Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 15
BvP 4 15.1
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। एकदा कृष्णसहितो नन्दो वृन्दावनं ययौ।। तत्रोपवनभाण्डीरे चारयामास गोधनम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ekadā kṛṣṇasahito nando vṛndāvanaṃ yayau|| tatropavanabhāṇḍīre cārayāmāsa godhanam
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Once Nanda, together with Kṛṣṇa, went to Vṛndāvana; there in the grove at Bhāṇḍīra he grazed the cattle-wealth.
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BvP 4 15.2
सरः सुस्वादुतोयं च पाययामास तत्पपौ ।। उवास वृक्षमूले च बालं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
saraḥ susvādutoyaṃ ca pāyayāmāsa tatpapau || uvāsa vṛkṣamūle ca bālaṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi
And he made them drink at a lake with sweet-tasting water, and it drank; and he sat down at the root of a tree, placing the child on his own breast.
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BvP 4 15.3
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णो मायामानुषविग्रहः ।। चकार माययाऽकस्मान्मेघाच्छन्नं नभो मुने
etasminnantare kṛṣṇo māyāmānuṣavigrahaḥ || cakāra māyayā'kasmānmeghācchannaṃ nabho mune
Meanwhile Kṛṣṇa, whose human body is (a work of) māyā, suddenly by his māyā made the sky covered with clouds, O sage.
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BvP 4 15.4
मेघावृतं नभो दृष्ट्वा श्यामलं काननान्तरम्।। झंझावातं महाशब्दं वज्रशब्दं च दारुणम् परितस्तारकापक्ष्मविचित्रकज्जलोज्ज्वला ।। खगेन्द्रचञ्चुचारुश्रीशंसानाशकनासिका रत्नभूषणसंयुक्तं यावकद्रवसंयुतम् ।। मणीन्द्रशोभासंमुष्टसालक्तकपुनर्भवम् प्राज्ञस्त्वं गर्गवचनात्सर्वं जानासि कारणम् ।। अकथ्यमावयोर्गोप्यं चरितं गोकुले व्रज नानाविचित्रचित्राढ्यं चित्रकाननशोभितम् ।। सिन्दूराकारमणिभिः स्तम्भसंघैर्विराजितम् कौस्तुभेन मणीन्द्रेण वक्षःस्थलसमुज्ज्वलम् ।। शरत्पार्वणचंद्रास्यप्रभामुष्टमुखोज्ज्वलम् कुलालः स्वर्णकारश्च नहि शक्तः कदाचन ।। तथा त्वया विना सृष्टिमहं कर्तुं न च क्षमः पच्यन्ते नरके घोरे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ।। राशब्दं कुर्वतस्त्रस्तो ददामि भक्तिमुत्तमाम् तृणं च पर्वतं कर्तु समर्थः पर्वतं तृणम् ।। तथापि योग्यायोग्ये च संपत्तौ च समा कृपा मालाकमण्डलुकर ईषत्स्मेरचतुर्मुखः ।। गत्वा ननाम तं कृष्णं प्रतुष्टाव यथागमम् सर्वेषां वाञ्छितं मातर्गोलोके भारतेऽधुना ।। सर्वा देव्यः प्रकृत्यंशा जन्याः प्राकृतिका ध्रुवम् त्वं बुद्धेर्जननी मातः को वा त्वां स्तोतुमीश्वरः ।। यद्वस्तु दृष्टं सर्वेषां तद्धि वक्तुं बुधः क्षमः पुनर्ननाम तां भक्त्या विधाता जगतां पतिः ।। तदा ब्रह्मा तयोर्मध्ये प्रज्वाल्य च हुताशनम् पाठयामास वेदोक्तान्पञ्च मन्त्रांश्च नारद ।। प्रणमय्य पुनः कृष्णं समर्प्य राधिकां विधिः ललाटे तिलकं कृत्वा ददौ कृष्णस्य वक्षसि ।। सुधापूर्णं रत्नपात्रं मधुपूर्णं मनोहरम् शृंगारेणैव कबरी सिन्दूरतिलकं मुने ।। जगामालक्तकाङ्कश्च विपरीतादिकेन च प्रददौ मुरलीं प्रीत्या श्रीकृष्णाय महात्मने।। प्रददौ दर्पणं कृष्णः क्रीडाकमलमुज्ज्वलम् त्यज शोकं गृहं गच्छ सुन्दरीत्थं प्रबोधिता ।। श्रुत्वैवं वचनं राधा कृत्वा क्रोडे च बालकम् ।।
meghāvṛtaṃ nabho dṛṣṭvā śyāmalaṃ kānanāntaram|| jhaṃjhāvātaṃ mahāśabdaṃ vajraśabdaṃ ca dāruṇam paritastārakāpakṣmavicitrakajjalojjvalā || khagendracañcucāruśrīśaṃsānāśakanāsikā ratnabhūṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ yāvakadravasaṃyutam || maṇīndraśobhāsaṃmuṣṭasālaktakapunarbhavam prājñastvaṃ gargavacanātsarvaṃ jānāsi kāraṇam || akathyamāvayorgopyaṃ caritaṃ gokule vraja nānāvicitracitrāḍhyaṃ citrakānanaśobhitam || sindūrākāramaṇibhiḥ stambhasaṃghairvirājitam kaustubhena maṇīndreṇa vakṣaḥsthalasamujjvalam || śaratpārvaṇacaṃdrāsyaprabhāmuṣṭamukhojjvalam kulālaḥ svarṇakāraśca nahi śaktaḥ kadācana || tathā tvayā vinā sṛṣṭimahaṃ kartuṃ na ca kṣamaḥ pacyante narake ghore yāvaccandradivākarau || rāśabdaṃ kurvatastrasto dadāmi bhaktimuttamām tṛṇaṃ ca parvataṃ kartu samarthaḥ parvataṃ tṛṇam || tathāpi yogyāyogye ca saṃpattau ca samā kṛpā mālākamaṇḍalukara īṣatsmeracaturmukhaḥ || gatvā nanāma taṃ kṛṣṇaṃ pratuṣṭāva yathāgamam sarveṣāṃ vāñchitaṃ mātargoloke bhārate'dhunā || sarvā devyaḥ prakṛtyaṃśā janyāḥ prākṛtikā dhruvam tvaṃ buddherjananī mātaḥ ko vā tvāṃ stotumīśvaraḥ || yadvastu dṛṣṭaṃ sarveṣāṃ taddhi vaktuṃ budhaḥ kṣamaḥ punarnanāma tāṃ bhaktyā vidhātā jagatāṃ patiḥ || tadā brahmā tayormadhye prajvālya ca hutāśanam pāṭhayāmāsa vedoktānpañca mantrāṃśca nārada || praṇamayya punaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ samarpya rādhikāṃ vidhiḥ lalāṭe tilakaṃ kṛtvā dadau kṛṣṇasya vakṣasi || sudhāpūrṇaṃ ratnapātraṃ madhupūrṇaṃ manoharam śṛṃgāreṇaiva kabarī sindūratilakaṃ mune || jagāmālaktakāṅkaśca viparītādikena ca pradadau muralīṃ prītyā śrīkṛṣṇāya mahātmane|| pradadau darpaṇaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ krīḍākamalamujjvalam tyaja śokaṃ gṛhaṃ gaccha sundarītthaṃ prabodhitā || śrutvaivaṃ vacanaṃ rādhā kṛtvā kroḍe ca bālakam ||
Seeing the sky covered with clouds and the interior of the forest gone dark, (and hearing) the roaring gale with its great noise and the terrible crash of thunderbolts —
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BvP 4 15.5
वृष्टिधारामतिस्थूलां कम्पमानांश्च पादपान्।। दृष्ट्वैवं पतितस्कन्धान्नन्दो भयमवाप ह
vṛṣṭidhārāmatisthūlāṃ kampamānāṃśca pādapān|| dṛṣṭvaivaṃ patitaskandhānnando bhayamavāpa ha
Seeing thus the very heavy torrents of rain, the trees shaking, and their branches fallen, Nanda was seized with fear.
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BvP 4 15.6
कथं यास्यामि गोवत्सान्विहाय स्वाश्रमं बत।। गृहं यदि न यास्यामि भविता बालकस्य किम्
kathaṃ yāsyāmi govatsānvihāya svāśramaṃ bata|| gṛhaṃ yadi na yāsyāmi bhavitā bālakasya kim
"Alas, how shall I go, leaving the cows and calves and my own homestead? And if I do not go home, what will become of the boy?"
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BvP 4 15.7
एवं नन्दे प्रवदति रुरोद श्रीहरिस्तदा।। पयोभिया हरिश्चैव पितुः कण्ठं दधार सः
evaṃ nande pravadati ruroda śrīharistadā|| payobhiyā hariścaiva pituḥ kaṇṭhaṃ dadhāra saḥ
While Nanda was speaking thus, Śrī Hari then wept; and Hari, out of fear of the water, clung to his father's neck.
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BvP 4 15.8
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राधाऽऽजगाम कृष्ण सन्निधिम् ।। गमनं कुवनी राजहंसखञ्जनगञ्जनम्
etasminnantare rādhā''jagāma kṛṣṇa sannidhim || gamanaṃ kuvanī rājahaṃsakhañjanagañjanam
At that moment Rādhā came into Kṛṣṇa's presence, her gait putting to shame the royal goose and the wagtail.
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BvP 4 15.9
शरत्पार्वणचन्द्राभामुष्टवक्त्रमनोहरा ।। शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मानां शोभामोचनलोचना
śaratpārvaṇacandrābhāmuṣṭavaktramanoharā || śaranmadhyāhnapadmānāṃ śobhāmocanalocanā
Charming, her face outdoing the radiance of the autumn full moon, her eyes surpassing the beauty of lotuses at midday in autumn,
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BvP 4 15.11
तन्मध्यस्थलशोभार्ह स्थूलमुक्ताफलोज्ज्वला।। कबरीवेषसंयुक्ता मालतीमाल्यवेष्टिता
tanmadhyasthalaśobhārha sthūlamuktāphalojjvalā|| kabarīveṣasaṃyuktā mālatīmālyaveṣṭitā
resplendent with a large pearl fit to adorn the middle of that (parting of her hair), her braid gathered in its arrangement, wreathed with a garland of mālatī flowers,
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BvP 4 15.12
ग्रीष्ममध्याह्नमार्तण्डप्रभामुष्टककुण्डला ।। पक्वबिम्बफलानां च श्रीमुष्टाधरयुग्मका
grīṣmamadhyāhnamārtaṇḍaprabhāmuṣṭakakuṇḍalā || pakvabimbaphalānāṃ ca śrīmuṣṭādharayugmakā
her earrings outshining the brilliance of the summer midday sun, and her pair of lips having stolen the beauty of ripe bimba fruits,
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BvP 4 15.13
मुक्तापङ्क्तिप्रभातैकदन्तपङ्क्तिसमुज्ज्वला ।। ईषत्प्रफुल्लकुन्दानां सुप्रभानाशकस्मिता
muktāpaṅktiprabhātaikadantapaṅktisamujjvalā || īṣatpraphullakundānāṃ suprabhānāśakasmitā
gleaming with a row of teeth whose lustre was (like) a row of pearls, her smile destroying the fine radiance of slightly opened kunda blossoms,
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BvP 4 15.14
कस्तूरीबिन्दुसंयुक्त सिन्दूरबिन्दुभूषिता।। कपालं मल्लिकायुक्तं बिभ्रती श्रीयुतं सती
kastūrībindusaṃyukta sindūrabindubhūṣitā|| kapālaṃ mallikāyuktaṃ bibhratī śrīyutaṃ satī
marked with a dot of musk and adorned with a dot of vermilion, the virtuous lady bearing on her head (a wreath) of jasmine, endowed with beauty,
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BvP 4 15.15
सुचारुवर्तुलाकारकपोलपुलकान्विता ।। मणिरत्नेन्द्रसाराणां हारोरःस्थलभूषिता
sucāruvartulākārakapolapulakānvitā || maṇiratnendrasārāṇāṃ hāroraḥsthalabhūṣitā
her lovely, well-rounded cheeks thrilling (with horripilation), her breast adorned with a necklace of the finest gems and jewels,
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BvP 4 15.16
सुचारुश्रीफलयुगकठिनस्तनसंगता ।। पत्रावलीश्रिया युक्ता दीप्ता सद्रत्नतेजसा
sucāruśrīphalayugakaṭhinastanasaṃgatā || patrāvalīśriyā yuktā dīptā sadratnatejasā
her firm breasts, like a pair of beautiful śrīphala fruits, close together, graced with the beauty of a leaf-design (painted on them), shining with the light of true gems,
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BvP 4 15.17
सुचारुवर्तुलाकारमुदरं सुमनोहरम् ।। विचित्रत्रिवलीयुक्तं निम्ननाभिं च बिभ्रती
sucāruvartulākāramudaraṃ sumanoharam || vicitratrivalīyuktaṃ nimnanābhiṃ ca bibhratī
bearing a lovely, well-rounded and most charming belly, with wonderful triple folds and a deep navel,
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BvP 4 15.18
सद्रत्नसाररचितमेखलाजालभूषिता ।। कामास्त्रसारभ्रूभङ्गयोगीन्द्रचित्तमोहिनी
sadratnasāraracitamekhalājālabhūṣitā || kāmāstrasārabhrūbhaṅgayogīndracittamohinī
adorned with a network of girdles made of the finest true gems, bewitching the mind of the greatest yogis with the arching of her brows, the very essence of Kāma's arrow,
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BvP 4 15.19
कठिनश्रोणियुगलं धरणीधरनिन्दितम् ।। स्थलपद्मप्रभामुष्टचरणं दधती मुदा ।।
kaṭhinaśroṇiyugalaṃ dharaṇīdharaninditam || sthalapadmaprabhāmuṣṭacaraṇaṃ dadhatī mudā ||
bearing with delight her firm pair of hips, which put to shame the mountain, and her feet which had stolen the radiance of the land-lotus,
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BvP 4 15.21
सद्रत्नसाररचितक्वणन्मञ्जीर रञ्जितम् ।। रत्नकङ्कणकेयूरचारुशङ्खविभूषिता
sadratnasāraracitakvaṇanmañjīra rañjitam || ratnakaṅkaṇakeyūracāruśaṅkhavibhūṣitā
(her feet) reddened with tinkling anklets made of the finest true gems, and she adorned with jewelled bracelets, armlets and lovely conch-bangles,
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BvP 4 15.22
रत्नाङ्गुलीयनिकरवह्निशुद्धांशुकोज्वला ।। चारुचम्पकपुष्पाणां प्रभा मुष्टकलेवरा
ratnāṅgulīyanikaravahniśuddhāṃśukojvalā || cārucampakapuṣpāṇāṃ prabhā muṣṭakalevarā
bright with a mass of jewelled finger-rings and with fire-pure silk, her body having stolen the radiance of lovely campaka flowers,
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BvP 4 15.23
सहस्रदलसंयुक्तक्रीडाकमलमुज्ज्वलम् ।। श्रीमुखश्रीदर्शनार्थं बिभ्रती रत्नदर्पणम्
sahasradalasaṃyuktakrīḍākamalamujjvalam || śrīmukhaśrīdarśanārthaṃ bibhratī ratnadarpaṇam
holding a brilliant thousand-petalled lotus for play, and a jewelled mirror to look at the beauty of her lovely face,
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BvP 4 15.24
दृष्ट्वा तां निर्जने नन्दो विस्मयं परमं ययौ ।। चन्द्रकोटिप्रभामुष्टां भासयन्तीं दिशो दश
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ nirjane nando vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayau || candrakoṭiprabhāmuṣṭāṃ bhāsayantīṃ diśo daśa
Seeing her in that lonely place, Nanda fell into the utmost astonishment — her who had robbed the splendour of ten million moons, illuminating the ten directions.
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BvP 4 15.25
ननाम तां साश्रुनेत्रो भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। जानामि त्वां गर्गमुखात्पद्माधिकप्रियां हरेः
nanāma tāṃ sāśrunetro bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || jānāmi tvāṃ gargamukhātpadmādhikapriyāṃ hareḥ
With tears in his eyes and his neck bowed low in devotion, he bowed to her: "From Garga's mouth I know you to be dearer to Hari than Lakṣmī."
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BvP 4 15.26
जानामीमं महाविष्णोः परं निर्गुणमच्युतम् ।। तथापि मोहितोऽहं च मानवो विष्णुमायया
jānāmīmaṃ mahāviṣṇoḥ paraṃ nirguṇamacyutam || tathāpi mohito'haṃ ca mānavo viṣṇumāyayā
"I know this (child) to be Mahāviṣṇu's supreme, attributeless, imperishable (Self); yet I, a mere man, am deluded by Viṣṇu's māyā."
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BvP 4 15.27
गृहाण प्राणनाथं च गच्छ भद्रे यथासुखम् ।। पश्चाद्दास्यसि मत्पुत्रं कृत्वा पूर्णमनोरथम्
gṛhāṇa prāṇanāthaṃ ca gaccha bhadre yathāsukham || paścāddāsyasi matputraṃ kṛtvā pūrṇamanoratham
"Take the lord of your life and go, good lady, as you please; afterwards you will give my son back, once your heart's wish has been fulfilled."
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BvP 4 15.28
इत्युक्त्वा प्रददौ तस्यै रुदन्तं बालकं भिया ।। जग्राह बालकं राधा जहास मधुरं सुखात्
ityuktvā pradadau tasyai rudantaṃ bālakaṃ bhiyā || jagrāha bālakaṃ rādhā jahāsa madhuraṃ sukhāt
Having said this, he handed over to her the boy, who was crying out of fear; Rādhā took the boy and laughed sweetly out of happiness.
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BvP 4 15.29
उवाच नन्दं सा यत्नान्न प्रकाश्यं रहस्यकम् ।। अहं दृष्टा त्वया नन्द कतिजन्मफलोदयात्
uvāca nandaṃ sā yatnānna prakāśyaṃ rahasyakam || ahaṃ dṛṣṭā tvayā nanda katijanmaphalodayāt
She said to Nanda: "The secret must not be disclosed, (guard it) with care. I have been seen by you, Nanda, through the ripening of the fruit of several births."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.31
वरं वृणु व्रजेश त्वं यत्ते मनसि वाञ्छितम् ।। ददामि लीलया तुभ्यं देवानामपि दुर्लभम्
varaṃ vṛṇu vrajeśa tvaṃ yatte manasi vāñchitam || dadāmi līlayā tubhyaṃ devānāmapi durlabham
"Choose a boon, lord of Vraja, whatever is wished for in your mind; I give you effortlessly what is hard to obtain even for the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.32
राधिकावचनं श्रुत्वा तामुवाच व्रजेश्वरः ।। युवयोश्चरणे भक्तिं देहि नान्यत्र मे स्पृहा
rādhikāvacanaṃ śrutvā tāmuvāca vrajeśvaraḥ || yuvayoścaraṇe bhaktiṃ dehi nānyatra me spṛhā
Hearing Rādhikā's words, the lord of Vraja said to her: "Grant (me) devotion at the feet of you two; I have no desire for anything else."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.33
युवयोः सन्निधौ वासं दास्यसि त्वं सुदुर्लभम् ।। आवाभ्यां देहि जगतामम्बिके परमेश्वरि
yuvayoḥ sannidhau vāsaṃ dāsyasi tvaṃ sudurlabham || āvābhyāṃ dehi jagatāmambike parameśvari
"You will grant a dwelling near you two, most hard to obtain — grant it to us both, O mother of the worlds, supreme sovereign lady."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.34
श्रुत्वा नन्दस्य वचनमुवाच परमेश्वरी ।। दास्यामि दास्यमतुलमिदानीं भक्तिरस्तु ते
śrutvā nandasya vacanamuvāca parameśvarī || dāsyāmi dāsyamatulamidānīṃ bhaktirastu te
Hearing Nanda's words, the supreme goddess said: "I shall grant (you) incomparable servitude; from now let devotion be yours."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.36
माया युवां च प्रच्छन्नौ न करिष्यति मद्वरात् ।। गोलोके यास्यथान्ते च विहाय मानवीं तनुम्
māyā yuvāṃ ca pracchannau na kariṣyati madvarāt || goloke yāsyathānte ca vihāya mānavīṃ tanum
"And by my boon māyā will not conceal you two; and in the end you will go to Goloka, leaving behind your human body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.37
एवमुक्त्वा तु सानन्दं कृत्वा कृष्णं स्ववक्षसि ।। दूरं निनाय श्रीकृष्णं बाहुभ्यां च यथेप्सितम्
evamuktvā tu sānandaṃ kṛtvā kṛṣṇaṃ svavakṣasi || dūraṃ nināya śrīkṛṣṇaṃ bāhubhyāṃ ca yathepsitam
Having spoken thus, joyfully placing Kṛṣṇa on her own breast, she carried Śrī Kṛṣṇa far away in her arms, as she wished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.38
कृत्वा वक्षसि तं कामाच्छ्लेषंश्लेषं चुचुम्ब च ।। पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गो सस्मार रासमण्डलम्
kṛtvā vakṣasi taṃ kāmācchleṣaṃśleṣaṃ cucumba ca || pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgo sasmāra rāsamaṇḍalam
Placing him on her breast out of desire, she embraced him again and again and kissed him; with every limb marked with bristling hair, (she) recalled the circle of the rāsa dance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.39
आवयोश्चरणाम्भोजे युवयोश्च दिवानिशम् ।। प्रफुल्लहृदये शश्वत्स्मृतिरस्तु सुदुर्लभा एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राधा मायासद्रत्नमण्डपम् ।। ददर्श रत्नकलशशतेन च समन्वितम्
āvayoścaraṇāmbhoje yuvayośca divāniśam || praphullahṛdaye śaśvatsmṛtirastu sudurlabhā etasminnantare rādhā māyāsadratnamaṇḍapam || dadarśa ratnakalaśaśatena ca samanvitam
"May there be, day and night, in (our) gladdened heart, that most hard-won constant remembrance of the lotus feet of us two and of you two." Meanwhile Rādhā saw a pavilion of true jewels (produced) by māyā, furnished with a hundred jewelled pitchers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.41
चन्दनागुरुकस्तृरीकुङ्कुमद्रवयुक्तया ।। संयुक्तं मालतीमालासमूहपुष्पशय्यया
candanāgurukastṛrīkuṅkumadravayuktayā || saṃyuktaṃ mālatīmālāsamūhapuṣpaśayyayā
joined with a flower-couch of masses of jasmine garlands, mixed with the liquids of sandal, aloe-wood, musk and saffron,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.42
नानाभोगसमायुक्तं दिव्यदर्पणसंयुतम् ।। मणीन्द्रमुक्तामाणिक्यमालाजालैर्विभूषितम्
nānābhogasamāyuktaṃ divyadarpaṇasaṃyutam || maṇīndramuktāmāṇikyamālājālairvibhūṣitam
provided with various enjoyments, fitted with divine mirrors, adorned with nets of garlands of the best gems, pearls and rubies,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.43
मणीन्द्रसाररचितकपाटेन समन्वितम् ।। भूषितं भूषितैर्वस्त्रैः पताकानिकरैर्वरैः ।। कुङ्कुमाकारमणिभिः सप्तसोपानसंयुतम्
maṇīndrasāraracitakapāṭena samanvitam || bhūṣitaṃ bhūṣitairvastraiḥ patākānikarairvaraiḥ || kuṅkumākāramaṇibhiḥ saptasopānasaṃyutam
furnished with a door fashioned from the finest of gems, adorned with ornamented cloths and with excellent clusters of banners, having seven steps of gems the colour of saffron,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.44
युक्तं षट्पदसंयुक्तैः पुष्पोद्यानं च पुष्पितैः ।। सा देवी मण्डपं दृष्ट्वा जगामाभ्यन्तरं मुदा
yuktaṃ ṣaṭpadasaṃyuktaiḥ puṣpodyānaṃ ca puṣpitaiḥ || sā devī maṇḍapaṃ dṛṣṭvā jagāmābhyantaraṃ mudā
and joined with a flower-garden in bloom and full of bees. That goddess, having seen the pavilion, went inside with delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.46
सुधामधुभ्यां पूर्णानि रत्नकुम्भानि नारद ।। पुरुषं कमनीयं च किशोर श्यामसुन्दरम्
sudhāmadhubhyāṃ pūrṇāni ratnakumbhāni nārada || puruṣaṃ kamanīyaṃ ca kiśora śyāmasundaram
(She saw) jewelled jars filled with nectar and honey, O Nārada, and a desirable man, a youth, dark and beautiful,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.47
कोटिकन्दर्पलीलाभं चन्दनेन विभूषितम् ।। शयानं पुष्पशय्यायां सस्मितं सुमनोहरम्
koṭikandarpalīlābhaṃ candanena vibhūṣitam || śayānaṃ puṣpaśayyāyāṃ sasmitaṃ sumanoharam
with the grace of ten million Kāmas, adorned with sandal paste, lying on the flower-couch, smiling, most captivating,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.48
पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणम् ।। मणीन्द्रसारनिर्माणं क्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जितम्
pītavastraparīdhānaṃ prasannavadanekṣaṇam || maṇīndrasāranirmāṇaṃ kvaṇanmañjīrarañjitam
clothed in a yellow garment, with a serene face and eyes, made lovely by tinkling anklets fashioned from the finest of gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.49
ददर्श तत्र ताम्बूलं कर्पूरादिसमन्वितम् ।। जलं च रत्नकुम्भस्थं स्वच्छं शीतं मनोहरम् सद्रत्नसारनिर्माणकेयूरवलयान्वितम् ।। मणीन्द्रकुण्डलाभ्यां च गण्डस्थलविराजितम्
dadarśa tatra tāmbūlaṃ karpūrādisamanvitam || jalaṃ ca ratnakumbhasthaṃ svacchaṃ śītaṃ manoharam sadratnasāranirmāṇakeyūravalayānvitam || maṇīndrakuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca gaṇḍasthalavirājitam
There she saw betel furnished with camphor and the rest, and water set in a jewelled jar, clear, cool and pleasing; and (him) endowed with armlets and bracelets made from the finest true jewels, his cheeks resplendent with a pair of earrings of the best gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.51
शरत्प्रफुल्लकमलप्रभामोचनलोचनम् ।। मालतीमाल्यसंश्लिष्टशिखिपिच्छसुशोभितम्
śaratpraphullakamalaprabhāmocanalocanam || mālatīmālyasaṃśliṣṭaśikhipicchasuśobhitam
(His) eyes shed a radiance like autumn's full-blown lotus, and (he was) beautifully adorned with a peacock feather fastened to a garland of mālatī flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.52
त्रिवंकचूडां बिभ्रन्तं पश्यन्तं रत्नमन्दिरम् ।। क्रोडं बालकशून्यं च दृष्ट्वा तं नवयौवनम्
trivaṃkacūḍāṃ bibhrantaṃ paśyantaṃ ratnamandiram || kroḍaṃ bālakaśūnyaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā taṃ navayauvanam
(She saw him) wearing a thrice-curved crest, gazing at the jewelled mansion — and, seeing that his lap was empty of the child, (she saw) him in fresh youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.53
सर्वस्मृतिस्वरूपा सा तथापि विस्मयं ययौ ।। रूपं रासेश्वरी दृष्ट्वा मुमोह सुमनोहरम्
sarvasmṛtisvarūpā sā tathāpi vismayaṃ yayau || rūpaṃ rāseśvarī dṛṣṭvā mumoha sumanoharam
Though she was the very embodiment of all memory, she nonetheless fell into amazement; the mistress of the rāsa, seeing that most enchanting form, was bewildered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.54
कामाच्चक्षुश्चकोराभ्यां मुखचन्द्रं पपौ मुदा ।। निमेषरहिता राधा नवसंगमलालसा
kāmāccakṣuścakorābhyāṃ mukhacandraṃ papau mudā || nimeṣarahitā rādhā navasaṃgamalālasā
Out of desire she drank his moon-face with joy through her two cakora-bird eyes; Rādhā, unblinking, longed for the new union.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.55
पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गी सस्मिता मदनातुरा ।। तामुवाच हरिस्तत्र स्मेराननसरोरुहाम् ।। नवसंगमयोग्यां च पश्यन्तीं वक्रचक्षुषा
pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgī sasmitā madanāturā || tāmuvāca haristatra smerānanasaroruhām || navasaṃgamayogyāṃ ca paśyantīṃ vakracakṣuṣā
Her whole body marked with thrills of bristling hair, smiling, tormented by love — there Hari spoke to her, whose face was a lotus in bloom, who was ripe for a fresh union and was looking at (him) with sidelong eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.56
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। राधे स्मरसि गोलोकवृत्तान्तं सुरसंसदि
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || rādhe smarasi golokavṛttāntaṃ surasaṃsadi
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Rādhā, do you remember what happened in Goloka, in the assembly of the gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.57
अद्य पूर्णं करिष्यामि स्वीकृतं यत्पुरा प्रिये ।। त्वं मे प्राणाधिका राधे प्रेयसी च वरानने
adya pūrṇaṃ kariṣyāmi svīkṛtaṃ yatpurā priye || tvaṃ me prāṇādhikā rādhe preyasī ca varānane
Today I shall fulfil what I formerly undertook, beloved. You are dearer to me than life, Rādhā, and my sweetheart, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.58
यथा त्वं च तथाऽहं च भेदो हि नावयोर्ध्रुवम् ।। यथा क्षीरे च धावल्यं यथाऽग्नौ दाहिका सति
yathā tvaṃ ca tathā'haṃ ca bhedo hi nāvayordhruvam || yathā kṣīre ca dhāvalyaṃ yathā'gnau dāhikā sati
As you are, so am I; there is surely no difference between us two. As whiteness is in milk, as the burning power is present in fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.59
यथा पृथिव्यां गन्धश्च तथाऽहं त्वयि संततम् ।। विना मृदा घटं कर्तुं विना स्वर्णेन कुण्डलम्
yathā pṛthivyāṃ gandhaśca tathā'haṃ tvayi saṃtatam || vinā mṛdā ghaṭaṃ kartuṃ vinā svarṇena kuṇḍalam
as scent is in the earth, so am I in you continually. To make a pot without clay, an earring without gold (is impossible) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.61
सृष्टेराधारभूता त्वं बीजरूपोऽहमच्युतः ।। आगच्छ शयने साध्वि कुरु वक्षःस्थले हि माम्
sṛṣṭerādhārabhūtā tvaṃ bījarūpo'hamacyutaḥ || āgaccha śayane sādhvi kuru vakṣaḥsthale hi mām
You are the very ground of creation, I am the imperishable one in the form of the seed. Come to the bed, virtuous one, and place me upon your breast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.62
त्वं मे शोभा स्वरूपाऽसि देहस्य भूषणं यथा ।। कृष्णं वदान्त मां लोकास्त्वयैव रहितं यदा
tvaṃ me śobhā svarūpā'si dehasya bhūṣaṇaṃ yathā || kṛṣṇaṃ vadānta māṃ lokāstvayaiva rahitaṃ yadā
You are my beauty itself, like the ornament of a body. When people call me 'Kṛṣṇa', it is when I am without you;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.63
श्रीकृष्णं च तदा तेऽपि त्वयैव सहितं परम् ।। त्वं च श्रीस्त्वं च संपत्तिस्त्वमाधारस्वरूपिणी
śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ca tadā te'pi tvayaiva sahitaṃ param || tvaṃ ca śrīstvaṃ ca saṃpattistvamādhārasvarūpiṇī
but then they also call me 'Śrī Kṛṣṇa', supreme, only when joined with you. You are Śrī, you are prosperity, you are the very form of the foundation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.64
सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपासि सर्वरूपोऽहमक्षरः ।। यदा तेजःस्वरूपोऽहं तेजोरूपाऽसि त्वं तदा
sarvaśaktisvarūpāsi sarvarūpo'hamakṣaraḥ || yadā tejaḥsvarūpo'haṃ tejorūpā'si tvaṃ tadā
You are the embodiment of all power; I, the imperishable, am of every form. When I am of the nature of light, then you too are of the nature of light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.65
न शरीरी यदाहं च तदा त्वमशरीरिणी ।। सर्वबीजस्वरूपोऽहं सदा योगेन सुन्दरि
na śarīrī yadāhaṃ ca tadā tvamaśarīriṇī || sarvabījasvarūpo'haṃ sadā yogena sundari
And when I am without a body, then you too are bodiless. I am the form of all seeds, always, through union, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.66
त्वं च शक्तिस्वरूपा च सर्वस्त्रीरूपधारिणी ।। ममाङ्गांशस्वरूपा त्वं मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी
tvaṃ ca śaktisvarūpā ca sarvastrīrūpadhāriṇī || mamāṅgāṃśasvarūpā tvaṃ mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī
And you are the very form of power, bearing the shapes of all women; you are the embodiment of a portion of my body, the root nature, the sovereign lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.67
शक्त्या बुद्ध्या च ज्ञानेन मया तुल्या वरानने ।। आवयोर्भेदबुद्धिं च यः करोति नराधमः
śaktyā buddhyā ca jñānena mayā tulyā varānane || āvayorbhedabuddhiṃ ca yaḥ karoti narādhamaḥ
In power, in intellect, and in knowledge you are equal to me, O fair-faced one. And that lowest of men who forms the notion of a difference between us two —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.68
तस्य वासः कालसूत्रे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ।। पूर्वान्सप्त परान्सप्त पुरुषान्पातयत्यधः
tasya vāsaḥ kālasūtre yāvaccandradivākarau || pūrvānsapta parānsapta puruṣānpātayatyadhaḥ
his dwelling is in (the hell) Kālasūtra as long as moon and sun endure; he casts down seven ancestors before him and seven descendants after him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.69
कोटिजन्मार्जितं पुण्यं तस्य नश्यति निश्चितम् ।। अज्ञानादावयोर्निन्दां ये कुर्वन्ति नराधमाः
koṭijanmārjitaṃ puṇyaṃ tasya naśyati niścitam || ajñānādāvayornindāṃ ye kurvanti narādhamāḥ
The merit he has gathered in ten million births perishes, assuredly. Those lowest of men who out of ignorance revile us two —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.71
धाशब्दं कुर्वतः पश्चाद्यामि श्रवणलोभतः ।। ये सेवन्ते च दत्त्वा मामुपचारांश्च षोडश ।। यावजीवनपर्यन्तं या प्रीतिर्जायते मम
dhāśabdaṃ kurvataḥ paścādyāmi śravaṇalobhataḥ || ye sevante ca dattvā māmupacārāṃśca ṣoḍaśa || yāvajīvanaparyantaṃ yā prītirjāyate mama
When one utters the syllable 'dhā', I come after (him), out of eagerness to hear it. As for those who serve me, offering the sixteen articles of worship, all their life long — whatever love of mine arises (from that),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.72
सा प्रीतिर्मम जायेत राधाशब्दात्ततोऽधिका ।। प्रिया न मे तथा राधे राधावक्ता ततोऽधिकः
sā prītirmama jāyeta rādhāśabdāttato'dhikā || priyā na me tathā rādhe rādhāvaktā tato'dhikaḥ
that same love of mine would arise from the word 'Rādhā', and greater than that. No one is so dear to me, Rādhā, (and) one who speaks the name 'Rādhā' is dearer still than that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.73
ब्रह्मानन्तः शिवो धर्मो नरनारायणावृषी ।। कपिलश्च गणेशश्च कार्त्तिकेयश्च मत्प्रियः
brahmānantaḥ śivo dharmo naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī || kapilaśca gaṇeśaśca kārttikeyaśca matpriyaḥ
Brahmā, Ananta, Śiva, Dharma, the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and Kapila, and Gaṇeśa, and Kārttikeya are dear to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.74
लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती दुर्गा सावित्री प्रकृतिस्तथा।। मम प्रियाश्च देवाश्च तास्तथापि न तत्समाः
lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī durgā sāvitrī prakṛtistathā|| mama priyāśca devāśca tāstathāpi na tatsamāḥ
Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Durgā, Sāvitrī, and likewise Prakṛti — these are dear to me, and so are the gods; even so, they are not equal to that (to her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.75
ते सर्वे प्राणतुल्या मे त्वं मे प्राणाधिका सती ।। भिन्नस्थानस्थितास्ते च त्वं च वक्षःस्थले स्थिता
te sarve prāṇatulyā me tvaṃ me prāṇādhikā satī || bhinnasthānasthitāste ca tvaṃ ca vakṣaḥsthale sthitā
All of them are equal to my life-breath; you, virtuous one, are more than my life-breath to me. They abide in separate places, but you abide on my chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.76
या मे चतुर्भुजा मूर्तिर्बिभर्त्ति वक्षसि प्रियाम् ।। सोऽहं कृष्णस्वरूपस्त्वां विवहामि स्वयं सदा
yā me caturbhujā mūrtirbibhartti vakṣasi priyām || so'haṃ kṛṣṇasvarūpastvāṃ vivahāmi svayaṃ sadā
That four-armed form of mine which bears the beloved upon its chest — I, whose own nature is Kṛṣṇa, am that one, and I myself always wed you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.77
इत्येवमुक्त्वा श्रीकृष्णस्तस्थौ तल्पे मनोरमे ।। उवाच राधिका नाथं भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरा
ityevamuktvā śrīkṛṣṇastasthau talpe manorame || uvāca rādhikā nāthaṃ bhaktinamrātmakandharā
Having spoken thus, Śrīkṛṣṇa remained on the delightful couch; Rādhikā, her neck bowed low with devotion, spoke to her lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.78
राधिकोवाच ।। स्मरामि सर्वं जानामि विस्मरामि कथं विभो ।। यत्त्वं वदसि सर्वाहं त्वत्पादाब्जप्रसादतः
rādhikovāca || smarāmi sarvaṃ jānāmi vismarāmi kathaṃ vibho || yattvaṃ vadasi sarvāhaṃ tvatpādābjaprasādataḥ
Rādhikā said: I remember, I know it all — how should I forget, O mighty one? Whatever you say, I am all of it, by the favour of your lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.79
ईश्वरस्याप्रियाः केचित्प्रियाश्च कुत्र केचन ।। ये यथा मां न स्मरन्ति तथा तेषु तवाकृपा
īśvarasyāpriyāḥ kecitpriyāśca kutra kecana || ye yathā māṃ na smaranti tathā teṣu tavākṛpā
Some are not dear to the Lord and some, somewhere, are dear; as those (people) do not remember me, so towards them there is no grace from you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.81
तिष्ठत्यहं शयानस्त्वं कथाभिर्यत्क्षणं गतम् ।। तत्क्षणं च युगसमं नाहं प्रापयितुं क्षमा
tiṣṭhatyahaṃ śayānastvaṃ kathābhiryatkṣaṇaṃ gatam || tatkṣaṇaṃ ca yugasamaṃ nāhaṃ prāpayituṃ kṣamā
I am standing, you are lying down; whatever moment has gone by in talking — that moment is like an age, and I am not able to make it pass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.82
वक्षःस्थले च शिरसि देहि ते चरणाम्बुजम् ।। दुनोति मन्मनः सद्यस्त्वदीयविरहानलात्
vakṣaḥsthale ca śirasi dehi te caraṇāmbujam || dunoti manmanaḥ sadyastvadīyavirahānalāt
Place your lotus foot upon my chest and upon my head; my mind is burned at once by the fire of separation from you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.83
पुरः पपात मे दृष्टिस्त्वदीयचरणाम्बुजे ।। नीता मया नहि क्लेशाद्द्रष्टुमन्यत्कलेवरम्
puraḥ papāta me dṛṣṭistvadīyacaraṇāmbuje || nītā mayā nahi kleśāddraṣṭumanyatkalevaram
My gaze fell first upon your lotus feet; out of distress it was not led by me to look at any other part of your body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.84
प्रत्येकमङ्गं दृष्ट्वैव दत्ता शान्ते मुखाम्बुजे।। दृष्ट्वा मुखारविन्दं च नान्यं गन्तुं च सा क्षमा
pratyekamaṅgaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva dattā śānte mukhāmbuje|| dṛṣṭvā mukhāravindaṃ ca nānyaṃ gantuṃ ca sā kṣamā
Having looked at each limb one by one, it was set, at rest, upon your lotus face; and having seen that lotus face, it is not able to go anywhere else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.86
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। न खण्डनीयं तत्तत्र मया पूर्वं निरूपितम् ।। तिष्ठ भद्रे क्षणं भद्रं करिष्यामि तव प्रिये
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || na khaṇḍanīyaṃ tattatra mayā pūrvaṃ nirūpitam || tiṣṭha bhadre kṣaṇaṃ bhadraṃ kariṣyāmi tava priye
Śrīkṛṣṇa said: What was formerly determined by me in that matter must not be broken. Wait a moment, good lady; I will do you good, beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.87
त्वन्मनोरथपूर्णस्य स्वयं कालः समागतः ।। यस्य यल्लिखितं पूर्वं यत्र काले निरूपितम्
tvanmanorathapūrṇasya svayaṃ kālaḥ samāgataḥ || yasya yallikhitaṃ pūrvaṃ yatra kāle nirūpitam
The time for the fulfilment of your heart's desire has itself arrived. Whatever was written down beforehand for anyone, at whatever time it was appointed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.88
तदेव खण्डितुं राधे क्षमो नाहं च को विधिः ।। विधातुश्च विधाताऽहं येषां यल्लेखनं कृतम्
tadeva khaṇḍituṃ rādhe kṣamo nāhaṃ ca ko vidhiḥ || vidhātuśca vidhātā'haṃ yeṣāṃ yallekhanaṃ kṛtam
— that very thing, Rādhā, I am not able to break; and what is Vidhi (fate/Brahmā)? I am the ordainer even of the ordainer, by whom the writing was made for them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.89
राधिकावचनं श्रुत्वा जहास पुरुषोत्तमः ।। तामुवाच हितं तथ्यं श्रुतिस्मृतिनिरूपितम् ब्रह्मादीनां च क्षुद्राणां न तत्खण्ड्यं कदाचन ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्माऽऽजगाम पुरतो हरेः
rādhikāvacanaṃ śrutvā jahāsa puruṣottamaḥ || tāmuvāca hitaṃ tathyaṃ śrutismṛtinirūpitam brahmādīnāṃ ca kṣudrāṇāṃ na tatkhaṇḍyaṃ kadācana || etasminnantare brahmā''jagāma purato hareḥ
Hearing Rādhikā's words the Supreme Person laughed, and told her what was beneficial and true, as laid down in śruti and smṛti: for Brahmā and the rest and for the lowly alike, that is never to be broken. In this interval Brahmā came before Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.91
साश्रुनेत्रपुलकितो भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः।। स्तुत्वा नत्वा जगद्धाता जगाम हरिसन्निधिम्
sāśrunetrapulakito bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ|| stutvā natvā jagaddhātā jagāma harisannidhim
With tears in his eyes and his hair bristling, his neck bowed low with devotion, the Maker of the world, having praised and bowed, came into Hari's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.92
पुनर्नत्वा प्रभुं भक्त्या जगाम राधिकान्तिकम् ।। मूर्ध्ना ननाम भक्त्या च मातुस्तच्चरणाम्बुजे
punarnatvā prabhuṃ bhaktyā jagāma rādhikāntikam || mūrdhnā nanāma bhaktyā ca mātustaccaraṇāmbuje
Bowing again to the Lord with devotion, he went near Rādhikā, and with his head he bowed devotedly at the mother's lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.93
चकार संभ्रमेणैव जटाजालेन वेष्टितम्।। कमण्डलुजलेनैव शीघ्रं प्रक्षालितं मुदा
cakāra saṃbhrameṇaiva jaṭājālena veṣṭitam|| kamaṇḍalujalenaiva śīghraṃ prakṣālitaṃ mudā
In his eager haste he wrapped (them) with the mass of his matted hair, and joyfully washed (them) at once with the water of his water-pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.94
यथागमं प्रतुष्टाव पुटाञ्जलियुतः पुनः ।। ।।ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ।। हे मातस्त्वत्पदाम्भोजं दृष्टं कृष्णप्रसादतः
yathāgamaṃ pratuṣṭāva puṭāñjaliyutaḥ punaḥ || ||brahmovāca || || he mātastvatpadāmbhojaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ kṛṣṇaprasādataḥ
Again, with his hands folded in a cup, he praised (her) according to scripture. Brahmā said: O mother, your lotus foot has been seen (by me) through Kṛṣṇa's favour —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.95
सुदुर्लभं च सर्वेषां भारते च विशेषतः ।। षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्तं पुरा मया
sudurlabhaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhārate ca viśeṣataḥ || ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi tapastaptaṃ purā mayā
— (a foot) very hard for all to obtain, and especially so in Bhārata. For sixty thousand years austerity was performed by me long ago,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.96
भास्करे पुष्करे तीर्थे कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। आजगाम वरं दातुं वरदाता हरिः स्वयम्
bhāskare puṣkare tīrthe kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || ājagāma varaṃ dātuṃ varadātā hariḥ svayam
At the sun-lit(?) Puṣkara holy place, Hari himself, the granter of boons, came to give a boon of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.97
वरं वृणीष्वेत्युक्ते च स्वाभीष्टं च वृतं मुदा ।। राधिकाचरणाम्भोजं सर्वेषामपि दुर्लभम्
varaṃ vṛṇīṣvetyukte ca svābhīṣṭaṃ ca vṛtaṃ mudā || rādhikācaraṇāmbhojaṃ sarveṣāmapi durlabham
And when it was said, 'Choose a boon', what was chosen with joy was my own desire: Rādhikā's lotus feet, hard to attain even for all (the gods).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.98
हे गुणातीत मे शीघ्रमधुनैव प्रदर्शय ।। मयेत्युक्तो हरिरयमुवाच मां तपस्विनम्
he guṇātīta me śīghramadhunaiva pradarśaya || mayetyukto harirayamuvāca māṃ tapasvinam
'O you who are beyond the qualities, show (them) to me quickly, right now!' — thus addressed by me, this Hari spoke to me, the ascetic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.99
दर्शयिष्यामि काले च वत्सेदानीं क्षमेति च ।। नहीश्वराज्ञा विफला तेन दृष्टं पदाम्बुजम्
darśayiṣyāmi kāle ca vatsedānīṃ kṣameti ca || nahīśvarājñā viphalā tena dṛṣṭaṃ padāmbujam
'I shall show (them) in time; be patient now, my child' — for the Lord's command is never fruitless, and by it the lotus feet were seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.101
त्वं कृष्णाङ्गार्धसंभूता तुल्या कृष्णेन सर्वतः ।। श्रीकृष्णस्त्वमयं राधा त्वं राधा वा हरिः स्वयम्
tvaṃ kṛṣṇāṅgārdhasaṃbhūtā tulyā kṛṣṇena sarvataḥ || śrīkṛṣṇastvamayaṃ rādhā tvaṃ rādhā vā hariḥ svayam
You were born from half of Kṛṣṇa's body, equal to Kṛṣṇa in every way; this Śrī Kṛṣṇa is you, Rādhā — you are Rādhā, or Hari himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.102
नहि वेदेषु मे दृष्ट इति केन निरूपितम् ।। ब्रह्माण्डाद्बहिरूर्ध्वं च गोलोकोऽस्ति यथाम्बिके
nahi vedeṣu me dṛṣṭa iti kena nirūpitam || brahmāṇḍādbahirūrdhvaṃ ca goloko'sti yathāmbike
'It has not been seen by me in the Vedas' — by whom has that been determined? Just as, O Mother, Goloka exists outside and above the cosmic egg,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.103
वैकुण्ठश्चाप्यजन्यश्च त्वमजन्या तथाम्बिके ।। यथा समस्तब्रह्माण्डे श्रीकृष्णांशांशजीविनः
vaikuṇṭhaścāpyajanyaśca tvamajanyā tathāmbike || yathā samastabrahmāṇḍe śrīkṛṣṇāṃśāṃśajīvinaḥ
and Vaikuṇṭha too is unborn, so are you unborn, O Mother; just as in the whole cosmic egg (all) living beings are parts of parts of Śrī Kṛṣṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.104
तथा शक्तिस्वरूपा त्वं तेषु सर्वेषु संस्थिता।। पुरुषाश्च हरेरंशास्त्वदंशा निखिलाः स्त्रियः
tathā śaktisvarūpā tvaṃ teṣu sarveṣu saṃsthitā|| puruṣāśca hareraṃśāstvadaṃśā nikhilāḥ striyaḥ
so you, being of the nature of power, abide within all of them; the males are portions of Hari, and all women are portions of you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.105
आत्मना देहरूपा त्वमस्याधारस्त्वमेव हि।। अस्यानु प्राणैस्त्वं मातस्त्वत्प्राणैरयमीश्वरः
ātmanā deharūpā tvamasyādhārastvameva hi|| asyānu prāṇaistvaṃ mātastvatprāṇairayamīśvaraḥ
You are, by your very self, in the form of his body; you alone are his support. You (exist) through his life-breaths, O Mother, and this Lord through your life-breaths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.106
किमहो निर्मितः केन हेतुना शिल्पकारिणा ।। नित्योऽयं च तथा कृष्णस्त्वं च नित्या तथाऽम्बिके
kimaho nirmitaḥ kena hetunā śilpakāriṇā || nityo'yaṃ ca tathā kṛṣṇastvaṃ ca nityā tathā'mbike
Oh, by what cause, by what craftsman was (he) fashioned? He, Kṛṣṇa, is eternal, and so too are you eternal, O Mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.107
अस्यांशा त्वं त्वदंशो वाऽप्ययं केन निरूपितः ।। अहं विधाता जगतां देवानां जनकः स्वयम्
asyāṃśā tvaṃ tvadaṃśo vā'pyayaṃ kena nirūpitaḥ || ahaṃ vidhātā jagatāṃ devānāṃ janakaḥ svayam
By whom has it been determined whether you are his portion or he is your portion? I am the creator of the worlds, myself the father of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.108
तं पठित्वा गुरुमुखाद्भवन्त्येव बुधा जनाः ।। गुणानां वास्तवानां ते शतांशं वक्तुमक्षमः
taṃ paṭhitvā gurumukhādbhavantyeva budhā janāḥ || guṇānāṃ vāstavānāṃ te śatāṃśaṃ vaktumakṣamaḥ
Having recited that from the mouth of a teacher, people indeed become wise; (yet) I am unable to speak a hundredth part of your real qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.109
वेदो वा पण्डितो वाऽन्यः को वा त्वां स्तोतुमीश्वरः ।। स्तवानां जनकं ज्ञानं बुद्धिर्ज्ञानाम्बिका सदा
vedo vā paṇḍito vā'nyaḥ ko vā tvāṃ stotumīśvaraḥ || stavānāṃ janakaṃ jñānaṃ buddhirjñānāmbikā sadā
Who — the Veda, or a learned man, or anyone else — is capable of praising you? Knowledge is the begetter of hymns, and intelligence is ever the mother of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.111
यददृष्टाश्रुते वस्तु तन्निर्वक्तुं च कः क्षमः ।। अहं महेशोऽनंतश्च स्तोतुं त्वां कोऽपि न क्षमः
yadadṛṣṭāśrute vastu tannirvaktuṃ ca kaḥ kṣamaḥ || ahaṃ maheśo'naṃtaśca stotuṃ tvāṃ ko'pi na kṣamaḥ
When a thing is neither seen nor heard, who is able to describe it? Neither I, nor Maheśa, nor Ananta — no one is able to praise you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.112
सरस्वती च वेदाश्च क्षमः कः स्तोतुमीश्वरः ।। यथागमं यथोक्तं च न मां निन्दितुमर्हसि
sarasvatī ca vedāśca kṣamaḥ kaḥ stotumīśvaraḥ || yathāgamaṃ yathoktaṃ ca na māṃ ninditumarhasi
Sarasvatī and the Vedas — who is a lord capable of praising (you)? (I have spoken) according to tradition and according to what has been said; you should not blame me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.113
ईश्वराणामीश्वरस्य योग्यायोग्ये समा कृपा।। जनस्य प्रतिपाल्यस्य क्षणे दोषः क्षणे गुणः
īśvarāṇāmīśvarasya yogyāyogye samā kṛpā|| janasya pratipālyasya kṣaṇe doṣaḥ kṣaṇe guṇaḥ
The Lord of lords' grace is the same toward the worthy and the unworthy; for a person who is to be protected, there is a fault one moment and a virtue the next.
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BvP 4 15.114
जननी जनको यो वा सर्वं क्षमति स्नेहतः ।। इत्युक्त्वा जगतां धाता तस्थौ च पुरतस्तयोः
jananī janako yo vā sarvaṃ kṣamati snehataḥ || ityuktvā jagatāṃ dhātā tasthau ca puratastayoḥ
A mother, or a father, forgives everything out of affection. Having said this, the creator of the worlds stood before the two of them.
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BvP 4 15.115
प्रणम्य चरणाम्भोजे सर्वेषां वन्द्यमीप्सितम् ।। ब्रह्मणा च कृतं स्तोत्रं त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः
praṇamya caraṇāmbhoje sarveṣāṃ vandyamīpsitam || brahmaṇā ca kṛtaṃ stotraṃ trisaṃdhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ
Having bowed to the pair of lotus feet, worthy of all's worship and desired (by all) — the hymn composed by Brahmā, the man who recites it at the three junctures of the day
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BvP 4 15.116
राधामाधवयोः पादे भक्तिर्दास्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।। कर्मनिर्मूलनं कृत्वा मृत्युं जित्वा सुदुर्जयम् ।। विलङ्घ्य सर्वलोकांश्च याति गोलोकमुत्तमम्
rādhāmādhavayoḥ pāde bhaktirdāsyaṃ labheddhruvam || karmanirmūlanaṃ kṛtvā mṛtyuṃ jitvā sudurjayam || vilaṅghya sarvalokāṃśca yāti golokamuttamam
will surely obtain devotion and servitude at the feet of Rādhā and Mādhava; having uprooted his karma and conquered death, so hard to conquer, and having passed beyond all the worlds, he goes to the supreme Goloka.
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BvP 4 15.117
श्रीनारायण उवाच।। ब्रह्मणः स्तवनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच ह राधिका
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca|| brahmaṇaḥ stavanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca ha rādhikā
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard Brahmā's praise, Rādhikā spoke to him.
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BvP 4 15.118
वरं वृणु विधातस्त्वं यत्ते मनसि वर्तते ।। राधिकावचनं श्रुत्वा तामुवाच जगद्विधिः
varaṃ vṛṇu vidhātastvaṃ yatte manasi vartate || rādhikāvacanaṃ śrutvā tāmuvāca jagadvidhiḥ
"Choose a boon, O Ordainer, whatever is in your mind." Hearing Rādhikā's words, the Ordainer of the world said to her:
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BvP 4 15.119
वरं च युवयोः पादपद्मभक्तिं च देहि मे ।। इत्युक्ते विधिना राधा तूर्णमोमित्युवाच ह
varaṃ ca yuvayoḥ pādapadmabhaktiṃ ca dehi me || ityukte vidhinā rādhā tūrṇamomityuvāca ha
"And as a boon grant me devotion to the lotus feet of you two." When this had been said by the Ordainer, Rādhā at once said "Om (so be it)."
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BvP 4 15.121
हरिं संस्मृत्य हवनं चकार विधिना विधिः।। उत्थाय शयनात्कृष्ण उवास वह्निसन्निधौ
hariṃ saṃsmṛtya havanaṃ cakāra vidhinā vidhiḥ|| utthāya śayanātkṛṣṇa uvāsa vahnisannidhau
Calling Hari to mind, the Ordainer performed the fire offering according to rule; and Kṛṣṇa, rising from the bed, sat down near the fire.
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BvP 4 15.122
ब्रह्मणोक्तेन विधिना चकार हवनं स्वयम् ।। प्रणमय्य पुनः कृष्णं राधां तां जनकः स्वयम्
brahmaṇoktena vidhinā cakāra havanaṃ svayam || praṇamayya punaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ rādhāṃ tāṃ janakaḥ svayam
By the rite declared by Brahmā he himself performed the oblation; then, as her own father, he himself had Rādhā bow again to Kṛṣṇa,
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BvP 4 15.123
कौतुकं कारयामास सप्तधा च प्रदक्षिणाम् ।। पुनः प्रदक्षिणां राधां कारयित्वा हुताशनम्
kautukaṃ kārayāmāsa saptadhā ca pradakṣiṇām || punaḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ rādhāṃ kārayitvā hutāśanam
and had the (marriage) ceremony performed, and the circumambulation seven times; and again having made Rādhā circumambulate the fire,
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BvP 4 15.124
प्रणमय्य ततः कृष्णं वासयामास तं विधिः ।। तस्या हस्तं च श्रीकृष्णं ग्राहयामास तं विधिः
praṇamayya tataḥ kṛṣṇaṃ vāsayāmāsa taṃ vidhiḥ || tasyā hastaṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ grāhayāmāsa taṃ vidhiḥ
then, having made her bow to Kṛṣṇa, the Ordainer seated him; and the Ordainer had Śrī Kṛṣṇa take her hand.
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BvP 4 15.125
वेदोक्तसप्तमन्त्रांश्च पाठयामास माधवम् ।। संस्थाप्य राधिकाहस्तं हरेर्वक्षसि वेदवित्
vedoktasaptamantrāṃśca pāṭhayāmāsa mādhavam || saṃsthāpya rādhikāhastaṃ harervakṣasi vedavit
And the knower of the Veda had Mādhava recite the seven mantras declared in the Veda, having placed Rādhikā's hand upon Hari's breast.
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BvP 4 15.126
श्रीकृष्णहस्तं राधायाः पृष्ठदेशे प्रजापतिः ।। स्थापयामास मन्त्रांस्त्रीन्पाठयामास राधिकाम्
śrīkṛṣṇahastaṃ rādhāyāḥ pṛṣṭhadeśe prajāpatiḥ || sthāpayāmāsa mantrāṃstrīnpāṭhayāmāsa rādhikām
Prajāpati placed Śrī Kṛṣṇa's hand on Rādhā's back, and had Rādhikā recite three mantras.
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BvP 4 15.127
पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालां जानुविलम्बिताम् ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य गले ब्रह्मा राधाद्वारा ददौ मुदा
pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālāṃ jānuvilambitām || śrīkṛṣṇasya gale brahmā rādhādvārā dadau mudā
Brahmā, through Rādhā, joyfully placed on Śrī Kṛṣṇa's neck a garland of pārijāta blossoms hanging down to the knees.
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BvP 4 15.128
प्रणमय्य पुनः कृष्णं राधां च कमलोद्भवः ।। राधागले हरिद्वारा ददौ मालां मनोहराम्।। पुनश्च वासयामास श्रीकृष्णं कमलोद्भवः
praṇamayya punaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ rādhāṃ ca kamalodbhavaḥ || rādhāgale haridvārā dadau mālāṃ manoharām|| punaśca vāsayāmāsa śrīkṛṣṇaṃ kamalodbhavaḥ
Having again made Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā bow, the lotus-born, through Hari, placed a lovely garland on Rādhā's neck; and again the lotus-born seated Śrī Kṛṣṇa,
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BvP 4 15.129
तद्वामपार्श्वे राधां च सस्मितां कृष्णचेतसम् ।। पुटाञ्जलिं कारयित्वा माधवं राधिकां विधिः ।।
tadvāmapārśve rādhāṃ ca sasmitāṃ kṛṣṇacetasam || puṭāñjaliṃ kārayitvā mādhavaṃ rādhikāṃ vidhiḥ ||
and Rādhā at his left side, smiling, her mind on Kṛṣṇa; and having made Mādhava and Rādhikā join their cupped palms, the Ordainer—
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BvP 4 15.131
कन्यकां च यथा तातो भक्त्या तस्थौ हरेः पुरः ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवाः सानन्दपुलकोद्गमाः
kanyakāṃ ca yathā tāto bhaktyā tasthau hareḥ puraḥ || etasminnantare devāḥ sānandapulakodgamāḥ
—as a father does his daughter, stood with devotion before Hari. Meanwhile the gods, joyful and with hair bristling,
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BvP 4 15.132
दुन्दुभिं वादयामासुश्चानकं मुरजादिकम्।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां पुष्पवृष्टिर्बभूव ह
dundubhiṃ vādayāmāsuścānakaṃ murajādikam|| pārijātaprasūnānāṃ puṣpavṛṣṭirbabhūva ha
sounded the kettledrum and the ānaka and the muraja and the rest; and there was a rain of pārijāta blossoms.
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BvP 4 15.133
जगुर्गन्धर्वप्रवरा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ।। तुष्टाव श्रीहरिं ब्रह्मा तमुवाच ह सस्मितः
jagurgandharvapravarā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ || tuṣṭāva śrīhariṃ brahmā tamuvāca ha sasmitaḥ
The foremost gandharvas sang and the throngs of apsarases danced; Brahmā praised Śrī Hari and, smiling, said to him:
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BvP 4 15.134
युवयोश्चरणाम्भोजे भक्तिं मे देहि दक्षिणाम्।। ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच हरिः स्वयम्
yuvayoścaraṇāmbhoje bhaktiṃ me dehi dakṣiṇām|| brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca hariḥ svayam
"Grant me, as my fee, devotion to the lotus feet of you two." Hearing Brahmā's words, Hari himself said to him:
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BvP 4 15.135
मदीयचरणाम्भोजे सुदृढा भक्तिरस्तु ते ।। स्वस्थानं गच्छ भद्रं ते भविता नात्र संशयः
madīyacaraṇāmbhoje sudṛḍhā bhaktirastu te || svasthānaṃ gaccha bhadraṃ te bhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ
"Let there be firm devotion in you to my lotus feet. Go to your own place; good fortune be yours—there is no doubt of this.
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BvP 4 15.136
मया नियोजितं कर्म कुरु वत्स ममाज्ञया ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा विधाता जगतां मुने
mayā niyojitaṃ karma kuru vatsa mamājñayā || śrīkṛṣṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā vidhātā jagatāṃ mune
Do the work assigned by me, child, by my command." Hearing Śrī Kṛṣṇa's speech, O sage, the Ordainer of the worlds,
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BvP 4 15.137
प्रणम्य राधां कृष्णं च जगाम स्वालयं मुदा ।। गते ब्रह्मणि सा देवी सस्मिता वक्रचक्षुषा ।।
praṇamya rādhāṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ca jagāma svālayaṃ mudā || gate brahmaṇi sā devī sasmitā vakracakṣuṣā ||
having bowed to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, went joyfully to his own abode. When Brahmā had gone, that goddess, smiling, with a sidelong glance—
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BvP 4 15.138
सा ददर्श हरेर्वक्त्रं चच्छाद व्रीडया मुखम् ।। पुलकाङ्कितसर्वांगी कामबाणप्रपीडिता
sā dadarśa harervaktraṃ cacchāda vrīḍayā mukham || pulakāṅkitasarvāṃgī kāmabāṇaprapīḍitā
she looked at Hari's face, and covered her own face out of shyness; all her limbs marked with bristling hair, tormented by the arrow of desire,
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BvP 4 15.139
प्रणम्य श्रीहरिं भक्त्या जगाम शयनं हरेः ।। चन्दनागुरुपङ्कं च कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमान्वितम्
praṇamya śrīhariṃ bhaktyā jagāma śayanaṃ hareḥ || candanāgurupaṅkaṃ ca kastūrīkuṅkumānvitam
having bowed to Śrī Hari with devotion, she went to Hari's bed; and paste of sandal and aloe mixed with musk and saffron
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BvP 4 15.141
प्रददौ हरये भक्त्या बुभुजे जगतीपतिः ।। ताम्बूलं च वरं रम्यं कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्
pradadau haraye bhaktyā bubhuje jagatīpatiḥ || tāmbūlaṃ ca varaṃ ramyaṃ karpūrādisuvāsitam
(She) gave (it) to Hari with devotion, and the Lord of the world enjoyed it. And betel, choice and delightful, well-scented with camphor and the rest—
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BvP 4 15.142
ददौ कृष्णाय सा राधा सादरं बुभुजे हरिः ।। चखाद सस्मिता राधा हरिदत्तं सुधारसम्
dadau kṛṣṇāya sā rādhā sādaraṃ bubhuje hariḥ || cakhāda sasmitā rādhā haridattaṃ sudhārasam
that Rādhā gave to Kṛṣṇa, and Hari enjoyed it respectfully; and Rādhā, smiling, ate the nectar-juice given by Hari.
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BvP 4 15.143
ताम्बूलं तेन दत्तं च बुभुजे पुरतो हरेः ।। कृष्णश्चर्वितताम्बूलं राधिकायै मुदा ददौ
tāmbūlaṃ tena dattaṃ ca bubhuje purato hareḥ || kṛṣṇaścarvitatāmbūlaṃ rādhikāyai mudā dadau
And she enjoyed the betel given by him in Hari's presence; and Kṛṣṇa gladly gave the betel he had chewed to Rādhikā.
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BvP 4 15.144
चखाद परया भक्त्या पपौ तन्मुखपङ्कजम् ।। राधाचर्वितताम्बूलं ययाचे मधुसूदनः
cakhāda parayā bhaktyā papau tanmukhapaṅkajam || rādhācarvitatāmbūlaṃ yayāce madhusūdanaḥ
She ate (it) with the highest devotion, and (he) drank the lotus of her mouth; then Madhusūdana begged for the betel Rādhā had chewed.
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BvP 4 15.145
जहास न ददौ राधा क्षमेत्युक्तं तया मुदा।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमद्रवमुत्तमम् ।। राधिकायाश्च सर्वांगे प्रददौ माधवः स्वयम्
jahāsa na dadau rādhā kṣametyuktaṃ tayā mudā|| candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumadravamuttamam || rādhikāyāśca sarvāṃge pradadau mādhavaḥ svayam
Rādhā laughed and did not give it; 'Excuse me,' was said by her in fun. And Mādhava himself applied the finest liquid of sandal, aguru, musk and saffron to all of Rādhikā's limbs.
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BvP 4 15.146
यः कामो ध्यायते नित्यं यस्यैकचरणाम्बुजम् ।। बभूव तस्य स वशो राधासंतोषकारणात्
yaḥ kāmo dhyāyate nityaṃ yasyaikacaraṇāmbujam || babhūva tasya sa vaśo rādhāsaṃtoṣakāraṇāt
He, whose one lotus-foot Kāma meditates on constantly—that (Kṛṣṇa) became subject to him, for the sake of Rādhā's delight.
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BvP 4 15.147
यद्भृत्यभृत्यैर्मदनो जितः सर्वक्षणं मुने ।। स्वेच्छामयो हि भगवाञ्जितस्तेन कुतूहलात्
yadbhṛtyabhṛtyairmadano jitaḥ sarvakṣaṇaṃ mune || svecchāmayo hi bhagavāñjitastena kutūhalāt
He by whose servants' servants Madana is conquered at every moment, O sage—the Lord, who acts by his own will, was indeed conquered by him (Madana) out of playful curiosity.
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BvP 4 15.148
करे धृत्वा च तां कृष्णः स्थापयामास वक्षसि ।। चकार शिथिलं वस्त्रं चुम्बनं च चतुर्विधम्
kare dhṛtvā ca tāṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sthāpayāmāsa vakṣasi || cakāra śithilaṃ vastraṃ cumbanaṃ ca caturvidham
And Kṛṣṇa, taking her by the hand, placed her on his chest; he loosened her garment and gave the fourfold kiss.
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BvP 4 15.149
बभूव रतियुद्धेन विच्छिन्ना क्षुद्रघण्टिका ।। चुम्बनेनौष्ठरागश्च ह्याश्लेषेण च पत्रकम्
babhūva ratiyuddhena vicchinnā kṣudraghaṇṭikā || cumbanenauṣṭharāgaśca hyāśleṣeṇa ca patrakam
By the battle of love her little bell-girdle was broken, and by kissing the color of her lip (was smeared), and by embracing the leaf-designs (painted on her body).
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BvP 4 15.151
पुलकाङ्कितसर्वांङ्गी बभूव नवसंगमात् ।। मूर्च्छामवाप सा राधा बुबुधे न दिवानिशम्
pulakāṅkitasarvāṃṅgī babhūva navasaṃgamāt || mūrcchāmavāpa sā rādhā bubudhe na divāniśam
All her limbs became marked with bristling hair from the new union; that Rādhā fell into a swoon and knew neither day nor night.
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BvP 4 15.152
प्रत्यङ्गेनैव प्रत्यङ्गमङ्गेनाङ्गं समाश्लिषत् ।। शृङ्गाराष्टविधं कृष्णश्चकार कामशास्त्रवित्
pratyaṅgenaiva pratyaṅgamaṅgenāṅgaṃ samāśliṣat || śṛṅgārāṣṭavidhaṃ kṛṣṇaścakāra kāmaśāstravit
Limb for limb he embraced limb with limb; Kṛṣṇa, knower of the science of love, performed the eightfold love-play.
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BvP 4 15.153
पुनस्तां च समाश्लिष्य सस्मितां वक्रलोचनाम् ।। क्षतविक्षतसर्वाङ्गीं नखदन्तैश्चकार ह
punastāṃ ca samāśliṣya sasmitāṃ vakralocanām || kṣatavikṣatasarvāṅgīṃ nakhadantaiścakāra ha
And embracing her again, smiling and with sidelong eyes, he made all her limbs wounded and torn with nails and teeth.
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BvP 4 15.154
कङ्कणानां किङ्किणीनां मञ्जीराणां मनोहरः ।। बभूव शब्दस्तत्रैव शृङ्गारसमरोद्भवः
kaṅkaṇānāṃ kiṅkiṇīnāṃ mañjīrāṇāṃ manoharaḥ || babhūva śabdastatraiva śṛṅgārasamarodbhavaḥ
There arose right there the charming sound of bracelets, of tinkling girdle-bells, and of anklets, produced by the battle of love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.155
पुनस्तां च समाकृष्य शय्यायां च निवेश्य च ।। चकार रहितां राधां कबरीबन्धवाससा
punastāṃ ca samākṛṣya śayyāyāṃ ca niveśya ca || cakāra rahitāṃ rādhāṃ kabarībandhavāsasā
And drawing her to him again and setting her on the bed, he stripped Rādhā of her hair-braid's binding and her garment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.156
निर्जने कौतुकात्कृष्णः कामशास्त्रविशारदः ।। चूडावेषांशुकैर्हीनं चकार तं च राधिका
nirjane kautukātkṛṣṇaḥ kāmaśāstraviśāradaḥ || cūḍāveṣāṃśukairhīnaṃ cakāra taṃ ca rādhikā
In the solitary place, out of sport, Kṛṣṇa, expert in the science of love (did so); and Rādhikā made him too bereft of crest-ornament, dress and garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.157
न कस्य कस्माद्धानिश्च तौ द्वौ कार्यविशारदौ ।। जग्राह राधाहस्तात्तु माधवो रत्नदर्पणम्
na kasya kasmāddhāniśca tau dvau kāryaviśāradau || jagrāha rādhāhastāttu mādhavo ratnadarpaṇam
Who suffers loss from whom? Those two were both expert in the business. And Mādhava took the jewelled mirror from Rādhā's hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.158
मुरलीं माधवकराज्जग्राह राधिका बलात् ।। चित्तापहारं राधायाश्चकार माधवो बलात्
muralīṃ mādhavakarājjagrāha rādhikā balāt || cittāpahāraṃ rādhāyāścakāra mādhavo balāt
Rādhikā forcibly took the flute from Mādhava's hand; Mādhava forcibly stole away Rādhā's mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.159
जहार राधिका रासान्माधवस्यापि मानसम् ।। निवृत्ते कामयुद्धे च सस्मिता वक्रलोचना
jahāra rādhikā rāsānmādhavasyāpi mānasam || nivṛtte kāmayuddhe ca sasmitā vakralocanā
Rādhikā stole away Mādhava's mind too from the rāsa dance; and when the love-battle had ceased, she, smiling, with sidelong eyes,
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BvP 4 15.161
चकार कबरीं रम्यां सिन्दूरतिलकं ददौ।। विचित्रपत्रकं वेषं चकारैवंविधं हरिः।।
cakāra kabarīṃ ramyāṃ sindūratilakaṃ dadau|| vicitrapatrakaṃ veṣaṃ cakāraivaṃvidhaṃ hariḥ||
made (his) hair-braid lovely and gave (him) a vermilion mark; and Hari likewise made her dress with variegated leaf-designs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.162
विश्वकर्मा न जानाति सखीनामपि का कथा ।। वेषं विधातुं कृष्णस्य यदा राधा समुद्यता
viśvakarmā na jānāti sakhīnāmapi kā kathā || veṣaṃ vidhātuṃ kṛṣṇasya yadā rādhā samudyatā
Viśvakarmā does not know (how to do it)—what then to say of the friends?—when Rādhā set about arranging Kṛṣṇa's attire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.163
बभूव शिशुरूपं च कैशोरं च विहाय च ।। ददर्श बालरूपं तं रुदन्तं पीडितं क्षुधा
babhūva śiśurūpaṃ ca kaiśoraṃ ca vihāya ca || dadarśa bālarūpaṃ taṃ rudantaṃ pīḍitaṃ kṣudhā
And, abandoning the infant form and the adolescent form, (he) became (a child); she saw him in the form of a small boy, crying, tormented by hunger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.164
यादृशं प्रददौ नन्दो भीतं तादृशमच्युतम् ।। विनिश्वस्य च सा राधा हृदयेन विदूयता
yādṛśaṃ pradadau nando bhītaṃ tādṛśamacyutam || viniśvasya ca sā rādhā hṛdayena vidūyatā
Just as Nanda had handed over the frightened Acyuta, so (he was now); and that Rādhā, sighing, with her heart tormented—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.165
इतस्ततस्तं पश्यन्ती शोकार्ता विरहातुरा ।। उवाच कृष्णमुद्दिश्य काकूक्तिमिति कातरा
itastatastaṃ paśyantī śokārtā virahāturā || uvāca kṛṣṇamuddiśya kākūktimiti kātarā
—looking for him here and there, stricken with grief, afflicted by separation, distressed, she spoke this plaintive speech with reference to Kṛṣṇa:
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BvP 4 15.166
मायां करोषि मायेश किंकरीं कथमीदृशीम् ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा राधा पपात च रुरोद च ।।
māyāṃ karoṣi māyeśa kiṃkarīṃ kathamīdṛśīm || ityevamuktvā sā rādhā papāta ca ruroda ca ||
"You work illusion, O lord of illusion—how (can you do) such a thing to your maidservant?" Having spoken thus, that Rādhā fell down and wept.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.167
रुरोद कृष्णस्तत्रैव वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ।। कथं रोदिषि राधे त्वं स्मर कृष्णपदाम्बुजम्
ruroda kṛṣṇastatraiva vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī || kathaṃ rodiṣi rādhe tvaṃ smara kṛṣṇapadāmbujam
Kṛṣṇa wept there too, and a bodiless voice arose: "Why do you weep, Rādhā? Remember the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.168
आरासमण्डलं यावन्नक्तमत्रागमिष्यति ।। करिष्यसि रतिं नित्यं हरिणा सार्द्धमीप्सिताम्
ārāsamaṇḍalaṃ yāvannaktamatrāgamiṣyati || kariṣyasi ratiṃ nityaṃ hariṇā sārddhamīpsitām
Until the circle of the rāsa dance, he will come here by night; you will constantly enjoy the love-making you desire together with Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.169
छायां विधाय स्वगृहे स्वयमागत्य मा रुद ।। कृत्वा क्रोडे च प्राणेशं मायेशं बालरूपिणम्
chāyāṃ vidhāya svagṛhe svayamāgatya mā ruda || kṛtvā kroḍe ca prāṇeśaṃ māyeśaṃ bālarūpiṇam
Having set up a phantom (double) in your own house, come yourself; do not weep"—having taken into her lap the lord of her life, the lord of illusion, in the form of a child,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.171
ददर्श पुष्पोद्यानं च वनं सद्रत्नमण्डपम् ।। तूर्णं वृन्दावनाद्राधा जगाम नन्दमन्दिरम्
dadarśa puṣpodyānaṃ ca vanaṃ sadratnamaṇḍapam || tūrṇaṃ vṛndāvanādrādhā jagāma nandamandiram
she saw the flower garden, the forest, the pavilion set with jewels; swiftly Rādhā went from Vṛndāvana to Nanda's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.172
सा मनोयायिनी देवी निमिषार्धेन नारद ।। संसिक्तस्निग्धमधुररसना रक्तलोचना
sā manoyāyinī devī nimiṣārdhena nārada || saṃsiktasnigdhamadhurarasanā raktalocanā
That goddess, who travels (as swiftly as) thought, in half an instant, O Nārada—with a moist, soft, sweet tongue and reddened eyes—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.173
यशोदायै शिशुं दातुमुद्यता सत्युवाच ह ।। गृहीत्वैवं शिशुं स्थूलं रुदन्तं च क्षुधातुरम्
yaśodāyai śiśuṃ dātumudyatā satyuvāca ha || gṛhītvaivaṃ śiśuṃ sthūlaṃ rudantaṃ ca kṣudhāturam
ready to hand the child over to Yaśodā, the good lady said: "Having taken up this stout child, crying and afflicted with hunger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.174
गोष्ठे त्वत्स्वामिना दत्तं प्राप्नोमि यातनां पथि ।। संसिक्तं वसनं वत्से मेघाच्छन्नेऽतिदुर्दिने
goṣṭhe tvatsvāminā dattaṃ prāpnomi yātanāṃ pathi || saṃsiktaṃ vasanaṃ vatse meghācchanne'tidurdine
given (to me) in the cow-pasture by your husband, I suffer torment on the road; my garment is soaked, my dear, on this very foul day when the sky is covered with clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.175
पिच्छिले कर्दमोद्रेके यशोदा वोढुमक्षमा ।। गृहाण बालकं भद्रे स्तनं दत्त्वा प्रबोधय
picchile kardamodreke yaśodā voḍhumakṣamā || gṛhāṇa bālakaṃ bhadre stanaṃ dattvā prabodhaya
On the slippery ground thick with mud I am unable to carry (him), Yaśodā. Take the boy, good lady, give him the breast and quiet him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.176
गृहं चिरं परित्यक्तं यामि तिष्ठ सुखं सति ।। इत्युक्त्वा बालकं दत्त्वा जगाम स्वगृहं प्रति
gṛhaṃ ciraṃ parityaktaṃ yāmi tiṣṭha sukhaṃ sati || ityuktvā bālakaṃ dattvā jagāma svagṛhaṃ prati
My house has long been left unattended; I am going—stay happily, good lady." Having said this and handed over the boy, she went toward her own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 15.177
यशोदा बालकं नीत्वा चुचुम्ब च स्तनं ददौ ।। बहिर्निविष्टा सा राधा स्वगृहे गृहकर्मणि
yaśodā bālakaṃ nītvā cucumba ca stanaṃ dadau || bahirniviṣṭā sā rādhā svagṛhe gṛhakarmaṇi
Yaśodā took the boy, kissed him, and gave him the breast; while Rādhā, having gone outside, (was) in her own house at household work.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 15.178
नित्यं नक्तं रतिं तत्र चकार हरिणा सह ।। इत्येवं कथितं वत्स श्रीकृष्णचरितं शुभम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं पुण्यमपरं कथयामि ते
nityaṃ naktaṃ ratiṃ tatra cakāra hariṇā saha || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa śrīkṛṣṇacaritaṃ śubham || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ puṇyamaparaṃ kathayāmi te
Every night she made love there with Hari. Thus, my child, has the auspicious story of Śrī Kṛṣṇa been told, which gives happiness, gives liberation, and is meritorious; I shall tell you another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition