Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 131
BvP 4 131.1
अधै कत्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः शौनक उवाच अत्यपूर्वमुपाख्यानं श्रुतं परममाद्भुतम् । सुगोप्यं च सुगोप्यं रम्यं रम्यं नवं नवम्
adhai katriṃśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ śaunaka uvāca atyapūrvamupākhyānaṃ śrutaṃ paramamādbhutam | sugopyaṃ ca sugopyaṃ ramyaṃ ramyaṃ navaṃ navam
Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One. Śaunaka said: I have heard a wholly unprecedented narrative, supremely marvellous — most secret, most secret; delightful, delightful; new, ever new.
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BvP 4 131.2
किमनिर्वचनीयं च कमनीयं मनोहरम् । सुदुर्लभा कथा प्रोक्ता पुराणेषु पुरातनी
kimanirvacanīyaṃ ca kamanīyaṃ manoharam | sudurlabhā kathā proktā purāṇeṣu purātanī
How indescribable it is, and desirable, captivating! A most hard-to-obtain ancient tale among the Purāṇas has (now) been told.
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BvP 4 131.3
एवंभूतं च सुदिनं कदाऽस्माकं फविष्यति । तज्जन्म सफलं धन्यं यत्र वैष्णवसंगमः
evaṃbhūtaṃ ca sudinaṃ kadā'smākaṃ phaviṣyati | tajjanma saphalaṃ dhanyaṃ yatra vaiṣṇavasaṃgamaḥ
And when will such a fine day be ours? That birth is fruitful and blessed in which there is the company of Vaiṣṇavas.
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BvP 4 131.4
गर्भवासोच्छेदनं च कर्ममूलनिकृन्तनम् । हरिदास्यप्रदं शुद्धं भक्तानां भक्तिवर्धनम्
garbhavāsocchedanaṃ ca karmamūlanikṛntanam | haridāsyapradaṃ śuddhaṃ bhaktānāṃ bhaktivardhanam
(It is) the ending of dwelling in the womb, the cutting away of the root of karma, granting servitude to Hari, pure, increasing the devotion of the devotees —
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BvP 4 131.5
असाधुसङ्गदुर्बुद्धिपापोन्मूलनकारणम् । गणेशजन्मोपख्यानं पुराणेषु सुदुर्लभम्
asādhusaṅgadurbuddhipāponmūlanakāraṇam | gaṇeśajanmopakhyānaṃ purāṇeṣu sudurlabham
(It is) the cause of the uprooting of the sin (arising from) bad thinking (born) of association with the unrighteous; the tale of Gaṇeśa's birth, very hard to come by in the Purāṇas.
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BvP 4 131.6
तुलसीराधिकाख्यानं किमपूर्व श्रुतं परम् । अन्यद्यद्यद्गोपनीयं व्यक्तमव्यक्तमीप्सितम्
tulasīrādhikākhyānaṃ kimapūrva śrutaṃ param | anyadyadyadgopanīyaṃ vyaktamavyaktamīpsitam
The account of Tulasī and Rādhikā — what an unprecedented, supreme (thing I have) heard! And whatever else was to be kept secret, whether manifest or unmanifest, that (I) desired (to hear).
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BvP 4 131.7
सर्वं श्रुतं महाभाग परिबूर्णं मनोहरम् । अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि वह्नेरुत्पत्तिमीप्सिताम् स्वर्णस्य च महाभाग तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
sarvaṃ śrutaṃ mahābhāga paribūrṇaṃ manoharam | adhunā śrotumicchāmi vahnerutpattimīpsitām svarṇasya ca mahābhāga tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
"All has been heard, greatly fortunate one — complete and delightful. Now I wish to hear the desired (account of) the origin of fire, and of gold, greatly fortunate one; that you should explain to me."
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BvP 4 131.8
सूत उवाच सामग्रीकरणं सृष्टेर्जलमेव हुताशनः । तथैव प्रकृतिर्नित्या महानेव तथैव च
sūta uvāca sāmagrīkaraṇaṃ sṛṣṭerjalameva hutāśanaḥ | tathaiva prakṛtirnityā mahāneva tathaiva ca
Sūta said: Water itself is the gathering of the materials of creation, (and so is) fire; and just so is primordial nature, eternal, and just so the mahat (great principle).
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BvP 4 131.9
यथा दिशो महाकाशो ययैव सृष्टिगोलकम् । प्रकृतेर्महतश्च स्याद्य थाऽहंकार एव च
yathā diśo mahākāśo yayaiva sṛṣṭigolakam | prakṛtermahataśca syādya thā'haṃkāra eva ca
As are the directions and the great space, by which alone (comes about) the sphere of creation, so it would be with primordial nature and the mahat, and likewise with the ego-principle (ahaṃkāra).
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BvP 4 131.10
यथैव शब्दस्तन्मात्रं तथैव च हुताशनः । तथाऽपि तत्समुत्पत्तिं कथयामि निशामय
yathaiva śabdastanmātraṃ tathaiva ca hutāśanaḥ | tathā'pi tatsamutpattiṃ kathayāmi niśāmaya
Just as sound is a subtle element (tanmātra), so too is fire. Yet even so I shall tell of its coming-into-being; listen.
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BvP 4 131.11
एकदा सृष्टिकाले च ब्रह्मानन्तमहेश्वराः । श्वेतद्वीपं ययुः सर्वे द्रष्टुं विष्णुं जगत्पतिम्
ekadā sṛṣṭikāle ca brahmānantamaheśvarāḥ | śvetadvīpaṃ yayuḥ sarve draṣṭuṃ viṣṇuṃ jagatpatim
Once, at the time of creation, Brahmā, Ananta and Maheśvara all went to Śvetadvīpa to see Viṣṇu, the lord of the world.
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BvP 4 131.12
परस्परं च संभाषां कृत्वा सिंहासनेषु च । ऊचुः सर्वे सभामध्ये सुरम्ये पुरतो विभोः
parasparaṃ ca saṃbhāṣāṃ kṛtvā siṃhāsaneṣu ca | ūcuḥ sarve sabhāmadhye suramye purato vibhoḥ
And having conversed with one another (seated) on lion-thrones, they all spoke in the midst of the very lovely assembly, before the Lord.
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BvP 4 131.13
विष्णुगात्रोद्भवास्तत्र कामिन्यः कमलाकलाः । तत्र नृत्यन्ति गायन्ति विष्णुगाथाश्च ।। सुस्वरम्
viṣṇugātrodbhavāstatra kāminyaḥ kamalākalāḥ | tatra nṛtyanti gāyanti viṣṇugāthāśca || susvaram
There were passionate women born from Viṣṇu's body, portions of Kamalā (Lakṣmī); there they danced and sang the songs of Viṣṇu in sweet voice.
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BvP 4 131.14
तासां च कठिनां श्रोणिं कठिनं स्तनमण्डलम् । सस्मितं मुखपद्मं च दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा सुकामुकः
tāsāṃ ca kaṭhināṃ śroṇiṃ kaṭhinaṃ stanamaṇḍalam | sasmitaṃ mukhapadmaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā brahmā sukāmukaḥ
And seeing their firm hips, the firm circle of their breasts, and their smiling lotus-faces, Brahmā became greatly lustful.
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BvP 4 131.15
मनोनिवारणं कर्तुं न शशाक पितामहः । वीर्यं पपात चच्छाद लज्जया वाससा विभुः
manonivāraṇaṃ kartuṃ na śaśāka pitāmahaḥ | vīryaṃ papāta cacchāda lajjayā vāsasā vibhuḥ
The Grandfather could not restrain his mind; his semen fell, and the lord covered it with his garment out of shame.
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BvP 4 131.16
तद्वीर्यं वस्त्रसहितं प्रतप्तं कामतापतः । क्षीरोदे प्रेरयामास संगीते विरते द्विज
tadvīryaṃ vastrasahitaṃ prataptaṃ kāmatāpataḥ | kṣīrode prerayāmāsa saṃgīte virate dvija
That semen, together with the garment, heated by the burning of desire, he thrust into the ocean of milk when the singing had ceased, O twice-born.
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BvP 4 131.17
जलादुत्थाय पुरुषः प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा । उवास ब्रह्मणः क्रोडे लज्जितस्य च संसदि
jalādutthāya puruṣaḥ prajvalanbrahmatejasā | uvāsa brahmaṇaḥ kroḍe lajjitasya ca saṃsadi
Rising from the water, a man, blazing with Brahmā's splendour, sat in the lap of the shamed Brahmā in the assembly.
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BvP 4 131.18
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रुष्टो जलादुत्थाय सत्वरः । प्रणम्य वरुणो देवान्बालं नेतुं समुद्यतः
etasminnantare ruṣṭo jalādutthāya satvaraḥ | praṇamya varuṇo devānbālaṃ netuṃ samudyataḥ
Meanwhile Varuṇa, angered, rose swiftly from the water, bowed to the gods, and made ready to take the boy away.
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BvP 4 131.19
बालो दधार ब्रह्माणं बाहुम्यां च भयाद्रुदन् । किं चिन्नोवाच जगतां विधाता लज्जया द्विज
bālo dadhāra brahmāṇaṃ bāhumyāṃ ca bhayādrudan | kiṃ cinnovāca jagatāṃ vidhātā lajjayā dvija
The boy clung to Brahmā with both arms, weeping out of fear; and the Maker of the worlds said nothing at all, out of shame, O twice-born.
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BvP 4 131.20
बालकस्य करे धृत्वा चकारऽऽकर्षणं रुषा । वरुणश्च सभामध्ये तं चिक्षेप प्रजापतिः
bālakasya kare dhṛtvā cakāra''karṣaṇaṃ ruṣā | varuṇaśca sabhāmadhye taṃ cikṣepa prajāpatiḥ
Seizing the boy by the hand, (Varuṇa) pulled at him in anger; and in the midst of the assembly Prajāpati hurled Varuṇa away.
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BvP 4 131.21
पपात दूरतो देवो वरुणो दुर्बलस्ततः । मूर्छां संप्राप मृतवत्कोपदृष्ट्या विधेरहो
papāta dūrato devo varuṇo durbalastataḥ | mūrchāṃ saṃprāpa mṛtavatkopadṛṣṭyā vidheraho
The god Varuṇa, being weak, then fell far off and, ah, fainted like one dead from the Creator's angry glance.
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BvP 4 131.22
चेतनं कारयामासामृतदृष्ट्या च शंकरः । संप्राप्य चेतनं तत्र तमुवाच जलेश्वरः
cetanaṃ kārayāmāsāmṛtadṛṣṭyā ca śaṃkaraḥ | saṃprāpya cetanaṃ tatra tamuvāca jaleśvaraḥ
And Śaṃkara restored him to consciousness with a nectar-glance; regaining consciousness there, the lord of waters said to him:
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BvP 4 131.23
वरुण उवाच बालो जले समुद्भूतो मम पुत्रोऽयमीप्सितः । अहं गृहीत्वा यास्यामि ब्रह्मा मां ताडयेत्कथम्
varuṇa uvāca bālo jale samudbhūto mama putro'yamīpsitaḥ | ahaṃ gṛhītvā yāsyāmi brahmā māṃ tāḍayetkatham
Varuṇa said: "The boy arose in the water; he is my own son, dear to me. I shall take him and go — how can Brahmā strike me?"
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BvP 4 131.24
ब्रह्मोवाच वालकः शरणापन्नो मयि विष्णो महेश्वर । कथं दास्यामि भीतं च रुदन्तं शरणागतम्
brahmovāca vālakaḥ śaraṇāpanno mayi viṣṇo maheśvara | kathaṃ dāsyāmi bhītaṃ ca rudantaṃ śaraṇāgatam
Brahmā said: "The boy has taken refuge in me, O Viṣṇu, O Maheśvara. How shall I give up one frightened and weeping who has come for refuge?
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BvP 4 131.25
शरणागतदीनार्तं यो न रक्षेदपण्डितः । पच्यते निरये तावद्यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
śaraṇāgatadīnārtaṃ yo na rakṣedapaṇḍitaḥ | pacyate niraye tāvadyāvaccandradivākarau
Whoever, unwise, does not protect the wretched and afflicted who has come for refuge is cooked in hell for as long as moon and sun (endure)."
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BvP 4 131.26
उभयोर्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य मधुसूधनः । उवाच तत्र सर्वज्ञः सर्वेशश्च यथोचितम्
ubhayorvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya madhusūdhanaḥ | uvāca tatra sarvajñaḥ sarveśaśca yathocitam
Having heard the words of both, the slayer of Madhu laughed and, all-knowing and lord of all, spoke there as was fitting.
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BvP 4 131.27
श्रीभगवानुवाच दृष्ट्वा तु कामिनीश्रोणिं वीर्यं धातुः पपात तत् । लज्जया प्रेरयामास क्षीरोदे निर्मले जले
śrībhagavānuvāca dṛṣṭvā tu kāminīśroṇiṃ vīryaṃ dhātuḥ papāta tat | lajjayā prerayāmāsa kṣīrode nirmale jale
The Blessed Lord said: But at the sight of the beautiful woman's hips, that seed of the Creator (Brahmā) fell; out of shame he cast it into the clear water of the Ocean of Milk.
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BvP 4 131.28
ततौ बभूव बालश्च धर्मतो विधिपुत्रकः । क्षेत्रज्ञश्च सुतः शास्त्रे वरुणस्यापि गौणतः
tatau babhūva bālaśca dharmato vidhiputrakaḥ | kṣetrajñaśca sutaḥ śāstre varuṇasyāpi gauṇataḥ
From that a boy came to be, by right (dharma) a son of Brahmā (Vidhi), and by the scriptures also, secondarily, a kṣetraja son of Varuṇa.
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BvP 4 131.29
महादेव उवाच यो विद्यायोनिसंबन्धो वेदेषु च निरूपितः । शिष्ये पुत्रे च समता चेति वेदविदो विदुः
mahādeva uvāca yo vidyāyonisaṃbandho vedeṣu ca nirūpitaḥ | śiṣye putre ca samatā ceti vedavido viduḥ
Mahādeva said: That relationship which is through knowledge as its womb is also laid down in the Vedas; and the knowers of the Veda know that there is equality between a pupil and a son.
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BvP 4 131.30
मन्त्रं ददातु वरुणो विद्यांच बारकाय च । पुत्रो विधातुर्वङ्निश्च शिष्यश्य वरुणस्य च
mantraṃ dadātu varuṇo vidyāṃca bārakāya ca | putro vidhāturvaṅniśca śiṣyaśya varuṇasya ca
Let Varuṇa give the mantra and the (sacred) knowledge to the boy; then he will be a son of the Creator and a pupil of Varuṇa.
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BvP 4 131.31
विष्णुर्ददातु बालाय दाहिकां सक्तिमुज्ज्वलाम् । सर्वदग्धो हुताशश्च निर्वाणो वरुणेन च
viṣṇurdadātu bālāya dāhikāṃ saktimujjvalām | sarvadagdho hutāśaśca nirvāṇo varuṇena ca
Let Viṣṇu give the boy the blazing power of burning; for the Eater of Oblations (Fire), who had burnt everything, was extinguished by Varuṇa.
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BvP 4 131.32
विष्णुश्च दाहिकां शक्तिं ददौ तस्मै शिवाज्ञया । मन्त्रं विद्यां च वरुणो रत्नमालां मनोहराम्
viṣṇuśca dāhikāṃ śaktiṃ dadau tasmai śivājñayā | mantraṃ vidyāṃ ca varuṇo ratnamālāṃ manoharām
And Viṣṇu, at Śiva's command, gave him the burning power; and Varuṇa (gave him) the mantra, the knowledge, and a lovely necklace of jewels.
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BvP 4 131.33
क्रोडे कृत्वा च तं बालं चुचुम्ब मायया सुरः । ब्रह्मणे च ददौ साक्षाद्विष्णुशंकरयोरपि
kroḍe kṛtvā ca taṃ bālaṃ cucumba māyayā suraḥ | brahmaṇe ca dadau sākṣādviṣṇuśaṃkarayorapi
And taking that boy into his lap the god kissed him by his māyā, and handed him over directly to Brahmā, and to Viṣṇu and Śaṃkara as well.
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BvP 4 131.34
प्रणम्य विष्णुं ब्रह्मा च ययौ शंभुः स्वमन्दिरम् । अग्न्युत्पत्तिश्च कथिता स्वर्णोत्पत्तिं निशामय
praṇamya viṣṇuṃ brahmā ca yayau śaṃbhuḥ svamandiram | agnyutpattiśca kathitā svarṇotpattiṃ niśāmaya
And Brahmā, having bowed to Viṣṇu, went (home), and so did Śambhu to his own dwelling. The origin of Fire has been told; now hear the origin of gold.
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BvP 4 131.35
विलोक्य रम्भां सुश्रोणिं सकामो वह्निरेव च । पपात वीर्यं चच्छाद लज्जया वाससा तथा
vilokya rambhāṃ suśroṇiṃ sakāmo vahnireva ca | papāta vīryaṃ cacchāda lajjayā vāsasā tathā
Seeing Rambhā of the fair hips, Fire himself became filled with desire; his seed fell, and out of shame he covered it with his garment.
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BvP 4 131.36
विलोक्य रम्भां सुश्रोणिं सकामो वह्निरेव च । पपात वीर्य चच्छाद लज्जया वाससा तथा
vilokya rambhāṃ suśroṇiṃ sakāmo vahnireva ca | papāta vīrya cacchāda lajjayā vāsasā tathā
Seeing Rambhā of the fair hips, Fire himself became filled with desire; his seed fell, and out of shame he covered it with his garment.
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BvP 4 131.37
उत्तस्थौ स्वर्णपुञ्जश्च वस्त्रं क्षिप्त्वा ज्वलत्प्रभः । क्षणेन वर्धयामास स सुमेरुर्बभूव ह
uttasthau svarṇapuñjaśca vastraṃ kṣiptvā jvalatprabhaḥ | kṣaṇena vardhayāmāsa sa sumerurbabhūva ha
A heap of gold arose, flinging off the cloth, blazing with radiance; in a moment it grew, and it became Sumeru itself.
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BvP 4 131.38
हिरण्यरेतसं वह्निं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः । इति ते कथितं सर्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
hiraṇyaretasaṃ vahniṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Therefore the wise call Fire 'hiraṇyaretas' (he whose seed is gold). Thus all has been told to you; what more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 131.131
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारादनाo
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nārādanāo
Thus (ends the chapter) in the glorious Brahma(vaivarta) Mahā(purāṇa), in the Śrī-Kṛṣṇa-birth Section, the latter (part), in the Nārada (narration).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain