[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) › 3.112 # Harivamsha 3.112 Harivaṃśa 3.112 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.3.112) prayato bhava rājendra śṛṇuṣvaikamanās tataḥ | nāśuddhe nāśucau vāpi nāśiṣyāya kathaṃcana || varṇayeyam ahaṃ rājan kṛtajñāya hitāya ca | svargyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ vedena saṃmitam | bhūtasargam imaṃ samyag jānato bharatarṣabha marutāṃ ca śubhaṃ janma śṛṇvataḥ paṭhato 'pi vā | nāvṛttibhayam astīha paralokabhayaṃ kutaḥ // > Be attentive, O king of kings, and listen with a one-pointed mind. > Not to the impure, nor to the unpurified, nor ever to a non-disciple > should I describe this, O king, \[but\] to one who is grateful and benevolent. > For one who knows properly this creation of beings, which grants heaven, renown, and long life, sacred and equal to the Veda, > and who hears or recites the auspicious birth of the Maruts, O bull of the Bharatas, > there is no fear of returning \[to rebirth\] here; whence fear of the other world? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.3.111) - [Next: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.4.1) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.3.112) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (2) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa (on the Harivaṃśa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Harivaṃśaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa!nilakantha-suri) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*vulgate.3.112) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.3.126) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.3.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.3.112) · Pramāṇa