Harivamsha — Chapter 86
HV 86.1
निवेदयाम् आस ततो नराधिपे तद् उग्रसेने प्रतिपूर्णमानसः जनार्दनो द्वारवतीं च तां पुरीम् अशोभयत् तेन धनेन भूरिणा ॥ ह्व्_८५।६७ कृष्णाय च नमस् तुभ्यं रामरामाय ते नमः । वामनाय नमस् तुभ्यं कपिलाय नमो ऽस्तु ते ॥ नानारूप नमस् तुभ्यं नमस् ते कर्मसाक्षिणे । विश्वरूप नमस् तुभ्यं हृषीकेशाय ते नमः ॥ एवं संस्तूयमानश् च मुचुकुन्देन धीमता । उत्तरां दिशम् आश्रित्य तपम् आचर सात्त्विकम् । ततः प्रभाते विमले भास्करे ऽभ्युदिते तदा कृतजप्यो हृषीकेशो वनान्ते निषसाद ह
nivedayām āsa tato narādhipe tad ugrasene pratipūrṇamānasaḥ janārdano dvāravatīṃ ca tāṃ purīm aśobhayat tena dhanena bhūriṇā // HV_85.67 kṛṣṇāya ca namas tubhyaṃ rāmarāmāya te namaḥ | vāmanāya namas tubhyaṃ kapilāya namo 'stu te || nānārūpa namas tubhyaṃ namas te karmasākṣiṇe | viśvarūpa namas tubhyaṃ hṛṣīkeśāya te namaḥ || evaṃ saṃstūyamānaś ca mucukundena dhīmatā | uttarāṃ diśam āśritya tapam ācara sāttvikam | tataḥ prabhāte vimale bhāskare 'bhyudite tadā kṛtajapyo hṛṣīkeśo vanānte niṣasāda ha
Then, his mind fully satisfied, Janārdana presented it to King Ugrasena, and adorned that city Dvāravatī with that abundant wealth. "Homage to you, Kṛṣṇa; homage to you, Rāma of Rāmas; homage to you, Vāmana; homage be to you, Kapila. Homage to you of many forms; homage to you, witness of deeds; homage to you of universal form; homage to you, Hṛṣīkeśa." And being thus praised by the wise Mucukunda — (Kṛṣṇa said:) "Betaking yourself to the northern direction, practise sattvic austerity." Then at dawn, when the sun had risen clear, Hṛṣīkeśa, having done his muttered prayer, sat down at the edge of the forest.
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HV 86.2
परिचक्राम तं देशं दुर्गस्थानदिदृक्षया उपतस्थुः कुलप्राग्र्या यादवा यदुनन्दनम्
paricakrāma taṃ deśaṃ durgasthānadidṛkṣayā upatasthuḥ kulaprāgryā yādavā yadunandanam
He walked about that region wishing to see a place for a fortress; the foremost of the clan, the Yādavas, waited upon the delight of the Yadus.
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HV 86.3
रोहिण्याम् अहनि श्रेष्ठे स्वस्ति वाच्य द्विजोत्तमान् पुण्याहघोषैर् विपुलैर् दुर्गस्यारब्धवान् क्रियां
rohiṇyām ahani śreṣṭhe svasti vācya dvijottamān puṇyāhaghoṣair vipulair durgasyārabdhavān kriyāṃ
On an excellent day under (the star) Rohiṇī, having had the best of the twice-born pronounce the benediction, with abundant cries of "an auspicious day!" he began the work of the fortress.
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HV 86.4
ततः पङ्कजपत्राक्षो यादवान् केशिसूदनः प्रोवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठो देवान् वृत्ररिपुर् यथा
tataḥ paṅkajapatrākṣo yādavān keśisūdanaḥ provāca vadatāṃ śreṣṭho devān vṛtraripur yathā
Then the lotus-petal-eyed slayer of Keśin, best of speakers, addressed the Yādavas as the foe of Vṛtra (addresses) the gods.
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HV 86.5
कल्पितेयं मया भूमिः पश्यध्वं देवसद्मवत् नाम चास्याः कृतं पुर्याः ख्यातिं यद् उपयास्यति
kalpiteyaṃ mayā bhūmiḥ paśyadhvaṃ devasadmavat nāma cāsyāḥ kṛtaṃ puryāḥ khyātiṃ yad upayāsyati
"This ground has been laid out by me — behold it, like the dwelling of the gods; and a name has been made for this city, by which it will attain renown."
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HV 86.6
इयं द्वारवती नाम पृथिव्यां निर्मिता मया भविष्यति पुरी रम्या शक्रस्येवामरावती
iyaṃ dvāravatī nāma pṛthivyāṃ nirmitā mayā bhaviṣyati purī ramyā śakrasyevāmarāvatī
"This city, named Dvāravatī, built by me upon the earth, will become lovely, like Śakra's Amarāvatī."
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HV 86.7
तान्य् एवास्याः कारयिष्ये चिह्नान्य् आयतनानि च स्थानानि विदधुश् चात्र ब्रह्मादीनां यथाक्रमम् । चत्वरान् राजमार्गांश् च समान् अन्तःपुराणि च
tāny evāsyāḥ kārayiṣye cihnāny āyatanāni ca sthānāni vidadhuś cātra brahmādīnāṃ yathākramam | catvarān rājamārgāṃś ca samān antaḥpurāṇi ca
"Those very marks and sanctuaries of it I shall have made" — and they arranged the stations of Brahmā and the rest there in due order, and the squares, the royal roads, and the level inner apartments.
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HV 86.8
देवा इवात्र मोदन्तु भवन्तो विगतज्वराः बाधमाना रिपुगणान् उग्रसेनपुरोगमाः
devā ivātra modantu bhavanto vigatajvarāḥ bādhamānā ripugaṇān ugrasenapurogamāḥ
"Let your honours rejoice here like the gods, free of fever, driving off the hosts of enemies, with Ugrasena at your head."
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HV 86.9
गृह्यन्तां वेश्मवास्तूनि कल्प्यन्तां त्रिकचत्वराः मीयन्तां राजमार्गाश् च प्राकारस्य च या गतिः
gṛhyantāṃ veśmavāstūni kalpyantāṃ trikacatvarāḥ mīyantāṃ rājamārgāś ca prākārasya ca yā gatiḥ
"Let the house-sites be taken up, let the three-way junctions and squares be laid out, let the royal roads be measured, and whatever course the rampart is to take."
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HV 86.10
प्रेष्यन्तां शिल्पिमुख्याश् च नियुक्ता वेश्मकर्मसु नियुज्यन्तां च देशेषु प्रेष्यकर्मकरा जनाः
preṣyantāṃ śilpimukhyāś ca niyuktā veśmakarmasu niyujyantāṃ ca deśeṣu preṣyakarmakarā janāḥ
"And let the chief craftsmen be sent for, appointed to the work of the houses, and let people who do errand-work be assigned in the (various) districts."
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HV 86.11
एवम् उक्तास् तु कृष्णेन गृहसंग्रहतत्पराः यथानिदेशं संहृष्टाश् चक्रुर् वास्तुपरिग्रहान्
evam uktās tu kṛṣṇena gṛhasaṃgrahatatparāḥ yathānideśaṃ saṃhṛṣṭāś cakrur vāstuparigrahān
Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, intent on the acquisition of houses, delighted, they made their taking-up of building-sites according to the instruction.
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HV 86.12
सूत्रहस्तास् ततो मानं चक्रुर् यादवसत्तमाः पुण्ये ऽहनि महाराज द्विजातीन् अभिपूज्य च
sūtrahastās tato mānaṃ cakrur yādavasattamāḥ puṇye 'hani mahārāja dvijātīn abhipūjya ca
Then, with measuring cords in hand, the best of the Yādavas made the measuring, on an auspicious day, great king, having first honoured the twice-born.
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HV 86.13
वास्तुदैवतकर्माणि विधिना कारयन्ति च स्थपतीन् अथ गोविन्दस् तत्रोवाच महामतिः
vāstudaivatakarmāṇi vidhinā kārayanti ca sthapatīn atha govindas tatrovāca mahāmatiḥ
And they have the rites for the deities of the site performed according to rule; then Govinda of great mind spoke there to the master builders.
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HV 86.14
अस्मदर्थे सुविहितं क्रियताम् अत्र मन्दिरम् विभक्तचत्वरपथं सुनिविष्टेष्टदैवतम्
asmadarthe suvihitaṃ kriyatām atra mandiram vibhaktacatvarapathaṃ suniviṣṭeṣṭadaivatam
"For our sake let a well-appointed palace be made here, with its courtyards and paths laid out separately, with the chosen deities well installed."
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HV 86.15
ते तथेति महाबाहुम् उक्त्वा स्थपतयस् तदा दुर्गकर्मणि संभारान् उपलभ्य यथाविधि
te tatheti mahābāhum uktvā sthapatayas tadā durgakarmaṇi saṃbhārān upalabhya yathāvidhi
Saying "so be it" to the mighty-armed one, the master builders then, having duly obtained the materials for the work of the fortress,
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HV 86.16
यथान्यायं निर्मिमिरे द्वाराण्य् आयतनानि च स्थानानि विदधुश् चात्र ब्रह्मादीनां यथाक्रमम्
yathānyāyaṃ nirmimire dvārāṇy āyatanāni ca sthānāni vidadhuś cātra brahmādīnāṃ yathākramam
fashioned the gates and the sanctuaries as was proper, and arranged the stations of Brahmā and the rest there in due order.
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HV 86.17
उपामग्नेः सुरेशस्य दृषदोलूखलस्य च चतुर्दैवानि चत्वारि द्वाराणि विदधुश् च ते गृहक्षेत्रेन्द्रभल्लाटं पुष्पदन्तं तथैव च
upāmagneḥ sureśasya dṛṣadolūkhalasya ca caturdaivāni catvāri dvārāṇi vidadhuś ca te gṛhakṣetrendrabhallāṭaṃ puṣpadantaṃ tathaiva ca
And they set four gates belonging to four deities: of Upāmagni(?), of the lord of the gods, of the grindstone and the mortar; and likewise Gṛhakṣetra, Indra, Bhallāṭa and Puṣpadanta.
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HV 86.18
तेषु वेश्मसु युक्तेषु यादवेषु महात्मसु पुर्याः क्षिप्रं निवेषार्थं चिन्तयाम् आस माधवः
teṣu veśmasu yukteṣu yādaveṣu mahātmasu puryāḥ kṣipraṃ niveṣārthaṃ cintayām āsa mādhavaḥ
When those dwellings had been assigned to the great-souled Yādavas, Mādhava considered how the city might be settled quickly.
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HV 86.19
तस्य दैवी स्थिता बुद्धिश् चपला क्षिप्रकारिणी पुरी सा वै प्रियकरी यदूनाम् अभिवर्धनी
tasya daivī sthitā buddhiś capalā kṣiprakāriṇī purī sā vai priyakarī yadūnām abhivardhanī
His divine intelligence was fixed, swift, quick in action: "That city indeed will bring pleasure to the Yadus and make them prosper.
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HV 86.20
शिल्पिमुख्यो ऽस्ति देवानां प्रजापतिसुतः प्रभुः विश्वकर्मा स्वमत्या वै पुरीं संस्थापयिश्यति
śilpimukhyo 'sti devānāṃ prajāpatisutaḥ prabhuḥ viśvakarmā svamatyā vai purīṃ saṃsthāpayiśyati
There is the chief craftsman of the gods, the mighty son of Prajāpati, Viśvakarman; he by his own skill will establish the city."
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HV 86.21
मनसा तम् अनुध्याय तस्यागमनकारणम् त्रिदषाभिमुखः कृष्णो विविक्ते समपद्यत
manasā tam anudhyāya tasyāgamanakāraṇam tridaṣābhimukhaḥ kṛṣṇo vivikte samapadyata
Having pondered him in his mind, and the reason for his coming, Kṛṣṇa in a solitary place turned toward the gods.
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HV 86.22
तस्मिन्न् एव ततः काले शिल्पाचार्यो महामतिः विश्वकर्मा सुरश्रेष्ठः कृष्णस्य प्रमुखे स्थितः
tasminn eva tataḥ kāle śilpācāryo mahāmatiḥ viśvakarmā suraśreṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇasya pramukhe sthitaḥ
Then at that very moment the teacher of crafts, of great mind, Viśvakarman, best of the gods, stood before Kṛṣṇa.
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HV 86.23
दैवेन मनसा क्शिप्रं तव विष्णो धृतव्रत किंकरः समनुप्राप्तः शाधि मां किं करोमि ते
daivena manasā kśipraṃ tava viṣṇo dhṛtavrata kiṃkaraḥ samanuprāptaḥ śādhi māṃ kiṃ karomi te
"By a divine thought, swiftly, O Viṣṇu of firm vows, your servant has arrived; command me — what shall I do for you?"
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HV 86.24
यथा स्याद् देवदेवेशस् त्र्यम्बकश् च यथाव्ययः तथा त्वं देव मान्यो ऽसि विशेषो नास्ति मे प्रभो
yathā syād devadeveśas tryambakaś ca yathāvyayaḥ tathā tvaṃ deva mānyo 'si viśeṣo nāsti me prabho
Just as the lord of the gods of gods (would be honoured), and just as the three-eyed one, the imperishable, so are you, O god, to be honoured (by me); there is no difference for me, O lord.
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HV 86.25
त्रैलोक्यज्ञापिकां वाचम् उत्सृजस्व महाभुज एषो ऽस्मि परिदृष्टार्थः किं करोमि प्रशाधि माम्
trailokyajñāpikāṃ vācam utsṛjasva mahābhuja eṣo 'smi paridṛṣṭārthaḥ kiṃ karomi praśādhi mām
Utter a word that will make it known to the three worlds, O mighty-armed one. Here I am, having fully learned the matter; what shall I do? Command me.
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HV 86.26
श्रुत्वा विनीतवचनं केशवो विश्वकर्मणः प्रत्युवाच यदुश्रेष्ठः कंसारिर् अतुलं वचः
śrutvā vinītavacanaṃ keśavo viśvakarmaṇaḥ pratyuvāca yaduśreṣṭhaḥ kaṃsārir atulaṃ vacaḥ
Having heard the humble speech of Viśvakarman, Keśava, the best of the Yadus, the foe of Kaṃsa, replied with unequalled words:
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HV 86.27
श्रुतार्थो देवगुह्यस्य भवान्य् अत्र वयं स्थिताः अवश्यं त्व् इह कर्तव्यं सदनं मे सुरोत्तम
śrutārtho devaguhyasya bhavāny atra vayaṃ sthitāḥ avaśyaṃ tv iha kartavyaṃ sadanaṃ me surottama
"Since you have heard the matter of the gods' secret, may you be (informed); here we are settled. But a dwelling must without fail be made for me here, O best of gods.
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HV 86.28
तद् इयं भूः प्रकाशार्थं निवेश्या मयि सुव्रत मत्प्रभावानुरूपैश् च गृहैश् चेयं समन्ततः
tad iyaṃ bhūḥ prakāśārthaṃ niveśyā mayi suvrata matprabhāvānurūpaiś ca gṛhaiś ceyaṃ samantataḥ
Therefore this land is to be settled for me, so as to be resplendent, O you of good vows, and this (land is to be filled) all around with houses befitting my majesty.
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HV 86.29
उत्तमा च पृथिव्यां वै यथा स्वर्गे ऽमरावती तथेयं हि त्वया कार्या शक्तो ह्य् असि महामते
uttamā ca pṛthivyāṃ vai yathā svarge 'marāvatī tatheyaṃ hi tvayā kāryā śakto hy asi mahāmate
And as Amarāvatī is supreme in heaven, so must this be made supreme on earth by you; for you are able, O greatly wise one.
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HV 86.30
मम स्थानम् इदं कार्यं यथा वै त्रिदिवे तथा मर्त्याः पश्यन्तु मे लक्ष्मीं पुर्या यदुकुलस्य च
mama sthānam idaṃ kāryaṃ yathā vai tridive tathā martyāḥ paśyantu me lakṣmīṃ puryā yadukulasya ca
This place of mine must be made just as (my place) is in heaven; let mortals behold the splendour of my city and of the Yadu family."
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HV 86.31
एवम् उक्तस् ततः प्राह विश्वकर्मा मतीश्वरः कृष्णम् अक्लिष्टकर्माणं देवामित्रविनाशनम्
evam uktas tataḥ prāha viśvakarmā matīśvaraḥ kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakarmāṇaṃ devāmitravināśanam
Being thus addressed, Viśvakarman, the master of intellect, then spoke to Kṛṣṇa, of untiring deeds, destroyer of the gods' enemies:
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HV 86.32
सर्वम् एतत् करिष्यामि यत् त्वयाभिहितं प्रभो पुरी त्व् इयं जनस्यास्य न पर्याप्ता भविष्यति
sarvam etat kariṣyāmi yat tvayābhihitaṃ prabho purī tv iyaṃ janasyāsya na paryāptā bhaviṣyati
"All this that has been told by you I shall do, O lord; but this city will not be sufficient for this population.
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HV 86.33
भविष्यति च विस्तीर्णा वृद्धिर् अस्यास् तु शोभना चत्वारः सागरा ह्य् अस्यां विचरिष्यन्ति रूपिणः
bhaviṣyati ca vistīrṇā vṛddhir asyās tu śobhanā catvāraḥ sāgarā hy asyāṃ vicariṣyanti rūpiṇaḥ
And it will become extensive, and its growth will be splendid; for four oceans, taking form, will move about in it.
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HV 86.34
यदीच्छेत् सागरः किंचिद् उत्स्रष्टुम् इह तोयराट् ततः स्वायतलक्षण्या पुरी स्यात् पुरुषोत्तम
yadīcchet sāgaraḥ kiṃcid utsraṣṭum iha toyarāṭ tataḥ svāyatalakṣaṇyā purī syāt puruṣottama
If the ocean, the king of waters, should wish to give up something here, then the city would be of well-extended dimensions, O supreme person."
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HV 86.35
एवम् उक्तस् ततः कृष्णः प्राग् एव कृतबुद्धिमान् सागरं सरितां नाथम् उवाच वदतां वरः
evam uktas tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ prāg eva kṛtabuddhimān sāgaraṃ saritāṃ nātham uvāca vadatāṃ varaḥ
Thus addressed, Kṛṣṇa, who had already made up his mind, the best of speakers, then said to the ocean, the lord of rivers:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.36
समुद्र दश च द्वे च योजनानि जलाशये प्रतिसंह्रियताम् आत्मा यद्य् अस्ति मयि मान्यता
samudra daśa ca dve ca yojanāni jalāśaye pratisaṃhriyatām ātmā yady asti mayi mānyatā
"O ocean, O reservoir of waters, let your body be drawn back twelve yojanas, if there is any regard for me in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.37
अवकाशे त्वया दत्ते पुरीयं मामकं बलम् पर्याप्तविषयाकारा समग्रा विसहिष्यति
avakāśe tvayā datte purīyaṃ māmakaṃ balam paryāptaviṣayākārā samagrā visahiṣyati
When space has been given by you, this city, its territory made ample, will support my whole army entire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.38
ततः कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा नदनदीपतिः समारुतेन योगेन उत्ससर्ज महार्णवः
tataḥ kṛṣṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvā nadanadīpatiḥ samārutena yogena utsasarja mahārṇavaḥ
Then, hearing Kṛṣṇa's word, the lord of streams and rivers, the great sea, released (that space) by a yogic act together with the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 86.39
विश्वकर्मा ततः प्रीतः पुर्याः संदृश्य वास्तु तत् गोविन्दे चैव संमानं सागरः कृतवांस् तदा
viśvakarmā tataḥ prītaḥ puryāḥ saṃdṛśya vāstu tat govinde caiva saṃmānaṃ sāgaraḥ kṛtavāṃs tadā
Then Viśvakarman was pleased, having surveyed that building-ground of the city, and the ocean at that time paid honour to Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.40
विश्वकर्मा ततः कृष्णम् उवाच यदुनन्दनम् अद्यप्रभृति गोविन्द सर्वे समधिरोहत
viśvakarmā tataḥ kṛṣṇam uvāca yadunandanam adyaprabhṛti govinda sarve samadhirohata
Then Viśvakarman said to Kṛṣṇa, the delight of the Yadus: "From today on, Govinda, let you all mount up (into it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.41
मनसा निर्मिता चेयं मया पूःप्रवरा विभो अचिरेणैव कालेन गृहसंबाधमालिनी
manasā nirmitā ceyaṃ mayā pūḥpravarā vibho acireṇaiva kālena gṛhasaṃbādhamālinī
And this foremost of cities has been fashioned by me in my mind, O mighty one; in no long time it will be garlanded with a dense press of houses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.42
भविष्यति पुरी रम्या सुद्वारा प्राग्र्यतोरणा चयाट्टालककेयूरा पृथिव्याः ककुदोपमा
bhaviṣyati purī ramyā sudvārā prāgryatoraṇā cayāṭṭālakakeyūrā pṛthivyāḥ kakudopamā
The city will be lovely, with fine gates and excellent archways, wearing terraces and watchtowers as its armlets, like the hump (the highest point) of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.43
अन्तःपुरं च कृष्णस्य परिचर्याक्षमं महत् चकार तस्यां पुर्यां वै देशे त्रिदशपूजिते
antaḥpuraṃ ca kṛṣṇasya paricaryākṣamaṃ mahat cakāra tasyāṃ puryāṃ vai deśe tridaśapūjite
And in that city, in a spot honoured by the gods, he made Kṛṣṇa's great inner apartments, fit for (his) attendance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.45
ततः सा निर्मिता कान्ता पुरी द्वारवती तदा मानसेन प्रयत्नेन वैष्णवी विश्वकर्मणा ॥ ह्व्_८६।४४ विधानविहितद्वारा प्राकारवरशोभिता । परिखाचयसंगुप्ता साट्टप्राकारतोरणा । कान्तनारीनरगणा वणिग्भिर् उपशोभिता नानापण्यसमाकीर्णा खेचरीव च गां गता
tataḥ sā nirmitā kāntā purī dvāravatī tadā mānasena prayatnena vaiṣṇavī viśvakarmaṇā // HV_86.44 vidhānavihitadvārā prākāravaraśobhitā | parikhācayasaṃguptā sāṭṭaprākāratoraṇā | kāntanārīnaragaṇā vaṇigbhir upaśobhitā nānāpaṇyasamākīrṇā khecarīva ca gāṃ gatā
Then that lovely city Dvāravatī was fashioned, belonging to Viṣṇu, by Viśvakarman with an effort of mind alone: with gateways set according to rule, adorned with excellent ramparts, well guarded by a mass of moats, furnished with watchtowers, walls and archways, with its throngs of beautiful women and men, graced by merchants, strewn with wares of many kinds — as though a sky-going (city) had come down to earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.46
प्रपावापीप्रसन्नोदैर् उद्यानैर् उपशोभिता समन्ततः संवृताङ्गी वनितेवायतेक्षणा
prapāvāpīprasannodair udyānair upaśobhitā samantataḥ saṃvṛtāṅgī vanitevāyatekṣaṇā
Adorned with watering-places, wells of clear water, and pleasure-gardens, her limbs enclosed on every side, like a woman with long (wide) eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 86.47
समृद्धचत्वरवती वेश्मोत्तमघनाचिता रथ्याकोटिसहस्राढ्या शुभ्रराजपथोत्तरा । भूषयन्ती समुद्रं सा स्वर्गम् इन्द्रपुरी यथा ॥ पृथिव्यां सर्वरत्नानाम् एका निचयशालिनी । सुराणाम् अपि सुक्षेत्रा सामन्तक्षोभकारिणी । अप्रकाशं तदाकाशं प्रासादैर् उपशोभिता
samṛddhacatvaravatī veśmottamaghanācitā rathyākoṭisahasrāḍhyā śubhrarājapathottarā | bhūṣayantī samudraṃ sā svargam indrapurī yathā || pṛthivyāṃ sarvaratnānām ekā nicayaśālinī | surāṇām api sukṣetrā sāmantakṣobhakāriṇī | aprakāśaṃ tadākāśaṃ prāsādair upaśobhitā
Possessed of prosperous crossroads, thick-set with excellent mansions, rich with thousands of crores of carriage-roads, distinguished by its bright royal highways, she adorned the ocean as Indra's city adorns heaven; on earth she alone shone with heaps of every kind of jewel, a fine field even for the gods, causing agitation among the neighbouring (kings); adorned with palaces, that sky (above it) was hidden from view.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 86.48
पृथिव्यां पृथुराष्ट्रौघा जनौघप्रतिनादिता ओघैश् च वारिराजस्य शिशिरीकृतमारुता
pṛthivyāṃ pṛthurāṣṭraughā janaughapratināditā oghaiś ca vārirājasya śiśirīkṛtamārutā
On the earth she had a great flood of realms (about her), resounding with crowds of people, her winds made cool by the waters of the lord of the sea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 86.49
अनूपोपवनैः कान्तैः कान्ता जनमनोरमा सतारका द्यौर् इव सा द्वारका प्रत्यराजत
anūpopavanaiḥ kāntaiḥ kāntā janamanoramā satārakā dyaur iva sā dvārakā pratyarājata
With lovely groves along the shore, charming, delighting the minds of people, that Dvārakā shone forth like the sky with its stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.50
प्राकारेणार्कवर्णेन शातकौम्भेन संवृता हिरण्यप्रतिपूर्णैश् च गृहैर् गम्भीरनिस्वनैः
prākāreṇārkavarṇena śātakaumbhena saṃvṛtā hiraṇyapratipūrṇaiś ca gṛhair gambhīranisvanaiḥ
Enclosed by a rampart of gold, sun-coloured, and (adorned) with houses filled with gold and (loud) with deep sounds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.51
शुभ्रमेघप्रतीकाशैर् द्वारैः सौधैश् च शोभिता क्वचित् क्वचिद् उदग्राग्रैर् उपावृत्तमहापथा
śubhrameghapratīkāśair dvāraiḥ saudhaiś ca śobhitā kvacit kvacid udagrāgrair upāvṛttamahāpathā
She was adorned with gates and white-plastered mansions resembling bright clouds, and here and there with high-peaked (buildings), her great highways curving about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.53
ताम् आवसत् पुरीं कृष्णः सर्वयादवनन्दनः अभिप्रेतजनाकीर्णां सोमः खम् इव भासयन् ॥ ह्व्_८६।५२ विश्वकर्मकृतां दिव्यां रत्नजालसमाकुलाम् । विश्वकर्मा च तां कृत्वा पुरीं शक्रपुरीम् इव जगाम त्रिदिवं देवो गोविन्देनाभिपूजितः
tām āvasat purīṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sarvayādavanandanaḥ abhipretajanākīrṇāṃ somaḥ kham iva bhāsayan // HV_86.52 viśvakarmakṛtāṃ divyāṃ ratnajālasamākulām | viśvakarmā ca tāṃ kṛtvā purīṃ śakrapurīm iva jagāma tridivaṃ devo govindenābhipūjitaḥ
Kṛṣṇa, the delight of all the Yādavas, dwelt in that city thronged with people dear to him, lighting it up as the moon lights the sky — that divine city made by Viśvakarman, thick with networks of jewels. And Viśvakarman, having made that city like Indra's city, that god went to heaven, honoured by Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.54
भूयस् तु बुद्धिर् अभवत् कृष्णस्य विदितात्मनः जनान् इमान् धनौघैस् तु तर्पयेयम् अहं यदि
bhūyas tu buddhir abhavat kṛṣṇasya viditātmanaḥ janān imān dhanaughais tu tarpayeyam ahaṃ yadi
Then a further thought arose in Kṛṣṇa, who knows the self: "What if I were to satisfy these people with floods of wealth?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.55
स वैश्रवणवस्तव्यं निधीनाम् उत्तमं निधिम् शङ्खम् आह्वयतोपेन्द्रो निशि स्वभवने विभुः
sa vaiśravaṇavastavyaṃ nidhīnām uttamaṃ nidhim śaṅkham āhvayatopendro niśi svabhavane vibhuḥ
That lord Upendra, at night in his own dwelling, summoned Śaṅkha, the best of treasures, whose abode is with Vaiśravaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.56
स शङ्खः केशवाह्वानं ज्ञात्वा गुह्यकराट् स्वयम् आजगाम समीपं वै तस्य द्वारवतीपतेः
sa śaṅkhaḥ keśavāhvānaṃ jñātvā guhyakarāṭ svayam ājagāma samīpaṃ vai tasya dvāravatīpateḥ
That Śaṅkha, king of the Guhyakas, knowing Keśava's summons, came himself into the presence of that lord of Dvāravatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.57
स शङ्खः प्राञ्जलिर् भूत्वा विनयादवनिं गतः कृष्णं विज्ञापयाम् आस यथा वैश्रवणं तथा
sa śaṅkhaḥ prāñjalir bhūtvā vinayādavaniṃ gataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ vijñāpayām āsa yathā vaiśravaṇaṃ tathā
That Śaṅkha, with palms joined, out of modesty bowing to the ground, made his announcement to Kṛṣṇa just as (he would) to Vaiśravaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.58
भगवन् किं मया कार्यं सुराणां वित्तरक्षिणा नियोजय महाबाहो यत्कार्यं यदुनन्दन
bhagavan kiṃ mayā kāryaṃ surāṇāṃ vittarakṣiṇā niyojaya mahābāho yatkāryaṃ yadunandana
"Lord, what is to be done by me, the guardian of the gods' wealth? Command me, mighty-armed one, as to what is to be done, O delight of the Yadus."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.59
तम् उवाच हृषीकेशः शङ्खं गुह्यकम् उत्तमम् जना ये ऽस्मिन् कृशधनास् तान् धनेनाभिपूरय
tam uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ śaṅkhaṃ guhyakam uttamam janā ye 'smin kṛśadhanās tān dhanenābhipūraya
Hṛṣīkeśa said to him, Śaṅkha, the foremost Guhyaka: "Those people here who are poor in wealth — fill them full with riches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.60
नेच्छाम्य् अनाशितं द्रष्टुं कृशं मलिनम् एव वा देहीति चाभिभाषन्तं नगर्यां निर्धनं नरम्
necchāmy anāśitaṃ draṣṭuṃ kṛśaṃ malinam eva vā dehīti cābhibhāṣantaṃ nagaryāṃ nirdhanaṃ naram
I do not wish to see in the city a man unfed, or thin, or dirty, or penniless and saying 'Give!'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.61
शिरसा शासनं गृह्य निधीनः केशवस्य सः निधीनाज्ञापयाम् आस द्वारवत्यां गृहे गृहे घनौघैर् अभिवर्षध्वं चक्रुः सर्वे तथा च ते
śirasā śāsanaṃ gṛhya nidhīnaḥ keśavasya saḥ nidhīnājñāpayām āsa dvāravatyāṃ gṛhe gṛhe ghanaughair abhivarṣadhvaṃ cakruḥ sarve tathā ca te
Taking Keśava's command upon his head, that lord of treasures commanded the treasures: "Rain down in floods upon house after house in Dvāravatī"; and they all did so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.62
नाधनो विद्यते तत्र हीनभाग्यो ऽपि वा नरः द्वारवत्यां पुरि पुरा केशवस्य महात्मनः । कृशो वा मलिनो वापि द्वारवत्यां गृहे गृहे
nādhano vidyate tatra hīnabhāgyo 'pi vā naraḥ dvāravatyāṃ puri purā keśavasya mahātmanaḥ | kṛśo vā malino vāpi dvāravatyāṃ gṛhe gṛhe
There was to be found no man without wealth, nor any of poor fortune, in the city of Dvāravatī, (the city) of the great-souled Keśava, nor any thin or dirty man in any house in Dvāravatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.63
चकार वायोर् आह्वानं भूयश् च पुरुषोत्तमः तत्रस्थ एव भगवान् यादवानां प्रियंकरः
cakāra vāyor āhvānaṃ bhūyaś ca puruṣottamaḥ tatrastha eva bhagavān yādavānāṃ priyaṃkaraḥ
And again the highest of persons, the lord, the benefactor of the Yādavas, made a summons to the Wind, remaining just where he was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.64
प्राणयोनिस् तु भूतानाम् उपतस्थे गदाग्रजम् एकमासीनम् एकान्ते देवगुह्यधरं प्रभुम्
prāṇayonis tu bhūtānām upatasthe gadāgrajam ekamāsīnam ekānte devaguhyadharaṃ prabhum
And (the Wind), the source of the breath of living beings, presented himself before the elder brother of Gada, the lord, bearer of the gods' secret, seated alone in a solitary place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.65
किं मया देव कर्तव्यं सर्वगेनाशुगामिना ॥। शाधि मां पुरुषोत्तम । यद् ब्रवीषि महाबाहो ॥। । यथैव दूतो देवानां तथैवास्मि तवानघ
kiṃ mayā deva kartavyaṃ sarvagenāśugāminā ... śādhi māṃ puruṣottama | yad bravīṣi mahābāho ... | yathaiva dūto devānāṃ tathaivāsmi tavānagha
"What is to be done by me, O god, by one who goes everywhere and moves swiftly? ... Instruct me, highest of persons; whatever you say, mighty-armed one ... Just as I am the messenger of the gods, so am I yours, O sinless one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.66
तम् उवाच ततः कृष्णो रहस्यं पुरुषोत्तमः मारुतं जगतः प्राणं रूपिणं समुपस्थितम्
tam uvāca tataḥ kṛṣṇo rahasyaṃ puruṣottamaḥ mārutaṃ jagataḥ prāṇaṃ rūpiṇaṃ samupasthitam
Then Kṛṣṇa, the highest of persons, spoke in secret to the Wind, the breath of the world, who had come and taken visible form:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.67
गच्छ मारुत देवेशम् अनुमान्य सहामरैः सभां सुधर्माम् आदाय देवेभ्यस् त्वम् इहानय
gaccha māruta deveśam anumānya sahāmaraiḥ sabhāṃ sudharmām ādāya devebhyas tvam ihānaya
"Go, O Wind, and having obtained the consent of the lord of the gods together with the immortals, take the assembly-hall Sudharmā from the gods and bring it here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.68
यादवा धार्मिका ह्येते विक्रान्ताश्च सहस्रशः तस्यां विशेयुर् एते हि न तु या कृत्रिमा भवेत्
yādavā dhārmikā hyete vikrāntāśca sahasraśaḥ tasyāṃ viśeyur ete hi na tu yā kṛtrimā bhavet
For these Yādavas are righteous and valiant by the thousands; they should enter into it — not into one that would be artificial.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.69
सा ह्य् अक्षया सभा वायो कामगा कामरूपिणी सा यदून् धारयेत् सर्वान् यथैव त्रिदशांस् तथा
sā hy akṣayā sabhā vāyo kāmagā kāmarūpiṇī sā yadūn dhārayet sarvān yathaiva tridaśāṃs tathā
For that hall, O Wind, is imperishable, going where one wishes and taking what form one wishes; it would hold all the Yadus, just as it holds the thirty (gods)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.70
स गृह्य वचनं तस्य कृष्णस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः वायुर् आत्मोपमगतिर् जगाम त्रिदिवालयम्
sa gṛhya vacanaṃ tasya kṛṣṇasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ vāyur ātmopamagatir jagāma tridivālayam
Taking up that word of Kṛṣṇa of unwearied deeds, the Wind, whose motion is like (Kṛṣṇa's) own, went to the abode of the third heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.71
सो ऽनुमान्य सुरान् सर्वान् कृष्णवाक्यं निवेद्य च सभां सुधर्माम् आदाय पुनर् आयान् महीतलम्
so 'numānya surān sarvān kṛṣṇavākyaṃ nivedya ca sabhāṃ sudharmām ādāya punar āyān mahītalam
Having obtained the consent of all the gods and having reported Kṛṣṇa's words, he took the assembly-hall Sudharmā and came back again to the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.73
सुधर्मां तां सुधर्माय कृष्णायाक्लिष्टकारिणे देवो देवसभां दत्त्वा वायुर् अन्तरधीयत ॥ ह्व्_८६।७२ न भयं विद्यते यत्र सभा सा धर्मवत्सला । द्वारवत्यास् तु सा मध्ये केशवेन निवेशिता सुधर्मा यदुमुख्यानां देवानां त्रिदिवे यथा
sudharmāṃ tāṃ sudharmāya kṛṣṇāyākliṣṭakāriṇe devo devasabhāṃ dattvā vāyur antaradhīyata // HV_86.72 na bhayaṃ vidyate yatra sabhā sā dharmavatsalā | dvāravatyās tu sā madhye keśavena niveśitā sudharmā yadumukhyānāṃ devānāṃ tridive yathā
Having given that Sudharmā, the gods' assembly-hall, to Kṛṣṇa of good law and unwearied action, the god Wind vanished. Where that hall, devoted to dharma, is, no fear exists. And it was installed by Keśava in the midst of Dvāravatī — Sudharmā, for the chief Yadus, as (it was) for the gods in the third heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 86.75
एवं स दिव्यैर् भौमैश् च जलजैश् चाव्ययो हरिः द्रव्यैरलंकरोति स्म पुरीं स्वां प्रमदाम् इव ॥ ह्व्_८६।७४ शुशुभे सा पुरी रम्या रत्नजालसमाकुला । नानापक्षिसमाकीर्णा प्रासादैर् उपशोभिता । मर्यादाश् चैव संचक्रे श्रेणीः प्रकृतयस् तथा बलाध्यक्षांश् च युक्तांश् च प्रकृतीशांस् तथैव च
evaṃ sa divyair bhaumaiś ca jalajaiś cāvyayo hariḥ dravyairalaṃkaroti sma purīṃ svāṃ pramadām iva // HV_86.74 śuśubhe sā purī ramyā ratnajālasamākulā | nānāpakṣisamākīrṇā prāsādair upaśobhitā | maryādāś caiva saṃcakre śreṇīḥ prakṛtayas tathā balādhyakṣāṃś ca yuktāṃś ca prakṛtīśāṃs tathaiva ca
Thus the imperishable Hari used to adorn his own city with divine, earthly, and water-born goods, as one adorns a beautiful woman. That lovely city shone, thick with networks of jewels, filled with birds of many kinds, made splendid with palaces. And he established the boundaries, the guilds and the subject-groups likewise, and the commanders of the army, and the officials, and the heads of the subject-groups as well.
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HV 86.76
उग्रसेनं नरपतिं काश्यं चैव पुरोहितम् सेनापतिम् अनाधृष्टिं विकद्रुं मन्त्रिपुंगवम्
ugrasenaṃ narapatiṃ kāśyaṃ caiva purohitam senāpatim anādhṛṣṭiṃ vikadruṃ mantripuṃgavam
Ugrasena as king of men, and Kāśya as house-priest, Anādhṛṣṭi as commander of the army, Vikadru the bull among counsellors,
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HV 86.77
यादवानां कुलकरान् स्थविरान् दश तत्र वै उद्धवो वसुदेवश् च कङ्को विपृथुर् एव च । श्वफल्कश् चित्रकश् चैव गदः सत्यक एव च । बलदेवः पृथुश् चैवं मत्रेश्व् अभ्यन्तरा दश । स्थापयाम् आस मतिमान् सर्वकार्येष्व् अनन्तरान्
yādavānāṃ kulakarān sthavirān daśa tatra vai uddhavo vasudevaś ca kaṅko vipṛthur eva ca | śvaphalkaś citrakaś caiva gadaḥ satyaka eva ca | baladevaḥ pṛthuś caivaṃ matreśv abhyantarā daśa | sthāpayām āsa matimān sarvakāryeṣv anantarān
and there the ten elders, the founders of the Yādavas' family lines: Uddhava and Vasudeva, Kaṅka and Vipṛthu, Śvaphalka and Citraka, Gada and Satyaka, Baladeva and Pṛthu — thus the ten who were the inner circle among the counsellors: these the wise one appointed as immediate (deputies) in all affairs.
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HV 86.79
रथेष्व् अतिरथो यन्ता दारुकः केशवस्य वै योधमुख्यश् च योधानां सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः ॥ ह्व्_८६।७८ आचार्यो धनुषां वेदे साक्षाद्द्रोण इवापरः । सात्यकिः सत्यसंधश् च शत्रुहा युद्धदुर्मदः । विधानम् एवं कृत्वा स कृष्णः पुर्याम् अनिन्दितः मुमुदे यदुभिः सार्धं लोकस्रष्टा महीतले
ratheṣv atiratho yantā dārukaḥ keśavasya vai yodhamukhyaś ca yodhānāṃ sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ // HV_86.78 ācāryo dhanuṣāṃ vede sākṣāddroṇa ivāparaḥ | sātyakiḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca śatruhā yuddhadurmadaḥ | vidhānam evaṃ kṛtvā sa kṛṣṇaḥ puryām aninditaḥ mumude yadubhiḥ sārdhaṃ lokasraṣṭā mahītale
Among chariot-fighters, Dāruka, a surpassing chariot-warrior, was Keśava's driver; and Sātyaki of true valour was chief among the warriors — a teacher in the science of the bow, in person like a second Droṇa; Sātyaki, true to his promises, slayer of foes, furious in battle. Having made this arrangement, that blameless Kṛṣṇa, the world's creator, rejoiced in the city on the earth together with the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition