Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 6
BvP 3 6.1
शौनक उवाच ।। नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा नारदो हृष्टमानसः ।। किं पप्रच्छ पुनः साधो तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन
śaunaka uvāca || nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā nārado hṛṣṭamānasaḥ || kiṃ papraccha punaḥ sādho tanme brūhi tapodhana
Śaunaka said: Having heard Nārāyaṇa's words, Nārada, glad at heart — what did he ask next, O good one? Tell me that, O you rich in austerity.
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BvP 3 6.2
सूत उवाच ।। नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा नारदो हृष्टमानसः ।। व्रतारम्भविधानं च संप्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे ।।
sūta uvāca || nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā nārado hṛṣṭamānasaḥ || vratārambhavidhānaṃ ca saṃpraṣṭumupacakrame ||
Sūta said: Having heard Nārāyaṇa's words, Nārada, his mind delighted, set about asking further about the rule for beginning the vow.
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BvP 3 6.3
नारद उवाच ।। कृतं केन प्रकारेण व्रतमेतच्छुभावहम्।। तन्मे ब्रूहि मुनिश्रेष्ठ पार्वत्या भर्तुराज्ञया
nārada uvāca || kṛtaṃ kena prakāreṇa vratametacchubhāvaham|| tanme brūhi muniśreṣṭha pārvatyā bharturājñayā
Nārada said: In what manner was this vow, which brings good fortune, performed? Tell me that, best of sages — (how it was performed) by Pārvatī at her husband's command.
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BvP 3 6.4
ललाभ जन्म भूतेशः कृते सुव्रतया व्रते ।। ब्रह्मन्केन प्रकारेण तन्नः शंसितुमर्हसि
lalābha janma bhūteśaḥ kṛte suvratayā vrate || brahmankena prakāreṇa tannaḥ śaṃsitumarhasi
When the vow had been performed by her of the excellent vow, the Lord of beings obtained birth. O brahmin, in what manner (was this)? That you ought to relate to us.
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BvP 3 6.5
नारायण उवाच।। कथयित्वा कथां दिव्यां विधानं च व्रतस्य च ।। स्वयं विधाता तपसां जगाम तपसे शिवः
nārāyaṇa uvāca|| kathayitvā kathāṃ divyāṃ vidhānaṃ ca vratasya ca || svayaṃ vidhātā tapasāṃ jagāma tapase śivaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Having told the divine story and the rule of the vow, Śiva, himself the ordainer of austerities, went off to perform austerity.
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BvP 3 6.6
हरेराराधनव्यग्रो मूर्त्तिभेदधरो हरिः ।। हरिभावनशीलश्च हरिध्यानपरायणः ।।
harerārādhanavyagro mūrttibhedadharo hariḥ || haribhāvanaśīlaśca haridhyānaparāyaṇaḥ ||
Hari (Śiva) was intent upon the worship of Hari, himself bearing a distinct form of Hari, given to meditating on Hari, wholly devoted to the contemplation of Hari.
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BvP 3 6.7
परमानन्दपूर्णश्च ज्ञानानन्दः सनातनः ।। दिवानिशं न जानाति हरिमन्त्रं बहिः स्मरन्
paramānandapūrṇaśca jñānānandaḥ sanātanaḥ || divāniśaṃ na jānāti harimantraṃ bahiḥ smaran
Full of the highest bliss, (he was) knowledge-and-bliss, eternal; muttering the mantra of Hari aloud, he did not know day from night.
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BvP 3 6.8
प्रहृष्टमनसा देवी पार्वती भर्तुराज्ञया ।। किङ्करान्प्रेरयामास विप्रांश्च व्रतहेतवे
prahṛṣṭamanasā devī pārvatī bharturājñayā || kiṅkarānprerayāmāsa viprāṃśca vratahetave
With a delighted mind, the goddess Pārvatī, at her husband's command, sent forth servants and brahmins for the sake of the vow.
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BvP 3 6.9
आनीय सर्वद्रव्याणि व्रते योग्यानि यानि च।। व्रतं कर्तुं समारेभे शुभदा सा शुभे क्षणे
ānīya sarvadravyāṇi vrate yogyāni yāni ca|| vrataṃ kartuṃ samārebhe śubhadā sā śubhe kṣaṇe
Having had brought all the materials that are fit for the vow, she, the giver of good, began to perform the vow at an auspicious moment.
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BvP 3 6.10
सनत्कुमारो भगवानाजगाम विधेः सुतः ।। मूर्त्तिमांस्तेजसा राशिः प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा
sanatkumāro bhagavānājagāma vidheḥ sutaḥ || mūrttimāṃstejasā rāśiḥ prajvalanbrahmatejasā
The lord Sanatkumāra, son of the Creator, came, embodied, a mass of splendour, blazing with brahmic radiance.
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BvP 3 6.11
ब्रह्माऽऽजगाम हृष्टश्च ब्रह्मलोकात्सभार्य्यकः ।। अतित्रस्तो हि भगवानाजगाम महेश्वरः
brahmā''jagāma hṛṣṭaśca brahmalokātsabhāryyakaḥ || atitrasto hi bhagavānājagāma maheśvaraḥ
And Brahmā came, delighted, from Brahmaloka together with his wife; and the lord Maheśvara came, greatly awed.
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BvP 3 6.12
विष्णुः क्षीरोदशायी च सलक्ष्मीकश्चतुर्भुजः ।। भगवाञ्जगतां पाता शास्ता भर्त्ता सपार्षदः
viṣṇuḥ kṣīrodaśāyī ca salakṣmīkaścaturbhujaḥ || bhagavāñjagatāṃ pātā śāstā bharttā sapārṣadaḥ
And Viṣṇu, who sleeps on the ocean of milk, four-armed, with Lakṣmī — the Lord, protector, ruler and sustainer of the worlds — with his attendants;
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BvP 3 6.13
वनमालाधर श्यामो भूषितो रत्नभूषणैः ।। तथा सम्भृतसम्भारो रत्नयानेन नारद
vanamālādhara śyāmo bhūṣito ratnabhūṣaṇaiḥ || tathā sambhṛtasambhāro ratnayānena nārada
dark-hued, wearing a garland of forest flowers, adorned with jewelled ornaments, and with his equipage assembled, (he came) in a jewelled vehicle, O Nārada.
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BvP 3 6.14
सनकश्च सनन्दश्च कपिलश्च सनातनः ।। आसुरिश्च क्रतुर्हंसो वोढुः पञ्चशिखोऽरुणिः
sanakaśca sanandaśca kapilaśca sanātanaḥ || āsuriśca kraturhaṃso voḍhuḥ pañcaśikho'ruṇiḥ
And Sanaka and Sananda and Kapila and Sanātana, and Āsuri, Kratu, Haṃsa, Voḍhu, Pañcaśikha, Aruṇi;
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BvP 3 6.15
यतिश्च सुमतिश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च सहानुगः ।। पुलहश्च पुलस्त्यश्चाप्यत्रिश्च भृगुरंगिराः
yatiśca sumatiścaiva vasiṣṭhaśca sahānugaḥ || pulahaśca pulastyaścāpyatriśca bhṛguraṃgirāḥ
and Yati and Sumati, and Vasiṣṭha with his followers, and Pulaha and Pulastya, and Atri, Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras;
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BvP 3 6.16
अगस्त्यश्च प्रचेताश्च दुर्वासाश्च्यवनस्तथा ।। मरीचिः कश्यपः कण्वो जरत्कारुश्च गौतमः
agastyaśca pracetāśca durvāsāścyavanastathā || marīciḥ kaśyapaḥ kaṇvo jaratkāruśca gautamaḥ
and Agastya and Pracetas and Durvāsas and Cyavana, Marīci, Kaśyapa, Kaṇva, and Jaratkāru and Gautama;
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BvP 3 6.17
बृहस्पतिरुतथ्यश्च संवर्तः सौभरिस्तथा ।। जाबालिर्जमदग्निश्च जैगीषव्यश्च देवलः ।।
bṛhaspatirutathyaśca saṃvartaḥ saubharistathā || jābālirjamadagniśca jaigīṣavyaśca devalaḥ ||
Bṛhaspati and Utathya, Saṃvarta and likewise Saubhari, Jābāli and Jamadagni, and Jaigīṣavya and Devala;
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BvP 3 6.18
गोकामुखो वक्ररथः पारिभद्रः पराशरः ।। विश्वामित्रो वामदेव ऋष्यशृंगो विभाण्डकः
gokāmukho vakrarathaḥ pāribhadraḥ parāśaraḥ || viśvāmitro vāmadeva ṛṣyaśṛṃgo vibhāṇḍakaḥ
Gokāmukha, Vakraratha, Pāribhadra, Parāśara, Viśvāmitra, Vāmadeva, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Vibhāṇḍaka;
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BvP 3 6.19
मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डुश्च पुष्करो लोमशस्तथा ।। कौत्सो वत्सश्च दक्षश्च बालाग्निरघमर्षणः
mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍuśca puṣkaro lomaśastathā || kautso vatsaśca dakṣaśca bālāgniraghamarṣaṇaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya and Mṛkaṇḍu, Puṣkara and likewise Lomaśa, Kautsa and Vatsa and Dakṣa, Bālāgni, Aghamarṣaṇa;
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BvP 3 6.20
कात्यायनः कणादश्च पाणिनिः शाकटायनः ।। शंकुरापिशलिश्चैव शाकल्यः शङ्ख एव च
kātyāyanaḥ kaṇādaśca pāṇiniḥ śākaṭāyanaḥ || śaṃkurāpiśaliścaiva śākalyaḥ śaṅkha eva ca
Kātyāyana and Kaṇāda, Pāṇini, Śākaṭāyana, and Śaṃku and Āpiśali, Śākalya and Śaṅkha too.
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BvP 3 6.21
एते चान्ये च बहवः सशिष्या मुनयो मुने ।। आवां च धर्म्मपुत्रौ च नरनारायणौ समौ
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ saśiṣyā munayo mune || āvāṃ ca dharmmaputrau ca naranārāyaṇau samau
These and many other sages with their disciples, O sage, and we two, the two sons of Dharma, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, alike (in form).
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BvP 3 6.22
दिक्पालाश्च तथा देवा यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नराः ।। आजग्मुः पर्वताः सर्वे सगणाः पार्वतीव्रते
dikpālāśca tathā devā yakṣagandharvakinnarāḥ || ājagmuḥ parvatāḥ sarve sagaṇāḥ pārvatīvrate
And the guardians of the quarters, and the gods, yakṣas, gandharvas and kinnaras, and all the mountains with their hosts, came to Pārvatī's vow.
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BvP 3 6.23
हिमालयः शैलराजः सापत्यश्च सभार्यकः ।। सगणः सानुगश्चैव रत्नभूषणभूषितः
himālayaḥ śailarājaḥ sāpatyaśca sabhāryakaḥ || sagaṇaḥ sānugaścaiva ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
Himālaya, king of mountains, with his children and his wife, with his host and his followers, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 3 6.24
तथा सम्भृतसम्भारो नानाद्रव्यसमन्वितः ।। मणि माणिक्यरत्नानि व्रते योग्यानि यानि च
tathā sambhṛtasambhāro nānādravyasamanvitaḥ || maṇi māṇikyaratnāni vrate yogyāni yāni ca
and likewise with his equipage assembled, provided with various goods — gems, rubies and jewels, whatever are fit for the vow.
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BvP 3 6.26
दशलक्षं गवां रत्नं शतलक्षं सुवर्णकम् ।। रुचकानां हीरकाणां स्पर्शानां च तथैव च
daśalakṣaṃ gavāṃ ratnaṃ śatalakṣaṃ suvarṇakam || rucakānāṃ hīrakāṇāṃ sparśānāṃ ca tathaiva ca
Ten lakhs of cows, jewels, a hundred lakhs of gold, and likewise of rucaka-gems, of diamonds, and of touchstones,
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BvP 3 6.27
मुक्तानां च चतुर्लक्षं कौस्तुभानां सहस्रकम् ।। सुस्वादुनानाद्रव्याणां लक्षभाराणि कौतुकी ।। अनन्तरत्नप्रभव आजगाम सुताव्रते
muktānāṃ ca caturlakṣaṃ kaustubhānāṃ sahasrakam || susvādunānādravyāṇāṃ lakṣabhārāṇi kautukī || anantaratnaprabhava ājagāma sutāvrate
And four hundred thousand pearls and a thousand kaustubha gems; and, eager with delight, (he came) with a hundred thousand loads of various sweet-tasting goods — the source of endless jewels came, O (Nārada), to the vow (performed) for a son.
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BvP 3 6.28
ब्राह्मणा मनवः सिद्धा नागा विद्याधरास्तथा ।। संन्यासिनो भिक्षुकाश्च बन्दिनः पार्वतीव्रते
brāhmaṇā manavaḥ siddhā nāgā vidyādharāstathā || saṃnyāsino bhikṣukāśca bandinaḥ pārvatīvrate
Brahmins, Manus, Siddhas, Nāgas and Vidyādharas, ascetics and mendicants and bards (came) to Pārvatī's vow.
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BvP 3 6.29
नानाप्रकारवस्तूनि जगत्यां दुर्लभानि च ।। लक्षं च गजरत्नानामश्वरत्नं त्रिलक्षकम् विद्याधरी नर्तकी च नर्त्तकाऽप्सरसां गणाः ।। नानाविधा वाद्यभाण्डा आजग्मुः शिवमन्दिरम्
nānāprakāravastūni jagatyāṃ durlabhāni ca || lakṣaṃ ca gajaratnānāmaśvaratnaṃ trilakṣakam vidyādharī nartakī ca narttakā'psarasāṃ gaṇāḥ || nānāvidhā vādyabhāṇḍā ājagmuḥ śivamandiram
Goods of many kinds, hard to obtain in the world, and a hundred thousand choice elephants and three hundred thousand choice horses; Vidyādhara women and dancing-girls and dancers, the hosts of Apsarases, and musical instruments of many sorts — (all these) came to Śiva's dwelling.
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BvP 3 6.30
कैलासराजमार्गं च चन्दनेन सुसंस्कृतम् ।। आम्रपल्लवसूत्राढ्यं कदलीस्तम्भशोभितम्
kailāsarājamārgaṃ ca candanena susaṃskṛtam || āmrapallavasūtrāḍhyaṃ kadalīstambhaśobhitam
And the royal road of Kailāsa, well prepared with sandal paste, richly furnished with strings of mango sprouts, adorned with plantain-trunk pillars,
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BvP 3 6.31
दूर्वाधान्यफलैः पर्णलाजपुष्पैर्विभूषितम् ।। निर्मितं पद्मरागेण ददृशुस्ते गणा मुदा
dūrvādhānyaphalaiḥ parṇalājapuṣpairvibhūṣitam || nirmitaṃ padmarāgeṇa dadṛśuste gaṇā mudā
decorated with dūrvā grass, grain, fruits, leaves, parched grain and flowers, and made of ruby — that the hosts beheld with joy.
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BvP 3 6.32
उच्चैः सिंहासनेष्वेते पूजिताः शङ्करेण च ।। कैलासवासिनः सर्वे परमानन्दसंयुताः
uccaiḥ siṃhāsaneṣvete pūjitāḥ śaṅkareṇa ca || kailāsavāsinaḥ sarve paramānandasaṃyutāḥ
These were honoured by Śaṅkara upon high lion-thrones; all the dwellers of Kailāsa were filled with the highest bliss.
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BvP 3 6.33
दानाध्यक्षः शुनासीरः कुबेरः कोशरक्षकः ।। आदेष्टा च स्वयं सूर्य्यः परिवेष्टा जलाधिपः
dānādhyakṣaḥ śunāsīraḥ kuberaḥ kośarakṣakaḥ || ādeṣṭā ca svayaṃ sūryyaḥ pariveṣṭā jalādhipaḥ
Śunāsīra (Indra) was superintendent of the gifts, Kubera the guardian of the treasury, the Sun himself the director, and the lord of waters (Varuṇa) the server of food.
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BvP 3 6.34
दध्नां नद्यः सहस्राणि दुग्धानां च तथैव च ।। सहस्राणि घृतानां च गुडानां च शतानि च
dadhnāṃ nadyaḥ sahasrāṇi dugdhānāṃ ca tathaiva ca || sahasrāṇi ghṛtānāṃ ca guḍānāṃ ca śatāni ca
Thousands of rivers of curds, and likewise of milk, and thousands of clarified butter, and hundreds of molasses,
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BvP 3 6.35
माध्वीकानां सहस्राणि तैलानां च शतानि च ।। लक्षाणि चैव तक्राणां बभूवुः पार्वतीव्रते
mādhvīkānāṃ sahasrāṇi tailānāṃ ca śatāni ca || lakṣāṇi caiva takrāṇāṃ babhūvuḥ pārvatīvrate
thousands of mead-liquors and hundreds of oils, and hundreds of thousands of buttermilk — such there were at Pārvatī's vow.
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BvP 3 6.36
पीयूषाणां च कुम्भानि शतलक्षाणि नारद ।। मिष्टान्नानां शर्कराणां बभूवुर्लक्षराशयः ।। यवगोधूमचूर्णानां घृताक्तानां च नारद
pīyūṣāṇāṃ ca kumbhāni śatalakṣāṇi nārada || miṣṭānnānāṃ śarkarāṇāṃ babhūvurlakṣarāśayaḥ || yavagodhūmacūrṇānāṃ ghṛtāktānāṃ ca nārada
And ten million jars of nectar-drink, O Nārada; there were a hundred thousand heaps of sweet foods and of sugar; and of barley- and wheat-flour smeared with ghee, O Nārada,
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BvP 3 6.37
स्वस्तिकानां च पूर्णानां बभूवुर्लक्षराशयः ।। गुडसंस्कृतलाजानां बभूवुः कोटिराशयः
svastikānāṃ ca pūrṇānāṃ babhūvurlakṣarāśayaḥ || guḍasaṃskṛtalājānāṃ babhūvuḥ koṭirāśayaḥ
and of svastika cakes, complete, there were a hundred thousand heaps; of parched grain prepared with molasses there were ten-million heaps.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 6.38
शालीनां पृथुकानां च राशीनां दशकोटयः।। वरतण्डुलराशीनां मुने संख्या न विद्यते
śālīnāṃ pṛthukānāṃ ca rāśīnāṃ daśakoṭayaḥ|| varataṇḍularāśīnāṃ mune saṃkhyā na vidyate
Of rice and of flattened rice there were a hundred million heaps; of heaps of the finest rice-grains, O sage, there was no counting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.39
स्वर्णरौप्यप्रवालानां मणीनां च महामुने ।। बभूवुः पर्वतास्तत्र कैलासे पार्वती व्रते
svarṇaraupyapravālānāṃ maṇīnāṃ ca mahāmune || babhūvuḥ parvatāstatra kailāse pārvatī vrate
Of gold, silver, coral and gems, O great sage, there were mountains there on Kailāsa at Pārvatī's vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.40
पायसं पिष्टकं चैव शाल्यन्नं सुमनोहरम् ।। चकार लक्ष्मीः पाकं च व्यञ्जनं घृतसंस्कृतम्
pāyasaṃ piṣṭakaṃ caiva śālyannaṃ sumanoharam || cakāra lakṣmīḥ pākaṃ ca vyañjanaṃ ghṛtasaṃskṛtam
Milk-rice and cakes and most delicious rice — Lakṣmī did the cooking, and (made) a curry seasoned with ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.41
बुभुजे देवर्षिगणैः शिवो नारायणेन च ।। बभूवुर्लक्षविप्राश्च परिवेषणकारकाः
bubhuje devarṣigaṇaiḥ śivo nārāyaṇena ca || babhūvurlakṣaviprāśca pariveṣaṇakārakāḥ
Śiva ate together with the hosts of gods and sages and with Nārāyaṇa; and there were a hundred thousand brahmins who acted as servers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.42
ताम्बूलं च ददौ तेभ्यः कर्पूरादिसुवासितम् ।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थेभ्यो विप्रलक्षाः सुदक्षकाः
tāmbūlaṃ ca dadau tebhyaḥ karpūrādisuvāsitam || ratnasiṃhāsanasthebhyo vipralakṣāḥ sudakṣakāḥ
And a hundred thousand very skilful brahmins gave them betel, well perfumed with camphor and the rest, as they sat on jewelled lion-thrones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.43
रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च विष्णुं क्षीरोदशायिनम् ।। सेव्यमानं पार्षदैश्च सस्मितैः श्वेतचामरैः
ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca viṣṇuṃ kṣīrodaśāyinam || sevyamānaṃ pārṣadaiśca sasmitaiḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ
And Viṣṇu, who sleeps on the ocean of milk, seated on a jewelled lion-throne, attended by his smiling companions with white yak-tail fans,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.44
ऋषिभिः स्तूयमानं च सिद्धैर्देवगणैस्तथा ।। विद्याधरीणां नृत्यानि पश्यन्तं सस्मितं मुदा
ṛṣibhiḥ stūyamānaṃ ca siddhairdevagaṇaistathā || vidyādharīṇāṃ nṛtyāni paśyantaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā
praised by the sages and by the Siddhas and the hosts of gods, watching with a smile and with delight the dances of the Vidyādhara women —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.46
ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितो युक्तं व्रतं कर्त्तव्यमीप्सितम् ।। देवर्षिगणपूर्णायां सभायां संपुटाञ्जलिः
brahmaṇā prerito yuktaṃ vrataṃ karttavyamīpsitam || devarṣigaṇapūrṇāyāṃ sabhāyāṃ saṃpuṭāñjaliḥ
urged by Brahmā (that) the desired vow ought properly to be performed, in the assembly filled with the hosts of gods and sages, with hands cupped in reverence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 6.47
श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। मदीयं वचनं नाथ श्रीनिवास शृणु प्रभो ।। तपस्स्वरूप तपसां कर्मणां च फलप्रद
śrīmahādeva uvāca || madīyaṃ vacanaṃ nātha śrīnivāsa śṛṇu prabho || tapassvarūpa tapasāṃ karmaṇāṃ ca phalaprada
Śrī Mahādeva said: Hear my word, O lord, O abode of Śrī, O master; O you whose very form is austerity, giver of the fruit of austerities and of works,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.48
व्रतानां जपयज्ञानां पूजानां सर्वपूजित ।। सर्वेषां बीजरूपेण वाञ्छाकल्पतरो हरे
vratānāṃ japayajñānāṃ pūjānāṃ sarvapūjita || sarveṣāṃ bījarūpeṇa vāñchākalpataro hare
(You are the fruit-giver) of vows, of muttered prayers and sacrifices, of worships, O you worshipped by all; being the seed-form of them all, you are the wish-fulfilling tree, O Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.49
सुपुण्यं च व्रतं कर्त्तुं ब्रह्मन्निच्छति पार्वती ।। पुत्रार्थिनी सा शोकार्त्ता हृदयेन विदूयता
supuṇyaṃ ca vrataṃ karttuṃ brahmannicchati pārvatī || putrārthinī sā śokārttā hṛdayena vidūyatā
Pārvatī wishes, O Brahman, to perform the highly meritorious vow; desiring a son, she is stricken with grief, her heart tormented.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.50
रतिभंगे कृते देवैर्व्यर्थवीर्य्यशुचार्दिता ।। प्रबोधिता मया साध्वी विविधैर्वचनामृतैः
ratibhaṃge kṛte devairvyarthavīryyaśucārditā || prabodhitā mayā sādhvī vividhairvacanāmṛtaiḥ
When the love-union was broken by the gods, she was afflicted with sorrow at the seed's being wasted; that virtuous woman was consoled by me with various nectar-like words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.51
सत्पुत्रं स्वामिसौभाग्यं सुव्रता याचते व्रते ।। ताभ्यां विना न सन्तुष्टा स्वप्राणांस्त्यक्तुमिच्छति
satputraṃ svāmisaubhāgyaṃ suvratā yācate vrate || tābhyāṃ vinā na santuṣṭā svaprāṇāṃstyaktumicchati
The woman of good vows asks in the rite for a good son and for the good fortune of (having) a husband; without those two she is not content, and wishes to give up her own life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.52
पुरा त्यक्त्वा स्वदेहं च पितृयज्ञे च मानिनी ।। मन्निन्दया हिमवति पुनर्जन्म ललाभ सा
purā tyaktvā svadehaṃ ca pitṛyajñe ca māninī || mannindayā himavati punarjanma lalābha sā
Formerly the proud woman, having abandoned her own body at her father's sacrifice because of the insult to me, obtained rebirth again in (the house of) Himavat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.53
सर्वं जानासि वृत्तान्तं सर्वज्ञं त्वां वदामि किम् ।। दीनां तां वद तत्त्वज्ञ परिणामशुभप्रदाम्
sarvaṃ jānāsi vṛttāntaṃ sarvajñaṃ tvāṃ vadāmi kim || dīnāṃ tāṃ vada tattvajña pariṇāmaśubhapradām
You know the whole story; what shall I tell you, who are all-knowing? Speak to her, the wretched one, O knower of truth—(a word) that will bring about good in the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.54
दुर्निवार्य्यश्च सर्वेश स्त्रीस्वभावश्च चापलः।। दुस्त्यज्यं योगिभिः सिद्धैरस्माभिश्च तपस्विभिः
durnivāryyaśca sarveśa strīsvabhāvaśca cāpalaḥ|| dustyajyaṃ yogibhiḥ siddhairasmābhiśca tapasvibhiḥ
And the nature of women, O lord of all, is fickle and hard to restrain; it is hard to give up for yogins, for the perfected ones, and for us ascetics too—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.55
जितेन्द्रियैर्जितक्रोधैः स्त्रीरूपं मोहकारणम् ।। सर्वमायाकरण्डं च कामवर्द्धनकारणम्
jitendriyairjitakrodhaiḥ strīrūpaṃ mohakāraṇam || sarvamāyākaraṇḍaṃ ca kāmavarddhanakāraṇam
—(hard to give up) even for those who have conquered their senses and their anger: the form of woman is the cause of delusion, the basket of all illusion, the cause of the increase of desire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.56
ब्रह्मास्त्रं कामदेवस्य दुर्भेद्यं जयकारणम् ।। सुनिर्मितं च विधिना सर्वाद्यं विधिपूर्वकम्
brahmāstraṃ kāmadevasya durbhedyaṃ jayakāraṇam || sunirmitaṃ ca vidhinā sarvādyaṃ vidhipūrvakam
the brahmā-weapon of the god of love, hard to pierce, the cause of (his) victory, well fashioned by the Creator, first of all things, made according to rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.57
मोक्षद्वारकपाटं च हरिभक्तिनिरोधनम् ।। संसारबन्धनस्तम्भरज्जुरूपमकृन्तनम्
mokṣadvārakapāṭaṃ ca haribhaktinirodhanam || saṃsārabandhanastambharajjurūpamakṛntanam
the door-panel (that shuts) the gate of liberation, the obstruction of devotion to Hari, the uncuttable rope-form of the post that binds one to worldly existence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.58
वैराग्यनाशबीजं च शश्वद्रागविवर्द्धनम् ।। पत्तनं साहसानां च दोषाणामालयं सदा
vairāgyanāśabījaṃ ca śaśvadrāgavivarddhanam || pattanaṃ sāhasānāṃ ca doṣāṇāmālayaṃ sadā
the seed of the destruction of dispassion, the constant increaser of passion, the city of rash deeds, ever the abode of faults,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.59
अप्रत्ययानां क्षेत्रं च स्वयं कपटमूर्तिमत् ।। अहङ्काराश्रयं शश्वद्विषकुम्भं सुधामुखम्
apratyayānāṃ kṣetraṃ ca svayaṃ kapaṭamūrtimat || ahaṅkārāśrayaṃ śaśvadviṣakumbhaṃ sudhāmukham
the field of untrustworthy things, deceit itself embodied, ever the resting-place of egotism, a pot of poison with nectar at its mouth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.60
सर्वैरसाध्यमानं च दुराराध्यं च सर्वदा ।। स्वकार्य्यसाध्याचाराढ्यं कलहांकुरकारणम्
sarvairasādhyamānaṃ ca durārādhyaṃ ca sarvadā || svakāryyasādhyācārāḍhyaṃ kalahāṃkurakāraṇam
not to be mastered by anyone, always hard to propitiate, rich in conduct that accomplishes its own ends, the cause of the sprouting of quarrels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.61
सर्वं निवेदितं ब्रह्मन्कर्त्तव्यं वक्तुमर्हसि ।। कार्य्यं सर्वं परामर्शे परिणामसुखावहम्
sarvaṃ niveditaṃ brahmankarttavyaṃ vaktumarhasi || kāryyaṃ sarvaṃ parāmarśe pariṇāmasukhāvaham
Everything has been reported, O Brahman; you ought to say what is to be done. All action is (settled) in deliberation—(the action) that brings happiness in the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.62
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान्निरीक्ष्य ब्रह्मणो मुखम् ।। विरराम सभामध्ये स्तुत्वा च कमलापतिम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ityevamuktvā bhagavānnirīkṣya brahmaṇo mukham || virarāma sabhāmadhye stutvā ca kamalāpatim
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having spoken thus, the Lord (Śiva), looking at Brahmā's face, fell silent in the midst of the assembly, having praised the husband of Kamalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.63
शङ्करस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य जगदीश्वरः ।। हितं च नीतिवचनं प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे
śaṅkarasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahasya jagadīśvaraḥ || hitaṃ ca nītivacanaṃ pravaktumupacakrame
Having heard Śaṅkara's words, the Lord of the world smiled and began to speak a beneficial word of good counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.64
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच ।। सुपुण्यकव्रतं सारं सतीसन्तानहेतवे ।। स्वामिसौभाग्यबीजं च पत्नी ते कर्तुमिच्छति
śrīviṣṇuruvāca || supuṇyakavrataṃ sāraṃ satīsantānahetave || svāmisaubhāgyabījaṃ ca patnī te kartumicchati
Śrī Viṣṇu said: Your wife wishes to perform the Puṇyaka vow, the essential (rite), for the sake of a chaste woman's offspring and (as) the seed of the good fortune of (keeping) her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.66
आत्मा साक्षिस्वरूपश्च ज्योतीरूपः सनातनः ।। निराश्रयश्च निर्लिप्तो निरुपाधिर्निरामयः
ātmā sākṣisvarūpaśca jyotīrūpaḥ sanātanaḥ || nirāśrayaśca nirlipto nirupādhirnirāmayaḥ
The Self is of the nature of a witness, of the nature of light, eternal, without support, unattached, without limiting conditions, free from disease;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.67
भक्तप्राणश्च भक्तेशो भक्तानुग्रहकारकः।। दुराराध्यो हि योऽन्येषां भक्तानामतिसाधकः
bhaktaprāṇaśca bhakteśo bhaktānugrahakārakaḥ|| durārādhyo hi yo'nyeṣāṃ bhaktānāmatisādhakaḥ
he is the very life of his devotees, the lord of devotees, the bestower of grace upon devotees; he who is hard for others to propitiate is most readily attained by his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.68
भक्त्यधीनो हि भगवान्सर्वसिद्धो हि निष्फलः ।। ते यस्य च कलाः पुंसो ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
bhaktyadhīno hi bhagavānsarvasiddho hi niṣphalaḥ || te yasya ca kalāḥ puṃso brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
Indeed the Lord is subject to devotion; being wholly accomplished, he is without (need of) fruit; and Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara are portions of that Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.69
सर्वासाध्यं दुराराध्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ।। सुखदं सुखसारं च मोक्षदं पार्वतीश्वर महान्विराड्यदंशश्च निर्लिप्तः प्रकृतेः परः ।। अव्ययो निग्रहश्चोग्रो भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः
sarvāsādhyaṃ durārādhyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || sukhadaṃ sukhasāraṃ ca mokṣadaṃ pārvatīśvara mahānvirāḍyadaṃśaśca nirliptaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ || avyayo nigrahaścogro bhaktānugrahavigrahaḥ
(That mantra is) unattainable by all, hard to propitiate, bestowing the fruit of every desire; it gives happiness, is the essence of happiness, and gives liberation, O lord of Pārvatī. The great Virāṭ is a portion of him; (he is) unattached, beyond prakṛti, imperishable, restraint itself, fierce, whose very body is favour to his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 6.70
उग्रग्रहो ग्रहाणां च ग्रहनिग्रहकारकः। त्रिकोटिजन्ममध्ये च न साध्यो भवता विना
ugragraho grahāṇāṃ ca grahanigrahakārakaḥ| trikoṭijanmamadhye ca na sādhyo bhavatā vinā
(He is) the fierce seizer, and among the planets the one who checks the planets; within three crores of births (he is) not to be attained without you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 6.71
लब्धवा हि भारते जन्म हरिभक्तिं लभेन्नरः ।। सेवनं क्षुद्रदेवानां कृत्वा सप्तसु जन्मसु
labdhavā hi bhārate janma haribhaktiṃ labhennaraḥ || sevanaṃ kṣudradevānāṃ kṛtvā saptasu janmasu
Having obtained birth in Bhārata, a man may obtain devotion to Hari; having done service to the lesser gods through seven births,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.72
सूर्य्यमन्त्रमवाप्नोति केवलं स तदाशिषा ।। सूर्य्यमन्त्रं समाराध्य त्रिषु जन्मसु भारते
sūryyamantramavāpnoti kevalaṃ sa tadāśiṣā || sūryyamantraṃ samārādhya triṣu janmasu bhārate
he obtains merely the Sun's mantra, by their blessing; and having duly worshipped the Sun's mantra for three births in Bhārata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.73
प्राप्नोति शैवं मन्त्रं च सर्वदं मानवो मुदा ।। संसेव्य परया भक्त्या त्वामेवं सप्तजन्मसु
prāpnoti śaivaṃ mantraṃ ca sarvadaṃ mānavo mudā || saṃsevya parayā bhaktyā tvāmevaṃ saptajanmasu
the man joyfully obtains the Śaiva mantra, which grants everything; and having served you thus with supreme devotion for seven births,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.74
प्राप्नोति मायामन्त्रं च त्वत्पदाब्जप्रसादतः ।। शतं जन्मसु चाराध्य मायां नारायणीं पराम्
prāpnoti māyāmantraṃ ca tvatpadābjaprasādataḥ || śataṃ janmasu cārādhya māyāṃ nārāyaṇīṃ parām
he obtains the Māyā mantra, by the grace of your lotus feet; and having worshipped Māyā, the supreme Nārāyaṇī, for a hundred births,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.75
नारायणकलां सेव्यां समवाप्नोति मानवः ।। कलां निषेव्य वर्षेऽत्र पुण्यक्षेत्रे सुदुर्लभे
nārāyaṇakalāṃ sevyāṃ samavāpnoti mānavaḥ || kalāṃ niṣevya varṣe'tra puṇyakṣetre sudurlabhe
the man attains the portion of Nārāyaṇa that is to be served; and having served that portion in this land, in a holy place very hard to obtain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.76
कृष्णभक्तिमवाप्नोति भक्तसंसर्गहैतुकीम् ।। संप्राप्य भक्तिं निष्पक्वां भ्रामंभ्रामं च भारते
kṛṣṇabhaktimavāpnoti bhaktasaṃsargahaitukīm || saṃprāpya bhaktiṃ niṣpakvāṃ bhrāmaṃbhrāmaṃ ca bhārate
he obtains devotion to Kṛṣṇa, caused by association with devotees; having got that devotion still unripe, and wandering again and again in Bhārata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.77
प्राप्नोति परिपक्वां च भक्तिं भक्तनिषेवया ।। तदा भक्तप्रसादेन देवानामाशिषा शिव ।। श्रीकृष्णमन्त्रं प्राप्नोति निर्वाणफलदं परम्
prāpnoti paripakvāṃ ca bhaktiṃ bhaktaniṣevayā || tadā bhaktaprasādena devānāmāśiṣā śiva || śrīkṛṣṇamantraṃ prāpnoti nirvāṇaphaladaṃ param
he attains fully ripened devotion through service to devotees; then, by the grace of the devotees and by the blessing of the gods, O Śiva, he obtains the supreme mantra of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, which yields nirvāṇa as its fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.78
कृष्णव्रतं कृष्णमन्त्रं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ।। कृष्णतुल्यो भवेद्भक्तश्चिरं कृष्णनिषेवया
kṛṣṇavrataṃ kṛṣṇamantraṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || kṛṣṇatulyo bhavedbhaktaściraṃ kṛṣṇaniṣevayā
The vow of Kṛṣṇa and the mantra of Kṛṣṇa bestow the fruit of all desires; a devotee becomes equal to Kṛṣṇa by long service to Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.79
महति प्रलये पातः सर्वेषां वै सुनिश्चितम् ।। न पातः कृष्णभक्तानां साधूनामविनाशिनाम्
mahati pralaye pātaḥ sarveṣāṃ vai suniścitam || na pātaḥ kṛṣṇabhaktānāṃ sādhūnāmavināśinām
At the great dissolution the fall of all is quite certain; but there is no fall for the devotees of Kṛṣṇa, the good ones who are not subject to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.80
अविनाशिनि गोलोके मोदन्ते कृष्णकिंकराः ।। हसन्ति ते सुनिश्चिन्ता देवान्ब्रह्मादिकाञ्छिव
avināśini goloke modante kṛṣṇakiṃkarāḥ || hasanti te suniścintā devānbrahmādikāñchiva
In imperishable Goloka the servants of Kṛṣṇa rejoice; wholly free from care, they laugh at the gods beginning with Brahmā, O Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.81
त्वं संहर्त्ता च सर्वेषां न भक्तानां महेश्वर ।। माया मोहयते सर्वान्भक्तान्न कृपया मम
tvaṃ saṃharttā ca sarveṣāṃ na bhaktānāṃ maheśvara || māyā mohayate sarvānbhaktānna kṛpayā mama
You are the destroyer of all, but not of the devotees, O great lord; Māyā deludes all, but not the devotees, by my grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.82
माया नारायणी माता सर्वेषां कृष्णभक्तिदा ।। न कृष्णभक्तिं प्राप्नोति विना मायानिषेवणम्
māyā nārāyaṇī mātā sarveṣāṃ kṛṣṇabhaktidā || na kṛṣṇabhaktiṃ prāpnoti vinā māyāniṣevaṇam
Māyā Nārāyaṇī is the mother of all, the giver of devotion to Kṛṣṇa; one does not obtain devotion to Kṛṣṇa without the service of Māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.83
सा च नारायणी माया मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। कृष्णप्रिया कृष्णभक्ता कृष्णतुल्याऽविनाशिनी
sā ca nārāyaṇī māyā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || kṛṣṇapriyā kṛṣṇabhaktā kṛṣṇatulyā'vināśinī
And she, Nārāyaṇī Māyā, is the root prakṛti, the sovereign lady, dear to Kṛṣṇa, a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, equal to Kṛṣṇa, imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.84
सा च तेजस्स्वरूपा च स्वेच्छाविग्रहधारिणी ।। आविर्भूता च देवानां तेजसाऽसुरनिग्रहे
sā ca tejassvarūpā ca svecchāvigrahadhāriṇī || āvirbhūtā ca devānāṃ tejasā'suranigrahe
And she is of the nature of radiance, assuming a body at her own will, and she became manifest out of the radiance of the gods for the subduing of the asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.85
निहत्य दैत्यसंघांश्च दक्षपत्न्यां च भारते ।। ललाभ दक्षस्तपसा जन्म चानेकजन्मनः ।।
nihatya daityasaṃghāṃśca dakṣapatnyāṃ ca bhārate || lalābha dakṣastapasā janma cānekajanmanaḥ ||
And having slain the hosts of daityas, (she took) birth in Bhārata from Dakṣa's wife; Dakṣa obtained (her) by the austerity of many births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 6.86
त्यक्त्वा देहं पितुर्यज्ञे सा सती तव निन्दया ।। जगाम देवी गोलोकं कृष्णशक्तिः सनातनी
tyaktvā dehaṃ pituryajñe sā satī tava nindayā || jagāma devī golokaṃ kṛṣṇaśaktiḥ sanātanī
That Satī, having abandoned her body at her father's sacrifice because of the abuse of you, went, a goddess, to Goloka — the eternal power of Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.87
गृहीत्वा विग्रहं तस्या गुणरूपाश्रय परम् ।। भ्रामंभ्रामं भारते त्वं विषण्णोऽभूः पुरा हर
gṛhītvā vigrahaṃ tasyā guṇarūpāśraya param || bhrāmaṃbhrāmaṃ bhārate tvaṃ viṣaṇṇo'bhūḥ purā hara
Having taken up her body, the supreme seat of quality and form, and wandering again and again in Bhārata, you became dejected of old, O Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 6.88
प्रबोधितो मया त्वं च श्रीशैलेषु सरित्तटे ।। ललाभ जन्म सा शैलकान्तायामचिरेण च
prabodhito mayā tvaṃ ca śrīśaileṣu sarittaṭe || lalābha janma sā śailakāntāyāmacireṇa ca
And you were awakened by me on the Śrī mountains, on the bank of a river; and she soon took birth from the wife of the Mountain (Himālaya).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.89
करोतु पुण्यकं साध्वी सुव्रता सुव्रतं शिवा ।। राजसूयसहस्राणां पुण्यं शंकर पुण्यके
karotu puṇyakaṃ sādhvī suvratā suvrataṃ śivā || rājasūyasahasrāṇāṃ puṇyaṃ śaṃkara puṇyake
Let the virtuous Śivā, faithful to good vows, perform the puṇyaka, that excellent vow; in the puṇyaka, O Śaṃkara, (lies) the merit of a thousand rājasūya sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.90
राजसूयसहस्राणां व्रते यत्र धनव्ययः ।। न साध्यं सर्वसाध्वीनां व्रतमेतत्त्रिलोचन
rājasūyasahasrāṇāṃ vrate yatra dhanavyayaḥ || na sādhyaṃ sarvasādhvīnāṃ vratametattrilocana
In this vow the expenditure of wealth is that of a thousand rājasūyas; this vow, O Three-eyed One, is not attainable by all virtuous women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.91
स्वयं भूतेशनाथस्त्वं पुण्यकस्य प्रभावतः ।। पार्वतीगर्भजातश्च वरः पुत्रो भविष्यति
svayaṃ bhūteśanāthastvaṃ puṇyakasya prabhāvataḥ || pārvatīgarbhajātaśca varaḥ putro bhaviṣyati
By the power of the puṇyaka you yourself, lord of the Bhūtas, (will have) an excellent son born from Pārvatī's womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.92
स्वयं देवगणानां स यस्मादीशः कृपानिधिः ।। गणेश इति विख्यातो भविष्यति जगत्त्रये
svayaṃ devagaṇānāṃ sa yasmādīśaḥ kṛpānidhiḥ || gaṇeśa iti vikhyāto bhaviṣyati jagattraye
Since he, a treasury of compassion, is himself lord of the hosts of gods, he will be renowned in the three worlds as Gaṇeśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.93
यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण विघ्ननाशो भवेद्ध्रुवम्।। जगतां हेतुनाऽनेन विघ्ननिघ्नाभिधो विभुः
yasya smaraṇamātreṇa vighnanāśo bhaveddhruvam|| jagatāṃ hetunā'nena vighnanighnābhidho vibhuḥ
By the mere remembrance of him the destruction of obstacles surely comes about; for this reason the mighty one is called by the worlds "Slayer of Obstacles."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.94
नानाविधानि द्रव्याणि यस्माद्देयानि पुण्यके।। भुक्त्वा लम्बोदरत्वं च तेन लम्बोदरः स्मृतः
nānāvidhāni dravyāṇi yasmāddeyāni puṇyake|| bhuktvā lambodaratvaṃ ca tena lambodaraḥ smṛtaḥ
Since goods of many kinds are to be given in the puṇyaka, and having eaten (them) he acquires a pendulous belly, therefore he is known as Lambodara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.96
दन्तभङ्गः परशुना पर्शुरामस्य वै यतः ।। हेतुना तेन विख्यातश्चैकदन्ताभिधः शिशुः
dantabhaṅgaḥ paraśunā parśurāmasya vai yataḥ || hetunā tena vikhyātaścaikadantābhidhaḥ śiśuḥ
Since the breaking of his tooth (was done) with the axe of Paraśurāma, for that reason the child is renowned by the name Ekadanta, "Single-tusked."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.97
पूज्यश्च सर्वदेवानामस्माकं जगतां विभुः ।। सर्वाग्रे पूजनं तस्य भविता मद्वरेण वै
pūjyaśca sarvadevānāmasmākaṃ jagatāṃ vibhuḥ || sarvāgre pūjanaṃ tasya bhavitā madvareṇa vai
And he, the lord of the worlds, is to be worshipped by all the gods and by us; by my boon his worship shall come before all others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.98
पूजासु सर्वदेवानामग्रे संपूज्य तं जनः ।। पूजाफलमवाप्नोति निर्विघ्नेन वृथाऽन्यथा
pūjāsu sarvadevānāmagre saṃpūjya taṃ janaḥ || pūjāphalamavāpnoti nirvighnena vṛthā'nyathā
In the worship of all the gods, a person who worships him first obtains the fruit of the worship without obstacle; otherwise (it is) in vain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.99
शनिदृष्ट्या शिरश्छेदाद्गजवक्त्रेण योजितः ।। गजाननः शिशुस्तेन सर्वेषां सर्वसिद्धिदः गणेशं च दिनेशं च विष्णुं शम्भुं हुताशनम् ।। दुर्गामेतान्सन्निषेव्य पूजयेद्देवतान्तरम्
śanidṛṣṭyā śiraśchedādgajavaktreṇa yojitaḥ || gajānanaḥ śiśustena sarveṣāṃ sarvasiddhidaḥ gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca viṣṇuṃ śambhuṃ hutāśanam || durgāmetānsanniṣevya pūjayeddevatāntaram
Since his head was severed by Śani's glance, he was fitted with an elephant's face; thus the child is elephant-faced, the giver of all attainments to all. Having duly served these—Gaṇeśa, the Sun, Viṣṇu, Śambhu, Fire and Durgā—one should worship any other deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.100
गणेशपूजने विघ्नं निर्मूलं जगतां भवेत् ।। निर्व्याधिः सूर्य्यपूजायां शुचिः श्रीविष्णुपूजने
gaṇeśapūjane vighnaṃ nirmūlaṃ jagatāṃ bhavet || nirvyādhiḥ sūryyapūjāyāṃ śuciḥ śrīviṣṇupūjane
By the worship of Gaṇeśa the obstacles of the worlds are uprooted; by the worship of the Sun (one becomes) free of disease; by the worship of Śrī Viṣṇu, pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.101
मोक्षश्च पापनाशश्च यशश्चैश्वर्यमुत्तमम् ।। तत्त्वज्ञानं सुतृप्तीनां बीजं शंकरपूजनात्
mokṣaśca pāpanāśaśca yaśaścaiśvaryamuttamam || tattvajñānaṃ sutṛptīnāṃ bījaṃ śaṃkarapūjanāt
And from the worship of Śaṃkara (come) liberation, the destruction of sin, fame, the highest lordship, and knowledge of reality, the seed of full contentments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.102
स्वबुद्धिशुद्धिजननं कीर्त्तितं वह्निपूजनम् ।। विधिसंस्कृतवह्नेस्तु पूजातो ज्ञानतो मृतिः
svabuddhiśuddhijananaṃ kīrttitaṃ vahnipūjanam || vidhisaṃskṛtavahnestu pūjāto jñānato mṛtiḥ
The worship of Fire is declared to produce the purification of one's own intellect; but from the worship of fire consecrated according to rule (comes) death through knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 6.103
दाता भोक्ता च भवति शंकराग्निनिषेवणात् ।। हरिभक्तिप्रदं चैव परं दुर्गार्च्चनं शिवम्
dātā bhoktā ca bhavati śaṃkarāgniniṣevaṇāt || haribhaktipradaṃ caiva paraṃ durgārccanaṃ śivam
From the service of Śaṃkara and of Fire one becomes a giver and an enjoyer; and the auspicious worship of Durgā is supreme, bestowing devotion to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.104
विपरीतं त्रिजगतामेतेषां पूजनं विना ।। एवं क्रमो महादेव कल्पे कल्पेऽस्ति निश्चितम्
viparītaṃ trijagatāmeteṣāṃ pūjanaṃ vinā || evaṃ kramo mahādeva kalpe kalpe'sti niścitam
Without the worship of these, the reverse (befalls) the three worlds; such is the order, O Mahādeva, in every kalpa, assuredly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.105
एते शश्वद्विद्यमाना नित्याः सृष्टिपरायणाः ।। आविर्भावतिरोभावौ चैतेषामीश्वरेच्छया ।।
ete śaśvadvidyamānā nityāḥ sṛṣṭiparāyaṇāḥ || āvirbhāvatirobhāvau caiteṣāmīśvarecchayā ||
These are perpetually existing, eternal, devoted to creation; and their manifestation and disappearance are by the will of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.106
इत्युक्त्वा श्रीहरिस्तत्र विरराम सभातले ।। प्रहृष्टा देवता विप्राः पार्वत्या सह शंकरः
ityuktvā śrīharistatra virarāma sabhātale || prahṛṣṭā devatā viprāḥ pārvatyā saha śaṃkaraḥ
Having spoken thus, Śrī Hari fell silent there in the assembly hall; the gods were delighted, O brahmins, and Śaṃkara together with Pārvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 6.485
गन्धर्वाणां च संगीतं श्रुतवन्तं मनोहरम् ।। पप्रच्छ शङ्करो ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मेशं प्रीतिपूर्वकम्
gandharvāṇāṃ ca saṃgītaṃ śrutavantaṃ manoharam || papraccha śaṅkaro brahmanbrahmeśaṃ prītipūrvakam
And when he had heard the charming song of the Gandharvas, Śaṅkara, O brahmin, asked Brahmeśa affectionately.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition