Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 40
BvP 3 40.1
नारायण उवाच ।। तं गृहीत्वा तदा विष्णौ वैकुण्ठं च गते सति।। सपुत्रं च सहस्राक्षं जघान भृगुनन्दनः
nārāyaṇa uvāca || taṃ gṛhītvā tadā viṣṇau vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca gate sati|| saputraṃ ca sahasrākṣaṃ jaghāna bhṛgunandanaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Then, when Viṣṇu had taken him and gone to Vaikuṇṭha, the son of Bhṛgu slew the Thousand-eyed one together with his son.
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BvP 3 40.3
कृत्वा युद्धं तु सप्ताहं ब्रह्मास्त्रेण प्रयत्नतः ।। राजा कवचहीनोऽपि सपुत्रश्च पपात ह।। पतिते तु सहस्राक्षे कार्तवीर्य्यार्जुनः स्वयम्।। आजगाम महावीरो द्विलक्षाक्षौहिणीयुतः।। नृपस्य शरजालेन रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ।। न ददर्श स्वसैन्यं च राजसैन्यं तथैव च शङ्करश्च महाज्ञानी महाज्ञानेन लीलया ।। ब्राह्मणं जीवयामास तूर्णं नारायणाज्ञया तदा हन्तुं नृपं शक्तो भृगुश्चेति च नारद ।। श्रुत्वाऽशरीरिणीं वाणीं शङ्करो द्विजरूपधृक् सा च स्त्री प्राणतुल्या मे साध्वी पद्मांशसम्भवा ।। यज्ञेषु पत्नी मातेव स्नेहे क्रीडति संगिनी ततः क्षुद्रविराड् जातः सर्वेषां कारणं परम् ।। यः स्रष्टा च स्वयं ब्रह्मा यन्नाभिकमलोद्भवः कुलालश्च कटं कर्तुं यथाऽशक्तो मृदं विना।। स्वर्णं विना स्वर्णकारः कुण्डलं कर्तुमक्षमः दत्तदत्तं ज्ञानमिदं राम मह्यं च पुष्करे ।। दीक्षाकाले च माघ्यां च मुनिप्रवरसन्निधौ पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गाः सानन्दाश्च समन्विताः ।। दूर्वापुष्पकराः सर्वे कुर्वन्तो मंगलाशिषः।। गुरुर्ज्ञानं ददात्येव ज्ञानं च हरिभक्तिदम् ।। हरिभक्तिप्रदाता यः को वा बन्धुस्ततः परम् आत्मा कृष्णः शिवो ज्ञानं मनोऽहं सर्वजीविषु ।। प्राणा विष्णोस्सा प्रकृतिस्सर्वशक्तियुता सुत
kṛtvā yuddhaṃ tu saptāhaṃ brahmāstreṇa prayatnataḥ || rājā kavacahīno'pi saputraśca papāta ha|| patite tu sahasrākṣe kārtavīryyārjunaḥ svayam|| ājagāma mahāvīro dvilakṣākṣauhiṇīyutaḥ|| nṛpasya śarajālena rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || na dadarśa svasainyaṃ ca rājasainyaṃ tathaiva ca śaṅkaraśca mahājñānī mahājñānena līlayā || brāhmaṇaṃ jīvayāmāsa tūrṇaṃ nārāyaṇājñayā tadā hantuṃ nṛpaṃ śakto bhṛguśceti ca nārada || śrutvā'śarīriṇīṃ vāṇīṃ śaṅkaro dvijarūpadhṛk sā ca strī prāṇatulyā me sādhvī padmāṃśasambhavā || yajñeṣu patnī māteva snehe krīḍati saṃginī tataḥ kṣudravirāḍ jātaḥ sarveṣāṃ kāraṇaṃ param || yaḥ sraṣṭā ca svayaṃ brahmā yannābhikamalodbhavaḥ kulālaśca kaṭaṃ kartuṃ yathā'śakto mṛdaṃ vinā|| svarṇaṃ vinā svarṇakāraḥ kuṇḍalaṃ kartumakṣamaḥ dattadattaṃ jñānamidaṃ rāma mahyaṃ ca puṣkare || dīkṣākāle ca māghyāṃ ca munipravarasannidhau pulakāñcitasarvāṅgāḥ sānandāśca samanvitāḥ || dūrvāpuṣpakarāḥ sarve kurvanto maṃgalāśiṣaḥ|| gururjñānaṃ dadātyeva jñānaṃ ca haribhaktidam || haribhaktipradātā yaḥ ko vā bandhustataḥ param ātmā kṛṣṇaḥ śivo jñānaṃ mano'haṃ sarvajīviṣu || prāṇā viṣṇossā prakṛtissarvaśaktiyutā suta
Having fought for seven days, (Rāma) with effort by the brahma-weapon — the king, being without the armour, fell together with his son. When Sahasrākṣa had fallen, Kārtavīryārjuna himself, the great hero, came, accompanied by two hundred thousand akṣauhiṇīs. Because of the king's net of arrows, Rāma, best of weapon-bearers, could see neither his own army nor the king's army. And Śaṅkara, of great knowledge, by his great knowledge, in play, quickly brought the brahmin back to life at Nārāyaṇa's command. "Then Bhṛgu ('s son) is able to slay the king" — thus, Nārada, hearing the bodiless voice, Śaṅkara took the form of a brahmin. "And that woman, dear to me as life, is chaste, born from a portion of Padmā; in sacrifices she is a wife, in affection like a mother, a playful companion." Then arose the lesser Virāṭ, the supreme cause of all, who is himself the creator Brahmā, arisen from the lotus of his navel. As a potter is unable to make a pot without clay, and a goldsmith is unable to make an earring without gold — this knowledge was given and given to me, Rāma, at Puṣkara, at the time of initiation, in the month of Māgha, in the presence of the foremost of sages. All, with every limb thrilled with bristling hair, filled with joy, holding dūrvā grass and flowers in their hands, uttering auspicious blessings. The guru indeed gives knowledge, and knowledge gives devotion to Hari; who is a kinsman beyond him who bestows devotion to Hari? Kṛṣṇa is the self, Śiva is knowledge, I am the mind in all living beings, Viṣṇu is the life-breaths, she is Prakṛti endowed with all powers, my son.
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BvP 3 40.4
सुवर्णरथमारुह्य रत्नसारपरिच्छदम् ।। नानास्त्रं परितः कृत्वा तस्थौ समरमूर्द्धनि
suvarṇarathamāruhya ratnasāraparicchadam || nānāstraṃ paritaḥ kṛtvā tasthau samaramūrddhani
Mounting a golden chariot with trappings of the finest jewels, and setting various weapons all around, he stood at the head of the battle.
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BvP 3 40.5
समरे तं परशुरामो राजेन्द्रं च ददर्श ह ।। रत्नालंकारभूषाढ्यै राजेन्द्राणां च कोटिभिः
samare taṃ paraśurāmo rājendraṃ ca dadarśa ha || ratnālaṃkārabhūṣāḍhyai rājendrāṇāṃ ca koṭibhiḥ
In the battle Paraśurāma saw that lord of kings, (surrounded) by ten million lords of kings rich in the adornment of jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 3 40.6
रत्नातपत्रभूषाढ्यं रत्नालंकारभूषितम् ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वांगं सस्मितं सुमनोहरम्
ratnātapatrabhūṣāḍhyaṃ ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitam || candanokṣitasarvāṃgaṃ sasmitaṃ sumanoharam
(saw him) rich in the adornment of a jewelled parasol, decked with jewelled ornaments, all his limbs sprinkled with sandal paste, smiling, most charming.
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BvP 3 40.7
राजा दृष्ट्वा मुनीन्द्रं तमवरुह्म रथादहो ।। प्रणम्य रथमारुह्य तस्थौ नृपगणैः सह
rājā dṛṣṭvā munīndraṃ tamavaruhma rathādaho || praṇamya rathamāruhya tasthau nṛpagaṇaiḥ saha
The king, seeing that lord of sages, descended from his chariot, oh; and having bowed, he mounted the chariot and stood together with the throngs of kings.
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BvP 3 40.8
ददौ शुभाशिषं तस्मै रामश्च समयोचितम् ।। प्रोवाच च गतार्थं तं स्वर्गं गच्छेति सानुगः
dadau śubhāśiṣaṃ tasmai rāmaśca samayocitam || provāca ca gatārthaṃ taṃ svargaṃ gaccheti sānugaḥ
And Rāma gave him an auspicious blessing suited to the occasion, and said to him, whose purpose was accomplished: "Go to heaven, with your followers."
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BvP 3 40.9
उभयोः सेनयोर्युद्धमभवत्तत्र नारद ।। पलायिता रामशिष्या भ्रातरश्च महाबलाः ।। क्षतविक्षतसर्वाङ्गाः कार्त्तवीर्य्यप्रपीडिताः
ubhayoḥ senayoryuddhamabhavattatra nārada || palāyitā rāmaśiṣyā bhrātaraśca mahābalāḥ || kṣatavikṣatasarvāṅgāḥ kārttavīryyaprapīḍitāḥ
There, Nārada, a battle took place between the two armies; Rāma's disciples and his very strong brothers fled, all their limbs wounded and torn, sorely pressed by Kārtavīrya.
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BvP 3 40.11
चिक्षेप रामश्चाग्नेयं बभूवाग्निमयं रणे ।। निर्वापयामास राजा वारुणेनैव लीलया
cikṣepa rāmaścāgneyaṃ babhūvāgnimayaṃ raṇe || nirvāpayāmāsa rājā vāruṇenaiva līlayā
Rāma hurled the fire-weapon, and the battlefield became all fire; the king quenched it in play by the very weapon of Varuṇa.
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BvP 3 40.12
चिक्षेप रामो गान्धर्वं शैलसर्पसमन्वितम् ।। वायव्येन महाराजः प्रेरयामास लीलया
cikṣepa rāmo gāndharvaṃ śailasarpasamanvitam || vāyavyena mahārājaḥ prerayāmāsa līlayā
Rāma hurled the gandharva-weapon, attended by mountains and serpents; the great king drove it away in play by the wind-weapon.
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BvP 3 40.13
चिक्षेप रामो नागास्त्रं दुर्निवार्य्यं भयंकरम् ।। गारुडेन महाराजः प्रेरयामास लीलया
cikṣepa rāmo nāgāstraṃ durnivāryyaṃ bhayaṃkaram || gāruḍena mahārājaḥ prerayāmāsa līlayā
Rāma hurled the serpent-weapon, hard to ward off and terrifying; the great king easily drove it back with the Garuḍa-weapon.
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BvP 3 40.14
माहेश्वरं च भगवांश्चिक्षेप भृगुनन्दनः ।। निर्वापयामास राजा वैष्णवास्त्रेण लीलया
māheśvaraṃ ca bhagavāṃścikṣepa bhṛgunandanaḥ || nirvāpayāmāsa rājā vaiṣṇavāstreṇa līlayā
And the Lord, the son of Bhṛgu, hurled the weapon of Maheśvara; the king easily quenched it with the Vaiṣṇava weapon.
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BvP 3 40.15
ब्रह्मास्त्रं चिक्षिपे रामो नृपनाशाय नारद ।। ब्रह्मास्त्रेण च शान्तं तत्प्राणनिर्वापणं रणे
brahmāstraṃ cikṣipe rāmo nṛpanāśāya nārada || brahmāstreṇa ca śāntaṃ tatprāṇanirvāpaṇaṃ raṇe
Rāma hurled the Brahmā-weapon to destroy the king, O Nārada; and by (the king's) Brahmā-weapon that destroyer of life was quelled in the battle.
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BvP 3 40.16
दत्तदत्तं च यच्छूलमव्यर्थं मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ।। जग्राह राजा परशुरामनाशाय संयुगे
dattadattaṃ ca yacchūlamavyarthaṃ mantrapūrvakam || jagrāha rājā paraśurāmanāśāya saṃyuge
And the spear which had been given by Datta, unfailing, (empowered) with mantras, the king took up to destroy Paraśurāma in the fight.
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BvP 3 40.17
शूलं ददर्श रामश्च शतसूर्य्यसमप्रभम् ।। प्रलयाग्रिशिखोद्रिक्तं दुर्निवार्यं सुरैरपि
śūlaṃ dadarśa rāmaśca śatasūryyasamaprabham || pralayāgriśikhodriktaṃ durnivāryaṃ surairapi
And Rāma beheld the spear, of splendour equal to a hundred suns, blazing up with the flame-tips of the fire of dissolution, unwardable even by the gods.
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BvP 3 40.18
पपात शूलं समरे रामस्योपरि नारद ।। मूर्च्छामवाप स भृगुः पपात च हरिं स्मरन्
papāta śūlaṃ samare rāmasyopari nārada || mūrcchāmavāpa sa bhṛguḥ papāta ca hariṃ smaran
The spear fell upon Rāma in the battle, O Nārada; that Bhṛgu (descendant) swooned and fell, remembering Hari.
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BvP 3 40.19
पतिते तु तदा रामे सर्वे देवा भयाकुलाः ।। आजग्मुः समरं तत्र ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
patite tu tadā rāme sarve devā bhayākulāḥ || ājagmuḥ samaraṃ tatra brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
But when Rāma had fallen, all the gods, troubled with fear, came there to the battlefield — Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara.
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BvP 3 40.21
भृगुश्च चेतनां प्राप्य ददर्श पुरतः सुरान् ।। प्रणनाम परं भक्त्या लज्जानम्रात्मकन्धरः
bhṛguśca cetanāṃ prāpya dadarśa purataḥ surān || praṇanāma paraṃ bhaktyā lajjānamrātmakandharaḥ
And the Bhṛgu (descendant), regaining consciousness, saw the gods before him; he bowed with supreme devotion, his neck bent low with shame.
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BvP 3 40.22
राजा दृष्ट्वा सुरेशांश्च भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। प्रणम्य शिरसा मूर्ध्ना तुष्टाव च सुरेश्वरान्
rājā dṛṣṭvā sureśāṃśca bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || praṇamya śirasā mūrdhnā tuṣṭāva ca sureśvarān
And the king, seeing the lords of the gods, his neck bent low with devotion, bowed with his head, and praised the lords of the gods.
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BvP 3 40.23
तत्राजगाम भगवान्दत्तात्रेयो रणस्थलम् ।। शिष्यरक्षानिमित्तेन कृपालुर्भक्तवत्सलः
tatrājagāma bhagavāndattātreyo raṇasthalam || śiṣyarakṣānimittena kṛpālurbhaktavatsalaḥ
There the Lord Dattātreya came to the field of battle, compassionate and fond of his devotees, for the sake of protecting his disciple.
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BvP 3 40.24
भृगुः पाशुपतास्त्रं च सोऽग्रहीत्कोपसंयुतः ।। दत्तदत्तेन दृष्टेन बभूव स्तम्भितो भृगुः
bhṛguḥ pāśupatāstraṃ ca so'grahītkopasaṃyutaḥ || dattadattena dṛṣṭena babhūva stambhito bhṛguḥ
And the Bhṛgu (descendant), filled with anger, took up the Pāśupata weapon; but at a glance from Datta the Bhṛgu was paralysed.
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BvP 3 40.25
ददर्श स्तम्भितो रामो राजानं रणमूर्द्धनि ।। नानापार्षदयुक्तेन कृष्णेनाऽऽरक्षितं रणे
dadarśa stambhito rāmo rājānaṃ raṇamūrddhani || nānāpārṣadayuktena kṛṣṇenā''rakṣitaṃ raṇe
Paralysed, Rāma saw the king at the front of the battle, guarded in the fight by Kṛṣṇa, who was attended by his various companions,
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BvP 3 40.26
सुदर्शनं प्रज्वलन्तं भ्रमणं कुर्वता सदा ।। सस्मितेन स्तुतेनैव ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरैः ।।
sudarśanaṃ prajvalantaṃ bhramaṇaṃ kurvatā sadā || sasmitena stutenaiva brahmaviṣṇumaheśvaraiḥ ||
(by him) who kept the blazing Sudarśana ever whirling, smiling, praised by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara,
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BvP 3 40.27
गोपालशतयुक्तेन गोपवेषविधारिणा ।। नवीनजलदाभेन वंशीहस्तेन गायता
gopālaśatayuktena gopaveṣavidhāriṇā || navīnajaladābhena vaṃśīhastena gāyatā
(by him) attended by a hundred cowherds, wearing the dress of a cowherd, gleaming like a fresh raincloud, flute in hand, singing.
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BvP 3 40.28
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ।। दत्तेन दत्तं कवचं कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
etasminnantare tatra vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī || dattena dattaṃ kavacaṃ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
In the meantime a bodiless voice arose there: "The armour of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self, given by Datta,
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BvP 3 40.29
राज्ञोऽस्ति दक्षिणे बाहौ सद्रत्नगुटिकान्वितम् ।। गृहीतकवचे शम्भौ भिक्षया योगिनां गुरौ
rājño'sti dakṣiṇe bāhau sadratnaguṭikānvitam || gṛhītakavace śambhau bhikṣayā yogināṃ gurau
is on the king's right arm, together with a jewelled amulet. When Śambhu, the teacher of yogins, has taken that armour by begging (for it) —
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BvP 3 40.31
भिक्षां कृत्वा तु कवचमानीय च नृपस्य च ।। शम्भुना भृगवे दत्तं कृष्णस्य कवचं च यत्
bhikṣāṃ kṛtvā tu kavacamānīya ca nṛpasya ca || śambhunā bhṛgave dattaṃ kṛṣṇasya kavacaṃ ca yat
Having made the request and brought away the king's armour, that armour of Kṛṣṇa was given by Śambhu to the Bhṛgu (descendant).
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BvP 3 40.32
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवा जग्मुः स्वस्थानमुत्तमम् ।। प्रत्युवाचापि परशुरामो वै समरे नृपम्
etasminnantare devā jagmuḥ svasthānamuttamam || pratyuvācāpi paraśurāmo vai samare nṛpam
In the meantime the gods went to their own excellent abodes; and Paraśurāma answered the king on the battlefield.
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BvP 3 40.33
परशुराम उवाच ।। राजेन्द्रोत्तिष्ठ समरं कुरु साहसपूर्वकम् ।। कालभेदे जयो नृणां कालभेदे पराजयः
paraśurāma uvāca || rājendrottiṣṭha samaraṃ kuru sāhasapūrvakam || kālabhede jayo nṛṇāṃ kālabhede parājayaḥ
Paraśurāma said: Rise, chief of kings, wage the battle boldly! By the difference of time men have victory, by the difference of time defeat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.34
अधीतं विधिवद्दत्तं कृत्स्ना पृथ्वी सुशासिता ।। सम्यक्कृतश्च संग्रामस्त्वयाऽहं मूर्च्छितो ऽधुना
adhītaṃ vidhivaddattaṃ kṛtsnā pṛthvī suśāsitā || samyakkṛtaśca saṃgrāmastvayā'haṃ mūrcchito 'dhunā
(By me) study has been done as prescribed, giving done, the whole earth well governed, and war properly waged; (yet) by you I have now been made to swoon.
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BvP 3 40.35
जिताः सर्वे च राजेन्द्रा लीलया रावणो जितः ।। जितोऽहं दत्तशूलेन शम्भुना जीवितः पुनः
jitāḥ sarve ca rājendrā līlayā rāvaṇo jitaḥ || jito'haṃ dattaśūlena śambhunā jīvitaḥ punaḥ
All the great kings were conquered, and Rāvaṇa was conquered as sport; (yet) I was conquered by (him who was) given the trident, and brought back to life by Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 40.36
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा परमधार्मिकः ।। मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य तं भक्त्या यथार्थोक्तिमुवाच ह
rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ || mūrdhnā praṇamya taṃ bhaktyā yathārthoktimuvāca ha
Having heard Rāma's speech, the utterly righteous king bowed his head to him with devotion and spoke words that fit the fact.
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BvP 3 40.37
राजोवाच ।। किमधीतं तथा दत्तं का वा पृथ्वी सुशासिता ।। गताः कतिविधा भूपा मादृशा धरणीतले
rājovāca || kimadhītaṃ tathā dattaṃ kā vā pṛthvī suśāsitā || gatāḥ katividhā bhūpā mādṛśā dharaṇītale
The king said: What has been studied, what given, and what earth well governed? How many kinds of kings like me have passed away on the face of the earth?
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BvP 3 40.38
बुद्धिस्तेजो विक्रमश्च विविधा रणमन्त्रणा ।। श्रीरैश्वर्यं तथा ज्ञानं दानशक्तिश्च लौकिकम्
buddhistejo vikramaśca vividhā raṇamantraṇā || śrīraiśvaryaṃ tathā jñānaṃ dānaśaktiśca laukikam
Intelligence, splendour, and valour, the manifold counsels of battle, prosperity and lordship, and knowledge, and worldly power of giving—
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BvP 3 40.39
आचारो विनयो विद्या प्रतिष्ठा परमं तपः ।। सर्वं मनोरमासंगे गतमेव मम प्रभो
ācāro vinayo vidyā pratiṣṭhā paramaṃ tapaḥ || sarvaṃ manoramāsaṃge gatameva mama prabho
conduct, modesty, learning, standing, the highest austerity—all of it, O lord, has gone in (my) union with Manoramā.
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BvP 3 40.41
आबाल्यात्संगिनी शश्वच्छयने भोजने रणे ।। तां विना प्राणहीनोऽहं विषहीनो यथोरगः
ābālyātsaṃginī śaśvacchayane bhojane raṇe || tāṃ vinā prāṇahīno'haṃ viṣahīno yathoragaḥ
From childhood she was my constant companion—in bed, at meals, in battle; without her I am bereft of life, like a snake without venom.
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BvP 3 40.42
त्वया न दृष्टं युद्धं मे पुरेयं शोचना स्थिता ।। द्वितीया शोचना विप्र हतोऽहं ब्राह्मणेन च
tvayā na dṛṣṭaṃ yuddhaṃ me pureyaṃ śocanā sthitā || dvitīyā śocanā vipra hato'haṃ brāhmaṇena ca
You did not see my fight—this is the first grief that stands; the second grief, O brahmin, is that I have been slain by a brahmin.
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BvP 3 40.43
काले सिंहः सृगालं च सृगालः सिंहमेव च ।। काले व्याघ्रं हन्ति मृगो गजेन्द्रं हरिणस्तथा
kāle siṃhaḥ sṛgālaṃ ca sṛgālaḥ siṃhameva ca || kāle vyāghraṃ hanti mṛgo gajendraṃ hariṇastathā
In (its due) time a lion (kills) a jackal, and a jackal a lion; in time a deer kills a tiger, and likewise a hare the lordly elephant.
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BvP 3 40.44
महिषं मक्षिका काले गरुडं च तथोरगः ।। किङ्करः स्तौति राजेन्द्रं काले राजा च किंकरम्
mahiṣaṃ makṣikā kāle garuḍaṃ ca tathoragaḥ || kiṅkaraḥ stauti rājendraṃ kāle rājā ca kiṃkaram
In time a fly (kills) a buffalo, and likewise a snake Garuḍa; the servant praises the great king, and in time the king (praises) the servant.
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BvP 3 40.46
मरिष्यन्ति सुराः सर्वे त्रिलोकस्थाश्चराचराः ।। सर्वे काले लयं यान्ति कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः
mariṣyanti surāḥ sarve trilokasthāścarācarāḥ || sarve kāle layaṃ yānti kālo hi duratikramaḥ
All the gods will die, and (all) the moving and unmoving beings that dwell in the three worlds; all in time go to dissolution—time indeed is hard to get past.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.47
कालस्य कालः श्रीकृष्णः स्रष्टुः स्रष्टा यथेच्छया।। संहर्ता चैव संहर्तुः पातुः पाता परात्परः
kālasya kālaḥ śrīkṛṣṇaḥ sraṣṭuḥ sraṣṭā yathecchayā|| saṃhartā caiva saṃhartuḥ pātuḥ pātā parātparaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the time of time, the creator of the creator at his will, the destroyer of the destroyer, the protector of the protector, higher than the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.48
महास्थूलात्स्थूलतमः सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतमः कृशः ।। परमाणुपरः कालः कालस्स्यात्कालभेदकः
mahāsthūlātsthūlatamaḥ sūkṣmātsūkṣmatamaḥ kṛśaḥ || paramāṇuparaḥ kālaḥ kālassyātkālabhedakaḥ
Grosser than the greatly gross, subtler than the subtle, slender; time is beyond the finest atom—time is the divider of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 40.49
इन्द्रं च मानवः काले काले ब्रह्मा मरिष्यति ।। तिरोभूत्वा सा प्रकृतिः काले श्रीकृष्णविग्रहे यस्य लोमानि विश्वानि स पुमांश्च महाविराट् ।। तेजसा षोडशांशश्च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
indraṃ ca mānavaḥ kāle kāle brahmā mariṣyati || tirobhūtvā sā prakṛtiḥ kāle śrīkṛṣṇavigrahe yasya lomāni viśvāni sa pumāṃśca mahāvirāṭ || tejasā ṣoḍaśāṃśaśca kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
In time Manu (will slay) Indra, in time Brahmā will die; in time that Prakṛti, having vanished, (merges) in the body of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He whose body-hairs are the universes, that Puruṣa, the Great Virāṭ, is by his radiance but a sixteenth part of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 40.51
नाभेः कमलदण्डस्य योऽन्तं न प्राप यत्नतः ।। भ्रमणाल्लक्षवर्षं च ततः स्वस्थानसंस्थितः
nābheḥ kamaladaṇḍasya yo'ntaṃ na prāpa yatnataḥ || bhramaṇāllakṣavarṣaṃ ca tataḥ svasthānasaṃsthitaḥ
He who, for all his effort, did not reach the end of the lotus-stalk of the navel, wandering for a hundred thousand years, and then settled again in his own place—
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BvP 3 40.52
तपश्चक्रे ततस्तत्र लक्षवर्षं च वायुभुक् ।। ततो ददर्श गोलोकं श्रीकृष्णं च सपार्षदम् ।।
tapaścakre tatastatra lakṣavarṣaṃ ca vāyubhuk || tato dadarśa golokaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ca sapārṣadam ||
then he performed austerity there for a hundred thousand years, living on air; then he saw Goloka and Śrī Kṛṣṇa with his attendants—
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BvP 3 40.53
गोपगोपीपरिवृतं द्विभुजं मुरलीधरम् ।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च राधावक्षस्थलस्थितम्
gopagopīparivṛtaṃ dvibhujaṃ muralīdharam || ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca rādhāvakṣasthalasthitam
surrounded by cowherds and cowherd women, two-armed, holding the flute, seated on a jewelled lion-throne, with Rādhā resting on his breast.
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BvP 3 40.54
दृष्ट्वाऽनुज्ञां गृहीत्वा च प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः ।। ईश्वरेच्छां च विज्ञाय स्रष्टुं सृष्टिं मनो दधे
dṛṣṭvā'nujñāṃ gṛhītvā ca praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ || īśvarecchāṃ ca vijñāya sraṣṭuṃ sṛṣṭiṃ mano dadhe
Having seen (him) and received permission, and bowing again and again, and having understood the Lord's will, he set his mind on creating the creation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.55
यः शिवः सृष्टिसंहर्त्ता स च स्रष्टुर्ललाटजः ।। विष्णुः पाता क्षुद्रविराट् श्वेतद्वीपनिवासकृत्
yaḥ śivaḥ sṛṣṭisaṃharttā sa ca sraṣṭurlalāṭajaḥ || viṣṇuḥ pātā kṣudravirāṭ śvetadvīpanivāsakṛt
Śiva, who is the destroyer of the creation, he too was born from the forehead of the creator; Viṣṇu is the protector, the lesser Virāṭ, who makes his dwelling on Śvetadvīpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.56
सृष्टिकारणभूताश्च ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ।। सन्ति विश्वेषु सर्वेषु श्रीकृष्णस्य कलोद्भवाः
sṛṣṭikāraṇabhūtāśca brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ || santi viśveṣu sarveṣu śrīkṛṣṇasya kalodbhavāḥ
And Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, who are the cause of creation, exist in all the universes, arisen from a fraction of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.57
तेऽपि देवाः प्राकृतिकाः प्राकृतश्च महाविराट् ।। सर्वप्रसूतिः प्रकृतिः श्रीकृष्णः प्रकृतेः परः
te'pi devāḥ prākṛtikāḥ prākṛtaśca mahāvirāṭ || sarvaprasūtiḥ prakṛtiḥ śrīkṛṣṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ
Those gods too belong to Prakṛti, and the Great Virāṭ is of Prakṛti; Prakṛti is the bringer-forth of all, (while) Śrī Kṛṣṇa is beyond Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.58
न शक्तः परमेशोऽपि तां शक्तिं प्रकृतिं विना ।। सृष्टिं विधातुं मायेशो न सृष्टिर्मायया विना
na śaktaḥ parameśo'pi tāṃ śaktiṃ prakṛtiṃ vinā || sṛṣṭiṃ vidhātuṃ māyeśo na sṛṣṭirmāyayā vinā
Even the Supreme Lord is unable, without that power (śakti), Prakṛti, to accomplish creation; (though) he is the lord of Māyā, there is no creation without Māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.59
सा च कृष्णे तिरोभूय सृष्टिसंहारकारके ।। साऽऽविर्भूता सृष्टिकाले सा च नित्या महेश्वरी
sā ca kṛṣṇe tirobhūya sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārake || sā''virbhūtā sṛṣṭikāle sā ca nityā maheśvarī
And she, having vanished into Kṛṣṇa, who brings about creation and dissolution, becomes manifest again at the time of creation; and she, the great Goddess, is eternal.
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BvP 3 40.61
सा च शक्तिः सृष्टिकाले पञ्चधा चेश्वरेच्छया ।। राधा पद्मा च सावित्री दुर्गा देवी सरस्वती
sā ca śaktiḥ sṛṣṭikāle pañcadhā ceśvarecchayā || rādhā padmā ca sāvitrī durgā devī sarasvatī
And that Śakti, at the time of creation, (becomes) fivefold by the Lord's will: Rādhā, Padmā, Sāvitrī, the goddess Durgā, and Sarasvatī.
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BvP 3 40.62
प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवी या कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। प्राणाधिकप्रियतमा सा राधा परिकीर्त्तिता
prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || prāṇādhikapriyatamā sā rādhā parikīrttitā
She who is the goddess presiding over the life-breath of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self, dearer (to him) than his own life-breath — she is proclaimed to be Rādhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.63
ऐश्वर्य्याधिष्ठातृदेवी सर्वमङ्गलकारिणी ।। परमानन्दरूपा च सा लक्ष्मीः परिकीर्त्तिता
aiśvaryyādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sarvamaṅgalakāriṇī || paramānandarūpā ca sā lakṣmīḥ parikīrttitā
The goddess who presides over sovereign power, who works all auspiciousness, and whose form is supreme bliss — she is declared to be Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.64
विद्याधिष्ठातृदेवी या परमेशस्य दुर्लभा ।। या माता वेदशास्त्राणां सा सावित्री प्रकीर्तिता
vidyādhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā parameśasya durlabhā || yā mātā vedaśāstrāṇāṃ sā sāvitrī prakīrtitā
She who is the goddess presiding over knowledge, hard for even the Supreme Lord to obtain, who is the mother of the Vedas and the scriptures — she is proclaimed as Sāvitrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.65
बुद्ध्यधिष्ठातृदेवी या सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपिणी ।। सर्वज्ञानात्मिका सर्वा सा दुर्गा दुर्गनाशिनी
buddhyadhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇī || sarvajñānātmikā sarvā sā durgā durganāśinī
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 40.66
वागधिष्ठातृदेवी या शास्त्रज्ञानप्रदा सदा ।। कृष्णकण्ठोद्भवा सा स्याद्या च देवी सरस्वती
vāgadhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā śāstrajñānapradā sadā || kṛṣṇakaṇṭhodbhavā sā syādyā ca devī sarasvatī
The goddess who presides over speech, who ever bestows the knowledge of the scriptures — she it is who arose from Kṛṣṇa's throat, and she is the goddess Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.67
पञ्चधाऽऽदौ स्वयं देवी मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। ततः सृष्टिक्रमेणैव बहुधा कलया च सा
pañcadhā''dau svayaṃ devī mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || tataḥ sṛṣṭikrameṇaiva bahudhā kalayā ca sā
At the beginning the Goddess, the root Nature, the sovereign Lady, (became) fivefold of herself; then, by the very order of creation, she (became) manifold through her portions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.68
योषितः प्रकृतेरंशाः पुमांसः पुरुषस्य च ।। मायया सृष्टि काले च तद्विना न भवेद्भवः
yoṣitaḥ prakṛteraṃśāḥ pumāṃsaḥ puruṣasya ca || māyayā sṛṣṭi kāle ca tadvinā na bhavedbhavaḥ
Women are portions of Prakṛti, and men of Puruṣa; and (they come to be) at the time of creation through Māyā — without that, no coming-into-being would occur.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 40.69
सृष्टिश्च प्रतिविश्वेषु ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मोद्भवा सदा ।। पाता विष्णुश्च संहर्त्ता शिवः शश्वच्छिवप्रदः
sṛṣṭiśca prativiśveṣu brahmanbrahmodbhavā sadā || pātā viṣṇuśca saṃharttā śivaḥ śaśvacchivapradaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 40.71
इत्युक्त्वा कार्त्तवीर्य्यश्च रामं नत्वा च सस्मितः ।। आरुरोह रथं शीघ्रं गृहीत्वा सशरं धनुः
ityuktvā kārttavīryyaśca rāmaṃ natvā ca sasmitaḥ || āruroha rathaṃ śīghraṃ gṛhītvā saśaraṃ dhanuḥ
Having said this, Kārtavīrya, smiling, bowed to Rāma and quickly mounted his chariot, taking up his bow with arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.72
रामस्ततो राजसैन्यं ब्रह्मास्त्रेण जघान ह ।। नृपं पाशुपतेनैव लीलया श्रीहरिं स्मरन्
rāmastato rājasainyaṃ brahmāstreṇa jaghāna ha || nṛpaṃ pāśupatenaiva līlayā śrīhariṃ smaran
Then Rāma slew the king's army with the brahmā-weapon, and the king himself with the pāśupata, effortlessly, while remembering Śrī Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.73
एवं त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वश्च क्रमेण च वसुन्धराम् ।। रामश्चकार निर्भूपां लीलया च शिवं स्मरन्
evaṃ trissaptakṛtvaśca krameṇa ca vasundharām || rāmaścakāra nirbhūpāṃ līlayā ca śivaṃ smaran
Thus, thrice seven times over, Rāma made the earth successively free of kings, doing it as sport while remembering Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.74
गर्भस्थं मातुरङ्कस्थं शिशुं वृद्धं च मध्यमम् ।। जघान क्षत्रियं रामः प्रतिज्ञापालनाय वै
garbhasthaṃ māturaṅkasthaṃ śiśuṃ vṛddhaṃ ca madhyamam || jaghāna kṣatriyaṃ rāmaḥ pratijñāpālanāya vai
The one in the womb, the one on the mother's lap, the infant, the old man, and the middle-aged — every kshatriya Rāma slew, indeed, to keep his vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.75
कार्त्तवीर्य्यश्च गोलोकं त्वगमत्कृष्णसन्निधिम् ।। जगाम तोषात्परशुरामश्च श्रीहरिं स्मरन्
kārttavīryyaśca golokaṃ tvagamatkṛṣṇasannidhim || jagāma toṣātparaśurāmaśca śrīhariṃ smaran
And Kārtavīrya went to Goloka, into Kṛṣṇa's presence; and Paraśurāma, out of satisfaction, went (his way) remembering Śrī Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.76
त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां महीं दृष्ट्वा महेश्वरः ।। रमणं तेन परशुरामं दृष्ट्वा च कातरम्
trissaptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ mahīṃ dṛṣṭvā maheśvaraḥ || ramaṇaṃ tena paraśurāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca kātaram
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 40.77
देवाश्च मुनयो देव्यः सिद्धगन्धर्वकिन्नराः ।। सर्वे चक्रुः पुष्पवृष्टिं राममूर्ध्नि च नारद
devāśca munayo devyaḥ siddhagandharvakinnarāḥ || sarve cakruḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ rāmamūrdhni ca nārada
And the gods and the sages, the goddesses, the Siddhas, Gandharvas and Kinnaras — all made a rain of flowers upon Rāma's head, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.78
स्वर्गे दुन्दुभयो नेदुर्हर्षशब्दो बभूव ह।। यशसा चैव परशुरामस्यापूरितं जगत्
svarge dundubhayo nedurharṣaśabdo babhūva ha|| yaśasā caiva paraśurāmasyāpūritaṃ jagat
In heaven the kettledrums resounded, and there arose a sound of rejoicing; and the world was filled with the fame of Parashurama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.79
ब्रह्मा भृगुश्च शुक्रश्च वाल्मीकिश्च्यवनस्तथा।। जमदग्निर्ब्रह्मलोकादाजगाम प्रहर्षितः
brahmā bhṛguśca śukraśca vālmīkiścyavanastathā|| jamadagnirbrahmalokādājagāma praharṣitaḥ
Brahmā, and Bhṛgu, and Śukra, and Vālmīki, and Cyavana, and Jamadagni too came from Brahmaloka, greatly delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.81
प्रणनाम च तान्रामो दण्डवत्पतितो भुवि ।। क्रोडे चकार ब्रह्माऽऽदौ क्रमात्तातेति संवदन्
praṇanāma ca tānrāmo daṇḍavatpatito bhuvi || kroḍe cakāra brahmā''dau kramāttāteti saṃvadan
And Rāma bowed to them, falling to the ground like a staff; Brahmā first took (him) on his lap, and then the others in turn, saying "dear child."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.82
तमुवाचाथ परशुरामं ब्रह्मा जगद्गुरुः ।। वेदसारं नीतियुतं परिणामसुखावहम्
tamuvācātha paraśurāmaṃ brahmā jagadguruḥ || vedasāraṃ nītiyutaṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham
Then Brahmā, the teacher of the world, spoke to that Paraśurāma (words that were) the essence of the Veda, joined with right conduct, and bringing happiness in their outcome.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.83
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु राम प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वसम्पत्करं परम् ।। काण्वशाखोक्तवचनं सत्यं वै सर्वसम्मतम्
brahmovāca || śṛṇu rāma pravakṣyāmi sarvasampatkaraṃ param || kāṇvaśākhoktavacanaṃ satyaṃ vai sarvasammatam
Brahmā said: Listen, Rāma, I shall declare the supreme (teaching) that produces every prosperity — the utterance spoken in the Kāṇva branch (of the Veda), true indeed and agreed upon by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.84
पूज्यानामेव सर्वेषामिष्टः पूज्यतमः परः ।। जनको जन्मदानाच्च पालनाच्च पिता स्मृतः
pūjyānāmeva sarveṣāmiṣṭaḥ pūjyatamaḥ paraḥ || janako janmadānācca pālanācca pitā smṛtaḥ
Of all those worthy of worship, the desired one is the highest and most worthy of worship. The begetter is called "father" because of the giving of birth and because of (his) protecting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.86
तयोः शतगुणं माता पूज्या मान्या च वन्दिता।। गर्भधारणपोषाभ्यां सैव प्रोक्ता गरीयसी
tayoḥ śataguṇaṃ mātā pūjyā mānyā ca vanditā|| garbhadhāraṇapoṣābhyāṃ saiva proktā garīyasī
A hundred times more than those two is the mother to be worshipped, honoured and saluted; because of bearing (the child) in the womb and nourishing it, she alone is declared the weightier.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.87
तेभ्यः शतगुणं पूज्योऽभीष्टदेवः श्रुतौ श्रुतः।। ज्ञानविद्यामन्त्रदाताऽभीष्टदेवात्परो गुरुः
tebhyaḥ śataguṇaṃ pūjyo'bhīṣṭadevaḥ śrutau śrutaḥ|| jñānavidyāmantradātā'bhīṣṭadevātparo guruḥ
A hundred times more than these is the chosen deity to be worshipped, as is heard in scripture; and the giver of knowledge, learning and mantra — the guru — is higher than the chosen deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.88
गुरुवद्गुरुपुत्रश्च गुरुपत्नी ततोऽधिका ।। देवे रुष्टे गुरू रक्षेद्गुरौ रुष्टे न कश्चन
guruvadguruputraśca gurupatnī tato'dhikā || deve ruṣṭe gurū rakṣedgurau ruṣṭe na kaścana
Like the guru is the guru's son, and the guru's wife is higher still. When the deity is angry the guru can protect; when the guru is angry, no one (can).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.89
गरीयाञ्जन्मदातुश्च सोऽन्नदाता पिता मुने ।। विनाऽन्नं नश्वरो देहो नित्यं च पितुरुद्भवः गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।। गुरुरेव परं ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रियः परः
garīyāñjanmadātuśca so'nnadātā pitā mune || vinā'nnaṃ naśvaro deho nityaṃ ca piturudbhavaḥ gururbrahmā gururviṣṇurgururdevo maheśvaraḥ || gurureva paraṃ brahma brāhmaṇebhyaḥ priyaḥ paraḥ
More weighty than the giver of birth, O sage, is that father who is the giver of food; without food the body perishes, and the arising from the father is (only) once. The guru is Brahmā, the guru is Viṣṇu, the guru is the god Maheśvara; the guru alone is the supreme Brahman, dear and highest to the brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 40.91
अज्ञानतिमिराच्छन्नो ज्ञानदीपं यतो लभेत् ।। लब्ध्वा च निर्मलं पश्येत्को वा बन्धुस्ततः परः
ajñānatimirācchanno jñānadīpaṃ yato labhet || labdhvā ca nirmalaṃ paśyetko vā bandhustataḥ paraḥ
Since from him one covered by the darkness of ignorance obtains the lamp of knowledge, and having obtained it sees clearly — who then is a greater kinsman than he?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.92
गुरुदत्तं सुमन्त्रं च जप्त्वा ज्ञानं ततो लभेत् ।। सर्वज्ञत्वाच्च सिद्धिं च को वा बन्धुस्ततोऽधिकः
gurudattaṃ sumantraṃ ca japtvā jñānaṃ tato labhet || sarvajñatvācca siddhiṃ ca ko vā bandhustato'dhikaḥ
And having recited the good mantra given by the guru, one obtains knowledge from it, and, from omniscience, attainment as well — who then is a greater kinsman than he?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.93
सुखं जयति सर्वत्र विद्यया गुरुदत्तया ।। यया पूज्योऽपि जगति को वा बन्धुस्ततोऽधिकः
sukhaṃ jayati sarvatra vidyayā gurudattayā || yayā pūjyo'pi jagati ko vā bandhustato'dhikaḥ
By the learning given by the guru one easily conquers everywhere, and by it one becomes worthy of worship in the world — who then is a greater kinsman than he?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.94
विद्यान्धो वा धनान्धो वा यो मूढो न यजेद्गुरुम् ।। ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं लभते नात्र संशयः
vidyāndho vā dhanāndho vā yo mūḍho na yajedgurum || brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
The fool, blinded by learning or blinded by wealth, who does not honour the guru, incurs sin like the killing of a brāhmaṇa — there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.95
दरिद्रं पतितं क्षुद्रं नरबुद्या भजेद्गुरुम् ।। तीर्थस्नातोऽपि न शुचिर्नाधिकारी च कर्मसु
daridraṃ patitaṃ kṣudraṃ narabudyā bhajedgurum || tīrthasnāto'pi na śucirnādhikārī ca karmasu
He who serves the guru with the notion that he is (just) a man — poor, fallen, insignificant — is not pure even when bathed in sacred fords, nor is he entitled to (perform) rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.96
अभीष्टदेवः श्रीकृष्णो गुरुस्ते शङ्करः स्वयम् ।। शरणं गच्छ हे पुत्र देवपूज्यतमं गुरुम्
abhīṣṭadevaḥ śrīkṛṣṇo guruste śaṅkaraḥ svayam || śaraṇaṃ gaccha he putra devapūjyatamaṃ gurum
Your chosen deity is Śrī Kṛṣṇa; your guru is Śaṅkara himself. Go for refuge, O son, to the guru, who is most worthy of worship even by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.97
त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपा त्वया पृथ्वी कृता यतः ।। प्राप्ता त्वया हरेर्भक्तिस्तं शिवं शरणं व्रज
trissaptakṛtvo nirbhūpā tvayā pṛthvī kṛtā yataḥ || prāptā tvayā harerbhaktistaṃ śivaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
Since by you the earth was made free of kings thrice seven times, and since devotion to Hari was obtained by you, go for refuge to that Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.98
शिवां च शिवरूपं च शिवदं शिवकारणम् ।। शिवाराध्यं शिवं शान्तं गुरुं त्वं शरणं व्रज
śivāṃ ca śivarūpaṃ ca śivadaṃ śivakāraṇam || śivārādhyaṃ śivaṃ śāntaṃ guruṃ tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
Go for refuge to the guru, who is auspicious, whose form is auspiciousness, the giver of good, the cause of good, worshipped by Śivā, benign and tranquil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 40.99
गोलोकनाथो भगवानंशेन शिवरूपधृक् ।। य इष्टदेवः स गुरुस्तमेव शरणं व्रज
golokanātho bhagavānaṃśena śivarūpadhṛk || ya iṣṭadevaḥ sa gurustameva śaraṇaṃ vraja
The Lord of Goloka, the Blessed One, bearing by a portion (of himself) the form of Śiva — he who is the chosen deity is the guru; go for refuge to him alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.101
ज्ञानदं ज्ञानरूपं च ज्ञानबीजं सनातनम् ।। मृत्युञ्जयं कालकालं तं गुरुं शरणं व्रज
jñānadaṃ jñānarūpaṃ ca jñānabījaṃ sanātanam || mṛtyuñjayaṃ kālakālaṃ taṃ guruṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
Go for refuge to that guru, the giver of knowledge, whose form is knowledge, the eternal seed of knowledge, the conqueror of death, the death of Time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.102
ब्रह्मज्योतिस्स्वरूपं तं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम् ।। शरणं व्रज सर्वज्ञं भगवन्तं सनातनम्
brahmajyotissvarūpaṃ taṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham || śaraṇaṃ vraja sarvajñaṃ bhagavantaṃ sanātanam
Go for refuge to him whose own form is the light of Brahman, whose body is grace towards devotees, the all-knowing, eternal Blessed One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.103
प्रकृतिर्लक्षवर्षं च तपस्तप्त्वा यमीश्वरम् ।। कान्तं प्रियपतिं लेभे तं गुरुं शरणं व्रज
prakṛtirlakṣavarṣaṃ ca tapastaptvā yamīśvaram || kāntaṃ priyapatiṃ lebhe taṃ guruṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
Prakṛti, having practised austerity for a hundred thousand years, obtained that Lord as her lover and beloved husband; go for refuge to that guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 40.104
इत्युक्त्वा मुनिभिः सार्द्धं जगाम कमलोद्भवः ।। रामश्च गन्तुं कैलासं मनश्चक्रे च नारद
ityuktvā munibhiḥ sārddhaṃ jagāma kamalodbhavaḥ || rāmaśca gantuṃ kailāsaṃ manaścakre ca nārada
Having said this, the lotus-born (Brahmā) went away together with the sages; and Rāma, O Nārada, set his mind on going to Kailāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition