Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 119
BvP 4 119.1
नारायण उवाच पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा गमेशश्च शिवः स्वयम् । कार्तिकेयश्च काली च तां प्रशंसां चकार ह
nārāyaṇa uvāca pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutvā gameśaśca śivaḥ svayam | kārtikeyaśca kālī ca tāṃ praśaṃsāṃ cakāra ha
Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard Pārvatī's words, Gaṇeśa, and Śiva himself, and Kārtikeya, and Kālī praised her.
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BvP 4 119.2
उवाच भगवाञ्शंभुर्जगतां मातरं पराम् । ज्योतिः स्वरूपां परमां मूलप्रकृतिमीश्वरीम्
uvāca bhagavāñśaṃbhurjagatāṃ mātaraṃ parām | jyotiḥ svarūpāṃ paramāṃ mūlaprakṛtimīśvarīm
The lord Śambhu spoke to the supreme mother of the worlds, whose form is light, the highest one, the root Nature, the sovereign lady.
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BvP 4 119.3
महादेव उवाच त्वया यधक्तं देवेशि सर्व वेदोक्तमीप्सितम् । अयुक्तमुपहास्यं व समरं परमात्मना
mahādeva uvāca tvayā yadhaktaṃ deveśi sarva vedoktamīpsitam | ayuktamupahāsyaṃ va samaraṃ paramātmanā
Mahādeva said: What you have said, O queen of the gods, is all declared in the Vedas and desirable; but war with the Supreme Self is improper and laughable.
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BvP 4 119.4
बाणो ददातु कन्यां दां स्वर्णभूषणभूषिताम् । सामञ्जस्यं यशस्यं च शुभदं सर्वकर्मसु
bāṇo dadātu kanyāṃ dāṃ svarṇabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | sāmañjasyaṃ yaśasyaṃ ca śubhadaṃ sarvakarmasu
Let Bāṇa give the girl, adorned with golden ornaments; (that is) proper, bringing fame, and auspicious in all undertakings.
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BvP 4 119.5
न ददाति यदा बाणो हिरण्यकशिपोः प्रजा । युद्धे पराङ्मुखो भीतो भगवत्ययशस्करः
na dadāti yadā bāṇo hiraṇyakaśipoḥ prajā | yuddhe parāṅmukho bhīto bhagavatyayaśaskaraḥ
If Bāṇa, the offspring of Hiraṇyakaśipu, does not give (her), then, O Bhagavatī, he turns his back in battle, afraid, and brings himself disgrace.
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BvP 4 119.6
बाणो गच्छतु संनाही रणशास्रविशारदः । पश्चाच्चा ऽऽगमनं कुर्मो वयं सांनाहिकाः शिवे
bāṇo gacchatu saṃnāhī raṇaśāsraviśāradaḥ | paścāccā ''gamanaṃ kurmo vayaṃ sāṃnāhikāḥ śive
Let Bāṇa go armoured, skilled in the weapons of war; afterwards we too will come, armoured, O Śivā.
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BvP 4 119.7
उवाच बाणं तां दातुं स च न स्वीचकार ह । दुर्गा तं बोधयामास न बुबोध च सद्वचः
uvāca bāṇaṃ tāṃ dātuṃ sa ca na svīcakāra ha | durgā taṃ bodhayāmāsa na bubodha ca sadvacaḥ
She told Bāṇa to give her, but he did not consent; Durgā tried to make him understand, yet he did not heed the good counsel.
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BvP 4 119.8
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तां च सभामेव महोरमाम् । आजगाम महाधर्मो बलिश्च वैष्णवाग्रणीः
etasminnantare tāṃ ca sabhāmeva mahoramām | ājagāma mahādharmo baliśca vaiṣṇavāgraṇīḥ
Meanwhile there came to that most delightful assembly Bali, of great righteousness, foremost among the Vaiṣṇavas.
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BvP 4 119.9
रथं लत्नेन्द्रनिर्माणं समारुह्य महाबलः । प्रतप्तैः सप्तभिर्दैत्यैः सेवितः श्वेतचामरैः
rathaṃ latnendranirmāṇaṃ samāruhya mahābalaḥ | prataptaiḥ saptabhirdaityaiḥ sevitaḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ
Having mounted a chariot made of the best of jewels, that mighty one, attended by seven glowing demons with white yak-tail fans,
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BvP 4 119.10
दैत्येन्द्राणां सप्तलक्षैरावृतः परमास्त्रवित् । अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं गणेशं च शिवां शिवाम्
daityendrāṇāṃ saptalakṣairāvṛtaḥ paramāstravit | avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ gaṇeśaṃ ca śivāṃ śivām
surrounded by seven hundred thousand chiefs of the demons, knower of the highest weapons, having quickly descended from the chariot, (he honoured) Gaṇeśa and the auspicious Śivā,
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BvP 4 119.11
प्रणम्य कार्तिकेयं च स उवास च संसदि । उत्तस्थुरारात्तं दृष्ट्वा ते सर्वे शंकरं विना तमुवाच महादेवः संभाष्य प्रियभाषणम्
praṇamya kārtikeyaṃ ca sa uvāsa ca saṃsadi | uttasthurārāttaṃ dṛṣṭvā te sarve śaṃkaraṃ vinā tamuvāca mahādevaḥ saṃbhāṣya priyabhāṣaṇam
and having bowed to Kārtikeya, he sat down in the assembly; seeing him from afar they all rose, except Śaṃkara. Mahādeva addressed him, speaking kind words.
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BvP 4 119.12
महादेव उवाच भगवंश्चतुरस्त्वं च प्रदाता सर्वसंपदाम् । अयं हि परमो लाभो वैष्णवानां समागमः
mahādeva uvāca bhagavaṃścaturastvaṃ ca pradātā sarvasaṃpadām | ayaṃ hi paramo lābho vaiṣṇavānāṃ samāgamaḥ
Mahādeva said: Lord, you are clever, and a giver of all riches; for this is the supreme gain — the meeting with Vaiṣṇavas.
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BvP 4 119.13
तीर्थान्यपि च पूतानि वैष्णवस्पर्शमात्रतः । सर्वेषामाश्रमाणां च पूजितो ब्राह्मणः शुचिः
tīrthānyapi ca pūtāni vaiṣṇavasparśamātrataḥ | sarveṣāmāśramāṇāṃ ca pūjito brāhmaṇaḥ śuciḥ
Even sacred fords are purified by the mere touch of a Vaiṣṇava; and among all the stages of life the pure brāhmaṇa is honoured.
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BvP 4 119.14
ततोऽधिकः पूजितोऽपि ब्राह्मणो यदि वैष्णवः । न हि पूतं च पश्यमि वैष्णवब्राह्मणात्परम्
tato'dhikaḥ pūjito'pi brāhmaṇo yadi vaiṣṇavaḥ | na hi pūtaṃ ca paśyami vaiṣṇavabrāhmaṇātparam
Honoured beyond that is the brāhmaṇa if he is a Vaiṣṇava; indeed I see nothing purer than a Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇa.
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BvP 4 119.15
स पूतः पवनादेव स पूतश्च हुताशानात् । तीर्थेम्योऽपि च सर्वेभ्यो बिभेति च ततः सुरः
sa pūtaḥ pavanādeva sa pūtaśca hutāśānāt | tīrthemyo'pi ca sarvebhyo bibheti ca tataḥ suraḥ
He is purer than the wind, he is purer than the fire; and he is (purer) than all sacred fords, and therefore even a god fears him.
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BvP 4 119.16
न हि पापानि तद्देहे वह्नौ शुष्कतृणादिवत्
na hi pāpāni taddehe vahnau śuṣkatṛṇādivat
Indeed sins do not (remain) in his body, as dry grass and the like (do not) in fire.
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BvP 4 119.17
बलिरुवाच कथं स्तौषि जगन्नाथ भृत्यमस्तव्यमीश्वरः । प्रदत्तं परमेश्वर्य त्वया नाथ सुदुल्रभम्
baliruvāca kathaṃ stauṣi jagannātha bhṛtyamastavyamīśvaraḥ | pradattaṃ parameśvarya tvayā nātha sudulrabham
Bali said: How, Lord of the world, do you praise a servant—you, the Lord, who are (yourself) to be praised? Sovereignty most exalted, hard indeed to obtain, was granted by you, O master.
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BvP 4 119.18
अधुना स्थापितो दैवात्सर्वाधः सुतलेऽपि च । इन्द्राय दत्तमैश्वर्य मत्तो भक्तात्सुरेश्वर
adhunā sthāpito daivātsarvādhaḥ sutale'pi ca | indrāya dattamaiśvarya matto bhaktātsureśvara
Now, by fate, I have been placed below all, even in Sutala; and the sovereignty (that was) mine was given to Indra, (taken) from me, your devotee, O lord of the gods.
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BvP 4 119.19
त्वया वामनरूपेण सर्वरूपोऽसि सर्वतः । बाणं बोधय भद्रं च मम प्राणात्मजं परम्
tvayā vāmanarūpeṇa sarvarūpo'si sarvataḥ | bāṇaṃ bodhaya bhadraṃ ca mama prāṇātmajaṃ param
By you, in the form of the Dwarf—you are of all forms, on every side. Awaken Bāṇa, and (grant) welfare to him who is more than a son of my own breath.
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BvP 4 119.20
आत्मना सह युद्धं च देवेष्वपि विगर्हितम् । इत्युक्त्वा च शिवं नत्वा शिरसा प्रणनाम तम्
ātmanā saha yuddhaṃ ca deveṣvapi vigarhitam | ityuktvā ca śivaṃ natvā śirasā praṇanāma tam
And fighting with one's own self is censured even among the gods. Having spoken thus and bowed to Śiva, he made obeisance to him with his head.
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BvP 4 119.21
सामवेदोक्तस्तोत्रेण तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम् । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गः साश्रुनेत्रोऽतिविह्वलः
sāmavedoktastotreṇa tuṣṭāva parameśvaram | pulakāñcitasarvāṅgaḥ sāśrunetro'tivihvalaḥ
With a hymn declared in the Sāmaveda he praised the supreme Lord, all his limbs bristling with thrill, his eyes filled with tears, deeply overcome.
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BvP 4 119.22
ध्यायमानश्च नित्यं यो हृत्पद्मे सुमनोहरे । शुक्रेण दत्तं मन्त्रं च जप्त्वा चैकादशाक्षरम्
dhyāyamānaśca nityaṃ yo hṛtpadme sumanohare | śukreṇa dattaṃ mantraṃ ca japtvā caikādaśākṣaram
And (he), who is ever meditated upon in the most delightful lotus of the heart—and having muttered the eleven-syllabled mantra given by Śukra,
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BvP 4 119.23
बलिरुवाच अदित्याः प्रार्थनेनैव मातुर्देव्या व्रतेन च । पुरा वामनरूपेण त्वयाऽहं वञ्चितः प्रभो
baliruvāca adityāḥ prārthanenaiva māturdevyā vratena ca | purā vāmanarūpeṇa tvayā'haṃ vañcitaḥ prabho
Bali said: Formerly, just by Aditi's entreaty and by the vow of the goddess, my mother, I was deceived by you in the form of the Dwarf, O lord.
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BvP 4 119.24
संपद्रूपा महालक्ष्मीर्दत्ता भक्ताय भक्तितः । शक्राय मत्तो भक्ताय भ्रात्रे पुण्यवते ध्रुवम्
saṃpadrūpā mahālakṣmīrdattā bhaktāya bhaktitaḥ | śakrāya matto bhaktāya bhrātre puṇyavate dhruvam
Mahālakṣmī in the form of prosperity was given, out of devotion, to (your) devotee—to Śakra, taken from me, your devotee, (given) to (my) brother, surely a meritorious one.
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BvP 4 119.25
अधुना मम पुत्रोऽयं बाणः शंकरकिंकरः । आराच्च रक्षितः सोऽपि तेनैव भक्तबन्धुना
adhunā mama putro'yaṃ bāṇaḥ śaṃkarakiṃkaraḥ | ārācca rakṣitaḥ so'pi tenaiva bhaktabandhunā
Now this son of mine, Bāṇa, is Śaṃkara's servant; and he too was protected from near at hand by that very friend of devotees.
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BvP 4 119.26
परिपुष्टश्च पार्वत्या यथा मात्रा सुतस्तथा । गृहीतवांश्च तत्कन्यां बलेन युवतीं सतीम्
paripuṣṭaśca pārvatyā yathā mātrā sutastathā | gṛhītavāṃśca tatkanyāṃ balena yuvatīṃ satīm
And he was reared by Pārvatī as a son is by a mother; and he took her daughter by force, a young woman, chaste.
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BvP 4 119.27
समुद्यतश्च तं हन्तुं कार्तिकेनापि वारितः । आगतोऽसि पुनर्हन्तुं पौत्रस्य दमने क्षमः
samudyataśca taṃ hantuṃ kārtikenāpi vāritaḥ | āgato'si punarhantuṃ pautrasya damane kṣamaḥ
And when (one) was raised up to kill him, he was restrained even by Kārtika; you have come again to kill (him)—you are able to (merely) chastise (your) grandson.
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BvP 4 119.28
सर्वात्मनश्च सर्वत्र समभावः श्रुतौ श्रुतः । करोषि जगतां नाथ कथमेवं व्यतिक्रमः
sarvātmanaśca sarvatra samabhāvaḥ śrutau śrutaḥ | karoṣi jagatāṃ nātha kathamevaṃ vyatikramaḥ
And of him who is the self of all, an equal disposition everywhere is heard in the Veda; how then, O Lord of the worlds, do you commit such a transgression?
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BvP 4 119.29
त्वया च निहतो यो हि तस्य को रक्षिता भुवि । सुदर्शनस्य तेजो हि सूर्यकोटिनिभं परम्
tvayā ca nihato yo hi tasya ko rakṣitā bhuvi | sudarśanasya tejo hi sūryakoṭinibhaṃ param
And he who is slain by you—who on earth is his protector? The splendour of the Sudarśana (discus) is supreme, like ten million suns.
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BvP 4 119.30
केषां सुराणामस्त्रेण तदेव च निवारितम् । यथा सुदर्शनं चैवमस्त्राणां प्रवरं वरम्
keṣāṃ surāṇāmastreṇa tadeva ca nivāritam | yathā sudarśanaṃ caivamastrāṇāṃ pravaraṃ varam
By the weapon of which gods has that ever been warded off? As Sudarśana is the foremost and best of weapons,
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BvP 4 119.31
तथा भवांश्च देवानां सर्वेषामीश्वरः परः । यथा भवांस्तथा कृष्णो विधाता वेधसामपि
tathā bhavāṃśca devānāṃ sarveṣāmīśvaraḥ paraḥ | yathā bhavāṃstathā kṛṣṇo vidhātā vedhasāmapi
so are you the supreme lord of all the gods; and as you are, so is Kṛṣṇa, the ordainer even of the ordainers.
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BvP 4 119.32
विष्णुः सत्त्वगुणाधारः शिवः सत्त्वाश्रयस्तथा । स्वयं विधाता रजसः सृष्टिकर्ता पितामहः
viṣṇuḥ sattvaguṇādhāraḥ śivaḥ sattvāśrayastathā | svayaṃ vidhātā rajasaḥ sṛṣṭikartā pitāmahaḥ
Viṣṇu is the support of the quality of sattva, and Śiva likewise the refuge of sattva; the Grandfather (Brahmā), the maker of creation, is himself the ordainer of rajas.
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BvP 4 119.33
कालाग्निरुद्रो भगवान्विश्वचसंहारकारकः । तमसश्चाऽऽश्रयः सोऽपि रुद्राणां प्रवरो महान्
kālāgnirudro bhagavānviśvacasaṃhārakārakaḥ | tamasaścā''śrayaḥ so'pi rudrāṇāṃ pravaro mahān
Lord Kālāgnirudra is the agent of the universe's destruction; he too is the refuge of tamas, the great foremost one among the Rudras.
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BvP 4 119.34
स एव शंकरांशश्चाप्यन्ये रुद्राश्च तत्कलाः । भवांश्च निर्गुणस्तेषां प्रकृतेश्च परस्तथा
sa eva śaṃkarāṃśaścāpyanye rudrāśca tatkalāḥ | bhavāṃśca nirguṇasteṣāṃ prakṛteśca parastathā
He indeed is a portion of Śaṃkara, and the other Rudras are fractions of him; but you are without qualities, beyond them and beyond primordial nature.
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BvP 4 119.35
सर्वेषां परमात्मा वै प्रणा विष्णुस्वरूपिणः । मानसं च स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्वयं ज्ञानात्मकः शिवः
sarveṣāṃ paramātmā vai praṇā viṣṇusvarūpiṇaḥ | mānasaṃ ca svayaṃ brahmā svayaṃ jñānātmakaḥ śivaḥ
The breaths of all beings, having the nature of Viṣṇu, are indeed the supreme Self; and the mind is Brahmā himself, and Śiva himself is of the nature of knowledge.
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BvP 4 119.36
प्रवरा सर्वशक्तीनां बुद्धिः प्रकृतिरीश्वरी । स्वात्मनः प्रतिबिभ्बस्ते जीवः सर्वेषु देहिषु
pravarā sarvaśaktīnāṃ buddhiḥ prakṛtirīśvarī | svātmanaḥ pratibibhbaste jīvaḥ sarveṣu dehiṣu
Intellect, the ruling primordial nature, is the foremost of all powers; the living being in all embodied creatures is a reflection of your own self.
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BvP 4 119.37
जीवः स्वकर्मणां भोगी स्वयं साक्षी भवांस्तथा । सर्वे यान्ति त्वयि गते नरदेवे यथाऽनुगाः
jīvaḥ svakarmaṇāṃ bhogī svayaṃ sākṣī bhavāṃstathā | sarve yānti tvayi gate naradeve yathā'nugāḥ
The living being is the enjoyer of its own deeds, while you yourself are the witness; when you, the god within man, depart, all (the senses/faculties) go too, like followers.
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BvP 4 119.38
सद्यः पतति देहश्च शवोऽस्पृश्यस्त्वया विना । बुद्धाः सन्तो न जानन्ति वञ्चितास्तव मायया
sadyaḥ patati dehaśca śavo'spṛśyastvayā vinā | buddhāḥ santo na jānanti vañcitāstava māyayā
And the body at once falls, a corpse, untouchable without you; even the wise and the good do not know (this), deluded by your illusive power.
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BvP 4 119.39
त्वां भजन्त्येव ये सन्तो मायामेतां तरन्ति ते । त्रिगुणा प्रकृतिर्दुर्गा वैष्णवी च सनातनी
tvāṃ bhajantyeva ye santo māyāmetāṃ taranti te | triguṇā prakṛtirdurgā vaiṣṇavī ca sanātanī
Those good people who do worship you cross over this māyā; (she is) the threefold-quality Nature, Durgā, Vaiṣṇavī, and eternal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.40
परा नारायणीशानी तव माया दुरत्यया । त्वदंशाः प्रतिविश्वेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकाः
parā nārāyaṇīśānī tava māyā duratyayā | tvadaṃśāḥ prativiśveṣu brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakāḥ
supreme, Nārāyaṇī, the ruling lady — your māyā, hard to pass beyond; your portions in each universe consist of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.41
सर्वेषामपि विश्वेषामाश्रयो यो महान्विराट् । स सेते च जले योगाद्विश्वेशो गोकुले यथा
sarveṣāmapi viśveṣāmāśrayo yo mahānvirāṭ | sa sete ca jale yogādviśveśo gokule yathā
He who is the great Cosmic Form, the support of all the universes — he, the lord of the universe, lies upon the water by (his) yoga, as (you do) in Gokula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.42
स एव वासुर्भगवांस्तस्य देवो भवान्परः । वासुदेव इति ख्यातः पुराविद्भिः प्रकीर्तितः
sa eva vāsurbhagavāṃstasya devo bhavānparaḥ | vāsudeva iti khyātaḥ purāvidbhiḥ prakīrtitaḥ
He indeed is the abode (vāsu), the Blessed One; and you are his supreme deity; hence, known as Vāsudeva, you are celebrated by those who know the ancient lore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 119.43
त्वमेव कलया सूर्यस्त्वमेव कलया शशी । कलया च हुताशश्च कलया पवनः स्वयम्
tvameva kalayā sūryastvameva kalayā śaśī | kalayā ca hutāśaśca kalayā pavanaḥ svayam
You alone are the sun by a fraction (of yourself), you alone are the moon by a fraction; by a fraction, the fire, and by a fraction the wind itself;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.44
कलया वरुणश्चैव कुबेरश्च यमस्तथा । कलया त्वं महेन्द्रश्च कलया धर्म एव च
kalayā varuṇaścaiva kuberaśca yamastathā | kalayā tvaṃ mahendraśca kalayā dharma eva ca
by a fraction, Varuṇa, and Kubera, and Yama likewise; by a fraction you are great Indra, and by a fraction Dharma itself;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.45
त्वमेव कलया शेष ईशानो नैऋंतिस्तथा । मुनयो मनवश्चैव ग्रहाश्च फलदायकः
tvameva kalayā śeṣa īśāno naiṛṃtistathā | munayo manavaścaiva grahāśca phaladāyakaḥ
you alone by a fraction are Śeṣa, Īśāna, and Nirṛti likewise, and the sages and the Manus, and the planets that bestow results.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.46
कलाकलायाश्चांशेन सर्वे जीवाश्चराचराः । त्वं ब्रह्म परमं ज्योतिर्ध्यायन्ते योगिनः सदा
kalākalāyāścāṃśena sarve jīvāścarācarāḥ | tvaṃ brahma paramaṃ jyotirdhyāyante yoginaḥ sadā
By a portion of a fraction of a fraction (of you are) all living beings, moving and unmoving. You are Brahman, the supreme light, whom the yogins ever meditate upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.47
तं त्चाऽऽद्रियन्ते भक्तास्ते ध्यायन्ते य तदन्तरे । नवीननीरदश्यामं पीतकौशेयवाससम्
taṃ tcā''driyante bhaktāste dhyāyante ya tadantare | navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ pītakauśeyavāsasam
And those devotees honour him, who meditate within (themselves) upon him: dark as a fresh raincloud, wearing yellow silk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 119.48
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तेशं भक्तवत्सलम् । चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं द्विभुजं मुरलीधरम्
īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ bhakteśaṃ bhaktavatsalam | candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ dvibhujaṃ muralīdharam
his face bright with a slight smile, lord of devotees, fond of devotees, all his limbs smeared with sandal paste, two-armed, holding the flute,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.49
मयूरपिच्छचूडं च मालतीमाल्यभूषितम् । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणकेयूरवलयाविन्तम्
mayūrapicchacūḍaṃ ca mālatīmālyabhūṣitam | amūlyaratnanirmāṇakeyūravalayāvintam
with a peacock-feather crest, adorned with a garland of jasmine, encircled with armlets and bracelets fashioned of priceless jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.50
मणिकुण्डलयुग्मेन गण्डस्थलविराजितम् । रत्नसाराङ्गलीयं च क्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जितम्
maṇikuṇḍalayugmena gaṇḍasthalavirājitam | ratnasārāṅgalīyaṃ ca kvaṇanmañjīrarañjitam
resplendent on his cheeks with a pair of jewelled earrings, with a ring of the finest gem, delighting (all) with tinkling anklets,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.51
कोटिकन्दर्पलीलाभं शरत्कमललोचनम् । शरत्पूर्णैन्दुनिन्दास्यं चन्द्रकोटिसमप्रभम्
koṭikandarpalīlābhaṃ śaratkamalalocanam | śaratpūrṇaindunindāsyaṃ candrakoṭisamaprabham
with the grace of ten million Kāmas, his eyes autumn lotuses, his face putting to shame the full autumn moon, radiant as ten million moons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.52
वीक्षितं सस्मिताभिश्च गोपीनां कोटिकोटिभिः । वयस्यैः पार्षदैर्गोपैः सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः
vīkṣitaṃ sasmitābhiśca gopīnāṃ koṭikoṭibhiḥ | vayasyaiḥ pārṣadairgopaiḥ sevitaṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ
gazed upon with smiles by millions upon millions of gopīs, attended with white fly-whisks by his companions, his retinue, and the cowherds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.53
गोपबालकवेषं च राधावक्षः स्थलस्थितम् । ध्यानासाध्यं दुराराध्यं ब्रह्मेशशेषवन्दितम्
gopabālakaveṣaṃ ca rādhāvakṣaḥ sthalasthitam | dhyānāsādhyaṃ durārādhyaṃ brahmeśaśeṣavanditam
in the dress of a cowherd boy, resting on Rādhā's breast, unattainable by meditation, hard to propitiate, saluted by Brahmā, Śiva and Śeṣa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.54
सिन्द्धेन्द्रैश्च मुनीन्द्रैश्च योगीन्द्रैः प्रणतं स्तुतम् । वेदानिर्वचनीयं च परं स्वेच्छामयं विभुम्
sinddhendraiśca munīndraiśca yogīndraiḥ praṇataṃ stutam | vedānirvacanīyaṃ ca paraṃ svecchāmayaṃ vibhum
bowed to and praised by the chief of the Siddhas, the chief sages and the chief yogins, indescribable by the Vedas, supreme, acting by his own will, all-pervading,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.55
स्थूलस्थूलतमं रूपं सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतमं परम् । सत्यं नित्यं प्रशस्तं च प्रकृतेः परमीश्वरम्
sthūlasthūlatamaṃ rūpaṃ sūkṣmātsūkṣmatamaṃ param | satyaṃ nityaṃ praśastaṃ ca prakṛteḥ paramīśvaram
his form grosser than the gross, subtler than the subtle, supreme, real, eternal, praiseworthy, the lord beyond Nature,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.56
निर्लिप्तं च निरीहं च भगवन्तं सनातनम् । एवं ध्यात्वा च ते पूताः स्निग्धदूर्वाक्षता जलम्
nirliptaṃ ca nirīhaṃ ca bhagavantaṃ sanātanam | evaṃ dhyātvā ca te pūtāḥ snigdhadūrvākṣatā jalam
unattached, without striving, the eternal Blessed One — having thus meditated, they, purified, (take) fresh dūrvā grass, unbroken rice and water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.57
पद्मापद्मार्चिते पादपद्मे च दातुमुत्सुकाः । वेदाःस्तोतुमशक्तास्त्वामशक्ता सा सरस्वती
padmāpadmārcite pādapadme ca dātumutsukāḥ | vedāḥstotumaśaktāstvāmaśaktā sā sarasvatī
(they were) eager to offer (these) at (your) lotus feet, worshipped by Padmā with lotuses. The Vedas are unable to praise you, and that Sarasvatī is unable (too).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.58
शेषः स्तोतुमशक्तश्च स्वयंभूः शंभुरीश्वरः । गणेशश्च दिनेशश्च महेन्द्रश्चन्द्र एव च
śeṣaḥ stotumaśaktaśca svayaṃbhūḥ śaṃbhurīśvaraḥ | gaṇeśaśca dineśaśca mahendraścandra eva ca
Śeṣa is unable to praise (you), and (so are) the Self-born (Brahmā), Śaṃbhu the Lord, Gaṇeśa, the Sun, great Indra, and the Moon as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.59
स्तोतुं नालं धनेशश्च किमन्ये जड्बुद्धयः । गुणातीतमनीहं च किं स्तौमि निर्गुणं परम्
stotuṃ nālaṃ dhaneśaśca kimanye jaḍbuddhayaḥ | guṇātītamanīhaṃ ca kiṃ staumi nirguṇaṃ param
The lord of wealth (Kubera) is not competent to praise (you) — what then of others, of dull understanding? How shall I praise (you), who are beyond the qualities, without striving, without attributes, supreme?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.60
अपण्डितोऽयमसुरो न सुरः क्षन्तुमर्हसि । बलेस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच जगत्पतिः ।। परिपूर्णतमः श्रीमान्भक्तं च भक्तवत्सलः
apaṇḍito'yamasuro na suraḥ kṣantumarhasi | balestadvacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca jagatpatiḥ || paripūrṇatamaḥ śrīmānbhaktaṃ ca bhaktavatsalaḥ
"This asura is unlearned, not a god — you ought to forgive (him)." Hearing that speech of Bali, the Lord of the world, the most utterly complete, the glorious one, fond of his devotees, said to him, his devotee:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.61
श्रीभगवानुवाच मा भैर्वत्स गृहं गच्छ सुतलं रक्षितं मया । मद्वरेण प्रसादेन त्वत्पुत्रोऽप्यजरामरः
śrībhagavānuvāca mā bhairvatsa gṛhaṃ gaccha sutalaṃ rakṣitaṃ mayā | madvareṇa prasādena tvatputro'pyajarāmaraḥ
The blessed Lord said: Do not fear, child; go home. Sutala is guarded by me. By my boon and grace your son too is free from old age and death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.62
दर्पहानिं करिष्यामि तस्य मूर्खस्य दर्पिणः । प्रह्लादाय वरो दत्तो भक्ताय च तपस्विने
darpahāniṃ kariṣyāmi tasya mūrkhasya darpiṇaḥ | prahlādāya varo datto bhaktāya ca tapasvine
I shall bring down the pride of that arrogant fool. A boon was given to Prahlāda, (my) devotee and an ascetic:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.63
ममावध्यश्च त्वद्वंशश्चेति प्रीतेन चेतसा । तव पुत्राय दास्यामि ज्ञानं मृत्युंजयं परम्
mamāvadhyaśca tvadvaṃśaśceti prītena cetasā | tava putrāya dāsyāmi jñānaṃ mṛtyuṃjayaṃ param
"Your lineage shall not be slain by me" — thus, with a pleased mind. To your son I shall give the supreme knowledge that conquers death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.64
त्वया कृतिमिदं स्तोत्रं सामवेदोक्तमीप्सितम् । पुरा सनत्कुमाराराय प्रदत्तं ब्रह्मणा तथा
tvayā kṛtimidaṃ stotraṃ sāmavedoktamīpsitam | purā sanatkumārārāya pradattaṃ brahmaṇā tathā
This hymn composed by you, spoken in the Sāmaveda, is the desired (one); formerly it was given by Brahmā to Sanatkumāra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.65
सिद्धाश्रमे पुण्यतमे प्रशस्ते सूर्यपर्वणि । गौतमाय प्रदत्तं च गौर्या मन्दाकिनीतटे
siddhāśrame puṇyatame praśaste sūryaparvaṇi | gautamāya pradattaṃ ca gauryā mandākinītaṭe
in the most holy, celebrated Siddhāśrama, on a solar (festival) day; and it was given to Gautama by Gaurī on the bank of the Mandākinī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.66
शंकरेण च शिष्याय भक्ताय च दयालुना । ब्रह्मणे च मया दत्तं शिवाय विरजातटे
śaṃkareṇa ca śiṣyāya bhaktāya ca dayālunā | brahmaṇe ca mayā dattaṃ śivāya virajātaṭe
and by the compassionate Śaṃkara to (his) disciple and devotee; and it was given by me to Brahmā, and to Śiva on the bank of the Virajā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.67
भृगवे च पुरा दत्तं कुमारेण च धीमता । त्वं च दास्यसि बाणाय बाणः स्तोष्यत्यनेन माम्
bhṛgave ca purā dattaṃ kumāreṇa ca dhīmatā | tvaṃ ca dāsyasi bāṇāya bāṇaḥ stoṣyatyanena mām
and formerly given to Bhṛgu, and by the wise Kumāra; and you shall give it to Bāṇa, and Bāṇa will praise me with it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.68
इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यमुबदिश्य गुरोर्मुखात् । वृतस्य पूजितस्यापि वस्त्रभूषणचन्दनैः
idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyamubadiśya gurormukhāt | vṛtasya pūjitasyāpi vastrabhūṣaṇacandanaiḥ
This most meritorious hymn, having received it taught from the mouth of a guru who has been chosen and honoured with garments, ornaments and sandal-paste —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.69
सुस्नातो यः पठेन्नित्यं पूजाकाले च भक्तितः । कोटिजन्मार्जितात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
susnāto yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ pūjākāle ca bhaktitaḥ | koṭijanmārjitātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
whoever, well bathed, recites (it) daily with devotion at the time of worship is freed from the sin accumulated over ten million births — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.70
विपदां खण्डनं स्तोत्रं कारणं सर्वसंपदाम् । वारणं दुःखशोकानां भवाब्धिधोरतारणम्
vipadāṃ khaṇḍanaṃ stotraṃ kāraṇaṃ sarvasaṃpadām | vāraṇaṃ duḥkhaśokānāṃ bhavābdhidhoratāraṇam
The hymn is the breaker of calamities, the cause of all prosperity, the warding off of sorrows and griefs, the ferrying across of the dreadful ocean of existence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.71
खण्डनं गर्भवासानां जरामृत्युहरं परम् ।बन्धनानां च रोगाणां खण्डनं भक्तमण्डनम्
khaṇḍanaṃ garbhavāsānāṃ jarāmṛtyuharaṃ param |bandhanānāṃ ca rogāṇāṃ khaṇḍanaṃ bhaktamaṇḍanam
the breaking of (further) dwellings in the womb, supremely destructive of old age and death, the breaking of bonds and of diseases, the adornment of devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.72
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः । व्रती व्रतेषु सर्वेषु तपस्वी च तपःसु च
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ | vratī vrateṣu sarveṣu tapasvī ca tapaḥsu ca
He (who recites it) has bathed in all sacred fords, is consecrated in all sacrifices, is an observer of vows in all vows and an ascetic in (all) austerities;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.73
स स्तयं सर्वदानानां फलं च लभते ध्रुवम् । लक्षधा स्तोत्रपाठेन स्तोत्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम्
sa stayaṃ sarvadānānāṃ phalaṃ ca labhate dhruvam | lakṣadhā stotrapāṭhena stotrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām
he assuredly obtains the fruit of all gifts. By reciting the hymn a hundred thousand times, men attain mastery of the hymn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.74
सर्वसिद्धिं च लभते सिद्धिस्तोत्रो भवेद्यदि । इहलोके देवतुल्योऽप्यन्ते याति हरेः पदम्
sarvasiddhiṃ ca labhate siddhistotro bhavedyadi | ihaloke devatulyo'pyante yāti hareḥ padam
And he obtains all attainments, if he becomes one who has mastered the hymn; in this world he is equal to a god, and at the end he goes to the abode of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 119.119
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo बाणयुद्धे बलिकृतश्रीकृष्णम्तोत्रं नामैकोनविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo bāṇayuddhe balikṛtaśrīkṛṣṇamtotraṃ nāmaikonaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus (ends) the one hundred and nineteenth chapter, named "The Hymn to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Made by Bali in the Battle with Bāṇa," in the narrative of Nārada, in the latter (portion) of the Śrī Kṛṣṇa Birth Section of the great Brahmavaivarta (Purāṇa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition