Brahmavaivarta Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 25
BvP 1 25.1
सौतिरुवाच ।। क्षणेन विप्रप्रवरो मुदाऽन्वितो जगाम शम्भोः सदनं मनोहरम् ।। ऊर्ध्वं ध्रुवाद्योजनलक्षमीप्सितं महार्हरत्नौघविनिर्मितं महत् प्रतप्तहेमाभजटाधरं विभुं दिगम्बरं शुभ्रमनन्तमक्षरम् ।। मन्दाकिनीपुष्करबीजमालया कृष्णेति नामैव मुदा जपन्तम्
sautiruvāca || kṣaṇena viprapravaro mudā'nvito jagāma śambhoḥ sadanaṃ manoharam || ūrdhvaṃ dhruvādyojanalakṣamīpsitaṃ mahārharatnaughavinirmitaṃ mahat prataptahemābhajaṭādharaṃ vibhuṃ digambaraṃ śubhramanantamakṣaram || mandākinīpuṣkarabījamālayā kṛṣṇeti nāmaiva mudā japantam
The Sūta's son said: In an instant that best of brahmins, filled with joy, went to Śambhu's lovely abode — above Dhruva, a hundred thousand leagues, the longed-for, great, built of masses of most costly jewels — (and saw there) the lord wearing matted locks gleaming like refined gold, sky-clad, radiant, endless, imperishable, joyfully repeating with a rosary of Mandākinī lotus-seeds just the name "Kṛṣṇa".
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BvP 1 25.2
निराश्रये योगबलेन शम्भुना धृतं विचित्रं विविधालयान्वितम् ।। दृष्टं सुपुण्याशयसाधकैर्वरैर्मुनीन्द्रवर्यैः परिपूरितं शुभम्
nirāśraye yogabalena śambhunā dhṛtaṃ vicitraṃ vividhālayānvitam || dṛṣṭaṃ supuṇyāśayasādhakairvarairmunīndravaryaiḥ paripūritaṃ śubham
(It was) held without support by Śambhu through the power of yoga, wondrous, containing dwellings of many kinds, seen by the best of adepts of very holy disposition, filled with the foremost of great sages, auspicious.
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BvP 1 25.3
मयूखशून्यं रविचन्द्रयोर्मुने हुताशनैर्वेष्टितमेव केवलम् ।। प्राकाररूपैरतिरिक्तवर्द्धितैरुच्चैरसंख्याप्रमितैः शिखोज्ज्वलैः
mayūkhaśūnyaṃ ravicandrayormune hutāśanairveṣṭitameva kevalam || prākārarūpairatiriktavarddhitairuccairasaṃkhyāpramitaiḥ śikhojjvalaiḥ
Devoid of the rays of sun and moon, O sage, it was encircled solely by fires — in the form of ramparts, immensely towering, high, beyond counting, blazing with flames.
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BvP 1 25.4
पुरं वरं योजनलक्षविस्तृतं त्रिकोटिरत्नेन्द्रगृहान्वितं सदा ।। विराजितं हीरकसारनिर्मितैश्चित्रैर्विचित्रैर्विविधैर्मनोहरैः
puraṃ varaṃ yojanalakṣavistṛtaṃ trikoṭiratnendragṛhānvitaṃ sadā || virājitaṃ hīrakasāranirmitaiścitrairvicitrairvividhairmanoharaiḥ
An excellent city, extending a hundred thousand leagues, ever furnished with three crores of great jewelled houses, resplendent with (structures) made of the finest diamond, varied, wondrous, of many kinds, delightful,
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BvP 1 25.5
माणिक्यमुक्तामणिदर्पणैर्युतं नस्वप्नदृष्टं द्विज विश्वकर्मणः ।। आकल्पमेकैः शिवसेवितैर्जनैर्निषेवितं सन्ततमेव शौनक
māṇikyamuktāmaṇidarpaṇairyutaṃ nasvapnadṛṣṭaṃ dvija viśvakarmaṇaḥ || ākalpamekaiḥ śivasevitairjanairniṣevitaṃ santatameva śaunaka
provided with mirrors of ruby, pearl, and gem, not (even) seen in a dream by Viśvakarman, O twice-born — constantly frequented, till the end of the aeon, only by people devoted to Śiva, O Śaunaka;
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BvP 1 25.6
सिद्धैर्नियुक्तं शतकोटिलक्षैकैस्त्रिकोटिलक्षैश्च युतं स्वपार्षदैः ।। युक्तं त्रिलक्षैर्विकटैश्च भैरवैः क्षेत्रैश्चतुर्लक्षशतैश्च वेष्टितम्
siddhairniyuktaṃ śatakoṭilakṣaikaistrikoṭilakṣaiśca yutaṃ svapārṣadaiḥ || yuktaṃ trilakṣairvikaṭaiśca bhairavaiḥ kṣetraiścaturlakṣaśataiśca veṣṭitam
occupied by Siddhas, a hundred crore lakhs (of them), and furnished with three crore lakhs of his own attendants, with three lakhs of grim Bhairavas, and surrounded by four hundred lakhs of (sacred) sites;
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BvP 1 25.7
सुरद्रुमैर्वेष्टितमेव सन्ततं मन्दारवृक्षप्रवरैः सुपुष्पितैः ।। विराजितं सुन्दरकामधेनुभिर्यथा बलाकाशतकैर्नभस्तलम्
suradrumairveṣṭitameva santataṃ mandāravṛkṣapravaraiḥ supuṣpitaiḥ || virājitaṃ sundarakāmadhenubhiryathā balākāśatakairnabhastalam
ever encircled by the trees of the gods, by the finest mandāra trees in full bloom, resplendent with beautiful wish-granting cows, as the vault of the sky is with hundreds of cranes.
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BvP 1 25.8
दृष्ट्वा मुनिर्विस्मयमाप मानसे किं नात्र चित्रं सुरयोगिनां गुरौ ।। लोकं त्रिलोकाच्च विलक्षणं परं भीमृत्युरोगार्त्तिजराहरं वरम्
dṛṣṭvā munirvismayamāpa mānase kiṃ nātra citraṃ surayogināṃ gurau || lokaṃ trilokācca vilakṣaṇaṃ paraṃ bhīmṛtyurogārttijarāharaṃ varam
Seeing (it), the sage felt wonder in his mind — yet what is not marvellous here, in the teacher of the gods and yogins? — a world distinct from and higher than the three worlds, excellent, removing fear, death, disease, affliction, and old age.
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BvP 1 25.9
दूरे सभामण्डलमध्यगं शिवं ददर्श शान्तं शिवदं मनोहरम् ।। पद्मत्रिनेत्रं विधुपञ्चवक्त्रं गङ्गाधरं निर्मलचन्द्रशेखरम्
dūre sabhāmaṇḍalamadhyagaṃ śivaṃ dadarśa śāntaṃ śivadaṃ manoharam || padmatrinetraṃ vidhupañcavaktraṃ gaṅgādharaṃ nirmalacandraśekharam
At a distance, seated in the midst of the assembly-circle, he saw Śiva, tranquil, the giver of good, delightful, with three lotus eyes, with five moon(-like) faces, bearer of the Gaṅgā, with the spotless moon on his crest,
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BvP 1 25.11
सुनीलकण्ठं भुजगेन्द्रमण्डितं योगीन्द्रसिद्धेन्द्र मुनीन्द्रवन्दितम् ।। सिद्धेश्वरं सिद्धविधानकारणं मृत्युंजयं कालयमान्तकारकम्
sunīlakaṇṭhaṃ bhujagendramaṇḍitaṃ yogīndrasiddhendra munīndravanditam || siddheśvaraṃ siddhavidhānakāraṇaṃ mṛtyuṃjayaṃ kālayamāntakārakam
with a beautiful dark-blue throat, adorned with the king of serpents, saluted by the chiefs of yogins, of Siddhas, and of sages, lord of the Siddhas, the cause of the accomplishment of attainments, conqueror of death, the ender of Time and Yama,
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BvP 1 25.12
प्रसन्नहास्यास्यमनोहरं वरं विश्वाश्रयाणां शिवदं वरप्रदम् ।। सदाऽऽशुतोषं भवरोगवर्जितं भक्तप्रियं भक्तजनैकबन्धुम्
prasannahāsyāsyamanoharaṃ varaṃ viśvāśrayāṇāṃ śivadaṃ varapradam || sadā''śutoṣaṃ bhavarogavarjitaṃ bhaktapriyaṃ bhaktajanaikabandhum
delightful with a face of serene smile, excellent, giver of good to those who take refuge in the universe, granter of boons, always quickly pleased, free from the disease of worldly existence, dear to devotees, the one kinsman of devout folk.
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BvP 1 25.13
गत्वा समीपं मुनिरेष शूलिनं ननाम मूर्ध्ना पुलकाङ्कविग्रहः ।। वीणां त्रितन्त्रीं क्वणयन्पुनर्जगौ कृष्णं स तुष्टाव कलं सुकण्ठः
gatvā samīpaṃ munireṣa śūlinaṃ nanāma mūrdhnā pulakāṅkavigrahaḥ || vīṇāṃ tritantrīṃ kvaṇayanpunarjagau kṛṣṇaṃ sa tuṣṭāva kalaṃ sukaṇṭhaḥ
Going near, this sage bowed with his head to the trident-bearer, his body marked with thrills of joy; and sounding his three-stringed vīṇā he sang again, and sweet-voiced he praised Kṛṣṇa melodiously.
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BvP 1 25.14
दृष्ट्वा मुनीन्द्रप्रवरं च सस्मितं विधेः सुतं वेदविदां वरिष्ठम् ।। योगीन्द्रसिद्धेन्द्रमहर्षिभिः समं हर्षेण पीठादुदपश्यदीश्वरः
dṛṣṭvā munīndrapravaraṃ ca sasmitaṃ vidheḥ sutaṃ vedavidāṃ variṣṭham || yogīndrasiddhendramaharṣibhiḥ samaṃ harṣeṇa pīṭhādudapaśyadīśvaraḥ
And seeing the foremost of the best of sages, the smiling son of the Creator, most excellent among the knowers of the Veda, the Lord rose up from his seat with joy, together with the chief yogins, the chief siddhas, and the great seers.
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BvP 1 25.15
ददौ च तस्मै मुनये स संभ्रमादालिङ्गनं चाशिषमासनादिकम् ।। पप्रच्छ भद्रागमनप्रयोजनं तपोधनं तं तपसा च शौनक
dadau ca tasmai munaye sa saṃbhramādāliṅganaṃ cāśiṣamāsanādikam || papraccha bhadrāgamanaprayojanaṃ tapodhanaṃ taṃ tapasā ca śaunaka
And in his eagerness he gave that sage an embrace, a blessing, a seat and the rest; and he asked that man rich in austerity, O Śaunaka, the purpose of his auspicious coming, and about his austerity.
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BvP 1 25.16
सद्रत्नसिंहासनसुन्दरे परश्चोवास शम्भुर्वरपार्षदैः सह ।। नोवास धातुस्तनयः कृताञ्जलिस्तुष्टाव भक्त्या प्रणतः प्रभुं द्विज
sadratnasiṃhāsanasundare paraścovāsa śambhurvarapārṣadaiḥ saha || novāsa dhātustanayaḥ kṛtāñjalistuṣṭāva bhaktyā praṇataḥ prabhuṃ dvija
The Supreme One, Śambhu, sat down on a lovely lion-throne set with fine jewels, together with his excellent attendants; but the son of the Creator did not sit down—with folded hands and bowed low he praised the Lord with devotion, O twice-born.
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BvP 1 25.17
गन्धर्वराजेन कृतेन नारदः स्तोत्रेण रम्येण शुभप्रदेन च ।। स्तुत्वा प्रणामं पुनरेव कृत्वा भवाज्ञयोवास भवस्य वामतः
gandharvarājena kṛtena nāradaḥ stotreṇa ramyeṇa śubhapradena ca || stutvā praṇāmaṃ punareva kṛtvā bhavājñayovāsa bhavasya vāmataḥ
Nārada, having praised (him) with a hymn composed by the king of the gandharvas, delightful and bestowing good fortune, and having again made obeisance, sat down at Bhava's left by Bhava's command.
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BvP 1 25.18
चकार तत्रैव निवेदनं शिवे मनोऽभिलाषं निजकामपूरके ।। श्रुत्वा मुनेस्तद्वचनं कृपानिधिर्द्रुतं प्रतिज्ञाय चकार चोमिति
cakāra tatraiva nivedanaṃ śive mano'bhilāṣaṃ nijakāmapūrake || śrutvā munestadvacanaṃ kṛpānidhirdrutaṃ pratijñāya cakāra comiti
There itself he made known to Śiva, the fulfiller of his own desires, the wish of his mind; and hearing the sage's words, that treasury of compassion at once promised and said "Om."
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