Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 60
BvP 2 60.1
नारद उवाच ।। नारायण महाभाग वेदवेदाङ्गपारग ।। निपीतं च महाख्यानं त्वन्मुखेन्दुविनिसृतम्
nārada uvāca || nārāyaṇa mahābhāga vedavedāṅgapāraga || nipītaṃ ca mahākhyānaṃ tvanmukhenduvinisṛtam
Nārada said: O Nārāyaṇa, greatly blessed one, who have gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, the great narrative that issued from the moon of your mouth has been drunk in (by me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.2
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि किमुवाच बृहस्पतिः ।। शिवं च गत्वा कैलासं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् किं वाऽतिथिस्ते विमुखः किं वा पोष्या बुभुक्षिताः ।। किं वा स्वतन्त्रा स्त्री वा ते किं वा पुत्रोऽवचस्करः पुत्रे यशसि तोये च समृद्धे च पराक्रमे ।। ऐश्वर्ये वा प्रतापे च प्रजाभूमिधनेषु च स्वकर्मफलभोक्ता च जीवो हि सगुणः सदा ।। आत्मभोजयिता साक्षी निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः भिद्यते हदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः ।। विष्णुमन्त्रोपासनया क्षीयते कर्म तन्नृणाम् ब्राह्मणानां स्वधर्मश्च कृष्णस्यार्च्चनमीप्सितम् ।। निष्कामानां निर्गुणस्य परस्य प्रकृतेरपि पापानि पापिनां तीर्थे यावन्ति प्रभवन्ति च ।। नश्यन्ति तानि सर्वाणि वैष्णवस्पर्शमात्रतः ब्रह्मादिस्तंबपर्य्यन्तं नश्वरं जलबिम्बवत् ।। शरणं याहि गोविन्दं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। तावद्भवेच्छा भोगेच्छा स्त्रीसुखेच्छा नृणामिह लक्ष्मीमायाकामबीजं ङेन्तं कृष्णपदं मुने ।। परं पूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं च कवचं मुने ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र चागमच्च बृहस्पतिः ।। प्रणनाम महादेवं विष्णुं च कमलोद्भवम् मुनीन्देवांश्च संबोध्य ब्रह्मा वै तत्र संसदि ।। उवाच नीतिसारं तत्सम्मतं शङ्करस्य सः
adhunā śrotumicchāmi kimuvāca bṛhaspatiḥ || śivaṃ ca gatvā kailāsaṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām kiṃ vā'tithiste vimukhaḥ kiṃ vā poṣyā bubhukṣitāḥ || kiṃ vā svatantrā strī vā te kiṃ vā putro'vacaskaraḥ putre yaśasi toye ca samṛddhe ca parākrame || aiśvarye vā pratāpe ca prajābhūmidhaneṣu ca svakarmaphalabhoktā ca jīvo hi saguṇaḥ sadā || ātmabhojayitā sākṣī nirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ bhidyate hadayagranthiśchidyante sarvasaṃśayāḥ || viṣṇumantropāsanayā kṣīyate karma tannṛṇām brāhmaṇānāṃ svadharmaśca kṛṣṇasyārccanamīpsitam || niṣkāmānāṃ nirguṇasya parasya prakṛterapi pāpāni pāpināṃ tīrthe yāvanti prabhavanti ca || naśyanti tāni sarvāṇi vaiṣṇavasparśamātrataḥ brahmādistaṃbaparyyantaṃ naśvaraṃ jalabimbavat || śaraṇaṃ yāhi govindaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram || tāvadbhavecchā bhogecchā strīsukhecchā nṛṇāmiha lakṣmīmāyākāmabījaṃ ṅentaṃ kṛṣṇapadaṃ mune || paraṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ mune || etasminnantare tatra cāgamacca bṛhaspatiḥ || praṇanāma mahādevaṃ viṣṇuṃ ca kamalodbhavam munīndevāṃśca saṃbodhya brahmā vai tatra saṃsadi || uvāca nītisāraṃ tatsammataṃ śaṅkarasya saḥ
Now I wish to hear what Bṛhaspati said, having gone to Kailāsa to Śiva, the giver of all riches: "Has a guest of yours been turned away? Or are your dependents hungry? Or is your wife her own mistress? Or is your son one who brings no credit? — in a son, in fame, in water, in prosperity and in valour, in lordship or in majesty, and in subjects, land and wealth. The living being (jīva), possessed of the qualities, is always the eater of the fruit of its own deeds; the Self is the feeder, the witness, quality-less, beyond Nature. The knot of the heart is broken, all doubts are cut through; by worship with the Viṣṇu-mantra that karma of men is worn away. And the proper duty of brahmins is the worship of Kṛṣṇa, desired by the desireless — (worship) of the quality-less One, beyond even Nature. However many sins arise for sinners at a holy place, all of them perish by the mere touch of a Vaiṣṇava. From Brahmā down to a clump of grass (all) is perishable like a bubble on water: go for refuge to Govinda, the Supreme Self, the Lord. Only so long do men here have the desire to be, the desire for enjoyment, the desire for the pleasure of women... The Lakṣmī-, Māyā- and Kāma-seeds, and the word 'Kṛṣṇa' in the fourth case, O sage; and the supreme rite of worship, and the hymn, and the amulet (kavaca), O sage." Meanwhile Bṛhaspati arrived there and bowed to Mahādeva, and to Viṣṇu, and to the lotus-born one. And Brahmā, addressing the sages and the gods there in the assembly, spoke that essence of statecraft which was approved by Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.3
जगत्कर्ता विधाता च किं वा तं प्रत्युवाच सः ।। एतत्सर्वं समालोच्य वद वेदविदां वर
jagatkartā vidhātā ca kiṃ vā taṃ pratyuvāca saḥ || etatsarvaṃ samālocya vada vedavidāṃ vara
And what did he, the maker and ordainer of the world, say to him in reply? Having considered all this, tell (it), O best of the knowers of the Veda.
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BvP 2 60.4
नारायण उवाच ।। शीघ्रं गत्वा च कैलासं भ्रष्टश्रीः शंकरं गुरुः ।। प्रणम्य तस्थौ पुरतो लज्जावनतकन्धरः ।।
nārāyaṇa uvāca || śīghraṃ gatvā ca kailāsaṃ bhraṣṭaśrīḥ śaṃkaraṃ guruḥ || praṇamya tasthau purato lajjāvanatakandharaḥ ||
Nārāyaṇa said: The guru, his splendour lost, went quickly to Kailāsa and, having bowed to Śaṅkara, stood before him with his neck bent in shame.
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BvP 2 60.5
दृष्ट्वा गुरुसुतं शम्भुरुदतिष्ठत्कुशासनात् ।। आलिङ्गनं ददौ तस्मै शीघ्रं मांगलिकाशिषः
dṛṣṭvā gurusutaṃ śambhurudatiṣṭhatkuśāsanāt || āliṅganaṃ dadau tasmai śīghraṃ māṃgalikāśiṣaḥ
Seeing the guru's son, Śambhu rose from his kuśa seat, gave him an embrace, and at once (uttered) auspicious blessings.
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BvP 2 60.6
स्वासने वासयित्वा वै पप्रच्छ कुशलं वचः ।। उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं भीतं तं लज्जितं शिवः
svāsane vāsayitvā vai papraccha kuśalaṃ vacaḥ || uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ bhītaṃ taṃ lajjitaṃ śivaḥ
Having seated him on his own seat, he asked words (inquiring after his) welfare; Śiva spoke sweet speech to him, frightened and ashamed as he was.
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BvP 2 60.7
श्रीशङ्कर उवाच ।। कथमेवंविधस्त्वं च दुःखी मलिन विग्रहः ।। साश्रुनेत्रो लज्जितश्च भ्रातस्तत्कारणं वद
śrīśaṅkara uvāca || kathamevaṃvidhastvaṃ ca duḥkhī malina vigrahaḥ || sāśrunetro lajjitaśca bhrātastatkāraṇaṃ vada
Śrī Śaṅkara said: How is it that you are like this — sorrowful, of soiled body, with tears in your eyes and ashamed? Brother, tell the reason for it.
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BvP 2 60.8
किं वा तपस्या हीना ते सन्ध्या हीनाऽथवा मुने ।। किं वा श्रीकृष्णसेवा सा विहीना दैवदोषतः
kiṃ vā tapasyā hīnā te sandhyā hīnā'thavā mune || kiṃ vā śrīkṛṣṇasevā sā vihīnā daivadoṣataḥ
Has your austerity lapsed, or your twilight worship, O sage? Or has that service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa been left undone through some fault of fate?
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BvP 2 60.9
किं वा गुरौ भक्तिहीनोऽभीष्टदेवेऽथवा गुरौ ।। किं वा न रक्षितुं शक्तः प्रपन्नं शरणागतम्
kiṃ vā gurau bhaktihīno'bhīṣṭadeve'thavā gurau || kiṃ vā na rakṣituṃ śaktaḥ prapannaṃ śaraṇāgatam
Or have you become devoid of devotion to (your) guru, or to your chosen deity, or to (your) teacher? Or were you unable to protect one submitted, who had come for refuge?
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BvP 2 60.11
०।। सुशासितो न शिष्यो वा किं भृत्याश्चोत्तरप्रदाः ।। किं वा ते विमुखा लक्ष्मीः किं वा रुष्टो गुरुस्तव
0|| suśāsito na śiṣyo vā kiṃ bhṛtyāścottarapradāḥ || kiṃ vā te vimukhā lakṣmīḥ kiṃ vā ruṣṭo gurustava
Or has a pupil not been well instructed, or do the servants answer back? Or has Lakṣmī turned away from you, or is your guru angry with you?
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BvP 2 60.12
गरिष्ठश्च वरिष्ठश्च शश्वत्सन्तुष्ट मानस ।। गुरुस्तव वसिष्ठश्च प्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठः सतामहो
gariṣṭhaśca variṣṭhaśca śaśvatsantuṣṭa mānasa || gurustava vasiṣṭhaśca preṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ satāmaho
O you whose mind is ever content, weightiest and most excellent — your guru is Vasiṣṭha, dearest and best of the good, ah!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.13
किं वा रुष्टोऽभीष्टदेवः किं वा रुष्टाश्च वाडवाः ।। किं वा रुष्टा वैष्णवाश्च किं वा ते प्रबलो रिपुः
kiṃ vā ruṣṭo'bhīṣṭadevaḥ kiṃ vā ruṣṭāśca vāḍavāḥ || kiṃ vā ruṣṭā vaiṣṇavāśca kiṃ vā te prabalo ripuḥ
Or is your chosen deity angry, or are the brahmins angry? Or are the Vaiṣṇavas angry, or is your enemy too strong for you?
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BvP 2 60.14
किं वा ते बन्धुविच्छेदो विग्रहो बलिना सह ।। किं वा पदं परग्रस्तं किं वा बन्धुधनं च वा
kiṃ vā te bandhuvicchedo vigraho balinā saha || kiṃ vā padaṃ paragrastaṃ kiṃ vā bandhudhanaṃ ca vā
Or (has there been) a breach with a kinsman for you, a quarrel with someone powerful? Or has your position been seized by another, or a kinsman's wealth?
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BvP 2 60.15
केन ते वा कृता निन्दा खलैर्वा पापिभिर्मुने ।। केन वा त्वं परित्यक्तो बान्धवेन प्रियेण वा
kena te vā kṛtā nindā khalairvā pāpibhirmune || kena vā tvaṃ parityakto bāndhavena priyeṇa vā
Or has slander been spoken of you by rogues or by sinners, O sage? Or have you been abandoned by someone — by a kinsman or by a loved one?
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BvP 2 60.16
बन्धुस्त्यक्तस्त्वया किं वा वैराग्येण क्रुधाऽथवा ।। किं वा तीर्थे नहि स्नातं न दत्तं पुण्यवासरे
bandhustyaktastvayā kiṃ vā vairāgyeṇa krudhā'thavā || kiṃ vā tīrthe nahi snātaṃ na dattaṃ puṇyavāsare
Or has a kinsman been abandoned by you, out of detachment or out of anger? Or have you not bathed at a holy ford, nor given (gifts) on a meritorious day?
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BvP 2 60.17
गुरुनिन्दा बन्धुनिन्दा खलवक्त्राच्छ्रुताऽथवा ।। गुरुनिन्दा हि साधूनां मरणादतिरिच्यते
gurunindā bandhunindā khalavaktrācchrutā'thavā || gurunindā hi sādhūnāṃ maraṇādatiricyate
Or have you heard, from the mouth of a wicked man, abuse of a teacher or abuse of a kinsman? For abuse of a teacher is, for the good, worse than death.
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BvP 2 60.18
असद्वंशप्रजातानां खलानां निन्दनं तथा ।। दौश्शील्यमेवमसतां शश्वन्नारकिणामिह
asadvaṃśaprajātānāṃ khalānāṃ nindanaṃ tathā || dauśśīlyamevamasatāṃ śaśvannārakiṇāmiha
And likewise the reviling by wicked men born of ignoble lineage — such is the bad character of the base, who here (in this world) are forever hell-bound.
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BvP 2 60.19
परप्रशंसकाः सन्तः पुण्यवन्तो हि भारते ।। शश्वन्मङ्गलयुक्ताश्च राजन्ते मनसा सदा
parapraśaṃsakāḥ santaḥ puṇyavanto hi bhārate || śaśvanmaṅgalayuktāśca rājante manasā sadā
Those good men who praise others are indeed meritorious in Bhārata; ever joined with auspiciousness, they always shine in mind.
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BvP 2 60.21
वचनेषु च बुद्धौ च स्वभावे च चरित्रतः ।। आचारे व्यवहारे च जायते हृदयं नृणाम्
vacaneṣu ca buddhau ca svabhāve ca caritrataḥ || ācāre vyavahāre ca jāyate hṛdayaṃ nṛṇām
In (their) words, in (their) intellect, in (their) nature, from (their) conduct, in (their) observance and in (their) dealings, the heart of men becomes manifest.
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BvP 2 60.22
यादृग्येषां च हदये तादृक्तेषां च मंगलम् ।। यादृग्येषां पूर्वपुण्यं तादृक्तेषां च मानसम्
yādṛgyeṣāṃ ca hadaye tādṛkteṣāṃ ca maṃgalam || yādṛgyeṣāṃ pūrvapuṇyaṃ tādṛkteṣāṃ ca mānasam
As is (what lies) in the heart of any, so too is their auspiciousness; as is the former merit of any, so too is their mind.
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BvP 2 60.23
इत्युक्त्वा च महादेवो विरराम स्वसंसदि ।। तमुवाच महावक्ता स्वयमेव बृहस्पतिः
ityuktvā ca mahādevo virarāma svasaṃsadi || tamuvāca mahāvaktā svayameva bṛhaspatiḥ
Having spoken thus, Mahādeva fell silent in his own assembly; to him Bṛhaspati himself, the great speaker, said (this).
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BvP 2 60.24
बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।। अकथ्यमेव वृत्तान्तं कथयामि किमीश्वर ।। लोकाः कर्मवशान्नित्यं नानाजन्मसु यत्कृतम्
bṛhaspatiruvāca || akathyameva vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmi kimīśvara || lokāḥ karmavaśānnityaṃ nānājanmasu yatkṛtam
Bṛhaspati said: How, O Lord, shall I tell an account that is simply not to be told? Beings are always subject to (their) karma — whatever was done in their various births.
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BvP 2 60.25
स्वकर्मणां फलं भुङ्क्ते जन्तुर्जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। नहि नष्टं च तत्कर्म विना भोगाच्च भारते सुखं दुःखं भयं शोको नराणां भारते प्रभो ।। केचिद्वदन्ति हि भवेत्स्वकृतेन च कर्मणा
svakarmaṇāṃ phalaṃ bhuṅkte janturjanmani janmani || nahi naṣṭaṃ ca tatkarma vinā bhogācca bhārate sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śoko narāṇāṃ bhārate prabho || kecidvadanti hi bhavetsvakṛtena ca karmaṇā
A creature enjoys the fruit of its own deeds birth after birth; that karma is not destroyed without being experienced. Pleasure, pain, fear and grief of men in Bhārata, O Lord — some say it comes about through one's own performed deed.
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BvP 2 60.27
केचिद्वदन्ति दैवेन स्वभावेनेति केचन ।। त्रिविधा गतयो ह्यस्य वेदवेदाङ्गपारग
kecidvadanti daivena svabhāveneti kecana || trividhā gatayo hyasya vedavedāṅgapāraga
Some say (it is) by fate, and some (say) 'by innate nature' — threefold indeed are the courses of this (being), O you who have mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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BvP 2 60.28
स्वयं च कर्मजनकः कर्म वै दैवकारणम् ।। स्वभावो जायते नॄणां स्वात्मनः पूर्वकर्मणः
svayaṃ ca karmajanakaḥ karma vai daivakāraṇam || svabhāvo jāyate nṝṇāṃ svātmanaḥ pūrvakarmaṇaḥ
One is oneself the producer of one's deeds, and karma is indeed the cause of fate; and the innate nature of men arises from one's own former karma.
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BvP 2 60.29
स्वकर्मणां च सर्वेषां जन्तूनां प्रतिजन्मनि ।। सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकं स्वात्मनश्च प्रजायते
svakarmaṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ jantūnāṃ pratijanmani || sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śokaṃ svātmanaśca prajāyate
And for all creatures, in each birth, pleasure, pain, fear and grief are produced from their own deeds and from their own self.
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BvP 2 60.32
कर्मणा च नृणां लज्जा प्रशंसा च प्रफुल्लता ।। लज्जाबीजं च वृत्तान्तं तथाऽपि कथयामि ते
karmaṇā ca nṛṇāṃ lajjā praśaṃsā ca praphullatā || lajjābījaṃ ca vṛttāntaṃ tathā'pi kathayāmi te
By (their) deeds men have shame, and praise and gladness. Still, I shall tell you the account that is the seed of (your) shame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.33
स एवात्मा सर्वसेव्यः सर्वेषां च फलप्रदः ।। स वै सृजति दैवं च स्वभावं कर्म चैव हि इत्युक्त्वा सर्ववृत्तान्तमवोचत्तं बृहस्पतिः ।। श्रुत्वा बभूव नम्रास्यो गौरीशो लज्जया तदा
sa evātmā sarvasevyaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca phalapradaḥ || sa vai sṛjati daivaṃ ca svabhāvaṃ karma caiva hi ityuktvā sarvavṛttāntamavocattaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ || śrutvā babhūva namrāsyo gaurīśo lajjayā tadā
That very Self is to be served by all and is the giver of fruit to all; he indeed creates fate, and innate nature, and karma too. Having said this, Bṛhaspati told him the whole account; hearing it, the lord of Gaurī then stood with face bowed down in shame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.34
जपमाला कराद्भ्रष्टा कोपाविष्टस्य शूलिनः ।। बभूव सद्यःकम्पश्च रक्तपंकजलोचने
japamālā karādbhraṣṭā kopāviṣṭasya śūlinaḥ || babhūva sadyaḥkampaśca raktapaṃkajalocane
The rosary fell from the hand of the trident-bearer, who was seized by anger; and at once there was trembling, and his eyes (became) red lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.35
संहर्त्तुरीशो रुद्रस्य विष्णोः पातुः सखा शिवः ।। स्रष्टुः स्तुत्यश्च मान्यश्च स्वात्मनः परमात्मनः
saṃhartturīśo rudrasya viṣṇoḥ pātuḥ sakhā śivaḥ || sraṣṭuḥ stutyaśca mānyaśca svātmanaḥ paramātmanaḥ
Śiva is the lord of Rudra the destroyer, the friend of Viṣṇu the preserver, and (one who is) praised and honoured by the creator — (Śiva who is) his own self, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.36
निर्गुणस्य च कृष्णस्य प्रकृतीशस्य नारद ।। कोपात्प्रवक्तुमारेभे शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुकः
nirguṇasya ca kṛṣṇasya prakṛtīśasya nārada || kopātpravaktumārebhe śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukaḥ
(He, the devotee) of the attributeless Kṛṣṇa, the lord of Prakṛti, O Nārada, out of anger began to speak, his throat, lips and palate dry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.37
शिव उवाच ।। शिवमस्तु च साधूनां वैष्णवानां सतामिह ।। अवैष्णवानामसतामशिवं च पदे पदे
śiva uvāca || śivamastu ca sādhūnāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ satāmiha || avaiṣṇavānāmasatāmaśivaṃ ca pade pade
Śiva said: May there be welfare here for the good, for the Vaiṣṇavas, the virtuous; and for the non-Vaiṣṇavas, the wicked, may there be misfortune at every step.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.38
ददाति वैष्णवेभ्यश्च यो दुःखं सुस्थितो जनः ।। श्रीकृष्णस्तस्य संहर्त्ता विघ्नस्तस्य पदे पदे
dadāti vaiṣṇavebhyaśca yo duḥkhaṃ susthito janaḥ || śrīkṛṣṇastasya saṃharttā vighnastasya pade pade
Whatever well-placed man gives pain to Vaiṣṇavas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa is his destroyer, and there is obstruction for him at every step.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.39
अवैष्णवानां हृदयं नहि शुद्धं सदामलम् ।। श्रीकृष्णमन्त्रस्मरणं मनोनैर्मल्यकारणम्
avaiṣṇavānāṃ hṛdayaṃ nahi śuddhaṃ sadāmalam || śrīkṛṣṇamantrasmaraṇaṃ manonairmalyakāraṇam
The heart of non-Vaiṣṇavas is not pure, ever spotless; the remembrance of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's mantra is the cause of the mind's purity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.41
अहो श्रीकृष्णदासानां कः स्वभावः सुनिर्मलः ।। हृतभार्य्यं मूर्च्छितश्च न शशाप रिपुं गुरुः
aho śrīkṛṣṇadāsānāṃ kaḥ svabhāvaḥ sunirmalaḥ || hṛtabhāryyaṃ mūrcchitaśca na śaśāpa ripuṃ guruḥ
Ah, what an utterly pure nature the servants of Śrī Kṛṣṇa have! Though his wife was carried off and he himself fainted, the preceptor did not curse his enemy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.42
गुरुर्यस्य वरिष्ठश्च क्रोधहीनश्च धार्मिकः ।। शतपुत्रघ्नमप्येनं न शशाप रिपुं मुनिः
gururyasya variṣṭhaśca krodhahīnaśca dhārmikaḥ || śataputraghnamapyenaṃ na śaśāpa ripuṃ muniḥ
His preceptor was most excellent, free of anger, and righteous; the sage did not curse this enemy, though he was the slayer of a hundred sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.43
निश्श्वासाद्वै सुरगुरोर्भ्रातुर्मम बृहस्पतेः ।। भस्मीभूतो निमेषेण शतचन्द्रो भवेद्ध्रुवम् ।।
niśśvāsādvai suragurorbhrāturmama bṛhaspateḥ || bhasmībhūto nimeṣeṇa śatacandro bhaveddhruvam ||
Indeed, by a single breath of the gods' preceptor, my brother Bṛhaspati, Śatacandra would surely be reduced to ashes in an instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.44
तथाऽपि तं नो शशाप धर्म्मभङ्गभयेन च ।। तपस्या हीयते शप्तुः कोपाविष्टस्य नित्यशः
tathā'pi taṃ no śaśāpa dharmmabhaṅgabhayena ca || tapasyā hīyate śaptuḥ kopāviṣṭasya nityaśaḥ
Even so, he did not curse him, out of fear of breaking the law; for the austerity of one who curses, being possessed by anger, is always diminished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.45
अहो ह्यत्रेरसत्पुत्रः परस्त्रीलुब्धकः शठः ।। तपस्विनो वैष्णवस्य ब्रह्मपुत्रस्य धीमतः
aho hyatrerasatputraḥ parastrīlubdhakaḥ śaṭhaḥ || tapasvino vaiṣṇavasya brahmaputrasya dhīmataḥ
Ah, but the wicked son of Atri, greedy for another's wife, a cheat — (against) the ascetic, the Vaiṣṇava, the wise son of Brahmā...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.46
धर्मिष्ठा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा वैष्णवा ब्राह्मणास्तथा ।। केचिद्देवा द्विजा दैत्याः पौत्राश्च त्रिविधा मताः
dharmiṣṭhā brahmaṇaḥ putrā vaiṣṇavā brāhmaṇāstathā || keciddevā dvijā daityāḥ pautrāśca trividhā matāḥ
The sons of Brahmā are most righteous, Vaiṣṇavas and likewise brāhmaṇas; but some of the grandsons are gods, some twice-born, some demons — they are held to be of three kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.47
ये सात्त्विका ब्राह्मणास्ते देवा राजसिकास्तथा ।। दैत्यास्तामसिका रौद्रा बलिष्ठाश्चोद्धताः सदा
ye sāttvikā brāhmaṇāste devā rājasikāstathā || daityāstāmasikā raudrā baliṣṭhāścoddhatāḥ sadā
Those brāhmaṇas who are of the quality of sattva, and likewise those who are rājasika, are gods; those who are tāmasika are demons — fierce, exceedingly strong, and always arrogant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.48
स्वधर्मनिरता विप्रा नारायणपरायणाः ।। शैवाः शाक्ताश्च ते देवा दैत्याः पूजाविवर्जिताः
svadharmaniratā viprā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ || śaivāḥ śāktāśca te devā daityāḥ pūjāvivarjitāḥ
Brāhmaṇas devoted to their own duty and intent on Nārāyaṇa — and Śaivas and Śāktas — these are gods; the demons are those devoid of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.49
मुमुक्षवो विष्णुभक्ता ब्राह्मणा दास्यलिप्सवः ।। ऐश्वर्य्यलिप्सवो देवाश्चासुरास्तामसास्तथा
mumukṣavo viṣṇubhaktā brāhmaṇā dāsyalipsavaḥ || aiśvaryyalipsavo devāścāsurāstāmasāstathā
Those who seek liberation, devotees of Viṣṇu, brāhmaṇas who desire (only) servitude (to him); those who desire lordship are gods, and the tāmasa ones are asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.51
ये ब्राह्मणा वैष्णवाश्च स्वतन्त्राः परमं पदम् ।। यान्त्यन्योपासकाश्चान्यैः सार्द्धं च प्राकृते लये
ye brāhmaṇā vaiṣṇavāśca svatantrāḥ paramaṃ padam || yāntyanyopāsakāścānyaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca prākṛte laye
Those brāhmaṇas who are Vaiṣṇavas go, independent, to the supreme abode; but the worshippers of others (go) along with the others at the dissolution of primal matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.52
वर्णानां ब्राह्मणाः श्रेष्ठाः साधवो वैष्णवा यदि ।। विष्णुमन्त्रविहीनेभ्यो द्विजेभ्यः श्वपचो वरः
varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ sādhavo vaiṣṇavā yadi || viṣṇumantravihīnebhyo dvijebhyaḥ śvapaco varaḥ
Among the classes the brāhmaṇas are the best, if they are good men and Vaiṣṇavas; but compared with twice-born men who lack the mantra of Viṣṇu, a dog-cooker is better.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.53
परिपक्वा विपक्वा वा वैष्णवाः साधवश्च ते ।। सततं पाति तांश्चैव विष्णुचक्रं सुदर्शनम्
paripakvā vipakvā vā vaiṣṇavāḥ sādhavaśca te || satataṃ pāti tāṃścaiva viṣṇucakraṃ sudarśanam
Whether fully ripened or unripe, those Vaiṣṇavas are good men; and Viṣṇu's discus Sudarśana protects them constantly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.54
यथा वह्नौ शुष्कतृणं भस्मीभूतं भवेत्सदा।। तथा पापं वैष्णवेषु काष्ठानीव हुताशने
yathā vahnau śuṣkatṛṇaṃ bhasmībhūtaṃ bhavetsadā|| tathā pāpaṃ vaiṣṇaveṣu kāṣṭhānīva hutāśane
As dry grass in fire is always reduced to ashes, so is sin in Vaiṣṇavas, like sticks of wood in the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.55
गुरुवक्त्राद्विष्णुमन्त्रो यस्य कर्णे प्रवेक्ष्यति ।। तं वैष्णवं महापूतं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
guruvaktrādviṣṇumantro yasya karṇe pravekṣyati || taṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ mahāpūtaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
He into whose ear the mantra of Viṣṇu enters from the mouth of a preceptor — him the wise declare a Vaiṣṇava, greatly purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.56
पुंसां शतं पितॄणां च शतं मातामहस्य च ।। स्वसोदरांश्च जननीमुद्धरन्त्येव वैष्णवाः
puṃsāṃ śataṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca śataṃ mātāmahasya ca || svasodarāṃśca jananīmuddharantyeva vaiṣṇavāḥ
A hundred men (of the line), a hundred of the fathers, and (a hundred) of the maternal grandfather('s line), and their own brothers and their mother — the Vaiṣṇavas indeed rescue them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.58
मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः ।। यमस्तस्मान्महाभीतो वैनतेयादिवोरगः
mantragrahaṇamātreṇa jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ || yamastasmānmahābhīto vainateyādivoragaḥ
Merely by receiving the mantra a man becomes liberated while living; Yama is greatly afraid of him, as a snake is of Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.59
पुनन्त्येव हि तीर्थानि गङ्गादीनि च भारते ।। कृष्णमन्त्रोपासकाश्च स्पर्शमात्रेण वाक्पते
punantyeva hi tīrthāni gaṅgādīni ca bhārate || kṛṣṇamantropāsakāśca sparśamātreṇa vākpate
The holy places, the Gaṅgā and the rest, do indeed purify in Bhārata; and so do the worshippers of Kṛṣṇa's mantra, by mere touch, O lord of speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.61
कृष्णमन्त्रोपासकानां रजसा पादपद्मयोः ।। सद्यो मुक्ताः पातकेभ्यः कृत्स्ना पूता वसुन्धरा
kṛṣṇamantropāsakānāṃ rajasā pādapadmayoḥ || sadyo muktāḥ pātakebhyaḥ kṛtsnā pūtā vasundharā
By the dust of the lotus-feet of the worshippers of Kṛṣṇa's mantra the whole earth is at once freed from sins and purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.62
वायुश्च पवनो वह्निः सूर्य्यः सर्वं पुनाति च ।। एते पूता वैष्णवानां स्पर्शमात्रेण लीलया
vāyuśca pavano vahniḥ sūryyaḥ sarvaṃ punāti ca || ete pūtā vaiṣṇavānāṃ sparśamātreṇa līlayā
Wind, the breeze, fire, the sun — (each) purifies everything; yet these are themselves purified by the mere touch of Vaiṣṇavas, effortlessly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.63
अहं ब्रह्मा च शेषश्च धर्मः साक्षी च कर्म्मणाम् ।। एते हृष्टाश्च वाञ्छन्ति वैष्णवानां समागमम्
ahaṃ brahmā ca śeṣaśca dharmaḥ sākṣī ca karmmaṇām || ete hṛṣṭāśca vāñchanti vaiṣṇavānāṃ samāgamam
I, and Brahmā, and Śeṣa, and Dharma the witness of deeds — these, delighted, long for the company of Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.64
फलं कर्मानुरूपेण सर्वेषां भारते भवेत् ।। न भवेत्तद्वैष्णवे च सिद्धधान्ये यथांऽकुरम्
phalaṃ karmānurūpeṇa sarveṣāṃ bhārate bhavet || na bhavettadvaiṣṇave ca siddhadhānye yathāṃ'kuram
For all in Bhārata the fruit comes in accordance with the deed; but that does not happen in the case of a Vaiṣṇava, just as no sprout (comes) from parched grain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.65
हन्ति तेषां कर्म पूर्वं भक्तानां भक्तवत्सलः ।। कृपया स्वपदं तेभ्यो ददात्येव कृपानिधिः
hanti teṣāṃ karma pūrvaṃ bhaktānāṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ || kṛpayā svapadaṃ tebhyo dadātyeva kṛpānidhiḥ
He who is fond of devotees destroys the former karma of those devotees; the treasury of compassion, out of compassion, gives them his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.66
तेजस्विनां च प्रवरं वैष्णवं भृगुनन्दनम् ।। स चन्द्रो दुर्बलो भीतः शुक्रं च शरणं ययौ
tejasvināṃ ca pravaraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ bhṛgunandanam || sa candro durbalo bhītaḥ śukraṃ ca śaraṇaṃ yayau
That Moon, weak and frightened, went for refuge to Śukra, the son of Bhṛgu, a Vaiṣṇava, the foremost of the lustrous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.67
सुदर्शनो बलिष्ठं च शुक्रं जेतुं न शक्तिमान् ।। तथाऽपि चोद्धरिष्यामि तारां मन्त्रेण मद्गुरोः
sudarśano baliṣṭhaṃ ca śukraṃ jetuṃ na śaktimān || tathā'pi coddhariṣyāmi tārāṃ mantreṇa madguroḥ
Sudarśana is not able to conquer the very strong Śukra; nevertheless I shall rescue Tārā by the mantra of my guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.68
भज सत्यं परं ब्रह्म कृष्णमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। सुप्रसन्ने भगवति पत्नीं प्राप्स्यसि लीलया
bhaja satyaṃ paraṃ brahma kṛṣṇamātmānamīśvaram || suprasanne bhagavati patnīṃ prāpsyasi līlayā
Worship the true supreme brahman, Kṛṣṇa, the Self, the Lord; when the Blessed One is well pleased you will obtain your wife with ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.69
मन्त्रं तस्य प्रदास्यामि भ्रातः कल्पतरुं परम् ।। कोटिजन्माघनिघ्नं च सर्वमंगलकारणम्
mantraṃ tasya pradāsyāmi bhrātaḥ kalpataruṃ param || koṭijanmāghanighnaṃ ca sarvamaṃgalakāraṇam
I shall give you his mantra, brother — the supreme wish-fulfilling tree, destroyer of the sins of ten million births and the cause of all good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.71
यावद्गुरुमुखाम्भोजान्न प्राप्नोति मनुं हरेः ।। संप्राप्य दुर्लभं मन्त्रं वितृष्णो हि भवेन्नरः
yāvadgurumukhāmbhojānna prāpnoti manuṃ hareḥ || saṃprāpya durlabhaṃ mantraṃ vitṛṣṇo hi bhavennaraḥ
So long as one does not obtain Hari's mantra from the lotus mouth of a guru (he remains craving); having obtained that hard-won mantra, a man becomes free of craving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.72
इन्द्रत्वममरत्वं च नहि वाञ्छन्ति वैष्णवाः ।। नहि वाञ्छन्ति मोक्षं च दास्यं भक्तिं विना हरेः
indratvamamaratvaṃ ca nahi vāñchanti vaiṣṇavāḥ || nahi vāñchanti mokṣaṃ ca dāsyaṃ bhaktiṃ vinā hareḥ
Vaiṣṇavas do not desire the rank of Indra nor immortality; nor do they desire liberation, apart from servitude and devotion to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.73
भक्ति निर्मथनं भक्तो मोक्षं नो वाञ्छति प्रभोः ।। ज्ञानं मृत्युञ्जयत्वं च सर्वसिद्धिं तदीप्सितम्
bhakti nirmathanaṃ bhakto mokṣaṃ no vāñchati prabhoḥ || jñānaṃ mṛtyuñjayatvaṃ ca sarvasiddhiṃ tadīpsitam
A devotee does not desire the Lord's liberation, which churns away devotion; nor is knowledge, nor mastery over death, nor every supernatural power, desired by him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.74
वाक्सिद्धिं चैव धातृत्वं भक्तानां नहि वाञ्छितम् ।। भक्तिं विहाय कृष्णस्य विषयं यो हि वाञ्छति ।
vāksiddhiṃ caiva dhātṛtvaṃ bhaktānāṃ nahi vāñchitam || bhaktiṃ vihāya kṛṣṇasya viṣayaṃ yo hi vāñchati |
Powerful speech and the office of creator are not desired by devotees. Whoever, forsaking devotion to Kṛṣṇa, desires sense-objects —
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BvP 2 60.75
विषमत्ति सुधां त्यक्त्वा वञ्चितो विष्णुमायया ।। अहं ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च धर्मोऽनन्तश्च कश्यपः
viṣamatti sudhāṃ tyaktvā vañcito viṣṇumāyayā || ahaṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuśca dharmo'nantaśca kaśyapaḥ
— he eats poison, having abandoned nectar, deceived by Viṣṇu's māyā. I, and Brahmā, and Viṣṇu, and Dharma, and Ananta, and Kaśyapa,
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BvP 2 60.76
कपिलश्च कुमारश्च नरनारायणावृषी ।। स्वायम्भुवो मनुश्चैव प्रह्लादश्च पराशरः ।।
kapilaśca kumāraśca naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī || svāyambhuvo manuścaiva prahlādaśca parāśaraḥ ||
and Kapila, and Kumāra, and the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and Manu Svāyambhuva, and Prahlāda, and Parāśara,
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BvP 2 60.77
भृगुः शुक्रश्च दुर्वासा वसिष्ठः क्रतुरंगिराः ।। बलिश्च वालखिल्याश्च वरुणश्च हुताशनः
bhṛguḥ śukraśca durvāsā vasiṣṭhaḥ kraturaṃgirāḥ || baliśca vālakhilyāśca varuṇaśca hutāśanaḥ
Bhṛgu, and Śukra, Durvāsas, Vasiṣṭha, Kratu, Aṅgiras, and Bali, and the Vālakhilyas, and Varuṇa, and Fire,
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BvP 2 60.78
वायुः सूर्यश्च गरुडो दक्षो गणपतिः स्वयम् ।। एते परा भक्तवराः कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
vāyuḥ sūryaśca garuḍo dakṣo gaṇapatiḥ svayam || ete parā bhaktavarāḥ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
Vāyu, and the Sun, and Garuḍa, Dakṣa, Gaṇapati himself — these are the supreme, the best of the devotees of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
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BvP 2 60.79
ये च तस्य कलाः श्रेष्ठास्ते तद्भक्तिपरायणाः ।। इत्युक्त्वा शङ्करस्तस्मै ददौ कल्पतरुं मनुम्
ye ca tasya kalāḥ śreṣṭhāste tadbhaktiparāyaṇāḥ || ityuktvā śaṅkarastasmai dadau kalpataruṃ manum
And those who are his best partial forms — they are devoted to devotion to him. Having said this, Śaṅkara gave him the mantra that is a wish-fulfilling tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.81
तत्पुरश्चरणं ध्यानं शुद्धे मन्दाकिनीतटे ।। गुरुः संप्राप्य तं मन्त्रं शङ्कराच्च जगद्गुरोः
tatpuraścaraṇaṃ dhyānaṃ śuddhe mandākinītaṭe || guruḥ saṃprāpya taṃ mantraṃ śaṅkarācca jagadguroḥ
Its preliminary observance and meditation (were to be done) on the pure bank of the Mandākinī. And the Guru (Bṛhaspati), having obtained that mantra from Śaṅkara, the teacher of the world,
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BvP 2 60.82
विषण्णो हि भवाब्धौ च बभूव तमुवाच ह
viṣaṇṇo hi bhavābdhau ca babhūva tamuvāca ha
became indeed despondent in the ocean of worldly existence, and said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.83
बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।। आज्ञां कुरु जगन्नाथ यामि तप्तुं हरेस्तपः ।। तारा तिष्ठतु तत्रैव न तया मे प्रयोजनम्
bṛhaspatiruvāca || ājñāṃ kuru jagannātha yāmi taptuṃ harestapaḥ || tārā tiṣṭhatu tatraiva na tayā me prayojanam
Bṛhaspati said: Give the command, Lord of the world; I go to perform austerity for Hari. Let Tārā stay right there — I have no need of her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.84
पश्यामि विषतुल्यं च सर्वं नश्वरमीश्वर ।। श्रीकृष्णं शरणं यामि सत्यं नित्यं च निर्गुणम्
paśyāmi viṣatulyaṃ ca sarvaṃ naśvaramīśvara || śrīkṛṣṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmi satyaṃ nityaṃ ca nirguṇam
I see everything perishable as equal to poison, O Lord; I go for refuge to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is true, eternal, and beyond the qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.85
श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। परग्रस्तां स्त्रियं त्यक्त्वा न प्रशंस्यं तपो मुने ।। सम्भावितस्य दुश्चर्च्चा मरणादतिरिच्यते
śrīmahādeva uvāca || paragrastāṃ striyaṃ tyaktvā na praśaṃsyaṃ tapo mune || sambhāvitasya duścarccā maraṇādatiricyate
Śrī Mahādeva said: Austerity undertaken after abandoning a wife seized by another is not praiseworthy, O sage; for a respected man, ill repute is worse than death.
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BvP 2 60.86
पुरो गच्छ महाभाग तमेतं नर्मदातटम् ।। यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवास्तत्राहं यामि सत्वरम्
puro gaccha mahābhāga tametaṃ narmadātaṭam || yatra brahmādayo devāstatrāhaṃ yāmi satvaram
"Go ahead, greatly fortunate one, to that bank of the Narmadā, where Brahmā and the other gods are; I shall go there swiftly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.87
शिवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ययौ सुरगुरुः स्वयम् ।। आययौ च महाभागः शङ्करो नर्मदातटम्
śivasya vacanaṃ śrutvā yayau suraguruḥ svayam || āyayau ca mahābhāgaḥ śaṅkaro narmadātaṭam
Having heard Śiva's words, the preceptor of the gods himself went; and the greatly fortunate Śaṅkara too came to the bank of the Narmadā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.88
सगणं शङ्करं दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणम् ।। प्रणेमुर्देवताः सर्वा मनवो मुनयस्तथा
sagaṇaṃ śaṅkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā prasannavadanekṣaṇam || praṇemurdevatāḥ sarvā manavo munayastathā
Seeing Śaṅkara with his attendants, his face and eyes gracious, all the gods bowed down, and the Manus and the sages as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.89
ननाम शम्भुः शिरसा विष्णुं च कमलोद्भवम् ।। ददौ विष्णुर्महेशाय प्रेम्णाऽऽलिङ्गनमासनम्
nanāma śambhuḥ śirasā viṣṇuṃ ca kamalodbhavam || dadau viṣṇurmaheśāya premṇā''liṅganamāsanam
Śambhu bowed with his head to Viṣṇu and to the lotus-born (Brahmā); Viṣṇu affectionately gave Maheśa an embrace and a seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.91
सूर्य्यं धर्ममनन्तं च नरं मां च मुनीश्वरान् ।। स्वगुरुं पितरं भक्त्या चावसत्तत्र संसदि
sūryyaṃ dharmamanantaṃ ca naraṃ māṃ ca munīśvarān || svaguruṃ pitaraṃ bhaktyā cāvasattatra saṃsadi
(He saluted) the Sun, Dharma, Ananta, Nara and me, and the lords of sages, his own teacher and his father, with devotion, and sat down there in the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.92
सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा युक्तिमूचे तत्र च संसदि ।। स्वयं विष्णुश्च भगवान्ब्रह्माणं चन्द्रशेखरम्
sañcintya manasā yuktimūce tatra ca saṃsadi || svayaṃ viṣṇuśca bhagavānbrahmāṇaṃ candraśekharam
And the Lord Viṣṇu himself, having pondered a plan in his mind, spoke there in the assembly to Brahmā and to the moon-crested one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.93
विष्णुरुवाच।। युवां च मुनयश्चैव समुद्रपुलिनं द्रुतम्।। शुक्रं कञ्चिच्च मध्यस्थं प्रस्थापयितुमर्हथ
viṣṇuruvāca|| yuvāṃ ca munayaścaiva samudrapulinaṃ drutam|| śukraṃ kañcicca madhyasthaṃ prasthāpayitumarhatha
Viṣṇu said: You two, and the sages as well, ought quickly to send to the seashore some (envoy) as mediator to Śukra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 60.94
विग्रहेणैव विषमं भविष्यति न संशयः ।। मदाशिषा सुरगुरुस्तारां प्राप्स्यति निश्चितम्
vigraheṇaiva viṣamaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || madāśiṣā suragurustārāṃ prāpsyati niścitam
By conflict alone it will surely turn out badly, there is no doubt; by my blessing the preceptor of the gods will certainly obtain Tārā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.95
सुरैः स्तुतश्च सन्तुष्टः शुक्राचार्य्यो भविष्यति ।। सुरैः शुक्रो हि न जितः कृष्णचक्रेण रक्षितः
suraiḥ stutaśca santuṣṭaḥ śukrācāryyo bhaviṣyati || suraiḥ śukro hi na jitaḥ kṛṣṇacakreṇa rakṣitaḥ
And praised by the gods, the teacher Śukra will be well pleased; for Śukra was not conquered by the gods, being protected by Kṛṣṇa's discus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.96
युवाभ्यां प्रार्थ्यमानोऽहं युवयोः स्तवनेन च ।। श्वेतद्वीपादागतोऽस्मि परितुष्टः स्तवेन च
yuvābhyāṃ prārthyamāno'haṃ yuvayoḥ stavanena ca || śvetadvīpādāgato'smi parituṣṭaḥ stavena ca
Being entreated by you two, and by the praise of you two, I have come from Śvetadvīpa, well pleased by the hymn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.97
गयायां पिण्डदानेन पिण्डदाः पिण्डभोजिनम् ।। समुद्धरन्ति पुंसां च वैष्णवाश्च शतं शतम् शुक्राश्रममसीपर्णं सर्वा गच्छन्तु देवताः ।। रिपुर्बलिष्ठः स्तोत्रेण वशीभूत इति श्रुतिः
gayāyāṃ piṇḍadānena piṇḍadāḥ piṇḍabhojinam || samuddharanti puṃsāṃ ca vaiṣṇavāśca śataṃ śatam śukrāśramamasīparṇaṃ sarvā gacchantu devatāḥ || ripurbaliṣṭhaḥ stotreṇa vaśībhūta iti śrutiḥ
By offering a piṇḍa at Gayā the piṇḍa-givers rescue the eater of the piṇḍa, and the Vaiṣṇavas (rescue) hundreds upon hundreds of men. Let all the gods go to Śukra's hermitage, Asīparṇa; a stronger enemy is brought under control by praise—so says the scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.98
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथस्तत्रैवान्तर धीयत ।। स्तुतो ब्रह्मादिभिदेवैः प्रणतैः परिपूजितः
ityuktvā jagatāṃ nāthastatraivāntara dhīyata || stuto brahmādibhidevaiḥ praṇataiḥ paripūjitaḥ
Having said this, the Lord of the worlds vanished right there, praised by Brahmā and the (other) gods, who bowed and worshipped him fully.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.99
गते च जगतां नाथे श्वेतद्वीपं च नारद ।। चिन्तिताश्च सुराः सर्वे विषण्णमनसस्तथा
gate ca jagatāṃ nāthe śvetadvīpaṃ ca nārada || cintitāśca surāḥ sarve viṣaṇṇamanasastathā
And when the Lord of the worlds had gone to Śvetadvīpa, O Nārada, all the gods fell to thinking, and were dejected in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.101
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। मम शम्भोश्च धर्मस्य विष्णोर्वा सर्वसाक्षिणः ।। अस्माकं च समः स्नेहो दैत्ये देवे च पुत्रकाः
brahmovāca || mama śambhośca dharmasya viṣṇorvā sarvasākṣiṇaḥ || asmākaṃ ca samaḥ sneho daitye deve ca putrakāḥ
Brahmā said: For me, for Śambhu, for Dharma, and for Viṣṇu the witness of all, our affection is equal toward daitya and god alike, my sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.102
दैत्यानां च गुरुं शुक्रं प्रपन्नश्च निशाकरः ।। न जितश्च सुरैः शुक्रः पूजितो दितिनन्दनैः
daityānāṃ ca guruṃ śukraṃ prapannaśca niśākaraḥ || na jitaśca suraiḥ śukraḥ pūjito ditinandanaiḥ
And the moon has taken refuge with Śukra, the preceptor of the daityas; Śukra was not conquered by the gods, and he is honoured by the sons of Diti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.103
ताराहेतोरहं यामि शुक्रस्य भवनं सुराः ।। सर्वे समुद्रपुलिनं यान्तु विष्णोर्निदेशतः
tārāhetorahaṃ yāmi śukrasya bhavanaṃ surāḥ || sarve samudrapulinaṃ yāntu viṣṇornideśataḥ
For Tārā's sake I shall go to Śukra's dwelling, O gods; let all go to the seashore, by Viṣṇu's instruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 60.104
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां धाता चागमच्छुक्रसन्निधिम् ।। प्रययुर्देवता विप्राः समुद्रपुलिनं मुने।।
ityuktvā jagatāṃ dhātā cāgamacchukrasannidhim || prayayurdevatā viprāḥ samudrapulinaṃ mune||
Having said this, the Creator of the worlds went into Śukra's presence; and the gods went to the seashore, O brahmins, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition