Harivamsha 95

English (machine translation) 95

Language: English

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Vaiśaṃpāyana said: / Then, having honored Garuḍa and shown him respect, / embracing him like a friend, Vāsudeva gave him leave to go home.

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Given leave, paying respect and bowing to Janārdana, / the bird, traversing the sky, soared upward at will.

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Having agitated the sea, the abode of sea-monsters, with the wind of his wings, / he went with great speed to the eastern ocean.

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Saying, "I shall attend at the time of need," when Garuḍa had departed, / Kṛṣṇa beheld his aged father Ānakadundubhi,

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and King Ugrasena, Baladeva, Mādhava, / Kāśya, Sāṃdīpani, and the brahmin Gārgya,

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and other elders of the Vṛṣṇis, as well as those of the Bhojas and Andhakas; / the Dāśārha honored them then with choice jewels won by his prowess.

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"All the enemies of the brahmins have been slain; the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis perform sacrifices! / Madhusūdana has returned unwounded from the battle!

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And all the sages are delighted; the best of Yadus have been protected!"

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Thus delighted, the bulls of the Yadus cheered Janārdana.

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Thus at crossroads and roadways in Dvāravatī, well-honored, / an official wearing polished earrings made proclamation:

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"O king, let the sages perform various ascetic heats without hindrance!

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The wicked Naraka has been slain along with his followers and his army!"

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Then Janārdana, having first approached Sāṃdīpani, / bowed with modesty to Āhuka, the king of the Vṛṣṇis.

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Then the younger brother of Vāsava, along with Rāma, / bowed to his father, whose eyes were filled with tears and whose mind was overcome with joy.

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Then, approaching the rest and honoring them according to merit, / Adhokṣaja uttered the names of all the Dāśārhas.

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Then Upendra and the foremost men took their places / on all the divine and foremost seats made of every kind of gem.

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Then, by Kṛṣṇa's command, men brought into the assembly / that inexhaustible wealth which had been brought by the servants.

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Then Janārdana showed honor to the Dāśārhas, the best of the Yadus, / intending to honor them all with the sound of drums.

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To that charming assembly of the Dāśārhas, furnished with seats / and adorned with arches of jewels and coral, the noble Dāśārhas entered by Kṛṣṇa's command.

Then, surrounded on all sides by those lions among men, the Yadus, / furnished with the qualities of every object, O bull of the Bharatas, / that radiant assembly shone exceedingly, like a mountain cave with lions.

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Placing Ugrasena in front, Govinda along with Rāma, / honored by the Vṛṣṇis, took a large golden seat.

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Having addressed those heroes seated there according to affection and age, / Madhusūdana spoke to the best of the Yadus:

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Harivaṃśa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit