Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 7
BvP 3 7.1
नारायण उवाच ।। हरेराज्ञां समादाय हरः संहृष्टमानसः ।। उवाच पार्वतीं प्रीत्या हरिसंलापमङ्गलम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca || harerājñāṃ samādāya haraḥ saṃhṛṣṭamānasaḥ || uvāca pārvatīṃ prītyā harisaṃlāpamaṅgalam
Nārāyaṇa said: Having received Hari's command, Hara, with a delighted mind, lovingly told Pārvatī the auspicious conversation with Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.2
शिवाज्ञां च समादाय शिवा संहृष्टमानसा ।। वाद्यं च वादयामास मंगलं मगलव्रते
śivājñāṃ ca samādāya śivā saṃhṛṣṭamānasā || vādyaṃ ca vādayāmāsa maṃgalaṃ magalavrate
And having received Śiva's command, Śivā, with a delighted mind, had auspicious music played at the auspicious vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.3
सुस्नाता सुदती शुद्धा बिभ्रती धौतवाससी ।। संस्थाप्य रत्नकलशं शुक्लधान्योपरि स्थिरम्
susnātā sudatī śuddhā bibhratī dhautavāsasī || saṃsthāpya ratnakalaśaṃ śukladhānyopari sthiram
Well bathed, with clean teeth, pure, wearing a pair of washed garments, she set a jewelled water-jar firmly upon white grain,
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BvP 3 7.4
आम्रपल्लवसंयुक्तं फलाक्षतसुशोभितम् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुंकुमेन विराजितम्
āmrapallavasaṃyuktaṃ phalākṣatasuśobhitam || candanāgurukastūrīkuṃkumena virājitam
(the jar) furnished with mango sprigs, beautifully adorned with fruit and unhusked rice, resplendent with sandal, aloewood, musk and saffron,
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BvP 3 7.5
रत्नासनस्था रत्नाढ्या रत्नोद्भवसुता सती ।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थांश्च संपूज्य मुनिपुंगवान्
ratnāsanasthā ratnāḍhyā ratnodbhavasutā satī || ratnasiṃhāsanasthāṃśca saṃpūjya munipuṃgavān
Seated on a jewelled seat, rich in jewels, the virtuous daughter of Ratnodbhava (i.e. the jewel-born), having worshipped the foremost of sages, who were seated on jewelled lion-thrones,
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BvP 3 7.6
रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च संपूज्य सुपुरोहितम् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीरत्नभूषणभूषितम्
ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca saṃpūjya supurohitam || candanāgurukastūrīratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
and having worshipped the excellent officiating priest, seated on a jewelled lion-throne, adorned with sandal, aloewood, musk and jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 3 7.7
संस्थाप्य पुरतो भक्त्या दिक्पालान्रत्नभूषितान् ।। देवान्नरांश्च नागांश्च समर्च्य विधिबोधितम्
saṃsthāpya purato bhaktyā dikpālānratnabhūṣitān || devānnarāṃśca nāgāṃśca samarcya vidhibodhitam
Having with devotion stationed before (her) the guardians of the directions, adorned with jewels, and having duly worshipped the gods, the men and the nāgas as instructed by the rule,
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BvP 3 7.8
समर्च्य परया भक्त्या ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुंकुमेन विराजितान्
samarcya parayā bhaktyā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān || candanāgurukastūrīkuṃkumena virājitān
having worshipped with the highest devotion Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, resplendent with sandal, aloewood, musk and saffron,
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BvP 3 7.9
वह्निशुद्धैस्सुवस्त्रैश्च सद्रत्नैर्भूषणैस्तथा ।। पूजाद्रव्यैश्च विविधैः पूजितान्पुण्यके मुने ।। समारेभे व्रतं देवी स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम्
vahniśuddhaissuvastraiśca sadratnairbhūṣaṇaistathā || pūjādravyaiśca vividhaiḥ pūjitānpuṇyake mune || samārebhe vrataṃ devī svastivācanapūrvakam
— they having been worshipped, O sage, in that meritorious rite, with fine garments purified by fire, with good jewels and likewise with ornaments, and with manifold materials of worship — the Goddess began the vow, preceded by the recitation of benediction.
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BvP 3 7.10
आवाह्याभीष्टदेवं तं श्रीकृष्णं मंगले घटे ।। भक्त्या ददौ क्रमेणैव चोपचारांस्तु षोडश
āvāhyābhīṣṭadevaṃ taṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ maṃgale ghaṭe || bhaktyā dadau krameṇaiva copacārāṃstu ṣoḍaśa
Having invoked that desired god, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, into the auspicious jar, she offered with devotion, in due order, the sixteen services of attendance.
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BvP 3 7.11
यानि व्रते विधेयानि देयानि विविधानि च ।। प्रददौ तानि सर्वाणि प्रत्येकं फलदानि च
yāni vrate vidheyāni deyāni vividhāni ca || pradadau tāni sarvāṇi pratyekaṃ phaladāni ca
Whatever things are prescribed in the vow and are to be given, of various kinds, all those she gave, each one being productive of fruit.
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BvP 3 7.12
व्रतोक्तमुपहारं च दुर्लभं भुवनत्रये ।। तच्च सर्वं ददौ भक्त्या सुव्रते सुव्रता सती
vratoktamupahāraṃ ca durlabhaṃ bhuvanatraye || tacca sarvaṃ dadau bhaktyā suvrate suvratā satī
And the offering enjoined in the vow, hard to obtain in the three worlds — all that the virtuous lady of good vows gave with devotion in that excellent rite.
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BvP 3 7.13
दत्त्वा द्रव्याणि सर्वाणि वेदमन्त्रेण सा सती ।। होमं च कारयामास त्रिलक्षं तिलसर्पिषा ।। ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामास पूजयित्वाऽतिथींस्तथा एवं तेजस्विनं भक्ताः सेवन्ते सन्ततं मुदा ।। ध्यायन्ति योगिनो यत्तत्कुतस्तेजस्विनं विना
dattvā dravyāṇi sarvāṇi vedamantreṇa sā satī || homaṃ ca kārayāmāsa trilakṣaṃ tilasarpiṣā || brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsa pūjayitvā'tithīṃstathā evaṃ tejasvinaṃ bhaktāḥ sevante santataṃ mudā || dhyāyanti yogino yattatkutastejasvinaṃ vinā
Having given all the substances with Vedic mantra, that virtuous lady had a fire-oblation performed, three hundred thousand (offerings) with sesame and ghee; and she fed the brāhmaṇas, having also honoured the guests. Thus do devotees constantly serve with joy the radiant one; and that upon which yogins meditate — whence (could it be) without the radiant one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.14
भोजयामास सा देवी सुव्रते सुव्रता सती ।। प्रत्यहं सविधानं च चक्रे सा पूर्णवत्सरम्
bhojayāmāsa sā devī suvrate suvratā satī || pratyahaṃ savidhānaṃ ca cakre sā pūrṇavatsaram
That goddess, the virtuous lady of good vows, fed (them) in that excellent rite, and she performed it every day together with its prescribed procedure for a full year.
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BvP 3 7.15
सुव्रते सुव्रते मह्यं देहि त्वं पतिदक्षिणाम्
suvrate suvrate mahyaṃ dehi tvaṃ patidakṣiṇām
"O lady of good vows, lady of good vows, give me a husband as the sacrificial fee!"
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BvP 3 7.16
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विलप्य सुरसंसदि ।। मूर्च्छां प्राप महामाया मायामोहितचेतसा
iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vilapya surasaṃsadi || mūrcchāṃ prāpa mahāmāyā māyāmohitacetasā
Hearing that speech of his, she lamented in the assembly of the gods and, her mind bewildered by māyā, the Great Māyā fell into a swoon.
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BvP 3 7.17
तां च ते मूर्च्छितां दृष्ट्वा प्रहस्य मुनिपुंगवाः ।। शङ्करं प्रेषयामास ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च नारद
tāṃ ca te mūrcchitāṃ dṛṣṭvā prahasya munipuṃgavāḥ || śaṅkaraṃ preṣayāmāsa brahmā viṣṇuśca nārada
And seeing her fainted, those foremost of sages laughed, and Brahmā and Viṣṇu sent Śaṅkara (to her), O Nārada.
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BvP 3 7.18
संप्रार्थितः सभासद्भिः शिवां बोधयितुं तदा ।। शिवः समुद्यमं चक्रे प्रवक्तुं वदतां वरः
saṃprārthitaḥ sabhāsadbhiḥ śivāṃ bodhayituṃ tadā || śivaḥ samudyamaṃ cakre pravaktuṃ vadatāṃ varaḥ
Then, being earnestly requested by those seated in the assembly to bring Śivā to consciousness, Śiva, the best of speakers, made an effort to speak.
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BvP 3 7.19
श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। उत्तिष्ठ भद्रे भद्रं ते भविष्यति न संशयः ।। साम्प्रतं चेतनं कृत्वा मदीयं वचनं शृणु
śrīmahādeva uvāca || uttiṣṭha bhadre bhadraṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || sāmprataṃ cetanaṃ kṛtvā madīyaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇu
Śrī Mahādeva said: Rise, good lady; good will come to you, there is no doubt. Now, regaining consciousness, hear my word.
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BvP 3 7.20
शिवः शिवां तामित्युक्त्वा शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुकाम् ।। वक्षसि स्थापयामास कारयामास चेतनाम्
śivaḥ śivāṃ tāmityuktvā śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukām || vakṣasi sthāpayāmāsa kārayāmāsa cetanām
Having thus spoken to her, Śivā, whose throat, lips and palate were dry, Śiva placed her on his breast and restored her to consciousness.
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BvP 3 7.21
हितं सत्यं मितं सर्वं परिणामसुखावहम् ।। यशस्करं च फलदं प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे ।।
hitaṃ satyaṃ mitaṃ sarvaṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham || yaśaskaraṃ ca phaladaṃ pravaktumupacakrame ||
He began to speak what was beneficial, true, measured in every way, bringing happiness in its outcome, conferring fame and yielding fruit.
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BvP 3 7.22
शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि यद्वेदेन निरूपितम् ।। सर्वसम्मतमिष्टं च धर्मार्थं धर्म्मसंसदि
śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yadvedena nirūpitam || sarvasammatamiṣṭaṃ ca dharmārthaṃ dharmmasaṃsadi
Hear, O Goddess, I shall declare what has been laid down by the Veda, approved by all and desired, for the sake of dharma, in the assembly of dharma.
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BvP 3 7.23
सर्वेषां कर्म्मणां देवि सारभूता च दक्षिणा ।। यशोदा फलदा नित्यं धर्मिष्ठे धर्मकर्मणि
sarveṣāṃ karmmaṇāṃ devi sārabhūtā ca dakṣiṇā || yaśodā phaladā nityaṃ dharmiṣṭhe dharmakarmaṇi
Of all rites, O Goddess, the priest's fee is the essence; it always brings fame and yields fruit in a righteous act of dharma.
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BvP 3 7.24
दैवं वा पैतृकं वाऽपि नित्यं नैमित्तिकं प्रिये ।। यत्कर्म्म दक्षिणाहीनं तत्सर्वं निष्फलं भवेत् ।। दाता च कर्म्मणा तेन कालसूत्रं व्रजेद्ध्रुवम्
daivaṃ vā paitṛkaṃ vā'pi nityaṃ naimittikaṃ priye || yatkarmma dakṣiṇāhīnaṃ tatsarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ bhavet || dātā ca karmmaṇā tena kālasūtraṃ vrajeddhruvam
Whether for the gods or for the ancestors, whether regular or occasional, O dear one, whatever rite is without the fee — all that becomes fruitless; and by that act the sacrificer surely goes to (the hell) Kālasūtra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.26
तन्मुहूर्ते व्यतीते तु दक्षिणा द्विगुणा भवेत् ।। चतुर्गुणा दिनातीते पक्षे शतगुणा भवेत्
tanmuhūrte vyatīte tu dakṣiṇā dviguṇā bhavet || caturguṇā dinātīte pakṣe śataguṇā bhavet
But when that (proper) moment has passed, the fee becomes twofold; when a day has passed, fourfold; in a fortnight it becomes a hundredfold.
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BvP 3 7.27
मासे पञ्चशतघ्ना स्यात्षण्मासे तच्चतुर्गुणा ।। संवत्सरे व्यतीते तु कर्म्म तन्निष्फलं भवेत्
māse pañcaśataghnā syātṣaṇmāse taccaturguṇā || saṃvatsare vyatīte tu karmma tanniṣphalaṃ bhavet
In a month it would be five hundred times; in six months four times that; but when a year has passed, that rite becomes fruitless.
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BvP 3 7.28
दाता च नरकं याति यावद्वर्षसहस्रकम् ।। पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्य्यं क्षयमाप्नोति पातकात् ।। धर्मो नष्टो भवेत्तस्य धर्म्महीने च कर्म्मणि
dātā ca narakaṃ yāti yāvadvarṣasahasrakam || putrapautradhanaiśvaryyaṃ kṣayamāpnoti pātakāt || dharmo naṣṭo bhavettasya dharmmahīne ca karmmaṇi
And the giver goes to hell for a full thousand years; through that sin he suffers the loss of sons, grandsons, wealth and lordship; his dharma is destroyed when the rite is devoid of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.29
अथान्ते दैन्यमाप्नोति शत्रुणा परिपीडितः ।। दक्षिणा विप्रमुद्दिश्य तत्कालं तु न दीयते श्रीविष्णुरुवाच ।। रक्ष स्वधर्मं धर्मिष्ठे धर्मज्ञे धर्मकर्मणि ।। सर्वेषां च भवेद्रक्षा स्वधर्मपरिपालने
athānte dainyamāpnoti śatruṇā paripīḍitaḥ || dakṣiṇā vipramuddiśya tatkālaṃ tu na dīyate śrīviṣṇuruvāca || rakṣa svadharmaṃ dharmiṣṭhe dharmajñe dharmakarmaṇi || sarveṣāṃ ca bhavedrakṣā svadharmaparipālane
Then in the end he comes to misery, oppressed by an enemy — (this happens) when a fee has been assigned to a brahmin and is not given at the proper time. Śrī Viṣṇu said: Guard your own dharma, O most righteous one, knower of dharma, in the act of dharma; and in the guarding of one's own dharma there is protection for all.
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BvP 3 7.30
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। यश्च केन निमित्तेन न धर्मं परिरक्षति ।। धर्मे नष्टे च धर्मज्ञे तस्य कर्ता विनश्यति
brahmovāca || yaśca kena nimittena na dharmaṃ parirakṣati || dharme naṣṭe ca dharmajñe tasya kartā vinaśyati
Brahmā said: And whoever, for whatever reason, does not guard dharma — when dharma is destroyed, O knower of dharma, the doer of it perishes.
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BvP 3 7.31
धर्म उवाच ।। मां रक्ष यत्नतः साध्वि प्रदाय पतिदक्षिणाम् ।। मयि स्थिते महासाध्वि सर्वं भद्रं भविष्यति
dharma uvāca || māṃ rakṣa yatnataḥ sādhvi pradāya patidakṣiṇām || mayi sthite mahāsādhvi sarvaṃ bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati
Dharma said: Guard me diligently, O virtuous woman, by giving up your husband as the fee; while I stand firm, O greatly virtuous one, all will be well.
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BvP 3 7.32
देवा ऊचुः ।। धर्मं रक्ष महासाध्वि कुरु पूर्णं व्रतं सति ।। वयं तव व्रते पूर्णे कुर्मस्त्वां पूर्णमानसाम्
devā ūcuḥ || dharmaṃ rakṣa mahāsādhvi kuru pūrṇaṃ vrataṃ sati || vayaṃ tava vrate pūrṇe kurmastvāṃ pūrṇamānasām
The gods said: Guard dharma, O greatly virtuous one; complete your vow, O faithful one; when your vow is complete, we shall make your mind fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.33
मुनय ऊचुः ।। कृत्वा साध्वि पूर्णहोमं देहि विप्राय दक्षिणाम् ।। स्थितेष्वस्मासु धर्मज्ञे किमभद्रं भविष्यति
munaya ūcuḥ || kṛtvā sādhvi pūrṇahomaṃ dehi viprāya dakṣiṇām || sthiteṣvasmāsu dharmajñe kimabhadraṃ bhaviṣyati
The sages said: Having performed the concluding oblation, O virtuous one, give the fee to the brahmin; while we stand by, O knower of dharma, what ill can come about?
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BvP 3 7.34
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। शिवे शिवं देहि मह्यं न चेद्व्रतफलं त्यज ।। सुचिरं संचितस्यापि स्वात्मनस्तपसः फलम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || śive śivaṃ dehi mahyaṃ na cedvrataphalaṃ tyaja || suciraṃ saṃcitasyāpi svātmanastapasaḥ phalam
Sanatkumāra said: O Śivā, give me what is auspicious; if not, abandon the fruit of your vow — and the fruit of your own austerity too, though long accumulated.
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BvP 3 7.35
कर्मण्यदक्षिणे साध्वि यागस्याहं तु तत्फलम् ।। प्राप्स्यामि यजमानस्य संपूर्णं कर्मणः फलम्
karmaṇyadakṣiṇe sādhvi yāgasyāhaṃ tu tatphalam || prāpsyāmi yajamānasya saṃpūrṇaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam
If the rite is without a fee, O virtuous one, I shall obtain that fruit of the sacrifice — the sacrificer's complete fruit of the rite.
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BvP 3 7.36
पार्वत्युवाच ।। किं कर्म्मणा मे देवेशाः किं मे दक्षिणया मुने ।। किं पुत्रेण च धर्मेण यत्र भर्त्ता च दक्षिणा
pārvatyuvāca || kiṃ karmmaṇā me deveśāḥ kiṃ me dakṣiṇayā mune || kiṃ putreṇa ca dharmeṇa yatra bharttā ca dakṣiṇā
Pārvatī said: What is a rite to me, O lords of the gods? What is the fee to me, O sage? What are a son and dharma (to me), where the husband himself is the fee?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.37
वृक्षार्चने फलं किं वै यदि भूमिर्न चार्च्यते ।। गते च कारणे कार्य्यं कुतः सस्यं कुतः फलम्
vṛkṣārcane phalaṃ kiṃ vai yadi bhūmirna cārcyate || gate ca kāraṇe kāryyaṃ kutaḥ sasyaṃ kutaḥ phalam
What fruit is there in worshipping the tree, if the ground is not worshipped? And when the cause is gone, whence the effect, whence the crop, whence the fruit?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.38
प्राणास्त्यक्ताः स्वेच्छया चेद्देहैस्स्यात्किं प्रयोजनम् ।। दृष्टिशक्तिविहीनेन चक्षुषा किं प्रयोजनम्
prāṇāstyaktāḥ svecchayā ceddehaissyātkiṃ prayojanam || dṛṣṭiśaktivihīnena cakṣuṣā kiṃ prayojanam
If the life-breaths are given up of one's own will, what use is there in bodies? What use is an eye deprived of the power of sight?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.39
शतपुत्रसमः स्वामी साध्वीनां च सुरेश्वराः ।। यदि भर्त्ता व्रते देयः किं व्रतेन सुतेन वा
śataputrasamaḥ svāmī sādhvīnāṃ ca sureśvarāḥ || yadi bharttā vrate deyaḥ kiṃ vratena sutena vā
The husband is equal to a hundred sons for virtuous wives, O lords of the gods; if the husband must be given in the vow, what (use) is the vow or a son?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.40
भर्तुर्वंशश्च तनयः केवलं भर्तृमूलकः ।। यत्र मूलं भवेद्भ्रष्टं तद्वाणिज्यं च निष्फलम्
bharturvaṃśaśca tanayaḥ kevalaṃ bhartṛmūlakaḥ || yatra mūlaṃ bhavedbhraṣṭaṃ tadvāṇijyaṃ ca niṣphalam
The husband is the lineage, and the son has the husband alone as his root; where the capital is lost, that trade too is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.41
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच ।। पुत्रादपि परः स्वामी धर्मश्च स्वामिनः परः ।। नष्टे धर्मे च धर्मिष्ठे स्वामिना किं सुतेन वा
śrīviṣṇuruvāca || putrādapi paraḥ svāmī dharmaśca svāminaḥ paraḥ || naṣṭe dharme ca dharmiṣṭhe svāminā kiṃ sutena vā
Śrī Viṣṇu said: The husband is higher even than a son, and dharma is higher than the husband; when dharma is destroyed, O righteous one, what (use) is a husband or a son?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.42
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। स्वामिनश्च परो धर्मो धर्मात्सत्यं च सुव्रते।। सत्यं संकल्पितं कर्म न तु भ्रष्टं कुरु व्रतम्
brahmovāca || svāminaśca paro dharmo dharmātsatyaṃ ca suvrate|| satyaṃ saṃkalpitaṃ karma na tu bhraṣṭaṃ kuru vratam
Brahmā said: Dharma is higher than the husband, and truth is higher than dharma, O you of good vows; the rite you have resolved upon is a truth — do not let it be broken: complete the vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.43
पार्वत्युवाच।। निरूपितश्च वेदेषु स्वशब्दो धनवाचकः।। तद्यस्यास्तीति स स्वामी वेदज्ञ शृणु मद्वचः
pārvatyuvāca|| nirūpitaśca vedeṣu svaśabdo dhanavācakaḥ|| tadyasyāstīti sa svāmī vedajña śṛṇu madvacaḥ
Pārvatī said: In the Vedas the word sva has been defined as meaning wealth; he who has that is a svāmī (owner) — O knower of the Veda, hear my words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.44
तस्य दाता सदा स्वामी न च स्वस्वामितां लभेत्।। अहोऽव्यवस्था भवतां वेदज्ञानामबोधतः
tasya dātā sadā svāmī na ca svasvāmitāṃ labhet|| aho'vyavasthā bhavatāṃ vedajñānāmabodhataḥ
The giver of it (wealth) is always its owner, and (the receiver) would not obtain ownership of the wealth. Alas, what disorder there is among you knowers of the Veda, out of ignorance!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.45
धर्म्म उवाच ।। पत्नी विनाऽन्यं स्वं साध्वि स्वामिनं दातुमक्षमा ।। दम्पती ध्रुवमेकाङ्गौ द्वयोर्दाने द्वकौ समौ
dharmma uvāca || patnī vinā'nyaṃ svaṃ sādhvi svāminaṃ dātumakṣamā || dampatī dhruvamekāṅgau dvayordāne dvakau samau
Dharma said: A wife, O virtuous lady, is unable to give her husband as her property to another. Husband and wife are certainly one body; in the giving of the two, both are equal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.46
पार्वत्युवाच ।। पिता ददाति जामात्रे स च गृह्णाति तत्सुताम् ।। न श्रुतं विपरीतं च श्रुतौ श्रुतिपरायणाः
pārvatyuvāca || pitā dadāti jāmātre sa ca gṛhṇāti tatsutām || na śrutaṃ viparītaṃ ca śrutau śrutiparāyaṇāḥ
Pārvatī said: The father gives (his daughter) to the son-in-law, and he receives that man's daughter; the reverse is not heard of in scripture, O you who are devoted to scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.47
देवा ऊचुः ।। बुद्धिस्वरूपा त्वं दुर्गे बुद्धिमन्तो वयं त्वया ।। वेदज्ञे वेदवादेषु के वा त्वां जेतुमीश्वराः
devā ūcuḥ || buddhisvarūpā tvaṃ durge buddhimanto vayaṃ tvayā || vedajñe vedavādeṣu ke vā tvāṃ jetumīśvarāḥ
The gods said: You are intelligence itself, O Durgā; it is by you that we possess intelligence. O knower of the Veda, who indeed are able to defeat you in disputes about the Veda?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.48
निरूपिता पुण्यके तु व्रते स्वामी च दक्षिणा ।। श्रुतौ श्रुतो यः स धर्मो विपरीतो ह्यधर्मकः
nirūpitā puṇyake tu vrate svāmī ca dakṣiṇā || śrutau śruto yaḥ sa dharmo viparīto hyadharmakaḥ
But in the puṇyaka vow the husband has been laid down as the fee; that which is heard in scripture is dharma, while the contrary is indeed not dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.49
पार्वत्युवाच ।। केवलं वेदमाश्रित्य कः करोति विनिर्णयम् ।। बलवाँल्लौकिको वेदाल्लोकाचारं च कस्त्यजेत्
pārvatyuvāca || kevalaṃ vedamāśritya kaḥ karoti vinirṇayam || balavā~llaukiko vedāllokācāraṃ ca kastyajet
Pārvatī said: Who makes a decision relying on the Veda alone? Worldly (usage) is stronger than the Veda, and who would abandon the custom of the world?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.50
वेदे प्रकृतिपुंसोश्च गरीयान्पुरुषो ध्रुवम् ।। निबोधत सुराः प्राज्ञा बालाहं कथयामि किम्
vede prakṛtipuṃsośca garīyānpuruṣo dhruvam || nibodhata surāḥ prājñā bālāhaṃ kathayāmi kim
In the Veda, of prakṛti and puruṣa, the male is surely the weightier; understand this, O wise gods—I am a girl, what am I saying?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.51
बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।। न पुमांसं विना सृष्टिर्न साध्वि प्रकृतिं विना ।। श्रीकृष्णश्च द्वयोः स्रष्टा समौ प्रकृतिपूरुषौ
bṛhaspatiruvāca || na pumāṃsaṃ vinā sṛṣṭirna sādhvi prakṛtiṃ vinā || śrīkṛṣṇaśca dvayoḥ sraṣṭā samau prakṛtipūruṣau
Bṛhaspati said: There is no creation without the male, nor, O virtuous lady, without prakṛti. And Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the creator of both; prakṛti and puruṣa are equal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.52
पार्वत्युवाच ।। सर्वस्रष्टा च यः कृष्णः सोंऽशेन सगुणः पुमान् ।। पुमान्गरीयान्प्रकृतेस्तथैव न ततश्च सा
pārvatyuvāca || sarvasraṣṭā ca yaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ soṃ'śena saguṇaḥ pumān || pumāngarīyānprakṛtestathaiva na tataśca sā
Pārvatī said: And that Kṛṣṇa who is the creator of all—he, by a portion (of himself), is the male possessed of qualities. The male is weightier than prakṛti, and she is likewise not (weightier) than him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.53
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवा मुनयस्तत्र संसदि ।। रत्नेन्द्रसाररचितमाकाशे ददृशू रथम्
etasminnantare devā munayastatra saṃsadi || ratnendrasāraracitamākāśe dadṛśū ratham
In the meantime the gods and the sages there in the assembly saw in the sky a chariot fashioned of the essence of the finest jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.54
पार्षदैस्संपरिवृतं युतं श्यामैश्चतुर्भुजैः ।। वनमालापरिवृतै रत्नभूषणभूषितैः ।। अवरुह्य मुदा यानादाजगाम सभातलम्
pārṣadaissaṃparivṛtaṃ yutaṃ śyāmaiścaturbhujaiḥ || vanamālāparivṛtai ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaiḥ || avaruhya mudā yānādājagāma sabhātalam
thronged about with attendants, dark-hued and four-armed, wreathed with forest-garlands, adorned with jewelled ornaments; and descending from the vehicle he came joyfully to the floor of the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.56
लक्ष्मीसरस्वतीकान्तं शान्तं तं सुमनोहरम् ।। सुखदृश्यमभक्तानामदृश्यं कोटिजन्मभिः
lakṣmīsarasvatīkāntaṃ śāntaṃ taṃ sumanoharam || sukhadṛśyamabhaktānāmadṛśyaṃ koṭijanmabhiḥ
him, the beloved of Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī, tranquil, most captivating, easy to behold (for devotees), unseeable by non-devotees through ten million births,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.57
कोटिकन्दर्पलावण्यं कोटिचन्द्रसमप्रभम् ।। अमूल्यरत्नरचितचारुभूषणभूषितम् ।।
koṭikandarpalāvaṇyaṃ koṭicandrasamaprabham || amūlyaratnaracitacārubhūṣaṇabhūṣitam ||
having the loveliness of ten million Kandarpas, of splendour equal to ten million moons, adorned with beautiful ornaments fashioned of priceless jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.60
सम्पुटाञ्जलयः सर्वे पुलकाङ्गाश्रुलोचनाः
sampuṭāñjalayaḥ sarve pulakāṅgāśrulocanāḥ
All of them, with palms cupped together, their bodies bristling with thrill and their eyes full of tears—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.61
सस्मितस्तांश्च पप्रच्छ सर्वं मधुरया गिरा ।। प्रबोधितः सुबोधज्ञः प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे
sasmitastāṃśca papraccha sarvaṃ madhurayā girā || prabodhitaḥ subodhajñaḥ pravaktumupacakrame
Smiling, he asked them everything in a sweet voice; being thus prompted, he who knows sound understanding began to speak.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.62
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। सह बुद्ध्या बुद्धिमन्तो न वक्तुमुचितं सुराः।। सर्वे शक्त्या यया विश्वे शक्तिमन्तो हि जीविनः
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || saha buddhyā buddhimanto na vaktumucitaṃ surāḥ|| sarve śaktyā yayā viśve śaktimanto hi jīvinaḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: It is not fitting, O gods, that you who are endowed with intelligence should speak thus together with Buddhi; all living beings in the universe are possessed of power by that Śakti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.63
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्य्यन्तं सर्वं प्राकृतिकं जगत्।। सत्यं सत्यं विना मां च मया शक्तिः प्रकाशिता
brahmāditṛṇaparyyantaṃ sarvaṃ prākṛtikaṃ jagat|| satyaṃ satyaṃ vinā māṃ ca mayā śaktiḥ prakāśitā
The whole world of nature, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass—truly, truly, it is nothing without me; and Śakti was made manifest by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.64
आविर्भूता च सा मत्तः सृष्टौ देवी मदिच्छया ।। तिरोहिता च सा शेषे सृष्टिसंहरणे मयि
āvirbhūtā ca sā mattaḥ sṛṣṭau devī madicchayā || tirohitā ca sā śeṣe sṛṣṭisaṃharaṇe mayi
And she, the goddess, became manifest out of me at the creation, by my will; and she is hidden in me when I lie (in sleep) at the withdrawal of creation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.65
प्रकृतिः सृष्टिकर्त्री च सर्वेषां जननी परा ।। मम तुल्या च मन्माया तेन नारायणी स्मृता ।।
prakṛtiḥ sṛṣṭikartrī ca sarveṣāṃ jananī parā || mama tulyā ca manmāyā tena nārāyaṇī smṛtā ||
Prakṛti is the maker of creation and the supreme mother of all; she is equal to me and is my own māyā—therefore she is called Nārāyaṇī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.66
सुचिरं तपसा तप्तं शंभुना ध्यायता च माम् ।। तेन तस्मै मया दत्ता तपसां फलरूपिणी
suciraṃ tapasā taptaṃ śaṃbhunā dhyāyatā ca mām || tena tasmai mayā dattā tapasāṃ phalarūpiṇī
For a long while austerity was practised by Śambhu while meditating on me; therefore she, who is the very form of the fruit of austerities, was given by me to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.67
व्रतं च लोकशिक्षार्थमस्या न स्वार्थमेव च ।। स्वयं व्रतानां तपसां फलदात्री जगत्त्रये
vrataṃ ca lokaśikṣārthamasyā na svārthameva ca || svayaṃ vratānāṃ tapasāṃ phaladātrī jagattraye
And her vow is for the instruction of the world, and not for her own sake; for she herself is the giver of the fruit of vows and austerities in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.68
मायया मोहिताः सर्वे किमस्या वास्तवं व्रतम् ।। साध्यमस्य व्रतफलं कल्पे कल्पे पुनः पुनः
māyayā mohitāḥ sarve kimasyā vāstavaṃ vratam || sādhyamasya vrataphalaṃ kalpe kalpe punaḥ punaḥ
All are deluded by (her) māyā — what real vow can there be for her? Yet her vow's fruit is to be accomplished, in age after age, again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.69
सुरेश्वरा मदंशाश्च ब्रह्मशक्तिमहेश्वराः ।। कलाः कलांशरूपाश्च जीविनश्च सुरादयः
sureśvarā madaṃśāśca brahmaśaktimaheśvarāḥ || kalāḥ kalāṃśarūpāśca jīvinaśca surādayaḥ
The lords of the gods are portions of me — Brahmā, Śakti, and Maheśvara; (and) the parts and the forms of parts of parts, and the living beings, the gods and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.70
मृदा विना घटं कर्त्तुं कुलालश्च यथाऽक्षमः ।। विना स्वर्णं स्वर्णकारः कुण्डलं कर्त्तुमक्षमः
mṛdā vinā ghaṭaṃ karttuṃ kulālaśca yathā'kṣamaḥ || vinā svarṇaṃ svarṇakāraḥ kuṇḍalaṃ karttumakṣamaḥ
Just as a potter is unable to make a pot without clay, and a goldsmith is unable to make an earring without gold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.71
विना शक्त्या तथाऽहं च स्वसृष्टिं कर्तुमक्षमः ।। शक्तिप्रधाना सृष्टिश्च सर्वदर्शनसम्मता
vinā śaktyā tathā'haṃ ca svasṛṣṭiṃ kartumakṣamaḥ || śaktipradhānā sṛṣṭiśca sarvadarśanasammatā
so too am I unable to make my own creation without Śakti; and that creation has Śakti as its chief is agreed by all systems of view.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.72
अहमात्मा हि निर्लिप्तोऽदृश्यः साक्षी च देहिनाम् ।। देहाः प्राकृतिकाः सर्वे नश्वराः पाञ्चभौतिकाः
ahamātmā hi nirlipto'dṛśyaḥ sākṣī ca dehinām || dehāḥ prākṛtikāḥ sarve naśvarāḥ pāñcabhautikāḥ
For I am the Self, unattached, unseen, and the witness of embodied beings; all bodies are products of nature, perishable, made of the five elements.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.73
अहं नित्यः शरीरी च भानुविग्रहविग्रहः ।। सर्वाधारा सा प्रकृतिः सर्वात्माऽहं जगत्सु च
ahaṃ nityaḥ śarīrī ca bhānuvigrahavigrahaḥ || sarvādhārā sā prakṛtiḥ sarvātmā'haṃ jagatsu ca
I am eternal and embodied, my body being a body of light like the sun's; she, that Prakṛti, is the support of all, and I am the Self of all in the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.74
अहमात्मा मनो ब्रह्मा ज्ञानरूपो महेश्वरः ।। पञ्च प्राणाः स्वयं विष्णुर्बुद्धिः प्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।।
ahamātmā mano brahmā jñānarūpo maheśvaraḥ || pañca prāṇāḥ svayaṃ viṣṇurbuddhiḥ prakṛtirīśvarī ||
I am the Self; mind is Brahmā; Maheśvara is of the form of knowledge; the five breaths are Viṣṇu himself; intellect is Prakṛti, the sovereign goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.76
अहं गोलोकनाथश्च वैकुण्ठेशः सनातनः ।। गोपीगोपैः परिवृतस्तत्रैव द्विभुजः स्वयम् ।। चतुर्भुजोऽत्र देवेशो लक्ष्मीशः पार्षदैर्वृतः
ahaṃ golokanāthaśca vaikuṇṭheśaḥ sanātanaḥ || gopīgopaiḥ parivṛtastatraiva dvibhujaḥ svayam || caturbhujo'tra deveśo lakṣmīśaḥ pārṣadairvṛtaḥ
I am the lord of Goloka and the eternal lord of Vaikuṇṭha; there (in Goloka) I myself am two-armed, surrounded by the gopīs and gopas; here (in Vaikuṇṭha) I am four-armed, the lord of gods, Lakṣmī's lord, surrounded by attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.77
ऊर्ध्व परश्च वैकुण्ठात्पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजने ।। ममाश्रयश्च गोलोके यत्राहं गोपिकापतिः
ūrdhva paraśca vaikuṇṭhātpañcāśatkoṭiyojane || mamāśrayaśca goloke yatrāhaṃ gopikāpatiḥ
And higher, beyond Vaikuṇṭha by five hundred million yojanas, is my abode in Goloka, where I am the husband of the gopīs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.78
व्रताराध्यस्स द्विभुजः स च तत्फलदायकः।। यद्रूपं चिन्तयेद्यो हि तच्च तत्फलदायकः
vratārādhyassa dvibhujaḥ sa ca tatphaladāyakaḥ|| yadrūpaṃ cintayedyo hi tacca tatphaladāyakaḥ
That two-armed one is the one to be worshipped by the vow, and he is the giver of its fruit; indeed, whatever form one meditates on, that too gives the fruit of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.79
मेधा निद्रादयश्चैताः सर्वाश्च प्रकृतेः कलाः ।। सा च शैलेन्द्रकन्यैषा त्विति वेदे निरूपितम् व्रतं पूर्णं कुरु शिवे शिवं दत्त्वा च दक्षिणाम्।। पुनः समुचितं मूल्यं दत्त्वा नाथं ग्रहीष्यसि
medhā nidrādayaścaitāḥ sarvāśca prakṛteḥ kalāḥ || sā ca śailendrakanyaiṣā tviti vede nirūpitam vrataṃ pūrṇaṃ kuru śive śivaṃ dattvā ca dakṣiṇām|| punaḥ samucitaṃ mūlyaṃ dattvā nāthaṃ grahīṣyasi
Intelligence, sleep and the rest — all these are parts of Prakṛti, and she is this daughter of the mountain-lord: thus it is laid down in the Veda. Complete the vow, O auspicious one, by giving Śiva as the fee; then, by giving a fitting price, you shall take back your husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.80
विष्णुदेहा यथा गावो विष्णुदेहस्तथा शिवः ।। द्विजाय दत्त्वा गोमूल्यं गृहाण स्वामिनं शुभे
viṣṇudehā yathā gāvo viṣṇudehastathā śivaḥ || dvijāya dattvā gomūlyaṃ gṛhāṇa svāminaṃ śubhe
As cows are the body of Viṣṇu, so too is Śiva the body of Viṣṇu; give the price of a cow to a brāhmaṇa and take back your husband, O fair one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.81
यज्ञपत्नीं यथा दातुं क्षमः स्वामी सदैव तु ।। तथा सा स्वामिनं दातुमीश्वरीति श्रुतेर्मतम्
yajñapatnīṃ yathā dātuṃ kṣamaḥ svāmī sadaiva tu || tathā sā svāminaṃ dātumīśvarīti śrutermatam
Just as a husband is always competent to give away the wife (who is his partner) in a sacrifice, so is she, as mistress, competent to give away her husband: such is the view of scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.82
इत्युक्त्वा स सभामध्ये तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।। हृष्टास्ते सा च संहृष्टा दक्षिणां दातुमुद्यता
ityuktvā sa sabhāmadhye tatraivāntaradhīyata || hṛṣṭāste sā ca saṃhṛṣṭā dakṣiṇāṃ dātumudyatā
Having said this, he vanished right there in the midst of the assembly; they were delighted, and she too was thoroughly delighted, ready to give the fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.83
कृत्वा शिवा पूर्णहोमं सा शिवं दक्षिणां ददौ ।। स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा च जग्राह कुमारो देवसंसदि
kṛtvā śivā pūrṇahomaṃ sā śivaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dadau || svastītyuktvā ca jagrāha kumāro devasaṃsadi
Śivā, having performed the concluding oblation, gave Śiva as the fee; and saying "May it be well," the Kumāra accepted (him) in the assembly of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.84
उवाच दुर्गा संत्रस्ता शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुका ।। कृत्वाञ्जलिपुटा विप्रं हृदयेन विदूयता
uvāca durgā saṃtrastā śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukā || kṛtvāñjalipuṭā vipraṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā
Durgā, terrified, her throat, lips and palate dry, with her heart burning, spoke to the brāhmaṇa with hands folded in supplication.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.85
पार्वत्युवाच ।। गोमूल्यं मत्पतिसममिति वेदे निरूपितम्।। गवां लक्षं प्रयच्छामि देहि मत्स्वामिनं द्विज
pārvatyuvāca || gomūlyaṃ matpatisamamiti vede nirūpitam|| gavāṃ lakṣaṃ prayacchāmi dehi matsvāminaṃ dvija
Pārvatī said: In the Veda it is laid down that the price of a cow is equal to my husband; I offer a hundred thousand cows — give me back my husband, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.86
तदा दास्यामि विप्रेभ्यो दानानि विविधानि च।। आत्महीनो हि देहश्च कर्म्म किं कर्तुमीश्वरः
tadā dāsyāmi viprebhyo dānāni vividhāni ca|| ātmahīno hi dehaśca karmma kiṃ kartumīśvaraḥ
Then I shall give the brāhmaṇas various gifts as well; for a body bereft of its self — what act is it able to perform?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.87
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। गवां लक्षेण मे देवि वल्गुना किं प्रयोजनम् ।। दत्तस्यामूल्य रत्नस्य गवां प्रत्यर्पणेन च
sanatkumāra uvāca || gavāṃ lakṣeṇa me devi valgunā kiṃ prayojanam || dattasyāmūlya ratnasya gavāṃ pratyarpaṇena ca
Sanatkumāra said: What use to me, O goddess, is a hundred thousand cows, however fine, and what use in giving back cows in exchange for a priceless jewel that has (already) been given?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.88
स्वस्य स्वस्य स्वयं दाता लोकः सर्वो जगत्त्रये।। कर्त्तुरेवेप्सितं कर्म भवेत्किं वा परेच्छया
svasya svasya svayaṃ dātā lokaḥ sarvo jagattraye|| kartturevepsitaṃ karma bhavetkiṃ vā parecchayā
In the three worlds every person is himself the giver of what is his own; the desired act belongs to the doer alone — how could it come about by another's wish?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.89
दिगम्बरं पुरः कृत्वा भ्रमिष्यामि जगत्त्रयम्।। बालकानां बालिकानां समूहस्मितकारणम्
digambaraṃ puraḥ kṛtvā bhramiṣyāmi jagattrayam|| bālakānāṃ bālikānāṃ samūhasmitakāraṇam
Setting the naked one before me, I shall roam the three worlds — a cause of laughter for crowds of boys and girls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.90
इत्युक्त्वा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो गृहीत्वा शङ्करं मुने।। सन्निधौ वासयामास तेजस्वी देवसंसदि
ityuktvā brahmaṇaḥ putro gṛhītvā śaṅkaraṃ mune|| sannidhau vāsayāmāsa tejasvī devasaṃsadi
Having said this, O sage, the son of Brahmā, the radiant one, took hold of Śaṅkara and made him sit near him in the assembly of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.91
दृष्ट्वा शिवं गृह्यमाणं कुमारेण च पार्वती।। समुद्यता तनुं त्यक्तुं शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुका।।
dṛṣṭvā śivaṃ gṛhyamāṇaṃ kumāreṇa ca pārvatī|| samudyatā tanuṃ tyaktuṃ śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukā||
Seeing Śiva being seized by Kumāra, Pārvatī too, her throat, lips and palate gone dry, was ready to give up her body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.92
विचिन्त्य मनसा साध्वीत्येवमेव दुरत्ययम् ।। न दृष्टोऽभीष्टदेवश्च न च प्राप्तं फलं व्रते
vicintya manasā sādhvītyevameva duratyayam || na dṛṣṭo'bhīṣṭadevaśca na ca prāptaṃ phalaṃ vrate
The virtuous lady thought in her mind: "Just so it is hard to get past — the desired deity has not been seen, nor has the fruit of the vow been obtained."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.93
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवाः पार्वतीसहितास्तदा ।। सद्यो ददृशुराकाशे तेजसां निकरं परम्
etasminnantare devāḥ pārvatīsahitāstadā || sadyo dadṛśurākāśe tejasāṃ nikaraṃ param
In this interval the gods, together with Pārvatī, suddenly saw in the sky a supreme mass of radiance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.94
कोटिसूर्य्यप्रभोर्ध्वं च प्रज्वलन्तं दिशो दश ।। कैलासशैलपुरतः सर्वदेवादिभिर्युतम्
koṭisūryyaprabhordhvaṃ ca prajvalantaṃ diśo daśa || kailāsaśailapurataḥ sarvadevādibhiryutam
greater than the light of ten million suns and blazing in the ten directions, in front of Mount Kailāsa, accompanied by all the gods and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.95
तुष्टुवुस्तं सुरेन्द्रास्ते देवं वैकुण्ठवासिनम् ।। शंखचक्रगदापद्मधरमीशं चतुर्भुजम् सर्वाश्रयं गणाच्छन्नं विस्तीर्णं मण्डलाकृतिम् ।। तच्च दृष्ट्वा भगवतस्तुष्टुवुस्ते क्रमेण च ।।
tuṣṭuvustaṃ surendrāste devaṃ vaikuṇṭhavāsinam || śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadharamīśaṃ caturbhujam sarvāśrayaṃ gaṇācchannaṃ vistīrṇaṃ maṇḍalākṛtim || tacca dṛṣṭvā bhagavatastuṣṭuvuste krameṇa ca ||
Those lords of the gods praised him, the god who dwells in Vaikuṇṭha, the four-armed Lord bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, the refuge of all, surrounded by his attendants, vast, disc-shaped in form; and having seen that (form) of the Lord, they praised (him) each in turn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.96
विष्णुरुवाच ।। ब्रह्माण्डानि च सर्वाणि यल्लोमविवरेषु च ।। सोऽयं ते षोडशांशश्च के वयं यो महाविराट्
viṣṇuruvāca || brahmāṇḍāni ca sarvāṇi yallomavivareṣu ca || so'yaṃ te ṣoḍaśāṃśaśca ke vayaṃ yo mahāvirāṭ
Viṣṇu said: He in the pores of whose body are all the world-eggs — this one here is but a sixteenth part of you; who are we, compared to him who is the great Virāṭ?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.97
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। वेदोपयुक्तं दृश्यं यत्प्रत्यक्षं द्रष्टुमीश्वर ।। स्तोतुं तद्वर्णितुमहं शक्तः किं स्तौमि तत्परः
brahmovāca || vedopayuktaṃ dṛśyaṃ yatpratyakṣaṃ draṣṭumīśvara || stotuṃ tadvarṇitumahaṃ śaktaḥ kiṃ staumi tatparaḥ
Brahmā said: O Lord, what is fit for the Vedas' use is what is visible, what can be seen directly; that I am able to praise and describe — how shall I praise what is beyond that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.98
सेव्यं ब्रह्मादिदेवैश्च सेवकैः सततं स्तुतम् ।। तद्भासा संपरिच्छन्नैर्वेष्टितं च सुरर्षिभिः श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। ज्ञानाधिष्ठातृदेवोऽहं स्तौमि ज्ञानपरं च किम् ।। सर्वानिर्वचनीयं तं त्वां च स्वेच्छामयं विभुम्
sevyaṃ brahmādidevaiśca sevakaiḥ satataṃ stutam || tadbhāsā saṃparicchannairveṣṭitaṃ ca surarṣibhiḥ śrīmahādeva uvāca || jñānādhiṣṭhātṛdevo'haṃ staumi jñānaparaṃ ca kim || sarvānirvacanīyaṃ taṃ tvāṃ ca svecchāmayaṃ vibhum
(He is) to be served by Brahmā and the other gods, constantly praised by his servants, and surrounded by divine sages wholly enveloped in his radiance. The blessed Mahādeva said: I am the god presiding over knowledge — how shall I praise what is beyond knowledge? (How shall I praise) you, that wholly indescribable Lord, made of your own will?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.99
वासयामास तं ते च रत्नसिंहासने वरे ।। तं प्रणेमुश्च शिरसा ब्रह्मशक्तिशिवादयः धर्म उवाच ।। अदृश्यमवतारेषु यद्दृश्यं सर्वजन्तुभिः ।। किं स्तौमि तेजोरूपं तद्भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
vāsayāmāsa taṃ te ca ratnasiṃhāsane vare || taṃ praṇemuśca śirasā brahmaśaktiśivādayaḥ dharma uvāca || adṛśyamavatāreṣu yaddṛśyaṃ sarvajantubhiḥ || kiṃ staumi tejorūpaṃ tadbhaktānugrahavigraham
And they seated him on an excellent jewelled lion-throne, and Brahmā, Śakti, Śiva and the rest bowed to him with their heads. Dharma said: What is invisible, yet in his descents visible to all creatures — how shall I praise that form of light, whose body is grace to his devotees?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.100
देवा उचुः ।। के वयं त्वत्कलांशाश्च किं वा त्वां स्तोतुमीश्वराः ।। स्तोतुं न शक्ता वेदा यं न च शक्ता सरस्वती
devā ucuḥ || ke vayaṃ tvatkalāṃśāśca kiṃ vā tvāṃ stotumīśvarāḥ || stotuṃ na śaktā vedā yaṃ na ca śaktā sarasvatī
The gods said: Who are we, mere fractions of your portions, and how are we able to praise you, whom the Vedas cannot praise, whom even Sarasvatī cannot?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.101
मुनय उचुः ।। वेदान्पठित्वा विद्वांसो वयं किं वेदकारणम् ।। स्तोतुमीशा न वाणी च त्वां वाङ्मनसयोः परम्
munaya ucuḥ || vedānpaṭhitvā vidvāṃso vayaṃ kiṃ vedakāraṇam || stotumīśā na vāṇī ca tvāṃ vāṅmanasayoḥ param
The sages said: We are learned, having recited the Vedas — but what is the cause of the Vedas? Even Speech is not able to praise you, who are beyond speech and mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.102
सरस्वत्युवाच ।। वागधिष्ठातृदेवीं मां वदन्ते वेदवादिनः ।। किञ्चिन्न शक्ता त्वां स्तोतुमहो वाङ्मनसोः परम्
sarasvatyuvāca || vāgadhiṣṭhātṛdevīṃ māṃ vadante vedavādinaḥ || kiñcinna śaktā tvāṃ stotumaho vāṅmanasoḥ param
Sarasvatī said: Those who expound the Vedas call me the goddess presiding over speech; (yet) I am not able at all to praise you — ah, you who are beyond speech and mind!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.103
सावित्र्युवाच ।। वेदप्रसूरहं नाथ सृष्ट्वा त्वत्कलया पुरा ।। किं स्तौमि स्त्रीस्वभावेन सर्वकारणकारणम्
sāvitryuvāca || vedaprasūrahaṃ nātha sṛṣṭvā tvatkalayā purā || kiṃ staumi strīsvabhāvena sarvakāraṇakāraṇam
Sāvitrī said: O Lord, I am the mother of the Vedas, created long ago by a portion of you; with a woman's nature, how shall I praise the cause of all causes?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.104
लक्ष्मीरुवाच ।। त्वदंशविष्णुकान्ताहं जगत्पोषणकारिणी।। किं स्तौमि त्वत्कलासृष्टा जगतां बीजकारणम्
lakṣmīruvāca || tvadaṃśaviṣṇukāntāhaṃ jagatpoṣaṇakāriṇī|| kiṃ staumi tvatkalāsṛṣṭā jagatāṃ bījakāraṇam
Lakṣmī said: I am the beloved of Viṣṇu, your portion, the nourisher of the world; created by a fraction of you, how shall I praise the seed-cause of the worlds?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.105
हिमालय उवाच ।। हसन्ति सन्तो मां नाथ कर्मणा स्थावरं परम्।। स्तोतुं समुद्यतं क्षुद्रः किं स्तौमि स्तोतुमक्षमः
himālaya uvāca || hasanti santo māṃ nātha karmaṇā sthāvaraṃ param|| stotuṃ samudyataṃ kṣudraḥ kiṃ staumi stotumakṣamaḥ
Himālaya said: O Lord, the good laugh at me, wholly immobile by my nature of action, when I, a lowly one, set out to praise; how shall I praise, being incapable of praising?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.106
क्रमेण सर्वे तं स्तुत्वा देवा विररमुर्मुने ।। देव्यश्च मुनयः सर्वे पार्वती स्तोतुमुद्यता
krameṇa sarve taṃ stutvā devā viraramurmune || devyaśca munayaḥ sarve pārvatī stotumudyatā
Having praised him each in turn, O sage, all the gods fell silent, and the goddesses and all the sages; (then) Pārvatī set out to praise (him) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.107
धौतवस्त्रा जटाभारं बिभ्रती सुव्रता व्रते ।। प्रेरिता परमात्मानं व्रताराध्यं शिवेन च
dhautavastrā jaṭābhāraṃ bibhratī suvratā vrate || preritā paramātmānaṃ vratārādhyaṃ śivena ca
clad in washed garments, bearing a mass of matted hair, firm in her vow in the observance, urged on by Śiva toward the Supreme Self who is worshipped in the vow;
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BvP 3 7.108
ज्वलदग्निशिखारूपा तेजोमूर्तिमती सती ।। तपसां फलदा माता जगतां सर्वकर्मणाम्
jvaladagniśikhārūpā tejomūrtimatī satī || tapasāṃ phaladā mātā jagatāṃ sarvakarmaṇām
(She is) of the form of a blazing flame of fire, embodied as radiance, chaste; the giver of the fruit of austerities, the mother of the worlds and of all works.
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BvP 3 7.109
पार्वत्युवाच ।। कृष्ण जानासि मां भद्रं नाहं त्वां ज्ञातुमीश्वरी ।। के वा जानन्ति वेदज्ञा वेदा वा वेदकारकाः
pārvatyuvāca || kṛṣṇa jānāsi māṃ bhadraṃ nāhaṃ tvāṃ jñātumīśvarī || ke vā jānanti vedajñā vedā vā vedakārakāḥ
Pārvatī said: Kṛṣṇa, you know me, O blessed one; but I am not able to know you. Who indeed know (you) — the knowers of the Veda, or the Vedas, or the makers of the Vedas?
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BvP 3 7.110
त्वदंशास्त्वां न जानन्ति कथं ज्ञास्यन्ति ते कलाः।। त्वं चापि तत्त्वं जानासि किमन्ये ज्ञातुमीश्वराः
tvadaṃśāstvāṃ na jānanti kathaṃ jñāsyanti te kalāḥ|| tvaṃ cāpi tattvaṃ jānāsi kimanye jñātumīśvarāḥ
Your own portions do not know you; how then shall those (lesser) fractions know? And you too know the truth (of yourself) — how should others be able to know it?
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BvP 3 7.111
सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतमोऽव्यक्तः स्थूलात्स्थूलतमो महान् ।। विश्वस्त्वं विश्वरूपश्च विश्वबीजं सनातनः
sūkṣmātsūkṣmatamo'vyaktaḥ sthūlātsthūlatamo mahān || viśvastvaṃ viśvarūpaśca viśvabījaṃ sanātanaḥ
You are subtler than the subtle, unmanifest; grosser than the gross, great; you are the universe, and of the universe's form, the seed of the universe, the eternal one.
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BvP 3 7.112
कार्य्यं त्वं कारणं त्वं च कारणानां च कारणम् ।। तेजस्स्वरूपो भगवान्निराकारो निराश्रयः
kāryyaṃ tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ tvaṃ ca kāraṇānāṃ ca kāraṇam || tejassvarūpo bhagavānnirākāro nirāśrayaḥ
You are the effect and you are the cause, and the cause of causes; whose own form is radiance, the Lord, formless, without support.
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BvP 3 7.113
निर्लिप्तो निर्गुणः साक्षी स्वात्मारामः परात्परः ।। प्रकृतीशो विराड्बीजं विराड्रूपस्त्वमेव च ।। सगुणस्त्वं प्राकृतिकः कलया सृष्टिहेतवे
nirlipto nirguṇaḥ sākṣī svātmārāmaḥ parātparaḥ || prakṛtīśo virāḍbījaṃ virāḍrūpastvameva ca || saguṇastvaṃ prākṛtikaḥ kalayā sṛṣṭihetave
Unattached, without qualities, the witness, delighting in your own self, higher than the highest; the lord of Prakṛti, the seed of the Cosmic Body, and you yourself are of the form of the Cosmic Body; you are qualified and belonging to Prakṛti, by a portion (of yourself), for the sake of creation.
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BvP 3 7.114
प्रकृतिस्त्वं पुमांस्त्वं च वेदाऽन्यो न क्वचिद्भवेत् ।। जीवस्त्वं साक्षिणो भोगी स्वात्मनः प्रतिबिम्बकम्
prakṛtistvaṃ pumāṃstvaṃ ca vedā'nyo na kvacidbhavet || jīvastvaṃ sākṣiṇo bhogī svātmanaḥ pratibimbakam
You are Prakṛti and you are the Puruṣa; the Vedas (say) there is nowhere any other. You are the living being, the enjoyer (over against) the witness, the reflected image of your own self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.115
कर्म त्वं कर्मबीजं त्वं कर्मणां फलदायकः ।। ध्यायन्ति योगिनस्तेजस्त्वदीयमशरीरि यत् ।। केचिच्चतुर्भुजं शान्तं लक्ष्मीकान्तं मनोहरम्
karma tvaṃ karmabījaṃ tvaṃ karmaṇāṃ phaladāyakaḥ || dhyāyanti yoginastejastvadīyamaśarīri yat || keciccaturbhujaṃ śāntaṃ lakṣmīkāntaṃ manoharam
You are action, you are the seed of action, the giver of the fruits of actions. Yogins meditate on that radiance of yours which is bodiless; some (meditate on you as) four-armed, tranquil, beloved of Lakṣmī, captivating.
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BvP 3 7.116
वैष्णवाश्चैव साकारं कमनीयं मनोहरम् ।। शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधरं पीताम्बरं परम्
vaiṣṇavāścaiva sākāraṃ kamanīyaṃ manoharam || śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadharaṃ pītāmbaraṃ param
And the Vaiṣṇavas (meditate on you) as having form, desirable, captivating, bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, clad in yellow, supreme;
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BvP 3 7.117
द्विभुजं कमनीयं च किशोरं श्यामसुन्दरम् ।। शान्तं गोपाङ्गनाकान्तं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
dvibhujaṃ kamanīyaṃ ca kiśoraṃ śyāmasundaram || śāntaṃ gopāṅganākāntaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
(and as) two-armed and desirable, a youth, dark and beautiful, tranquil, beloved of the cowherd women, adorned with jewel ornaments.
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BvP 3 7.119
. ।। तत्तेजो बिभ्रतां देव देवानां तेजसा पुरा ।। आविर्भूता सुराणां च वधाय ब्रह्मणा स्तुता
. || tattejo bibhratāṃ deva devānāṃ tejasā purā || āvirbhūtā surāṇāṃ ca vadhāya brahmaṇā stutā
... O God, of those who bore that radiance — by the radiance of the gods, long ago, I became manifest, and for the slaying (of the demons) of the gods I was praised by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.120
नित्या तेजस्त्वरूपाऽहं धृत्वा वै विग्रहं विभो ।। स्त्रीरूपं कमनीयं च विधाय समुपस्थिता
nityā tejastvarūpā'haṃ dhṛtvā vai vigrahaṃ vibho || strīrūpaṃ kamanīyaṃ ca vidhāya samupasthitā
I, eternal, whose very nature is radiance, having taken on a body, O mighty one, and having made (myself) a desirable woman's form, presented myself.
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BvP 3 7.121
मायया तव मायाऽहं मोहयित्वाऽसुरान्पुरा ।। निहत्य सर्वाञ्छैलेन्द्रमगमं तं हिमालयम्
māyayā tava māyā'haṃ mohayitvā'surānpurā || nihatya sarvāñchailendramagamaṃ taṃ himālayam
By your māyā I, (myself) Māyā, having long ago deluded the demons and slain them all, went to that lord of mountains, the Himālaya.
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BvP 3 7.122
ततोऽहं संस्तुता देवैस्तारकाक्षेण पीडितैः ।। अभवं दक्षजायायां शिवस्त्री भवजन्मनि
tato'haṃ saṃstutā devaistārakākṣeṇa pīḍitaiḥ || abhavaṃ dakṣajāyāyāṃ śivastrī bhavajanmani
Then, praised by the gods who were afflicted by Tārakākṣa, I came to be in Dakṣa's wife, as Śiva's woman, in the birth (that was) for Bhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 7.123
त्यक्त्वा देहं दक्षयज्ञे शिवाऽहं शिवनिन्दया ।। अभवं शैलजायायां शैलाधीशस्य कर्मणा
tyaktvā dehaṃ dakṣayajñe śivā'haṃ śivanindayā || abhavaṃ śailajāyāyāṃ śailādhīśasya karmaṇā
Having abandoned my body at Dakṣa's sacrifice, I, Śivā, because of the reviling of Śiva, came to be in the wife of the mountain, by the deed of the lord of mountains.
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BvP 3 7.124
अनेकतपसा प्राप्तः शिवश्चात्रापि जन्मनि ।। पाणिं जग्राह मे योगी प्रार्थितो ब्रह्मणा विभुः
anekatapasā prāptaḥ śivaścātrāpi janmani || pāṇiṃ jagrāha me yogī prārthito brahmaṇā vibhuḥ
In this birth too Śiva was obtained (by me) through much austerity; the yogin, the mighty lord, took my hand, having been entreated by Brahmā.
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BvP 3 7.125
शृङ्गारजं च तत्तेजो नालभं देवमायया ।। स्तौमि त्वामेव तेनेश पुत्रदुःखेन दुःखिता
śṛṅgārajaṃ ca tattejo nālabhaṃ devamāyayā || staumi tvāmeva teneśa putraduḥkhena duḥkhitā
And that radiance sprung from union I did not obtain, by the god's māyā; therefore, O Lord, grieved with grief for a son, I praise you alone.
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BvP 3 7.126
व्रते भवद्विधं पुत्रं लब्धुमिच्छामि साम्प्रतम् ।। देवेन विहिता वेदे सांगे स्वस्वामिदक्षिणा
vrate bhavadvidhaṃ putraṃ labdhumicchāmi sāmpratam || devena vihitā vede sāṃge svasvāmidakṣiṇā
By this vow I now wish to obtain a son like you. By the god it is laid down in the Veda with its auxiliaries that the fee is one's own husband.
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BvP 3 7.127
श्रुत्वा सर्वं कृपासिन्धो कृपां मे कर्तुमर्हसि ।। इत्युक्त्वा पार्वती तत्र विरराम च नारद
śrutvā sarvaṃ kṛpāsindho kṛpāṃ me kartumarhasi || ityuktvā pārvatī tatra virarāma ca nārada
Having heard all this, O ocean of compassion, you ought to show me compassion. Having said this, Pārvatī fell silent there, O Nārada.
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BvP 3 7.128
भारते पार्वतीस्तोत्रं यः शृणोति सुसंयतः ।। सत्पुत्रं लभते नूनं विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमम्
bhārate pārvatīstotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti susaṃyataḥ || satputraṃ labhate nūnaṃ viṣṇutulyaparākramam
Whoever in Bhārata, well self-controlled, hears this hymn to Pārvatī surely obtains a good son whose valour equals Viṣṇu's.
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BvP 3 7.129
संवत्सरं हविष्याशी हरिमभ्यर्च्य भक्तितः ।। सुपुण्यकव्रतफलं लभते नात्र संशयः
saṃvatsaraṃ haviṣyāśī harimabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ || supuṇyakavrataphalaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Eating (only) sacrificial food for a year, and worshipping Hari with devotion, (one) obtains the fruit of the excellent Puṇyaka vow — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 7.130
विष्णुस्तोत्रमिदं ब्रह्मन्सर्वसम्पत्तिवद्धर्नम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं स्वामिसौभाग्यवर्द्धनम्
viṣṇustotramidaṃ brahmansarvasampattivaddharnam || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ svāmisaubhāgyavarddhanam
This hymn to Viṣṇu, O Brahman, bestows all wealth and prosperity; it gives happiness, gives liberation, is the essence, and increases a husband's good fortune.
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BvP 3 7.131
सर्वसौन्दर्य्यबीजं च यशोराशिविवर्द्धनम् ।। हरिभक्तिप्रदं तत्त्वज्ञानबुद्धिसुखप्रदम्
sarvasaundaryyabījaṃ ca yaśorāśivivarddhanam || haribhaktipradaṃ tattvajñānabuddhisukhapradam
And (it is) the seed of all beauty, the increaser of a mass of fame, the giver of devotion to Hari, the bestower of knowledge of reality, of intelligence and of happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition