Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 4
BvP 2 4.1
नारद उवाच ।। श्रुतं सर्वमपूर्वं च त्वत्प्रसादात्सुधोपमम् ।। अधुना प्रकृतीनां च व्यासं वर्णय भो प्रभो
nārada uvāca || śrutaṃ sarvamapūrvaṃ ca tvatprasādātsudhopamam || adhunā prakṛtīnāṃ ca vyāsaṃ varṇaya bho prabho
Nārada said: All has been heard, unprecedented and like nectar, by your grace. Now, O lord, describe the classification of the primordial goddesses (prakṛtis).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.2
कस्याः पूजा कृता केन कथं मर्त्ये प्रका शिता ।। केन वा पूजिता का वा केन का वा स्तुता मुने दुर्गायाश्चैव राधाया विस्तीर्णं चरितं महत् ।। तच्च पश्चात्प्रवक्ष्यामि संक्षेपात्क्रमतः शृणु त्वं भद्रे गच्छ वैकुण्ठं तव भद्रं भविष्यति ।। पतिं तमीश्वरं कृत्वा मोदस्व सुचिरं सुखम् सर्वे देवाश्च मनवो नृपा वा मानवादयः ।। बभूव पूजिता नित्या सर्वलोकैः सरस्वती स्वस्तिकं शर्करां शुक्लधान्यस्याक्षतमक्षतम्।। अस्विन्नशुक्लधान्यस्य पृथुकं शुक्लमोदकम् येषां स्यादिष्टदेवीयं तेषां नित्यं शुभं मुने ।। विद्यारम्भे च सर्वेषां वर्षान्ते पञ्चमीदिने भृगुरुवाच ।। ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ ब्रह्म ज्ञानविशारद ।। सर्वज्ञ सर्वजनक सर्वपूजकपूजित ऋष्यशृङ्गो भरद्वाजश्चास्तीको देवलस्तथा ।। जैगीषव्योऽथ जाबालि यद्धृत्वा सर्व पूजितः ॐ सर्वकण्ठवासिन्यै स्वाहा प्राच्यां सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं जिह्वाप्रवासिन्यै स्वाहाऽग्नि दिशि रक्षतु महावाग्मी कवीन्द्रश्च त्रैलोक्यविजयी भवेत् ।। शक्नोति सर्वं जेतुं स कवचस्य प्रभावतः
kasyāḥ pūjā kṛtā kena kathaṃ martye prakā śitā || kena vā pūjitā kā vā kena kā vā stutā mune durgāyāścaiva rādhāyā vistīrṇaṃ caritaṃ mahat || tacca paścātpravakṣyāmi saṃkṣepātkramataḥ śṛṇu tvaṃ bhadre gaccha vaikuṇṭhaṃ tava bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati || patiṃ tamīśvaraṃ kṛtvā modasva suciraṃ sukham sarve devāśca manavo nṛpā vā mānavādayaḥ || babhūva pūjitā nityā sarvalokaiḥ sarasvatī svastikaṃ śarkarāṃ śukladhānyasyākṣatamakṣatam|| asvinnaśukladhānyasya pṛthukaṃ śuklamodakam yeṣāṃ syādiṣṭadevīyaṃ teṣāṃ nityaṃ śubhaṃ mune || vidyārambhe ca sarveṣāṃ varṣānte pañcamīdine bhṛguruvāca || brahmanbrahmavidāṃ śreṣṭha brahma jñānaviśārada || sarvajña sarvajanaka sarvapūjakapūjita ṛṣyaśṛṅgo bharadvājaścāstīko devalastathā || jaigīṣavyo'tha jābāli yaddhṛtvā sarva pūjitaḥ oṃ sarvakaṇṭhavāsinyai svāhā prācyāṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ jihvāpravāsinyai svāhā'gni diśi rakṣatu mahāvāgmī kavīndraśca trailokyavijayī bhavet || śaknoti sarvaṃ jetuṃ sa kavacasya prabhāvataḥ
Whose worship was performed by whom, how was it made known in the mortal world? By whom was which (goddess) worshipped, and by whom was which praised, O sage? — Extensive and great is the story of Durgā and of Rādhā; that I shall tell afterwards; hear it in order, in brief. — Go, good lady, to Vaikuṇṭha; it will be well with you; making that Lord your husband, rejoice in happiness for a very long time. — All the gods, and the Manus, and kings, and men and the rest — Sarasvatī came to be worshipped constantly by all the worlds. — A svastika, sugar, unbroken grains of white rice unbruised, flattened rice of unboiled white grain, white sweetmeats: for those whose chosen deity she is, there is constant good fortune, O sage — for all, at the beginning of learning, and at the year's end on the fifth day. — Bhṛgu said: O Brahman, best of the knowers of Brahman, expert in the knowledge of Brahman, all-knowing, father of all, worshipped by all worshippers — Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Bharadvāja, Āstīka, and Devala, and Jaigīṣavya, and Jābāli: holding which (armour) each was worshipped by all. — Oṃ, to her who dwells in every throat, svāhā: may she always protect (me) in the east. Oṃ hrīṃ, to her who dwells forth in the tongue, svāhā: may she guard in the direction of fire (southeast). — He becomes greatly eloquent, a chief of poets, and a conqueror of the three worlds; he is able to conquer everything, by the power of the armour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 4.3
कवचं स्तोत्रकं ध्यानं प्रभावं चरितं शुभम् ।। काभिः काभ्यो वरो दत्तस्तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
kavacaṃ stotrakaṃ dhyānaṃ prabhāvaṃ caritaṃ śubham || kābhiḥ kābhyo varo dattastanme vyākhyātumarhasi
The armour (kavaca), the hymn, the meditation, the power, the auspicious story — by which (goddesses) and to which (devotees) was a boon given? That you ought to explain to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.4
नारायण उवाच ।। गणेशजननी दुर्गा राधा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती ।। सावित्री वै सृष्टिविधौ प्रकृतिः पञ्चधा स्मृता
nārāyaṇa uvāca || gaṇeśajananī durgā rādhā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī || sāvitrī vai sṛṣṭividhau prakṛtiḥ pañcadhā smṛtā
Nārāyaṇa said: Durgā the mother of Gaṇeśa, Rādhā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, and Sāvitrī — in the process of creation the Prakṛti is recorded as fivefold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.5
आसीत्पूज्या प्रसिद्धा च प्रभावः परमाद्भुतः ।। सुधोपमं च चरितं सर्वमङ्गलकारणम्
āsītpūjyā prasiddhā ca prabhāvaḥ paramādbhutaḥ || sudhopamaṃ ca caritaṃ sarvamaṅgalakāraṇam
She was worshipful and renowned, and her power supremely wondrous; and her story is like nectar, the cause of every blessing.
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BvP 2 4.6
प्रकृत्यंशाः कला याश्च तासां च चरितं शुभम् ।। सर्वं वक्ष्यामि ते ब्रह्मन्सावधानं निशामय
prakṛtyaṃśāḥ kalā yāśca tāsāṃ ca caritaṃ śubham || sarvaṃ vakṣyāmi te brahmansāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya
And those who are portions and part-portions of Prakṛti — their auspicious story too: all this I shall tell you, O Brahman; listen attentively.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.7
वाणी वसुन्धरा गङ्गा षष्ठी मङ्गलच ण्डिका ।। तुलसी मानसी निद्रा स्वधा स्वाहा च दक्षिणा
vāṇī vasundharā gaṅgā ṣaṣṭhī maṅgalaca ṇḍikā || tulasī mānasī nidrā svadhā svāhā ca dakṣiṇā
Vāṇī, Vasundharā, Gaṅgā, Ṣaṣṭhī, Maṅgalacaṇḍikā, Tulasī, Mānasī, Nidrā, Svadhā, Svāhā, and Dakṣiṇā —
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BvP 2 4.8
तेजसा मत्समास्ताश्च रूपेण च गुणेन च
tejasā matsamāstāśca rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca
and these are equal to me in splendour, and in form, and in quality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.9
संक्षेपमासां चरितं पुण्यदं अतिसुन्दरम् ।। जीवकर्मविपाकं च तच्च वक्ष्यामि सुन्दरम्
saṃkṣepamāsāṃ caritaṃ puṇyadaṃ atisundaram || jīvakarmavipākaṃ ca tacca vakṣyāmi sundaram
In brief, their story is merit-giving and exceedingly beautiful; and the ripening of the deeds of living beings — that too, beautiful, I shall tell.
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BvP 2 4.11
आदौ सरस्वतीपूजा श्रीकृष्णेन विनिर्मिता ।। यत्प्रसादान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ मूर्खो भवति पण्डितः
ādau sarasvatīpūjā śrīkṛṣṇena vinirmitā || yatprasādānmuniśreṣṭha mūrkho bhavati paṇḍitaḥ
In the beginning the worship of Sarasvatī was instituted by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, by whose grace, O best of sages, a fool becomes learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.12
आविर्भूता यदा देवी वक्त्रतः कृष्णयोषितः ।। इयेष कृष्णं कामेन कामुकी कामरूपिणी
āvirbhūtā yadā devī vaktrataḥ kṛṣṇayoṣitaḥ || iyeṣa kṛṣṇaṃ kāmena kāmukī kāmarūpiṇī
When the goddess became manifest from the mouth of Kṛṣṇa's consort, she, amorous and of lovely form, desired Kṛṣṇa with passion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.13
स च विज्ञाय तद्भावं सर्वज्ञः सर्वमातरम् ।। तामुवाच हितं सत्यं परिणामसुखावहम्
sa ca vijñāya tadbhāvaṃ sarvajñaḥ sarvamātaram || tāmuvāca hitaṃ satyaṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham
And he, the all-knowing, perceiving her state of mind, spoke to her, the mother of all, what was beneficial and true and brought happiness in the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.14
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। भज नारायणं साध्वि मदंशं च चतुर्भुजम् ।। युवानं सुन्दरं सर्वगुणयुक्तं च मत्समम्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || bhaja nārāyaṇaṃ sādhvi madaṃśaṃ ca caturbhujam || yuvānaṃ sundaraṃ sarvaguṇayuktaṃ ca matsamam
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Worship Nārāyaṇa, virtuous lady, my portion, four-armed, youthful, handsome, endowed with all qualities, and equal to me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.15
कामदं कामिनीनां च तासां तं कामपूरकम् ।। कोटिकन्द र्पलावण्यं लीलान्यक्कृतमन्मथम्
kāmadaṃ kāminīnāṃ ca tāsāṃ taṃ kāmapūrakam || koṭikanda rpalāvaṇyaṃ līlānyakkṛtamanmatham
the giver of desire to loving women and the fulfiller of their desire, having the loveliness of ten million Kandarpas, whose play has surpassed Manmatha (the god of love).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.16
कान्ते कान्तं च मां कृत्वा यदि स्थातुमिहेच्छसि ।। त्वत्तो बलवती राधा न ते भद्रं भविष्यति
kānte kāntaṃ ca māṃ kṛtvā yadi sthātumihecchasi || tvatto balavatī rādhā na te bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati
Beloved, if you wish to remain here having made me your lover, Rādhā is stronger than you: it will not go well for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.17
यो यस्माद्बलवान्वाऽपि ततोऽन्यं रक्षितुं क्षमः ।। कथं परान्साधयति यदि स्वयमनीश्वरः
yo yasmādbalavānvā'pi tato'nyaṃ rakṣituṃ kṣamaḥ || kathaṃ parānsādhayati yadi svayamanīśvaraḥ
He who is stronger than another is able to protect someone other than him; how can one accomplish (things) for others if he himself has no power?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.18
सर्वेशस्सर्वशास्ताऽहं राधां राधितुमक्षमः ।। तेजसा मत्समा सा च रूपेण च गुणेन च
sarveśassarvaśāstā'haṃ rādhāṃ rādhitumakṣamaḥ || tejasā matsamā sā ca rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca
I am the lord of all, the ruler of all, (yet) I am unable to prevail upon Rādhā; for she is my equal in splendour, in beauty, and in excellence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.19
प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं च कः क्षमः ।। प्राणतोऽपि प्रियः कुत्र केषां वाऽस्ति च कश्चन
prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ ca kaḥ kṣamaḥ || prāṇato'pi priyaḥ kutra keṣāṃ vā'sti ca kaścana
She is the goddess who presides over (my) life-breath, and who is able to give up his life-breath? Where, and for whom, is there anyone dearer than life itself?
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BvP 2 4.21
विवर्जिता लोभमोहकामकोपेन हिंसया ।। तेजसा त्वत्समा लक्ष्मी रूपेण च गुणेन च
vivarjitā lobhamohakāmakopena hiṃsayā || tejasā tvatsamā lakṣmī rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca
Lakṣmī is free of greed, delusion, desire, anger and cruelty; she is your equal in splendour, in beauty, and in excellence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.22
तया सार्द्धं भव प्रीत्या सुखं कालं प्रयास्यति ।। गौरवं चापि तत्तुल्यं करिष्यति पतिर्द्वयोः
tayā sārddhaṃ bhava prītyā sukhaṃ kālaṃ prayāsyati || gauravaṃ cāpi tattulyaṃ kariṣyati patirdvayoḥ
Be with her in affection; the time will pass pleasantly. And (your) husband will show the two (of you) equal honour.
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BvP 2 4.23
प्रतिविश्वेषु ते पूजां महतीं ते मुदाऽन्विताः ।। माघस्य शुक्लपञ्चम्यां विद्यारम्भेषु सुन्दरि
prativiśveṣu te pūjāṃ mahatīṃ te mudā'nvitāḥ || māghasya śuklapañcamyāṃ vidyārambheṣu sundari
In every universe, filled with joy, they will perform great worship of you, on the fifth of the bright fortnight of Māgha and at the commencement of studies, O lovely one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.24
मानवा मनवो देवा मुनीन्द्राश्च मुमुक्षवः ।। सन्तश्च योगिनः सिद्धा नागगन्धर्वकिंनराः
mānavā manavo devā munīndrāśca mumukṣavaḥ || santaśca yoginaḥ siddhā nāgagandharvakiṃnarāḥ
Men, Manus, gods, and the chief sages, seekers of liberation, the good, yogins, siddhas, nāgas, gandharvas and kiṃnaras,
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BvP 2 4.25
मद्वरेण करिष्यन्ति कल्पे कल्पे यथाविधि ।। भक्तियुक्ताश्च दत्त्वा वै चोपचारांश्च षोडश
madvareṇa kariṣyanti kalpe kalpe yathāvidhi || bhaktiyuktāśca dattvā vai copacārāṃśca ṣoḍaśa
—by my boon they will do so, in kalpa after kalpa, according to rule, filled with devotion, presenting the sixteen articles of service,
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BvP 2 4.26
काण्वशाखोक्तविधिना ध्यानेन स्तवनेन च ।। जितेन्द्रियाः संयताश्च पुस्तकेषु घटेऽपि च
kāṇvaśākhoktavidhinā dhyānena stavanena ca || jitendriyāḥ saṃyatāśca pustakeṣu ghaṭe'pi ca
by the procedure stated in the Kāṇva branch (of the Veda), with meditation and with praise, their senses conquered and themselves restrained, (worshipping you) in books and also in the water-jar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.27
कृत्वा सुवर्णगुटिकां गन्धचन्दन चर्च्चिताम् ।। कवचं ते ग्रहीष्यन्ति कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे भुजे
kṛtvā suvarṇaguṭikāṃ gandhacandana carccitām || kavacaṃ te grahīṣyanti kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bhuje
Making a golden pellet smeared with fragrant sandal paste, they will take up your protective charm (kavaca) on the neck or on the right arm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.28
पठिष्यन्ति च विद्वांसः पूजाकाले च पूजिते ।। इत्युक्त्वा पूजयामास तां देवीं सर्वपूजितः
paṭhiṣyanti ca vidvāṃsaḥ pūjākāle ca pūjite || ityuktvā pūjayāmāsa tāṃ devīṃ sarvapūjitaḥ
And the learned will recite (it) at the time of worship, when you are worshipped. Having said this, he who is worshipped by all worshipped that goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.29
ततस्तत्पूजनं चक्रुर्ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ।। अनन्तश्चापि धर्मश्च मुनीन्द्राः सनकादयः
tatastatpūjanaṃ cakrurbrahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ || anantaścāpi dharmaśca munīndrāḥ sanakādayaḥ
Then Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara performed her worship, and also Ananta and Dharma, and the chief sages Sanaka and the rest.
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BvP 2 4.31
नारद उवाच ।। पूजाविधानं स्तवनं ध्यानं कवचमीप्सितम् ।। पूजोपयुक्तं नैवेद्यं पुष्पं वा चन्दनादिकम्
nārada uvāca || pūjāvidhānaṃ stavanaṃ dhyānaṃ kavacamīpsitam || pūjopayuktaṃ naivedyaṃ puṣpaṃ vā candanādikam
Nārada said: The rule of worship, the hymn of praise, the meditation, the desired protective charm, the food-offering used in worship, or the flowers, sandal paste and the rest—
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BvP 2 4.32
वद वेदविदां श्रेष्ठ श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ।। वर्द्धते साम्प्रतं शश्वत्किमिदं श्रुतिसुन्दरम्
vada vedavidāṃ śreṣṭha śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || varddhate sāmprataṃ śaśvatkimidaṃ śrutisundaram
—tell (me), best of those who know the Veda; my eagerness to hear grows now unceasingly. What is this, so lovely to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.33
नारायण उवाच ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि काण्वशाखोक्तपद्धतिम् ।। जगन्मातुः सरस्वत्याः पूजाविधिसमन्विताम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi kāṇvaśākhoktapaddhatim || jaganmātuḥ sarasvatyāḥ pūjāvidhisamanvitām
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell you the manual stated in the Kāṇva branch, together with the rule for the worship of the mother of the world, Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.34
माघस्य शुक्लपञ्चम्यां विद्यारम्भदिनेऽपि च।। पूर्वेऽह्नि संयमं कृत्वा तत्र स्यात्संयतः शुचिः
māghasya śuklapañcamyāṃ vidyārambhadine'pi ca|| pūrve'hni saṃyamaṃ kṛtvā tatra syātsaṃyataḥ śuciḥ
On the fifth of the bright fortnight of Māgha, and also on the day of beginning studies—having practised restraint on the preceding day, one should be therein restrained and pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.35
स्नात्वा नित्यक्रियां कृत्वा घटं संस्थाप्य भक्तितः।। संपूज्य देवषट्कं च नैवेद्यादिभिरेव च
snātvā nityakriyāṃ kṛtvā ghaṭaṃ saṃsthāpya bhaktitaḥ|| saṃpūjya devaṣaṭkaṃ ca naivedyādibhireva ca
Having bathed and performed the daily rites, having set up the water-jar with devotion, and having duly worshipped the set of six gods with food-offerings and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.36
गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं विष्णुं शिवं शिवाम्।। संपूज्य संयतोऽग्रे च ततोऽभीष्टं प्रपूजयेत्
gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ śivām|| saṃpūjya saṃyato'gre ca tato'bhīṣṭaṃ prapūjayet
having first worshipped Gaṇeśa, the sun, fire, Viṣṇu, Śiva and Śivā, restrained, he should then worship his chosen deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.37
ध्यानेन वक्ष्यमाणेन ध्यात्वा बाह्यघटे बुधः ।। ध्यात्वा पुनः षोडशोपचारैस्तां पूजयेद्व्रती
dhyānena vakṣyamāṇena dhyātvā bāhyaghaṭe budhaḥ || dhyātvā punaḥ ṣoḍaśopacāraistāṃ pūjayedvratī
The wise man, having meditated with the meditation to be stated, in the outer jar; and having meditated again, the votary should worship her with the sixteen articles of service.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.38
पूजोपयुक्तं नैवेद्यं यद्यद्वेदे निरूपितम् ।। वक्ष्यामि साम्प्रतं किञ्चिद्यथाऽधीतं यथाऽऽगमम्
pūjopayuktaṃ naivedyaṃ yadyadvede nirūpitam || vakṣyāmi sāmprataṃ kiñcidyathā'dhītaṃ yathā''gamam
Whatever food-offering used in worship has been laid down in the Veda—I shall now tell some of it, as I have studied it and as it has come down by tradition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.39
नवनीतं दधि क्षीरं लाजांश्च तिललड्डुकान् ।। इक्षुमिक्षुरसं शुक्लवर्णं पक्वगुडं मधु
navanītaṃ dadhi kṣīraṃ lājāṃśca tilalaḍḍukān || ikṣumikṣurasaṃ śuklavarṇaṃ pakvaguḍaṃ madhu
Fresh butter, curds, milk, parched grain and sesame-balls; sugarcane, sugarcane juice, white-coloured cooked molasses, honey;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.41
घृतसैन्धवसंस्कारैर्हविष्यैर्व्यञ्जनैस्तथा ।। यवगोधूमचूर्णानां पिष्टकं घृतसंस्कृ तम्
ghṛtasaindhavasaṃskārairhaviṣyairvyañjanaistathā || yavagodhūmacūrṇānāṃ piṣṭakaṃ ghṛtasaṃskṛ tam
With preparations of ghee and rock-salt, with foods fit for oblation and with condiments; and a cake of barley- and wheat-flour dressed with ghee;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.42
पिष्टकं स्वस्तिकस्यापि पक्वरम्भाफलस्य च ।। परमान्नं च सघृतं मिष्टान्नं च सुधोपमम्
piṣṭakaṃ svastikasyāpi pakvarambhāphalasya ca || paramānnaṃ ca saghṛtaṃ miṣṭānnaṃ ca sudhopamam
Also a cake of svastika (a kind of wheat/cake), and one of ripe plantain fruit; and rice-pudding with ghee, and sweet food resembling nectar;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.43
नारिकेलं तदुदकं केशरं मूलमार्द्रकम् ।। पक्वरम्भाफलं चारु श्रीफलं बदरीफलम् ।। कालदेशोद्भवं पक्वफलं शुक्लं सुसंस्कृतम्
nārikelaṃ tadudakaṃ keśaraṃ mūlamārdrakam || pakvarambhāphalaṃ cāru śrīphalaṃ badarīphalam || kāladeśodbhavaṃ pakvaphalaṃ śuklaṃ susaṃskṛtam
Coconut and its water, saffron, and fresh ginger root; the fine ripe plantain fruit, the bilva fruit, the jujube fruit; and ripe fruit produced in that season and region, white and well prepared;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.44
सुगन्धि शुक्लपुष्पं च गन्धाढ्यं शुक्लचन्दनम् ।। नवीनं शुक्लवस्त्रं च शङ्खं च सुमनोहरम् ।। माल्यं च शुक्लपुष्पाणां मुक्ताहीरादिभूषणम् ।।।
sugandhi śuklapuṣpaṃ ca gandhāḍhyaṃ śuklacandanam || navīnaṃ śuklavastraṃ ca śaṅkhaṃ ca sumanoharam || mālyaṃ ca śuklapuṣpāṇāṃ muktāhīrādibhūṣaṇam |||
And a fragrant white flower, and white sandal rich in scent; and a new white garment, and a very lovely conch; and a garland of white flowers, and ornaments of pearls, diamonds and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.45
यद्दृष्टं च श्रुतौ ध्यानं प्रशस्तं श्रुतिसुन्दरम् ।। तन्निबोध महाभाग भ्रमभञ्जनकारणम्
yaddṛṣṭaṃ ca śrutau dhyānaṃ praśastaṃ śrutisundaram || tannibodha mahābhāga bhramabhañjanakāraṇam
And the meditation that is seen (taught) in the scripture, praised and lovely to hear — learn that, O greatly blessed one, which is the cause of the breaking of delusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.46
सरस्वतीं शुक्लवर्णां सस्मितां सुमनोहराम् ।। कोटिचन्द्रप्रभाजुष्टपुष्टश्रीयुक्तविग्रहाम्
sarasvatīṃ śuklavarṇāṃ sasmitāṃ sumanoharām || koṭicandraprabhājuṣṭapuṣṭaśrīyuktavigrahām
(I worship) Sarasvatī, white in colour, smiling, most charming, whose body is endowed with abundant beauty possessed of the radiance of ten million moons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.47
वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां सस्मितां सुमनोहराम् ।। रत्नसारेन्द्र खचितवरभूषणभूषिताम्
vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ sasmitāṃ sumanoharām || ratnasārendra khacitavarabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
Clothed in a garment purified by fire, smiling, most charming, adorned with excellent ornaments studded with the choicest of gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.48
सुपूजितां सुरगणैर्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादिभिः ।। वन्दे भक्त्या वन्दिता तां मुनीन्द्रमनुमानवैः
supūjitāṃ suragaṇairbrahmaviṣṇuśivādibhiḥ || vande bhaktyā vanditā tāṃ munīndramanumānavaiḥ
Well worshipped by the hosts of gods, by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and others — her I salute with devotion, her who is saluted by the chief of sages and by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 4.49
एवं ध्यात्वा च मूलेन सर्वं दत्त्वा विचक्षणः ।। संस्तूय कवचं धृत्वा प्रणमेद्दण्डवद्भुवि
evaṃ dhyātvā ca mūlena sarvaṃ dattvā vicakṣaṇaḥ || saṃstūya kavacaṃ dhṛtvā praṇameddaṇḍavadbhuvi
Having thus meditated, and having offered everything with the root-mantra, the wise man, having praised (her) and having borne the armour(-hymn), should bow down on the ground like a staff.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.51
सर्वोपयुक्तमूलं च वैदिकाष्टाक्षरः परः ।। येषां यदुपदेशो वा तेषां तन्मूलमेव च ।। सरस्वती चतुर्थ्यन्तो वह्निजायान्त एव च
sarvopayuktamūlaṃ ca vaidikāṣṭākṣaraḥ paraḥ || yeṣāṃ yadupadeśo vā teṣāṃ tanmūlameva ca || sarasvatī caturthyanto vahnijāyānta eva ca
And the root-mantra used for everything is the supreme Vedic one of eight syllables; or, for those to whom some (other) instruction has been given, that is their root-mantra. (It is) "Sarasvatī" ending in the fourth case, with the fire's wife (svāhā) at the end,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.52
श्रीं ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै स्वाहा ।। लक्ष्मीमायादिकं चैव मन्त्रोऽयं कल्पपादपः
śrīṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāhā || lakṣmīmāyādikaṃ caiva mantro'yaṃ kalpapādapaḥ
"śrīṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāhā" — with Lakṣmī (śrīṃ) and Māyā (hrīṃ) at the beginning; this mantra is a wish-fulfilling tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.53
पुरा नारायणश्चेमं वाल्मीकाय कृपानिधिः ।। प्रददौ जाह्नवीतीरे पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते
purā nārāyaṇaścemaṃ vālmīkāya kṛpānidhiḥ || pradadau jāhnavītīre puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate
Long ago Nārāyaṇa, the treasury of compassion, gave this to Vālmīki on the bank of the Ganges, in a holy place in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.54
भृगुर्ददौ च शुक्राय पुष्करे सूर्य्यपर्वणि ।। चन्द्रपर्वणि मारीचो ददौ वाक्पतये मुदा
bhṛgurdadau ca śukrāya puṣkare sūryyaparvaṇi || candraparvaṇi mārīco dadau vākpataye mudā
And Bhṛgu gave it to Śukra at Puṣkara at a solar (eclipse) conjunction; at a lunar conjunction Mārīca gave it gladly to the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.55
भृगवे च ददौ तुष्टो ब्रह्मा बदरिकाश्रमे ।। आस्तीकाय जरत्कारुर्ददौ क्षीरोदसन्निधौ ।। विभाण्डको ददौ मेरावृष्यशृङ्गाय धीमते
bhṛgave ca dadau tuṣṭo brahmā badarikāśrame || āstīkāya jaratkārurdadau kṣīrodasannidhau || vibhāṇḍako dadau merāvṛṣyaśṛṅgāya dhīmate
And Brahmā, pleased, gave it to Bhṛgu at the Badarikā hermitage; Jaratkāru gave it to Āstīka near the Ocean of Milk; Vibhāṇḍaka gave it on Meru to the wise Ṛṣyaśṛṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.56
शिवः कणादमुनये गौतमाय ददौ मुने ।। सूर्य्यश्च याज्ञवल्क्याय तथा कात्यायनाय च
śivaḥ kaṇādamunaye gautamāya dadau mune || sūryyaśca yājñavalkyāya tathā kātyāyanāya ca
Śiva gave it to the sage Kaṇāda and to Gautama, O sage; and the Sun to Yājñavalkya and likewise to Kātyāyana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.57
शेषः पाणिनये चैव भरद्वाजाय धीमते ।। ददौ शाकटायनाय सुतले बलिसंसदि
śeṣaḥ pāṇinaye caiva bharadvājāya dhīmate || dadau śākaṭāyanāya sutale balisaṃsadi
And Śeṣa (gave it) to Pāṇini and to the wise Bharadvāja; he gave it to Śākaṭāyana in Sutala, in the assembly of Bali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.58
चतुर्लक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम् ।। यदि स्यात्सिद्धमन्त्रो हि बृहस्पतिसमो भवेत्
caturlakṣajapenaiva mantrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām || yadi syātsiddhamantro hi bṛhaspatisamo bhavet
By merely four hundred thousand repetitions the mantra's success comes to men; if one has the mantra perfected, he becomes equal to Bṛhaspati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.59
कवचं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र यद्दत्तं विधिना पुरा ।। विश्वश्रेष्ठं विश्वजयं भृगवे गन्धमादने
kavacaṃ śṛṇu viprendra yaddattaṃ vidhinā purā || viśvaśreṣṭhaṃ viśvajayaṃ bhṛgave gandhamādane
Hear the armour(-hymn), O best of brahmins, which was given duly long ago — best in the world, world-conquering — to Bhṛgu on Gandhamādana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.61
सरस्वत्याश्च कवचं ब्रूहि विश्वजयं प्रभो ।। अयातयाममन्त्राणां समूहो यत्र संयुतः
sarasvatyāśca kavacaṃ brūhi viśvajayaṃ prabho || ayātayāmamantrāṇāṃ samūho yatra saṃyutaḥ
"Tell, O lord, the world-conquering armour of Sarasvatī, wherein is joined together the collection of mantras whose power is unspent."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.62
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि कवचं सर्वकामदम् ।। श्रुतिसारं श्रुतिसुखं श्रुत्युक्तं श्रुतिपूजितम्
brahmovāca || śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi kavacaṃ sarvakāmadam || śrutisāraṃ śrutisukhaṃ śrutyuktaṃ śrutipūjitam
Brahmā said: Listen, child, I shall declare the armour that grants all desires — the essence of the Veda, the delight of the Veda, spoken in the Veda, honoured by the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.63
उक्तं कृष्णेन गोलोके मह्यं वृन्दावने वने ।। रासेश्वरेण विभुना रासे वै रासमण्डले
uktaṃ kṛṣṇena goloke mahyaṃ vṛndāvane vane || rāseśvareṇa vibhunā rāse vai rāsamaṇḍale
It was spoken to me by Kṛṣṇa in Goloka, in the Vṛndāvana wood, by the mighty Lord of the rāsa, in the rāsa, in the rāsa circle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.64
अतीव गोपनीयं च कल्पवृक्षसमं परम् ।। अश्रुताद्भुतमन्त्राणां समूहैश्च समन्वितम्
atīva gopanīyaṃ ca kalpavṛkṣasamaṃ param || aśrutādbhutamantrāṇāṃ samūhaiśca samanvitam
It is to be kept most secret, supreme, equal to the wish-granting tree, and furnished with collections of wondrous mantras never (before) heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.65
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्ब्रह्मन्बुद्धिमांश्च बृहस्पतिः ।। यद्धृत्वा भगवाञ्छुक्रः सर्वदैत्येषु पूजितः
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādbrahmanbuddhimāṃśca bṛhaspatiḥ || yaddhṛtvā bhagavāñchukraḥ sarvadaityeṣu pūjitaḥ
By bearing and reciting which, O brahmin, Bṛhaspati became possessed of intelligence; by bearing which the lord Śukra is honoured among all the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.66
पठनाद्धारणाद्वाग्ग्मी कवीन्द्रो वाल्मिकी मुनिः ।। स्वायम्भुवो मनुश्चैव यद्धृत्वा सर्वपूजितः
paṭhanāddhāraṇādvāggmī kavīndro vālmikī muniḥ || svāyambhuvo manuścaiva yaddhṛtvā sarvapūjitaḥ
By reciting and bearing (it) the sage Vālmīki became eloquent, a chief of poets; and Manu Svāyambhuva too, by bearing it, became honoured by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.67
कणादो गौतमः कण्वः पाणिनिः शाकटायनः ।। ग्रन्थं चकार यद्धृत्वा दक्षः कात्यायनः स्वयम्
kaṇādo gautamaḥ kaṇvaḥ pāṇiniḥ śākaṭāyanaḥ || granthaṃ cakāra yaddhṛtvā dakṣaḥ kātyāyanaḥ svayam
Kaṇāda, Gautama, Kaṇva, Pāṇini, Śākaṭāyana, and Dakṣa, and Kātyāyana himself — by bearing which each composed his treatise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.68
धृत्वा वेदविभागं च पुराणान्यखिलानि च ।। चकार लीलामात्रेण कृष्णद्वैपायनः स्वयम्
dhṛtvā vedavibhāgaṃ ca purāṇānyakhilāni ca || cakāra līlāmātreṇa kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ svayam
Bearing (it), Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana himself made the division of the Vedas and all the Purāṇas by mere play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.69
शातातपश्च संवर्त्तो वसिष्ठश्च पराशरः ।। यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्ग्रन्थं याज्ञवल्क्यश्चकार सः
śātātapaśca saṃvartto vasiṣṭhaśca parāśaraḥ || yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādgranthaṃ yājñavalkyaścakāra saḥ
And Śātātapa, Saṃvarta, Vasiṣṭha and Parāśara — and Yājñavalkya composed his treatise by bearing and reciting which.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.71
कवचस्यास्य विप्रेन्द्र ऋषिरेष प्रजापतिः ।। स्वयं बृहस्पतिश्छन्दो देवो रासेश्वरः प्रभुः
kavacasyāsya viprendra ṛṣireṣa prajāpatiḥ || svayaṃ bṛhaspatiśchando devo rāseśvaraḥ prabhuḥ
Of this armour, O best of brahmins, the seer is this Prajāpati, Bṛhaspati himself is the metre, and the deity is the mighty Lord of the rāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.72
सर्वतत्त्वपरिज्ञाने सर्वार्थेऽपि च साधने ।। कवितासु च सर्वासु विनियोगः प्रकीर्त्तितः
sarvatattvaparijñāne sarvārthe'pi ca sādhane || kavitāsu ca sarvāsu viniyogaḥ prakīrttitaḥ
Its application is declared to be for the full knowledge of all principles, for the accomplishment of every aim, and in all poetic compositions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.73
ॐ ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै स्वाहा शिरो मे पातु सर्वतः ।। श्रीं वाग्देवतायै स्वाहा भालं मे सर्वदाऽवतु
oṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāhā śiro me pātu sarvataḥ || śrīṃ vāgdevatāyai svāhā bhālaṃ me sarvadā'vatu
Oṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāhā — let it guard my head on all sides; śrīṃ vāgdevatāyai svāhā — let it always protect my forehead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.74
ॐ सरस्वत्यै स्वाहेति श्रोत्रं पातु निरन्तरम् ।। ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं भारत्यै स्वाहा नेत्रयुग्मं सदाऽवतु
oṃ sarasvatyai svāheti śrotraṃ pātu nirantaram || oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ bhāratyai svāhā netrayugmaṃ sadā'vatu
"Oṃ sarasvatyai svāhā" — let it guard the ear unceasingly; oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ bhāratyai svāhā — let it always protect the pair of eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.75
ॐ ह्रीं वाग्वादिन्यै स्वाहा नासां मे सर्वतोऽवतु ।। ह्रीं विद्याधिष्ठातृदेव्यै स्वाहा श्रोत्रं सदाऽवतु ।।
oṃ hrīṃ vāgvādinyai svāhā nāsāṃ me sarvato'vatu || hrīṃ vidyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai svāhā śrotraṃ sadā'vatu ||
Oṃ hrīṃ vāgvādinyai svāhā — let it guard my nose on every side; hrīṃ vidyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai svāhā — let it always protect the ear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.76
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं ब्राह्म्यै स्वाहेति दन्तपंक्तीः सदाऽवतु ।। ऐमित्येकाक्षरो मन्त्रो मम कण्ठं सदाऽवतु
oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ brāhmyai svāheti dantapaṃktīḥ sadā'vatu || aimityekākṣaro mantro mama kaṇṭhaṃ sadā'vatu
"Oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ brāhmyai svāhā" — let it always protect the rows of teeth; the one-syllable mantra "aiṃ" — let it always protect my throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.77
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं पातु मे ग्रीवां स्कन्धं मे श्रीं सदाऽवतु ।। श्रीं विद्याधिष्ठातृदेव्यै स्वाहा वक्षः सदाऽवतु
oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ pātu me grīvāṃ skandhaṃ me śrīṃ sadā'vatu || śrīṃ vidyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai svāhā vakṣaḥ sadā'vatu
Oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ — let it guard my neck; let śrīṃ always protect my shoulder; śrīṃ vidyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai svāhā — let it always protect the chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.78
ॐ ह्रीं विद्यास्वरूपायै स्वाहा मे पातु नाभिकाम् ।। ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं वाण्यै स्वाहेति मम पृष्ठं सदाऽवतु
oṃ hrīṃ vidyāsvarūpāyai svāhā me pātu nābhikām || oṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ vāṇyai svāheti mama pṛṣṭhaṃ sadā'vatu
Oṃ hrīṃ vidyāsvarūpāyai svāhā — let it guard my navel; "oṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ vāṇyai svāhā" — let it always protect my back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.79
ॐ सर्ववर्णात्मिकायै पादयुग्मं सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ रागाधिष्ठातृदेव्यै सर्वाङ्गं मे सदाऽवतु
oṃ sarvavarṇātmikāyai pādayugmaṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ rāgādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai sarvāṅgaṃ me sadā'vatu
Oṃ sarvavarṇātmikāyai — let it always protect the pair of feet; oṃ rāgādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai — let it always protect my whole body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.81
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं सरस्वत्यै बुधजनन्यै स्वाहा ।। सततं मन्त्रराजोऽयं दक्षिणे मां सदाऽवतु
oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ sarasvatyai budhajananyai svāhā || satataṃ mantrarājo'yaṃ dakṣiṇe māṃ sadā'vatu
Oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ sarasvatyai budhajananyai svāhā — let this king of mantras always guard me constantly on the south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.82
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं त्र्यक्षरो मन्त्रो नैर्ऋत्यां मे सदाऽवतु ।। कविजिह्वाग्रवासिन्यै स्वाहा मां वारुणेऽवतु
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ tryakṣaro mantro nairṛtyāṃ me sadā'vatu || kavijihvāgravāsinyai svāhā māṃ vāruṇe'vatu
The three-syllabled mantra oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ — let it always guard me in the south-west; "kavijihvāgravāsinyai svāhā" — let it guard me in the west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.83
ॐ सदम्बिकायै स्वाहा वायव्ये मां सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ गद्यपद्यवासिन्यै स्वाहा मामुत्तरेऽवतु
oṃ sadambikāyai svāhā vāyavye māṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ gadyapadyavāsinyai svāhā māmuttare'vatu
Oṃ sadambikāyai svāhā — let it always guard me in the north-west; oṃ gadyapadyavāsinyai svāhā — let it guard me in the north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.84
ॐ सर्वशास्त्रवासिन्यै स्वाहैशान्यां सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ सर्वपूजितायै स्वाहा चोर्ध्वं सदाऽवतु
oṃ sarvaśāstravāsinyai svāhaiśānyāṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ sarvapūjitāyai svāhā cordhvaṃ sadā'vatu
Oṃ, to her who dwells in all the scriptures, svāhā — may she always protect me in the north-east. Oṃ, to her who is worshipped by all, svāhā — and may she always protect me above.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.85
ऐं ह्रीं पुस्तकवासिन्यै स्वाहाऽधो मां सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ग्रन्थबीजरूपायै स्वाहा मां सर्वतोऽवतु
aiṃ hrīṃ pustakavāsinyai svāhā'dho māṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ granthabījarūpāyai svāhā māṃ sarvato'vatu
Aiṃ hrīṃ, to her who dwells in the book, svāhā — may she always protect me below. Oṃ, to her whose form is the seed-syllable of books, svāhā — may she protect me on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.86
इति ते कथितं विप्र सर्वमन्त्रौघविग्रहम् ।। इदं विश्वजयं नाम कवचं ब्रह्मरूपकम्
iti te kathitaṃ vipra sarvamantraughavigraham || idaṃ viśvajayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ brahmarūpakam
Thus, O brahmin, has this been told to you, (a thing) whose body is the whole flood of mantras; this armour named 'Conquest of the Universe' has Brahman for its form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.87
पुरा श्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रात्पर्वते गन्धमादने ।। तव स्नेहान्मयाऽऽख्यातं प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित्
purā śrutaṃ dharmavaktrātparvate gandhamādane || tava snehānmayā''khyātaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit
Formerly it was heard from the mouth of Dharma on Mount Gandhamādana; out of affection for you it has been declared by me — it must not be told to anyone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.88
गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्वस्त्रालङ्कार चन्दनैः ।। प्रणम्य दण्डवद्भूमौ कवचं धारयेत्सुधीः
gurumabhyarcya vidhivadvastrālaṅkāra candanaiḥ || praṇamya daṇḍavadbhūmau kavacaṃ dhārayetsudhīḥ
Having duly honoured the teacher with garments, ornaments and sandal-paste, and having bowed to the ground like a staff, the wise man should wear the armour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.89
पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव सिद्धं तु कवचं भवेत् ।। यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो बृह स्पतिसमो भवेत
pañcalakṣajapenaiva siddhaṃ tu kavacaṃ bhavet || yadi syātsiddhakavaco bṛha spatisamo bhaveta
By five hundred thousand recitations alone the armour becomes effective; if one has the armour perfected, he becomes the equal of Bṛhaspati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 4.91
इदं ते काण्वशाखोक्तं कथितं कवचं मुने।। स्तोत्रं पूजाविधानं च ध्यानं वै वन्दनं तथा
idaṃ te kāṇvaśākhoktaṃ kathitaṃ kavacaṃ mune|| stotraṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca dhyānaṃ vai vandanaṃ tathā
This armour, as declared in the Kāṇva branch (of the Veda), has been told to you, O sage, and the hymn of praise, the rules of worship, the meditation, and the salutation as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition