Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 101
BvP 4 101.1
अथैकाधिकशततमोध्यायः नारायण उवाच संस्तूय देवा मुनयो विरेमुर्नहि मानसे । ददृशुः प्राङ्गणे कृष्णं शोभितं पीतवाससा
athaikādhikaśatatamodhyāyaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca saṃstūya devā munayo viremurnahi mānase | dadṛśuḥ prāṅgaṇe kṛṣṇaṃ śobhitaṃ pītavāsasā
Now the hundred-and-first chapter. Nārāyaṇa said: Having praised (him), the gods and sages fell silent, but not in mind; they beheld in the courtyard Kṛṣṇa, resplendent with a yellow garment,
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BvP 4 101.2
यथा सौदामिनीयुक्तं नवीनजलदं मुने । बकपङ् क्तियुतं चैव मालतीमालया तथा
yathā saudāminīyuktaṃ navīnajaladaṃ mune | bakapaṅ ktiyutaṃ caiva mālatīmālayā tathā
like a fresh rain-cloud joined with lightning, O sage, and (like a cloud) joined with a row of cranes—so (was he) with a garland of jasmine.
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BvP 4 101.3
कपाले मण्डलाकारकस्तूरीयुक्तचन्दनम् । सकलङ्कं मृगाङ्कं च शोभितं जलदे तथा
kapāle maṇḍalākārakastūrīyuktacandanam | sakalaṅkaṃ mṛgāṅkaṃ ca śobhitaṃ jalade tathā
On his forehead was sandal-paste mixed with musk in the shape of a circle, like the spotted moon shining upon a cloud;
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BvP 4 101.4
द्विभुजं श्यामलंकान्तं राधाकान्तं मनोहरम् । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
dvibhujaṃ śyāmalaṃkāntaṃ rādhākāntaṃ manoharam | īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham
two-armed, dark and lovely, the beloved of Rādhā, captivating, his face bright with a slight smile, his form (existing) for the favouring of devotees,
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BvP 4 101.5
रत्नकेयूरवलयरत्नमञ्जीररञ्जितम् । रुदन्तं पितुरुत्सङ्गे बलेन सहितं परम्
ratnakeyūravalayaratnamañjīrarañjitam | rudantaṃ piturutsaṅge balena sahitaṃ param
adorned with jewelled armlets, bracelets and jewelled anklets, crying in his father's lap, together with Bala—the Supreme One.
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BvP 4 101.6
अथ मङ्गलकाले च शुभलग्ने मनोरमे । संपीक्षिते ग्रहैः सौम्यैर्जांग्रल्लग्नाधिपे स्थिते
atha maṅgalakāle ca śubhalagne manorame | saṃpīkṣite grahaiḥ saumyairjāṃgrallagnādhipe sthite
Then, at an auspicious time, at a favourable and pleasing ascendant, when it was well aspected by the benefic planets and the lord of the ascendant stood awake(?),
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BvP 4 101.7
असद्ग्रहैरदृष्टे च सद्ग्रहेक्षित एव च । शुभकर्मसमारम्भं स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम्
asadgrahairadṛṣṭe ca sadgrahekṣita eva ca | śubhakarmasamārambhaṃ svastivācanapūrvakam
and when it was unaspected by malefic planets and indeed looked upon by benefic planets, (he made) the commencement of the auspicious rite, preceded by the recitation of benediction.
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BvP 4 101.8
चकार वसुदेवश्चाप्याज्ञया सुरविप्रयोः । दत्त्वा सुवर्णशतकं ब्राह्मणाय च सादरम्
cakāra vasudevaścāpyājñayā suraviprayoḥ | dattvā suvarṇaśatakaṃ brāhmaṇāya ca sādaram
And Vasudeva performed (it) by the command of the god and the brahmin, having respectfully given a hundred gold pieces to the brahmin,
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BvP 4 101.9
देवेन्द्रांश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च नमस्कृत्य पुरोहितम् । गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं च शंकरं शिवाम्
devendrāṃśca munīndrāśca namaskṛtya purohitam | gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ ca śaṃkaraṃ śivām
and having bowed to the chiefs of the gods and the chiefs of the sages and to the family priest, and to Gaṇeśa, the Sun, Fire, Śaṃkara and Śivā,
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BvP 4 101.10
संपूज्य देवषट्कं च साक्षतैर्देवसंसदि । उपचारैः षोडशभिः संयतो भक्तिपूर्वकम्
saṃpūjya devaṣaṭkaṃ ca sākṣatairdevasaṃsadi | upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ saṃyato bhaktipūrvakam
having worshipped the group of six deities with unbroken rice in the assembly of the gods, with the sixteen services, restrained and with devotion,
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BvP 4 101.11
पुत्राधिवासनं चक्रै वेदमन्त्रेण संसदि । संपूज्य नानादेवांश्च दिक्पालांश्च नवग्रहान्
putrādhivāsanaṃ cakrai vedamantreṇa saṃsadi | saṃpūjya nānādevāṃśca dikpālāṃśca navagrahān
he performed the son's adhivāsana rite with Vedic mantra in the assembly, and having worshipped the various gods, the guardians of the directions and the nine planets,
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BvP 4 101.12
दत्त्वा पञ्चोपचारांश्च भक्त्या षोडशमातृकाः । दत्त्वा च वसुधारां च सप्तवारान्घृतेन च
dattvā pañcopacārāṃśca bhaktyā ṣoḍaśamātṛkāḥ | dattvā ca vasudhārāṃ ca saptavārānghṛtena ca
having offered the five services and, with devotion, (worshipped) the sixteen Mātṛkās, and having given the vasudhārā (stream of ghee) seven times with ghee,
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BvP 4 101.13
चेदिराजं वसुं नत्वा संपूज्य प्रययौ पुनः । वृद्धिश्राद्धं सुनिर्वाप्य यत्किंचिद्दैविकं तथा
cedirājaṃ vasuṃ natvā saṃpūjya prayayau punaḥ | vṛddhiśrāddhaṃ sunirvāpya yatkiṃciddaivikaṃ tathā
having bowed to Vasu the king of Cedi and worshipped (him), he went on again; having duly performed the vṛddhi-śrāddha and whatever else pertained to the gods,
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BvP 4 101.14
यज्ञं कृत्वा तु वेदोक्तं यज्ञसूत्रं ददौ मुदा । वलदेवाग्रचायैव कृष्णाय परमात्मने
yajñaṃ kṛtvā tu vedoktaṃ yajñasūtraṃ dadau mudā | valadevāgracāyaiva kṛṣṇāya paramātmane
and having performed the sacrifice as prescribed in the Veda, he joyfully gave the sacrificial thread, first to Baladeva and (then) to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
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BvP 4 101.15
गायत्री च ददौ ताभ्यां मुनिः सांदीपनिस्तथा । भिक्षां ददौ च प्रथमं पार्वती परमादरात्
gāyatrī ca dadau tābhyāṃ muniḥ sāṃdīpanistathā | bhikṣāṃ dadau ca prathamaṃ pārvatī paramādarāt
And the sage Sāndīpani gave the Gāyatrī to those two; and Pārvatī, with the greatest reverence, gave the first alms:
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BvP 4 101.16
अमूल्यरत्नपात्रस्थं मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकम् । हीरसारविनिर्माणं पित्रा दत्तं च हारकम्
amūlyaratnapātrasthaṃ muktāmāṇikyahīrakam | hīrasāravinirmāṇaṃ pitrā dattaṃ ca hārakam
a pearl-ruby-diamond (ornament) set in a priceless jewelled dish, and a necklace made of the finest diamonds, given by (her) father.
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BvP 4 101.17
शुभाशिषं च प्रददौ शुक्लपुष्पेणा दूर्वया । ततोऽदितिर्दितिश्चैव मुनिपत्न्यश्च देवकी
śubhāśiṣaṃ ca pradadau śuklapuṣpeṇā dūrvayā | tato'ditirditiścaiva munipatnyaśca devakī
And she bestowed an auspicious blessing with a white flower and dūrva grass. Then Aditi and Diti, and the sages' wives, and Devakī,
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BvP 4 101.18
यशोदा रोहिणी हृष्टा सावित्री च सरस्वती । प्रत्येकं प्रददौ भिक्षां मणिकाञ्चनभूषिताम्
yaśodā rohiṇī hṛṣṭā sāvitrī ca sarasvatī | pratyekaṃ pradadau bhikṣāṃ maṇikāñcanabhūṣitām
Yaśodā, the delighted Rohiṇī, and Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī—each one gave alms adorned with jewels and gold.
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BvP 4 101.19
देवकन्या नागकन्या राजकन्याः पतिव्रताः । कामिन्यो बान्धवानां च सस्मिताः स्निग्धलोचनाः
devakanyā nāgakanyā rājakanyāḥ pativratāḥ | kāminyo bāndhavānāṃ ca sasmitāḥ snigdhalocanāḥ
Daughters of the gods, daughters of the nāgas, daughters of kings devoted to their husbands, and the wives of the kinsmen, smiling, with tender eyes—
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BvP 4 101.20
इन्द्राणी वरुणानी च पवनानी च रोहिणी । कुबेरपत्नीं स्वाहा च रतिः कामस्य कामिनी
indrāṇī varuṇānī ca pavanānī ca rohiṇī | kuberapatnīṃ svāhā ca ratiḥ kāmasya kāminī
Indrāṇī and Varuṇānī and Pavanānī and Rohiṇī, Kubera's wife, and Svāhā, and Rati the beloved of Kāma—
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BvP 4 101.21
प्रत्येकं प्रददौ भिक्षां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् । भिक्षां गृहीत्वा भगवान्सबलो भक्तिपूर्वकम्
pratyekaṃ pradadau bhikṣāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | bhikṣāṃ gṛhītvā bhagavānsabalo bhaktipūrvakam
each one gave alms adorned with jewels and ornaments; and the Lord, together with Bala, having received the alms with devotion,
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BvP 4 101.22
किंचिद्ददौ च गर्गाय किचित्स्वगुरवे तथा । वैदिकं कर्म निर्वाप्य गर्गाय दक्षिणां ददौ
kiṃciddadau ca gargāya kicitsvagurave tathā | vaidikaṃ karma nirvāpya gargāya dakṣiṇāṃ dadau
gave something to Garga and something likewise to his own teacher; and when the Vedic rite had been completed, he gave the sacrificial fee to Garga.
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BvP 4 101.23
देवांश्च भोजयामास ब्राह्मणांश्चापि सादरम् । ये ये समाययुर्यज्ञे तेच दत्त्वा शुभाशिषम्
devāṃśca bhojayāmāsa brāhmaṇāṃścāpi sādaram | ye ye samāyayuryajñe teca dattvā śubhāśiṣam
And he fed the gods and the brahmins too, respectfully; and all those who had come to the sacrifice, having given (their) auspicious blessing
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BvP 4 101.24
कृण्णाय बलदेवाय प्रहृष्टाः प्रययृर्गुहम् । नन्दः सभार्यो निर्वाप्य शुभकर्म सुतस्य वै
kṛṇṇāya baladevāya prahṛṣṭāḥ prayayṛrguham | nandaḥ sabhāryo nirvāpya śubhakarma sutasya vai
to Kṛṣṇa and to Baladeva, went home delighted. And Nanda with his wife, having completed the auspicious rite for his son,
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BvP 4 101.25
क्रोडे कृत्वा बलं कृष्णं चुचुम्ब वदनं तयोः । उचचै रुरोद नन्दश्च यशोदा च पतिव्रता श्रीकृष्णस्तं समाश्वास्य बोधयामास यत्नतः
kroḍe kṛtvā balaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ cucumba vadanaṃ tayoḥ | ucacai ruroda nandaśca yaśodā ca pativratā śrīkṛṣṇastaṃ samāśvāsya bodhayāmāsa yatnataḥ
taking Bala and Kṛṣṇa on his lap, kissed the faces of the two. And Nanda wept aloud, and so did Yaśodā, devoted to her husband; and Śrī Kṛṣṇa, consoling him, instructed (him) with effort.
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BvP 4 101.26
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच सानन्दं गच्छ हे मातर्यशोदे तातमत्वरम् । त्वमेव माता पोष्ट्री त्वं पिता च परमार्थतः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca sānandaṃ gaccha he mātaryaśode tātamatvaram | tvameva mātā poṣṭrī tvaṃ pitā ca paramārthataḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Go joyfully, O mother Yaśodā, quickly, to father; you alone are (my) mother, my nurse, and you are (my) father, in the highest sense.
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BvP 4 101.27
अवन्तिनगरं तात यास्यामि सबलोऽधुना । मुनेः सांदीपनेः स्थानं वेदपाठार्थमीप्सितम्
avantinagaraṃ tāta yāsyāmi sabalo'dhunā | muneḥ sāṃdīpaneḥ sthānaṃ vedapāṭhārthamīpsitam
Father, I shall now go with Bala to the city of Avanti, to the abode of the sage Sāṃdīpani, desired for the sake of studying the Veda.
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BvP 4 101.28
तत आगत्य सुचिरं काले भवति दर्शनम् । कामः करोति कलनं स च भेदं करोति च
tata āgatya suciraṃ kāle bhavati darśanam | kāmaḥ karoti kalanaṃ sa ca bhedaṃ karoti ca
Coming back from there, after a very long time, there will be a meeting. Desire brings about joining, and it also brings about separation.
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BvP 4 101.29
सर्वं कालकृतं मातर्भेदं संमीलनं नृणाम् । सुखं दुःखं च हर्षं च शोकं च मङ्गलालयम्
sarvaṃ kālakṛtaṃ mātarbhedaṃ saṃmīlanaṃ nṛṇām | sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca harṣaṃ ca śokaṃ ca maṅgalālayam
All is made by time, mother—the separation and the coming together of men, pleasure and pain, joy and grief, and the abode of good fortune.
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BvP 4 101.30
मया दत्तं च तत्त्वं च योगिनामपि दुर्लभम् । सर्वं नन्दश्च सानन्दं त्वामेव कथयिष्यति
mayā dattaṃ ca tattvaṃ ca yogināmapi durlabham | sarvaṃ nandaśca sānandaṃ tvāmeva kathayiṣyati
And the truth given by me, hard to obtain even for yogins—all of it Nanda will joyfully tell to you yourself.
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BvP 4 101.31
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो वसुदेवसभां ययौ । तदाज्ञया क्षणं प्राप्य ययौ संदीपनेर्गूहम्
ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho vasudevasabhāṃ yayau | tadājñayā kṣaṇaṃ prāpya yayau saṃdīpanergūham
Having said this, the Lord of the worlds went to Vasudeva's assembly hall; and by his permission, having obtained the moment, he went to the house of Sāṃdīpani.
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BvP 4 101.32
वसुदेवं देवकीं च संभाष्य विनयेन च । नन्दः सभार्यः प्रययौ हृदयेन विदूयता
vasudevaṃ devakīṃ ca saṃbhāṣya vinayena ca | nandaḥ sabhāryaḥ prayayau hṛdayena vidūyatā
Having spoken with Vasudeva and Devakī, and with courtesy, Nanda together with his wife departed with a grieving heart.
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BvP 4 101.33
मुक्तामणिं सुवर्ण च माणिक्यं हीरकं तथा । वह्निशुद्धांशुकं रत्नं नन्दाय देवकी ददौ
muktāmaṇiṃ suvarṇa ca māṇikyaṃ hīrakaṃ tathā | vahniśuddhāṃśukaṃ ratnaṃ nandāya devakī dadau
A pearl, gold, and a ruby, and a diamond, and a garment purified by fire, and a jewel—Devakī gave to Nanda.
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BvP 4 101.34
श्वेताश्वं च गजेन्द्रं च सुवर्णरथमुत्तमम् । नन्दाय कृष्णः प्रददौ वसुदेवश्च सादरम्
śvetāśvaṃ ca gajendraṃ ca suvarṇarathamuttamam | nandāya kṛṣṇaḥ pradadau vasudevaśca sādaram
A white horse and a lordly elephant and an excellent golden chariot Kṛṣṇa gave to Nanda, and Vasudeva too, respectfully.
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BvP 4 101.35
तयोरनुव्रजन्विप्रा देवकीप्रमुखाः स्त्रियः । वसुदेवस्तथाऽक्रूरोऽप्युद्धवश्च ययौ मुदा
tayoranuvrajanviprā devakīpramukhāḥ striyaḥ | vasudevastathā'krūro'pyuddhavaśca yayau mudā
Following after those two went the brahmins, the women headed by Devakī, and Vasudeva, and Akrūra too, and Uddhava went joyfully.
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BvP 4 101.36
कालिन्दीनिकटं गत्वा ते सर्वे रुरुदुः शुचा । परस्परं च संभाष्य ते सर्वे स्वालयं ययुः
kālindīnikaṭaṃ gatvā te sarve ruruduḥ śucā | parasparaṃ ca saṃbhāṣya te sarve svālayaṃ yayuḥ
Having gone to the vicinity of the Kālindī, they all wept in sorrow; and having spoken with one another, they all went to their own homes.
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BvP 4 101.37
कुन्ती सपुत्रा विधवा वसुदेवाज्ञया मुने । नानारत्नमणिं प्राप्य प्रययौ स्वरलयं मुदा
kuntī saputrā vidhavā vasudevājñayā mune | nānāratnamaṇiṃ prāpya prayayau svaralayaṃ mudā
Kuntī the widow, with her sons, O sage, by Vasudeva's leave, having received various jewels and gems, went to her own home with joy.
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BvP 4 101.38
वसुतेवो देवकी च पुत्रकल्याणहेतवे । नानारत्नमणिं वस्त्रं मुवर्णं रजतं तथा
vasutevo devakī ca putrakalyāṇahetave | nānāratnamaṇiṃ vastraṃ muvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tathā
And Vasudeva and Devakī, for the welfare of (their) son, (gave) various jewels and gems, cloth, gold, and silver as well,
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BvP 4 101.39
मुक्तामाणिक्यचहारं च मिष्टान्नं च सुधोपमम् । भट्टेम्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च प्रददौ सादरं मुदा
muktāmāṇikyacahāraṃ ca miṣṭānnaṃ ca sudhopamam | bhaṭṭemyo brāhmaṇebhyaśca pradadau sādaraṃ mudā
And a necklace of pearls and rubies, and sweet food like nectar, (they) gave respectfully and gladly to the bards and to the brahmins.
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BvP 4 101.40
महोत्सवं वेदपाठं हरेर्नामैकमङ्गलम् । विप्राणां भोजनं चैव कारयामास यत्नतः
mahotsavaṃ vedapāṭhaṃ harernāmaikamaṅgalam | viprāṇāṃ bhojanaṃ caiva kārayāmāsa yatnataḥ
He carefully had a great festival held, the recitation of the Vedas, the one auspicious thing—the name of Hari—and also the feeding of brahmins.
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BvP 4 101.41
ज्ञातीनां बान्धवानां च पुरस्कारं यथोचितम् । चकार मणिमाणिक्यमुक्तावस्त्रैर्मनोहरैः
jñātīnāṃ bāndhavānāṃ ca puraskāraṃ yathocitam | cakāra maṇimāṇikyamuktāvastrairmanoharaiḥ
And he made fitting honour for his kinsmen and relatives, with gems, rubies, pearls, and lovely garments.
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BvP 4 101.101
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo नारादनाo उत्तo भगवदुपनयनं
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao nārādanāo uttao bhagavadupanayanaṃ
Thus, in the glorious Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrī Kṛṣṇa Birth Section, in the Nārada[-Nārāyaṇa] narration, the Lord's investiture with the sacred thread (upanayana) — [chapter ends].
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