[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) › App.I.3 # Harivamsha App.I.3 Harivaṃśa App.I.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [App.I.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.1) ity ete pitaro devā devāś ca pitaraḥ punaḥ / > Thus these ancestors are gods, and the gods again are ancestors; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.2) anyonyaṃ pitaro hy ete devāś ca pitaraś ca ha // > for these are mutually ancestors, both the gods and the ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.3) trayo mūrtim ṛte tāta catvāras tu samūrtayaḥ / > Three are formless, O dear one, while four have form; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.4) teṣāṃ śrāddhāni satkṛtya devāḥ kurvanti yatnataḥ // > honouring them, the gods perform the śrāddhas with diligence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.5) bhaktāḥ prāñjalayaś caiva devās tadgatamānasāḥ / > Devoted, with cupped hands, the gods have their minds fixed on them; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.6) viśve ca sikatāś caiva pṛśnayaḥ śṛṅgiṇas tathā // > the Viśves, the Sikatās, the Pṛśnis, and the Śṛṅgins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.7) kṛṣṇā viśvā ajāś caiva vidhivat pūjayanty uta / > the Kṛṣṇas, the Viśvās, and the Ajas worship \[them\] according to rule; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.8) prajās tu vātaraśanā divākīrtyās tathaiva ca // > creatures who are wind-girdled ascetics, and those known as Divākīrtyas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.9) meghāś ca marutaś caiva brahmādyāś ca divaukasaḥ / > the clouds and the Maruts, and the sky-dwellers headed by Brahmā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.10) bhṛgvaṅgirotripramukhā ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva ca // > and all the seers headed by Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, and Atri, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.11) yakṣā nāgāḥ suparṇāś ca kiṃnarāś cāraṇaiḥ saha / > the yakṣas, nāgas, suparṇas, and kiṃnaras along with the cāraṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.12) pūjayanti pitṝn ete sarva eva phalārthina // > All of these, seeking the fruits \[of their deeds\], worship the ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.13) evam ete mahātmānaḥ śrāddhaiḥ satkṛtya pūjitāḥ / > Thus these great-souled ones, honoured and worshipped through śrāddha rites, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.14) sarvān kāmān prayacchanti śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ // > grant all desires by the hundreds and thousands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.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, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.16) mokṣayogaṃ prayacchanti aiśvaryaṃ ca pitāmahāḥ // > the grandfathers grant the yoga of liberation and sovereign power. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.17) mokṣopāyam athaiśvaryaṃ sūkṣmadeham adehatām / > The means to liberation, sovereign power, a subtle body, bodilessness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.18) kṛtsnaṃ vairāgyam ānantyaṃ prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ // > complete dispassion, and infinity: these the grandfathers bestow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.19) aiśvaryavihitaṃ yogam aiśvaryaṃ yoga ucyate / > Yoga is ordained by sovereign power; sovereign power is spoken of as yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.20) yogaiśvaryam ṛte mokṣaḥ kathaṃcin nopapadyate / > Without the sovereign power of yoga, liberation is in no way attainable, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.21) apakṣasyeva gamanam antarikṣe patatriṇaḥ // > just like the flight through the atmosphere of a wingless bird. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.22) variṣṭhaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ mokṣadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ / > The eternal dharma of liberation is the highest of all dharmas; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.23) pitṝṇāṃ saṃpradānena prāpyate sumahātmanām // > it is attained through offerings made to the very great-souled ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.24) muktāvaiḍūryavāsāṃsi vājināgā yugāni ca / > Garments with pearls and cat's-eye gems, horses, elephants, and chariots, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.25) koṭiśaś caiva ratnāni prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ // > and jewels by the tens of millions the grandfathers bestow; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.26) haṃsasārasayuktāni muktāvaiḍūryavanti ca / > endowed with geese and cranes, possessing pearls and cat's-eye gems, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.27) kiṃkiṇījālayuktāni sadāpuṣpaphalāni ca // > fitted with nets of small bells, bearing blossoms and fruits at all times, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.28) vimānānāṃ sahasrāṇi juṣṭāny apsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ / > thousands of celestial aerial cars frequented by flocks of apsarases, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.29) sarvakāmapravṛddhāni prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ // > flourishing with every desire, the grandfathers bestow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.30) prajāṃ puṣṭiṃ dhṛtiṃ medhāṃ rājyam ārogyam eva ca / > Offspring, nourishment, steadfastness, intelligence, kingship, and good health— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [App.I.3.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3.31) prītā nityaṃ prayacchanti mānuṣāṇāṃ pitāmahāḥ // > when pleased, the grandfathers continually grant these to human beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.App.I.3.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.3) · Pramāṇa