Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 41
BvP 3 41.2
नारायण उवाच ।। हरेश्च कवचं धृत्वा कृत्वा निः क्षत्रियां महीम् ।। रामो जगाम कैलासं नमस्कर्तुं शिवं गुरुम्।।।। गुरुपत्नीं शिवामम्बां द्रष्टुं गुरुसुतौ च तौ ।। गुणैर्नारायणसमौ कार्त्तिकेयगणेश्वरौ
nārāyaṇa uvāca || hareśca kavacaṃ dhṛtvā kṛtvā niḥ kṣatriyāṃ mahīm || rāmo jagāma kailāsaṃ namaskartuṃ śivaṃ gurum|||| gurupatnīṃ śivāmambāṃ draṣṭuṃ gurusutau ca tau || guṇairnārāyaṇasamau kārttikeyagaṇeśvarau
Nārāyaṇa said: Having donned Hari's protective armour (kavaca) and having made the earth free of kṣatriyas, Rāma went to Kailāsa to bow to Śiva, his teacher, and to see the teacher's wife, mother Śivā, and those two sons of the teacher, Kārttikeya and Gaṇeśvara, equal to Nārāyaṇa in qualities.
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BvP 3 41.3
मनोयायी महात्मा स भृगुस्संप्राप्य तत्क्षणम् ।। ददर्श पर्वतं रम्यमतीव सुमनोहरम् आकीर्णं पुष्पजालैश्च पुष्पितैश्च सुगन्धिभिः ।। कल्पवृक्षाश्रितैः सिद्धैः कामधेनुपुरस्कृतैः विशालाक्षं च बाणं च विरूपाक्षं महाबलम् ।। विकटाक्षं भास्कराक्षं रक्ताक्षं विकटोदरम् ददर्श कार्त्तिकेयं च वामे दक्षे गणेश्वरम् ।। वीरभद्रं महाकायं शिवतुल्यपराक्रमम्
manoyāyī mahātmā sa bhṛgussaṃprāpya tatkṣaṇam || dadarśa parvataṃ ramyamatīva sumanoharam ākīrṇaṃ puṣpajālaiśca puṣpitaiśca sugandhibhiḥ || kalpavṛkṣāśritaiḥ siddhaiḥ kāmadhenupuraskṛtaiḥ viśālākṣaṃ ca bāṇaṃ ca virūpākṣaṃ mahābalam || vikaṭākṣaṃ bhāskarākṣaṃ raktākṣaṃ vikaṭodaram dadarśa kārttikeyaṃ ca vāme dakṣe gaṇeśvaram || vīrabhadraṃ mahākāyaṃ śivatulyaparākramam
That great-souled descendant of Bhṛgu, travelling at the speed of thought, arriving that very instant, beheld the mountain, delightful and exceedingly lovely, strewn with masses of blossoms, flowering and fragrant, (and) with Siddhas resorting to the wish-granting trees, having the Kāmadhenu before them; and he saw Viśālākṣa and Bāṇa, Virūpākṣa of great strength, Vikaṭākṣa, Bhāskarākṣa, Raktākṣa, Vikaṭodara, and Kārttikeya on the left, Gaṇeśvara on the right, and Vīrabhadra of huge body, whose valour equalled Śiva's.
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BvP 3 41.4
शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशैर्मणिभिः सुमनोहरैः ।। सुवर्णभूमिसदृशै राजमार्गैर्विराजितम्
śuddhasphaṭikasaṅkāśairmaṇibhiḥ sumanoharaiḥ || suvarṇabhūmisadṛśai rājamārgairvirājitam
(The mountain was) resplendent with royal highways, lovely with gems that shone like pure crystal, resembling ground of gold.
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BvP 3 41.5
सिन्दूरारुणवर्णैश्च वेष्टितं मणिवेदिभिः ।। संयुक्तं मुक्तानिकरैः पूरितं मणिमण्डपैः
sindūrāruṇavarṇaiśca veṣṭitaṃ maṇivedibhiḥ || saṃyuktaṃ muktānikaraiḥ pūritaṃ maṇimaṇḍapaiḥ
encircled with jewelled altars of a vermilion-red colour, set with heaps of pearls, filled with jewelled pavilions,
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BvP 3 41.6
यक्षाणामालयैर्दिव्यैः संयुक्तं शतकोटिभिः ।। कपाटस्तम्भसोपानैः शोभितैर्मणिनिर्मितैः।।
yakṣāṇāmālayairdivyaiḥ saṃyuktaṃ śatakoṭibhiḥ || kapāṭastambhasopānaiḥ śobhitairmaṇinirmitaiḥ||
provided with a hundred crores of divine dwellings of the Yakṣas, beautified with doors, pillars and stairways made of gems,
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BvP 3 41.7
सुवर्णकलशैर्दिव्यै राजतैः श्वेतचामरैः।। रत्नकाञ्चनपूर्णैश्च यक्षेन्द्रगणवेष्टितैः
suvarṇakalaśairdivyai rājataiḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ|| ratnakāñcanapūrṇaiśca yakṣendragaṇaveṣṭitaiḥ
with divine golden pitchers, with silver ones, with white yak-tail whisks, (dwellings) filled with jewels and gold and surrounded by troops of Yakṣa lords,
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BvP 3 41.8
रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यैर्दीपितैः सुन्दरीगणैः।। बालिकाभिर्बालकैश्च चित्रपुत्तलिकाकरैः
ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyairdīpitaiḥ sundarīgaṇaiḥ|| bālikābhirbālakaiśca citraputtalikākaraiḥ
with throngs of beautiful women, radiant, rich in ornaments of jewels, and with girls and boys resembling painted dolls,
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BvP 3 41.9
क्रीडद्भिः सस्मितैः शश्वत्स्वच्छन्दं च विराजितैः ।। पारिजातद्रुमगणैः स्वर्णदीतीरनीरजैः
krīḍadbhiḥ sasmitaiḥ śaśvatsvacchandaṃ ca virājitaiḥ || pārijātadrumagaṇaiḥ svarṇadītīranīrajaiḥ
who played, smiling, ever shining forth at their own will; with groves of pārijāta trees, with lotuses on the bank of the heavenly river (Gaṅgā),
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BvP 3 41.11
सिद्धविद्यासु निपुणैः पुण्यवद्भिर्निषेवितम् ।। त्रिलक्षयोजनाच्छायैर्वटवृक्षैरथाक्षयैः
siddhavidyāsu nipuṇaiḥ puṇyavadbhirniṣevitam || trilakṣayojanācchāyairvaṭavṛkṣairathākṣayaiḥ
(the mountain was) frequented by meritorious ones skilled in the siddha-sciences, and then by imperishable banyan trees whose shade extended three hundred thousand yojanas,
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BvP 3 41.12
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णैः शतस्कन्धसमन्वितैः ।। असंख्यशाखानि करैरसंख्यफलसंयुतैः
śatayojanavistīrṇaiḥ śataskandhasamanvitaiḥ || asaṃkhyaśākhāni karairasaṃkhyaphalasaṃyutaiḥ
(trees) spread over a hundred yojanas, furnished with a hundred trunks, having countless clusters of branches and joined with countless fruits,
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BvP 3 41.13
नानापक्षिगणाकीर्णैः सुमनोहरशब्दितैः ।। कम्पितैः शीतवातेन मण्डितं च सुगन्धिना
nānāpakṣigaṇākīrṇaiḥ sumanoharaśabditaiḥ || kampitaiḥ śītavātena maṇḍitaṃ ca sugandhinā
and it was adorned with (trees) thronged by flocks of various birds most sweetly sounding, and shaken by a cool fragrant breeze;
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BvP 3 41.14
पुष्पोद्यानसहस्रेण सरसां च शतेन च ।। सिद्धेन्द्रालयलक्षैश्च मणिरत्नविकारजैः
puṣpodyānasahasreṇa sarasāṃ ca śatena ca || siddhendrālayalakṣaiśca maṇiratnavikārajaiḥ
with a thousand flower-gardens and a hundred lakes, and with a hundred thousand dwellings of the Siddha lords made of transformed gems and jewels.
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BvP 3 41.15
रामश्च दृष्ट्वा नगरमतिसंहृष्टमानसः ।। ददर्श पुरतो रम्यं श्रीयुक्तं शंकरालयम्
rāmaśca dṛṣṭvā nagaramatisaṃhṛṣṭamānasaḥ || dadarśa purato ramyaṃ śrīyuktaṃ śaṃkarālayam
And Rāma, having seen the city, his mind exceedingly delighted, beheld before him the lovely, splendour-endowed abode of Śaṃkara,
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BvP 3 41.16
सुवर्णमूल्यशतकैर्मणिभिः स्वर्णवर्णकैः ।। खचितं रत्नसारैश्च रचितं विश्वकर्मणा ।।
suvarṇamūlyaśatakairmaṇibhiḥ svarṇavarṇakaiḥ || khacitaṃ ratnasāraiśca racitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā ||
inlaid with gems worth hundreds of gold pieces, golden in hue, and built by Viśvakarman out of the finest jewels,
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BvP 3 41.17
त्रिपञ्चयोजनोच्छ्रायं चतुर्योजनविस्तृतम् ।। चतुरस्रं चतुष्कोणं प्राकारं सुमनोहरम्
tripañcayojanocchrāyaṃ caturyojanavistṛtam || caturasraṃ catuṣkoṇaṃ prākāraṃ sumanoharam
(with) a most lovely rampart fifteen yojanas high, four yojanas broad, four-sided and four-cornered,
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BvP 3 41.18
द्वारं रत्नकपाटेन नाना चित्रान्वितेन च ।। मणीन्द्रवेदिभिर्युक्तं मणिस्तम्भविराजितैः
dvāraṃ ratnakapāṭena nānā citrānvitena ca || maṇīndravedibhiryuktaṃ maṇistambhavirājitaiḥ
(and) a gateway with a jewelled door endowed with various pictures, furnished with altars of the finest gems, resplendent with jewelled pillars.
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BvP 3 41.19
तद्दक्षिणे वृषेन्द्रं च वामे सिंहं च नारद ।। नन्दीश्वरं महाकालं पिङ्गलाक्षं भयंकरम्
taddakṣiṇe vṛṣendraṃ ca vāme siṃhaṃ ca nārada || nandīśvaraṃ mahākālaṃ piṅgalākṣaṃ bhayaṃkaram
To the right of it (was) the lord of bulls, and on the left a lion, O Nārada, (and) Nandīśvara, Mahākāla, the terrifying tawny-eyed one,
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BvP 3 41.21
संहारभैरवं कालभैरवं च भयङ्करम् ।। रुरुभैरवमीशाभं महाभैरवमेव च
saṃhārabhairavaṃ kālabhairavaṃ ca bhayaṅkaram || rurubhairavamīśābhaṃ mahābhairavameva ca
Saṃhārabhairava, and the terrifying Kālabhairava, Rurubhairava resembling Śiva, and Mahābhairava too,
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BvP 3 41.22
कृष्णाङ्गभैरवं चैव क्रोधभैरवमुल्बणम् ।। कपालभैरवं चैव रुद्रभैरवमेव च
kṛṣṇāṅgabhairavaṃ caiva krodhabhairavamulbaṇam || kapālabhairavaṃ caiva rudrabhairavameva ca
and Kṛṣṇāṅgabhairava, and the fierce Krodhabhairava, and Kapālabhairava, and Rudrabhairava as well,
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BvP 3 41.23
सिद्धेंद्रादीन्रुद्रगणान्विद्याधरसुगुह्यकान् ।। भूतान्प्रेतान्पिशाचांश्च कूष्माण्डान्ब्रह्मराक्षसान्
siddheṃdrādīnrudragaṇānvidyādharasuguhyakān || bhūtānpretānpiśācāṃśca kūṣmāṇḍānbrahmarākṣasān
(He saw) the Siddha-lords and the rest, the hosts of Rudra, the Vidyādharas and the Guhyakas, the Bhūtas, the Pretas and the Piśācas, the Kūṣmāṇḍas and the Brahma-rākṣasas,
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BvP 3 41.24
वेतालान्दानवांश्चैव योगीन्द्रांश्च जटाधरान् ।। यक्षान्किम्पुरुषांश्चैव किन्नरांश्च ददर्श ह
vetālāndānavāṃścaiva yogīndrāṃśca jaṭādharān || yakṣānkimpuruṣāṃścaiva kinnarāṃśca dadarśa ha
and the Vetālas and the Dānavas, and the lords of yogins wearing matted locks, the Yakṣas and the Kimpuruṣas and the Kinnaras — (these) he saw.
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BvP 3 41.25
तान्दृष्ट्वा नन्दिकेशाज्ञां गृहीत्वा भृगुनन्दनः ।। तान्सम्भाष्याभ्यन्तरं च जगामानन्दसंप्लुतः
tāndṛṣṭvā nandikeśājñāṃ gṛhītvā bhṛgunandanaḥ || tānsambhāṣyābhyantaraṃ ca jagāmānandasaṃplutaḥ
Having seen them, the son of Bhṛgu, taking Nandikeśa's permission, and after speaking with them, went inside, flooded with joy.
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BvP 3 41.26
रत्नेन्द्रसारखचितं ददर्श शतमन्दिरम् ।। अमूल्यरत्नकलशैर्ज्वलद्भिश्च विराजितम्
ratnendrasārakhacitaṃ dadarśa śatamandiram || amūlyaratnakalaśairjvaladbhiśca virājitam
He saw a hundred-fold palace inlaid with the essence of the finest jewels, resplendent with blazing pitchers of priceless gems,
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BvP 3 41.27
अमूल्यरत्नरचितैर्मुक्तानिर्म्मलदर्पणैः ।। हीरसारविकारैश्च कपाटैश्च विराजितम् ।।
amūlyaratnaracitairmuktānirmmaladarpaṇaiḥ || hīrasāravikāraiśca kapāṭaiśca virājitam ||
resplendent with spotless mirrors of pearl fashioned from priceless gems, and with door-panels wrought of the substance of diamond,
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BvP 3 41.28
गोरोचनाभिर्मणिभिर्युतं स्तम्भसहस्रकैः ।। मणिसारविकारैश्च सोपानैः परिशोभितम्
gorocanābhirmaṇibhiryutaṃ stambhasahasrakaiḥ || maṇisāravikāraiśca sopānaiḥ pariśobhitam
furnished with gorocanā-yellow gems and with a thousand pillars, and beautified all round with stairways wrought of the substance of jewels.
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BvP 3 41.29
ददर्शाभ्यन्तरं द्वारं नानाचित्रैश्च चित्रितम् ।। माणिक्यमुक्ताग्रथितैर्मालाजालैर्विराजितम्
dadarśābhyantaraṃ dvāraṃ nānācitraiśca citritam || māṇikyamuktāgrathitairmālājālairvirājitam
He saw the inner door, painted with many pictures, resplendent with nets of garlands strung with rubies and pearls,
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BvP 3 41.31
प्रधानपार्षदगणान्क्षेत्रपालांश्च नारद ।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थांश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितान्।।
pradhānapārṣadagaṇānkṣetrapālāṃśca nārada || ratnasiṃhāsanasthāṃśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitān||
and (he saw), O Nārada, the chief troops of attendants and the guardians of the sacred ground, seated on jewelled thrones and adorned with jewelled ornaments.
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BvP 3 41.32
तान्सम्भाष्य भृगुः शीघ्रं महाबलपराक्रमः ।। पर्शुहस्तस्स परशुरामो गन्तुं समुद्यतः
tānsambhāṣya bhṛguḥ śīghraṃ mahābalaparākramaḥ || parśuhastassa paraśurāmo gantuṃ samudyataḥ
Having spoken with them, Bhṛgu's (descendant), of great strength and prowess — that Paraśurāma, axe in hand — quickly made ready to go.
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BvP 3 41.33
गच्छन्तं तं गणेशश्च क्षणं तिष्ठेत्युवाच ह ।। निद्रितो निद्रया युक्तो महादेवोऽधुनेति च
gacchantaṃ taṃ gaṇeśaśca kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭhetyuvāca ha || nidrito nidrayā yukto mahādevo'dhuneti ca
And as he was going, Gaṇeśa said to him, "Wait a moment! Mahādeva is asleep now, overcome by sleep,
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BvP 3 41.34
ईश्वराज्ञां गृहीत्वाऽहमत्रागत्य क्षणान्तरे ।। त्वया सार्द्धं गमिष्यामि भ्रातस्तिष्ठात्र साम्प्रतम्
īśvarājñāṃ gṛhītvā'hamatrāgatya kṣaṇāntare || tvayā sārddhaṃ gamiṣyāmi bhrātastiṣṭhātra sāmpratam
I shall obtain the Lord's permission and come back here in a moment, and then go along with you; brother, stay here for the present."
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BvP 3 41.35
गणेशवाक्यं परशुरामश्श्रुत्वा महाबलः ।। बृहस्पतिसमो वक्ता प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे।।
gaṇeśavākyaṃ paraśurāmaśśrutvā mahābalaḥ || bṛhaspatisamo vaktā pravaktumupacakrame||
Hearing Gaṇeśa's words, the mighty Paraśurāma, a speaker equal to Bṛhaspati, began to speak.
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