Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 6
BvP 2 6.1
नारायण उवाच ।। सरस्वती सा वैकुण्ठे स्वयं नारायणान्तिके ।। गङ्गाशापेन कलया कलहाद्भारते सरित्
nārāyaṇa uvāca || sarasvatī sā vaikuṇṭhe svayaṃ nārāyaṇāntike || gaṅgāśāpena kalayā kalahādbhārate sarit
Nārāyaṇa said: That Sarasvatī is herself in Vaikuṇṭha, near Nārāyaṇa; by Gaṅgā's curse, through a quarrel, she became a river in Bhārata by a portion (of herself).
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BvP 2 6.2
पुण्यदा पुण्यजननी पुण्यतीर्थस्वरूपिणी ।। पुण्यवद्भिर्निषेव्या च स्थितिः पुण्यवतां मुने इत्येवं कथितं किंचिद्भारतीगुणकीर्त्तनम्।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि बोधयामास तां पद्मा सत्त्वरूपा च सस्मिता ।। क्रोधाविष्टा च सा वाणी न च शान्ता बभूव ह मानहानिं करिष्यामि तवाद्य हरिसन्निधौ ।। किं करिष्यति ते कान्तो मम वै कान्तवल्लभे अधो मर्त्यं सा प्रयातु सन्ति यत्रैव पापिनः ।। कलौ तेषां च पापांशं लभिष्यति न संशयः भगीरथस्य तपसा तेन नीता सुदुष्करात् ।। नाम्ना भागीरथी पूता भविष्यसि महीतले वरमग्नौ स्थितिर्हिंस्रजन्तूनां सन्निधौ सुखम् ।। ततोऽपि दुःखं पुंसां च दुष्टस्त्रीसन्निधौ ध्रुवम् सरस्वत्युवाच ।। प्रायश्चित्तं देहि नाथ दुष्टायां जन्मशोधकम् ।। सत्स्वामिना परित्यक्ताः कुत्र जीवन्ति काः स्त्रियः गंगाशापेन सा वाणी यदि यास्यति भारतम् ।। कदा शापाद्विनिर्मुच्य लभिष्यति पदं तव सम्पदां हेतुभूता च विपत्तिः सर्वदेहिनाम् ।। विना विपत्तिर्महिमा केषां पद्मे भवेद्भवे शूद्राणां सूपकारश्च देवलो ग्रामयाजकः ।। अदीक्षितो भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात् न ह्यम्मयानि तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः ।। ते पुनन्त्युरुकालेन विष्णुभक्ताः क्षणादहो इन्द्रत्वं च मनुत्वं च देवत्वं च सुदुर्लभम् ।। स्वर्गराज्यादिभोगं च स्वप्नेऽपि न हि वाच्छति
puṇyadā puṇyajananī puṇyatīrthasvarūpiṇī || puṇyavadbhirniṣevyā ca sthitiḥ puṇyavatāṃ mune ityevaṃ kathitaṃ kiṃcidbhāratīguṇakīrttanam|| sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi bodhayāmāsa tāṃ padmā sattvarūpā ca sasmitā || krodhāviṣṭā ca sā vāṇī na ca śāntā babhūva ha mānahāniṃ kariṣyāmi tavādya harisannidhau || kiṃ kariṣyati te kānto mama vai kāntavallabhe adho martyaṃ sā prayātu santi yatraiva pāpinaḥ || kalau teṣāṃ ca pāpāṃśaṃ labhiṣyati na saṃśayaḥ bhagīrathasya tapasā tena nītā suduṣkarāt || nāmnā bhāgīrathī pūtā bhaviṣyasi mahītale varamagnau sthitirhiṃsrajantūnāṃ sannidhau sukham || tato'pi duḥkhaṃ puṃsāṃ ca duṣṭastrīsannidhau dhruvam sarasvatyuvāca || prāyaścittaṃ dehi nātha duṣṭāyāṃ janmaśodhakam || satsvāminā parityaktāḥ kutra jīvanti kāḥ striyaḥ gaṃgāśāpena sā vāṇī yadi yāsyati bhāratam || kadā śāpādvinirmucya labhiṣyati padaṃ tava sampadāṃ hetubhūtā ca vipattiḥ sarvadehinām || vinā vipattirmahimā keṣāṃ padme bhavedbhave śūdrāṇāṃ sūpakāraśca devalo grāmayājakaḥ || adīkṣito bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt na hyammayāni tīrthāni na devā mṛcchilāmayāḥ || te punantyurukālena viṣṇubhaktāḥ kṣaṇādaho indratvaṃ ca manutvaṃ ca devatvaṃ ca sudurlabham || svargarājyādibhogaṃ ca svapne'pi na hi vācchati
(She is) the giver of merit, the mother of merit, having the very form of holy fords; she is to be served by the meritorious, and she is the abode of the meritorious, O sage. Thus has a little been told of the recital of Bhāratī's qualities, which gives happiness, gives liberation, and is the essence; what more do you wish to hear? Padmā, of the nature of goodness and smiling, instructed her; but that Vāṇī (Sarasvatī), possessed by anger, did not become calm. "I shall destroy your honour today in Hari's presence; what will your lover do to me, O darling of the beloved one? Let her go down to the mortal world, where the sinners are; in the Kali age she will obtain a share of their sin, without doubt. Led thence by Bhagīratha's exceedingly difficult austerity, you will become the purified one, Bhāgīrathī by name, on the surface of the earth. Better is a dwelling in fire, pleasant is nearness to savage beasts; but worse even than that, surely, is the suffering of men in the presence of a wicked woman." Sarasvatī said: "Grant (me) an expiation, lord, that purifies the birth in the case of the wicked woman. Where, and what women, live when abandoned by a good husband? If that Vāṇī goes to Bhārata through Gaṅgā's curse, when, released from the curse, will she attain your abode?" "Calamity is the cause of prosperities for all embodied beings; without calamity, whose greatness would come to be in this world, O Padmā? The cook of śūdras, the shrine-priest, the village sacrificer, the uninitiated — (each) would become pure from the touch and sight of my devotee. For the holy fords are not (merely) made of water, nor are the gods made of clay and stone; those purify after a long time, but the devotees of Viṣṇu in an instant — aha! And Indra's rank, and Manu's rank, and godhood, so hard to win, and the enjoyment of the kingdom of heaven and the rest — he does not desire even in a dream."
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BvP 2 6.3
तपस्विनां तपोरूपा तपस्याकाररूपिणी ।। कृतपापेध्मदाहाय ज्वलदग्निस्वरूपिणी
tapasvināṃ taporūpā tapasyākārarūpiṇī || kṛtapāpedhmadāhāya jvaladagnisvarūpiṇī
For ascetics she is austerity itself, having the very shape and form of ascetic practice; and to burn up the firewood of sins committed she has the form of blazing fire.
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BvP 2 6.4
ज्ञाने सरस्वतीतोये गतं यैर्मानवैर्भुवि ।। तेषां स्थितिश्च वैकुण्ठे सुचिरं हरिसंसदि
jñāne sarasvatītoye gataṃ yairmānavairbhuvi || teṣāṃ sthitiśca vaikuṇṭhe suciraṃ harisaṃsadi
Those men on earth who have entered into knowledge and into Sarasvatī's water — their dwelling is in Vaikuṇṭha for a very long time, in Hari's assembly.
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BvP 2 6.5
भारते कृतपापश्च स्नात्वा तत्रैव लीलया ।। मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोके वसेच्चिरम्
bhārate kṛtapāpaśca snātvā tatraiva līlayā || mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇuloke vasecciram
And one who has committed sin in Bhārata, having bathed there even casually, is released from all sins and may dwell long in Viṣṇu's world.
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BvP 2 6.6
चतुर्दश्यां पौर्णमास्यामक्षयायां दिनक्षये ।। ग्रहणे च व्यतीपातेऽन्यस्मिन्पुण्यदिनेऽपि च
caturdaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāmakṣayāyāṃ dinakṣaye || grahaṇe ca vyatīpāte'nyasminpuṇyadine'pi ca
On the fourteenth, on the full-moon day, on the akṣaya (imperishable) day, at the day's ending, at an eclipse, at a vyatīpāta conjunction, and also on any other holy day —
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BvP 2 6.7
अनुषङ्गेण यः स्नाति हेलया श्रद्धयाऽपि वा ।। सारूप्यं लभते नूनं वैकुण्ठे स हरेरपि
anuṣaṅgeṇa yaḥ snāti helayā śraddhayā'pi vā || sārūpyaṃ labhate nūnaṃ vaikuṇṭhe sa harerapi
— whoever bathes (then), even incidentally, in jest, or with faith, he surely obtains a form like Hari's own in Vaikuṇṭha.
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BvP 2 6.8
सरस्वतीमन्त्रकं च मासमेकं तु यो जपेत् ।। महामूर्खः कवीन्द्रश्च स भवेन्नात्र संशयः
sarasvatīmantrakaṃ ca māsamekaṃ tu yo japet || mahāmūrkhaḥ kavīndraśca sa bhavennātra saṃśayaḥ
And whoever should recite the Sarasvatī mantra for one month — even a great fool, he becomes a chief among poets; there is no doubt of this.
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BvP 2 6.9
नित्यं सरस्वतीतोये यः स्नात्वा मुण्डयेन्नरः ।। न गर्भवासं कुरुते पुनरेव स मानवः
nityaṃ sarasvatītoye yaḥ snātvā muṇḍayennaraḥ || na garbhavāsaṃ kurute punareva sa mānavaḥ
The man who daily bathes in Sarasvatī's water and shaves his head — that man does not again take up dwelling in a womb.
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BvP 2 6.11
सौतिरुवाच ।। नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा नारदो मुनिसत्तमः ।। पुनः पप्रच्छ सन्देहच्छेदं शौनक सत्वरम्
sautiruvāca || nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā nārado munisattamaḥ || punaḥ papraccha sandehacchedaṃ śaunaka satvaram
Sauti said: Having heard Nārāyaṇa's words, Nārada, best of sages, at once asked again, so as to cut off his doubt, O Śaunaka.
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BvP 2 6.12
नारद उवाच ।। कथं सरस्वती देवी गङ्गाशापेन भारते ।। कलया कलहेनैव समभूत्पुण्यदा सरित्
nārada uvāca || kathaṃ sarasvatī devī gaṅgāśāpena bhārate || kalayā kalahenaiva samabhūtpuṇyadā sarit
Nārada said: How did the goddess Sarasvatī, by Gaṅgā's curse, come to be in Bhārata as a merit-giving river, through a portion of herself, and just because of a quarrel?
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BvP 2 6.13
श्रवणे श्रुतिसाराणां वर्द्धते कौतुकं मम ।। कथामृतानां नो तृप्तिः केन श्रेयसि तृप्यते
śravaṇe śrutisārāṇāṃ varddhate kautukaṃ mama || kathāmṛtānāṃ no tṛptiḥ kena śreyasi tṛpyate
My eagerness grows in hearing the essences of the scriptures; there is no satiety with the nectar of these tales — by what good thing is one ever satiated?
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BvP 2 6.14
कथं शशाप सा गङ्गा पूजितां तां सरस्वतीम् ।। शान्ता सत्त्वस्वरूपा च पुण्यदा सर्वदा नृणाम्
kathaṃ śaśāpa sā gaṅgā pūjitāṃ tāṃ sarasvatīm || śāntā sattvasvarūpā ca puṇyadā sarvadā nṛṇām
How did that Gaṅgā curse the honoured Sarasvatī, who is tranquil, of the nature of goodness, and always a giver of merit to men?
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BvP 2 6.15
तेजस्विन्योर्द्वयोर्वादकारणं श्रुतिसुन्दरम् ।। सुदुर्लभं पुराणेषु तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
tejasvinyordvayorvādakāraṇaṃ śrutisundaram || sudurlabhaṃ purāṇeṣu tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
The cause of the dispute between the two splendid ones — lovely to hear, and very hard to find in the Purāṇas — that you ought to explain to me.
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BvP 2 6.16
नारायण उवाच ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि कथामेतां पुरातनीम् ।। यस्याः स्मरणमात्रेण सर्वपापात्प्रमुच्यते
nārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi kathāmetāṃ purātanīm || yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa sarvapāpātpramucyate
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell this ancient tale, by the mere remembering of which one is wholly freed from all sin.
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BvP 2 6.17
लक्ष्मीस्सरस्वती गङ्गा तिस्रो भार्य्या हरेरपि ।। प्रेम्णा समास्तास्तिष्ठन्ति सततं हरिसन्निधौ
lakṣmīssarasvatī gaṅgā tisro bhāryyā harerapi || premṇā samāstāstiṣṭhanti satataṃ harisannidhau
Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā — the three wives of Hari; equal in love, they stay constantly in Hari's presence.
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BvP 2 6.18
चकार सैकदा गङ्गा विष्णोर्मुखनिरीक्षणम्।। सस्मिता च सकामा च सकटाक्षं पुनः पुनः
cakāra saikadā gaṅgā viṣṇormukhanirīkṣaṇam|| sasmitā ca sakāmā ca sakaṭākṣaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
Once Gaṅgā gazed upon Viṣṇu's face, smiling and full of desire, with sidelong glances again and again.
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BvP 2 6.19
विभुर्जहास तद्वक्त्रं निरीक्ष्य च मुदा क्षणम् ।। क्षमां चकार तद्दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मीर्नैव सरस्वती
vibhurjahāsa tadvaktraṃ nirīkṣya ca mudā kṣaṇam || kṣamāṃ cakāra taddṛṣṭvā lakṣmīrnaiva sarasvatī
The Lord laughed, gazing for a moment with delight upon that face of hers; seeing this, Lakṣmī bore it patiently, but Sarasvatī did not.
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BvP 2 6.21
उवाच गङ्गां भर्त्तारं रक्तास्या रक्तलोचना ।। कम्पिता कोपवेगेन शश्वत्प्रस्फुरिताधरा
uvāca gaṅgāṃ bharttāraṃ raktāsyā raktalocanā || kampitā kopavegena śaśvatprasphuritādharā
With her face reddened and her eyes red, trembling with the force of anger, her lower lip continually quivering, she spoke to Gaṅgā and to (her) husband.
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BvP 2 6.22
सरस्वत्युवाच ।। सर्वत्र समताबुद्धिः सद्भर्तुः कामिनीः प्रति ।। धर्मिष्ठस्य वरिष्ठस्य विपरीता खलस्य च
sarasvatyuvāca || sarvatra samatābuddhiḥ sadbhartuḥ kāminīḥ prati || dharmiṣṭhasya variṣṭhasya viparītā khalasya ca
Sarasvatī said: A good husband's mind is impartial everywhere toward his wives — (such is the mind) of the most righteous, the best of men; but the opposite is that of a scoundrel.
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BvP 2 6.23
ज्ञातं सौभाग्यमधिकं गंगायां ते गदाधर ।। कमलायां च तत्तुल्यं न च किंचिन्मयि प्रभो
jñātaṃ saubhāgyamadhikaṃ gaṃgāyāṃ te gadādhara || kamalāyāṃ ca tattulyaṃ na ca kiṃcinmayi prabho
Your greater favour toward Gaṅgā is now known, O mace-bearer, and toward Kamalā one equal to it, but toward me, lord, none at all.
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BvP 2 6.24
गंगायाः पद्मया सार्द्धं प्रीतिश्चापि सुसम्मता ।। क्षमां चकार तेनेदं विपरीतं हरिप्रिया
gaṃgāyāḥ padmayā sārddhaṃ prītiścāpi susammatā || kṣamāṃ cakāra tenedaṃ viparītaṃ haripriyā
"Your affection for Gaṅgā together with Padmā is quite agreeable (to you); therefore Hari's beloved (Lakṣmī) forgave this perverse (act)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 6.25
किं जीवनेन मेऽत्रैव दुर्भगायाश्च साम्प्रतम् ।। निष्फलं जीवनं तस्या या पत्युः प्रेमवञ्चिता
kiṃ jīvanena me'traiva durbhagāyāśca sāmpratam || niṣphalaṃ jīvanaṃ tasyā yā patyuḥ premavañcitā
"What is the use of living here now for me, ill-fated as I am? Fruitless is the life of her who is cheated of her husband's love."
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BvP 2 6.26
त्वां सर्वेशं सत्त्वरूपं ये वदन्ति मनीषिणः ।। ते च मूर्खा न वेदज्ञा न जानन्ति मतिं तव
tvāṃ sarveśaṃ sattvarūpaṃ ye vadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || te ca mūrkhā na vedajñā na jānanti matiṃ tava
"Those wise men who call you the Lord of all, whose nature is goodness — they are fools, not knowers of the Veda; they do not know your mind."
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BvP 2 6.27
सरस्वतीवचः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा तां कोपसंयुताम् ।। मनसा तु समालोच्य स जगाम बहिः सभाम्
sarasvatīvacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā tāṃ kopasaṃyutām || manasā tu samālocya sa jagāma bahiḥ sabhām
Hearing Sarasvatī's words, and seeing her filled with anger, he reflected in his mind and went out of the assembly.
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BvP 2 6.28
गते नारायणे गंगामवोचन्निर्भयं रुषा ।। रागाधिष्ठातृ देवी सा वाक्यं श्रवणदुःसहम्
gate nārāyaṇe gaṃgāmavocannirbhayaṃ ruṣā || rāgādhiṣṭhātṛ devī sā vākyaṃ śravaṇaduḥsaham
When Nārāyaṇa had gone, that goddess, the presiding deity of passion, fearlessly and in wrath spoke to Gaṅgā words hard to bear to the ear.
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BvP 2 6.29
हे निर्लज्जे सकामे त्वं स्वामिगर्वं करोषि किम् ।। अधिकं स्वामिसौभाग्यं विज्ञापयितुमिच्छसि
he nirlajje sakāme tvaṃ svāmigarvaṃ karoṣi kim || adhikaṃ svāmisaubhāgyaṃ vijñāpayitumicchasi
"O shameless one, O lustful one, why do you take pride in (our) lord? Do you wish to make known that your good fortune with (our) husband is greater?"
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BvP 2 6.31
इत्येवमुक्त्वा गंगाया जिघृक्षुं केशमुद्यताम् ।। वारयामास तां पद्मा मध्यदेशस्थिता सती
ityevamuktvā gaṃgāyā jighṛkṣuṃ keśamudyatām || vārayāmāsa tāṃ padmā madhyadeśasthitā satī
Having spoken thus, when she raised (her hand), intending to seize Gaṅgā's hair, the chaste Padmā, standing between them, restrained her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.32
शशाप वाणी तां पद्मां महाकोपवती सती ।। वृक्षरूपा सरिद्रूपा भविष्यसि न संशयः
śaśāpa vāṇī tāṃ padmāṃ mahākopavatī satī || vṛkṣarūpā saridrūpā bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ
The chaste Vāṇī, filled with great anger, cursed that Padmā: "You shall become of the form of a tree and of the form of a river — there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.33
विपरीतं यतो दृष्ट्वा किंचिन्नो वक्तुमर्हसि ।। सन्तिष्ठसि सभामध्ये यथा वृक्षो यथा सरित्
viparītaṃ yato dṛṣṭvā kiṃcinno vaktumarhasi || santiṣṭhasi sabhāmadhye yathā vṛkṣo yathā sarit
"Since, seeing (this) wrong, you can say nothing (about it), you stand in the midst of the assembly like a tree, like a river."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.34
शापं श्रुत्वा च सा देवी न शशाप चुकोप न ।। तत्रैव दुःखिता तस्थौ वाणीं धृत्वा करेण च
śāpaṃ śrutvā ca sā devī na śaśāpa cukopa na || tatraiva duḥkhitā tasthau vāṇīṃ dhṛtvā kareṇa ca
And hearing the curse, that goddess neither cursed back nor grew angry; sorrowful, she stood right there, holding Vāṇī by the hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.36
गंगोवाच ।। त्वमुत्सृज महोग्रां तां पद्मे किं मे करिष्यति ।। वाग्दुष्टा वागधिष्ठात्री देवीयं कलहप्रिया
gaṃgovāca || tvamutsṛja mahogrāṃ tāṃ padme kiṃ me kariṣyati || vāgduṣṭā vāgadhiṣṭhātrī devīyaṃ kalahapriyā
Gaṅgā said: "Let go of that exceedingly fierce one, Padmā — what will she do to me? Foul-tongued, though she presides over speech, this goddess loves quarrels."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.37
यावती योग्यताऽस्याश्च यावती शक्तिरेव वा ।। तथा करोतु वादं च मया सार्द्धं सुदुर्मुखा
yāvatī yogyatā'syāśca yāvatī śaktireva vā || tathā karotu vādaṃ ca mayā sārddhaṃ sudurmukhā
"Whatever her fitness may be, or whatever her power, let the evil-mouthed one so dispute with me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.38
स्वबलं यन्मम बलं विज्ञापयितुमर्हतु ।। जानन्तु सर्वे ह्युभयोः प्रभावं विक्रमं सति
svabalaṃ yanmama balaṃ vijñāpayitumarhatu || jānantu sarve hyubhayoḥ prabhāvaṃ vikramaṃ sati
"Let her be able to make known her own strength and what my strength is; let all indeed know the might and prowess of us both, O virtuous one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.39
अत्युद्धतां च तां दृष्ट्वा कोपप्रस्फुरितानना ।। उवाच गंगा तां देवीं पद्मां पद्मविलोचना इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी वाण्यै शापं ददाविति ।। सरित्स्वरूपा भवतु सा या त्वामशपद्रुषा
atyuddhatāṃ ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kopaprasphuritānanā || uvāca gaṃgā tāṃ devīṃ padmāṃ padmavilocanā ityevamuktvā sā devī vāṇyai śāpaṃ dadāviti || saritsvarūpā bhavatu sā yā tvāmaśapadruṣā
And seeing her exceedingly insolent, Gaṅgā, the lotus-eyed, her face quivering with anger, spoke to that goddess Padmā. Having spoken thus, that goddess gave a curse to Vāṇī: "Let her who cursed you in wrath become a river in form."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.41
इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा तां शशाप सरस्वती ।। त्वमेव यास्यसि महीं पापिपापं लभिष्यसि
ityevaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā tāṃ śaśāpa sarasvatī || tvameva yāsyasi mahīṃ pāpipāpaṃ labhiṣyasi
Hearing this speech, Sarasvatī cursed her: "You yourself shall go to the earth and shall receive the sin of sinners."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.42
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र भगवानाजगाम ह ।। चतुर्भुजश्चतुर्भिश्च पार्षदैश्च चतुर्भुजैः
etasminnantare tatra bhagavānājagāma ha || caturbhujaścaturbhiśca pārṣadaiśca caturbhujaiḥ
In this interval the Lord came there, four-armed, with four four-armed attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.43
सरस्वतीं करे धृत्वा वासयामास वक्षसि ।। बोधयामास सर्वज्ञः सर्वज्ञानं पुरातनम्
sarasvatīṃ kare dhṛtvā vāsayāmāsa vakṣasi || bodhayāmāsa sarvajñaḥ sarvajñānaṃ purātanam
Taking Sarasvatī by the hand, he settled her on his breast; the all-knowing one awakened (in her) all the ancient knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.44
श्रुत्वा रहस्यं तासां च शापस्य कलहस्य च ।। उवाच दुःखितास्ताश्च वाक्यं सामयिकं विभुः
śrutvā rahasyaṃ tāsāṃ ca śāpasya kalahasya ca || uvāca duḥkhitāstāśca vākyaṃ sāmayikaṃ vibhuḥ
Having heard the secret of these (women), of the curse and of the quarrel, the Lord spoke to them, the sorrowing ones, words suited to the occasion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.45
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। लक्ष्मि त्वं कलया गच्छ धर्मध्वजगृहं शुभे ।। अयोनिसम्भवा भूमौ तस्य कन्या भविष्यसि
śrībhagavānuvāca || lakṣmi tvaṃ kalayā gaccha dharmadhvajagṛhaṃ śubhe || ayonisambhavā bhūmau tasya kanyā bhaviṣyasi
The blessed Lord said: "Lakṣmī, go by a portion (of yourself) to the house of Dharmadhvaja, O auspicious one; on earth you shall become his daughter, born not from a womb."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.46
तत्रैव दैवदोषेण वृक्षत्वं च लभिष्यसि ।। मदंशस्यासुरस्यैव शङ्खचूडस्य कामिनी
tatraiva daivadoṣeṇa vṛkṣatvaṃ ca labhiṣyasi || madaṃśasyāsurasyaiva śaṅkhacūḍasya kāminī
"There itself, by a fault of fate, you shall attain treehood, (having become) the beloved of the demon Śaṅkhacūḍa, who is a portion of me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.47
भूत्वा पश्चाच्च मत्पत्नी भविष्यसि न संशयः ।। त्रैलोक्यपावनी नाम्ना तुलसीति च भारते
bhūtvā paścācca matpatnī bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ || trailokyapāvanī nāmnā tulasīti ca bhārate
"...and having become (his), afterwards you will become my wife, there is no doubt; purifier of the three worlds, known by the name Tulasī in Bhārata."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.48
कलया च सरिद्भूत्वा शीघ्रं गच्छ वरानने ।। भारतं भारतीशापान्नाम्ना पद्मावती भव
kalayā ca saridbhūtvā śīghraṃ gaccha varānane || bhārataṃ bhāratīśāpānnāmnā padmāvatī bhava
"And by a portion (of yourself) having become a river, go quickly, O fair-faced one, to Bhārata; by Bhāratī's (Sarasvatī's) curse, become (the one) named Padmāvatī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.49
गङ्गे यास्यसि चांशेन पश्चात्त्वं विश्वपावनी ।। भारतं भारतीशापात्पापदाहाय देहिनाम्
gaṅge yāsyasi cāṃśena paścāttvaṃ viśvapāvanī || bhārataṃ bhāratīśāpātpāpadāhāya dehinām
"And you, O Gaṅgā, purifier of the universe, will afterwards go by a portion (of yourself) to Bhārata, through Bhāratī's curse, to burn away the sins of embodied beings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.51
मदंशस्य समुद्रस्य जाया जाये ममाज्ञया ।। मत्त्कलांशस्य भूपस्य शन्तनोश्च सुरेश्वरि
madaṃśasya samudrasya jāyā jāye mamājñayā || mattkalāṃśasya bhūpasya śantanośca sureśvari
"By my command you become the wife of the ocean, who is my portion, and of the king Śantanu, who is a portion of a portion of me, O mistress of the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 6.52
गङ्गाशापेन कलया भारतं गच्छ भारति ।। कलहस्य फलं भुङ्क्ष्व सपत्नीभ्यां सहाच्युते
gaṅgāśāpena kalayā bhārataṃ gaccha bhārati || kalahasya phalaṃ bhuṅkṣva sapatnībhyāṃ sahācyute
"By Gaṅgā's curse go with a portion (of yourself) to Bhārata, O Bhāratī; enjoy the fruit of the quarrel together with the two co-wives, O Acyutā (unfallen one)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.53
स्वयं च ब्रह्मसदनं ब्रह्मणः कामिनी भव ।। गङ्गा यातु शिवस्थानमत्र पद्मैव तिष्ठतु
svayaṃ ca brahmasadanaṃ brahmaṇaḥ kāminī bhava || gaṅgā yātu śivasthānamatra padmaiva tiṣṭhatu
"And you yourself, become the beloved of Brahmā, (going) to Brahmā's abode; let Gaṅgā go to Śiva's place; here let Padmā alone remain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.54
शान्ता च् क्रोधरहिता मद्भक्ता मत्स्वरूपिणी ।। महासाध्वी महाभागा सुशीला धर्मचारिणी
śāntā c krodharahitā madbhaktā matsvarūpiṇī || mahāsādhvī mahābhāgā suśīlā dharmacāriṇī
(She is) calm, free of anger, devoted to me, having my own nature, greatly chaste, greatly blessed, of good character, walking in dharma;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.55
यदंशकलया सर्वा धर्मिष्ठाश्च पतिव्रताः ।। शान्तरूपा सुशीलाश्च प्रतिविश्वेषु योषितः
yadaṃśakalayā sarvā dharmiṣṭhāśca pativratāḥ || śāntarūpā suśīlāśca prativiśveṣu yoṣitaḥ
by a portion of whose portion all the women in every universe are most righteous and devoted to their husbands, of calm form and of good character.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.56
तिस्रो भार्य्यास्त्रयः श्यालास्त्रयो भृत्याश्च बान्धवाः ।। ध्रुवं वेदविरुद्धाश्च न ह्येते मङ्गलप्रदाः
tisro bhāryyāstrayaḥ śyālāstrayo bhṛtyāśca bāndhavāḥ || dhruvaṃ vedaviruddhāśca na hyete maṅgalapradāḥ
Three wives, three brothers-in-law, three servants and (three) kinsmen — these are surely contrary to the Veda and do not bring good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.57
स्त्री पुंवच्च गृहे येषां गृहिणां स्त्रीवशः पुमान् ।। निष्फलं जन्म वै तेषामशुभं च पदे पदे
strī puṃvacca gṛhe yeṣāṃ gṛhiṇāṃ strīvaśaḥ pumān || niṣphalaṃ janma vai teṣāmaśubhaṃ ca pade pade
Those householders in whose house the woman is like the man, (and) the man is under the woman's control — their birth is indeed fruitless, and there is misfortune at every step.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.58
मुखदुष्टा योनिदुष्टा यस्य स्त्री कलहप्रिया ।। अरण्यं तेन गन्तव्यं महारण्यं गृहाद्वरम्
mukhaduṣṭā yoniduṣṭā yasya strī kalahapriyā || araṇyaṃ tena gantavyaṃ mahāraṇyaṃ gṛhādvaram
He whose wife is foul of mouth, foul of womb, and fond of quarrelling — he should go to the wilderness: a great forest is better than (such) a home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.59
जनानां च स्थलानां च पुराणां प्राप्तिरेव च ।। सततं सुलभा तत्र न तेषां तद्गृहेऽपि च
janānāṃ ca sthalānāṃ ca purāṇāṃ prāptireva ca || satataṃ sulabhā tatra na teṣāṃ tadgṛhe'pi ca
And there (in the forest) the gaining of people, of places, and of towns is always easy — not for them, even in that house of theirs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 6.61
व्याधिज्वाला विषज्वाला वरं पुंसां वरानने ।। दुष्टस्त्रीणां मुखज्वाला मरणादतिरिच्यते ।।
vyādhijvālā viṣajvālā varaṃ puṃsāṃ varānane || duṣṭastrīṇāṃ mukhajvālā maraṇādatiricyate ||
The flame of disease and the flame of poison are better for men, O fair-faced one; the flame from the mouth of wicked women surpasses death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.62
पुंसश्च स्त्रीजितस्येह जीवितं निष्फलं ध्रुवम् ।। यदह्ना कुरुते कर्म न तस्य फलभाग्भवेत्
puṃsaśca strījitasyeha jīvitaṃ niṣphalaṃ dhruvam || yadahnā kurute karma na tasya phalabhāgbhavet
And the life of a man here who is conquered by a woman is surely fruitless; whatever deed he does by day, he does not become a sharer in its fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.63
स निन्दितोऽत्र सर्वत्र परत्र नरकं व्रजेत् ।। यशकीर्तिविहीनो यो जीवन्नपि मृतो हि सः
sa nindito'tra sarvatra paratra narakaṃ vrajet || yaśakīrtivihīno yo jīvannapi mṛto hi saḥ
He is blamed everywhere here, and in the next world he goes to hell; he who is devoid of fame and renown is indeed dead even while living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.64
बह्वीनां च सपत्नीनां नैकत्र श्रेयसी स्थितिः ।। एकभार्य्यः सुखी नैव बहुभार्य्यः कदाचन
bahvīnāṃ ca sapatnīnāṃ naikatra śreyasī sthitiḥ || ekabhāryyaḥ sukhī naiva bahubhāryyaḥ kadācana
The dwelling of many co-wives in one place is not good; a man with one wife is happy, one with many wives never.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.65
गच्छ गंगे शिवस्थानं ब्रह्मस्थानं सरस्वति ।। अत्र तिष्ठतु मद्देहे सुशीला कमलालया
gaccha gaṃge śivasthānaṃ brahmasthānaṃ sarasvati || atra tiṣṭhatu maddehe suśīlā kamalālayā
"Go, Gaṅgā, to Śiva's abode; (go), Sarasvatī, to Brahmā's abode; let the good-natured Kamalā (Lakṣmī) remain here in my body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.66
सुसाध्या यस्य पत्नी च सुशीला च पतिव्रता।। इह स्वर्गसुखं तस्य धर्ममोक्षौ परत्र च
susādhyā yasya patnī ca suśīlā ca pativratā|| iha svargasukhaṃ tasya dharmamokṣau paratra ca
He whose wife is easily managed, of good character and devoted to her husband — his is the happiness of heaven here, and dharma and liberation hereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.67
पतिव्रता यस्य पत्नी स च मुक्तः शुचिः सुखी ।। जीवन्मृतोऽशुचिर्दुःखी दुश्शीलापतिरेव यः
pativratā yasya patnī sa ca muktaḥ śuciḥ sukhī || jīvanmṛto'śucirduḥkhī duśśīlāpatireva yaḥ
He whose wife is devoted to her husband is liberated, pure and happy; but he who is the husband of a bad-natured woman is dead while living, impure and miserable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.68
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो विरराम च नारद ।। अत्युच्चै रुरुदुर्देव्यः समालिङ्ग्य परस्परम्
ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho virarāma ca nārada || atyuccai rurudurdevyaḥ samāliṅgya parasparam
Having said this the Lord of the worlds fell silent, O Nārada; and the goddesses wept very loudly, embracing one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.69
ताश्च सर्वाः समालोच्य क्रमेणोचुः सदीश्वरम् ।। कम्पिताः साश्रुनेत्राश्च शोकेन च भयेन च
tāśca sarvāḥ samālocya krameṇocuḥ sadīśvaram || kampitāḥ sāśrunetrāśca śokena ca bhayena ca
And all of them, having taken counsel, spoke one after another in the presence of the eternal Lord, trembling, their eyes full of tears, from grief and from fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.71
देहत्यागं करिष्यामि ध्रुवं योगेन भारते ।। अत्युच्चतो निपतनं प्राप्तुमर्हति निश्चितम्
dehatyāgaṃ kariṣyāmi dhruvaṃ yogena bhārate || atyuccato nipatanaṃ prāptumarhati niścitam
"I shall surely give up my body by yoga in Bhārata. One who is (set) too high must certainly meet with a fall."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 6.72
गंगोवाच ।। अहं केनापराधेन त्वया त्यक्ता जगत्पते ।। देहत्यागं करिष्यामि निर्दोषाया वधं लभ
gaṃgovāca || ahaṃ kenāparādhena tvayā tyaktā jagatpate || dehatyāgaṃ kariṣyāmi nirdoṣāyā vadhaṃ labha
Gaṅgā said: "For what offence have I been abandoned by you, lord of the world? I shall give up my body — incur the killing of a guiltless woman!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.73
निर्दोषकामिनीत्यागं कुरुते यो जनो भवे ।। स याति नरकं कल्पं किं ते सर्वेश्वरस्य वा
nirdoṣakāminītyāgaṃ kurute yo jano bhave || sa yāti narakaṃ kalpaṃ kiṃ te sarveśvarasya vā
"Whatever person in this world commits the abandonment of a faultless loving wife goes to hell for a kalpa — what then of you, the lord of all?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.74
लक्ष्मीरुवाच ।। नाथ सत्त्वस्वरूपस्त्वं कोपः कथमहो तव ।। प्रसादं कुरु चास्मभ्यं सदीशस्य क्षमा वरा
lakṣmīruvāca || nātha sattvasvarūpastvaṃ kopaḥ kathamaho tava || prasādaṃ kuru cāsmabhyaṃ sadīśasya kṣamā varā
Lakṣmī said: "Lord, you are sattva itself — how, alas, this anger of yours? Show us favour: in an eternal lord forbearance is best."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.75
भारतं भारतीशापाद्यास्यामि कलया यदि ।। कतिकालं स्थितिस्तत्र कदा द्रक्ष्यामि ते पदम्
bhārataṃ bhāratīśāpādyāsyāmi kalayā yadi || katikālaṃ sthitistatra kadā drakṣyāmi te padam
"If, by Bhāratī's curse, I go to Bhārata with a portion (of myself), how long is the stay there? When shall I see your feet?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.76
दास्यन्ति पापिनः पापं मह्यं स्नानावगाहनात् ।। केन तस्माद्विमुक्ताऽहमागमिष्यामि ते पदम्
dāsyanti pāpinaḥ pāpaṃ mahyaṃ snānāvagāhanāt || kena tasmādvimuktā'hamāgamiṣyāmi te padam
"Sinners will give their sin to me through bathing and plunging in. By what means, released from that, shall I come to your feet?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.77
कलया तुलसीरूपा धर्मध्वजसुता सती ।। भूत्वा कदा लभिष्यामि त्वत्पादाम्बुजमच्युत
kalayā tulasīrūpā dharmadhvajasutā satī || bhūtvā kadā labhiṣyāmi tvatpādāmbujamacyuta
"When shall I, having become by a portion the virtuous daughter of Dharmadhvaja in the form of Tulasī, obtain your lotus feet, O Acyuta?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.78
वृक्षरूपा भविष्यामि तदधिष्ठातृदेवता ।। मामुद्धरिष्यसि कदा तन्मे ब्रूहि कृपानिधे
vṛkṣarūpā bhaviṣyāmi tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā || māmuddhariṣyasi kadā tanme brūhi kṛpānidhe
"I shall be in the form of a tree, and the deity presiding over it. When will you rescue me? Tell me that, O store of compassion."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.79
गंगा सरस्वतीशापाद्यदि यास्यति भारतम् ।। शापेन मुक्ता पापाच्च कदा त्वां वा लभिष्यति
gaṃgā sarasvatīśāpādyadi yāsyati bhāratam || śāpena muktā pāpācca kadā tvāṃ vā labhiṣyati
"If Gaṅgā, by Sarasvatī's curse, goes to Bhārata, when will she, freed from the curse and from sin, obtain you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.81
तां वाणीं ब्रह्मसदनं गंगां वा शिवमन्दिरम् ।। गन्तुं वदसि हे नाथ तत्क्षमस्व च ते वचः
tāṃ vāṇīṃ brahmasadanaṃ gaṃgāṃ vā śivamandiram || gantuṃ vadasi he nātha tatkṣamasva ca te vacaḥ
"You tell her, Vāṇī, to go to Brahmā's abode, and Gaṅgā to Śiva's house, O lord — forgive that, and (take back) your word."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 6.82
इत्युक्त्वा कमला कान्तपदं धृत्वा ननाम च ।। सुकेशैर्वेष्टयित्वा च रुरोद च पुनः पुनः
ityuktvā kamalā kāntapadaṃ dhṛtvā nanāma ca || sukeśairveṣṭayitvā ca ruroda ca punaḥ punaḥ
Having said this, Kamalā took hold of her husband's foot and bowed, and wrapping it with her lovely hair she wept again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.83
उवाच पद्मनाभस्तां प्रभां कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि।। ईषद्धासः प्रसन्नास्यो भक्तानुग्रहकारकः
uvāca padmanābhastāṃ prabhāṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi|| īṣaddhāsaḥ prasannāsyo bhaktānugrahakārakaḥ
The lotus-naveled one, placing that radiant lady upon his own chest, spoke to her, smiling faintly, his face serene, the bestower of grace on his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.84
नारायण उवाच ।। त्वद्वाक्यमाचरिष्यामि स्ववाक्यं च सुरेश्वरि ।। समतां च करिष्यामि शृणु तत्क्रममेव च
nārāyaṇa uvāca || tvadvākyamācariṣyāmi svavākyaṃ ca sureśvari || samatāṃ ca kariṣyāmi śṛṇu tatkramameva ca
Nārāyaṇa said: "I shall carry out your word and my own word too, O queen of the gods; I shall make them equal. Hear now the order of it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.85
भारती यातु कलया सरिद्रूपा च भारतम् ।। अर्द्धांशा ब्रह्मसदनं स्वयं तिष्ठतु मद्गृहे
bhāratī yātu kalayā saridrūpā ca bhāratam || arddhāṃśā brahmasadanaṃ svayaṃ tiṣṭhatu madgṛhe
"Let Bhāratī go to Bhārata by a portion, in the form of a river; with half her portion (let her go) to Brahmā's abode; and let she herself remain in my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.86
भगीरथेन नीता सा गंगा यास्यति भारतम् ।। पूतं कर्तुं त्रिभुवनं स्वयं तिष्ठतु मद्गृहे
bhagīrathena nītā sā gaṃgā yāsyati bhāratam || pūtaṃ kartuṃ tribhuvanaṃ svayaṃ tiṣṭhatu madgṛhe
"That Gaṅgā, led by Bhagīratha, will go to Bhārata to purify the three worlds; and let she herself remain in my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.87
तत्रैव चन्द्रमौलेश्च मौलिं प्राप्स्यति दुर्लभम् ।। ततः स्वभावतः पूताऽप्यतिपूता भविष्यति
tatraiva candramauleśca mauliṃ prāpsyati durlabham || tataḥ svabhāvataḥ pūtā'pyatipūtā bhaviṣyati
"There too she will attain the hard-won crown of the moon-crested one; thereafter, though pure by nature, she will become supremely pure."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.88
कलांशांशेन गच्छ त्वं भारते कमलोद्भवे ।। पद्मावती सरिद्रूपा तुलसीवृक्षरूपिणी
kalāṃśāṃśena gaccha tvaṃ bhārate kamalodbhave || padmāvatī saridrūpā tulasīvṛkṣarūpiṇī
"You, lotus-born one, go to Bhārata by a portion of a portion of a part: as Padmāvatī in the form of a river, and as taking the form of the tulasī tree."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.89
कलेः पञ्चसहस्रे च गते वर्षे च मोक्षणम् ।। युष्माकं सरितां भूयो मद्गृहे चागमिष्यथ ।।
kaleḥ pañcasahasre ca gate varṣe ca mokṣaṇam || yuṣmākaṃ saritāṃ bhūyo madgṛhe cāgamiṣyatha ||
"And when five thousand years of Kali have passed, there is release for you rivers; and you will come back to my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.91
मन्मन्त्रोपासकानां च सतां स्नानावगाहनात् ।। युष्माकं मोक्षणं पापात्पापिस्पर्शनहेतुकात्
manmantropāsakānāṃ ca satāṃ snānāvagāhanāt || yuṣmākaṃ mokṣaṇaṃ pāpātpāpisparśanahetukāt
"Through the bathing and plunging in (of your waters) by good men who worship my mantra comes your release from the sin caused by the touch of sinners."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.92
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि सन्त्यसंख्यानि सुन्दरि ।। भविष्यन्ति च पूतानि मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni santyasaṃkhyāni sundari || bhaviṣyanti ca pūtāni madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
On earth, O beautiful one, the sacred fords that exist beyond counting will also become pure through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.93
मन्मन्त्रोपासका भक्ता भ्रमन्ते भारते सति ।। पूतं कर्त्तुं भारतं च सुपवित्रां वसुन्धराम्
manmantropāsakā bhaktā bhramante bhārate sati || pūtaṃ karttuṃ bhārataṃ ca supavitrāṃ vasundharām
My devotees, worshippers of my mantra, wander in Bhārata, O good lady, in order to make Bhārata pure and the earth wholly holy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.94
मद्भक्ता यत्र तिष्ठन्ति पादं प्रक्षालयन्ति च ।। तत्स्थानं च महातीर्थं सुपवित्रं भवेद्ध्रुवम्
madbhaktā yatra tiṣṭhanti pādaṃ prakṣālayanti ca || tatsthānaṃ ca mahātīrthaṃ supavitraṃ bhaveddhruvam
Where my devotees stay and wash their feet, that place surely becomes a great sacred ford, wholly holy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.95
स्त्रीघ्नो गोघ्नः कृतघ्नश्च ब्रह्मघ्नो गुरुतल्पगः ।। जीवन्मुक्तो भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
strīghno goghnaḥ kṛtaghnaśca brahmaghno gurutalpagaḥ || jīvanmukto bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
A killer of a woman, a killer of a cow, an ingrate, a killer of a brahmin, one who violates his guru's bed — (each such man) becomes purified, liberated while living, through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.96
एकादशीविहीनश्च सन्ध्याहीनोऽपि नास्तिकः ।। वृषवाहो भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
ekādaśīvihīnaśca sandhyāhīno'pi nāstikaḥ || vṛṣavāho bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
One who neglects the eleventh-day observance, one who neglects the twilight devotions, an unbeliever, one who drives bulls — he becomes purified through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.97
असिजीवी मषीजीवी धावकः शूद्रयाजकः ।। वृषवाहो भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
asijīvī maṣījīvī dhāvakaḥ śūdrayājakaḥ || vṛṣavāho bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
One who lives by the sword, one who lives by ink, a washerman, one who officiates as priest for śūdras, one who drives bulls — he becomes purified through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.98
विश्वासघाती मित्रघ्नो मिथ्यासाक्ष्यप्रदायकः ।। न्यासहारी भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
viśvāsaghātī mitraghno mithyāsākṣyapradāyakaḥ || nyāsahārī bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
A betrayer of trust, a slayer of a friend, one who gives false testimony, one who steals a deposit — he becomes purified through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.99
ऋणग्रस्तो वार्द्धुषिको जारजः पुंश्चलीपतिः ।। पूतश्च पुंश्चलीपुत्रो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
ṛṇagrasto vārddhuṣiko jārajaḥ puṃścalīpatiḥ || pūtaśca puṃścalīputro madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
One sunk in debt, a usurer, one born of adultery, the husband of a harlot, and the son of a harlot — (all are) purified through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.101
अश्वत्थघातकश्चैव मद्भक्तानां च निन्दकः ।। अनिवेदितभोजी च पूतो मद्भक्तदर्शनात्
aśvatthaghātakaścaiva madbhaktānāṃ ca nindakaḥ || aniveditabhojī ca pūto madbhaktadarśanāt
And the destroyer of an aśvattha tree, and one who reviles my devotees, and one who eats food not first offered — (each is) purified by the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.102
मातरं पितरं भार्य्यां भ्रातरं तनयं सुताम्।। गुरोः कुलं च भगिनीं वंशहीनं च बान्धवम्
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ bhāryyāṃ bhrātaraṃ tanayaṃ sutām|| guroḥ kulaṃ ca bhaginīṃ vaṃśahīnaṃ ca bāndhavam
Mother, father, wife, brother, son, daughter, the guru's family, sister, a kinsman without offspring,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.103
श्वश्रूं च श्वशुरं चैव यो न पुष्णाति नारद ।। स महापातकी पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
śvaśrūṃ ca śvaśuraṃ caiva yo na puṣṇāti nārada || sa mahāpātakī pūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
and mother-in-law and father-in-law — he who does not support (them), O Nārada, that great sinner is purified through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.104
देवद्रव्यापहारी च विप्रद्रव्यापहारकः ।। लाक्षालोहरसानां च विक्रेता दुहितुस्तथा
devadravyāpahārī ca vipradravyāpahārakaḥ || lākṣāloharasānāṃ ca vikretā duhitustathā
One who steals property belonging to the gods, one who steals property belonging to brahmins, and a seller of lac, iron and liquids, and likewise (a seller) of his daughter —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.105
महापातकिनश्चैते शूद्राणां शवदाहकाः ।। भवेयुरेते पूताश्च मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
mahāpātakinaścaite śūdrāṇāṃ śavadāhakāḥ || bhaveyurete pūtāśca madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
these are great sinners, (as are) those who burn the corpses of śūdras; yet these too would become purified through the touch and the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.106
लक्ष्मीरुवाच ।। भक्तानां लक्षणं ब्रूहि भक्तानुग्रहकारक ।। येषां सन्दर्शनस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता नराधमाः
lakṣmīruvāca || bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi bhaktānugrahakāraka || yeṣāṃ sandarśanasparśātsadyaḥ pūtā narādhamāḥ
Lakṣmī said: Tell (me) the marks of the devotees, O you who show grace to devotees — those by the sight and touch of whom the lowest of men are at once purified,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.107
हरिभक्तिविहीनाश्च महाहङ्कारसंयुताः ।। स्वप्रशंसारता धूर्त्ताः शठा वै साधु निन्दकाः
haribhaktivihīnāśca mahāhaṅkārasaṃyutāḥ || svapraśaṃsāratā dhūrttāḥ śaṭhā vai sādhu nindakāḥ
(men) devoid of devotion to Hari and possessed of great egoism, given to praising themselves, crooked, deceitful, revilers indeed of the good;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.108
पुनन्ति सर्वतीर्थानि येषां स्नानावगाहनात् ।। येषां च पादरजसा पूता पादोदकान्मही
punanti sarvatīrthāni yeṣāṃ snānāvagāhanāt || yeṣāṃ ca pādarajasā pūtā pādodakānmahī
(devotees) by whose bathing and immersion all the sacred fords are purified, and by the dust of whose feet, by the water of whose feet, the earth is made pure;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.109
येषां सन्दर्शनं स्पर्शं देवा वाञ्छन्ति भारते ।। सर्वेषां परमो लाभो वैष्णवानां समागमः
yeṣāṃ sandarśanaṃ sparśaṃ devā vāñchanti bhārate || sarveṣāṃ paramo lābho vaiṣṇavānāṃ samāgamaḥ
the sight and touch of whom the gods long for in Bhārata — the supreme gain of all is meeting with Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.111
सौतिरुवाच ।। महालक्ष्मीवचः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मीकान्तश्च सस्मितः।। निगूढतत्त्वं कथितुमृषिश्रेष्ठोपचक्रमे
sautiruvāca || mahālakṣmīvacaḥ śrutvā lakṣmīkāntaśca sasmitaḥ|| nigūḍhatattvaṃ kathitumṛṣiśreṣṭhopacakrame
The Sūta said: Having heard Mahālakṣmī's words, the beloved of Lakṣmī, smiling, began to tell the hidden truth, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.112
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। भक्तानां लक्षणं लक्ष्मि गूढं श्रुतिपुराणयोः ।। पुण्यस्वरूपं पापघ्नं सुखदं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ lakṣmi gūḍhaṃ śrutipurāṇayoḥ || puṇyasvarūpaṃ pāpaghnaṃ sukhadaṃ bhuktimuktidam
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The mark of the devotees, O Lakṣmī, is hidden in the Vedas and the Purāṇas; it is merit itself in form, destroyer of sin, giver of happiness, bestower of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.113
सारभूतं गोपनीयं न वक्तव्यं खलेषु च ।। त्वां पवित्रां प्राणतुल्यां कथयामि निशामय
sārabhūtaṃ gopanīyaṃ na vaktavyaṃ khaleṣu ca || tvāṃ pavitrāṃ prāṇatulyāṃ kathayāmi niśāmaya
It is the very essence, to be kept secret, not to be spoken among the base; to you, who are pure and dear as my own life, I shall tell it — listen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.114
गुरुवक्त्राद्विष्णुमन्त्रो यस्य कर्णे विशेद्वरः ।। वदन्ति वेदवेदाङ्गात्तं पवित्रं नरोत्तमम्
guruvaktrādviṣṇumantro yasya karṇe viśedvaraḥ || vadanti vedavedāṅgāttaṃ pavitraṃ narottamam
He into whose ear the excellent Viṣṇu-mantra has entered from a guru's mouth — him the Veda and the auxiliary Vedic sciences declare to be pure, the best of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.115
पुरुषाणां शतं पूर्वं पूतं तज्जन्ममात्रतः ।। स्वर्गस्थं नरकस्थं वा मुक्तिं प्राप्नोति तत्क्षणात्
puruṣāṇāṃ śataṃ pūrvaṃ pūtaṃ tajjanmamātrataḥ || svargasthaṃ narakasthaṃ vā muktiṃ prāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt
A hundred generations of men before him are purified by his mere birth; and whether (they be) in heaven or in hell, he attains liberation that very instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.116
यैः कैश्चिद्यत्र वा जन्म लब्धं येषु च जंतुषु ।। जीवन्मुक्तास्ते च पूता यान्ति काले हरेः पदम्
yaiḥ kaiścidyatra vā janma labdhaṃ yeṣu ca jaṃtuṣu || jīvanmuktāste ca pūtā yānti kāle hareḥ padam
By whomsoever, or wherever, birth has been obtained, and among whatever creatures — they too are liberated while living and are pure, and in time they go to Hari's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.117
मद्भक्तियुक्तो मत्पूजानियुक्तो मद्गुणान्वितः ।। . मद्गुणश्लाघनीयश्च मन्निविष्टश्च सन्ततम्
madbhaktiyukto matpūjāniyukto madguṇānvitaḥ || . madguṇaślāghanīyaśca manniviṣṭaśca santatam
(He is) joined to devotion to me, engaged in worship of me, endowed with my qualities, praising my qualities, and constantly absorbed in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.118
मद्गुणश्रुतिमात्रेण सानन्दः पुलकान्वितः ।। सगद्गदः साश्रुनेत्रः स्वात्मविस्मृतिरेव च
madguṇaśrutimātreṇa sānandaḥ pulakānvitaḥ || sagadgadaḥ sāśrunetraḥ svātmavismṛtireva ca
At the mere hearing of my qualities (he becomes) full of joy, with hair bristling, with a faltering voice, with tears in his eyes, and (there is) forgetfulness of his very self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.119
न वाञ्छन्ति सुखं मुक्तिं सालोक्यादि चतुष्टयम् ।। ब्रह्मत्वममरत्वं वा तद्वाञ्छा मम सेवने
na vāñchanti sukhaṃ muktiṃ sālokyādi catuṣṭayam || brahmatvamamaratvaṃ vā tadvāñchā mama sevane
They do not desire happiness, nor liberation, nor the fourfold (state) beginning with dwelling in (my) world, nor the state of Brahmā, nor immortality: their desire is in serving me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.121
ब्रह्माण्डानि विनश्यन्ति देवा ब्रह्मादयस्तथा ।। कल्याणभक्तियुक्तश्च मद्भक्तो न प्रणश्यति
brahmāṇḍāni vinaśyanti devā brahmādayastathā || kalyāṇabhaktiyuktaśca madbhakto na praṇaśyati
The world-eggs perish, and so do the gods beginning with Brahmā; but my devotee, joined to auspicious devotion, does not perish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 6.122
भ्रमन्ति भारते भक्ता लब्ध्वा जन्म सुदुर्लभम् ।। तेऽपि यान्ति महीं पूतां कृत्वा तीर्थं ममालयम्
bhramanti bhārate bhaktā labdhvā janma sudurlabham || te'pi yānti mahīṃ pūtāṃ kṛtvā tīrthaṃ mamālayam
The devotees wander in Bhārata, having obtained a birth very hard to obtain; they too go, having made the pure earth a place of pilgrimage, (which is) my dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 6.123
इत्येतत्कथितं सर्वं कुरु पद्मे यथोचितम् ।। तदाज्ञाताश्च ताश्चक्रुर्हरिस्तस्थौ सुखासने
ityetatkathitaṃ sarvaṃ kuru padme yathocitam || tadājñātāśca tāścakrurharistasthau sukhāsane
Thus all this has been told; do, O Padmā, as is fitting. And they, being so instructed, did (it); and Hari remained on his comfortable seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition