Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 35
BvP 2 35.1
नारद उवाच ।। श्रीकृष्णस्यात्मनश्चैव निर्गुणस्य निराकृतेः ।। सावित्रीयमसंवादे श्रुतं सुविमलं यशः
nārada uvāca || śrīkṛṣṇasyātmanaścaiva nirguṇasya nirākṛteḥ || sāvitrīyamasaṃvāde śrutaṃ suvimalaṃ yaśaḥ
Nārada said: In the dialogue of Sāvitrī and Yama I have heard the wholly pure glory of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the Self, without qualities and without form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 35.2
तद्गुणोत्कीर्त्तनं सत्यं मंगलानां च मङ्गलम् ।। अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि लक्ष्म्युपाख्यानमीश्वर तद्वामांशा महालक्ष्मीर्दक्षिणांशा च राधिका ।। राधाऽऽदौ वरयामास द्विभुजं च परात्परम् गवां प्रसूः सा सुरभिर्दक्षिणा यज्ञकामिनी।। क्षीरोदसिन्धु कन्या सा श्रीरूपा पद्मिनीषु च वर्षान्ते पौषसंक्रांत्यां मेध्यामावाह्य चाङ्गणे ।। मनुस्तां पूजयामास सा भूता भुवनत्रये
tadguṇotkīrttanaṃ satyaṃ maṃgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam || adhunā śrotumicchāmi lakṣmyupākhyānamīśvara tadvāmāṃśā mahālakṣmīrdakṣiṇāṃśā ca rādhikā || rādhā''dau varayāmāsa dvibhujaṃ ca parātparam gavāṃ prasūḥ sā surabhirdakṣiṇā yajñakāminī|| kṣīrodasindhu kanyā sā śrīrūpā padminīṣu ca varṣānte pauṣasaṃkrāṃtyāṃ medhyāmāvāhya cāṅgaṇe || manustāṃ pūjayāmāsa sā bhūtā bhuvanatraye
The proclaiming of his qualities is truth itself, and the auspiciousness of (all) auspicious things. Now I wish to hear the tale of Lakṣmī, O Lord. Mahālakṣmī is his left-side portion, and Rādhikā his right-side portion; Rādhā at the beginning chose the two-armed one, higher than the highest. She, Surabhi, mother of cows, the right-hand (portion), desirous of sacrifice; she, the daughter of the ocean of milk, in the form of Śrī among lotus-women. At the year's end, at the Pauṣa solstice, having invoked the pure one in the courtyard, Manu worshipped her; (thus) she came to be (worshipped) in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 35.3
केनादौ पूजिता साऽपि किम्भूता केन वा पुरा ।। तद्गुणोत्कीर्त्तनं सत्यं वद वेदविदां वर।।।
kenādau pūjitā sā'pi kimbhūtā kena vā purā || tadguṇotkīrttanaṃ satyaṃ vada vedavidāṃ vara|||
By whom was she first worshipped, and what did she become, and by whom in ancient times? Tell truly the proclamation of her qualities, O best of the knowers of the Veda.
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BvP 2 35.4
नारायण उवाच ।। सृष्टेरादौ पुरा ब्रह्मन्कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। देवी वामांशसंभूता चासीत्सा रासमण्डले
nārāyaṇa uvāca || sṛṣṭerādau purā brahmankṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || devī vāmāṃśasaṃbhūtā cāsītsā rāsamaṇḍale
Nārāyaṇa said: In ancient times, at the beginning of creation, O Brahman, the goddess was born from the left portion of Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Self, and she was in the rāsa circle.
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BvP 2 35.5
अतीव सुन्दरी श्यामा न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डला ।। यथा द्वादशवर्षीया रम्या सुस्थिरयौवना
atīva sundarī śyāmā nyagrodhaparimaṇḍalā || yathā dvādaśavarṣīyā ramyā susthirayauvanā
Exceedingly beautiful, dark-complexioned, rounded like a banyan (in the hips), as though twelve years old, delightful, with youth firmly abiding in her;
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BvP 2 35.6
श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभा सुखदृश्या मनोहरा ।। शरत्पार्वणकोटीन्दुप्रभासंशोभितानना
śvetacampakavarṇābhā sukhadṛśyā manoharā || śaratpārvaṇakoṭīnduprabhāsaṃśobhitānanā
(She is) radiant with the colour of a white campaka flower, pleasant to look upon, entrancing, her face lit up with the splendour of ten million autumn full moons.
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BvP 2 35.7
शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मानां शोभाशोभितलोचना ।। सा च देवी द्विधाभूता सहसैवेश्वरेच्छया
śaranmadhyāhnapadmānāṃ śobhāśobhitalocanā || sā ca devī dvidhābhūtā sahasaiveśvarecchayā
Her eyes adorned with the beauty of lotuses at midday in autumn — and that Goddess suddenly became twofold by the Lord's will.
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BvP 2 35.8
समा रूपेण वर्णेन तेजसा वयसा त्विषा ।। यशसा वाससा मूर्त्या भूषूणेन गुणेन च
samā rūpeṇa varṇena tejasā vayasā tviṣā || yaśasā vāsasā mūrtyā bhūṣūṇena guṇena ca
The two were equal in form, in colour, in radiance, in age, in lustre, in fame, in dress, in figure, in ornament and in quality,
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BvP 2 35.9
स्मितेन वीक्षणेनैव वचसा गमनेन च ।। मधुरेण स्वरेणैव नयेनानुनयेन च
smitena vīkṣaṇenaiva vacasā gamanena ca || madhureṇa svareṇaiva nayenānunayena ca
in smile, in glance, in speech and in gait, in sweet voice, in conduct and in courtesy.
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BvP 2 35.11
महालक्ष्मीश्च तत्पश्चाच्चकमे कमनीयकम् ।। कृष्णस्तद्गौरवेणैव द्विधारूपो बभूव ह
mahālakṣmīśca tatpaścāccakame kamanīyakam || kṛṣṇastadgauraveṇaiva dvidhārūpo babhūva ha
And thereafter Mahālakṣmī desired a desirable one (a husband); and Kṛṣṇa, out of regard for her, became twofold in form.
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BvP 2 35.12
दक्षिणांशो वै द्विभुजो वामांशश्च चतुर्भुजः ।। चतुर्भुजाय द्विभुजो महालक्ष्मीं ददौ पुरा
dakṣiṇāṃśo vai dvibhujo vāmāṃśaśca caturbhujaḥ || caturbhujāya dvibhujo mahālakṣmīṃ dadau purā
The right portion was two-armed and the left portion four-armed; the two-armed one gave Mahālakṣmī to the four-armed one, of old.
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BvP 2 35.13
लक्ष्यते दृश्यते विश्वं स्निग्धदृष्ट्या ययाऽनिशम्।। देवीषु या च महती महालक्ष्मीश्च सा स्मृता
lakṣyate dṛśyate viśvaṃ snigdhadṛṣṭyā yayā'niśam|| devīṣu yā ca mahatī mahālakṣmīśca sā smṛtā
She by whose tender gaze the universe is beheld and seen unceasingly, and who is the great one among goddesses — she is called Mahālakṣmī.
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BvP 2 35.14
द्विभुजो राधिकाकान्तो लक्ष्मीकान्तश्चतुर्भुजः।। गोलोके द्विभुजस्तस्थौ गोपैर्गोपीभिरावृतः
dvibhujo rādhikākānto lakṣmīkāntaścaturbhujaḥ|| goloke dvibhujastasthau gopairgopībhirāvṛtaḥ
The two-armed one is the beloved of Rādhikā, the four-armed one the beloved of Lakṣmī; the two-armed one remained in Goloka, surrounded by cowherds and cowherd women.
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BvP 2 35.15
चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठं प्रययौ पद्मया सह ।। सर्वांशेन समौ तौ द्वौ कृष्णनारायणौ परौ
caturbhujaśca vaikuṇṭhaṃ prayayau padmayā saha || sarvāṃśena samau tau dvau kṛṣṇanārāyaṇau parau
And the four-armed one went to Vaikuṇṭha together with Padmā; those two, Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa, the supreme ones, are equal in every part.
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BvP 2 35.16
महालक्ष्मीश्च योगेन नानारूपा बभूव सा।। वैकुण्ठे च महालक्ष्मीः परिपूर्णतमा परा
mahālakṣmīśca yogena nānārūpā babhūva sā|| vaikuṇṭhe ca mahālakṣmīḥ paripūrṇatamā parā
And Mahālakṣmī, by (her) yoga, became of many forms; in Vaikuṇṭha (she is) Mahālakṣmī, the utterly complete, the supreme,
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BvP 2 35.17
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा च सर्वसौभाग्यसंयुता।। प्रेम्णा सा वै प्रधाना च सर्वासु रमणीषु च
śuddhasattvasvarūpā ca sarvasaubhāgyasaṃyutā|| premṇā sā vai pradhānā ca sarvāsu ramaṇīṣu ca
whose nature is pure sattva, endowed with all good fortune; by (her) love she is indeed the foremost among all the beloved women.
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BvP 2 35.18
स्वर्गे च स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च शक्रसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी।। पातालेषु च मर्त्येषु राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु
svarge ca svargalakṣmīśca śakrasampatsvarūpiṇī|| pātāleṣu ca martyeṣu rājalakṣmīśca rājasu
And in heaven she is Svargalakṣmī, having the form of Śakra's wealth; and in the netherworlds and among mortals she is Rājalakṣmī among kings;
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BvP 2 35.19
गृहलक्ष्मीर्गृहेष्वेव गृहिणी च कलांशया।। सम्पत्स्वरूपा गृहिणां सर्वमङ्गलमंगला
gṛhalakṣmīrgṛheṣveva gṛhiṇī ca kalāṃśayā|| sampatsvarūpā gṛhiṇāṃ sarvamaṅgalamaṃgalā
in houses she is Gṛhalakṣmī, and by a portion of a part she is the housewife, the form of the householders' prosperity, the auspiciousness of all auspicious things.
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BvP 2 35.21
शोभारूपा च चन्द्रे सा सूर्य्यमण्डलमण्डिता।। विभूषणेषु रत्नेषु फलेषु जलजेषु च
śobhārūpā ca candre sā sūryyamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā|| vibhūṣaṇeṣu ratneṣu phaleṣu jalajeṣu ca
And she is the form of beauty in the moon, the adornment of the sun's orb, (and she is) in ornaments, in jewels, in fruits, and in things born of water,
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BvP 2 35.22
नृपेषु नृपपत्नीषु दिव्यस्त्रीषु गृहेषु च ।। सर्वसस्येषु वस्त्रेषु स्थाने सा संस्कृते तथा
nṛpeṣu nṛpapatnīṣu divyastrīṣu gṛheṣu ca || sarvasasyeṣu vastreṣu sthāne sā saṃskṛte tathā
in kings, in kings' wives, in divine women and in houses, in all crops, in garments, and likewise in a consecrated place,
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BvP 2 35.23
प्रतिमासु च देवानां मङ्गलेषु घटेषु च ।। माणिक्येषु च मुक्तासु माल्येषु च मनोहरा
pratimāsu ca devānāṃ maṅgaleṣu ghaṭeṣu ca || māṇikyeṣu ca muktāsu mālyeṣu ca manoharā
and in images of the gods, in auspicious objects and in pots, and in rubies, in pearls and in garlands (she is) the entrancing one,
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BvP 2 35.24
मणींद्रेषु च हारेषु क्षीरं वै चन्दनेषु च ।। वृक्षशाखासु रम्यासु नवमेघेषु वस्तुषु
maṇīṃdreṣu ca hāreṣu kṣīraṃ vai candaneṣu ca || vṛkṣaśākhāsu ramyāsu navamegheṣu vastuṣu
and in the best of gems and in necklaces, in milk indeed and in sandal, in the lovely branches of trees, in fresh clouds, in (all) things.
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BvP 2 35.25
वैकुण्ठे पूजिता साऽऽदौ देवी नारायणेन च ।। द्वितीये ब्रह्मणा भक्त्या तृतीये शङ्करेण च
vaikuṇṭhe pūjitā sā''dau devī nārāyaṇena ca || dvitīye brahmaṇā bhaktyā tṛtīye śaṅkareṇa ca
That Goddess was worshipped in Vaikuṇṭha first by Nārāyaṇa, second by Brahmā with devotion, third by Śaṅkara,
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BvP 2 35.26
विष्णुना पूजिता सा च क्षीरोदे भारते मुने ।। स्वायम्भुवेन मनुना मानवेन्द्रैश्च सर्वतः
viṣṇunā pūjitā sā ca kṣīrode bhārate mune || svāyambhuvena manunā mānavendraiśca sarvataḥ
and she was worshipped by Viṣṇu in the Ocean of Milk, and in Bhārata, O sage, by Svāyambhuva Manu and by the lords of men everywhere,
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BvP 2 35.27
ऋषीन्द्रैश्च मुनीन्द्रैश्च सद्भिश्च गृहिभिर्भवेत् ।। गन्धर्वाद्यैश्च नागाद्यैः पातालेषु च पूजिता
ṛṣīndraiśca munīndraiśca sadbhiśca gṛhibhirbhavet || gandharvādyaiśca nāgādyaiḥ pātāleṣu ca pūjitā
and by the chief seers and the chief sages and by good householders (her worship) takes place; and she is worshipped by the gandharvas and others, and by the nāgas and others in the netherworlds.
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BvP 2 35.28
शुक्लाष्टम्यां भाद्रपदे पूजा वै ब्रह्मणा कृता ।। भक्त्या च पक्षपर्यन्तं त्रिषु लोकेषु नारद
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ bhādrapade pūjā vai brahmaṇā kṛtā || bhaktyā ca pakṣaparyantaṃ triṣu lokeṣu nārada
On the eighth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhādrapada the worship was performed by Brahmā, and with devotion for a full fortnight, in the three worlds, O Nārada.
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BvP 2 35.29
चैत्रे पौषे च भाद्रे च पुण्ये मङ्गलवासरे ।। विष्णुना निर्मिता पूजा त्रिषु लोकेषु भक्तितः
caitre pauṣe ca bhādre ca puṇye maṅgalavāsare || viṣṇunā nirmitā pūjā triṣu lokeṣu bhaktitaḥ
In Caitra, in Pauṣa and in Bhādra, on an auspicious Tuesday, the worship was instituted by Viṣṇu with devotion in the three worlds.
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BvP 2 35.31
राज्ञा संपूजिता सा वै मङ्गलेनैव मङ्गला।। केदारेणैव नीलेन नलेन सुबलेन च
rājñā saṃpūjitā sā vai maṅgalenaiva maṅgalā|| kedāreṇaiva nīlena nalena subalena ca
That auspicious goddess was duly worshipped by King Maṅgala himself, and by Kedāra, by Nīla, by Nala and by Subala.
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BvP 2 35.32
ध्रुवेणौत्तानपादेन शक्रेण बलिना तथा ।। कश्यपेन च दक्षेण मनुना च विवस्वता
dhruveṇauttānapādena śakreṇa balinā tathā || kaśyapena ca dakṣeṇa manunā ca vivasvatā
By Dhruva son of Uttānapāda, by Śakra, and likewise by Bali, by Kaśyapa, by Dakṣa, and by Manu Vaivasvata,
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BvP 2 35.33
प्रियव्रतेन चन्द्रेण कुबेरेणैव वायुना ।। यमेन वह्निना चैव वरुणेनैव पूजिता
priyavratena candreṇa kubereṇaiva vāyunā || yamena vahninā caiva varuṇenaiva pūjitā
by Priyavrata, by Candra, by Kubera, by Vāyu, by Yama, by Agni, and by Varuṇa she was worshipped.
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BvP 2 35.34
एवं सर्वत्र सर्वैश्च वन्दिता पूजिता सदा ।। सर्वैश्वर्य्याधिदेवी सा सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी
evaṃ sarvatra sarvaiśca vanditā pūjitā sadā || sarvaiśvaryyādhidevī sā sarvasampatsvarūpiṇī
Thus everywhere and by all she is always saluted and worshipped—she, the presiding goddess of all lordship, whose very form is all wealth.
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