Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 30
BvP 3 30.1
शंकर उवाच ।। कस्त्वं वटो कस्य पुत्रः क्व वासः स्तवनं कथम् ।। किं वा तेऽहं करिष्यामि वाञ्छितं वद साम्प्रतम्
śaṃkara uvāca || kastvaṃ vaṭo kasya putraḥ kva vāsaḥ stavanaṃ katham || kiṃ vā te'haṃ kariṣyāmi vāñchitaṃ vada sāmpratam
Śaṃkara said: Who are you, young brahmin? Whose son? Where is your dwelling? How (came you by) this hymn of praise? Or what shall I do for you? Tell (me) now your wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.2
पार्वत्युवाच ।। शोकाकुलं त्वां पश्यामि विमनस्कं सुविस्मितम् ।। वयसाऽतिशिशुं शान्तं गुणेन गुणिनां वरम्
pārvatyuvāca || śokākulaṃ tvāṃ paśyāmi vimanaskaṃ suvismitam || vayasā'tiśiśuṃ śāntaṃ guṇena guṇināṃ varam
Pārvatī said: I see you overcome with grief, downcast, greatly astonished; in age a mere child, (yet) tranquil, and by your quality the best of those possessing quality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.3
] भृगुरुवाच ।। जमदग्निसुतोऽहं च भृगुवंशसमुद्भवः।। रेणुकाऽम्बा मे परशुरामोऽहं नामतः प्रभो
] bhṛguruvāca || jamadagnisuto'haṃ ca bhṛguvaṃśasamudbhavaḥ|| reṇukā'mbā me paraśurāmo'haṃ nāmataḥ prabho
Bhṛgu (the descendant of Bhṛgu) said: I am the son of Jamadagni, born in the lineage of Bhṛgu; Reṇukā is my mother, and by name I am Paraśurāma, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.4
क्रीणीहि मां दयासिन्धो विद्यापण्येन किंकरम् ।। त्वामीशः शरणापन्नं रक्ष मां दीनवत्सल
krīṇīhi māṃ dayāsindho vidyāpaṇyena kiṃkaram || tvāmīśaḥ śaraṇāpannaṃ rakṣa māṃ dīnavatsala
Buy me, ocean of compassion, as your servant, with knowledge as the purchase-price; I have come to you for refuge, O Lord — protect me, you who are tender to the lowly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.5
मृगयामागतं भूपं पिता मे चोपवासिनम्।। चकारातिथ्यमानीय कपिलादत्तवस्तुना
mṛgayāmāgataṃ bhūpaṃ pitā me copavāsinam|| cakārātithyamānīya kapilādattavastunā
My father, having brought in a king who had come hunting and was fasting, showed him hospitality with what the tawny cow provided.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.6
राजा तं कपिलालोभाद्घातयामास मन्दधीः ।। कपिला तं मृतं दृष्ट्वा गोलोकं च जगाम सा
rājā taṃ kapilālobhādghātayāmāsa mandadhīḥ || kapilā taṃ mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā golokaṃ ca jagāma sā
The dull-witted king, out of greed for the tawny cow, had him killed; and the cow, seeing him dead, went to Goloka.
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BvP 3 30.7
माताऽनुगमनं चक्रे ह्यनाथोऽहं च साम्प्रतम् ।। त्वं मे पिता शिवा माता रक्ष मां पुत्रवत्प्रभो
mātā'nugamanaṃ cakre hyanātho'haṃ ca sāmpratam || tvaṃ me pitā śivā mātā rakṣa māṃ putravatprabho
My mother followed (him in death), and now I am without protector. You are my father, Śivā my mother — protect me as your son, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.8
मया कृता प्रतिज्ञा च शोकेनैवातिदुष्करा ।। त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां करिष्यामि महीमिति
mayā kṛtā pratijñā ca śokenaivātiduṣkarā || trissaptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ kariṣyāmi mahīmiti
And a vow, most hard to fulfil, was made by me out of grief alone: that thrice seven times I would make the earth free of kings.
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BvP 3 30.9
कार्तवीर्य्यं हनिष्यामि समरे तातघातकम् ।। इत्येतत्परिपूर्णं मे भगवान्कर्तुमर्हति
kārtavīryyaṃ haniṣyāmi samare tātaghātakam || ityetatparipūrṇaṃ me bhagavānkartumarhati
"I shall slay Kārtavīrya in battle, the killer of my father" — this vow of mine the Lord ought to make complete.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.10
ब्राह्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा दुर्गामुखं हरः ।। बभूवानम्रवक्त्रश्च सा च शुष्कौष्ठतालुका
brāhmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā durgāmukhaṃ haraḥ || babhūvānamravaktraśca sā ca śuṣkauṣṭhatālukā
Hearing the brahmin's words and seeing Durgā's face, Śiva became downcast-faced, and she (became) dry of lip and palate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.11
पार्वत्युवाच ।। तपस्विन्विप्रपुत्रस्त्वं निर्भूपां कर्तुमिच्छसि ।। त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वः कोपेन साहसस्ते महान्बटो
pārvatyuvāca || tapasvinvipraputrastvaṃ nirbhūpāṃ kartumicchasi || trissaptakṛtvaḥ kopena sāhasaste mahānbaṭo
Pārvatī said: "Ascetic, you are a brahmin's son, and you wish to make (the earth) kingless three times seven times through anger — great is your rashness, boy!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.12
हन्तुमिच्छसि निःशस्त्रः सहस्रार्जुनमीश्वरम् ।। भ्रूभङ्गलीलया यस्य रावणस्य पराजयः
hantumicchasi niḥśastraḥ sahasrārjunamīśvaram || bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā yasya rāvaṇasya parājayaḥ
"Weaponless, you wish to slay the lord Sahasrārjuna, by the sport of whose knitted brow came the defeat of Rāvaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.13
तस्मै प्रदत्तं दत्तेन श्रीहरेः कवचं बटो ।। शक्तिरव्यर्थरूपा च यया ते हिंसितः पिता
tasmai pradattaṃ dattena śrīhareḥ kavacaṃ baṭo || śaktiravyartharūpā ca yayā te hiṃsitaḥ pitā
"To him, boy, was given by the Giver (Viṣṇu?) the armour of blessed Hari, and a spear of never-failing form, by which your father was killed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 30.14
हरेर्म्मन्त्रं संस्तवनं यः पठेच्च दिवानिशम् ।। को वा शक्नोति तं हन्तुं न पश्यामीह भूतले
harermmantraṃ saṃstavanaṃ yaḥ paṭhecca divāniśam || ko vā śaknoti taṃ hantuṃ na paśyāmīha bhūtale
"Who is able to kill him who recites Hari's mantra and hymn of praise day and night? I do not see (such a one) here on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.15
अये विप्र गृहं गच्छ किं करिष्यति शंकरः ।। अन्ये भूपाश्च मद्भृत्याः का भीस्तेषां मयि स्थिते
aye vipra gṛhaṃ gaccha kiṃ kariṣyati śaṃkaraḥ || anye bhūpāśca madbhṛtyāḥ kā bhīsteṣāṃ mayi sthite
"Come, brahmin, go home. What will Śaṃkara do? And the other kings are my servants — what fear is there for them while I stand (by them)?"
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BvP 3 30.16
काल्युवाच।। अये विप्र बटो जाल्म निर्भूपान्कर्तुमिच्छसि।। यथा हि वामनश्चन्द्रं करेणाहर्तुमिच्छति
kālyuvāca|| aye vipra baṭo jālma nirbhūpānkartumicchasi|| yathā hi vāmanaścandraṃ kareṇāhartumicchati
Kālī said: "Come now, brahmin boy, wretch, you wish to make (the earth) kingless — just as a dwarf wishes to seize the moon with his hand."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.17
कृतयज्ञान्महापुण्यान्महाबलपराक्रमान् ।। दिगम्बरसहायेन मद्भृत्यान्हन्तुमिच्छसि
kṛtayajñānmahāpuṇyānmahābalaparākramān || digambarasahāyena madbhṛtyānhantumicchasi
"With the help of the naked one (Śiva) you wish to slay my servants, who have performed sacrifices, who are of great merit, of great strength and valour."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.18
स तयोर्वचनं श्रुत्वा रुरोदोच्चैश्च शोकतः ।। सहसा पुरतस्तेषां प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं समुद्यतः
sa tayorvacanaṃ śrutvā rurodoccaiśca śokataḥ || sahasā puratasteṣāṃ prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ samudyataḥ
Hearing the speech of those two, he wept aloud out of grief, and at once, before them, made ready to give up his life.
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BvP 3 30.19
विप्रस्य रोदनं श्रुत्वा शंकरः करुणानिधिः ।। पश्यन्दुर्गां च कालीं च ज्ञात्वाऽऽशयमथो विभुः
viprasya rodanaṃ śrutvā śaṃkaraḥ karuṇānidhiḥ || paśyandurgāṃ ca kālīṃ ca jñātvā''śayamatho vibhuḥ
Hearing the brahmin's weeping, Śaṃkara, the treasury of compassion, looking at Durgā and Kālī, and then, lord (that he is), knowing their intent —
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BvP 3 30.20
तयोरनुमतिं प्राप्य सर्वेशो भक्तवत्सलः ।। जमदग्निसुतं सद्यः प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे
tayoranumatiṃ prāpya sarveśo bhaktavatsalaḥ || jamadagnisutaṃ sadyaḥ pravaktumupacakrame
having obtained the consent of those two, the Lord of all, fond of his devotees, at once began to speak to the son of Jamadagni.
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BvP 3 30.21
शंकर उवाच ।। अद्यप्रभृति हे वत्स त्वं मे पुत्रसमो महान् ।। दास्यामि मन्त्रं गुह्यं ते त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्ल्लभम्
śaṃkara uvāca || adyaprabhṛti he vatsa tvaṃ me putrasamo mahān || dāsyāmi mantraṃ guhyaṃ te triṣu lokeṣu durllabham
Śaṃkara said: "From today onward, O child, you are like a son to me, a great one; I shall give you a secret mantra, hard to obtain in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.22
एवंभूतं च कवचं दास्यामि परमाद्भुतम् ।। लीलया मत्प्रसादेन कार्त्तवीर्यं हनिष्यसि
evaṃbhūtaṃ ca kavacaṃ dāsyāmi paramādbhutam || līlayā matprasādena kārttavīryaṃ haniṣyasi
"And I shall give you an armour of such a kind, most wonderful; by my grace you shall slay Kārtavīrya as if in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.23
त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां करिष्यसि महीं द्विज ।। जगत्ते यशसा पूर्णं भविष्यति न संशयः
trissaptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ kariṣyasi mahīṃ dvija || jagatte yaśasā pūrṇaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
"Three times seven times you will make the earth kingless, O twice-born; the world will be filled with your fame — there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.24
इत्युक्त्वा शंकरस्तस्मै ददौ मन्त्रं सुदुर्लभम् ।। त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम्
ityuktvā śaṃkarastasmai dadau mantraṃ sudurlabham || trailokyavijayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramādbhutam
Having said this, Śaṃkara gave him the mantra very hard to obtain, and the most wonderful armour named "Victory over the Three Worlds";
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BvP 3 30.25
स्तवं पूजाविधानं च पुरश्चरणपूर्वकम् ।। मन्त्रसिद्धेरनुष्ठानं यथावन्नियमक्रमम्
stavaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca puraścaraṇapūrvakam || mantrasiddheranuṣṭhānaṃ yathāvanniyamakramam
and the hymn of praise and the ritual of worship, together with the preliminary observance, and the performance for the mantra's accomplishment, duly, in the order of its rules;
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BvP 3 30.26
सिद्धिस्थानं कालसंख्यं कथयामास नारद ।। वेदवेदाङ्गादिकं च पाठयामास तत्क्षणम्
siddhisthānaṃ kālasaṃkhyaṃ kathayāmāsa nārada || vedavedāṅgādikaṃ ca pāṭhayāmāsa tatkṣaṇam
the place of accomplishment and the reckoning of the time he told (him), O Nārada; and he made (him) recite the Vedas, the Vedic auxiliaries and the rest at that very moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 30.27
नागपाशं पाशुपतं ब्रह्मास्त्रं च सुदुर्लभम् ।। नारायणास्त्रमाग्नेयं वायव्यं वारुणं तथा
nāgapāśaṃ pāśupataṃ brahmāstraṃ ca sudurlabham || nārāyaṇāstramāgneyaṃ vāyavyaṃ vāruṇaṃ tathā
The serpent-noose, the Pāśupata, and the very hard-to-obtain Brahmā-weapon, the Nārāyaṇa-weapon, the fiery one, the windy one, and likewise the water one;
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BvP 3 30.28
गान्धर्वं गारुडं चैव जृम्भणास्त्रं तथैव च ।। गदां शक्तिं च परशुं शूलमव्यर्थमुत्तमम्
gāndharvaṃ gāruḍaṃ caiva jṛmbhaṇāstraṃ tathaiva ca || gadāṃ śaktiṃ ca paraśuṃ śūlamavyarthamuttamam
the Gāndharva and the Gāruḍa, and likewise the yawning-weapon; the mace, the spear, the axe, and the excellent never-failing trident;
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BvP 3 30.29
नानाप्रकारशस्त्रास्त्रमन्त्रं च विधिपूर्वकम् ।। शस्त्रास्त्राणां च संहारं तूणी चाक्षयसायकौ
nānāprakāraśastrāstramantraṃ ca vidhipūrvakam || śastrāstrāṇāṃ ca saṃhāraṃ tūṇī cākṣayasāyakau
And the mantras for weapons and missiles of various kinds, according to the prescribed rules, and the withdrawal (recalling) of the weapons and missiles, and two quivers with inexhaustible arrows.
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BvP 3 30.30
आत्मरक्षणसन्धानं संग्रामविजयक्रमम् ।। मायायुद्धं च विविधं हुंकारं मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
ātmarakṣaṇasandhānaṃ saṃgrāmavijayakramam || māyāyuddhaṃ ca vividhaṃ huṃkāraṃ mantrapūrvakam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 30.31
रक्षणं च स्वसैन्यानां परसैन्यविमर्दनम् ।। नानाप्रकारमतुलमुपायं रणसंकटे ।। संहारे मोहिनीं विद्यां ददौ मृत्युहरां हरः
rakṣaṇaṃ ca svasainyānāṃ parasainyavimardanam || nānāprakāramatulamupāyaṃ raṇasaṃkaṭe || saṃhāre mohinīṃ vidyāṃ dadau mṛtyuharāṃ haraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 30.32
स्थित्वा चिरं गुरोर्वांसे सर्वविद्यां विबोध्य सः ।। तीर्थे कृत्वा मन्त्रसिद्धिं तांश्च नत्वा जगाम सः
sthitvā ciraṃ gurorvāṃse sarvavidyāṃ vibodhya saḥ || tīrthe kṛtvā mantrasiddhiṃ tāṃśca natvā jagāma saḥ
— tr. refused: cyber