Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 26
BvP 3 26.1
नारायण उवाच ।। हरिं स्मरन्मुनिश्रेष्ठो वाक्यं श्रुत्वा च भूभृतः ।। हितं सत्यं नीतिसारं प्रवक्तुसुपचक्रमे
nārāyaṇa uvāca || hariṃ smaranmuniśreṣṭho vākyaṃ śrutvā ca bhūbhṛtaḥ || hitaṃ satyaṃ nītisāraṃ pravaktusupacakrame
Nārāyaṇa said: The best of sages, remembering Hari and having heard the words of the king, began to speak what was beneficial, true, and the essence of statecraft.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.2
मुनिरुवाच ।। गृहं गच्छ महाभाग रक्ष धर्मं सनातनम् ।। सर्वसम्पत्स्थिरा शश्वत्स्थिते धर्मे सुनिश्चितम्
muniruvāca || gṛhaṃ gaccha mahābhāga rakṣa dharmaṃ sanātanam || sarvasampatsthirā śaśvatsthite dharme suniścitam
The sage said: Go home, O greatly fortunate one; protect the eternal dharma. When dharma stands firm, it is quite certain that all prosperity stands firm forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.4
त्वां च दृष्ट्वा निराहारं समानीय गृहं नृप।। तव पूजामकरवं यथाशक्ति विधानतः।।। साम्प्रतं मूर्छितं दृष्ट्वा पादरेणुं शुभाशिषम् ।। अददां चेतयाञ्चक्रे वक्तुमेवोचितं न च
tvāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā nirāhāraṃ samānīya gṛhaṃ nṛpa|| tava pūjāmakaravaṃ yathāśakti vidhānataḥ||| sāmprataṃ mūrchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā pādareṇuṃ śubhāśiṣam || adadāṃ cetayāñcakre vaktumevocitaṃ na ca
And seeing you fasting, O king, having brought you home, I performed worship of you according to my ability, as prescribed. Now, seeing you unconscious, I gave the dust of my feet and an auspicious blessing, and revived you—and it is not even fitting to speak (of it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.5
नृपस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रणम्य मुनिपुंगवम् ।। रथमन्यं त्वारुरोह युद्धं देहीत्युवाच ह
nṛpastadvacanaṃ śrutvā praṇamya munipuṃgavam || rathamanyaṃ tvāruroha yuddhaṃ dehītyuvāca ha
The king, hearing that speech, bowed to the bull among sages, mounted another chariot, and said, "Give me battle!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.6
मुनिः कृत्वा च सन्नाहं तं योद्धुमुपचक्रमे ।। राजा तं युयुधे तत्र कोपेनाहतचेतनः
muniḥ kṛtvā ca sannāhaṃ taṃ yoddhumupacakrame || rājā taṃ yuyudhe tatra kopenāhatacetanaḥ
And the sage, having put on his armour, set about fighting him; the king fought with him there, his mind struck by anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.7
कपिलादत्तशस्त्रेण न्यस्तशस्त्रं चकार तम् ।। कपिलादत्तया शक्त्या पुनर्मूर्च्छामवाप च
kapilādattaśastreṇa nyastaśastraṃ cakāra tam || kapilādattayā śaktyā punarmūrcchāmavāpa ca
With the weapon given by Kapilā he made him lay down his weapons; and by the spear given by Kapilā (the king) again fell into a swoon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.8
पुनश्च चेतनां प्राप्य राजा राजीवलोचनः ।। मुनिना युयुधे तत्र कोपेन पुनरेव च
punaśca cetanāṃ prāpya rājā rājīvalocanaḥ || muninā yuyudhe tatra kopena punareva ca
And again regaining consciousness, the lotus-eyed king fought there with the sage once more, in anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.9
आग्नेयं योजयामास समरे नृपपुंगवः ।। मुनिर्निर्वापयामास वारुणेन च लीलया
āgneyaṃ yojayāmāsa samare nṛpapuṃgavaḥ || munirnirvāpayāmāsa vāruṇena ca līlayā
The bull among kings deployed the fire-weapon in the battle; the sage quenched it with the water-weapon, effortlessly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.10
नृपेन्द्रो वारुणास्त्रं च चिक्षेप समरे मुनौ ।। वायव्यास्त्रेण स मुनिः शमयामास लीलया
nṛpendro vāruṇāstraṃ ca cikṣepa samare munau || vāyavyāstreṇa sa muniḥ śamayāmāsa līlayā
And the lord of kings hurled the Vāruṇa weapon at the sage in the battle; that sage quelled it effortlessly with the Vāyavya weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.11
वायव्यास्त्रं नृपश्रेष्ठश्चिक्षेप समरे तदा ।। गान्धर्वेण मुनिश्रेष्ठः शमयामास तत्क्षणम्
vāyavyāstraṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaścikṣepa samare tadā || gāndharveṇa muniśreṣṭhaḥ śamayāmāsa tatkṣaṇam
Then the best of kings hurled the Vāyavya weapon in the battle; the best of sages quelled it that very instant with the Gāndharva (weapon).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.12
नागास्त्रं च नृपश्रेष्ठश्चिक्षेप रणमूर्द्धनि ।। गारुडेन मुनिश्रेष्ठो निजघान क्षणान्मुदा
nāgāstraṃ ca nṛpaśreṣṭhaścikṣepa raṇamūrddhani || gāruḍena muniśreṣṭho nijaghāna kṣaṇānmudā
And the best of kings hurled the serpent-weapon at the front of the battle; the best of sages joyfully destroyed it in an instant with the Garuḍa (weapon).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.13
माहेश्वरं महास्त्रं च शतसूर्य्यसमप्रभम् ।। चिक्षेप नृपतिश्रेष्ठो द्योतयन्तं दिशो दश
māheśvaraṃ mahāstraṃ ca śatasūryyasamaprabham || cikṣepa nṛpatiśreṣṭho dyotayantaṃ diśo daśa
And the best of kings hurled the great Māheśvara weapon, equal in radiance to a hundred suns, illuminating the ten directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.14
वैष्णवास्त्रेण दिव्येन त्रिलोकव्यापकेन च ।। मुनिर्निर्वापयामास बहुयत्नेन नारद
vaiṣṇavāstreṇa divyena trilokavyāpakena ca || munirnirvāpayāmāsa bahuyatnena nārada
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 26.15
मुनिर्नारायणास्त्रं च चिक्षिपे मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ।। शस्त्रं दृष्ट्वा महाराजो ननाम शरणं ययौ
munirnārāyaṇāstraṃ ca cikṣipe mantrapūrvakam || śastraṃ dṛṣṭvā mahārājo nanāma śaraṇaṃ yayau
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 26.16
ऊर्ध्वं च भ्रमणं कृत्वा क्षणं दीप्त्वा दिशो दश ।। प्रलयाग्निसमं तत्र स्वयमन्तरधीयत
ūrdhvaṃ ca bhramaṇaṃ kṛtvā kṣaṇaṃ dīptvā diśo daśa || pralayāgnisamaṃ tatra svayamantaradhīyata
And having whirled upward and blazed for a moment through the ten directions, (that weapon,) like the fire of dissolution, there vanished of itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.17
जृम्भणास्त्रं च स मुनिश्चिक्षेप रणमूर्द्धनि ।। निद्रां प्रापत्तेन राजा सुष्वाप च मृतो यथा
jṛmbhaṇāstraṃ ca sa muniścikṣepa raṇamūrddhani || nidrāṃ prāpattena rājā suṣvāpa ca mṛto yathā
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 26.18
दृष्ट्वा नृपं निद्रितं तं चार्द्धचन्द्रेण तत्क्षणम् ।। चिच्छेद सारथिं यानं धनुर्बाणं मुनिस्तदा
dṛṣṭvā nṛpaṃ nidritaṃ taṃ cārddhacandreṇa tatkṣaṇam || ciccheda sārathiṃ yānaṃ dhanurbāṇaṃ munistadā
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 26.19
मुकुटं च क्षुरप्रेण च्छत्रं सन्नाहमेव च ।। अस्त्रं तृणं वाजिगणं विविधे न च भूभृतः
mukuṭaṃ ca kṣurapreṇa cchatraṃ sannāhameva ca || astraṃ tṛṇaṃ vājigaṇaṃ vividhe na ca bhūbhṛtaḥ
And with a razor-edged arrow (he cut) the crown, and the parasol and the armour too, the weapon, the grass(?), the troop of horses, and the various (other belongings) of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 26.20
मुनिस्तत्सचिवान्सर्वान्नागास्त्रेणैव लीलया ।। निबध्य स्थापयामास प्रहस्य समरस्थले
munistatsacivānsarvānnāgāstreṇaiva līlayā || nibadhya sthāpayāmāsa prahasya samarasthale
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 26.21
मुनिस्तं बोधयामास सुमन्त्रेणैव लीलया ।। निबद्धसर्वामात्यानां दर्शयामास भूमिपम्
munistaṃ bodhayāmāsa sumantreṇaiva līlayā || nibaddhasarvāmātyānāṃ darśayāmāsa bhūmipam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 26.22
दर्शयित्वा नृपं तांश्च मोचयामास तत्क्षणम्।। नृपेन्द्रमाशिषं कृत्वा गृहं गच्छेत्युवाच ह
darśayitvā nṛpaṃ tāṃśca mocayāmāsa tatkṣaṇam|| nṛpendramāśiṣaṃ kṛtvā gṛhaṃ gacchetyuvāca ha
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 26.23
राजा कोपात्समुत्थाय शूलमुद्यम्य यत्नतः ।। चिक्षेप तं मुनिश्रेष्ठं मुनिः शक्त्या जघान तम्
rājā kopātsamutthāya śūlamudyamya yatnataḥ || cikṣepa taṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ muniḥ śaktyā jaghāna tam
The king, rising up in anger and lifting his spear with effort, hurled it at that best of sages; (and) the sage struck him with his lance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.24
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा समागत्य रणस्थलम् ।। स प्रीतिं जनयामास सुनीत्या च परस्परम्
etasminnantare brahmā samāgatya raṇasthalam || sa prītiṃ janayāmāsa sunītyā ca parasparam
In the meantime Brahmā, having come to the battlefield, produced friendship between the two by good counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.25
मुनिर्ननाम ब्रह्माणं सन्तुष्टश्च रणस्थले ।। राजा नत्वा विधिं चर्षिं स्वपुरं प्रययौ तदा
munirnanāma brahmāṇaṃ santuṣṭaśca raṇasthale || rājā natvā vidhiṃ carṣiṃ svapuraṃ prayayau tadā
The sage bowed to Brahmā and was satisfied on the battlefield; the king then, having bowed to the Ordainer (Brahmā) and to the seer, went to his own city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 26.26
मुनिर्ययौ स्वाश्रमं च स्व लोकं कमलोद्भवः ।। इत्येवं कथितं किंचिदपरं कथयामि ते
muniryayau svāśramaṃ ca sva lokaṃ kamalodbhavaḥ || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ kiṃcidaparaṃ kathayāmi te
— tr. refused: cyber