Shri Krishna's meeting with Rishis at Puskara on return to Dvaraka

Vaishampayana said — О Janamejaya - the excellent king, on way back to Dvaraka from Govardhana Shri Krishna, the form of Mahavisnu, arrived at Puskara with Yadavas and had an andience with the great Rishis there.

The Rishis who were free from jealously, meeting Shri Krishna of the Yadu race, offered him arghya etc. and then said to the him who was the lord of past present and future. Then they spoke to him thus.

О Visnu, your strength and prowess is simply wonderful, using which, you have killed Hamsa and Dimbaka.

The demon Vicakra who was infallible even by the gods, was killed by you in the batde. It was extremely impossible to defeat him by anyone. This is our belief.

Now we are able to perform the noble deeds without any obstruction. О Hari, with the reciting of your name, all our sins would be washed out.

Such of the people who are always devoted to you, you remove all their miseries. О lord, by reciting your name again and again, one achieves merits always.

О lord, you always protect our tapas. You are orhkara, you ale vasatkara. You are yajna as well as the great sire.

You are the flame, you are the form of Brahman, you are Brahma as well as Rudra. You are the life of all the bhUtas. You are also known as the inner soul. О lord of the universe, you are the one to be adorned by all with the yajna and charities.

О Deva, you are the creator of the world. Salutation to you. The entire world is your form. Salutation to you. You preserve the world by killing those who are inimical to the orators of Brahman you bring them up always".

At this Shri Hari said, "Very well" Shri Hari proceeded on to Dvaraka, to live there.

О king Janamejaya at your request, I have narrated the sports of Shri Krishna to you. What more do you want to listen from me?

Here ends chapter — 131, of the Bhavisya Parva of the Harivarhsa Purana, a supplement of the epic of Mahabharata relating to Shri Krishna's meeting with Rishis at Puskara on his way back to Dvaraka. (Vrs. 1-12, of P.T. = 14,693)

Janamejaya said — О auspicious one, how should the lerned people listen to the epic of Mahabharata? What type of reward is achieved by so doing. Who are the gods to be adorned on the completion of its recitation?

O lord, at the end of each festival, what type of charioties should be given? What type of the orator should be adored? You kindly tell me all.

Vaishampayana said — О king, you listen to the process of hearing the epic of Mahabharata. О king, you have enquired of the merit of listening to the story of Mahabharata, I am going to speak out the same.

О lord of the earth, the gods of the heaven, had playfully incarnated on earth. After performing the task of the gods, they returned to the heaven.

О Janamejaya, whatever is narrated me to you with delight, you better listen to me. The gods and the Rishis had descended on earth. You listen, to me attentively.

О Best of Bharata’s race, Rudra, the Sadhyas, eternal Visvedevas, Adityas, both the Asvanikumaras, Lokapalas, Maharsis, Guhyakas, Gandharvas, Nagas, Vidyadharas, Siddhas, Dharma, self born Brahma, Katyayana — the excellent sage, the mountains, the oceans, rivers, apsaras planets, the years, half years, seasons, mobile and immobile worlds, besides the gods and asuras, are found assembled in the epic of Mahabharata.

By reciting the names of all of them who are established in Srutis, repeatedly, a person is relieved of the grave sins.

О Bharata, a person with a concentrated and purified mind, should listen to this history, completing the entire Mahabharata, the way Sraddha should be performed for the warriors, who meet with the end in the war, is going to be narrated by me. You listen to me. О best of Bharata's race, by listening to the Mahabharata, one should give, according to one's means, with devotion gems and huge charities to the Brahmanas. The charities should include the boon in milk vases, besides the girls decorated with costumes and ornaments.

The girls should be charming and possessing all the virtues. Besides several type of vehicles, astonishing types of vases, land, garments, and the gold also be given in charity.

The vehicles to be donated should include, carts, horses, intoxicated elephants, beds, palanquins, and decorated chariots.

Whatever excellent things are kept in one's horse, and the enormous riches, could be given to the Bramanas in charity. One could offer his own body, his son and the wife also to serve them.

A person who completes to the listening of the Mahabharata, delightfully with a clean heart, with his heart filled with, a firm mind, with devotion should give away in charity, the aforesaid articles according to his means.

The way one can achieve success by being truthful and simple, besides being clean at heart, auspicious, who has over powered anger, and a devoted listener, I am going to speak out the same. You listen to it.

Only a person, who is spotless, noble, humble, clad in white garments, having controlled his sense organs, possessing all the samskaras, well-versed in all the scriptures, devoted, who is not a fault - finding person, beautiful, virtuous, having controlled all his sense organs and the mind, besides being the receiver of charities and honour, should become the narrator (of the epic).

The narrator or the orater should be independent (in views) besides having the concetration of mind, narrator should perform the recital, speaking the words fluently (without obstruction in speech). He should avoid uttering harsh words. He should not speak with haste. He should not speak unclear words. He should speak in such a way that no word or the passage is broken. He should not carry on the recital with greed in his mind or with some particular purpose. The Mahabharata comprises of sixty letters which are uttered from eight places. The recitation should be made in such a way that each one of the Varna is clearly understood.

The reciter should bow initially to lord Narayana, who moves in the hearts of all the living beings, and also known as Shri Krishna, besides Nara — this eternal friend (also known as Arjuna) the goddess Sarasvati, the great sage Vedavyasa, and then should start the reciting to Jaya or Mahabharata.

О king, О son of Bharata, a listener, who observing the vratas of purity, patience, etc. remaining always neat and clean, listens from an auspicious orator or reciter, he earns full merits for the same.

For the first time listening to Harivarhsa - the supplement of Mahabharata, one should please the Brahmanas with their desired things. One who does so, earns the merit of Agni-stoma yajna.

He earns a vast plane filled with the denizens of the heaven. He concentrating his mind with delight, proceeds to heaven with the gods.

By listening to the Harivarhsa, a second time, a listener achieves the merit of performing the Atiratra yajna and he is seated over the divine plane made of gems.

Wearing a divine garland and the garments he is adorned with the divine paste. He wears the divine bracelets and is always honoured in the heaven.

Completing the third term, he earns the merit of Dvadasaha yajna and he taking the illustrious form of gods, lives in the heaven for ten thousand years.

On the fourth time (when one listens to the Mahabharata, he earns the merits of performing the Vajapayee sacrifice and he earns double the merit on listening to it on the fifth time. He boards a plane, shining like the rising sun or the flaming fire, proceeds on to the heaven and enjoys all the comforts in Indra's place for ten thousand years.

On the sixth time, he earns the merit of performing four Vajapayee sacrifiecs. On the seventh time the earns the merit equal to twelve Vajapayee sacrifices. He get resplendent like the Kailasa mountain and is seated over the pedestal of Lapiz Lazuli, with several circular paths having apsaras decorated with gems and beads, is seated over the plane, which moves according to one's will and moves in the world like the sun.

On completion of the eighth term, he earns the merit of performing of the RajasUya sacrifice. He mounts over the plane, which is pleasent like the moon and in which the horses which shine like the moon rays are yoked, which move with speed.

He sleeps with comfort, in the lap of the divine damsels who are more beautiful than the moon and adorned with the waist bands decorated with small bells, which produce ringing sound.

О son of Bharata, after listening to it, the ninth time, the listener earns the merit of performing the Asvamedha sacrifice. He is seated over the pedestal of lapiz Lazuli in the plane having the pillars and cornices of gold besides the golden windows on all the sides. He is served in the heaven by the apsaras and Gandharvas. He shines with its resplendence. He is adorned with divine garlands and divine costume. His body is plastered with the divine sandal paste. He enjoys all the comforts in the heaven like other gods.

After completion of the tenth accomplishment of the same epic one should offer his salutation to the Brahmanas and by so doing the performer, achieves the divine plane for his dwelling with comforts. The plane is decorated with the strings of small bells, which creat sweet sound. The flags and banners add to the beauty of the plane. It is illuminated with gem studded pedestals. The gates of Lapiz Lazuli are provided therein. It is covered with the net of gold from all the sides. The corners of its corners of the plane are decorated with coral. The Gandharvas and apsaras who are well-versed in music always remain present there.

The said person wears over his head, the crown of Jambunad. gold and all his limbs are covered with the divine sandal paste. He wears the divine garlands, enjoys divine comforts, enjoys excellent grace, He then roams about in the world by the grace of the god.

Thus he is established in the heaven for a number of years. Then he lives in the city of Amaravatl with the Gandharvas for a long. Thereafter he enjoys all the pleasures with Indra for twenty one thousand years.

Then he lives respectively in the abode of the sun, Candraloka, and in the abode of lord Siva ultimately, he achieves the closeness of lord Visnu.

О Maharaja, this is correct. Nothing should be thought otherwise about it. One should have faith in it. There are the words of the sage Vyasa-who happens to be my preceptor.

The reciter should be given, the things he desires. The vehicles like elephants, horses, palanquin, ete. should also be given in charity.

For the reciter the rings, ear rings yajno- pavita, astonishing type of garments, fragrance, should be given to him and he should be adored like the god. A perons who performs thus goes to the abode of Visnu.

О king, I am now going to tell you the things which should be given in charity after the start of the recitation of Mahabharata, on each parva falling during the duration of the same.

О best of Bharata’s race, before the start of the parva, one should know, the caste, country, truth, glory, and religious inclination, he should initially, be made to recite svasti-vacama, (welfare mantras recitation) thereafter the listening of the recital should be started. At the end of the parva, one should please the Brahmana as per his means.

The reciter should be adored offering costumes, fragrance etc. before the start of the list of contents of the Adi-Parva. He should then be fed with payasam mixed with honey.

Thereafter, in the Astika Parva the food comprising of ghee and honey, besides the fruit should be offered to the Brahmana. He should also give away in charity the sugarcane balls as well as the rice.

Thereafter in the Sabha — Parva the Brahmana should be served the sweet cakes, wafer, sweet balls, besides the payasam.

During the reciting of the Varna Parva, the Brahmanas should be served with fruits and roots. Reaching the Arani — Parva, the pitchers filled with water should be given away.

During the reciting of Virata — Parva, different types of costumes should be given. О best of Bharata’s race, during Udyoga — parva, the Brahmanas should be given the fragrence and garlands. They should be served food to their liking.

During the Bhisma — Parva, the excellent palanquin should be donated, besides the well prepared food.

О Rajendra, during Drona — Parva, the Brahmanas should be given excellent food, besides the excellent bow, arrow and the sword.

During Karna — Parva, controlling one’s mind, the Brahmana should be served with the best ofjfood to his liking.

During Salya Parva, one should give to Brahmana the sweet balls, the cooked rice with sugarcane balls, besides the sweet cakes, pleasing the Brahmana.

During Gada Parva, khichdl with green gram should be given. During the reciting to Stri Parva, one should give away the gems to the satisfaction of the Brahmanas.

In the Aisika Parva, the cooked rice mixed with ghee should be served, thereafter excellent and well fried food should be served to him.

Reaching Santi — Parva, the Brahmanas should be given the havisya food. Reaching the Asvamedha — Parva, one should give food to the liking of all.

During the Asrama — Vasika — Parva, the Brahmanas should be served with havisya food. In the MUsala — Parva, the food with all the qualities, and the fragrance should be served to the Brahmanas, besides garland, and the sandal paste.

Similarly in the Maha-Prasthaniha Parva, the excellent food to the liking of all should be served. During the reciting of Svargarohana — Parva, the Brahmanas should be served with havisya food.

At the end of Harivamsa one should feed a thousand Brahmanas and a cow decorated with gold should be given to a Brahmana.

О lord of earth, the charity should be given in half if not in full to a poor person. A wise person, at the end of the Parva, a book made of gold should be offered to the recitor.

During the reciting of the Harivamsa Parva, the Bramanas should be served Payasam as the food. О Prince, a person, who listens to a single verse of Harivamsa, with a concentrated mind, or even a part of it, or a word of it, he becomes the lovable devotee of lord Visnu.

Vyasa — the reciter should be adored with his wife appropriately. It amounts to the worship of lord Laksmi — Narayana. Thereafter he should also worship lord Laksmi — Narayana as well.

A person who donating earth, costumes, the excellent cows, to the reciter, then worships him, and by so doing lord Krishna is adored in reality.

O Janamejaya, born of the race of Bharata, a person, well versed in Sastras, controlling all his sense organs should listen to the Mahabharata with Harivamsa and completing all the Parvas, making the reciter to sit at an auspicious place, clad in silken or white clothes himself getting purified, and decorated, should offers the fragrance paste, etc, and worships the orator. О king, besides this, he should also worship the sacred books of Mahabharata.

The reciter should be served with the best of eatables, auspicious drinks, juices, etc. besides other desired things like the cow, costumes and daksina.

During all the accomplishments, gold of four Karshas of weight should be given to the reciter. In case it is not possible to do so then half or a fourth of it should be given. Inspite of one's being resourceful, he should not be miserly in giving away of charities.

Whichever things are desired by a person, the same, should be given to the Brahmanas. The reciter has to be adored as a preceptor, therefore, he should be kept pleased by one's devotion. One should also perform kirtana for all the gods as well as Nara-Narayana.

Thereafter, the excellent Brahmanas, decorated with fragrance, flowers, etc., should be pleased and satisfied with suitable charities, as per their liking.

A person, who so performs, earns the merits of performing of the Atiratra sacrifice. Then by so doing at the end of each one of the Parvas, the merit for the performing of the yajna is achieved.

O Janamejaya, the foremost of the race of Bharata, the reciter should clearly recite in vivid tone Bhavisya — Parva to the Brahmanas as well as the Mahabharata.

After completion of the taking of the food by the Brahmanas, the reciter should also be fed properly. Then after well decorating him, he should be given adequate daksina:

When the reciter is pleased one achieves excellent grace. When the other Brahmanas are pleased, all the gods also get delighted.

О ornament of Bharata's race, by giving away the appropriate things in charity to all the Brahmanas, to their liking (the accomplishment should be concluded.

О best of the kings, whatever had been asked by you, I have spoken the mathod of listening to the Mahabharata as well as the Harivamsa. You should have fall faith in the same.

O excellent king, the one, who is desirous of achieving welfare, he should make all the efforts to listen to Mahabharata and Harivamsa completely, (celebrating the same).

One should listen to Bharata daily, should recite it daily. The house in which the book of Mahabharata is kept, it is always victorious.

Bharata is an extremely auspicious book, which contains several stories. Even the gods adore the Bharata. Therefore, Bharata should surely be recited.

О best of Bharata's race, Bharata is the best of all the scriptures. The story of Bharata leads one to achieve beautitude. Thus the matter of tattva is being spoken by me.

The one who adores Mahabharata, itihasa (history) cows, Sarasvati, Brahmana and Shri Krishna, he never has to face any trouble.

О ornament of the race of Bharata, the glory of Shri Hari, has been sung in the start, middle and end of the epics of Rumayana and Mahabharata.

A person who be desirous to achieve the highest position in the world he should listen to the Mahabharata and Harivamsa which contain the stories of Shri Hari.

It is extremely auspicious. This is the treatise on dharma, and all the excellent virtues are enshrined therein. Therefore, a person desirous of benevolence, should listen to its recital.

The listening to the recital of this Parana in this world, fulfills all the desirous. Therefore, the excellent people, listen to its recital. This has been ordained by Dvaipayana — Vyasa.

A person gets the merit with the performing of a thousand Asvamedha and a hundred vajapeyee sacrifices, with the listening of the recital of the Harivamsa.

О lord Visnu, you are eternal, everlasting unique, to be meditated upon, without beginning of gunas, cause of the birth of all, gross as well as extremely subtle, without comparison, fit for presumption, achieved by the yogis with yogic practices, preceptor of all the three worlds, besides being Isvara. Therefore I take refuge in you.

By regularly reciting or listening to this book let all the people get freed from terrible mesiries. All should face welfare. Let the desires of all be fulfilled.

Here ends chapter — 132, of Bhavisya Parva of the Harivarhsa Purana, a supplement of the epic of Mahabharata, relating to the glory of Harivamsa Purana. (Vrs. 1-101, P.T. = 14,794)

Janamejaya said — О Brahman, there were the three cities of the Daityas floating in the sky which were destroyed by the three eyed Siva, how did he do so? I would like to listen to the episode, correctly.

Vaishampayana said — О king, you have enquired as to how, the Daityas, who were inimical to the mankind, were killed at the hands of the three eyed Siva? You listen to the related episode in detail. In earlier times, lord Siva, had killed the asura kings, who were desirous of killing the human race, with the tridents, which went straight.

О lion among the humans, all the three cities were made of precious metals. They used to float in the sky like the clouds.

They were built with vast and resplendent boundary walls, which used to shine with gems, and had the gates decorated with precious gems. All the three cities floated in the sky. They were resplendent with their own lustre. The terrific cities were created with power of tapas. The terrific cities looked like the cities of Gandharvas.

The winged horses, getting proud of their strenght, having the lustre greator than that of the sun, drove then according to their will.

Using their entire strength, when the horses neighed, and galloped, at that point of time the sky looked as having been hurt with their hoofs.

Only the great Maharsis, who had burnt out all their sins with their tapas, who were illustrious like the fire, who had attained self realisation, were able to visualise those asuras with their eyes. It appeared as if they could swallow the entire sky, with their wind like speed.

The festivitions of music and dance were celebrated in those cities. They appeared like Gandharvas. The large number of high buildings made of the molten gold, which were filled with all types of weapons, and decorated with various ornaments, which resembled the buildings of Indra, added to the grandeur of these cities.

Like the peak of the Kailasa mountain, the high palaces, were built in those cities, looked graceful like many suns.

The city looked quite graceful, with buildings with high canopies which used to shine like the molten gold, the city of the Daityas, looked quite graceful.

The cities were filled with tumultuous and thundering sound. The city echoed with the lion's roars of the warriors. It looked like the caitra ratha forest being filled with the pleasent looking men and woment.

It had high flags and shining swords in the Tripura city, which appeared like the lightening in the sky.

О Bharata, the valorous Danavas, including the Daitya kings, Suranabha, Candranabha, lived in the city, who were proud of their prowess.

О Bharata, all of them getting confused with pride, they started the paths of Devayana and Pitryana, built by Brahma.

О lion among the humans, О foremost of the race of Bharata, thus holding the bow in their hands, the excellent asuras and Danavas, when usurped the routes of Devayana and Pitryana then all the gods rushed to Brahma. They had fallen faces. They felt painful with the obstruction caused on both the routes by the Danavas.

All of them standing before Brahma, spoke in pathetic voice, "O Grand sire, the bestower of the share to the gods, the enemies are causing pain to us, the enemies are usurping our share of yajnas beating us at the same time.

O best among the orators, you speak out some remedy for the destruction of the Daityas, by which the gods could be able to defeat the asuras".

Thereafter, Brahma — the giver of bows said to the gods, ’You listen to the best way for taking revenge against the enemies. All the Daityas are invincible from all others, except the eternal lord Siva.

О son of Bharata. The gods accepted the words of Brahma, from his mouth, and reached the earth with the Rudraganas.

All of them engaged themselves in tapas in the valley of the Meru mountain, in the middle of the earth and started reciting Pranava, took refuge with, Нага, the son of Kasyapa.

For them the damsels could not attract them. They spreading the mat of kusa they slept on it, The copper and iron were their ornaments.

О best of the race of Kuru, the skins of black buks who had died the natural death, which were extracted from their bodies. These skins, were quite soft, besides the skins of tigers served as their costumes.

Wearing the tiger skins, concealing themselves from the illusion {maya), all the gods, taking refuge in the sky way, reached the abode of lord Siva. Offering their salutation to them, they spoke to him.

They said, "O lord, you have turned your face from us. Therefore, as the offerings made to the fire covered with ashes by ignorance, becomes infructuous, similarly the boon granted to us has become useless. Therefore, the words spoken by Brahma, in presence of the gods moving in the sky, should be honoured by you".

When so addressed by the gods, besides getting inspired of the future activity, Mahadeva got ready decorating a kavaca over his body.

All of them wearing the ornaments and kavacas, shone like the gold. They took refuge in the solar path, appeared like the fire in flame. They started reducing to ashes their enemies with the lustre possessed by them. They appeared as high as the mountains.

All the gods and the Psis desirous of the killing of the Danavas, could take to any form at will. All of them got ready wearing kavacas over their universal bodies.

The three eyed lord Siva, who was surrounded by gods besides Kubera, on all the sides, holding the bow and arrow in his hands started fighting with the people of Tripura.

As the people who climb over the tops of the balconies, similarly the Daityas of Tripura, with their tom out bodies, met with their end, getting shattered started falling from the cities (over the ground) like fall of the mountains.

О Naresvara, the Daityas who had arrived in the battle field, were badly wounded and shattered, like the mountains shattered with striking of vajra.

The bodies of the Daityas, were tom out with the use of swords, Saktis, cakras, battle axes, besides the arrows. All of them fell down on the ground, like the mountains without wings.

Getting burnt with the ever increasing lustre of the gods, the Daityas lost their consciousness. In this way both the gods and the Daityas attacking each other in the battle of destruction, started getting reduced. Inspite of the demons possesing the divine sight, the Daityas could not spot the gods.

At the time of sun-set, in the evening time, the faces of the gods had been injured (with the attack of the Daityas) who also fell on earth.

During the night, the Daityas become victorious with the use of their sharp arrows, uttered aloud the lion's roar and kept on thundering together. They created tumultuous noise.

Getting enthusiastic with victory, the asuras started talking among themselves. "All the gods, who were desirous of victory, have been frightened by we - the valorous Daityas used prasas, swords and tomaras.

The Daityas having been invigorated with the havisya provided by Sukracaiya, looked graceful in war with their weapons.

Then the Daityas, having been filled with arrogance, were reduced to ashes, by lord Siva, with the issue of his own lustre.

As at the time of the arrival of dissolution, the sun with rays, starts burning the people, and on the arrival of devastation, lord Rudra, the master of bhiitas, destroys all the bhUtas, similarly, he started destroying all the Daityas.

The chariot which was driven by the horses which galloped with speed of mind, reached the centre of the sky, became resplendent like the cloud with lightning.

The chariot, which could be identified with flag embossed with the figure of a bull, looked graceful like the cloud with rainbow.

Thereafter, the Siddhas, on their arrival in the sky, eulogised the three eyed lord Siva having the bull bannered flag in the chariot, recalling his earlier performance.

The truthful Rishis, who had achieved peace by means of their performance severe tapas, the gods who consumed the nectar, the gods and the Gandharvas, besides the apsaras, also sang in praise of lord Siva. О Naresvara, the second place relating to the Pitrs and the gods with pleasent faces was immensely delighted.

Thereafter hundreds of fire works were shot from the boundary walls and the canopies. The Daityas the enemies of gods, who were awful for all and stood in the centre of the Daitya city. Thereafter, the sharp and terrific arrows were shot from both the sides.

О Bharata, the Danavas who were well- versed in war fare, fought using the fire works, spears, and the tridents, displaying great prowess.

Sky broke, clubs with clubs, spears with spears, weapons with weapons, and the illusions with illusions.

Thereafter the other Daityas shot thousands of arrows, Saktis, battle-axes, and terrific swords at the gods.

The gods getting hurt with swords, showering of arrows, stood at the death's door. The chariot of Mahadeva, resembling the city of Gandharvas, also had to face an ugly situation with them.

The gods, having been wounded with the Prasas, swords, arrows and tomaras, who could bear the load of the Daityas, feeling painful with the striking of enormous weapons, Indra — the husband of Saci, stood there (non-plussed).

O Lord of the land, O son of the race of Bharata, "In the mean time the speech of the Rishis who happen to be the sons of Brahma, appeared there.

It declared, "The £hariot of lord Siva is getting descended on earth and is going to be established there. It is invisible and has become fit to be overpowered in full view of all the lokas.

O lord of the land, with the fall of Siva's chariot which was the best on earth, all the living beings recalled on earth.

The mountain peaks started shaking. Huge trees also started shaking. The ocean was in turmoil and all the ten directions were deprived of the grace.

All the ages Brahmanas started reciting the excellent mantra. The lustre, which is like Brahman for all the people desirous of victory, bestows peace to all the living beings on this earth as well as the other world.

О Bharata, thereafter, Visnu — the lustreful great yogi, casting his glance on all the side, himself concentrating his mind, taking refuge with Dharma — the form of bull, with the reciting of the Sama-gana, raised up the chariot of Mahddeva. At that point of time lord Visnu, by the grace of the three eyed lord Siva, who can take to any form at will, strongest of all the gods, and was illumining with the lustre of the fois, who perform tapas, in the deserted and lonely forest.

Shri Hari, carried the chariot in which all the powerful gods were seated, lifted it with his horns, started thundering like the churning of the ocean.

Lord Visnu who had taken to the form of a bull, reached like the the third part of the wind started thundering aloud like the ocean of the full moon.

Getting frightened with the thundering sound, the valorous Daityas, again started fighting, wearing the Kavacas.

All of them were quite strong and valorous. All of them started destroying the army of gods carrying the bows.

Thereafter the eternal Siva, placed a winged fire like sharp arrow and then attacked it with Brahmastra. Thereafter the Brahmadanda was shot at the city of Daitya known as Tripura.

О son of Bharata’s race, lord Siva, mentally concetrated the weapon with truth Brahmayuga besides his own tapas, in three parts, shot it at the Daitya, which could kill one and all the Daityas. The arrow was shining with flames, besides being spotless like the gold.

After shooting, the horrible arrows, which were poisonous like serpents, the arrows with flames of fire, tore out the entire city of the Daityas.

О son of Bharata, О king, with the strike of the arrows, the main gates started burning like the peaks of the Vindhya mountain. All the three cities were burnt to ashes, getting scattered.

О Bharata, О lord of the land, all the three cities, with the fire burning in them were raized to the ground.

О Naresvara, like the mountain peaks, the cities of lapiz lazuli, were reduced to ashes with Brahmastra and were razed to the ground.

With the destruction of Tripura, the gods uttered these words in delight, "O Parusottama, you please destroy the enemies, who are increase.

In this waty lord Visnu, possessing the strength of yogic practices, who smiled as a Mahdyogl He was then eulogised by lord Siva as well as Brahma and other gods.

Here ends chapter — 133, of Bhavisya Parva of the Harivamsa Parana, a supplement of the epic of Mahabharata relating to the story of the killing of Tripura. (Vrs. 1-83, P.T. = 14,877)

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