Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 48
BvP 2 48.1
नारद उवाच ।। नारायण महाभाग नारायणपरायण ।। नारायणांश भगवन्ब्रूहि नारायणीं कथाम् देवीनामपि सर्वासां चरितं त्वन्मुखाम्बुजात् ।। अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि राधिकाख्यानमुत्तमम्
nārada uvāca || nārāyaṇa mahābhāga nārāyaṇaparāyaṇa || nārāyaṇāṃśa bhagavanbrūhi nārāyaṇīṃ kathām devīnāmapi sarvāsāṃ caritaṃ tvanmukhāmbujāt || adhunā śrotumicchāmi rādhikākhyānamuttamam
Nārada said: Nārāyaṇa, greatly blessed one, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, portion of Nārāyaṇa, Lord, tell the story of Nārāyaṇa, and the deeds of all the goddesses too, from your lotus mouth. Now I wish to hear the excellent narrative of Rādhikā.
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BvP 2 48.2
श्रुतं सुरभ्युपाख्यानमतीव सुमनोहरम् ।। गोप्यं सर्वपुराणेषु पुराविद्भिः प्रशंसितम् सिद्धानां सिद्धिशास्त्रं च नानातन्त्रं मनोहरम् ।। भक्तानां भक्तिशास्त्रं च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः मदर्द्धांगस्वरूपा त्वं न मद्भिन्ना स्वरूपतः ।। अतोऽनुज्ञां ददौ कृष्णो मह्यं वक्तुं महेश्वरि बभूव रमणी रम्या रासेशा रमणोत्सुका ।। अमूल्यरत्नाभरणा रत्नसिंहासनस्थिता राशब्दोच्चारणाद्भक्तो राति मुक्तिं सुदुर्लभाम् ।। धाशब्दोच्चारणाद्दुर्गे धावत्येव हरेः पदम् ।। स्वेच्छामयं नित्यरूपं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम् ।। तद्भिन्नानां च देवानां प्राकृतं रूपमेव च
śrutaṃ surabhyupākhyānamatīva sumanoharam || gopyaṃ sarvapurāṇeṣu purāvidbhiḥ praśaṃsitam siddhānāṃ siddhiśāstraṃ ca nānātantraṃ manoharam || bhaktānāṃ bhaktiśāstraṃ ca kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ madarddhāṃgasvarūpā tvaṃ na madbhinnā svarūpataḥ || ato'nujñāṃ dadau kṛṣṇo mahyaṃ vaktuṃ maheśvari babhūva ramaṇī ramyā rāseśā ramaṇotsukā || amūlyaratnābharaṇā ratnasiṃhāsanasthitā rāśabdoccāraṇādbhakto rāti muktiṃ sudurlabhām || dhāśabdoccāraṇāddurge dhāvatyeva hareḥ padam || svecchāmayaṃ nityarūpaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham || tadbhinnānāṃ ca devānāṃ prākṛtaṃ rūpameva ca
I have heard the tale of Surabhi, exceedingly charming, to be kept secret in all the Purāṇas, praised by those who know antiquity — the science of attainment for the Siddhas, the many charming Tantras, and the scripture of devotion for the devotees of Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Self. "You are the very form of half my body, not different from me in essence; therefore Kṛṣṇa gave me permission to speak, O Maheśvarī." She became a lovely woman, mistress of the rāsa, eager for love-play, adorned with priceless jewels, seated on a jewelled throne. By uttering the syllable 'rā' the devotee obtains liberation, most hard to win; by uttering the syllable 'dhā', O Durgā, he runs indeed to Hari's abode. (His) eternal form is according to his own will, a body (assumed) for the favour of devotees; but of the gods other than him the form is material.
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BvP 2 48.3
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि राधिकाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। तदुत्पत्तिं च तद्ध्यानं स्तोत्रं कवचमुत्तमम्
adhunā śrotumicchāmi rādhikākhyānamuttamam || tadutpattiṃ ca taddhyānaṃ stotraṃ kavacamuttamam
Now I wish to hear the excellent narrative of Rādhikā: her origin, her meditation, her hymn, and her excellent protective formula (kavaca).
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BvP 2 48.4
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। पुरा कैलासशिखरे भगवन्तं सनातनम् ।। सिद्धेशं सिद्धिदं सर्वस्वरूपं शंकरं परम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || purā kailāsaśikhare bhagavantaṃ sanātanam || siddheśaṃ siddhidaṃ sarvasvarūpaṃ śaṃkaraṃ param
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Long ago, on the peak of Kailāsa, (there was) the eternal Lord, master of the Siddhas, giver of attainments, whose form is all, the supreme Śaṃkara —
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BvP 2 48.5
प्रफुल्लवदनं प्रीतं सस्मितं मुनिभिः स्तुतम् ।। कुमाराय प्ररोचन्तं कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
praphullavadanaṃ prītaṃ sasmitaṃ munibhiḥ stutam || kumārāya prarocantaṃ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
— with beaming face, pleased, smiling, praised by the sages, expounding with relish to (his) son (the tale) of Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Self,
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BvP 2 48.6
रासोत्सवरसाख्यानं रासमण्डलवर्णनम् ।। तदाख्यानावसाने च प्रस्तावावसरे सती
rāsotsavarasākhyānaṃ rāsamaṇḍalavarṇanam || tadākhyānāvasāne ca prastāvāvasare satī
— the account of the delight of the rāsa festival, the description of the rāsa circle. And at the close of that account, at the moment of the (next) topic, the virtuous lady
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BvP 2 48.7
पप्रच्छ पार्वती स्फीता सस्मिता प्राणवल्लभम् ।। स्तवनं कुर्वती भीता प्राणेशेन प्रसादिता ।
papraccha pārvatī sphītā sasmitā prāṇavallabham || stavanaṃ kurvatī bhītā prāṇeśena prasāditā |
Pārvatī, radiant and smiling, asked her beloved as her own life — awed, offering praise, and won over by the lord of her life.
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BvP 2 48.8
प्रोवाच तं महादेवं महादेवी सुरेश्वरी ।। अपूर्वं राधिकाख्यानं पुराणेषु सुदुर्लभम्
provāca taṃ mahādevaṃ mahādevī sureśvarī || apūrvaṃ rādhikākhyānaṃ purāṇeṣu sudurlabham
The Great Goddess, mistress of the gods, spoke to that Mahādeva (of) the unprecedented narrative of Rādhikā, very hard to find in the Purāṇas.
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BvP 2 48.9
श्रीपार्वत्युवाच ।। आगमं निखिलं नाथ श्रुतं सर्वमनुत्तमम् ।। पाञ्चरात्रादिकं नीतिशास्त्रयोगं च योगिनाम्
śrīpārvatyuvāca || āgamaṃ nikhilaṃ nātha śrutaṃ sarvamanuttamam || pāñcarātrādikaṃ nītiśāstrayogaṃ ca yoginām
Śrī Pārvatī said: Lord, I have heard the whole Āgama, all of it unsurpassed, the Pāñcarātra and the rest, the treatises on polity, and the yoga of the yogins.
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BvP 2 48.12
१।। श्रुतौ श्रुतं प्रशस्तं च राधायाश्च समासतः ।। त्वन्मुखात्काण्वशाखाया व्यासेनोक्तां वदाधुना
1|| śrutau śrutaṃ praśastaṃ ca rādhāyāśca samāsataḥ || tvanmukhātkāṇvaśākhāyā vyāsenoktāṃ vadādhunā
In the Veda I have heard (it), and (it is) commended, and (I have heard) of Rādhā in brief; now speak from your mouth (the account) of the Kāṇva branch, told by Vyāsa.
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BvP 2 48.13
आगमाख्यानकाले च भवता स्वीकृतं पुरा ।। नहीश्वरव्याहृतिश्च मिथ्या भवितुमर्हति
āgamākhyānakāle ca bhavatā svīkṛtaṃ purā || nahīśvaravyāhṛtiśca mithyā bhavitumarhati
And at the time of the telling of the Āgama it was formerly agreed to by you; and the utterance of the Lord ought not to become false.
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BvP 2 48.14
तदुत्पतिं च तद्ध्यानं नाम्नो माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ।। पूजाविधानं चरितं स्तोत्रं कवचमुत्तमम्
tadutpatiṃ ca taddhyānaṃ nāmno māhātmyamuttamam || pūjāvidhānaṃ caritaṃ stotraṃ kavacamuttamam
(Tell me) her origin, and the meditation on her, the excellent greatness of (her) name, the rules of her worship, (her) deeds, the hymn of praise, and the excellent protective charm (kavaca),
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BvP 2 48.15
आराधनविधानं च पूजापद्धतिमीप्सिताम्।। साम्प्रतं ब्रूहि भगवन्मां भक्तां भक्तवत्सल
ārādhanavidhānaṃ ca pūjāpaddhatimīpsitām|| sāmprataṃ brūhi bhagavanmāṃ bhaktāṃ bhaktavatsala
and the rules of propitiation, and the desired order of worship — tell (them) now, O Lord, to me, your devotee, O you who are fond of devotees.
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BvP 2 48.16
कथं न कथितं पूर्वमागमाख्यानकालतः ।। पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा नम्रवक्त्रो बभूव सः
kathaṃ na kathitaṃ pūrvamāgamākhyānakālataḥ || pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutvā namravaktro babhūva saḥ
Why was it not told before, at the time of the telling of the Āgama? Hearing Pārvatī's words, his face became bowed down.
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BvP 2 48.17
पञ्चवक्त्रश्च भगवाञ्छुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकः ।। स्वसत्यभङ्गभीतश्च मौनीभूय विचिन्तयन्
pañcavaktraśca bhagavāñchuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukaḥ || svasatyabhaṅgabhītaśca maunībhūya vicintayan
And the five-faced Lord, his throat, lips and palate dry, and afraid of the breaking of his own truth (promise), became silent and pondered.
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BvP 2 48.18
सस्मार कृष्णं ध्यानेनाभीष्टदेवं कृपानिधिम् ।। तदनुज्ञां च संप्राप्य स्वार्द्धाङ्गां तामुवाच सः
sasmāra kṛṣṇaṃ dhyānenābhīṣṭadevaṃ kṛpānidhim || tadanujñāṃ ca saṃprāpya svārddhāṅgāṃ tāmuvāca saḥ
By meditation he called to mind Kṛṣṇa, his chosen deity, the treasury of compassion; and having obtained his permission, he spoke to her, the half of his own body.
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BvP 2 48.19
निषिद्धोऽहं भगवता कृष्णेन परमात्मना ।। आगमारम्भसमये राधाख्यानप्रसंगतः
niṣiddho'haṃ bhagavatā kṛṣṇena paramātmanā || āgamārambhasamaye rādhākhyānaprasaṃgataḥ
"I was forbidden by the Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self, at the time of the beginning of the Āgama, in connection with the account of Rādhā:
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BvP 2 48.21
मदिष्टदेवकान्ताया राधायाश्चरितं सति ।। अतीव गोपनीयं च सुखदं कृष्णभक्तिदम्
madiṣṭadevakāntāyā rādhāyāścaritaṃ sati || atīva gopanīyaṃ ca sukhadaṃ kṛṣṇabhaktidam
'The deeds of Rādhā, the beloved of my chosen deity, O good lady, are to be kept most secret, and they give joy and give devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 2 48.22
जानामि तदहं दुर्गे सर्वं पूर्वापरं वरम् ।। यज्जानामि रहस्यं च न तद्ब्रह्मा फणीश्वरः
jānāmi tadahaṃ durge sarvaṃ pūrvāparaṃ varam || yajjānāmi rahasyaṃ ca na tadbrahmā phaṇīśvaraḥ
I know all of that, O Durgā, earlier and later, and the best (of it); the secret that I know, that neither Brahmā nor the lord of serpents (knows),
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BvP 2 48.23
न तत्सनत्कुमारश्च न च धर्मः सनातनः ।। न देवेन्द्रो मुनींद्राश्च सिद्धेन्द्राः सिद्धपुङ्गवाः
na tatsanatkumāraśca na ca dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || na devendro munīṃdrāśca siddhendrāḥ siddhapuṅgavāḥ
nor Sanatkumāra (knows) that, nor eternal Dharma, nor the lord of the gods, nor the chief sages, nor the chief siddhas, the foremost of the perfected ones.
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BvP 2 48.24
मत्तो बलवती त्वं च प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं समुद्यता ।। अतस्त्वां गोपनीयं च कथयामि सुरेश्वरि
matto balavatī tvaṃ ca prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ samudyatā || atastvāṃ gopanīyaṃ ca kathayāmi sureśvari
And you are stronger than I, and you are ready to give up your life; therefore I shall tell you what is to be kept secret, O queen of the gods.
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BvP 2 48.25
शृणु दुर्गे प्रवक्ष्यामि रहस्यं परमाद्भुतम् ।। चरितं राधिकायाश्च दुर्लभं च सुपुण्यदम्
śṛṇu durge pravakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ paramādbhutam || caritaṃ rādhikāyāśca durlabhaṃ ca supuṇyadam
Listen, O Durgā, I shall declare the supremely wondrous secret, the deeds of Rādhikā, hard to obtain and bestowing great merit.
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BvP 2 48.26
पुरा वृन्दावने रम्ये गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। शतशृंगैकदेशे च मालतीमल्लिकावने
purā vṛndāvane ramye goloke rāsamaṇḍale || śataśṛṃgaikadeśe ca mālatīmallikāvane
Formerly, in lovely Vṛndāvana, in Goloka, in the circle of the rāsa dance, in one region of Śataśṛṅga, in a grove of mālatī and mallikā flowers,
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BvP 2 48.27
रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये तस्थौ तत्र जगत्पतिः ।। स्वेच्छामयश्च भगवान्बभूव रमणोत्सुकः
ratnasiṃhāsane ramye tasthau tatra jagatpatiḥ || svecchāmayaśca bhagavānbabhūva ramaṇotsukaḥ
the Lord of the world stood there on a lovely jewelled throne; and the Lord, who acts by his own will, became eager for love-play.
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BvP 2 48.28
रिरंसोस्तस्य जगतां पत्युस्तन्मल्लिकावने ।। इच्छया च भवेत्सर्वं तस्य स्वेच्छामयस्य च
riraṃsostasya jagatāṃ patyustanmallikāvane || icchayā ca bhavetsarvaṃ tasya svecchāmayasya ca
For him, the Lord of the worlds, desiring to make love in that mallikā grove — and for him who acts by his own will everything comes to be by (his) will —
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BvP 2 48.29
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दुर्गे द्विधारूपो बभूव सः ।। दक्षिणांगं च श्रीकृष्णो वामार्द्धांगा च राधिका
etasminnantare durge dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ || dakṣiṇāṃgaṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇo vāmārddhāṃgā ca rādhikā
in this interval, O Durgā, he became of twofold form: the right side was Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and the left half was Rādhikā,
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BvP 2 48.31
वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधाना कोटिपूर्णशशिप्रभा ।। तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभा राजिता च स्वतेजसा
vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānā koṭipūrṇaśaśiprabhā || taptakāñcanavarṇābhā rājitā ca svatejasā
wearing a garment pure as fire, with the radiance of ten million full moons, shining with the hue of molten gold, resplendent with her own brilliance,
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BvP 2 48.32
सस्मिता सुदती शुद्धा शरत्पद्मनिभानना ।। बिभ्रती कबरीं रम्यां मालतीमाल्यमण्डिताम्
sasmitā sudatī śuddhā śaratpadmanibhānanā || bibhratī kabarīṃ ramyāṃ mālatīmālyamaṇḍitām
smiling, with beautiful teeth, pure, her face like an autumn lotus, wearing a lovely braid adorned with a garland of mālatī flowers,
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BvP 2 48.33
रत्नमालां च दधती ग्रीष्मसूर्य्यसमप्रभाम् ।। मुक्ताहारेण शुभ्रेण गंगाधारानिभेन च
ratnamālāṃ ca dadhatī grīṣmasūryyasamaprabhām || muktāhāreṇa śubhreṇa gaṃgādhārānibhena ca
and bearing a jewel necklace with a lustre like the summer sun, and with a bright pearl string like a stream of the Gaṅgā,
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BvP 2 48.34
संयुक्तं वर्तुलोत्तुंगं सुमेरु गिरिसन्निभम् ।। कठिनं सुन्दरं दृश्यं कस्तूरीपत्रचिह्नितम्
saṃyuktaṃ vartulottuṃgaṃ sumeru girisannibham || kaṭhinaṃ sundaraṃ dṛśyaṃ kastūrīpatracihnitam
(a pair) joined together, round and high, like Mount Sumeru, firm, beautiful to behold, marked with musk-leaf designs,
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BvP 2 48.35
मांगल्यं मंगलार्हं च स्तनयुग्मं च बिभ्रती ।। नितम्बश्रोणिभारार्त्ता नवयौवनसुन्दरी
māṃgalyaṃ maṃgalārhaṃ ca stanayugmaṃ ca bibhratī || nitambaśroṇibhārārttā navayauvanasundarī
bearing a pair of breasts that were auspicious and worthy of auspicious rites — she, distressed by the weight of her buttocks and hips, lovely in fresh youth,
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BvP 2 48.36
कामातुरः सस्मितां तां ददर्श रसिकेश्वरः ।। दृष्ट्वा कान्तां जगत्कान्तो बभूव रमणोत्सुकः
kāmāturaḥ sasmitāṃ tāṃ dadarśa rasikeśvaraḥ || dṛṣṭvā kāntāṃ jagatkānto babhūva ramaṇotsukaḥ
—her, smiling, the lord of connoisseurs, tormented by desire, beheld; and having seen his beloved, he, the beloved of the world, became eager for love-making.
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BvP 2 48.37
दृष्ट्वा चैनं सुकान्तं च सा दधार हरेः पुरः ।। तेन राधा समाख्याता पुराविद्भिर्महेश्वरि
dṛṣṭvā cainaṃ sukāntaṃ ca sā dadhāra hareḥ puraḥ || tena rādhā samākhyātā purāvidbhirmaheśvari
And having seen him, so very handsome, she held (her ground / took her place) before Hari; for that reason she is called Rādhā by those who know the ancient lore, O Great Goddess.
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BvP 2 48.38
राधा भजति तं कृष्णं स च तां च परस्परम् ।। उभयोः सर्वसाम्यं च सदा सन्तो वदन्ति च
rādhā bhajati taṃ kṛṣṇaṃ sa ca tāṃ ca parasparam || ubhayoḥ sarvasāmyaṃ ca sadā santo vadanti ca
Rādhā worships that Kṛṣṇa, and he worships her, mutually; and the good always declare that between the two there is complete equality.
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BvP 2 48.39
भवनं धावनं रासे स्मरत्यालिंगनं जपन् ।। तेन जल्पति संकेतं तत्र राधां स ईश्वरः
bhavanaṃ dhāvanaṃ rāse smaratyāliṃganaṃ japan || tena jalpati saṃketaṃ tatra rādhāṃ sa īśvaraḥ
She recalls the dwelling, the running in the rāsa dance, the embrace, murmuring (of it); and for that reason that Lord speaks there to Rādhā of a tryst.
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BvP 2 48.41
कृष्णवामांशसम्भूता राधा रासेश्वरी पुरा ।। तस्याश्चांशांशकलया बभूवुर्देवयोषितः
kṛṣṇavāmāṃśasambhūtā rādhā rāseśvarī purā || tasyāścāṃśāṃśakalayā babhūvurdevayoṣitaḥ
Rādhā, arisen from the left side of Kṛṣṇa, was formerly the mistress of the rāsa dance; from a portion of a portion of a fraction of her the women of the gods came into being.
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BvP 2 48.42
रा इत्यादानवचनो धा च निर्वाणवाचकः ।। ततोऽवाप्नोति मुक्तिं च तेन राधा प्रकीर्तिता
rā ityādānavacano dhā ca nirvāṇavācakaḥ || tato'vāpnoti muktiṃ ca tena rādhā prakīrtitā
'Rā' is a syllable expressing obtaining, and 'dhā' denotes nirvāṇa; from her one obtains liberation, and for that reason she is proclaimed Rādhā.
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BvP 2 48.43
बभूव गोपीसंघश्च राधाया लोमकूपतः ।। श्रीकृष्णलोमकूपेभ्यो बभूवुः सर्वबल्लवाः
babhūva gopīsaṃghaśca rādhāyā lomakūpataḥ || śrīkṛṣṇalomakūpebhyo babhūvuḥ sarvaballavāḥ
And the host of gopīs came into being from the pores of Rādhā's skin; from the pores of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's skin came into being all the cowherds.
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BvP 2 48.44
राधावामांशभागेन महालक्ष्मीर्बभूव सा ।। तस्याधिष्ठातृदेवी सा गृहलक्ष्मीर्बभूव सा
rādhāvāmāṃśabhāgena mahālakṣmīrbabhūva sā || tasyādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā gṛhalakṣmīrbabhūva sā
From the portion of Rādhā's left side that Mahālakṣmī came into being; and she, the presiding goddess of that (Lakṣmī), became the Lakṣmī of the household.
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BvP 2 48.45
चतुर्भुजस्य सा पत्नी देवी वैकुण्ठवासिनी।। तदंशा राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसम्पत्प्रदायिनी
caturbhujasya sā patnī devī vaikuṇṭhavāsinī|| tadaṃśā rājalakṣmīśca rājasampatpradāyinī
She is the wife of the four-armed one, the goddess who dwells in Vaikuṇṭha; a portion of her is Rājalakṣmī, the bestower of royal wealth.
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BvP 2 48.46
तदंशा मर्त्यलक्ष्मीश्च गृहिणां च गृहे गृहे ।। दीपाधिष्ठातृदेवी च सा चैव गृहदेवता
tadaṃśā martyalakṣmīśca gṛhiṇāṃ ca gṛhe gṛhe || dīpādhiṣṭhātṛdevī ca sā caiva gṛhadevatā
A portion of her is the Lakṣmī of mortals, in house after house of householders; she is the presiding goddess of the lamp, and she indeed is the household deity.
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BvP 2 48.47
स्वयं राधा कृष्णपत्नी कृष्णवक्षःस्थलस्थिता ।। प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवी च तस्यैव परमात्मनः
svayaṃ rādhā kṛṣṇapatnī kṛṣṇavakṣaḥsthalasthitā || prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevī ca tasyaiva paramātmanaḥ
Rādhā herself is the wife of Kṛṣṇa, resting on Kṛṣṇa's chest, and the goddess presiding over the very life-breath of that Supreme Self.
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BvP 2 48.48
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं सर्वं मिथ्यैव पार्वति ।। भज सत्यं परं ब्रह्म राधेशं त्रिगुणात्परम्
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ sarvaṃ mithyaiva pārvati || bhaja satyaṃ paraṃ brahma rādheśaṃ triguṇātparam
Everything, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, is nothing but false, O Pārvatī; worship the real, the supreme Brahman, the Lord of Rādhā, who is beyond the three qualities—
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BvP 2 48.49
परं प्रधानं परमं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। सर्वाद्यं सर्वपूज्यं व निरीहं प्रकृतेः परम्
paraṃ pradhānaṃ paramaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram || sarvādyaṃ sarvapūjyaṃ va nirīhaṃ prakṛteḥ param
the supreme, the primal ground, the highest, the Supreme Self, the Lord, the first of all and worthy of worship by all, free of striving, beyond primal nature.
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BvP 2 48.51
तस्य प्राणाधिका राधा बहुसौभाग्यसंयुता ।। महाविष्णोः प्रसूः सा च मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी
tasya prāṇādhikā rādhā bahusaubhāgyasaṃyutā || mahāviṣṇoḥ prasūḥ sā ca mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī
Dearer to him than life is Rādhā, endowed with abundant good fortune; and she is the mother of Mahāviṣṇu, the root nature, the sovereign lady.
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BvP 2 48.52
मानिनीं राधिकां सन्तः सेवन्ते नित्यशस्सदा ।। सुलभं यत्पदाम्भोजं ब्रह्मादीनां सुदुर्लभम्
māninīṃ rādhikāṃ santaḥ sevante nityaśassadā || sulabhaṃ yatpadāmbhojaṃ brahmādīnāṃ sudurlabham
The good serve the proud lady Rādhikā constantly and always—she whose lotus feet are easy to reach (for them), yet very hard to reach for Brahmā and the rest.
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BvP 2 48.53
स्वप्ने राधापदाम्भोजं नहि पश्यन्ति बल्लवाः ।। स्वयं देवी हरेः क्रोडे छायारूपेण कामिनी
svapne rādhāpadāmbhojaṃ nahi paśyanti ballavāḥ || svayaṃ devī hareḥ kroḍe chāyārūpeṇa kāminī
The cowherds do not see Rādhā's lotus feet even in a dream; the goddess herself, the loving one, is in Hari's lap—(what they see is) in the form of a shadow.
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BvP 2 48.54
स च द्वादशगोपानां रायाणप्रवरः प्रिये ।। श्रीकृष्णांशश्च भगवान्विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमः
sa ca dvādaśagopānāṃ rāyāṇapravaraḥ priye || śrīkṛṣṇāṃśaśca bhagavānviṣṇutulyaparākramaḥ
And he, dear one, is Rāyāṇa, the foremost of the twelve cowherds, a portion of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a lord whose prowess equals Viṣṇu's.
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BvP 2 48.55
सुदामशापात्सा देवी गोलोकादागता महीम् ।। वृषभानुगृहे जाता तन्माता च कलावती
sudāmaśāpātsā devī golokādāgatā mahīm || vṛṣabhānugṛhe jātā tanmātā ca kalāvatī
Through Sudāman's curse that goddess came from Goloka to the earth; she was born in the house of Vṛṣabhānu, and Kalāvatī was her mother.
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