Harivamsha App.I.45
Harivaṃśa App.I.45
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App.I.45.1
janamejaya uvāca
harivaṃśe purāṇe tu śrute munivarottama /
Janamejaya said:
When the Harivaṃśa Purāṇa is heard, O best of the finest seers,
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kiṃ phalaṃ kiṃ ca deyaṃ vai tad brūhi tvaṃ mamāgrataḥ //
what is the fruit, and what indeed is to be given? Tell that before me.
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vaiśaṃpāyaṇa uvāca
harivaṃśe purāṇe tu śrute ca bharatottama /
Vaiśaṃpāyana said:
When the Harivaṃśa Purāṇa is heard, O best of the Bharatas,
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kāyikaṃ vācikaṃ caiva manasā samupārjitam /
whatever [sin] has been acquired bodily, vocally, and in the mind,
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tat sarvaṃ nāśam āyāti himaṃ sūryodaye yathā //
all that comes to destruction, like frost at sunrise.
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aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ śravaṇād yat phalaṃ labhet /
The fruit that one may obtain from hearing the eighteen Purāṇas,
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tat phalaṃ samavāpnoti vaiṣṇavo nātra saṃśayaḥ //
that fruit a devotee of Viṣṇu completely attains; there is no doubt about this.
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striyaś ca puruṣāś caiva vaiṣṇavaṃ padam āpnuyuḥ /
Both women and men would reach the abode of Viṣṇu.
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ślokārdhaṃ ślokapādaṃ vā harivaṃśasamudbhavam /
Hearing half a verse or a quarter-verse originating from the Harivaṃśa,
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śṛṇvantaḥ śraddhayā yuktā vaiṣṇavaṃ padam āpnuyuḥ //
endowed with faith, they would reach the abode of Viṣṇu.
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jambūdvīpaṃ samāśritya śrotāro durlabhāḥ kalau /
In the Kali Yuga, listeners residing in Jambūdvīpa
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bhaviṣyanti narā rājan satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmy aham //
will be rare among men, O king; I speak the truth, the truth.
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strībhiś ca putrakāmābhiḥ śrotavyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ yaśaḥ /
And the glory of Viṣṇu should be heard by women desiring sons.
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dakṣiṇā cātra deyā vai niṣkatrayasuvarṇakam /
And a priestly fee of three niṣkas of gold should indeed be given here
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vācakāya yathāśaktyā yathoktaṃ phalam icchatā //
to the reciter according to one's ability, by one desiring the stated fruit.
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svarṇaśṛṅgīṃ ca kapilāṃ savatsāṃ vastrasaṃyutām /
And a tawny cow with golden horns, with calf and accompanied by cloth,
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vācakāya pradadyād vai ātmanaḥ śreyakāṅkṣayā //
one should give to the reciter, wishing for one's own welfare.
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alaṃkāraṃ pradadyāc ca pāṇyor vai bharatarṣabha /
And an ornament for the two hands should be given, O bull of the Bharatas;
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karṇasyābharaṇaṃ dadyād yānaṃ ca saviśeṣataḥ //
one should give an ornament for the ear, and especially a conveyance.
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bhūmidānaṃ samādadyād brāhmaṇāya narādhipa /
A gift of land should be presented to the brahmin, O ruler of men;
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bhūmidānasamaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati //
a gift equal to the gift of land has never been, nor will ever be.
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ghoṭakaṃ javinaṃ dadyād vṛṣaṃ ca dhuri yojitam /
One should give a swift horse and a bull yoked to the burden.
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śṛṇoti śrāvayād vāpi harivaṃśaṃ tu yo naraḥ /
Whatever person hears or causes the Harivaṃśa to be recited,
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sarvapāpavinirmukto vaiṣṇavaṃ padam āpnuyāt //
freed from all evil, would attain the abode of Viṣṇu.
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kuṇḍale caiva dātavye ūrṇāvastraṃ tathaiva ca /
Two earrings must be given, and likewise a woolen garment;
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samāptau vidhivad vastraṃ deyaṃ kṣaumaṃ dvijātaye //
upon completion, a linen garment is to be given to the twice-born according to rule.
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pitṝn uddharate sarvān ekādaśa samudbhavān /
He raises up all his ancestors born of eleven generations,
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ātmānaṃ sasutaṃ caiva striyaṃ ca bharatarṣabha /
himself, along with his sons, and his wife, O bull of the Bharatas.
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daśāṃśaś cātra homo vai kāryaḥ śrotrā narādhipa //
And a burnt offering of a tenth part must be performed here by the listener, O ruler of men.
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idaṃ mayā tavāgre ca sarvaṃ proktaṃ nararṣabha /
All this has been proclaimed by me before you, O bull among men,
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yasya śravaṇamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate /
by the mere hearing of which one is freed from all sins.
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aputraḥ putram āpnoti adhano dhanam āpnuyāt //
A sonless man obtains a son; a poor man would obtain wealth.
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naramedhāśvamedhābhyāṃ yat phalaṃ prāpyate naraiḥ /
The fruit that is obtained by men through human sacrifice and horse sacrifice,
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tat phalaṃ labhate nūnaṃ purāṇaśravaṇād dhareḥ //
that fruit one surely obtains from hearing the Purāṇa of Hari.
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brahmahā bhrūṇahā goghnaḥ surāpo gurutalpagaḥ /
A killer of a brahmin, an aborticide, a cow-killer, a drinker of liquor, one who violates the guru's bed—
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sakṛt purāṇaśravaṇāt pūto bhavati nānyathā //
from hearing the Purāṇa once, he becomes purified; it is not otherwise.
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idaṃ mayā te parikīrtitaṃ mahac @
This great, boundless, wondrous greatness of glorious Kṛṣṇa
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chrīkṛṣṇamāhātmyam apāram adbhutam |
has been fully proclaimed by me to you;
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śṛṇvan paṭhann āśu samāpnuyāt phalaṃ @
hearing or reciting it, one would quickly attain the fruit
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yac cāpi lokeṣu sudurlabhaṃ mahat ||
and that which is exceedingly hard to attain and great among the worlds.
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