Brahma Purana — Chapter 66
BrP 66.1
गुडिवामण्डपं यान्तं ये पश्यन्ति रथे स्थितम् कृष्णं बलं सुभद्रां च ते यान्ति भवनं हरेः ॥
guḍivāmaṇḍapaṃ yāntaṃ ye paśyanti rathe sthitam kṛṣṇaṃ balaṃ subhadrāṃ ca te yānti bhavanaṃ hareḥ //
Those who see Kṛṣṇa, Bala(rāma) and Subhadrā going to the Guḍivā pavilion, seated on the chariot, they go to the dwelling of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.2
ये पश्यन्ति तदा कृष्णं सप्ताहं मण्डपे स्थितम् हलिनं च सुभद्रां च विष्णुलोकं व्रजन्ति ते ॥
ye paśyanti tadā kṛṣṇaṃ saptāhaṃ maṇḍape sthitam halinaṃ ca subhadrāṃ ca viṣṇulokaṃ vrajanti te //
Those who then see Kṛṣṇa, the plough-bearer (Balarāma) and Subhadrā abiding in the pavilion for seven days, they go to Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.3
केन सा निर्मिता यात्रा दक्षिणस्यां जगत्पते यात्राफलं च किं तत्र प्राप्यते ब्रूहि मानवैः ॥
kena sā nirmitā yātrā dakṣiṇasyāṃ jagatpate yātrāphalaṃ ca kiṃ tatra prāpyate brūhi mānavaiḥ //
By whom was that southward procession established, O Lord of the world? And what fruit of the procession is obtained there by men? Tell (us).
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BrP 66.4
किमर्थं सरसस् तीरे राज्ञस् तस्य जगत्पते पवित्रे विजने देशे गत्वा तत्र च मण्डपे ॥
kimarthaṃ sarasas tīre rājñas tasya jagatpate pavitre vijane deśe gatvā tatra ca maṇḍape //
For what purpose, O Lord of the world, on the shore of that king's lake, in a pure and solitary place, having gone there into a pavilion—
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BrP 66.5
कृष्णः संकर्षणश् चैव सुभद्रा च रथेन ते स्वस्थानं संपरित्यज्य सप्तरात्रं वसन्ति वै ॥
kṛṣṇaḥ saṃkarṣaṇaś caiva subhadrā ca rathena te svasthānaṃ saṃparityajya saptarātraṃ vasanti vai //
—do Kṛṣṇa, Saṃkarṣaṇa and Subhadrā, having wholly left their own abode, dwell for seven nights, (going) by chariot?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.6
इन्द्रद्युम्नेन भो विप्राः पुरा वै प्रार्थितो हरिः सप्ताहं सरसस् तीरे मम यात्रा भवत्व् इति ॥
indradyumnena bho viprāḥ purā vai prārthito hariḥ saptāhaṃ sarasas tīre mama yātrā bhavatv iti //
O brāhmaṇas, formerly Hari was entreated by Indradyumna: "Let my procession be on the lake's shore for seven days,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.7
गुडिवा नाम देवेश भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा तस्मै किल वरं चासौ ददौ स पुरुषोत्तमः ॥
guḍivā nāma deveśa bhuktimuktiphalapradā tasmai kila varaṃ cāsau dadau sa puruṣottamaḥ //
the one named Guḍivā, O Lord of the gods, bestowing the fruit of enjoyment and liberation." And indeed that Puruṣottama gave him a boon:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.8
सप्ताहं सरसस् तीरे तव राजन् भविष्यति गुडिवा नाम यात्रा मे सर्वकामफलप्रदा ॥
saptāhaṃ sarasas tīre tava rājan bhaviṣyati guḍivā nāma yātrā me sarvakāmaphalapradā //
"For seven days on the lake's shore, O king, there shall be my procession named Guḍivā, which bestows the fruit of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.9
ये मां तत्रार्चयिष्यन्ति श्रद्धया मण्डपे स्थितम् संकर्षणं सुभद्रां च विधिवत् सुसमाहिताः ॥
ye māṃ tatrārcayiṣyanti śraddhayā maṇḍape sthitam saṃkarṣaṇaṃ subhadrāṃ ca vidhivat susamāhitāḥ //
Those who there worship me abiding in the pavilion, with faith, and Saṃkarṣaṇa and Subhadrā, duly and well-concentrated—
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BrP 66.10
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः स्त्रियः शूद्राश् च वै नृप पुष्पैर् गन्धैस् तथा धूपैर् दीपैर् नैवेद्यकैर् वरैः ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ striyaḥ śūdrāś ca vai nṛpa puṣpair gandhais tathā dhūpair dīpair naivedyakair varaiḥ //
brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, women and śūdras too, O king—with flowers, with fragrances, and with incense, lamps and excellent food-offerings,
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BrP 66.11
उपहारैर् बहुविधैः प्रणिपातैः प्रदक्षिणैः जयशब्दैस् तथा स्तोत्रैर् गीतैर् वाद्यैर् मनोहरैः ॥
upahārair bahuvidhaiḥ praṇipātaiḥ pradakṣiṇaiḥ jayaśabdais tathā stotrair gītair vādyair manoharaiḥ //
with manifold gifts, with prostrations, with circumambulations, with cries of victory, and with hymns, songs and delightful music—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.12
न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचित् फलं यस्य यद् ईप्सितम् भविष्यति नृपश्रेष्ठ मत्प्रसादाद् असंशयम् ॥
na teṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiṃcit phalaṃ yasya yad īpsitam bhaviṣyati nṛpaśreṣṭha matprasādād asaṃśayam //
for them nothing is hard to get: whatever fruit each desires shall be his, O best of kings, by my grace, without doubt."
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BrP 66.13
एवम् उक्त्वा तु तं देवस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत स तु राजवरः श्रीमान् कृतकृत्यो ऽभवत् तदा ॥
evam uktvā tu taṃ devas tatraivāntaradhīyata sa tu rājavaraḥ śrīmān kṛtakṛtyo 'bhavat tadā //
Having spoken thus to him, the god vanished right there; and that illustrious best of kings became then one whose task was accomplished.
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BrP 66.14
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन गुडिवायां द्विजोत्तमाः सर्वकामप्रदं देवं पश्येत् तं पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena guḍivāyāṃ dvijottamāḥ sarvakāmapradaṃ devaṃ paśyet taṃ puruṣottamam //
Therefore, O best of the twice-born, with every effort one should behold at the Guḍivā (festival) that god Puruṣottama, the giver of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.15
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रान् निर्धनो लभते धनम् रोगाच् च मुच्यते रोगी कन्या प्राप्नोति सत्पतिम् ॥
aputro labhate putrān nirdhano labhate dhanam rogāc ca mucyate rogī kanyā prāpnoti satpatim //
The sonless obtains sons, the poor man obtains wealth, the sick man is freed from disease, a maiden gains a good husband.
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BrP 66.16
आयुः कीर्तिं यशो मेधां बलं विद्यां धृतिं पशून् नरः संततिम् आप्नोति रूपयौवनसंपदम् ॥
āyuḥ kīrtiṃ yaśo medhāṃ balaṃ vidyāṃ dhṛtiṃ paśūn naraḥ saṃtatim āpnoti rūpayauvanasaṃpadam //
A man obtains long life, renown, fame, intelligence, strength, learning, firmness, cattle, offspring, and the wealth of beauty and youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.17
यान् यान् समीहते भोगान् दृष्ट्वा तं पुरुषोत्तमम् नरो वाप्य् अथवा नारी तांस् तान् प्राप्नोत्य् असंशयम् ॥
yān yān samīhate bhogān dṛṣṭvā taṃ puruṣottamam naro vāpy athavā nārī tāṃs tān prāpnoty asaṃśayam //
Whatever enjoyments one longs for, on seeing that Puruṣottama, whether man or woman, he (or she) obtains them all, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.18
यात्रां कृत्वा गुडिवाख्यां विधिवत् सुसमाहितः आषाढस्य सिते पक्षे नरो योषिद् अथापि वा ॥
yātrāṃ kṛtvā guḍivākhyāṃ vidhivat susamāhitaḥ āṣāḍhasya site pakṣe naro yoṣid athāpi vā //
Having performed the procession called Guḍivā duly and well-concentrated, in the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha, whether man or woman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.19
दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं च रामं च सुभद्रां च द्विजोत्तमाः दशपञ्चाश्वमेधानां फलं प्राप्नोति चाधिकम् ॥
dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ ca rāmaṃ ca subhadrāṃ ca dvijottamāḥ daśapañcāśvamedhānāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti cādhikam //
and having seen Kṛṣṇa and Rāma and Subhadrā, O best of the twice-born, one obtains the fruit of fifteen horse-sacrifices, and more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.20
सप्तावरान् सप्त परान् वंशान् उद्धृत्य चात्मनः कामगेन विमानेन सर्वरत्नैर् अलंकृतः ॥
saptāvarān sapta parān vaṃśān uddhṛtya cātmanaḥ kāmagena vimānena sarvaratnair alaṃkṛtaḥ //
Having raised up seven generations of his own line before and seven after, adorned with all jewels, in a celestial car that goes at will—
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BrP 66.21
गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरोभिश् च सेव्यमानो यथोत्तरैः रूपवान् सुभगः शूरो नरो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत् ॥
gandharvair apsarobhiś ca sevyamāno yathottaraiḥ rūpavān subhagaḥ śūro naro viṣṇupuraṃ vrajet //
Attended by gandharvas and apsarases, each finer than the last, handsome, fortunate and brave, the man goes to the city of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.22
तत्र भुक्त्वा वरान् भोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम् सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा जरामरणवर्जितः ॥
tatra bhuktvā varān bhogān yāvad ābhūtasaṃplavam sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ //
There, having enjoyed the finest pleasures until the dissolution of beings, his self replete with all desires (fulfilled), free from old age and death—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 66.23
पुण्यक्षयाद् इहागत्य चतुर्वेदी द्विजो भवेत् वैष्णवं योगम् आस्थाय ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात् ॥
puṇyakṣayād ihāgatya caturvedī dvijo bhavet vaiṣṇavaṃ yogam āsthāya tato mokṣam avāpnuyāt //
—when his merit is exhausted, he comes back here and becomes a twice-born knower of the four Vedas; then, taking up the yoga of Viṣṇu, he attains liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition