Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 17
BvP 2 17.1
नारायण उवाच ।। ब्रह्मा शिवं संनियोज्य संहारे दानवस्य च ।। जगाम स्वालयं तूर्णं यथास्थानं महामुने
nārāyaṇa uvāca || brahmā śivaṃ saṃniyojya saṃhāre dānavasya ca || jagāma svālayaṃ tūrṇaṃ yathāsthānaṃ mahāmune
Nārāyaṇa said: Brahmā, having appointed Śiva to the destruction of the demon, went quickly to his own abode, to his proper place, O great sage.
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BvP 2 17.2
चन्द्रभागानदीतीरे वटमूले मनोहरे ।। तत्र तस्थौ महादेवो देवनिस्तारहेतवे सुदुर्गमं च शत्रूणामन्येषां सुगमं सुखम् ।। अत्युच्चैर्गगनस्पर्श्यमणिप्राचीरवेष्टितम् स गत्वा शंखचूडं तं ददर्श सुमनोहरम् ।। रासमण्डलमध्यस्थं स्वर्णसिंहासनस्थितम् दूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा शङ्खचूडः प्रहस्य च ।। प्रभाते ह्यागमिष्यामि त्वं च गच्छेत्युवाच ह रक्तवस्त्रपरीधाना रक्तमाल्यानुलेपना ।। नृत्यन्ती च हसन्ती च गायन्ती सुस्वरं मुदा रणवार्त्तां च सा श्रुत्वा शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुका ।। उवाच मधुरं साध्वी हृदयेन विदूयता ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादीनामीश्वरः प्रकृतेः परः।। स्रष्टा पाता च संहर्त्ता स कृत्स्नांशेन सर्वदा अज्ञानी कातरः शोके विपत्तौ च न पण्डितः ।। सुखं दुःखं भ्रमत्येव चक्रनेमिक्रमेण च ।। पुनस्तां बोधयामास दिव्यज्ञानेन बोधवित् ।। पुरा कृष्णेन यद्दत्तं भाण्डीरे तत्त्वमुत्तमम् सततं जययुक्तौ द्वौ क्षणं नैव पराजितौ ।।
candrabhāgānadītīre vaṭamūle manohare || tatra tasthau mahādevo devanistārahetave sudurgamaṃ ca śatrūṇāmanyeṣāṃ sugamaṃ sukham || atyuccairgaganasparśyamaṇiprācīraveṣṭitam sa gatvā śaṃkhacūḍaṃ taṃ dadarśa sumanoharam || rāsamaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ svarṇasiṃhāsanasthitam dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā śaṅkhacūḍaḥ prahasya ca || prabhāte hyāgamiṣyāmi tvaṃ ca gacchetyuvāca ha raktavastraparīdhānā raktamālyānulepanā || nṛtyantī ca hasantī ca gāyantī susvaraṃ mudā raṇavārttāṃ ca sā śrutvā śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukā || uvāca madhuraṃ sādhvī hṛdayena vidūyatā brahmaviṣṇuśivādīnāmīśvaraḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ|| sraṣṭā pātā ca saṃharttā sa kṛtsnāṃśena sarvadā ajñānī kātaraḥ śoke vipattau ca na paṇḍitaḥ || sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhramatyeva cakranemikrameṇa ca || punastāṃ bodhayāmāsa divyajñānena bodhavit || purā kṛṣṇena yaddattaṃ bhāṇḍīre tattvamuttamam satataṃ jayayuktau dvau kṣaṇaṃ naiva parājitau ||
On the bank of the river Candrabhāgā, at the foot of a lovely banyan tree — there the Great God took his stand, for the sake of the gods' deliverance. || (The city was) very hard of access to enemies and to others, but easy of approach and pleasant (to its own), girt all around by a jewelled rampart exceedingly high, touching the sky. || Having gone (there), he saw that most beautiful Śaṅkhacūḍa, seated in the midst of the rāsa-circle, established on a golden lion-throne. || Having heard the messenger's words, Śaṅkhacūḍa laughed and said, "In the morning I shall indeed come; and you, go." || (She was) clad in red garments, with red garlands and unguents, dancing and laughing and singing sweetly with delight. || And she, on hearing the news of the war, her throat, lips and palate dry, the virtuous woman spoke sweetly, with a heart that was pained. || "He is the lord of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest, beyond prakṛti; he is creator, protector and destroyer, always with his entire portion. || It is the ignorant man who is faint-hearted in grief and in calamity, not the learned; pleasure and pain revolve just so, in the manner of the rim of a wheel." || Again the knower of awakening awakened her with divine knowledge — that supreme truth which was formerly given by Kṛṣṇa at Bhāṇḍīra. || The two were constantly attended by victory, and not for a moment defeated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 17.3
दूतं कृत्वा पुष्पदन्तं गन्धर्वेश्वरमीप्सितम् ।। शीघ्रं प्रस्थापयामास शंखचूडान्तिकं मुदा
dūtaṃ kṛtvā puṣpadantaṃ gandharveśvaramīpsitam || śīghraṃ prasthāpayāmāsa śaṃkhacūḍāntikaṃ mudā
Having made Puṣpadanta, the desired lord of the gandharvas, his messenger, he quickly and gladly sent him off into Śaṅkhacūḍa's presence.
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BvP 2 17.4
स चेश्वराज्ञया शीघ्रं ययौ तन्नगरं वरम् ।। महेन्द्रनगरोत्कृष्टं कुबेरभवनाधिकम्
sa ceśvarājñayā śīghraṃ yayau tannagaraṃ varam || mahendranagarotkṛṣṭaṃ kuberabhavanādhikam
And he, by the Lord's command, went swiftly to that excellent city, surpassing the city of great Indra, greater than Kubera's mansion.
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BvP 2 17.5
पञ्चयोजनविस्तीर्णं दैर्घ्ये तद्द्विगुणं मुने ।। स्फाटिकाकारमणिभिस्समन्तात्परिवेष्टितम् ।। सप्तभिः परिखाभिश्च दुर्गमाभिः समन्वितम्
pañcayojanavistīrṇaṃ dairghye taddviguṇaṃ mune || sphāṭikākāramaṇibhissamantātpariveṣṭitam || saptabhiḥ parikhābhiśca durgamābhiḥ samanvitam
Five yojanas broad and twice that in length, O sage, encircled all about with jewels of crystalline appearance, and furnished with seven moats hard to cross.
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BvP 2 17.6
ज्वलदग्निनिभैर्नित्यं शोभितं रत्नकोटिभिः ।। युक्तं च वीथिशतकैर्मणिवेदिसमन्वितैः
jvaladagninibhairnityaṃ śobhitaṃ ratnakoṭibhiḥ || yuktaṃ ca vīthiśatakairmaṇivedisamanvitaiḥ
Ever adorned with crores of gems resembling blazing fire, and provided with hundreds of streets furnished with jewelled terraces.
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BvP 2 17.7
परितो वणिजां संघैर्नानावस्तुविराजितैः ।। सिन्दूराकारमणिभिर्निर्मितैश्च विचित्रितैः
parito vaṇijāṃ saṃghairnānāvastuvirājitaiḥ || sindūrākāramaṇibhirnirmitaiśca vicitritaiḥ
All around (it was) resplendent with throngs of merchants displaying manifold goods, and (with buildings) variegated, made of vermilion-coloured gems.
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BvP 2 17.8
भूषितं भूषितैर्दिव्यैराश्रमैः शतकोटिभिः ।। गत्वा ददर्श तन्मध्ये शङ्खचूडालयं वरम्
bhūṣitaṃ bhūṣitairdivyairāśramaiḥ śatakoṭibhiḥ || gatvā dadarśa tanmadhye śaṅkhacūḍālayaṃ varam
Adorned with a hundred crore adorned, divine dwellings — going (there) he saw in the midst of it the excellent palace of Śaṅkhacūḍa.
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BvP 2 17.9
अतीव वलयाकारं यथा पूर्णेन्दुमण्डलम् ।। ज्वलदग्निशिखाभिश्च परिखाभिश्चतसृभिः
atīva valayākāraṃ yathā pūrṇendumaṇḍalam || jvaladagniśikhābhiśca parikhābhiścatasṛbhiḥ
Exceedingly circular in shape, like the disc of the full moon, and (surrounded) by four moats with blazing tongues of fire.
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BvP 2 17.11
राजितं द्वादशद्वारैर्द्वारपालसमन्वितैः ।। रत्नकृत्रिमपद्माढ्यै रत्नदर्पणभूषितैः
rājitaṃ dvādaśadvārairdvārapālasamanvitaiḥ || ratnakṛtrimapadmāḍhyai ratnadarpaṇabhūṣitaiḥ
Resplendent with twelve gates provided with gatekeepers, rich in artificial lotuses of jewels, ornamented with jewelled mirrors.
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BvP 2 17.12
मणीन्द्रसारखचितैः शोभितं लक्षमन्दिरैः।। शोभितं रत्नसोपानै रत्नस्तम्भविराजितैः
maṇīndrasārakhacitaiḥ śobhitaṃ lakṣamandiraiḥ|| śobhitaṃ ratnasopānai ratnastambhavirājitaiḥ
Adorned with a hundred thousand mansions inlaid with the finest of chief gems, adorned with jewelled stairways, resplendent with jewelled pillars,
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BvP 2 17.13
रत्नचित्रकपाटाद्यैः सद्रत्नकलशान्वितैः।। रत्नेन्द्रचित्रराजीभिः सुदीप्ताभिर्विराजितैः
ratnacitrakapāṭādyaiḥ sadratnakalaśānvitaiḥ|| ratnendracitrarājībhiḥ sudīptābhirvirājitaiḥ
with door-panels and the like variegated with jewels, furnished with fine jewelled finial-pots, resplendent with brightly shining rows of pictures in the choicest gems.
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BvP 2 17.14
परितो रक्षितं शश्वद्दानवैः शतकोटिभिः।। दिव्यास्त्रधारिभिः शूरैर्महाबलपराक्रमैः
parito rakṣitaṃ śaśvaddānavaiḥ śatakoṭibhiḥ|| divyāstradhāribhiḥ śūrairmahābalaparākramaiḥ
Guarded all around continually by a hundred crore dānavas, heroes bearing divine weapons, of great strength and prowess,
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BvP 2 17.15
सुन्दरैश्च सुवेषैश्च नानालङ्कारभूषितैः ।। तान्दृष्ट्वा पुष्पदन्तोऽपि वरद्वारं ददर्श सः
sundaraiśca suveṣaiśca nānālaṅkārabhūṣitaiḥ || tāndṛṣṭvā puṣpadanto'pi varadvāraṃ dadarśa saḥ
handsome, finely dressed, decked with various ornaments. Having seen them, Puṣpadanta then beheld the chief gate.
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BvP 2 17.16
द्वारे नियुक्तं पुरुषं शूलहस्तं च सस्मितम् ।। तिष्ठन्तं पिङ्गलाक्षं च ताम्रवर्णं भयङ्करम्
dvāre niyuktaṃ puruṣaṃ śūlahastaṃ ca sasmitam || tiṣṭhantaṃ piṅgalākṣaṃ ca tāmravarṇaṃ bhayaṅkaram
(He saw) a man appointed at the gate, trident in hand and smiling, standing there, tawny-eyed, copper-coloured, terrifying.
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BvP 2 17.17
कथयामास वृत्तान्तं जगाम तदनुज्ञया ।। अतिक्रम्य नवद्वारं जगामाभ्यन्तरं पुरम्
kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ jagāma tadanujñayā || atikramya navadvāraṃ jagāmābhyantaraṃ puram
He told (him) the matter and went on with his permission; passing the nine gates, he went into the inner city.
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BvP 2 17.18
न कैश्चिद्वारितो दूतो दूतरूपेण तस्य च ।। गत्वा सोऽभ्यन्तरं द्वारं द्वारपालमुवाच ह
na kaiścidvārito dūto dūtarūpeṇa tasya ca || gatvā so'bhyantaraṃ dvāraṃ dvārapālamuvāca ha
The messenger was stopped by no one, since he was in the form of a messenger; and having gone to the inner gate he spoke to the gatekeeper,
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BvP 2 17.19
रणस्य सर्ववृत्तान्तं विज्ञापयितुमीश्वरम् ।। स च तं कथयित्वा च दूतं गन्तुमुवाच ह
raṇasya sarvavṛttāntaṃ vijñāpayitumīśvaram || sa ca taṃ kathayitvā ca dūtaṃ gantumuvāca ha
(saying that he had come) to inform the lord of the whole matter of the war; and he (the gatekeeper), having reported it, told the messenger to go in.
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BvP 2 17.21
मणीन्द्रखचितं चित्रं रत्नदण्डसमन्वितम् ।। रत्नकृत्रिमपुष्पैश्च प्रशस्तं शोभितं सदा
maṇīndrakhacitaṃ citraṃ ratnadaṇḍasamanvitam || ratnakṛtrimapuṣpaiśca praśastaṃ śobhitaṃ sadā
(He saw an umbrella) inlaid with chief gems, brightly variegated, furnished with a jewelled staff, splendid with artificial flowers of jewels, excellent, always beautiful —
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BvP 2 17.22
भृत्येन हस्तविधृतं स्वर्णच्छत्रं मनोहरम् ।। सेवितं पार्षदगणैर्व्यजनैः श्वेतचामरैः
bhṛtyena hastavidhṛtaṃ svarṇacchatraṃ manoharam || sevitaṃ pārṣadagaṇairvyajanaiḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ
a lovely golden umbrella held in the hand by a servant; (and he saw him) attended by throngs of retainers with fans and white yak-tail whisks,
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BvP 2 17.23
सुवेषं सुन्दरं रम्यं रत्नभूषणभूषितम् ।। माल्यानुलेपनं सूक्ष्मवस्त्रं च दधतं मुने
suveṣaṃ sundaraṃ ramyaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || mālyānulepanaṃ sūkṣmavastraṃ ca dadhataṃ mune
well-dressed, handsome, delightful, adorned with jewel ornaments, wearing garlands, unguents and fine garments, O sage,
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BvP 2 17.24
दानवेन्द्रैः परिवृतं सुवेषं च त्रिकोटिभिः ।। शतकोटिभिरन्यैश्च भ्रमद्भिश्शस्त्रधारिभिः
dānavendraiḥ parivṛtaṃ suveṣaṃ ca trikoṭibhiḥ || śatakoṭibhiranyaiśca bhramadbhiśśastradhāribhiḥ
surrounded by three crores of well-dressed lords of the Dānavas, and by another hundred crores moving about bearing weapons.
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BvP 2 17.25
एवंभूतं च तं दृष्ट्वा पुष्पदन्तः सविस्मयः ।। उवाच रणवृत्तान्तं यदुक्तं शङ्करेण च
evaṃbhūtaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā puṣpadantaḥ savismayaḥ || uvāca raṇavṛttāntaṃ yaduktaṃ śaṅkareṇa ca
And seeing him to be of such a kind, Puṣpadanta, filled with astonishment, told the matter of the war, that which had been said by Śaṅkara.
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BvP 2 17.26
पुष्पदन्त उवाच ।। राजेन्द्र शिवदूतोऽहं पुष्पदन्ताभिधः प्रभो ।। यदुक्तं शङ्करेणैव तद्ब्रवीमि निशामय
puṣpadanta uvāca || rājendra śivadūto'haṃ puṣpadantābhidhaḥ prabho || yaduktaṃ śaṅkareṇaiva tadbravīmi niśāmaya
Puṣpadanta said: O best of kings, I am Śiva's messenger, named Puṣpadanta, O lord. What was said by Śaṅkara himself, that I tell; listen.
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BvP 2 17.27
राज्यं देहि च देवानामधिकारं च साम्प्रतम् ।। देवाश्च शरणापन्ना देवेशे श्रीहरौ परे
rājyaṃ dehi ca devānāmadhikāraṃ ca sāmpratam || devāśca śaraṇāpannā deveśe śrīharau pare
"Give back the kingdom of the gods and their authority now. The gods have taken refuge in the lord of gods, the supreme Śrī Hari;
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BvP 2 17.28
दत्त्वा त्रिशूलं हरिणा तुभ्यं प्रस्थापितः शिवः ।। चन्द्रभागानदीतीरे वटमूले त्रिलोचनः
dattvā triśūlaṃ hariṇā tubhyaṃ prasthāpitaḥ śivaḥ || candrabhāgānadītīre vaṭamūle trilocanaḥ
and Hari, having given (him) the trident, has sent Śiva to you" — the three-eyed one (is) on the bank of the Candrabhāgā river at the foot of a banyan tree.
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BvP 2 17.29
विषयं देहि तेषां च युद्धं वा कुरु निश्चितम् ।। गत्वा वक्ष्यामि किं शम्भुं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
viṣayaṃ dehi teṣāṃ ca yuddhaṃ vā kuru niścitam || gatvā vakṣyāmi kiṃ śambhuṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati
"Give them their domain, or else make war, for certain." Having gone, what shall I say to Śambhu? That your honour should tell (me).
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BvP 2 17.31
स गत्वोवाच तूर्णं तं वटमूलस्थमीश्वरम् ।। शङ्खचूडस्य वचनं तदीयं यत्परिच्छदम्
sa gatvovāca tūrṇaṃ taṃ vaṭamūlasthamīśvaram || śaṅkhacūḍasya vacanaṃ tadīyaṃ yatparicchadam
He went and quickly told the Lord seated at the foot of the banyan the words of Śaṅkhacūḍa and what his retinue was.
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BvP 2 17.32
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे स्कन्द आजगाम शिवान्तिकम् ।। वीरभद्रश्च नन्दी च महाकालः सुभद्रकः
etasminnantare skanda ājagāma śivāntikam || vīrabhadraśca nandī ca mahākālaḥ subhadrakaḥ
Meanwhile, O Skanda, (Kārttikeya) came into Śiva's presence, and Vīrabhadra, and Nandin, and Mahākāla, Subhadraka,
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BvP 2 17.33
विशालाक्षश्च बाणश्च पिङ्गलाक्षो विकम्पनः ।। विरूपो विकृतिश्चैव मणिभद्रश्च बाष्कलः
viśālākṣaśca bāṇaśca piṅgalākṣo vikampanaḥ || virūpo vikṛtiścaiva maṇibhadraśca bāṣkalaḥ
and Viśālākṣa, and Bāṇa, Piṅgalākṣa, Vikampana, Virūpa and Vikṛti, and Maṇibhadra, and Bāṣkala,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.34
कपिलाक्षो दीर्घदंष्ट्रो विकटस्ताम्रलोचनः ।। कालङ्कटो बलीभद्रः कालजिह्वः कुटीचरः
kapilākṣo dīrghadaṃṣṭro vikaṭastāmralocanaḥ || kālaṅkaṭo balībhadraḥ kālajihvaḥ kuṭīcaraḥ
Kapilākṣa, Dīrghadaṃṣṭra, Vikaṭa, Tāmralocana, Kālaṅkaṭa, Balībhadra, Kālajihva, Kuṭīcara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.36
वसवो वासवाद्याश्च आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः ।। हुताशनश्च चन्द्रश्च विश्वकर्माऽश्विनौ च तौ
vasavo vāsavādyāśca ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ || hutāśanaśca candraśca viśvakarmā'śvinau ca tau
the Vasus headed by Vāsava, and the twelve who are called Ādityas, and Fire, and the Moon, and Viśvakarman, and the two Aśvins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.37
कुबेरश्च यमश्चैव जयन्तो नलकूबरः ।। वायुश्च वरुणश्चैव बुधो वै मंगलस्तथा ।।
kuberaśca yamaścaiva jayanto nalakūbaraḥ || vāyuśca varuṇaścaiva budho vai maṃgalastathā ||
and Kubera, and Yama, Jayanta, Nalakūbara, and Vāyu, and Varuṇa, Budha and likewise Maṅgala,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.38
धर्मश्च शनिरीशानः कामदेवश्च वीर्य्यवान् ।। उग्रदंष्ट्रा चोग्रचण्डा कोट्टरी कैटभी तथा
dharmaśca śanirīśānaḥ kāmadevaśca vīryyavān || ugradaṃṣṭrā cogracaṇḍā koṭṭarī kaiṭabhī tathā
and Dharma, Śani, Īśāna, and the valorous Kāmadeva; Ugradaṃṣṭrā and Ugracaṇḍā, Koṭṭarī and likewise Kaiṭabhī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.39
बलोन्मत्तो रणश्लाघी दुर्जयो दुर्गमस्तथा ।। अष्टौ च भैरवा रौद्रा रुद्राश्चैकादश स्मृताः स्वयं शतभुजा देवी भद्रकाली भयंकरी ।। रत्नेन्द्रराजखचितविमानोपरि संस्थिता
balonmatto raṇaślāghī durjayo durgamastathā || aṣṭau ca bhairavā raudrā rudrāścaikādaśa smṛtāḥ svayaṃ śatabhujā devī bhadrakālī bhayaṃkarī || ratnendrarājakhacitavimānopari saṃsthitā
Balonmatta, Raṇaślāghin, Durjaya, and likewise Durgama, and the eight fierce Bhairavas, and those called the eleven Rudras; (and) the goddess herself, hundred-armed, Bhadrakālī the terrifying, seated upon a chariot inlaid with the king of chief jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.41
अभयं ददती भक्तमभया सा भयं रिपुम् ।। बिभ्रती विकटां जिह्वां सुलोलां योजनायताम् ।।
abhayaṃ dadatī bhaktamabhayā sā bhayaṃ ripum || bibhratī vikaṭāṃ jihvāṃ sulolāṃ yojanāyatām ||
giving fearlessness to the devotee, she who is herself free of fear, (giving) fear to the enemy, bearing a monstrous tongue, very lolling, a league long,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.42
खर्परं वर्तुलाकारं गम्भीरं योजनायतम् ।। त्रिशूलं गगनस्पर्शिं शक्तिं वै योजनायताम्
kharparaṃ vartulākāraṃ gambhīraṃ yojanāyatam || triśūlaṃ gaganasparśiṃ śaktiṃ vai yojanāyatām
(She bore) a skull-bowl, round in shape, deep, a league wide; a trident touching the sky; and a spear a league long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.43
शंखं चक्रं गदां पद्मं शरांश्चापं भयंकरम् ।। मुद्गरं मुशलं वज्रं खड्गं फलकमुज्ज्वलम्
śaṃkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ padmaṃ śarāṃścāpaṃ bhayaṃkaram || mudgaraṃ muśalaṃ vajraṃ khaḍgaṃ phalakamujjvalam
A conch, a discus, a mace, a lotus, arrows and a terrifying bow; a hammer, a pestle, a thunderbolt, a sword, and a gleaming shield.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.44
वैष्णवास्त्रं वारुणास्त्रमाग्नेयं नागपाशकम् ।। नारायणास्त्रं ब्रह्मास्त्रं गान्धर्वं गारुडं तथा
vaiṣṇavāstraṃ vāruṇāstramāgneyaṃ nāgapāśakam || nārāyaṇāstraṃ brahmāstraṃ gāndharvaṃ gāruḍaṃ tathā
The Vaiṣṇava weapon, the Vāruṇa weapon, the fiery (Āgneya) one, the snake-noose, the Nārāyaṇa weapon, the Brahmā weapon, the Gāndharva and likewise the Gāruḍa one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.45
पार्जन्यं वै पाशुपतं जृम्भणास्त्रं च पार्वतम् ।। माहेश्वरास्त्रं वायव्यं दण्डं सम्मोहनं तथा ।। नानाविधान्यायुधानि दिव्यास्त्रशतकं परम्
pārjanyaṃ vai pāśupataṃ jṛmbhaṇāstraṃ ca pārvatam || māheśvarāstraṃ vāyavyaṃ daṇḍaṃ sammohanaṃ tathā || nānāvidhānyāyudhāni divyāstraśatakaṃ param
the Pārjanya (rain-god's) one, the Pāśupata, the yawning-weapon and the Pārvata one, the Māheśvara weapon, the Vāyavya, the staff and likewise the bewildering one — weapons of many kinds, a supreme hundred of divine missiles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.46
आगत्य तत्र तस्थौ सा योगिनीनां त्रिकोटिभिः ।। सार्द्धं वै डाकिनीनां च विकटानां त्रिकोटिभिः
āgatya tatra tasthau sā yoginīnāṃ trikoṭibhiḥ || sārddhaṃ vai ḍākinīnāṃ ca vikaṭānāṃ trikoṭibhiḥ
Having come, she stood there with three crores of yoginīs, and with three crores of ḍākinīs of hideous form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.47
भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च कूष्माण्डब्रह्मराक्षसाः ।। वेतालाश्चैव यक्षाश्च राक्षसाश्चैव किन्नराः
bhūtapretapiśācāśca kūṣmāṇḍabrahmarākṣasāḥ || vetālāścaiva yakṣāśca rākṣasāścaiva kinnarāḥ
and ghosts, spirits and piśācas, kūṣmāṇḍas and brahma-rākṣasas, and vetālas and yakṣas and rākṣasas and kinnaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.48
ताभिश्चैव सह स्कन्दो नत्वा वै चन्द्रशेखरम् ।। पितुः पार्श्वे सभायां च समुवास भवाज्ञया
tābhiścaiva saha skando natvā vai candraśekharam || pituḥ pārśve sabhāyāṃ ca samuvāsa bhavājñayā
And together with them Skanda, having bowed to the Moon-crested one (Śiva), sat down at his father's side in the assembly, by Bhava's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.49
अथ दूते गते तत्र शंखचूडः प्रतापवान्।। उवाच तुलसीं वार्त्तां गत्वाऽभ्यन्तरमेव च
atha dūte gate tatra śaṃkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān|| uvāca tulasīṃ vārttāṃ gatvā'bhyantarameva ca
Then, when the messenger had gone there, the mighty Śaṅkhacūḍa went inside and told the news to Tulasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.52
भुंक्ष्व जन्मसु भोग्यं तद्यद्वै मनसि वांछितम् ।। पश्यामि त्वां क्षणं किञ्चिल्लोचनाभ्यां पिपासिता
bhuṃkṣva janmasu bhogyaṃ tadyadvai manasi vāṃchitam || paśyāmi tvāṃ kṣaṇaṃ kiñcillocanābhyāṃ pipāsitā
"Enjoy what is to be enjoyed in (your) births, whatever is desired in your mind. Let me look at you a moment or two, thirsting with my eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 17.53
आन्दोलयन्ति प्राणा मे मनो दग्धं च सन्ततम् ।। दुस्स्वप्नं च मया दृष्टं चाद्यैव चरमे निशि
āndolayanti prāṇā me mano dagdhaṃ ca santatam || dussvapnaṃ ca mayā dṛṣṭaṃ cādyaiva carame niśi
My life-breaths waver, and my mind is continually burned; and this very day, in the last watch of the night, I saw an evil dream."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.54
तुलसीवचनं श्रुत्वा भुक्त्वा पीत्वा नृपेश्वरः ।। उवाच वचनं प्राज्ञो हितं सत्यं यथोचितम्
tulasīvacanaṃ śrutvā bhuktvā pītvā nṛpeśvaraḥ || uvāca vacanaṃ prājño hitaṃ satyaṃ yathocitam
Having heard Tulasī's words, having eaten and drunk, the lord of kings, being wise, spoke words beneficial, true and fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.55
शङ्खचूड उवाच ।। कालेन योजितं सर्वं कर्म भोगनिबन्धने ।। शुभं हर्षं सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकममंगलम्
śaṅkhacūḍa uvāca || kālena yojitaṃ sarvaṃ karma bhoganibandhane || śubhaṃ harṣaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śokamamaṃgalam
Śaṅkhacūḍa said: All action is joined by Time in the bondage of enjoyment — good fortune, delight, pleasure, pain, fear, sorrow and misfortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.56
काले भवन्ति वृक्षाश्च शाखावन्तश्च कालतः ।। क्रमेण पुष्पवन्तश्च फलवन्तश्च कालतः
kāle bhavanti vṛkṣāśca śākhāvantaśca kālataḥ || krameṇa puṣpavantaśca phalavantaśca kālataḥ
In (due) time trees come into being, and by time they come to have branches, and in order, by time, they come to have flowers and fruits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.57
तेषां फलानि पक्वानि प्रभवन्त्येव कालतः ।। ते सर्वे फलिनः काले काले कालं प्रयान्ति च
teṣāṃ phalāni pakvāni prabhavantyeva kālataḥ || te sarve phalinaḥ kāle kāle kālaṃ prayānti ca
Their fruits ripen just by time; and all those fruit-bearers, in time, in time go to (their) end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.58
भवन्ति काले भूतानि काले कालं प्रयान्ति च।। काले भवन्ति विश्वानि काले नश्यन्ति सुन्दरि
bhavanti kāle bhūtāni kāle kālaṃ prayānti ca|| kāle bhavanti viśvāni kāle naśyanti sundari
Beings come to be in time, and in time they go to (their) end; in time the worlds come to be, in time they perish, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.59
स्रष्टा च काले सृजति पाता पाति च कालतः।। संहर्त्ता संहरेत्काले संचरन्ति क्रमेण ते
sraṣṭā ca kāle sṛjati pātā pāti ca kālataḥ|| saṃharttā saṃharetkāle saṃcaranti krameṇa te
The creator creates in time, and the protector protects by time; the destroyer destroys in time — they move on in sequence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.61
काले स एव प्रकृतिं निर्माय स्वेच्छया प्रभुः।। निर्माय प्राकृतान्सर्वान्विश्वस्थांश्च चराचरान्
kāle sa eva prakṛtiṃ nirmāya svecchayā prabhuḥ|| nirmāya prākṛtānsarvānviśvasthāṃśca carācarān
In time that very Lord, having fashioned Nature by his own will, having fashioned all the things made of Nature, moving and unmoving, that abide in the world —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.62
आब्रह्मस्तंबपर्य्यन्तं सर्वं कृत्रिममेव च।। प्रवदन्ति च कालेन नश्यत्यपि हि नश्वरम्
ābrahmastaṃbaparyyantaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtrimameva ca|| pravadanti ca kālena naśyatyapi hi naśvaram
from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, all is fabricated: so they declare; and what is perishable does indeed perish through time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.63
भज सत्यं परं ब्रह्म राधेशं त्रिगुणात्परम् ।। सर्वेशं सर्वरूपं च सर्वात्मानन्तमीश्वरम
bhaja satyaṃ paraṃ brahma rādheśaṃ triguṇātparam || sarveśaṃ sarvarūpaṃ ca sarvātmānantamīśvarama
Worship the true supreme Brahman, Rādhā's lord, beyond the three qualities, the lord of all, whose form is all, the self of all, the endless Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.64
जलं जलेन सृजति जलं पाति जलेन यः ।। हरेज्जलं जलेनैव तं कृष्णं भज सन्ततम्
jalaṃ jalena sṛjati jalaṃ pāti jalena yaḥ || harejjalaṃ jalenaiva taṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bhaja santatam
He who creates water by water, protects water by water, and withdraws water by water alone — worship that Kṛṣṇa constantly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.65
यस्याज्ञया वाति वातः शीघ्रगामी च सन्ततम्।। यस्याज्ञया च तपनस्तपत्येव यथाक्षणम्
yasyājñayā vāti vātaḥ śīghragāmī ca santatam|| yasyājñayā ca tapanastapatyeva yathākṣaṇam
By whose command the wind blows, ever swift-moving; and by whose command the sun burns on, moment by moment;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.66
यथाक्षणं वर्षतीन्द्रो मृत्युश्चरति जन्तुषु ।। यथाक्षणं दहत्यग्निश्चन्द्रो भ्रमति भीतवत्
yathākṣaṇaṃ varṣatīndro mṛtyuścarati jantuṣu || yathākṣaṇaṃ dahatyagniścandro bhramati bhītavat
moment by moment Indra rains, and death moves among living creatures; moment by moment fire burns, and the moon wanders as though afraid —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.67
मृत्योर्मूलं कालमूलं यमस्य च यमं परम्।। स्रष्टारं स्रष्टुरपि च पातुः पालकमेव च
mṛtyormūlaṃ kālamūlaṃ yamasya ca yamaṃ param|| sraṣṭāraṃ sraṣṭurapi ca pātuḥ pālakameva ca
(him who is) the root of death, the root of time, and the restrainer even of Yama, the supreme; the creator even of the creator, and the protector of the protector,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.68
संहर्त्तारं च संहर्तुस्तं कृष्णं शरणं व्रज।। को बन्धुश्चैव केषां वा सर्वबन्धुं भज प्रिये
saṃharttāraṃ ca saṃhartustaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja|| ko bandhuścaiva keṣāṃ vā sarvabandhuṃ bhaja priye
and the destroyer of the destroyer — to that Kṛṣṇa go for refuge. Who is a kinsman, and of whom? Worship the kinsman of all, dear one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.69
अहं को वा त्वं च का वा विधिना योजितः पुरा ।। त्वया सार्द्धं कर्मणा च पुनस्तेन वियोजितः
ahaṃ ko vā tvaṃ ca kā vā vidhinā yojitaḥ purā || tvayā sārddhaṃ karmaṇā ca punastena viyojitaḥ
Who am I, and who are you? I was joined with you long ago by fate, and by karma I am again separated (from you) by that same (fate).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.71
नारायणं तं सर्वेशं कान्तं प्राप्स्यसि निश्चितम् ।। तपः कृतं यदर्थे च पुरा बदरिकाश्रमे
nārāyaṇaṃ taṃ sarveśaṃ kāntaṃ prāpsyasi niścitam || tapaḥ kṛtaṃ yadarthe ca purā badarikāśrame
You will surely attain that Nārāyaṇa, lord of all, as your husband, for whose sake austerity was performed long ago at the Badarikā hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.72
मया त्वं तपसा लब्धा ब्रह्मणश्च वरेण हि ।। हरेरर्थे तव तपो हरिं प्राप्स्यसि कामिनि
mayā tvaṃ tapasā labdhā brahmaṇaśca vareṇa hi || harerarthe tava tapo hariṃ prāpsyasi kāmini
You were obtained by me through austerity and by the boon of Brahmā; but your austerity was for Hari's sake — you will attain Hari, passionate one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.73
वृन्दावने च गोविन्दं गोलोके त्वं लभिष्यसि ।। अहं यास्यामि तल्लोकं तनुं त्यक्त्वा च दानवीम्
vṛndāvane ca govindaṃ goloke tvaṃ labhiṣyasi || ahaṃ yāsyāmi tallokaṃ tanuṃ tyaktvā ca dānavīm
And in Vṛndāvana, in Goloka, you will obtain Govinda; I too shall go to that world, casting off this demonic body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.74
तत्र द्रक्ष्यसि मां त्वं च त्वां च द्रक्ष्यामि सन्ततम् ।। आगमं राधिकाशापाद्भारतं च सुदुर्लभम्
tatra drakṣyasi māṃ tvaṃ ca tvāṃ ca drakṣyāmi santatam || āgamaṃ rādhikāśāpādbhārataṃ ca sudurlabham
There you will see me, and I shall see you constantly. By Rādhikā's curse I came to Bhārata, (which is) very hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.75
पुनर्यास्यामि तत्रैव कः शोको मे शृणु प्रिये ।। त्वं हि देहं परित्यज्य दिव्यरूपं विधाय च ।
punaryāsyāmi tatraiva kaḥ śoko me śṛṇu priye || tvaṃ hi dehaṃ parityajya divyarūpaṃ vidhāya ca |
I shall go there again — what grief is there for me? Listen, dear one: you indeed, abandoning this body and taking on a divine form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 17.76
तत्कालं प्राप्स्यसि हरिं मा कान्ते कातरा भव ।। इत्युक्त्वा च दिनान्ते च तया सार्द्धं मनोहरे
tatkālaṃ prāpsyasi hariṃ mā kānte kātarā bhava || ityuktvā ca dinānte ca tayā sārddhaṃ manohare
will at that moment attain Hari. Do not be distressed, beloved. Having said this, at the day's end, together with her, in a charming (place)
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BvP 2 17.77
सुष्वाप शोभने तल्पे पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते ।। नानाप्रकारविभवे चचार रत्नमन्दिरे
suṣvāpa śobhane talpe puṣpacandanacarcite || nānāprakāravibhave cacāra ratnamandire
he slept on a beautiful bed smeared with flowers and sandal paste; he moved about in a jewelled palace of manifold splendour,
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BvP 2 17.78
रत्नप्रदीपसंयुक्ते स्त्रीरत्नं प्राप्य सुन्दरीम् ।। निनाय रजनीं राजा क्रीडाकौतुकमंगलैः
ratnapradīpasaṃyukte strīratnaṃ prāpya sundarīm || nināya rajanīṃ rājā krīḍākautukamaṃgalaiḥ
furnished with jewel-lamps; and having won that beautiful jewel among women, the king passed the night with play, merriment and auspicious rites,
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BvP 2 17.79
कृत्वा वक्षसि कान्तां तां रुदन्तीमतिदुःखिताम् ।। कृशोदरीं निराहारां निमग्नां शोकसागरे
kṛtvā vakṣasi kāntāṃ tāṃ rudantīmatiduḥkhitām || kṛśodarīṃ nirāhārāṃ nimagnāṃ śokasāgare
holding on his breast that beloved who was weeping, deeply grieved, thin-waisted, refusing food, sunk in an ocean of sorrow.
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BvP 2 17.81
स च तस्यै ददौ तच्च सर्वशोकहरं परम् ।। ज्ञानं संप्राप्य सा देवी प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणा
sa ca tasyai dadau tacca sarvaśokaharaṃ param || jñānaṃ saṃprāpya sā devī prasannavadanekṣaṇā
And he gave her that supreme knowledge which removes all sorrow; having obtained (that) knowledge, that goddess, her face and eyes now bright,
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BvP 2 17.82
क्रीडां चकार हर्षेण सर्वं मत्वाऽतिनश्वरम् ।। तौ दम्पती च क्रीडार्त्तौ निमग्नौ सुखसागरे
krīḍāṃ cakāra harṣeṇa sarvaṃ matvā'tinaśvaram || tau dampatī ca krīḍārttau nimagnau sukhasāgare
engaged in love-play with joy, reckoning everything utterly perishable; and those two, husband and wife, absorbed in play, were plunged in an ocean of pleasure,
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BvP 2 17.83
पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गौ मूर्च्छितौ निर्जने मुने ।। अंगप्रत्यंगसंयुक्तौ सुप्रीतौ सुरतोत्सुकौ
pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgau mūrcchitau nirjane mune || aṃgapratyaṃgasaṃyuktau suprītau suratotsukau
their every limb marked with thrills of delight, swooning, in a lonely place, O sage, joined limb to limb, well pleased, eager for lovemaking,
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BvP 2 17.84
एकांगौ च तथा तौ द्वौ चार्द्धनारीश्वरौ यथा ।। प्राणेश्वरं च तुलसी मेने प्राणाधिकं परम्
ekāṃgau ca tathā tau dvau cārddhanārīśvarau yathā || prāṇeśvaraṃ ca tulasī mene prāṇādhikaṃ param
and the two of them (became) as one body, like the Lord who is half woman. And Tulasī deemed the lord of her life dearer than life itself;
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BvP 2 17.85
प्राणाधिकां च तां मेने राजा प्राणाधिकेश्वरीम् ।। तौ स्थितौ सुखसुप्तौ च तन्त्रितौ सुन्दरौ समौ
prāṇādhikāṃ ca tāṃ mene rājā prāṇādhikeśvarīm || tau sthitau sukhasuptau ca tantritau sundarau samau
and the king deemed her dearer than life, the mistress dearer than his life. The two remained sleeping happily, languid, beautiful, alike,
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BvP 2 17.86
सुवेषौ सुखसम्भोगादचेष्टौ सुमनोहरौ ।। क्षणं सचेतनौ तौ च कथयन्तौ रसाश्रयाम् ।। कथां मनोहरां दिव्यां हसन्तौ च क्षणं पुनः
suveṣau sukhasambhogādaceṣṭau sumanoharau || kṣaṇaṃ sacetanau tau ca kathayantau rasāśrayām || kathāṃ manoharāṃ divyāṃ hasantau ca kṣaṇaṃ punaḥ
finely adorned, motionless from the pleasure of their union, most charming; and for a moment, conscious again, the two of them telling a charming, divine tale full of feeling, and laughing again for a moment,
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BvP 2 17.87
भुक्तवन्तौ च ताम्बूलं प्रदतं च परस्परम्
bhuktavantau ca tāmbūlaṃ pradataṃ ca parasparam
And the two ate betel, which each offered to the other.
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BvP 2 17.88
परस्परं सेवितौ च सुप्रीत्या श्वेतचामरैः ।। क्षणं शयानौ सानन्दौ वसन्तौ च क्षणं पुनः
parasparaṃ sevitau ca suprītyā śvetacāmaraiḥ || kṣaṇaṃ śayānau sānandau vasantau ca kṣaṇaṃ punaḥ
And with great affection they served each other with white yak-tail fans; for a moment they lay down together in delight, and for a moment they sat again.
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BvP 2 17.89
क्षणं केलिनियुक्तौ च रसभावसमन्वितौ ।। सुरताद्विरतिर्नास्ति तौ तद्विषयपण्डितौ
kṣaṇaṃ keliniyuktau ca rasabhāvasamanvitau || suratādviratirnāsti tau tadviṣayapaṇḍitau
For a moment they engaged in love-play, filled with passion and emotion; for them there was no ceasing from intercourse, for the two were experts in that matter.
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BvP 2 17.91
तुलस्युवाच ।। हे प्राणनाथ हे बन्धो तिष्ठ मे वक्षसि क्षणम् ।। हे प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेव रक्ष मे जीवनं क्षणम्
tulasyuvāca || he prāṇanātha he bandho tiṣṭha me vakṣasi kṣaṇam || he prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdeva rakṣa me jīvanaṃ kṣaṇam
Tulasī said: O lord of my life, O friend, stay a moment upon my breast; O god who presides over my breath, preserve my life for a moment.
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