[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) › 2.49 # Harivamsha 2.49 Harivaṃśa 2.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.49) tataḥprabhṛti rājendra prajā maithunasaṃbhavāḥ saṃkalpād darśanāt sparśāt pūrveṣāṃ sṛṣṭir ucyate // > From then on, O best of kings, creatures were produced through sexual union; > creation for the earlier ones is said to have been by intention, sight, and touch. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.48) - [Next: 2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.50) - [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.2.49) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (6) - [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete-2.5.30.5.30.50) — Sanskrit - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.2.50) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.2.2.46) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga.1.63.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.1.15.78) — Sanskrit - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.lingapurana.70.2) — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar 1500, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.49) · Pramāṇa