabalo rāvaṇo hataḥ naitad aupayikaṃ manye mahat te karma kutsitam
As for your killing Rāvaṇa together with his army, out of delusion, for a woman's sake — I do not consider that fitting: that great deed of yours was contemptible.
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HV 44.34
वनवासप्रवृत्तेन यत् त्वया व्रतशालिना प्रहृतं राक्षसे नीचे नैष दृष्टः सतां विधिः
vanavāsapravṛttena yat tvayā vrataśālinā prahṛtaṃ rākṣase nīce naiṣa dṛṣṭaḥ satāṃ vidhiḥ
That you, who were living in the forest and observing a vow, struck at a low rākṣasa — this is not seen to be the practice of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.35
सताम् अक्रोधजो धर्मः शुभां नयति सद्गतिम् यत् त्वया निहतो मोहाद् दूषिताश् च वनौकसः
satām akrodhajo dharmaḥ śubhāṃ nayati sadgatim yat tvayā nihato mohād dūṣitāś ca vanaukasaḥ
The dharma of the good, which is born of freedom from anger, leads (one) to an auspicious good course; but you, out of delusion, killed (him) and defiled the forest-dwellers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.36
स एव रावणो धन्यो यस् त्वया व्रतचारिणा स्त्रीनिमित्तं हतो युद्धे ग्राम्यान् धर्मान् अवेक्षता
sa eva rāvaṇo dhanyo yas tvayā vratacāriṇā strīnimittaṃ hato yuddhe grāmyān dharmān avekṣatā
Fortunate indeed is that Rāvaṇa, who was slain in battle by you, a keeper of vows, on account of a woman, while you were attending to vulgar (worldly) duties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.37
यदि ते स हतः संख्ये दुर्बुद्धिर् अजितेन्द्रियः युध्यस्वाद्य मया सार्धं मृधे यद्य् असि वीर्यवान्
yadi te sa hataḥ saṃkhye durbuddhir ajitendriyaḥ yudhyasvādya mayā sārdhaṃ mṛdhe yady asi vīryavān
If that ill-minded one, whose senses were unconquered, was killed by you in combat, then fight with me today in battle, if you are valiant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.38
तस्य दूतस्य तच् छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तत्त्ववादिनः धैर्याद् असंभ्रान्तवपुः सस्मितं राघवो ऽब्रवीत्
tasya dūtasya tac chrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tattvavādinaḥ dhairyād asaṃbhrāntavapuḥ sasmitaṃ rāghavo 'bravīt
Hearing that speech of the messenger, who spoke the truth (as he saw it), Rāghava, his body unshaken through steadiness, spoke with a smile.
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HV 44.39
असद् एतत् त्वया दूत कथितं तस्य गौरवात् यन् मां क्षिपसि दोषेण वेदात्मानं च सुस्थिरम्
asad etat tvayā dūta kathitaṃ tasya gauravāt yan māṃ kṣipasi doṣeṇa vedātmānaṃ ca susthiram
"What you have said, messenger, out of deference to him, is false — in that you assail me with blame, though you know that I myself am firmly settled."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.40
यद्य् अहं सत्पथे मूढो यदि वा रावणो हतः यदि वा मे हृता भार्या तस्य का परिदेवना
yady ahaṃ satpathe mūḍho yadi vā rāvaṇo hataḥ yadi vā me hṛtā bhāryā tasya kā paridevanā
Whether I am deluded on the path of the good, or whether Rāvaṇa was killed, or whether my wife was carried off — what is that to him to lament over?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.41
न वाङ्मात्रेण दुष्यन्ति साधवः सत्पथे स्थिताः जागर्ति च यथा दैवं सदा सत्स्व् इतरेषु च
na vāṅmātreṇa duṣyanti sādhavaḥ satpathe sthitāḥ jāgarti ca yathā daivaṃ sadā satsv itareṣu ca
The good, who stand on the right path, are not defiled by mere words; and fate keeps watch always, over the good and over the others alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.42
कृतं दूतेन यत् कार्यं गच्छ त्वं दूत माचिरम् नात्मश्लाघिषु नीचेषु प्रहरन्तीह मद्विधाः
kṛtaṃ dūtena yat kāryaṃ gaccha tvaṃ dūta māciram nātmaślāghiṣu nīceṣu praharantīha madvidhāḥ
The business that had to be done by a messenger has been done; go, messenger, without delay. Men like me do not strike here at self-praising low fellows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.43
अयं ममानुजो भ्राता शत्रुघ्नः शत्रुतापनः तस्य दैत्यस्य दुर्बुद्धे मृधे प्रतिकरिष्यति
ayaṃ mamānujo bhrātā śatrughnaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ tasya daityasya durbuddhe mṛdhe pratikariṣyati
This is my younger brother Śatrughna, scorcher of foes; he, O evil-minded one, will pay back that daitya in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.44
एवम् उक्तः स दूतस् तु ययौ सौमित्रिणा सह अनुज्ञातो नरेन्द्रेण राघवेण महात्मना
evam uktaḥ sa dūtas tu yayau saumitriṇā saha anujñāto narendreṇa rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
Addressed thus, that messenger went off together with the son of Sumitrā, given leave by the great-souled Rāghava, lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.45
स शीघ्रयानः संप्राप्तस् तद् दानववनं महत् चक्रे निवेशं सौमित्रिर् वनान्ते युद्धलालसः
sa śīghrayānaḥ saṃprāptas tad dānavavanaṃ mahat cakre niveśaṃ saumitrir vanānte yuddhalālasaḥ
Travelling swiftly, the son of Sumitrā reached that great forest of the dānava and, eager for battle, made his camp at the edge of the forest.
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HV 44.46
ततो दूतस्य वचनात् स दैत्यः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः जघने तद् वनं कृत्वा युद्धायाभिमुखः स्थितः
tato dūtasya vacanāt sa daityaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ jaghane tad vanaṃ kṛtvā yuddhāyābhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ
Then, at the messenger's report, that daitya, stupefied with rage, keeping the forest at his back, stood facing (him) for battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.47
तद् युद्धम् अभवद् घोरं सौमित्रेर् दानवस्य च उभयोर् एव धृतयोः शूरयो रणमूर्धनि
tad yuddham abhavad ghoraṃ saumitrer dānavasya ca ubhayor eva dhṛtayoḥ śūrayo raṇamūrdhani
That battle between the son of Sumitrā and the dānava became terrible, both of them being resolute heroes at the head of the fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.48
तौ शरैः साधुनिशितैर् अन्योन्यम् अभिजघ्नतुः न च तौ युद्धवैमुख्यं श्रमं वाप्य् उपजग्मतुः
tau śaraiḥ sādhuniśitair anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ na ca tau yuddhavaimukhyaṃ śramaṃ vāpy upajagmatuḥ
The two struck at each other with well-sharpened arrows, and neither of them came to any turning away from the fight or to weariness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.51
अथ सौमित्रिणा बाणैः पीडितो दानवो युधि ततः स शूलरहितः पर्यहीयत दानवः ॥ ह्व्_४४।४९ स गृहीत्वाङ्कुशं चैव देवैर् दत्तवरं रणे । कर्षणं सर्वभूतानां लवणो विररास ह ॥ शिरोधरायां जग्राह सो ऽङ्कुशेन चकर्ष ह । प्रवेशयितुम् आरब्धो लवणो राघवानुजम् । स रुक्मत्सरुम् उद्यम्य शत्रुघ्नः शत्रुतापनः शिरश् चिच्छेद खड्गेन लवणस्य महामृधे ॥ ह्व्_४४।५० अङ्कुशं चैव चिच्छेद दैत्यस्य च शिरो महत् । स हत्वा दानवं संख्ये सौमित्रिर् मित्रनन्दनः तद् वनं तस्य दैत्यस्य चिच्छेदास्त्रेण बुद्धिमान्
atha saumitriṇā bāṇaiḥ pīḍito dānavo yudhi tataḥ sa śūlarahitaḥ paryahīyata dānavaḥ // HV_44.49 sa gṛhītvāṅkuśaṃ caiva devair dattavaraṃ raṇe | karṣaṇaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ lavaṇo virarāsa ha || śirodharāyāṃ jagrāha so 'ṅkuśena cakarṣa ha | praveśayitum ārabdho lavaṇo rāghavānujam | sa rukmatsarum udyamya śatrughnaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ śiraś ciccheda khaḍgena lavaṇasya mahāmṛdhe // HV_44.50 aṅkuśaṃ caiva ciccheda daityasya ca śiro mahat | sa hatvā dānavaṃ saṃkhye saumitrir mitranandanaḥ tad vanaṃ tasya daityasya cicchedāstreṇa buddhimān
Then the dānava, oppressed in the fight by the arrows of Sumitrā's son, and being without his spear, began to fail. [49] Taking up the goad that had been given as a boon by the gods in battle — the drawer of all beings — Lavaṇa roared. He seized (him) by the neck and dragged him with the goad; Lavaṇa began to draw Rāghava's younger brother in; but Śatrughna, scorcher of foes, raising his gold-hilted sword, cut off Lavaṇa's head in the great battle. [50] And he cut the goad, and the daitya's great head as well. Having slain the dānava in combat, the son of Sumitrā, delighter of his friends, wise as he was, cut down that forest of the daitya with a missile.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.52
छित्त्वा वनं स सौमित्रिर् निवेशम् अभिरोचयत् भवाय तस्य देशस्य पुरीं परमधर्मवित्
chittvā vanaṃ sa saumitrir niveśam abhirocayat bhavāya tasya deśasya purīṃ paramadharmavit
Having cut down the forest, the son of Sumitrā, knower of the highest dharma, chose (that place) for a settlement — a city, for the welfare of that region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.53
तस्मिन् मधुवनस्थाने मथुरा नाम सा पुरी शत्रुघ्नेन पुरा सृष्टा हत्वा तं दानवं रणे
tasmin madhuvanasthāne mathurā nāma sā purī śatrughnena purā sṛṣṭā hatvā taṃ dānavaṃ raṇe
In that place, the Madhu forest, (stands) the city named Mathurā, created long ago by Śatrughna after he slew that Dānava in battle.
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HV 44.54
सा पुरी परमोदारा साट्टप्राकारतोरणा स्फीता राष्ट्रसमाकीर्णा समृद्धभवनाकुला
sā purī paramodārā sāṭṭaprākāratoraṇā sphītā rāṣṭrasamākīrṇā samṛddhabhavanākulā
That city (is) most magnificent, possessed of turrets, ramparts and archways, flourishing, filled with the surrounding country, crowded with prosperous mansions.
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HV 44.55
उद्यानवनसंपन्ना सुसीमा सुप्रतिष्ठिता प्रांशुप्राकारसंपन्ना परिखार्गलमेखला
udyānavanasaṃpannā susīmā supratiṣṭhitā prāṃśuprākārasaṃpannā parikhārgalamekhalā
Endowed with pleasure-groves and woods, with fine boundaries, well established, provided with lofty ramparts, girdled by a moat and its barred (gates).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.56
चयाट्टालककेयूरा प्रासादवरकुण्डला सुसंवृतद्वारमुखी चत्वरोद्गारहासिनी
cayāṭṭālakakeyūrā prāsādavarakuṇḍalā susaṃvṛtadvāramukhī catvarodgārahāsinī
With mounds and watchtowers for armlets, with fine palaces for earrings, its gateways for a well-covered face, laughing with the outpouring of its crossroads.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.57
अरोगवीरपुरुषा हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुला अर्धचन्द्रप्रतीकाशा यमुनातीरशोभिता
arogavīrapuruṣā hastyaśvarathasaṃkulā ardhacandrapratīkāśā yamunātīraśobhitā
Its men heroic and free of disease, thronged with elephants, horses and chariots, shaped like a half-moon, made lovely by the bank of the Yamunā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.59
पुण्यापणवती दुर्गा रत्नसंचयगर्विता क्षेत्राणि रसवन्त्य् अस्याः काले देवश् च वर्षति ॥ ह्व्_४४।५८ अंशावतरणे वृत्ते सुराणां भावितात्मनाम् । नारायणं समभ्येत्य नारदो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥ यमुनायास् तटे रम्ये मथुरा नाम विश्रुता । नरनारीसमुदिता सा पुरी स्म प्रकाशते निविष्टो विषयश् चैव शूरसेनस् ततो ऽभवत्
puṇyāpaṇavatī durgā ratnasaṃcayagarvitā kṣetrāṇi rasavanty asyāḥ kāle devaś ca varṣati // HV_44.58 aṃśāvataraṇe vṛtte surāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | nārāyaṇaṃ samabhyetya nārado vākyam abravīt || yamunāyās taṭe ramye mathurā nāma viśrutā | naranārīsamuditā sā purī sma prakāśate niviṣṭo viṣayaś caiva śūrasenas tato 'bhavat
Having auspicious market-streets, hard to assail, proud of its heaps of jewels; its fields are rich in sap, and the god (Indra) rains in season. [44.58] When the descent of the portions of the gods, whose selves were composed, had taken place, Nārada approached Nārāyaṇa and spoke these words: "On the lovely bank of the Yamunā (is) the renowned city called Mathurā; thronged with men and women, that city shines forth; and the territory settled there came to be called Śūrasena."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.60
तस्यां पुर्यां महावीर्यो राजा भोजकुलोद्वहः उग्रसेन इति ख्यातो महासेनपराक्रमः
tasyāṃ puryāṃ mahāvīryo rājā bhojakulodvahaḥ ugrasena iti khyāto mahāsenaparākramaḥ
In that city (there is) a king of great valour, upholder of the Bhoja line, known as Ugrasena, of prowess like a great army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.61
तस्य पुत्रत्वम् आपन्नो यो ऽसौविष्णो त्वया हतः कालनेमिर् महादैत्यः संग्रामे तारकामये
tasya putratvam āpanno yo 'sauviṣṇo tvayā hataḥ kālanemir mahādaityaḥ saṃgrāme tārakāmaye
He who has become his son, O Viṣṇu, is that great Daitya Kālanemi, slain by you in the battle over Tārakā.
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HV 44.62
कंसो नाम विशालाक्षो भोजवंशविवर्धनः राजा पृथिव्यां विख्यातः सिंहविस्पष्टविक्रमः
kaṃso nāma viśālākṣo bhojavaṃśavivardhanaḥ rājā pṛthivyāṃ vikhyātaḥ siṃhavispaṣṭavikramaḥ
Kaṃsa by name, wide-eyed, increaser of the Bhoja lineage, a king famed on earth, with prowess manifest as a lion's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.63
राज्ञां भयंकरो घोरः शङ्कनीयो महीक्षिताम् भयदः सर्वभूतानां सत्पथाद् बाह्यतां गतः
rājñāṃ bhayaṃkaro ghoraḥ śaṅkanīyo mahīkṣitām bhayadaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ satpathād bāhyatāṃ gataḥ
Terrifying to kings, dreadful, to be feared by rulers of the earth, a giver of fear to all beings, gone outside the path of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.64
दारुणाभिनिवेशेन दारुणेनान्तरात्मना युक्तस् तेनैव दर्पेण प्रजानां लोमहर्षणः
dāruṇābhiniveśena dāruṇenāntarātmanā yuktas tenaiva darpeṇa prajānāṃ lomaharṣaṇaḥ
Joined with cruel resolve and with a cruel inner self, and by that very arrogance he makes the hair of the people stand on end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.65
न राजधर्माभिरतो नात्मपक्षसुखावहः नात्मराज्यप्रियकरश् चण्डः कररुचिः सदा
na rājadharmābhirato nātmapakṣasukhāvahaḥ nātmarājyapriyakaraś caṇḍaḥ kararuciḥ sadā
Not devoted to the duties of a king, not bringing comfort to his own party, doing nothing pleasing for his own kingdom, fierce, always greedy for taxes.
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HV 44.66
स कंसस् तत्र संभूतस् त्वया युद्धे पराजितः स बध्वा पितरं राजा मथुराम् अभ्यरक्षत । क्रव्यादो बाधते लोकान् आसुरेणान्तरात्मना
sa kaṃsas tatra saṃbhūtas tvayā yuddhe parājitaḥ sa badhvā pitaraṃ rājā mathurām abhyarakṣata | kravyādo bādhate lokān āsureṇāntarātmanā
That Kaṃsa, defeated by you in battle, has come to birth there; that king, having bound his father, took Mathurā under his protection; a flesh-eater, he oppresses the worlds with a demonic inner self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.67
यो ऽप्य् असौ हयविक्रान्तो हयग्रीव इति स्मृतः केशी नाम हयो जातः स तस्यैव जघन्यजः
yo 'py asau hayavikrānto hayagrīva iti smṛtaḥ keśī nāma hayo jātaḥ sa tasyaiva jaghanyajaḥ
And he too who was renowned as Hayagrīva, of horse-like power, has been born as a horse named Keśin; he is that very one's younger brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.68
स दुष्टो हेषितपटुः केसरी निरवग्रहः वृन्दावने वसत्य् एको नृणां मांसानि भक्षयन्
sa duṣṭo heṣitapaṭuḥ kesarī niravagrahaḥ vṛndāvane vasaty eko nṛṇāṃ māṃsāni bhakṣayan
That wicked one, skilled at neighing, maned, unrestrained, dwells alone in Vṛndāvana, eating the flesh of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.69
अरिष्टो बलिपुत्रस् तु ककुद्मी वृषरूपधृक् गवाम् अरित्वम् आपन्नः कामरूपी महासुरः
ariṣṭo baliputras tu kakudmī vṛṣarūpadhṛk gavām aritvam āpannaḥ kāmarūpī mahāsuraḥ
But Ariṣṭa, son of Bali, humped and bearing the form of a bull, has become an enemy of cows — a great Asura who takes what form he wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.72
रिष्टो नाम दितेः पुत्रो वरिष्ठो दानवेषु यः स कुञ्जरत्वम् आपन्नो दैत्यः कंसस्य वाहनः ॥ ह्व्_४४।७० कुञ्जरत्वम् अगाद् दैत्यः कंसस्यैव स वाहनः । लम्बो नामेति विख्यातो यो ऽसौदैत्येषु दर्पितः प्रलम्बो नाम भूत्वासौ वटं भाण्डीरम् आश्रितः ॥ ह्व्_४४।७१ शिखरो नाम बलवान् य आसीद् दानवर्षभः । खर इत्य् उच्यते दैत्यो धेनुकः सो ऽसुरोत्तमः घोरं तालवनं दैत्यश् चरत्य् उत्सारयन् प्रजाः
riṣṭo nāma diteḥ putro variṣṭho dānaveṣu yaḥ sa kuñjaratvam āpanno daityaḥ kaṃsasya vāhanaḥ // HV_44.70 kuñjaratvam agād daityaḥ kaṃsasyaiva sa vāhanaḥ | lambo nāmeti vikhyāto yo 'saudaityeṣu darpitaḥ pralambo nāma bhūtvāsau vaṭaṃ bhāṇḍīram āśritaḥ // HV_44.71 śikharo nāma balavān ya āsīd dānavarṣabhaḥ | khara ity ucyate daityo dhenukaḥ so 'surottamaḥ ghoraṃ tālavanaṃ daityaś caraty utsārayan prajāḥ
He named Riṣṭa, son of Diti, who was the best among the Dānavas, that Daitya has become an elephant, Kaṃsa's mount. [44.70] The Daitya went to elephanthood, being Kaṃsa's own mount. He who was famed as Lamba, arrogant among the Daityas, has become Pralamba by name and has taken up his abode in the Bhāṇḍīra banyan tree. [44.71] He who was the powerful bull among Dānavas named Śikhara is called the Daitya Khara, that best of Asuras, Dhenuka; that Daitya roams the dreadful palm-grove, driving away the people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 44.73
वराहश् च किशोरश् च ताव् उभौ दानवोत्तमौ मल्लौ रङ्गगतौ तौ तु जातौ चाणूरमुष्टिकौ
varāhaś ca kiśoraś ca tāv ubhau dānavottamau mallau raṅgagatau tau tu jātau cāṇūramuṣṭikau
And Varāha and Kiśora, those two chief Dānavas, have been born as the two wrestlers who frequent the arena, Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.74
यौ तौ मयश् च तारश् च दानवौ दानवान्तक प्राग्ज्योतिषे तौ भौमस्य नरकस्य पुरे रतौ
yau tau mayaś ca tāraś ca dānavau dānavāntaka prāgjyotiṣe tau bhaumasya narakasya pure ratau
And those two Dānavas, Maya and Tāra, O slayer of Dānavas, take their pleasure in Prāgjyotiṣa, in the city of Naraka, son of the Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.75
एते दैत्या विनिहतास् त्वया विष्णो निराकृताः मानुषं वपुर् आस्थाय बाधन्ते भुवि मानवान्
ete daityā vinihatās tvayā viṣṇo nirākṛtāḥ mānuṣaṃ vapur āsthāya bādhante bhuvi mānavān
These Daityas, slain and driven off by you, O Viṣṇu, having taken on human bodies, afflict men on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.76
त्वत्कथाद्वेषिणः सर्वे त्वन्मयान् घ्नन्ति मानवान् तव प्रसादात् तेषां वै दानवानां क्षयो भवेत्
tvatkathādveṣiṇaḥ sarve tvanmayān ghnanti mānavān tava prasādāt teṣāṃ vai dānavānāṃ kṣayo bhavet
All of them, hating talk of you, kill men devoted to you; by your grace, then, let there be the destruction of those Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.77
तव ते दिवि बिभ्यन्ति त्वत्तो बिभ्यन्ति सागरे पृथिव्यां बिभ्यति त्वत्तो नान्यस्य तु कथंचन
tava te divi bibhyanti tvatto bibhyanti sāgare pṛthivyāṃ bibhyati tvatto nānyasya tu kathaṃcana
They fear you in heaven, they fear you in the sea, on earth they fear you — and no other at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.78
दुर्वृत्तस्य हतस्यापि त्वया नान्येन श्रीधर दिवश् च्युतस्य दैत्यस्य गतिर् भवति मेदिनी
durvṛttasya hatasyāpi tvayā nānyena śrīdhara divaś cyutasya daityasya gatir bhavati medinī
Even for the ill-conducted (Daitya) slain by you and by no other, O bearer of Śrī, for the Daitya fallen from heaven the earth becomes his destination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.79
व्युत्थितस्य तु मेदिन्यां हतस्य नृशरीरिणः दुर्लभं स्वर्गगमनं त्वयि जाग्रति केशव
vyutthitasya tu medinyāṃ hatasya nṛśarīriṇaḥ durlabhaṃ svargagamanaṃ tvayi jāgrati keśava
But for one who has risen up on earth and is slain (there), bearing a human body, going to heaven is hard to obtain while you are watchful, O Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.80
तद् आगच्छ स्वयं विष्णो गच्छाव पृथिवीतलम् दानवानां विनाशाय विसृजात्मानम् आत्मना
tad āgaccha svayaṃ viṣṇo gacchāva pṛthivītalam dānavānāṃ vināśāya visṛjātmānam ātmanā
Therefore come yourself, O Viṣṇu; let us two go to the surface of the earth; for the destruction of the Dānavas, send forth yourself by yourself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.81
मूर्तयो हि तवाव्यक्ता दृश्यादृश्याः सुरोत्तमैः तासु सृष्टास् त्वया देवाः संभविष्यन्ति भूतले
mūrtayo hi tavāvyaktā dṛśyādṛśyāḥ surottamaiḥ tāsu sṛṣṭās tvayā devāḥ saṃbhaviṣyanti bhūtale
For your forms are unmanifest, seen and unseen by the best of the gods; the gods created by you in those (forms) will be born on the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.82
तवावतरणे विष्णो कंसः स विनशिष्यति सेत्स्यते च स कार्यार्थो यस्यार्थे भूमिर् आगता
tavāvataraṇe viṣṇo kaṃsaḥ sa vinaśiṣyati setsyate ca sa kāryārtho yasyārthe bhūmir āgatā
At your descent, O Viṣṇu, that Kaṃsa will perish, and that purpose will be accomplished for the sake of which Earth has come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 44.83
त्वं भारते कार्यगुरुस् त्वं चक्षुस् त्वं परायणः तद् आगच्छ हृषीकेश क्षितौ ताञ् जहि दानवान्
tvaṃ bhārate kāryagurus tvaṃ cakṣus tvaṃ parāyaṇaḥ tad āgaccha hṛṣīkeśa kṣitau tāñ jahi dānavān
You are the chief authority for action in Bhārata, you are the eye, you are the final refuge; therefore come, O Hṛṣīkeśa, slay those Dānavas on the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition