Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 1
BvP 2 1.1
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ।। श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वराय नमः ।। ।। श्रीमहासरस्वत्यै नमः ।। ।। श्रीलक्ष्मीनरसिंहाभ्यां नमः ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। गणेशजननी दुर्गा राधा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती ।। सावित्री वै सृष्टिविधौ प्रकृतिः पञ्चधा स्मृता
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || śrīveṅkaṭeśvarāya namaḥ || || śrīmahāsarasvatyai namaḥ || || śrīlakṣmīnarasiṃhābhyāṃ namaḥ || || nārada uvāca || || gaṇeśajananī durgā rādhā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī || sāvitrī vai sṛṣṭividhau prakṛtiḥ pañcadhā smṛtā
Homage to Śrī Gaṇeśa. Homage to Śrī Veṅkaṭeśvara. Homage to Śrī Mahāsarasvatī. Homage to Śrī Lakṣmī and Narasiṃha. Nārada said: Durgā the mother of Gaṇeśa, Rādhā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, and Sāvitrī — thus in the procedure of creation Prakṛti is remembered as fivefold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.2
आविर्बभूव सा केन का वा सा ज्ञानिनां वरा ।। किं वा तल्लक्षणं ब्रूहि साभवत्पञ्चधा कथम् सा च ब्रह्मस्वरूपा स्यान्माया नित्या सनातनी ।। यथाऽऽत्मा च यथाशक्तिर्यथाऽग्नौ दाहिका स्मृता तुष्टिः पुष्टिस्तथा लक्ष्मीर्वृत्तिर्माता तथैव च ।। सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः शक्तिर्द्वितीया कथिता वेदोक्ता सर्वसम्मता ।। सर्वपूज्या सर्ववन्द्या चान्यां मत्तो निशामय ।। सन्ध्यावन्दनमन्त्राणां तन्त्राणां च विचक्षणा।। द्विजादिजातिरूपा च जपरूपा तपस्विनी गोलोकवासिनी देवी गोपीवेषविधायिका ।। परमाह्लादरूपा च सन्तोषामर्षरूपिणी प्रकृतेः प्रतिविश्वं च रूपं स्यात्सर्वयोषितः।। परिपूर्णतमाः पञ्चविधा देव्यः प्रकीर्त्तिताः यत्स्पर्शदर्शं वाञ्छन्ति तीर्थानामात्मशुद्धये ।। यया विना च विश्वेषु सर्वं कर्मास्ति निष्फलम् मातृका सा पूज्यतमा सा च षष्ठी प्रकीर्त्तिता ।। शिशूनां प्रतिविश्वं तु प्रतिपालनकारिणी शोक सन्तापपापार्त्तिदुःखदारिद्र्यनाशिनी।। परितुष्टा सर्ववाच्छाप्रदात्री सर्वयोषिताम् प्रकृतेश्च कला या यास्ता निबोध मुनीश्वर ।। यस्य यस्य च याः पत्न्यस्ताः सर्वा वर्णयामि ते क्रीडाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा कामपत्नी रतिः सती ।। केलिकौतुकहीनाश्च सर्वे लोका यया विना ज्ञानस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च बुद्धिर्मेधा स्मृतिस्तथा ।। याभिर्विना जगत्सर्वं मूढं मृतसमं सदा अदितिर्देवमाता च सुरभिश्च गवां प्रसूः ।। दितिश्च दैत्यजननी कद्रूश्च विनता दनुः बाणपुत्री तथोषा च चित्रलेखा च तत्सखी ।। प्रभावती भानुमती तथा मायावती सती एवं निगदितं सर्वं प्रकृतेर्भेदपञ्चकम् ।। ताः सर्वाः पूजिताः पृथ्व्यां पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते तदा ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर्मुनिभिर्मनुभिस्तथा। पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता वन्दिता सदा
āvirbabhūva sā kena kā vā sā jñānināṃ varā || kiṃ vā tallakṣaṇaṃ brūhi sābhavatpañcadhā katham sā ca brahmasvarūpā syānmāyā nityā sanātanī || yathā''tmā ca yathāśaktiryathā'gnau dāhikā smṛtā tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭistathā lakṣmīrvṛttirmātā tathaiva ca || sarvaśaktisvarūpā sā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ śaktirdvitīyā kathitā vedoktā sarvasammatā || sarvapūjyā sarvavandyā cānyāṃ matto niśāmaya || sandhyāvandanamantrāṇāṃ tantrāṇāṃ ca vicakṣaṇā|| dvijādijātirūpā ca japarūpā tapasvinī golokavāsinī devī gopīveṣavidhāyikā || paramāhlādarūpā ca santoṣāmarṣarūpiṇī prakṛteḥ prativiśvaṃ ca rūpaṃ syātsarvayoṣitaḥ|| paripūrṇatamāḥ pañcavidhā devyaḥ prakīrttitāḥ yatsparśadarśaṃ vāñchanti tīrthānāmātmaśuddhaye || yayā vinā ca viśveṣu sarvaṃ karmāsti niṣphalam mātṛkā sā pūjyatamā sā ca ṣaṣṭhī prakīrttitā || śiśūnāṃ prativiśvaṃ tu pratipālanakāriṇī śoka santāpapāpārttiduḥkhadāridryanāśinī|| parituṣṭā sarvavācchāpradātrī sarvayoṣitām prakṛteśca kalā yā yāstā nibodha munīśvara || yasya yasya ca yāḥ patnyastāḥ sarvā varṇayāmi te krīḍādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā kāmapatnī ratiḥ satī || kelikautukahīnāśca sarve lokā yayā vinā jñānasya tisro bhāryāśca buddhirmedhā smṛtistathā || yābhirvinā jagatsarvaṃ mūḍhaṃ mṛtasamaṃ sadā aditirdevamātā ca surabhiśca gavāṃ prasūḥ || ditiśca daityajananī kadrūśca vinatā danuḥ bāṇaputrī tathoṣā ca citralekhā ca tatsakhī || prabhāvatī bhānumatī tathā māyāvatī satī evaṃ nigaditaṃ sarvaṃ prakṛterbhedapañcakam || tāḥ sarvāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthvyāṃ puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate tadā brahmādibhirdevairmunibhirmanubhistathā| puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā vanditā sadā
By whom did she become manifest, and who is she, the best of the knowing ones? Or tell (me) what her characteristic is, (and) how she became fivefold. And she would be of the nature of Brahman, Māyā, eternal, everlasting — as (is) the self, as (is) power, as burning-force is held (to reside) in fire. Contentment, nourishment, and likewise Lakṣmī, livelihood, and the mother too: she is of the nature of all powers, the second power of Kṛṣṇa the supreme Self, so declared, spoken of in the Veda, agreed upon by all, to be worshipped by all and saluted by all. Hear from me of another: she who is skilled in the mantras of the twilight worship and in the tantras, who has the form of the twice-born and the other castes, whose form is muttered prayer, an ascetic woman, the goddess dwelling in Goloka who assumes the guise of a gopī, who is of the nature of supreme delight and who takes the form of satisfaction and of indignation. In every universe the form of Prakṛti is (that of) all women. The five kinds of goddesses are proclaimed to be the most complete; the (holy) fords desire the touch and sight of them for the purification of themselves. She without whom every rite in the worlds is fruitless — she is the Mātṛkā, most worthy of worship, and she is proclaimed as Ṣaṣṭhī, the protectress of infants in every universe, destroyer of grief, torment, sin, affliction, sorrow and poverty; when well pleased she grants all wishes to all women. Learn, O lord of sages, what the digits (kalās) of Prakṛti are; whose wives they severally are, all these I shall describe to you. That goddess who presides over love-play is Rati, the good wife of Kāma; without her all the worlds would be devoid of dalliance and delight. And Knowledge has three wives: intellect, mental power, and memory; without them the whole world is always dull, like a corpse. And Aditi the mother of the gods, and Surabhi the parent of cows, and Diti the mother of the daityas, and Kadrū, Vinatā, Danu; and Ūṣā the daughter of Bāṇa, and her friend Citralekhā; Prabhāvatī, Bhānumatī, and the good Māyāvatī. Thus has all the fivefold division of Prakṛti been told. All these are worshipped on earth, and in the holy land of Bhārata; then by Brahmā and the (other) gods, by sages and by the Manus, they are with devotion always worshipped and saluted with flowers, incense and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.3
सर्वासां चरितं पूजाविधानं कथमीप्सितम् ।। अवतारं कुत्र कस्यास्तन्मां व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
sarvāsāṃ caritaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ kathamīpsitam || avatāraṃ kutra kasyāstanmāṃ vyākhyātumarhasi
The deeds of them all, the prescribed manner of their worship as desired, and where the descent (avatāra) of each occurred — that you should explain to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.4
नारायण उवाच ।। प्रकृतेर्लक्षणं वत्स को वा वक्तुं क्षमो भवेत्।। किंचित्तथापि वक्ष्यामि यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः
nārāyaṇa uvāca || prakṛterlakṣaṇaṃ vatsa ko vā vaktuṃ kṣamo bhavet|| kiṃcittathāpi vakṣyāmi yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrataḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Who, my child, would be able to state the defining marks of Prakṛti? Nevertheless I shall say something, what was heard from the mouth of Dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.5
प्रकृष्टवाचकः प्रश्च कृतिश्च सृष्टिवाचकः ।। सृष्टौ प्रकृष्टा या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता
prakṛṣṭavācakaḥ praśca kṛtiśca sṛṣṭivācakaḥ || sṛṣṭau prakṛṣṭā yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā
'Pra' denotes 'excellent' and 'kṛti' denotes 'creation'; the goddess who is excellent in creation is therefore proclaimed Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.6
गुणे प्रकृष्टसत्त्वे च प्रशब्दो वर्तते श्रुतौ ।। मध्यमे कृश्च रजसि तिशब्दस्तमसि स्मृतः
guṇe prakṛṣṭasattve ca praśabdo vartate śrutau || madhyame kṛśca rajasi tiśabdastamasi smṛtaḥ
In scripture the word 'pra' applies to the quality that is excellent, namely sattva; 'kṛ' to the middling one, rajas; and the syllable 'ti' is held (to denote) tamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.7
त्रिगुणात्मस्वरूपा या सर्वशक्तिसमन्विता ।। प्रधाना सृष्टिकरणे प्रकृतिस्तेन कथ्यते
triguṇātmasvarūpā yā sarvaśaktisamanvitā || pradhānā sṛṣṭikaraṇe prakṛtistena kathyate
She whose nature consists of the three qualities, who is endowed with all powers, who is foremost (pradhāna) in the making of creation — for that reason she is called Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.8
प्रथमे वर्त्तते प्रश्च कृतिस्स्यात्सृष्टिवाचकः ।। सृष्टेराद्या च या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता
prathame varttate praśca kṛtissyātsṛṣṭivācakaḥ || sṛṣṭerādyā ca yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā
'Pra' applies to 'first', and 'kṛti' would denote creation; the goddess who is first in creation is proclaimed Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.9
योगेनात्मा सृष्टिविधौ द्विधारूपो बभूव सः ।। पुमांश्च दक्षिणार्द्धाङ्गो वामाङ्गः प्रकृतिः स्मृतः
yogenātmā sṛṣṭividhau dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ || pumāṃśca dakṣiṇārddhāṅgo vāmāṅgaḥ prakṛtiḥ smṛtaḥ
By yoga the Self, in the procedure of creation, became twofold in form: the right half of the body (is) the male, and the left half is held to be Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.11
अतएव हि योगीन्द्रः स्त्रीपुंभेदं न मन्यते ।। सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं ब्रह्मञ्छश्वत्पश्यति नारद
ataeva hi yogīndraḥ strīpuṃbhedaṃ na manyate || sarvaṃ brahmamayaṃ brahmañchaśvatpaśyati nārada
Just for this reason the best of yogins does not acknowledge a distinction of woman and man; he sees everything as consisting of Brahman constantly, O brahmin Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.12
स्वेच्छामयस्येच्छया च श्रीकृष्णस्य सिसृक्षया ।। साऽऽविर्बभूव सहसा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी
svecchāmayasyecchayā ca śrīkṛṣṇasya sisṛkṣayā || sā''virbabhūva sahasā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī
By the will of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is made of his own will, out of the wish to create, she suddenly became manifest — the root Prakṛti, the sovereign lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.13
तदाज्ञया पञ्चविधा सृष्टिकर्मणि भेदतः ।। अथ भक्तानुरोधाद्वा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा
tadājñayā pañcavidhā sṛṣṭikarmaṇi bhedataḥ || atha bhaktānurodhādvā bhaktānugrahavigrahā
By his command she (became) fivefold in the work of creation by way of division; or else in compliance with the devotees, her body being (a form of) grace to devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.14
गणेशमाता दुर्गा या शिवरूपा शिवप्रिया ।। नारायणी विष्णुमाया पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी
gaṇeśamātā durgā yā śivarūpā śivapriyā || nārāyaṇī viṣṇumāyā pūrṇabrahmasvarūpiṇī
Durgā, the mother of Gaṇeśa, who is of Śiva's nature and dear to Śiva, Nārāyaṇī, the māyā of Viṣṇu, whose own form is the full Brahman;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.15
ब्रह्मादिदेवैर्मुनिभिर्मनुभिः पूजिता सदा ।। सर्वाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा ब्रह्मरूपा सनातनी
brahmādidevairmunibhirmanubhiḥ pūjitā sadā || sarvādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā brahmarūpā sanātanī
always worshipped by Brahmā and the other gods, by sages and by the Manus, she is the goddess presiding over all, having the form of Brahman, everlasting;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.16
यशोमङ्गलधर्मश्रीसत्यपुण्यप्रदायिनी ।। मोक्षहर्षप्रदात्रीयं शोकदुःखार्तिनाशिनी
yaśomaṅgaladharmaśrīsatyapuṇyapradāyinī || mokṣaharṣapradātrīyaṃ śokaduḥkhārtināśinī
the giver of fame, welfare, dharma, prosperity, truth and merit; she is the bestower of liberation and joy, the destroyer of grief, sorrow and affliction;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.17
शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणा ।। तेजःस्वरूपा परमा तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇā || tejaḥsvarūpā paramā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā
devoted to the rescue of the wretched and afflicted who have come for refuge; whose form is radiance, supreme, the deity presiding over that (radiance);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.18
सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च शक्तिरीशस्य सन्ततम् ।। सिद्धेश्वरी सिद्धरूपा सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदेश्वरी
sarvaśaktisvarūpā ca śaktirīśasya santatam || siddheśvarī siddharūpā siddhidā siddhideśvarī
of the nature of all powers, and ever the power of the Lord; mistress of siddhis, of the form of perfection, giver of siddhi, sovereign over the givers of siddhi;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.19
बुद्धिर्निद्रा क्षुत्पिपासा च्छाया तन्द्रा दया स्मृतिः ।। जातिः क्षान्तिश्च शान्तिश्च कांतिर्भ्रान्तिश्च चेतना
buddhirnidrā kṣutpipāsā cchāyā tandrā dayā smṛtiḥ || jātiḥ kṣāntiśca śāntiśca kāṃtirbhrāntiśca cetanā
intellect, sleep, hunger, thirst, shadow, drowsiness, compassion, memory, birth (or class), forbearance, peace, beauty, delusion and consciousness (are hers);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.21
उक्तः श्रुतौ श्रुतगुणश्चातिस्वल्पो यथागमम् ।। गुणोऽस्त्यनन्तोऽनन्ताया अपरां च निशामय
uktaḥ śrutau śrutaguṇaścātisvalpo yathāgamam || guṇo'styananto'nantāyā aparāṃ ca niśāmaya
the qualities heard of have been stated in scripture, very few, according to the tradition; the qualities of her who is endless are endless. Now hear of another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.22
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा या पद्मा च परमात्मनः ।। सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपा या तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
śuddhasattvasvarūpā yā padmā ca paramātmanaḥ || sarvasampatsvarūpā yā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā
She who is of the nature of pure sattva, Padmā, (the consort) of the supreme Self, who is of the nature of all wealth, the deity presiding over that;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.23
कान्ता दान्ताऽतिशान्ता च सुशीला सर्वमङ्गला ।। लोभान्मोहात्कामरोषान्मदाहङ्कारतस्तथा
kāntā dāntā'tiśāntā ca suśīlā sarvamaṅgalā || lobhānmohātkāmaroṣānmadāhaṅkāratastathā
(She is) lovely, self-controlled, exceedingly calm, of good character, wholly auspicious; and from greed, from delusion, from desire and anger, from pride and egotism—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.24
त्यक्ताऽनुरक्ता पत्युश्च सर्वाद्या च पतिव्रता ।। प्राणतुल्या भगवतः प्रेमपात्री प्रियंवदा
tyaktā'nuraktā patyuśca sarvādyā ca pativratā || prāṇatulyā bhagavataḥ premapātrī priyaṃvadā
—(she is) free (of them); and (she is) devoted to her husband, foremost of all, faithful to her husband, equal to the Lord's own life, the vessel of (his) love, sweet of speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.25
सर्वसस्यात्मिका सर्वजीवनोपायरूपिणी ।। महालक्ष्मीश्च वैकुण्ठे पतिसेवापरायणा ।।
sarvasasyātmikā sarvajīvanopāyarūpiṇī || mahālakṣmīśca vaikuṇṭhe patisevāparāyaṇā ||
She is the essence of all grain, the very form of every means of livelihood, and (she is) Mahālakṣmī in Vaikuṇṭha, intent upon the service of her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.26
स्वर्गे च स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु ।। गृहे च गृहलक्ष्मीश्च मर्त्यानां गृहिणां तथा।।
svarge ca svargalakṣmīśca rājalakṣmīśca rājasu || gṛhe ca gṛhalakṣmīśca martyānāṃ gṛhiṇāṃ tathā||
And in heaven she is Svargalakṣmī, and among kings Rājalakṣmī, and in the house she is Gṛhalakṣmī of mortals who are householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.27
सर्वेषु प्राणिद्रव्येषु शोभारूपा मनोहरा ।। प्रीतिरूपा पुण्यवतां प्रभारूपा नृपेषु च
sarveṣu prāṇidravyeṣu śobhārūpā manoharā || prītirūpā puṇyavatāṃ prabhārūpā nṛpeṣu ca
In all creatures and substances she is the form of beauty, captivating; she is the form of delight in the meritorious, and the form of splendour in kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.28
वाणिज्यरूपा वणिजां पापिनां कलहङ्करी ।। दयामयी भक्तमाता भक्तानुग्रहकारिका
vāṇijyarūpā vaṇijāṃ pāpināṃ kalahaṅkarī || dayāmayī bhaktamātā bhaktānugrahakārikā
She is trade in the form of traders, and for sinners she is the maker of strife; she is full of compassion, the mother of devotees, the bestower of grace on devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.29
चपले चपला भक्तसम्पदो रक्षणाय च ।। जगज्जीवन्मृतं सर्वं यया देव्या विना मुने
capale capalā bhaktasampado rakṣaṇāya ca || jagajjīvanmṛtaṃ sarvaṃ yayā devyā vinā mune
Fickle towards the fickle, and (steady) for the protection of the devotees' wealth—the goddess without whom, O sage, this whole world is dead though living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.31
वाग्बुद्धिविद्याज्ञानाधिदेवता परमात्मनः ।। सर्वविद्यास्वरूपा या सा च देवी सरस्वती
vāgbuddhividyājñānādhidevatā paramātmanaḥ || sarvavidyāsvarūpā yā sā ca devī sarasvatī
The presiding deity of the Supreme Self's speech, intellect, learning and knowledge, she who is the very form of all knowledge—she is the goddess Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.32
सुबुद्धिः कविता मेधा प्रतिभा स्मृतिदा सताम् ।। नानाप्रकारसिद्धान्तभेदार्थकल्पनाप्रदा
subuddhiḥ kavitā medhā pratibhā smṛtidā satām || nānāprakārasiddhāntabhedārthakalpanāpradā
(She is) good understanding, poetry, mental power, insight, the giver of memory to the good, the bestower of the fashioning of the meanings of the various divisions of doctrine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.33
व्याख्याबोधस्वरूपा च सर्वसंदेहभञ्जिनी ।। विचारकारिणी ग्रन्थकारिणी शक्तिरूपिणी
vyākhyābodhasvarūpā ca sarvasaṃdehabhañjinī || vicārakāriṇī granthakāriṇī śaktirūpiṇī
She is the very form of exposition and comprehension, the shatterer of every doubt, the producer of reflection, the maker of books, the embodiment of power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.34
सर्वसङ्गीतसन्धानतालकारणरूपिणी ।। विषयज्ञानवाग्रूपा प्रतिविश्वं च जीविनाम् ।।
sarvasaṅgītasandhānatālakāraṇarūpiṇī || viṣayajñānavāgrūpā prativiśvaṃ ca jīvinām ||
She is the form of the cause of the harmony and rhythm of all song, and the form of the knowledge and speech about objects for living beings in every universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.35
यया विना च विश्वौघो मूको मृतसमः सदा ।। व्याख्यामुद्राकरा शान्ता वीणापुस्तकधारिणी
yayā vinā ca viśvaugho mūko mṛtasamaḥ sadā || vyākhyāmudrākarā śāntā vīṇāpustakadhāriṇī
Without whom the whole mass of the universe is forever mute, like something dead—she whose hand shows the gesture of exposition, calm, bearing lute and book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.36
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा या सुशीला श्रीहरिप्रिया ।। हिमचन्दनकुन्देन्दुकुमुदाम्भोजसन्निभा
śuddhasattvasvarūpā yā suśīlā śrīharipriyā || himacandanakundendukumudāmbhojasannibhā
She who is the very form of pure goodness, of good character, dear to Śrī Hari, resembling snow, sandal, jasmine, the moon, the white lily and the lotus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.37
जपन्ती परमात्मानं श्रीकृष्णं रत्नमालया।। तपस्स्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनी
japantī paramātmānaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ratnamālayā|| tapassvarūpā tapasāṃ phaladātrī tapasvinī
murmuring (the name of) the Supreme Self, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with a rosary of jewels; she is the form of austerity, the giver of the fruits of austerities, an ascetic;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.38
सिद्धिविद्यास्वरूपा च सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा सदा
siddhividyāsvarūpā ca sarvasiddhipradā sadā
and she is the very form of the science of attainments, ever the giver of all attainments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.39
यथागमं यथाकिञ्चिदपरां संनिबोध मे ।। माता चतुर्णां वेदानां वेदाङ्गानां च छन्दसाम्
yathāgamaṃ yathākiñcidaparāṃ saṃnibodha me || mātā caturṇāṃ vedānāṃ vedāṅgānāṃ ca chandasām
Learn from me about yet another, as far as tradition (allows) and to whatever small extent: the mother of the four Vedas, of the Vedic ancillary sciences and of the metres,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.41
ब्राह्मण्यतेजोरूपा च सर्वसंस्कारकारिणी ।। पवित्ररूपा सावित्री गायत्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया
brāhmaṇyatejorūpā ca sarvasaṃskārakāriṇī || pavitrarūpā sāvitrī gāyatrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā
and she is the form of the brahminical splendour, the performer of all the sacraments; of pure form, she is Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī, dear to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.42
तीर्थानि यस्याः संस्पर्शं दर्शं वाञ्छन्ति शुद्धये ।। शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी
tīrthāni yasyāḥ saṃsparśaṃ darśaṃ vāñchanti śuddhaye || śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī
She whose touch and sight the sacred fords desire for their own purification, resembling pure crystal, having the nature of pure goodness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.43
परमानन्दरूपा च परमा च सनातनी ।। परब्रह्मस्वरूपा च निर्वाणपददायिनी
paramānandarūpā ca paramā ca sanātanī || parabrahmasvarūpā ca nirvāṇapadadāyinī
and she is the form of supreme bliss, supreme and eternal, and the very form of the highest Brahman, the giver of the state of extinction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.44
ब्रह्मतेजोमयी शक्तिस्तदधिष्ठातृदेवता ।। यत्पादरजसा पूतं जगत्सर्वं च नारद
brahmatejomayī śaktistadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā || yatpādarajasā pūtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ ca nārada
(She is) the power made of Brahman's radiance, the deity presiding over it, by the dust of whose feet the whole world is purified, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.45
देवी चतुर्थी कथिता पञ्चमीं वर्णयामि ते ।। प्रेमप्राणाधिदेवी या पञ्चप्राणस्वरूपिणी
devī caturthī kathitā pañcamīṃ varṇayāmi te || premaprāṇādhidevī yā pañcaprāṇasvarūpiṇī
The fourth goddess has been told; I shall describe the fifth to you — she who is the presiding goddess of love and of the life-breath, whose form is the five vital airs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.46
प्राणाधिकप्रियतमा सर्वाद्या सुन्दरी वरा ।। सर्वसौभाग्ययुक्ता च मानिनी गौरवान्विता
prāṇādhikapriyatamā sarvādyā sundarī varā || sarvasaubhāgyayuktā ca māninī gauravānvitā
Dearer (to Kṛṣṇa) than his own life, first of all, beautiful and excellent, endowed with every good fortune, proud, and possessed of dignity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.47
वामार्द्धाङ्गस्वरूपा च सुगुणैस्तेजसा समा ।। परावरा सर्वमाता परमाद्या सनातनी
vāmārddhāṅgasvarūpā ca suguṇaistejasā samā || parāvarā sarvamātā paramādyā sanātanī
She is the very form of (his) left half, equal (to him) in good qualities and in splendour; higher and lower, mother of all, supreme, primal, eternal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.48
परमानन्दरूपा च धन्या मान्या च पूजिता ।। रासक्रीडाधिदेवी च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
paramānandarūpā ca dhanyā mānyā ca pūjitā || rāsakrīḍādhidevī ca kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
Of the form of supreme bliss, blessed, honoured and worshipped, and the presiding goddess of the rāsa play of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.49
रासमण्डलसंभूता रासमण्डलमण्डिता ।। रासेश्वरी सुरसिका रासावासनिवासिनी
rāsamaṇḍalasaṃbhūtā rāsamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā || rāseśvarī surasikā rāsāvāsanivāsinī
Arisen in the rāsa circle, adorning the rāsa circle, mistress of the rāsa, full of relish, dwelling in the rāsa abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.51
निर्गुणा च निराकारा निर्लिप्ताऽऽत्मस्वरूपिणी ।। निरीहा निरहङ्कारा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा
nirguṇā ca nirākārā nirliptā''tmasvarūpiṇī || nirīhā nirahaṅkārā bhaktānugrahavigrahā
Without qualities and without form, unattached, having the nature of the Self, without craving, without ego, her body (assumed) for the sake of grace to devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.52
वेदानुसारध्यानेन विज्ञेया सा विचक्षणैः ।। दृष्टिर्दृष्टा सहस्रेषु सुरेन्द्रैर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः
vedānusāradhyānena vijñeyā sā vicakṣaṇaiḥ || dṛṣṭirdṛṣṭā sahasreṣu surendrairmunipuṅgavaiḥ
She is to be known by the discerning through meditation that follows the Vedas; among thousands (only a few) have had the sight of her — the lords of the gods and the foremost of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.53
वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधाना रत्नालङ्कारभूषिता।। कोटिप्रभाजुष्टश्रीयुक्ता भक्तविग्रहा
vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānā ratnālaṅkārabhūṣitā|| koṭiprabhājuṣṭaśrīyuktā bhaktavigrahā
Wearing garments purified by fire, adorned with jewel ornaments, endowed with a beauty attended by ten million splendours, embodied (for the sake of) devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.54
श्रीकृष्णभक्तदास्यैकदायिनी सर्वसम्पदाम् ।। अवतारे च वाराहे वृषभानुसुता च या
śrīkṛṣṇabhaktadāsyaikadāyinī sarvasampadām || avatāre ca vārāhe vṛṣabhānusutā ca yā
She alone bestows the servitude of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's devotees and all riches; and she who, in the Boar incarnation, was the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.55
यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शपवित्रा च वसुन्धरा ।। ब्रह्मादिभिरदृष्टा या सर्वदृष्टा च भारते
yatpādapadmasaṃsparśapavitrā ca vasundharā || brahmādibhiradṛṣṭā yā sarvadṛṣṭā ca bhārate
By whose lotus feet's touch the earth was made pure; she who is unseen by Brahmā and the others, yet was seen by all in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.56
स्त्रीरत्नसारसंभूता कृष्णवक्षः स्थलस्थिता ।। तथा घने नवघने लोला सौदामिनी मुने
strīratnasārasaṃbhūtā kṛṣṇavakṣaḥ sthalasthitā || tathā ghane navaghane lolā saudāminī mune
Arisen from the essence of the jewel of women, abiding on Kṛṣṇa's breast, and so, O sage, (she is) like flickering lightning upon a fresh dark cloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.57
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि प्रतप्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा ।। यत्पादपद्मनखरदृष्टये चात्मशुद्धये
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi prataptaṃ brahmaṇā purā || yatpādapadmanakharadṛṣṭaye cātmaśuddhaye
Formerly Brahmā performed austerity for sixty thousand years for the sake of seeing the nail of her lotus foot and for the purification of himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.58
स्वप्नेऽपि नैव दृष्टः स्यात्प्रत्यक्षेऽपि च का कथा ।। तेनैव तपसा दृष्टा भूरि वृन्दावने वने
svapne'pi naiva dṛṣṭaḥ syātpratyakṣe'pi ca kā kathā || tenaiva tapasā dṛṣṭā bhūri vṛndāvane vane
(Yet) it was not seen even in a dream — what to speak of directly! By that very austerity she was seen abundantly in the forest of Vṛndāvana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.59
कथिता पञ्चमी देवी सा राधा परिकीर्त्तिता ।। अंशरूपा कलारूपा कलांशांशसमुद्भवा
kathitā pañcamī devī sā rādhā parikīrttitā || aṃśarūpā kalārūpā kalāṃśāṃśasamudbhavā
The fifth goddess has been told: she is proclaimed as Rādhā. (Others) are of the form of a portion, of the form of a part, or born from a part of a portion of a part.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.61
या याः प्रधानांशरूपा वर्णयामि निशामय ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च गङ्गा भुवनपावनी
yā yāḥ pradhānāṃśarūpā varṇayāmi niśāmaya || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca gaṅgā bhuvanapāvanī
Listen, I shall describe which goddesses are of the form of a chief portion: of the form of a chief portion is Gaṅgā, the purifier of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.62
विष्णुपादाब्जसंभूता द्रवरूपा सनातनी ।। पापिपापेध्मदाहाय ज्वलदिन्धनरूपिणी
viṣṇupādābjasaṃbhūtā dravarūpā sanātanī || pāpipāpedhmadāhāya jvaladindhanarūpiṇī
Arisen from Viṣṇu's lotus foot, of liquid form, eternal, being like blazing fuel for burning up the firewood of sinners' sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.63
दर्शनस्पर्शनस्नानपानैर्निर्वाणदायिनी ।। गोलोकस्थानगमनसुसोपानस्वरूपिणी
darśanasparśanasnānapānairnirvāṇadāyinī || golokasthānagamanasusopānasvarūpiṇī
Giving liberation by being seen, touched, bathed in, and drunk; she is the very form of the fair stairway for going to the place called Goloka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.64
पवित्ररूपा तीर्थानां सरितां च परावरा ।। शम्भुमौलिजटामेरुमुक्तापंक्तिस्वरूपिणी
pavitrarūpā tīrthānāṃ saritāṃ ca parāvarā || śambhumaulijaṭāmerumuktāpaṃktisvarūpiṇī
Of pure form, higher and lower among sacred places and rivers, she is the very form of a string of pearls upon the Meru-like matted locks on Śambhu's head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.65
तपस्सम्पादिनी सद्यो भारते च तपस्विनाम् ।। शङ्खपद्मक्षीरनिभा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी
tapassampādinī sadyo bhārate ca tapasvinām || śaṅkhapadmakṣīranibhā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī
At once accomplishing the austerity of ascetics in Bhārata; resembling a conch, a lotus, or milk, having the nature of pure sattva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.66
निर्मला निरहङ्कारा साध्वी नारायणप्रिया ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च तुलसी विष्णुकामिनी
nirmalā nirahaṅkārā sādhvī nārāyaṇapriyā || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca tulasī viṣṇukāminī
Spotless, without ego, chaste, dear to Nārāyaṇa — and of the form of a chief portion is Tulasī, the beloved of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.67
विष्णुभूषणरूपा च विष्णुपादस्थिता सती ।। तपस्सङ्कल्पपूजादिसद्यस्सम्पादिनी मुने
viṣṇubhūṣaṇarūpā ca viṣṇupādasthitā satī || tapassaṅkalpapūjādisadyassampādinī mune
And (she is) the form of Viṣṇu's ornament, the chaste one who abides at Viṣṇu's feet, she who at once brings to fulfilment austerity, resolve, worship and the rest, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.68
सारभूता च पुष्पाणां पवित्रा पुण्यदा सदा ।। दर्शनस्पर्शनाभ्यां च सद्यो निर्वाणदायिनी
sārabhūtā ca puṣpāṇāṃ pavitrā puṇyadā sadā || darśanasparśanābhyāṃ ca sadyo nirvāṇadāyinī
She is the essence of flowers, pure, always granting merit, and by (her) sight and touch she at once bestows liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.69
कलौ कलुषशुष्केध्मदाहनायाग्निरूपिणी ।। यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा
kalau kaluṣaśuṣkedhmadāhanāyāgnirūpiṇī || yatpādapadmasaṃsparśātsadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā
In the Kali age she takes the form of fire to burn up the dry firewood of sin; by the touch of whose lotus-feet the earth is at once purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.71
मोक्षदा या मुमुक्षूणां कामिनां सर्वकामदा ।। कल्पवृक्षस्वरूपा च भारते वृक्षरूपिणी
mokṣadā yā mumukṣūṇāṃ kāmināṃ sarvakāmadā || kalpavṛkṣasvarūpā ca bhārate vṛkṣarūpiṇī
She who gives release to those who seek release, and all desires to those who desire; she is the wishing-tree in essence, and in Bhārata she takes the form of a tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.72
त्राणाय भारतानां च पूजानां परदेवता ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च मनसा कश्यपात्मजा
trāṇāya bhāratānāṃ ca pūjānāṃ paradevatā || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca manasā kaśyapātmajā
And for the deliverance of the people of Bhārata, (she is) the supreme deity of worship. She who is a form of a portion of Pradhāna is Manasā, the daughter of Kaśyapa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.73
शङ्करप्रियशिष्या च महाज्ञानविशारदा ।। नागेश्वरस्यानन्तस्य भगिनी नागपूजिता
śaṅkarapriyaśiṣyā ca mahājñānaviśāradā || nāgeśvarasyānantasya bhaginī nāgapūjitā
(She is) Śaṅkara's beloved pupil, skilled in great knowledge, the sister of Ananta the lord of serpents, worshipped by the serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.74
नागेश्वरी नागमाता सुन्दरी नागवाहिनी ।। नागेन्द्रगणयुक्ता सा नागभूषणभूषिता
nāgeśvarī nāgamātā sundarī nāgavāhinī || nāgendragaṇayuktā sā nāgabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā
(She is) the mistress of serpents, the mother of serpents, beautiful, borne by serpents; she is attended by the host of serpent-kings and adorned with serpents as her ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.75
नागेन्द्रवन्दिता सिद्धयोगिनी नागवासिनी ।। विष्णुभक्ता विष्णुरूपा विष्णुपूजापरायणा
nāgendravanditā siddhayoginī nāgavāsinī || viṣṇubhaktā viṣṇurūpā viṣṇupūjāparāyaṇā
Saluted by the serpent-kings, a perfected yoginī, dwelling among serpents, devoted to Viṣṇu, of Viṣṇu's own form, intent upon the worship of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.76
तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनी ।। दिव्यं त्रिलक्षवर्षं च तपस्तप्तं यया हरेः
tapaḥsvarūpā tapasāṃ phaladātrī tapasvinī || divyaṃ trilakṣavarṣaṃ ca tapastaptaṃ yayā hareḥ
She is austerity itself, the giver of the fruits of austerities, an ascetic, by whom austerity was performed for three hundred thousand divine years for the sake of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.77
तपस्विनीषु पूज्या च तपस्विषु च भारते ।। सर्वमन्त्राधिदेवी च ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा
tapasvinīṣu pūjyā ca tapasviṣu ca bhārate || sarvamantrādhidevī ca jvalantī brahmatejasā
And she is to be worshipped among female ascetics and among male ascetics in Bhārata; she is the presiding deity of all mantras, blazing with the splendour of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.78
ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ब्रह्मभावनतत्परा ।। जरत्कारुमुनेः पत्नी कृष्णशम्भुपतिव्रता
brahmasvarūpā paramā brahmabhāvanatatparā || jaratkārumuneḥ patnī kṛṣṇaśambhupativratā
Of the nature of Brahman, supreme, intent upon meditation on Brahman, the wife of the sage Jaratkāru, faithful to her husband (as one devoted to) Kṛṣṇa and Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.79
आस्तीकस्य मुनेर्माता प्रवरस्य तपस्विनाम्।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या देवसेना च नारद
āstīkasya munermātā pravarasya tapasvinām|| pradhānāṃśasvarūpā yā devasenā ca nārada
The mother of the sage Āstīka, the foremost of ascetics. And she who is a form of a portion of Pradhāna is Devasenā, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.81
तपस्विनी विष्णुभक्ता कार्त्तिकेयस्य कामिनी ।। षष्ठांशरूपा प्रकृतेस्तेन षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता
tapasvinī viṣṇubhaktā kārttikeyasya kāminī || ṣaṣṭhāṃśarūpā prakṛtestena ṣaṣṭhī prakīrtitā
An ascetic, devoted to Viṣṇu, the beloved of Kārttikeya; she is the form of a sixth part of Prakṛti, and therefore she is called Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.82
पुत्रपौत्रप्रदात्री च धात्री च जगतां सदा ।। सुन्दरी युवती रम्या सततं भर्तुरन्तिके
putrapautrapradātrī ca dhātrī ca jagatāṃ sadā || sundarī yuvatī ramyā satataṃ bharturantike
And she is the giver of sons and grandsons, and always the sustainer of the worlds; beautiful, youthful, lovely, constantly near her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.83
स्थाने शिशूनां परमा वृद्धरूपा च योगिनी ।। पूजा द्वादशमासेषु यस्याः षष्ठ्यास्तु सन्ततम्
sthāne śiśūnāṃ paramā vṛddharūpā ca yoginī || pūjā dvādaśamāseṣu yasyāḥ ṣaṣṭhyāstu santatam
In the place of children she is supreme, and (appears) in the form of an old woman, a yoginī; her worship, that of Ṣaṣṭhī, is constant throughout the twelve months.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.84
पूजा च सूतिकागारे परषष्ठदिने शिशोः ।। एकविंशतिमे चैव पूजा कल्याणहेतुकी
pūjā ca sūtikāgāre paraṣaṣṭhadine śiśoḥ || ekaviṃśatime caiva pūjā kalyāṇahetukī
And her worship (takes place) in the lying-in chamber on the child's sixth day after (birth), and on the twenty-first as well — worship that brings about welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.85
शश्वन्नियमिता चैषा नित्या काम्याऽप्यतः परा ।। मातृरूपा दयारूपा शश्वद्रक्षणकारिणी
śaśvanniyamitā caiṣā nityā kāmyā'pyataḥ parā || mātṛrūpā dayārūpā śaśvadrakṣaṇakāriṇī
And this (worship) is perpetually enjoined; it is both obligatory and, beyond that, optional (for desired ends). She has the form of a mother, the form of compassion, ever affording protection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.86
जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे शिशूनां स्वप्नगोचरा ।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या देवी मङ्गलचण्डिका
jale sthale cāntarikṣe śiśūnāṃ svapnagocarā || pradhānāṃśasvarūpā yā devī maṅgalacaṇḍikā
In water, on land, and in the air she appears to children in dreams. She who is a form of a portion of Pradhāna is the goddess Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.87
प्रकृतेर्मुखसंभूता सर्वमङ्गलदा सदा ।। सृष्टौ मङ्गलरूपा च संहारे कोपरूपिणी
prakṛtermukhasaṃbhūtā sarvamaṅgaladā sadā || sṛṣṭau maṅgalarūpā ca saṃhāre koparūpiṇī
Born from the face of Prakṛti, always the giver of everything auspicious; in creation she has an auspicious form, and in destruction the form of wrath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.88
तेन मङ्गलचण्डी सा पण्डितैः परिकीर्त्तिता ।। प्रतिमङ्गलवारेषु प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता
tena maṅgalacaṇḍī sā paṇḍitaiḥ parikīrttitā || pratimaṅgalavāreṣu prativiśveṣu pūjitā
Therefore she is called Maṅgalacaṇḍī by the learned; she is worshipped on every Tuesday and in every world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.89
पञ्चोपचारैर्भक्त्या च योषिद्भिः परिपूजिता ।। पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्य्ययशोमङ्गलदायिनी
pañcopacārairbhaktyā ca yoṣidbhiḥ paripūjitā || putrapautradhanaiśvaryyayaśomaṅgaladāyinī
She is worshipped with devotion by women with the five offerings, (and she is) the giver of sons, grandsons, wealth, sovereignty, fame and welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.91
रुष्टा क्षणेन संहर्तुं शक्ता विश्वं महेश्वरी।। प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च काली कमललोचना
ruṣṭā kṣaṇena saṃhartuṃ śaktā viśvaṃ maheśvarī|| pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca kālī kamalalocanā
When angered, the great goddess is able to destroy the universe in an instant; and (there is) Kālī, the lotus-eyed, whose nature is a portion of the Primordial (Prakṛti).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.92
दुर्गाललाटसंभूता रणे शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ।। दुर्गार्द्धांशस्वरूपा स्याद्गुणैस्सा तेजसा समा
durgālalāṭasaṃbhūtā raṇe śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ || durgārddhāṃśasvarūpā syādguṇaissā tejasā samā
Born from Durgā's forehead in the battle with Śumbha and Niśumbha, she is of the nature of half a portion of Durgā, equal (to her) in qualities and in splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.93
कोटिसूर्य्यप्रभाजुष्टदिव्यसुन्दरविग्रहा ।। प्रधाना सर्वशक्तीनां वरा बलवती परा
koṭisūryyaprabhājuṣṭadivyasundaravigrahā || pradhānā sarvaśaktīnāṃ varā balavatī parā
Her divine, beautiful form is endowed with the radiance of ten million suns; she is the foremost of all the Śaktis, the best, the powerful, the supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.94
सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा देवी परमा सिद्धियोगिनी ।। कृष्णभक्ता कृष्णतुल्या तेजसा विक्रमैर्गुणैः ।। कृष्णभावनया शश्वत्कृष्णवर्णा सनातनी
sarvasiddhipradā devī paramā siddhiyoginī || kṛṣṇabhaktā kṛṣṇatulyā tejasā vikramairguṇaiḥ || kṛṣṇabhāvanayā śaśvatkṛṣṇavarṇā sanātanī
The goddess who grants all attainments, the highest, the yoginī of attainment; devoted to Kṛṣṇa, equal to Kṛṣṇa in splendour, in prowess, in qualities; eternally black in colour through her meditation on Kṛṣṇa, everlasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.95
ब्रह्माण्डं सकलं हर्तुं शक्ता निःश्वासमात्रतः ।। रणं दैत्यैः समं तस्याः क्रीडया लोकरक्षया
brahmāṇḍaṃ sakalaṃ hartuṃ śaktā niḥśvāsamātrataḥ || raṇaṃ daityaiḥ samaṃ tasyāḥ krīḍayā lokarakṣayā
She is able to destroy the whole universe by a mere exhalation; her battle with the demons is for sport and for the protection of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.96
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च दातुं शक्ता सुपूजिता ।। ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमाना मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃśca dātuṃ śaktā supūjitā || brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānā munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ
Well worshipped, she is able to grant dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation; she is praised by Brahmā and the others, by sages, by Manus and by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.97
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च प्रकृतिश्च वसुन्धरा ।। आधारभूता सर्वेषां सर्वसस्यप्रसूतिका
pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca prakṛtiśca vasundharā || ādhārabhūtā sarveṣāṃ sarvasasyaprasūtikā
And of the nature of a portion of the Primordial is Prakṛti, and the Earth, who has become the support of all, the bringer forth of all crops.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.98
रत्नाकारा रत्नगर्भा सर्वरत्नाकराश्रया ।। प्रजादिभिः प्रजेशैश्च पूजिता वन्दिता सदा
ratnākārā ratnagarbhā sarvaratnākarāśrayā || prajādibhiḥ prajeśaiśca pūjitā vanditā sadā
She is the mine of jewels, the womb of jewels, the abode of all jewel-mines; she is ever worshipped and saluted by the creatures and by the lords of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.99
सर्वोपजीव्यरूपा च सर्वसम्पद्विधायिनी ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वं निराधारं चराचरम्
sarvopajīvyarūpā ca sarvasampadvidhāyinī || yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ nirādhāraṃ carācaram
She is that by which all live, the bestower of every prosperity; without her the whole world, moving and unmoving, would be without support.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.101
स्वाहादेवी वह्निपत्नी त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता ।। यया विना हविर्दत्तं न ग्रहीतुं सुराः क्षमाः
svāhādevī vahnipatnī triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā || yayā vinā havirdattaṃ na grahītuṃ surāḥ kṣamāḥ
The goddess Svāhā, wife of Fire, worshipped in the three worlds; without her the gods are not able to receive the offered oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.102
दक्षिणा यज्ञपत्नी च दीक्षा सर्वत्र पूजिता ।। यया विना च विश्वेषु सर्वं कर्म च निष्फलम्
dakṣiṇā yajñapatnī ca dīkṣā sarvatra pūjitā || yayā vinā ca viśveṣu sarvaṃ karma ca niṣphalam
And Dakṣiṇā, wife of the sacrifice, and Dīkṣā, worshipped everywhere; without her all rites in all the worlds are fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.103
स्वधा पितॄणां पत्नी च मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः ।। पूजिता पैतृकं दानं निष्फलं च यया विना
svadhā pitṝṇāṃ patnī ca munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ || pūjitā paitṛkaṃ dānaṃ niṣphalaṃ ca yayā vinā
And Svadhā, wife of the ancestors, worshipped by sages, by Manus and by men; without her the gift to the fathers is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.104
स्वस्तिदेवी वायुपत्नी प्रति विश्वेषु पूजिता ।। आदानं च प्रदानं च निष्फलं च यया विना
svastidevī vāyupatnī prati viśveṣu pūjitā || ādānaṃ ca pradānaṃ ca niṣphalaṃ ca yayā vinā
The goddess Svasti, wife of the Wind, worshipped in every world; without her both receiving and giving are fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.105
पुष्टिर्गणपतेः पत्नी पूजिता जगतीतले ।। यया विना परिक्षीणाः पुमांसो योषितोऽपि च
puṣṭirgaṇapateḥ patnī pūjitā jagatītale || yayā vinā parikṣīṇāḥ pumāṃso yoṣito'pi ca
Puṣṭi, wife of Gaṇapati, worshipped on the surface of the earth; without her both men and women are wasted away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.106
अनन्तपत्नी तुष्टिश्च पूजिता वन्दिता सदा ।। यया विना न सन्तुष्टाः सर्वे लोकाश्च सर्वतः
anantapatnī tuṣṭiśca pūjitā vanditā sadā || yayā vinā na santuṣṭāḥ sarve lokāśca sarvataḥ
And Tuṣṭi, wife of Ananta, ever worshipped and saluted; without her all the worlds everywhere are not content.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.107
ईशानपत्नी सम्पत्तिः पूजिता च सुरैर्नरैः ।। सर्वे लोका दरिद्राश्च विश्वेषु च यया विना
īśānapatnī sampattiḥ pūjitā ca surairnaraiḥ || sarve lokā daridrāśca viśveṣu ca yayā vinā
Sampatti, wife of Īśāna, worshipped by gods and men; without her all the worlds in all the universes are poor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.108
धृतिः कपिलपत्नी च सर्वैः सर्वत्र पूजिता ।। सर्वे लोका अधीरास्स्युर्जगत्सु च यया विना
dhṛtiḥ kapilapatnī ca sarvaiḥ sarvatra pūjitā || sarve lokā adhīrāssyurjagatsu ca yayā vinā
And Dhṛti, wife of Kapila, worshipped by all everywhere; without her all the worlds in the universes would be without steadiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.109
यमपत्नी क्षमा साध्वी सुशीला सर्वपूजिता।। समुन्मत्ताश्च रुद्राश्च सर्वे लोका यया विना
yamapatnī kṣamā sādhvī suśīlā sarvapūjitā|| samunmattāśca rudrāśca sarve lokā yayā vinā
Kṣamā, wife of Yama, chaste, of good conduct, worshipped by all; without her all the worlds would be utterly maddened and violent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.111
सत्यपत्नी सती मुक्तिः पूजिता जगतां प्रिया ।। यया विना भवेल्लोको बन्धुतारहितः सदा
satyapatnī satī muktiḥ pūjitā jagatāṃ priyā || yayā vinā bhavelloko bandhutārahitaḥ sadā
Muktī, wife of Satya, faithful, worshipped, dear to the worlds; without her the world would always be without deliverance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 1.112
मोहपत्नी दया साध्वी पूजिता च जगत्प्रिया ।। सर्वे लोकाश्च सर्वत्र निष्ठुराश्च यया विना
mohapatnī dayā sādhvī pūjitā ca jagatpriyā || sarve lokāśca sarvatra niṣṭhurāśca yayā vinā
Compassion (Dayā) is the wife of Delusion (Moha), virtuous, worshipped and dear to the world; without her all people everywhere (would be) harsh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.113
पुण्यपत्नी प्रतिष्ठा सा पुण्यरूपा च पूजिता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मृतसमं मुने
puṇyapatnī pratiṣṭhā sā puṇyarūpā ca pūjitā || yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ jīvanmṛtasamaṃ mune
Establishment (Pratiṣṭhā) is the wife of Merit (Puṇya), she whose form is merit itself, and (she is) worshipped; without her the whole world, O sage, would be like a corpse though living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.114
सुकर्मपत्नी कीर्तिश्च धन्या मान्या च पूजिता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वं यशोहीनं मृतं यथा
sukarmapatnī kīrtiśca dhanyā mānyā ca pūjitā || yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ yaśohīnaṃ mṛtaṃ yathā
Fame (Kīrti) is the wife of Good Works (Sukarma), blessed, honoured and worshipped; without her the whole world (would be) devoid of renown, as if dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.115
क्रिया उद्योगपत्नी च पूजिता सर्वसङ्गता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वमुच्छिन्नमिव नारद
kriyā udyogapatnī ca pūjitā sarvasaṅgatā || yayā vinā jagatsarvamucchinnamiva nārada
And Action (Kriyā) is the wife of Effort (Udyoga), worshipped, present in all; without her the whole world, O Nārada, (would be) as if cut off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.116
अधर्मपत्नी मिथ्या सा सर्वधूर्तैश्च पूजिता ।। यया विना जगत्सर्वमुच्छिन्नं विधिनिर्मितम्
adharmapatnī mithyā sā sarvadhūrtaiśca pūjitā || yayā vinā jagatsarvamucchinnaṃ vidhinirmitam
Falsehood (Mithyā) is the wife of Unrighteousness (Adharma), worshipped by all rogues; without her the whole world fashioned by the Ordainer (would be) destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.117
सत्ये अदर्शना या च त्रेतायां सूक्ष्मरूपिणी ।। अर्द्धावयवरूपा च द्वापरे संहृता ह्रिया
satye adarśanā yā ca tretāyāṃ sūkṣmarūpiṇī || arddhāvayavarūpā ca dvāpare saṃhṛtā hriyā
In the Satya (age) she was invisible, in the Tretā of subtle form, and of half-formed limbs in the Dvāpara, drawn back by shame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.118
कलौ महाप्रगल्भा च सर्वत्र व्याप्तिकारणात् ।। कपटेन सह भ्रात्रा भ्रमत्येव गृहे गृहे
kalau mahāpragalbhā ca sarvatra vyāptikāraṇāt || kapaṭena saha bhrātrā bhramatyeva gṛhe gṛhe
But in the Kali (age), because of her pervading everywhere, she is exceedingly bold, and wanders from house to house together with her brother Deceit (Kapaṭa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.119
शान्तिर्लज्जा च भार्ये द्वे सुशीलस्य च पूजिते ।। यस्यां विना जगत्सर्वमुन्मत्तमिव नारद
śāntirlajjā ca bhārye dve suśīlasya ca pūjite || yasyāṃ vinā jagatsarvamunmattamiva nārada
Peace (Śānti) and Modesty (Lajjā) are the two wives of Good Conduct (Suśīla), and they are worshipped; without these two the whole world, O Nārada, (would be) as if mad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.121
मूर्त्तिश्च धर्मपत्नी सा कान्तिरूपा मनोहरा ।। परमात्मा च विश्वौघा निराधारा यया विना
mūrttiśca dharmapatnī sā kāntirūpā manoharā || paramātmā ca viśvaughā nirādhārā yayā vinā
And Form (Mūrti) is the wife of Dharma, lovely in appearance, charming; without her the Supreme Self and the whole stream of the universe (would be) without support.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.122
सर्वत्र शोभारूपा च लक्ष्मीर्मूर्तिमती सती ।। श्रीरूपा मूर्तिरूपा च मान्या धन्या च पूजिता
sarvatra śobhārūpā ca lakṣmīrmūrtimatī satī || śrīrūpā mūrtirūpā ca mānyā dhanyā ca pūjitā
Everywhere she is beauty embodied, Lakṣmī possessed of form, chaste; having the form of splendour and the form of a body, honoured, blessed and worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.123
कालाग्निरुद्रपत्नी च निद्रा या सिद्धयोगिनाम् ।। सर्वलोकाः समाच्छन्ना मायायोगेन रात्रिषु
kālāgnirudrapatnī ca nidrā yā siddhayoginām || sarvalokāḥ samācchannā māyāyogena rātriṣu
And Sleep (Nidrā), who is (the sleep) of the accomplished yogins, is the wife of Kālāgnirudra; by (her) union with māyā all the worlds are covered over at night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.124
कालस्य तिस्रो भार्य्याश्च सन्ध्या रात्रिर्दिनानि च ।। याभिर्विना विधात्रा च संख्यां कर्तुं न शक्यते
kālasya tisro bhāryyāśca sandhyā rātrirdināni ca || yābhirvinā vidhātrā ca saṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śakyate
And Time (Kāla) has three wives: twilight, night and the days; without them even the Ordainer is unable to make a reckoning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.125
क्षुत्पिपासे लोभभार्य्ये धन्ये मान्ये च पूजिते ।। याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्क्षोभयुक्तं चिन्तितमेव च ।।
kṣutpipāse lobhabhāryye dhanye mānye ca pūjite || yābhyāṃ vyāptaṃ jagatkṣobhayuktaṃ cintitameva ca ||
Hunger and Thirst are the wives of Greed, blessed, honoured and worshipped; by these two the world is pervaded, filled with agitation and made anxious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.126
प्रभा च दाहिका चैव द्वे भार्ये तेजसस्तथा ।। याभ्यां विना जगत्स्रष्टुं विधाता च न हीश्वरः
prabhā ca dāhikā caiva dve bhārye tejasastathā || yābhyāṃ vinā jagatsraṣṭuṃ vidhātā ca na hīśvaraḥ
And Radiance (Prabhā) and the Burning one (Dāhikā) are likewise the two wives of Fire (Tejas); without them neither the Ordainer nor the Lord (could) create the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.127
कालकन्ये मृत्युजरे प्रज्वरस्य प्रिये प्रिये ।। यस्यां जगत्समुच्छिन्नं विधात्रा निर्मिते विधौ
kālakanye mṛtyujare prajvarasya priye priye || yasyāṃ jagatsamucchinnaṃ vidhātrā nirmite vidhau
Death and Old Age, the daughters of Time, are the dear, dear wives of Prajvara (the Fever); by them the world is utterly cut off, in the ordinance framed by the Ordainer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.128
निद्राकन्या च तन्द्रा सा प्रीतिरन्या सुखप्रिये।। याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं विधिपुत्र विधेर्विधौ
nidrākanyā ca tandrā sā prītiranyā sukhapriye|| yābhyāṃ vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vidhiputra vidhervidhau
And Torpor (Tandrā) is the daughter of Sleep, and Pleasure (Prīti) is another—the two beloved of Happiness (Sukha); by these two the whole world is pervaded, O son of the Ordainer, in the Ordainer's ordinance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.129
वैराग्यस्य च द्वे भार्ये श्रद्धा भक्तिश्च पूजिते ।। याभ्यां शश्वज्जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मुक्तमिदं मुने
vairāgyasya ca dve bhārye śraddhā bhaktiśca pūjite || yābhyāṃ śaśvajjagatsarvaṃ jīvanmuktamidaṃ mune
And Faith (Śraddhā) and Devotion (Bhakti) are the two wives of Dispassion (Vairāgya), and they are worshipped; through them this whole world is ever liberated while still living, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.131
उपयुक्ताः सृष्टिविधावेताश्च प्रकृतेः कलाः ।। कलाश्चान्याः सन्ति बह्व्यस्तासु काश्चिन्निबोध मे ।।
upayuktāḥ sṛṣṭividhāvetāśca prakṛteḥ kalāḥ || kalāścānyāḥ santi bahvyastāsu kāścinnibodha me ||
These portions (kalās) of Prakṛti are the ones employed in the process of creation; and there are many other kalās—learn from me some of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.132
रोहिणी चन्द्रपत्नी च संज्ञा सूर्यस्य कामिनी ।। शतरूपा मनोर्भार्या शचीन्द्रस्य च गेहिनी
rohiṇī candrapatnī ca saṃjñā sūryasya kāminī || śatarūpā manorbhāryā śacīndrasya ca gehinī
Rohiṇī is the wife of the Moon, and Saṃjñā the beloved of the Sun; Śatarūpā is the wife of Manu, and Śacī is Indra's housewife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.133
तारा बृहस्पतेर्भार्य्या वसिष्ठस्याप्यरुन्धती ।। अहल्या गौतमस्त्री स्यादनसूयाऽत्रिकामिनी
tārā bṛhaspaterbhāryyā vasiṣṭhasyāpyarundhatī || ahalyā gautamastrī syādanasūyā'trikāminī
Tārā is the wife of Bṛhaspati, and Arundhatī of Vasiṣṭha; Ahalyā would be Gautama's wife, and Anasūyā the beloved of Atri.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.134
देवहूतिः कर्दमस्य प्रसूतिर्दक्षकामिनी ।। पितॄणां मानसी कन्या मेनका साऽम्बिकाप्रसूः
devahūtiḥ kardamasya prasūtirdakṣakāminī || pitṝṇāṃ mānasī kanyā menakā sā'mbikāprasūḥ
Devahūti (was) Kardama's (wife), Prasūti Dakṣa's beloved; the mind-born daughter of the Fathers (was) Menakā, she who gave birth to Ambikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.135
लोपामुद्रा तथा हूतिः कुबेरस्य तु कामिनी ।। वरुणानी यमस्त्री च बलेर्विन्ध्यावलीति च
lopāmudrā tathā hūtiḥ kuberasya tu kāminī || varuṇānī yamastrī ca balervindhyāvalīti ca
Lopāmudrā likewise, and Hūti; and Kubera's beloved; and Vāruṇānī, and Yama's wife, and Bali's (wife) Vindhyāvalī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.136
कुन्ती च दमयन्ती च यशोदा देवकी सती ।। गान्धारी द्रौपदी सव्या सावित्री सत्यवत्प्रिया ।।
kuntī ca damayantī ca yaśodā devakī satī || gāndhārī draupadī savyā sāvitrī satyavatpriyā ||
And Kuntī and Damayantī, Yaśodā, the chaste Devakī, Gāndhārī, Draupadī, Savyā, Sāvitrī the beloved of Satyavān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.137
वृषभानुप्रिया साध्वी राधामाता कलावती ।। मन्दोदरी च कौसल्या सुभद्रा कैकयी तथा
vṛṣabhānupriyā sādhvī rādhāmātā kalāvatī || mandodarī ca kausalyā subhadrā kaikayī tathā
The virtuous Kalāvatī, beloved of Vṛṣabhānu, mother of Rādhā; and Mandodarī, and Kausalyā, Subhadrā, and likewise Kaikeyī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.138
रेवती सत्यभामा च कालिन्दी लक्ष्मणा तथा ।। मित्रविन्दा नाग्नजिती तथा जाम्बवती परा
revatī satyabhāmā ca kālindī lakṣmaṇā tathā || mitravindā nāgnajitī tathā jāmbavatī parā
And Revatī and Satyabhāmā, and Kālindī, and likewise Lakṣmaṇā, Mitravindā, Nāgnajitī, and further Jāmbavatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.139
लक्ष्मणा रुक्मिणी सीता स्वयं लक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता ।। कला योजनगन्धा च व्यासमाता महासती
lakṣmaṇā rukmiṇī sītā svayaṃ lakṣmīḥ prakīrtitā || kalā yojanagandhā ca vyāsamātā mahāsatī
Lakṣmaṇā, Rukmiṇī, Sītā are proclaimed to be Lakṣmī herself; and Kalā Yojanagandhā, the mother of Vyāsa, greatly chaste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.141
रेणुका च भृगोर्माता हलिमाता च रोहिणी।। एकानंशा च दुर्गा सा श्रीकृष्णभगिनी सती
reṇukā ca bhṛgormātā halimātā ca rohiṇī|| ekānaṃśā ca durgā sā śrīkṛṣṇabhaginī satī
And Reṇukā, and the mother of Bhṛgu, and Halin's (Balarāma's) mother Rohiṇī; and she, Ekānaṃśā, Durgā, the chaste sister of Śrīkṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.142
बह्व्यः सन्ति कलाश्चैवं प्रकृतेरेव भारते ।। या याश्च ग्रामदेव्यस्ताः सर्वाश्च प्रकृतेः कलाः
bahvyaḥ santi kalāścaivaṃ prakṛtereva bhārate || yā yāśca grāmadevyastāḥ sarvāśca prakṛteḥ kalāḥ
Thus there are many portions of Prakṛti herself in Bhārata; and whatever village goddesses there are, all of them are portions of Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.143
कलांशांशसमुद्भूताः प्रतिविश्वेषु योषितः ।। योषितामपमानेन प्रकृतेश्च पराभवः
kalāṃśāṃśasamudbhūtāḥ prativiśveṣu yoṣitaḥ || yoṣitāmapamānena prakṛteśca parābhavaḥ
In each universe the women arisen from a portion of a portion of (her) portions; by insulting women there comes defeat of Prakṛti too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.144
ब्राह्मणी पूजिता येन पतिपुत्रवती सती ।। प्रकृतिः पूजिता तेन वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः
brāhmaṇī pūjitā yena patiputravatī satī || prakṛtiḥ pūjitā tena vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ
By whom a brahmin woman, chaste, possessing husband and sons, has been worshipped, by him Prakṛti has been worshipped with garments, ornaments and sandal paste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.145
कुमारी चाष्टवर्षीया वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः।। पूजिता येन विप्रस्य प्रकृतिस्तेन पूजिता
kumārī cāṣṭavarṣīyā vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ|| pūjitā yena viprasya prakṛtistena pūjitā
And by whom a brahmin's maiden of eight years has been worshipped with garments, ornaments and sandal paste, by him Prakṛti has been worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.146
सर्वाः प्रकृतिसम्भूता उत्तमाधममध्यमाः।। सत्त्वांशाश्चोत्तमा ज्ञेयाः सुशीलाश्च पतिव्रताः
sarvāḥ prakṛtisambhūtā uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ|| sattvāṃśāścottamā jñeyāḥ suśīlāśca pativratāḥ
All (women) born of Prakṛti are highest, lowest and middling; those (made) of the portions of sattva are to be known as the highest, of good character and devoted to their husbands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.147
मध्यमा रजसश्चांशास्ताश्च भोग्याः प्रकीर्त्तिताः ।। सुखसम्भोगवत्यश्च स्वकार्ये तत्पराः सदा
madhyamā rajasaścāṃśāstāśca bhogyāḥ prakīrttitāḥ || sukhasambhogavatyaśca svakārye tatparāḥ sadā
The middling ones are portions of rajas, and they are declared to be objects of enjoyment, given to pleasurable enjoyment and always intent on their own business.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.148
अधमास्तमसश्चांशा अज्ञातकुलसम्भवाः ।। दुर्मुखाः कुलटा धूर्त्ताः स्वतन्त्राः कलहप्रियाः
adhamāstamasaścāṃśā ajñātakulasambhavāḥ || durmukhāḥ kulaṭā dhūrttāḥ svatantrāḥ kalahapriyāḥ
The lowest are portions of tamas, born of unknown family, foul-mouthed, unchaste, deceitful, independent, fond of quarrels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.149
पृथिव्यां कुलटा याश्च स्वर्गे चाप्सरसां गणाः ।। प्रकृतेस्तमसश्चांशाः पुंश्चल्यः परिकीर्त्तिताः
pṛthivyāṃ kulaṭā yāśca svarge cāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ || prakṛtestamasaścāṃśāḥ puṃścalyaḥ parikīrttitāḥ
Those who are unchaste women on earth, and the hosts of apsarases in heaven, are portions of the tamas of Prakṛti; they are declared to be wanton women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.151
पूजिता सुरथेनादौ दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी ।। द्वितीया रामचन्द्रेण रावणस्य वधार्थिना
pūjitā surathenādau durgā durgārtināśinī || dvitīyā rāmacandreṇa rāvaṇasya vadhārthinā
Durgā, destroyer of grievous afflictions, was worshipped first by Suratha, secondly by Rāmacandra who sought the slaying of Rāvaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.152
तत्पश्चाज्जगतां माता त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता ।। जाताऽऽदौ दक्षपत्न्यां च निहन्तुं दैत्यदानवान्
tatpaścājjagatāṃ mātā triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā || jātā''dau dakṣapatnyāṃ ca nihantuṃ daityadānavān
After that the mother of the worlds was worshipped in the three worlds; she was born first from Dakṣa's wife in order to slay the Daityas and Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.153
ततो देहं परित्यज्य यज्ञे भर्तुश्च निन्दया ।। जज्ञे हिमवतः पत्न्यां लेभे पशुपतिं पतिम्
tato dehaṃ parityajya yajñe bhartuśca nindayā || jajñe himavataḥ patnyāṃ lebhe paśupatiṃ patim
Then, abandoning her body at the sacrifice because of the reviling of her husband, she was born from the wife of Himavat and obtained Paśupati as husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.154
गणेशश्च स्वयं कृष्णः स्कन्दो विष्णुकलोद्भवः ।। बभूवतुस्तौ तनयौ पश्चात्तस्याश्च नारद
gaṇeśaśca svayaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ skando viṣṇukalodbhavaḥ || babhūvatustau tanayau paścāttasyāśca nārada
And Gaṇeśa (who is) Kṛṣṇa himself, and Skanda arisen from a portion of Viṣṇu — those two afterwards became her sons, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.155
लक्ष्मीर्मङ्गलभूपेन प्रथमे परिपूजिता ।। त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चाद्देवतामुनिमानवैः
lakṣmīrmaṅgalabhūpena prathame paripūjitā || triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścāddevatāmunimānavaiḥ
Lakṣmī was first fully worshipped by king Maṅgala, and after that in the three worlds by gods, sages and men.
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BvP 2 1.156
सावित्री प्रथमं चापि भक्त्या वै परिपूजिता ।। तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिमानवैः
sāvitrī prathamaṃ cāpi bhaktyā vai paripūjitā || tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunimānavaiḥ
Sāvitrī too was first worshipped with devotion; after that (she was worshipped) in the three worlds by gods, sages and men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.157
आदौ सरस्वती देवी ब्रह्मणा परिपूजिता ।। तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिमानवैः
ādau sarasvatī devī brahmaṇā paripūjitā || tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunimānavaiḥ
In the beginning the goddess Sarasvatī was worshipped by Brahmā; after that (she was worshipped) in the three worlds by gods, sages and men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.158
प्रथमं पूजिता राधा गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। पौर्णमास्यां कार्त्तिकस्य कृष्णेन परमात्मना
prathamaṃ pūjitā rādhā goloke rāsamaṇḍale || paurṇamāsyāṃ kārttikasya kṛṣṇena paramātmanā
Rādhā was first worshipped in Goloka, in the circle of the rāsa dance, on the full-moon day of Kārttika, by Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Self.
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BvP 2 1.159
गोपिकाभिश्च गोपैश्च बालिकाभिश्च बालकैः ।। गवां गणैः सुरगणैस्तत्पश्चान्मायया हरेः
gopikābhiśca gopaiśca bālikābhiśca bālakaiḥ || gavāṃ gaṇaiḥ suragaṇaistatpaścānmāyayā hareḥ
And after that, by Hari's māyā, (she was worshipped) by the gopīs and the gopas, by the girls and the boys, by the herds of cows and by the hosts of gods.
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BvP 2 1.161
पृथिव्यां प्रथमे देवी सुयज्ञेन च पूजिता।। शङ्करेणोपदिष्टेन पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते
pṛthivyāṃ prathame devī suyajñena ca pūjitā|| śaṅkareṇopadiṣṭena puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate
On earth the goddess was first worshipped by Suyajña, who was instructed by Śaṅkara, in the holy land of Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 1.162
त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चादाज्ञया परमात्मनः ।। पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता मुनिभिः सुरैः ।।
triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścādājñayā paramātmanaḥ || puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā munibhiḥ suraiḥ ||
After that, by the command of the Supreme Self, she was worshipped with devotion in the three worlds by sages and gods with flowers, incense and the rest.
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BvP 2 1.163
कला या याः सुसंभूताः पूजितास्ताश्च भारते ।। पूजिता ग्रामदेव्यश्च ग्रामे च नगरे मुने
kalā yā yāḥ susaṃbhūtāḥ pūjitāstāśca bhārate || pūjitā grāmadevyaśca grāme ca nagare mune
Whatever portions (of her) came fully into being, those too are worshipped in Bhārata; and the village goddesses are worshipped in village and in city, O sage.
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BvP 2 1.164
एवं ते कथितं सर्वं प्रकृतेश्चरितं शुभम् ।। यथागमं लक्षणञ्च किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
evaṃ te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ prakṛteścaritaṃ śubham || yathāgamaṃ lakṣaṇañca kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Thus the whole auspicious story of Prakṛti has been told to you, along with her characteristics, as it comes down in tradition. What further do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition