Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 21
BvP 2 21.1
नारद उवाच ।। नारायणश्च भगवान्वीर्य्याधानं चकार ह ।। तुलस्या केन रूपेण तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca || nārāyaṇaśca bhagavānvīryyādhānaṃ cakāra ha || tulasyā kena rūpeṇa tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
Nārada said: And the Lord Nārāyaṇa deposited his seed — in what form (did he do so) with Tulasī? You should explain that to me.
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BvP 2 21.2
नारायण उवाच ।। नारायणश्च भगवान्देवानां साधनेन च ।। शंखचूडस्य रूपेण रेमे तद्रामया सह अद्य मे सफलं जन्म ह्यद्य मे सफलाः क्रियाः ।। रणागतं च प्राणेशं पश्यन्त्याश्च पुनर्गृहे दधार लीलया ब्रह्मन्स्वां मूर्तिं सुमनोहराम् ।। ददर्श पुरतो देवी देवदेवं सनातनम् ।। नवीननीरद श्यामं शरत्पङ्कजलोचनम् कृत्वा त्वां कामिनीं कामी विजहार च तत्फलात् ।। अधुना दातुमुचितं तवैव तपसः फलम् स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः ।। तुलसीपत्रतोयेन योऽभिषेकं समाचरेत् तुलसीतोयकणिकां मृत्युकाले च यो लभेत् ।। रत्नयानं समारुह्य वैकुण्ठं स प्रयाति च एकद्वारे चतुश्चक्रं वनमालाविभूषितम् ।। नवीननीरदश्यामं लक्ष्मीनारायणाभिधम् सुदर्शनं चैकचक्रं गुप्तचक्रं गदाधरम् ।। द्विचक्रं हयवक्त्राभं हयग्रीवं प्रकीर्त्तितम् विकृतास्ये च दारिद्र्यं पिङ्गले हानिरेव च ।। लग्नचक्रे भवेद्व्याधिर्विदीर्णे मरणं धुवम् तत्पादपद्मरजसा सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा ।। पुंसां लक्षं तत्पितॄणां निस्तारस्तस्य जन्मनः इत्युक्त्वा श्रीहरिस्तां च विरराम च सादरम् ।। स च देहं परित्यज्य दिव्यरूपं दधार ह
nārāyaṇa uvāca || nārāyaṇaśca bhagavāndevānāṃ sādhanena ca || śaṃkhacūḍasya rūpeṇa reme tadrāmayā saha adya me saphalaṃ janma hyadya me saphalāḥ kriyāḥ || raṇāgataṃ ca prāṇeśaṃ paśyantyāśca punargṛhe dadhāra līlayā brahmansvāṃ mūrtiṃ sumanoharām || dadarśa purato devī devadevaṃ sanātanam || navīnanīrada śyāmaṃ śaratpaṅkajalocanam kṛtvā tvāṃ kāminīṃ kāmī vijahāra ca tatphalāt || adhunā dātumucitaṃ tavaiva tapasaḥ phalam sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ || tulasīpatratoyena yo'bhiṣekaṃ samācaret tulasītoyakaṇikāṃ mṛtyukāle ca yo labhet || ratnayānaṃ samāruhya vaikuṇṭhaṃ sa prayāti ca ekadvāre catuścakraṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam || navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ lakṣmīnārāyaṇābhidham sudarśanaṃ caikacakraṃ guptacakraṃ gadādharam || dvicakraṃ hayavaktrābhaṃ hayagrīvaṃ prakīrttitam vikṛtāsye ca dāridryaṃ piṅgale hānireva ca || lagnacakre bhavedvyādhirvidīrṇe maraṇaṃ dhuvam tatpādapadmarajasā sadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā || puṃsāṃ lakṣaṃ tatpitṝṇāṃ nistārastasya janmanaḥ ityuktvā śrīharistāṃ ca virarāma ca sādaram || sa ca dehaṃ parityajya divyarūpaṃ dadhāra ha
Nārāyaṇa said: And the Lord Nārāyaṇa, by the means of (i.e. for the sake of) the gods, in the form of Śaṅkhacūḍa, took pleasure with that man's beloved. "Today my birth has borne fruit, today my acts have borne fruit" — (so thought she) seeing the lord of her life come home again from the battle. O Brahman, he assumed in play his own most enchanting form; and the goddess saw before her the eternal God of gods, dark as a fresh raincloud, with eyes like autumn lotuses. "Being full of desire, having made you my lover, I took my pleasure, and by the fruit of that — now it is right to give you the very fruit of your austerity. He who should perform a sprinkling with water and tulasī leaves has bathed in all the fords and is consecrated in all sacrifices. He who at the hour of death obtains a drop of tulasī water mounts a jewelled vehicle and goes to Vaikuṇṭha. (A conch) with one opening and four whorls, adorned with a forest-garland, dark as a fresh raincloud, is named Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa; the single-whorled one is Sudarśana, the hidden-whorled one is the mace-bearer, the two-whorled one shining like a horse's face is declared to be Hayagrīva. In (a conch with) a misshapen mouth there is poverty, in a tawny one there is loss; in one with a stuck whorl there will be disease, in a split one death is certain. By the dust of his lotus feet the earth is at once made pure; there is deliverance for a hundred thousand men, for his forefathers, (and) for his birth." Having said this, Śrī Hari respectfully fell silent with her; and he, abandoning (his human) body, assumed a divine form.
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BvP 2 21.3
शंखचूडस्य कवचं गृहीत्वा मायया हरिः ।। पुनर्विधाय तद्रूपं जगाम तुलसीगृहम्
śaṃkhacūḍasya kavacaṃ gṛhītvā māyayā hariḥ || punarvidhāya tadrūpaṃ jagāma tulasīgṛham
Taking Śaṅkhacūḍa's armour, Hari by his māyā again assumed that form and went to Tulasī's house.
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BvP 2 21.4
दुन्दुभिं वादयामास तुलसीद्वारसन्निधौ ।। जयशब्दरवद्वारा बोधयामास सुन्दरीम्
dundubhiṃ vādayāmāsa tulasīdvārasannidhau || jayaśabdaravadvārā bodhayāmāsa sundarīm
He had the kettledrum sounded near Tulasī's door, and by the sound of shouts of victory he made the lovely woman aware (of his arrival).
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BvP 2 21.5
तच्छ्रुत्वा सा च साध्वी च परमानन्दसंयुता ।। राजमार्गगवाक्षेण ददर्श परमादरात्
tacchrutvā sā ca sādhvī ca paramānandasaṃyutā || rājamārgagavākṣeṇa dadarśa paramādarāt
Hearing that, the chaste woman, filled with supreme joy, looked out with the greatest eagerness through the window onto the royal road.
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BvP 2 21.6
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं दत्त्वा कारयामास मङ्गलम् ।। बन्दिभ्यो भिक्षुकेभ्यश्च वाचिकेभ्यो धनं ददौ
brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dattvā kārayāmāsa maṅgalam || bandibhyo bhikṣukebhyaśca vācikebhyo dhanaṃ dadau
Giving wealth to the brāhmaṇas, she had the auspicious rites performed; and she gave wealth to bards, to beggars, and to the bringers of the message.
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BvP 2 21.7
अवरुह्य रथाद्देवो देव्याश्च भवनं ययौ ।। अमूल्यरत्नसंक्लृप्तं सुन्दरं सुमनोहरम्
avaruhya rathāddevo devyāśca bhavanaṃ yayau || amūlyaratnasaṃklṛptaṃ sundaraṃ sumanoharam
And the god, descending from the chariot, went to the goddess's dwelling, which was fashioned of priceless jewels, beautiful and most charming.
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BvP 2 21.8
दृष्ट्वा च पुरतः कान्तं शान्तं कान्ता मुदाऽन्विता ।। तत्पादं क्षालयामास ननाम च रुरोद च
dṛṣṭvā ca purataḥ kāntaṃ śāntaṃ kāntā mudā'nvitā || tatpādaṃ kṣālayāmāsa nanāma ca ruroda ca
And seeing her beloved before her, calm, the beloved woman, filled with joy, washed his feet, and bowed, and wept.
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BvP 2 21.9
रत्नसिंहा सने रम्ये वासयामास कामुकी ।। ताम्बूलं च ददौ तस्मै कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्
ratnasiṃhā sane ramye vāsayāmāsa kāmukī || tāmbūlaṃ ca dadau tasmai karpūrādisuvāsitam
The loving woman seated (him) on a lovely jewelled lion-throne, and gave him betel well-scented with camphor and the rest.
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BvP 2 21.11
सस्मिता सकटाक्षं च सकामा पुलकाञ्चिता ।। पप्रच्छ रणवृत्तान्तं कान्तं मधुरया गिरा
sasmitā sakaṭākṣaṃ ca sakāmā pulakāñcitā || papraccha raṇavṛttāntaṃ kāntaṃ madhurayā girā
Smiling, with sidelong glances, full of desire, her hair bristling (with excitement), she asked her beloved in a sweet voice about the course of the battle.
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BvP 2 21.12
तुलस्युवाच ।। असंख्यविश्वसंहर्त्रा सार्द्धमाजौ तव प्रभो ।। कथं बभूव विजयस्तन्मे ब्रूहि कृपानिधे
tulasyuvāca || asaṃkhyaviśvasaṃhartrā sārddhamājau tava prabho || kathaṃ babhūva vijayastanme brūhi kṛpānidhe
Tulasī said: "O lord, in the battle with him who destroys countless universes, how did your victory come about? Tell me that, O treasury of compassion."
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BvP 2 21.13
तुलसीवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य कमलापतिः ।। शंखचूडस्य रूपेण तामुवाचानृतं वचः
tulasīvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya kamalāpatiḥ || śaṃkhacūḍasya rūpeṇa tāmuvācānṛtaṃ vacaḥ
Hearing Tulasī's words, the husband of Kamalā laughed and, in the form of Śaṅkhacūḍa, spoke to her a false speech.
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BvP 2 21.14
श्रीहरिरुवाच ।। आवयोः समरं कान्ते पूर्णमब्दं बभूव ह ।। नाशो बभूव सर्वेषां दानवानां च कामिनि
śrīhariruvāca || āvayoḥ samaraṃ kānte pūrṇamabdaṃ babhūva ha || nāśo babhūva sarveṣāṃ dānavānāṃ ca kāmini
Śrī Hari said: "O beloved, our battle lasted a full year, and there came about the destruction of all the Dānavas, O passionate one."
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BvP 2 21.15
प्रीतिं च कारयामास ब्रह्मा च स्वयमावयोः ।। देवानामधिकारश्च प्रदत्तो ब्रह्मणा पुरा
prītiṃ ca kārayāmāsa brahmā ca svayamāvayoḥ || devānāmadhikāraśca pradatto brahmaṇā purā
"And Brahmā himself brought about friendship between us two; and the authority of the gods was formerly granted by Brahmā."
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BvP 2 21.16
मयाऽऽगतं स्वभवनं शिवलोकं शिवो गतः ।। इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथः शयनं च चकार ह
mayā''gataṃ svabhavanaṃ śivalokaṃ śivo gataḥ || ityuktvā jagatāṃ nāthaḥ śayanaṃ ca cakāra ha
"I have come to my own dwelling; Śiva has gone to Śivaloka." Having spoken thus, the lord of the worlds lay down (to rest).
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BvP 2 21.17
रेमे रमापतिस्तत्र रामया सह नारद ।। सा साध्वी सुखसम्भोगादाकर्षणव्यतिक्रमात् ।। सर्वं वितर्कयामास कस्त्वमेवेत्युवाच ह
reme ramāpatistatra rāmayā saha nārada || sā sādhvī sukhasambhogādākarṣaṇavyatikramāt || sarvaṃ vitarkayāmāsa kastvamevetyuvāca ha
There the husband of Ramā took his pleasure with the woman, O Nārada; that chaste woman, from the joy of the union, from the difference in (his) way of drawing (her to him), reflected on it all and said, "Just who are you?"
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BvP 2 21.18
तुलस्युवाच ।। को वा त्वं वद मायेशो भुक्ताऽहं मायया त्वया
tulasyuvāca || ko vā tvaṃ vada māyeśo bhuktā'haṃ māyayā tvayā
Tulasī said: "Who then are you? Speak, O lord of illusion! I have been enjoyed by you through magic."
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BvP 2 21.19
दूरीकृतं मत्सतीत्वमथवा त्वां शपामहे ।। तुलसीवचनं श्रुत्वा हरिः शापभयेन च
dūrīkṛtaṃ matsatītvamathavā tvāṃ śapāmahe || tulasīvacanaṃ śrutvā hariḥ śāpabhayena ca
"My chastity has been removed — or else I shall curse you." Hearing Tulasī's words, Hari, out of fear of the curse, (revealed his form)...
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BvP 2 21.21
कोटिकन्दर्पलीलाभं रत्नभूषणभूषितम् ।। ईषद्धास्यं प्रसन्नास्यं शोभितं पीतवाससा
koṭikandarpalīlābhaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || īṣaddhāsyaṃ prasannāsyaṃ śobhitaṃ pītavāsasā
...(a form) resembling the play of ten million Kandarpas, adorned with jewelled ornaments, faintly smiling, of gracious countenance, made beautiful by yellow garments.
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BvP 2 21.22
तं दृष्ट्वा कामिनी कामान्मूर्छां संप्राप लीलया ।। पुनश्च चेतनां प्राप्य पुनः सा तमुवाच ह
taṃ dṛṣṭvā kāminī kāmānmūrchāṃ saṃprāpa līlayā || punaśca cetanāṃ prāpya punaḥ sā tamuvāca ha
Seeing him, the passionate woman fell into a swoon out of desire, as if in play; and again regaining consciousness, she spoke to him once more.
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BvP 2 21.23
हे नाथ ते दया नास्ति पाषाण सदृशस्य च।। छलेन धर्मभङ्गेन मम स्वामी त्वया हतः
he nātha te dayā nāsti pāṣāṇa sadṛśasya ca|| chalena dharmabhaṅgena mama svāmī tvayā hataḥ
"O lord, you have no compassion, being like a stone; by a trick, by the breaking of dharma, my husband was slain by you."
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BvP 2 21.24
पाषाणसदृशस्त्वं च दयाहीनो यतः प्रभो ।। तस्मात्पाषाणरूप स्त्वं भुवि देव भवाधुना
pāṣāṇasadṛśastvaṃ ca dayāhīno yataḥ prabho || tasmātpāṣāṇarūpa stvaṃ bhuvi deva bhavādhunā
"And since you are like a stone, devoid of compassion, O lord, therefore, O god, become now of the form of a stone on earth."
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BvP 2 21.25
ये वदन्ति दयासिन्धुं त्वां ते भ्रान्ता न संशयः ।। भक्तो विनाऽपराधेन परार्थे च कथं हतः
ye vadanti dayāsindhuṃ tvāṃ te bhrāntā na saṃśayaḥ || bhakto vinā'parādhena parārthe ca kathaṃ hataḥ
"Those who call you an ocean of compassion are deluded, no doubt of it. How was a devotee, without offence, slain for another's sake?"
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BvP 2 21.26
दुर्वृत्तस्त्वं च सर्वज्ञो न जानासि परव्यथाम् ।। अतस्त्वमेकजनुषि स्वमेव विस्मरिष्यसि
durvṛttastvaṃ ca sarvajño na jānāsi paravyathām || atastvamekajanuṣi svameva vismariṣyasi
"You are of evil conduct, and (though) all-knowing you do not know another's pain; therefore in one birth you shall forget your very self."
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BvP 2 21.27
इत्युक्त्वा च महासाध्वी निपत्य चरणे हरेः ।। भृशं रुरोद शोकार्त्ता विललाप मुहुर्मुहुः
ityuktvā ca mahāsādhvī nipatya caraṇe hareḥ || bhṛśaṃ ruroda śokārttā vilalāpa muhurmuhuḥ
Having said this, that greatly chaste woman fell at Hari's foot and wept bitterly, stricken with grief, and lamented again and again.
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BvP 2 21.28
तस्याश्च करुणां दृष्ट्वा करुणामयसागरः ।। नारायणस्तां बोधयितुमुवाच कमलापतिः
tasyāśca karuṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā karuṇāmayasāgaraḥ || nārāyaṇastāṃ bodhayitumuvāca kamalāpatiḥ
And seeing her piteous state, Nārāyaṇa, the ocean full of compassion, the husband of Kamalā, spoke to instruct her.
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BvP 2 21.29
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। तपस्त्वया कृतं साध्वि मदर्थे भारते चिरम् ।। त्वदर्थे शङ्खचूडश्च चकार सुचिरं तपः
śrībhagavānuvāca || tapastvayā kṛtaṃ sādhvi madarthe bhārate ciram || tvadarthe śaṅkhacūḍaśca cakāra suciraṃ tapaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: "Austerity was performed by you, O chaste one, for my sake, long, in Bhārata; and Śaṅkhacūḍa performed austerity for a very long time for your sake."
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BvP 2 21.31
इदं शरीरं त्यक्त्वा च दिव्यं देहं विधाय च ।। रासे मे रमया सार्द्धं त्वं रमासदृशी भव
idaṃ śarīraṃ tyaktvā ca divyaṃ dehaṃ vidhāya ca || rāse me ramayā sārddhaṃ tvaṃ ramāsadṛśī bhava
And having abandoned this body and taken on a divine body, be in the rāsa (circle) with me along with Ramā, resembling Ramā (Lakṣmī).
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BvP 2 21.32
इयं तनुर्नदीरूपा गण्डकीति च विश्रुता ।। पूता सुपुण्यदा नृणां पुण्या भवतु भारते
iyaṃ tanurnadīrūpā gaṇḍakīti ca viśrutā || pūtā supuṇyadā nṛṇāṃ puṇyā bhavatu bhārate
And let this body of yours, in the form of a river, renowned as the Gaṇḍakī, pure and granting great merit to men, become a holy (river) in Bhārata.
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BvP 2 21.33
तव केशसमूहाश्च पुण्यवृक्षा भवन्त्विति ।। तुलसीकेशसम्भूता तुलसीति च विश्रुता
tava keśasamūhāśca puṇyavṛkṣā bhavantviti || tulasīkeśasambhūtā tulasīti ca viśrutā
And let the mass of your hair become holy trees — arisen from Tulasī's hair and renowned as "tulasī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.34
त्रिलोकेषु च पुष्पाणां पत्राणां देवपूजने ।। प्रधानरूपा तुलसी भविष्यति वरानने
trilokeṣu ca puṣpāṇāṃ patrāṇāṃ devapūjane || pradhānarūpā tulasī bhaviṣyati varānane
And in the three worlds, among flowers and leaves in the worship of the gods, the tulasī shall be the foremost, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.35
स्वर्गे मर्त्ये च पाताले वैकुण्ठे मम सन्निधौ।। भवन्तु तुलसीवृक्षा वराः पुष्पेषु सुन्दरि
svarge martye ca pātāle vaikuṇṭhe mama sannidhau|| bhavantu tulasīvṛkṣā varāḥ puṣpeṣu sundari
In heaven, in the mortal world, in the netherworld, in Vaikuṇṭha, in my presence — let there be tulasī trees, best among flowers, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.36
गोलोके विरजातीरे रासे वृन्दावने भुवि ।। भाण्डीरे चम्पकवने रम्ये चन्दनकानने
goloke virajātīre rāse vṛndāvane bhuvi || bhāṇḍīre campakavane ramye candanakānane
In Goloka, on the bank of the Virajā, in the rāsa (grove), in Vṛndāvana, on the earth, in Bhāṇḍīra, in the campaka grove, in the lovely sandal-wood forest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.37
माधवीकेतकीकुन्दमल्लिकामालतीवने ।। भवन्तु तरवस्तत्र पुष्पस्थानेषु पुण्यदा
mādhavīketakīkundamallikāmālatīvane || bhavantu taravastatra puṣpasthāneṣu puṇyadā
in the forest of mādhavī, ketakī, kunda, mallikā and mālatī — let there be trees there, granting merit, in the places of flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.38
तुलसीतरुमूले च पुण्यदेशे सुपुण्यदे ।। अधिष्ठानं तु तीर्थानां सर्वेषां च भविष्यति
tulasītarumūle ca puṇyadeśe supuṇyade || adhiṣṭhānaṃ tu tīrthānāṃ sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati
And at the root of the tulasī tree, in that holy, greatly merit-bestowing spot, there shall be the seat of all the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.39
तत्रैव सर्वदेवानां समधिष्ठानमेव च ।। तुलसीपत्रपतनं प्रायो यत्र वरानने
tatraiva sarvadevānāṃ samadhiṣṭhānameva ca || tulasīpatrapatanaṃ prāyo yatra varānane
And there too shall be the joint seat of all the gods — wherever, O fair-faced one, tulasī leaves generally fall.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.41
सुधाघटसहस्रेण सा तुष्टिर्न भवेद्धरेः ।। या च तुष्टिर्भवेन्नॄणां तुलसीपत्रदानतः
sudhāghaṭasahasreṇa sā tuṣṭirna bhaveddhareḥ || yā ca tuṣṭirbhavennṝṇāṃ tulasīpatradānataḥ
That satisfaction of Hari would not arise from a thousand jars of nectar, which satisfaction arises (for him) from men's offering of a tulasī leaf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.42
गवामयुतदानेन यत्फलं लभते नरः ।। तुलसीपत्रदानेन तत्फलं लभते सति
gavāmayutadānena yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ || tulasīpatradānena tatphalaṃ labhate sati
Whatever fruit a man obtains by the gift of ten thousand cows, that fruit he obtains by the gift of a tulasī leaf, O virtuous lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.43
तुलसीपत्रतोयं च मृत्युकाले च यो लभेत् ।। स मुच्यते सर्वपापाद्विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
tulasīpatratoyaṃ ca mṛtyukāle ca yo labhet || sa mucyate sarvapāpādviṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
And whoever obtains water with a tulasī leaf at the time of death, he is freed from every sin and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.44
नित्यं यस्तुलसी तोयं भुङ्क्ते भक्त्या च यो नरः ।। स एव जीवन्मुक्तश्च गंगास्नानफलं लभेत्
nityaṃ yastulasī toyaṃ bhuṅkte bhaktyā ca yo naraḥ || sa eva jīvanmuktaśca gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet
Whatever man daily partakes of tulasī water with devotion, he is liberated while living and obtains the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.45
नित्यं यस्तुलसीं दत्त्वा पूजयेन्मां च मानवः।। लक्षाश्वमेधजं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः
nityaṃ yastulasīṃ dattvā pūjayenmāṃ ca mānavaḥ|| lakṣāśvamedhajaṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whatever man daily worships me offering tulasī, he obtains the merit arising from a hundred thousand horse-sacrifices — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.46
तुलसीं स्वकरे धृत्वा देहे धृत्वा च मानवः ।। प्राणांस्त्यजति तीर्थेषु विष्णु लोकं स गच्छति
tulasīṃ svakare dhṛtvā dehe dhṛtvā ca mānavaḥ || prāṇāṃstyajati tīrtheṣu viṣṇu lokaṃ sa gacchati
A man who, holding tulasī in his hand and wearing it on his body, gives up his life-breaths at sacred fords — he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.47
तुलसीकाष्ठनिर्माणमालां गृह्णाति यो नरः ।। पदे पदेऽश्वमेधस्य लभते निश्चितं फलम्
tulasīkāṣṭhanirmāṇamālāṃ gṛhṇāti yo naraḥ || pade pade'śvamedhasya labhate niścitaṃ phalam
The man who takes up a rosary made of tulasī wood obtains, at each step, the assured fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.48
तुलसीं स्वकरे धृत्वा स्वीकारं यो न रक्षति ।। स याति कालसूत्रं च यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
tulasīṃ svakare dhṛtvā svīkāraṃ yo na rakṣati || sa yāti kālasūtraṃ ca yāvaccandradivākarau
He who, holding tulasī in his hand, does not keep the pledge (he has taken) goes to (the hell) Kālasūtra for as long as the moon and sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.49
करोति मिथ्याशपथं तुलस्या यो हि मानवः ।। स याति कुम्भीपाकं च यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
karoti mithyāśapathaṃ tulasyā yo hi mānavaḥ || sa yāti kumbhīpākaṃ ca yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
The man who makes a false oath by tulasī goes to (the hell) Kumbhīpāka for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.51
पूर्णिमायाममायां च द्वादश्यां रविसंक्रमे ।। तैलाभ्यंगे चास्नाते च मध्याह्ने निशि सन्ध्ययोः
pūrṇimāyāmamāyāṃ ca dvādaśyāṃ ravisaṃkrame || tailābhyaṃge cāsnāte ca madhyāhne niśi sandhyayoḥ
On the full-moon day, on the new-moon day, on the twelfth, at the sun's passage (into a new sign), when oiled (with oil-massage) and unbathed, at midday, at night, at the two twilights,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.52
आशौचेऽशुचिकाले वा रात्रिवासान्विते नराः ।। तुलसीं ये च छिन्दन्ति ते छिन्दन्ति हरेः शिरः
āśauce'śucikāle vā rātrivāsānvite narāḥ || tulasīṃ ye ca chindanti te chindanti hareḥ śiraḥ
or in a state of ritual impurity, at an impure time, or wearing night-clothes — those men who cut tulasī, they cut off Hari's head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.53
त्रिरात्रं तुलसीपत्रं शुद्धं पर्युषितं सति ।। श्राद्धे व्रते वा दाने वा प्रतिष्ठायां सुरार्चने
trirātraṃ tulasīpatraṃ śuddhaṃ paryuṣitaṃ sati || śrāddhe vrate vā dāne vā pratiṣṭhāyāṃ surārcane
For three nights a tulasī leaf, even when kept overnight (i.e. stale), remains pure, O Satī — in a śrāddha rite, in a vow, in a gift, at a consecration, or in the worship of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.54
भूगतं तोयपतितं यद्दत्तं विष्णवे सति ।। शुद्धं तु तुल सीपत्रं क्षालनादन्यकर्मणि
bhūgataṃ toyapatitaṃ yaddattaṃ viṣṇave sati || śuddhaṃ tu tula sīpatraṃ kṣālanādanyakarmaṇi
(A tulasī leaf) fallen to the ground, fallen into water, or one that has (already) been offered to Viṣṇu, O good lady — that tulasī leaf becomes pure by washing, for use in another rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.55
वृक्षाधिष्ठात्री देवी या गोलोके च निरामये ।। कृष्णेन सार्द्धं रहसि नित्यं क्रीडां करिष्यति
vṛkṣādhiṣṭhātrī devī yā goloke ca nirāmaye || kṛṣṇena sārddhaṃ rahasi nityaṃ krīḍāṃ kariṣyati
The goddess who is the presiding deity of the tree, in the flawless Goloka she will forever sport in secret together with Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.56
नद्यधिष्ठातृदेवी या भारते च सुपुण्यदा ।। लवणोदस्य पत्नी च मदंशस्य भविष्यति
nadyadhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā bhārate ca supuṇyadā || lavaṇodasya patnī ca madaṃśasya bhaviṣyati
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 21.57
त्वं च स्वयं महासाध्वी वैकुण्ठे मम सन्निधौ ।। रमासमा च रासे च भविष्यसि न संशयः
tvaṃ ca svayaṃ mahāsādhvī vaikuṇṭhe mama sannidhau || ramāsamā ca rāse ca bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ
And you yourself, a great chaste woman, will be in Vaikuṇṭha in my presence, equal to Ramā (Lakṣmī), and (with me) in the Rāsa (dance); there is no doubt (of it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.58
अहं च शैलरूपी च गण्डकीतीरसन्निधौ ।। अधिष्ठानं करि ष्यामि भारते तव शापतः
ahaṃ ca śailarūpī ca gaṇḍakītīrasannidhau || adhiṣṭhānaṃ kari ṣyāmi bhārate tava śāpataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 21.59
वज्रकीटाश्च कृमयो वज्रदंष्ट्राश्च तत्र वै ।। तच्छिलाकुहरे चक्रं करिष्यन्ति मदीयकम
vajrakīṭāśca kṛmayo vajradaṃṣṭrāśca tatra vai || tacchilākuhare cakraṃ kariṣyanti madīyakama
And there indeed the vajra-insects, the worms with adamantine fangs, will fashion in the hollow of that stone my own discus (mark).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.61
एकद्वारे चतुश्चक्रं नवीननीरदोपमम्।। लक्ष्मीजनार्दनं ज्ञेयं रहितं वनमालया
ekadvāre catuścakraṃ navīnanīradopamam|| lakṣmījanārdanaṃ jñeyaṃ rahitaṃ vanamālayā
(The stone) with one aperture and four wheels, resembling a fresh cloud, is to be known as Lakṣmī-Janārdana, (when) without the forest-garland (mark).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.62
द्वारद्वये चतुश्चक्रं गोष्पदेन समन्वितम् ।। रघुनाथाभिधं ज्ञेयं रहितं वनमालया ।।
dvāradvaye catuścakraṃ goṣpadena samanvitam || raghunāthābhidhaṃ jñeyaṃ rahitaṃ vanamālayā ||
(A stone) with two openings and four circles, marked with a cow's hoofprint, and without a garland-of-forest mark, is to be known as the one named Raghunātha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.63
अतिक्षुद्रं द्विचक्रं च नवीनजलदप्रभम् ।। दधिवामनाभिधं ज्ञेयं गृहिणां च सुखप्रदम्
atikṣudraṃ dvicakraṃ ca navīnajaladaprabham || dadhivāmanābhidhaṃ jñeyaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ ca sukhapradam
Very small, having two circles (cakras), and with the sheen of a fresh raincloud — (that stone) is to be known as the one called Dadhivāmana, and it bestows happiness on householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.64
अतिक्षुद्रं द्विचक्रं च वनमा लाविभूषितम् ।। विज्ञेयं श्रीधरं देवं श्रीप्रदं गृहिणां सदा
atikṣudraṃ dvicakraṃ ca vanamā lāvibhūṣitam || vijñeyaṃ śrīdharaṃ devaṃ śrīpradaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ sadā
(The stone that is) very small and has two discus-marks, and is adorned with a forest-garland (mark), is to be known as the god Śrīdhara, ever granting prosperity to householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.65
स्थूलं च वर्तुलाकारं रहितं वनमालया ।। द्विचकं स्फुटमत्यन्तं ज्ञेयं दामोदराभिधम्
sthūlaṃ ca vartulākāraṃ rahitaṃ vanamālayā || dvicakaṃ sphuṭamatyantaṃ jñeyaṃ dāmodarābhidham
(The stone that is) large and round in shape, without a forest-garland (mark), with two wheel-marks that are exceedingly distinct — that is to be known as bearing the name Dāmodara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.66
मध्यमं वर्तुलाकारं द्विचक्रं बाणविक्षतम् ।। रणरामाभिधं ज्ञेयं शरतूणसमन्वितम्
madhyamaṃ vartulākāraṃ dvicakraṃ bāṇavikṣatam || raṇarāmābhidhaṃ jñeyaṃ śaratūṇasamanvitam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 21.67
मध्यमं सप्तचक्रं च छत्रतूणसमन्वितम् ।। राजराजेश्वरं ज्ञेयं राजसम्पत्प्रदं नृणाम्
madhyamaṃ saptacakraṃ ca chatratūṇasamanvitam || rājarājeśvaraṃ jñeyaṃ rājasampatpradaṃ nṛṇām
(One that is) medium (in size), with seven whorls, and marked with a parasol and a quiver — that is to be known as Rājarājeśvara, which bestows royal wealth on men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.68
द्विसप्तचक्रं स्थूलं च नवीनजलदप्रभम् ।। अनन्ताख्यं च विज्ञेयं चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम्
dvisaptacakraṃ sthūlaṃ ca navīnajaladaprabham || anantākhyaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ caturvargaphalapradam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 21.69
चक्राकारं द्विचक्रं च सश्रीकं जलदप्रभम् ।। सगोष्पदं मध्यमं च विज्ञेयं मधुसूद नम्
cakrākāraṃ dvicakraṃ ca saśrīkaṃ jaladaprabham || sagoṣpadaṃ madhyamaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ madhusūda nam
Wheel-shaped, with two discs, marked with (the sign of) Śrī, of the color of a rain-cloud, bearing a cow's-hoofprint mark and of middling size — (that stone) is to be known as Madhusūdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.71
अतीव विस्तृतास्यं च द्विचक्रं विकटं सति ।। नरसिंहाभिधं ज्ञेयं सद्यो वैराग्यदं नृणाम्
atīva vistṛtāsyaṃ ca dvicakraṃ vikaṭaṃ sati || narasiṃhābhidhaṃ jñeyaṃ sadyo vairāgyadaṃ nṛṇām
And (the stone) with a very wide mouth, two discs, and a fearsome look, O good lady, is to be known as the one called Narasiṃha, which at once grants men detachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.72
द्विचक्रं विस्तृतास्यं च वनमालासमन्वितम् ।। लक्ष्मीनृसिंहं विज्ञेयं गृहिणां सुखदं सदा
dvicakraṃ vistṛtāsyaṃ ca vanamālāsamanvitam || lakṣmīnṛsiṃhaṃ vijñeyaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ sukhadaṃ sadā
(A stone) with two wheels and a wide mouth, and furnished with a forest-garland, is to be known as the Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha; it always gives happiness to householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.73
द्वारदेशे द्विचक्रं च सश्रीकं च समं स्फुटम् ।। वासुदेवं च विज्ञेयं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
dvāradeśe dvicakraṃ ca saśrīkaṃ ca samaṃ sphuṭam || vāsudevaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 21.74
प्रद्युम्नं सूक्ष्मचक्रं च नवीननीरदप्रभम् ।। सुषिरे च्छिद्रबहुलं गृहिणां च सुखप्रदम्
pradyumnaṃ sūkṣmacakraṃ ca navīnanīradaprabham || suṣire cchidrabahulaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ ca sukhapradam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 2 21.75
द्वे चक्रे चैकलग्ने च पृष्ठे यत्र तु पुष्कलम् ।। संकर्षणं तु विज्ञेयं सुखदं गृहिणां सदा
dve cakre caikalagne ca pṛṣṭhe yatra tu puṣkalam || saṃkarṣaṇaṃ tu vijñeyaṃ sukhadaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ sadā
Where there are two discs, and one joined together, and on the back an abundant (mark) — that is to be known as Saṃkarṣaṇa, always bestowing happiness on householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 21.76
अनिरुद्धं तु पीताभं वर्तुलं चातिशोभनम् ।। सुखप्रदं गृहस्थानां प्रवदन्ति मनी षिणः
aniruddhaṃ tu pītābhaṃ vartulaṃ cātiśobhanam || sukhapradaṃ gṛhasthānāṃ pravadanti manī ṣiṇaḥ
But the Aniruddha (stone) is yellowish in hue, round and exceedingly beautiful; the wise declare it to be a giver of happiness to householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.77
शालग्रामशिला यत्र तत्र सन्निहितो हरिः ।। तत्रैव लक्ष्मीर्वसति सर्वतीर्थसमन्विता
śālagrāmaśilā yatra tatra sannihito hariḥ || tatraiva lakṣmīrvasati sarvatīrthasamanvitā
Where there is a śālagrāma stone, there Hari is present; there indeed dwells Lakṣmī, together with all the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.78
यानि कानि च पापानि ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च ।। तानि सर्वाणि नश्यंति शालग्रामशिलार्च्चनात्
yāni kāni ca pāpāni brahmahatyādikāni ca || tāni sarvāṇi naśyaṃti śālagrāmaśilārccanāt
Whatever sins there are, even the killing of a brahmin and the rest — all of these perish through the worship of the śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.79
छत्राकारं भवेद्राज्यं वर्तुले च महाश्रियः ।। दुःखं च शकटाकारे शूलाग्रे मरणं धुवम्
chatrākāraṃ bhavedrājyaṃ vartule ca mahāśriyaḥ || duḥkhaṃ ca śakaṭākāre śūlāgre maraṇaṃ dhuvam
If (the stone is) umbrella-shaped, there will be kingship; if round, great prosperity; and misery if cart-shaped; if (pointed) like a spear-tip, death is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.81
व्रतं दानं प्रतिष्ठा च श्राद्धं च देवपूजनम् ।। शालग्रामशिलायाश्चैवाधिष्ठानात्प्रशस्तकम्
vrataṃ dānaṃ pratiṣṭhā ca śrāddhaṃ ca devapūjanam || śālagrāmaśilāyāścaivādhiṣṭhānātpraśastakam
Vow, gift, consecration, śrāddha, and worship of the gods — (all these) become excellent through the installation of a śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.82
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः ।। शालग्रामशिलातोयैर्योऽभिषेकं समाचरेत्
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ || śālagrāmaśilātoyairyo'bhiṣekaṃ samācaret
He who performs the bathing (of himself, or of the deity) with the water of the śālagrāma stone is (thereby) bathed in all the sacred fords and consecrated in all the sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.83
सर्वदानेषु यत्पुण्यं प्रादक्षिण्ये भुवो यथा ।। सर्वयज्ञेषु तीर्थेषु व्रतेष्वनशनेषु च
sarvadāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ prādakṣiṇye bhuvo yathā || sarvayajñeṣu tīrtheṣu vrateṣvanaśaneṣu ca
Whatever merit there is in all gifts, as in circumambulating the earth, in all sacrifices, in sacred fords, in vows and in fastings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.84
तस्य स्पर्शं च वाञ्छन्ति तीर्थानि निखिलानि च ।। जीवन्मुक्तो महापूतो भवेदेव न संशयः
tasya sparśaṃ ca vāñchanti tīrthāni nikhilāni ca || jīvanmukto mahāpūto bhavedeva na saṃśayaḥ
All the sacred fords desire his touch; he becomes liberated while living and greatly purified — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.85
पाठे चतुर्णां वेदानां तपसां करणे सति ।। तत्पुण्यं लभते नृनं शालग्रामशिलार्चनात्
pāṭhe caturṇāṃ vedānāṃ tapasāṃ karaṇe sati || tatpuṇyaṃ labhate nṛnaṃ śālagrāmaśilārcanāt
That merit which lies in the recitation of the four Vedas and in the performing of austerities — a man obtains it through the worship of the śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.86
शालग्रामशिलातोयं नित्यं भुङ्क्ते च यो नरः ।। सुरेप्सितं प्रसादं च जन्ममृत्युजराहरम्
śālagrāmaśilātoyaṃ nityaṃ bhuṅkte ca yo naraḥ || surepsitaṃ prasādaṃ ca janmamṛtyujarāharam
And the man who constantly consumes the water of the śālagrāma stone — the grace (prasāda) desired by the gods, which removes birth, death and old age —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.87
तस्य स्पर्शं च वाञ्छन्ति तीर्थानि निखि लानि च ।। जीवन्मुक्तो महापूतोऽप्यन्ते याति हरेः पदम्
tasya sparśaṃ ca vāñchanti tīrthāni nikhi lāni ca || jīvanmukto mahāpūto'pyante yāti hareḥ padam
All the sacred fords desire his touch; liberated while living and greatly purified, at the end he goes to the abode of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.88
तत्रैव हरिणा सार्द्धमसंख्यं प्राकृतं लयम् ।। पश्यत्येव हि दास्ये च निर्मुक्तो दास्यकर्मणि
tatraiva hariṇā sārddhamasaṃkhyaṃ prākṛtaṃ layam || paśyatyeva hi dāsye ca nirmukto dāsyakarmaṇi
There, together with Hari, he beholds countless dissolutions of the material world, and in (his) servitude he is released from the work of servitude.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 21.89
यानि कानि च पापानि ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च ।। तं च दृष्ट्वा भिया यान्ति वैनतेयमिवो रगाः
yāni kāni ca pāpāni brahmahatyādikāni ca || taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā bhiyā yānti vainateyamivo ragāḥ
Whatever sins there are, the killing of a brahmin and the rest, on seeing him they flee in fear, like snakes (fleeing) Garuḍa, son of Vinatā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.91
शालग्रामशिला तोयं मृत्युकाल च यो लभेत् ।। सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
śālagrāmaśilā toyaṃ mṛtyukāla ca yo labhet || sarvapāpādvinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
And he who obtains the water of the śālagrāma stone at the hour of death is freed from all sin and goes to Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.92
निर्वाणमुक्तिं लभते कर्मभोगाद्विमुच्यते ।। विष्णुपादे प्रलीनश्च भविष्यति न संशयः
nirvāṇamuktiṃ labhate karmabhogādvimucyate || viṣṇupāde pralīnaśca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
He attains the liberation of nirvāṇa, is released from the experiencing of (the fruits of) action, and will become merged in the foot of Viṣṇu — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.93
शालग्रामशिलां धृत्वा मिथ्यावादं वदेत्तु यः।। स याति कूर्मदंष्ट्रं च यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः
śālagrāmaśilāṃ dhṛtvā mithyāvādaṃ vadettu yaḥ|| sa yāti kūrmadaṃṣṭraṃ ca yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ
But he who, holding a śālagrāma stone, speaks a falsehood goes to (the hell) Kūrmadaṃṣṭra for as long as the lifetime of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.94
शालग्रामशिलां स्पृष्ट्वा स्वीकारं यो न पालयेत् ।। स प्रयात्यसिपत्रं च लक्षमन्वन्तराधिकम्
śālagrāmaśilāṃ spṛṣṭvā svīkāraṃ yo na pālayet || sa prayātyasipatraṃ ca lakṣamanvantarādhikam
He who, having touched a śālagrāma stone, does not keep his undertaking goes to (the hell) Asipatra for more than a hundred thousand manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.95
तुलसीपत्र विच्छेदं शालग्रामे करोति यः ।। तस्य जन्मान्तरे काले स्त्रीविच्छेदो भविष्यति
tulasīpatra vicchedaṃ śālagrāme karoti yaḥ || tasya janmāntare kāle strīvicchedo bhaviṣyati
He who plucks a tulasī leaf upon a śālagrāma — for him, in another birth, in due time there will be separation from his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.96
तुलसीपत्रविच्छेदं शंखे यो हि करोति च ।। भार्य्याहीनो भवेत्सोऽपि रोगी च सप्तजन्मसु
tulasīpatravicchedaṃ śaṃkhe yo hi karoti ca || bhāryyāhīno bhavetso'pi rogī ca saptajanmasu
And he who plucks a tulasī leaf upon a conch — he too becomes deprived of a wife and diseased for seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.97
शालग्रामं च तुलसीं शंखमेकत्र एव च ।। यो रक्षति महाज्ञानी स भवे च्छ्रीहरिप्रियः
śālagrāmaṃ ca tulasīṃ śaṃkhamekatra eva ca || yo rakṣati mahājñānī sa bhave cchrīharipriyaḥ
He who, being of great knowledge, keeps the śālagrāma, the tulasī and the conch together in one place — he becomes dear to Śrī Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.98
सकृदेव हि यो यस्यां वीर्य्याधानं करोति यः ।। तद्विच्छेदे तस्य दुःखं भवेदेव परस्परम्
sakṛdeva hi yo yasyāṃ vīryyādhānaṃ karoti yaḥ || tadvicchede tasya duḥkhaṃ bhavedeva parasparam
Whoever, even but once, deposits his seed in a woman — at their separation there is grief for them both, each for the other.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.99
त्वं प्रिया शंखचूडस्य चैकमन्वन्तरावधि ।। शंखेन सार्द्ध त्वद्भेदः केवलं दुःखदस्तव
tvaṃ priyā śaṃkhacūḍasya caikamanvantarāvadhi || śaṃkhena sārddha tvadbhedaḥ kevalaṃ duḥkhadastava
You are the beloved of Śaṅkhacūḍa for the span of one manvantara; your separation from the conch only brings you sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.101
यथा श्रीश्च तथा सा चाप्युवास हरिवक्षसि ।। प्रजगाम तया सार्द्धं वैकुण्ठं कमला पतिः
yathā śrīśca tathā sā cāpyuvāsa harivakṣasi || prajagāma tayā sārddhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ kamalā patiḥ
Just as Śrī did, so she too dwelt upon Hari's chest; and the husband of Kamalā went with her to Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.102
लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती गङ्गा तुलसी चापि नारद ।। हरेः प्रियाश्चतस्रश्च वभूवुरीश्वरस्य च
lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī gaṅgā tulasī cāpi nārada || hareḥ priyāścatasraśca vabhūvurīśvarasya ca
Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā and also Tulasī, O Nārada — these four became the beloved (wives) of Hari, the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.103
सद्यस्तद्देहजाता च बभूव गण्डकी नदी ।। हरेरंशेन शैलश्च तत्तीरे पुण्यदो नृणाम्
sadyastaddehajātā ca babhūva gaṇḍakī nadī || hareraṃśena śailaśca tattīre puṇyado nṛṇām
And at once, born from her body, there came to be the river Gaṇḍakī; and by a portion of Hari, a mountain on its bank, bestowing merit upon men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.104
कुर्वन्ति तत्र कीटाश्च शिलां बहुविधां मुने ।। जले पतन्ति या याश्च जलदाभाश्च निश्चितम्
kurvanti tatra kīṭāśca śilāṃ bahuvidhāṃ mune || jale patanti yā yāśca jaladābhāśca niścitam
There, O sage, worms make stone of many kinds; and whichever of them fall into the water are assuredly cloud-dark in hue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 21.105
स्थलस्थाः पिङ्गला ज्ञेयाश्चोपतापाद्धरेरिति ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
sthalasthāḥ piṅgalā jñeyāścopatāpāddhareriti || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Those that remain on dry land are to be known as tawny, owing to Hari's heat — thus. So all has been told; what more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain