Harivamsa Purana (Volume Three) - Transliterated Text with English Translation
Book Specification
| Item Code: | IDG290 |
| Author: | Sri Krsna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa |
| Publisher: | Ras Bihari Lal and Sons |
| Language: | Transliteration, Roman with English Translation |
| Edition: | 2006 |
| ISBN: | 9788187812975 |
| Pages: | 535 |
| Cover: | Hardcover |
| Other Details | 8.7"X5.7" |
| Weight | 1 kg |
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 ONE | |
| Narada Informs Kamsa about his Imminent Danger | 1 |
| CHAPTER TWO | |
| Kamsa Attempts to Kill Devaki's Embryo | 11 |
| CHAPTER THREE | |
| The Glories of Narayani Devi | 27 |
| CHAPTER FOUR | |
| Kamsa Kills the Sons of Devaki | 37 |
| CHAPTER FIVE | |
| Vasudeva Advises Nanda to Reside at Vraja | 55 |
| CHAPTER SIX | |
| The Killing of Sakatasura and Putana | 65 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN | |
| The Uprooting of the Yamala-arjuna Trees | 75 |
| CHAPTER EIGHT | |
| Krsna's Childhood Pastimes | 85 |
| CHAPTER NINE | |
| The Vrajavasis Move from Gokula to Vrndavana | 95 |
| CHAPTER TEN | |
| A Description of the Rainy Season | 105 |
| CHAPTER ELEVEN | |
| A Description of Krsna's beauty | 117 |
| CHAPTER TWELVE | |
| Krsna Chastises Kaliya | 133 |
| CHAPTER THIRTEEN | |
| Balarama kills Dhenukasura | 147 |
| CHAPTER FIFTEEN | |
| Krsna Inquires about the Sacrifice to Please Indra | 171 |
| CHAPTER SIXTEEN | |
| Krsna Proposes the Worship of Goverdhana Hill instead of an Indra sacrifice | 177 |
| CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | |
| The Cowherd Men Accept Krsna's Proposal and Worship Goverdhana Hill | 191 |
| CHAPTER EIGHTEEN | |
| Indra Sends Devastating rainfall to Vrndavana Krsna lifts Goverdhana Hill | 203 |
| CHAPTER NINETEEN | |
| Indra Offers Prayers to Krsna and Performs the Abhiseka | 221 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY | |
| Conversation Between the Cowherd Men and Krsna | 249 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE | |
| The Killing of Aristasura | 259 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO | |
| Kamsa's sends Akrura to Vrndavana, to Bring Krsna and Balarama | 267 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE | |
| King Andhaka Protests Kamsa's Abuse of Vasudeva | 295 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR | |
| Krsna Kills the Kesi Demon | 307 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE | |
| Akrura's Arrival in Vrndavana | 327 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX | |
| Akrura Brings Krsna and Balarama to Mathura | 337 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN | |
| Krsna and Balarama Enter Mathura | 355 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT | |
| Kamsa Orders the two Wrestlers, Canura and Mustika, to kill Krsna | 371 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE | |
| Krsna Kills the Elephant, Kuvalayapida, at the Gate to the Wrestling Arena | 403 |
| CHAPTER THIRTY | |
| Krsna and Balarama Kill Canura and Mustika | 415 |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE | |
| Kamsa's Wives and Mother Lament | 441 |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO | |
| Krsna Laments the Death of Kamsa and Arranges for his Funeral Rites | 459 |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE | |
| Krsna and Balarama Study at the asrama of Sandipani Muni | 477 |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR | |
| Jarasandha Attacks Mathura wish his Vast Army | 491 |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE | |
| Jarasandha Attacks Mathura and Fights with Krsna and Balarama | 497 |
| CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX | |
| Krsna and Balarama Fight with Jarasandha Before he Runs Away from the Battlefield | 525 |
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