Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 123
BvP 4 123.1
नारद उवाच गणेशपूजनाख्यानं पुराणेषु च दुर्लभम् । श्रुतं तद्ब्रह्मणो वक्त्रात्सामान्यं च समासतः
nārada uvāca gaṇeśapūjanākhyānaṃ purāṇeṣu ca durlabham | śrutaṃ tadbrahmaṇo vaktrātsāmānyaṃ ca samāsataḥ
Nārada said: The account of the worship of Gaṇeśa, rare in the Purāṇas — that I have heard from Brahmā's mouth, but only in general and in brief.
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BvP 4 123.2
महिमानं गणपतेः सर्वबूज्येश्वरस्य च । व्यासेन श्रोतुमिच्छामि योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरोः
mahimānaṃ gaṇapateḥ sarvabūjyeśvarasya ca | vyāsena śrotumicchāmi yogīndrāṇāṃ gurorguroḥ
I wish to hear from Vyāsa the greatness of Gaṇapati, the lord who is to be worshipped by all, the teacher of the teachers of the foremost yogins.
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BvP 4 123.3
सिद्धाश्रमे महापूज त्रैलोक्यस्थैः कृता पुरा । राधामाधवयोस्तत्र पुनः संमीलरं पुरा
siddhāśrame mahāpūja trailokyasthaiḥ kṛtā purā | rādhāmādhavayostatra punaḥ saṃmīlaraṃ purā
In the Siddhāśrama a great worship was performed of old by the dwellers of the three worlds, and there formerly took place the reunion of Rādhā and Mādhava,
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BvP 4 123.4
अतीते वर्षशतके श्रीदाम्नः शापमोक्षणे । आदौ चकार पूजां च सा च राधा कथं मुने
atīte varṣaśatake śrīdāmnaḥ śāpamokṣaṇe | ādau cakāra pūjāṃ ca sā ca rādhā kathaṃ mune
after a hundred years had passed, at the release of Śrīdāman from the curse. And how, O sage, did that Rādhā perform the worship first,
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BvP 4 123.5
स्थितेषु च सुरेन्द्रेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादिषु । नागेन्द्रे च स्थिते शेषे नागेषु च महत्सु च
sthiteṣu ca surendreṣu brahmaviṣṇuśivādiṣu | nāgendre ca sthite śeṣe nāgeṣu ca mahatsu ca
while the chiefs of the gods, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest, were standing there, and Śeṣa the lord of serpents was standing there, and the great serpents,
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BvP 4 123.6
राजेन्द्रेषु च भूमौ च बलिष्ठेष्वसुरेषु च । गन्धर्वेषु च रक्षःसु चान्येषु बलवत्सु च
rājendreṣu ca bhūmau ca baliṣṭheṣvasureṣu ca | gandharveṣu ca rakṣaḥsu cānyeṣu balavatsu ca
and the great kings on the earth, and the mightiest among the demons, and among the Gandharvas and the Rākṣasas and other powerful ones?
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BvP 4 123.7
विस्तरेण महाभाग तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
vistareṇa mahābhāga tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
That, O greatly fortunate one, you ought to explain to me at length.
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BvP 4 123.8
नारायण उवाच त्रेलोक्ये पृथिवी धन्या मान्या पुण्यवती सती । तत्र भारतवर्षं च कर्मणां फलदं शुभम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca trelokye pṛthivī dhanyā mānyā puṇyavatī satī | tatra bhāratavarṣaṃ ca karmaṇāṃ phaladaṃ śubham
Nārāyaṇa said: In the three worlds the earth is blessed, honoured, meritorious and good; and in it the land of Bhārata is auspicious, granting the fruit of deeds.
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BvP 4 123.9
धन्यं यशस्यं पूज्यं च पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । सिद्धाश्रमं महापुण्यक्षेत्रं मोक्षप्रदं शुभम्
dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ pūjyaṃ ca puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | siddhāśramaṃ mahāpuṇyakṣetraṃ mokṣapradaṃ śubham
And in Bhārata, that holy land, blessed, glorious and to be revered, is the Siddhāśrama, a most holy place, auspicious, bestowing liberation.
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BvP 4 123.10
सनत्कुमारो भगवांस्तत्र सिद्धो बभूव ह । स्वयं विधाता तत्रैव तप्त्वा सिद्धो बभूव ह
sanatkumāro bhagavāṃstatra siddho babhūva ha | svayaṃ vidhātā tatraiva taptvā siddho babhūva ha
There the lord Sanatkumāra became perfected; there too the Creator himself, having performed austerity, became perfected.
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BvP 4 123.11
योगीन्द्राश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च सिद्धेन्द्राः कपिलादयः । शतक्रन्तून्महेन्द्रश्च तत्र कृत्वा बभूव ह
yogīndrāśca munīndrāśca siddhendrāḥ kapilādayaḥ | śatakrantūnmahendraśca tatra kṛtvā babhūva ha
And the foremost yogins and the foremost sages and the foremost siddhas, Kapila and the others; and having performed a hundred sacrifices there, he became the great Indra, Śatakratu.
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BvP 4 123.12
तेन सिद्धाश्रमं नाम सर्वेषामपि दुर्लभम् । अधिष्ठानं गणेशस्य तत्रेव सततं मुने
tena siddhāśramaṃ nāma sarveṣāmapi durlabham | adhiṣṭhānaṃ gaṇeśasya tatreva satataṃ mune
Hence its name Siddhāśrama, hard to attain even by all; there indeed, O sage, is the perpetual seat of Gaṇeśa.
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BvP 4 123.13
अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणगणेशप्रतिमां शुभाम् । वैशाख्यां पूर्णिमायां च पूजां कुर्वन्ति देवताः
amūlyaratnanirmāṇagaṇeśapratimāṃ śubhām | vaiśākhyāṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ ca pūjāṃ kurvanti devatāḥ
On the full-moon day of Vaiśākha the gods perform worship of the auspicious image of Gaṇeśa, made of priceless gems.
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BvP 4 123.14
नागाश्च मानवाश्चैव दैत्या गन्धर्वराक्षसाः । सिद्धेन्द्राश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च योगीन्द्राः सनकादयाः
nāgāśca mānavāścaiva daityā gandharvarākṣasāḥ | siddhendrāśca munīndrāśca yogīndrāḥ sanakādayāḥ
And the Nāgas, and men, the Daityas, Gandharvas and Rākṣasas, and the chief of the Siddhas, the chief of the sages, and the chief of the yogins, Sanaka and the rest (came there);
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BvP 4 123.15
तत्राऽऽजगाम शंभुश्च पार्वत्वा सह शंकरः । सगणः कार्तिकेयश्च स्वयं ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः
tatrā''jagāma śaṃbhuśca pārvatvā saha śaṃkaraḥ | sagaṇaḥ kārtikeyaśca svayaṃ brahmā prajāpatiḥ
And there came Śambhu—Śaṅkara—together with Pārvatī, and Kārtikeya with his attendants, and Brahmā the lord of creatures himself.
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BvP 4 123.16
तत्राऽऽजगाम शेषश्च नागेन्द्रैः सह सत्वरम् । तज्ञाऽऽजग्मुः सुराः सर्वे मनवो मृनयस्तथा
tatrā''jagāma śeṣaśca nāgendraiḥ saha satvaram | tajñā''jagmuḥ surāḥ sarve manavo mṛnayastathā
And Śeṣa came there swiftly, together with the chief of the Nāgas; there came all the gods, the Manus, and likewise the sages.
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BvP 4 123.17
आजग्मुस्ते नृपाः सर्वे पूजार्थं हृष्टमानसाः । आययौ भगवान्कृष्णो द्वारकावासिभिः सह
ājagmuste nṛpāḥ sarve pūjārthaṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | āyayau bhagavānkṛṣṇo dvārakāvāsibhiḥ saha
All those kings came for the sake of the worship, glad at heart; and the Lord Kṛṣṇa came with the residents of Dvārakā.
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BvP 4 123.18
आजगाम तथा नन्दः सार्धं गोकुलवासिभिः । गोपीत्रिशतकोटीभिर्गोलोकवासिभिः सह
ājagāma tathā nandaḥ sārdhaṃ gokulavāsibhiḥ | gopītriśatakoṭībhirgolokavāsibhiḥ saha
So too came Nanda together with the dwellers of Gokula, with three hundred crores of gopīs, the dwellers of Goloka;
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BvP 4 123.19
गचेन्द्रकोटितुल्याभिर्बलिष्ठाभिः सहाऽऽलिभिः । आययौ सुन्दरी राधा कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवता
gacendrakoṭitulyābhirbaliṣṭhābhiḥ sahā''libhiḥ | āyayau sundarī rādhā kṛṣṇaprāṇādhidevatā
and with her companions, strong ones equal to a crore of lordly elephants, came the beautiful Rādhā, the presiding deity of Kṛṣṇa's life-breath—
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BvP 4 123.20
रासेश्वरी सुरसिका शतवर्षे गते सति । सुस्नाता मुदती शुद्धा धृत्वा धौते च वाससी
rāseśvarī surasikā śatavarṣe gate sati | susnātā mudatī śuddhā dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī
the mistress of the rāsa, full of delight, when a hundred years had passed—well bathed, joyful, pure, having put on two washed garments,
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BvP 4 123.21
संयता सा निराहारा गत्वा च मणिमण्डपम् । सुप्रक्षालितपादाब्जा कान्ता भुवनपावनी
saṃyatā sā nirāhārā gatvā ca maṇimaṇḍapam | suprakṣālitapādābjā kāntā bhuvanapāvanī
restrained, fasting, and having gone to the jewelled pavilion, her lotus feet well washed—she the lovely one, purifier of the worlds,
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BvP 4 123.22
श्रीकृष्णप्रीतिकामाऽथ सुसंकल्पं विधाय च । गङ्गोदकेन हेरम्बं स्नापयामास भक्तितः
śrīkṛṣṇaprītikāmā'tha susaṃkalpaṃ vidhāya ca | gaṅgodakena herambaṃ snāpayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
then, desiring the favour of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, having duly made the resolve (saṃkalpa), she bathed Heramba with Ganges water out of devotion.
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BvP 4 123.23
ध्यार्न च सामवेदोक्तं चकार शुक्लपुष्पतः । माता चतुर्णां वेदानां वसोश्च जगतामपि
dhyārna ca sāmavedoktaṃ cakāra śuklapuṣpataḥ | mātā caturṇāṃ vedānāṃ vasośca jagatāmapi
And she performed the meditation stated in the Sāma Veda, with white flowers—she the mother of the four Vedas, and of Vasu, and of the worlds too,
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BvP 4 123.24
बुद्धिरूपा भगवती ज्ञानिनां जननी परा । ध्यानात्मकं स्वपुस्रं तं परं ध्यानं चकार सा
buddhirūpā bhagavatī jñānināṃ jananī parā | dhyānātmakaṃ svapusraṃ taṃ paraṃ dhyānaṃ cakāra sā
the goddess whose form is intelligence, the supreme mother of the knowers: she made that supreme meditation upon her own son, whose essence is meditation—
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BvP 4 123.25
शर्वं लम्बोदरं स्थूलं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा । गजवक्त्रं वह्निवर्णमेकदन्तमनन्तकम्
śarvaṃ lambodaraṃ sthūlaṃ jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā | gajavaktraṃ vahnivarṇamekadantamanantakam
(meditating on him as) Śarva, pot-bellied, massive, blazing with the splendour of Brahman, elephant-faced, fire-coloured, single-tusked, endless,
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BvP 4 123.26
सिद्धानां योगिनामेव ज्ञानिनां च गुरोर्गुरुम् । ध्यातं मुनीन्द्रैर्देवेन्द्रैर्ब्रह्मेशशेषसंज्ञकैः
siddhānāṃ yogināmeva jñānināṃ ca gurorgurum | dhyātaṃ munīndrairdevendrairbrahmeśaśeṣasaṃjñakaiḥ
the guru of the guru of the Siddhas, the yogins and the knowers, meditated upon by the chief sages and the chief gods named Brahmā, Śiva and Śeṣa,
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BvP 4 123.27
सिद्धेन्द्रैर्मुनिभिः सद्भिर्भगवन्तं सनातनम् । ब्रह्मस्वरूपं परमं मङ्गलं मङ्गलालयम्
siddhendrairmunibhiḥ sadbhirbhagavantaṃ sanātanam | brahmasvarūpaṃ paramaṃ maṅgalaṃ maṅgalālayam
by the chief Siddhas and by the good sages—(as) the Lord, eternal, whose form is Brahman, supreme, auspicious, the abode of auspiciousness,
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BvP 4 123.28
सर्वविघ्नहरं शान्तं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम् । भवाब्धिमायापोतेन कर्णधारं च कर्मिणाम्
sarvavighnaharaṃ śāntaṃ dātāraṃ sarvasaṃpadām | bhavābdhimāyāpotena karṇadhāraṃ ca karmiṇām
remover of all obstacles, tranquil, giver of all riches, and the helmsman for those engaged in action, by the boat (crossing) the illusion-ocean of existence—
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BvP 4 123.29
शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणम् । ध्यायेद्ध्यानात्मकं साध्यं भक्तेशं भक्तवत्सलम्
śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇam | dhyāyeddhyānātmakaṃ sādhyaṃ bhakteśaṃ bhaktavatsalam
intent on rescuing the wretched and afflicted who have come for refuge—one should meditate on him whose essence is meditation, the goal to be attained, the lord of devotees, loving to his devotees.
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BvP 4 123.30
इति ध्यात्वा स्वशिरसि दत्त्वा पुष्पं पुनः सती । सर्वाङ्गशोधनं न्यासं वेदोक्तं च चकार सा
iti dhyātvā svaśirasi dattvā puṣpaṃ punaḥ satī | sarvāṅgaśodhanaṃ nyāsaṃ vedoktaṃ ca cakāra sā
Having thus meditated, and having again placed a flower on her own head, the virtuous woman performed the purification of all the limbs and the nyāsa (placing of mantras) as stated in the Veda.
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BvP 4 123.31
पुनश्च ध्यात्वा ध्यानेन तेनैव शुभदायिना । ददौ पुष्पं पादपद्मे राधा लम्बोदरस्य च
punaśca dhyātvā dhyānena tenaiva śubhadāyinā | dadau puṣpaṃ pādapadme rādhā lambodarasya ca
And having meditated again with that very meditation which bestows good, Rādhā offered a flower at the lotus feet of the pot-bellied one.
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BvP 4 123.32
सप्ततीर्थोदकेनैव शीतेन वासितेन च । ददौ पाद्यं पादपद्मे तैः पद्मादिभिरर्चिते
saptatīrthodakenaiva śītena vāsitena ca | dadau pādyaṃ pādapadme taiḥ padmādibhirarcite
With water from the seven sacred fords, cool and scented, she offered foot-water to his lotus feet, which were worshipped by them with lotuses and other (flowers).
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BvP 4 123.33
दूर्वाक्षतैः शुक्लपुष्पैः सुगन्धिचन्दनोदकैः । अर्घ्यं ददौ तच्छिरसि स्वयं गोलोकवासिनी
dūrvākṣataiḥ śuklapuṣpaiḥ sugandhicandanodakaiḥ | arghyaṃ dadau tacchirasi svayaṃ golokavāsinī
With dūrvā grass and unbroken rice grains, with white flowers, and with fragrant sandal-water, she who dwells in Goloka herself offered the arghya upon his head.
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BvP 4 123.34
सचन्दनं स्ग्धिमाल्यं पारिजातस्य सुन्दरम् । ददौ गले गणेशस्य स्वयं रासंश्वरी मुदा
sacandanaṃ sgdhimālyaṃ pārijātasya sundaram | dadau gale gaṇeśasya svayaṃ rāsaṃśvarī mudā
A beautiful garland of pārijāta flowers, fragrant and smeared with sandal paste, the Mistress of the Rāsa (dance) herself joyfully placed upon Gaṇeśa's neck.
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BvP 4 123.35
कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमाक्तं च सुगन्धि स्निग्धचन्दनम् । सर्वाङ्गे प्रददौ तस्य वृन्दावनविनोदिनी
kastūrīkuṅkumāktaṃ ca sugandhi snigdhacandanam | sarvāṅge pradadau tasya vṛndāvanavinodinī
And she who takes her delight in Vṛndāvana applied to all his limbs smooth, fragrant sandal paste anointed with musk and saffron.
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BvP 4 123.36
सुगन्धि शुक्लं पुष्पं च सुगन्ध चन्दनार्चितम् । ददौ तस्य पदाम्भोजे महापद्मलया सती
sugandhi śuklaṃ puṣpaṃ ca sugandha candanārcitam | dadau tasya padāmbhoje mahāpadmalayā satī
And the chaste (goddess) in whom the great lotus rests offered at his lotus-feet a fragrant white flower, honoured with fragrant sandal paste.
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BvP 4 123.37
सुगन्धियुक्तं धूपं च पूतैर्वस्तुभिरन्वितम् । ददौ कृष्णप्रिया तस्मै जगतामीश्वराय च
sugandhiyuktaṃ dhūpaṃ ca pūtairvastubhiranvitam | dadau kṛṣṇapriyā tasmai jagatāmīśvarāya ca
And Kṛṣṇa's beloved offered to him, the Lord of the worlds, fragrant incense together with pure substances.
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BvP 4 123.38
दीपं घृतप्रदीप्तं च ध्वान्तविध्वंसकारणम् । ददौ तस्मै सुरेशाय परमाद्या सनातनी
dīpaṃ ghṛtapradīptaṃ ca dhvāntavidhvaṃsakāraṇam | dadau tasmai sureśāya paramādyā sanātanī
And the supreme primordial eternal (goddess) offered to him, the lord of the gods, a lamp burning with ghee, the destroyer of darkness.
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BvP 4 123.39
नैवेद्य विविधं रम्यं सुस्वादु सुमनोहरम् । चोष्यं चर्व्यं लेह्यपेये सुधातुल्यं चतुर्विधम्
naivedya vividhaṃ ramyaṃ susvādu sumanoharam | coṣyaṃ carvyaṃ lehyapeye sudhātulyaṃ caturvidham
Food-offering of many kinds, delightful, of good taste and most charming: to be sucked, to be chewed, to be licked and to be drunk — fourfold, equal to nectar;
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BvP 4 123.40
फलानि च सुपक्वानि त्रैलोक्ये दुर्लभानि च । मधुराणि च मूलानि ग्राम्यारण्यानि नारद
phalāni ca supakvāni trailokye durlabhāni ca | madhurāṇi ca mūlāni grāmyāraṇyāni nārada
and well-ripened fruits, hard to obtain in the three worlds, and sweet roots, of village and of forest, O Nārada;
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BvP 4 123.41
तानि त्वन्यान्यसंख्यानि तिलानां लड्डुकानि च । लड्डुकानि सुपक्वानि स्वादूनि सुरसानि च
tāni tvanyānyasaṃkhyāni tilānāṃ laḍḍukāni ca | laḍḍukāni supakvāni svādūni surasāni ca
and those and countless others, and sesame laḍḍus, and laḍḍus well cooked, tasty and full of flavour;
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BvP 4 123.42
यवगोधूमचूर्णानां पक्वानि पिष्टकानि च । घृताक्तानि च रम्याणि शर्करासहितानि च
yavagodhūmacūrṇānāṃ pakvāni piṣṭakāni ca | ghṛtāktāni ca ramyāṇi śarkarāsahitāni ca
and cakes cooked from barley- and wheat-flour, delightful, smeared with ghee and mixed with sugar;
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BvP 4 123.43
स्वास्तिकानां लड्डुकानि स्थूलानि सुन्दराणि च । भृष्टद्रव्यं च विविधमक्षतं शर्करान्वितम्
svāstikānāṃ laḍḍukāni sthūlāni sundarāṇi ca | bhṛṣṭadravyaṃ ca vividhamakṣataṃ śarkarānvitam
and laḍḍus of svastika (shape), large and lovely, and various fried foods, and unbroken grain mixed with sugar;
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BvP 4 123.44
घृतकुल्यां दुग्धकुलयां मधुकुल्यं मनोहराम् । गुडस्य दध्नः कुल्यां च पायसानां तथैव च
ghṛtakulyāṃ dugdhakulayāṃ madhukulyaṃ manoharām | guḍasya dadhnaḥ kulyāṃ ca pāyasānāṃ tathaiva ca
a stream of ghee, a stream of milk, a charming stream of honey, and a stream of molasses, of curds, and likewise of milk-puddings;
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BvP 4 123.45
पिष्टकानां स्वस्तिकानां रम्भाणां राशिरेव च । मिष्टव्यञ्जनयुक्तानि शाल्यन्नानि शुभानि च
piṣṭakānāṃ svastikānāṃ rambhāṇāṃ rāśireva ca | miṣṭavyañjanayuktāni śālyannāni śubhāni ca
and heaps indeed of cakes, of svastika-sweets, and of plantains, and fine dishes of śāli rice with sweet condiments —
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BvP 4 123.46
ददौ तस्मै सुरेशाय कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवता । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं रम्यं सिंहासनं वरम्
dadau tasmai sureśāya kṛṣṇaprāṇādhidevatā | amūlyaratnanirmāṇaṃ ramyaṃ siṃhāsanaṃ varam
(all this) she who is the presiding deity of Kṛṣṇa's life-breath gave to him, the lord of the gods; and a lovely, excellent lion-throne made of priceless jewels
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BvP 4 123.47
ददौ विघ्नपिनाशाय विराजतटवासिनी । सूक्ष्मवस्त्रयुगं रम्यममूल्यं वह्निशुद्धकम्
dadau vighnapināśāya virājataṭavāsinī | sūkṣmavastrayugaṃ ramyamamūlyaṃ vahniśuddhakam
she who dwells on the bank of the Virajā gave to the destroyer of obstacles; and a pair of fine garments, lovely, priceless, purified by fire,
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BvP 4 123.48
ददौ शैलात्मजायैव शतशृङ्गनिवासिनी । विशुद्धसर्पिषा युक्तं निर्मलं मधुरं मधु
dadau śailātmajāyaiva śataśṛṅganivāsinī | viśuddhasarpiṣā yuktaṃ nirmalaṃ madhuraṃ madhu
she who dwells on Śataśṛṅga gave to the daughter of the mountain; and clear, sweet honey mixed with wholly pure clarified butter —
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BvP 4 123.49
मधुपर्कं ददौ तस्मै वृन्दावननिवासिनी । ताम्बूलं च वरं रम्यं कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्
madhuparkaṃ dadau tasmai vṛndāvananivāsinī | tāmbūlaṃ ca varaṃ ramyaṃ karpūrādisuvāsitam
this madhuparka she who dwells in Vṛndāvana gave to him; and excellent, lovely betel, well perfumed with camphor and the rest,
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BvP 4 123.50
सर्वसंपत्प्रदात्रे च वृषभानसुता ददौ । सप्ततीर्थोदकं शुद्धं सुसितं सुवासितम्
sarvasaṃpatpradātre ca vṛṣabhānasutā dadau | saptatīrthodakaṃ śuddhaṃ susitaṃ suvāsitam
the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu gave to the giver of all prosperity; and water from the seven sacred fords, pure, very cool and fragrant,
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BvP 4 123.51
पानार्थ च जलं तस्मै ददौ गौपोश्वरी मुदा । अमूल्यं दुर्लभं चैव विशुद्धं श्वेतचामरम्
pānārtha ca jalaṃ tasmai dadau gaupośvarī mudā | amūlyaṃ durlabhaṃ caiva viśuddhaṃ śvetacāmaram
the Mistress of the cowherds joyfully gave to him for drinking; and a priceless, hard-to-obtain, wholly pure white fly-whisk
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BvP 4 123.52
ददौ तस्मै परेशाय मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकैः
dadau tasmai pareśāya mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī | amūlyaratnanirmāṇaṃ muktāmāṇikyahīrakaiḥ
the sovereign Root-Nature gave to him, the supreme lord; and (a bed) made of priceless jewels, with pearls, rubies and diamonds,
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BvP 4 123.53
परिष्कृतं सुतल्पं च पुष्पचन्दनचर्चितम् । सितसूक्ष्माशुकेनैव परितश्च परिष्कृतम्
pariṣkṛtaṃ sutalpaṃ ca puṣpacandanacarcitam | sitasūkṣmāśukenaiva paritaśca pariṣkṛtam
And a fine bed, well appointed, smeared with flowers and sandal-paste, and draped all around with a fine white cloth.
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BvP 4 123.54
ददौ शिवात्मजायैव कृष्णवक्षःस्थलस्थिता । दत्त्वा च कामधेनुं च सवत्सां वाञ्छितप्रदाम्
dadau śivātmajāyaiva kṛṣṇavakṣaḥsthalasthitā | dattvā ca kāmadhenuṃ ca savatsāṃ vāñchitapradām
She who abides on Kṛṣṇa's breast gave (these) to the son of Śivā; and having given also a wish-fulfilling cow together with her calf, granter of what is desired—
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BvP 4 123.55
कृत्वाऽतीव परीहारं वृन्दा पुष्पाञ्जलिं ददौ । दिव्येन मूल्मनुना सबीजेनोज्ज्वलेन च
kṛtvā'tīva parīhāraṃ vṛndā puṣpāñjaliṃ dadau | divyena mūlmanunā sabījenojjvalena ca
Vṛndā, having performed abundant service, offered a handful of flowers with the divine root-mantra, with its seed(-syllable), and blazing.
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BvP 4 123.56
ददौ षोडशोपचारं कालिन्दीकुलवासिनी । ॐ गं गौं गणपतये विघ्नविनाशिने स्वाहा
dadau ṣoḍaśopacāraṃ kālindīkulavāsinī | oṃ gaṃ gauṃ gaṇapataye vighnavināśine svāhā
She who dwells on the bank of the Kālindī offered the sixteenfold service: oṃ gaṃ gauṃ, to Gaṇapati, destroyer of obstacles, svāhā.
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BvP 4 123.57
इत्येवमेव मन्त्रं च गाणेशं षोडशाक्षरम् । सा जजाप सहस्रं च परं सल्पतरुं वरम्
ityevameva mantraṃ ca gāṇeśaṃ ṣoḍaśākṣaram | sā jajāpa sahasraṃ ca paraṃ salpataruṃ varam
Just so she muttered the sixteen-syllable mantra of Gaṇeśa a thousand times, and (gave) an excellent, supreme wish-granting tree.
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BvP 4 123.58
तुष्टाव परया भक्त्या भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरा । साश्रुनेत्रा पुलकिता स्तोत्रेण कौथुमेन च
tuṣṭāva parayā bhaktyā bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharā | sāśrunetrā pulakitā stotreṇa kauthumena ca
With the highest devotion she praised (him), her neck bowed with devotion, her eyes full of tears, her hair bristling, with the Kauthuma hymn.
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BvP 4 123.59
राधिकोवाच परं धाम परं ब्रह्म परेशं परमेश्वरम् । विघ्ननिघ्नकरं शान्तं पुष्टं कान्तमनन्तकम्
rādhikovāca paraṃ dhāma paraṃ brahma pareśaṃ parameśvaram | vighnanighnakaraṃ śāntaṃ puṣṭaṃ kāntamanantakam
Rādhikā said: (You are) the supreme abode, the supreme brahman, the lord of the highest, the supreme sovereign, the crusher of obstacles, tranquil, well-nourished, lovely, without end.
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BvP 4 123.60
सुरासुरेन्द्रैः सिद्धेन्द्रैः स्तुतं स्तौमि परात्परम् । सुरपद्मदिनेशं च गणेशं मङ्गलायनम्
surāsurendraiḥ siddhendraiḥ stutaṃ staumi parātparam | surapadmadineśaṃ ca gaṇeśaṃ maṅgalāyanam
I praise him who is praised by the chiefs of gods and demons and by the chiefs of the siddhas, higher than the highest—Gaṇeśa, the sun to the lotus of the gods, the abode of auspiciousness.
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BvP 4 123.61
इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं विघ्नशोकहरं परम् । यः पठेत्प्रातरुत्थाय सर्वविघ्नात्प्रमुच्यते
idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ vighnaśokaharaṃ param | yaḥ paṭhetprātarutthāya sarvavighnātpramucyate
Whoever, rising at dawn, recites this hymn of great merit, supreme, remover of obstacles and grief, is released from every obstacle.
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BvP 4 123.123
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo त्रयोविंशत्य- धिकशततमोऽध्योयः
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo trayoviṃśatya- dhikaśatatamo'dhyoyaḥ
Thus the one hundred twenty-third chapter, in the Nārada dialogue of the latter part of the Śrī Kṛṣṇa Birth Section of the great Śrī Brahmavaivarta (Purāṇa).
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