[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [Harivamsha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) › 2.34 # Harivamsha 2.34 Harivaṃśa 2.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.34) tapaś caratsu pṛthivīṃ pracetaḥsu mahīruhaḥ arakṣyamāṇām āvavrur babhūvātha prajākṣayaḥ // > While the Pracetases were practicing ascetic heat, trees covered > the unprotected earth, and a destruction of creatures took place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.33) - [Next: 2.34x42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.34x42) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.2.34) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*vulgate.2.34) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.2.35) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.2.2.28) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.1.15.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.34) · Pramāṇa