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# Harivamsha App.I.4

Harivaṃśa App.I.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [App.I.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.1)

sanatkumāra uvāca  
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi kriyākalpaṃ yathāvidhi /

> Sanatkumāra said:  
> Henceforth I shall proclaim according to rule the ritual ordinance  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.2)

kāmyanaimittikājasra+ śrāddhakarmaṇi nityaśaḥ //

> for regular śrāddha rites that are motivated by desires, occasional, and perpetual.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.3)

āgrahāyaṇamūlāḥ syur aśṭakās tisra eva ca /

> There should be three Aṣṭakā days beginning in the month of Āgrahāyaṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.4)

kṛṣṇapakṣe variṣṭhā ca pūrvā caindrī ca bhāṣitā /

> in the dark fortnight, the first, regarded as highest, is said to belong to Indra;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.5)

prājāpatyā dvitīyā syāt tṛtīyā vaiśvadevikī //

> the second belongs to Prajāpati, and the third belongs to the Viśvedevas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.6)

ādyāpūpaiḥ smṛtā nityaṃ māṃsair anyā bhavet sadā /

> The first is traditionally ordained always with cakes, the other always with meats;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.7)

śākaiḥ kāryā tṛtīyā syād eṣa dravyagato vidhiḥ /

> the third should be performed with vegetables: this is the rule regarding the substances.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.8)

anvaṣṭakyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ vai nityam eva vidhīyate //

> The rite following the Aṣṭakā is continually prescribed for the ancestors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.9)

yā cāpy anyā caturthī syāt tāṃ ca kuryāt prayatnataḥ /

> And whichever other fourth there may be, one should perform that with effort.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.10)

āyuḥśrāddhaṃ budhaḥ kuryāt sarvasvenāpi nityaśaḥ /

> A wise man should continually perform the śrāddha for longevity, even with all his property;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.11)

śreyāṃsi kṣipram āyānti paratreha ca modate //

> blessings arrive quickly, and he rejoices here and in the hereafter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.12)

pitaraḥ sarvakāleṣu tithikāleṣu devatāḥ /

> At all times the ancestors, and at lunar times the deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.13)

sarve puruṣam āyānti nipāneṣv iva dhenavaḥ //

> all come to a man as cows to water troughs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.14)

mā sma śreyaḥ prayaccheyur aṣṭakāyām apūjitāḥ /

> If not worshipped on the Aṣṭakā day, they will not bestow well-being;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.15)

moghās tasya bhavanty āśāḥ paratreha ca nityaśaḥ //

> fruitless are his hopes, both here and in the hereafter, always.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.16)

pūjakānāṃ sadotkarṣo nāstikānām avāggatiḥ /

> Worshippers always rise, while deniers go downward;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.17)

devāṃś ca dāyino yānti tiryag gacchanty adāyinaḥ //

> givers go to the gods, and non-givers go to animal wombs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.18)

puṣṭiṃ prajāṃ smṛtiṃ medhāṃ putrān aiśvaryam eva ca /

> Nourishment, offspring, memory, intelligence, sons, and sovereign power—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.19)

kurvāṇaḥ paurṇamāsyāṃ tu sarvaṃ saṃpūrṇam aśnute //

> performing \[the rite\] on the full-moon day, he obtains everything in fullness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.20)

pratipaddhanalābhāya labdhaṃ cāsya na naśyati /

> The first day is for gaining wealth, and what he gains does not perish;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.21)

dvitīyāyāṃ tu yaḥ kuryād dvipadādhipatir bhavet //

> and whoever performs it on the second day becomes a master of two-footed creatures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.22)

phalārthināṃ tṛtīyā tu śatrughnī pāpanāśanī /

> For those seeking results, the third day destroys enemies and destroys sins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.23)

caturthyāṃ vai prakurvāṇaḥ śatrucchidrāṇi paśyati //

> performing it on the fourth day, he perceives the weaknesses of his enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.24)

pañcamyām api kurvāṇaḥ prāpnoti mahatīṃ śriyam /

> Even performing it on the fifth day, he attains great prosperity;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.25)

ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śrāddhāni kurvāṇaḥ prāpnoti dvijapūjanam //

> performing śrāddha rites on the sixth day, he attains honour from the twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.26)

kurute yas tu saptamyāṃ śrāddhāni satataṃ naraḥ /

> The man who constantly performs śrāddha rites on the seventh day  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.27)

mahāsatram avāpnoti gaṇānāṃ cādhipo bhavet //

> attains a great sacrificial session and becomes a lord of retinues.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.28)

pūrṇāṃ vṛttim avāpnoti yo 'ṣṭamyāṃ kurute naraḥ /

> The man who performs it on the eighth day attains a full livelihood;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.29)

śrāddhaṃ navamyāṃ kartavyam aiśvaryaṃ nṛṣu kāṅkṣatā //

> śrāddha should be performed on the ninth day by one desiring sovereign power over men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.30)

kurvan daśamyāṃ tu naro brāhmīṃ śriyam avāpnuyāt /

> Performing it on the tenth day, a man would obtain sacred, brahminical splendour;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.31)

vedāṃś caivāpnuyāt sarvān viprāṇāṃ saṃmato bhavet //

> he would also attain all the Vedas and become esteemed by brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.32)

ekādaśyāṃ paraṃ dānam aiśvaryaṃ saṃtatiṃ tathā /

> On the eleventh day, supreme generosity, sovereign power, and progeny;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.33)

dvādaśyāṃ jayalābhāya rājyam āyur vasūni ca //

> on the twelfth day, \[it is performed\] for obtaining victory, kingdom, long life, and wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.34)

prajāvṛddhiṃ maśūn medhyān svātantryaṃ puṣṭim uttamām /

> Increase of progeny, sacrificial beasts, independence, excellent nourishment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.35)

dīrgham āyur athaiśvaryaṃ kurvāṇasya trayodaśīm //

> long life, and sovereign power come to one who performs it on the thirteenth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.36)

yuvān astu gṛhe yasya mṛtās teṣāṃ pradāpayet /

> Those young men who have died in his house—for them one should make offerings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.37)

śastreṇa vā hatā ye tu teṣāṃ dadyāc caturdaśīm //

> or for those who have been slain by a weapon, one should offer on the fourteenth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.38)

amāvāsyāṃ prayatnena śrāddhaṃ kuryāc chuciḥ sadā /

> On the new-moon day, pure, one should always perform the śrāddha with care;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.39)

sarvān kāmān avāpnoti svarge cānantyam aśnute //

> he obtains all desires and enjoys infinity in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.40)

annaṃ dadyād amāvāsyāṃ somasyāpyāyanaṃ bhavet /

> One should give food on the new-moon day; this leads to the replenishment of Soma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.40x1-1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.40x1-1)

lokaṃ mānavam āpnoti tatra sarvam samaśnute /

> he attains the human realm and obtains everything there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.41)

evam āpyāyitaḥ somas trīṃl lokān dhārayiṣyati //

> Nourished in this way, Soma will sustain the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.42)

siddhacāraṇagandharvaiḥ stūyate nityamūrjitaḥ /

> Ever mighty, he is praised by siddhas, cāraṇas, and gandharvas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.43)

stavaiḥ puṇyair manojñaiś ca sarvakāmaparicchadaiḥ //

> with holy, charming hymns of praise that provide every desire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.44)

nṛttavāditragītaiś ca apsarobhiḥ sahasraśaḥ /

> and by apsarases by the thousands with dance, instrumental music, and songs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.45)

upanṛtto vimānasthaḥ pitṛbhakto dṛḍhavrataḥ //

> Danced before \[by them\], seated on an aerial chariot, devoted to the ancestors, firm in his vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.46)

stuvanti devagandharvāḥ siddhasaṃghāś ca taṃ sadā /

> gods, gandharvas, and hosts of siddhas always praise him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.47)

pitṛbhaktas tv amāvāsyāṃ sarvān kāmān avāpnuyāt //

> Devoted to the ancestors on the new-moon day, he would obtain all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.48)

maghāsu kurvañ śrāddhāni sarvān kāmān avāpnuyāt /

> Performing śrāddhas under Maghā, he would obtain all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.49)

pratyakṣam arcitās tena bhavanti pitaraḥ sadā /

> The ancestors are always worshipped visibly by him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.50)

pitṛdevā maghā yasmāt tasmāt tāsv akṣayaṃ viduḥ //

> because Maghā has the ancestors for deities; therefore they know \[the gift\] under it to be imperishable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.51)

yamas tu yāni śrāddhāni provāca śaśabindave /

> The optional śrāddhas which Yama declared to Śaśabindu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.52)

tāni me śṛṇu kāmyāni nakṣatreṣu pṛthak pṛthak //

> hear them from me, each according to its lunar mansion:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.53)

śrāddhaṃ yaḥ kṛttikāyoge kurvīta satataṃ naraḥ /

> A man who continually performs a śrāddha during the conjunction of Kṛttikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.54)

agnīnādhāya sāpatyo yajeta vigatajvaraḥ //

> having established the fires, with offspring, free from anxiety, would offer sacrifice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.54x2-1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.54x2-1)

durgāṇi tarate nityaṃ dhṛtimān puṣṭimān bhavet /

> He always crosses difficulties, and becomes steadfast and prosperous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.55)

apatyakāmo rohiṇyāṃ saumyenaujasvitāṃ vrajet /

> Desiring offspring, under Rohiṇī; under the \[lunar mansion\] presided over by Soma, he would attain splendour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.56)

krūrakarmaṇi bhāgī syād ārdrāyāṃ śrāddham ācaran /

> Performing a śrāddha under Ārdrā, he would obtain a share in fierce actions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.57)

kṣetre putreṣu bhāgī syāc chrāddhaṃ kurvan punarvasau /

> performing a śrāddha under Punarvasu, he would obtain a share in land and sons;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.57x3-1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.57x3-1)

mṛgaśīrṣe tu kīrtimān |

> under Mṛgaśīrṣa, renowned;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.57x3-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.57x3-2)

ārdrāyāṃ nītimān saumyaḥ puṣṭimāṃś ca punarvasau /

> under Ārdrā, endowed with prudence and gentle; and under Punarvasu, prosperous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.58)

puṣṭikāmaḥ punaḥ puṣye śrāddhaṃ kurvīta mānavaḥ //

> A man desiring prosperity, again, should perform a śrāddha under Puṣya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.59)

āśleṣāsu punar dattvā vīrān putrān avāpnuyāt /

> Moreover, having given \[a gift\] under Āśleṣā, he would obtain heroic sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.60)

śreṣṭho bhavati bandhūnāṃ maghāsu śrāddham ācaran //

> Performing a śrāddha under Maghā, he becomes the foremost among his kin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.61)

phalgunīṣu punaḥ kṛtvā saubhāgyaṃ labhate naraḥ /

> Performing it under the Phalgunīs, a man obtains good fortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.62)

pradānaśīlaḥ sāpatya uttarāsu karoti yaḥ //

> He who performs it under the Uttaras becomes generous and endowed with offspring.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.63)

saṃsatsu mukhyo bhavati haste yas tarpayet pitṝn /

> He who gratifies the ancestors under Hasta becomes pre-eminent in assemblies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.64)

citrāyāṃ kurute yas tu putrān rūpavato labhet /

> He who performs it under Citrā would obtain handsome sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.65)

svātinā tu dvijaḥ kuryād vāṇijyena jijīviṣuḥ /

> A twice-born desiring to live by trade should perform it under Svāti.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.66)

putrārthaṃ tu viśākhāsu śrāddham īheta mānavaḥ //

> For the sake of sons, a man should desire a śrāddha under Viśākhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.67)

anurādhāsu kurvāṇo naraś cakraṃ pravartayet /

> A man performing it under Anurādhā would turn the wheel \[of sovereignty\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.68)

ādhipatyaṃ labhec chrāddhaṃ jyeṣṭhāyāṃ kurute hi yaḥ //

> he who performs a śrāddha under Jyeṣṭhā indeed would obtain supremacy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.69)

mūlenārogyalābhaḥ syād āṣāḍhāsu mahadyaśaḥ /

> Under Mūla, there would be acquisition of health; under the Āṣāḍhās, great renown;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.70)

tathottarāsv aṣāḍhāsu vītaśoko bhaven naraḥ //

> and under Uttarāṣāḍhā, a man would become free from sorrow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.71)

śravaṇena tu lokeṣu prāpnuyāt paramāṃ gatiṃ /

> Under Śravaṇa, he would attain the supreme state among the worlds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.72)

rājyabhogāñ śraviṣṭhāsu prāpnuyād vipulaṃ dhanam //

> under Śraviṣṭhā, he would obtain the enjoyments of kingship and vast wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.73)

śrāddhaṃ tv abhijitā kurvan vedān sāṅgān avāpnuyāt /

> Performing a śrāddha under Abhijit, he would obtain the Vedas with their auxiliary limbs;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.74)

nakṣatre vāruṇe kurvan bhiṣaksiddhim avāpnuyāt //

> performing it under the lunar mansion belonging to Varuṇa, he would obtain perfection as a physician.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.75)

pūrvaproṣṭhapade kurvan vindate jīvitaṃ bahu /

> Performing it under Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā, he finds long life;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.76)

uttarāsu punaḥ kurvaṃl labhate gāḥ sahasraśaḥ //

> performing it again under the Uttaras, he obtains cows by the thousands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.77)

revatyāṃ kurute yas tu rūpyaṃ bahu labhen naraḥ /

> A man who performs it under Revatī would obtain much silver;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.78)

aśvinīṣu hayāñ śreṣṭhān bharaṇyām āyur uttamam //

> under the Aśvinīs, excellent horses; under Bharaṇī, supreme life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.79)

imaṃ śrāddhavidhiṃ kurvañ śaśabindur mahīm imām /

> Performing this rule of śrāddha, Śaśabindu  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.80)

akleśenālabhat kṛtsnāṃ labdhvā ca praśaśāsa ha //

> obtained this entire earth without hardship, and having obtained it, ruled it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.81)

rājataṃ rajatāktaṃ vā pitṝṇāṃ pātram ucyate /

> A vessel of silver or smeared with silver is spoken of for the ancestors;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.82)

rajatasya kathā vāpi darśanaṃ dānam eva ca /

> mention of silver, seeing it, and also the giving \[of it\]—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.83)

ānantyam akṣayaṃ svargyaṃ rājataṃ dānam ucyate //

> a gift of silver is spoken of as leading to heaven, unending, and imperishable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.84)

pitṝṇāṃ tena dānena satputrās tārayanty uta /

> By means of that gift to the ancestors, virtuous sons deliver them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.85)

paṭhyamānaḥ sadā śrāddhe niyato brahmavādibhiḥ //

> It is always recited with restraint at the śrāddha by teachers of the Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.86)

rājate hi svadhā dugdhā pātre 'smin pitṛbhiḥ purā /

> For anciently the svadhā was milked into this silver vessel by the ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.87)

akṣayārthaṃ mahī yasmāt tasmin dattam ato 'kṣayam //

> because the earth \[was taken\] for imperishability; hence what is given in it is imperishable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.88)

kṛṣṇājinasya sāṃnidhyaṃ darśanaṃ dānam eva ca /

> The presence, sight, and gift of a black buckskin  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.89)

rakṣoghnaṃ brahmavarcasyaṃ paśūn putrāṃś ca tārayet //

> destroys demons, yields Vedic splendour, and delivers animals and sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.90)

kāñcanaṃ rājataṃ pātraṃ dauhitraḥ kutapas tilāḥ /

> A gold vessel, a silver vessel, a daughter’s son, a kutapa blanket, sesame seeds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.91)

bastaś ca pāvanīyāni tridaṇḍī yoginas tathā //

> and a goat are purifying things, as are a triple-staffed ascetic and yogins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.92)

śrāddhakarmaṇy ayaṃ śreṣṭho vidhir brahman sanātanaḥ /

> This is the foremost, eternal rule in the rite of śrāddha, O brahmin;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.93)

āyuḥ puṣṭir yaśaḥ kīrtiḥ prajñā saṃtativardhanaḥ //

> it increases lifespan, vigour, renown, fame, wisdom, and progeny.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.94)

diśi dakṣiṇapūrvasyāṃ vedisthānaṃ niveśayet /

> In the south-eastern direction one should establish the place for the sacrificial altar:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.95)

sarvato 'ratnimātraṃ tu caturasraṃ susaṃvṛtam //

> measuring a cubit on all sides, four-sided, and well enclosed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.96)

vakṣyāmi vidhivat sthānaṃ pitṝṇām iti śāstrataḥ /

> According to rule, I will describe the place of the ancestors according to the scriptures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.97)

dhanyam āyuṣyam ārogyaṃ puṣṭikīrtivivardhanam //

> bringing prosperity, long life, and health, and increasing strength and fame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.98)

tatra gartās trayaḥ kāryās trayo daṇḍāś ca khādirāḥ /

> There, three pits are to be made, and three khadira wood staffs;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.99)

aratnimātrās te kāryā rajatena vibhūṣitāḥ //

> they should measure a cubit and be adorned with silver.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.100)

te vitastyāyatā gartāḥ sarvataś caturaṅgulāḥ /

> Those pits should be a span long and four finger-breadths on every side,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.101)

prāgdakṣiṇāyatāḥ kāryāḥ sthirā naśuṣirās tathā //

> and made extending from east to south, firm and free from hollows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.102)

adbhiḥ pavitrapūtābhiḥ plāvayet satataṃ śuciḥ /

> Being pure, one should continually flood \[them\] with water purified by straining-grass,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.103)

payobhyām ājagavyābhyāṃ śodhanaṃ vāgbhir eva ca //

> and \[perform\] purification with goat milk and cow milk, and with mantras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.104)

tarpaṇaṃ satataṃ hy etat tṛptir bhavati śāśvatī /

> For this is a constant libation, and their satisfaction becomes eternal;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.105)

iha cāmutra ca śrīmān sarvakāmasamanvitaḥ //

> and here and in the hereafter \[he becomes\] prosperous, endowed with all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.106)

evaṃ triṣavaṇasnāto yo 'rcayet prayataḥ sadā /

> He who, having bathed at the three junctures of the day, thus worships, always restrained,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.107)

mantreṇa vidhivat samyak so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet /

> with the mantra, duly and properly, obtains the fruit of an aśvamedha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.108)

triḥsaptasaṃjñās te yasmāt trailokyaṃ dhāryate hi taiḥ //

> For they are known as the thrice-seven, and by them the three worlds are upheld.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.109)

tasya puṣṭir athaiśvaryam āyuḥ saṃtatir eva ca /

> For him there is strength, then sovereignty, long life, and lineage;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.110)

divi ca bhrājate lakṣmyā mokṣaṃ ca labhate kramāt //

> and he shines in heaven with fortune, and gradually attains liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.111)

pāpmāpahaṃ pāvanīyam aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet /

> It dispels evil, purifies, and gains the fruit of an aśvamedha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.112)

mantraṃ tasmād ahaṃ vakṣye amṛtaṃ brahmasaṃmitam //

> therefore I will speak the mantra, immortal and equal to brahman:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.113)

devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaś ca mahāyogibhya eva ca /

> “To the deities and to the ancestors, and to the great yogins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.114)

namaḥ svadhāyai svāhāyai nityam eva namo namaḥ //

> homage, to svadhā and svāhā, homage, homage forever!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.115)

ādyāvasāne śrāddhasya trirāvṛttaṃ japet sadā /

> At the beginning and at the end of a śrāddha, one should always recite \[it\] three times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.116)

aśvamedhaphalaṃ hy etad vipraiḥ satkṛtya pūjitam //

> For this fruit of an aśvamedha is honored and worshipped by brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.117)

piṇḍanirvāpaṇe cāpi japed evaṃ samāhitaḥ /

> And at the offering of the balls of rice, collected in mind, one should recite it just so.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.118)

pitaraḥ kṣipram āyānti rākṣasāḥ pradravanti ca //

> The ancestors arrive swiftly, and the rākṣasas flee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.119)

pitryo 'yaṃ triṣu lokeṣu mantro 'yaṃ tārayaty uta /

> This mantra belongs to the ancestors in the three worlds, and indeed it carries one across,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.120)

paṭhyamānaḥ sadā śrāddhe niyatair brahmavādibhiḥ //

> when recited always at a śrāddha by self-controlled expounders of brahman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.121)

rājyakāmo japed evaṃ sadā mantram atandritaḥ /

> One desiring kingship should always recite this mantra without sloth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.122)

vīryaśauryārthabuddhiśrī+ cirāyuḥkīrtivardhanaḥ //

> increasing vigor, heroism, wealth, intellect, fortune, long life, and fame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.123)

prīyante pitaro yena japena niyamena ca /

> By which recitation and observance the ancestors are pleased,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.124)

saptarcaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi sarvakāmapradaṃ śubham //

> that auspicious hymn of seven verses, bestowing all desires, I will proclaim:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.125)

amūrtānāṃ mūrtimatāṃ pitṝṇāṃ dīptatejasām /

> “To the formless and the embodied ancestors of blazing splendor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.126)

namasyāmi sadā teṣāṃ dhyāyināṃ yogacakṣuṣām //

> to those meditators who possess the eye of yoga, I always bow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.127)

indrādīnāṃ ca pitaro dakṣamārīcayos tathā /

> The ancestors of Indra and the others, and of Dakṣa and Mārīca,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.128)

pitaraḥ saptarṣīṇāṃ ca tān namasyāmi kāmadān //

> and the ancestors of the seven seers—to those wish-granting ones I bow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.129)

manvādīnāṃ janitṝṃś ca sarvalokanamaskṛtān /

> And to the progenitors of Manu and the others, who are revered by all worlds—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.130)

tān namaskṛtya sarvān vai pitṝñ jalasamudrayoḥ //

> having bowed to all those ancestors of the waters and the ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.131)

nakṣatrāṇāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca vāyvagnipitaraś ca ye /

> and those who are the ancestors of the lunar mansions, planets, wind, and fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.132)

dyāvāpṛthivyoś ca sadā namasye 'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ //

> and of heaven and earth, I always bow with folded hands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.133)

devarṣīṇāṃ saṃjanitṝn sarvalokanamaskṛtān /

> To the progenitors of the divine seers, revered by all the worlds—”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.133x4-1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.133x4-1)

etac ca vidhinā yuktaḥ śrīmān kuryān narādhipa /

> and endowed with the rite, O king, a fortunate man should do this—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.134)

saṃghātṝn sarvalokānāṃ namasye 'haṃ pitāmahān //

> “to the assemblers of all the worlds, the grandfathers, I bow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.135)

prajāpater gavāṃ vahneḥ somāya ca yamāya ca /

> To Prajāpati, of the cows, of fire, and to Soma and to Yama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.136)

yogeśvarebhyaś ca sadā namasye 'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ //

> and to the lords of yoga, with folded hands I always bow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.137)

namaḥ pitṛgaṇebhyas saptabhyo ye ca kīrtitāḥ /

> Homage to the seven groups of ancestors that have been celebrated!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.138)

svayaṃbhuve namasye 'haṃ brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe //

> I bow to the self-born Brahmā, who possesses the eye of yoga.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.139)

etad uktaṃ ca saptarcaṃ devarṣigaṇapūjitam /

> And this seven-verse hymn has been declared, revered by the hosts of divine seers;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.140)

pavitraṃ paramaṃ hy etac chrīmad rakṣoghnam eva ca //

> for it is the supreme purifier, prosperous, and a destroyer of demons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.141)

etena vidhinā yuktas trīn varāṃl labhate naraḥ /

> Engaged in this rite, a man obtains three boons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.142)

bhaktyā paramayā yuktaḥ śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ //

> endowed with supreme devotion, full of faith, having conquered his senses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.143)

saptarcaṃ tu japed yas tu nityam eva samāhitaḥ /

> And he who always recites the seven-verse hymn with a concentrated mind  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.144)

saptadvīpasamudrāyāḥ pṛthivyā ekarāḍ bhavet //

> shall become the sole ruler of the earth with its seven continents and oceans.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.145)

yena proktas tv ayaṃ kalpo namas tasmai svayaṃbhuve /

> Homage to that self-born one by whom this ritual was proclaimed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.146)

mahāyogeśvarebhyaś ca sadā saṃpraṇato 'smy aham //

> and to the great lords of yoga I am always bowed down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.147)

vartante pitaras tāta devānāṃ divi devatāḥ /

> The ancestors dwell as deities in heaven for the gods, dear friend;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.148)

saptasv ete sthitā nityaṃ sthāneṣu pitaro 'vyayāḥ //

> stationed always in these seven places, the ancestors are imperishable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.149)

prajāpatisutā ete sarveṣāṃ tu mahātmanām /

> These sons of Prajāpati belong to all the great-souled ones:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.150)

ādyo gaṇas tu yogīnāṃ sa nityo yogavardhanaḥ //

> the first group belongs to the yogins, eternal, increasing yoga;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.151)

dvitīyo devatānāṃ tu tṛtīyo dānavādinām /

> the second to the deities, and the third to the dānavas and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.151x5-1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.151x5-1)

yugadharmam anuprāptā yogadharmānusāriṇaḥ /

> who have attained the dharma of the yuga, following the dharma of yoga;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.152)

śeṣās tu varṇināṃ jñeyā iti sarve prakīrtitāḥ //

> and the rest are to be known as belonging to the castes; thus all are proclaimed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.153)

pitṝn prīṇāti yo bhaktyā pitaraḥ prīṇayanti tam /

> He who gratifies the ancestors with devotion, the ancestors gratify him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.154)

yacchanti pitaraḥ prītāḥ prajāṃ puṣṭiṃ tathaiva ca /

> the pleased ancestors bestow offspring, and likewise strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.155)

svargam āyuṣyam ārogyaṃ yad anyad api vāñchitam //

> svargam āyuṣyam ārogyaṃ yad anyad api vāñchitam  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.156)

devakāryād api mune pitṛkāryaṃ praśasyate /

> devakāryād api mune pitṛkāryaṃ praśasyate  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.157)

devatānāṃ hi pitaraḥ pūrvam āyatanaṃ smṛtam //

> devatānāṃ hi pitaraḥ pūrvam āyatanaṃ smṛtam  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.158)

te suprasādāḥ suprītā lokasyāpyāyanaṃ param /

> te suprasādāḥ suprītā lokasyāpyāyanaṃ param  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [App.I.4.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.App.I.4.159)

sthiraprasādāś ca sadā tān namasyasva bhārgava //

> sthiraprasādāś ca sadā tān namasyasva bhārgava  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.App.I.4.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (4)

- [Gadādharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.gadadharapaddhati.18.p5) — Gadādhara Rājaguru 1725, Sanskrit
- [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.muhurta.kala.kalasara.16.p4) — Nārāyaṇa Jyotirvit, Sanskrit
- [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.kalasara.16.p4) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit
- [Śrāddhakaumudī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.sraddha.mithila_bengal.sraddhakaumudi.4.p75) — Govindānanda 1500, Sanskrit

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