Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 20
BvP 2 20.1
नारायण उवाच ।। शिवस्तत्त्वं समाकर्ण्य तत्त्वज्ञानविशारदः ।। ययौ स्वयं च समरं स्वगणैः सह नारद
nārāyaṇa uvāca || śivastattvaṃ samākarṇya tattvajñānaviśāradaḥ || yayau svayaṃ ca samaraṃ svagaṇaiḥ saha nārada
Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard the truth (of the matter), Śiva, who is expert in the knowledge of reality, himself went to the battle together with his hosts, O Nārada.
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BvP 2 20.2
शंखचूडः शिवं दृष्ट्वा विमानादवरुह्य च ।। ननाम परया भक्त्या दण्डवत्पतितो भुवि ओमित्युवाच राजेन्द्रः प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणः ।। कवचार्थी जनश्चाहमित्युवाच स मायया शूलं च भ्रमणं कृत्वा न्यपतद्दानवोपरि ।। चकार भस्मसात्तं च सरथं चैव लीलया तत्रैव सततं लक्ष्मीर्दूरीभूतममङ्गलम् ।। स्त्रीणां च शंखध्वनिभिः शूद्राणां च विशेषतः ।। भीता रुष्टा याति लक्ष्मीः स्थलमन्यं स्थलात्ततः
śaṃkhacūḍaḥ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā vimānādavaruhya ca || nanāma parayā bhaktyā daṇḍavatpatito bhuvi omityuvāca rājendraḥ prasannavadanekṣaṇaḥ || kavacārthī janaścāhamityuvāca sa māyayā śūlaṃ ca bhramaṇaṃ kṛtvā nyapataddānavopari || cakāra bhasmasāttaṃ ca sarathaṃ caiva līlayā tatraiva satataṃ lakṣmīrdūrībhūtamamaṅgalam || strīṇāṃ ca śaṃkhadhvanibhiḥ śūdrāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ || bhītā ruṣṭā yāti lakṣmīḥ sthalamanyaṃ sthalāttataḥ
Śaṅkhacūḍa, seeing Śiva, climbed down from his aerial car and bowed with the highest devotion, falling to the ground like a staff. "Om," said that lord of kings, his face and eyes serene; and (Śiva), by his magic, said, "I am a man who wants (your) armour." And the trident, having made a whirling turn, fell upon the Dānava and reduced him, together with his chariot, to ashes, effortlessly. Right there (dwells) Lakṣmī always, (and) inauspiciousness is driven far off. But at the conch-blowings of women, and especially of Śūdras, Lakṣmī, frightened and angered, goes from that place to another.
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BvP 2 20.3
तं प्रणम्य च वेगेन विमानं ह्यारुरोह सः ।। तूर्णं चकार सन्नाहं धनुर्जग्राह दुर्वहम्
taṃ praṇamya ca vegena vimānaṃ hyāruroha saḥ || tūrṇaṃ cakāra sannāhaṃ dhanurjagrāha durvaham
And having bowed to him, he swiftly mounted his aerial chariot; at once he put on his armour and took up his bow, hard to bear.
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BvP 2 20.4
शिवदानवयोर्युद्धं पूर्णमब्दं बभूव ह ।। न वै बभूवतुर्ब्रह्मंस्तयोर्जयपराजयौ
śivadānavayoryuddhaṃ pūrṇamabdaṃ babhūva ha || na vai babhūvaturbrahmaṃstayorjayaparājayau
The battle between Śiva and the demon went on for a full year; and there came about, O Brahman, no victory or defeat for either of them.
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BvP 2 20.5
न्यस्तशस्त्रश्च भगवान्न्यस्तशस्त्रश्च दानवः ।। रथस्थः शंखचूडश्च वृषस्थो वृषभध्वजः
nyastaśastraśca bhagavānnyastaśastraśca dānavaḥ || rathasthaḥ śaṃkhacūḍaśca vṛṣastho vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
The Lord laid down his weapons, and the demon too laid down his weapons — Śaṅkhacūḍa standing on his chariot, and the bull-bannered (Śiva) standing on his bull.
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BvP 2 20.6
दानवानां च शतकमुद्वृत्तं च बभूव ह ।। रणे ये मृताः शंभोर्जीवयामास तान्विभुः
dānavānāṃ ca śatakamudvṛttaṃ ca babhūva ha || raṇe ye mṛtāḥ śaṃbhorjīvayāmāsa tānvibhuḥ
And a hundred(fold host) of the Dānavas rose up in insolence; and those of Śambhu's (side) who had died in the battle, the Lord brought back to life.
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BvP 2 20.7
ततो विष्णुर्महामायो वृद्धब्राह्मणरूपधृक् ।। आगत्य च रणस्थानमवोचद्दानवेश्वरम्
tato viṣṇurmahāmāyo vṛddhabrāhmaṇarūpadhṛk || āgatya ca raṇasthānamavocaddānaveśvaram
Then Viṣṇu, of great magic power, taking the form of an aged brahmin, came to the battlefield and said to the lord of the Dānavas:
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BvP 2 20.8
वृद्धब्राह्मण उवाच ।। देहि भिक्षां च राजेन्द्र मह्यं विप्राय साम्प्रतम् ।। त्वं सर्वसम्पदां दाता यन्मे मनसि वाञ्छितम्
vṛddhabrāhmaṇa uvāca || dehi bhikṣāṃ ca rājendra mahyaṃ viprāya sāmpratam || tvaṃ sarvasampadāṃ dātā yanme manasi vāñchitam
The old brahmin said: Give alms now, best of kings, to me, a brahmin. You are the giver of all riches — (give) what is desired in my mind.
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BvP 2 20.9
निराहाराय वृद्धाय तृषितायातुराय च ।। पश्चात्त्वां कथयिष्यामि पुरः सत्यं च कुर्विति
nirāhārāya vṛddhāya tṛṣitāyāturāya ca || paścāttvāṃ kathayiṣyāmi puraḥ satyaṃ ca kurviti
"(Give) to one who has not eaten, who is old, thirsty, and afflicted; afterwards I shall tell you (what I want) — but first make (your word) true," (he said).
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BvP 2 20.11
तच्छ्रुत्वा दानवश्रेष्ठो ददौ कवचमुत्तमम् ।। गृहीत्वा कवचं दिव्यं जगाम हरिरेव च
tacchrutvā dānavaśreṣṭho dadau kavacamuttamam || gṛhītvā kavacaṃ divyaṃ jagāma harireva ca
Hearing that, the best of the Dānavas gave (him) the excellent armour; and taking the divine armour, Hari went away.
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BvP 2 20.12
शङ्खचूडस्य रूपेण जगाम तुलसीं प्रति ।। गत्वा तस्यां मायया च वीर्य्याधानं चकार ह
śaṅkhacūḍasya rūpeṇa jagāma tulasīṃ prati || gatvā tasyāṃ māyayā ca vīryyādhānaṃ cakāra ha
In the form of Śaṅkhacūḍa he went to Tulasī; and having gone, he deposited his seed in her by his magic power.
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BvP 2 20.13
अथ शम्भुर्हरेः शूलं दानवार्थं समग्रहीत् ।। ग्रीष्ममध्याह्नमार्त्तण्डशतकप्रभमुज्ज्वलम्
atha śambhurhareḥ śūlaṃ dānavārthaṃ samagrahīt || grīṣmamadhyāhnamārttaṇḍaśatakaprabhamujjvalam
Then Shambhu took up Hari's trident for (the slaying of) the demon — blazing, with the radiance of a hundred suns at midday in summer.
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BvP 2 20.14
नारायणाधिष्ठिताग्रं ब्रह्माधिष्ठितमध्यमम् ।। शिवाधिष्ठितमूलं च कालाधिष्ठितधारकम्
nārāyaṇādhiṣṭhitāgraṃ brahmādhiṣṭhitamadhyamam || śivādhiṣṭhitamūlaṃ ca kālādhiṣṭhitadhārakam
(The trident) whose point Nārāyaṇa presides over, whose middle Brahmā presides over, whose base Śiva presides over, and whose shaft Kāla presides over,
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BvP 2 20.15
किरणावलिसंयुक्तं प्रलयाग्निशिखोपमम् ।। दुर्निवार्यं च दुर्धर्षमव्यर्थं वैरिघातकम् ।।
kiraṇāvalisaṃyuktaṃ pralayāgniśikhopamam || durnivāryaṃ ca durdharṣamavyarthaṃ vairighātakam ||
(It was) joined with a mass of rays, like the flame of the fire of dissolution, hard to ward off, hard to assail, never failing (of its aim), a slayer of enemies.
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BvP 2 20.16
तेजसा चक्रतुल्यं च सर्वशस्त्रविघातकम् ।। शिवकेशवयोरन्यद् दुर्वहं च भयंकरम्
tejasā cakratulyaṃ ca sarvaśastravighātakam || śivakeśavayoranyad durvahaṃ ca bhayaṃkaram
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 20.17
धनुस्सहस्रं दैर्घ्येण विस्तृत्या शतहस्तकम् ।। सजीवं ब्रह्मरूपं च नित्यरूपमनिर्मितम्
dhanussahasraṃ dairghyeṇa vistṛtyā śatahastakam || sajīvaṃ brahmarūpaṃ ca nityarūpamanirmitam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 20.18
संहर्तुं सर्वविध्यण्डमेकदा दैवलीलया ।। चिक्षेप घूर्णनं कृत्वा शंखचूडे च नारद
saṃhartuṃ sarvavidhyaṇḍamekadā daivalīlayā || cikṣepa ghūrṇanaṃ kṛtvā śaṃkhacūḍe ca nārada
Once, in divine sport, having whirled it about, he hurled (that weapon), able to destroy the whole cosmic egg, at Śaṅkhacūḍa, O Nārada.
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BvP 2 20.19
राजा चापं परित्यज्य श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्बुजम् ।। ध्यानं चकार भक्त्या च कृत्वा योगासनं धिया ।।
rājā cāpaṃ parityajya śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbujam || dhyānaṃ cakāra bhaktyā ca kṛtvā yogāsanaṃ dhiyā ||
And the king, abandoning his bow, meditated with devotion on the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, having assumed a yogic posture with a collected mind.
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BvP 2 20.21
राजा धृत्वा दिव्यरूपं बालकं गोपवेषकम् ।। द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
rājā dhṛtvā divyarūpaṃ bālakaṃ gopaveṣakam || dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
The king took on a divine form: a boy in cowherd's dress, two-armed, with a flute in his hand, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 2 20.22
नानारत्नसुभूषाढ्यगोपकोटिभिरावृतम् ।। गोलोकादागतं यानमारुह्य तत्पुरं ययौ
nānāratnasubhūṣāḍhyagopakoṭibhirāvṛtam || golokādāgataṃ yānamāruhya tatpuraṃ yayau
surrounded by tens of millions of cowherds richly adorned with various fine jewelled ornaments; and mounting the vehicle that had come from Goloka, he went to that city (of Kṛṣṇa).
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BvP 2 20.23
गत्वा ननाम शिरसा राधामाधवयोर्मुने ।। भक्त्या तच्चरणाम्भोजं रासे वृन्दावने मुने।। सुदामानं तौ च दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्न वदनेक्षणौ
gatvā nanāma śirasā rādhāmādhavayormune || bhaktyā taccaraṇāmbhojaṃ rāse vṛndāvane mune|| sudāmānaṃ tau ca dṛṣṭvā prasanna vadanekṣaṇau
Having gone (there), O sage, he bowed with his head to Rādhā and Mādhava, with devotion (to) their lotus feet, in the rāsa (circle) in Vṛndāvana, O sage; and the two, seeing Sudāmā, their faces and eyes glad,
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BvP 2 20.24
तदा च चक्रतुः क्रोडे स्नेहेन परिसंप्लुतौ ।। अथ शूलश्च वेगेन प्रययौ शूलिनः करम्
tadā ca cakratuḥ kroḍe snehena parisaṃplutau || atha śūlaśca vegena prayayau śūlinaḥ karam
then, flooded over with affection, took him upon their lap. Then the trident swiftly went (back) to the hand of the trident-bearer.
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BvP 2 20.25
शङ्करस्तेन शूलेन दानवस्यास्थिजालकम्
śaṅkarastena śūlena dānavasyāsthijālakam
Śaṅkara, with that trident, (took) the mass of the demon's bones
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BvP 2 20.26
प्रेम्णा च प्रेरयामास लवणोदे च सागरे ।। अस्थिभिः शंखचूडस्य शंखजातिर्बभूव ह ।।
premṇā ca prerayāmāsa lavaṇode ca sāgare || asthibhiḥ śaṃkhacūḍasya śaṃkhajātirbabhūva ha ||
and with affection cast (them) into the salt-water ocean; and from the bones of Śaṅkhacūḍa the conch-species came into being.
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BvP 2 20.27
नानाप्रकाररूपा च श्रेष्ठा पूता सुरार्चने ।। प्रशस्तं शंखतोयं च देवानां प्रीतिदं परम्
nānāprakārarūpā ca śreṣṭhā pūtā surārcane || praśastaṃ śaṃkhatoyaṃ ca devānāṃ prītidaṃ param
(It is) of many kinds of shapes, excellent, pure in the worship of the gods; and conch-water is commended, supremely giving pleasure to the gods.
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BvP 2 20.28
तीर्थतोयस्वरूपं च पवित्रं शंकरं विना ।। शंखशब्दो भवेद्यत्र तत्र लक्ष्मीश्च सुस्थिरा
tīrthatoyasvarūpaṃ ca pavitraṃ śaṃkaraṃ vinā || śaṃkhaśabdo bhavedyatra tatra lakṣmīśca susthirā
And it is of the nature of the water of holy fords, purifying — except for Śaṅkara; wherever the sound of the conch occurs, there Lakṣmī is firmly established.
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BvP 2 20.29
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु यः स्नातः शंखवारिणा ।। शंखं हरेरधिष्ठानं यत्र शंखस्ततो हरिः
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu yaḥ snātaḥ śaṃkhavāriṇā || śaṃkhaṃ hareradhiṣṭhānaṃ yatra śaṃkhastato hariḥ
He who has bathed with conch-water has bathed in all the sacred fords; the conch is the seat of Hari — where the conch is, there Hari is.
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BvP 2 20.31
शिवश्च दानवं हत्वा शिवलोकं जगाम सः।। प्रहृष्टो वृषमारुह्य स्वगणैश्च समावृतः
śivaśca dānavaṃ hatvā śivalokaṃ jagāma saḥ|| prahṛṣṭo vṛṣamāruhya svagaṇaiśca samāvṛtaḥ
And Śiva, having slain the demon, went to Śivaloka, greatly delighted, mounted on his bull and surrounded by his own hosts.
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BvP 2 20.32
सुराः स्वविषयं प्रापुः परमानन्दसंयुताः ।। नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः स्वर्गे जगुर्गन्धर्वकिन्नराः ।।
surāḥ svaviṣayaṃ prāpuḥ paramānandasaṃyutāḥ || nedurdundubhayaḥ svarge jagurgandharvakinnarāḥ ||
The gods reached their own domain, filled with the highest joy; kettledrums sounded in heaven, and Gandharvas and Kinnaras sang.
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BvP 2 20.33
बभूव पुष्पवृष्टिश्च शिवस्योपरि सन्ततम् ।। प्रशशंसुः सुरास्तं च मुनीन्द्रप्रवरादयः
babhūva puṣpavṛṣṭiśca śivasyopari santatam || praśaśaṃsuḥ surāstaṃ ca munīndrapravarādayaḥ
And there was a continuous rain of flowers over Śiva; and the gods, together with the foremost of the great sages and others, praised him.
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