Harivamsha — Chapter 90

HV 90.1

भूय एव तु विप्रर्षे बलदेवस्य धीमतः माहात्म्यं श्रोतुम् इच्छामि शेषस्य धरणीभृतः

bhūya eva tu viprarṣe baladevasya dhīmataḥ māhātmyaṃ śrotum icchāmi śeṣasya dharaṇībhṛtaḥ

But once again, O sage among brahmins, I wish to hear of the greatness of wise Baladeva, who is Śeṣa, the bearer of the earth.

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HV 90.2

अतीव बलवन्तं हि तेजोराशिम् अनिर्जितम् कथयन्ति महात्मानं ये पुराणविदो जनाः

atīva balavantaṃ hi tejorāśim anirjitam kathayanti mahātmānaṃ ye purāṇavido janāḥ

For those people who know the ancient lore declare that great-souled one to be exceedingly strong, a mass of blazing energy, unconquered.

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HV 90.3

तस्य कर्माण्य् अहं विप्र श्रोतुम् इच्छामि तत्त्वतः अनन्तं यं विदुर् नागम् आदिदेवं महौजसम्

tasya karmāṇy ahaṃ vipra śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ anantaṃ yaṃ vidur nāgam ādidevaṃ mahaujasam

I wish to hear his deeds truly, O brahmin — him whom (men) know as the serpent Ananta, the primal god of great might.

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HV 90.4

पुराणे नागराजो ऽसौ पठ्यते धरणीधरः शेषस् तेजोनिधिः श्रीमान् अकम्प्यः पुरुषोत्तमः

purāṇe nāgarājo 'sau paṭhyate dharaṇīdharaḥ śeṣas tejonidhiḥ śrīmān akampyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ

In the ancient lore he is recited as the king of serpents, the upholder of the earth, Śeṣa, a treasury of splendour, glorious, unshakable, the highest of persons.

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HV 90.5

योगाचार्यो महावीर्यः सुबलो बलवान् बली जरासंधं गदायुद्धे जितवान् यो न चावधीत्

yogācāryo mahāvīryaḥ subalo balavān balī jarāsaṃdhaṃ gadāyuddhe jitavān yo na cāvadhīt

A teacher of yoga, of great valour, well-strong, strong, powerful — he who conquered Jarāsaṃdha in the mace-fight but did not kill him.

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HV 90.6

बहवश् चैव राजानः पार्थिवाः पृथिवीपते अन्वयुर् मागधं संख्ये ते चापि विजिता रणे

bahavaś caiva rājānaḥ pārthivāḥ pṛthivīpate anvayur māgadhaṃ saṃkhye te cāpi vijitā raṇe

And many kings, rulers of the earth, O lord of the earth, followed the king of Magadha into the encounter, and they too were vanquished in battle.

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HV 90.7

नागायुतसमप्राणो भीमो भीमपराक्रमः असकृद् बलदेवेन बाहुयुद्धे पराजितः

nāgāyutasamaprāṇo bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ asakṛd baladevena bāhuyuddhe parājitaḥ

Bhīma, whose vital strength equalled that of ten thousand elephants, of terrible prowess, was more than once defeated by Baladeva in a wrestling match.

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HV 90.9

दुर्योधनस्य कन्यां तु हरमाणो न्यगृह्यत साम्बो जाम्बवतीपुत्रो नगरे नागसाह्वये ॥ ह्व्_९०।८ राजभिः सर्वतो रुद्धो हरमाणो बलात् किल । तम् उपश्रुत्य संक्रुद्ध आजगाम हलायुधः रामस् तस्य विमोक्षार्थम् आगतो नालभच् च तम् ततश् चुक्रोध बलवान् अद्भुतं चाकरोन् महत्

duryodhanasya kanyāṃ tu haramāṇo nyagṛhyata sāmbo jāmbavatīputro nagare nāgasāhvaye // HV_90.8 rājabhiḥ sarvato ruddho haramāṇo balāt kila | tam upaśrutya saṃkruddha ājagāma halāyudhaḥ rāmas tasya vimokṣārtham āgato nālabhac ca tam tataś cukrodha balavān adbhutaṃ cākaron mahat

But Sāmba, the son of Jāmbavatī, was seized in the city named after elephants (Hāstinapura) as he was carrying off Duryodhana's daughter — hemmed in on all sides by the kings as he carried her off by force, so it is said. Hearing of this, Halāyudha came, enraged; Rāma came to free him and did not obtain him; then the mighty one grew angry and did a great marvel.

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HV 90.10

अनिवार्यम् अभेद्यं च दिव्यम् अप्रतिमं बली लाङ्गलास्त्रं समुद्यम्य ब्रह्मदण्डानुमन्त्रितम्

anivāryam abhedyaṃ ca divyam apratimaṃ balī lāṅgalāstraṃ samudyamya brahmadaṇḍānumantritam

The mighty one, raising up his plough-weapon — irresistible, unbreakable, divine, without equal, consecrated with the spell of Brahmā's staff —

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HV 90.11

प्राकारवप्रे विन्यस्य पुरस्य स महाबलः प्रक्षेप्तुम् ऐच्छद् गङ्गायां नगरं कौरवस्य तत्

prākāravapre vinyasya purasya sa mahābalaḥ prakṣeptum aicchad gaṅgāyāṃ nagaraṃ kauravasya tat

that one of great strength, setting it against the rampart-embankment of the city, wished to hurl that city of the Kaurava into the Ganges.

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HV 90.12

तद् आघूर्णितम् आलक्ष्य पुरं दुर्योधनो नृपः साम्बं निर्यातयाम् आस सभार्यं तस्य धीमतः

tad āghūrṇitam ālakṣya puraṃ duryodhano nṛpaḥ sāmbaṃ niryātayām āsa sabhāryaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ

Seeing that city shaken about, king Duryodhana handed over Sāmba, together with his wife, to that wise one.

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HV 90.13

ददौ शिष्यं तदात्मानं रामस्य सुमहात्मनः गदायुद्धे कुरुपतिः प्रतिजग्राह तं च सः

dadau śiṣyaṃ tadātmānaṃ rāmasya sumahātmanaḥ gadāyuddhe kurupatiḥ pratijagrāha taṃ ca saḥ

The lord of the Kurus then gave himself as a pupil to the very great-souled Rāma in mace-fighting, and he accepted him.

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HV 90.14

ततः प्रभृति राजेन्द्र पुरम् एतद् विघूर्णितं आवर्जितम् इवाभाति गङ्गाम् अभिमुखं नृप

tataḥ prabhṛti rājendra puram etad vighūrṇitaṃ āvarjitam ivābhāti gaṅgām abhimukhaṃ nṛpa

From that time on, O lord of kings, this city has been shaken, and appears as if tilted, facing toward the Ganges, O king.

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HV 90.15

इदम् अत्यद्भुतं कर्म रामस्य प्रथितं भुवि भाण्डीरे कथ्यते राजन् यत् कृतं शौरिणा पुरा

idam atyadbhutaṃ karma rāmasya prathitaṃ bhuvi bhāṇḍīre kathyate rājan yat kṛtaṃ śauriṇā purā

This most marvellous deed of Rāma is famed on earth. At Bhāṇḍīra, O king, what the Śauri did long ago is told:

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HV 90.17

प्रलम्बं मुष्टिनैकेन यज् जघान हलायुधः धेनुकं च महाकायं चिक्षेप नगमूर्धनि ॥ ह्व्_९०।१६ स गतासुः पपातोर्व्यां दैत्यो गर्दभरूपधृक् । लवणजलगमा महानदी द्रुतजलवेगतरंगमालिनी नगरम् अभिमुखा यद् आहृता हलविधृता यमुना यमस्वसा

pralambaṃ muṣṭinaikena yaj jaghāna halāyudhaḥ dhenukaṃ ca mahākāyaṃ cikṣepa nagamūrdhani // HV_90.16 sa gatāsuḥ papātorvyāṃ daityo gardabharūpadhṛk | lavaṇajalagamā mahānadī drutajalavegataraṃgamālinī nagaram abhimukhā yad āhṛtā halavidhṛtā yamunā yamasvasā

that Halāyudha slew Pralamba with a single fist, and hurled the huge-bodied Dhenuka onto the top of a tree — that demon in the form of an ass fell lifeless to the ground; and that the great river that flows to the salt water, garlanded with waves of swift-rushing water, the Yamunā, sister of Yama, was drawn near, held back by the plough, and turned to face the city.

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HV 90.18

बलदेवस्य माहात्म्यम् एतत् ते कथितं मया अनन्तस्याप्रमेयस्य शेष्यस्य सुमहात्मनः

baladevasya māhātmyam etat te kathitaṃ mayā anantasyāprameyasya śeṣyasya sumahātmanaḥ

This greatness of Baladeva has been recounted to you by me — of Ananta, the immeasurable, of Śeṣa, the very great-souled one.

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