Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 126
BvP 4 126.1
नारायण उवाच गणेशपूजनं कृत्वा माधवो यादवैः सह । देवैर्मुनिभिरन्यैश्च देवीभिः सह नारद
nārāyaṇa uvāca gaṇeśapūjanaṃ kṛtvā mādhavo yādavaiḥ saha | devairmunibhiranyaiśca devībhiḥ saha nārada
Nārāyaṇa said: Having performed the worship of Gaṇeśa, Mādhava, together with the Yādavas, with the gods, the sages and others, and with the goddesses, O Nārada—
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BvP 4 126.2
अंशेन देवो देवीभी रुक्मिण्याद्याभिरेव च । प्रययौ द्वारकां रम्यां तस्थौ सिद्धाश्रमे स्वयम्
aṃśena devo devībhī rukmiṇyādyābhireva ca | prayayau dvārakāṃ ramyāṃ tasthau siddhāśrame svayam
With a portion (of himself) the god went, together with the goddesses — Rukmiṇī and the rest — to lovely Dvārakā, while he himself remained in the Siddha hermitage.
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BvP 4 126.3
कृत्वा सुप्रीतिसंभाषां सार्धगोलोकवासिभिः । गोपैः सुहृद्भिर्नन्देन मात्रा गोप्या यशोदया
kṛtvā suprītisaṃbhāṣāṃ sārdhagolokavāsibhiḥ | gopaiḥ suhṛdbhirnandena mātrā gopyā yaśodayā
Having held affectionate conversation with the dwellers of Goloka — with the cowherds, his friends, with Nanda, and with (his) mother, the cowherd-woman Yaśodā —
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BvP 4 126.4
उवाच मातरं तातं सुनीतं च चथोचितम् । गोपांश्च गोकुलस्थांश्च बन्धुवर्गाश्च सांप्रतम्
uvāca mātaraṃ tātaṃ sunītaṃ ca cathocitam | gopāṃśca gokulasthāṃśca bandhuvargāśca sāṃpratam
(He) spoke to (his) mother, to (his) father, in a well-conducted and fitting manner, and to the cowherds and those dwelling in Gokula and to the circle of kinsmen, then and there.
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BvP 4 126.5
श्रीभगवानुवाच गच्छ नन्दव्रजं नन्द हे तात प्राणवल्ल्भ । मातर्यशोदे त्वमपि परमार्थे यशस्विनि
śrībhagavānuvāca gaccha nandavrajaṃ nanda he tāta prāṇavallbha | mātaryaśode tvamapi paramārthe yaśasvini
The Blessed Lord said: Go to Nanda's cow-settlement, Nanda, O father, dear as life; and you too, mother Yaśodā, glorious one, in the highest sense.
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BvP 4 126.6
भुक्त्वा कालावशेषं च गच्छ गोलोकमुत्तमम् । सालोक्यमुक्तिं दास्यामि सार्थ गोकुलवासिभिः
bhuktvā kālāvaśeṣaṃ ca gaccha golokamuttamam | sālokyamuktiṃ dāsyāmi sārtha gokulavāsibhiḥ
And having enjoyed the remainder of (your) time, go to the highest Goloka; I shall grant (you) the liberation of dwelling in (my) world, together with the residents of Gokula.
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BvP 4 126.7
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्कृष्णः पित्रोरनुमतेन च । जगाम राधिकास्थानं नन्दश्च गोकुलं तथा
ityuktvā bhagavānkṛṣṇaḥ pitroranumatena ca | jagāma rādhikāsthānaṃ nandaśca gokulaṃ tathā
Having spoken thus, the Blessed Lord Kṛṣṇa, with (his) parents' consent, went to Rādhikā's place, and Nanda likewise to Gokula.
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BvP 4 126.8
ददर्श राधा रुचिरां मुक्ताहारां च सस्मिताम् । यथा द्वादशवर्षीयां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम्
dadarśa rādhā rucirāṃ muktāhārāṃ ca sasmitām | yathā dvādaśavarṣīyāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām
(He) saw Rādhā, radiant, wearing a pearl necklace, smiling, like a twelve-year-old, her youth ever firmly abiding.
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BvP 4 126.9
रत्नोच्चैरासनस्था च गोपीत्रिशतकोटिभिः । आवृता वेत्रहस्ताभिः सस्मिताभिश्च सांप्रतम्
ratnoccairāsanasthā ca gopītriśatakoṭibhiḥ | āvṛtā vetrahastābhiḥ sasmitābhiśca sāṃpratam
(She was) seated on a high jewelled seat, surrounded by three hundred crores of cowherd women, staff in hand and smiling, at that moment.
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BvP 4 126.10
दृष्ट्वा च दूरतो राधा श्रीकृष्णं प्राणवल्लभम् । शिशुवेषं सुवेषं च सुन्दरेशं च सस्मितम्
dṛṣṭvā ca dūrato rādhā śrīkṛṣṇaṃ prāṇavallabham | śiśuveṣaṃ suveṣaṃ ca sundareśaṃ ca sasmitam
And Rādhā, seeing from afar Śrī Kṛṣṇa, dear as life, in a child's guise, well-attired, lord of the beautiful, and smiling—
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BvP 4 126.11
नवींनजलदश्यामं पींतकौशेयवाससम् । चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
navīṃnajaladaśyāmaṃ pīṃtakauśeyavāsasam | candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
—dark as a fresh raincloud, clothed in yellow silk, all his limbs sprinkled with sandal paste, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 4 126.12
मयूरपिच्छचूडं च मालतीमाल्यशोभितम् । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुप्रहविग्रहम्
mayūrapicchacūḍaṃ ca mālatīmālyaśobhitam | īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ bhaktānuprahavigraham
—crested with a peacock feather, graced with a garland of jasmine, his face bright with a slight smile, his form (an act of) favour to (his) devotees,
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BvP 4 126.13
क्रीडाकमलमम्लानं धृतवन्तं मनोहरम् । मुरलीहस्तविन्यस्तं सुप्रशस्तं च दर्पणम्
krīḍākamalamamlānaṃ dhṛtavantaṃ manoharam | muralīhastavinyastaṃ supraśastaṃ ca darpaṇam
—holding an unwithered lotus for play, captivating, with a flute placed in (his) hand and a most excellent mirror,
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BvP 4 126.14
जवेन च समुत्थाय गोपीभिः सह सादरम् । प्रणम्य परया भक्त्या तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्
javena ca samutthāya gopībhiḥ saha sādaram | praṇamya parayā bhaktyā tuṣṭāva parameśvaram
—rising up swiftly with the cowherd women, respectfully, and bowing with supreme devotion, she praised the supreme Lord.
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BvP 4 126.15
राधिकोवाच अद्य मे सफलं जन्मजीवितं च सुजीवितम् । यद्दृष्ट्वा मुखचन्द्रं ते सुस्निग्धं लोचनं मनः
rādhikovāca adya me saphalaṃ janmajīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam | yaddṛṣṭvā mukhacandraṃ te susnigdhaṃ locanaṃ manaḥ
Rādhikā said: Today my birth has borne fruit, and my life is a life well lived, since, seeing the moon of your face, (my) eye and mind are made most tender—
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BvP 4 126.16
पञ्च प्राणाश्च स्निग्धाश्च परमात्मा च सुप्रियः । उभयोर्हर्षबीजं च दुर्लभं बन्धुदर्शनम्
pañca prāṇāśca snigdhāśca paramātmā ca supriyaḥ | ubhayorharṣabījaṃ ca durlabhaṃ bandhudarśanam
—and the five breaths are tender, and the supreme Self is most dear; the seed of joy for both is the hard-to-obtain sight of the beloved.
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BvP 4 126.17
शोकार्णवे निमग्नाऽहं प्रदग्धा विरहानलैः । त्वद्दृष्ट्याऽमृतवृष्ट्या च सुसिक्ताऽद्य सुशीतला
śokārṇave nimagnā'haṃ pradagdhā virahānalaiḥ | tvaddṛṣṭyā'mṛtavṛṣṭyā ca susiktā'dya suśītalā
I was sunk in an ocean of grief, burnt up by the fires of separation; today, well drenched by the rain of nectar that is your glance, I am wholly cooled.
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BvP 4 126.18
शिवा शिवप्रदाऽहं च शिवबीजा त्वया सह । शि (श) व स्वरूपा निश्चेष्टाऽप्यदृश्या च त्वया विना
śivā śivapradā'haṃ ca śivabījā tvayā saha | śi (śa) va svarūpā niśceṣṭā'pyadṛśyā ca tvayā vinā
With you I am Śivā, the giver of good, the seed of good; but without you I am of the nature of a corpse, motionless and unseen.
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BvP 4 126.19
त्वयि तिष्ठति देहे च देही श्रीमाञ्छुचिः स्वयम् । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च शिवरूपा गते त्वयि
tvayi tiṣṭhati dehe ca dehī śrīmāñchuciḥ svayam | sarvaśaktisvarūpā ca śivarūpā gate tvayi
While you abide, the body has an embodied one, glorious and pure of itself; and I am of the form of all power—(but) when you have gone, of the form of a corpse.
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BvP 4 126.20
स्त्रीपुंसो विंरहो नाथसामान्यश्च सुदारुणः । यान्त्येव शक्तिभिः प्राणा विच्छेदात्परमात्मनः
strīpuṃso viṃraho nāthasāmānyaśca sudāruṇaḥ | yāntyeva śaktibhiḥ prāṇā vicchedātparamātmanaḥ
The separation of woman and man, O Lord, is most terrible even in ordinary (people); the vital breaths depart along with the powers upon severance from the supreme Self.
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BvP 4 126.21
इत्युक्त्वा राधिका वेवी परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । स्वासने वासयासास कृत्वा पादार्चनं मुदा
ityuktvā rādhikā vevī paramātmānamīśvaram | svāsane vāsayāsāsa kṛtvā pādārcanaṃ mudā
Having spoken thus, the goddess Rādhikā seated the supreme Self, the Lord, on her own seat, joyfully performing the worship of (his) feet.
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BvP 4 126.22
रत्नसिंहासने श्रीमानुवास राधया सह । गोपीभिः सप्तभिः शश्वत्सेवितः श्वेतचामरैः
ratnasiṃhāsane śrīmānuvāsa rādhayā saha | gopībhiḥ saptabhiḥ śaśvatsevitaḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ
The glorious one sat on the jewelled lion-throne together with Rādhā, constantly served by seven cowherd women with white yak-tail fans.
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BvP 4 126.23
चन्दना सा ददौ गात्रे सुगन्धि चन्दनं हरेः । सस्मिता रत्नमाला सा रत्नमालां गले ददौ
candanā sā dadau gātre sugandhi candanaṃ hareḥ | sasmitā ratnamālā sā ratnamālāṃ gale dadau
Candanā gave fragrant sandal paste for Hari's body; smiling Ratnamālā placed a jewelled garland on his neck.
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BvP 4 126.24
पद्मैः पद्मार्चिते पादपद्मे पद्मावती सती । अर्ध्या ददौ सा सजलं दूर्वा पुष्पं च चन्दनम्
padmaiḥ padmārcite pādapadme padmāvatī satī | ardhyā dadau sā sajalaṃ dūrvā puṣpaṃ ca candanam
With lotuses the chaste Padmāvatī worshipped (his) lotus feet, which are honoured with lotuses; she gave the offering-water (arghya) together with water, dūrvā grass, a flower, and sandal paste.
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BvP 4 126.25
मालतो मालतीमाल्यं चूडायां च हरेर्ददौ । चम्पापुष्पस्य पुटकं ददौ चम्पावती सती
mālato mālatīmālyaṃ cūḍāyāṃ ca harerdadau | campāpuṣpasya puṭakaṃ dadau campāvatī satī
Mālatī gave a garland of mālatī flowers upon Hari's crest-lock; the chaste Campāvatī gave a basket of campaka flowers.
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BvP 4 126.26
पारिजाता च हरये पारिजातं ददौ मुदा । सकर्पूरं च ताम्बूलं वासितं शीतलं जलम्
pārijātā ca haraye pārijātaṃ dadau mudā | sakarpūraṃ ca tāmbūlaṃ vāsitaṃ śītalaṃ jalam
And Pārijātā joyfully gave Hari a pārijāta flower, and betel with camphor, and cool scented water.
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BvP 4 126.27
ददौ कदम्बमाला सा कदम्बमालिकां शुभाम् । क्रीडाकमलमम्लानममूल्यं र्तनदर्पणम्
dadau kadambamālā sā kadambamālikāṃ śubhām | krīḍākamalamamlānamamūlyaṃ rtanadarpaṇam
Kadambamālā gave a lovely little garland of kadamba, an unwithered play-lotus, and a priceless jewelled mirror.
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BvP 4 126.28
ददौ हस्ते हरेरेव कमला सा सुकोमला । वरुणेन पुरा दत्तं वस्त्रयुग्मं च सुन्दरम्
dadau haste harereva kamalā sā sukomalā | varuṇena purā dattaṃ vastrayugmaṃ ca sundaram
And the very tender Kamalā placed in Hari's hand the beautiful pair of garments given long ago by Varuṇa.
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BvP 4 126.29
साक्षाद्गोरोचनाभं च सुन्दरी हरये ददौ । मधुपात्रं मधुस्तस्मै मधुरं मधुपूर्णकम्
sākṣādgorocanābhaṃ ca sundarī haraye dadau | madhupātraṃ madhustasmai madhuraṃ madhupūrṇakam
And Sundarī gave Hari (something) with the very lustre of gorocanā pigment; Madhu gave him a sweet honey-vessel full of honey.
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BvP 4 126.30
सुधापूर्गं सुधापात्रं ददौ भक्त्या सुधामुखी । चकार पुष्पशय्यां च गोपी चन्दनचर्चिताम्
sudhāpūrgaṃ sudhāpātraṃ dadau bhaktyā sudhāmukhī | cakāra puṣpaśayyāṃ ca gopī candanacarcitām
Sudhāmukhī with devotion gave a nectar-vessel filled with nectar; and the gopī made a flower-bed smeared with sandal paste.
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BvP 4 126.31
अम्लानमालतीपुष्पमालाजालविभूषिताम् । रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणमन्दिरे सुमनोहरे
amlānamālatīpuṣpamālājālavibhūṣitām | ratnendrasāranirmāṇamandire sumanohare
(a bed) adorned with a network of garlands of unwithered mālatī flowers, in a most delightful palace built of the finest of jewels,
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BvP 4 126.32
मणीन्द्रमुक्तामाणिक्यहीरहारविभूषिते । कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमाक्तेन वायुना सुरभीकृते
maṇīndramuktāmāṇikyahīrahāravibhūṣite | kastūrīkuṅkumāktena vāyunā surabhīkṛte
(a palace) adorned with necklaces of the best gems, pearls, rubies and diamonds, made fragrant by a breeze touched with musk and saffron,
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BvP 4 126.33
रत्नप्रदीपशतकैर्ज्वलद्भिश्च सुदीपिते । धूपिते सततं धूपैर्नानावस्तुसमन्वितैः
ratnapradīpaśatakairjvaladbhiśca sudīpite | dhūpite satataṃ dhūpairnānāvastusamanvitaiḥ
well lit by hundreds of blazing jewel-lamps, and constantly perfumed with incense compounded of various substances.
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BvP 4 126.34
कृत्वा शय्यां रतिकरीं ययुर्गोप्यश्च सस्मिताः । दृष्ट्वा रहसि तल्पं च सुरम्यं सुमनोहरम्
kṛtvā śayyāṃ ratikarīṃ yayurgopyaśca sasmitāḥ | dṛṣṭvā rahasi talpaṃ ca suramyaṃ sumanoharam
Having made the bed that gives pleasure, the gopīs went away smiling; and having seen in private the couch, most charming and most delightful,
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BvP 4 126.35
माधवो राघया सार्ध विवेश रतिमन्दिरम् । नानाप्रकारहास्यं च परिहासं स्मरोचितम्
mādhavo rāghayā sārdha viveśa ratimandiram | nānāprakārahāsyaṃ ca parihāsaṃ smarocitam
Mādhava entered the pleasure-chamber together with Rādhā. And laughter of many kinds and joking suited to love
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BvP 4 126.36
द्वयोर्बभूव तल्पे च मदनातुरयोस्तथा । माल्यं ददौ च कृष्णाय ताम्बूलं च सुवासितम्
dvayorbabhūva talpe ca madanāturayostathā | mālyaṃ dadau ca kṛṣṇāya tāmbūlaṃ ca suvāsitam
arose between the two on the couch, both stricken with love. And she gave Kṛṣṇa a garland and well-scented betel,
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BvP 4 126.37
कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमाक्तं च चन्दनं श्यामवक्षसि । चारुचम्पकपुष्पं च चूडायां प्रददौ सती
kastūrīkuṅkumāktaṃ ca candanaṃ śyāmavakṣasi | cārucampakapuṣpaṃ ca cūḍāyāṃ pradadau satī
and sandal paste mixed with musk and saffron on his dark chest; and the chaste woman placed a lovely campaka flower on his crest-lock,
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BvP 4 126.38
सहस्रदलससंक्तक्रीडापद्मं करे ददौ । प्रक्षिप्य मुरलीं हस्तात्प्रददौ रत्नदर्पणम्
sahasradalasasaṃktakrīḍāpadmaṃ kare dadau | prakṣipya muralīṃ hastātpradadau ratnadarpaṇam
and put in his hand a thousand-petalled play-lotus; and taking the flute from his hand, she gave him a jewelled mirror,
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BvP 4 126.39
पारिजातस्य कुसुममम्लानं पुरतो ददौ । उवाच मधुरं राधा रहस्ये मधुरं वचः सस्मिता सस्मितं शान्तं कान्तं कान्ता मनोहरम्
pārijātasya kusumamamlānaṃ purato dadau | uvāca madhuraṃ rādhā rahasye madhuraṃ vacaḥ sasmitā sasmitaṃ śāntaṃ kāntaṃ kāntā manoharam
and set before him an unwithered pārijāta blossom. Then Rādhā, smiling, spoke sweetly in private a sweet word, calm, charming and delightful, to her smiling beloved.
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BvP 4 126.40
राधिकोवाच निष्फलं मङ्गलप्रश्तं मङ्गले मङ्गलालये । सर्वमङ्गलबीजे च माङ्गल्ये मङ्गलप्रदे
rādhikovāca niṣphalaṃ maṅgalapraśtaṃ maṅgale maṅgalālaye | sarvamaṅgalabīje ca māṅgalye maṅgalaprade
Rādhikā said: To ask after (your) well-being is pointless, O auspicious one, O abode of auspiciousness, O seed of all auspiciousness, O auspicious one, O giver of auspiciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.41
तथाऽपि कुशलप्रश्ने सांप्रतं समयोचितम् । लौकिको व्यवहारोऽपि वेदेभ्यो बलवांस्तथा
tathā'pi kuśalapraśne sāṃprataṃ samayocitam | laukiko vyavahāro'pi vedebhyo balavāṃstathā
Yet the asking after welfare is at present fitting to the occasion; for worldly custom too is as strong as the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.42
कुशलं रुक्मिणीकान्त सत्यभामेश सांप्रतम् । महन्द्रेण समं युद्धं लीलया च यदाज्ञया
kuśalaṃ rukmiṇīkānta satyabhāmeśa sāṃpratam | mahandreṇa samaṃ yuddhaṃ līlayā ca yadājñayā
Is it well with you now, O husband of Rukmiṇī, O lord of Satyabhāmā? By whose command there was, in sport, a battle with great Indra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.43
पारिजाततरुं स्वर्गादुत्पाट्य चामरावतीम् । गत्वा विजित्य देवांश्च तस्यै दसमिति श्रुतम्
pārijātataruṃ svargādutpāṭya cāmarāvatīm | gatvā vijitya devāṃśca tasyai dasamiti śrutam
and having uprooted the pārijāta tree from heaven, having gone to Amarāvatī and conquered the gods, it was given to her — so I have heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.44
पुण्यकं च कृतं तेन पारिजातेन सुव्रतम् । त्वामेव साध्यं कान्तं च संपूर्णे दक्षिणां ददौ
puṇyakaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tena pārijātena suvratam | tvāmeva sādhyaṃ kāntaṃ ca saṃpūrṇe dakṣiṇāṃ dadau
And by her the Puṇyaka rite, that excellent vow, was performed with that pārijāta tree; and at its completion she gave you yourself, her beloved, as the object to be won, for the priestly fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.45
ब्रह्मेशशेषासाध्यस्त्वं तया साध्यः कृतः कथम् । सर्वभ्यः कामिनीभ्यश्च सत्यभामां बिभेषि च
brahmeśaśeṣāsādhyastvaṃ tayā sādhyaḥ kṛtaḥ katham | sarvabhyaḥ kāminībhyaśca satyabhāmāṃ bibheṣi ca
You who cannot be attained by Brahmā, Śiva or Śeṣa — how were you made attainable by her? And of all your loving women you fear Satyabhāmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.46
रुक्मिण्यां प्रेमसौभाग्यमतिरिक्तं च गौरवम् । भयं माल्यं च धन्यायां सत्यायां सततं श्रुतम्
rukmiṇyāṃ premasaubhāgyamatiriktaṃ ca gauravam | bhayaṃ mālyaṃ ca dhanyāyāṃ satyāyāṃ satataṃ śrutam
In Rukmiṇī there is love, good fortune and exceeding honour; but in the fortunate Satyā (Satyabhāmā) it is constantly heard that (yours is) fear and a garland (of submission).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.47
सत्यं जाम्बवतीकान्त वद मां च सुनिश्चितम् । तासु सर्वासु कान्तासु कस्यास्ते प्रेम चाधिकम्
satyaṃ jāmbavatīkānta vada māṃ ca suniścitam | tāsu sarvāsu kāntāsu kasyāste prema cādhikam
Speak the truth to me, and with full certainty, O beloved of Jāmbavatī: among all those wives, whose love for you is the greater?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.48
शृङ्गारे सर्वभावे वा तासु का रसिका परा । त्वयि स्निग्धा विदग्धा का तामु धन्याऽतिसुव्रता
śṛṅgāre sarvabhāve vā tāsu kā rasikā parā | tvayi snigdhā vidagdhā kā tāmu dhanyā'tisuvratā
In love-play, or in feeling altogether, which of them is the supreme connoisseur? Which is tender toward you, which is skilled, which among them is blessed and most true to her vow?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.49
सा स्त्री भावानुरक्ता या भार्यां पाति पतिश्च सः । प्रेमातिरिक्तं स्त्रीपुंसोस्त्रैलोक्येषु सुदुर्लभम्
sā strī bhāvānuraktā yā bhāryāṃ pāti patiśca saḥ | premātiriktaṃ strīpuṃsostrailokyeṣu sudurlabham
She is a (true) wife who is devoted in feeling, and he is a (true) husband who protects his wife; surpassing love between a woman and a man is very hard to find in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.50
रसिका स्त्री विजानाति सती गुणवती पतिम् । गुणज्ञं रसिकं शूरं सुशीलं सुरतौ सदा
rasikā strī vijānāti satī guṇavatī patim | guṇajñaṃ rasikaṃ śūraṃ suśīlaṃ suratau sadā
A woman of taste, chaste and endowed with virtues, truly knows her husband — one who knows worth, who has taste, who is brave, of good character, ever (skilled) in love-making.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.51
दूराद्धावति पद्मार्थ मधुलोभान्मध्रुव्रतः । भेकस्तन्न हि जानाति तन्मूर्ध्नि पादमुत्सृजेत्
dūrāddhāvati padmārtha madhulobhānmadhruvrataḥ | bhekastanna hi jānāti tanmūrdhni pādamutsṛjet
From afar the bee runs for the sake of the lotus, out of greed for its honey; the frog does not know this, and would set its foot upon that (lotus's) head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.52
यन्त्री जानाति संगीतरसं यन्त्रं च नैव च । दुग्धास्वादं विदग्धश्च न दर्वी नैव भाजनम्
yantrī jānāti saṃgītarasaṃ yantraṃ ca naiva ca | dugdhāsvādaṃ vidagdhaśca na darvī naiva bhājanam
The player knows the delight of the music, but the instrument does not at all; and the connoisseur knows the taste of the milk, but not the ladle, nor the vessel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.53
परिपक्वफलास्वादं जानन्ति भोगिनः सुखम् । एकत्रावस्थिताः शश्वन्नकिंचित्फलिनो यथा
paripakvaphalāsvādaṃ jānanti bhoginaḥ sukham | ekatrāvasthitāḥ śaśvannakiṃcitphalino yathā
Those who enjoy know pleasantly the taste of the fully ripened fruit — not so those who stand always in one place bearing no fruit at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.54
सुशीलजलास्वादं विजानन्ति तृषाल्वः । न च वापी न घटश्चैकत्रावस्थितो यथा
suśīlajalāsvādaṃ vijānanti tṛṣālvaḥ | na ca vāpī na ghaṭaścaikatrāvasthito yathā
The thirsty know the taste of good, cool water — not the tank, nor the pot that stands in one place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.55
भोकिनो हि विजानन्ति शालिस्वादुरसं परम् । एकत्रावस्थितं चेतु न क्षेत्रं भाजनं यथा
bhokino hi vijānanti śālisvādurasaṃ param | ekatrāvasthitaṃ cetu na kṣetraṃ bhājanaṃ yathā
It is the eaters who know the surpassing sweet savour of the rice — not the field, nor the vessel, which stay in one place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.56
बुबुधे चन्दनाघ्रणं चन्दनार्थी च भोगवित् । न गर्दभो भारवाही न तस्य पात्रिका यथा
bubudhe candanāghraṇaṃ candanārthī ca bhogavit | na gardabho bhāravāhī na tasya pātrikā yathā
The one who wants sandal and knows enjoyment perceives the fragrance of sandalwood; not so the donkey that carries the load, nor the pannier upon it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.57
यं न यानन्ति वेदाश्च ब्रह्मेशानादयस्तथा । योगिनो मुनयः सिद्धास्तं किं जानन्ति योषितः
yaṃ na yānanti vedāśca brahmeśānādayastathā | yogino munayaḥ siddhāstaṃ kiṃ jānanti yoṣitaḥ
Him whom the Vedas do not know, nor Brahmā, Īśāna and the rest, nor the yogins, sages and siddhas — how should women know him?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.58
सौभाग्यं गौरवं प्रेम दुर्लभं नित्यनूतम् । यौषितां च परं नैव चूर्णीभूतं क्षणेन च
saubhāgyaṃ gauravaṃ prema durlabhaṃ nityanūtam | yauṣitāṃ ca paraṃ naiva cūrṇībhūtaṃ kṣaṇena ca
Good fortune, honour and love are hard to win and ever new; but in women (they are) not lasting at all, being ground to powder in a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.59
अत्युच्छ्रितो निपतनं प्राप्नोत्येव ध्रुवं प्रभो । आराद्विपत्तिबीजं च वैष्णवानां विहिंसनम्
atyucchrito nipatanaṃ prāpnotyeva dhruvaṃ prabho | ārādvipattibījaṃ ca vaiṣṇavānāṃ vihiṃsanam
What is raised too high surely comes to a fall, O Lord; and the near seed of calamity is the doing of harm to Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.60
श्रीदामा च मया शप्तस्त्वद्भक्तो भक्तवत्सलः । एतादृशी विपत्तिर्मे पुत्रश्रीदामशापतः
śrīdāmā ca mayā śaptastvadbhakto bhaktavatsalaḥ | etādṛśī vipattirme putraśrīdāmaśāpataḥ
And Śrīdāmā, your devotee, dear to devotees, was cursed by me; such a calamity is mine through the curse of my son Śrīdāmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.61
ईश्वरः कस्य वा बन्धुः प्रियो वा विप्रियस्तथा । सततं भक्तिसाध्यश्च यो भक्तश्च तदीश्वरः
īśvaraḥ kasya vā bandhuḥ priyo vā vipriyastathā | satataṃ bhaktisādhyaśca yo bhaktaśca tadīśvaraḥ
Whose friend is the Lord, or dear, or hostile? He who is always to be won by devotion — the devotee's Lord is he.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.62
वेदाश्च वैदिकाः सन्तः पुराणानि वदन्ति च । राधाया माधवः साध्यो भगवानिति निष्फलम्
vedāśca vaidikāḥ santaḥ purāṇāni vadanti ca | rādhāyā mādhavaḥ sādhyo bhagavāniti niṣphalam
The Vedas, the Vedic sages, and the Purāṇas say that the Lord Mādhava is Rādhā's to be won — that is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.63
जित्वा च सगणं शंभुं बाणस्य भुजकृन्तनम् । कृत्वा च रुक्मिणीपौत्रः समानीतः सभार्यकः
jitvā ca sagaṇaṃ śaṃbhuṃ bāṇasya bhujakṛntanam | kṛtvā ca rukmiṇīpautraḥ samānītaḥ sabhāryakaḥ
And having conquered Śambhu together with his hosts, and having cut off Bāṇa's arms, Rukmiṇī's grandson was brought back with his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.64
अहो त्वयि समायाते रुक्मिणी किमुवाच ह । प्रेम स्थितं समानं ते किं विवृद्धं च गौरवम्
aho tvayi samāyāte rukmiṇī kimuvāca ha | prema sthitaṃ samānaṃ te kiṃ vivṛddhaṃ ca gauravam
Oh, when you had come back, what did Rukmiṇī say? Was her love for you steady and the same, and did her esteem (for you) increase?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.65
कुरुपाण्डवयुद्धेन कुरवो निहतास्त्वया । पाण्डवार्थे तथा भूपाः क्व साम्यं परमात्मनः
kurupāṇḍavayuddhena kuravo nihatāstvayā | pāṇḍavārthe tathā bhūpāḥ kva sāmyaṃ paramātmanaḥ
In the war of the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas the Kurus were slain by you, and likewise the kings, for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas — where is the impartiality of the Supreme Self (in that)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.66
साक्षान्महेन्द्रजातस्य कौन्तेयस्यार्जुनस्य च । राजमण्डलम्ध्यस्थो भवानेव हि सारथिः
sākṣānmahendrajātasya kaunteyasyārjunasya ca | rājamaṇḍalamdhyastho bhavāneva hi sārathiḥ
And of Arjuna, the son of Kuntī, born directly of great Indra, you yourself indeed were the charioteer, standing in the midst of the circle of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.67
तेन भक्तेन शुद्धेन भीष्मेण च महात्मना । लज्जितेन किमुक्तं ते महतीषु मभासु च
tena bhaktena śuddhena bhīṣmeṇa ca mahātmanā | lajjitena kimuktaṃ te mahatīṣu mabhāsu ca
And by that pure devotee, the great-souled Bhīṣma, put to shame, what was said to you in the great assemblies?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.68
देवैरपि कथं दृष्टो ब्रह्मेशशेसंषज्ञकैः । भक्तसिहैर्भृत्तैः सर्वैर्न चोक्तं किंचिदेव सः
devairapi kathaṃ dṛṣṭo brahmeśaśesaṃṣajñakaiḥ | bhaktasihairbhṛttaiḥ sarvairna coktaṃ kiṃcideva saḥ
And how were you seen even by the gods, those known as Brahmā, Śiva, Śeṣa (and others), and by all the foremost devotees and attendants — and nothing at all was said (by them)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.69
यश्चानिर्वचनीयश्च वेदेषु च चतुर्षु च । पुराणेष्वितिहासेषु प्रकृतेः पर ईश्वरः
yaścānirvacanīyaśca vedeṣu ca caturṣu ca | purāṇeṣvitihāseṣu prakṛteḥ para īśvaraḥ
And he who is indescribable in the four Vedas, in the Purāṇas and the histories, the Lord beyond primal nature;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.70
निर्गुणच नीरीहश्च निर्लिप्तः सर्वकर्मणाम् । कर्मणां साक्षिरूपश्च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः
nirguṇaca nīrīhaśca nirliptaḥ sarvakarmaṇām | karmaṇāṃ sākṣirūpaśca bhaktānugrahavigrahaḥ
and free of qualities, free of striving, untouched by all actions, and the witness-form of actions, whose body is (assumed) for the favouring of devotees;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.71
परं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः परमेशः परात्परः । परमात्मा च सर्वेषां सूतो नररथस्थितः
paraṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ parameśaḥ parātparaḥ | paramātmā ca sarveṣāṃ sūto nararathasthitaḥ
the supreme Brahman, the supreme light, the highest lord, higher than the high, and the Supreme Self of all — (he became) a driver standing on a man's chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.72
त्वया कुब्जा च संभुक्ता वृद्धा क्षत्रियकामिनी । अपुत्रिणी चाधिकाङ्गी यूनाऽस्पृश्या च ।। प्रक्तनात्
tvayā kubjā ca saṃbhuktā vṛddhā kṣatriyakāminī | aputriṇī cādhikāṅgī yūnā'spṛśyā ca || praktanāt
And by you a hunchbacked woman was enjoyed, an old kṣatriya woman full of desire, sonless, with a limb too many, untouchable by a young man — because of (deeds) done before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.73
त्वया च निहतः कंसो मातुलः केन हेतुना । आयास्यतीति कृत्वा च गत्तं न पुनरागतम्
tvayā ca nihataḥ kaṃso mātulaḥ kena hetunā | āyāsyatīti kṛtvā ca gattaṃ na punarāgatam
And by you Kaṃsa, your maternal uncle, was slain — for what reason? And having said 'I shall come (back)', you went and did not come again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.74
निहत्य यादवान्सर्वान्विभज्य द्वारकां पुरीम् । त्वां निबध्य समानेतुमीश्वरी वारिता जनैः
nihatya yādavānsarvānvibhajya dvārakāṃ purīm | tvāṃ nibadhya samānetumīśvarī vāritā janaiḥ
Having killed all the Yādavas and divided the city of Dvārakā, the Queen (was minded) to bind you and bring you (here), but she was restrained by the people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.75
इत्युक्त्वा राधिका देवी भृशमुच्चै रुरोद सा । मूर्च्छां संप्राप सहसा निनिःश्वासा बभूव ह
ityuktvā rādhikā devī bhṛśamuccai ruroda sā | mūrcchāṃ saṃprāpa sahasā niniḥśvāsā babhūva ha
Having said this, the goddess Rādhikā wept aloud violently; she suddenly fell into a swoon and became without breath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.76
गोप्यो गवाक्षजालस्थाः शुश्रुवुर्ददृशुस्तथा । दृष्ट्वा तमाययुः सर्वा ऊचू राधा मृतेति च
gopyo gavākṣajālasthāḥ śuśruvurdadṛśustathā | dṛṣṭvā tamāyayuḥ sarvā ūcū rādhā mṛteti ca
The gopīs, standing at the latticed windows, heard and likewise saw; and having seen, they all came and said, "Rādhā is dead!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.77
उच्चैस्ता रुरुदुः सर्वाः क्रोडे कृत्वा च राधिकाम् । ऊचुस्ता रक्षरक्षेति हरे नरहरे प्रभो
uccaistā ruruduḥ sarvāḥ kroḍe kṛtvā ca rādhikām | ūcustā rakṣarakṣeti hare narahare prabho
They all wept aloud and, taking Rādhikā onto their laps, they said, "Save her, save her, O Hari, O Man-Lion, O Lord!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.78
गोप्य ऊचुः किं कृतं किं कृतं कृष्ण त्वया राधा मृता च नः । राधां जीवय भद्रं ते यास्यामः काननं वयम्
gopya ūcuḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ kiṃ kṛtaṃ kṛṣṇa tvayā rādhā mṛtā ca naḥ | rādhāṃ jīvaya bhadraṃ te yāsyāmaḥ kānanaṃ vayam
The gopīs said: What have you done, what have you done, Kṛṣṇa! Our Rādhā is dead. Bring Rādhā to life — good fortune to you — (else) we shall go off to the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.79
अन्यथा स्त्रीवधं तुभ्यं दास्यामः सर्वयोषितः । गोपीनां वचनं श्रुत्वा राधिकायाश्च माधवः
anyathā strīvadhaṃ tubhyaṃ dāsyāmaḥ sarvayoṣitaḥ | gopīnāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā rādhikāyāśca mādhavaḥ
Otherwise we, all the women, shall lay upon you the killing of a woman. Hearing the words of the gopīs and of Rādhikā, Mādhava
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.80
उवाच जीवयामास मुधादृष्ट्या च नारद । उत्तस्थौ राधिका देवी रुदती मानिनी सती
uvāca jīvayāmāsa mudhādṛṣṭyā ca nārada | uttasthau rādhikā devī rudatī māninī satī
spoke and brought (her) to life by a gracious glance, O Nārada. The goddess Rādhikā rose up, weeping, proud, chaste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.81
गोप्यस्तां बोधयामासुःक्रोडे कृत्वा पुनः पुनः
gopyastāṃ bodhayāmāsuḥkroḍe kṛtvā punaḥ punaḥ
The gopīs brought her back to consciousness, taking her onto their laps again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.82
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच श्रृणु राधे प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानमाध्यात्मिकं परम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा हालिको मूर्खः सद्यो भवति पण्डितः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca śrṛṇu rādhe pravakṣyāmi jñānamādhyātmikaṃ param | yacchrutvā hāliko mūrkhaḥ sadyo bhavati paṇḍitaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Listen, Rādhā, I shall declare the supreme knowledge concerning the Self, on hearing which a dull ploughman becomes at once a learned man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.83
जात्याऽहं चगतां स्वामी किं रुक्मिण्यादियोषिताम् । कार्यकारणरूपोऽहं व्यक्तो राधे पृथक् पृथक्
jātyā'haṃ cagatāṃ svāmī kiṃ rukmiṇyādiyoṣitām | kāryakāraṇarūpo'haṃ vyakto rādhe pṛthak pṛthak
By my very nature I am the lord of all beings — what (then) of women like Rukmiṇī? I am in the form of effect and cause, manifested, Rādhā, separately in each.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.84
एकात्माऽहं च विश्वेषां जात्या ज्योतिर्मयः स्वयम् । सर्वप्राणिषु व्यक्त्या चाप्याब्रह्मादितृणादिषु
ekātmā'haṃ ca viśveṣāṃ jātyā jyotirmayaḥ svayam | sarvaprāṇiṣu vyaktyā cāpyābrahmāditṛṇādiṣu
And I am the one Self of all worlds, by nature made of light of myself; and by manifestation (I am) in all living beings, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.85
एकस्मिंश्च भुक्तवति न तुष्टोऽन्यो जनस्तथा । मय्यात्मनि गतेऽप्येको मृतोऽप्यन्यः सुजीवति
ekasmiṃśca bhuktavati na tuṣṭo'nyo janastathā | mayyātmani gate'pyeko mṛto'pyanyaḥ sujīvati
And when one (person) has eaten, another person is not thereby satisfied; and though one has gone into me, the Self, and though (one) has died, another lives on well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.86
जात्याऽहं कृष्णरूपश्च परिपूर्णतमः स्वयम् । गोलोके गोकुले पुण्ये क्षेत्रे वृन्दावने वने
jātyā'haṃ kṛṣṇarūpaśca paripūrṇatamaḥ svayam | goloke gokule puṇye kṣetre vṛndāvane vane
By nature I have the form of Kṛṣṇa, myself the most completely full one, in Goloka, in Gokula, in the holy field, in the forest of Vṛndāvana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.87
द्विभुजो गोपवेषश्च स्वयं राधापतिः शिशुः । गोपालैर्गोपिकाभिश्च सहितः कामधेनुभिः
dvibhujo gopaveṣaśca svayaṃ rādhāpatiḥ śiśuḥ | gopālairgopikābhiśca sahitaḥ kāmadhenubhiḥ
Two-armed, in cowherd dress, myself the lord of Rādhā, a boy, together with the cowherd boys and the cowherd women and the wish-yielding cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.88
चतुर्भुजोऽहं वैकुण्ठे द्विधारूपः सनातनः । लक्ष्मीसरस्वतीकान्तः सततं शान्तविग्रहः
caturbhujo'haṃ vaikuṇṭhe dvidhārūpaḥ sanātanaḥ | lakṣmīsarasvatīkāntaḥ satataṃ śāntavigrahaḥ
In Vaikuṇṭha I am four-armed, of twofold form, eternal, the beloved of Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī, ever of peaceful body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.89
यन्मानसी सिन्धुकन्या मर्त्यलक्ष्मीपतिर्भुवि । श्वेतद्वीपे च श्रीरीदे तत्रापि च चतुर्भुजः
yanmānasī sindhukanyā martyalakṣmīpatirbhuvi | śvetadvīpe ca śrīrīde tatrāpi ca caturbhujaḥ
Because of which (Sarasvatī is) the mind-born one, (Lakṣmī) the daughter of the ocean; on earth (I am) the husband of the mortal Lakṣmī; and in Śvetadvīpa and in Śrīrīda (?) there too (I am) four-armed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.90
अहं नारायणर्षिश्च नरो धर्मः सनातनः । धर्मवक्ता च धर्मिष्ठो धर्मवर्त्मप्रवर्तकः
ahaṃ nārāyaṇarṣiśca naro dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | dharmavaktā ca dharmiṣṭho dharmavartmapravartakaḥ
I am the seer Nārāyaṇa, and Nara, and Dharma, the eternal one, the speaker of dharma, most devoted to dharma, the promoter of the path of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.91
शान्तिर्लक्ष्मीस्वरूपा च धर्मिष्ठा च पतिव्रता । अत्र तस्याः पतिरहं पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते
śāntirlakṣmīsvarūpā ca dharmiṣṭhā ca pativratā | atra tasyāḥ patirahaṃ puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate
Śānti, who is Lakṣmī in her own form, most righteous and devoted to her husband — here I am her husband, in the holy land of Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.92
सिद्धेशः सिद्धिदः साक्षात्कपिलोऽहं सतीपतिः । नानारूपधरोऽहं च व्यक्तिभेदेन सुन्दरि
siddheśaḥ siddhidaḥ sākṣātkapilo'haṃ satīpatiḥ | nānārūpadharo'haṃ ca vyaktibhedena sundari
I am the lord of the siddhis, the giver of the siddhis, Kapila himself, the husband of Satī; and I am the bearer of many forms through difference of manifestation, O lovely one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.93
अहं चतुर्भुजः शश्वद्द्वार्वत्यां रुक्मिणीवतिः । अहं क्षीरोदशायी च सत्यभामागृहे शुभे
ahaṃ caturbhujaḥ śaśvaddvārvatyāṃ rukmiṇīvatiḥ | ahaṃ kṣīrodaśāyī ca satyabhāmāgṛhe śubhe
I am ever four-armed in Dvāravatī, the husband of Rukmiṇī; and I am the one who lies on the ocean of milk, in the auspicious house of Satyabhāmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.94
अन्यासां मन्दिरेऽहं च कायव्यूहात्पृथक्पृथक् । अहं नारायणर्षिश्च फाल्गुनस्यास्य सारथिः
anyāsāṃ mandire'haṃ ca kāyavyūhātpṛthakpṛthak | ahaṃ nārāyaṇarṣiśca phālgunasyāsya sārathiḥ
And I am in the palaces of the other (wives), separately, by the multiplication of my body; and I am the seer Nārāyaṇa, the charioteer of this Phālguna (Arjuna).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.95
स नरर्षिर्धर्मपुत्रो मदंशो बलवान्भुवि । तपसाऽऽराधितस्तेन सारथ्येऽहं च पुष्करे
sa nararṣirdharmaputro madaṃśo balavānbhuvi | tapasā''rādhitastena sārathye'haṃ ca puṣkare
He is the seer Nara, the son of Dharma, a portion of me, mighty on earth; worshipped by him with austerity at Puṣkara, I (took up) the charioteering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.96
यथा त्वं राधिका देवी गोलेके गोकुले तथा । वैकुण्ठे च महालक्ष्मीर्भवती च सरस्वती
yathā tvaṃ rādhikā devī goleke gokule tathā | vaikuṇṭhe ca mahālakṣmīrbhavatī ca sarasvatī
As you are the goddess Rādhikā in Goloka, so too in Gokula; and in Vaikuṇṭha you are Mahālakṣmī and Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.97
भवती मर्त्यलक्ष्मीश्च क्षीरोदशायिनः प्रिया । धर्मपुत्रवधूस्त्वं च शान्तिर्लक्ष्मीस्वरूपिणी
bhavatī martyalakṣmīśca kṣīrodaśāyinaḥ priyā | dharmaputravadhūstvaṃ ca śāntirlakṣmīsvarūpiṇī
You are the mortal Lakṣmī, the beloved of him who lies on the ocean of milk; and you are the daughter-in-law of Dharma's son, Śānti, having the form of Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.98
कपिलस्य प्रिया कान्ताभारते भवती सती । त्वं सीता मिथिलायां च त्वच्छाया द्रौपदी सती
kapilasya priyā kāntābhārate bhavatī satī | tvaṃ sītā mithilāyāṃ ca tvacchāyā draupadī satī
In Bhārata you are the dear wife of Kapila, the chaste one; you are Sītā in Mithilā, and your shadow is the chaste Draupadī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.99
द्वारवत्यां महाल्क्ष्मीर्भवती रुक्मिणी सती । पञ्चानां पाण्डवानां च भवती कलया प्रिया
dvāravatyāṃ mahālkṣmīrbhavatī rukmiṇī satī | pañcānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhavatī kalayā priyā
In Dvāravatī you are Mahālakṣmī, the chaste Rukmiṇī; and by a portion (of yourself) you are the beloved of the five Pāṇḍavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.100
रावणेन हृता त्वं च स्वं च रामस्य कामिनी । नानारूपा यथा त्वं च च्छायया कलया सती
rāvaṇena hṛtā tvaṃ ca svaṃ ca rāmasya kāminī | nānārūpā yathā tvaṃ ca cchāyayā kalayā satī
And it was you who were carried off by Rāvaṇa, and (yet) your own self was Rāma's beloved. As you are of many forms, chaste one, by shadow and by portion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 126.101
नानारूपस्तथाऽहं च श्वांशेन कलया तथा । परिपूर्णतमोऽहं च परमात्मा परात्परः
nānārūpastathā'haṃ ca śvāṃśena kalayā tathā | paripūrṇatamo'haṃ ca paramātmā parātparaḥ
so too I am of many forms, by my own portion and likewise by a fraction; and I am the most completely full one, the Supreme Self, higher than the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.102
इति ते कथितं सर्वमाध्यात्मिकमिदं सति । राधे कर्वापराधं मे क्षमस्व परमेश्वरी
iti te kathitaṃ sarvamādhyātmikamidaṃ sati | rādhe karvāparādhaṃ me kṣamasva parameśvarī
Thus all this teaching concerning the Self has been told to you, O chaste one; Rādhā, forgive my offence, O supreme mistress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.103
श्रीकृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा परितुष्टा च राधिका । परितुष्टाश्च गोप्यश्च प्रणेमुः परमेश्वरम्
śrīkṛṣṇavacanaṃ śrutvā parituṣṭā ca rādhikā | parituṣṭāśca gopyaśca praṇemuḥ parameśvaram
Having heard Śrī Kṛṣṇa's words, Rādhikā was well pleased, and the gopīs too were well pleased, and they bowed to the supreme lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 126.126
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo षड्विंशत्यधिकशततमोध्यायः
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo ṣaḍviṃśatyadhikaśatatamodhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the glorious Brahmavaivarta, the great Purāṇa, in the Kṛṣṇajanma section, in the latter part, in Nārada's discourse, the one hundred twenty-sixth chapter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition