Harivamsha — Chapter 98
HV 98.1
बहूनां स्त्रीसहस्राणाम् अष्टौ भार्याः प्रकीर्तिताः तासाम् अपत्यान् यष्टानां भगवान् प्रब्रवीतु मे
bahūnāṃ strīsahasrāṇām aṣṭau bhāryāḥ prakīrtitāḥ tāsām apatyān yaṣṭānāṃ bhagavān prabravītu me
Of the many thousands of women, eight are declared to be (his) wives. Let the venerable one tell me the offspring of those eight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 98.2
अष्टौ महिष्यः पुत्रिण्य इति प्राधान्यतः स्मृताः सर्वा वीरप्रजायिन्यस् तास्व् अपत्यानि मे शृणु
aṣṭau mahiṣyaḥ putriṇya iti prādhānyataḥ smṛtāḥ sarvā vīraprajāyinyas tāsv apatyāni me śṛṇu
Eight chief queens, bearers of sons, are remembered as the principal ones; all of them bore heroic children — hear from me the offspring in them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 98.3
रुक्मिणी सत्यभामा च देवी नग्नजिती तथा सुदत्ता च तथा शैब्या लक्ष्मणा चारुहासिनी
rukmiṇī satyabhāmā ca devī nagnajitī tathā sudattā ca tathā śaibyā lakṣmaṇā cāruhāsinī
Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā, and the lady Nagnajitī, and Sudattā, and likewise Śaibyā, Lakṣmaṇā, Cāruhāsinī,
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HV 98.4
मित्रविन्दा च कालिन्दी जाम्बवत्य् अथ पौरवी सुभीमा च तथा माद्री रौक्मिणेयान् इमाञ् शृणु
mitravindā ca kālindī jāmbavaty atha pauravī subhīmā ca tathā mādrī raukmiṇeyān imāñ śṛṇu
and Mitravindā and Kālindī, Jāmbavatī, then Pauravī, and Subhīmā, and likewise Mādrī. Hear (of) these sons of Rukmiṇī.
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HV 98.5
प्रद्युम्नः प्रथमो यज्ञे शम्बरान्तकरः सुतः द्वितीयश् चारुदेष्णश् च वृष्णिसिंहो महारथः
pradyumnaḥ prathamo yajñe śambarāntakaraḥ sutaḥ dvitīyaś cārudeṣṇaś ca vṛṣṇisiṃho mahārathaḥ
Pradyumna (was) the first, the son (born) at the sacrifice, the one who made an end of Śambara; the second was Cārudeṣṇa, the lion of the Vṛṣṇis, a great chariot-warrior.
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HV 98.6
चारुभद्रो भद्रचारुः सुदंष्ट्रो द्रुम एव च सुषेणश् चारुगुप्तश् च चारुविन्दश् च चारुमान् चारुबाहुः कनिष्ठश् च कन्या चारुमती तथा
cārubhadro bhadracāruḥ sudaṃṣṭro druma eva ca suṣeṇaś cāruguptaś ca cāruvindaś ca cārumān cārubāhuḥ kaniṣṭhaś ca kanyā cārumatī tathā
Cārubhadra, Bhadracāru, Sudaṃṣṭra and Druma, Suṣeṇa and Cārugupta, and Cāruvinda and Cārumān, and Cārubāhu the youngest, and likewise the daughter Cārumatī.
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HV 98.8
जज्ञिरे सत्यभामायां भानुर् भिमरथः क्षुपः रोहितो दीप्तिमांश् चैव ताम्रजाक्षो जलान्तकः चतस्रो जज्ञिरे तेषां स्वसारो गरुडध्वजात् ॥ ह्व्_९८।७ भानुर् भीमरिका चैव ताम्रपक्षा जलंधमा । जाम्बवत्याः सुतो जज्ञे साम्बः समितिशोभनः मित्रबाहुर् मित्रधामा मित्रसेनस् तथैव च । मित्रवान् मित्रविन्दश् च मित्रवत्य् अपि चाङ्गना
jajñire satyabhāmāyāṃ bhānur bhimarathaḥ kṣupaḥ rohito dīptimāṃś caiva tāmrajākṣo jalāntakaḥ catasro jajñire teṣāṃ svasāro garuḍadhvajāt // HV_98.7 bhānur bhīmarikā caiva tāmrapakṣā jalaṃdhamā | jāmbavatyāḥ suto jajñe sāmbaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ mitrabāhur mitradhāmā mitrasenas tathaiva ca | mitravān mitravindaś ca mitravaty api cāṅganā
Of Satyabhāmā were born Bhānu, Bhīmaratha, Kṣupa, Rohita, and Dīptimān, Tāmrajākṣa, Jalāntaka; and four sisters of theirs were born from him whose banner is Garuḍa: Bhānu (Bhānū) and Bhīmarikā, Tāmrapakṣā, Jalaṃdhamā. Of Jāmbavatī was born the son Sāmba, splendid in assembly, and Mitrabāhu, Mitradhāmā, and likewise Mitrasena, Mitravān and Mitravinda, and also the woman Mitravatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 98.9
मित्रवाहः सुनीथश् च नग्नजित्याः प्रजाः शृणु भद्रकारो भद्रविन्दः कन्या भद्रवती तथा
mitravāhaḥ sunīthaś ca nagnajityāḥ prajāḥ śṛṇu bhadrakāro bhadravindaḥ kanyā bhadravatī tathā
and Mitravāha and Sunītha. Hear (now) the offspring of Nagnajitī: Bhadrakāra, Bhadravinda, and likewise the daughter Bhadravatī.
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HV 98.10
सुदत्तायास् तु शैब्यायाः संग्रामजिद् अजायत सत्यजित् सेनजिच् चैव तथा शूरः सपत्नजित्
sudattāyās tu śaibyāyāḥ saṃgrāmajid ajāyata satyajit senajic caiva tathā śūraḥ sapatnajit
But of Sudattā the Śaibya woman was born Saṃgrāmajit, (and) Satyajit and Senajit, and likewise the hero Sapatnajit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 98.11
सुभीमायाः सुतो माद्र्या वृकाश्वो वृकनिर्वृतिः कुमारो वृकदीप्तिश् च लक्ष्मणायाः प्रजाः शृणु
subhīmāyāḥ suto mādryā vṛkāśvo vṛkanirvṛtiḥ kumāro vṛkadīptiś ca lakṣmaṇāyāḥ prajāḥ śṛṇu
Of Subhīmā (and) of Mādrī the sons (were) Vṛkāśva, Vṛkanirvṛti, and the boy Vṛkadīpti. Hear the offspring of Lakṣmaṇā.
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HV 98.12
गात्रवान् गात्रगुप्तश् च गात्रविन्दश् च वीर्यवान् जज्ञिरे गात्रवन्त्य् एते भगिन्यानुजया सह
gātravān gātraguptaś ca gātravindaś ca vīryavān jajñire gātravanty ete bhaginyānujayā saha
Gātravān and Gātragupta, and the valiant Gātravinda — these were born of Gātravatī, together with a younger sister.
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HV 98.13
अश्रुतश् च सुतो जज्ञे कालिन्द्याः श्रुतसत्तमः अश्रुतं श्रुतसेनायै प्रददौ मधुसूदनः
aśrutaś ca suto jajñe kālindyāḥ śrutasattamaḥ aśrutaṃ śrutasenāyai pradadau madhusūdanaḥ
And of Kālindī was born the son Aśruta, most excellent in learning; Aśruta the slayer of Madhu gave away to Śrutasenā.
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HV 98.14
तं प्रदाय हृषीकेशस् तां भार्यां मुदितो ऽब्रवीत् एष वाम् उभयोर् अस्तु दायादः शाश्वतीः समाः
taṃ pradāya hṛṣīkeśas tāṃ bhāryāṃ mudito 'bravīt eṣa vām ubhayor astu dāyādaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
Having given him (away), Hṛṣīkeśa, delighted, said to that wife: "Let him be the heir of you both for everlasting years."
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HV 98.15
बृहत्यां तु गदस्याहुः शैब्यायाम् अङ्गदं सुतम् उत्पन्नं कुमुदं चैव श्वेतं श्वेतां तथाङ्गनाम्
bṛhatyāṃ tu gadasyāhuḥ śaibyāyām aṅgadaṃ sutam utpannaṃ kumudaṃ caiva śvetaṃ śvetāṃ tathāṅganām
But they say that of Gada, by Bṛhatī the Śaibya woman, was born the son Aṅgada, and Kumuda and Śveta, and likewise the woman Śvetā.
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HV 98.16
अगावहः सुमित्रश् च शुचिश् चित्ररथस् तथा चित्रसेनः सुते चास्य चित्रा चित्रवती तथा
agāvahaḥ sumitraś ca śuciś citrarathas tathā citrasenaḥ sute cāsya citrā citravatī tathā
Agāvaha and Sumitra, Śuci and likewise Citraratha, Citrasena; and his two daughters (were) Citrā and likewise Citravatī.
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HV 98.17
वनुस्तम्बस्य जज्ञाते स्तम्बः स्तम्बवनश् च ह निवासनो वनस्तम्बः कन्या स्तम्बवती तथा । उपासङ्गस्य तु सुतौ वज्रः सुक्षिप्र एव च
vanustambasya jajñāte stambaḥ stambavanaś ca ha nivāsano vanastambaḥ kanyā stambavatī tathā | upāsaṅgasya tu sutau vajraḥ sukṣipra eva ca
Of Vanustamba were born Stamba and Stambavana, Nivāsana, Vanastamba, and likewise the daughter Stambavatī. But of Upāsaṅga the two sons (were) Vajra and Sukṣipra.
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HV 98.19
कौशिक्यां सुतसोमायां यौधिष्ठिर्यां युधिष्ठिरौ कापाली गरुडश् चैव जज्ञाते चित्रयोधिनौ ॥ ह्व्_९८।१८ एवमादीनि पुत्राणां सहस्त्राणि निबोधत । अयुतं तु समाख्यातं वासुदेवस्य ते सुताः ॥ अयुतानि तथा चाष्टौ शूरा रणविशारदाः । जनार्दनस्य प्रसवः कीर्तितो ऽयं यथा तथा । प्रद्युम्नस्य सुतो यस् तु वैदर्भ्यां राजसत्तमः अनिरुद्धो रणे योद्धा जज्ञे स मृगकेतनः
kauśikyāṃ sutasomāyāṃ yaudhiṣṭhiryāṃ yudhiṣṭhirau kāpālī garuḍaś caiva jajñāte citrayodhinau // HV_98.18 evamādīni putrāṇāṃ sahastrāṇi nibodhata | ayutaṃ tu samākhyātaṃ vāsudevasya te sutāḥ || ayutāni tathā cāṣṭau śūrā raṇaviśāradāḥ | janārdanasya prasavaḥ kīrtito 'yaṃ yathā tathā | pradyumnasya suto yas tu vaidarbhyāṃ rājasattamaḥ aniruddho raṇe yoddhā jajñe sa mṛgaketanaḥ
Of the Kauśikī woman Sutasomā, and of the Yaudhiṣṭhirī woman Yudhiṣṭhirā(?), were born the two fighters of varied combat, Kāpālī and Garuḍa. Understand that the sons (were) thousands beginning thus. Ten thousand are declared: those are the sons of Vāsudeva — and eight ten-thousands (more), heroes skilled in battle. Thus has the progeny of Janārdana been recounted as it was. And the son of Pradyumna by the Vaidarbhī woman, best of kings, was Aniruddha, a fighter in battle, born bearing the deer as his emblem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 98.20
रेवत्यां बलदेवस्य जज्ञाते निशठोल्मुकौ भ्रातरौ देवसंकाशाव् उभौ पुरुषसत्तमौ
revatyāṃ baladevasya jajñāte niśaṭholmukau bhrātarau devasaṃkāśāv ubhau puruṣasattamau
Of Baladeva, by Revatī, were born Niśaṭha and Ulmuka, two brothers resembling gods, both most excellent of men.
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HV 98.21
सुतनुश् च नराची च शौरेर् आस्तां परिग्रहः पौण्ड्रश् च कपिलश् चैव वासुदेवस्य तौ सुतौ
sutanuś ca narācī ca śaurer āstāṃ parigrahaḥ pauṇḍraś ca kapilaś caiva vāsudevasya tau sutau
Sutanu and Narācī were wives of the Śauri; and Pauṇḍra and Kapila were those two sons of Vāsudeva.
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HV 98.23
नराच्यां कपिलो जज्ञे पौण्ड्रश् च सुतनोः सुतः तयोर् नृपो ऽभवत् पौण्ड्रः कपिलश् च वनं ययौ ॥ ह्व्_९८।२२ समाधिस्थः स भूतेषु दयां कुर्वन् महामतिः । स नृपः समचित्तात्मा विष्णुसायुज्यम् आप्तवान् । तुर्यां समभवद् वीरो वसुदेवान् महाबलः जरा नाम निषादानां प्रभुः सर्वधनुष्मताम्
narācyāṃ kapilo jajñe pauṇḍraś ca sutanoḥ sutaḥ tayor nṛpo 'bhavat pauṇḍraḥ kapilaś ca vanaṃ yayau // HV_98.22 samādhisthaḥ sa bhūteṣu dayāṃ kurvan mahāmatiḥ | sa nṛpaḥ samacittātmā viṣṇusāyujyam āptavān | turyāṃ samabhavad vīro vasudevān mahābalaḥ jarā nāma niṣādānāṃ prabhuḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām
Of Narācī was born Kapila, and Pauṇḍra was Sutanu's son. Of the two, Pauṇḍra became king, and Kapila went to the forest, absorbed in meditation, showing compassion to living beings, that great-minded one. That king, even-minded in soul, attained union with Viṣṇu. And by Vasudeva there was born of the fourth (wife) a mighty hero, Jarā by name, lord of the Niṣādas, of all bowmen.
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HV 98.24
काश्या सुपार्श्वं तनयं लेभे साम्बात् तरस्विनम् अनिरुद्धस्य वैदर्भ्या भार्या रुक्मवती शुभा । तस्यां वज्रो ऽनिरुद्धस्य वज्रस्य तनयं शृणु । सानोर् वज्रो ऽनिरुद्धस्य वज्रस् त्व् आदाव् अजायत
kāśyā supārśvaṃ tanayaṃ lebhe sāmbāt tarasvinam aniruddhasya vaidarbhyā bhāryā rukmavatī śubhā | tasyāṃ vajro 'niruddhasya vajrasya tanayaṃ śṛṇu | sānor vajro 'niruddhasya vajras tv ādāv ajāyata
By the Kāśi woman (Kāśyā) she(?) obtained from Sāmba a vigorous son, Supārśva. Aniruddha's wife was the lovely Rukmavatī, the Vaidarbhī; by her Aniruddha (had) Vajra — hear (of) Vajra's son. Of Sānu(?) — of Aniruddha, Vajra was born first.
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HV 98.25
वज्राज् जज्ञे प्रतिवहः सुचारुस् तस्य चात्मजः अनमित्राच् छिनिर् जज्ञे कनिष्ठाद् वृष्णिनन्दनात्
vajrāj jajñe prativahaḥ sucārus tasya cātmajaḥ anamitrāc chinir jajñe kaniṣṭhād vṛṣṇinandanāt
From Vajra was born Prativaha, and Sucāru was his son. From Anamitra, the youngest son of the Vṛṣṇi lineage, was born Śini.
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HV 98.26
शिनेस् तु सत्यवाग् जज्ञे सत्यकश् च महारथः सत्यकस्यात्मजः शूरो युयुधानस् त्व् अजायत
śines tu satyavāg jajñe satyakaś ca mahārathaḥ satyakasyātmajaḥ śūro yuyudhānas tv ajāyata
From Śini were born Satyavāk and Satyaka, the great chariot-warrior; and Satyaka's son was the hero Yuyudhāna.
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HV 98.27
असङ्गो युयुधानस्य भूमिस् तस्याभवत् सुतः भूमेर् युगंधरः पुत्र इति वंशः समाप्यते
asaṅgo yuyudhānasya bhūmis tasyābhavat sutaḥ bhūmer yugaṃdharaḥ putra iti vaṃśaḥ samāpyate
Yuyudhāna's (son) was Asaṅga, and his son was Bhūmi; Bhūmi's son was Yugaṃdhara — thus the lineage is concluded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition