Harivamsha — Chapter 73
HV 73.1
महामात्रं ततः कंसो बभाषे हस्तिजीविनम् हस्ती कुवलयापीडः समाजद्वारि तिष्ठतु
mahāmātraṃ tataḥ kaṃso babhāṣe hastijīvinam hastī kuvalayāpīḍaḥ samājadvāri tiṣṭhatu
Then Kaṃsa said to the chief mahout, the elephant-keeper: "Let the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa stand at the gate of the assembly —
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HV 73.2
बलवान् मदलोलाक्षश् चपलः क्रोधनो नृषु दानोत्कटकटश् चण्डः प्रतिवारणरोषणः
balavān madalolākṣaś capalaḥ krodhano nṛṣu dānotkaṭakaṭaś caṇḍaḥ prativāraṇaroṣaṇaḥ
strong, with eyes rolling with rut, quick-moving, wrathful toward men, with temples oozing abundant must, fierce, enraged at rival elephants.
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HV 73.3
स संचोदयितव्यस् ते ताव् उद्दिश्य वनौकसौ वसुदेवसुतौ नीचौ यथा स्यातां गतायुषौ
sa saṃcodayitavyas te tāv uddiśya vanaukasau vasudevasutau nīcau yathā syātāṃ gatāyuṣau
He is to be goaded on by you, aimed at those two forest-dwellers, the base sons of Vasudeva, so that their lives may be ended.
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HV 73.4
त्वया चैव गजेन्द्रेण यदि तौ गोषु जीविनौ भवेतां घातितौ रङ्गे पश्येयम् अहम् उत्कटौ
tvayā caiva gajendreṇa yadi tau goṣu jīvinau bhavetāṃ ghātitau raṅge paśyeyam aham utkaṭau
If by you and by the lord of elephants those two who live among cattle were to be killed in the arena, I would see them (lying) swollen.
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HV 73.5
ततस् तौ पतितौ दृष्ट्वा वसुदेवः सबान्धवः छिन्नमूलो निरालम्बः सभार्यो विनशिष्यति
tatas tau patitau dṛṣṭvā vasudevaḥ sabāndhavaḥ chinnamūlo nirālambaḥ sabhāryo vinaśiṣyati
Then, seeing those two fallen, Vasudeva together with his kinsmen, his root cut, without support, will perish along with his wife.
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HV 73.6
ये चेमे यादवा मूर्खाः सर्वे कृष्णपरायणाः विनशिष्यन्ति छिन्नाशा दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं निपातितम्
ye ceme yādavā mūrkhāḥ sarve kṛṣṇaparāyaṇāḥ vinaśiṣyanti chinnāśā dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ nipātitam
And these foolish Yādavas, all of whom have Kṛṣṇa as their final resort, will perish, their hopes cut off, when they see Kṛṣṇa struck down.
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HV 73.7
एतौ हत्वा गजेन्द्रेण मल्लैर् वा स्वयम् एव वा पुरीं निर्यादवां कृत्वा विचरिष्याम्य् अहं सुखी
etau hatvā gajendreṇa mallair vā svayam eva vā purīṃ niryādavāṃ kṛtvā vicariṣyāmy ahaṃ sukhī
Having killed these two — by the lord of elephants, or by wrestlers, or by myself — I shall roam about happy, having made the city free of Yādavas.
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HV 73.8
पितापि मे परित्यक्तो यो यादवकुलोद्वहः शेषाश् च मे परित्यक्ता यादवाः कृष्णपक्षिणः
pitāpi me parityakto yo yādavakulodvahaḥ śeṣāś ca me parityaktā yādavāḥ kṛṣṇapakṣiṇaḥ
Even my father, who is the upholder of the Yādava line, has been cast off by me, and the rest of the Yādavas too, being partisans of Kṛṣṇa, have been cast off by me.
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HV 73.9
न चाहम् उग्रसेनेन जातः किल सुतार्थिना मानुषेणाल्पवीर्येण यथा माम् आह नारदः
na cāham ugrasenena jātaḥ kila sutārthinā mānuṣeṇālpavīryeṇa yathā mām āha nāradaḥ
And I was not, indeed, begotten by Ugrasena who longed for a son — a human of little valour — as Nārada told me.
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HV 73.10
सुयामुनं नाम गिरिं मम माता रजस्वला प्रेक्षितुं सह सा स्त्रीभिर् गता वनकुतूहलात्
suyāmunaṃ nāma giriṃ mama mātā rajasvalā prekṣituṃ saha sā strībhir gatā vanakutūhalāt
My mother, in her menses, went with (her) women to see the mountain named Suyāmuna, out of curiosity for the forest.
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HV 73.11
सा तत्र रमणीयेषु रुचिरद्रुमसानुषु चचार नगशृङ्गेषु कन्दरेषु नदीषु च
sā tatra ramaṇīyeṣu ruciradrumasānuṣu cacāra nagaśṛṅgeṣu kandareṣu nadīṣu ca
There she wandered among the delightful slopes with lovely trees, on the mountain peaks, in the caves and by the rivers.
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HV 73.12
किंनरोद्गीतमधुराः प्रतिश्रुत्यानुनादिताः शृण्वन्ती कामजननीर् वाचः श्रोत्रसुखावहाः
kiṃnarodgītamadhurāḥ pratiśrutyānunāditāḥ śṛṇvantī kāmajananīr vācaḥ śrotrasukhāvahāḥ
Hearing voices sweet with the singing of Kiṃnaras, re-echoed by the echo, voices that beget desire and bring pleasure to the ear —
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HV 73.13
बर्हिणानां च विरुतं खगानां च विकूजितम् अभीक्ष्णम् अभिशृण्वन्ती स्त्रीधर्मम् अभिरोचयत्
barhiṇānāṃ ca virutaṃ khagānāṃ ca vikūjitam abhīkṣṇam abhiśṛṇvantī strīdharmam abhirocayat
and hearing again and again the cries of the peacocks and the calling of the birds, she took delight in the way of women (i.e. in love).
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HV 73.14
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे वायुर् वनराजिविनिःसृतः हृद्यः कुसुमगन्धाढ्यो ववौ मन्मथबोधनः
etasminn antare vāyur vanarājiviniḥsṛtaḥ hṛdyaḥ kusumagandhāḍhyo vavau manmathabodhanaḥ
At that moment a wind, issuing from the rows of forest trees, pleasing, rich with the scent of blossoms, blew, awakening the god of love.
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HV 73.15
द्विरेफाभरणाश् चैव कदम्बा वायुघट्टिताः मुमुचुर् गन्धम् अधिकं संततासारमूर्छिताः
dvirephābharaṇāś caiva kadambā vāyughaṭṭitāḥ mumucur gandham adhikaṃ saṃtatāsāramūrchitāḥ
And the kadamba trees, adorned with bees, shaken by the wind, released an abundant fragrance, swooning under the continuous downpour.
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HV 73.16
केसराः पुष्पवर्षैश् च ववृषुः मदबोधनाः नीपा दीपा इवाभान्ति पुष्पकण्टकधारिणः
kesarāḥ puṣpavarṣaiś ca vavṛṣuḥ madabodhanāḥ nīpā dīpā ivābhānti puṣpakaṇṭakadhāriṇaḥ
The kesara trees rained down showers of flowers, awakening passion; the nīpa trees, bearing flowers with thorny (spikes), shone like lamps.
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HV 73.17
मही नवतृणच्छन्ना शक्रगोपविभूषिता यौवनस्थेव वनिता खं दधारार्तवं वपुः
mahī navatṛṇacchannā śakragopavibhūṣitā yauvanastheva vanitā khaṃ dadhārārtavaṃ vapuḥ
The earth, covered with fresh grass, adorned with indragopa insects (cochineal), like a woman in her youth, bore in the open a form fit for the season.
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HV 73.18
अथ सौभपतिः श्रीमान् द्रुमिलो नाम दानवः उग्रसेनस्य रूपेण मातरं मे प्रधर्षयत्
atha saubhapatiḥ śrīmān drumilo nāma dānavaḥ ugrasenasya rūpeṇa mātaraṃ me pradharṣayat
Then the lord of Saubha, the illustrious Dānava named Drumila, in the form of Ugrasena, violated my mother.
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HV 73.19
सा पतिस्निग्धहृदया भावेनोपससर्प तम् शङ्किता चाभवत् पश्चात् तस्य गौरवदर्शनात्
sā patisnigdhahṛdayā bhāvenopasasarpa tam śaṅkitā cābhavat paścāt tasya gauravadarśanāt
She, her heart tender toward her husband, approached him with affection, and afterwards became suspicious from noticing his heaviness (of bearing).
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HV 73.20
सा तम् आहोत्थिता भीता न त्वं मम पतिर् ध्रुवम् कश् च त्वं विकृताकारो येनास्मि मलिनीकृता
sā tam āhotthitā bhītā na tvaṃ mama patir dhruvam kaś ca tvaṃ vikṛtākāro yenāsmi malinīkṛtā
Rising up, frightened, she said to him: "Surely you are not my husband. And who are you, of distorted form, by whom I have been defiled?
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HV 73.21
एकपत्नीव्रतम् इदं मम संदूषितं त्वया पत्युर् मे रूपम् आस्थाय नीच नीचेन कर्मणा
ekapatnīvratam idaṃ mama saṃdūṣitaṃ tvayā patyur me rūpam āsthāya nīca nīcena karmaṇā
This vow of mine, to be a wife of one husband alone, has been corrupted by you, base one, by a base deed, having assumed the form of my husband.
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HV 73.22
किं मां वक्ष्यन्ति रुषिता बान्धवाः कुलपांसनीम् जुगुप्सिता च वत्स्यामि पतिपक्षैर् निराकृता
kiṃ māṃ vakṣyanti ruṣitā bāndhavāḥ kulapāṃsanīm jugupsitā ca vatsyāmi patipakṣair nirākṛtā
What will my angry kinsmen say of me, a defiler of the family? Loathed, cast out by my husband's people, I shall live on.
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HV 73.23
धिक् त्वाम् ईदृशम् अक्षान्तं दौष्कुलं व्युत्थितेन्द्रियम् अविश्वास्यम् अनायुष्यं परदाराभिमर्शनम्
dhik tvām īdṛśam akṣāntaṃ dauṣkulaṃ vyutthitendriyam aviśvāsyam anāyuṣyaṃ paradārābhimarśanam
Shame on you, such a one — intolerant, of bad family, with senses risen up, untrustworthy, short-lived, a toucher of another's wife!
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HV 73.24
स ताम् आह प्रसज्जन्तीं क्षिप्तः क्रोधेन दानवः अहं वै द्रुमिलो नाम सौभस्य पतिर् ऊर्जितः
sa tām āha prasajjantīṃ kṣiptaḥ krodhena dānavaḥ ahaṃ vai drumilo nāma saubhasya patir ūrjitaḥ
The Dānava, stung with anger, said to her as she clung to (this reproach): "I indeed am named Drumila, the mighty lord of Saubha.
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HV 73.25
किं मां क्षिपसि दोषेण मूढे पण्डितमानिनि मानुषं पतिम् आश्रित्य हीनवीर्यपराक्रमम्
kiṃ māṃ kṣipasi doṣeṇa mūḍhe paṇḍitamānini mānuṣaṃ patim āśritya hīnavīryaparākramam
Why do you revile me with blame, fool, who think yourself learned, relying on a human husband deficient in vigour and prowess?
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HV 73.26
व्यभिचारान् न दुष्यन्ति स्त्रियः स्त्रीमान् अगर्विते न्य् ह्य् आसीन्न् इयता बुद्धिर् मानुषीणां विशेषतः
vyabhicārān na duṣyanti striyaḥ strīmān agarvite ny hy āsīnn iyatā buddhir mānuṣīṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ
Women are not defiled by infidelities — (so he said,) O you who take no pride in womanhood; such, and no more, has been the understanding concerning human women in particular.
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HV 73.27
श्रूयन्ते हि स्त्रियो बह्व्यो व्यभिचारव्यतिक्रमैः प्रसूता देवसंकाशान् पुत्रान् अमितविक्रमान्
śrūyante hi striyo bahvyo vyabhicāravyatikramaiḥ prasūtā devasaṃkāśān putrān amitavikramān
For many women are heard of who, through transgressions of infidelity, gave birth to sons resembling gods, of measureless valour.
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HV 73.28
अतीव त्वं हि लोके ऽस्मिन् पतिधर्मवती सती शुद्धा केशान्विधुन्वन्ती भाषसे यद् यद् इच्छसि
atīva tvaṃ hi loke 'smin patidharmavatī satī śuddhā keśānvidhunvantī bhāṣase yad yad icchasi
You indeed, in this world, being exceedingly devoted to the duty owed a husband, chaste and pure, shaking your hair, say whatever you wish.
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HV 73.29
कस्य त्वम् इति यच् चाहं त्वयोक्तो मत्तकाशिनी कंसो नाम रिपुध्वंशी तव पुत्रो भविष्यति
kasya tvam iti yac cāhaṃ tvayokto mattakāśinī kaṃso nāma ripudhvaṃśī tava putro bhaviṣyati
And since I was asked by you, 'Whose are you?' — O you of intoxicated appearance, a son named Kaṃsa, destroyer of foes, will be yours.
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HV 73.30
सा सरोषा पुनर् भूत्वा निन्दती तस्य तं वरम् उवाच व्यथिता देवी दानवं दुष्टवादिनम्
sā saroṣā punar bhūtvā nindatī tasya taṃ varam uvāca vyathitā devī dānavaṃ duṣṭavādinam
She, becoming angry again and reviling that boon of his, the goddess, distressed, spoke to the evil-speaking Dānava.
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HV 73.31
धिक् ते वृत्तं सुदुर्वृत्त यः सर्वा निन्दसे स्त्रियः सन्ति स्त्रियो नीचवृत्ताः सन्ति चैव पतिव्रताः
dhik te vṛttaṃ sudurvṛtta yaḥ sarvā nindase striyaḥ santi striyo nīcavṛttāḥ santi caiva pativratāḥ
Shame on your conduct, you of very wicked conduct, who revile all women! There are women of base conduct, and there are also those devoted to their husbands.
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HV 73.32
यास् त्व् एकपत्न्यः श्रूयन्ते ऽरुन्धतीप्रमुखाः स्त्रियः धृतास् ताभिस् त्रयो लोकाः सर्वे वै कुलपांसन
yās tv ekapatnyaḥ śrūyante 'rundhatīpramukhāḥ striyaḥ dhṛtās tābhis trayo lokāḥ sarve vai kulapāṃsana
But those women who are heard of as having one husband only, chief among them Arundhatī — by them all the three worlds are upheld, you disgrace of your family!
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HV 73.33
यस् त्वया मम पुत्रो वै दत्तो वृत्तविनाशनः न मे बहुमतस् त्व् एष शृणु चापि यद् उच्यते
yas tvayā mama putro vai datto vṛttavināśanaḥ na me bahumatas tv eṣa śṛṇu cāpi yad ucyate
As for the son you have given me, a destroyer of (good) conduct — he is not much esteemed by me; and hear too what is said.
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HV 73.34
उत्पत्स्यति पुमान् नीच पतिवंशे ममाव्ययः भविष्यति स ते मृत्युर् यश् च दत्तस् त्वया सुतः
utpatsyati pumān nīca pativaṃśe mamāvyayaḥ bhaviṣyati sa te mṛtyur yaś ca dattas tvayā sutaḥ
"A man will be born, O base one, in my husband's line, one who does not perish; and he will be your death — he, the son who was given (away) by you."
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HV 73.36
द्रुमिलस् त्व् एवम् उक्तस् तु जगामाकाशम् एव तु तेनैव रथमुख्येन दिव्येनाप्रतिगामिना । जगाम च पुरीं दीना माता तद् अहर् एव मे ॥ ह्व्_७३।३५ माम् एवम् उक्त्वा भगवान् नारदो मुनिसत्तमः । दीप्यमानस् तपोवीर्यात् साक्षाद् अग्निर् इव ज्वलन् ॥ वल्लकीं वाद्यमानस् तु सप्तस्वरविमूर्छिताम् । गायनो लक्ष्यवीथीं च जगाम ब्रह्मणो ऽन्तिकम् ॥ शृणुष्वेदं महामात्र निबोध वचनं मम । तथ्यं चोक्तं नारदेन त्रैकालज्ञेन धीमता ॥ अहं बलेन वीर्येण नयेन विनयेन च । प्रभावेणैव शौर्येण तेजसा विक्रमेण च ॥ सत्येन चैव दानेन नान्यो ऽस्ति सदृशः पुमान् । विदित्वा सर्वम् आत्मानं वचनं श्रद्दधाम्य् अहम् । क्षेत्रजो ऽहं सुतस् त्व् एवम् उग्रसेनस्य हस्तिप मातापितृभ्यां संत्यक्तः स्थापितः स्वेन तेजसा
drumilas tv evam uktas tu jagāmākāśam eva tu tenaiva rathamukhyena divyenāpratigāminā | jagāma ca purīṃ dīnā mātā tad ahar eva me // HV_73.35 mām evam uktvā bhagavān nārado munisattamaḥ | dīpyamānas tapovīryāt sākṣād agnir iva jvalan || vallakīṃ vādyamānas tu saptasvaravimūrchitām | gāyano lakṣyavīthīṃ ca jagāma brahmaṇo 'ntikam || śṛṇuṣvedaṃ mahāmātra nibodha vacanaṃ mama | tathyaṃ coktaṃ nāradena traikālajñena dhīmatā || ahaṃ balena vīryeṇa nayena vinayena ca | prabhāveṇaiva śauryeṇa tejasā vikrameṇa ca || satyena caiva dānena nānyo 'sti sadṛśaḥ pumān | viditvā sarvam ātmānaṃ vacanaṃ śraddadhāmy aham | kṣetrajo 'haṃ sutas tv evam ugrasenasya hastipa mātāpitṛbhyāṃ saṃtyaktaḥ sthāpitaḥ svena tejasā
Drumila, thus addressed, went off into the sky by that same foremost of chariots, divine, moving unobstructed; and my mother, wretched, went to the city that very day. // Having spoken thus to me, the blessed Nārada, best of sages, blazing with the power of asceticism, flaming like Agni himself, playing his lute swooning with the seven notes, singing, went along the visible path into Brahmā's presence. // Hear this, O great elephant-driver, mark my word: what was said by wise Nārada, knower of the three times, is true. // In strength, in valour, in policy and in discipline, in power, in bravery, in splendour and in prowess, // and in truth and in giving, there is no other man my equal. Knowing my whole self, I put faith in that word. I am thus a kṣetraja son of Ugrasena, O elephant-keeper, abandoned by mother and father, established by my own splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 73.37
उभाभ्यां चापि विद्विष्टो बान्धवैश् च विशेषतः तद् इमौ घातयित्वा तु हस्तिना गोपकिल्बिषौ । बध्वा च पितरं राज्ये स्थितो ऽस्मि च बलीयसा । एतान् अपि हनिष्यमि हत्वा गोपालकाव् उभौ
ubhābhyāṃ cāpi vidviṣṭo bāndhavaiś ca viśeṣataḥ tad imau ghātayitvā tu hastinā gopakilbiṣau | badhvā ca pitaraṃ rājye sthito 'smi ca balīyasā | etān api haniṣyami hatvā gopālakāv ubhau
And I am hated by both of them, and by my kinsmen especially. Therefore, having had these two cowherd-wretches killed by the elephant, and having bound my father, I stand in the kingdom by superior strength; having slain both the cowherd boys, I shall slay these others too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition