Harivamsha — Chapter 93
HV 93.1
ददर्शाथ पुरीं कृष्णो द्वारकां गरुडे स्थितः देवसद्मप्रतीकाशां समन्तात् प्रतिनादिताम्
dadarśātha purīṃ kṛṣṇo dvārakāṃ garuḍe sthitaḥ devasadmapratīkāśāṃ samantāt pratināditām
Then Kṛṣṇa, seated on Garuḍa, saw the city of Dvārakā, resembling the abode of the gods, resounding on every side.
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HV 93.2
मणिपर्वतयात्रां हि गते देवकिनन्दने तथा क्रीडागृहाणि च । उद्यानवनमुख्यानि वलभीचत्वराणि च । संप्राप्ते तु तदा कृष्णे । विश्वकर्माणम् आहूय देवराजो ऽब्रवीद् इदम्
maṇiparvatayātrāṃ hi gate devakinandane tathā krīḍāgṛhāṇi ca | udyānavanamukhyāni valabhīcatvarāṇi ca | saṃprāpte tu tadā kṛṣṇe | viśvakarmāṇam āhūya devarājo 'bravīd idam
For when the son of Devakī had gone on the journey to the jewel-mountain — and likewise the pleasure-houses, the chief gardens and groves, the terraces and the crossroads — and when Kṛṣṇa was then arriving, the king of the gods summoned Viśvakarman and said this:
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HV 93.3
प्रियम् इच्छसि चेत् कर्तुं मह्यं शिल्पवतां वर कृष्णप्रियार्थं भूयस् त्वं करिष्यसि मनोहराम्
priyam icchasi cet kartuṃ mahyaṃ śilpavatāṃ vara kṛṣṇapriyārthaṃ bhūyas tvaṃ kariṣyasi manoharām
"If you wish to do what pleases me, best of craftsmen, you shall once more make (the city) charming, for Kṛṣṇa's pleasure.
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HV 93.4
उद्यानवनसंबाधां द्वारकां स्वर्गसंनिभाम् कुरुष्व विबुधश्रेष्ठ यथा मम पुरी तथा
udyānavanasaṃbādhāṃ dvārakāṃ svargasaṃnibhām kuruṣva vibudhaśreṣṭha yathā mama purī tathā
Make Dvārakā thronged with gardens and groves, like heaven, O best of the wise ones — even as my own city is.
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HV 93.5
यत् किं चित् त्रिषु लोकेषु रत्नभूतं प्रपश्यसि तेन संयुज्यतां क्षिप्रं पुरी द्वारवती त्वया
yat kiṃ cit triṣu lokeṣu ratnabhūtaṃ prapaśyasi tena saṃyujyatāṃ kṣipraṃ purī dvāravatī tvayā
Whatever in the three worlds you see that is of the nature of a jewel, with that let the city Dvāravatī be quickly furnished by you.
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HV 93.6
कृष्णो हि सुरकार्येषु सर्वेषु सततोत्थितः संग्रामान् घोररूपांश् च विगाहति महाबलः
kṛṣṇo hi surakāryeṣu sarveṣu satatotthitaḥ saṃgrāmān ghorarūpāṃś ca vigāhati mahābalaḥ
For Kṛṣṇa is ever ready in all the affairs of the gods, and the mighty one plunges into battles of dreadful form."
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HV 93.7
ताम् इन्द्रवचनाद् गत्वा विश्वकर्मा पुरीं ततः अलंचक्रे समन्ताद् वै यथेन्द्रस्यामरावती
tām indravacanād gatvā viśvakarmā purīṃ tataḥ alaṃcakre samantād vai yathendrasyāmarāvatī
Then Viśvakarman, going to that city at Indra's word, adorned it on every side, just as Indra's Amarāvatī (is adorned).
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HV 93.8
तां ददर्श दशार्हाणाम् ईश्वरः पक्षिवाहनः विश्वकर्मकृतैर् दिव्यैर् अभिप्रायैर् अलंकृताम्
tāṃ dadarśa daśārhāṇām īśvaraḥ pakṣivāhanaḥ viśvakarmakṛtair divyair abhiprāyair alaṃkṛtām
The lord of the Daśārhas, borne by the bird, saw it adorned with divine designs made by Viśvakarman.
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HV 93.9
तां पुरीं द्वारकां दृष्ट्वा विभुनारायणो हरिः हृष्टः सर्वार्थसंपन्नः प्रवेष्टुम् उपचक्रमे
tāṃ purīṃ dvārakāṃ dṛṣṭvā vibhunārāyaṇo hariḥ hṛṣṭaḥ sarvārthasaṃpannaḥ praveṣṭum upacakrame
Seeing that city Dvārakā, the all-pervading Nārāyaṇa Hari, delighted, having accomplished all his purposes, prepared to enter.
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HV 93.10
सो ऽपश्यद् वृक्षषण्डांश् च रम्यान् दृष्टिमनोहरान् द्वारकां प्रति दाशार्हश् चित्रितां विश्वकर्मणा
so 'paśyad vṛkṣaṣaṇḍāṃś ca ramyān dṛṣṭimanoharān dvārakāṃ prati dāśārhaś citritāṃ viśvakarmaṇā
And the Dāśārha saw the delightful clumps of trees, charming to the eye, around Dvārakā, which had been made colourful by Viśvakarman.
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HV 93.11
पद्मषण्डाकुलाभिश् च हंससेवितवारिभिः गङ्गासिन्धुप्रकाशाभिः परिखाभिर् वृतां पुरीम्
padmaṣaṇḍākulābhiś ca haṃsasevitavāribhiḥ gaṅgāsindhuprakāśābhiḥ parikhābhir vṛtāṃ purīm
(He saw) the city surrounded by moats crowded with lotus-clumps, their waters frequented by geese, shining like the Ganges and the Indus,
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HV 93.12
प्राकारेणार्कवर्णेन शातकौम्भेन राजता चयमूर्ध्नि निविष्टेन द्यां यथैवाभ्रमालया
prākāreṇārkavarṇena śātakaumbhena rājatā cayamūrdhni niviṣṭena dyāṃ yathaivābhramālayā
with a rampart of the colour of the sun, made of gold and silver, set on the crest of the mound, as the sky is (encircled) by a garland of clouds;
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HV 93.13
काननैर् नन्दनप्रख्यैस् तथा चैत्ररथोपमैः बभौ चारुपरिक्षिप्ता द्वारका द्यौर् इवाम्बुभिः
kānanair nandanaprakhyais tathā caitrarathopamaiḥ babhau cāruparikṣiptā dvārakā dyaur ivāmbubhiḥ
With forests like Nandana and comparable to Caitraratha, Dvārakā, beautifully encircled, shone like the sky with (rain-)clouds.
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HV 93.14
भाति रैवतकः शैलो रम्यसानुगुहाजिरः पूर्वस्यां दिशि लक्ष्मीवान् मणिकाञ्चनतोरणः
bhāti raivatakaḥ śailo ramyasānuguhājiraḥ pūrvasyāṃ diśi lakṣmīvān maṇikāñcanatoraṇaḥ
Mount Raivataka shines, with its lovely ridges, caves and courts, glorious in the eastern quarter, with archways of gem and gold.
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HV 93.16
दक्षिणस्यां लतावेष्टः पञ्चवर्णो विराजते इन्द्रकेतुप्रतीकाशः पश्चिमस्यां तथाक्षयः ॥ ह्व्_९३।१५ चित्रकाननरम्यश् च पञ्चानननिषेवितः । उत्तरां दिशम् अत्यर्थं विभूषयति वेणुमान् मन्दराद्रिप्रतीकाशः पाण्डुरः पार्थिवर्षभ
dakṣiṇasyāṃ latāveṣṭaḥ pañcavarṇo virājate indraketupratīkāśaḥ paścimasyāṃ tathākṣayaḥ // HV_93.15 citrakānanaramyaś ca pañcānananiṣevitaḥ | uttarāṃ diśam atyarthaṃ vibhūṣayati veṇumān mandarādripratīkāśaḥ pāṇḍuraḥ pārthivarṣabha
In the south, wrapped in creepers, five-coloured, (a peak) shines forth; and in the west likewise (stands) Akṣaya, resembling Indra's banner. And Veṇumat, delightful with its many-hued groves, frequented by lions, exceedingly adorns the northern quarter — white, like Mount Mandara, O bull among kings.
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HV 93.17
चित्रकम्बलवर्णं च पाञ्चजन्यवनं महत् सर्वर्तुकवनं चैव भाति रैवतकं प्रति
citrakambalavarṇaṃ ca pāñcajanyavanaṃ mahat sarvartukavanaṃ caiva bhāti raivatakaṃ prati
And the great Pāñcajanya wood, coloured like a many-hued blanket, and the grove (blooming) in all seasons, shine over against Raivataka.
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HV 93.18
लतावेष्टं समन्तात् तु मेरुप्रभवनं महत् भाति भार्गवनं चैव पुष्पकं च महद् वनम्
latāveṣṭaṃ samantāt tu meruprabhavanaṃ mahat bhāti bhārgavanaṃ caiva puṣpakaṃ ca mahad vanam
And all around Latāveṣṭa the great Meruprabha grove, and the Bhārgava grove, and the great Puṣpaka wood shine.
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HV 93.19
अक्षकैर् बीजकैश् चैव मन्दारैश् चोपशोभितम् शतावर्तवनं चैव करवीरकरम्भि च
akṣakair bījakaiś caiva mandāraiś copaśobhitam śatāvartavanaṃ caiva karavīrakarambhi ca
And the Śatāvarta wood, adorned with akṣaka and bījaka trees and with mandāra trees, and mingled with oleanders (shines too).
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HV 93.20
भाति चैत्ररथं चैव नन्दनं च महद् वनम् रमणं भावनं चैव वेणुमद् वै समन्ततः
bhāti caitrarathaṃ caiva nandanaṃ ca mahad vanam ramaṇaṃ bhāvanaṃ caiva veṇumad vai samantataḥ
And Caitraratha shines, and the great wood Nandana, and Ramaṇa and Bhāvana, and Veṇumat all around.
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HV 93.21
वैदूर्यपत्रैर् जलजैस् तथा मन्दाकिनी नदी भाति पुष्करिणी रम्या पूर्वस्यां दिशि भारत
vaidūryapatrair jalajais tathā mandākinī nadī bhāti puṣkariṇī ramyā pūrvasyāṃ diśi bhārata
So too the river Mandākinī, with water-born flowers whose petals are like beryl, and a lovely lotus-pond shine in the eastern quarter, O Bhārata.
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HV 93.22
सानवो भूषितास् तत्र केशवस्य प्रियैषिभिः बहुभिर् देवगन्धर्वैश् चोदितैर् विश्वकर्मणा
sānavo bhūṣitās tatra keśavasya priyaiṣibhiḥ bahubhir devagandharvaiś coditair viśvakarmaṇā
There the ridges were adorned by many gods and gandharvas who sought Keśava's pleasure, urged on by Viśvakarman.
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HV 93.23
महानदी द्वारवतीं पञ्चाशद्भिर् महामुखैः प्रविष्टा पुण्यसलिला भावयन्ती समन्ततः
mahānadī dvāravatīṃ pañcāśadbhir mahāmukhaiḥ praviṣṭā puṇyasalilā bhāvayantī samantataḥ
The great river, with its holy waters, entered Dvāravatī by fifty great mouths, making (it) prosper on every side.
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HV 93.24
अप्रमेयां महोत्सेधाम् अगाधपरिखायुताम् प्राकारवरसंपन्नां सुधापाण्डुरलेपनाम्
aprameyāṃ mahotsedhām agādhaparikhāyutām prākāravarasaṃpannāṃ sudhāpāṇḍuralepanām
(He saw) the city of Dvārakā, immeasurable, of great height, furnished with a fathomless moat, provided with excellent ramparts, plastered white with lime,
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HV 93.25
तीक्ष्णयन्त्रशतघ्नीभिर् यन्त्रजालैश् च भूषिताम् आयसैश् च महाचक्रैर् ददृशे द्वारकां पुरीम्
tīkṣṇayantraśataghnībhir yantrajālaiś ca bhūṣitām āyasaiś ca mahācakrair dadṛśe dvārakāṃ purīm
adorned with sharp engines and śataghnīs and with nets of machinery, and with great iron wheels — thus he saw the city of Dvārakā.
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HV 93.26
अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि नगरे किंकिणीकिनाम् समुच्छ्रितपताकानि यथा देवपुरे तथा
aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi nagare kiṃkiṇīkinām samucchritapatākāni yathā devapure tathā
In the city there were eight thousand chariots hung with little bells and with banners raised high, just as in the city of the gods.
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HV 93.27
अष्टयोजनविस्तीर्णाम् अचलां द्वादशायताम् द्विगुणोपनिवेशां च ददृशे द्वारकां पुरीम्
aṣṭayojanavistīrṇām acalāṃ dvādaśāyatām dviguṇopaniveśāṃ ca dadṛśe dvārakāṃ purīm
He saw the city of Dvārakā, eight yojanas broad, immovable, twelve long, and with suburbs of twice that extent.
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HV 93.28
अष्टमार्गमहाकक्ष्यां महाषोडशचत्वराम् एकमार्गपरिक्षिप्तां साक्षाद् उशनसा कृताम् स्त्रियो ऽपि यस्यां युध्येरन् किम् उ वृष्णिमहारथाः
aṣṭamārgamahākakṣyāṃ mahāṣoḍaśacatvarām ekamārgaparikṣiptāṃ sākṣād uśanasā kṛtām striyo 'pi yasyāṃ yudhyeran kim u vṛṣṇimahārathāḥ
(A city) with a great enclosure of eight roads and sixteen great squares, encircled by a single highway, made by Uśanas himself — in which even the women could fight, how much more the great chariot-warriors of the Vṛṣṇis!
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HV 93.29
व्यूहानाम् उत्तमा मार्गाः सप्त चैव महापथाः तत्र वै विहिताः साक्षाद् विविधा विश्वकर्मणा तस्मिन् पुरवरश्रेष्ठे दाशार्हाणां यशस्विनाम्
vyūhānām uttamā mārgāḥ sapta caiva mahāpathāḥ tatra vai vihitāḥ sākṣād vividhā viśvakarmaṇā tasmin puravaraśreṣṭhe dāśārhāṇāṃ yaśasvinām
And there the seven excellent roads and highways for troop-formations of various kinds had been laid out by Viśvakarman himself, in that best of excellent cities of the glorious Dāśārhas.
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HV 93.30
वेश्मानि जहृषे दृष्ट्वा ततो देवकिनन्दनः काञ्चनैर् मणिसोपानैर् उपेतानि नृहर्षणैः
veśmāni jahṛṣe dṛṣṭvā tato devakinandanaḥ kāñcanair maṇisopānair upetāni nṛharṣaṇaiḥ
Then the son of Devakī rejoiced on seeing the mansions, furnished with golden stairways set with gems, delighting men,
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HV 93.31
भीमघोषमहाघोषैः प्रासादवरचत्वरैः समुच्छ्रितपताकानि पारिप्लवनिभानि च
bhīmaghoṣamahāghoṣaiḥ prāsādavaracatvaraiḥ samucchritapatākāni pāriplavanibhāni ca
with the fine squares of their palaces resounding with a great and terrible din, with banners raised high, and (rocking) like boats,
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HV 93.33
काञ्चनाग्राणि भास्वन्ति मेरुकूटनिभानि च पाण्डुपाण्डुरशृङ्गैश् च शातकुम्भपरिच्छदैः रम्यसानुगुहाशृङ्गैर् विचित्रैर् इव पर्वतैः ॥ ह्व्_९३।३२ प्रासादशिखराणि च ।गृहाणि रमणीयानि । पञ्चवर्णसवर्णैश् च पुष्पवृष्टिसमप्रभैः पर्जन्यतुल्यनिर्घोषैर् नानारूपैर् इवाद्रिभिः
kāñcanāgrāṇi bhāsvanti merukūṭanibhāni ca pāṇḍupāṇḍuraśṛṅgaiś ca śātakumbhaparicchadaiḥ ramyasānuguhāśṛṅgair vicitrair iva parvataiḥ // HV_93.32 prāsādaśikharāṇi ca |gṛhāṇi ramaṇīyāni | pañcavarṇasavarṇaiś ca puṣpavṛṣṭisamaprabhaiḥ parjanyatulyanirghoṣair nānārūpair ivādribhiḥ
and with golden peaks, shining, like the summits of Meru; and the palace-tops, with their whitish-white pinnacles and their gold trappings, with pinnacles, caves and lovely ridges, were like variegated mountains; and (there were) delightful houses, of the five colours, with a lustre like a rain of flowers, thundering like the rain-cloud, like mountains of many shapes,
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HV 93.34
दावाग्निज्वलितप्रख्यैर् निर्मितैर् विश्वकर्मणा आलिखद्भिर् इवाकाशम् अतिचन्द्रार्कभास्वरैः
dāvāgnijvalitaprakhyair nirmitair viśvakarmaṇā ālikhadbhir ivākāśam aticandrārkabhāsvaraiḥ
built by Viśvakarman, resembling forest-fire ablaze, as if scratching the sky, more radiant than moon and sun.
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HV 93.35
तैर् दाशार्हैर् महाभागैर् बभासे भवनह्रदैः वासुदेवेन्द्रपर्जन्यैर् गृहमेघैर् अलंकृता
tair dāśārhair mahābhāgair babhāse bhavanahradaiḥ vāsudevendraparjanyair gṛhameghair alaṃkṛtā
With those Dāśārhas, the greatly fortunate, who were lakes among dwellings, (the city) shone; adorned with house-clouds, with Vāsudeva as the Indra who is the rain-cloud.
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HV 93.36
ददृशे द्वारका चारु मेघैर् द्यौर् इव संवृता साक्षाद् भगवतो वेश्म विहितं विश्वकर्मणा
dadṛśe dvārakā cāru meghair dyaur iva saṃvṛtā sākṣād bhagavato veśma vihitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
Dvārakā was seen, lovely, like the sky wrapped in clouds; and (there was seen) the Lord's own dwelling, fashioned by Viśvakarman.
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HV 93.37
ददृशे वासुदेवस्य चतुर्योजनम् आयतम् तावद् एव च विस्तीर्णम् अप्रमेयं महाधनैः
dadṛśe vāsudevasya caturyojanam āyatam tāvad eva ca vistīrṇam aprameyaṃ mahādhanaiḥ
(Then) was seen Vāsudeva's (palace), four yojanas long and just as much in breadth, immeasurable with its great treasures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.38
प्रासादवरसंपन्नैर् युक्तं जगति पर्वतैः यश् चकार महाभागस् त्वष्टा वासवचोदितः
prāsādavarasaṃpannair yuktaṃ jagati parvataiḥ yaś cakāra mahābhāgas tvaṣṭā vāsavacoditaḥ
(It was) endowed with the finest palaces and furnished with mountains upon (that) ground — (a city) which the greatly fortunate Tvaṣṭā made at Vāsava's urging.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.39
प्रासादं चैव हेमाभं सर्वभूतमनोहरम् मेरोर् इव गिरेः शृङ्गम् उच्छ्रितं काञ्चनं महत् रुक्मिण्याः प्रवरं वासं विहितं विश्वकर्मणा
prāsādaṃ caiva hemābhaṃ sarvabhūtamanoharam meror iva gireḥ śṛṅgam ucchritaṃ kāñcanaṃ mahat rukmiṇyāḥ pravaraṃ vāsaṃ vihitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
And the palace, gold-hued, captivating the minds of all beings, towering up like a peak of Mount Meru, great and golden — Rukmiṇī's choicest dwelling, fashioned by Viśvakarman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.40
सत्यभामा पुनर् वेश्म यदावसत पाण्डुरम् विचित्रमणिसोपानं तद् विदुर् भोगवान् इति विमलादित्यवर्णाभिः पताकाभिर् अलंकृतम्
satyabhāmā punar veśma yadāvasata pāṇḍuram vicitramaṇisopānaṃ tad vidur bhogavān iti vimalādityavarṇābhiḥ patākābhir alaṃkṛtam
And the white dwelling in which Satyabhāmā lived, with staircases of variegated gems — that one they know as "Bhogavān" — adorned with banners of the color of the cloudless sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.41
व्यक्तसंजवनोद्देशो यश् चतुर्दिङ्महाध्वजः स च प्रासादमुख्यो यो जाम्बवत्या विभूषितः प्रभयाभ्यभवत् सर्वांस् तान् अन्यान् भास्करो यथा
vyaktasaṃjavanoddeśo yaś caturdiṅmahādhvajaḥ sa ca prāsādamukhyo yo jāmbavatyā vibhūṣitaḥ prabhayābhyabhavat sarvāṃs tān anyān bhāskaro yathā
And that foremost palace, which had a clearly marked meeting-place and great flags in the four directions, and which was adorned by Jāmbavatī, surpassed all those others in splendor, as the sun (does).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.42
उद्यद्भास्करवर्णाभस् तयोर् अन्तरमाश्रितः विश्वकर्मकृतो दिव्यः कैलासशिखरोपमः
udyadbhāskaravarṇābhas tayor antaramāśritaḥ viśvakarmakṛto divyaḥ kailāsaśikharopamaḥ
Shining with the colour of the rising sun, situated between those two, divine, made by Viśvakarman, resembling the peak of Kailāsa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.43
जाम्बूनद इवादीप्तः प्रदीप्तज्वलनोपमः सागरप्रतिमस् तिष्ठन् मेरुर् इत्य् अभिविश्रुतः
jāmbūnada ivādīptaḥ pradīptajvalanopamaḥ sāgarapratimas tiṣṭhan merur ity abhiviśrutaḥ
blazing like gold from the Jambū river, like a kindled fire, standing (vast) as the ocean, it was renowned by the name Meru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.44
तस्मिन् गान्धारराजस्य दुहिता कुलशालिनी गान्धारी भरतश्रेष्ठ केशवेन निवेशिता
tasmin gāndhārarājasya duhitā kulaśālinī gāndhārī bharataśreṣṭha keśavena niveśitā
In that (palace), O best of the Bharatas, Keśava installed Gāndhārī, the daughter of the king of Gāndhāra, a woman of good family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.45
पद्मकूटम् इति ख्यातं पद्म्वर्णं महाप्रभम् सुभीमाया महाकूटं वासं सुपरमार्चितम्
padmakūṭam iti khyātaṃ padmvarṇaṃ mahāprabham subhīmāyā mahākūṭaṃ vāsaṃ suparamārcitam
The great peaked (mansion) known as Padmakūṭa, lotus-coloured and of great brilliance, exceedingly well adorned, (was) the dwelling of Subhīmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.46
सूर्यप्रभस् तु प्रासादः सर्वकामगुणैर् युतः लक्ष्मणायाः कुरुश्रेष्ठ निर्दिष्टः शार्ङ्गधन्वना
sūryaprabhas tu prāsādaḥ sarvakāmaguṇair yutaḥ lakṣmaṇāyāḥ kuruśreṣṭha nirdiṣṭaḥ śārṅgadhanvanā
But the palace Sūryaprabha ("Sun-splendour"), furnished with every desirable quality, was assigned to Lakṣmaṇā, O best of the Kurus, by the wielder of the Śārṅga bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.47
वैदूर्यमणिवर्णाभः प्रासादो हरितप्रभः यं विदुः सर्वभूतानि परम् इत्य् एव भारत
vaidūryamaṇivarṇābhaḥ prāsādo haritaprabhaḥ yaṃ viduḥ sarvabhūtāni param ity eva bhārata
(Next) a palace with the hue of vaidūrya gems, shining green, which all beings know as simply "the highest," O Bhārata—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.48
वासं तं मित्रविन्दाया देवर्षिगणपूजितम् महिष्या वासुदेवस्य भूषणं तेषु वेश्मसु
vāsaṃ taṃ mitravindāyā devarṣigaṇapūjitam mahiṣyā vāsudevasya bhūṣaṇaṃ teṣu veśmasu
— tr. refused: cyber
HV 93.49
यस् तु प्रासादमुख्यो ऽत्र विहितो विश्वकर्मणा अतीव सौम्यः सो ऽप्य् आसीद् विष्ठितः पर्वतो यथा
yas tu prāsādamukhyo 'tra vihito viśvakarmaṇā atīva saumyaḥ so 'py āsīd viṣṭhitaḥ parvato yathā
— tr. refused: cyber
HV 93.50
सुदत्ताया निवासं तं प्रशस्तं सर्वदैवतैः महिष्या वासुदेवस्य केतुमान् इति विश्रुतः
sudattāyā nivāsaṃ taṃ praśastaṃ sarvadaivataiḥ mahiṣyā vāsudevasya ketumān iti viśrutaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
HV 93.51
तत्र प्रासादमुख्यो वै यं त्वष्टा विदधे स्वयम् योजनायतविष्कम्भः सर्वरत्नमयः शुभः
tatra prāsādamukhyo vai yaṃ tvaṣṭā vidadhe svayam yojanāyataviṣkambhaḥ sarvaratnamayaḥ śubhaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
HV 93.52
स श्रीमान् विरजो नाम व्यराजत् तत्र सुप्रभः उपस्थानगृहं यत्र केशवस्य महात्मनः
sa śrīmān virajo nāma vyarājat tatra suprabhaḥ upasthānagṛhaṃ yatra keśavasya mahātmanaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
HV 93.53
तस्मिन् सुविहिताः सर्वे रुक्मदण्डाः पताकिनः सदने वासुदेवस्य मार्गसंजवनध्वजाः रत्नजालानि तत्रैव तत्र तत्र निवेशिताः
tasmin suvihitāḥ sarve rukmadaṇḍāḥ patākinaḥ sadane vāsudevasya mārgasaṃjavanadhvajāḥ ratnajālāni tatraiva tatra tatra niveśitāḥ
In that hall of Vāsudeva all (the pillars) were well set up, with golden staffs and bearing pennons, with flags (that seemed) to hasten along the roadway; and there, in that very place, jewelled nets were fixed here and there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.54
आहृत्य यदुसिंहेन वैजयन्तो ऽचलो महान् हंसकूटस्य यच्छृङ्गम् इन्द्रद्युम्नसरः प्रति षष्टितालसमुत्सेधम् अर्धयोजनम् आयतम्
āhṛtya yadusiṃhena vaijayanto 'calo mahān haṃsakūṭasya yacchṛṅgam indradyumnasaraḥ prati ṣaṣṭitālasamutsedham ardhayojanam āyatam
The lion of the Yadus, having fetched (it) — that great immovable Vaijayanta, the peak of Haṃsakūṭa that faces Lake Indradyumna, sixty palm-trees in height and half a yojana in extent —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.55
सकिंनरमहानागं तद् अप्य् अमिततेजसा पश्यतां सर्वभूतानाम् आनीतं लोकविश्रुतम्
sakiṃnaramahānāgaṃ tad apy amitatejasā paśyatāṃ sarvabhūtānām ānītaṃ lokaviśrutam
That (peak), together with its kinnaras and great serpents, famed throughout the world, was brought by him of immeasurable splendor while all beings looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.56
आदित्यपथगं यत् तु मेरोः शिखरम् उत्तमम् जाम्बूनदमयं दिव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् तद् अप्य् उत्पाट्य कृष्णार्थम् आनीतं विश्वकर्मणा
ādityapathagaṃ yat tu meroḥ śikharam uttamam jāmbūnadamayaṃ divyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam tad apy utpāṭya kṛṣṇārtham ānītaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
And that highest peak of Meru which lies on the sun's path, made of jāmbūnada gold, divine, famed in the three worlds — even that Viśvakarman uprooted and brought for Kṛṣṇa's sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.57
भ्राजमानम् अतीवोग्रं सर्वौषधिविभूषितम् तद् इन्द्रवचनात् त्वष्टा आनयत् कार्यहेतुना पारिजातस् तु तत्रैव केशवेनाहृतः स्वयम्
bhrājamānam atīvograṃ sarvauṣadhivibhūṣitam tad indravacanāt tvaṣṭā ānayat kāryahetunā pārijātas tu tatraiva keśavenāhṛtaḥ svayam
Blazing, exceedingly awesome, adorned with all healing herbs — that (peak) Tvaṣṭṛ brought at Indra's word, for the sake of the work; and the pārijāta tree was brought there itself by Keśava himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.58
नीयमाने हि तत्रासीद् युद्धम् अद्भुतकर्मणः कृष्णस्य यो ऽभ्यरक्षंस् तं देवाः पादपम् उत्तमम् पुण्डरीकशतैर् जुष्टं विमानैश् च हिरण्मयैः
nīyamāne hi tatrāsīd yuddham adbhutakarmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇasya yo 'bhyarakṣaṃs taṃ devāḥ pādapam uttamam puṇḍarīkaśatair juṣṭaṃ vimānaiś ca hiraṇmayaiḥ
Indeed, while it was being carried there, there was a battle for Kṛṣṇa of wondrous deeds — the gods who were guarding that supreme tree, frequented by hundreds of lotuses and by golden aerial cars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.59
विहिता वासुदेवार्थं ब्रह्मस्थलमहाद्रुमाः पद्माकुलजलोपेता रत्नसौगन्धिकोत्पलाः मणिहेमप्लवाकीर्णाः पुष्करिण्यः सरांसि च
vihitā vāsudevārthaṃ brahmasthalamahādrumāḥ padmākulajalopetā ratnasaugandhikotpalāḥ maṇihemaplavākīrṇāḥ puṣkariṇyaḥ sarāṃsi ca
For Vāsudeva's sake there were provided great trees of the region of Brahmā, and lotus ponds and lakes with waters thick with lotuses, with jewel-like fragrant blue lilies, strewn with rafts of gems and gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.60
तासां परमकूलानि शोभयन्ति महाद्रुमाः सालास् तालाः कदम्बाश् च शतशाखाश् च रोहिणाः
tāsāṃ paramakūlāni śobhayanti mahādrumāḥ sālās tālāḥ kadambāś ca śataśākhāś ca rohiṇāḥ
Great trees adorn their excellent banks: sāla trees, palms, kadambas, and rohiṇa trees with a hundred branches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.61
ये च हैमवता वृक्षा ये च मेरुरुहास् तथा आहृत्य यदुसिंहार्थं विहिता विश्वकर्मणा
ye ca haimavatā vṛkṣā ye ca meruruhās tathā āhṛtya yadusiṃhārthaṃ vihitā viśvakarmaṇā
And the trees that grow on the Himālaya and those that grow on Meru — having been fetched, they were set in place by Viśvakarman for the lion of the Yadus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.62
रक्तपीतारुणप्रख्याः श्वेतपुष्पाश् च पादपाः सर्वर्तुफलसंपन्नास् तेषु काननसंधिषु
raktapītāruṇaprakhyāḥ śvetapuṣpāś ca pādapāḥ sarvartuphalasaṃpannās teṣu kānanasaṃdhiṣu
Trees appearing red, yellow, and ruddy, and (trees) with white flowers, laden with fruits of every season, (stood) in those joinings of the groves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.63
समाकुलजलोपेताः पीतशर्करवालुकाः तस्मिन् पुरवरे नद्यः प्रसन्नसलिला ह्रदाः
samākulajalopetāḥ pītaśarkaravālukāḥ tasmin puravare nadyaḥ prasannasalilā hradāḥ
In that finest of cities there were rivers with waters full (of lotuses), with yellow sand and gravel, and pools of clear water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.65
पुष्पाकुलजलोपेता नानाद्रुमलताकुलाः अपराश् चाभवन् नद्यो हेमशर्करवालुकाः ॥ ह्व्_९३।६४ ॥। नीलोत्पलविभूषिताः । नद्यः पद्मचयोद्भासः ॥। । मत्तबर्हिणसंघैश् च कोकिलैश् च सदामदैः बहूवुः परमोपेतास् तस्यां पुर्यां तु पादपाः
puṣpākulajalopetā nānādrumalatākulāḥ aparāś cābhavan nadyo hemaśarkaravālukāḥ // HV_93.64 ... nīlotpalavibhūṣitāḥ | nadyaḥ padmacayodbhāsaḥ ... | mattabarhiṇasaṃghaiś ca kokilaiś ca sadāmadaiḥ bahūvuḥ paramopetās tasyāṃ puryāṃ tu pādapāḥ
And there were other rivers, with waters thick with flowers, crowded with various trees and creepers, with golden sand and gravel ... adorned with blue lotuses; rivers shining with masses of lotuses ...; and with flocks of intoxicated peacocks and cuckoos ever in rut, the trees in that city were most excellently endowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 93.66
तत्रैव गजयूथानि पुरे गोमहिषास् तथा निवासश् च कृतस् तत्र वराहमृगपक्षिणाम्
tatraiva gajayūthāni pure gomahiṣās tathā nivāsaś ca kṛtas tatra varāhamṛgapakṣiṇām
There too in the city were herds of elephants, and cattle and buffaloes; and a dwelling place was made there for boars, deer, and birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 93.67
पुर्यां तस्यां तु रम्यायां प्राकारो वै हिरण्मयः व्यक्तं किष्कुशतोत्सेधो विहितो विश्वकर्मणा
puryāṃ tasyāṃ tu ramyāyāṃ prākāro vai hiraṇmayaḥ vyaktaṃ kiṣkuśatotsedho vihito viśvakarmaṇā
In that delightful city there was a golden rampart, plainly a hundred kiṣkus in height, fashioned by Viśvakarman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition