[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) › 85.2 # Harivamsha 85.2 Harivaṃśa 85.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [85.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.85.2) kimarthaṃ ca parityajya mathurāṃ madhusūdanaḥ madhyadeśasya kakudaṃ dhāma lakṣmyāś ca kevalam // > And for what reason did the slayer of Madhu abandon Mathurā, / the hump of the Middle Country and the sole home of fortune, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 85.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.85.1) - [Next: 85.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.85.3) - [Up: 85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.85) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.85.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.85.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.85.2) · Pramāṇa