Harivamsa Purana Vol. 10

Description

The Harivamsa Purana (not one of the 18 major Puranas) is a supplement to the Mahabharata. It contains many pastimes of Krishna and His devotees. Harivamsa especially describes the pastimes of the supreme lord that took place after the battle at Kurukshetra, including His leaving this world. Volume 10 contains the last chapters of Sri Bhavisya-parva, which starts in volume 7. This volume also contains, the Harivamsa-mahatmya, the Santanagopalastotram, and Sri Visnu-sata-nama-stotram. In this volume the story of Hamsa and Dimbhaka is described along with the killing of the demons Vichakra and Hidimba. The Sri Visnu-sata-nama-stotram contained in this volume is 15 verses containing 100 names of Vishnu. The Harivamsa Purana is divided into three sections: Harivamsa-parva, Vishnu-parva, and Bhavishya-parva. The first section, the Harivamsa-parva, appears in volumes 1 and 2 of this multi-volume set. The second section, the Vishnu-parva, appears in volumes 3 through 6 and the first half of volume 7. The final section, the Bhavishya-parva, appears in the second half of volume 7, and volumes 8-10. This translation contains the Romanized Sanskrit verses and English translations.