Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 43
BvP 2 43.1
नारद उवाच ।। अनेकासां च देवीनां श्रुतमाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। अन्यासां चरितं ब्रह्मन्वद वेदविदां वर
nārada uvāca || anekāsāṃ ca devīnāṃ śrutamākhyānamuttamam || anyāsāṃ caritaṃ brahmanvada vedavidāṃ vara
Nārada said: I have heard the excellent account of many goddesses; tell (me) the deeds of the others, O Brahman, best of those who know the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.2
नारायण उवाच ।। सर्वासां चरितं विप्र वेदेष्वस्ति पृथक्पृथक् ।। पूर्वोक्तानां च देवीनां त्वं कासां श्रोतुमिच्छसि पुत्रेष्टियज्ञं तं चापि कारयामास कश्यपः ।। मालिन्यै तस्य कान्तायै मुनिर्यज्ञचरुं ददौ दृष्ट्वा तां पुरतो राजा तुष्टाव परमादरात् ।। चकार पूजनं तस्या विहाय भुवि बालकम् कर्मणा मृतपुत्रश्च कर्मणा चिरजीविनः ।। कर्मणा गुणवन्तश्च कर्मणा चांगहीनकाः योगिनं ज्ञानिनं चैव सिद्धरूपं तपस्विनम् ।। यशस्विनं च लोकेषु दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। पवित्ररूपां परमां देवसेनां परां भजे पारायै पारदायै च षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। सारायै सारदायै च पारायै सर्वकर्मणाम् सुचिरायुष्मन्तमेव षष्ठीमातृप्रसादतः ।। काकवन्ध्या च या नारी मृतापत्या च या भवेत्
nārāyaṇa uvāca || sarvāsāṃ caritaṃ vipra vedeṣvasti pṛthakpṛthak || pūrvoktānāṃ ca devīnāṃ tvaṃ kāsāṃ śrotumicchasi putreṣṭiyajñaṃ taṃ cāpi kārayāmāsa kaśyapaḥ || mālinyai tasya kāntāyai muniryajñacaruṃ dadau dṛṣṭvā tāṃ purato rājā tuṣṭāva paramādarāt || cakāra pūjanaṃ tasyā vihāya bhuvi bālakam karmaṇā mṛtaputraśca karmaṇā cirajīvinaḥ || karmaṇā guṇavantaśca karmaṇā cāṃgahīnakāḥ yoginaṃ jñāninaṃ caiva siddharūpaṃ tapasvinam || yaśasvinaṃ ca lokeṣu dātāraṃ sarvasampadām śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || pavitrarūpāṃ paramāṃ devasenāṃ parāṃ bhaje pārāyai pāradāyai ca ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || sārāyai sāradāyai ca pārāyai sarvakarmaṇām sucirāyuṣmantameva ṣaṣṭhīmātṛprasādataḥ || kākavandhyā ca yā nārī mṛtāpatyā ca yā bhavet
Nārāyaṇa said: The deeds of all of them, O brahmin, are found in the Vedas, each separately; of the goddesses named before, which ones do you wish to hear of? — And Kaśyapa had that son-desiring sacrifice performed; the sage gave the sacrificial gruel to Mālinī, his wife. — Seeing her before him, the king praised (her) with the greatest reverence; he performed her worship, having laid the child down on the ground. — By (past) action one has a dead son, by action long-lived (sons); by action (sons) endowed with virtues, and by action (sons) lacking limbs. — (Him who is) a yogin and a knower, of perfected form, an ascetic, glorious in the worlds, the giver of all riches. — Of the colour of the white campaka, adorned with jewel ornaments, of pure form, supreme — I worship the highest Devasenā. — To Pārā and to Pāradā, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage and homage; to Sārā and to Sāradā and to her who is the carrier-across of all works. — (One becomes) possessed of very long life by the grace of Mother Ṣaṣṭhī. — And the woman who is barren after one birth, and she whose child has died.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 43.3
नारद उवाच ।। षष्ठी मङ्गलचण्डी च मनसा प्रकृतेः कला ।। उत्पत्तिमासां चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
nārada uvāca || ṣaṣṭhī maṅgalacaṇḍī ca manasā prakṛteḥ kalā || utpattimāsāṃ caritaṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
Nārada said: Ṣaṣṭhī, Maṅgalacaṇḍī, and Manasā are portions of Prakṛti. I wish to hear their origin and their deeds as they truly are.
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BvP 2 43.4
नारायण उवाच ।। षष्ठांशा प्रकृतेर्या च सा च षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता।। बालकाधिष्ठातृदेवी विष्णुमाया च बालदा
nārāyaṇa uvāca || ṣaṣṭhāṃśā prakṛteryā ca sā ca ṣaṣṭhī prakīrtitā|| bālakādhiṣṭhātṛdevī viṣṇumāyā ca bāladā
Nārāyaṇa said: She who is the sixth part of Prakṛti is proclaimed as Ṣaṣṭhī; she is the goddess presiding over children, Viṣṇu's Māyā, and the giver of children.
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BvP 2 43.5
मातृकासु च विख्याता देवसेनाभिधा च सा ।। प्राणाधिकप्रिया साध्वी स्कन्दभार्य्या च सुव्रता
mātṛkāsu ca vikhyātā devasenābhidhā ca sā || prāṇādhikapriyā sādhvī skandabhāryyā ca suvratā
Among the Mātṛkās she is renowned under the name Devasenā; dearer than life, chaste, the wife of Skanda, firm in her vows.
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BvP 2 43.6
आयुःप्रदा च बालानां पात्री रक्षणकारिणी ।। सततं शिशुपार्श्वस्था योगाद्वै सिद्धियोगिनी
āyuḥpradā ca bālānāṃ pātrī rakṣaṇakāriṇī || satataṃ śiśupārśvasthā yogādvai siddhiyoginī
She is the bestower of long life on children, their guardian, the one who protects them; she stands ever at the infant's side, a yoginī perfected through yoga.
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BvP 2 43.7
तस्याः पूजाविधौ ब्रह्मन्नितिहासविधिं शृणु ।। यच्छ्रुतं धर्ममुखतः सुखदं पुत्रदं परम्
tasyāḥ pūjāvidhau brahmannitihāsavidhiṃ śṛṇu || yacchrutaṃ dharmamukhataḥ sukhadaṃ putradaṃ param
Hear, O brahmin, the traditional account concerning the rule of her worship — which I heard from the mouth of Dharma, giving happiness and supremely granting sons.
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BvP 2 43.8
राजा प्रियव्रतश्चासीत्स्वायम्भुव मनोः सुतः ।। योगीन्द्रो नोद्वहेद्भार्य्यां तपस्यासु रतः सदा
rājā priyavrataścāsītsvāyambhuva manoḥ sutaḥ || yogīndro nodvahedbhāryyāṃ tapasyāsu rataḥ sadā
There was a king Priyavrata, the son of Svāyambhuva Manu; foremost among yogins, he would not take a wife, being always devoted to austerities.
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BvP 2 43.9
ब्रह्माज्ञया च यत्नेन कृतदारो बभूव सः ।। सुचिरं कृतदारश्च न लेभे तनयं मुने
brahmājñayā ca yatnena kṛtadāro babhūva saḥ || suciraṃ kṛtadāraśca na lebhe tanayaṃ mune
By Brahmā's command he took a wife with effort; and though he had a wife for a very long time, he obtained no son, O sage.
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BvP 2 43.11
भुक्त्वा चरुं च तस्याश्च सद्यो गर्भो बभूव ह ।। दधार तं च सा देवी दैवं द्वादशवत्सरम्
bhuktvā caruṃ ca tasyāśca sadyo garbho babhūva ha || dadhāra taṃ ca sā devī daivaṃ dvādaśavatsaram
And having eaten the gruel, she at once became pregnant; and that lady bore that (embryo) for twelve celestial years.
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BvP 2 43.12
ततः सुषाव सा ब्रह्मन्कुमारं कनकप्रभम्।। सर्वावयवसम्पन्नं मृतमुत्तारलोचनम्
tataḥ suṣāva sā brahmankumāraṃ kanakaprabham|| sarvāvayavasampannaṃ mṛtamuttāralocanam
Then, O brahmin, she gave birth to a boy of golden radiance, complete in all his limbs, (but) dead, with his eyes turned upward.
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BvP 2 43.13
तं दृष्ट्वा रुरुदुः सर्वा नार्य्यो वै बान्धवस्त्रियः ।। मूर्च्छामवाप तन्माता पुत्रशोकेन सुव्रता
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ruruduḥ sarvā nāryyo vai bāndhavastriyaḥ || mūrcchāmavāpa tanmātā putraśokena suvratā
Seeing him, all the women, the wives of the kinsmen, wept; and his mother, faithful to her vows, fell into a swoon out of grief for her son.
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BvP 2 43.14
श्मशानं च ययौ राजा गृहीत्वा बालकं मुने ।। रुरोद तत्र कान्तारे पुत्रं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
śmaśānaṃ ca yayau rājā gṛhītvā bālakaṃ mune || ruroda tatra kāntāre putraṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi
And the king went to the cremation ground, taking the boy, O sage; there in that wilderness he wept, holding his son on his own breast.
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BvP 2 43.15
नोत्सृज्य बालकं राजा प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं समुद्यतः ।। ज्ञानयोगं विसस्मार पुत्रशोकात्सुदारुणात्
notsṛjya bālakaṃ rājā prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ samudyataḥ || jñānayogaṃ visasmāra putraśokātsudāruṇāt
Not letting go of the boy, the king was ready to give up his life; he forgot the yoga of knowledge because of his most terrible grief for his son.
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BvP 2 43.16
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र विमानं च ददर्श ह ।। शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशं मणिराजविराजितम्
etasminnantare tatra vimānaṃ ca dadarśa ha || śuddhasphaṭikasaṅkāśaṃ maṇirājavirājitam
Meanwhile he saw there a celestial car, resembling pure crystal, shining with the best of gems.
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BvP 2 43.17
तेजसा ज्वलितं शश्वच्छोभितं क्षौमवाससा ।। नानाचित्रविचित्राढथं पुष्पमाला विराजितम्
tejasā jvalitaṃ śaśvacchobhitaṃ kṣaumavāsasā || nānācitravicitrāḍhathaṃ puṣpamālā virājitam
Blazing with radiance, ever beautified with a covering of fine linen, richly set with many varied paintings, resplendent with garlands of flowers.
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BvP 2 43.18
ददर्श तत्र देवीं च कमनीयां मनोहराम्।। श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां रम्यसुस्थिरयौवनाम्
dadarśa tatra devīṃ ca kamanīyāṃ manoharām|| śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ ramyasusthirayauvanām
There he saw a goddess, lovely and captivating, of the colour of the white campaka, with a delightful and unfading youth.
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BvP 2 43.19
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। कृपामयीं योगसिद्धां भक्तानुग्रहकारिणीम्
īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || kṛpāmayīṃ yogasiddhāṃ bhaktānugrahakāriṇīm
Her face bright with a slight smile, adorned with jewel ornaments, full of compassion, perfected in yoga, showing favour to her devotees.
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BvP 2 43.21
पप्रच्छ राजा तां दृष्ट्वा ग्रीष्मसूर्य्यसमप्रभाम् ।। तेजसा ज्वलितां शान्तां कान्तां स्कन्दस्य नारद
papraccha rājā tāṃ dṛṣṭvā grīṣmasūryyasamaprabhām || tejasā jvalitāṃ śāntāṃ kāntāṃ skandasya nārada
Seeing her, whose splendour equalled the summer sun, blazing with radiance, serene — Skanda's wife — the king asked, O Nārada:
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BvP 2 43.22
प्रियव्रत उवाच ।। का त्वं सुशोभने कान्ते कस्य कान्ताऽसि सुव्रते ।। कस्य कन्या वरारोहे धन्या मान्या च योषिताम्
priyavrata uvāca || kā tvaṃ suśobhane kānte kasya kāntā'si suvrate || kasya kanyā varārohe dhanyā mānyā ca yoṣitām
Priyavrata said: Who are you, O beautiful and lovely one? Whose wife are you, O you of good vows? Whose daughter are you, O fair-hipped one, blessed and honoured among women?
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BvP 2 43.23
नृपेन्द्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा जगन्मङ्गलदायिनी ।। उवाच देवसेना सा देवरक्षणकारिणी
nṛpendrasya vacaḥ śrutvā jaganmaṅgaladāyinī || uvāca devasenā sā devarakṣaṇakāriṇī
Hearing the words of the lord of kings, she, the giver of welfare to the world, Devasenā, the protectress of the gods, spoke.
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BvP 2 43.24
देवानां दैत्यभीतानां पुरा सेना बभूव सा ।। जयं ददौ च तेभ्यश्च देवसेना च तेन सा
devānāṃ daityabhītānāṃ purā senā babhūva sā || jayaṃ dadau ca tebhyaśca devasenā ca tena sā
Formerly she was the army (senā) of the gods who were terrified of the Daityas, and she gave them victory; for that reason she is (called) Devasenā.
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BvP 2 43.25
देवसेनोवाच। ब्रह्मणो मानसी कन्या देवसेनाऽहमीश्वरी ।। सृष्ट्वा मां मनसो धाता ददौ स्कन्दाय भूमिप
devasenovāca| brahmaṇo mānasī kanyā devasenā'hamīśvarī || sṛṣṭvā māṃ manaso dhātā dadau skandāya bhūmipa
Devasenā said: I am Devasenā, the mind-born daughter of Brahmā, a sovereign goddess; having created me from his mind, the Creator gave me to Skanda, O lord of the earth.
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BvP 2 43.26
मातृकासु च विख्याता स्कन्दसेना च सुव्रता ।। विश्वे षष्ठीति विख्याता षष्ठांशा प्रकृतेर्यतः
mātṛkāsu ca vikhyātā skandasenā ca suvratā || viśve ṣaṣṭhīti vikhyātā ṣaṣṭhāṃśā prakṛteryataḥ
Among the Mātṛkās I am renowned as Skandasenā and as Suvratā; in the world I am renowned as Ṣaṣṭhī, since I am a sixth portion of Prakṛti.
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BvP 2 43.27
पुत्रदाऽहमपुत्राय प्रियदात्री प्रियाय च ।। धनदा च दरिद्रेभ्यः कर्तृभ्यः शुभकर्मदा
putradā'hamaputrāya priyadātrī priyāya ca || dhanadā ca daridrebhyaḥ kartṛbhyaḥ śubhakarmadā
I am the giver of a son to the sonless, and the giver of a beloved to the lover; and the giver of wealth to the poor, the giver of good fortune to those who perform auspicious acts.
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BvP 2 43.28
सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकं हर्षं मंगलमेव च ।। सम्पत्तिश्च विपत्तिश्च सर्वं भवति कर्मणा
sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śokaṃ harṣaṃ maṃgalameva ca || sampattiśca vipattiśca sarvaṃ bhavati karmaṇā
Pleasure, pain, fear, sorrow, joy and good fortune, prosperity and calamity — everything comes about through (one's) action.
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BvP 2 43.29
कर्मणा बहुपुत्री च वंशहीनश्च कर्मणा ।। कर्मणा रूपवांश्चैव रोगी शश्वत्स्वकर्मणा
karmaṇā bahuputrī ca vaṃśahīnaśca karmaṇā || karmaṇā rūpavāṃścaiva rogī śaśvatsvakarmaṇā
By action a woman has many sons, and by action a man is without lineage; by action one is beautiful, and by one's own action one is forever diseased.
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BvP 2 43.31
तस्मात्कर्म परं राजन्सर्वेभ्यश्च श्रुतौ श्रुतम् ।। कर्मरूपी च भगवांस्तद्द्वारा फलदो हरिः ।।
tasmātkarma paraṃ rājansarvebhyaśca śrutau śrutam || karmarūpī ca bhagavāṃstaddvārā phalado hariḥ ||
Therefore action is supreme, O king; in the Veda it is heard (to be supreme) over all things. The Lord too has the form of action, and Hari bestows fruit by that means.
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BvP 2 43.32
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी गृहीत्वा बालकं मुने ।। महाज्ञानेन सहसा जीवयामास लीलया
ityevamuktvā sā devī gṛhītvā bālakaṃ mune || mahājñānena sahasā jīvayāmāsa līlayā
Having spoken thus, that goddess took the boy, O sage, and at once by her great knowledge brought him to life, as if in play.
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BvP 2 43.33
राजा ददर्श तं बालं सस्मितं कनकप्रभम् ।। देवसेना च पश्यन्तं नृपमम्बरमेव च
rājā dadarśa taṃ bālaṃ sasmitaṃ kanakaprabham || devasenā ca paśyantaṃ nṛpamambarameva ca
The king saw that boy smiling, with the radiance of gold, and Devasenā gazing at the king and at the sky.
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BvP 2 43.34
गृहीत्वा बालकं देवी गगनं गन्तुमुद्यता ।। पुनस्तुष्टाव तां राजा शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुकः
gṛhītvā bālakaṃ devī gaganaṃ gantumudyatā || punastuṣṭāva tāṃ rājā śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukaḥ
The goddess, taking the boy, was about to go to the sky; and the king, his throat, lips and palate dry, praised her again.
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BvP 2 43.35
नृपस्तोत्रेण सा देवी परितुष्टा बभूव ह ।। उवाच तं नृपं ब्रह्मन्वेदोक्तं कर्म निर्मितम्
nṛpastotreṇa sā devī parituṣṭā babhūva ha || uvāca taṃ nṛpaṃ brahmanvedoktaṃ karma nirmitam
By the king's hymn of praise that goddess became well pleased, and she said to that king, O Brahman, the rite ordained as taught in the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.36
देवसेनोवाच ।। त्रिषु लोकेषु राजा त्वं स्वायम्भुवमनोः सुतः ।। मम पूजां च सर्वत्र कारयित्वा स्वयं कुरु
devasenovāca || triṣu lokeṣu rājā tvaṃ svāyambhuvamanoḥ sutaḥ || mama pūjāṃ ca sarvatra kārayitvā svayaṃ kuru
Devasenā said: In the three worlds you are the king, the son of Svāyambhuva Manu. Have my worship performed everywhere, and perform it yourself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.37
तदा दास्यामि पुत्रं ते कुलपद्मं मनोहरम् ।। सुव्रतं नाम विख्यातं गुणवन्तं सुपण्डितम्
tadā dāsyāmi putraṃ te kulapadmaṃ manoharam || suvrataṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ guṇavantaṃ supaṇḍitam
Then I shall give you a son, the lotus of your family, charming, renowned by the name Suvrata, endowed with virtues, greatly learned,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.38
जातिस्मरं च योगीन्द्रं नारायणपरायणम् ।। शतक्रतुकरं श्रेष्ठं क्षत्त्रियाणां च वन्दितम्
jātismaraṃ ca yogīndraṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇam || śatakratukaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kṣattriyāṇāṃ ca vanditam
remembering his (former) births, a lord of yogins, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, a performer of a hundred sacrifices, foremost and honoured among Kṣatriyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.39
मत्तमातङ्गलक्षाणां धृतवन्तं बलं शुभम् ।। धन्विनं गुणिनं शुद्धं विदुषां प्रियमेव च ।।
mattamātaṅgalakṣāṇāṃ dhṛtavantaṃ balaṃ śubham || dhanvinaṃ guṇinaṃ śuddhaṃ viduṣāṃ priyameva ca ||
possessing an auspicious force of a hundred thousand rutting elephants, an archer, virtuous, pure, and dear to the learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.41
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी तस्मै तद्बालकं ददौ ।। राजा च तं स्वीचकार तत्पूजार्थं च सुव्रतः
ityevamuktvā sā devī tasmai tadbālakaṃ dadau || rājā ca taṃ svīcakāra tatpūjārthaṃ ca suvrataḥ
Having spoken thus, that goddess gave him that boy; and the king accepted him, and, being of good vows, (undertook) her worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 43.42
जगाम देवी स्वर्गं च दत्त्वा तस्मै शुभं वरम् ।। आजगाम महाराजः स्वगृहं हृष्टमानसः ।। आगत्य कथयामास वृत्तान्तं पुत्रहेतुकम्
jagāma devī svargaṃ ca dattvā tasmai śubhaṃ varam || ājagāma mahārājaḥ svagṛhaṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ || āgatya kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ putrahetukam
The goddess went to heaven, having given him that auspicious boon; and the great king went to his own house with a delighted mind, and on arriving he related the whole matter concerning the son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.43
तुष्टा बभूवुः सन्तुष्टा नरा नार्यश्च नारद ।।। मङ्गलं कारयामास सर्वत्र सुतहेतुकम् ।। देवीं च पूजयामास ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं ददौ मासं च मुच्यते बालः षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः ।।
tuṣṭā babhūvuḥ santuṣṭā narā nāryaśca nārada ||| maṅgalaṃ kārayāmāsa sarvatra sutahetukam || devīṃ ca pūjayāmāsa brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dadau māsaṃ ca mucyate bālaḥ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ ||
The men and women were pleased and thoroughly satisfied, O Nārada. He had auspicious rites performed everywhere on account of the son, and he worshipped the goddess and gave wealth to the Brahmans; and by the favour of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī a child is set free (from danger) for a month.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 43.44
राजा च प्रतिमासेषु शुक्लषष्ठ्यां महोत्सवम् ।। षष्ठ्या देव्याश्च यत्नेन कारयामास सर्वतः
rājā ca pratimāseṣu śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ mahotsavam || ṣaṣṭhyā devyāśca yatnena kārayāmāsa sarvataḥ
And the king, in every month, on the bright-fortnight sixth day, had a great festival of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī performed diligently everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.45
बालानां सूतिकागारे षष्ठाहे यत्नपूर्वकम् ।। तत्पूजां कारयामास चैकविंशतिवासरे
bālānāṃ sūtikāgāre ṣaṣṭhāhe yatnapūrvakam || tatpūjāṃ kārayāmāsa caikaviṃśativāsare
He had her worship performed carefully for children in the lying-in chamber on the sixth day, and on the twenty-first day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.46
बालानां शुभकार्ये च शुभान्नप्राशने तथा ।। सर्वत्र वर्द्धयामास स्वयमेव चकार ह
bālānāṃ śubhakārye ca śubhānnaprāśane tathā || sarvatra varddhayāmāsa svayameva cakāra ha
And at auspicious rites for children, and likewise at the (ceremony of) feeding auspicious food (for the first time), he increased (her worship) everywhere, and himself performed (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.47
ध्यानं पूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं मत्तो निशामय ।। यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रेण कौथुमोक्तं च सुव्रत
dhyānaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca stotraṃ matto niśāmaya || yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktreṇa kauthumoktaṃ ca suvrata
Hear from me the meditation, the rules of worship, and the hymn — that which was heard from Dharma's mouth and spoken by Kauthuma, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.48
शालग्रामे घटे वाऽथ वटमूलेऽथवा मुने।। भित्त्यां पुत्तलिकां कृत्वा पूजयेद्वा विचक्षणः
śālagrāme ghaṭe vā'tha vaṭamūle'thavā mune|| bhittyāṃ puttalikāṃ kṛtvā pūjayedvā vicakṣaṇaḥ
On a śālagrāma stone, or in a jar, or at the root of a banyan, O sage, or the discerning man may make an image on a wall and worship (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.49
षष्ठांशां प्रकृतेः शुद्धां सुप्रतिष्ठां च सुव्रताम् ।। सुपुत्रदां च शुभदां दयारूपां जगत्प्रसूम्
ṣaṣṭhāṃśāṃ prakṛteḥ śuddhāṃ supratiṣṭhāṃ ca suvratām || suputradāṃ ca śubhadāṃ dayārūpāṃ jagatprasūm
(Meditating on her as) the sixth portion of Prakṛti, pure, well-established and of good vows, giver of good sons and giver of good fortune, whose form is compassion, mother of the world —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.51
इति ध्यात्वा स्वशिरसि पुष्पं दत्त्वा विचक्षणः ।। पुनर्ध्यात्वा च मूलेन पूजयेत्सुव्रतः सतीम्
iti dhyātvā svaśirasi puṣpaṃ dattvā vicakṣaṇaḥ || punardhyātvā ca mūlena pūjayetsuvrataḥ satīm
Having thus meditated, the discerning man, placing a flower on his own head, and meditating again, should worship the chaste (goddess) with the root-mantra, being of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.53
मूलमों ह्रीं षष्ठीदेव्ये स्वाहेति विधिपूर्वकम् ।। अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं यथाशक्ति जपेन्नरः ।।
mūlamoṃ hrīṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevye svāheti vidhipūrvakam || aṣṭākṣaraṃ mahāmantraṃ yathāśakti japennaraḥ ||
The root-mantra is "oṃ hrīṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevyai svāhā"; according to the rule a man should recite this great eight-syllabled mantra as much as he is able.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.54
तत्र स्तुत्वा च नमते भक्तियुक्तः समाहितः ।। स्तोत्रं च सामवेदोक्तं धनपुत्रफलप्रदम्
tatra stutvā ca namate bhaktiyuktaḥ samāhitaḥ || stotraṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ dhanaputraphalapradam
There, having praised (her), full of devotion and collected in mind, he bows; and the hymn spoken in the Sāmaveda bestows the fruit of wealth and sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.56
स्तोत्रं शृणु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वेषां च शुभावहम् ।। वाञ्छाप्रदं च सर्वेषां गूढं वेदे च नारद
stotraṃ śṛṇu muniśreṣṭha sarveṣāṃ ca śubhāvaham || vāñchāpradaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ gūḍhaṃ vede ca nārada
Hear the hymn, O best of sages, which brings good fortune to all, and grants the wishes of all, and is hidden in the Veda, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.57
प्रियव्रत उवाच ।। नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै सिद्ध्यै शान्त्यै नमो नमः ।। सुखादायै मोक्षदायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
priyavrata uvāca || namo devyai mahādevyai siddhyai śāntyai namo namaḥ || sukhādāyai mokṣadāyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ
Priyavrata said: Homage to the Goddess, to the Great Goddess, homage, homage to Attainment and to Peace; to the giver of happiness, the giver of liberation, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.58
वरदायै पुत्रदायै धनदायै नमो नमः ।। सुखदायै मोक्षदायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
varadāyai putradāyai dhanadāyai namo namaḥ || sukhadāyai mokṣadāyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ
To the giver of boons, the giver of sons, the giver of wealth, homage, homage; to the giver of happiness, the giver of liberation, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.59
अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं लक्षधा यो जपेन्मुने ।। स पुत्रं लभते नूनमित्याह कमलोद्भवः शक्तेः षष्ठांशरूपायै सिद्धायै च नमो नमः ।। मायायै सिद्धयोगिन्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
aṣṭākṣaraṃ mahāmantraṃ lakṣadhā yo japenmune || sa putraṃ labhate nūnamityāha kamalodbhavaḥ śakteḥ ṣaṣṭhāṃśarūpāyai siddhāyai ca namo namaḥ || māyāyai siddhayoginyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ
Whoever recites the great eight-syllabled mantra a hundred thousand times, O sage, he surely obtains a son — so said the lotus-born (Brahmā). To her who is the sixth portion of Śakti, to the perfected one, homage, homage; to Māyā, to the accomplished yoginī, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.61
बालाधिष्ठातृदेव्यै च षष्ठी देव्यै नमो नमः ।। कल्याणदायै कल्याण्यै फलदायै च कर्मणाम्
bālādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai ca ṣaṣṭhī devyai namo namaḥ || kalyāṇadāyai kalyāṇyai phaladāyai ca karmaṇām
And to the goddess who presides over children, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage; to the giver of welfare, the auspicious one, the giver of the fruits of actions —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.62
प्रत्यक्षायै च भक्तानां षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। पूज्यायै स्कन्दकान्तायै सर्वेषां सर्वकर्मसु
pratyakṣāyai ca bhaktānāṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || pūjyāyai skandakāntāyai sarveṣāṃ sarvakarmasu
— and to her who is manifest before her devotees, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage; to her who is to be worshipped by all in all their rites, the beloved of Skanda —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.63
देवरक्षणकारिण्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपायै वन्दितायै नृणां सदा
devarakṣaṇakāriṇyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ|| śuddhasattvasvarūpāyai vanditāyai nṛṇāṃ sadā
— to her who protects the gods, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage; to her whose nature is pure goodness, ever praised by men —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.64
हिंसाक्रोधैर्वर्जितायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः।। धनं देहि प्रियां देहि पुत्रं देहि सुरेश्वरि
hiṃsākrodhairvarjitāyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ|| dhanaṃ dehi priyāṃ dehi putraṃ dehi sureśvari
— to her who is free from violence and anger, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage. Give wealth, give a beloved wife, give a son, O mistress of the gods!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.66
कल्याणं च जयं देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। इति देवीं च संस्तूय लेभे पुत्रं प्रियव्रतः
kalyāṇaṃ ca jayaṃ dehi ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || iti devīṃ ca saṃstūya lebhe putraṃ priyavrataḥ
Give welfare and victory — to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage. Having thus praised the Goddess, Priyavrata obtained a son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.67
यशस्विनं च राजेन्द्रं षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः ।। षष्ठीस्तोत्रमिदं ब्रह्मन्यः शृणोति च वत्सरम्
yaśasvinaṃ ca rājendraṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ || ṣaṣṭhīstotramidaṃ brahmanyaḥ śṛṇoti ca vatsaram
— a glorious one, a chief of kings, by the grace of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī. O brahmin, he who listens to this hymn of Ṣaṣṭhī for a year,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.68
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं वरं सुचिरजीविनम् ।। वर्षमेकं च या भक्त्या संयत्तेदं शृणोति च
aputro labhate putraṃ varaṃ sucirajīvinam || varṣamekaṃ ca yā bhaktyā saṃyattedaṃ śṛṇoti ca
being sonless, obtains an excellent son who lives very long. And she who, restrained and with devotion, listens to this for one year —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.69
धर्मं देहि यशो देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः ।। भूमिं देहि प्रजां देहि देहि विद्यां सुपूजिते सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्ता महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते ।। वीरपुत्रं च गुणिनं विद्यावन्तं यशस्विनम्
dharmaṃ dehi yaśo dehi ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ || bhūmiṃ dehi prajāṃ dehi dehi vidyāṃ supūjite sarvapāpādvinirmuktā mahāvandhyā prasūyate || vīraputraṃ ca guṇinaṃ vidyāvantaṃ yaśasvinam
"Give righteousness, give fame — to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage; give land, give offspring, give knowledge, O well-worshipped one!" — freed from all sin, even a woman utterly barren gives birth to a heroic son, endowed with virtues, learned and famous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.71
वर्षं श्रुत्वा लभेत्पुत्रं षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः ।। रोगयुक्ते च बाले च पिता माता शृणोति च
varṣaṃ śrutvā labhetputraṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ || rogayukte ca bāle ca pitā mātā śṛṇoti ca
Having listened for a year, one would obtain a son by the grace of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī. And when a child is afflicted with illness, the father and mother listen (to it),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 43.92
पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च गन्धधूपप्रदीपकैः ।। नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चापि फलेन च शुभेन च
pādyārghyācamanīyaiśca gandhadhūpapradīpakaiḥ || naivedyairvividhaiścāpi phalena ca śubhena ca
(and) with water for the feet, arghya-offering and water for rinsing the mouth, with fragrance, incense and lamps, and with manifold food-offerings and with auspicious fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition