Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 108
BvP 4 108.1
नारायाण उवाच एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवी महालक्ष्मीश्च रुक्मिणी । आजगाम सभामध्ये मुनिदेवादिभिर्युते
nārāyāṇa uvāca etasminnantare devī mahālakṣmīśca rukmiṇī | ājagāma sabhāmadhye munidevādibhiryute
Nārāyaṇa said: Meanwhile the goddess, the great Lakṣmī, Rukmiṇī, came into the midst of the assembly, accompanied by sages, gods and the rest.
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BvP 4 108.2
रत्नसिंहासनस्था च रत्नालंकारभूषिता । वह्निशुद्धाशुकाधाना कबरीभारभूषिता
ratnasiṃhāsanasthā ca ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitā | vahniśuddhāśukādhānā kabarībhārabhūṣitā
Seated on a jewelled lion-throne, adorned with jewelled ornaments, wearing a fire-pure garment, adorned with the mass of her braided hair;
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BvP 4 108.3
पश्यन्ती सस्मिता साध्वीह्यमूल्यरत्नदर्पणम् । कस्तूरीबिन्दुभिर्युक्ता स्निग्धचन्दनचर्चिता
paśyantī sasmitā sādhvīhyamūlyaratnadarpaṇam | kastūrībindubhiryuktā snigdhacandanacarcitā
the virtuous woman, smiling, gazing into a priceless jewelled mirror, marked with dots of musk, smeared with smooth sandal paste;
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BvP 4 108.4
सिधूरबिदुना शश्वद्भालमध्यस्थलोज्ज्वला । तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णभा शतचन्द्रसमप्रभा
sidhūrabidunā śaśvadbhālamadhyasthalojjvalā | taptakāñcanavarṇabhā śatacandrasamaprabhā
her mid-forehead ever bright with a dot of vermilion, with the hue of molten gold, radiant as a hundred moons;
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BvP 4 108.5
चन्दनोक्षितमर्वाङ्गा मालतीमाल्यशोभिता । सप्तभिर्नृपपुत्रैश्चसमानीता च बालकैः
candanokṣitamarvāṅgā mālatīmālyaśobhitā | saptabhirnṛpaputraiścasamānītā ca bālakaiḥ
her whole body sprinkled with sandal, resplendent with a garland of mālatī flowers, and escorted by seven boys, sons of kings;
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BvP 4 108.6
देवेन्द्राश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च सिद्धेन्द्रा नृपपुंगवाः । ददृशू रुक्मिणीं देवीं महालक्ष्मीं पतिव्रताम्
devendrāśca munīndrāśca siddhendrā nṛpapuṃgavāḥ | dadṛśū rukmiṇīṃ devīṃ mahālakṣmīṃ pativratām
and the lords of gods, the lords of sages, the lords of siddhas and the foremost of kings beheld the goddess Rukmiṇī, the great Lakṣmī, devoted to her husband.
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BvP 4 108.7
सप्तप्रदक्षिणाःकृत्वा प्रणम्य स्वपतिंसती । सिषेच शीततोयेन स्निग्धचन्दनपल्लवैः
saptapradakṣiṇāḥkṛtvā praṇamya svapatiṃsatī | siṣeca śītatoyena snigdhacandanapallavaiḥ
The faithful wife, having made seven circumambulations and having bowed to her own husband, sprinkled (him) with cool water and with smooth sandal-paste and sprouts.
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BvP 4 108.8
तां सिषेच जगत्कान्तः कान्ता शान्तां च सस्मिताम् । ददर्श कान्तः कान्तां च कान्तं कान्ता शुभे क्षणे
tāṃ siṣeca jagatkāntaḥ kāntā śāntāṃ ca sasmitām | dadarśa kāntaḥ kāntāṃ ca kāntaṃ kāntā śubhe kṣaṇe
The beloved of the world sprinkled her, the beloved, serene and smiling; and the lover looked at the beloved, and the beloved at the lover, in that auspicious moment.
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BvP 4 108.9
अथ देवी पितुः क्रोडे समुवास शुभानना । लज्जया नम्रवदना ज्वलन्ती च स्वतेजसा
atha devī pituḥ kroḍe samuvāsa śubhānanā | lajjayā namravadanā jvalantī ca svatejasā
Then the goddess of fair face sat in her father's lap, her face bent down with modesty, and blazing with her own splendour.
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BvP 4 108.10
राजा देवेश्वरीं तस्मै परिबूर्णतमाय च । प्रददौ संप्रदानेन वेदमन्त्रेण नारद
rājā deveśvarīṃ tasmai paribūrṇatamāya ca | pradadau saṃpradānena vedamantreṇa nārada
The king gave the mistress of the gods to him, the wholly complete one, by the rite of bestowal, with a Vedic mantra, O Nārada.
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BvP 4 108.11
वसुदेवाज्ञया कृष्णः स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा स्थितो मुदा । जग्राह देवीं देवश्च भवानीं च भवो यथा
vasudevājñayā kṛṣṇaḥ svastītyuktvā sthito mudā | jagrāha devīṃ devaśca bhavānīṃ ca bhavo yathā
At Vasudeva's command Kṛṣṇa, saying "So be it well," stood there joyfully, and the god took the goddess, as Bhava took Bhavānī.
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BvP 4 108.12
सुवर्णानां पञ्चलक्षं कृष्णाय परमात्मने । दक्षिणां तां ददौ राजा परिपूर्णतमाय च
suvarṇānāṃ pañcalakṣaṃ kṛṣṇāya paramātmane | dakṣiṇāṃ tāṃ dadau rājā paripūrṇatamāya ca
And the king gave as the priest's fee five hundred thousand (pieces) of gold to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self, the most perfectly complete one.
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BvP 4 108.13
शुभकर्मणि निष्पन्ने कृत्वा कन्यां च वक्षसि । रुरोद राजा मोहेन मुनिदेवेन्द्रसंसदि
śubhakarmaṇi niṣpanne kṛtvā kanyāṃ ca vakṣasi | ruroda rājā mohena munidevendrasaṃsadi
When the auspicious rite was completed, the king, placing the girl on his breast, wept in his bewilderment in the assembly of sages and of the lord of the gods.
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BvP 4 108.14
परिहारेण वचसा कुत्वा तस्मै समर्पणम् । सिषेच कन्यां धन्यां च नेत्रयुग्मजलेन च
parihāreṇa vacasā kutvā tasmai samarpaṇam | siṣeca kanyāṃ dhanyāṃ ca netrayugmajalena ca
With words of consolation, having made the giving over (of her) to him, he bathed the blessed girl with the water of his two eyes.
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BvP 4 108.108
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo रुक्मिण्यु-
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo rukmiṇyu-
Thus (ends the section) in the glorious Brahmavaivarta(purāṇa), the great (Purāṇa), in the Śrīkṛṣṇa-birth book, the latter (part), in Nārada's narration, (the chapter on) Rukmiṇī's [marriage].
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