Brahmavaivarta Purana — Prakriti Khanda — Chapter 67
BvP 2 67.1
नारद उवाच।। भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ सर्वज्ञानविशारद ।। ब्रह्माण्डमोहनं नाम प्रकृतेः कवचं वद
nārada uvāca|| bhagavansarvadharmajña sarvajñānaviśārada || brahmāṇḍamohanaṃ nāma prakṛteḥ kavacaṃ vada
Nārada said: O Lord, knower of all dharma, expert in all knowledge, speak the armour of Prakṛti named 'Bewilderer of the Universe'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.2
नारायण उवाच ।। शृणु वक्ष्यामि हे वत्स कवचं च सुदुर्लभम् ।। श्रीकृष्णेनैव कथितं कृपया ब्रह्मणे पुरा ॐ दुर्गे रक्षयति च कण्ठं पातु सदा मम ।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीमिति मन्त्रोऽयं स्कन्धं पातु निरन्तरम् यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो विष्णुतुल्यो भवेद्ध्रुवम् ।। कथितं प्रकृतेः खण्डं सुधाखण्डात्परं मुने
nārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu vakṣyāmi he vatsa kavacaṃ ca sudurlabham || śrīkṛṣṇenaiva kathitaṃ kṛpayā brahmaṇe purā oṃ durge rakṣayati ca kaṇṭhaṃ pātu sadā mama || oṃ hrīṃ śrīmiti mantro'yaṃ skandhaṃ pātu nirantaram yadi syātsiddhakavaco viṣṇutulyo bhaveddhruvam || kathitaṃ prakṛteḥ khaṇḍaṃ sudhākhaṇḍātparaṃ mune
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, O child, I shall declare the armour, very hard to obtain, which was told long ago by Śrī Kṛṣṇa out of compassion to Brahmā. "Oṃ, O Durgā, protect! — and may it always guard my throat. Oṃ hrīṃ śrīm — may this mantra guard my shoulder unceasingly." If one becomes accomplished in the armour, he surely becomes equal to Viṣṇu. (Thus) the Prakṛti section, higher than the Nectar section, has been told, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 2 67.3
ब्रह्मणा कथितं सर्वं धर्मार्थं जाह्नवीतटे ।। धर्मेण दत्तं मह्यं च कृपया पुष्करे प्रभुः
brahmaṇā kathitaṃ sarvaṃ dharmārthaṃ jāhnavītaṭe || dharmeṇa dattaṃ mahyaṃ ca kṛpayā puṣkare prabhuḥ
All of it was told by Brahmā for the sake of dharma on the bank of the Ganges; and by Dharma the lord gave it to me out of compassion at Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.4
त्रिपुरारिश्च यद्धृत्वा जघान त्रिपुरं पुरा ।। मुमोच धाता यद्धृत्वा मधुकैटभयोर्भयम् ।। जघान रक्तबीजं तं यत्कृत्वा भद्रकालिका
tripurāriśca yaddhṛtvā jaghāna tripuraṃ purā || mumoca dhātā yaddhṛtvā madhukaiṭabhayorbhayam || jaghāna raktabījaṃ taṃ yatkṛtvā bhadrakālikā
Holding which, the foe of Tripura formerly slew Tripura; holding which, the Creator was released from fear of Madhu and Kaiṭabha; and performing which, Bhadrakālikā slew that Raktabīja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.5
यद्धृत्वा तु महेन्द्रश्च संप्राप कमलालयाम् ।। यद्धृत्वा च महाकालश्चिरजीवी च धार्मिकः ।।
yaddhṛtvā tu mahendraśca saṃprāpa kamalālayām || yaddhṛtvā ca mahākālaścirajīvī ca dhārmikaḥ ||
And holding which, great Indra obtained her who dwells in the lotus (Lakṣmī); and holding which, Mahākāla became long-lived and righteous.
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BvP 2 67.6
यद्धृत्वा च महाज्ञानी नन्दी सानन्दपूर्वकम् ।। यद्धृत्वा च महायोद्धा रामः शत्रुभयङ्करः
yaddhṛtvā ca mahājñānī nandī sānandapūrvakam || yaddhṛtvā ca mahāyoddhā rāmaḥ śatrubhayaṅkaraḥ
And holding which, Nandin of great knowledge (became so) joyfully; and holding which, Rāma became a great warrior, a terror to foes.
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BvP 2 67.7
यद्धृत्वा शिवतुल्यश्च दुर्वासा ज्ञानिनां वरः ।। ॐ दुर्गेति चतुर्थ्यन्तं स्वाहान्तो मे शिरोऽवतु
yaddhṛtvā śivatulyaśca durvāsā jñānināṃ varaḥ || oṃ durgeti caturthyantaṃ svāhānto me śiro'vatu
And holding which, Durvāsas, the best of the knowing, became equal to Śiva. "Oṃ Durge" — ending in the fourth case and closing with "svāhā" — may that guard my head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.8
मन्त्रः षडक्षरोऽयं च भक्तानां कल्पपादपः ।। विचारो नास्ति वेदेषु ग्रहणे च मनोर्मुने
mantraḥ ṣaḍakṣaro'yaṃ ca bhaktānāṃ kalpapādapaḥ || vicāro nāsti vedeṣu grahaṇe ca manormune
This six-syllabled mantra is a wish-fulfilling tree for the devotees; there is no deliberation (about eligibility) in the Vedas concerning its reception, O sage of fine mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.9
मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण विष्णुतुल्यो भवेन्नरः ।। मम वक्त्रं सदा पातु चों दुर्गायै नमोऽन्ततः।।
mantragrahaṇamātreṇa viṣṇutulyo bhavennaraḥ || mama vaktraṃ sadā pātu coṃ durgāyai namo'ntataḥ||
Merely by receiving the mantra a man becomes equal to Viṣṇu. And may "oṃ durgāyai namaḥ" always protect my face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.11
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीमिति पृष्ठं च पातु मे सर्वतः सदा ।। ह्रीं मे वक्षःस्थलं पातु हस्तं श्रीमिति सन्ततम्
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīmiti pṛṣṭhaṃ ca pātu me sarvataḥ sadā || hrīṃ me vakṣaḥsthalaṃ pātu hastaṃ śrīmiti santatam
May "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ" always protect my back on all sides; may "hrīṃ" protect my chest, and "śrīṃ" my hand continually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.12
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं पातु सर्वाङ्गं स्वप्ने जागरणे तथा ।। प्राचं मां प्रकृतिः पातु पातु वह्नौ च चण्डिका
oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ pātu sarvāṅgaṃ svapne jāgaraṇe tathā || prācaṃ māṃ prakṛtiḥ pātu pātu vahnau ca caṇḍikā
May "oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ" protect all my limbs, in sleep and likewise in waking. May Prakṛti protect me in the east, and may Caṇḍikā protect (me) in the (south-east, the quarter of) fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.13
दक्षिणे भद्रकाली च नैर्ऋत्यां च महेश्वरी ।। वारुण्यां पातु वाराही वायव्यां सर्वमङ्गला
dakṣiṇe bhadrakālī ca nairṛtyāṃ ca maheśvarī || vāruṇyāṃ pātu vārāhī vāyavyāṃ sarvamaṅgalā
And in the south Bhadrakālī, and in the south-west Maheśvarī; may Vārāhī protect (me) in the west, Sarvamaṅgalā in the north-west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.14
उत्तरे वैष्णवी पातु तथैशान्यां शिवप्रिया ।। जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे पातु मां जगदम्बिका
uttare vaiṣṇavī pātu tathaiśānyāṃ śivapriyā || jale sthale cāntarikṣe pātu māṃ jagadambikā
In the north may Vaiṣṇavī protect (me), and so in the north-east Śivapriyā; in water, on land, and in the sky may the Mother of the world protect me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.15
इति ते कथितं वत्स कवचं च सुदुर्लभम् ।। यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित्
iti te kathitaṃ vatsa kavacaṃ ca sudurlabham || yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit
Thus, child, this most hard-to-obtain armour has been told to you. It is not to be given to just anyone, nor to be declared to anybody.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.16
गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्वस्त्रालंकारचन्दनैः ।। कवचं धारयेद्यस्तु सोऽपि विष्णुर्न संशयः
gurumabhyarcya vidhivadvastrālaṃkāracandanaiḥ || kavacaṃ dhārayedyastu so'pi viṣṇurna saṃśayaḥ
Whoever, having duly worshipped the teacher with garments, ornaments and sandal paste, should wear this armour, he too is Viṣṇu — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.17
भ्रमणे सर्वतीर्थानां पृथिव्याश्च प्रदक्षिणे ।। यत्फलं लभते लोकस्तदेतद्धारणान्मुने
bhramaṇe sarvatīrthānāṃ pṛthivyāśca pradakṣiṇe || yatphalaṃ labhate lokastadetaddhāraṇānmune
The fruit that people obtain by wandering to all the sacred fords and by circumambulating the earth — that (fruit comes) from wearing this, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.18
पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव सिद्धमेतद्भवेद्ध्रुवम् ।। लोके च सिद्धकवचं नास्त्रं विध्यति संकटे
pañcalakṣajapenaiva siddhametadbhaveddhruvam || loke ca siddhakavacaṃ nāstraṃ vidhyati saṃkaṭe
By five hundred thousand recitations alone this surely becomes perfected; and in the world no weapon pierces one whose armour is perfected, in a moment of peril.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.19
न तस्य मृत्युर्भवति जले वह्नौ विशेद्ध्रुवम् ।। जीवन्मुक्तो भवेत्सोऽपि सर्वसिद्धेश्वरः स्वयम्
na tasya mṛtyurbhavati jale vahnau viśeddhruvam || jīvanmukto bhavetso'pi sarvasiddheśvaraḥ svayam
For him there is no death; he may surely enter into water or fire. He too becomes liberated while living, himself the lord of all the perfected ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.21
या चैव मूलप्रकृतिर्यस्याः पुत्रो गणेश्वरः ।। कृत्वा कृष्णव्रतं सा च लेभे गणपतिं सुतम्
yā caiva mūlaprakṛtiryasyāḥ putro gaṇeśvaraḥ || kṛtvā kṛṣṇavrataṃ sā ca lebhe gaṇapatiṃ sutam
And she who is the root Prakṛti, whose son is Gaṇeśvara — she too, having performed the vow to Kṛṣṇa, obtained Gaṇapati as her son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.22
स्वांशेन कृष्णो भगवान्बभूव च गणेश्वरः ।। श्रुत्वा च प्रकृतेः खण्डं सुश्राव्यं च सुधोपमम्
svāṃśena kṛṣṇo bhagavānbabhūva ca gaṇeśvaraḥ || śrutvā ca prakṛteḥ khaṇḍaṃ suśrāvyaṃ ca sudhopamam
And Lord Kṛṣṇa, by his own portion, became Gaṇeśvara; and having heard the Prakṛti section, which is well worth hearing and like nectar—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.23
भोजयित्वा च दध्यन्नं तस्मै दद्याच्च काञ्चनम् ।। सवत्सां सुरभिं रम्यां दद्याद्वै भक्तिपूर्वकम्
bhojayitvā ca dadhyannaṃ tasmai dadyācca kāñcanam || savatsāṃ surabhiṃ ramyāṃ dadyādvai bhaktipūrvakam
and having fed (the reciter) with rice and curds, one should give him gold; and one should indeed give, with devotion, a lovely cow together with her calf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.24
वासोऽलंकाररत्नैश्च तोषयेद्वाचकं मुने ।। पुष्पालंकारवसनैरुपहारगणैस्तथा
vāso'laṃkāraratnaiśca toṣayedvācakaṃ mune || puṣpālaṃkāravasanairupahāragaṇaistathā
One should gratify the reciter with clothes, ornaments and jewels, O sage; and likewise with flowers, ornaments, garments and quantities of gifts
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.25
पुस्तकं पूजयेदेवं भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितः ।। एवं कृत्वा यः शृणोति तस्य विष्णुः प्रसीदति
pustakaṃ pūjayedevaṃ bhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaḥ || evaṃ kṛtvā yaḥ śṛṇoti tasya viṣṇuḥ prasīdati
one should thus worship the book, filled with devotion and faith. He who, having done so, listens (to it) — Viṣṇu is pleased with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 2 67.26
वर्द्धते पुत्रपौत्रादिर्यशस्वी तत्प्रसादतः ।। लक्ष्मीर्वसति तद्गेहे ह्यन्ते गोलोकमाप्नुयात् ।। लभेत्कृष्णस्य दास्यं स भक्तिं कृष्णे सुनिश्चलाम्
varddhate putrapautrādiryaśasvī tatprasādataḥ || lakṣmīrvasati tadgehe hyante golokamāpnuyāt || labhetkṛṣṇasya dāsyaṃ sa bhaktiṃ kṛṣṇe suniścalām
By that grace his sons and grandsons and the rest increase, and he becomes glorious; Lakṣmī dwells in his house, and at the end he attains Goloka; he obtains the servitude of Kṛṣṇa and firm, unwavering devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition