Brahma Purana — Chapter 121
BrP 121.1
विदर्भासंगमं पुण्यं रेवतीसंगमं तथा तत्र यद् वृत्तम् आख्यास्ये यत् पुराणविदो विदुः ॥
vidarbhāsaṃgamaṃ puṇyaṃ revatīsaṃgamaṃ tathā tatra yad vṛttam ākhyāsye yat purāṇavido viduḥ //
(There is) the holy confluence of the Vidarbhā and likewise the confluence of the Revatī; I shall relate what happened there, which the knowers of the ancient lore know.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 121.2
भरद्वाज इति ख्यात ऋषिर् आसीत् तपोधिकः तस्य स्वसा रेवतीति कुरूपा विकृतस्वरा ॥
bharadvāja iti khyāta ṛṣir āsīt tapodhikaḥ tasya svasā revatīti kurūpā vikṛtasvarā //
There was a seer renowned as Bharadvāja, rich in ascetic power; his sister was called Revatī, ill-formed and with a distorted voice.
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BrP 121.3
तां दृष्ट्वा विकृतां भ्राता भरद्वाजः प्रतापवान् चिन्तया परया युक्तो गङ्गाया दक्षिणे तटे ॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vikṛtāṃ bhrātā bharadvājaḥ pratāpavān cintayā parayā yukto gaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe taṭe //
Seeing her deformed, her brother, the mighty Bharadvāja, was seized with utmost worry, on the southern bank of the Gaṅgā.
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BrP 121.4
कस्मै दद्याम् इमां कन्यां स्वसारं भीषणाकृतिम् न कश्चित् प्रतिगृह्णाति दातव्या च स्वसा तथा ॥
kasmai dadyām imāṃ kanyāṃ svasāraṃ bhīṣaṇākṛtim na kaścit pratigṛhṇāti dātavyā ca svasā tathā //
"To whom shall I give this girl, my sister of terrifying form? No one accepts her, and yet a sister must be given away.
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BrP 121.5
अहो भूयान् न कस्यापि कन्या दुःखैककारणम् मरणं जीवतो ऽप्य् अस्य प्राणिनस् तु पदे पदे ॥
aho bhūyān na kasyāpi kanyā duḥkhaikakāraṇam maraṇaṃ jīvato 'py asya prāṇinas tu pade pade //
Alas, let no one have a daughter, the one cause of sorrow — for this living being, though alive, it is death at every step."
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BrP 121.6
एवं विमृशतस् तस्य स्वाश्रमे चातिशोभने द्रष्टुं मुनिवरः प्रायाद् भरद्वाजं यतव्रतम् ॥
evaṃ vimṛśatas tasya svāśrame cātiśobhane draṣṭuṃ munivaraḥ prāyād bharadvājaṃ yatavratam //
While he was thus reflecting, a best of sages came to his own most splendid hermitage to see Bharadvāja of restrained vows.
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BrP 121.7
द्व्यष्टवर्षः शुभवपुः शान्तो दान्तो गुणाकरः नाम्ना कठ इति ख्यातो भरद्वाजं ननाम सः ॥
dvyaṣṭavarṣaḥ śubhavapuḥ śānto dānto guṇākaraḥ nāmnā kaṭha iti khyāto bharadvājaṃ nanāma saḥ //
Sixteen years old, of handsome body, calm, self-controlled, a mine of virtues, known by the name Kaṭha — he bowed to Bharadvāja.
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BrP 121.8
विधिवत् पूज्य तं विप्रं भरद्वाजः कठं तदा तस्यागमनकार्यं च पप्रच्छ पुरतः स्थितः ॥
vidhivat pūjya taṃ vipraṃ bharadvājaḥ kaṭhaṃ tadā tasyāgamanakāryaṃ ca papraccha purataḥ sthitaḥ //
Then Bharadvāja, having honored that brahmin Kaṭha according to rule, standing before him asked the purpose of his coming.
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BrP 121.9
कठो ऽप्य् आह भरद्वाजं विद्यार्थ्य् अहम् उपागतः तथा च दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी यद् युक्तं तद् विधीयताम् ॥
kaṭho 'py āha bharadvājaṃ vidyārthy aham upāgataḥ tathā ca darśanākāṅkṣī yad yuktaṃ tad vidhīyatām //
And Kaṭha said to Bharadvāja: "I have come seeking knowledge, and also desiring to see you; let whatever is fitting be arranged."
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BrP 121.10
भरद्वाजः कठं प्राह अधीष्व यद् अभीप्सितम् पुराणं स्मृतयो वेदा धर्मस्थानान्य् अनेकशः ॥
bharadvājaḥ kaṭhaṃ prāha adhīṣva yad abhīpsitam purāṇaṃ smṛtayo vedā dharmasthānāny anekaśaḥ //
Bharadvāja said to Kaṭha: "Study whatever is desired — the ancient lore, the law-books, the Vedas, the many topics of dharma."
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BrP 121.11
सर्वं वेद्मि महाप्राज्ञ रुचिरं वद मा चिरम् कुलीनो धर्मनिरतो गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतः अभिमानी श्रुतधरः शिष्यः पुण्यैर् अवाप्यते ॥
sarvaṃ vedmi mahāprājña ruciraṃ vada mā ciram kulīno dharmanirato guruśuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ abhimānī śrutadharaḥ śiṣyaḥ puṇyair avāpyate //
"I know all of that, greatly wise one; tell me something delightful, without delay." (Bharadvāja thought:) A disciple of good family, devoted to dharma, intent on serving his teacher, self-respecting, retaining what he has heard, is obtained (only) through merits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 121.12
अध्यापयस्व भो ब्रह्मञ् शिष्यं मां वीतकल्मषम् शुश्रूषणरतं भक्तं कुलीनं सत्यवादिनम् ॥
adhyāpayasva bho brahmañ śiṣyaṃ māṃ vītakalmaṣam śuśrūṣaṇarataṃ bhaktaṃ kulīnaṃ satyavādinam //
Teach me, O brahmin, as your pupil — one free of sin, devoted to service, faithful, well-born, and truthful.
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BrP 121.13
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा भरद्वाजः प्रादाद् विद्याम् अशेषतः प्राप्तविद्यः कठः प्रीतो भरद्वाजम् अथाब्रवीत् ॥
tathety uktvā bharadvājaḥ prādād vidyām aśeṣataḥ prāptavidyaḥ kaṭhaḥ prīto bharadvājam athābravīt //
Saying "So be it," Bharadvāja imparted the knowledge in full; and Kaṭha, having obtained the knowledge, pleased, then said to Bharadvāja:
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BrP 121.14
इच्छेयं दक्षिणां दातुं गुरो तव मनःप्रियाम् वदस्व दुर्लभं वापि गुरो तुभ्यं नमो ऽस्तु ते ॥
iccheyaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dātuṃ guro tava manaḥpriyām vadasva durlabhaṃ vāpi guro tubhyaṃ namo 'stu te //
"I would wish to give you a teacher's fee, O guru, one dear to your heart. Name it, even if hard to obtain, O guru; homage be to you."
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BrP 121.15
विद्यां प्राप्यापि ये मोहात् स्वगुरोः पारितोषिकम् न प्रयच्छन्ति निरयं ते यान्त्य् आचन्द्रतारकम् ॥
vidyāṃ prāpyāpi ye mohāt svaguroḥ pāritoṣikam na prayacchanti nirayaṃ te yānty ācandratārakam //
"Those who, even after obtaining knowledge, out of delusion do not give their own teacher a gratuity, go to hell for as long as the moon and stars endure."
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BrP 121.16
गृहाण कन्यां विधिवद् भार्यां कुरु मम स्वसाम् अस्यां प्रीत्या वर्तितव्यं याचेयं दक्षिणाम् इमाम् ॥
gṛhāṇa kanyāṃ vidhivad bhāryāṃ kuru mama svasām asyāṃ prītyā vartitavyaṃ yāceyaṃ dakṣiṇām imām //
"Take this girl, my sister, according to the rite, and make her your wife; you must behave toward her with affection — this is the fee I would ask."
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BrP 121.17
भ्रातृवत् पुत्रवच् चापि शिष्यः स्यात् तु गुरोः सदा गुरुश् च पितृवच् च स्यात् संबन्धो ऽत्र कथं भवेत् ॥
bhrātṛvat putravac cāpi śiṣyaḥ syāt tu guroḥ sadā guruś ca pitṛvac ca syāt saṃbandho 'tra kathaṃ bhavet //
"But a pupil should always be to his teacher as a brother and as a son, and the teacher should be as a father — how then can this (marriage) relationship come about here?"
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BrP 121.18
मद्वाक्यं कुरु सत्यं त्वं ममाज्ञा तव दक्षिणा सर्वं स्मृत्वा कठाद्य त्वं रेवतीं भर तन्मनाः ॥
madvākyaṃ kuru satyaṃ tvaṃ mamājñā tava dakṣiṇā sarvaṃ smṛtvā kaṭhādya tvaṃ revatīṃ bhara tanmanāḥ //
"Make my word true; my command is your fee. Remembering all this, Kaṭha, from today support Revatī with your mind fixed on her."
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BrP 121.19
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा गुरोर् वाक्यात् कठो जग्राह पाणिना रेवतीं विधिवद् दत्तां तां समीक्ष्य कठस् त्व् अथ ॥
tathety uktvā guror vākyāt kaṭho jagrāha pāṇinā revatīṃ vidhivad dattāṃ tāṃ samīkṣya kaṭhas tv atha //
Saying "So be it," at his teacher's word Kaṭha took Revatī by the hand, she having been given according to the rite; and then Kaṭha, looking upon her—
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BrP 121.20
तत्रैव पूजयाम् आस देवेशं शंकरं तदा रेवत्या रूपसंपत्त्यै शिवप्रीत्यै च रेवती ॥
tatraiva pūjayām āsa deveśaṃ śaṃkaraṃ tadā revatyā rūpasaṃpattyai śivaprītyai ca revatī //
Right there Revatī then worshipped Śaṃkara, the lord of gods, for the attainment of beauty for Revatī and for Śiva's favour.
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BrP 121.21
सुरूपा चारुसर्वाङ्गी न रूपेणोपमीयते अभिषेकोदकं तत्र रेवत्या यद् विनिःसृतम् ॥
surūpā cārusarvāṅgī na rūpeṇopamīyate abhiṣekodakaṃ tatra revatyā yad viniḥsṛtam //
(She became) fair-formed, lovely in every limb, incomparable in beauty. The water of the ablution which there flowed forth from Revatī—
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BrP 121.22
साभवत् तत्र गङ्गायां तस्मात् तन्नामतो नदी रेवतीति समाख्याता रूपसौभाग्यदायिनी ॥
sābhavat tatra gaṅgāyāṃ tasmāt tannāmato nadī revatīti samākhyātā rūpasaubhāgyadāyinī //
That became there (a stream) in the Gaṅgā; therefore the river, named after her, is called Revatī, the giver of beauty and good fortune.
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BrP 121.23
पुनर् दर्भैश् च विविधैर् अभिषेकं चकार सः पुण्यरूपत्वसंसिद्ध्यै विदर्भा तद् अभून् नदी ॥
punar darbhaiś ca vividhair abhiṣekaṃ cakāra saḥ puṇyarūpatvasaṃsiddhyai vidarbhā tad abhūn nadī //
Again he performed the ablution with various kinds of darbha grass, for the full attainment of holiness and beauty; that river became Vidarbhā.
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BrP 121.24
श्रद्धया संगमे स्नात्वा रेवतीगङ्गयोर् नरः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते ॥
śraddhayā saṃgame snātvā revatīgaṅgayor naraḥ sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate //
A man who bathes with faith at the confluence of the Revatī and the Gaṅgā is freed from all sins and is honoured in Viṣṇu's world.
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BrP 121.25
तथा विदर्भागौतम्योः संगमे श्रद्धया मुने स्नानं करोत्य् असौ याति भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च तत्क्षणात् ॥
tathā vidarbhāgautamyoḥ saṃgame śraddhayā mune snānaṃ karoty asau yāti bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca tatkṣaṇāt //
Likewise, O sage, whoever bathes with faith at the confluence of the Vidarbhā and the Gautamī attains enjoyment and liberation that very moment.
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BrP 121.26
उभयोस् तीरयोस् तत्र तीर्थानां शतम् उत्तमम् सर्वपापक्षयकरं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् ॥
ubhayos tīrayos tatra tīrthānāṃ śatam uttamam sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam //
There on both banks are a hundred excellent sacred places, destroying all sins and granting all attainments.
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