Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 105
BvP 4 105.1
नारायण उवाच अथ वैदर्भराजेन्द्रो महाबलपराक्रम् । विदर्भदेशे पुण्याश्च सत्यशीलश्च भीष्मकः
nārāyaṇa uvāca atha vaidarbharājendro mahābalaparākram | vidarbhadeśe puṇyāśca satyaśīlaśca bhīṣmakaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Now there was the chief king of Vidarbha, of great strength and prowess, meritorious and truthful in conduct, Bhīṣmaka, in the land of Vidarbha.
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BvP 4 105.2
राजा नारायणांशश्च दाता च सर्वसंपदाम् । धर्मिष्ठस्च गरीयांश्च वरिष्ठश्टापि पूजितः
rājā nārāyaṇāṃśaśca dātā ca sarvasaṃpadām | dharmiṣṭhasca garīyāṃśca variṣṭhaśṭāpi pūjitaḥ
The king was a portion of Nārāyaṇa, and a giver of all riches; most righteous, weighty, and most excellent, and honoured.
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BvP 4 105.3
तस्य कन्या महालक्ष्मी रुक्मिणी योषितां वरा । अतीव सुन्दरी रम्या रमा रामासु पूजिता
tasya kanyā mahālakṣmī rukmiṇī yoṣitāṃ varā | atīva sundarī ramyā ramā rāmāsu pūjitā
His daughter was Mahālakṣmī, Rukmiṇī, the best of women, exceedingly beautiful and lovely, Ramā, honoured among women.
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BvP 4 105.4
नवयौवनसंपन्ना रत्नाभरणभूषिता । तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभा तेजसोज्ज्वलिता सती
navayauvanasaṃpannā ratnābharaṇabhūṣitā | taptakāñcanavarṇābhā tejasojjvalitā satī
Endowed with fresh youth, adorned with jewelled ornaments, with the sheen of the colour of molten gold, blazing with radiance, chaste.
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BvP 4 105.5
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा सा सत्यशीला पतिव्रता । शान्ता दान्ता नितान्ता चाप्यनन्तगुणशालिनी
śuddhasattvasvarūpā sā satyaśīlā pativratā | śāntā dāntā nitāntā cāpyanantaguṇaśālinī
She was of pure sattva in her very nature, truthful in conduct, devoted to her husband, calm, self-controlled and utterly (steadfast), and possessed of endless virtues.
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BvP 4 105.6
इन्द्राणी वरुणानी च चन्द्रनारी च रोहिणी । कुबेरपत्नी सूर्यस्त्री स्वाहा शान्ता कलावती
indrāṇī varuṇānī ca candranārī ca rohiṇī | kuberapatnī sūryastrī svāhā śāntā kalāvatī
Indrāṇī, Varuṇānī, and the wife of the Moon, Rohiṇī, Kubera's wife, the Sun's wife, Svāhā, Śāntā, Kalāvatī —
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BvP 4 105.7
अन्यासु रमणीयासु श्रेष्ठा च सुमनोहरा । रुक्मिण्या भीष्मकन्यायाः कलां नार्हति षोडशीम्
anyāsu ramaṇīyāsu śreṣṭhā ca sumanoharā | rukmiṇyā bhīṣmakanyāyāḥ kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaśīm
and (any) other who among lovely women is the finest and most charming — she does not equal a sixteenth part of Rukmiṇī, Bhīṣmaka's daughter.
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BvP 4 105.8
तां दृष्ट्वा राजराजेन्द्रो वालक्रीडारतां पराम् । बालां सुशोभां कुर्वन्तीं यथाऽभ्रेषु विधोः कलाम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rājarājendro vālakrīḍāratāṃ parām | bālāṃ suśobhāṃ kurvantīṃ yathā'bhreṣu vidhoḥ kalām
Seeing her, the supreme king of kings — a girl utterly absorbed in childish play, making a fine display like a phase of the moon among the clouds —
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BvP 4 105.9
शरत्पूर्णेन्दुशोभाढ्यां शरत्कमललोचनाम् । विवाहयोग्यां युवतीं लज्जानम्राननां शुभम्
śaratpūrṇenduśobhāḍhyāṃ śaratkamalalocanām | vivāhayogyāṃ yuvatīṃ lajjānamrānanāṃ śubham
rich in the beauty of the full autumn moon, with eyes like autumn lotuses, a young woman fit for marriage, her face bowed with modesty, auspicious —
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BvP 4 105.10
सहसा चिन्तितो धर्मो धर्मशीलश्च सुव्रतः । सुतां पप्रच्छ पुत्रांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्च पुरोहितान्
sahasā cintito dharmo dharmaśīlaśca suvrataḥ | sutāṃ papraccha putrāṃśca brāhmaṇāṃśca purohitān
at once dharma was thought of (by him), for he was of righteous conduct and firm in his vows; he asked his daughter, and his sons, and the brahmins and the family priests.
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BvP 4 105.11
कं वृणोमि सुतार्ध च वराहं प्रवरं वरम् । मुनिपुत्रं देवपुत्रं राजेन्द्रसुतमीप्सितम्
kaṃ vṛṇomi sutārdha ca varāhaṃ pravaraṃ varam | muniputraṃ devaputraṃ rājendrasutamīpsitam
"Whom shall I choose for my daughter — an excellent, most eminent bridegroom: a sage's son, a god's son, or the desired son of a great king?"
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BvP 4 105.12
विवाहयोग्या कन्या मे वर्धमाना मनोहरा । शीघ्रं पश्य वरं याग्यं नवयौवनसंस्थितम्
vivāhayogyā kanyā me vardhamānā manoharā | śīghraṃ paśya varaṃ yāgyaṃ navayauvanasaṃsthitam
"My daughter, charming and growing up, is fit for marriage; quickly look for a suitable bridegroom, one established in fresh youth,
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BvP 4 105.14
धर्मशीलं सत्यसंधं नारायणपरायणम् । महाकुलप्रसूतं च सर्वत्रैव प्रतिष्ठितम्
dharmaśīlaṃ satyasaṃdhaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇam | mahākulaprasūtaṃ ca sarvatraiva pratiṣṭhitam
of righteous conduct, true to his promises, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, born of a great family, and everywhere held in esteem.
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BvP 4 105.15
करोषि राजपुत्रं चेद्रणशास्त्रविशारदम् । महारथं प्रतापार्हं रणमूर्ध्नि च सुस्थिरम्
karoṣi rājaputraṃ cedraṇaśāstraviśāradam | mahārathaṃ pratāpārhaṃ raṇamūrdhni ca susthiram
And if you make (the choice) a king's son, (let him be) skilled in the science of war, a great chariot-warrior, worthy of glory, and steady at the head of battle.
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BvP 4 105.16
करोषि देवपुत्रं चेद्देवं गुणयुतं तथा । करोषि मुनिपुत्रं चेच्चतुर्वेदविशारदम्
karoṣi devaputraṃ ceddevaṃ guṇayutaṃ tathā | karoṣi muniputraṃ ceccaturvedaviśāradam
And if you make (it) a god's son, (let him be) a god endowed with virtues; and if you make (it) a sage's son, (let him be) versed in the four Vedas,
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BvP 4 105.17
वावदूकं विचारज्ञं सिद्धान्तेषु नितान्तकम् । नृपेन्द्रवचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच मुनेः सुतः
vāvadūkaṃ vicārajñaṃ siddhānteṣu nitāntakam | nṛpendravacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca muneḥ sutaḥ
eloquent, knowing how to reason, thoroughly at home in the doctrines." Having heard the great king's words, the sage's son spoke to him —
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BvP 4 105.18
गोतमस्य शतानन्दो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः । आप्तः प्रवक्ता विज्ञश्च धर्मी कुलपुरोहितः ।। पृथिव्यां सर्वतत्त्वज्ञो निष्णातः सर्वकर्मसु
gotamasya śatānando vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ | āptaḥ pravaktā vijñaśca dharmī kulapurohitaḥ || pṛthivyāṃ sarvatattvajño niṣṇātaḥ sarvakarmasu
Śatānanda, son of Gotama, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, trustworthy, an expositor, learned, righteous, the family priest, on earth a knower of all truths, expert in all rites.
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BvP 4 105.19
शतानन्द उवाच राजेन्द्र त्वं च धर्मज्ञो धर्मशास्त्रविशारदः । पृर्वाख्यानं च वेदोक्तं कथयामि निशामय
śatānanda uvāca rājendra tvaṃ ca dharmajño dharmaśāstraviśāradaḥ | pṛrvākhyānaṃ ca vedoktaṃ kathayāmi niśāmaya
Śatānanda said: Great king, you too know dharma and are versed in the dharma treatises; I shall tell an ancient tale, one declared in the Veda — listen.
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BvP 4 105.20
भुवो भारावतरणे स्वयं नारायणो भुवि । वसुदेवसुतः श्रीमान्परिबूर्णतमः प्रभुः
bhuvo bhārāvataraṇe svayaṃ nārāyaṇo bhuvi | vasudevasutaḥ śrīmānparibūrṇatamaḥ prabhuḥ
For the removal of the earth's burden, Nārāyaṇa himself (has come) to earth as the glorious son of Vasudeva, the Lord who is the most utterly complete.
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BvP 4 105.21
विधातुश्च विधाता च ब्रह्मेशशेषवन्दितः । ज्योतिःस्वरूपः परमो भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः
vidhātuśca vidhātā ca brahmeśaśeṣavanditaḥ | jyotiḥsvarūpaḥ paramo bhaktānugrahavigrahaḥ
He is the ordainer even of the ordainer, revered by Brahmā, Śiva and Śeṣa, whose nature is light, the supreme, whose form is grace toward his devotees.
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BvP 4 105.22
परमात्मा च सर्वेषां प्राणिनां प्रकृतेः परः । निर्लिप्तश्च निरीहप्तश्च साक्षी च सर्वकर्मणाम्
paramātmā ca sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ prakṛteḥ paraḥ | nirliptaśca nirīhaptaśca sākṣī ca sarvakarmaṇām
He is the supreme Self of all living beings, beyond primal nature, unattached and without desire, and the witness of all deeds.
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BvP 4 105.23
राजेन्द्र तस्मै कन्यां च परिपूर्णतमाय च । दत्त्वा यास्यसि गोलोकं पितॄणां शतकैः सह
rājendra tasmai kanyāṃ ca paripūrṇatamāya ca | dattvā yāsyasi golokaṃ pitṝṇāṃ śatakaiḥ saha
Great king, having given your daughter to him, the most utterly complete one, you will go to Goloka together with hundreds of your ancestors.
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BvP 4 105.24
लभ सारूप्यमुक्तिं च कन्या दत्त्वां परत्र च । इहैव सर्वपूज्यश्च भव विश्वगुरोर्गुरुः
labha sārūpyamuktiṃ ca kanyā dattvāṃ paratra ca | ihaiva sarvapūjyaśca bhava viśvagurorguruḥ
And having given the girl, obtain likeness-of-form liberation in the world beyond; and here itself become honoured by all, the teacher of the teacher of the universe.
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BvP 4 105.25
सर्वस्वं दक्षिणां दत्त्वा महालक्ष्मीं च रुक्मिणीम् । समर्पणं कुरुविभो कुरुष्व जन्मखण्डनम्
sarvasvaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā mahālakṣmīṃ ca rukmiṇīm | samarpaṇaṃ kuruvibho kuruṣva janmakhaṇḍanam
Giving all your wealth as the priestly gift, and Rukmiṇī, who is Mahālakṣmī — make the offering, O lord of the Kurus, effect the ending of (your) births.
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BvP 4 105.26
विधाता निखितो राजन्संबन्धः सर्वसंमतः । द्वारकानगरे कृष्णं शीघ्रं प्रस्थापय द्विजम्
vidhātā nikhito rājansaṃbandhaḥ sarvasaṃmataḥ | dvārakānagare kṛṣṇaṃ śīghraṃ prasthāpaya dvijam
O king, the connection by marriage has been ordained (as) approved by all; quickly send a brahmin to Kṛṣṇa in the city of Dvārakā.
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BvP 4 105.27
कृत्वा शुभक्षणं तूर्ण सर्वेषामपि संमतम् । आनीय परमात्मानं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
kṛtvā śubhakṣaṇaṃ tūrṇa sarveṣāmapi saṃmatam | ānīya paramātmānaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham
Having quickly fixed an auspicious moment, agreeable to all, and having brought (here) the Supreme Self, whose body is (his) grace toward devotees,
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BvP 4 105.28
ध्यानानुरोधहेतुं च नित्यदेहमनुत्तमम् । दृष्टिमात्रात्कुरु नृप स्वजन्मकर्मखण्डनम्
dhyānānurodhahetuṃ ca nityadehamanuttamam | dṛṣṭimātrātkuru nṛpa svajanmakarmakhaṇḍanam
(who is) the ground of conformity to (his devotees') meditation, whose body is eternal and unsurpassed — by the mere sight (of him), O king, bring about the ending of your birth and karma.
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BvP 4 105.29
यं न जानन्ति चत्वारो वेदाः संतश्च देवताः । सिद्धेन्द्राश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च देवा ब्रह्मादयस्तथा
yaṃ na jānanti catvāro vedāḥ saṃtaśca devatāḥ | siddhendrāśca munīndrāśca devā brahmādayastathā
Whom the four Vedas do not know, nor the good and the gods, nor the chiefs of the Siddhas, nor the chiefs of the sages, nor the gods beginning with Brahmā,
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BvP 4 105.30
ध्यायन्ते ध्यानपूताश्च योगिनो न विदन्ति यम् । सरस्वती जडीभूता वेदाः शास्त्राणियानि च
dhyāyante dhyānapūtāśca yogino na vidanti yam | sarasvatī jaḍībhūtā vedāḥ śāstrāṇiyāni ca
whom the yogins, purified by meditation, meditate upon yet do not know — Sarasvatī has become dumb (before him), and the Vedas and whatever scriptures there are,
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BvP 4 105.31
सहस्रवक्त्रः शेषश्च पञ्चवक्त्रः सदाशिवः । चतुर्मुखो जगद्धाता कुमारः कार्तिकस्तथा
sahasravaktraḥ śeṣaśca pañcavaktraḥ sadāśivaḥ | caturmukho jagaddhātā kumāraḥ kārtikastathā
and thousand-mouthed Śeṣa, and five-faced Sadāśiva, and the four-faced maker of the world, and the youth Kārttika,
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BvP 4 105.32
ऋषयो मुनयश्चैव भक्ताः परमवैष्णवाः । अक्षमाः स्तवने यस्य ध्यानासाध्यश्च योगिनाम्
ṛṣayo munayaścaiva bhaktāḥ paramavaiṣṇavāḥ | akṣamāḥ stavane yasya dhyānāsādhyaśca yoginām
and the seers and the sages and the devotees who are supreme Vaiṣṇavas — (all) are unable to praise him, and he is not attainable by the meditation of yogins.
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BvP 4 105.33
बालकोऽहं महाराज तद्गुणं कथयामि किम् । शतानन्दवचः श्रुत्वा प्रफुल्लवदनो नृपः
bālako'haṃ mahārāja tadguṇaṃ kathayāmi kim | śatānandavacaḥ śrutvā praphullavadano nṛpaḥ
I am a child, great king — what can I say of his qualities? Hearing Śatānanda's words, the king, his face beaming,
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BvP 4 105.34
आनिङ्गनं ददौ तस्मै समुत्थाय जवेन च । नानारत्नं मुवर्ण च वस्त्रं च रत्नभूषणम्
āniṅganaṃ dadau tasmai samutthāya javena ca | nānāratnaṃ muvarṇa ca vastraṃ ca ratnabhūṣaṇam
rose up swiftly and gave him an embrace, and various jewels and gold, and a garment and a jewelled ornament.
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BvP 4 105.35
ददौ तस्मै प्रदानं च प्रसादसुमुखो नृपः । गजेन्द्र तुरगं श्रेष्ठं रथं च मणिनिर्मितम्
dadau tasmai pradānaṃ ca prasādasumukho nṛpaḥ | gajendra turagaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ rathaṃ ca maṇinirmitam
And the king, his face gracious with favour, gave him (this) gift: a lordly elephant, an excellent horse, and a chariot made of gems,
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BvP 4 105.36
रत्नसिहासनं रम्यं धनं च विपुलं तथा । भूमिं च सर्वसस्याढ्यां शश्वद्वृष्टिकरीं शुभाम्
ratnasihāsanaṃ ramyaṃ dhanaṃ ca vipulaṃ tathā | bhūmiṃ ca sarvasasyāḍhyāṃ śaśvadvṛṣṭikarīṃ śubhām
a lovely jewelled lion-throne, and abundant wealth, and land, rich in every crop, auspicious, having constant rainfall,
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BvP 4 105.37
अकृष्टसाध्यां पूज्यां च ग्रामं सर्वप्रशंसितम् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रुक्मिश्चुकोप नृपनन्दनः
akṛṣṭasādhyāṃ pūjyāṃ ca grāmaṃ sarvapraśaṃsitam | etasminnantare rukmiścukopa nṛpanandanaḥ
yielding (harvest) without ploughing and worthy of honour, and a village praised by all. Meanwhile Rukmī, the king's son, grew angry.
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BvP 4 105.38
कम्पितोऽधर्मयुक्तश्च रक्तास्यो रक्तलोचनः । उवाच पितरं व्रिप्रं सभायामस्थिरस्तदा
kampito'dharmayuktaśca raktāsyo raktalocanaḥ | uvāca pitaraṃ vripraṃ sabhāyāmasthirastadā
Trembling and given over to unrighteousness, his face red and his eyes red, unsteady, he then spoke in the assembly to his father and to the brahmin,
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BvP 4 105.39
उत्याय तिष्ठन्पुरतः सर्वेषां च सभासदाम्
utyāya tiṣṭhanpurataḥ sarveṣāṃ ca sabhāsadām
having got up and standing before all the members of the assembly:
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BvP 4 105.40
रुक्मिरुवाच श्रृणु राजेन्द्र वचनं हितं तथयं प्रशंसितम् । त्यज वाक्यं भिक्षुकाणां लोभिनां क्रोधिनामहो
rukmiruvāca śrṛṇu rājendra vacanaṃ hitaṃ tathayaṃ praśaṃsitam | tyaja vākyaṃ bhikṣukāṇāṃ lobhināṃ krodhināmaho
Rukmī said: Hear, O best of kings, a word that is beneficial, true and commended: abandon the talk of beggars, greedy and irascible — oh!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.41
नर्तकानां च वैश्यानां भट्टानामर्थिनामपि । कायस्थानां च भिक्षूणामसत्यं वचनं सदा
nartakānāṃ ca vaiśyānāṃ bhaṭṭānāmarthināmapi | kāyasthānāṃ ca bhikṣūṇāmasatyaṃ vacanaṃ sadā
The speech of dancers and of vaiśyas, of bards and of petitioners, and of scribes and of mendicants, is always untrue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.42
घटकानां नाटकानां स्त्रीलुब्धाना च कामिनाम् । दरिद्राणां च मूर्खाणां स्तुतिपूर्व वचः सदा
ghaṭakānāṃ nāṭakānāṃ strīlubdhānā ca kāminām | daridrāṇāṃ ca mūrkhāṇāṃ stutipūrva vacaḥ sadā
Of matchmakers, of actors, of those greedy for women and of the lustful, of the poor and of fools, the speech is always prefaced with flattery.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.43
निहत्य कालयवनं राजेन्द्रं दूरतो भिया । उवायेन महाबाहो लब्धं कृष्णेन तद्धनम्
nihatya kālayavanaṃ rājendraṃ dūrato bhiyā | uvāyena mahābāho labdhaṃ kṛṣṇena taddhanam
O mighty-armed one, having killed Kālayavana, the lord of kings, from a distance out of fear, by a stratagem, Kṛṣṇa obtained that wealth of his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.44
द्वारकाया धनी कृष्णो यवनस्य धनेन च । जरासंधभयेनैव समुद्राभ्यन्तरे गृही
dvārakāyā dhanī kṛṣṇo yavanasya dhanena ca | jarāsaṃdhabhayenaiva samudrābhyantare gṛhī
With the wealth of the Yavana, Kṛṣṇa became the rich lord of Dvārakā; and it was out of fear of Jarāsandha alone that he made his dwelling within the sea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.45
जरासंधशतं चैव क्षणेनैव च लीलया । क्षमोऽहं हन्तुमेकाकी राज्ञश्चान्यस्य का कथा
jarāsaṃdhaśataṃ caiva kṣaṇenaiva ca līlayā | kṣamo'haṃ hantumekākī rājñaścānyasya kā kathā
Even a hundred Jarāsandhas, in a mere instant and as a sport, I am able to kill single-handedly — so what talk is there of any other king?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.46
दुर्वाससश्च शिष्योऽहं रणशास्त्रविशारदः । ध्रुवं भीष्मक तेनैव विश्वं संहर्तुमीश्वरः
durvāsasaśca śiṣyo'haṃ raṇaśāstraviśāradaḥ | dhruvaṃ bhīṣmaka tenaiva viśvaṃ saṃhartumīśvaraḥ
And I am a pupil of Durvāsas, skilled in the science of war; by that very (training), Bhīṣmaka, I am surely able to destroy the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.47
मत्समः पर्शुरामश्च शिशुपालश्च मत्समः । सखा च बलवाञ्छूरः स्वर्गं जेतुं स च क्षमः
matsamaḥ parśurāmaśca śiśupālaśca matsamaḥ | sakhā ca balavāñchūraḥ svargaṃ jetuṃ sa ca kṣamaḥ
Parśurāma is my equal, and Śiśupāla too is my equal; and (my) friend is strong and brave, and he is able to conquer heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.48
महेन्द्रं सगणं जेतुमहमीशः क्षणेन च । जित्वा युद्धे जरासंधं दुर्बलं योगिनं नृप
mahendraṃ sagaṇaṃ jetumahamīśaḥ kṣaṇena ca | jitvā yuddhe jarāsaṃdhaṃ durbalaṃ yoginaṃ nṛpa
I am able to conquer great Indra together with his host in an instant, O king, having (already) conquered in battle Jarāsandha, that feeble yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.49
अहंकारयुतः कृष्णो पीरं स्वं मन्यते धिया । यद्यायास्यति मद्ग्रामं विवाहं कर्तुमीप्सितम्
ahaṃkārayutaḥ kṛṣṇo pīraṃ svaṃ manyate dhiyā | yadyāyāsyati madgrāmaṃ vivāhaṃ kartumīpsitam
"Kṛṣṇa, filled with pride, thinks himself a hero in his mind. If he comes to my village to make the marriage he desires,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.50
ध्रुवं प्रस्थापयिष्यामि क्षणेन यममन्दिरम् । अहो नन्दस्य वैश्यस्य तस्मै गोरक्षकाय च
dhruvaṃ prasthāpayiṣyāmi kṣaṇena yamamandiram | aho nandasya vaiśyasya tasmai gorakṣakāya ca
Surely I will dispatch (him) in an instant to the house of Yama. Ah, to that cowherd, (son) of Nanda the vaiśya —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.51
साक्षाज्जाराय गोपीनां गोपालोच्छिष्टभोजिने । करोषि कन्यास्वीकारं देवयोग्यां च रुक्मिणीम्
sākṣājjārāya gopīnāṃ gopālocchiṣṭabhojine | karoṣi kanyāsvīkāraṃ devayogyāṃ ca rukmiṇīm
To (him who is) the outright paramour of the cowherd women, who eats the cowherds' leavings, you make over your daughter — and Rukmiṇī, who is fit for a god,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.52
दातुमिच्छसि वाक्येन भिङुकस्य द्विजस्य च । राजेन्द्र बुद्धिहीनोऽसि वचनाद्वद्ग(दुर्ब) लस्य च
dātumicchasi vākyena bhiṅukasya dvijasya ca | rājendra buddhihīno'si vacanādvadga(durba) lasya ca
(And) you wish to give (her away) on the word of a mendicant brahmin. O lord of kings, you are bereft of intelligence, (acting) upon the speech of a feeble man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.53
मा राजपुत्रो माशूरो म कुलीनश्च मा शुचिः । मा दाता मा धनाढ्यश्च मा योग्यो मा जितेन्द्रियः
mā rājaputro māśūro ma kulīnaśca mā śuciḥ | mā dātā mā dhanāḍhyaśca mā yogyo mā jitendriyaḥ
(He is) no prince, no hero, not of good family, not pure; no giver, not rich in wealth, not suitable, not one who has mastered his senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.56
कन्यां देहि सुपुत्राय शिशुपालाय भूमिप । बलेन रुद्रतुष्टाय राजेन्द्रतनयाय च निमन्त्रणं कुरु नृप नानादेशभवान्नृपान् । बान्धवांश्च मुनीन्द्रांश्च पत्रद्वारा त्वरान्वितः ५५ ।। अङ्गं कलिङ्गं मगधं सौराष्ट्रं वल्कलं वरम् । राटं वरेन्द्रं वङ्गं च गुर्जरटिं च पठेरम्
kanyāṃ dehi suputrāya śiśupālāya bhūmipa | balena rudratuṣṭāya rājendratanayāya ca nimantraṇaṃ kuru nṛpa nānādeśabhavānnṛpān | bāndhavāṃśca munīndrāṃśca patradvārā tvarānvitaḥ 55 || aṅgaṃ kaliṅgaṃ magadhaṃ saurāṣṭraṃ valkalaṃ varam | rāṭaṃ varendraṃ vaṅgaṃ ca gurjaraṭiṃ ca paṭheram
Give the girl, O lord of the earth, to the good son Śiśupāla, with whom Rudra is pleased for his strength, and who is the son of the chief of kings. O king, make invitation, in haste, by letter, to the kings dwelling in the various countries, and to kinsmen and to the chief sages. (55) Aṅga, Kaliṅga, Magadha, Saurāṣṭra, Valkala, Vara, Rāṭa, Varendra, and Vaṅga, and Gurjaraṭi, and Paṭhera—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.57
महाराष्ट्रं विराटं च मुद्गलं च मुरङ्गकम् । भल्लकं गल्लकं खर्व दुर्गं प्रस्थापय द्विजम्
mahārāṣṭraṃ virāṭaṃ ca mudgalaṃ ca muraṅgakam | bhallakaṃ gallakaṃ kharva durgaṃ prasthāpaya dvijam
And Mahārāṣṭra, Virāṭa, Mudgala, Muraṅgaka, Bhallaka, Gallaka, Kharva, Durga — send a brahmin (to each).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.58
घृतकुल्यासहस्रं च मधुकुल्यासहस्रकम् । दधिकुल्यासहस्रं च दुग्धकुल्यासहस्रकम्
ghṛtakulyāsahasraṃ ca madhukulyāsahasrakam | dadhikulyāsahasraṃ ca dugdhakulyāsahasrakam
A thousand streams of ghee and a thousand streams of honey, a thousand streams of curds and a thousand streams of milk;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.59
तैलकुल्यापञ्चशतं गुडकुल्याद्विलक्षकम् । शर्कराणां राशिशतं मिष्टान्नानां चतुर्गुणम्
tailakulyāpañcaśataṃ guḍakulyādvilakṣakam | śarkarāṇāṃ rāśiśataṃ miṣṭānnānāṃ caturguṇam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 105.60
यवगोधूमचूर्णानां पिष्टराशिशतं शतम् । पृथुकानां राशिलक्षमन्नानां च चतुर्गुणम्
yavagodhūmacūrṇānāṃ piṣṭarāśiśataṃ śatam | pṛthukānāṃ rāśilakṣamannānāṃ ca caturguṇam
A hundred times a hundred heaps of flour ground from barley and wheat; a hundred thousand heaps of flattened rice, and four times that much of cooked food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.61
अथ श्रुत्वा च तद्वाक्यं राजेन्द्रः सपुरोहितः । चकार मन्त्रणां तूर्ण निर्जने मन्त्रिणा सह
atha śrutvā ca tadvākyaṃ rājendraḥ sapurohitaḥ | cakāra mantraṇāṃ tūrṇa nirjane mantriṇā saha
Then, having heard those words, the great king together with his priest quickly held counsel with his minister in a solitary place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.62
द्विजं प्रस्थापयामास द्वारकां योग्यमीप्सितम् । कृत्वा च शुभलग्नं च सर्वेषामभिवाञ्छितम्
dvijaṃ prasthāpayāmāsa dvārakāṃ yogyamīpsitam | kṛtvā ca śubhalagnaṃ ca sarveṣāmabhivāñchitam
He sent off a suitable, chosen brahmin to Dvārakā, having fixed an auspicious hour, one desired by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.63
राजा संभृतसंभारो बभूव सत्वरं मृदा । निमन्त्रणं च सर्वत्र चकार च सुताज्ञया
rājā saṃbhṛtasaṃbhāro babhūva satvaraṃ mṛdā | nimantraṇaṃ ca sarvatra cakāra ca sutājñayā
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 105.64
विप्रः सुधर्मां संप्राप्य नृपैर्देवैश्च वेष्टिताम् । प्रददी पत्रिकां भद्रामुग्रसेनाय भूभृते
vipraḥ sudharmāṃ saṃprāpya nṛpairdevaiśca veṣṭitām | pradadī patrikāṃ bhadrāmugrasenāya bhūbhṛte
The brahmin, having reached the Sudharmā (hall), which was thronged with kings and gods, handed over the auspicious letter to Ugrasena, the ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.65
प्रफुल्लवदनो राजा श्रुत्वा पत्रं सुमङ्गलम् । सुवर्णानां सहस्रं च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा
praphullavadano rājā śrutvā patraṃ sumaṅgalam | suvarṇānāṃ sahasraṃ ca brāhmaṇebhyo dadau mudā
With a beaming face, the king, having heard the auspicious letter (read out), joyfully gave a thousand gold pieces to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.66
दुंदुभिं वादयामास द्वारकायां च सर्वतः । देवान्मुनीन्नृपांश्चैव ज्ञातिवर्गाश्च बान्धवान्
duṃdubhiṃ vādayāmāsa dvārakāyāṃ ca sarvataḥ | devānmunīnnṛpāṃścaiva jñātivargāśca bāndhavān
He had the kettledrums sounded everywhere in Dvārakā, and (invited) the gods, the sages, the kings, and his kinsmen and relatives,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.67
भट्टांश्च भिक्षुकांश्चैव भोजयामास सादरम् । श्रीकृष्णस्य सृवेषं च कारयामास भूपतिः
bhaṭṭāṃśca bhikṣukāṃścaiva bhojayāmāsa sādaram | śrīkṛṣṇasya sṛveṣaṃ ca kārayāmāsa bhūpatiḥ
and the bards and the mendicants too — them he fed respectfully; and the king had the entire regalia (procession-array) of Śrī Kṛṣṇa prepared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.68
अतीव रम्यमतुलं त्रेषु लोकेषु दुल्रभम् । यात्रां च कारयामास जगतां प्रवरं वरम्
atīva ramyamatulaṃ treṣu lokeṣu dulrabham | yātrāṃ ca kārayāmāsa jagatāṃ pravaraṃ varam
And he had the procession made — exceedingly lovely, without equal, hard to obtain in the three worlds — the foremost and best of (all) in the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.69
वेदमन्त्रेण रम्येण माहेन्द्रे सुमनोहरे । आदौ ब्रह्मा रथस्थश्च सावित्र्या सहितो ययौ
vedamantreṇa ramyeṇa māhendre sumanohare | ādau brahmā rathasthaśca sāvitryā sahito yayau
With lovely Vedic recitation, at the auspicious and most charming Māhendra (hour/asterism), Brahmā went first, seated in a chariot, together with Sāvitrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.70
रथस्यश्च महाहृष्टो भवान्या च भवः स्वयम् । शेषश्चापि दिनेशश्च गणेशश्चापि कार्तिकः
rathasyaśca mahāhṛṣṭo bhavānyā ca bhavaḥ svayam | śeṣaścāpi dineśaśca gaṇeśaścāpi kārtikaḥ
And greatly delighted in his chariot, Bhava (Śiva) himself with Bhavānī, and Śeṣa too, and the Sun, and Gaṇeśa, and Kārtika (Kārttikeya),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.71
महेन्द्रश्चतथा चन्द्रो वरुणः पवनस्तथा । कुबेरश्च यमो वह्निरीशानोऽपि ययौ मुदा
mahendraścatathā candro varuṇaḥ pavanastathā | kuberaśca yamo vahnirīśāno'pi yayau mudā
and great Indra likewise, the Moon, Varuṇa, and the Wind, and Kubera, Yama, Fire, and Īśāna also went with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.72
देवानां च त्रिकोट्यश्च मुनीनां षष्टिकोटयः । राजेन्द्राणां त्रिलक्षं च श्वेतच्छत्रं त्रिलक्षकम्
devānāṃ ca trikoṭyaśca munīnāṃ ṣaṣṭikoṭayaḥ | rājendrāṇāṃ trilakṣaṃ ca śvetacchatraṃ trilakṣakam
And thirty million gods, six hundred million sages, three hundred thousand great kings, and three hundred thousand white parasols —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.73
उग्रसेनो बभौ राजा नक्षत्रेषु यथा शशी । ययौ प्रसन्नवदनः कुण्डिनाभिमुखो बली
ugraseno babhau rājā nakṣatreṣu yathā śaśī | yayau prasannavadanaḥ kuṇḍinābhimukho balī
King Ugrasena shone as the moon among the stars; with cheerful face the mighty one went, facing toward Kuṇḍina.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.74
रत्ननिर्माणयानेन बलदेवो महाबलः । वसुदेवश्चोद्धवश्च नन्दोऽक्रूरश्च सात्यकिः
ratnanirmāṇayānena baladevo mahābalaḥ | vasudevaścoddhavaśca nando'krūraśca sātyakiḥ
In a vehicle made of jewels, mighty Baladeva, and Vasudeva, and Uddhava, and Nanda, and Akrūra, and Sātyaki,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.75
गोपाला यादवेन्द्राश्च चन्द्रवंश्याश्च ते ययुः । धृतराष्ट्रसुताः सर्वे दुर्योधनपुलोगमाः
gopālā yādavendrāśca candravaṃśyāśca te yayuḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭrasutāḥ sarve duryodhanapulogamāḥ
the cowherds and the lords of the Yādavas and those of the lunar lineage went; all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, with Duryodhana at their head,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.76
युधिष्ठिरस्तथा भीमः फाल्गुनो नकुलस्तथा । सहदेवश्च यानैश्च प्रययुः पञ्च पाण्डवाः
yudhiṣṭhirastathā bhīmaḥ phālguno nakulastathā | sahadevaśca yānaiśca prayayuḥ pañca pāṇḍavāḥ
and Yudhiṣṭhira, and Bhīma, Phālguna (Arjuna), and Nakula, and Sahadeva — the five Pāṇḍavas set out in their vehicles;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.77
भीष्मो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्चाप्यश्वत्थामा महाबलः । कृपाचार्यश्च शकुनिः शल्यश्चप्रययौ मुदा
bhīṣmo droṇaśca karṇaścāpyaśvatthāmā mahābalaḥ | kṛpācāryaśca śakuniḥ śalyaścaprayayau mudā
Bhīṣma and Droṇa and Karṇa, and mighty Aśvatthāman, and Kṛpācārya, Śakuni and Śalya set out with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.78
भटानां च त्रिकोट्यश्च विप्राणां शतकोटयः । संन्यासिनां सहस्रं च यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
bhaṭānāṃ ca trikoṭyaśca viprāṇāṃ śatakoṭayaḥ | saṃnyāsināṃ sahasraṃ ca yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇām
And thirty million soldiers, a thousand million brahmins, a thousand renunciants, and of ascetics and celibate students
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.79
द्विसहस्रं जितक्रोधाश्चावधूतास्तथैव च । उत्पलानां सहस्रं च सहस्रं पुष्पकारिणाम्
dvisahasraṃ jitakrodhāścāvadhūtāstathaiva ca | utpalānāṃ sahasraṃ ca sahasraṃ puṣpakāriṇām
two thousand; and those who have conquered anger, and the avadhūtas likewise; and a thousand utpalas, and a thousand flower-makers (garland-makers),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.80
नानाशिर्पकराश्चैव विचित्रं चित्रमेव च । लक्षं च वाद्यभाण्डानां नर्तकानां च लक्षकम्
nānāśirpakarāścaiva vicitraṃ citrameva ca | lakṣaṃ ca vādyabhāṇḍānāṃ nartakānāṃ ca lakṣakam
and makers of various crafts, and (works) varied and manifold; and a hundred thousand musical instruments, and a hundred thousand dancers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 105.81
गन्धर्वाणां गायकानां लक्षमेव तु नारद । तत्र कल्पे भक्त्येव गन्धर्वश्चोपबर्हणः
gandharvāṇāṃ gāyakānāṃ lakṣameva tu nārada | tatra kalpe bhaktyeva gandharvaścopabarhaṇaḥ
and a hundred thousand singing Gandharvas, O Nārada. There, in that age, out of devotion, (there was) the Gandharva Upabarhaṇa
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BvP 4 105.82
पञ्चाशत्कामिनीभिश्च त्वमेव तेषु मध्यगः । विद्याधरीणां लक्षं च लक्षमप्सरसां तथा
pañcāśatkāminībhiśca tvameva teṣu madhyagaḥ | vidyādharīṇāṃ lakṣaṃ ca lakṣamapsarasāṃ tathā
with fifty lovely women — that was you yourself, in the midst of them; and a hundred thousand Vidyādharīs, and likewise a hundred thousand Apsarases,
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BvP 4 105.83
किन्नराणां त्रिलक्षं चगन्धर्वाणां त्रिलक्षकम्
kinnarāṇāṃ trilakṣaṃ cagandharvāṇāṃ trilakṣakam
three hundred thousand Kinnaras and three hundred thousand Gandharvas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 105.105
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo रुक्मिण्युद्वाहे
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo rukmiṇyudvāhe
Thus (ends the chapter) in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Birth section, in the latter part, in Nārada's narration, concerning the marriage of Rukmiṇī.
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