Brahma Purana — Chapter 42

BrP 42.1

विरजे विरजा माता ब्रह्माणी संप्रतिष्ठिता यस्याः संदर्शनान् मर्त्यः पुनात्य् आसप्तमं कुलम् ॥

viraje virajā mātā brahmāṇī saṃpratiṣṭhitā yasyāḥ saṃdarśanān martyaḥ punāty āsaptamaṃ kulam //

At Viraja the mother Virajā, Brahmāṇī, is established; from the sight of her a mortal purifies his family to the seventh (generation).

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BrP 42.2

सकृद् दृष्ट्वा तु तां देवीं भक्त्यापूज्य प्रणम्य च नरः स्ववंशम् उद्धृत्य मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥

sakṛd dṛṣṭvā tu tāṃ devīṃ bhaktyāpūjya praṇamya ca naraḥ svavaṃśam uddhṛtya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati //

But having once seen that goddess and worshipped and bowed to her with devotion, a man, having raised up his own lineage, goes to my world.

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BrP 42.3

अन्याश् च तत्र तिष्ठन्ति विरजे लोकमातरः सर्वपापहरा देव्यो वरदा भक्तिवत्सलाः ॥

anyāś ca tatra tiṣṭhanti viraje lokamātaraḥ sarvapāpaharā devyo varadā bhaktivatsalāḥ //

And other mothers of the world abide there at Viraja: goddesses who remove all sin, granting boons, fond of devotion.

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BrP 42.4

आस्ते वैतरणी तत्र सर्वपापहरा नदी यस्यां स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

āste vaitaraṇī tatra sarvapāpaharā nadī yasyāṃ snātvā naraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate //

There abides the river Vaitaraṇī, remover of all sin, bathing in which the best of men is released from all sins.

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BrP 42.5

आस्ते स्वयंभूस् तत्रैव क्रोडरूपी हरिः स्वयम् दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य तं भक्त्या परं विष्णुं व्रजन्ति ते ॥

āste svayaṃbhūs tatraiva kroḍarūpī hariḥ svayam dṛṣṭvā praṇamya taṃ bhaktyā paraṃ viṣṇuṃ vrajanti te //

There too abides the Self-existent, Hari himself in boar form; having seen him and bowed to him with devotion, they go to the supreme Viṣṇu.

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BrP 42.6

कापिले गोग्रहे सोमे तीर्थे चालाबुसंज्ञिते मृत्युंजये क्रोडतीर्थे वासुके सिद्धकेश्वरे ॥

kāpile gograhe some tīrthe cālābusaṃjñite mṛtyuṃjaye kroḍatīrthe vāsuke siddhakeśvare //

At Kāpila, at Gograha, at Soma, and at the ford named Ālābu, at Mṛtyuṃjaya, at the Boar-ford, at Vāsuka, at Siddhakeśvara —

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BrP 42.7

तीर्थेष्व् एतेषु मतिमान् विरजे संयतेन्द्रियः गत्वाष्टतीर्थं विधिवत् स्नात्वा देवान् प्रणम्य च ॥

tīrtheṣv eteṣu matimān viraje saṃyatendriyaḥ gatvāṣṭatīrthaṃ vidhivat snātvā devān praṇamya ca //

— at these fords at Viraja, the wise man with senses controlled, having gone to the eight fords and bathed according to rule and bowed to the gods,

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BrP 42.8

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विमानवरम् आस्थितः उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैर् मम लोके महीयते ॥

sarvapāpavinirmukto vimānavaram āsthitaḥ upagīyamāno gandharvair mama loke mahīyate //

freed from all sin, seated in an excellent celestial car, sung to by the Gandharvas, is honoured in my world.

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BrP 42.9

विरजे यो मम क्षेत्रे पिण्डदानं करोति वै स करोत्य् अक्षयां तृप्तिं पितॄणां नात्र संशयः ॥

viraje yo mama kṣetre piṇḍadānaṃ karoti vai sa karoty akṣayāṃ tṛptiṃ pitṝṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ //

He who makes the gift of rice-balls at my field Viraja indeed brings about imperishable satisfaction for the ancestors; there is no doubt of this.

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BrP 42.10

मम क्षेत्रे मुनिश्रेष्ठा विरजे ये कलेवरम् परित्यजन्ति पुरुषास् ते मोक्षं प्राप्नुवन्ति वै ॥

mama kṣetre muniśreṣṭhā viraje ye kalevaram parityajanti puruṣās te mokṣaṃ prāpnuvanti vai //

O best of sages, those men who abandon the body in my field Viraja do indeed attain liberation.

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BrP 42.11

स्नात्वा यः सागरे मर्त्यो दृष्ट्वा च कपिलं हरिम् पश्येद् देवीं च वाराहीं स याति त्रिदशालयम् ॥

snātvā yaḥ sāgare martyo dṛṣṭvā ca kapilaṃ harim paśyed devīṃ ca vārāhīṃ sa yāti tridaśālayam //

The mortal who, having bathed in the ocean and seen Kapila Hari, should also behold the goddess Vārāhī, goes to the abode of the thirty (gods).

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BrP 42.12

सन्ति चान्यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्य् आयतनानि च तत्काले तु मुनिश्रेष्ठा वेदितव्यानि तानि वै ॥

santi cānyāni tīrthāni puṇyāny āyatanāni ca tatkāle tu muniśreṣṭhā veditavyāni tāni vai //

And there are other fords and holy sanctuaries too; but they, O best of sages, are to be made known at that time.

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BrP 42.13

समुद्रस्योत्तरे तीरे तस्मिन् देशे द्विजोत्तमाः आस्ते गुह्यं परं क्षेत्रं मुक्तिदं पापनाशनम् ॥

samudrasyottare tīre tasmin deśe dvijottamāḥ āste guhyaṃ paraṃ kṣetraṃ muktidaṃ pāpanāśanam //

On the northern shore of the ocean, in that region, O best of twice-born ones, there lies a hidden, supreme sacred field, granting liberation and destroying sins.

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BrP 42.14

सर्वत्र वालुकाकीर्णं पवित्रं सर्वकामदम् दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं क्षेत्रं परमदुर्लभम् ॥

sarvatra vālukākīrṇaṃ pavitraṃ sarvakāmadam daśayojanavistīrṇaṃ kṣetraṃ paramadurlabham //

Everywhere strewn with sand, pure, granting all desires — a field ten yojanas in extent, most difficult to obtain.

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BrP 42.15

अशोकार्जुनपुंनागैर् बकुलैः सरलद्रुमैः पनसैर् नारिकेलैश् च शालैस् तालैः कपित्थकैः ॥

aśokārjunapuṃnāgair bakulaiḥ saraladrumaiḥ panasair nārikelaiś ca śālais tālaiḥ kapitthakaiḥ //

(It abounds) with aśoka, arjuna and puṃnāga trees, with bakulas and sarala trees, with jackfruit and coconut trees, with śāla, palmyra and wood-apple trees,

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BrP 42.16

चम्पकैः कर्णिकारैश् च चूतबिल्वैः सपाटलैः कदम्बैः कोविदारैश् च लकुचैर् नागकेसरैः ॥

campakaiḥ karṇikāraiś ca cūtabilvaiḥ sapāṭalaiḥ kadambaiḥ kovidāraiś ca lakucair nāgakesaraiḥ //

with campakas and karṇikāras, with mangoes and bilvas together with pāṭalas, with kadambas and kovidāras, with lakucas and nāgakesaras,

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BrP 42.17

प्राचीनामलकैर् लोध्रैर् नारङ्गैर् धवखादिरैः सर्जभूर्जाश्वकर्णैश् च तमालैर् देवदारुभिः ॥

prācīnāmalakair lodhrair nāraṅgair dhavakhādiraiḥ sarjabhūrjāśvakarṇaiś ca tamālair devadārubhiḥ //

with prācīnāmalakas, lodhras, orange trees, dhavas and khadiras, with sarjas, birches and aśvakarṇas, with tamālas and devadārus,

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BrP 42.18

मन्दारैः पारिजातैश् च न्यग्रोधागुरुचन्दनैः खर्जूराम्रातकैः सिद्धैर् मुचुकुन्दैः सकिंशुकैः ॥

mandāraiḥ pārijātaiś ca nyagrodhāgurucandanaiḥ kharjūrāmrātakaiḥ siddhair mucukundaiḥ sakiṃśukaiḥ //

with mandāras and pārijātas, with banyans, agarwood and sandal trees, with date palms and hog-plums, with siddhas, mucukundas and kiṃśukas,

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BrP 42.19

अश्वत्थैः सप्तपर्णैश् च मधुधारशुभाञ्जनैः शिंशपामलकैर् नीपैर् निम्बतिन्दुविभीतकैः ॥

aśvatthaiḥ saptaparṇaiś ca madhudhāraśubhāñjanaiḥ śiṃśapāmalakair nīpair nimbatinduvibhītakaiḥ //

with aśvatthas and saptaparṇas, with madhudhāras and fine drumsticks (śobhāñjana), with śiṃśapās and āmalakas, with nīpas, with nimbas, tinduka and vibhītaka trees,

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BrP 42.20

सर्वर्तुफलगन्धाढ्यैः सर्वर्तुकुसुमोज्ज्वलैः मनोह्लादकरैः शुभ्रैर् नानाविहगनादितैः ॥

sarvartuphalagandhāḍhyaiḥ sarvartukusumojjvalaiḥ manohlādakaraiḥ śubhrair nānāvihaganāditaiḥ //

— (trees) rich in the fruits and fragrances of every season, radiant with the blossoms of every season, gladdening the mind, bright, resounding with many kinds of birds,

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BrP 42.21

श्रोत्ररम्यैः सुमधुरैर् बलनिर्मदनेरितैः मनसः प्रीतिजनकैः शब्दैः खगमुखेरितैः ॥

śrotraramyaiḥ sumadhurair balanirmadaneritaiḥ manasaḥ prītijanakaiḥ śabdaiḥ khagamukheritaiḥ //

with sounds delightful to the ear, very sweet, uttered by (birds) unintoxicated in their vigour, producing joy in the mind, sounds sent forth from the mouths of birds,

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BrP 42.22

चकोरैः शतपत्त्रैश् च भृङ्गराजैस् तथा शुकैः कोकिलैः कलविङ्कैश् च हारीतैर् जीवजीवकैः ॥

cakoraiḥ śatapattraiś ca bhṛṅgarājais tathā śukaiḥ kokilaiḥ kalaviṅkaiś ca hārītair jīvajīvakaiḥ //

with cakoras and śatapattras, with bhṛṅgarājas and parrots, with cuckoos and sparrows, with hārītas (green pigeons) and jīvajīvakas,

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BrP 42.23

प्रियपुत्रैश् चातकैश् च तथान्यैर् मधुरस्वरैः श्रोत्ररम्यैः प्रियकरैः कूजद्भिश् चार्वधिष्ठितैः ॥

priyaputraiś cātakaiś ca tathānyair madhurasvaraiḥ śrotraramyaiḥ priyakaraiḥ kūjadbhiś cārvadhiṣṭhitaiḥ //

with priyaputras and cātakas, and with others of sweet voice, delightful to the ear, pleasing, cooing, beautifully settled (in the trees),

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BrP 42.24

केतकीवनखण्डैश् च अतिमुक्तैः सकुब्जकैः मालतीकुन्दबाणैश् च करवीरैः सितेतरैः ॥

ketakīvanakhaṇḍaiś ca atimuktaiḥ sakubjakaiḥ mālatīkundabāṇaiś ca karavīraiḥ sitetaraiḥ //

and with thickets of ketakī groves, with atimuktas and kubjakas, with mālatīs, kundas and bāṇas, with oleanders both white and other-coloured,

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BrP 42.25

जम्बीरकरुणाङ्कोलैर् दाडिमैर् बीजपूरकैः मातुलुङ्गैः पूगफलैर् हिन्तालैः कदलीवनैः ॥

jambīrakaruṇāṅkolair dāḍimair bījapūrakaiḥ mātuluṅgaiḥ pūgaphalair hintālaiḥ kadalīvanaiḥ //

with jambīras, karuṇas and aṅkolas, with pomegranates and bījapūrakas, with citrons, with areca nuts, with hintālas and groves of plantains,

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BrP 42.26

अन्यैश् च विविधैर् वृक्षैः पुष्पैश् चान्यैर् मनोहरैः लतावितानगुल्मैश् च विविधैश् च जलाशयैः ॥

anyaiś ca vividhair vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpaiś cānyair manoharaiḥ latāvitānagulmaiś ca vividhaiś ca jalāśayaiḥ //

and with various other trees, and with other charming flowers, with canopies of creepers and with shrubs, and with various pools of water,

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BrP 42.27

दीर्घिकाभिस् तडागैश् च पुष्करिणीभिश् च वापिभिः नानाजलाशयैः पुण्यैः पद्मिनीखण्डमण्डितैः ॥

dīrghikābhis taḍāgaiś ca puṣkariṇībhiś ca vāpibhiḥ nānājalāśayaiḥ puṇyaiḥ padminīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitaiḥ //

with oblong ponds and tanks, with lotus-pools and step-wells, with various holy reservoirs adorned with beds of lotuses,

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BrP 42.28

सरांसि च मनोज्ञानि प्रसन्नसलिलानि च कुमुदैः पुण्डरीकैश् च तथा नीलोत्पलैः शुभैः ॥

sarāṃsi ca manojñāni prasannasalilāni ca kumudaiḥ puṇḍarīkaiś ca tathā nīlotpalaiḥ śubhaiḥ //

and with lovely lakes of clear water, (covered) with kumudas and puṇḍarīkas and with bright blue lotuses,

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BrP 42.29

कह्लारैः कमलैश् चापि आचितानि समन्ततः कादम्बैश् चक्रवाकैश् च तथैव जलकुक्कुटैः ॥

kahlāraiḥ kamalaiś cāpi ācitāni samantataḥ kādambaiś cakravākaiś ca tathaiva jalakukkuṭaiḥ //

and thickly covered all around with kahlāras and lotuses too, and with kādamba geese and cakravākas and likewise water-fowl,

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BrP 42.30

कारण्डवैः प्लवैर् हंसैः कूर्मैर् मत्स्यैश् च मद्गुभिः दात्यूहसारसाकीर्णैः कोयष्टिबकशोभितैः ॥

kāraṇḍavaiḥ plavair haṃsaiḥ kūrmair matsyaiś ca madgubhiḥ dātyūhasārasākīrṇaiḥ koyaṣṭibakaśobhitaiḥ //

with kāraṇḍavas, plavas, geese, with tortoises, fish and cormorants, thronged with dātyūhas and cranes, graced by koyaṣṭis and herons,

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BrP 42.31

एतैश् चान्यैश् च कूजद्भिः समन्ताज् जलचारिभिः खगैर् जलचरैश् चान्यैः कुसुमैश् च जलोद्भवैः ॥

etaiś cānyaiś ca kūjadbhiḥ samantāj jalacāribhiḥ khagair jalacaraiś cānyaiḥ kusumaiś ca jalodbhavaiḥ //

and with these and other cooing water-dwelling creatures all around, with other birds and water-creatures, and with flowers born in the water,

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BrP 42.32

एवं नानाविधैर् वृक्षैः पुष्पैः स्थलजलोद्भवैः ब्रह्मचारिगृहस्थैश् च वानप्रस्थैश् च भिक्षुभिः ॥

evaṃ nānāvidhair vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpaiḥ sthalajalodbhavaiḥ brahmacārigṛhasthaiś ca vānaprasthaiś ca bhikṣubhiḥ //

thus with trees of many kinds, with flowers growing on land and in water, and with celibate students, householders, forest-dwellers and mendicants,

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BrP 42.33

स्वधर्मनिरतैर् वर्णैस् तथान्यैः समलंकृतम् हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णं नरनारीसमाकुलम् ॥

svadharmaniratair varṇais tathānyaiḥ samalaṃkṛtam hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇaṃ naranārīsamākulam //

(It is) adorned with the (four) classes devoted to their own duties and with others too, thronged with joyful, well-nourished people, crowded with men and women.

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BrP 42.34

अशेषविद्यानिलयं सर्वधर्मगुणाकरम् एवं सर्वगुणोपेतं क्षेत्रं परमदुर्लभम् ॥

aśeṣavidyānilayaṃ sarvadharmaguṇākaram evaṃ sarvaguṇopetaṃ kṣetraṃ paramadurlabham //

The abode of every branch of knowledge, a mine of all the qualities of dharma — thus is this field (kṣetra), endowed with all virtues, most difficult to obtain.

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BrP 42.35

आस्ते तत्र मुनिश्रेष्ठा विख्यातः पुरुषोत्तमः यावद् उत्कलमर्यादा दिक् क्रमेण प्रकीर्तिता ॥

āste tatra muniśreṣṭhā vikhyātaḥ puruṣottamaḥ yāvad utkalamaryādā dik krameṇa prakīrtitā //

There, best of sages, dwells the renowned Puruṣottama. As far as the boundary of Utkala (extends), the region has been proclaimed in due order of direction.

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BrP 42.36

तावत् कृष्णप्रसादेन देशः पुण्यतमो हि सः यत्र तिष्ठति विश्वात्मा देशे स पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

tāvat kṛṣṇaprasādena deśaḥ puṇyatamo hi saḥ yatra tiṣṭhati viśvātmā deśe sa puruṣottamaḥ //

So far, by Kṛṣṇa's grace, that region is most holy — the region where he, Puruṣottama, the Self of the universe, stands.

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BrP 42.37

जगद्व्यापी जगन्नाथस् तत्र सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् अहं रुद्रश् च शक्रश् च देवाश् चाग्निपुरोगमाः ॥

jagadvyāpī jagannāthas tatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam ahaṃ rudraś ca śakraś ca devāś cāgnipurogamāḥ //

Jagannātha, who pervades the world, (is) there; in him all is established — I, and Rudra, and Śakra, and the gods with Agni at their head,

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BrP 42.38

निवसामो मुनिश्रेष्ठास् तस्मिन् देशे सदा वयम् गन्धर्वाप्सरसः सर्वाः पितरो देवमानुषाः ॥

nivasāmo muniśreṣṭhās tasmin deśe sadā vayam gandharvāpsarasaḥ sarvāḥ pitaro devamānuṣāḥ //

we dwell always in that region, best of sages — the gandharvas, all the apsarases, the fathers, gods and men,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.39

यक्षा विद्याधराः सिद्धा मुनयः संशितव्रताः ऋषयो वालखिल्याश् च कश्यपाद्याः प्रजेश्वराः ॥

yakṣā vidyādharāḥ siddhā munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ṛṣayo vālakhilyāś ca kaśyapādyāḥ prajeśvarāḥ //

yakṣas, vidyādharas, siddhas, sages of strict vows, seers, the Vālakhilyas, and the lords of creatures beginning with Kaśyapa,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.40

सुपर्णाः किंनरा नागास् तथान्ये स्वर्गवासिनः साङ्गाश् च चतुरो वेदाः शास्त्राणि विविधानि च ॥

suparṇāḥ kiṃnarā nāgās tathānye svargavāsinaḥ sāṅgāś ca caturo vedāḥ śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca //

the suparṇas, kiṃnaras, nāgas, and the other dwellers in heaven; and the four Vedas with their ancillary sciences, and the various treatises,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.41

इतिहासपुराणानि यज्ञाश् च वरदक्षिणाः नद्यश् च विविधाः पुण्यास् तीर्थान्य् आयतनानि च ॥

itihāsapurāṇāni yajñāś ca varadakṣiṇāḥ nadyaś ca vividhāḥ puṇyās tīrthāny āyatanāni ca //

the epics and the Purāṇas, and the sacrifices with their excellent priestly fees, and the various holy rivers, sacred fords and sanctuaries,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.42

सागराश् च तथा शैलास् तस्मिन् देशे व्यवस्थिताः एवं पुण्यतमे देशे देवर्षिपितृसेविते ॥

sāgarāś ca tathā śailās tasmin deśe vyavasthitāḥ evaṃ puṇyatame deśe devarṣipitṛsevite //

and the oceans and likewise the mountains are established in that region. Thus, in a region most holy, frequented by gods, seers and fathers,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.43

सर्वोपभोगसहिते वासः कस्य न रोचते श्रेष्ठत्वं कस्य देशस्य किं चान्यद् अधिकं ततः ॥

sarvopabhogasahite vāsaḥ kasya na rocate śreṣṭhatvaṃ kasya deśasya kiṃ cānyad adhikaṃ tataḥ //

furnished with every enjoyment — to whom would dwelling (there) not be pleasing? To what (other) region belongs pre-eminence, and what else is superior to it?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.44

आस्ते यत्र स्वयं देवो मुक्तिदः पुरुषोत्तमः धन्यास् ते विबुधप्रख्या ये वसन्त्य् उत्कले नराः ॥

āste yatra svayaṃ devo muktidaḥ puruṣottamaḥ dhanyās te vibudhaprakhyā ye vasanty utkale narāḥ //

Where the god Puruṣottama himself, the giver of liberation, abides — fortunate are those men, comparable to the gods, who dwell in Utkala.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.45

तीर्थराजजले स्नात्वा पश्यन्ति पुरुषोत्तमम् स्वर्गे वसन्ति ते मर्त्या न ते यान्ति यमालये ॥

tīrtharājajale snātvā paśyanti puruṣottamam svarge vasanti te martyā na te yānti yamālaye //

Having bathed in the water of the king of sacred fords, they behold Puruṣottama; those mortals dwell in heaven, they do not go to Yama's abode.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.46

ये वसन्त्य् उत्कले क्षेत्रे पुण्ये श्रीपुरुषोत्तमे सफलं जीवितं तेषाम् उत्कलानां सुमेधसाम् ॥

ye vasanty utkale kṣetre puṇye śrīpuruṣottame saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ teṣām utkalānāṃ sumedhasām //

Those who dwell in the holy field of Utkala, in Śrī Puruṣottama — fruitful is the life of those wise men of Utkala,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.47

ये पश्यन्ति सुरश्रेष्ठं प्रसन्नायतलोचनम् चारुभ्रूकेशमुकुटं चारुकर्णावतंसकम् ॥

ye paśyanti suraśreṣṭhaṃ prasannāyatalocanam cārubhrūkeśamukuṭaṃ cārukarṇāvataṃsakam //

who behold the best of gods, with serene long eyes, with lovely brows, hair and crown, with lovely ornaments on his ears,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.48

चारुस्मितं चारुदन्तं चारुकुण्डलमण्डितम् सुनासं सुकपोलं च सुललाटं सुलक्षणम् ॥

cārusmitaṃ cārudantaṃ cārukuṇḍalamaṇḍitam sunāsaṃ sukapolaṃ ca sulalāṭaṃ sulakṣaṇam //

with a lovely smile, lovely teeth, adorned with lovely earrings, with a fine nose, fine cheeks, a fine forehead, fine marks —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

BrP 42.49

त्रैलोक्यानन्दजननं कृष्णस्य मुखपङ्कजम् ॥

trailokyānandajananaṃ kṛṣṇasya mukhapaṅkajam //

the lotus-face of Kṛṣṇa, which gives rise to joy in the three worlds.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition