Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 116
BvP 4 116.1
बाण उवाच अनिरुद्ध बुधोऽसि त्वं त्वयोक्तं सत्यमेव च । शंभुना चैवमुक्तं च सर्वं बुद्धं स्वचेतसा
bāṇa uvāca aniruddha budho'si tvaṃ tvayoktaṃ satyameva ca | śaṃbhunā caivamuktaṃ ca sarvaṃ buddhaṃ svacetasā
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 116.2
त्वयोक्तं शंकरवरात्पञ्चानां स्वामिनां प्रिया । द्रौपदी च महाभागा तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
tvayoktaṃ śaṃkaravarātpañcānāṃ svāmināṃ priyā | draupadī ca mahābhāgā tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
You said that by a boon from Śaṅkara the greatly blessed Draupadī was the beloved (wife) of five masters; that you should explain to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 116.3
शम्बरेण हृता पूर्व तव माता कथं रतिः । देवैरपि कथं दत्ता देवास्तेन जिता कथम्
śambareṇa hṛtā pūrva tava mātā kathaṃ ratiḥ | devairapi kathaṃ dattā devāstena jitā katham
How was your mother Rati carried off long ago by Śambara? How was she given (to him) even by the gods? How were the gods conquered by him?
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BvP 4 116.4
अनिरुद्ध उवाच एकदा रघुनाथश्च सीतया लक्ष्मणो च । स्नातः सरसि तत्रस्थो रम्ये पञ्चवटीतटे
aniruddha uvāca ekadā raghunāthaśca sītayā lakṣmaṇo ca | snātaḥ sarasi tatrastho ramye pañcavaṭītaṭe
Aniruddha said: Once the Lord of the Raghus, with Sītā and with Lakṣmaṇa, bathed in a lake there, staying on the lovely shore of Pañcavaṭī.
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BvP 4 116.5
उवाच सीता हेमन्ते जलं सुस्वादु निर्मलम् । तथाऽन्नं व्यञ्जनं रम्यं सर्वं वस्तु सुशीतलम्
uvāca sītā hemante jalaṃ susvādu nirmalam | tathā'nnaṃ vyañjanaṃ ramyaṃ sarvaṃ vastu suśītalam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 116.6
फलावबचयनं चक्रे सीतायै प्रददौ मुदा । ततो ददौ लक्ष्मणाय पश्चाद्भङ्क्ते स्वयं प्रभुः
phalāvabacayanaṃ cakre sītāyai pradadau mudā | tato dadau lakṣmaṇāya paścādbhaṅkte svayaṃ prabhuḥ
He gathered fruits and gave (them) to Sītā with joy; then he gave (some) to Lakṣmaṇa, and afterwards the Lord himself ate.
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BvP 4 116.7
लक्ष्मणस्तद्गृहीत्वा च नैव भुङ्क्ते फलं जलम् । मेघनादवधार्थं च सीतोद्धारणकारणात्
lakṣmaṇastadgṛhītvā ca naiva bhuṅkte phalaṃ jalam | meghanādavadhārthaṃ ca sītoddhāraṇakāraṇāt
And Lakṣmaṇa, though he took that, did not eat the fruit nor (drink) the water — for the sake of killing Meghanāda and for the sake of rescuing Sītā.
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BvP 4 116.8
निद्रां न याति नो भुङ्क्ते वर्षाणां च चतुर्दश । य एवं पुरुषो योगी तद्वध्यो रावणत्मजः
nidrāṃ na yāti no bhuṅkte varṣāṇāṃ ca caturdaśa | ya evaṃ puruṣo yogī tadvadhyo rāvaṇatmajaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 116.9
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रामं द्रष्टुं कमललोचनम् । वहनिस्तत्र समायातो द्विजरूपी कृपानिधिः भविष्यत्कथयामाम श्रुतिकौटपरं वचः
etasminnantare rāmaṃ draṣṭuṃ kamalalocanam | vahanistatra samāyāto dvijarūpī kṛpānidhiḥ bhaviṣyatkathayāmāma śrutikauṭaparaṃ vacaḥ
Meanwhile, to see Rāma of the lotus eyes, Agni came there in the form of a brahmin, that treasury of compassion, and told (him) what was to come, words harsh to the ear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 116.10
वह्निरुवाच शृणु राम महाभाग सीतासंगोपनं कुरु । सप्ताहाभ्यन्तरे चैव रावणो दुष्टराक्षसः
vahniruvāca śṛṇu rāma mahābhāga sītāsaṃgopanaṃ kuru | saptāhābhyantare caiva rāvaṇo duṣṭarākṣasaḥ
Fire said: Listen, Rāma, greatly fortunate one — hide Sītā away; for within seven days Rāvaṇa, the wicked demon,
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BvP 4 116.11
दुर्निवार्यः प्राक्तनेन जानकीं च हरिष्यति । विधात्रा लिखितं कर्म प्राक्तंनं केन वार्यते
durnivāryaḥ prāktanena jānakīṃ ca hariṣyati | vidhātrā likhitaṃ karma prāktaṃnaṃ kena vāryate
(He is) unstoppable because of former (deeds), and he will carry off Jānakī. The deed of the past, written down by the Ordainer — by whom can it be averted?
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BvP 4 116.12
वेदैश्चतुर्भिः कथितं न च दैवात्परं वरम्
vedaiścaturbhiḥ kathitaṃ na ca daivātparaṃ varam
It is declared by the four Vedas that there is nothing higher, no greater power, than fate.
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BvP 4 116.13
राम उवाच सीतां गृहीत्वा त्वं गच्छ च्छायाऽत्रैव तु तिष्ठतु । कलत्रवर्जनं कर्म सर्वेषां च जुगुप्सितम्
rāma uvāca sītāṃ gṛhītvā tvaṃ gaccha cchāyā'traiva tu tiṣṭhatu | kalatravarjanaṃ karma sarveṣāṃ ca jugupsitam
Rāma said: Take Sītā and go; but let the shadow remain right here. The abandoning of a wife is a deed despised by all.
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BvP 4 116.14
सीतां गृहीत्वा प्रययौ रुदतीं च हुताशनः । सीतया सदृशी छाया तस्थौ श्रीरामसंनिधौ
sītāṃ gṛhītvā prayayau rudatīṃ ca hutāśanaḥ | sītayā sadṛśī chāyā tasthau śrīrāmasaṃnidhau
And the Fire-god took Sītā, who was weeping, and departed; a shadow resembling Sītā stood in the presence of Śrī Rāma.
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BvP 4 116.15
सा च च्छाया हृता पूर्व रावणेनावलीलया । समुद्दधार तां रामो निहत्य तं सबान्धवम्
sā ca cchāyā hṛtā pūrva rāvaṇenāvalīlayā | samuddadhāra tāṃ rāmo nihatya taṃ sabāndhavam
And that shadow was formerly carried off by Rāvaṇa with ease; Rāma recovered her, having slain him together with his kinsmen.
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BvP 4 116.16
वह्नौ परीक्षाकाले च च्छाया वह्नौ विवेश सा । अग्निश्छायां च संरक्ष्य ददौ रामाय जानकीम्
vahnau parīkṣākāle ca cchāyā vahnau viveśa sā | agniśchāyāṃ ca saṃrakṣya dadau rāmāya jānakīm
And at the time of the ordeal by fire, that shadow entered the fire; and Fire, keeping the shadow back, gave Jānakī to Rāma.
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BvP 4 116.17
रामस्तां च गृहीत्वा च प्रययौ स्वाश्रमं मुदा । छाया तस्थौ वह्निपार्श्वे हृदयेन विदूयता
rāmastāṃ ca gṛhītvā ca prayayau svāśramaṃ mudā | chāyā tasthau vahnipārśve hṛdayena vidūyatā
And Rāma, taking her, went joyfully to his own hermitage; the shadow remained at Fire's side, with an aching heart.
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BvP 4 116.18
सा च च्छाया तपश्चक्रे नारायणसरोवरे । तपश्चकार दिव्यं च शातवर्षं च शूलिनः
sā ca cchāyā tapaścakre nārāyaṇasarovare | tapaścakāra divyaṃ ca śātavarṣaṃ ca śūlinaḥ
And that shadow performed austerity at the Nārāyaṇa lake; she performed divine austerity to the Trident-bearer for a hundred years.
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BvP 4 116.19
वरं वृणुष्व भद्रे त्वमुवाच शंकरश्च ताम् । उवाच शिवं व्यग्रा भर्तुर्दुःखेन दुःखिता
varaṃ vṛṇuṣva bhadre tvamuvāca śaṃkaraśca tām | uvāca śivaṃ vyagrā bharturduḥkhena duḥkhitā
And Śaṃkara said to her, "Choose a boon, good lady"; distressed, pained by her husband's sorrow, she spoke to Śiva.
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BvP 4 116.20
पतिं देहि पञ्चधा सा वरं वव्रे त्रिलोचनम् । सर्वसंपत्प्रदस्तुष्टस्तस्यै शर्वो वरं ददौ
patiṃ dehi pañcadhā sā varaṃ vavre trilocanam | sarvasaṃpatpradastuṣṭastasyai śarvo varaṃ dadau
"Give (me) a husband" — five times she asked the three-eyed one for the boon; and Śarva, pleased, the giver of all prosperity, granted her the boon.
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BvP 4 116.21
महादेव उवाच साध्वि त्वं पञ्चधा ब्रूहि पतिं देहीति व्याकुला । पञ्चेन्द्राश्च हरेरंशा भविष्यन्ति प्रियास्तव
mahādeva uvāca sādhvi tvaṃ pañcadhā brūhi patiṃ dehīti vyākulā | pañcendrāśca hareraṃśā bhaviṣyanti priyāstava
Mahādeva said: Virtuous woman, you, agitated, say five times "give (me) a husband"; therefore five Indras, portions of Hari, shall become your husbands.
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BvP 4 116.22
ते च सर्वे च पञ्चेन्द्राश्चाधुना पञ्च पाण्डवाः । सा च च्छाया द्रौपदी च यज्ञकुण्डसमुद्भवा
te ca sarve ca pañcendrāścādhunā pañca pāṇḍavāḥ | sā ca cchāyā draupadī ca yajñakuṇḍasamudbhavā
And all those five Indras are now the five Pāṇḍavas; and that shadow is Draupadī, sprung from the sacrificial fire-pit.
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BvP 4 116.23
कृतयुगे वेदवती त्रेतायां जनकात्मजा । द्वापरे द्रौपदी छाया तेन कृष्णा त्रिहायणी
kṛtayuge vedavatī tretāyāṃ janakātmajā | dvāpare draupadī chāyā tena kṛṣṇā trihāyaṇī
In the Kṛta age (she was) Vedavatī, in the Tretā the daughter of Janaka; in the Dvāpara the shadow (became) Draupadī — hence Kṛṣṇā, three years old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 116.24
वैष्णपी कृष्णभक्ता च तेन कृष्णा प्रकीर्तिता । स्वर्गलक्ष्मीर्महेन्द्राणां सा च पश्चाद्भविष्यति
vaiṣṇapī kṛṣṇabhaktā ca tena kṛṣṇā prakīrtitā | svargalakṣmīrmahendrāṇāṃ sā ca paścādbhaviṣyati
She was devoted to Viṣṇu and a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, and for that reason she is called Kṛṣṇā; and afterwards she will become the Lakṣmī of heaven, of the great Indras.
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BvP 4 116.25
राजा ददौ फाल्गुनाय कन्यायाश्च स्वयंवरे । पप्रच्छ मातरं वीरो वस्तु प्राप्तं मयाऽधुना
rājā dadau phālgunāya kanyāyāśca svayaṃvare | papraccha mātaraṃ vīro vastu prāptaṃ mayā'dhunā
At the maiden's self-choice ceremony the king gave (her) to Phālguna (Arjuna); the hero asked his mother, "(This is) the thing I have now obtained."
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BvP 4 116.26
तमुवाच स्वयं माता गृहाण भ्रातृभिः सह । शंभोर्वरेण पूर्व च परत्र मातुराज्ञया
tamuvāca svayaṃ mātā gṛhāṇa bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | śaṃbhorvareṇa pūrva ca paratra māturājñayā
His mother herself said to him, "Take (her) together with your brothers" — formerly by Śambhu's boon, and thereafter by the mother's command.
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BvP 4 116.27
द्रौपद्याः स्वामिनस्तेन हेतुना पञ्च पाण्डवाः । चतुर्दशानामिन्द्राणां पञ्चेन्द्राः पञ्च पाण्डवाः
draupadyāḥ svāminastena hetunā pañca pāṇḍavāḥ | caturdaśānāmindrāṇāṃ pañcendrāḥ pañca pāṇḍavāḥ
For that reason the five Pāṇḍavas are Draupadī's husbands; of the fourteen Indras, five Indras are the five Pāṇḍavas.
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BvP 4 116.28
शंकरेणाभिसंशप्ता सा मात्रा भर्त्सितेन च । भर्ताते भस्मसाद्भूतो हरकोपानलेन च
śaṃkareṇābhisaṃśaptā sā mātrā bhartsitena ca | bhartāte bhasmasādbhūto harakopānalena ca
She was cursed by Śaṃkara and rebuked by her mother: "Your husband has been reduced to ashes by the fire of Hara's wrath."
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BvP 4 116.29
हे रति त्वं मया शप्ता दैत्यग्रस्ता भवाधुना । विजित्यदेवान्सेन्द्राश्च शम्बरस्त्वा हरिष्यति
he rati tvaṃ mayā śaptā daityagrastā bhavādhunā | vijityadevānsendrāśca śambarastvā hariṣyati
"O Rati, you are cursed by me: now become seized by a demon; Śambara, having conquered the gods together with Indra, will carry you off."
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BvP 4 116.30
पुनरुवतं वरं प्रादात्सतीत्वां ते न यास्यति । छायां दत्त्वा तिष्ठ गेहे यावज्जीवति ते पतिः
punaruvataṃ varaṃ prādātsatītvāṃ te na yāsyati | chāyāṃ dattvā tiṣṭha gehe yāvajjīvati te patiḥ
Again he granted the boon spoken (before): "Your chastity will not leave you; having given over a shadow, remain in the house as long as your husband lives."
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BvP 4 116.31
इति ते कथितं सर्वमितिहासं पुरातनम् । देवानां गुप्तचरितं श्रृणु दैत्येन्द्र सांप्रतम्
iti te kathitaṃ sarvamitihāsaṃ purātanam | devānāṃ guptacaritaṃ śrṛṇu daityendra sāṃpratam
Thus the whole ancient tale has been told to you; now hear, O lord of the demons, the secret doings of the gods.
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BvP 4 116.32
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र सुभद्रश्च महाबलः । कुम्भाण्डभ्राता बलवान्बाणसेनापतीश्वरः
etasminnantare tatra subhadraśca mahābalaḥ | kumbhāṇḍabhrātā balavānbāṇasenāpatīśvaraḥ
Meanwhile there, Subhadra of great strength, the brother of Kumbhāṇḍa, mighty, the chief of Bāṇa's generals (appeared).
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BvP 4 116.33
निर्भत्सर्य बाणं समरे शस्त्रपाणिर्महारथः । श्रीकृष्णपौत्रं शूलं च चिक्षेप प्रलयाग्निवत्
nirbhatsarya bāṇaṃ samare śastrapāṇirmahārathaḥ | śrīkṛṣṇapautraṃ śūlaṃ ca cikṣepa pralayāgnivat
Having reviled Bāṇa in the battle, the great charioteer, weapon in hand, hurled his spear at Śrī Kṛṣṇa's grandson like the fire of world-dissolution.
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BvP 4 116.34
अर्धयन्द्रेण तच्छूलं चिच्छेद कामपुत्रकः । शक्तिं चिक्षेप भद्रश्च शतसूर्यसमप्रभाम्
ardhayandreṇa tacchūlaṃ ciccheda kāmaputrakaḥ | śaktiṃ cikṣepa bhadraśca śatasūryasamaprabhām
With a half-moon (arrow) the son of Kāma cut that spear in two; and Bhadra hurled a lance whose splendour equalled a hundred suns.
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BvP 4 116.35
वैष्णवास्त्रेण चिच्छेद तां शक्तिं कामपुत्रकः । नारायणास्त्रं चिक्षेप सुभद्रो रणमूर्धनि
vaiṣṇavāstreṇa ciccheda tāṃ śaktiṃ kāmaputrakaḥ | nārāyaṇāstraṃ cikṣepa subhadro raṇamūrdhani
With the Vaiṣṇava weapon the son of Kāma cut down that lance; (then) Subhadra hurled the Nārāyaṇa weapon at the head of the battle.
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BvP 4 116.36
प्रणम्य शेते निर्भीतो मदनस्य सुतो बली । ऊर्ध्वमस्त्रं च बभ्राम शतसूर्यसमप्रभम्
praṇamya śete nirbhīto madanasya suto balī | ūrdhvamastraṃ ca babhrāma śatasūryasamaprabham
Bowing (to it), the mighty son of Madana lay down unafraid; and the weapon, blazing like a hundred suns, wheeled about above (him).
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BvP 4 116.37
प्रलीनमस्त्रमाकाशे विश्वसंहारकारणम् । अस्त्रे गते सोऽनिरुद्धो गृहीत्वा च महानसिम्
pralīnamastramākāśe viśvasaṃhārakāraṇam | astre gate so'niruddho gṛhītvā ca mahānasim
The weapon, the cause of the destruction of the universe, dissolved into the sky; and when the weapon had gone, Aniruddha took up a great sword,
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BvP 4 116.38
प्रबभञ्जभद्ररथं जघानाश्वांश्च सारथिम् । जघान तं सुभद्रं च लीलया रणमूर्धनि
prababhañjabhadrarathaṃ jaghānāśvāṃśca sārathim | jaghāna taṃ subhadraṃ ca līlayā raṇamūrdhani
and he smashed Bhadra's chariot and slew the horses and the charioteer; and he slew that Subhadra too, in sport, at the head of the battle.
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BvP 4 116.39
हते सुभद्रे बाणश्च महाबलपराक्रमः । वाणानां शतकं चापि चक्षेप रणमूर्धनि
hate subhadre bāṇaśca mahābalaparākramaḥ | vāṇānāṃ śatakaṃ cāpi cakṣepa raṇamūrdhani
When Subhadra was slain, Bāṇa too, of great strength and prowess, hurled a hundred arrows at the head of the battle.
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BvP 4 116.40
कामात्मजोऽग्निबाणेन बाणोधं प्रददाह सः । बाणश्चिक्षेप ब्रह्मास्त्रं सृष्टिसंहारकारणम्
kāmātmajo'gnibāṇena bāṇodhaṃ pradadāha saḥ | bāṇaścikṣepa brahmāstraṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāraṇam
With a fire-arrow the son of Kāma burned up that mass of arrows; (then) Bāṇa hurled the Brahmā weapon, the cause of the destruction of creation.
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BvP 4 116.41
दृष्ट्वा कामात्मजः शीघ्रं सबीजं मन्त्रपूर्वकम् । ब्रह्मस्त्रेणैव सहसा संजहारावलीलया
dṛṣṭvā kāmātmajaḥ śīghraṃ sabījaṃ mantrapūrvakam | brahmastreṇaiva sahasā saṃjahārāvalīlayā
Seeing (it), the son of Kāma swiftly, with the seed-syllable and preceded by the mantra, at once withdrew (it) effortlessly by means of the Brahmā weapon itself.
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BvP 4 116.42
बाणः पाशुपतं क्षेप्तुं समारेभे च कोपतः । निषिद्धश्च गणेशेन स्कन्देन शंभुना तथा
bāṇaḥ pāśupataṃ kṣeptuṃ samārebhe ca kopataḥ | niṣiddhaśca gaṇeśena skandena śaṃbhunā tathā
Bāṇa in anger began to hurl the Pāśupata (weapon), but he was forbidden by Gaṇeśa, by Skanda, and likewise by Śambhu.
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BvP 4 116.43
तद्दृष्ट्वा सोऽनिरुद्धस्तं धनुर्बाणौघ संयुतम् । मुमोच जृम्भणे युद्धे शीघ्रं तं च महारथम्
taddṛṣṭvā so'niruddhastaṃ dhanurbāṇaugha saṃyutam | mumoca jṛmbhaṇe yuddhe śīghraṃ taṃ ca mahāratham
Seeing that, Aniruddha swiftly released against him—that great charioteer—the bow furnished with a flood of arrows, in the yawning (weapon) in the fight.
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BvP 4 116.44
जडो बभूव बाणश्च निश्चेष्टो रणमूर्धनि । पुनश्चिक्षेप निद्रास्यं निद्रितं तं चकार सः
jaḍo babhūva bāṇaśca niśceṣṭo raṇamūrdhani | punaścikṣepa nidrāsyaṃ nidritaṃ taṃ cakāra saḥ
And Bāṇa became dull and motionless at the head of the battle; then again he hurled the sleep-weapon, and made him fall asleep.
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BvP 4 116.45
बाणं तं निद्रितं दृष्ट्वा गृहीत्वा खड्गमुत्तमम् । बाणं हन्तुं समुद्यन्तं वारयामास कार्तिकः
bāṇaṃ taṃ nidritaṃ dṛṣṭvā gṛhītvā khaḍgamuttamam | bāṇaṃ hantuṃ samudyantaṃ vārayāmāsa kārtikaḥ
Seeing that Bāṇa asleep, he took up an excellent sword; and as he was rising to kill Bāṇa, Kārttika (Skanda) held him back.
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BvP 4 116.46
स्कन्दश्च शतबाणौश्च वारयामास लीलया । अनिरुद्धं महाभागं बलवान्तं धनुर्धरम्
skandaśca śatabāṇauśca vārayāmāsa līlayā | aniruddhaṃ mahābhāgaṃ balavāntaṃ dhanurdharam
And with a hundred arrows Skanda effortlessly warded off Aniruddha, the greatly fortunate, the strong bowman.
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BvP 4 116.47
अनिरुद्धश्च सहसा तथा शक्त्या दुरत्यया । बभञ्ज कार्तिकरथं रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्मितम्
aniruddhaśca sahasā tathā śaktyā duratyayā | babhañja kārtikarathaṃ ratnendrasāranirmitam
And Aniruddha at once, with an irresistible lance, shattered Kārttika's chariot, which was made of the essence of the finest jewels.
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BvP 4 116.48
गदया कार्तिकः क्रुद्धोऽप्यनिरुद्धरयं मुदा । बभञ्ज लीलया तत्र क्षणेन रणमूर्धनि
gadayā kārtikaḥ kruddho'pyaniruddharayaṃ mudā | babhañja līlayā tatra kṣaṇena raṇamūrdhani
Kārttika, though angered, gladly and effortlessly shattered Aniruddha's chariot there with his mace, in a moment, at the head of the battle.
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BvP 4 116.49
अनिरुद्धोऽर्धचन्द्रेण क्षुरधारेण लीलया । चिच्छेद कार्तिकधनुर्भल्लास्त्रेण नियोजितम्
aniruddho'rdhacandreṇa kṣuradhāreṇa līlayā | ciccheda kārtikadhanurbhallāstreṇa niyojitam
With a razor-edged half-moon arrow Aniruddha effortlessly cut Kārttika's bow, which had been fitted with a bhalla weapon.
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BvP 4 116.50
जधान कार्तिकस्तं च गदया च दुरन्तया । गदां जग्राह तद्धस्ताज्जवेन मदनात्मजः
jadhāna kārtikastaṃ ca gadayā ca durantayā | gadāṃ jagrāha taddhastājjavena madanātmajaḥ
And Kārttika struck him with his mace of dire end; and the son of Madana swiftly seized the mace from his hand.
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BvP 4 116.51
शूलं गृहीत्वा स्कन्दं च तमेव हन्तुमु द्यतम् । अनिरुद्धश्च कोपेन प्रेरयामास दूरतः
śūlaṃ gṛhītvā skandaṃ ca tameva hantumu dyatam | aniruddhaśca kopena prerayāmāsa dūrataḥ
And Aniruddha in anger flung far away Skanda, who had taken up a spear and was raised up to kill him.
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BvP 4 116.52
कार्तिकः पुनरागत्य गृहीत्वा कामपुत्रकम् । गृहीत्वा च करेणैव पातयामास भूतले
kārtikaḥ punarāgatya gṛhītvā kāmaputrakam | gṛhītvā ca kareṇaiva pātayāmāsa bhūtale
Kārttika came back again, seized the son of Kāma, and grasping him with his hand alone, threw him down on the ground.
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BvP 4 116.53
अनिरुद्धो गृहीत्वाऽसिं प्रभुस्तस्थौ महाबलः । तयोर्विरोधं दूरं च प्रचकार गणेश्वरः
aniruddho gṛhītvā'siṃ prabhustasthau mahābalaḥ | tayorvirodhaṃ dūraṃ ca pracakāra gaṇeśvaraḥ
Aniruddha, the mighty lord, stood taking up his sword; and Gaṇeśvara put their quarrel far away.
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BvP 4 116.54
कार्तिकः प्रययौ गेहमूषागेहं स्मरात्मजः । सर्व निवेदितुं शंभुं प्रययौ स गणेश्वरः
kārtikaḥ prayayau gehamūṣāgehaṃ smarātmajaḥ | sarva nivedituṃ śaṃbhuṃ prayayau sa gaṇeśvaraḥ
Kārttika went to (his) house, and Kāma's son to the mouse-house; and that Gaṇeśvara went to Śambhu to report everything.
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BvP 4 116.116
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारादनाo बाणयुo
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nārādanāo bāṇayuo
Thus (ends the chapter) in the glorious Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Kṛṣṇa-birth section, latter part, in the Nārada narration, (the chapter on) the Bāṇa war.
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