Brahmavaivarta Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 22

BvP 1 22.1

सौतिरुवाच ।। कति कल्पान्तरेऽतीते स्रष्टुः सृष्टि विधौ पुनः ।। मरीचिमिश्रैमुनिभिः सार्द्धं कण्ठाद्बभूव सः बालोऽप्यरुणवर्णश्च जातः सद्योऽतितेजसा ।। प्रज्वलन्नूर्ध्वतपसा चारुणिस्तेन कीर्त्तितः कोपकाले बभूवुर्ये स्रष्टुरेकादश स्मृताः ।। रोदनादेव रुद्राश्च कोपितास्तेन हेतुना सनत्तु नित्यवचनः कुमारः शिशुवाचकः ।। सनत्कुमारं तेनेममुवाच कमलोद्भवः

sautiruvāca || kati kalpāntare'tīte sraṣṭuḥ sṛṣṭi vidhau punaḥ || marīcimiśraimunibhiḥ sārddhaṃ kaṇṭhādbabhūva saḥ bālo'pyaruṇavarṇaśca jātaḥ sadyo'titejasā || prajvalannūrdhvatapasā cāruṇistena kīrttitaḥ kopakāle babhūvurye sraṣṭurekādaśa smṛtāḥ || rodanādeva rudrāśca kopitāstena hetunā sanattu nityavacanaḥ kumāraḥ śiśuvācakaḥ || sanatkumāraṃ tenemamuvāca kamalodbhavaḥ

Sauti said: When some kalpas had passed, at the Creator's ordinance of creation again, he came forth from (Brahmā's) throat together with the sages Marīci and the rest. Though a child, he was born red-coloured, at once by his exceeding brilliance, blazing with upward-turned austerity; by that he is called Aruṇi. Those eleven who came into being at the Creator's time of anger are remembered (as the Rudras); from their very weeping, and being made angry — for that reason they are the Rudras. 'Sanat' means what is eternally spoken (i.e. the everlasting), and 'kumāra' denotes a child; therefore the lotus-born called him Sanatkumāra.

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BvP 1 22.2

विधेर्नारदनाम्नश्च कण्ठदेशाद्बभूव सः ।। नारदश्चेति विख्यातो मुनीन्दस्तेन हेतुना ब्रह्मा स्रष्टुं पूर्वपु्त्रानुवाच ते न सेहिरे ।। तेन प्रकोपितो धाता रुद्राः कोपोद्भवा मुने

vidhernāradanāmnaśca kaṇṭhadeśādbabhūva saḥ || nāradaśceti vikhyāto munīndastena hetunā brahmā sraṣṭuṃ pūrvaputrānuvāca te na sehire || tena prakopito dhātā rudrāḥ kopodbhavā mune

And from the throat region of Vidhi (Brahmā) there was born he who bore the name Nārada; for that reason he became known among men as Nārada, chief of sages. Brahmā told his earlier sons to create, (but) they did not put up with it. By that the Ordainer was enraged, and the Rudras arose from (his) anger, O sage.

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BvP 1 22.3

यः पुत्रश्चेतसो धातुर्बभूव मुनिपुंगवः ।। तेन प्रचेता इति च नाम चक्रे पितामहः

yaḥ putraścetaso dhāturbabhūva munipuṃgavaḥ || tena pracetā iti ca nāma cakre pitāmahaḥ

The son who came to be from the mind (cetas) of the Ordainer, that bull among sages — for that reason the Grandfather made his name 'Pracetas'.

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BvP 1 22.4

बभूव धातुर्यः पुत्रः सहसा दक्षपार्श्वतः ।। सर्वकर्माणि दक्षश्च तेन दक्षः प्रकीर्तितः

babhūva dhāturyaḥ putraḥ sahasā dakṣapārśvataḥ || sarvakarmāṇi dakṣaśca tena dakṣaḥ prakīrtitaḥ

He who was born as Brahmā's son suddenly from (his) right side, and (who is) skilled (dakṣa) in all works — for that reason he is proclaimed Dakṣa.

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BvP 1 22.5

वेदेषु कर्दमः शब्दश्छायायां वर्त्तते स्फुटः ।। बभूव कर्दमाद्वालः कर्दमस्तेन कीर्त्तितः

vedeṣu kardamaḥ śabdaśchāyāyāṃ varttate sphuṭaḥ || babhūva kardamādvālaḥ kardamastena kīrttitaḥ

In the Vedas the word kardama clearly occurs in the sense of shadow; the boy came into being out of kardama (shadow/mud), and for that reason he is called Kardama.

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BvP 1 22.6

तेजोभेदे मरीचिश्च वेदेषु वर्त्तते स्फुटम् ।। जातः सद्योऽतितेजस्वी मरीचिस्तेन कीर्तितः

tejobhede marīciśca vedeṣu varttate sphuṭam || jātaḥ sadyo'titejasvī marīcistena kīrtitaḥ

And in the Vedas marīci clearly occurs in the sense of a portion of light; (this one) was born at once exceedingly full of light, and for that reason he is called Marīci.

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BvP 1 22.7

क्रतुसंघश्च बालेन कृतो जन्मान्तरेऽधुना ।। ब्रह्मपुत्रेऽपि तन्नाम क्रतुरित्यभिधीयते

kratusaṃghaśca bālena kṛto janmāntare'dhunā || brahmaputre'pi tannāma kraturityabhidhīyate

And a multitude of sacrifices (kratu) was performed by the boy in another birth, (so) now, even as a son of Brahmā, that is his name: he is called Kratu.

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BvP 1 22.8

प्रधानाङ्गमुखं धातुस्ततो जातश्च बालकः ।। इरस्तेजस्विवचनोऽप्यङ्गिरास्तेन कीर्त्तितः

pradhānāṅgamukhaṃ dhātustato jātaśca bālakaḥ || irastejasvivacano'pyaṅgirāstena kīrttitaḥ

The chief limb (of Brahmā) is the face; from that the boy was born from the Creator; and since ira is a word for 'lustrous', he is for that reason called Aṅgiras.

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BvP 1 22.9

अतितेजस्विनि भृगुर्वर्त्तते नाग्नि शौनक ।। जातः सद्योऽतितेजस्वी भृगुस्तेन प्रकीर्त्तितः

atitejasvini bhṛgurvarttate nāgni śaunaka || jātaḥ sadyo'titejasvī bhṛgustena prakīrttitaḥ

In (the sense of) 'exceedingly lustrous', bhṛgu occurs, not in (the sense of) fire, O Śaunaka; (this one) was born at once exceedingly lustrous, and for that reason he is proclaimed Bhṛgu.

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BvP 1 22.11

हंसा आत्मवशा यस्य योगेन योगिनो धुवम् ।। बालः परमयोगीन्द्रस्तेन हंसी प्रकीर्त्तितः

haṃsā ātmavaśā yasya yogena yogino dhuvam || bālaḥ paramayogīndrastena haṃsī prakīrttitaḥ

He by whose yoga the yogins' vital breaths (haṃsas) are surely brought under control — the boy (being) a supreme lord of yogins, is for that reason proclaimed Haṃsī.

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BvP 1 22.12

वशीभूतश्च शिष्यश्च जातः सद्यो हि बालकः ।। अतिप्रियश्च धातुश्च वशिष्ठस्तेन कीर्त्तितः

vaśībhūtaśca śiṣyaśca jātaḥ sadyo hi bālakaḥ || atipriyaśca dhātuśca vaśiṣṭhastena kīrttitaḥ

And the boy, born at once, was subdued (vaśībhūta) and a disciple, and very dear to the Creator; for that reason he is called Vasiṣṭha.

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BvP 1 22.13

सन्ततं यस्य यत्नं च तपःसु बालकस्य च ।। प्रकीर्त्तितो यतिस्तेन संयतः सर्वकर्मसु ।। पुलस्तपःसु वेदेषु वर्त्ततेऽहः स्फुटेऽपि च

santataṃ yasya yatnaṃ ca tapaḥsu bālakasya ca || prakīrttito yatistena saṃyataḥ sarvakarmasu || pulastapaḥsu vedeṣu varttate'haḥ sphuṭe'pi ca

And since that boy's effort in austerities was continuous, he is for that reason proclaimed Yati, restrained in all actions. And pula in the Vedas occurs in (the sense of) austerities, and also in (the sense of) 'clear'.

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BvP 1 22.14

स्फुटस्तपःसमूहश्च पुलहस्तेन बालकः ।। पुलस्तपः समूहश्च यस्यास्ति पूर्वजन्मनाम् ।। तपःसंघस्वरूपश्च पुलस्त्यस्तेन बालकः

sphuṭastapaḥsamūhaśca pulahastena bālakaḥ || pulastapaḥ samūhaśca yasyāsti pūrvajanmanām || tapaḥsaṃghasvarūpaśca pulastyastena bālakaḥ

His mass of austerity was manifest (sphuṭa), and for that reason the boy is Pulaha. And he who has a mass of pula (austerities) from former births, being of the very form of the aggregate of austerity — for that reason the boy is Pulastya.

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BvP 1 22.15

त्रिगुणायां प्रकृत्यां त्रिर्विष्णावश्च प्रवर्त्तते ।। तयोभक्तिः समा यस्य तेन बालोऽत्रिरुच्यते

triguṇāyāṃ prakṛtyāṃ trirviṣṇāvaśca pravarttate || tayobhaktiḥ samā yasya tena bālo'trirucyate

The word tri applies to prakṛti, which is of three guṇas, and to Viṣṇu; he whose devotion to the two is equal — for that reason the boy is called Atri.

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BvP 1 22.16

[http://puranastudy.page.tl/Atri-%26%232309%3B%26%232340%3B%26%232381%3B%26%232352%3B%26%232367%3B.htm अत्रि शब्दोपरि टिप्पणी] जटा वह्निशिखारूपाः पञ्च सन्ति च मस्तके ।। तपस्तेजोभवा यस्य स च पञ्चशिखः स्मृतः

[http://puranastudy.page.tl/Atri-%26%232309%3B%26%232340%3B%26%232381%3B%26%232352%3B%26%232367%3B.htm atri śabdopari ṭippaṇī] jaṭā vahniśikhārūpāḥ pañca santi ca mastake || tapastejobhavā yasya sa ca pañcaśikhaḥ smṛtaḥ

[note on the word 'atri' at the linked page] Five matted locks in the form of flame-tips are on his head, arisen from the heat of his austerity; and he is remembered as Pañcaśikha.

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BvP 1 22.17

अपान्तरतमे देशे तपस्तेपेऽन्यजन्मनि ।। अपान्तरतमा नाम शिशोस्तेन प्रकीर्तितम्

apāntaratame deśe tapastepe'nyajanmani || apāntaratamā nāma śiśostena prakīrtitam

In another birth he performed austerities in the region apāntaratama (the utmost inner/remote place); for that reason the child's name is proclaimed Apāntaratamas.

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BvP 1 22.18

स्वयं तपः समाप्नोति वाहयेत्प्रापयेत्परान् ।। वोढुं समर्थस्तपसि वोढुस्तेन प्रकीर्तितः

svayaṃ tapaḥ samāpnoti vāhayetprāpayetparān || voḍhuṃ samarthastapasi voḍhustena prakīrtitaḥ

He himself attains austerity and can make others carry it out and attain it; being able to bear (the burden) in austerity, he is for that reason proclaimed Voḍhu.

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BvP 1 22.19

तपसस्तेजसा बालो दीप्तिमान्सततं मुने ।। तपःसु रोचते चित्तं रुचिस्तेन प्रकीर्तितः

tapasastejasā bālo dīptimānsatataṃ mune || tapaḥsu rocate cittaṃ rucistena prakīrtitaḥ

The boy is constantly radiant with the splendour of austerity, O sage; his mind delights (rocate) in austerities, and for that reason he is proclaimed Ruci.

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BvP 1 22.21

शौनक उवाच ।। रुद्रेष्वेकतमो बालो महेश इति मे भ्रमः ।। भवान्पुराणतत्त्वज्ञः सन्देहं छेत्तुमर्हति

śaunaka uvāca || rudreṣvekatamo bālo maheśa iti me bhramaḥ || bhavānpurāṇatattvajñaḥ sandehaṃ chettumarhati

Śaunaka said: My confusion is this — that the boy (Maheśa) is one among the Rudras, (namely) Maheśa. You know the truth of the Purāṇas; you ought to cut off (this) doubt.

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BvP 1 22.22

सौतिरुवाच ।। विष्णुः सत्त्वगुणः पाता ब्रह्मा स्रष्टा रजोगुणः।। तमोगुणास्ते रुद्राश्च दुर्निवारा भयंकराः

sautiruvāca || viṣṇuḥ sattvaguṇaḥ pātā brahmā sraṣṭā rajoguṇaḥ|| tamoguṇāste rudrāśca durnivārā bhayaṃkarāḥ

The Sūta's son said: Viṣṇu, of the sattva guṇa, is the protector; Brahmā, of the rajas guṇa, is the creator; those Rudras are of the tamas guṇa, hard to restrain, terrifying.

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BvP 1 22.23

कालाग्निरुद्रः संहर्त्ता तेष्वेकः शंकरांशकः ।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपश्च शिवश्च शिवदः सताम्

kālāgnirudraḥ saṃharttā teṣvekaḥ śaṃkarāṃśakaḥ || śuddhasattvasvarūpaśca śivaśca śivadaḥ satām

Kālāgnirudra is the destroyer; one among them is a portion of Śaṃkara; and Śiva, whose nature is pure sattva, is the giver of good to the virtuous.

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BvP 1 22.24

अन्ये कृष्णस्य च कलास्तावंशौ विष्णुशंकरौ ।। समौ सत्त्वस्वरूपौ द्वौ परिपूर्णतमस्य च

anye kṛṣṇasya ca kalāstāvaṃśau viṣṇuśaṃkarau || samau sattvasvarūpau dvau paripūrṇatamasya ca

The others are digits (kalās) of Kṛṣṇa; those two, Viṣṇu and Śaṃkara, are (his) portions (aṃśas) — the two equal ones, of the nature of sattva, of him who is the utterly complete one.

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BvP 1 22.25

उक्तं रुद्रोद्भवे काले कथं विस्मरति द्विज ।। मायया मोहिताः सर्वे मुनीनां च मतिभ्रमः

uktaṃ rudrodbhave kāle kathaṃ vismarati dvija || māyayā mohitāḥ sarve munīnāṃ ca matibhramaḥ

It was told at the time of the Rudras' origin — how does one forget it, O twice-born? All are deluded by māyā, and even sages suffer confusion of mind.

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BvP 1 22.26

सनकश्च सनंदश्च तृतीयश्च सनातनः ।। सनत्कुमारो भगवांश्चतुर्थो ब्रह्मणः सुतः

sanakaśca sanaṃdaśca tṛtīyaśca sanātanaḥ || sanatkumāro bhagavāṃścaturtho brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ

Sanaka, and Sananda, and third Sanātana, and the lord Sanatkumāra — (these are) the four sons of Brahmā.

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BvP 1 22.28

सनकश्च सनन्दश्च तौ द्वावानन्दवाचकौ ।। आनन्दितौ च बालौ द्वौ भक्तिपूर्णतमौ सदा

sanakaśca sanandaśca tau dvāvānandavācakau || ānanditau ca bālau dvau bhaktipūrṇatamau sadā

Sanaka and Sananda — those two (names) both express "bliss" (ānanda); and the two boys were made joyful, ever most full of devotion.

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BvP 1 22.29

सनातनश्च श्रीकृष्णो नित्यः पूर्णतमः स्वयम् ।। तद्भक्तस्तत्समः सत्यं तेन बालः सनातनः

sanātanaśca śrīkṛṣṇo nityaḥ pūrṇatamaḥ svayam || tadbhaktastatsamaḥ satyaṃ tena bālaḥ sanātanaḥ

And Śrī Kṛṣṇa is eternal (sanātana), everlasting, himself the most complete; his devotee is equal to him — truly, therefore the boy (is called) Sanātana.

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BvP 1 22.31

ब्रह्मणो बालकानां च व्युत्पत्तिः कथिता मुने ।। साम्प्रतं नारदाख्यानं श्रूयतां च यथाक्रमम्

brahmaṇo bālakānāṃ ca vyutpattiḥ kathitā mune || sāmprataṃ nāradākhyānaṃ śrūyatāṃ ca yathākramam

The derivation (of the names) of Brahmā's boys has been told, O sage; now let the narrative of Nārada be heard in due order.

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