Harivamsha App.I.3
Harivaṃśa App.I.3
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- Sanskrit
App.I.3.1
ity ete pitaro devā devāś ca pitaraḥ punaḥ /
Thus these ancestors are gods, and the gods again are ancestors;
App.I.3.2
anyonyaṃ pitaro hy ete devāś ca pitaraś ca ha //
for these are mutually ancestors, both the gods and the ancestors.
App.I.3.3
trayo mūrtim ṛte tāta catvāras tu samūrtayaḥ /
Three are formless, O dear one, while four have form;
App.I.3.4
teṣāṃ śrāddhāni satkṛtya devāḥ kurvanti yatnataḥ //
honouring them, the gods perform the śrāddhas with diligence.
App.I.3.5
bhaktāḥ prāñjalayaś caiva devās tadgatamānasāḥ /
Devoted, with cupped hands, the gods have their minds fixed on them;
App.I.3.6
viśve ca sikatāś caiva pṛśnayaḥ śṛṅgiṇas tathā //
the Viśves, the Sikatās, the Pṛśnis, and the Śṛṅgins,
App.I.3.7
kṛṣṇā viśvā ajāś caiva vidhivat pūjayanty uta /
the Kṛṣṇas, the Viśvās, and the Ajas worship [them] according to rule;
App.I.3.8
prajās tu vātaraśanā divākīrtyās tathaiva ca //
creatures who are wind-girdled ascetics, and those known as Divākīrtyas,
App.I.3.9
meghāś ca marutaś caiva brahmādyāś ca divaukasaḥ /
the clouds and the Maruts, and the sky-dwellers headed by Brahmā,
App.I.3.10
bhṛgvaṅgirotripramukhā ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva ca //
and all the seers headed by Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, and Atri,
App.I.3.11
yakṣā nāgāḥ suparṇāś ca kiṃnarāś cāraṇaiḥ saha /
the yakṣas, nāgas, suparṇas, and kiṃnaras along with the cāraṇas.
App.I.3.12
pūjayanti pitṝn ete sarva eva phalārthina //
All of these, seeking the fruits [of their deeds], worship the ancestors.
App.I.3.13
evam ete mahātmānaḥ śrāddhaiḥ satkṛtya pūjitāḥ /
Thus these great-souled ones, honoured and worshipped through śrāddha rites,
App.I.3.14
sarvān kāmān prayacchanti śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ //
grant all desires by the hundreds and thousands.
App.I.3.15
hitvā trailokyasaṃsāraṃ jarāmṛtyubhayaṃ tathā /
Abandoning the transmigratory cycle of the three worlds as well as the fear of old age and death,
App.I.3.16
mokṣayogaṃ prayacchanti aiśvaryaṃ ca pitāmahāḥ //
the grandfathers grant the yoga of liberation and sovereign power.
App.I.3.17
mokṣopāyam athaiśvaryaṃ sūkṣmadeham adehatām /
The means to liberation, sovereign power, a subtle body, bodilessness,
App.I.3.18
kṛtsnaṃ vairāgyam ānantyaṃ prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ //
complete dispassion, and infinity: these the grandfathers bestow.
App.I.3.19
aiśvaryavihitaṃ yogam aiśvaryaṃ yoga ucyate /
Yoga is ordained by sovereign power; sovereign power is spoken of as yoga.
App.I.3.20
yogaiśvaryam ṛte mokṣaḥ kathaṃcin nopapadyate /
Without the sovereign power of yoga, liberation is in no way attainable,
App.I.3.21
apakṣasyeva gamanam antarikṣe patatriṇaḥ //
just like the flight through the atmosphere of a wingless bird.
App.I.3.22
variṣṭhaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ mokṣadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ /
The eternal dharma of liberation is the highest of all dharmas;
App.I.3.23
pitṝṇāṃ saṃpradānena prāpyate sumahātmanām //
it is attained through offerings made to the very great-souled ancestors.
App.I.3.24
muktāvaiḍūryavāsāṃsi vājināgā yugāni ca /
Garments with pearls and cat's-eye gems, horses, elephants, and chariots,
App.I.3.25
koṭiśaś caiva ratnāni prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ //
and jewels by the tens of millions the grandfathers bestow;
App.I.3.26
haṃsasārasayuktāni muktāvaiḍūryavanti ca /
endowed with geese and cranes, possessing pearls and cat's-eye gems,
App.I.3.27
kiṃkiṇījālayuktāni sadāpuṣpaphalāni ca //
fitted with nets of small bells, bearing blossoms and fruits at all times,
App.I.3.28
vimānānāṃ sahasrāṇi juṣṭāny apsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ /
thousands of celestial aerial cars frequented by flocks of apsarases,
App.I.3.29
sarvakāmapravṛddhāni prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ //
flourishing with every desire, the grandfathers bestow.
App.I.3.30
prajāṃ puṣṭiṃ dhṛtiṃ medhāṃ rājyam ārogyam eva ca /
Offspring, nourishment, steadfastness, intelligence, kingship, and good health—
App.I.3.31
prītā nityaṃ prayacchanti mānuṣāṇāṃ pitāmahāḥ //
when pleased, the grandfathers continually grant these to human beings.
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