Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 18
BvP 3 18.1
नारद उवाच ।। नारायण महाभाग वेदवेदांगपारग ।। पृच्छामि त्वामहं किंचिदतिसन्देहवान्यतः
nārada uvāca || nārāyaṇa mahābhāga vedavedāṃgapāraga || pṛcchāmi tvāmahaṃ kiṃcidatisandehavānyataḥ
Nārada said: O Nārāyaṇa, greatly blessed one, who has mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, I ask you something, since I am in great doubt.
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BvP 3 18.2
सुतस्य त्रिदशेशस्य शंकरस्य महात्मनः ।। विघ्ननिघ्नस्य यद्विघ्नमीश्वरस्य कथं प्रभो
sutasya tridaśeśasya śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ || vighnanighnasya yadvighnamīśvarasya kathaṃ prabho
How, O Lord, could there be an obstacle for the lord, the son of Śaṃkara the great-souled lord of the thirty (gods) — for him who destroys obstacles?
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BvP 3 18.3
परिपूर्णतमः श्रीमान्परमात्मा परात्परः ।। गोलोकनाथः स्वांशेन पार्वतीतनयः स्वयम्
paripūrṇatamaḥ śrīmānparamātmā parātparaḥ || golokanāthaḥ svāṃśena pārvatītanayaḥ svayam
He is the most utterly complete one, the glorious Supreme Self, higher than the highest, the Lord of Goloka himself, become Pārvatī's son by his own portion.
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BvP 3 18.4
अहो भगवतस्तस्य मस्तकच्छेदनं विभो ।। ग्रहदृष्ट्या ग्रहेशस्य कथं मे वक्तुमर्हसि
aho bhagavatastasya mastakacchedanaṃ vibho || grahadṛṣṭyā graheśasya kathaṃ me vaktumarhasi
Alas, O mighty one, the cutting off of that Blessed One's head — how, by the glance of a planet, for him who is lord of the planets? You should tell me.
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BvP 3 18.5
नारायण उवाच ।। सावधानं शृणु ब्रह्मन्नितिहासं पुरातनम् ।। विघ्नेशस्य बभूवेदं विघ्नं येन च नारद
nārāyaṇa uvāca || sāvadhānaṃ śṛṇu brahmannitihāsaṃ purātanam || vighneśasya babhūvedaṃ vighnaṃ yena ca nārada
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen attentively, O Brahmin, to an ancient story — how this obstacle came about for the Lord of Obstacles, O Nārada.
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BvP 3 18.6
एकदा शंकरः सूर्य्यं जघान परमष्टधा ।। सुमालिमालिहन्तारं शूलेन बहुवत्सलः
ekadā śaṃkaraḥ sūryyaṃ jaghāna paramaṣṭadhā || sumālimālihantāraṃ śūlena bahuvatsalaḥ
Once Śaṃkara, who is very fond (of his devotees), struck the Sun with his trident, utterly, in eight (parts) — (the Sun) who had slain Sumāli and Māli.
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BvP 3 18.7
श्रीसूर्य्योऽमोघशूलेनाशनितुल्येन तेजसा ।। जहौ स चेतनां सद्यो रथाच्च निपपात ह
śrīsūryyo'moghaśūlenāśanitulyena tejasā || jahau sa cetanāṃ sadyo rathācca nipapāta ha
By that unerring trident, with a blaze equal to a thunderbolt, the glorious Sun at once lost consciousness and fell down from his chariot.
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BvP 3 18.8
ददर्श कश्यपः पुत्रं मृतमुत्तानलोचनम् ।। कृत्वा वक्षसि तं शोकाद्विललाप भृशं मुहुः
dadarśa kaśyapaḥ putraṃ mṛtamuttānalocanam || kṛtvā vakṣasi taṃ śokādvilalāpa bhṛśaṃ muhuḥ
Kaśyapa saw his son dead, his eyes turned upward; placing him on his chest, he lamented grievously again and again out of grief.
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BvP 3 18.9
हाहाकारं सुराश्चक्रुर्विलेपुर्भयकातराः ।। अन्धीभूतं जगत्सर्वं बभूव तमसा वृतम्
hāhākāraṃ surāścakrurvilepurbhayakātarāḥ || andhībhūtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ babhūva tamasā vṛtam
The gods raised a cry of "Alas! Alas!" and wailed, faint with fear; the whole world became blind, covered over with darkness.
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BvP 3 18.10
निष्प्रभं तनयं दृष्ट्वा चाशपत्कश्यपः शिवम् ।। तपस्वी ब्रह्मणः पौत्रः प्रज्वन्ब्रह्मतेजसा
niṣprabhaṃ tanayaṃ dṛṣṭvā cāśapatkaśyapaḥ śivam || tapasvī brahmaṇaḥ pautraḥ prajvanbrahmatejasā
Seeing his son bereft of radiance, Kaśyapa cursed Śiva — an ascetic, Brahmā's grandson, blazing with Brahminical splendour:
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BvP 3 18.11
मत्पुत्रस्य यथा वक्षश्छिन्नं शूलेन तेऽद्य वै ।। त्वत्पुत्रस्य शिरश्छिन्नं भविष्यति न संशयः
matputrasya yathā vakṣaśchinnaṃ śūlena te'dya vai || tvatputrasya śiraśchinnaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
"Just as my son's chest has today been split by your trident, so your son's head shall be split — there is no doubt."
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BvP 3 18.12
शिवश्च गलितक्रोधः क्षणेनैवाशुतोषकः ।। ब्रह्मज्ञानेन तत्पूर्णं जीवयामास तत्क्षणात्
śivaśca galitakrodhaḥ kṣaṇenaivāśutoṣakaḥ || brahmajñānena tatpūrṇaṃ jīvayāmāsa tatkṣaṇāt
And Śiva, quickly appeased, his anger drained away in a mere instant, revived him at that very moment, filling him with the knowledge of Brahman.
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BvP 3 18.13
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानामंशश्च त्रिगुणात्मकः ।। सूर्य्यश्च चेतनां प्राप्य समुत्तस्थौ पितुः पुरः
brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāmaṃśaśca triguṇātmakaḥ || sūryyaśca cetanāṃ prāpya samuttasthau pituḥ puraḥ
And the Sun, a portion of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa, composed of the three qualities, regaining consciousness, rose up before his father.
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BvP 3 18.14
ननाम पितरं भक्त्या शंकरं भक्तवत्सलः ।। विज्ञाय शम्भोः शापं च कश्यपं स चुकोप ह
nanāma pitaraṃ bhaktyā śaṃkaraṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ || vijñāya śambhoḥ śāpaṃ ca kaśyapaṃ sa cukopa ha
He, fond of devotees, bowed with devotion to his father Śaṃkara; and learning of Śambhu's curse, he grew angry at Kaśyapa.
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BvP 3 18.15
विषयान्नैव जग्राह कोपेनैवमुवाच ह ।। विषयांश्च परित्यज्य भजे श्रीकृष्णमीश्वरम्
viṣayānnaiva jagrāha kopenaivamuvāca ha || viṣayāṃśca parityajya bhaje śrīkṛṣṇamīśvaram
He would not accept the objects of sense at all, and in anger spoke thus: "Abandoning the objects of sense, I shall worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord.
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BvP 3 18.16
सर्वं तुच्छमनित्यं च नश्वरं चेश्वरं विना ।। विहाय मङ्गलं सत्यं विद्वान्नेच्छेदमंगलम्
sarvaṃ tucchamanityaṃ ca naśvaraṃ ceśvaraṃ vinā || vihāya maṅgalaṃ satyaṃ vidvānnecchedamaṃgalam
Everything apart from the Lord is trifling, impermanent, and perishable; a wise man would not, forsaking what is auspicious and real, desire the inauspicious."
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BvP 3 18.17
देवैश्च प्रेरितो ब्रह्मा समागत्य ससम्भ्रमः ।। बोधयित्वा रविं तत्र युयोज विषयेष्वजः
devaiśca prerito brahmā samāgatya sasambhramaḥ || bodhayitvā raviṃ tatra yuyoja viṣayeṣvajaḥ
And Brahmā, urged on by the gods, came in haste, and the Unborn One, having instructed the Sun there, yoked him to the objects of sense.
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BvP 3 18.18
तस्मै दत्त्वाऽऽशिषश्शम्भुर्ब्रह्मा च स्वालयं मुदा ।। जगाम कश्यपश्चैव स्वराशिं रविरेव च
tasmai dattvā''śiṣaśśambhurbrahmā ca svālayaṃ mudā || jagāma kaśyapaścaiva svarāśiṃ ravireva ca
Śambhu and Brahmā, having given him their blessings, went joyfully each to his own abode; and so too Kaśyapa, and the Sun to his own zodiacal station.
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BvP 3 18.19
अथ माली सुमाली च व्याधिग्रस्तौ बभूवतुः ।। श्वित्रौ गलितसर्वांगौ शक्तिहीनौ हतप्रभौ
atha mālī sumālī ca vyādhigrastau babhūvatuḥ || śvitrau galitasarvāṃgau śaktihīnau hataprabhau
Then Mālī and Sumālī became afflicted with disease: leprous, with all their limbs decaying, without strength, their lustre destroyed.
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BvP 3 18.20
तावुवाच स्वयं ब्रह्मा युवां च भजतां रविम् ।। सूर्य्यकोपेन मलिनौ युवामेवं हतप्रभौ
tāvuvāca svayaṃ brahmā yuvāṃ ca bhajatāṃ ravim || sūryyakopena malinau yuvāmevaṃ hataprabhau
Brahmā himself said to those two: "You two should worship the Sun; it is by the Sun's anger that you are soiled and thus have your lustre destroyed."
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BvP 3 18.21
सूर्य्यस्य कवचं स्तोत्रं सर्वपूजाविधिं विधिः ।। जगाम कथयित्वा तौ ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनः
sūryyasya kavacaṃ stotraṃ sarvapūjāvidhiṃ vidhiḥ || jagāma kathayitvā tau brahmalokaṃ sanātanaḥ
Having told those two the Sun's armour-hymn, his praise-hymn, and the whole procedure of his worship, the eternal Ordainer went to Brahmaloka.
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BvP 3 18.22
ततस्तौ पुष्करं गत्वा सिषेवाते रविं मुने।। स्नात्वा त्रिकालं भक्त्या च जपन्तौ मन्त्रमुत्तमम्
tatastau puṣkaraṃ gatvā siṣevāte raviṃ mune|| snātvā trikālaṃ bhaktyā ca japantau mantramuttamam
Then those two went to Puṣkara and served the Sun, O sage, bathing at the three times of day and with devotion reciting the excellent mantra.
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BvP 3 18.23
ततः सूर्य्याद्वरं प्राप्य निजरूपौ बभूवतुः ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं किं भयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
tataḥ sūryyādvaraṃ prāpya nijarūpau babhūvatuḥ || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhayaḥ śrotumicchasi
Then, obtaining a boon from the Sun, they became of their own form again. Thus all has been told; what further do you wish to hear?
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