Harivamsa Purana (Volume Two) - Transliterated Text with English Translation

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Item Code: IDG283
Publisher: RAS BIHARI LAL AND SONS
Author: SRI KRSNA DVAIPAYANA VEDAVYASA
Language: Transliteration, Roman with English Translation
Edition: 2005
ISBN: 8187812702
Pages: 470
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 8.7"X5.7"
Weight 940 gm
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Harivamsa and Mahabharata are complementary to each other. Harivamsa especially describes the pastimes of the Supreme Lord that took place after the battle at Kuruksetra, including His pastimes of disappearance. Harivamsa is considered to be a supplement of Mahabharata.

It is divided into three parts- Harivamsa-parva, Visnu-parva and Bhavisya-parva. Harivamsa-parva has fifty-five chapters, Visnu-parva has one hundred twenty-eight chapters and Bhavisya-parva has one hundred thirty-five chapters. Harivamsa consists of about sixteen thousand verses.

Harivamsa was first recited by the great sage, Vaisampayana, to King Janmejaya. In that assembly, Ugrasrava or Sauti was also present. Later on, by the request of the sages at Naimisaranya, headed by Saunaka, Sauti again recited it.

Excerpts from Review:

Many Gaudiya-vaisnava acaryas have quoted evidence from Harivamsa in their writings. There is no doubt that the readers of this book will find it both interesting and beneficial for their cultivation of Krsna consciousness.

yad vajapeyena tu rajasuyad
drstarh phalam hasti-rathena canyat
tal-labhyate vyasa-vacah pramanam
gitam ca valmiki-maharsina ca

The great sages, Valmiki and Vyasadeva, have said that the piety one gains by performing the Vajapeya and Rajasuya sacrifices, and by giving away chariots drawn by elephants, can be attained by giving Harivamsa in charity.

 

-Sri Harivamsa, Harivamsa Parva 6

For one who hears the topics of Harivamsa, which was spoken by Srila Vyasadeva, and which is incomparable, auspicious, pure, the destroyer of sinful reactions and most beneficial-what is the need to take a holy bath in the sacred water at Puskara?

 

-Sri Harivamsa, Harivamsa Parva 2

The great sage, Vyasadeva, has said that the piety one achieves by performing one hundred horse-sacrifices, which enables one to establish four thousand food distribution centers serving an inexhaustible quantity of food, and rewards one with the position of Indra, is achieved simply by giving this most sacred literature, Harivamsa, in charity.

 

-Sri Harivamsa, Harivamsa Parva 5

 

CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX  
The Activities of King Pururava 1
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN  
The Dynasty of Amavasu 14
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT  
The Dynasty of Ayu 29
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE  
The Pastimes of Dhanvantari and Divodasa 39
CHAPTER THIRTY  
Characteristics of King Yayati 61
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE  
Glorification of the Kakseyu Dynasty 75
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO  
The Puru Dynasty 91
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE  
Description of the Yadu Dynasty 113
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR  
Description of the Vrsni Dynasty 129
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE  
The Birth of Lord Krsna 140
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX  
The Dynasty of Krosta 146
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN  
The Vabhru Dynasty 155
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT  
The Story of the Syamantaka Jewel 163
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE  
The Killing of Satadhanva 178
CHAPTER FORTY  
Questions Regarding Krsna's Advent 189
CHAPTER 41  
Various Incarnations of the Supreme Lord 208
CHAPTER 42  
The Glories of Lord Visnu 254
CHAPTER 43  
The Battle Between the Demigods and Demons 265
CHAPTER 44  
Preparations for Battle by the Army of Demons 274
CHAPTER 45  
Preparations for Battle by the Army of Demigods 288
CHAPTER 46  
The Battle Between the Demigods and Demons 309
CHAPTER 47  
Further Descriptions of the Battle 326
CHAPTER 48  
The Battle Waged by Kalanemi 342
CHAPTER 49  
The Demigods Attain Victory Over the Demons 365
CHAPTER 50  
Lord Visnu's Arrival in Brahmaloka 374
CHAPTER 51  
Lord Visnu Enjoys His Slumber of Yoga-nidra 388
CHAPTER 52  
Brahma Describes the Condition of the Earth 398
CHAPTER 53  
Mother Earth Prays to the Lord for Relief 414
CHAPTER 54  
The Appearance of the Demigods 434
CHAPTER 55  
Narada Muni Requests the Lord to Descend upon the Earth 457

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