Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 106
BvP 4 106.1
अथ पडधिकशततमोऽध्यायःनारायण उवाच एतस्मिन्नन्तरे नाजा ककुद्मी च महाबलः । वरार्थं कन्यकायाश्च ब्रह्मलोकात्समागतः
atha paḍadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥnārāyaṇa uvāca etasminnantare nājā kakudmī ca mahābalaḥ | varārthaṃ kanyakāyāśca brahmalokātsamāgataḥ
Now the one hundred sixth chapter. Nārāyaṇa said: Meanwhile King Kakudmin, of great might, came from Brahmā's world seeking a husband for his daughter.
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BvP 4 106.2
प्रददौ रेवतीं कन्यां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम् । अमूल्यरत्नभूषाढ्या त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभाम्
pradadau revatīṃ kanyāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām | amūlyaratnabhūṣāḍhyā triṣu lokeṣu durlabhām
He gave (in marriage) his daughter Revatī, whose youth was ever unfading, richly adorned with priceless jewelled ornaments, hard to find in the three worlds,
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BvP 4 106.3
बलाय बलदेवाय संप्रदानेन कौतुकात् । वयो यस्या गतं सत्ये युगानां सप्तविंशतिः
balāya baladevāya saṃpradānena kautukāt | vayo yasyā gataṃ satye yugānāṃ saptaviṃśatiḥ
to Bala, to Baladeva, joyfully bestowing (her) — she whose lifetime had passed in the Satya (age) for twenty-seven yugas.
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BvP 4 106.4
दत्त्वा कन्यां विधानेन मुनिदेवेन्द्रसंसदि । गजेन्द्राणां त्रिलक्षं च जामात्रे यौतुकं ददौ
dattvā kanyāṃ vidhānena munidevendrasaṃsadi | gajendrāṇāṃ trilakṣaṃ ca jāmātre yautukaṃ dadau
Having given the girl according to the rules in the assembly of sages and the chief of the gods, he also gave to his son-in-law, as a wedding gift, three hundred thousand lordly elephants,
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BvP 4 106.5
दशलक्षं तुरङ्गाणां रथानां लक्षमेव च । रत्नालंकारयुक्तानां दासीनां चापि लक्षकम्
daśalakṣaṃ turaṅgāṇāṃ rathānāṃ lakṣameva ca | ratnālaṃkārayuktānāṃ dāsīnāṃ cāpi lakṣakam
a million horses, and a hundred thousand chariots, and also a hundred thousand serving-women equipped with jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 4 106.6
मणिलक्षं रत्नलक्षं स्वर्णकोटिं च सादरम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकं रम्यं मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकम्
maṇilakṣaṃ ratnalakṣaṃ svarṇakoṭiṃ ca sādaram | vahniśuddhāṃśukaṃ ramyaṃ muktāmāṇikyahīrakam
a hundred thousand gems, a hundred thousand jewels, and ten million (pieces of) gold, respectfully, and lovely fire-purified cloth, pearls, rubies and diamonds.
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BvP 4 106.7
दत्तवा कन्यां च राजेन्दो बलाय बलशालिने । रत्नेन्द्रसारयानेन तैः सार्ध कुण्डिनं ययौ
dattavā kanyāṃ ca rājendo balāya balaśāline | ratnendrasārayānena taiḥ sārdha kuṇḍinaṃ yayau
And having given the girl to Bala, endowed with strength, that best of kings went with them to Kuṇḍina in a carriage made of the finest jewels.
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BvP 4 106.8
अथान्तरे च निर्बन्धे साङ्गे मङ्गलकर्मणि । रेवतीं वेशयामास योषितां कमलाकलाम्
athāntare ca nirbandhe sāṅge maṅgalakarmaṇi | revatīṃ veśayāmāsa yoṣitāṃ kamalākalām
Then, meanwhile, when the auspicious rite with its parts was firmly concluded, she caused Revatī, the very portion of Lakṣmī among women, to be dressed.
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BvP 4 106.9
देवकी रोहिणी चैव यशोदा नन्दगेहिनी । अदितिश्च दितिः शान्तिर्जयं कृत्वा च मन्दिरम्
devakī rohiṇī caiva yaśodā nandagehinī | aditiśca ditiḥ śāntirjayaṃ kṛtvā ca mandiram
Devakī and Rohiṇī, and Yaśodā the wife of Nanda, and Aditi, Diti, Śānti, and Jaya, having (made ready) the house,
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BvP 4 106.10
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामास ददौ तेभ्यो धनं मुदा । मङ्गलं कारयामास वसुदेवस्य वल्लभा
brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsa dadau tebhyo dhanaṃ mudā | maṅgalaṃ kārayāmāsa vasudevasya vallabhā
the beloved (wife) of Vasudeva fed the brahmins and gladly gave them wealth, and had the auspicious rite performed.
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BvP 4 106.11
अथ देवाश्च मुनयो राजेन्द्रः कटकैः सह । संप्रापुर्लीलामात्रेण कुण्डिनं नगरं मुदा
atha devāśca munayo rājendraḥ kaṭakaiḥ saha | saṃprāpurlīlāmātreṇa kuṇḍinaṃ nagaraṃ mudā
Then the gods and the sages and the best of kings, together with their armies, joyfully reached the city of Kuṇḍina as if in mere play.
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BvP 4 106.12
ददृशुर्नगरं सर्वे ह्यतीव सुमनोहरम् । सप्तभिःपरिशाभिश्च गभीराभिश्च वेष्टितम्
dadṛśurnagaraṃ sarve hyatīva sumanoharam | saptabhiḥpariśābhiśca gabhīrābhiśca veṣṭitam
They all saw the city, exceedingly lovely, encircled by seven deep moats,
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BvP 4 106.13
प्राकारैः सप्तभिर्युक्तं द्वाराणां शतकैस्तथा । नानारत्नैश्च मणिभिर्निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा
prākāraiḥ saptabhiryuktaṃ dvārāṇāṃ śatakaistathā | nānāratnaiśca maṇibhirnirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
furnished with seven ramparts and with a hundred gates, built by Viśvakarman with various jewels and gems.
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BvP 4 106.14
नगरस्य बहिर्द्वारं ददृशुर्वरयात्रिणः । रक्षितं रक्षकैः सार्ध चतुर्भिश्च महारथैः
nagarasya bahirdvāraṃ dadṛśurvarayātriṇaḥ | rakṣitaṃ rakṣakaiḥ sārdha caturbhiśca mahārathaiḥ
The bridegroom's party saw the outer gate of the city, guarded by guards along with four great chariot-warriors:
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BvP 4 106.15
रुक्मिश्च शिशुपालश्च दन्तवक्त्रो महाबली । शाल्वो मायाविनां श्रेष्ठो युद्धशास्त्रविशारदः
rukmiśca śiśupālaśca dantavaktro mahābalī | śālvo māyāvināṃ śreṣṭho yuddhaśāstraviśāradaḥ
Rukmin, and Śiśupāla, and the very strong Dantavaktra, and Śālva, the foremost of illusionists, skilled in the science of war.
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BvP 4 106.16
नानाशास्रत्रैस्तथाऽश्त्रैश्च रथस्थश्च रणोन्मुखः । विलोक्य कृष्णसैन्यं च चुकोप नृपनन्दनः
nānāśāsratraistathā'śtraiśca rathasthaśca raṇonmukhaḥ | vilokya kṛṣṇasainyaṃ ca cukopa nṛpanandanaḥ
Standing on his chariot with various weapons and missiles, facing battle, the king's son grew enraged on seeing Kṛṣṇa's army,
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BvP 4 106.17
उवाच निष्ठुरं वाक्यं श्रुतितीक्ष्मं सुदुष्करम् । उपहास्य मुनीन्द्रांश्च देवांश्च मुनिपुंगवान्
uvāca niṣṭhuraṃ vākyaṃ śrutitīkṣmaṃ suduṣkaram | upahāsya munīndrāṃśca devāṃśca munipuṃgavān
and spoke harsh words, sharp to the ear, most intolerable, mocking the chief sages and the gods and the bulls among sages.
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BvP 4 106.18
रुक्मिरुवाच अहो कालकृतं कर्म दैवं च केन वार्यते । किंवाऽहं कथयिष्यामि देवेन्द्राणां च संसदि
rukmiruvāca aho kālakṛtaṃ karma daivaṃ ca kena vāryate | kiṃvā'haṃ kathayiṣyāmi devendrāṇāṃ ca saṃsadi
Rukmin said: Ah, who can ward off the deed done by time and fate? Or what shall I say in the assembly of the chiefs of the gods?
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BvP 4 106.19
ग्रहीतुं रुक्मिणीं कन्यां देवयोग्यां मनोहराम् । आयाति देवैर्मुनिभिर्नन्दस्य पशुरक्षकः
grahītuṃ rukmiṇīṃ kanyāṃ devayogyāṃ manoharām | āyāti devairmunibhirnandasya paśurakṣakaḥ
To take Rukmiṇī, a maiden fit for a god, the lovely one, Nanda's cattle-herder comes with gods and sages!
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BvP 4 106.20
साक्षाज्जारश्च गोपीनां गोपोच्छिष्टान्नभोजनः । जातेश्च निर्मयो नास्ति भक्ष्यमैथुनयोस्तथा
sākṣājjāraśca gopīnāṃ gopocchiṣṭānnabhojanaḥ | jāteśca nirmayo nāsti bhakṣyamaithunayostathā
He is outright the paramour of the cowherd women, an eater of the leftover food of cowherds; and by birth he has no restraint as to food and sexual union.
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BvP 4 106.21
किं नु राजेन्द्रपुत्रश्च किं नु वा मुनिपुत्रकः । वसुदेवः क्षत्रियश्च भक्षणं वैश्यमन्दिरे
kiṃ nu rājendraputraśca kiṃ nu vā muniputrakaḥ | vasudevaḥ kṣatriyaśca bhakṣaṇaṃ vaiśyamandire
Is he then the son of a great king, or is he a sage's son? Vasudeva is a kṣatriya, yet (his) eating is in a vaiśya's house!
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BvP 4 106.22
शिशुकाले च स्त्रीहत्या कृताऽनेन दुरात्मना । कुब्जा मृता च संभोगाद्वाससा रजको मृतः
śiśukāle ca strīhatyā kṛtā'nena durātmanā | kubjā mṛtā ca saṃbhogādvāsasā rajako mṛtaḥ
And in his childhood the killing of a woman was committed by this evil-souled one; the hunchbacked woman died from intercourse, and the washerman died over a garment.
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BvP 4 106.23
राजेन्द्रस्य वधे दुष्टो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेद्ध्रुवम् । मथुरायां च धर्मिष्ठः सद्यः कंसो निपातितः
rājendrasya vadhe duṣṭo brahmahatyāṃ labheddhruvam | mathurāyāṃ ca dharmiṣṭhaḥ sadyaḥ kaṃso nipātitaḥ
In slaying the king of kings the wicked one would surely incur the guilt of brahmin-murder; and in Mathurā the righteous Kaṃsa was struck down on the spot.
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BvP 4 106.24
शाल्व उवाच यदुक्तं रुक्मिणा देवाः किमसत्यं च तत्र वै । को वाऽयं रुक्मिणीभर्ता नन्दस्य पशुरक्षकः
śālva uvāca yaduktaṃ rukmiṇā devāḥ kimasatyaṃ ca tatra vai | ko vā'yaṃ rukmiṇībhartā nandasya paśurakṣakaḥ
Śālva said: What Rukmī has said, O gods — what in it is untrue? And who is this husband of Rukmiṇī, a cattle-keeper of Nanda's?
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BvP 4 106.25
शिशुपाल उवाच अहो भुवि किमाश्चर्य देवा ब्रह्मादयस्तथा । मुनीन्द्रा ब्रह्मणः पुत्राश्चाऽऽययुर्मानवाज्ञया
śiśupāla uvāca aho bhuvi kimāścarya devā brahmādayastathā | munīndrā brahmaṇaḥ putrāścā''yayurmānavājñayā
Śiśupāla said: Ah, what a marvel on earth! The gods, Brahmā and the rest, and the chief of sages, the sons of Brahmā, came at the command of a man.
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BvP 4 106.26
दन्तवक्त्र उवाच संततं ब्राह्मणा लुब्धा देवाश्च भक्तवत्सलाः । आययुर्ब्रह्मपुत्राश्च नन्दपुत्राज्ञया कथम्
dantavaktra uvāca saṃtataṃ brāhmaṇā lubdhā devāśca bhaktavatsalāḥ | āyayurbrahmaputrāśca nandaputrājñayā katham
Dantavaktra said: Brahmins are ever greedy, and the gods are fond of their devotees; but how is it that the sons of Brahmā came at the command of Nanda's son?
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BvP 4 106.27
तेषां च वचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोप देवसंधकः । मुनिराजेन्द्रसंघश्च लाङ्गलीत्यादयस्तथा
teṣāṃ ca vacanaṃ śrutvā cukopa devasaṃdhakaḥ | munirājendrasaṃghaśca lāṅgalītyādayastathā
And hearing their words, the assembly of gods grew angry, and the host of sages and great kings, and Lāṅgalī (Balarāma) and the others too.
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BvP 4 106.106
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo शीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo रुक्मिण्युद्वाहे
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo rukmiṇyudvāhe
Thus in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrīkṛṣṇa-birth Section, latter part, in Nārada's narrative, at the marriage of Rukmiṇī.
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