Harivamsa Purana (Volume Two) - Transliterated Text with English Translation
Book Specification
| Item Code: | IDG283 |
| Author: | SRI KRSNA DVAIPAYANA VEDAVYASA |
| Publisher: | RAS BIHARI LAL AND SONS |
| Language: | Transliteration, Roman with English Translation |
| Edition: | 2005 |
| ISBN: | 8187812702 |
| Pages: | 470 |
| Cover: | Hardcover |
| Other Details | 8.7"X5.7" |
| Weight | 940 gm |
Book Description
About the Book:
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
| 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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