Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 16
BvP 3 16.1
नारायण उवाच ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा तं शीघ्रं बोधयित्वा च कृत्तिकाः ।। उवाच किंचिद्युक्तं च वचनं शङ्करात्मजः
nārāyaṇa uvāca || ityevamuktvā taṃ śīghraṃ bodhayitvā ca kṛttikāḥ || uvāca kiṃcidyuktaṃ ca vacanaṃ śaṅkarātmajaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Having spoken thus, and having quickly informed the Kṛttikās, the son of Śaṅkara spoke some fitting words.
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BvP 3 16.2
कार्तिकेय उवाच ।। यास्यामि शंकरस्थानं द्रक्ष्यामि सुरसञ्चयम् ।। मातरं बन्धुवर्गांश्चाप्याज्ञां मे दत्त मातरः
kārtikeya uvāca || yāsyāmi śaṃkarasthānaṃ drakṣyāmi surasañcayam || mātaraṃ bandhuvargāṃścāpyājñāṃ me datta mātaraḥ
Kārtikeya said: I shall go to Śaṅkara's abode and shall see the assembly of the gods, and my mother and the circle of kinsmen; grant me leave, O mothers.
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BvP 3 16.3
दैवाधीनं जगत्सर्वं जन्म कर्म शुभावहम् ।। संयोगश्च वियोगश्च न च दैवात्परं बलम्
daivādhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ janma karma śubhāvaham || saṃyogaśca viyogaśca na ca daivātparaṃ balam
The whole world is subject to fate: birth, action that brings good, union and separation too; and there is no power higher than fate.
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BvP 3 16.4
कृष्णायत्तं च तद्दैवं स च दैवात्परस्ततः ।। भजन्ति सततं सन्तः परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
kṛṣṇāyattaṃ ca taddaivaṃ sa ca daivātparastataḥ || bhajanti satataṃ santaḥ paramātmānamīśvaram
And that fate depends on Kṛṣṇa, and he is therefore higher than fate; the good ever worship him, the Supreme Self, the Lord.
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BvP 3 16.5
दैवं वर्द्धयितुं शक्तः क्षयं कर्त्तुं स्वलीलया ।। न दैवबद्धस्तद्भक्तश्चाविनाशीति निर्णयः
daivaṃ varddhayituṃ śaktaḥ kṣayaṃ karttuṃ svalīlayā || na daivabaddhastadbhaktaścāvināśīti nirṇayaḥ
He is able, by his own play, to increase fate or to destroy it; his devotee is not bound by fate and is imperishable — such is the conclusion.
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BvP 3 16.6
तस्माद्भजत गोविन्दं मोहं त्यजत दुःखदम्।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं जन्ममृत्युभयापहम्
tasmādbhajata govindaṃ mohaṃ tyajata duḥkhadam|| sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ janmamṛtyubhayāpaham
Therefore worship Govinda; abandon delusion, the giver of sorrow. (He is) the giver of happiness, the giver of liberation, the essence, the remover of the fear of birth and death,
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BvP 3 16.7
परमानन्दजननं मोहजालनिकृन्तनम् ।। शश्वद्भजन्ति यत्सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः
paramānandajananaṃ mohajālanikṛntanam || śaśvadbhajanti yatsarve brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ
the begetter of supreme bliss, the cutter of the net of delusion — whom all, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest, worship perpetually.
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BvP 3 16.8
कोऽहं भवाब्धौ युष्माकं का वा यूयं ममात्मिकाः ।। तत्कर्मस्रोतसां सर्वं पुञ्जीभूतं च फेनवत्
ko'haṃ bhavābdhau yuṣmākaṃ kā vā yūyaṃ mamātmikāḥ || tatkarmasrotasāṃ sarvaṃ puñjībhūtaṃ ca phenavat
"Who am I to you in the ocean of worldly existence, and who are you that belong to me? All that is but the heaping up of the currents of one's deeds, like foam."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 16.9
संश्लेषं वा वियोगं वा सर्वमीश्वरचिन्तया ।। ब्रह्माण्डमीश्वराधीनं न स्वतन्त्रं विदुर्बुधाः
saṃśleṣaṃ vā viyogaṃ vā sarvamīśvaracintayā || brahmāṇḍamīśvarādhīnaṃ na svatantraṃ vidurbudhāḥ
Union or separation—all of it (comes about) by the thought of the Lord. The wise know that the universe is dependent on the Lord and not independent.
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BvP 3 16.10
जलबुद्बुदवत्सर्वमनित्यं च जगत्त्रयम् ।। मायामनित्ये कुर्वन्ति मायया मूढचेतसः
jalabudbudavatsarvamanityaṃ ca jagattrayam || māyāmanitye kurvanti māyayā mūḍhacetasaḥ
Like a bubble on water, the whole triple world is impermanent; those of deluded mind, through illusion, make illusion (real) in what is impermanent.
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BvP 3 16.11
सन्तस्तत्र न लिप्यन्ते वायुवत्कृष्णचेतसः ।। तस्मान्मोहं परित्यज्य चाज्ञप्तिं दत्त मातरः
santastatra na lipyante vāyuvatkṛṣṇacetasaḥ || tasmānmohaṃ parityajya cājñaptiṃ datta mātaraḥ
The good, their minds on Kṛṣṇa, are not smeared by it, like the wind. Therefore, mothers, give up delusion and grant (me) leave.
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BvP 3 16.12
इत्येवमुक्त्वा ता नत्वा सार्द्धं शङ्करपार्षदैः ।। यात्रां चकार भगवान्मनसा श्रीहरिं स्मरन्
ityevamuktvā tā natvā sārddhaṃ śaṅkarapārṣadaiḥ || yātrāṃ cakāra bhagavānmanasā śrīhariṃ smaran
Having spoken thus and bowed to them, the Lord, together with Śaṅkara's attendants, set out on the journey, remembering Śrī Hari in his mind.
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BvP 3 16.13
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र ददर्श रथमुत्तमम् ।। विश्वकर्मकृतं रम्यं हीरकेण विराजितम्
etasminnantare tatra dadarśa rathamuttamam || viśvakarmakṛtaṃ ramyaṃ hīrakeṇa virājitam
Meanwhile he saw there a most excellent chariot, made by Viśvakarman, lovely, resplendent with diamond,
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BvP 3 16.14
सद्रत्नसाररचितं माणिक्येन विराजितम् ।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाजालैश्च शोभितम्
sadratnasāraracitaṃ māṇikyena virājitam || pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālājālaiśca śobhitam
fashioned of the finest of good gems, shining with ruby, and adorned with clusters of garlands of pārijāta blossoms,
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BvP 3 16.15
मणीन्द्रदर्पणः श्वेतचामरैरतिदीपितम् ।। क्रीडार्हमन्दिरै रम्यैश्चित्रितैश्चित्रितं वरम्
maṇīndradarpaṇaḥ śvetacāmarairatidīpitam || krīḍārhamandirai ramyaiścitritaiścitritaṃ varam
with mirrors of the best jewels, brilliantly lit by white yak-tail fans, excellent, painted over with lovely painted pavilions fit for play,
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BvP 3 16.16
शतचक्रं सुविस्तीर्णं मनोयायि मनोहरम् ।। प्रस्थापितं च पार्वत्या वेष्टितं पार्षदैर्वरैः
śatacakraṃ suvistīrṇaṃ manoyāyi manoharam || prasthāpitaṃ ca pārvatyā veṣṭitaṃ pārṣadairvaraiḥ
hundred-wheeled, very spacious, moving at will, charming, sent by Pārvatī and surrounded by the foremost attendants.
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BvP 3 16.17
समारुहन्तं यानं ता हृदयेन विदूयता ।। सहसा चेतनां प्राप्य मुक्तकेश्यः शुचाऽऽतुराः
samāruhantaṃ yānaṃ tā hṛdayena vidūyatā || sahasā cetanāṃ prāpya muktakeśyaḥ śucā''turāḥ
(Seeing) him mounting the vehicle, they, with hearts torn, suddenly regaining consciousness, their hair loosened, stricken with grief—
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BvP 3 16.18
दृष्ट्वा च स्वपुरः स्कन्दं स्तंभिताश्चातिशोकतः ।। उन्मत्ता इव तत्रैव वक्तुमारेभिरे भिया
dṛṣṭvā ca svapuraḥ skandaṃ staṃbhitāścātiśokataḥ || unmattā iva tatraiva vaktumārebhire bhiyā
and seeing Skanda before them, paralysed by excessive sorrow, as if mad, right there they began to speak in fear.
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BvP 3 16.19
कृत्तिका ऊचुः ।। किं कुर्मः क्व च यास्यामो वयं वत्स त्वदाश्रयाः ।। विहायास्मान्क्व यासि त्वं नायं धर्म्मस्तवाधुना
kṛttikā ūcuḥ || kiṃ kurmaḥ kva ca yāsyāmo vayaṃ vatsa tvadāśrayāḥ || vihāyāsmānkva yāsi tvaṃ nāyaṃ dharmmastavādhunā
The Kṛttikās said: What shall we do, and where shall we go, child, we who have you for our refuge? Where do you go, leaving us? This is not your duty now.
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BvP 3 16.20
स्नेहेन वर्द्धितोऽस्माभिः पुत्रोऽस्माकं स्वधर्मतः ।। नायं धर्मो मातृवर्गाननुरक्तः सुतस्त्यजेत्
snehena varddhito'smābhiḥ putro'smākaṃ svadharmataḥ || nāyaṃ dharmo mātṛvargānanuraktaḥ sutastyajet
You were reared by us with affection; by our own duty you are our son. This is not right—that a son who is devoted should abandon the company of his mothers.
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BvP 3 16.21
इत्युक्त्वा कृत्तिकाः सर्वाः कृत्वा वक्षसि तं सुतम् ।। पुनर्मूर्च्छामवापुस्ताः सुतविच्छेददारुणम्
ityuktvā kṛttikāḥ sarvāḥ kṛtvā vakṣasi taṃ sutam || punarmūrcchāmavāpustāḥ sutavicchedadāruṇam
Having said this, all the Kṛttikās, holding that son to their breasts, again fell into a swoon, terrible with the severance from their son.
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BvP 3 16.22
कुमारो बोधयित्वा ता अध्यात्मवचनेन वै ।। ताभिश्च पार्षदैः सार्द्धमारुरोह रथं मुने
kumāro bodhayitvā tā adhyātmavacanena vai || tābhiśca pārṣadaiḥ sārddhamāruroha rathaṃ mune
The youth, having awakened them with words about the supreme Self, mounted the chariot together with them and with the attendants, O sage.
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BvP 3 16.23
पूर्णकुम्भं द्विजं वेश्यां शुक्लधान्यानि दर्पणम्।। दध्याज्यं मधु लाजांश्च पुष्पं दूर्वाक्षतान्सितान्
pūrṇakumbhaṃ dvijaṃ veśyāṃ śukladhānyāni darpaṇam|| dadhyājyaṃ madhu lājāṃśca puṣpaṃ dūrvākṣatānsitān
A full pitcher, a brahmin, a courtesan, white grains, a mirror, curds and ghee, honey and parched grain, a flower, dūrvā grass and white unbroken rice,
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BvP 3 16.24
वृषं गजेन्द्रं तुरगं ज्वलदग्निं सुवर्णकम् ।। पूर्णं च परिपक्वानि फलानि विविधानि च
vṛṣaṃ gajendraṃ turagaṃ jvaladagniṃ suvarṇakam || pūrṇaṃ ca paripakvāni phalāni vividhāni ca
a bull, a lordly elephant, a horse, blazing fire, gold, a full (vessel), and various well-ripened fruits,
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BvP 3 16.25
पतिपुत्रवतीं नारीं प्रदीपं मणिमुत्तमम् ।। मुक्तां प्रसूनमालां च सद्योमांसं च चन्दनम्
patiputravatīṃ nārīṃ pradīpaṃ maṇimuttamam || muktāṃ prasūnamālāṃ ca sadyomāṃsaṃ ca candanam
a woman having husband and son, a lamp, an excellent jewel, a pearl, a garland of flowers, fresh meat, and sandal—
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BvP 3 16.26
ददर्शैतानि वस्तूनि मङ्गलानि पुरो मुने ।। शृगालं नकुलं कुम्भं शवं वामे शुभावहम्
dadarśaitāni vastūni maṅgalāni puro mune || śṛgālaṃ nakulaṃ kumbhaṃ śavaṃ vāme śubhāvaham
these auspicious things he saw before him, O sage; and on the left a jackal, a mongoose, a pitcher, a corpse—(each) bringing good fortune.
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BvP 3 16.27
राजहंसं मयूरं च खञ्जनं च शुकं पिकम् ।। पारावतं शङ्खचिल्लं चक्रवाकं च मङ्गलम्
rājahaṃsaṃ mayūraṃ ca khañjanaṃ ca śukaṃ pikam || pārāvataṃ śaṅkhacillaṃ cakravākaṃ ca maṅgalam
A royal goose, a peacock, a wagtail, a parrot, a cuckoo, a dove, a conch-kite, and a cakravāka—(all) auspicious;
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BvP 3 16.28
कृष्णसारं च सुरभिं चमरीं श्वेतचामरम्।। धेनुं च वत्ससंयुक्तां पताकां दक्षिणे शुभाम्।।
kṛṣṇasāraṃ ca surabhiṃ camarīṃ śvetacāmaram|| dhenuṃ ca vatsasaṃyuktāṃ patākāṃ dakṣiṇe śubhām||
(He saw) a black antelope, a cow, a yak, a white yak-tail whisk, and a milch cow together with her calf, and an auspicious banner on the right.
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BvP 3 16.29
नानाप्रकारवाद्यं चाप्यश्रौषीन्मंगलध्वनिम् ।। मनोहरं च संगीतं घण्टाशंखध्वनिं तथा
nānāprakāravādyaṃ cāpyaśrauṣīnmaṃgaladhvanim || manoharaṃ ca saṃgītaṃ ghaṇṭāśaṃkhadhvaniṃ tathā
And he heard music of many kinds, an auspicious sound, and charming song, and likewise the sound of bells and conches.
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BvP 3 16.30
दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा मङ्गलं स ह्यगमत्तातमन्दिरम् ।। क्षणेनानन्दयुक्तश्च मनोयायिरथेन च
dṛṣṭvā śrutvā maṅgalaṃ sa hyagamattātamandiram || kṣaṇenānandayuktaśca manoyāyirathena ca
Having seen and heard the auspicious (omens), he went to his father's house in an instant, filled with joy, by a chariot that goes at will (as fast as thought).
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BvP 3 16.31
कुमारः प्राप्य कैलासं न्यग्रोधाक्षयमूलके ।। क्षणं तस्थौ कृत्तिकाभिः पार्षदप्रवरैः सह
kumāraḥ prāpya kailāsaṃ nyagrodhākṣayamūlake || kṣaṇaṃ tasthau kṛttikābhiḥ pārṣadapravaraiḥ saha
The prince, reaching Kailāsa, stopped for a moment at the root of the imperishable banyan tree, together with the Kṛttikās and the foremost of the attendants.
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BvP 3 16.32
पार्वती मंगलं कृत्वा राजमार्गं मनोहरम् ।। पद्मरागैरिन्द्रनीलैः संस्कृतं परितः पुरम्
pārvatī maṃgalaṃ kṛtvā rājamārgaṃ manoharam || padmarāgairindranīlaiḥ saṃskṛtaṃ paritaḥ puram
Pārvatī, having performed the auspicious rites, (made) the royal road charming, and the city all around adorned with rubies and sapphires,
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BvP 3 16.33
रम्भास्तम्भसमूहैश्च पट्टसूत्रांशुकैस्तथा ।। श्रीखण्डपल्लवैर्युक्तं पूर्णकुम्भैः सुशोभितम्
rambhāstambhasamūhaiśca paṭṭasūtrāṃśukaistathā || śrīkhaṇḍapallavairyuktaṃ pūrṇakumbhaiḥ suśobhitam
and with clusters of plantain-trunks and with silk threads and fine cloths, furnished with sandalwood sprigs, beautified with full water-jars,
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BvP 3 16.34
पूर्णकुम्भजलैर्व्याप्तं सिक्तं चन्दनवारिभिः ।। असंख्यरत्नदीपैश्च मणिराजैर्विराजितम्
pūrṇakumbhajalairvyāptaṃ siktaṃ candanavāribhiḥ || asaṃkhyaratnadīpaiśca maṇirājairvirājitam
pervaded with the water of full jars, sprinkled with sandal-scented water, and made radiant with countless jewelled lamps and with kingly gems,
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BvP 3 16.35
नटनर्त्तकवेश्यानामुत्सवैः संकुलं सदा ।। बन्दिभिर्विप्रवर्गैश्च दूर्वापुष्पकरैर्युतम्
naṭanarttakaveśyānāmutsavaiḥ saṃkulaṃ sadā || bandibhirvipravargaiśca dūrvāpuṣpakarairyutam
ever thronged with the festivities of actors, dancers and courtesans, provided with bards and with troops of brahmins holding dūrvā grass and flowers,
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BvP 3 16.36
पतिपुत्रवतीभिश्च साध्वीभिश्च समन्वितम्।। लक्ष्मीं सरस्वतीं दुर्गां सावित्रीं तुलसीं रतिम्
patiputravatībhiśca sādhvībhiśca samanvitam|| lakṣmīṃ sarasvatīṃ durgāṃ sāvitrīṃ tulasīṃ ratim
and attended by chaste women who had husbands and sons — (and) Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Durgā, Sāvitrī, Tulasī, Rati,
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BvP 3 16.37
अरुन्धतीमहल्यां च दितिं तारां मनोरमाम् ।। अदितिं शतरूपां च शचीं सन्ध्यां च रोहिणीम्
arundhatīmahalyāṃ ca ditiṃ tārāṃ manoramām || aditiṃ śatarūpāṃ ca śacīṃ sandhyāṃ ca rohiṇīm
Arundhatī and Ahalyā, Diti, the charming Tārā, Aditi and Śatarūpā, Śacī, Sandhyā and Rohiṇī,
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BvP 3 16.38
अनसूयां तथा स्वाहां संज्ञां वरुणकामिनीम्।। आकूतिं च प्रसूतिं च देवहूतिं च मेनकाम्
anasūyāṃ tathā svāhāṃ saṃjñāṃ varuṇakāminīm|| ākūtiṃ ca prasūtiṃ ca devahūtiṃ ca menakām
Anasūyā, likewise Svāhā, Saṃjñā, the wife of Varuṇa, Ākūti and Prasūti, Devahūti and Menakā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.39
तामेकपाटलामेकपर्णां मैनाककामिनीम् ।। वसुन्धरां च मनसां पुरस्कृत्य समाययौ।।
tāmekapāṭalāmekaparṇāṃ mainākakāminīm || vasundharāṃ ca manasāṃ puraskṛtya samāyayau||
her (who is) Ekapāṭalā, Ekaparṇā, the wife of Maināka, and Vasundharā and Manasā — placing (these) in front, she came along.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 16.40
रम्भा तिलोत्तमा मेना घृताची मोहिनी शुभा ।। उर्वशी रत्नमाला च सुशीला ललिता कला
rambhā tilottamā menā ghṛtācī mohinī śubhā || urvaśī ratnamālā ca suśīlā lalitā kalā
Rambhā, Tilottamā, Menā, Ghṛtācī, the lovely Mohinī, Urvaśī and Ratnamālā, Suśīlā, Lalitā, Kalā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.41
कदम्बमाला सुरसा वनमाला च सुन्दरी ।। एताश्चान्याश्च बहवो विप्रेन्द्राप्सरसां गणाः
kadambamālā surasā vanamālā ca sundarī || etāścānyāśca bahavo viprendrāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
Kadambamālā, Surasā, and Vanamālā, Sundarī — these and many other hosts of apsarases, O best of brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.42
संगीतनर्त्तनपराः सस्मिता वेषसंयुताः ।। करतालकराः सर्वा जग्मुरानन्दपूर्वकम्
saṃgītanarttanaparāḥ sasmitā veṣasaṃyutāḥ || karatālakarāḥ sarvā jagmurānandapūrvakam
intent on song and dance, smiling, arrayed in (fine) dress, all with cymbals in their hands, went along joyfully.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.43
देवाश्च मुनयः शैला गन्धर्वाः किन्नरास्तथा ।। सर्वे ययुः प्रमुदिताः कुमारस्यानुमज्जने
devāśca munayaḥ śailā gandharvāḥ kinnarāstathā || sarve yayuḥ pramuditāḥ kumārasyānumajjane
And the gods, the sages, the mountains, the gandharvas and likewise the kinnaras — all went delighted to the (ceremonial) bathing of the prince.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.44
नानाप्रकारवाद्यैश्च रुद्रैर्वा पार्षदैः सह ।। भैरवैः क्षेत्रपालैश्च ययौ सार्द्धं महेश्वरः
nānāprakāravādyaiśca rudrairvā pārṣadaiḥ saha || bhairavaiḥ kṣetrapālaiśca yayau sārddhaṃ maheśvaraḥ
And with music of many kinds, with the Rudras and with the attendants, with the Bhairavas and the Kṣetrapālas, Maheśvara went along with (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.45
अथ शक्तिधरो हृष्टो दृष्ट्वा ऽऽरात्पार्वतीं तदा ।। अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं शिरसा प्रणनाम ह
atha śaktidharo hṛṣṭo dṛṣṭvā ''rātpārvatīṃ tadā || avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ śirasā praṇanāma ha
Then the bearer of the spear, delighted, seeing Pārvatī from afar at that moment, swiftly descended from the chariot and bowed with his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.46
तं पद्माप्रमुखं देवीगणं च मुनिकामिनीम् ।। शिवं च परया भक्त्या सर्वान्संभाष्य यत्नतः
taṃ padmāpramukhaṃ devīgaṇaṃ ca munikāminīm || śivaṃ ca parayā bhaktyā sarvānsaṃbhāṣya yatnataḥ
Having carefully addressed that host of goddesses headed by Padmā, and the wives of the sages, and Śiva with supreme devotion — all of them —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.47
कार्त्तिकेयं शिवा दृष्ट्वा क्रोडे कृत्वा चुचुम्ब च ।। शङ्करश्च सुराः शैला देव्यो वै शैलयोषितः
kārttikeyaṃ śivā dṛṣṭvā kroḍe kṛtvā cucumba ca || śaṅkaraśca surāḥ śailā devyo vai śailayoṣitaḥ
Śivā, seeing Kārttikeya, took him on her lap and kissed him; and Śaṅkara, the gods, the mountains, the goddesses, and indeed the wives of the mountains —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.48
पार्वतीप्रमुखा देव्यस्तथा देवश्च शङ्करः ।। शैलाश्च मुनयः सर्वे ददुस्तस्मै शुभाशिषः
pārvatīpramukhā devyastathā devaśca śaṅkaraḥ || śailāśca munayaḥ sarve dadustasmai śubhāśiṣaḥ
The goddesses headed by Pārvatī, and the god Śaṅkara, and the mountains and all the sages gave him auspicious blessings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.49
कुमारः स गणैः सार्द्धमागत्य च शिवालयम् ।। ददर्श तं सभामध्ये विष्णुं क्षीरोदशायिनम्
kumāraḥ sa gaṇaiḥ sārddhamāgatya ca śivālayam || dadarśa taṃ sabhāmadhye viṣṇuṃ kṣīrodaśāyinam
That youth (Kārttikeya), coming with the hosts to Śiva's abode, saw there in the midst of the assembly Viṣṇu, who lies on the ocean of milk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.50
रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च रत्नभूषणभूषितम् ।। धर्मब्रह्मेन्द्रचन्द्रार्कवह्निवाय्वादिभिर्युतम्
ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || dharmabrahmendracandrārkavahnivāyvādibhiryutam
seated on a jewelled lion-throne, adorned with jewelled ornaments, attended by Dharma, Brahmā, Indra, the Moon, the Sun, Fire, Wind and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.51
ईषद्धास्यं प्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकारकम् ।। स्तुतं मुनीन्द्रैर्देवेन्द्रैः सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः
īṣaddhāsyaṃ prasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakārakam || stutaṃ munīndrairdevendraiḥ sevitaṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ
faintly smiling, with a gracious face, the bestower of favour on devotees, praised by the chief sages and lords of gods, waited upon with white fly-whisks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.52
तं दृष्ट्वा जगतां नाथं भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। पुलकान्वितसर्वांगः शिरसा प्रणनाम ह
taṃ dṛṣṭvā jagatāṃ nāthaṃ bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || pulakānvitasarvāṃgaḥ śirasā praṇanāma ha
Seeing him, the lord of the worlds, with his neck bent low in devotion and every limb thrilling with gooseflesh, he bowed with his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.53
विधिं धर्मं च देवांश्च मुनीन्द्रांश्च मुदाऽन्वितान् ।। प्रणनाम पृथक्तत्र प्राप तेभ्यश्शुभाशिषः
vidhiṃ dharmaṃ ca devāṃśca munīndrāṃśca mudā'nvitān || praṇanāma pṛthaktatra prāpa tebhyaśśubhāśiṣaḥ
He bowed there separately to Brahmā and to Dharma and to the gods and to the chief sages, who were filled with joy, and obtained auspicious blessings from them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 16.54
पृथक्संभाष्य सर्वांश्चाप्युवास कनकासने ।। ददौ धनानि विप्रेभ्यः पार्वत्या सह शङ्करः
pṛthaksaṃbhāṣya sarvāṃścāpyuvāsa kanakāsane || dadau dhanāni viprebhyaḥ pārvatyā saha śaṅkaraḥ
Having conversed with each of them separately, he sat down on a golden seat; and Śaṅkara together with Pārvatī gave riches to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition