Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

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The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.

vrīḍitādhomukhaṃ taṃ tu rājānaṃ yadusaṃsadi |
abhiṣekeṇa govindo yojayāmāsa yogavit || 39 ||
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sa baddhamukuṭaḥ śrīmānugraseno mahīpatiḥ |
cakāra saha kṛṣṇena kaṃsasya nidhanakriyām || 40 ||
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taṃ sarve yādavā mukhyā rājānaṃ kṛṣṇaśāsanāt |
anujagmuḥ purīmārge devā iva śatakratum || 41 ||
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rajanyāṃ tu prabhātāyāṃ tataḥ sūrye cirodite |
paścimaṃ kaṃsasaṃskāraṃ cakruste yadupuṃgavāḥ || 42 ||
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śibikāyāṃ samāropya kaṃsadehaṃ yathākramam |
naiṣṭhikena vidhānena cakruste tasya satkriyām || 43 ||
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sa nīto yamunātīramuttaraṃ nṛpateḥ sutaḥ |
saṃskṛtaśca yathānyāyaṃ naidhanena citāgninā || 44 ||
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tathaiva bhrātaraṃ cāsya sunāmānaṃ mahābhujam |
saṃskāraṃ lambhayāmāsuḥ saha kṛṣṇena yādavāḥ || 45 ||
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tābhyāṃ te salilaṃ cakrurvṛṣṇyandhakamahārathāḥ |
akṣayaṃ cāpi pretebhyo bhāṣamāṇāḥ pratasthire || 46 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 78

Cover of edition (2013)

Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)

Text with English Notes and Index; [Eastern Book Linkers]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Cover of edition (2021)

Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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Cover of edition (2013)

Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)

With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]

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