Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 112
BvP 4 112.1
नारायण उवाच वासुदेवो द्वारकायां वसुदेवाज्ञया मुने । प्रययौ रत्नरुचिरं रुक्मिणीमन्दिरं वरम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca vāsudevo dvārakāyāṃ vasudevājñayā mune | prayayau ratnaruciraṃ rukmiṇīmandiraṃ varam
Nārāyaṇa said: O sage, in Dvārakā, by Vasudeva's command, Vāsudeva went to the excellent palace of Rukmiṇī, lovely with jewels,
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BvP 4 112.2
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशममूल्यरत्ननिर्मितम् । पुरतः परितो रम्यं नानाचित्रेण चित्रितम्
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśamamūlyaratnanirmitam | purataḥ parito ramyaṃ nānācitreṇa citritam
(a palace) resembling pure crystal, made of priceless gems, delightful in front and all around, adorned with various pictures,
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BvP 4 112.3
अमूल्यरत्नकलशं श्वेतचामरदर्पणैः । वहनिशुद्धाशुकैः शुद्धैः परितः परिशोभितम्
amūlyaratnakalaśaṃ śvetacāmaradarpaṇaiḥ | vahaniśuddhāśukaiḥ śuddhaiḥ paritaḥ pariśobhitam
(The chamber) had pots of priceless jewels, and was adorned all around with white yak-tail fans and mirrors, and with pure fire-cleansed garments.
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BvP 4 112.4
ददर्श रुक्मिणीं देवीमतीव नवयौवनाम् । रत्नपर्यङ्कमारुह्य शयानां सस्मितां मुदा
dadarśa rukmiṇīṃ devīmatīva navayauvanām | ratnaparyaṅkamāruhya śayānāṃ sasmitāṃ mudā
He saw the lady Rukmiṇī, exceedingly in her fresh youth, who, having climbed onto the jewelled couch, lay there smiling with delight.
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BvP 4 112.5
अप्रौढां च नवोढां तां नवसंगमलज्जिताम् । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणभूषणेन विभूषिताम्
aprauḍhāṃ ca navoḍhāṃ tāṃ navasaṃgamalajjitām | amūlyaratnanirmāṇabhūṣaṇena vibhūṣitām
(He saw) her, not yet full-grown, newly wed, shy at the new union, adorned with ornaments made of priceless jewels;
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BvP 4 112.6
सुचारुकबरीभारां मालतीमल्यभूषिताम् । दृष्टवा कृष्णां भीष्मकन्या सहसा प्रणनाम सा
sucārukabarībhārāṃ mālatīmalyabhūṣitām | dṛṣṭavā kṛṣṇāṃ bhīṣmakanyā sahasā praṇanāma sā
(she) with a lovely, heavy braid, adorned with a garland of jasmine; and seeing Kṛṣṇa, that daughter of Bhīṣmaka at once bowed down.
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BvP 4 112.7
तां संप्राप्य जगन्नाथो रत्नतल्पे उवास सः । शुभक्षणे च शुभया स रेमे रामया सह
tāṃ saṃprāpya jagannātho ratnatalpe uvāsa saḥ | śubhakṣaṇe ca śubhayā sa reme rāmayā saha
Having reached her, the Lord of the world sat down on the jewelled bed; and at an auspicious moment he took his pleasure with that auspicious, lovely woman.
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BvP 4 112.8
सुखसंभोगमात्रेण मूर्च्छामाप मुदा सती । तस्यां जज्ञे कामदेवो भस्मीभूतदश्च शंभुना
sukhasaṃbhogamātreṇa mūrcchāmāpa mudā satī | tasyāṃ jajñe kāmadevo bhasmībhūtadaśca śaṃbhunā
By the mere pleasure of the union the chaste woman fainted with joy. In her was born the god of love, who had been reduced to ashes by Śambhu.
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BvP 4 112.9
स शम्बरं निहत्यैव तत्र प्राप रतिं सतीम् । रतिर्मायावतीनाम्ना संकेतेन सुरस्य च ।। छायां दत्त्वा च शयने गृहिणी शम्बरालये
sa śambaraṃ nihatyaiva tatra prāpa ratiṃ satīm | ratirmāyāvatīnāmnā saṃketena surasya ca || chāyāṃ dattvā ca śayane gṛhiṇī śambarālaye
Having killed Śambara, he there obtained the chaste Rati; and Rati, under the name Māyāvatī, by an agreement with the god, having placed a phantom (of herself) on the bed, was (living as) a wife in Śambara's house.
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BvP 4 112.10
नरद उवाच जहार शम्बरं कामो दैत्यं केन प्रकारतः । कथयस्व माहाभाग विस्तरेण शुभां कथाम्
narada uvāca jahāra śambaraṃ kāmo daityaṃ kena prakārataḥ | kathayasva māhābhāga vistareṇa śubhāṃ kathām
Nārada said: By what means did Kāma carry off the demon Śambara? Tell, greatly fortunate one, that auspicious story in full.
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BvP 4 112.11
नारायण उवाच समतीते च सप्ताहे रुक्मिणीसूतिकागृहात् । गृहीत्वा बालकं दैत्यो जगाम् स्वालयं जवात्
nārāyaṇa uvāca samatīte ca saptāhe rukmiṇīsūtikāgṛhāt | gṛhītvā bālakaṃ daityo jagām svālayaṃ javāt
Nārāyaṇa said: When a week had passed, the demon took the child from Rukmiṇī's lying-in chamber and went swiftly to his own abode.
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BvP 4 112.12
अपुत्रकश्च दैत्येशः पुत्रं प्राप्य प्रहर्षितः । मायावत्यै ददौ हृष्टो हृष्टा मायावती सती
aputrakaśca daityeśaḥ putraṃ prāpya praharṣitaḥ | māyāvatyai dadau hṛṣṭo hṛṣṭā māyāvatī satī
And the lord of the demons, who was sonless, was overjoyed at getting a son; delighted, he gave him to Māyāvatī, and the chaste Māyāvatī was delighted.
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BvP 4 112.13
अतीव पालनेनैव वर्धयामास बारकम् । सरस्वती तां रहसि कथयामास निर्जने
atīva pālanenaiva vardhayāmāsa bārakam | sarasvatī tāṃ rahasi kathayāmāsa nirjane
With the utmost care she reared the boy. Sarasvatī spoke to her in secret, in a deserted place.
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BvP 4 112.14
सरस्वत्युवाच शिवकोपानले पूर्व भस्मीभूतः पतिस्तव । स चायं रुक्मिणीपुत्रो दैत्येनैव समाहृतः
sarasvatyuvāca śivakopānale pūrva bhasmībhūtaḥ patistava | sa cāyaṃ rukmiṇīputro daityenaiva samāhṛtaḥ
Sarasvatī said: Your husband was formerly reduced to ashes in the fire of Śiva's anger; and he is this son of Rukmiṇī, carried off by the demon.
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BvP 4 112.15
माययाऽपि च मायेशो रुक्मिणीसूतिकागृहात् । समानीय ददौ तुभ्यं पतिस्तेऽयं न चाऽऽत्मजः
māyayā'pi ca māyeśo rukmiṇīsūtikāgṛhāt | samānīya dadau tubhyaṃ patiste'yaṃ na cā''tmajaḥ
By his magic the lord of magic brought him from Rukmiṇī's lying-in chamber and gave him to you; he is your husband, not your son.
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BvP 4 112.16
कामं च कथयामास जगन्माता च सा सती । तव पत्नी रतिश्चेयं रमस्व रामया सह
kāmaṃ ca kathayāmāsa jaganmātā ca sā satī | tava patnī ratiśceyaṃ ramasva rāmayā saha
And that chaste Mother of the world also told Kāma: this Rati is your wife; take your pleasure with the lovely woman.
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BvP 4 112.17
त्वमेव रुक्मिणीपुत्रो नान्यदैत्यस्य मन्मथः । कुररीव सती नित्यं रोदिति स्म त्वया विना
tvameva rukmiṇīputro nānyadaityasya manmathaḥ | kurarīva satī nityaṃ roditi sma tvayā vinā
You are indeed Rukmiṇī's son, the god of love, not another demon's; the chaste woman used to weep constantly like an osprey without you.
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BvP 4 112.18
इत्युक्त्वा च ययौ वाणी ब्रह्माणी ब्रह्मणः पदम् ।स रेमे निर्जने नित्यं रामया सह सुन्दरः
ityuktvā ca yayau vāṇī brahmāṇī brahmaṇaḥ padam |sa reme nirjane nityaṃ rāmayā saha sundaraḥ
Having said this, Speech, the consort of Brahmā, went to Brahmā's abode; and the handsome one enjoyed himself constantly with the lovely woman in solitude.
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BvP 4 112.19
एकदा मन्मथं दैत्यौ ददर्श रहसि श्थितम् । शृङ्गारं रामया सार्धं कुर्वन्तं कौतुकेन च
ekadā manmathaṃ daityau dadarśa rahasi śthitam | śṛṅgāraṃ rāmayā sārdhaṃ kurvantaṃ kautukena ca
Once the demon saw the god of love staying in a private place, making love with the lovely woman out of eagerness,
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BvP 4 112.20
सस्मितं सस्मितायाश्च मध्यवक्षःस्थलस्थितम् । रतिं ददर्श कामेन मूर्च्छितां सुरतोत्सुकाम्
sasmitaṃ sasmitāyāśca madhyavakṣaḥsthalasthitam | ratiṃ dadarśa kāmena mūrcchitāṃ suratotsukām
smiling, seated on the middle of the breast of the smiling one; he saw Rati swooning with love, eager for the act of love.
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BvP 4 112.21
दृष्ट्वा चुकोप दैत्यश्च जग्राह खड्गमुत्तमम् । उवाच खड्गहस्तश्च कामदेवं रतिं सतीम्
dṛṣṭvā cukopa daityaśca jagrāha khaḍgamuttamam | uvāca khaḍgahastaśca kāmadevaṃ ratiṃ satīm
Seeing (this) the demon grew angry and seized an excellent sword; and with the sword in his hand he spoke to Kāmadeva and to the chaste Rati.
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BvP 4 112.22
शम्वर उवाच धिक्त्वां महाकामुकं च मूर्खं पण्डितमानिनम् । महापातकिनां श्रेष्ठं प्रमत्तं मातृगामिनम्
śamvara uvāca dhiktvāṃ mahākāmukaṃ ca mūrkhaṃ paṇḍitamāninam | mahāpātakināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ pramattaṃ mātṛgāminam
Śambara said: Shame on you, great lecher, fool who thinks himself learned, chief of great sinners, reckless one who goes to his mother!
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BvP 4 112.23
धिक्त्वां च पुंश्चलीं मत्तां कामुकीं हतचेतनाम् । पुत्रं गृहीत्वा रहसि कलोषि सुरतिं सति
dhiktvāṃ ca puṃścalīṃ mattāṃ kāmukīṃ hatacetanām | putraṃ gṛhītvā rahasi kaloṣi suratiṃ sati
"And shame on you, a wanton woman, drunk, lustful, bereft of sense! Taking your son in private you make love with him, O virtuous lady!"
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BvP 4 112.24
इत्येवमुक्त्वा खड्गं च तामेव हन्तुमृद्यतः । जिघांसन्तं रतिं देत्यं प्रेरयामास मन्मथः
ityevamuktvā khaḍgaṃ ca tāmeva hantumṛdyataḥ | jighāṃsantaṃ ratiṃ detyaṃ prerayāmāsa manmathaḥ
Having spoken thus, he raised his sword to slay her; but Manmatha (Kāma) thrust away the demon who was intent on killing Rati.
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BvP 4 112.25
पपात दूरतो ब्रह्मन्मूर्च्छितः स्वाङ्गपीडितः । पुनश्च चेतनां प्राप्य कोपेन प्रज्वलन्निव
papāta dūrato brahmanmūrcchitaḥ svāṅgapīḍitaḥ | punaśca cetanāṃ prāpya kopena prajvalanniva
He fell far off, O Brahman, unconscious, his own limbs racked; and again, regaining his senses, as if blazing with rage,
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BvP 4 112.26
शिवदत्तं च शूलं च जग्राह निर्भरेण च । शतसूर्यप्रभं शूलं प्रलयाग्निसमं मुने
śivadattaṃ ca śūlaṃ ca jagrāha nirbhareṇa ca | śatasūryaprabhaṃ śūlaṃ pralayāgnisamaṃ mune
he seized with full force the trident given by Śiva—a trident with the brilliance of a hundred suns, like the fire of world-dissolution, O sage.
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BvP 4 112.27
दृष्ट्वाऽऽजग्मुश्च देवाश्च ब्रह्मेशशेषसंज्ञकाः । पवनः कथयामास कर्णे कामस्य यत्नतः
dṛṣṭvā''jagmuśca devāśca brahmeśaśeṣasaṃjñakāḥ | pavanaḥ kathayāmāsa karṇe kāmasya yatnataḥ
Seeing (this), the gods too came, those named Brahmā, Īśa (Śiva) and Śeṣa; and the Wind carefully spoke into Kāma's ear:
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BvP 4 112.28
स्मर स्मर महामायां दुर्गां तुर्गतिनाशिनीम् । पवनस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दुर्गां सस्मार मन्मथः
smara smara mahāmāyāṃ durgāṃ turgatināśinīm | pavanasya vacaḥ śrutvā durgāṃ sasmāra manmathaḥ
"Remember, remember the great Māyā, Durgā, destroyer of evil courses!" Hearing the Wind's words, Manmatha called Durgā to mind.
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BvP 4 112.29
शूलं बभूव तस्याङ्गे रम्यं माल्यं मनोहरम् । ब्रह्मास्त्रेण च तं दैत्यं जघान मन्मथो मुदा
śūlaṃ babhūva tasyāṅge ramyaṃ mālyaṃ manoharam | brahmāstreṇa ca taṃ daityaṃ jaghāna manmatho mudā
The trident became on his body a lovely, charming garland; and Manmatha joyfully slew that demon with the Brahmā-weapon.
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BvP 4 112.30
रतिं गृहीत्वा यानेन जगाम द्वारकां पुरीम् । प्रययुर्देवताः सर्वा स्तुत्वा च पार्वतीं स्वयम्
ratiṃ gṛhītvā yānena jagāma dvārakāṃ purīm | prayayurdevatāḥ sarvā stutvā ca pārvatīṃ svayam
Taking Rati, he went by chariot to the city of Dvārakā; and all the deities departed, having themselves praised Pārvatī.
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BvP 4 112.31
रुक्मिणी मङ्गलं कृत्वा प्रजग्राह रतिं सुतम् । उत्सवं कारयामास परं स्वस्त्ययनं हरिः
rukmiṇī maṅgalaṃ kṛtvā prajagrāha ratiṃ sutam | utsavaṃ kārayāmāsa paraṃ svastyayanaṃ hariḥ
Rukmiṇī, having performed the auspicious rite, received Rati and her son; and Hari had a festival held, a supreme rite of well-being.
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BvP 4 112.32
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामास पूजयामास पार्वतीम्र । अथ कृष्णः क्रमेणैव वेदोक्ते मङ्गले दिने
brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsa pūjayāmāsa pārvatīmra | atha kṛṣṇaḥ krameṇaiva vedokte maṅgale dine
He fed brahmins and worshipped Pārvatī. Then Kṛṣṇa, in due order, on an auspicious day prescribed by the Veda,
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BvP 4 112.33
सप्तानां रमणीनां च पाणिग्राहं चकार ह । कालिन्दीं सत्यभामां च सत्या राग्निजितीं सतीम्
saptānāṃ ramaṇīnāṃ ca pāṇigrāhaṃ cakāra ha | kālindīṃ satyabhāmāṃ ca satyā rāgnijitīṃ satīm
took the hands of seven women (in marriage): Kālindī, Satyabhāmā, and the virtuous Satyā, daughter of Nagnajit,
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BvP 4 112.34
जाम्बवतीं लक्ष्मणां च समुद्वाहं चकार सः । ताभिः सार्ध क्रमेणैव पुत्रत्पत्तिं चकार ह
jāmbavatīṃ lakṣmaṇāṃ ca samudvāhaṃ cakāra saḥ | tābhiḥ sārdha krameṇaiva putratpattiṃ cakāra ha
Jāmbavatī and Lakṣmaṇā—he married them; and with them, one after another, he begot sons.
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BvP 4 112.35
एकस्यां दशपुत्राश्च कन्यकैका क्रमेण च । निहत्य नरकं दैत्यं सपुत्रं च नृपेश्वरम्
ekasyāṃ daśaputrāśca kanyakaikā krameṇa ca | nihatya narakaṃ daityaṃ saputraṃ ca nṛpeśvaram
With each one ten sons and one daughter, in turn. Having slain the demon Naraka, lord of kings, together with his son,
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BvP 4 112.36
बलवन्तं मुरं दैत्यं जघान रणमूर्धनि । ददर्श कन्यास्तत्रस्थाः सहस्राणां च षोडश
balavantaṃ muraṃ daityaṃ jaghāna raṇamūrdhani | dadarśa kanyāstatrasthāḥ sahasrāṇāṃ ca ṣoḍaśa
he slew in the front of battle the mighty demon Mura; and he saw the maidens who were there, sixteen thousand,
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BvP 4 112.37
शताधिका वयस्याश्च शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाः । प्रफुल्लवदनाः सर्वा रत्नभूषणभूषिताः
śatādhikā vayasyāśca śaśvatsusthirayauvanāḥ | praphullavadanāḥ sarvā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitāḥ
and more than a hundred companions besides, whose youth was forever unfailing, all with beaming faces, adorned with jewelled ornaments.
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BvP 4 112.38
शुभक्षणे च तासां च पाणिं जग्राह माधवः । ताभिः सार्धं स रेमे च क्रमेण च शुभक्षणे
śubhakṣaṇe ca tāsāṃ ca pāṇiṃ jagrāha mādhavaḥ | tābhiḥ sārdhaṃ sa reme ca krameṇa ca śubhakṣaṇe
At an auspicious moment Mādhava took their hands (in marriage), and he made love with them, one after another, at auspicious moments.
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BvP 4 112.39
एकस्यां दशपुत्राश्च कन्यकैका क्रमेणा च । हरेरेतान्यपत्यानि बभूवुश्च पृथक्पृथक्
ekasyāṃ daśaputrāśca kanyakaikā krameṇā ca | hareretānyapatyāni babhūvuśca pṛthakpṛthak
With each one ten sons and one daughter, in turn: these were Hari's offspring, from each separately.
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BvP 4 112.40
एकदा द्वारकां रम्यां दुर्वासा मुनिपुंगवः । शिष्यैस्त्रिकोटिभिः सार्धमाजगामावलीलया
ekadā dvārakāṃ ramyāṃ durvāsā munipuṃgavaḥ | śiṣyaistrikoṭibhiḥ sārdhamājagāmāvalīlayā
Once Durvāsas, the bull among sages, came effortlessly to lovely Dvārakā with three crores of disciples.
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BvP 4 112.41
राजा महोग्रसेनश्च सपुत्रः सपुरोहितः । वसुदेवो वासुदेवोऽप्यक्रूरश्चोद्धवस्तथा
rājā mahograsenaśca saputraḥ sapurohitaḥ | vasudevo vāsudevo'pyakrūraścoddhavastathā
King Ugrasena the great, with his son and with his priest, Vasudeva, and Vāsudeva too, and Akrūra and Uddhava as well,
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BvP 4 112.42
नीत्वा षोडशोपचारं प्रणेमुर्मुनिपुंगवम् । शुभार्शिषं च प्रददौ तेभ्यो ब्रह्मन्पृथक्पृथक्
nītvā ṣoḍaśopacāraṃ praṇemurmunipuṃgavam | śubhārśiṣaṃ ca pradadau tebhyo brahmanpṛthakpṛthak
bringing the sixteen articles of homage, bowed to the bull among sages; and he bestowed on them, O Brahman, auspicious blessings, each separately.
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BvP 4 112.43
एकानंशां च कन्यां तां ददौ तस्मै शुभक्षणे । मुक्तामाणिक्यङीरांश्च रत्नं च यौतकं ददौ
ekānaṃśāṃ ca kanyāṃ tāṃ dadau tasmai śubhakṣaṇe | muktāmāṇikyaṅīrāṃśca ratnaṃ ca yautakaṃ dadau
And at an auspicious moment he gave him that girl Ekānaṃśā, and he gave as dowry pearls, rubies and (other) jewels.
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BvP 4 112.44
स रेमे रामया सार्ध माहेन्द्रे रत्नमन्दिरे । रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणं ददौ तस्मै शुभाश्रमम्
sa reme rāmayā sārdha māhendre ratnamandire | ratnendrasāranirmāṇaṃ dadau tasmai śubhāśramam
He took pleasure together with his wife in a jewelled palace fit for great Indra; (Kṛṣṇa) gave him an auspicious hermitage built of the essence of the best of gems.
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BvP 4 112.45
एकदा स मुनिश्रेष्ठः समालोच्य स्वचेतसा । शयानं कृत्रचिद्रम्यपर्यङ्के रत्ननिर्मिते
ekadā sa muniśreṣṭhaḥ samālocya svacetasā | śayānaṃ kṛtracidramyaparyaṅke ratnanirmite
Once that best of sages, reflecting in his own mind, (saw him—Kṛṣṇa—) lying somewhere on a lovely couch made of jewels,
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BvP 4 112.46
श्रुतवन्तं पुराणं च श्रद्धया कुत्रचिद्धिभुम् । महोत्सवे नियुक्तं च कुत्रचित्प्राङ्गणे शुभे
śrutavantaṃ purāṇaṃ ca śraddhayā kutraciddhibhum | mahotsave niyuktaṃ ca kutracitprāṅgaṇe śubhe
and somewhere hearing the Purāṇa with faith, learned (in it), and somewhere engaged in a great festival in a fine courtyard,
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BvP 4 112.47
तामबूलं भुक्तवन्तं च भक्त्या दत्तं च सत्यया । कुत्रचित्सेवितं तल्पे रुक्मिण्या श्चेतचामरैः
tāmabūlaṃ bhuktavantaṃ ca bhaktyā dattaṃ ca satyayā | kutracitsevitaṃ talpe rukmiṇyā ścetacāmaraiḥ
and eating betel given with devotion by Satyā, and somewhere on a bed being attended by Rukmiṇī with white yak-tail fans,
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BvP 4 112.48
कालिन्दीसेपितपदं शयानं कुत्रचिन्मुदा । सर्वत्र समसंभाषां चकार भगवान्मुनिम्
kālindīsepitapadaṃ śayānaṃ kutracinmudā | sarvatra samasaṃbhāṣāṃ cakāra bhagavānmunim
and somewhere lying in delight with his feet attended by Kālindī — everywhere the Lord conversed equally with the sage.
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BvP 4 112.49
विस्मयं प्रययौ विप्रौ दृष्ट्वा तत्परमाद्भुतम् । तुष्टाव जगतीनाथं रुक्मिणीमन्दिरे पुनः वसन्तं च सुधर्मायां सतां संसदि सुन्दरम्
vismayaṃ prayayau viprau dṛṣṭvā tatparamādbhutam | tuṣṭāva jagatīnāthaṃ rukmiṇīmandire punaḥ vasantaṃ ca sudharmāyāṃ satāṃ saṃsadi sundaram
The brahmin was struck with amazement, seeing that supreme marvel; and again he praised the Lord of the world, dwelling in Rukmiṇī's palace and (also) beautiful in the Sudharmā assembly of the good.
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BvP 4 112.50
दुर्वासा उवाच जय जय जगतां नाथ जितसर्व जनार्दन सर्वात्मक सर्वेश सर्वबीज पुरातन निर्गुण निरीह
durvāsā uvāca jaya jaya jagatāṃ nātha jitasarva janārdana sarvātmaka sarveśa sarvabīja purātana nirguṇa nirīha
Durvāsas said: Victory, victory, O Lord of the worlds, conqueror of all, Janārdana, self of all, ruler of all, seed of all, ancient one, free of qualities, free of desire (to act),
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BvP 4 112.51
निर्लिप्त निरञ्जन निराकार भक्तानुग्रहविग्रह सत्यम्वरूपसनातन निःस्वरूप नित्यनूतन
nirlipta nirañjana nirākāra bhaktānugrahavigraha satyamvarūpasanātana niḥsvarūpa nityanūtana
unattached, unstained, formless, whose body is grace to devotees, whose form is truth, eternal, without form of your own, ever new,
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BvP 4 112.52
ब्रह्मेशशेषधनेशवन्दित पद्मया सेवितपादपद्म ब्रह्मज्योतिरनिर्वचनीय वेदाविदितगुणरूप महाकाशसंमाननीय परमात्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते
brahmeśaśeṣadhaneśavandita padmayā sevitapādapadma brahmajyotiranirvacanīya vedāviditaguṇarūpa mahākāśasaṃmānanīya paramātmannamo'stu te
praised by Brahmā, Śiva, Śeṣa and the lord of wealth, whose lotus feet are served by Padmā, light of Brahman, indescribable, whose qualities and form are unknown to the Vedas, to be honoured (as vast) as the great sky — homage be to you, Supreme Self.
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BvP 4 112.53
इत्येवमुक्त्वा मनसा हरेरनुमतेन च । प्रणम्य तस्थौ विप्रेन्द्रस्तत्रैव पुरतो हरेः
ityevamuktvā manasā hareranumatena ca | praṇamya tasthau viprendrastatraiva purato hareḥ
Having spoken thus, and with Hari's mental consent, the best of brahmins bowed and stood right there before Hari.
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BvP 4 112.54
तमुवाच जगन्नाथो हितं सत्यं पुरातनम् । ज्ञानं च वेदविहितं सर्वेषां च सतां मतम्
tamuvāca jagannātho hitaṃ satyaṃ purātanam | jñānaṃ ca vedavihitaṃ sarveṣāṃ ca satāṃ matam
The Lord of the world spoke to him what was beneficial, true and ancient — knowledge ordained by the Vedas and approved by all the good.
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BvP 4 112.55
श्रीभगवानुवाच मा भेर्विप्र शिवांशस्त्वं किं न जानासि ज्ञानतः । अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते
śrībhagavānuvāca mā bhervipra śivāṃśastvaṃ kiṃ na jānāsi jñānataḥ | ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartate
The Blessed Lord said: Do not fear, brahmin; you are a portion of Śiva — do you not know by knowledge? I am the origin of all; from me everything proceeds.
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BvP 4 112.56
अहमात्मा च सर्वेषां शावाः सर्वे मया विना । प्राणिदेहान्मयि गते यान्त्येव सर्वशक्तयः
ahamātmā ca sarveṣāṃ śāvāḥ sarve mayā vinā | prāṇidehānmayi gate yāntyeva sarvaśaktayaḥ
And I am the self of all; without me all are corpses. When I have gone from the body of a living being, all its powers depart as well.
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BvP 4 112.57
जातावप्येक एवाहं व्यक्तावेव पृथक्पृथक् । यो भुङ्क्ते तस्य तृप्तिः स्यान्नान्येषां च कदाचन
jātāvapyeka evāhaṃ vyaktāveva pṛthakpṛthak | yo bhuṅkte tasya tṛptiḥ syānnānyeṣāṃ ca kadācana
Even when born (in many forms) I am one only; only in manifestation am I separate. Whoever eats, his is the satisfaction, and never that of others.
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BvP 4 112.58
पृथग्जीवादिसर्वेषां प्रतिमानं च प्राणिनाम् । परिपूर्णतमोऽहं च गोलोके रासमण्डले
pṛthagjīvādisarveṣāṃ pratimānaṃ ca prāṇinām | paripūrṇatamo'haṃ ca goloke rāsamaṇḍale
(I am) separately the measure of all beings, souls and the rest; and I am the most completely full one in Goloka, in the circle of the rāsa dance.
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BvP 4 112.59
श्रीदामशापाद्राधा सा मां द्रष्टुमक्षमाऽधुना । सर्वे चैवांशरूपेणा कलया च तदंशतः
śrīdāmaśāpādrādhā sā māṃ draṣṭumakṣamā'dhunā | sarve caivāṃśarūpeṇā kalayā ca tadaṃśataḥ
By Śrīdāma's curse that Rādhā is now unable to see me; and all (the others are here) in the form of a portion, and by a fraction, and by a portion of that.
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BvP 4 112.60
रुक्मिणीमन्दिरे चांशोऽप्यन्यासां मन्दिरे कलाः । ममापि कुत्रचिच्चांशं कुत्र चिच्च कलाकलाः
rukmiṇīmandire cāṃśo'pyanyāsāṃ mandire kalāḥ | mamāpi kutraciccāṃśaṃ kutra cicca kalākalāḥ
In Rukmiṇī's palace there is a portion (of me), in the palaces of the others fractions; of me too somewhere a portion, and somewhere fractions of fractions,
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BvP 4 112.61
कलाकलांशाः कुत्रापि प्रतिमासु च देहिषु । इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो गृहस्याभ्यन्तरं ययौ दुर्वासाश्च प्रियां त्यक्त्वा श्रीहरेस्तपसे गतः
kalākalāṃśāḥ kutrāpi pratimāsu ca dehiṣu | ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho gṛhasyābhyantaraṃ yayau durvāsāśca priyāṃ tyaktvā śrīharestapase gataḥ
and somewhere fractions, fractions of fractions and portions, in images and in embodied beings. Having said this, the Lord of the worlds went into the interior of the house; and Durvāsas, leaving his beloved, went to perform austerity for the sake of Śrī Hari.
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BvP 4 112.112
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo मुनिकृष्णसंo
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo munikṛṣṇasaṃo
Thus in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrī Kṛṣṇa-birth section, latter part, in Nārāyaṇa's narration, the dialogue of the sage and Kṛṣṇa.
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