Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 3
BvP 3 3.1
श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। शृणु पार्वति वक्ष्यामि तव भद्रं भविष्यति ।। उपायतः कार्य्यसिद्धिर्भवत्येव जगत्त्रये
śrīmahādeva uvāca || śṛṇu pārvati vakṣyāmi tava bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati || upāyataḥ kāryyasiddhirbhavatyeva jagattraye
Śrī Mahādeva said: Listen, Pārvatī, I shall tell (you); good will come to you. By the right means, the accomplishment of a task does indeed occur in the three worlds.
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BvP 3 3.2
सर्ववांछितसिद्धेस्तु बीजरूपं सुमङ्गलम् ।। मनसः प्रीतिजनकमुपायं कथयामि ते
sarvavāṃchitasiddhestu bījarūpaṃ sumaṅgalam || manasaḥ prītijanakamupāyaṃ kathayāmi te
I shall tell you the means, which is the seed-form of the attainment of all that is wished for, most auspicious, and productive of the mind's delight.
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BvP 3 3.3
हरेराराधनं कृत्वा व्रतं कुरु वरानने ।। व्रतं च पुण्यकं नाम वर्षमेकं करिष्यसि
harerārādhanaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ kuru varānane || vrataṃ ca puṇyakaṃ nāma varṣamekaṃ kariṣyasi
Having performed the worship of Hari, undertake a vow, O fair-faced one; and you shall perform for one year the vow named Puṇyaka.
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BvP 3 3.4
महाकठोरबीजं च वाञ्छाकल्पतरुं परम् ।। सुखदं पुण्यदं सारं पुत्रदं सर्वसौख्यदम्
mahākaṭhorabījaṃ ca vāñchākalpataruṃ param || sukhadaṃ puṇyadaṃ sāraṃ putradaṃ sarvasaukhyadam
(It is) the seed of great severity, the supreme wish-fulfilling tree, giving happiness, giving merit, the essence, granting a son, granting every comfort.
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BvP 3 3.5
नदीनां च यथा गंगा देवानां च हरिर्यथा ।। वैष्णवानां यथाहं च देवीनां त्वं यथा प्रिये
nadīnāṃ ca yathā gaṃgā devānāṃ ca hariryathā || vaiṣṇavānāṃ yathāhaṃ ca devīnāṃ tvaṃ yathā priye
As the Gaṅgā among rivers, and as Hari among the gods, and as I among the Vaiṣṇavas, and as you among the goddesses, O dear one;
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BvP 3 3.6
वर्णानां च यथा विप्रस्तीर्थानां पुष्करं यथा ।। पुष्पाणां पारिजातं च पत्राणां तुलसी यथा
varṇānāṃ ca yathā viprastīrthānāṃ puṣkaraṃ yathā || puṣpāṇāṃ pārijātaṃ ca patrāṇāṃ tulasī yathā
and as the brahmin among the classes, and as Puṣkara among the holy fords, and as the pārijāta among flowers, and as the tulasī among leaves;
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BvP 3 3.7
यथा पुण्यप्रदानां च तिथिरेकादशी स्मृता।। रविवारश्च वाराणां यथा पुण्यप्रदः शिवे ।। मासानां मार्गशीर्षश्चाप्यृतूनां माधवो यथा
yathā puṇyapradānāṃ ca tithirekādaśī smṛtā|| ravivāraśca vārāṇāṃ yathā puṇyapradaḥ śive || māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣaścāpyṛtūnāṃ mādhavo yathā
and as the eleventh is held to be (the best) among the merit-bestowing lunar days, and as Sunday is the merit-giving one among the days of the week, O Śivā, and Mārgaśīrṣa among the months, and as Mādhava among the seasons;
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BvP 3 3.8
संवत्सरो वत्सराणां युगानां च कृतं यथा ।। विद्याप्रदश्च पूज्यानां गुरूणां जननी यथा ।। साध्वी पत्नी यथाप्तानां विश्वस्तानां मनो यथा
saṃvatsaro vatsarāṇāṃ yugānāṃ ca kṛtaṃ yathā || vidyāpradaśca pūjyānāṃ gurūṇāṃ jananī yathā || sādhvī patnī yathāptānāṃ viśvastānāṃ mano yathā
as the saṃvatsara among years, and as the Kṛta among the ages, and as the mother among honoured teachers who impart knowledge, and as a virtuous wife among relations, and as the mind among those that are trusted;
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BvP 3 3.9
यथा धनानां रत्नं च प्रियाणां च यथा पतिः ।। यथा पुत्रश्च बन्धूनां वृक्षाणां कल्पपादपः
yathā dhanānāṃ ratnaṃ ca priyāṇāṃ ca yathā patiḥ || yathā putraśca bandhūnāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ kalpapādapaḥ
as the jewel among riches, and as the husband among those who are dear, and as a son among kinsmen, as the wish-granting tree among trees;
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BvP 3 3.10
फलानां वै चूतफलं वर्षाणां भारतं तथा।। वृन्दावनं वनानां च शतरूपा च योषिताम्
phalānāṃ vai cūtaphalaṃ varṣāṇāṃ bhārataṃ tathā|| vṛndāvanaṃ vanānāṃ ca śatarūpā ca yoṣitām
As the mango among fruits, so (is) Bhārata among lands; and Vṛndāvana among forests, and Śatarūpā among women.
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BvP 3 3.11
यथा काशी पुरीणां च सूर्य्यस्तेजस्विनां यथा ।। यथेन्दुः सुखदानां च सुन्दराणां च मन्मथः
yathā kāśī purīṇāṃ ca sūryyastejasvināṃ yathā || yathenduḥ sukhadānāṃ ca sundarāṇāṃ ca manmathaḥ
As Kāśī among cities, as the sun among the radiant, as the moon among givers of pleasure, and Manmatha (the god of love) among the beautiful.
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BvP 3 3.12
शास्त्राणां च यथा वेदाः सिद्धानां कपिलो यथा ।। हनूमान्वानराणां च क्षेत्राणां ब्राह्मणाननम्
śāstrāṇāṃ ca yathā vedāḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo yathā || hanūmānvānarāṇāṃ ca kṣetrāṇāṃ brāhmaṇānanam
As the Vedas among scriptures, as Kapila among the perfected ones, and Hanumān among monkeys, and the face of a brahmin among sacred places.
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BvP 3 3.13
यशोदानां यथा विद्या कविता च मनोहरा ।। आकाशो व्यापकानां च ह्यंगानां लोचनं यथा
yaśodānāṃ yathā vidyā kavitā ca manoharā || ākāśo vyāpakānāṃ ca hyaṃgānāṃ locanaṃ yathā
As learning among things that bring fame, and charming poetry (too); as space among pervading things, and as the eye among the limbs.
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BvP 3 3.14
विभवानां हरिकथा सुखानां हरिचिन्तनम् ।। स्पर्शानां पुत्रसंस्पर्शो हिंस्राणां च यथा खलः
vibhavānāṃ harikathā sukhānāṃ haricintanam || sparśānāṃ putrasaṃsparśo hiṃsrāṇāṃ ca yathā khalaḥ
(As) the tale of Hari among riches, meditation on Hari among joys, the touch of a son among touches, and as the villain among the cruel.
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BvP 3 3.15
पापानां च यथा मिथ्या पापिनां पुंश्चली यथा ।। पुण्यानां च यथा सत्यं तपसां हरिसेवनम्
pāpānāṃ ca yathā mithyā pāpināṃ puṃścalī yathā || puṇyānāṃ ca yathā satyaṃ tapasāṃ harisevanam
As falsehood among sins, as a wanton woman among sinners, as truth among meritorious things, service to Hari among austerities.
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BvP 3 3.16
यथा घृतं च गव्यानां यथा ब्रह्मा तपस्विनाम्।। अमृतं भक्ष्यवस्तूनां सस्यानां धान्यकं यथा
yathā ghṛtaṃ ca gavyānāṃ yathā brahmā tapasvinām|| amṛtaṃ bhakṣyavastūnāṃ sasyānāṃ dhānyakaṃ yathā
As ghee among cow-products, as Brahmā among ascetics, nectar among edible things, as grain among crops.
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BvP 3 3.17
पुण्यदानां यथा तोयं शुद्धानां च हुताशनः ।। सुवर्णं तैजसानां च मिष्टानां प्रियभाषणम्
puṇyadānāṃ yathā toyaṃ śuddhānāṃ ca hutāśanaḥ || suvarṇaṃ taijasānāṃ ca miṣṭānāṃ priyabhāṣaṇam
As water among purifying things, and fire among pure things, gold among metals, kind speech among sweet things.
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BvP 3 3.18
गरुडः पक्षिणां चैव हस्तिनामिन्द्रवाहनम् ।। योगिनां च कुमारश्च देवर्षीणां च नारदः
garuḍaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ caiva hastināmindravāhanam || yogināṃ ca kumāraśca devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ
Garuḍa among birds, and Indra's mount among elephants, and Kumāra among yogins, and Nārada among the divine sages.
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BvP 3 3.19
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथो जीवो बुद्धिमतां यथा ।। सुकवीनां यथा शुक्रः काव्यानां च पुराणकम्
gandharvāṇāṃ citraratho jīvo buddhimatāṃ yathā || sukavīnāṃ yathā śukraḥ kāvyānāṃ ca purāṇakam
Citraratha among the gandharvas, as Jīva (Bṛhaspati) among the intelligent, as Śukra among good poets, and the Purāṇa among poetic works.
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BvP 3 3.20
स्रोतस्वतां समुद्रश्च यथा पृथ्वी क्षमावताम् ।। लाभानां च यथा मुक्तिर्हरिभक्तिश्च सम्पदाम्
srotasvatāṃ samudraśca yathā pṛthvī kṣamāvatām || lābhānāṃ ca yathā muktirharibhaktiśca sampadām
And the ocean among streams, as the earth among the patient, as liberation among gains, and devotion to Hari among riches.
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BvP 3 3.21
पवित्राणां वैष्णवाश्च वर्णानां प्रणवो यथा ।। विष्णुमन्त्रश्च मन्त्राणां बीजानां प्रकृतिर्यथा
pavitrāṇāṃ vaiṣṇavāśca varṇānāṃ praṇavo yathā || viṣṇumantraśca mantrāṇāṃ bījānāṃ prakṛtiryathā
The Vaiṣṇavas among the pure, as the praṇava (Om) among sounds, and the Viṣṇu-mantra among mantras, as Prakṛti among seeds.
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BvP 3 3.22
विदुषां च यथा वाणी गायत्री छन्दसां यथा ।। यथा कुबेरो यक्षाणां सर्पाणां वासुकिर्यथा
viduṣāṃ ca yathā vāṇī gāyatrī chandasāṃ yathā || yathā kubero yakṣāṇāṃ sarpāṇāṃ vāsukiryathā
And as speech among the learned, as the Gāyatrī among metres, as Kubera among the yakṣas, as Vāsuki among the serpents.
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BvP 3 3.23
यथा पिता ते शैलानां गवां च सुरभिर्यथा ।। वेदानां सामवेदश्च तृणानां च यथा कुशः
yathā pitā te śailānāṃ gavāṃ ca surabhiryathā || vedānāṃ sāmavedaśca tṛṇānāṃ ca yathā kuśaḥ
As your father among mountains, and as Surabhi among cows, and the Sāmaveda among the Vedas, and as kuśa among grasses.
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BvP 3 3.24
सुखदानां यथा लक्ष्मीर्मनो वै शीघ्रगामिनाम् ।। अक्षराणामकारश्च यथा तातो हितैषिणाम्
sukhadānāṃ yathā lakṣmīrmano vai śīghragāminām || akṣarāṇāmakāraśca yathā tāto hitaiṣiṇām
As Lakṣmī among givers of happiness, and mind indeed among swift-moving things, and the letter 'a' among letters, as a father among well-wishers.
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BvP 3 3.25
शालग्रामश्च मूर्तीनां पर्शूनां विष्णुपञ्जरः ।। चतुष्पदानां पञ्चास्यो मानवो जीविनां यथा
śālagrāmaśca mūrtīnāṃ parśūnāṃ viṣṇupañjaraḥ || catuṣpadānāṃ pañcāsyo mānavo jīvināṃ yathā
And the śālagrāma among images, the Viṣṇu-pañjara among protective (spells), the lion among four-footed creatures, as man among living beings.
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BvP 3 3.26
यथा स्वान्तं चेन्द्रियाणां मन्दाग्निश्च रुजां यथा ।। बलिनां च यथा शक्तिरहं शक्तिमतां तथा
yathā svāntaṃ cendriyāṇāṃ mandāgniśca rujāṃ yathā || balināṃ ca yathā śaktirahaṃ śaktimatāṃ tathā
As the inner mind among the senses, and as weak digestive fire among diseases, as strength among the strong, so am I among the powerful.
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BvP 3 3.27
महान्विराट् च स्थूलानां सूक्ष्माणां परमाणुकः ।। यथेन्द्र आदितेयानां दैत्यानां च बलिर्यथा
mahānvirāṭ ca sthūlānāṃ sūkṣmāṇāṃ paramāṇukaḥ || yathendra āditeyānāṃ daityānāṃ ca baliryathā
And the great Virāṭ among gross things, the atom among subtle things; as Indra among the sons of Aditi, and as Bali among the Daityas.
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BvP 3 3.28
यथा दधीचिर्दातॄणां प्रह्रादश्चैव साधुषु ।। ब्रह्मास्त्रं च यथाऽस्त्राणां चक्राणां च सुदर्शनम्
yathā dadhīcirdātṝṇāṃ prahrādaścaiva sādhuṣu || brahmāstraṃ ca yathā'strāṇāṃ cakrāṇāṃ ca sudarśanam
As Dadhīci (Dadhīca/Dadhyañc) among givers, and Prahlāda among the good, and as the Brahmāstra among weapons, and the Sudarśana among discs.
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BvP 3 3.29
नृणां राजा रामचन्द्रो धन्विनां लक्ष्मणो यथा ।। सर्वाधारः सर्वसेव्यः सर्वबीजं च सर्वदः।। सर्वसारो यथा कृष्णो व्रतानां पुण्यकं यथा
nṛṇāṃ rājā rāmacandro dhanvināṃ lakṣmaṇo yathā || sarvādhāraḥ sarvasevyaḥ sarvabījaṃ ca sarvadaḥ|| sarvasāro yathā kṛṣṇo vratānāṃ puṇyakaṃ yathā
King Rāmacandra among men, as Lakṣmaṇa among archers; as Kṛṣṇa—the support of all, to be served by all, the seed of all and the giver of all, the essence of all—as the puṇyaka among vows.
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BvP 3 3.30
व्रतं कुरु महाभागे त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् ।। सर्वश्रेष्ठश्च पुत्रस्ते व्रतादेव भविष्यति
vrataṃ kuru mahābhāge triṣu lokeṣu durlabham || sarvaśreṣṭhaśca putraste vratādeva bhaviṣyati
Perform the vow, greatly fortunate one — (a vow) hard to obtain in the three worlds; and from that very vow a son surpassing all will be yours.
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BvP 3 3.31
व्रताराध्यश्च वै कृष्णः सर्वेषां वाञ्छितप्रदः ।। जनो यत्सेवनान्मुक्तः पितृभिः कोटिभिः सह।।
vratārādhyaśca vai kṛṣṇaḥ sarveṣāṃ vāñchitapradaḥ || jano yatsevanānmuktaḥ pitṛbhiḥ koṭibhiḥ saha||
And Kṛṣṇa, who is to be worshipped by the vow, is the giver of what is desired to all — he by serving whom a person is liberated together with tens of millions of ancestors.
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BvP 3 3.32
हरिमन्त्रं गृहीत्वा च हरिसेवां करोति यः ।। भारते जन्म सफलं स्वात्मनः स करोति च
harimantraṃ gṛhītvā ca harisevāṃ karoti yaḥ || bhārate janma saphalaṃ svātmanaḥ sa karoti ca
And whoever, having received the mantra of Hari, performs service to Hari, makes his own birth in Bhārata fruitful.
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BvP 3 3.33
उद्धृत्य कोटिपुरुषान्वैकुण्ठं याति निश्चितम् ।। श्रीकृष्णपार्षदो भूत्वा सुखं तत्रैव मोदते
uddhṛtya koṭipuruṣānvaikuṇṭhaṃ yāti niścitam || śrīkṛṣṇapārṣado bhūtvā sukhaṃ tatraiva modate
Having raised up ten million men, he goes to Vaikuṇṭha for certain; becoming an attendant of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, he rejoices happily right there.
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BvP 3 3.34
सहोदरान्स्वभृत्यांश्च स्वबन्धून्सहचारिणः ।। स्वस्त्रियश्च समुद्धृत्य भक्तो याति हरेः पदम्
sahodarānsvabhṛtyāṃśca svabandhūnsahacāriṇaḥ || svastriyaśca samuddhṛtya bhakto yāti hareḥ padam
Having delivered his brothers, his servants, his kinsmen, his companions, and his own women, the devotee goes to the abode of Hari.
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BvP 3 3.35
' तस्माद्गृहाण गिरिजे हरेर्म्मन्त्रं सुदुर्लभम् ।। जप मन्त्रं व्रते तत्र पितॄणां मुक्तिकारणम्।।
' tasmādgṛhāṇa girije harermmantraṃ sudurlabham || japa mantraṃ vrate tatra pitṝṇāṃ muktikāraṇam||
'Therefore receive, Girijā, the very hard-to-obtain mantra of Hari; recite the mantra in that vow — it is the cause of liberation for the ancestors.'
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BvP 3 3.36
इत्युक्त्वा शंकरो देवो गत्वा गिरिजया सह ।। शीघ्रं च जाह्नवीतीरं हरेर्म्मन्त्रं मनोहरम्
ityuktvā śaṃkaro devo gatvā girijayā saha || śīghraṃ ca jāhnavītīraṃ harermmantraṃ manoharam
Having spoken thus, the god Śaṃkara went quickly with Girijā to the bank of the Jāhnavī, and (gave her) the enchanting mantra of Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 3.37
तस्यै ददौ च संप्रीत्या कवचं स्तोत्रसंयुतम् ।। पूजाविधाननियमं कथयामास तां मुने
tasyai dadau ca saṃprītyā kavacaṃ stotrasaṃyutam || pūjāvidhānaniyamaṃ kathayāmāsa tāṃ mune
and with great affection he gave her the protective kavaca along with the hymn; and he told her the rule of the procedure of worship, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition