Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 132
BvP 4 132.1
शौनक उवाच श्रुतं सर्वं नावशेषं धर्मेश व्रह्मणं च माम् । कथयस्व महाभाग पुराणं पुनरेव हि
śaunaka uvāca śrutaṃ sarvaṃ nāvaśeṣaṃ dharmeśa vrahmaṇaṃ ca mām | kathayasva mahābhāga purāṇaṃ punareva hi
Śaunaka said: I have heard it all, with nothing left over, O lord of dharma; (tell) me also of Brahmā. Tell the Purāṇa once more, O greatly fortunate one.
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BvP 4 132.2
एवंविधं पुराणं च जन्मनैव न हि श्रुतम् । नधृष्टं न श्रुतं तात ता (त्वा) दृशं वाजकं तथा
evaṃvidhaṃ purāṇaṃ ca janmanaiva na hi śrutam | nadhṛṣṭaṃ na śrutaṃ tāta tā (tvā) dṛśaṃ vājakaṃ tathā
Such a Purāṇa as this I have never in my life heard; it has neither been ventured upon nor heard, dear sir — nor anything like you, nor such a reciter.
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BvP 4 132.3
सूत उवाच श्रूयतां भो महाभाग सावधानं च संयतम् । अध्यायश्रवणेनैव पुराणफलमालभेत्
sūta uvāca śrūyatāṃ bho mahābhāga sāvadhānaṃ ca saṃyatam | adhyāyaśravaṇenaiva purāṇaphalamālabhet
The Sūta said: Listen, O greatly fortunate one, attentively and with self-control; by the mere hearing of a chapter one would obtain the fruit of the whole Purāṇa.
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BvP 4 132.4
ब्रह्मखण्डं च कथितं परं ब्रह्मनिरूपणम् । तदनिर्वचनीयं च येषामपि यथागमम्
brahmakhaṇḍaṃ ca kathitaṃ paraṃ brahmanirūpaṇam | tadanirvacanīyaṃ ca yeṣāmapi yathāgamam
The Brahma Section has been told, the determination of the supreme Brahman — which is indeed inexpressible, even for those (who follow) their own scriptural tradition.
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BvP 4 132.5
साकारं च निराकारं सगुणं निर्गुणं पृथक् । येषामपि यथा शक्तिस्तथैव ध्यानमेव च
sākāraṃ ca nirākāraṃ saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ pṛthak | yeṣāmapi yathā śaktistathaiva dhyānameva ca
(Brahman) with form and without form, with qualities and without qualities, separately; and just as each one's capacity is, so too is his meditation.
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BvP 4 132.6
गोलोकादेर्वर्णनं च क्रमेण च पृथक्पृथक् । तत्रोपयुक्तोपाख्यानं यद्यत्प्रासङ्गिकं द्विज
golokādervarṇanaṃ ca krameṇa ca pṛthakpṛthak | tatropayuktopākhyānaṃ yadyatprāsaṅgikaṃ dvija
And the description of Goloka and the rest, in order, each separately; and there the fitting narratives, whatever was incidental (to them), O twice-born.
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BvP 4 132.7
जातीनां नीर्णयश्चैव संकराणां तथैव च । यद्यद्विशिष्टोपाख्यानं तत्तत्प्रशनानुरोधतः
jātīnāṃ nīrṇayaścaiva saṃkarāṇāṃ tathaiva ca | yadyadviśiṣṭopākhyānaṃ tattatpraśanānurodhataḥ
And the determination of the castes, and likewise of the mixed castes; and whatever particular narrative (was given) was in accordance with the question (asked).
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BvP 4 132.8
राधामाधवयोः क्रीडा महाविष्णोः समुद्भवः । निरूपणं च विश्वेषां समासेन द्विजोत्तम
rādhāmādhavayoḥ krīḍā mahāviṣṇoḥ samudbhavaḥ | nirūpaṇaṃ ca viśveṣāṃ samāsena dvijottama
The play of Rādhā and Mādhava, the origination of the great Viṣṇu, and the description of (all) the worlds in brief, O best of the twice-born.
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BvP 4 132.9
ब्रह्मनारदयोश्चैव संवादः परमार्थतः । विपेको नारदस्यैव मुनीन्द्रस्य तथैव च
brahmanāradayoścaiva saṃvādaḥ paramārthataḥ | vipeko nāradasyaiva munīndrasya tathaiva ca
And the conversation of Brahmā and Nārada concerning the highest truth, and likewise the discrimination (of truth) by Nārada, the lord of sages.
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BvP 4 132.10
आज्ञया ब्रह्मणश्चैव नरनारायणाश्रमम् । गमनं नारदस्यैव तेन सार्थं च दर्शनम्
ājñayā brahmaṇaścaiva naranārāyaṇāśramam | gamanaṃ nāradasyaiva tena sārthaṃ ca darśanam
And by Brahmā's command, Nārada's going to the hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and the sight of (them) together with him.
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BvP 4 132.11
तयोः संभाषणं चैव नारदाद्य(य) निवेदनम् । तत्र देव ब्रह्मखण्डं क्रमेणोक्तं द्विजोत्तम
tayoḥ saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ caiva nāradādya(ya) nivedanam | tatra deva brahmakhaṇḍaṃ krameṇoktaṃ dvijottama
And the conversation of those two, and Nārada's declaration (to them) at the outset; there, O god, the Brahma-section has been told in order, O best of the twice-born.
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BvP 4 132.12
श्रूयतां प्रकृतेः खण्डं सुधाखण्डसमं मुने । प्रकृतेर्लक्षणं प्रोक्तं प्रकृतीनां च वर्णनम्
śrūyatāṃ prakṛteḥ khaṇḍaṃ sudhākhaṇḍasamaṃ mune | prakṛterlakṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ prakṛtīnāṃ ca varṇanam
Let the section on Prakṛti be heard, equal to a portion of nectar, O sage: the definition of Prakṛti has been stated, and the description of the (several) Prakṛtis.
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BvP 4 132.13
उपाश्यानं च तासां च वर्णनं बूजनादिकम् । लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती दुर्गा सावित्री राधिका तथा
upāśyānaṃ ca tāsāṃ ca varṇanaṃ būjanādikam | lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī durgā sāvitrī rādhikā tathā
And the tale about them and their description, (their) worship and so on: Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Durgā, Sāvitrī, and Rādhikā.
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BvP 4 132.14
एतासां चरितं चैवमन्यासां च पृथक्पृथक् । उपाख्यानं महालक्ष्म्याः सरस्वत्यास्तथैव च
etāsāṃ caritaṃ caivamanyāsāṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak | upākhyānaṃ mahālakṣmyāḥ sarasvatyāstathaiva ca
And thus the deeds of these, and of the others, each separately; the tale of Mahālakṣmī, and likewise of Sarasvatī.
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BvP 4 132.15
अपूर्वं राधिकाख्यानं सावित्र्याश्च तथैव च । संवादो यमसावित्र्योः सत्यवज्जीवदानकम्
apūrvaṃ rādhikākhyānaṃ sāvitryāśca tathaiva ca | saṃvādo yamasāvitryoḥ satyavajjīvadānakam
The unprecedented tale of Rādhikā, and likewise of Sāvitrī; the conversation of Yama and Sāvitrī, and the giving back of Satyavān's life.
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BvP 4 132.16
कृण्डानां वर्णनं प्रोक्तं तेषां च लक्षणं तथा । जीवितर्मविपाकश्च भोगनिर्णय एव च
kṛṇḍānāṃ varṇanaṃ proktaṃ teṣāṃ ca lakṣaṇaṃ tathā | jīvitarmavipākaśca bhoganirṇaya eva ca
The description of the (hells?) has been told, and their characteristics too; and the ripening of the karma of living beings, and the determination of (their) enjoyments.
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BvP 4 132.17
अपूर्व राधिकाख्यानं पुराणेषु सुगोप्यकम् । सुयज्ञस्च नृपेन्द्रस्य चरितं परमाद्भुतम्
apūrva rādhikākhyānaṃ purāṇeṣu sugopyakam | suyajñasca nṛpendrasya caritaṃ paramādbhutam
The unprecedented tale of Rādhikā, well kept secret in the Purāṇas; and the supremely wondrous life of Suyajña, the lord of kings.
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BvP 4 132.18
प्रोक्तं तुलस्युपाख्यानं पुराणेषु सुगोप्यकम् । महायुद्धं च संवादे महेशशङ्खचूडयोः
proktaṃ tulasyupākhyānaṃ purāṇeṣu sugopyakam | mahāyuddhaṃ ca saṃvāde maheśaśaṅkhacūḍayoḥ
The tale of Tulasī, well kept secret in the Purāṇas, has been told; and the great battle, in the dialogue of Maheśa and Śaṅkhacūḍa.
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BvP 4 132.19
तुलसीकृष्णसंवादस्तयोः संभोग एव च । निधनं शङ्खचूडस्य श्रीदाम्नः शापमोक्षणम्
tulasīkṛṣṇasaṃvādastayoḥ saṃbhoga eva ca | nidhanaṃ śaṅkhacūḍasya śrīdāmnaḥ śāpamokṣaṇam
The conversation of Tulasī and Kṛṣṇa and their union; the slaying of Śaṅkhacūḍa, and the release of Śrīdāman from the curse.
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BvP 4 132.20
पदप्राप्तिः सुराणां च विपदां खण्डनं तथा । जीविनां मोक्षबीजं च गङ्गोपाख्यानमीप्सितम्
padaprāptiḥ surāṇāṃ ca vipadāṃ khaṇḍanaṃ tathā | jīvināṃ mokṣabījaṃ ca gaṅgopākhyānamīpsitam
And the gods' attainment of (their) stations, and the cutting off of calamities; and the seed of liberation for living beings, and the longed-for tale of Gaṅgā.
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BvP 4 132.21
तथैव मनसाख्यानं परं हर्षविवर्धनम् । स्वाहास्वधाख्यानमेवमन्यासां च निरूपणम्
tathaiva manasākhyānaṃ paraṃ harṣavivardhanam | svāhāsvadhākhyānamevamanyāsāṃ ca nirūpaṇam
And likewise the tale of Manasā, which greatly increases delight; the tale of Svāhā and Svadhā, and thus the setting forth of the others.
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BvP 4 132.22
यद्यतप्रासङ्गिकाख्यानं वक्तुः प्रश्नानुरोधतः । प्रोक्तं तत्प्रकृतेः खण्डं खण्डं गणपतेः श्रृणु
yadyataprāsaṅgikākhyānaṃ vaktuḥ praśnānurodhataḥ | proktaṃ tatprakṛteḥ khaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍaṃ gaṇapateḥ śrṛṇu
Whatever incidental tale (was told) in accordance with the questioner's queries — that is the section on Prakṛti as told; now hear the section on Gaṇapati.
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BvP 4 132.23
अतीव मधुरं रम्यं स्वादु स्वादु पदे पदे । सुगोप्यं तत्पुराणेषु रम्यं रम्यं नवं नवम्
atīva madhuraṃ ramyaṃ svādu svādu pade pade | sugopyaṃ tatpurāṇeṣu ramyaṃ ramyaṃ navaṃ navam
Exceedingly sweet and delightful, tasty, tasty at every step; well kept secret in the Purāṇas, delightful, delightful, ever new, ever new.
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BvP 4 132.24
सुदुर्लभमुपाख्यानं श्रोतृप्रीतिकरं परम् । प्रोक्ता क्रीडा च परमा पार्वतीपरमेशयोः
sudurlabhamupākhyānaṃ śrotṛprītikaraṃ param | proktā krīḍā ca paramā pārvatīparameśayoḥ
A very hard-to-obtain tale, supremely productive of pleasure for its hearers; and the supreme play of Pārvatī and the highest lord has been told.
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BvP 4 132.25
स्कन्दोत्पत्तिः प्रथमतः क्रीडाभङ्गस्तयोस्तथा । पार्वतीतोषणं चैवमभिमानविमोक्षणम्
skandotpattiḥ prathamataḥ krīḍābhaṅgastayostathā | pārvatītoṣaṇaṃ caivamabhimānavimokṣaṇam
First the birth of Skanda, and likewise the interruption of their play; and the appeasing of Pārvatī, and thus the release from pride.
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BvP 4 132.26
पुण्यकं च व्रतं विष्णोर्देव्याश्चरितमुत्तमम् । वरदानं हरेरेव सुव्रतां पार्वतीं प्रति
puṇyakaṃ ca vrataṃ viṣṇordevyāścaritamuttamam | varadānaṃ harereva suvratāṃ pārvatīṃ prati
And the Puṇyaka vow of Viṣṇu, the excellent deeds of the goddess; and the granting of a boon by Hari himself to Pārvatī, who kept the vow well.
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BvP 4 132.27
हरेश्च दर्शनं चैव ब्राह्मणातिथिरूपिणः । आविर्भावो गणेशस्य कृपया शिवमन्दिरे
hareśca darśanaṃ caiva brāhmaṇātithirūpiṇaḥ | āvirbhāvo gaṇeśasya kṛpayā śivamandire
And the appearance of Hari in the form of a brahmin guest; the manifestation of Gaṇeśa, by (his) grace, in Śiva's house.
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BvP 4 132.28
दर्शनं पुत्रवक्त्रस्य पार्वतीपरमेशयोः । परमानन्दरूपं च शिवगेहे महोत्सवम्
darśanaṃ putravaktrasya pārvatīparameśayoḥ | paramānandarūpaṃ ca śivagehe mahotsavam
The sight of the son's face by Pārvatī and the Supreme Lord, of the very form of highest bliss, and the great festival in Śiva's house.
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BvP 4 132.29
देवाद्या ददृशुः सर्वे बालं नित्यमजं विभुम् । सत्यस्वरूपं परमं परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्
devādyā dadṛśuḥ sarve bālaṃ nityamajaṃ vibhum | satyasvarūpaṃ paramaṃ parabrahmasvarūpiṇam
The gods and the rest, all of them, beheld the child, eternal, unborn, the all-pervading Lord, whose nature is truth, supreme, having the form of the highest Brahman.
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BvP 4 132.30
सर्वविघ्नहरं शान्तं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम् । तपसां जपयज्ञानां व्रतानां फलदं विभुम्
sarvavighnaharaṃ śāntaṃ dātāraṃ sarvasaṃpadām | tapasāṃ japayajñānāṃ vratānāṃ phaladaṃ vibhum
(They beheld him) remover of all obstacles, peaceful, giver of all riches, the Lord who bestows the fruit of austerities, of muttered prayers and sacrifices, and of vows.
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BvP 4 132.31
अतीव कमनीयं च रमणीयं च योषिताम् । प्राणाधिकं प्रियतम् पार्वतीपरमेशयोः
atīva kamanīyaṃ ca ramaṇīyaṃ ca yoṣitām | prāṇādhikaṃ priyatam pārvatīparameśayoḥ
Exceedingly desirable and delightful to women, dearer than life and most beloved to Pārvatī and the Supreme Lord.
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BvP 4 132.32
परमात्मस्वरूपं च भगवन्तं सनातनम् । सर्वेशं सर्वबीजं च साक्षान्नारायणात्मकम्
paramātmasvarūpaṃ ca bhagavantaṃ sanātanam | sarveśaṃ sarvabījaṃ ca sākṣānnārāyaṇātmakam
(Him,) of the nature of the Supreme Self, the eternal Blessed One, lord of all and seed of all, being verily Nārāyaṇa himself.
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BvP 4 132.33
यद्दर्शनाच्च स्तवनात्प्रणामात्पूजनात्तथा । ध्यानासाध्यं दुराराध्यं जन्मकोट्यघनाशनम्
yaddarśanācca stavanātpraṇāmātpūjanāttathā | dhyānāsādhyaṃ durārādhyaṃ janmakoṭyaghanāśanam
(Him,) whom by seeing, by praising, by bowing and likewise by worshipping — hard to attain by meditation, hard to propitiate, destroyer of the sins of ten million births.
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BvP 4 132.34
कार्तिकोद्धरणं प्रोक्तं तस्याभिषेक एव च । गणेशपूजनं चैव सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम्
kārtikoddharaṇaṃ proktaṃ tasyābhiṣeka eva ca | gaṇeśapūjanaṃ caiva sarvavighnavināśanam
The raising up of Kārtika (Kārttikeya) has been told, and his consecration too, and the worship of Gaṇeśa, which destroys all obstacles.
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BvP 4 132.35
जमदग्नेश्च युद्धं च कार्तवीर्यार्जुनेन च । सुरभीहरणं चैव निधनं च मुनेस्तथा
jamadagneśca yuddhaṃ ca kārtavīryārjunena ca | surabhīharaṇaṃ caiva nidhanaṃ ca munestathā
And the battle of Jamadagni with Kārtavīrya Arjuna, and the carrying off of the cow, and likewise the death of the sage.
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BvP 4 132.36
पतिव्रतारेशुकायाश्चितारोहणमेव च । प्रतिज्ञातं भृगोश्चैव दारुणं च सुदारुणम्
pativratāreśukāyāścitārohaṇameva ca | pratijñātaṃ bhṛgoścaiva dāruṇaṃ ca sudāruṇam
And the ascent onto the pyre of the husband-devoted Reṇukā, and Bhṛgu's vow, harsh and most harsh.
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BvP 4 132.37
निःक्षत्रीकरणं चैवमेकविंशतिकं द्विज । संवादो ज्ञानलाभश्च गणेशपर्शुरामयोः
niḥkṣatrīkaraṇaṃ caivamekaviṃśatikaṃ dvija | saṃvādo jñānalābhaśca gaṇeśaparśurāmayoḥ
And thus the twenty-one-fold ridding (of the earth) of Kṣatriyas, O twice-born; and the conversation of Gaṇeśa and Paraśurāma and the gaining of knowledge.
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BvP 4 132.38
तयोर्युद्धं दारुमं च हेरम्बदन्तभञ्जनम् । दुर्गायाश्च विलापश्चाभिशापो भार्गवं प्रति
tayoryuddhaṃ dārumaṃ ca herambadantabhañjanam | durgāyāśca vilāpaścābhiśāpo bhārgavaṃ prati
The battle of those two, terrible, and the breaking of Heramba's tusk; and Durgā's lament and her curse upon the descendant of Bhṛgu.
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BvP 4 132.39
स्मरणे पर्शुरामस्याप्याविर्भावो हरेरपि । पार्वतीं बोधयामास स्वयं नारायणः प्रभुः
smaraṇe parśurāmasyāpyāvirbhāvo harerapi | pārvatīṃ bodhayāmāsa svayaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ
And at Paraśurāma's remembering (him), the manifestation of Hari too; Nārāyaṇa the Lord himself instructed Pārvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.40
वर्णनं शिवलोकस्य परमाश्चर्यमीप्सितम् । प्रदत्तं पर्शुरामाय महास्त्रं शंकरेण च
varṇanaṃ śivalokasya paramāścaryamīpsitam | pradattaṃ parśurāmāya mahāstraṃ śaṃkareṇa ca
The description of Śiva's world, supremely wondrous and desirable; and the great weapon given to Paraśurāma by Śaṃkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.41
मन्त्रं च कवचं चैव कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । वरदानं चाभयं च प्रदानं सर्वसंपदाम्
mantraṃ ca kavacaṃ caiva kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | varadānaṃ cābhayaṃ ca pradānaṃ sarvasaṃpadām
And the mantra and the protective armour (kavaca) of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self; and the granting of a boon, and of fearlessness, and the bestowal of all riches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.42
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो भूपानां निधनं च चकार सः । बभूव भृगुणा विप्र भुवश्च भारमीक्षणम्
triḥsaptakṛtvo bhūpānāṃ nidhanaṃ ca cakāra saḥ | babhūva bhṛguṇā vipra bhuvaśca bhāramīkṣaṇam
And he wrought the destruction of the kings thrice seven times; and by Bhṛgu, O brahmin, there came about a lightening of the earth's burden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 132.43
प्रश्नानुरोधक्रमतः पूर्वापाख्यानमेव च । प्रोक्तं गणपतेः खण्डं समासेन द्विजोत्तम
praśnānurodhakramataḥ pūrvāpākhyānameva ca | proktaṃ gaṇapateḥ khaṇḍaṃ samāsena dvijottama
In the order dictated by the questions, the earlier narrative too has been told — the Section of Gaṇapati, in brief, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.44
श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डं च श्रूयतां सावधानतः । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिहरं मोक्षकरं परम्
śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍaṃ ca śrūyatāṃ sāvadhānataḥ | janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiharaṃ mokṣakaraṃ param
And now let the Section of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's Birth be heard attentively — supreme, remover of birth, death, old age and disease, and granting liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.45
हरिदास्यप्रदं शुद्धं सुश्राव्यं च सुधोपमम् । अत्यबूर्वमुणाख्यानं रम्यं रम्यं नवं नवम्
haridāsyapradaṃ śuddhaṃ suśrāvyaṃ ca sudhopamam | atyabūrvamuṇākhyānaṃ ramyaṃ ramyaṃ navaṃ navam
Pure, granting servitude to Hari, well worth hearing and like nectar; an utterly unprecedented narrative, delightful, delightful, ever new, ever new.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 132.46
न श्रुतं चन्मना यद्यत्स्वदु स्वादु पदे पदे । प्रदीपं सर्वसत्त्वानां भवाब्धितारणं परम्
na śrutaṃ canmanā yadyatsvadu svādu pade pade | pradīpaṃ sarvasattvānāṃ bhavābdhitāraṇaṃ param
Not heard before, sweet, sweet at every step to the mind; a lamp for all beings, the supreme means of crossing the ocean of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 132.47
कर्मेपभोगरोगाणां मर्दनं च रसायनम् । श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्भोजप्राप्तिसोपानकारणम्
karmepabhogarogāṇāṃ mardanaṃ ca rasāyanam | śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbhojaprāptisopānakāraṇam
It crushes the diseases that are the enjoyment of (past) karma, and is an elixir; it is the stairway leading to the attainment of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 132.48
श्रीदामराधाकलहवर्णनं दारुणं द्विज । तयोः शापप्रकथनं ततस्तेषां विसर्जनम्
śrīdāmarādhākalahavarṇanaṃ dāruṇaṃ dvija | tayoḥ śāpaprakathanaṃ tatasteṣāṃ visarjanam
The description of the terrible quarrel between Śrīdāman and Rādhā, O twice-born, the telling of the curse of those two, and thereafter their dismissal;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.49
ब्रह्मण प्रार्थितस्यैव हरेर्जनम् महीतले । प्रोक्तं च जन्मखण्डे च परमाद्भुतमेव च
brahmaṇa prārthitasyaiva harerjanam mahītale | proktaṃ ca janmakhaṇḍe ca paramādbhutameva ca
And the birth of Hari on the earth, at the very request of Brahmā, was told in the Janma-khaṇḍa, and it is utterly wondrous;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.50
आविर्भावो हरेरेव वसुदेवस्य मन्दिरे । कंसासुरभयेनैव गोकुले गमनं हरेः
āvirbhāvo harereva vasudevasya mandire | kaṃsāsurabhayenaiva gokule gamanaṃ hareḥ
The manifestation of Hari himself in the house of Vasudeva, and Hari's going to Gokula out of fear of the demon Kaṃsa;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.51
वृषभानसुता राधा श्रीदाम्नः शापहेतुना । बालक्रीडावर्णनं च गोकुले परमात्मनः
vṛṣabhānasutā rādhā śrīdāmnaḥ śāpahetunā | bālakrīḍāvarṇanaṃ ca gokule paramātmanaḥ
Rādhā, the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, by reason of Śrīdāman's curse; and the description of the childhood play of the Supreme Self in Gokula;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.52
दैत्यादिनिधनं चैव कीर्तितं हरिणा तथा । गर्गस्याऽऽगमनं प्रोक्तं शुभान्नप्राशनं हरेः
daityādinidhanaṃ caiva kīrtitaṃ hariṇā tathā | gargasyā''gamanaṃ proktaṃ śubhānnaprāśanaṃ hareḥ
And the slaying of the demons and others, thus recounted, (accomplished) by Hari; the coming of Garga was told, and the auspicious first feeding of Hari;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.53
निधनं पूतनायाश्च सद्यः शकटभञ्जनम् । श्रीकृष्णबन्धमोक्षं च यमलार्जुनभञ्जनम्
nidhanaṃ pūtanāyāśca sadyaḥ śakaṭabhañjanam | śrīkṛṣṇabandhamokṣaṃ ca yamalārjunabhañjanam
And the killing of Pūtanā, the breaking of the cart at once, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa's release from his bonds, and the breaking of the twin arjuna trees;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.54
त्रैलोक्यदर्शनं वक्त्रे गोवत्साहरणं तथा । कृत्वा गोवत्सनिर्माणं ब्रह्मणः स्तवनं हरेः
trailokyadarśanaṃ vaktre govatsāharaṇaṃ tathā | kṛtvā govatsanirmāṇaṃ brahmaṇaḥ stavanaṃ hareḥ
The showing of the three worlds in (his) mouth, and likewise the carrying off of the cows and calves; and, after Hari had made (new) cows and calves, Brahmā's praise (of him);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.55
सहसा गोकुलं त्यवत्वा पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् । भयाज्जगाम नन्दश्च सार्धं च नन्दनेन च
sahasā gokulaṃ tyavatvā puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam | bhayājjagāma nandaśca sārdhaṃ ca nandanena ca
Suddenly abandoning Gokula, out of fear Nanda went, together with his son, to the holy forest of Vṛndāvana;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.56
वृन्दावनस्य निर्माणं प्रोक्तं च परमाद्भुतम् । सार्धं च बालकैः सार्ध तत्र संक्रीडनं हरे
vṛndāvanasya nirmāṇaṃ proktaṃ ca paramādbhutam | sārdhaṃ ca bālakaiḥ sārdha tatra saṃkrīḍanaṃ hare
The making of Vṛndāvana was told, most wondrous; and Hari's playing there together with the boys;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.57
सदन्नं ब्राह्मणीनां च भोजनं कथितं हरेः । वरदानं च तासां वै प्राक्तनेन निरूपणम्
sadannaṃ brāhmaṇīnāṃ ca bhojanaṃ kathitaṃ hareḥ | varadānaṃ ca tāsāṃ vai prāktanena nirūpaṇam
Hari's eating of the good food of the brahmin women was recounted; and the granting of a boon to them, with an account (of it) by (their) former (deeds);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.58
क्रतूनां वर्णनं चैव वस्त्रापहरणं तथा । वरदानं च गोपीनां कृष्णेनैव कऋतं द्विज
kratūnāṃ varṇanaṃ caiva vastrāpaharaṇaṃ tathā | varadānaṃ ca gopīnāṃ kṛṣṇenaiva kaṛtaṃ dvija
And the description of the sacrifices, and likewise the carrying off of the garments; and the granting of a boon to the gopīs, done by Kṛṣṇa himself, O twice-born;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.59
कात्यायनीव्रतं प्रोक्तं श्रीदुर्गापूजनं तथा । पार्वत्या च वरो दत्तो गोपीभ्यो यमुनातटे
kātyāyanīvrataṃ proktaṃ śrīdurgāpūjanaṃ tathā | pārvatyā ca varo datto gopībhyo yamunātaṭe
The Kātyāyanī vow was told, and likewise the worship of Śrī Durgā; and a boon was given by Pārvatī to the gopīs on the bank of the Yamunā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.60
तालानां भक्षणं प्रोक्तं शक्रयामाविमर्दनम् । राधया सह कृष्णस्य विरहो मेलनं तथा
tālānāṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ śakrayāmāvimardanam | rādhayā saha kṛṣṇasya viraho melanaṃ tathā
The eating of the palm fruits was told, and the crushing of Śakra's (?) ...; and Kṛṣṇa's separation from Rādhā and likewise (their) reunion;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 132.61
गोपीक्रीडा च संप्रोक्ता कृष्णक्रोडे च राधिका । छाया रायणगेहे च संप्रोक्ता मायया हरेः
gopīkrīḍā ca saṃproktā kṛṣṇakroḍe ca rādhikā | chāyā rāyaṇagehe ca saṃproktā māyayā hareḥ
And the play of the gopīs was fully told, and Rādhikā on Kṛṣṇa's lap; and the shadow (form left) in Rāyāṇa's house was told, (produced) by Hari's māyā;
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BvP 4 132.62
शृङ्गारं षोडसविधं कृत्वा तु रासमण्डले । अन्तर्धानं हरेरेव राधया सह कानने
śṛṅgāraṃ ṣoḍasavidhaṃ kṛtvā tu rāsamaṇḍale | antardhānaṃ harereva rādhayā saha kānane
And having performed the sixteenfold adornment in the circle of the rāsa dance, Hari's disappearing with Rādhā into the forest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.63
मलयागमनं चैव तया सार्धं द्विजोत्तम । राधामाधवयोश्चैव संवादस्तत्र निर्जने
malayāgamanaṃ caiva tayā sārdhaṃ dvijottama | rādhāmādhavayoścaiva saṃvādastatra nirjane
And the going to Malaya together with her, O best of the twice-born; and the conversation of Rādhā and Mādhava there in the solitary place;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.64
कैवल्यमपि गोपीनां प्रोक्तं नानाविधं मुने । पुनरागमनं चैव पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम्
kaivalyamapi gopīnāṃ proktaṃ nānāvidhaṃ mune | punarāgamanaṃ caiva puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam
Also the liberation of the gopīs, of various kinds, was told, O sage; and (their) coming again to the holy forest of Vṛndāvana;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.65
श्रीकृष्णदर्शनं चैव गोपीनां हर्षवर्थनम् । नानाप्रकारक्रीडा च प्रोक्ता तस्य जले स्थले
śrīkṛṣṇadarśanaṃ caiva gopīnāṃ harṣavarthanam | nānāprakārakrīḍā ca proktā tasya jale sthale
And the sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the increase of the gopīs' joy; and his play of many kinds in water and on land was told;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.66
गोपीनामपि सौभाग्यं राधायाश्च विशेषतः । प्रोक्तं व्यासेन सौन्दर्य रम्यं रम्यं नवं नवम्
gopīnāmapi saubhāgyaṃ rādhāyāśca viśeṣataḥ | proktaṃ vyāsena saundarya ramyaṃ ramyaṃ navaṃ navam
Also the good fortune of the gopīs, and especially of Rādhā, and (her) beauty, was told by Vyāsa — delightful, delightful, ever new;
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BvP 4 132.67
नभःस्थितानां देवानां दर्शनं प्रोक्तमेव च । मनसः स्खलनं चैव देवीनां रासमण्डले
nabhaḥsthitānāṃ devānāṃ darśanaṃ proktameva ca | manasaḥ skhalanaṃ caiva devīnāṃ rāsamaṇḍale
And the seeing (of the rāsa) by the gods stationed in the sky was told, and the faltering of the minds of the goddesses at the rāsa circle;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.68
अंशेन लेभिरे जन्म देव्यश्चोक्तमिदं द्विज । अक्रूरागमनं चैव गोपीनां च विलापनम्
aṃśena lebhire janma devyaścoktamidaṃ dvija | akrūrāgamanaṃ caiva gopīnāṃ ca vilāpanam
And it has been told, O twice-born, that the goddesses took birth by a portion (of themselves); and also Akrūra's coming, and the lamenting of the gopīs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.69
प्रोक्तं सर्वं क्रमेगैव चाक्रूरभर्त्सनं तथा । मथुरागमनं विष्णोः शोकं गोकुलवासिनाम्
proktaṃ sarvaṃ kramegaiva cākrūrabhartsanaṃ tathā | mathurāgamanaṃ viṣṇoḥ śokaṃ gokulavāsinām
All has been told in due order, and likewise the rebuking of Akrūra, Viṣṇu's going to Mathurā, and the grief of the dwellers of Gokula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.70
राधिकाविरहज्वालाजालं प्रोक्तं यथोचितम् । स्वमूल्तिदर्शनं चैवमक्रूरं यमुनातटे
rādhikāvirahajvālājālaṃ proktaṃ yathocitam | svamūltidarśanaṃ caivamakrūraṃ yamunātaṭe
The mass of flames of separation from Rādhikā has been told as was fitting, and likewise the showing of his own (true) form to Akrūra on the bank of the Yamunā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.71
मथुरावेशनं प्रोक्तं निधनं रजकस्य च । कुब्जया सह संभोगस्तस्या मोक्षणमेव च
mathurāveśanaṃ proktaṃ nidhanaṃ rajakasya ca | kubjayā saha saṃbhogastasyā mokṣaṇameva ca
The entering of Mathurā has been told, and the death of the washerman, and the union with the hunchbacked woman and her release.
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BvP 4 132.72
प्रसादनं कुविन्दस्य मालाकारस्य मोक्षणम् । धनुधो भञ्जनं शंभोर्हस्तिनो निधनं तथा
prasādanaṃ kuvindasya mālākārasya mokṣaṇam | dhanudho bhañjanaṃ śaṃbhorhastino nidhanaṃ tathā
The gratifying of the weaver, the release of the garland-maker, the breaking of Śambhu's bow, and likewise the death of the elephant.
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BvP 4 132.73
सभाप्रवेशनं प्रोक्तं नानारूपप्रदर्शनम् । कंसस्य निधनं प्रोक्तं तद्बन्धूनां विलापनम्
sabhāpraveśanaṃ proktaṃ nānārūpapradarśanam | kaṃsasya nidhanaṃ proktaṃ tadbandhūnāṃ vilāpanam
The entering of the assembly has been told, the displaying of various forms, the death of Kaṃsa has been told, and the lamenting of his kinsmen.
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BvP 4 132.74
संस्कारं तस्य विधिवद्राजत्वं तत्पितुस्तथा । विलापनं च नन्दस्य स्तवनं परमाद्भुतम्
saṃskāraṃ tasya vidhivadrājatvaṃ tatpitustathā | vilāpanaṃ ca nandasya stavanaṃ paramādbhutam
His funeral rites according to rule, likewise the kingship of his (Kaṃsa's) father, and Nanda's lamenting, and the most wondrous praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.75
प्रोक्तस्तयोश्च संवादो निर्जने तातपुत्रयोः । परमाध्यात्मिकं ज्ञानं नन्दाय च ददौ विभुः
proktastayośca saṃvādo nirjane tātaputrayoḥ | paramādhyātmikaṃ jñānaṃ nandāya ca dadau vibhuḥ
And the conversation of those two, father and son, in a solitary place has been told; and the Lord gave the supreme knowledge of the Self to Nanda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.76
मुनीनां गमनं चैव धन्योपाख्यानमेव च । कथितं च कुमारेण प्रोक्तमेव सुदुर्लभम्
munīnāṃ gamanaṃ caiva dhanyopākhyānameva ca | kathitaṃ ca kumāreṇa proktameva sudurlabham
And the departure of the sages, and the tale of Dhanya, and what was related by Kumāra — that too, most hard to obtain, has been told.
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BvP 4 132.77
उद्धवागमनं प्रोक्तं राधास्थानं च निर्जनम् । ज्ञानं तयोश्च संवादे प्रोक्तमेव शुभावहम्
uddhavāgamanaṃ proktaṃ rādhāsthānaṃ ca nirjanam | jñānaṃ tayośca saṃvāde proktameva śubhāvaham
Uddhava's coming has been told, and Rādhā's solitary abode; and the knowledge in the conversation of those two, which brings good fortune, has been told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.78
यज्ञोपवीतं कृष्णस्य विद्यादानं गृरोर्गृहे । मृतपुत्रप्रदानं च प्रोक्तं तद्गुरवे पुरा
yajñopavītaṃ kṛṣṇasya vidyādānaṃ gṛrorgṛhe | mṛtaputrapradānaṃ ca proktaṃ tadgurave purā
Kṛṣṇa's sacred thread, the gift of learning in the teacher's house, and the giving back of the dead son to that teacher long ago, has been told.
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BvP 4 132.79
जरासंधस्य दमनं निधनं यवनस्य च । द्वारकायाश्च निर्माणं विश्वकारोद्यमं तथा
jarāsaṃdhasya damanaṃ nidhanaṃ yavanasya ca | dvārakāyāśca nirmāṇaṃ viśvakārodyamaṃ tathā
The subduing of Jarāsaṃdha, and the death of the Yavana, and the building of Dvārakā, and likewise Viśvakarman's effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 132.80
द्वारकावेशनं प्रोक्तमुग्रसेनविलापनम् । रुक्मिणीहरणं चैव नृपाणां दमनं तथा
dvārakāveśanaṃ proktamugrasenavilāpanam | rukmiṇīharaṇaṃ caiva nṛpāṇāṃ damanaṃ tathā
The entering of Dvārakā has been told, the lamenting of Ugrasena, and the carrying off of Rukmiṇī, and likewise the subduing of the kings.
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BvP 4 132.81
सर्वासं कामिनीनां च प्रोक्तमुद्वाहनं तथा । मायावतीमोक्षणं च निधनं शम्बरस्य च
sarvāsaṃ kāminīnāṃ ca proktamudvāhanaṃ tathā | māyāvatīmokṣaṇaṃ ca nidhanaṃ śambarasya ca
And likewise the marrying of all those lovely women has been told, and the release of Māyāvatī, and the death of Śambara.
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BvP 4 132.82
धर्मपुत्रराजसूये शिशुपालस्य मोक्षणम् । दन्तवक्त्रस्य च मुनेः शाल्वस्य निधनं तथा
dharmaputrarājasūye śiśupālasya mokṣaṇam | dantavaktrasya ca muneḥ śālvasya nidhanaṃ tathā
At the Rājasūya of Dharma's son, the release of Śiśupāla, and likewise the death of Dantavaktra and of the sage Śālva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 132.83
मणेश्च हरणं चैव पारिजातस्य स्वर्गतः । कुरुपाण्डवयुद्धे च भुवश्च भारमोक्षणम्
maṇeśca haraṇaṃ caiva pārijātasya svargataḥ | kurupāṇḍavayuddhe ca bhuvaśca bhāramokṣaṇam
And the carrying off of the jewel, and of the pārijāta from heaven, and in the war of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas the relieving of the earth's burden.
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BvP 4 132.84
ऊषाया हरणं प्रोक्तं बाणस्य भुजकृन्तनम् । बलेश्च स्तवनं प्रोक्तमनिरुद्धस्य विक्रमः
ūṣāyā haraṇaṃ proktaṃ bāṇasya bhujakṛntanam | baleśca stavanaṃ proktamaniruddhasya vikramaḥ
The carrying off of Ūṣā has been told, the cutting off of Bāṇa's arms, and Bali's praise has been told, and Aniruddha's valour.
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BvP 4 132.85
राधायशोदासंवादः प्रोक्तः परमदुर्लभः । मोक्षणं च शृगालस्य प्रोक्तं च परमाद्भुतम्
rādhāyaśodāsaṃvādaḥ proktaḥ paramadurlabhaḥ | mokṣaṇaṃ ca śṛgālasya proktaṃ ca paramādbhutam
The conversation of Rādhā and Yaśodā, most hard to obtain, has been told; and the release of the jackal, most wondrous, has been told.
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BvP 4 132.86
तीर्थयात्राप्रसङ्गेन गणेशपूजनं तथा । दर्शनं राधिकासार्धं कुष्णस्य परमात्मनः
tīrthayātrāprasaṅgena gaṇeśapūjanaṃ tathā | darśanaṃ rādhikāsārdhaṃ kuṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
On the occasion of the pilgrimage, the worship of Gaṇeśa likewise; the sight of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self, together with Rādhikā.
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BvP 4 132.87
राधाया दर्शनं देव्या राधातेजःप्रकाशनम् । राधाय रमणं तीर्थे भ्रमणं रहसि स्मृतम्
rādhāyā darśanaṃ devyā rādhātejaḥprakāśanam | rādhāya ramaṇaṃ tīrthe bhramaṇaṃ rahasi smṛtam
The sight of the goddess Rādhā, the manifesting of Rādhā's splendour, the lovemaking with Rādhā, and the wandering in secret at the sacred place — (all this) is recorded.
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BvP 4 132.88
निधनं यदुवंशानां ब्रह्मशापेन शौनक । मोक्षणं पाण्डवानां च स्वपदे गमनं हरेः
nidhanaṃ yaduvaṃśānāṃ brahmaśāpena śaunaka | mokṣaṇaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca svapade gamanaṃ hareḥ
The destruction of the Yadu lineages by a brahmin's curse, O Śaunaka, and the release of the Pāṇḍavas, and Hari's going to his own abode;
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BvP 4 132.89
विवाहो नारदस्यैवोत्पत्तिर्वह्निसुवर्णयोः । प्रोक्तं सर्व महाभाग पुनरेव समासतः
vivāho nāradasyaivotpattirvahnisuvarṇayoḥ | proktaṃ sarva mahābhāga punareva samāsataḥ
the marriage of Nārada himself, (and) the origin of Vahni and Suvarṇa — all this has been told, O greatly fortunate one, once again in brief;
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BvP 4 132.90
चतुःखण्डैः पुराणं च ब्रह्मवैवर्तमेव च । अतः परं मुनिश्रेष्ठ किं भूयः श्रातुमिच्छसि
catuḥkhaṇḍaiḥ purāṇaṃ ca brahmavaivartameva ca | ataḥ paraṃ muniśreṣṭha kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrātumicchasi
and the Purāṇa with (its) four sections, the Brahmavaivarta itself. Beyond this, O best of sages, what more do you wish to hear?
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BvP 4 132.132
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo अनुक्रमणिकं नाम द्वात्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo anukramaṇikaṃ nāma dvātriṃśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus (ends) the one hundred thirty-second chapter, named "The Table of Contents Told by Nārada," in the latter part of the Śrīkṛṣṇa-Birth Section of the great Śrī Brahma(vaivarta Purāṇa).
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