Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 40
BvP 2 40.1
नारद उवाच।। नारायण महाभाग समश्चैव त्वया प्रभो।। रूपेण च गुणैश्चैव यशसा तेजसा त्विषा
nārada uvāca|| nārāyaṇa mahābhāga samaścaiva tvayā prabho|| rūpeṇa ca guṇaiścaiva yaśasā tejasā tviṣā
Nārada said: O Nārāyaṇa, greatly blessed one, there is none equal to you, O Lord, in form, in virtues, in fame, in radiance, in splendour.
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BvP 2 40.2
त्वमेव ज्ञानिनां श्रेष्ठः सिद्धानां योगिनां तथा।। तपस्विनां मुनीनां च परो वेदविदां तथा।। महालक्ष्म्या उपाख्यानं विज्ञातं महदद्भुतम् गत्वा निवेदनं चक्रुर्मुने त्वाहारहेतुकम् ।। ब्रह्मा श्रुत्वा प्रतिज्ञाय सिषेवे श्रीहरेः पदम् त्वन्नामोच्चार्य्य मन्त्रान्ते यद्दास्यति हविर्नरः ।। सुरेभ्यस्तत्प्राप्नुवन्ति सुराः सानन्दपूर्वकम् विज्ञाय तदभिप्रायं सर्वज्ञस्तामुवाच सः ।। स्वक्रोडे च समुत्थाप्य क्षीणांगीं तपसा चिरम् स्वाहायुक्तं च मन्त्रं च यो गृह्णाति प्रशस्तकम् ।। सर्वसिद्धिर्भवेत्तस्य ब्रह्मन्ग्रहणमात्रतः ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं वह्निजायायै देव्यै स्वाहेत्यनेन च ।। यः पूजयेच्च तां देवीं सर्वेष्टं लभते ध्रुवम्
tvameva jñānināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ siddhānāṃ yogināṃ tathā|| tapasvināṃ munīnāṃ ca paro vedavidāṃ tathā|| mahālakṣmyā upākhyānaṃ vijñātaṃ mahadadbhutam gatvā nivedanaṃ cakrurmune tvāhārahetukam || brahmā śrutvā pratijñāya siṣeve śrīhareḥ padam tvannāmoccāryya mantrānte yaddāsyati havirnaraḥ || surebhyastatprāpnuvanti surāḥ sānandapūrvakam vijñāya tadabhiprāyaṃ sarvajñastāmuvāca saḥ || svakroḍe ca samutthāpya kṣīṇāṃgīṃ tapasā ciram svāhāyuktaṃ ca mantraṃ ca yo gṛhṇāti praśastakam || sarvasiddhirbhavettasya brahmangrahaṇamātrataḥ oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ vahnijāyāyai devyai svāhetyanena ca || yaḥ pūjayecca tāṃ devīṃ sarveṣṭaṃ labhate dhruvam
You alone are the best of the knowers, and of the perfected ones and the yogins; and you are supreme among ascetics and sages and among the knowers of the Veda. The great and wonderful narrative of Mahālakṣmī has been understood. Having gone, they made their petition, O sage, for the sake of your food. Brahmā, having heard, made his promise and served the feet of Śrī Hari. Whatever oblation a man will offer at the end of a mantra, having pronounced your name, that the gods receive, the gods joyfully. Knowing her intention, the all-knowing one spoke to her, having raised into his own lap her whose limbs were wasted by long austerity. Whoever takes up the excellent mantra joined with "svāhā" — for him, O brahmin, all attainment comes about by the mere taking of it. And with this: "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ svāhā to the goddess, the wife of Fire" — whoever worships that goddess surely obtains all he desires.
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BvP 2 40.3
अन्यत्किञ्चिदुपाख्यानं निगूढं वद साम्प्रतम्।। अतीव गोपनीयं यदुपयुक्तं च सर्वतः।। अप्रकाश्यं पुराणेषु वेदोक्तं धर्मसंयुतम्
anyatkiñcidupākhyānaṃ nigūḍhaṃ vada sāmpratam|| atīva gopanīyaṃ yadupayuktaṃ ca sarvataḥ|| aprakāśyaṃ purāṇeṣu vedoktaṃ dharmasaṃyutam
Tell now some other hidden narrative, one that is exceedingly to be kept secret and useful in every way, not to be published in the Purāṇas, declared in the Veda and joined with dharma.
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BvP 2 40.4
श्रीनारायण उवाच।। नानाप्रकारमाख्यानमप्रकाश्यं पुराणतः ।। श्रुतौ कतिविधं गूढमास्ते ब्रह्मन्सुदुर्लभम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca|| nānāprakāramākhyānamaprakāśyaṃ purāṇataḥ || śrutau katividhaṃ gūḍhamāste brahmansudurlabham
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: There are narratives of many kinds not to be published from the Purāṇas; how many kinds of hidden, very hard-to-obtain (matter) rest in the Śruti, O brahmin!
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BvP 2 40.5
तेषु यत्सारभूतं च श्रोतुं किंवा त्वमिच्छसि ।। तन्मे ब्रूहि महाभाग पश्चाद्वक्ष्यामि तत्पुनः
teṣu yatsārabhūtaṃ ca śrotuṃ kiṃvā tvamicchasi || tanme brūhi mahābhāga paścādvakṣyāmi tatpunaḥ
Which among them, that which is the essence, do you wish to hear? Tell me that, O greatly blessed one, and then I shall speak of it.
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BvP 2 40.6
नारद उवाच ।। स्वाहा देवहविर्दाने प्रशस्ता सर्वकर्मसु।। पितृदाने स्वधा शस्ता दक्षिणा सर्वतो वरा
nārada uvāca || svāhā devahavirdāne praśastā sarvakarmasu|| pitṛdāne svadhā śastā dakṣiṇā sarvato varā
Nārada said: Svāhā is commended in the offering of oblations to the gods, in all rites; Svadhā is praised in the offering to the ancestors, and Dakṣiṇā is the best of all.
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BvP 2 40.7
एतासां चरितं जन्म फलं प्राधान्यमेव च ।। श्रोतुमिच्छामि ते वक्त्राद्वद वेदविदां वर
etāsāṃ caritaṃ janma phalaṃ prādhānyameva ca || śrotumicchāmi te vaktrādvada vedavidāṃ vara
I wish to hear from your mouth the deeds, the birth, the fruit, and indeed the pre-eminence of these (goddesses); speak, O best of the knowers of the Veda.
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BvP 2 40.8
सौतिरुवाच ।। नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य मुनिपुंगवः ।। कथां कथितुमारेभे पुराणोक्तां पुरातनीम्
sautiruvāca || nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahasya munipuṃgavaḥ || kathāṃ kathitumārebhe purāṇoktāṃ purātanīm
Sauti said: Having heard Nārada's words, the bull among sages, smiling, began to tell the ancient tale spoken in the Purāṇas.
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BvP 2 40.9
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। सृष्टेः प्रथमतो देवाश्चाहारार्थं ययुः पुरा ।। ब्रह्मलोके ब्रह्मसभामगम्यां सुमनोहराम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || sṛṣṭeḥ prathamato devāścāhārārthaṃ yayuḥ purā || brahmaloke brahmasabhāmagamyāṃ sumanoharām
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Of old, at the very beginning of creation, the gods went for the sake of food to the Brahmā-world, to Brahmā's assembly-hall, unapproachable and most lovely.
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BvP 2 40.11
यज्ञरूपो हि भगवान्कलया च बभूव सः ।। यज्ञे यद्यद्धविर्दानं दत्तं तेभ्यश्च वेधसा
yajñarūpo hi bhagavānkalayā ca babhūva saḥ || yajñe yadyaddhavirdānaṃ dattaṃ tebhyaśca vedhasā
For the Lord became, by a portion (of himself), the very form of the sacrifice; and whatever oblation was given in the sacrifice was given to them by the Creator.
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BvP 2 40.12
हविर्ददति विप्राश्च भक्त्या च क्षत्रियादयः ।। सुरा नैव प्राप्नुवन्ति तद्दानं मुनिपुंगव
havirdadati viprāśca bhaktyā ca kṣatriyādayaḥ || surā naiva prāpnuvanti taddānaṃ munipuṃgava
The brahmins offer oblations, and the kṣatriyas and others too with devotion; (yet) the gods do not obtain that gift at all, O bull among sages.
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BvP 2 40.13
देवा विषण्णास्ते सर्वे तत्सभां च पुनर्ययुः ।। गत्वा निवेदनं चक्रुराहाराभावहेतुकम्
devā viṣaṇṇāste sarve tatsabhāṃ ca punaryayuḥ || gatvā nivedanaṃ cakrurāhārābhāvahetukam
Dejected, all those gods went again to that assembly-hall, and having gone, they made known (their plight), caused by the lack of food.
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BvP 2 40.14
ब्रह्मा श्रुत्वा तु मनसा श्रीकृष्णं शरणं ययौ ।। प्रकृतिं पूजयामास ध्यायन्नेव तदाज्ञया।।
brahmā śrutvā tu manasā śrīkṛṣṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau || prakṛtiṃ pūjayāmāsa dhyāyanneva tadājñayā||
Brahmā, having heard, went in his mind for refuge to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and, meditating, worshipped Prakṛti at his command.
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BvP 2 40.15
प्रकृतिः कलया चैव सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपिणी ।। बभूव दाहिका शक्तिरग्नेः स्वाहास्वरूपिणी
prakṛtiḥ kalayā caiva sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇī || babhūva dāhikā śaktiragneḥ svāhāsvarūpiṇī
And Prakṛti, whose form is all power, became by a portion (of herself) the burning power of fire, having the form of Svāhā:
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BvP 2 40.16
ग्रीष्ममध्याह्नमार्त्तण्ड प्रभान्यक्कारकारिणी ।। अतीव सुन्दरी रामा रमणीया मनोहरा
grīṣmamadhyāhnamārttaṇḍa prabhānyakkārakāriṇī || atīva sundarī rāmā ramaṇīyā manoharā
eclipsing the radiance of the midday summer sun, exceedingly beautiful, a lovely woman, charming and captivating,
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BvP 2 40.17
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या भक्तानुग्रहकारिणी ।। उवाचेति विधेरग्रे पद्मयोने वरं वृणु
īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyā bhaktānugrahakāriṇī || uvāceti vidheragre padmayone varaṃ vṛṇu
with a face made bright by a slight smile, bestowing grace on devotees, she spoke thus before the Ordainer: "Lotus-born one, choose a boon."
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BvP 2 40.18
विधिस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सम्भ्रमात्समुवाच ताम्
vidhistadvacanaṃ śrutvā sambhramātsamuvāca tām
The Ordainer, having heard her words, said to her in agitation:
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BvP 2 40.19
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। त्वमग्नेर्दाहिका शक्तिर्भव पत्नी च सुन्दरी ।। दग्धुं न शक्तस्स्वहुतं हुताशश्च त्वया विना
brahmovāca || tvamagnerdāhikā śaktirbhava patnī ca sundarī || dagdhuṃ na śaktassvahutaṃ hutāśaśca tvayā vinā
Brahmā said: Be the burning power of Fire, and (his) beautiful wife; without you the Oblation-eater is not able to burn what is well offered to him.
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BvP 2 40.21
अग्नेः सम्पत्स्वरूपा च श्रीरूपा च गृहेश्वरी ।। देवानां पूजिता शश्वन्नरादीनां भवाम्बिके।।
agneḥ sampatsvarūpā ca śrīrūpā ca gṛheśvarī || devānāṃ pūjitā śaśvannarādīnāṃ bhavāmbike||
Be the very form of Fire's prosperity, having the form of Śrī, mistress of the house, ever worshipped by the gods and by men and the rest, O mother.
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BvP 2 40.22
ब्रह्मणश्च वचः श्रुत्वा सा विषण्णा बभूव ह ।। तमुवाच स्वयं देवी स्वाभिप्रायं स्वयम्भुवम्
brahmaṇaśca vacaḥ śrutvā sā viṣaṇṇā babhūva ha || tamuvāca svayaṃ devī svābhiprāyaṃ svayambhuvam
And having heard Brahmā's words she became dejected, and the goddess herself told the Self-born one her own intention.
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BvP 2 40.23
स्वाहोवाच ।। अहं कृष्णं भजिष्यामि तपसा सुचिरेण च ।। ब्रह्मंस्तदन्यद्यत्किंचित्स्वप्नवद्भ्रम एव च
svāhovāca || ahaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ bhajiṣyāmi tapasā sucireṇa ca || brahmaṃstadanyadyatkiṃcitsvapnavadbhrama eva ca
Svāhā said: I shall worship Kṛṣṇa with austerity for a very long time; O Brahmā, whatever else there is besides that is a delusion, like a dream.
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BvP 2 40.24
विधाता जगतां त्वं च शम्भुर्मृत्युञ्जयः प्रभुः ।। बिभर्ति शेषो विश्वं च धर्म्मः साक्षी च देहिनाम्
vidhātā jagatāṃ tvaṃ ca śambhurmṛtyuñjayaḥ prabhuḥ || bibharti śeṣo viśvaṃ ca dharmmaḥ sākṣī ca dehinām
You are the ordainer of the worlds, and Śambhu is the lord who conquers death; Śeṣa bears the universe, and Dharma is the witness of embodied beings;
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BvP 2 40.25
सर्वाद्यपूज्यो देवानां गणेषु च गणेश्वरः ।। प्रकृतिः सर्वसूः सर्वे पूजिता यत्प्रसादतः
sarvādyapūjyo devānāṃ gaṇeṣu ca gaṇeśvaraḥ || prakṛtiḥ sarvasūḥ sarve pūjitā yatprasādataḥ
Gaṇeśvara among the hosts is first to be worshipped of all the gods; Prakṛti is the mother of all — (yet) all these are worshipped by whose grace,
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BvP 2 40.26
ऋषयो मुनयश्चैव पूजिता यं निषेव्य च ।। तत्पादपद्मं ब्रह्मैक्यभावाद्वै चिन्तयाम्यहम्
ṛṣayo munayaścaiva pūjitā yaṃ niṣevya ca || tatpādapadmaṃ brahmaikyabhāvādvai cintayāmyaham
and the seers and sages too became honoured by serving whom — his lotus feet I contemplate, out of the sense of oneness with Brahman.
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BvP 2 40.27
पद्मास्या पाद्ममित्युक्त्वा पद्मलाभानुसारतः ।। जगाम तपसे पाद्मे पद्मादीशस्य पद्मजा
padmāsyā pādmamityuktvā padmalābhānusārataḥ || jagāma tapase pādme padmādīśasya padmajā
The lotus-faced one, saying "(it is) of the lotus," in accordance with the obtaining of the lotus, the lotus-born went to a lotus (place) for austerity toward the lord of Padmā.
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BvP 2 40.28
तपस्तेपे लक्षवर्षमेकपादेन पाद्मजा ।। तदा ददर्श श्रीकृष्णं निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम्
tapastepe lakṣavarṣamekapādena pādmajā || tadā dadarśa śrīkṛṣṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param
The daughter born of the lotus practised austerity for a hundred thousand years standing on one foot; then she saw Śrī Kṛṣṇa, devoid of qualities, beyond primal nature.
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BvP 2 40.29
अतीव कमनीयं च रूपं दृष्ट्वा च सुन्दरी ।। मूर्छां सम्प्राप कामेन कामेशस्य च कामुकी
atīva kamanīyaṃ ca rūpaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca sundarī || mūrchāṃ samprāpa kāmena kāmeśasya ca kāmukī
And seeing that exceedingly desirable form, the beautiful woman, desiring the lord of desire, fell into a swoon out of desire.
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BvP 2 40.31
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। वाराहे च त्वमंशेन मम पत्नी भविष्यसि ।। नाम्ना नाग्नजिती कन्या कान्ते नग्नजितस्य च
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || vārāhe ca tvamaṃśena mama patnī bhaviṣyasi || nāmnā nāgnajitī kanyā kānte nagnajitasya ca
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: In the Varāha (age) you shall, by a portion (of yourself), become my wife, O beloved, as the maiden named Nāgnajitī, daughter of Nagnajit.
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BvP 2 40.32
अधुनाऽग्नेर्दाहिका त्वं भव पत्नी च भाविनि ।। मन्त्राङ्गरूपा पूता च मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यसि
adhunā'gnerdāhikā tvaṃ bhava patnī ca bhāvini || mantrāṅgarūpā pūtā ca matprasādādbhaviṣyasi
For now, O lady of good fortune, become the burning power of fire and its wife; by my grace you shall become pure and shall be the very body (essential part) of the mantra.
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BvP 2 40.33
वह्निस्त्वां भक्तिभावेन सम्पूज्य च गृहेश्वरीम्।। रमिष्यते त्वया सार्द्धं रामया रमणीयया
vahnistvāṃ bhaktibhāvena sampūjya ca gṛheśvarīm|| ramiṣyate tvayā sārddhaṃ rāmayā ramaṇīyayā
Fire, having duly worshipped you with devotion as the mistress of his house, will take pleasure together with you, a lovely and delightful woman.
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BvP 2 40.34
इत्युक्त्वाऽन्तर्दधे देवो देवीमाश्वास्य नारद ।। तत्राजगाम सन्त्रस्तो वह्निर्ब्रह्मनिदेशतः
ityuktvā'ntardadhe devo devīmāśvāsya nārada || tatrājagāma santrasto vahnirbrahmanideśataḥ
Having said this and having consoled the goddess, the god vanished, O Nārada; and there came, greatly frightened, Fire, at Brahmā's command.
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BvP 2 40.35
ध्यानैश्च सामवेदोक्तैर्ध्यात्वा तां जगदम्बिकाम् ।। सम्पूज्य परितुष्टाव पाणिं जग्राह मन्त्रतः
dhyānaiśca sāmavedoktairdhyātvā tāṃ jagadambikām || sampūjya parituṣṭāva pāṇiṃ jagrāha mantrataḥ
Having meditated on her, the mother of the world, with the meditations declared in the Sāmaveda, and having worshipped her, he praised her fully and took her hand with the mantra.
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BvP 2 40.36
तदा दिव्यं वर्षशतं स रेमे रामया सह ।। अतीव निर्जने रम्ये सम्भोगसुखदे सदा
tadā divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ sa reme rāmayā saha || atīva nirjane ramye sambhogasukhade sadā
Then for a hundred divine years he took pleasure with that woman, in a place utterly solitary, delightful, and ever bestowing the joy of union.
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BvP 2 40.37
बभूव गर्भं तस्याश्च हुताशस्यैव तेजसा ।। तद्दधार च सा देवी दिव्यं द्वादशवत्सरम्
babhūva garbhaṃ tasyāśca hutāśasyaiva tejasā || taddadhāra ca sā devī divyaṃ dvādaśavatsaram
And a pregnancy arose in her by the very fiery power of the fire-eater, and that goddess bore it for twelve divine years.
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BvP 2 40.38
ततः सुषाव पुत्रांश्च रमणीयान्मनोहरान् ।। दक्षिणाग्निर्गार्हपत्याहवनीयान्क्रमेण च ।।
tataḥ suṣāva putrāṃśca ramaṇīyānmanoharān || dakṣiṇāgnirgārhapatyāhavanīyānkrameṇa ca ||
Then she gave birth to sons, lovely and charming: Dakṣiṇāgni, Gārhapatya, and Āhavanīya, in order.
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BvP 2 40.39
ऋषयो मुनयश्चैव ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियादयः ।। स्वाहान्तं मन्त्रमुच्चार्य्य हविर्ददति नित्यशः
ṛṣayo munayaścaiva brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyādayaḥ || svāhāntaṃ mantramuccāryya havirdadati nityaśaḥ
Seers and sages, brahmins, kṣatriyas and the rest, uttering the mantra ending in "svāhā," always offer the oblation.
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BvP 2 40.41
विषहीनो यथा सर्पो वेदहीनो यथा द्विजः ।। पतिसेवाविहीना स्त्री विद्याहीनो यथा नरः
viṣahīno yathā sarpo vedahīno yathā dvijaḥ || patisevāvihīnā strī vidyāhīno yathā naraḥ
As a serpent without venom, as a twice-born without the Veda, as a woman without service to her husband, as a man without learning,
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BvP 2 40.42
फलशाखाविहीनश्च यथा वृक्षो हि निन्दितः ।। स्वाहाहीनस्तथा मन्त्रो न द्रुतं फलदायकः
phalaśākhāvihīnaśca yathā vṛkṣo hi ninditaḥ || svāhāhīnastathā mantro na drutaṃ phaladāyakaḥ
and as a tree without fruit and branches is indeed despised — so a mantra lacking "svāhā" does not quickly yield fruit.
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BvP 2 40.43
परितुष्टा द्विजाः सर्वे देवाः संप्रापुराहुतिम् ।। स्वाहान्तेनैव मन्त्रेण सफलं सर्वकर्म च
parituṣṭā dvijāḥ sarve devāḥ saṃprāpurāhutim || svāhāntenaiva mantreṇa saphalaṃ sarvakarma ca
All the twice-born were fully satisfied, and the gods received the oblation; and by the mantra ending in "svāhā" alone every rite bears fruit.
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BvP 2 40.44
इत्येवं वर्णितं सर्वं स्वाहोपाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं कि भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
ityevaṃ varṇitaṃ sarvaṃ svāhopākhyānamuttamam || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ ki bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Thus the whole excellent tale of Svāhā has been narrated, giving happiness, giving liberation, essential. What further do you wish to hear?
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BvP 2 40.45
नारद उवाच ।। स्वाहापूजाविधानं च ध्यानं स्तोत्रं मुनीश्वर ।। संपूज्य वह्निस्तुष्टाव येन तां वद मे प्रभो
nārada uvāca || svāhāpūjāvidhānaṃ ca dhyānaṃ stotraṃ munīśvara || saṃpūjya vahnistuṣṭāva yena tāṃ vada me prabho
Nārada said: The rule of the worship of Svāhā, the meditation, and the hymn, O lord of sages — by which Fire, having worshipped her, praised her — tell me, O lord.
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BvP 2 40.46
नारायण उवाच ।। ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं स्तोत्रं पूजाविधानकम् ।। वदामि श्रूयतां ब्रह्मन्सावधानं निशामय
nārāyaṇa uvāca || dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ stotraṃ pūjāvidhānakam || vadāmi śrūyatāṃ brahmansāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya
Nārāyaṇa said: The meditation declared in the Sāmaveda, the hymn, and the procedure of worship — I shall tell; let it be heard, O brahmin; listen attentively.
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BvP 2 40.47
सर्वयज्ञारम्भकाले शालग्रामे घटेऽथवा ।। स्वाहां संपूज्य यत्नेन यज्ञं कुर्य्यात्फलाप्तये
sarvayajñārambhakāle śālagrāme ghaṭe'thavā || svāhāṃ saṃpūjya yatnena yajñaṃ kuryyātphalāptaye
At the time of beginning any sacrifice, in a śālagrāma stone or in a pot, one should carefully worship Svāhā and (then) perform the sacrifice, in order to obtain the fruit.
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BvP 2 40.48
स्वाहां मन्त्राङ्गभूतां च मन्त्रसिद्धिस्वरूपिणीम् ।। सिद्धां च सिद्धिदां नृणां कर्मणां फलदां भजे
svāhāṃ mantrāṅgabhūtāṃ ca mantrasiddhisvarūpiṇīm || siddhāṃ ca siddhidāṃ nṛṇāṃ karmaṇāṃ phaladāṃ bhaje
I worship Svāhā, who is a component of the mantra, who is the very form of the mantra's efficacy, who is perfected and grants perfection to men and bestows the fruit of their rites.
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BvP 2 40.49
इति ध्यात्वा च मूलेन दत्त्वा पाद्यादिकं नरः ।। सर्वसिद्धिं लभेत्स्तुत्वा मूलं स्तोत्रं मुने शृणु
iti dhyātvā ca mūlena dattvā pādyādikaṃ naraḥ || sarvasiddhiṃ labhetstutvā mūlaṃ stotraṃ mune śṛṇu
Having thus meditated, and having offered water for the feet and the rest with the root-mantra, a man would obtain every attainment by praising (her). Hear, O sage, the root-mantra and the hymn.
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BvP 2 40.51
वह्निरुवाच ।। स्वाहा ऽऽद्या प्रकृतेरंशा मन्त्रतन्त्राङ्गरूपिणी।। मन्त्राणां फलदात्री च धात्री च जगतां सती
vahniruvāca || svāhā ''dyā prakṛteraṃśā mantratantrāṅgarūpiṇī|| mantrāṇāṃ phaladātrī ca dhātrī ca jagatāṃ satī
Fire said: Svāhā is the primal portion of Prakṛti, having the form of the limbs (essential parts) of mantras and tantras; she gives the fruit of mantras, and is the sustainer of the worlds, the chaste one.
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BvP 2 40.52
सिद्धिस्वरूपा सिद्धा च सिद्धिदा सर्वदा नृणाम् ।। हुताशदाहिकाशक्तिस्तत्प्राणाधिकरूपिणी
siddhisvarūpā siddhā ca siddhidā sarvadā nṛṇām || hutāśadāhikāśaktistatprāṇādhikarūpiṇī
She is success in her very nature, perfected, and always the giver of success to men; she is the burning power of the fire that consumes oblations, and is (for it) a form dearer than its own life.
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BvP 2 40.53
संसारसाररूपा च घोरसंसारतारिणी ।। देवजीवनरूपा च देवपोषणकारिणी
saṃsārasārarūpā ca ghorasaṃsāratāriṇī || devajīvanarūpā ca devapoṣaṇakāriṇī
She has the form of the essence of the round of existence, and she carries (one) across the terrible round of existence; she is the very life of the gods and the nourisher of the gods.
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BvP 2 40.54
षोडशैतानि नामानि यः पठेद्भक्तिसंयुतः ।। सर्वसिद्धिर्भवेत्तस्य चेह लोके परत्र च
ṣoḍaśaitāni nāmāni yaḥ paṭhedbhaktisaṃyutaḥ || sarvasiddhirbhavettasya ceha loke paratra ca
Whoever, endowed with devotion, recites these sixteen names — for him there will be every success, both here in this world and in the next.
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BvP 2 40.55
नाङ्गहीनो भवेत्तस्य सर्वकर्मसु शोभनम् ।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमभार्य्यो लभते प्रियाम्
nāṅgahīno bhavettasya sarvakarmasu śobhanam || aputro labhate putramabhāryyo labhate priyām
He will not be deficient in any limb; for him there is auspiciousness in all his acts; the sonless obtains a son, the wifeless obtains a beloved.
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