Harivamsa · Chapter 47

so ājñāpayata saṃrabdhaḥ sacivān ātmano hitān
yattā bhavata sarve vai devakyā garabhakṛntane //

prathamād eva hantavyā garbhās te sarva eva hi
mūlād eva hi hantavyaḥ so 'nartho yatra saṃśayaḥ //

devakī ca gṛhe guptā pracchannair abhirakṣitā
svairaṃ caratu visrabdhā madbalair yatnam āsthitaiḥ //

māsān vai puṣpamāsādīn gaṇayantu mama striyaḥ
pariṇāme tu garbhasya śeṣaṃ jñāsyāmahe vayam //

vasudevaś ca saṃrakṣyaḥ strīsanāthāstu bhūmiṣu
apramattair mama hitai rātrāv ahani caiva ha
strībhir varṣavaraiś caiva vaktavyaṃ na ca kāraṇam //

eṣa mānuṣako yatno mānuṣair eva sādhyate
śrūyatāṃ yena daivaṃ hi madvidhaiḥ pratihanyate //

mantragrāmaiḥ suvihitair auṣadhaiś ca suyojitaiḥ
yatnena cānukūlena daivam apy anuvartate //

evaṃ sa yatnavān kaṃso devakīgarbhakṛntane
bhayena mantrayām āsa śrutārtho nāradāt sa vai //

evaṃ śrutvā prayatnaṃ vai kaṃsasyāriṣṭasaṃjñitam
śrutvaiva kaṃsarājasya ceṣṭitaṃ jagatīpatiḥ |
antardhānaṃ gato viṣṇuś cintayām āsa vīryavān //

saptemān devakīgarbhān bhojaputro vadhiṣyati
aṣṭame ca mayā garbhe kāryam ādhānam ātmanaḥ //

tasya cintayatas tv evaṃ pātālam agaman manaḥ
yatra te garbhaśayanāḥ ṣadgarbhā nāma dānavāḥ //

vikrāntavapuṣo dīptās te 'mṛtaprāśanopamāḥ
amarapratimā yuddhe putrā vai kālaneminaḥ //

upāsāṃ cakrire daityāḥ purā lokapitāmaham
tapyamānās tapas tīvraṃ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇaḥ //

teṣāṃ prīto 'bhavad brahmā ṣadgarbhāṇāṃ varaṃ dadau
bho bho dānavaśārdūlās tapasāhaṃ sutoṣitaḥ |
brūta vo yasya yaḥ kāmaḥ ko varo vaḥ pradīyatāṃ //

te tu sarve samānārthā daityā brahmāṇam abruvan
yadi no bhagavān prītaḥ śrūyatāṃ no varo varaḥ //

avadhyāḥ syāma bhagavan daivataiḥ samahauragaiḥ
śāpapraharaṇaiś cāpi niyataiḥ paramarṣibhiḥ //

yakṣagandharvapatibhiḥ siddhacāraṇamānavaiḥ
mā bhūd vadho no bhagavan dadāsi yadi no varam //

tān uvāca tato brahmā suprītenāntarātmanā
bhavadbhir yad idaṃ proktaṃ sarvam etad bhaviṣyati //

ṣaḍgarbhāṇāṃ varaṃ dasttvā svayaṃbhūs tridivaṃ gataḥ
tato hiraṇyakaśipuḥ saroṣo vākyam abravīt //

mām utsṛjya varo yasmād vṛto vaḥ padmasaṃbhavāt
tasmād vas tyājitaḥ snehaḥ śatrubhūtāṃs tyajāmy aham //

ṣaḍgarbhā iti yo yaṃ vaḥ śabdaḥ pitrābhivardhitaḥ
sa eva vo garbhagatān pitā sarvān vadhiṣyati //

ṣaḍ eva devakīgarbhāḥ ṣadgarbhā vai mahāsurāḥ
bhaviṣyanti tataḥ kaṃso garbhasthān vo vadhiṣyati //

jagāmātha tato viṣṇuḥ pātālaṃ yatra te śurāḥ
ṣaḍgarbhāḥ saṃyatāḥ santi jalagarbhagṛheśayāḥ //

sa dadarśa jale suptān ṣaḍgarbhān garbhasaṃsthitān
nidrayā kālarūpiṇyā sarvān antarhitān iva //

svapnarūpeṇa teṣāṃ vai viṣṇur dehān athāviśat
prāṇeśvarāṃś ca niṣkṛṣya nidrāyai pradadau tadā //

tāṃ covāca tadā nidrāṃ viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ
gaccha nidre mayotsṛṣṭā devakībhavanāntikam //

imān prāṇeśvarān gṛhya ṣaḍgarbhān nāma dehinaḥ
ṣaḍgarbhān dānavottamān |
sarvaprāṇeśvarī caiva |
ṣaṭsu garbheṣu devakyā yojayasva yathākramam //

jāteṣv eteṣu garbheṣu nīteṣu ca yamakṣayam
kaṃsasya viphale yatne devakyāḥ saphale śrame //

prasādaṃ te kariṣyāmi matprasādasamaṃ bhuvi
yena sarvasya lokasya devi devī bhavīṣyasi //

saptamo devakīgarbho yo 'ṃśaḥ saumyo mamāgrajaḥ
sa saṃkrāmayitavyas te saptame māsi rohiṇīm //

saṃkarṣaṇāt tu garbhasya sa tu saṃkarṣaṇo yuvā
bhaviṣyaty agrajo bhrātā mama śītāṃśudarśanaḥ //

patito devakīgarbhaḥ saptamo 'yaṃ bhayād iti
aṣṭame mayi garbhasthe kaṃso yatnaṃ kariṣyati //

yā tu sā nandagopasya dayitā kaṃsagopateḥ
yaśodā nāma bhadraṃ te bhāryā gopakulodvahā //

tasyās tvaṃ navamo 'smākaṃ kule garbho bhaviṣyasi
navamyām eva saṃjāto kṛṣṇapakṣasya vai tithau //

ahaṃ tv abhijito yoge niśāyā yauvane gate
ardharātre kariṣyāmi garbhamokṣaṃ yathāsukham //

aṣṭamasya tu māsasya jātāv āvāṃ tataḥ samam
prāpsyāvo garabhavyatyāsaṃ prāpte kaṃsasya śasane //

ahaṃ yaśodāṃ yāsyāmi tvaṃ devi bhaja devakīm
āvayor garbhavyatyāse kaṃso gacchatu mūḍhatām //

tatas tvāṃ gṛhya caraṇe śilāyāṃ nirasiṣyati
tatas taddhastavibhraṣṭā madyogād bhavitā śubhā |
nirasyamānā gagane sthānaṃ prāpsyasi śāśvatam //

macchavīsadṛśī kṛṣṇā saṃkarṣaṇasamānanā
bibhratī vipulān bāhūn mama bāhūpamān bhuvi //

triśikhaṃ śūlam udyamya khaḍgaṃ ca kanakatsarum
pātrīṃ ca pūrṇāṃ madhunaḥ paṅkajaṃ ca sunirmalam //

vasānā mecakaṃ kṣaumaṃ pītenottaravāsasā
śaśiraśmiprakāśena hāreṇorasi rājatā //

divyakuṇḍalapūrṇābhyāṃ śravaṇābhyāṃ vibhūṣitā
candrasāpatnyabhūtena tvaṃ mukhena virājitā //

mukuṭena tricakreṇa keśabandhena śobhitā
bhujagābhoganirghoṣair bāhubhiḥ parighopamaiḥ //

dhvajena śikhibarhāṇām ucchritena samīpataḥ
aṅgajena mayūrāṇām aṅgadena ca bhāsvatā //

kīrṇā bhūtagaṇair ghorair mannideśānuvartinī
kaumāraṃ vratam āsthāya atridivaṃ tvaṃ gamiṣyasi //

tatra tvāṃ śatadṛk śakro matpradiṣṭena karmaṇā
abhiṣekeṇa divyena daivataiḥ saha yokṣyate //

tatraiva tvāṃ bhaginyarthe grahiṣyati sa vāsavaḥ
kuśikasya tu gotreṇa kauśikī tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi //

sa te vindhye nagaśreṣṭhe sthānaṃ dāsyati śāśvatam
tataḥ sthānasahasreais tvaṃ pṛthivīṃ śobhayiṣyasi //

tataḥ sumbhanisumbhau a dānavau nagacārtiṇau
tau ca kṛtvā manasi māṃ sānugau nāśayiṣyasi //

trailokyacāriṇī sā tvaṃ bhuvi satyopayācitā
bhaviṣyasi mahābhāge varadā kāmarūpiṇī //

kṛtānuyātrā bhūtais tvaṃ nityaṃ māṃsabalipriyā
tithau navamyāṃ pūjāṃ ca prāpsyase sapaśukriyām //

ye ca tvāṃ matprabhāvajñāḥ praṇamiṣyanti mānavāḥ
na teṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiṃcit putrato dhanato 'pi vā //

kāntāreṣv avasannānāṃ mganānāṃ ca mahārṇave
dasyubhir vā niruddhānāṃ tvaṃ gatiḥ paramā nṛṇām //

tvaṃ siddhiḥ śrīr dhṛtiḥ kīrtir hrīr vidyā saṃnatir matiḥ
saṃdhyā lakṣmīr vapur medhā kāntiḥ śraddhā kriyā gatiḥ |
saṃdhyā rātriḥ prabhā nidrā kālarātris tathaiva ca //

nṛṇāṃ bandhaṃ vadhaṃ ghoraṃ putranāśaṃ dhanakṣayam
vyādhimṛtyubhayaṃ caiva pūjitā śamayiṣyasi //

mohayitvā ca taṃ kaṃsam ekā tvaṃ bhokṣyase jagat
aham apy ātmano vṛttiṃ vidhāsye goṣu gopavat |
svavṛddhyartham ahaṃ caiva kariṣye kaṃsaghātanam //

evaṃ tu tāṃ samādiśya gato 'ntardhānam īśvaraḥ
sā cāpi taṃ namaskṛtya tathāstv iti vinirgatā //